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PRELIMS:
• 1) 1-26 Questions (A-Z)
• 2) 5,10,15,20,25 are *(star) marked tie-breaker questions.

A
•Name the company from which social
networking site “Facebook” bought its
website domain name –”facebook.com”.

B
• Country X is a small country located in North America
close to Honduras. X is believed to be the only country in
the world whose National Flag has humans depicted on
it. Identify X.

C
• X is a world famous elite fashion brand
established by a person of the same name as X. X
was founded in 1968 in New York and was later
sold to “ Philips Van Huesen Corp. (PVH) “ in
December, 2002. Identify X.

D
• X is a football player from Russia. In 2016, while playing for the
Spanish club team Real Madrid in the Copa Del Rey tournament,
after having scored a goal in the first half of the match against
Cadiz, he was suspended from the game and later Real Madrid was
disqualified from the tournament as X was playing the match
despite serving a ban. Identify X.

E
• X is a famous classic 20th century American author. He is also
infamous for his suicide case at the age of 61 . After his death, six
people from his family have also died after committing suicide
which includes his own father, brother and sister. Medical reports
suggested that the author ‘s family suffered from a genetic
disease called ”hemochromatosis”, in which the inability to
metabolize iron culminates in mental and physical deterioration
which leads to depression. A curse name has also been linked to
the suicides derived from the author ‘s surname . Identify X.

E
• Ernest Hemingway , Curse- Hemmingway curse

F
• X is a former West Indies cricket captain who also has the
distinction of being the first black captain of West Indies. He had
donated his blood to Indian player Nari Contractor after he
suffered from a head injury on the cricket field in 1962. In
remembrance of this act, the Cricket Association of Bengal
(CAB) organizes a blood donation camp on 3rd February, every
year and the day is commemorated as CAB ‘s Foundation Day.
Identify the cricketer X.

G
• Name this iconic legendary cricket batsman who has the world
record of scoring most runs in cricket history when all formats of
the game are combined ( Test + First-Class + ODI + List A + t20 ) .
His record stands at a staggering 67,057 runs from the period
1973- 2000. He also holds the record for most runs in a test match
aggregating 456 runs ( 333 + 123) scored against India in 1990.

H
• Indian singer X holds the record for the most sold
music album Y in India. Incidentally, he is also a
music director and was known for his particular
style of singing that made him a sensation.
Identify X and Y.

H
• Himesh Reshammiya(X)
• Aap Ka Suroor(Y)

I
• Mark Boucher, former South African wicketkeeper batsman made
999 dismissals as a wicketkeeper in international cricket. While
playing in a domestic county match against Somerset in 2012, he
suffered from a severe eye injury after the bails hit him on the
eye which ultimately brought an end to his illustrious cricket
career. X who bowled this delivery consistently plays international
cricket now and is quite popular for his over enthusiastic
celebrations after claiming a wicket. Identify the bowler X.

J
• Identify the author from this following extract –
“At last, Uncle Podger would get the spot fixed again and put the
point of the nail on it with his left hand and take the hammer in his
right hand. And, with the first blow he would smash his thumb, and
drop the hammer with a yell, on somebody’s toes.”

J
• Jerome Klapka Jerome
• Novel extract- “Three Men in a
Boat”.

K
• The owner of a particular product listed ‘Project Management’,
‘Strategic Planning’ and ‘Customer Service’ as his top skills in
LinkedIn. Unfortunately, he was busted by the local police on 20th
July, 2016 due to another skill he applied for several years,
through which the product gained massive popularity! Identify this
product which led to this mishap.

L
• Originally named as ‘Quila-e-
Mubarak’ or the Blessed Fort,
in what name do we know this
architectural wonder made of
limestone?

M
• Identify this Malayali
entrepreneur who came to the
news headlines this January,
thanks to a 2016 blockbuster
Bollywood war thriller.

M
• Mathunny Mathews (Ranjit Katyal, the character of Akshay Kumar in
Airlift is based on his real-life incident)

N
• Distinctive Software, a popular game development company in the mid-
80s, was later purchased by Electronic Arts (EA) in 1991, just after the
former’s launch of an extremely popular gaming franchise. Identify this
franchise which caused this merge.

O
• To fulfil the demands of silver while paying for the popular products
imported from an Asian nation, some British merchants started selling a
flower-derived product in that nation in exchange of silver. Which
infamous 19th century conflict did it result in?

P
• Who is the youngest Indian to have achieved a podium finish at the
Olympics?

Q
• Chief Technological Engineer
of Facebook, Adam D’Angelo
(Left) resigned from his post,
and developed a new website
along with Charlier Cheever
(Right), which was made
available for public in 2010.
Which popular site are we
talking about?

R
• Categorized as t, m and r, which biochemical
compound participates in coding and decoding
the gene structure?

R
• RNA – Ribonucleic Acid (transfer, messenger & ribosomal RNA)

S
• The terminology used to describe second year
student in any college/university.

T
• Desert situated at southwest Xinjiang Uyghur,
China.

U
• The material unique to Nidavellir and was used to
forge Thor’s Mjolnir .

V
• Formerly Known as Tsaritsyn, This city is famous for one
of the largest and bloodiest battle in WWII. What is its
current name?

W
•Identify this famous
literary personality.

X
•Derived from a Greek word meaning “wood”
,This Vascular tissue in plant enables
transportation of water from Root to shoot.

Y
•American private Ivy League research
university in New Haven, Connecticut.

Z
•A 19th-century optical toy consisting of a
cylinder with a series of pictures on the
inner surface that, when viewed through
slits with the cylinder rotating, give an
impression of continuous motion.

1
This photograph is captured from
the Fortune Resort Bay Island, and
the peak that can be seen behind
the coconut leaf is Mount Harriet,
the third highest peak of
Andaman. What is the
significance of this particular
photograph?

1
Photograph printed at the back of a Indian ₹20
note.

2
Bert Vance, a Kiwi cricketer, is the holder of an odd first-
class record, which he made in 1990, while representing
Wellington in a Shell Trophy game against Canterbury.
What is the record that he secured, and is still unbeaten?

2
• Conceded most runs in an over while bowling in a
First-class match (1-0-77-0, 18 No Balls)

3
Pope Gregory XIII devised X which was bitterly
opposed by much of the population, who feared it
was an attempt by landlords to cheat them.
Most of the Catholic countries adopted it within
a year or two. However, more than a century
would pass before Protestant Europe would accept
it. What is referred to in X?

4
Jordanian cartoonist Abu Mahjoob
had drawn this cartoon as
aftermath of which incident that
occurred on 14th July, 2016?

5
X is a fish whose body colour is deep red-orange and its
larger species reaching upto a length of 1.5-2 m. It
inhabits the western Atlantic Ocean and in May 2015,
scientists discovered the fact that it is the world‘s “first
warm- blooded” fish species. X retains heat with
insulating layers of fat, which insulates the heart from
the gills, and the pectoral muscles from the surrounding
water. Identify the fish species X.

6
What was started by Sunil Jaglan from Bibipur
village in Haryana that went on to become the
most trending topic all over the country during
the end of June 2015 after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi addressing the idea as brilliant in
his weekly show, ‘Mann Ki Baat’?

7
Which was the world's first operational nuclear-
powered submarine?

8
X is an Indian singer more popularly known for his
bhangra and hip-hop songs hailing from Ludhiana,
Punjab. His Bollywood break appeared in 2007, in the
movie ‘Hattrick’ and since then he has sung a lot of
songs in movies like Partner, Dev D, Bang Baaja
Baarat, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. His last famous song was
Jee Karda from the film ‘Badlapur’ in 2015. X was
found dead in his apartment at Gurgaon on 22nd
October, 2015 in what was suspected to be a suicide
case. Identify this singer X.

9
What was the name of the rescue operation
undertaken by Indian Army during the 2014
Jammu and Kashmir floods?

10
Which program was organized by the Indian
Prime Minister on the 139th birth anniversary
of the first home minister of the country?

10
Run for Unity (In the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel)

11
Who is the first African born Nobel Prize winner,
for developing vaccine against Yellow Fever?

12
India and USA is currently involved in a join
military exercise called “Yudh Abhyas 2016”.
Which Indian state hosted it?

1
• Name the Indian officer signing the
treaty at the end of 1971 India-Pakistan
war, which is also noted as ‘Instrument
of Surrender’?

1
Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora

2
• The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878
which was changed subsequently. Players like Ole Gunnar
Solskjær, Paul Ince, Mark Hughes, Gerrard Pique, and Giuseppe
Rossi have played for this club. What is the present name of this
European cup?

3
• Asked by Gay-Lussac to investigate a mysterious substance
isolated by Bernard Courtois. X showed it to be an element, which
is now called iodine. X is also credited for the discovery of
potassium and Sodium. He was known to have developed an
addiction for ‘laughing gas’ himself while experimenting the
physiological effect of the chemical on his enthusiastic friends,
notably - James watt, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert
Southey. Who is X? (Clue : He had Michael Faraday as his lab
assistant)

4
Mariyappan Thangavelu, Gold Medalist, High Jump, Rio Paralympics
2016

5
• The film X was directed by Bollywood director ‘Anurag Kashyap’ in
the early years of his career. A lawyer named Y defended the case
of Kashyap‘s film X when it ran into censorship controversies.
Later in 2010, Y was murdered and in 2014, a film was released
based on the life of Y which was incidentally produced by Anurag
Kashyap. Identify the films X and the person Y.

5
Black Friday (X), Shahid Azmi (y)

6
• X was a famous scientist of the 19th century known for his
contributions to wireless technology, remote based system and
A.C. current. X was good friends with another writer Y. X was
obsessed with the number 3 and used to walk around the block of
building 3 time before entering, shake hands 3 times and such.
According to reports, X also had an imaginary creature Z in his life
whom he loved. Identify X, Y and Z.

6
Nikola Tesla (X), Mark Twain (Y), White Pegion (Z)

AUSTRALIA (Q-1)
• This Australian Scholar won the Nobel prize in physics for the
discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through
observations of distant supernovae, shared with Saul
Perlmutter and Adam G. Riess. Who is he?

AUSTRALIA(Q-2)
• This is a mountain peak with a height of 2,228 metres
(7,310 ft) above sea level, which is the highest peak in mainland
Australia.

CANADA(Q-1):
• What is the connection
between Canada and this
memorial (in picture) situated
at the Budge Budge Ghat,
South 24 Parganas.

1
Komagata Maru Memorial, in honour of the Indian boarders of the
Komagata Maru steamship, who were denied of an immigration
attempt in order to escape from the British Raj in India, at
Vancouver, Canada. They were forced back to Budge Budge, near
Kolkata, where British Police welcomed them with gunshots and
arrested most of them.

CANADA(Q-2):
• Identify him.

2
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Canada

EGYPT(Q-1):
Who is the current President of Egypt?

EGYPT(Q-2):
Name the Egyptian God of mummification, afterlife, whom Satyajit
Ray had used in one of his detective stories?

FRANCE(Q-1):
• In childhood, this renowned French author ran away from home
and boarded a ship and started working as a cabin boy, but his
father found him at the last moment before the ship started its
journey, and brought him back home. The child had to promise to
his family that he would travel but “only in his imagination”.
Identify him

FRANCE(Q-2):
• Identify this Frenchman and
tell what had he done for
which he claimed fame?

2
Salim Toorabally, the security guard at Stad de France, Paris, who
single-handedly blocked an ISIS suicide bomber Bilal Hadfi to enter
the stadium and saved the French and German football team who
were playing a FIFA friendly, and thousands of spectators including
the French President Francois Holland.

KENYA(Q-1):
• In Kenya, apart from English , X is the other most commonly used
language . The phrase “Hakuna Matata” used in The Lion King
animated film means Y which is actually a phrase derived from the
language X. Identify X and Y.

KENYA(Q-2):
• X is a Kenyan environmental and political activist and founded the
“Green Belt Movement” in Africa. X was the first women in East
and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree(PhD). X is also the
first African women to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in the year
2004. Identify X.

NETHERLANDS(Q-1):
• Netherlands holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest
National Anthem in the world named X. It was composed between
1568 and 1572 during the Dutch Revolt. Name the National Anthem
X.

NETHERLANDS(Q-2):
• X is a famous female Dutch athlete, competing in heptathlon and
sprint events. She is the 2015 World Champion and silver medalist
at 2016 Rio Olympics. She also holds the European 200m record at
21.63 secs and third fastest time over that distance. Identify X.

RUSSIA(Q-1):
• X was the Western nickname for the Soviet RDS-220 hydrogen
bomb (Code Name - Vanya), the most powerful nuclear
weapon ever detonated. Its testing on October 30, 1961, remains
the most powerful human-made explosion in history. It was also
referred to as Kuzkina mat. What is X?

RUSSIA(Q-2):
• Identify the man in a black
attire in the painting .

2
Ivan iv Vasilyevich/Ivan the Terrible

VIETNAM(Q-1):
• Under which peace accord were all American combat troops
withdrawn from Vietnam, restoring peace at the nation in 1973?

VIETNAM(Q-2):
• Which is the largest city of Vietnam?

ROUND 4 - SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY

Q1
What is the full form of ELISA ?

1
Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay

Q2
There exists a set of initial parameters, and a
pair of temperatures, such that given two bodies
of water identical in these parameters, and
differing only in initial uniform temperatures,
the hot one will freeze sooner. What is this
effect known as ?

Q3
The Chinese Alchemists Tried to make
The potion of immortality and ended up
inventing X . what is X ?

Q4
Her 1998 high school paper, "A Simple Method to Demonstrate
the Enzymatic Production of Hydrogen from Sugar“, co-
authored with scientists Ian Hurley and Jonathan Woodward,
was entered in the Intel Science Talent Search. She is also
featured in films like – Leon ,V for Vendetta, The Darjeeling
Limited. She is ?

Q5
What is the heaviest and largest of the
20 amino acids?

Q6
The idea that computer system throughput
is limited due to the relative ability of
processors compared to top rates of data
transfer is called as?

1
• Identify the singer from this
new Bollywood film.

2
• This song featured as a
theme song in the 2014 T20
World Cup which was held at
Bangladesh when the
national anthems were sung
at the start of a match.
• Identify the original song and
in which Bollywood film was
this t used background music.

2
Vangalis – Conquest of the Paradise, used in Koyla

3
• Name the movie, singer and
the director of the film .

3
• Naqaab
• Javed Ali
• Abbas-Mastan

5
• Identify the singer and the
movie which this song is a part
of.

6
• Identify the stadium where all
this happened.

6
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

TEAM 1
• Coach of Gold medallist Brazil 2016 Olympic Football Team – Micale
Rogario
• 2016 Indian National award winner in ‘Best Actress’ category – Kangana
Ranaut
• Which famous English author‘s 100th Birthday was celebrated recently on
13th September 2016? – Roald Dahl
• Name the only hand-written newspaper in the world. – The Musalman
• Time's Person of the Year for 2006 - You
• What is the national emblem of Bangladesh? – Water Lily

TEAM 2
• Which captain led India to its first overseas Test Cricket victory? –
MAK Pataudi
• Which is the largest human organ? - Skin
• Name the author of “Freedom in exile” – Dalai Lama
• The national intelligence agency of Israel - mOSSAD
• In what popular name do we know singer ‘Angaraag Mahanta’? -
Papon
• Name the first Miss World from India. – Reita Faria

TEAM 3
• Name the person who has most number of Oscar Nominations
without a win. - Kevin O’ Connell
• Who is the current President of FIFA? - Gianni Infantino
• Renowned food based Indian company founded by Deepinder Goyal
and Pankaj Chadda - Zomato
• Director of ‘Schindler’s List’ – Stephen Spilberg
• “Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai” – identify the company from this
tagline. – Asian Paints
• What does INSAS stand for? – Indian Small Arms System

TEAM 4
• Which is the only nation to have no National Anthem of her own. –
Cyprus
• The director of “The Man Who Knew Infinity” – Mathew Brown
• Where is the headquarters of ASEAN situated? – Jakarta, Indonesia
• In which state is ‘Abdul Kalam Island’ situated? – Odisha
• Against whom did Roger Federer win his 1000th professional Tennis
match? - Milos Raonic
• Who designed the present Indian National flag? - Pingali Venkayya

TEAM 5
• Second largest river of India – Godavari
• Who is the new UPSC Chairman? – Alka Sirohi
• The largest religious building in the world – Ankor Vat, Cambodia
• After whom Port Blair airport is named? – Veer Savarkar
• Who is the current CM of Arunachal Pradesh? – Pema Khandu
• Who has the highest individual international T20 score? – Aaron
Finch (156)

TEAM 6
• Against which goalkeeper did Maradona score his famous “Hand of God”
goal? – Peter Shilton
• Which is the longest National Highway of India? – NH 44 (Srinagar to
Kanyakumari)
• Two countries associated with “PRABAL DOSTYK-16” – India &
Kazakhstan
• What is the full form of PET in PET scan? - Positron Emission
Tomographic
• Which popular app was founded by Kavin Bharti Mittal? - Hike
messenger
• Current Asian-origin mayor of London – Sadiq Khan

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