1. The document describes the rules and questions for the QuizBuzz 2017 prelims quiz competition. It provides 20 multiple choice questions to test participants' general knowledge. 2. The questions cover topics like Indian history, politics, science, movies and current affairs. They range from identifying key figures related to important court cases or movements to recalling details about spacecraft missions and movie roles. 3. The winners of the prelims round will be the top 6 teams who will advance to the finals. The rules emphasize that teams must be from the same college but not necessarily the same academic batch.

1. QuizBuzz 2017
Dr Madhu Vamsi
Dr Sharath Teja

2. PRELIMS

3. Rules
•Unlimited entries.
•3 players per team. Top 6 teams will be selected for
the Finals.
•No cross college. Cross batch allowed. That is, players
must and should be from the same institute, need not
be from the same batch.
•Write team name, insitute name and players' names.
•20 questions in total. 1 point for each question.
•Starred to resolve ties. Sudden death, if it persists.

4. Rules
•Usage of phones will lead to disqualification.
•Write answers legibily and with correct question numbers.
•Otherwise mentioned, give only the complete answers.
•Quizmasters are Gods. Their decisions are final.
•Wikipedia and Google are our sources. All hail internet!
•Syllabus: Everything under the Sun.
•Descending order of choosing places. Thus, don't think of
just qualifying rather think of topping.

5. Let the games begin! *Bane's voice*

6. Safety slide

7. 1.
Shayara Bano
Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan
Ishrat Jahan
Atiya Sabri
Gulshan Parveen
Aafreen Rehman
Above is an exhaustive list of petitioners against _____?

8. Triple Talaq, also known as Talaq-e-
biddat or instant talaq.

9. 2.
Identify the Hollywood movie explained by this poster?

10. Interstellar by Christoper Nolan

11. 3.
X is dish originated in Middle East but popular in Middle East,
Central Asia and Indian subcontinent.
X is a high calorie dish made of wheat, barley, meat
(beef,mutton or chicken), lentils and spices, sometimes rice is
also used. This dish is slowly cooked for seven to eight hours,
which results in a paste-like consistency, blending the flavors
of spices, meat, barley and wheat.
Identify X?

12. HALEEM - Who doesn't love
Haleem!?

13. 4.
X became a major source of revenue for All India Radio.
The usual slots on AIR are sold for Rs.1500 per 10
seconds, but a 10-second ad slot for X costs Rs. 2 lakhs.
X was started on October 4th, 2014. Former President
of USA, Obama, was part of X which was aired on 27th
January, 2015.
Identify X.

14. Mann Ki Baat
PM Modi addresses the nation every
month on All India Radio.

15. 5.
In this ad of Amul, Amul Baby is warning to not use
something.

16. Blue Whale

17. 6.
Since the goal is to get 3 in a row, each person must
switch taking turns, first X, then O. Players must use the
board given to them, they cannot add extra sides on to
the board. In order to win, the 3 letters must all connect
in a straight line in one direction, up or down, left or
right, or diagonally.
These are rules of which paper and pencil game?

18. Tic-tac-toe
Noughts and
crosses
Xs and Os
x o x
x o o
x x o

19. *7.
As we travel by road from Cochin to Kohima in a car,
the minimum number of states travelled in India are __.
PS: This question was asked in UPSC Prelims 2016.

20. As we travel by road
from Cochin to Kohima
by road (follow the blue
line):
1. Kerala (Cochin)
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Orissa
5. West Bengal
6. Assam
7. Nagaland (capital is
Kohima)
Answer is 7.

21. *8
Right side image is an artistic concept
of X's orbit insertion around Saturn.
X is an unmanned spacecraft sent to
the planet Saturn. X is the fourth space
probe to visit Saturn and the first to
enter orbit. It has studied the planet
and its many natural satellites since
arriving there in 2004.
The spacecraft decommissioning has
happened on September 15, 2017.
What is X?

22. Cassini-Huygens or simply Cassini

23. *9
.
Who acted in these movies?

24. Raghuram Rajan, former RBI governor.

25. *10.
Kapus (in Andhra Pradesh) and Jats (in Haryana) have agitated
for providing reservation in India.
X is a numerically and politically strong community in
Karnataka, who have agitated demanding a religious group
seperated from Hindus. X are the followers of 12th century
social reformer, Basavanna or Basaveshwara. However, X
worship Shiva and have a concept of Ishta Linga (personal
God).
X?

26. The Lingayats

27. *11.
X got infected with Hepatitis B in 1982 through a blood
transfusion after an accident on the sets of a film. X
showed no symptoms for close to 18 years after being
infected. In 2000, X was told that the liver was infected
and had lost 75 percent of its function.
X was appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for
Hepatitis in South-East Asia.
Identify X.

28. Amitabh Bachchan
Other campaigns:
Tuberculosis
Childhood immunisation
Polio
'Clean India' campaign

29. *12
Gomti
Ghaghara
Gandak
Kosi
Mahananda
Tamsa
Son
Punpun
These are the tributaries
of river Z.
Z?

30. The mighty river Ganges/Ganga.

31. 13
. “Y” is an American global company that sells document
solutions and services in more than 160 countries.
The company is particularly concerned about the ongoing use of
“Y” as a verb as this places the trademark in danger of being
declared a generic word. The company is engaged in an ongoing
advertising and media campaign to convince the public that “Y”
should not be used as a verb.
Despite their efforts, many dictionaries continue to include the
use of “Y” as a verb, including the Oxford English Dictionary. In
2012, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board of India declared
"Y" a non-generic term but as of 2015, most Indians still use it as
a synonym for photocopying.
Y?

32. Xerox
It is a synonym of photocopy and
also a company which is having a
legal battle over its usage.

33. 14
.
X is a fictional language created by Madhan Karky (dialogue
writer and Tamil lyricist).
While Karky was pursuing PhD in Australia, he thought it would
be fun to create a new language that could be easily understood
by children. Basic words were first made up and opposites were
represented by word reversals - me was min and you was nim.
The language which introduced 100 new words was called "Click"
to highlight its simplicity.
X consists of at least 750 words and more than 40 concrete
grammar rules. It was designed to be an intuitive and ferocious
language.
Identify the language (X).

34. Kilikili language
Used in the
Baahubali by
Kalakeya tribe.

35. 15.
“This morning I got up at night!”
“Politics is everywhere, it's in your shirts, it is in your pants!”
“Poverty is just a state of mind...”
“If India is a computer, Congress is its default programme.”
“10 out of 7 youths in Punjab have a drug problem.”
“For a community to achieve, it needs the escape velocity of Jupiter.”
“Gujarat is bigger than the United Kingdom. In fact, bigger than
Europe and United States put together.”
Which famous politician said these extraordinary words?

36. Vice President
of Indian
National
Congress, Shri
Rahul Gandhi ji.

37. 16.
They are Indira Gandhi & Nehru. Name the third person.

38. Charlie Chaplin

39. 17.
X has been recognized by the government of India as its
National Aquatic Animal.
X is the official animal of the Indian city of Guwahati.
X is an endangered animal which locates through
echolocation.
X is found in the Indian Rivers of Ganga and Brahmaputra.
X is useful in the determination of health of rivers by its
population.
Identify X.

40. The Gangetic River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)

41. 18.
The official playing time of the full version of the Indian
national anthem is approximately ____ seconds.

42. 52 seconds

43. 19.
If one is Usain Bolt, who is the other legendary athlete
depicted in this Amul Baby ad.

44. Justin Gatlin. He relegated Bolt to third position in his final 100m race.

45. 20.
If one is Adolf Hitler, identify the individual who is circled.

46. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

47. Safety slide

48. And the finalists are...
(decreasing order of choosing places)