Questions of Prelims of MASTERMINDZ quiz. held at NMAMIT on 4th December 2012.

1. THE GENERAL QUIZ

2. 1*
Put Funda:
OBITUARY
Here lies one who spared neither man nor God
Waste not your tears on him, he was a sod
Writing nasty things he regarded as great fun
Thank the Lord he is dead, this son of a gun.

3. 2
CONNECT

4. 3
Where would you encounter
Esthappan and his twin sister
Rahel who live in
Ayemenem,Kottayam district,
Kerala by the banks of Meenachil
River?

5. 4
X sold his product at a gas station during the GREAT
DEPRESSION in the United States. His product became
very popular and soon he sold his chain Y to Heublein,
R.J.Reynold and then PepsiCo.
“That friggin' ... outfit .... They prostituted every
goddamn thing I had. I had the greatest gravy in the
world and those sons of b*****s-- they dragged it out
and extended it and watered it down that I'm so
goddamn mad!”
-says X.
Id X and Y.

6. 5
What connects Mitt Romney
and Newt Gingrich with
Mayawati?

7. 6
ID

8. 7
In August 2010, the Ministry for Environment &
Forests turned down the proposal of Vedanta
Resources to mine bauxite from the Niyamgiri Hill in
Orissa. This ended five years of protests by the
indigenous Dongria Kondh tribe to protect the hill,
which they believe to be sacred. During some of
these protests, supporters of the Dongria Kondhs
referred to them as ‘the real ________ tribe’,
thereby borrowing a term from popular culture.
Which 6 letter word did they use?

9. 8
ID THE TRAIN AND
STATE ITS CLAIM TO
FAME

10. 9
X started off as a Rubber Products Company
and a Cable Works Company.
Soon thereafter it established a groundwood
pulp mill and started manufacturing paper.
Later it added electricity generation to its
business activities.
Today it is the largest company of Y and plays a
very important role in the economy of this
country, Y.
IDENTIFY X and Y

11. 10*
CONNECT

12. 11*
MINT MARKS on Indian Coins:
Bombay- Diamond
Hyderabad- five pointed star
Noida - small or thick dot
Calcutta- ?

13. 12
Paa, Family:Ties of Blood,
Antarmahal:Views of Inner Chamber,
Viruddh…..family comes first, Aks,
Mrityudaata,Saat Rang Ke Sapne,
Major Saab, Tere Mere Sapne,
Bombay,Ullasam,Yuvathurki:
PUT FUNDA

14. 13
‘X’ is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1985.
The band coined its name by combining two of the group members' names.
After only a short time, during which they reportedly played just two or
three shows, the lead guitarist of the band was replaced by ‘Y’ due to his lack
of attendance at reharsals.In June 1985, just four days after the lineup was
finalized, the band embarked on a short, disorganized tour of the West
Coast, from Sacramento, California to Seattle, Washington. The so-called
"Hell Tour" cemented the band's first stable lineup. The year after its release
‘X’s’ debut album reached No.1 on Billboard 200.The band has released six
studio albums, accumulating sales of more than 100 million albums
worldwide,including shipments of 45 million in the United States.
On February 6, 2009, Axl gave his first interview in nine years when he sat
down with Billboard's Jonathan Cohen. Axl said that there was no chance
that he would ever agree with a reunion with ’Y’ : ” What's clear is that one
of the two of us will die before a reunion and however sad, ugly or
unfortunate anyone views it, it is how it is. Those decisions were made a long
time ago and reiterated year after year by one man”
ID X and Y

15. 14
Put Funda:

16. 15
“This is how we think about our IPO as well. We're
going public for our employees and our investors. We
made a commitment to them when we gave them
equity that we'd work hard to make it worth a lot and
make it liquid, and this IPO is fulfilling our
commitment. As we become a public company, we're
making a similar commitment to our new investors
and we will work just as hard to fulfill it.”
Who has plans to raise $5 billions in this historic IPO?

17. 16
‘X’, India's second largest bike maker, finally unveiled its
first four-wheeler, a low-emission car – ‘Y’ on the eve of
the 2012 Auto Expo in New Delhi.
The company, which had in 2008 showcased a concept
small car but decided not to go ahead with the project.
High fuel efficiency and lower emissions are the key factors
on which the company is banking on to make its foray into
the car segment a success. The company expects a big
growth opportunity by targeting the three wheeler
segment.
The ‘Y’, according to ‘X’ has high fuel-efficiency ratios. ‘X’
claims that this vehicle has hit 40kmpl under test
conditions and a realistic mileage in daily driving conditions
should be above 35kmpl. The 200cc rear-mounted engine's
emissions will be an incredible 60g of CO2 per km.
Id X nd Y.

18. 17*
Connect:

19. 18 John Orrell, a minor land owner who was a
Opened in 1884, X was originally owned by
friend of John Houlding, a member of club Y. Y, who previously played at Priory Road,
were in need of a new venue owing to the noise produced by the crowd on match
days. Orrell lent the pitch to the club in exchange for a small rent. The first match at the
ground was between Y and Earlestown on 28 September 1884, which Y won 5–0.
During Y’s tenure at the stadium, stands were erected for some of the 8,000-plus
spectators regularly attending matches, although the ground was capable of holding
around 20,000 spectators and occasionally did. The ground was considered of
international standard at the time, playing host to the British Home Championship match
between England and Ireland in 1889. The first league match at X was played on 8
September 1888, between Y and Accrington F.C . Y quickly improved as a team, and
became X’s first league champions in the 1890–91 season.
The "THIS IS X" sign above the tunnel to the pitch at X was installed by former
manager Bill Shankly to instil fear into the opposition.
In 1892, negotiations to purchase the land at X from Orrell escalated into a dispute
between Houlding and the Y committee over how the club was run. Events culminated in
Y’s move to its current home stadium. Houlding was left with an empty stadium, and
decided to form a new club to occupy it. The new team was called Z F.C. and Athletic
Grounds Ltd, and the club's first match at X was a friendly played in front of 200 people
on 1 September 1892, against Rotherham Town. Z won 7–1.
Id the stadium X and clubs Y and Z.

20. 19
Id the bus

21. 20**
What happened between the 5th
October, Thursday & 15th October,
Friday 1589 in Spain, Portugal,
Italy & Polish Lithuania And
between 2nd September 1752,
Wednesday & 14th September,
Thursday in the Britain and her
empire? (Excluding the end dates)

22. 21*
Id the person & Put Funda

23. IDENTIFY X 22
X’s father died in a plane crash when his american pilot
misjudged a landing.
X’s elder brother was killed when he accidently flew an airplane
over power lines in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
X was 6ft 4inch-6ft 6inch in height & weighing about 165
pounds. He had an olive complexion and was left handed. He
was described as soft-spoken and mild mannered in demeanor.
One of his nick names includes LION.
Some reports suggest he earned a degree in civil engineering in
1979, or a degree in public administration in 1981.
British comedian Dom Joly claimed that he attended school with
X.

24. 23
What changed after this?

25. 24
“…..nobody in India will love me for
the award about the Punjab and the
Bengal and there will be roughly 80
million people with a grievance who
will begin looking for me. I don’t
want them to find me………….”

26. 25