This was the Quiz Conducted at Explorica 2016, Quizmasters : Rishabh Jain & Drona Vatsyayan

1. QUIZ
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2. RULES
• Total of 20 Questions in Prelims
• No negative markings. All questions carry equal points, part points will
be given wherever required.
• Question 5, 10, 15 and 20 are Star Marked questions which will be used
as internal tie breakers.
• Use of unfair means will lead to disqualification.
• The decision of the Quizmaster will be final.

3. 1

4. 1
• Dmitri Mendeleev

5. 2
• What is the claim to fame of this emoji?

6. 2
• Oxford Word of the Year 2015

7. 3
• This city is going to House, India’s first Railway University.
• The National Academy of Indian Railways which is currently housed in
Pratap Vilas Palace will be initially used to start the Railway University.

8. 3
• Vadodara

9. 4
• On February 3rd 2016, X situated in Ahmedabad became the first
Underwater Restaurant in the country. Made with the Budget of 2-3
Crores.
• Only after two days of Its opening, the restaurant had to shut down due
to leakage and permissions issues from Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation.
• ID X

10. 4
• Real Posiedon

11. 5
• She was the first female graduate from
Bombay University
• In 1889 became the first woman to read
law at Oxford University
• Later she became the first woman to
practise law in India and Britain.

12. 5
• Cornelia Sorabji

13. 6

14. 6

15. 7
• “I have proposed that all MLAs contribute from their salaries towards
installing the statues so that it could infuse some sense of patriotism
among all. It should not be installed using the money of the common
tax payers. I have also requested the Speaker and secretariat officers to
ascertain the cost of the statues and give it to us, so that we can take
further action on contributing,” Mr. Sisodia said.
• “Apart from being observed as ________ Diwas, this day should also be
observed as Desh Divas. People should take a resolution today to do
something for the betterment of the country. Only offering floral
tributes won’t work,” Mr. Kejriwal said.

16. 7
• Shaheed Diwas

17. 8

18. 8
• Douglas Engelbert and Computer Mouse

19. 9
• He is born in Allahabad, and graduates from Allahabad University.
• He joined Indian foreign Services in 1986
• In March 2015, He has been appointed as the new official spokesperson
of the Ministry of External Affairs of India to head the Public Diplomacy
divisions of ministry at New Delhi, succeeding Syed Akbaruddin.
• Apart from the above mentioned profile. His other Interest once
coincided with us Quizzers.
• ID Him.

20. 9
• Vikas Swarup, write of Q & A

21. 10
• The world famous X's theme song is actually inspired from the song '
Good sign Bad Sign' sung by Indian characters in novel 'A House for Mr.
Biswas '.
• The song is composed with Tabla.
• What is X ?

22. 10
• James Bond’s Theme

23. 11
• X was codename Spartan
• It was released in 2015 and was included in the latest version of this
Operating System, and was touted as a replacement to long-standing
and infamous browser Y.

24. 11
• X - Microsoft Edge
• Y - Microsoft Internet Explorer

25. 12

26. 12
• Dandi March

27. 13
• This website which is created from two popular female names was
launched in 2001. Its slogan reads "Life is short. Have an affair”.
• The company received attention on July 15, 2015, after hackers
stole all of its customer data—including emails, names, home
addresses, sexual fantasies and credit card information—and
threatened to post all the data online if X and fellow Avid Life
Media site EstablishedMen.com were not permanently closed.

28. 13
• Ashley Madison

29. 14

30. 14
• Protest against Emergency

31. 15
• Marquis de Sade was a French philosopher, and writer, famous for his
libertine sexuality.
• De Sade is best known for his erotic works, which combined
philosophical discourse with pornography, depicting sexual fantasies
with an emphasis on violence, criminality, and blasphemy against the
Catholic Church.
• What word has thus been derived from his name?

32. 15
• Sadism / Sadist

33. 16
• Born in Rajasthan on February 8, 1941
• His first break in Movies was with a duet singer, Sudha Malhotra, for a
song Ghanshyam Nayan Ma Gupchup
• He got a chance to sing Hindi Playback with his spouse Y in a song
“Babul Mora” in Director Basu Bhattacharya ‘s movie Aavishkar (1974).
• As a composer his first Movie was Prem Geet(1981)

34. 16
• X – Jagjit Singh
• Y – Chitra Dutta/Chitra Singh

35. 17

36. 17
• B is for BMW

37. 18
• Tamil Nadu-cadre Indian Police
Service (IPS) officer X created
history on 1 February when she
was appointed as Sashastra
Seema Bal (SSB) Director
General.
• She is the first woman police
officer to lead the central
paramilitary force that guards
the borders.

38. 18
• Archana Ramasundaram

39. 19
• On a particular list, Shahid Afridi is the first name and Wasim Akram is
the last name.
• Then what particular list I am talking about?

40. 19
• Anil Kumble’s Ten wicket Haul

41. 20
• X is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, located west of the Italian
Peninsula, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the Italian
island of Sardinia.
• After being ruled by the Republic of Genoa since 1284, X was briefly an
independent _______ Republic from 1755 until it was annexed by France
in 1769. Due to X's historical ties with the Italian peninsula, the island
retains to this day many elements of Italian culture.

43. 20
• Corsica