- The document contains 14 trivia questions about people, places, events, and terms. It includes fill-in-the-blank questions and questions asking to identify people, places, items, or terms. - The questions cover topics like former boyfriends of celebrities, plant species, legislative maneuvers, joint construction, detective novels, automobile manufacturers, charitable foundations, cloud formations, music bands, edible plants, political leaders, assistive technology collaborations, power outages, and fashion brands. - The player is asked to fill in blanks or identify the answers based on the clues and context provided in each question.

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3. Trial Q. Complete the following list with the fourth
ziladari which gets its name from being a cluster of N
villages:
MEHRAULI
DILLI
NAJAFGARH
_________

6. 1. This former boyfriend(X) of an Indian celebrity and
co-owner of an _____ team, is the elder brother of
the Managing Director of a popular linen brand(Y)
and the great grandson of the father of the Nation of
a SAARC country.
ID X and Y.

9. 2. This particular plant species has the ability to be used to
drain swamps and thereby reduce the risk of Malaria. The
Australian Blue Mountains take their name from the
haze/mist these trees release.
These trees show allelopathic effects; they release
compounds which inhibit other plant species from growing
nearby. Outside their natural ranges, eucalypts are called
water guzzling monsters.
ID their common name.

12. 3. A ______ veto is a legislative manoeuvre that allows a
president or other official with Veto power exercise
that power over a bill by taking no action.
“If my leader had said I should pick up a broom and be a
sweeper, I would have done that. She chose me to be
president.’’
The person in the above context vetoed to refuse assent
to the Indian Post Office(Amendment) bill in 1986
which was later withdrawn by the V.P. Singh
government.
ID the person and first blank.

15. 4. A mortise and tenon joint is a type of joint that
connects two pieces of wood or other material. There
are many variations of this type of joint, but the basic
mortise and tenon comprises two components: the
mortise hole and the tenon tongue. This type of joint
has been used widely in the construction of lintels of
this prehistoric site.
ID the site.

18. 5.The ________ made its first appearance in popular
culture in _______(1868), a 19th century British
epistolary novel by Wilkie Collins, generally
considered to be the first full length detective novel in
the English language. Collins said that he based his
eponymous “_______” on the histories of two stones:
the _____ and the Orlov.
FITB.

21. 6. The X is a nation state in Europe bordered by
Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland. Its currency
Koruna is one of the 11 currencies of the European
Union. Y is an automobile manufacturer founded in
1895 as Laurin & Klement. After 1991 it was gradually
privitized and in 2000 it became a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Z group. The logo of Y can be broken
down as: the arrow represents speed, the wings
progress and freedom, the eye precision and the circle
unity….
ID X and Z.

24. 7. The Stichting _____ Foundation is a Dutch
Foundation founded in 1982 by Ingvar Kamprad (grew
up in Elmtaryd, Agunnaryd), a Swedish billionaire and
founder of X, and his corporate attorney Linnea Waslh.
It is one of the largest charitable foundations of the
world. The stated purpose of the foundation is To
promote and support innovation in the field of
architectural and _____, however , the organisation has
recently expanded its philanthropic agenda to target
children in the developing world.
ID X and fill in the first blank.

27. 8. X result from the sudden formation of a large volume
of lower density gases at any altitude, causing a
Rayleigh-Taylor instability which is an instability of an
interface between two fluids of different densities
which occurs when the lighter fluid is pushing the
heavier fluid.
In 1946, the Operation Crossroads ______ tests were
described as having a Y cloud, but the term X seemed
more appropriate.
ID X and Y.

30. 9. ____, a ______ of No-one Ever Really Dies is an
American hip hop and rock band formed in Virginia in
1999. The group released the first single of the album
_____ late last year. The album was announced to have
collaborations with Kendrik Lamar, Rihanna, Ed
Sheeran…
FITB.

33. 10. Eleocharis dulcis is a _____ sedge native to Asia,
Australia, tropical Africa…
It is grown in many countries for its edible corms which
have a crisp, white flesh and may be eaten raw, slightly
boiled or grilled, and often are pickled or tinned.
These are used widely in Chinese cooking traditions
and have a very different significance for particular
Indian households.
ID the item.

36. 11. X gained a high public profile when he delivered a
eulogy at his father’s state funeral. After graduating, he
worked as a teacher, completed an engineering and a
master’s program. He also acted in the 2007 miniseries
The Great War. He currently holds the record for
being the second youngest in his position after Joe
Clark.
ID him.

39. 12. Bhagwan Mahavir Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS,
Jaipur) is the world’s largest organisation rehabilitating
over 1.55 million disabled/amptees.
The Stanford-BMVSS _____ , a product of research due
to a formal memorandum of understanding between
Stanford university and BMVSS was hailed by Time
Magazine USA as one of the world’s 50 best inventions
in 2009.
FITB

42. 13. X is an intentional or unintentional drop in voltage
or power outage in an electrical power supply system,
done intentionally or load reduction in an
emergency.
Power outage/failures also called ______ could be a
result of damage to transmission lines, substations
or other parts of the distribution system.
ID X.

45. 14. “_____ was born out of a thought to re-look fashion
and design without any preset notions. We do not
believe our designs need to be kitschy to be Indian.
Our colours and designs find its roots in Indian
philosophy and traditions. Our saris, fabrics and stoles
reflect he skills of the more than 450 craftspeople
employed by us.” This brand has become known
recently for being worn by Deepika Padukone in her
latest outings since the release of Padmaawat.