The document is a general quiz containing 30 questions on various topics ranging from animals and people to places, events, and works of art/literature. It includes questions about famous individuals like William Makepeace Thackeray and organizations like the North East Frontier Agency. The format presents each question on a separate page with space below to write the answer.

1. A General Quiz
Tanmay Prusty
30 Questions
* Qns – 4, 10,18,20,26 Mar 18th , 2012

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First question of the Quiz. So what’s this animal

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A for Aardvark

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Who was the most famous born from the
grounds of what is now the Armenian College
& Philanthropic Academy – on the old Free
school Street, now called Mirza Ghalib
Street, close to Mocambo ?
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William Makepeace Thackeray
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6. 3
After which player of
this sport, is the World
Championship in this
sport named ?

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8. 4
The __________Laboratory was famous for introducing the concept of pH in acid-base
chemistry.
The laboratory also has a synonym of Saccharomyces pastorianus (which is basically a
yeast used industrially) named after it .
Identify the laboratory ?
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Laboratory
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The management of which organization was shifted from
the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to the
Ministry of Home Affairs in 1965 as per the recommendations
of the Dying Ering Commission (1965) ?
This is where gone up in smoke…….look towards Satish Iyer
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North East Frontier Agency
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Which country’s flag ….exceptionally similar to that of ours?
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Niger
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17 August 2000, Melbourne
The Honorable John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia
18 December 2003, Brisbane: Sir Michael Parkinson CBE, British media personality
15 January 2005, Hobart: Richie Benaud, former Australian captain.
29 October 2006, Brisbane:
Alan Jones, radio personality and former Australia Rugby coach.
15 January 2008, Perth: General Peter Cosgrove AC, MC
27 August 2008, Sydney: Ricky Ponting, Australia Captain
19 November 2009, Melbourne: Greg Chappell MBE
02 December 2010, Adelaide, Sir Tim Rice, Academy , Grammy and Tony Award Winner
What is this list of ?Who came next in the list ?

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The Sir Donald Bradman Oration . Rahul Dravid
was the chosen one for the 9th one.
Hear the speech. Outstanding.
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________ is an intense white light which is
produced by heating a piece of X in a flame of
burning oxygen and hydrogen.
The effect was discovered in the 1820s by
Goldsworthy Gurney and the application of the
process to create a bright light was developed by
Thomas Drummond around 1825.
Fill in the blanks and id X ?
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• Limelight and Lime
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• Organization structure of the Yakuza
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Identify the gentleman in the extreme left. Apparently theese royals from 1910
were responsible for Silvio Berlusconi getting into trouble
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Virginia Woolf as an Abyssinian royal prince inspecting the
HMS Dreadnought as part of the Dreadnought Hoax

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Created between 1819-1823 on the walls of the Quinta del
Sordo (Deaf Man’s Villa) their titles have been attributed to X's
children, and probably date to after his death in 1828, since it is
unlikely that he titled any of them himself. He had survived two
near-fatal illnesses, and grew increasingly anxious and
impatient in fear of relapse. The combination of these factors
is thought to have led to his production of 14 works known
collectively as the _____ ______.
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Francisco Goya. The Black Paintings
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• An assistant high school football coach
• Bank clerk
• A businessman
• A rational stockbroker
• Baltimore Orioles fan
• House painter
• Salesman
• Architect - Davis
• Mc Cradle
• Garage owner
• European watchmaker
• Advertising executive
Identify ?
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12 angry men
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Only member of the Third Reich to
have a museum dedicated to him/her.
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27. 13
Erwin Rommel. In Marsa
Matrouh, Egypt.
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This ceremonial piece of Garment which most of us would
have had the privilege of wearing or will have the privilege
gets its name because of its similarity in appearance to the
hawk used by bricklayers.
Identify/Name the Garment and when would you use it ?
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29. 14
Mortarboard
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30. 15
What are the names of the four
proposed states in which Mayawati
wants to split UP ?
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Purvanchal;Paschim Pradesh ;
Bundelkhand; Awadh Pradesh
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Which city ‘s name when translated , rather undiplomatically
means “ Thailand Defeated “ or “ Flat Defeat of Thailand “ ?
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Siam Reap
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34. 17
The well known and prominent Keyi family of North Kerala in the early 18th Century
was a strong force in trade and commerce during that time, having powerful links with
rulers, kings and countries.
When the British East India Company started creating problems for their
business, they had to call a truce with them in order to survive.
The Keyis tried everything from funding Tipu Sultan.
When everything failed, they donated X to the East India Company to maintain the
Keyis' trading rights in the North Kerala .
Identify X?
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Malabar Hill
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The Indian Rupee was the currency of X until shortly after India gained
independence . In 1951, the rupee was replaced by the East African shilling
which was on par with the shilling sterling.
This was then replaced by , Y in 1965 which was on par with the pound
sterling.
It continued at the one to one parity with sterling until 1972, when Edward
Heath unilaterally reduced the sterling area to include only the UK, the Isle of
Man, Channel Islands and Ireland (and Gibraltar the following year).
One of the world’s richest men is born in X.
Identify X and Y ?
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37. 18
Aden, Dinar
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38. 19
How is Nirmal Jeet Sekhon, distinctly famous in the
annals of Indian History ?
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39. 19
Nirmal Jeet Singh Sekhon
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This was the last major battle in world history where all the
armies were under the personal command of their monarchs.
This battle was fought on fought on June 24, 1859 and its
geopolitical context was the nationalist struggle to unify Italy
which was hitherto divided between France, Austria, Spain
and numerous small Italian principalities.
Yet it led to the creation of something far more famous
, meaningful and perhaps impactful.
What battle ?

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Battle of Solfrino…..led to the Geneva Convention and
the Red Cross

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What is the colloquial term for a hierarchical
system of social organization in chickens. It was
first described from the behaviour of poultry by
Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe in 1921 under the
German terms Hackordnung or Hackliste and
introduced into English in 1927.

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Pecking Order……

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This was the only graphic novel about the
holocaust which made it to the Times List of
100 best books of 20th century by the author
who recounted his fathers Vladek's ordeal in
Auschwitz with Jews as mice, Yankees as dogs
French as frogs, Germans as cats, Poles as
Pigs. Which book ?

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Art Spiegelman's Maus

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This is a colloquial expression derived from historical
maritime usage for those parts of the Atlantic Ocean
and the Pacific Ocean affected by the Intertropical
Convergence Zone, a low-pressure area around the
equator where the prevailing winds are calm.
They are also noted for calm periods when the winds
disappear altogether, trapping sail-powered boats for
periods of days or weeks.
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Doldrums‘……as in stuck in
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Rajasthan "the land of kings", is the largest state of the Republic of India by
area.
Which is the only Muslim princely state to have been part of the 23-state-strong
Rajputana agency which made up modern day Rajasthan ?

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Tonk, The Nawabs of Tonk were the only Muslim rulers in Rajasthan

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An old defense equipment .
Why this particular name ?
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Jabalpur Ordinance and Gun Carriage Assembly
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Picked this from the Outlook
Traveller.
Brylcreem advert featuring
whom ?
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1954 Ad featuring Tenzing
Norgay
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54. 27
Chick Lit Question
What is the name of this
series of books ?
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A particular government’s seat of
power ( Country has been
intentionally left visible),
This building gets its name
because of its peculiar shape .
Identify ?
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Beehive
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Answer
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