1. Question 1
The term "X Mouth" was coined to reflect the popularity of the drink amongst
some, particularly in the Appalachian region, who are afflicted by a form of
tooth decay and drink a lot of soft drinks.
Mello Yello, Sundrop, Surge are some of it's competitors in the Citrus
Flavoured and Caffeinated drinks category in the Market.
Identify X.
2. Question 2
“X” Industries Limited is an Indian manufacturer and retailer of innerwear, loungewear
and socks, headquartered in Bangalore. It is the exclusive licensee of Jockey
International in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, Oman,
Qatar, Maldives and Bhutan. In 2011, it licensed Speedo swimwear from Pentland Group
for India and Sri Lanka.
The company was founded in 1994 by Sunder Genomal and his brothers Nari and
Ramesh, and together they hold a 54% stake in it. It has 9 operational manufacturing
plants in Bangalore, and 1 each in Hassan, Mysore, Tiptur, Gauribidanur, Mandya and
Tiruppur.
Identify X
3. Question 3
Som Prakash Goenka with his Childhood buddy Surendra Kumar Gupta
founded a Company /Brand "X" in 1980 at Kanpur, a city more known for
leather and textiles. It manufactures the products that are quite common
in Indian Kitchens.
Name this Kanpur's based Salman Khan-endorsed brand, which lords
over in North and Central India and on way to rule Pan-India.
4. Question 4
This is Janki Das Kapur, founder of a once household-name X. Born in a
Tin Shed, Swadeshi 'X' became India's Largest Manufacturer in its
Category by 1965. Unfortunately, the Brand/Company(X) that became a
symbol of inheritance, had the most tragic shutdown amidst the global
COVID-19 pandemic. Ironically, last manufacturing unit of X in Sahibabad
shut on June 3, which happens to be World Y Day.
Identify X and Y
6. Question 6
Just like a traditional Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground or a
New year Test in Sydney Cricket Ground, India had a similar tradition
called as the "X Test" which was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium,
Chennai in the second week of January every year.
The X test was last time observed in 1988 in the Chepauk when West
Indies toured India.
Identify X
7. Question 7
This Chocolate flavoured biscuit was introduced in 1910 (originally under
the name "Creola") by the biscuit company Peek Freans, of Bermondsey,
London, originator of the Garibaldi biscuit. The X name, dating from the
1930s, comes from the former French royal House of X.
A 2009 survey found that the X biscuit was the fifth most popular biscuit
in the United Kingdom for dunking into tea. The small holes in X biscuits
are to prevent the biscuits from cracking or breaking during the baking
process, by allowing steam to escape.
Identify X
8. Question 8
The duo in the picture are DEA Agents Javier Pena and Steve
Murphy, who hunted X.
X was the wealthiest criminal in history. In the days when X
was at the height of his power, he was involved in
philanthropy in his country. He helped to build roads and
soccer fields. He built housing complexes for the homeless.
In his country he gradually became a public figure and due
to his charitable work, he was known as ”Robin Hood
Paisa”.
Identify X
9. Question 9
X is an automobile which was manufactured from 1984 to 2002 by the
largest car manufacturer in India before the rise of Maruti Udyog. It was
based on the Vauxhall VX Series of 1976 to 1978 which was manufactured
by British Car Manufacturer Vauxhall. One of its few indigenous
competitors were Standard 2000 and Premier 118NE. X was a popular
choice amongst government officials.
Identify X
10. Question 10
A telescopic extender for compact handheld cameras what’s patented by
Ueda Hiroshi and Mima Yujiro in 1983, a Japanese X was featured in a
1995 book of “101 Un-Useless Japanese Inventions”
While dismissed as a “Useless Invention” at a time, the X later gained
global popularity in the 21st Century.
X has been criticized for its association with the perceived narcissism and
has been nicknamed as “Narcisstick” or “Wand of Narcissus”.
Identify X.
11. Question 11
The Person in the picture is Dibyasingh Deba, an alumnus of St Stephen’s
College, Delhi University and North Western University of Law.
What is his claim to fame?
12. Question 12
X was an Indian Cricketer who was contracted by the Delhi Daredevils for
the 2008 Indian Premier League franchise. He remained in the reserve
bench of the team in the entire seasons between 2008 and 2012.
He was selected for the Jharkhand Cricket Team in 2009. He made his
professional debut with four T20 matches as a bowler in Syed Mushtaq Ali
Trophy. He made his One Day debut in 2010 in Vijay Hazare Trophy. He
scored 37 runs and has taken 1 wicket in all the matches he played
including all the formats of cricket.
Identify X who is now famous for a very different field.
13. Question 13
While onsite one day, he noticed that when this waste material – nitre
cake – was added to water, the mixture formed a powerful acid, which
would clear away limescale. The discovery led him to creating a famous
brand.
Which Brand?
14. Question 14
Silver nitrate reacts with the skin protein and makes a strong bond. It
leaves a dark stain, which remains for several days to even weeks, but will
not harm your skin. The mark will wear off only when the old skin cells
begin to die and are replaced by new ones This chemical, is authorized for
manufacture by only one company in India (Mysore Paints and Varnish
Itd) and sees huge demand once in about every 4 years. It has been
exported to 30+ countries. Name the application of this chemical.