3. RULES :
- the prelim consists of 33 questions
- will be based on history, geography, art-culture, literature,
India, Bengal, food, fashion, travel, mythology
- all A to Z here, but not in alphabetical order
- each question carries 1 mark
- 2 marks extra if u crack the pattern
4. 1 - X is a partner dance which originated in the 1880s
along the River Plate (RĂo de Plata), the natural border
between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the
impoverished port areas of these countries, where
natives mixed with slave and European immigrant
populations. The X is the result of a combination of
the German Waltz, Czech Polka, Polish Mazurka, and
Bohemian Schottische with the Spanish-
Cuban Habanera, African Candombe, and Argentinian
Milonga.
Identify X.
5. 2 - From the date of its construction in 537
until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox
cathedral and the seat of the Ecumenical
Patriarch of Constantinople, except between
1204 and 1261, when it was converted by the
Fourth Crusaders to a Roman Catholic cathedral
under the Latin Empire. The building was later
converted into an Ottoman mosque from 29 May
1453 until 1931. It was then secularized and
opened as a museum on 1 February 1935. Identify
this UNESCO World Heritage site of Turkey.
6. 3 - X, the fictional amateur detective character
created by author Sujan Dasgupta. While
Dasgupta initially wrote the stories for children
and adolescents, he later started writing them
for young adults and grownups. It is hard to
imagine that X is a detective....an unimpressive
looking gentleman, who seems to be always in a
state of confusion. The first story in the series
was Manhattane Moonstone.
Identify this bengali detective?
7. 4 - It is a mineral composed
of silicon and oxygen atoms in a continuous
framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra,
with each oxygen being shared between two
tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical
formula of SiO2. It is the second most
abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust,
behind feldspar. It's crystals are chiral, and
exist in two forms, the normal α-forms and the
high-temperature β-forms.
What I'm talking about ?
9. 6 - Jhulelal is a name that refers to the Ishta
Dev (most-revered deity) of Sindhi Hindus, who
regard him to be an incarnation of the Hindu
deity Varuna. In the most common form, Jhulelal
is represented as a bearded man sitting cross-
legged on a lotus flower that rests on a Palla .
By which name this Palla commonly known to us ?
10. 7- This type of fashion accesery was first
crafted by Sumerian artisans around 2500 BC,
according to curators from the Jewelry Museum
of Fine Arts. Historically, it was associated
with high fashion, but could take on different
meanings under different circumstances. In 1798,
during the French Revolution, women wore it to
pay homage to those who met their death at the
guillotine.
which fashion accesery I'm talking about ?
11. 8 - X is a variant of the robe or tunic, and has
been worn in a number of cultures around the
world for thousands of years. Used by many
Middle Eastern ethnic groups, the X is ancient
Mesopotamian in origin. It may be made of wool,
cashmere, silk, or cotton, and may be worn with
a sash. In some cultures, the X has served as a
symbol of royalty.
Identify X ?
12. 9 - Just after partition,Annapurna devi came to
India with her son and daughter and get shelter
in gangarampur camp. At first she started biri
binding to survive, later she bought a shop at
belur. One day she decided to invest some money
for a particular goods. But due to lack of proper
permission police seize her goods and destroy the
shop. Soon after she arranged the proper
permission and this time she started her own
business to manufacture this item. In first
season
13. She got a huge profit and later she got a wide
popularity across bengal. The popularity of this
item remain same nowdays also.
Which famous bengal entity is owned
by Annapurna devi ?
14. 10 – put funda.
Shringara, Hasya, Karuna, Raudra, Veera,
Bhayanaka, Bibhatsya, Adbutha, and Shantha .
Bhairavi, Hindol, Megha, Sri, Deepak and
Malkaus.
15. 11 - This festival include Vallam Kali (boat
races), Pulikali (tiger dances), Pookkalam (flower
arrangement), Onathappan (worship), Thumbi Thullal
(women's dance), Kummattikali (mask dance), Onathallu
(martial arts), Onavillu(music), Kazhchakkula (plantain
offerings), Onapottan (costumes), Atthachamayam
(folk songs and dance), and other celebrations.
According to legends, the festival is celebrated to
commemorate King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to
visit Martyalok at the time.
Identify this festival.
16. 12 - In the late 18th and early 19th Centuries the
europians were dabbling in dentistry. The demand for
false teeth was growing.At this stage,only long lasting
option was to use ivory "teeth", but it was financially
out of reach for most people.
But after the june 1815 the price of denture fall down
heavly due to certain event.
Which historical event I'm talking about ?
17. 13 – put funda .
Septum
Bridge/Earl
Vertical Tip/ Rhino
Third Eye
Septril
Nasallang
Austin Bar
18. 14 - It is a Levantine and Egyptian dish that most
likely originated in Egypt. It grew to become a
common form of street food or fast food in the
Middle East. It became so popular that Mc -
Donald's for a time served it in its breakfast
menu all over Egypt. It is made from fava beans
or chickpeas.
Identify this tasty food item.
19. 15 - He is depicted as one-eyed and long-bearded,
frequently wielding a spear named Gungnir, and
wearing a cloak and a broad hat. He is often
accompanied by his animal companions and
familiars — the wolves Geri and Freki and the
ravens Huginn and Muninn, who bring him
information from all over Midgard—and rides the
flying, eight-legged steed Sleipnir across the sky
and into the underworld.
Identify him .
20. 16 - The earliest evidence of a true X is from the
9th century in southeast Asia, while a similar
hanging wood instrument, to have existed in 2000
BC in what is now part of China. The X-like ranat
was used in Hindu regions (kashta tharang). In
North Sumatra, Toba Batak people use wooden X
known as the Garantung. Java and Bali use X,
called gambang, Rindik and Tingklik; in gamelan
ensembles.
I'm talking about which musical instruments ?
21. 17 - According to Suetonius, a physician later
established that only one wound, the second one
to his chest, had been lethal.The X's last words
are not known with certainty, and are a contested
subject among scholars and historians alike.
Suetonius reports that others have said X's last
words were the latin phrase "Et tu, Brute?".
However, Suetonius' own opinion was that X said
nothing.Plutarch also reports that X said nothing.
Identify X.
22. 18 - It is made of a 1:3 ratio of vigna mungo
and rice; Rice can be a combination of parboiled
rice and a regular variety such as basmati. The
lentils and rice are soaked overnight, ground and
fermented until it rises. It is traditionally made
with toppings such as tomatoes, onion, chillies,
capsicum and coriander ; other common choices
are coconut, grated carrots and beets. It is
often eaten with sambar or chutney.
Identify this food item.
23. 19 - Ishmael describes it as having two prominent
white areas around “a peculiar snow-white
wrinkled forehead, and a high, pyramidical white
hump,” the rest of his body being of stripes and
patches between white and gray. The animal's
exact dimensions are never given, but the novel
claims that the largest Physeter macrocephalus
can reach a length of ninety feet and it is
possibly the largest Physeter macrocephalus
that ever lived.
Identify the novel.
24. 20 - The attack commenced at 7:55 A.M. on
Sunday, December 7, 1941. The attacker
specifically chose to attack on a Sunday because
they believed opponents would be more relaxed
and thus less alert on a weekend. The forces were
led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo and the fleet
consisted of 353 planes. The attacker used the
codename “Operation Z” for the attack .
Identify this infamous event of world history?
25. 21 - Sculptor Ram Sutar built the X, whereas the
intricate bronze work was done by Jiangxi Toqine
Company, a Chinese foundry.
Edouard de Laboulaye provided the idea for the
Y, while Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi designed it.
Gustave Eiffel designed the skeleton of Y.
Identify X and Y.
26. 22 - The novel was originally published in monthly
instalments in the magazine Bentley's Miscellany,
from February 1837 to April 1839. It was
originally intended to form part of author's serial
The Mudfog Papers. The novel first appeared in
book form six months before the initial
serialisation was completed, under the author's
pseudonym, "Boz" and was titled:The Parish Boy's
Progress.
By which name this novel is popular to us ?
27. 23 - X is the oldest living city in the world. These
few lines by Mark Twain say it all: "_____ is
older than history, older than tradition, older
even than legend and looks twice as old as all of
them put together".
I'm talking about which city ?
28. 24 - In Greek mythology, X was an Oread who
resided on Mount Cithaeron. Zeus loved
consorting with beautiful nymphs and often
visited them on Earth. Eventually, Hera became
suspicious, and came to Earth in an attempt to
catch Zeus with the nymphs. X by trying to
protect Zeus, endured Hera's wrath, and Hera
made her only able to speak the last words spoken
to her.
Identify this nymph from this particular curse.
29. 25 - Alexander Selkirk was a
Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer who
spent four years and four months as a castaway
after being marooned by his captain on an
uninhabited island in the South Pacific Ocean. He
survived that ordeal and his story of survival was
widely publicised after his return to England,
becoming a source of inspiration for which famous
fictional novel ?
32. 28 - According to some version, X can be traced
back to France in 1582.Before that year New
Year was celebrated for eight days from March
25. In 1582 the french king Charles IX
introduced the Gregorian calendar and according
to this New Year's Day on 1st January.
However,some people continued to celebrate the
new year in old manner(following the old date).
Then they are labeled as X.
Identify X.
33. 29 - The river was known
as X (a Portuguese
adaptation of a Kikongo
word) during the 16th and
17th centuries; but it's
popular name seems to
have replaced X gradually
in English usage during the
18th century. Identify the
old name of this river.
34. 30 – Where in
USA you find
The Grand
Prismatic
Spring ?
35. 31 - Days have changed and many preferences have
shifted their basic domain. But the unconditional
acceptance of this famous bengal entity,that upholds a
rich 75 year old legacy,is still on its high. It has only
one production unit at Domjur of WB.The main
ingredients collected from the Borassus flabellifer.
This entity is a ISO 9001 – 2008 company and the bottle
bears R mark by Govt. of India
Identify this popular entity.
36. 32 – No countries in the world start with
the letters W or X and there
are only three letters in the
entire alphabet that begin only one name of
a country. If Qatar (started with Q )
and Yemen (started with Y ) are two of them
which is the other one ?
39. 1 - X is a partner dance which originated in the 1880s
along the River Plate (RĂo de Plata), the natural border
between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the
impoverished port areas of these countries, where
natives mixed with slave and European immigrant
populations. The X is the result of a combination of
the German Waltz, Czech Polka, Polish Mazurka, and
Bohemian Schottische with the Spanish-
Cuban Habanera, African Candombe, and Argentinian
Milonga.
Identify X.
40. 2 - From the date of its construction in 537
until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox
cathedral and the seat of the Ecumenical
Patriarch of Constantinople, except between
1204 and 1261, when it was converted by the
Fourth Crusaders to a Roman Catholic cathedral
under the Latin Empire. The building was later
converted into an Ottoman mosque from 29 May
1453 until 1931. It was then secularized and
opened as a museum on 1 February 1935. Identify
this UNESCO World Heritage site of Turkey.
41. 3 - X, the fictional amateur detective character
created by author Sujan Dasgupta. While
Dasgupta initially wrote the stories for children
and adolescents, he later started writing them
for young adults and grownups. It is hard to
imagine that X is a detective....an unimpressive
looking gentleman, who seems to be always in a
state of confusion. The first story in the series
was Manhattane Moonstone.
Identify this bengali detective?
42. 4 - It is a mineral composed
of silicon and oxygen atoms in a continuous
framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra,
with each oxygen being shared between two
tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical
formula of SiO2. It is the second most
abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust,
behind feldspar. It's crystals are chiral, and
exist in two forms, the normal α-forms and the
high-temperature β-forms.
What I'm talking about ?
44. 6 - Jhulelal is a name that refers to the Ishta
Dev (most-revered deity) of Sindhi Hindus, who
regard him to be an incarnation of the Hindu
deity Varuna. In the most common form, Jhulelal
is represented as a bearded man sitting cross-
legged on a lotus flower that rests on a Palla .
By which name this Palla commonly known to us ?
45. 7- This type of fashion accesery was first
crafted by Sumerian artisans around 2500 BC,
according to curators from the Jewelry Museum
of Fine Arts. Historically, it was associated
with high fashion, but could take on different
meanings under different circumstances. In 1798,
during the French Revolution, women wore it to
pay homage to those who met their death at the
guillotine.
which fashion accesery I'm talking about ?
46. 8 - X is a variant of the robe or tunic, and has
been worn in a number of cultures around the
world for thousands of years. Used by many
Middle Eastern ethnic groups, the X is ancient
Mesopotamian in origin. It may be made of wool,
cashmere, silk, or cotton, and may be worn with
a sash. In some cultures, the X has served as a
symbol of royalty.
Identify X ?
47. 9 - Just after partition,Annapurna devi came to
India with her son and daughter and get shelter
in gangarampur camp. At first she started biri
binding to survive, later she bought a shop at
belur. One day she decided to invest some money
for a particular goods. But due to lack of proper
permission police seize her goods and destroy the
shop. Soon after she arranged the proper
permission and this time she started her own
business to manufacture this item. In first
season
48. She got a huge profit and later she got a wide
popularity across bengal. The popularity of this
item remain same nowdays also.
Which famous bengal entity is owned
by Annapurna devi ?
49. 10 – put funda.
Shringara, Hasya, Karuna, Raudra, Veera,
Bhayanaka, Bibhatsya, Adbutha, and Shantha .
Bhairavi, Hindol, Megha, Sri, Deepak and
Malkaus.
50. 11 - This festival include Vallam Kali (boat
races), Pulikali (tiger dances), Pookkalam (flower
arrangement), Onathappan (worship), Thumbi Thullal
(women's dance), Kummattikali (mask dance), Onathallu
(martial arts), Onavillu(music), Kazhchakkula (plantain
offerings), Onapottan (costumes), Atthachamayam
(folk songs and dance), and other celebrations.
According to legends, the festival is celebrated to
commemorate King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to
visit Martyalok at the time.
Identify this festival.
51. 12 - In the late 18th and early 19th Centuries the
europians were dabbling in dentistry. The demand for
false teeth was growing.At this stage,only long lasting
option was to use ivory "teeth", but it was financially
out of reach for most people.
But after the june 1815 the price of denture fall down
heavly due to certain event.
Which historical event I'm talking about ?
52. 13 – put funda .
Septum
Bridge/Earl
Vertical Tip/ Rhino
Third Eye
Septril
Nasallang
Austin Bar
53. 14 - It is a Levantine and Egyptian dish that most
likely originated in Egypt. It grew to become a
common form of street food or fast food in the
Middle East. It became so popular that Mc -
Donald's for a time served it in its breakfast
menu all over Egypt. It is made from fava beans
or chickpeas.
Identify this tasty food item.
54. 15 - He is depicted as one-eyed and long-bearded,
frequently wielding a spear named Gungnir, and
wearing a cloak and a broad hat. He is often
accompanied by his animal companions and
familiars — the wolves Geri and Freki and the
ravens Huginn and Muninn, who bring him
information from all over Midgard—and rides the
flying, eight-legged steed Sleipnir across the sky
and into the underworld.
Identify him .
55. 16 - The earliest evidence of a true X is from the
9th century in southeast Asia, while a similar
hanging wood instrument, to have existed in 2000
BC in what is now part of China. The X-like ranat
was used in Hindu regions (kashta tharang). In
North Sumatra, Toba Batak people use wooden X
known as the Garantung. Java and Bali use X,
called gambang, Rindik and Tingklik; in gamelan
ensembles.
I'm talking about which musical instruments ?
56. 17 - According to Suetonius, a physician later
established that only one wound, the second one
to his chest, had been lethal.The X's last words
are not known with certainty, and are a contested
subject among scholars and historians alike.
Suetonius reports that others have said X's last
words were the latin phrase "Et tu, Brute?".
However, Suetonius' own opinion was that X said
nothing.Plutarch also reports that X said nothing.
Identify X.
57. 18 - It is made of a 1:3 ratio of vigna mungo
and rice; Rice can be a combination of parboiled
rice and a regular variety such as basmati. The
lentils and rice are soaked overnight, ground and
fermented until it rises. It is traditionally made
with toppings such as tomatoes, onion, chillies,
capsicum and coriander ; other common choices
are coconut, grated carrots and beets. It is
often eaten with sambar or chutney.
Identify this food item.
58. 19 - Ishmael describes it as having two prominent
white areas around “a peculiar snow-white
wrinkled forehead, and a high, pyramidical white
hump,” the rest of his body being of stripes and
patches between white and gray. The animal's
exact dimensions are never given, but the novel
claims that the largest Physeter macrocephalus
can reach a length of ninety feet and it is
possibly the largest Physeter macrocephalus
that ever lived.
Identify the novel.
59. 20 - The attack commenced at 7:55 A.M. on
Sunday, December 7, 1941. The attacker
specifically chose to attack on a Sunday because
they believed opponents would be more relaxed
and thus less alert on a weekend. The forces were
led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo and the fleet
consisted of 353 planes. The attacker used the
codename “Operation Z” for the attack .
Identify this infamous event of world history?
60. 21 - Sculptor Ram Sutar built the X, whereas the
intricate bronze work was done by Jiangxi Toqine
Company, a Chinese foundry.
Edouard de Laboulaye provided the idea for the
Y, while Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi designed it.
Gustave Eiffel designed the skeleton of Y.
Identify X and Y.
61. 22 - The novel was originally published in monthly
instalments in the magazine Bentley's Miscellany,
from February 1837 to April 1839. It was
originally intended to form part of author's serial
The Mudfog Papers. The novel first appeared in
book form six months before the initial
serialisation was completed, under the author's
pseudonym, "Boz" and was titled:The Parish Boy's
Progress.
By which name this novel is popular to us ?
62. 23 - X is the oldest living city in the world. These
few lines by Mark Twain say it all: "_____ is
older than history, older than tradition, older
even than legend and looks twice as old as all of
them put together".
I'm talking about which city ?
63. 24 - In Greek mythology, X was an Oread who
resided on Mount Cithaeron. Zeus loved
consorting with beautiful nymphs and often
visited them on Earth. Eventually, Hera became
suspicious, and came to Earth in an attempt to
catch Zeus with the nymphs. X by trying to
protect Zeus, endured Hera's wrath, and Hera
made her only able to speak the last words spoken
to her.
Identify this nymph from this particular curse.
64. 25 - Alexander Selkirk was a
Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer who
spent four years and four months as a castaway
after being marooned by his captain on an
uninhabited island in the South Pacific Ocean. He
survived that ordeal and his story of survival was
widely publicised after his return to England,
becoming a source of inspiration for which famous
fictional novel ?
67. 28 - According to some version, X can be traced
back to France in 1582.Before that year New
Year was celebrated for eight days from March
25. In 1582 the french king Charles IX
introduced the Gregorian calendar and according
to this New Year's Day on 1st January.
However,some people continued to celebrate the
new year in old manner(following the old date).
Then they are labeled as X.
Identify X.
68. 29 - The river was known
as X (a Portuguese
adaptation of a Kikongo
word) during the 16th and
17th centuries; but it's
popular name seems to
have replaced X gradually
in English usage during the
18th century. Identify the
old name of this river.
69. 30 – Where in
USA you find
The Grand
Prismatic
Spring ?
70. 31 - Days have changed and many preferences have
shifted their basic domain. But the unconditional
acceptance of this famous bengal entity,that upholds a
rich 75 year old legacy,is still on its high. It has only
one production unit at Domjur of WB.The main
ingredients collected from the Borassus flabellifer.
This entity is a ISO 9001 – 2008 company and the bottle
bears R mark by Govt. of India
Identify this popular entity.
71. 32 – No countries in the world start with
the letters W or X and there
are only three letters in the
entire alphabet that begin only one name of
a country. If Qatar (started with Q )
and Yemen (started with Y ) are two of them
which is the other one ?
74. 1 - X is a partner dance which originated in the 1880s
along the River Plate (RĂo de Plata), the natural border
between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the
impoverished port areas of these countries, where
natives mixed with slave and European immigrant
populations. The X is the result of a combination of
the German Waltz, Czech Polka, Polish Mazurka, and
Bohemian Schottische with the Spanish-
Cuban Habanera, African Candombe, and
Argentinian Milonga.
Identify X.
76. 2 - From the date of its construction in 537 until 1453,
it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and the
seat of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople,
except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted
by the Fourth Crusaders to a Roman Catholic cathedral
under the Latin Empire. The building was later
converted into an Ottoman mosque from 29 May 1453
until 1931. It was then secularized and opened as a
museum on 1 February 1935.
Identify this UNESCO World Heritage site of Turkey.
78. 3 - X, the fictional amateur detective character
created by author Sujan Dasgupta. While
Dasgupta initially wrote the stories for children
and adolescents, he later started writing them
for young adults and grownups.It is hard to
imagine that X is a detective....an unimpressive
looking gentleman, who seems to be always in a
state of confusion. The first story in the series
was Manhattane Moonstone.
Identify this bengali detective?
80. 4 - It is a mineral composed
of silicon and oxygen atoms in a continuous
framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra,
with each oxygen being shared between two
tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical
formula of SiO2. It is the second most
abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust,
behind feldspar. It's crystals are chiral, and
exist in two forms, the normal α-forms and the
high-temperature β-forms.
What I'm talking about ?
84. 6 - Jhulelal is a name that refers to the Ishta
Dev (most-revered deity) of Sindhi Hindus, who
regard him to be an incarnation of
the Hindu deity Varuna. In the most common
form, Jhulelal is represented as a bearded man
sitting cross-legged on a lotus flower that rests
on a Palla .
By which name this Palla commonly known to us ?
86. 7- This type of fashion accesery was
first crafted by Sumerian artisans around 2500
BC , according to curators from the Jewelry
Museum of Fine Arts. Historically, it was
associated with high fashion, but could take on
different meanings under different
circumstances. In 1798, during the French
Revolution, women wore it to pay homage to those
who met their death at the guillotine.
which fashion accesery I'm talking about ?
88. 8 - X is a variant of the robe or tunic, and has
been worn in a number of cultures around the
world for thousands of years. Used by many
Middle Eastern ethnic groups, the X is ancient
Mesopotamian in origin. It may be made
of wool, cashmere, silk, or cotton, and may be
worn with a sash. In some cultures, the X has
served as a symbol of royalty.
Identify X ?
90. 9 - Just after partition,Annapurna devi came to
India with her son and daughter and get shelter
in gangarampur camp. At first she started biri
binding to survive,later she bought a shop
at belur. One day she decided to invest some
money for a particular goods. But due to lack of
proper permission police seize her goods and
destroy the shop. Soon after she arranged the
proper permission and this time she started her
own business to manufacture this item. In first
season
91. She got a huge profit and later she got a wide
popularity across bengal. The popularity of this
item remain same nowdays also.
Which famous bengal entity is owned
by Annapurna devi ?
95. 11 - This festival include Vallam Kali (boat
races), Pulikali (tiger dances), Pookkalam (flower
arrangement), Onathappan (worship), Thumbi Thullal
(women's dance), Kummattikali (mask dance), Onathallu
(martial arts), Onavillu(music), Kazhchakkula (plantain
offerings), Onapottan (costumes), Atthachamayam
(folk songs and dance), and other celebrations.
According to legends, the festival is celebrated to
commemorate King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to
visit Martyalok at the time.
Identify this festival.
97. 12 - In the late 18th and early 19th Centuries the
europians were dabbling in dentistry. The demand for
false teeth was growing.At this stage,only long lasting
option was to use ivory "teeth", but it was financially
out of reach for most people.
But after the june 1815 the price of denture fall down
heavly due to certain event.
Which historical event I'm talking about ?
101. 14 - It is a Levantine and Egyptian dish that most
likely originated in Egypt. It grew to become a
common form of street food or fast food in
the Middle East. It became so popular
that McDonald's for a time served it in
its breakfast menu all over Egypt. It is made
from fava beans or chickpeas.
Identify this tasty food item.
103. 15 - He is depicted as one-eyed and long-bearded,
frequently wielding a spear named Gungnir, and
wearing a cloak and a broad hat. He is often
accompanied by his animal companions
and familiars — the wolves Geri and Freki and
the ravens Huginn and Muninn, who bring him
information from all over Midgard—and rides the
flying, eight-legged steed Sleipnir across the sky
and into the underworld.
Identify him .
105. 16 - The earliest evidence of a true X is from the
9th century in southeast Asia, while a similar
hanging wood instrument, to have existed in 2000
BC in what is now part of China. The X-
like ranat was used in Hindu regions (kashta
tharang). In North Sumatra, Toba Batak people
use wooden X known as
the Garantung. Java and Bali use X,
called gambang, Rindik and Tingklik;
in gamelan ensembles.
I'm talking about which musical instruments ?
107. 17 - According to Suetonius, a physician later
established that only one wound, the second one
to his chest, had been lethal.The X's last words
are not known with certainty, and are a contested
subject among scholars and historians alike.
Suetonius reports that others have said X's last
words were the latin phrase "Et tu, Brute?".
However, Suetonius' own opinion was that X said
nothing.Plutarch also reports that X said nothing.
Identify X.
109. 18 - It is made of a 1:3 ratio of vigna
mungo and rice; Rice can be a combination
of parboiled rice and a regular variety such
as basmati. The lentils and rice are soaked
overnight, ground and fermented until it rises. It
is traditionally made with toppings such
as tomatoes, onion, chillies, capsicum and coriand
er ; other common choices are coconut, grated
carrots and beets. It is often eaten
with sambar or chutney.
Identify this food item.
111. 19 - Ishmael describes it as having two prominent
white areas around “a peculiar snow-white
wrinkled forehead, and a high, pyramidical white
hump,” the rest of his body being of stripes and
patches between white and gray. The animal's
exact dimensions are never given, but the novel
claims that the largest
Physeter macrocephalus can reach a length of
ninety feet and it is possibly the largest Physeter
macrocephalus that ever lived.
Identify the novel.
113. 20 - The attack commenced at 7:55 A.M. on
Sunday, December 7, 1941. The
attacker specifically chose to attack on a Sunday
because they believed opponents would be more
relaxed and thus less alert on a weekend. The
forces were led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
and the fleet consisted of 353
planes. The attacker used the
codename “Operation Z” for the attack .
Identify this infamous event of world history?
115. 21 - Sculptor Ram Sutar built the X, whereas the
intricate bronze work was done by Jiangxi Toqine
Company, a Chinese foundry.
Edouard de Laboulaye provided the idea for the
Y, while Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi designed
it.Gustave Eiffel designed the skeleton of Y.
Identify X and Y.
117. 22 - The novel was originally published in monthly
instalments in the magazine Bentley's Miscellany,
from February 1837 to April 1839. It was
originally intended to form part of author's serial
The Mudfog Papers. The novel first appeared in
book form six months before the initial
serialisation was completed, under the author's
pseudonym, "Boz" and was titled:The Parish Boy's
Progress.
By which name this novel is popular to us ?
119. 23 - X is the oldest living city in the world. These
few lines by Mark Twain say it all: "_____ is
older than history, older than tradition, older
even than legend and looks twice as old as all of
them put together".
I'm talking about which city ?
121. 24 - In Greek mythology, X was an Oread who
resided on Mount Cithaeron. Zeus loved
consorting with beautiful nymphs and often
visited them on Earth.Eventually,Hera, became
suspicious, and came to Earth in an attempt to
catch Zeus with the nymphs. X by trying to
protect Zeus, endured Hera's wrath, and Hera
made her only able to speak the last words spoken
to her.
Identify this nymph from this particular curse.
123. 25 - Alexander Selkirk was a
Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer who
spent four years and four months as a castaway
after being marooned by his captain on an
uninhabited island in the South Pacific Ocean. He
survived that ordeal and His story of survival was
widely publicised after his return to England,
becoming a source of inspiration for which famous
fictional novel ?
129. 28 - According to some version,X can be traced
back to France in 1582.Before that year New
Year was celebrated for eight days from March
25. In 1582 the french king Charles IX
introduced the Gregorian calendar and according
to this New Year's Day on 1st January.
However,some people continued to celebrate the
new year in old manner(following the old date).
Then they are labeled as X.
Identify X.
131. 29 - The river was known
as X
(a Portuguese adaptation
of a Kikongo word) during
the 16th and 17th
centuries; but it's popular
name seems to have
replaced X gradually in
English usage during the
18th century. Identify the
old name of this river.
135. 31 - Days have changed and many preferences have
shifted their basic domain. But the unconditional
acceptance of this famous bengal entity,that upholds a
rich 75 year old legacy,is still on its high. It has only
one production unit at Domjur of WB.The main
ingredients collected from the Borassus flabellifer.
This entity is a ISO 9001 – 2008 company and the bottle
bears R mark by Govt. of India
Identify this popular entity.
137. 32 – No countries in the world start with
the letters W or X and there
are only three letters in the
entire alphabet that begin only one name of
a country. If Qatar (started with Q )
and Yemen (started with Y ) are two of them
which is the other one ?
