Current Affairs Elims as part of COEP's Quiz Week.

2. Q1:
X is a former holder of political office(s) in India. He has
collaborated with Jagjit Singh for two albums, once in
1999 and then in 2002. He was in the news on his
birthday, for receiving an award from the Government of
India. Who is being talked about?

3. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

4. Q2:
As an alternative to opposing Valentine's Day by Shiv
Sainiks, Bal Thackeray once suggested that it be
renamed to an Indian name, like Laila Majnu Day, Heer
Ranjha Day or X-Y Day. X-Y is also an upcoming
Bollywood movie directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Id
X-Y.

5. Bajirao-Mastani

6. Q3:
FITB:
College of Engineering, Guindy,
Thomason College of Civil Engineering,
_________,
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology,
Shibpur.

7. College of Engineering, Pune

8. Q4:
Raghuram Rajan succeeded X as the Governor of RBI. X
served two additional years on the post, with his tenure
ending on 4 Sept 2013. X hails from Eluru, in Andhra
Pradesh, and has IIT-KGP, IIT-K, Ohio State University
and MIT as his alma mater. Id X.

9. Duvvuri Subbarao

10. Q5:
The founder of band X came under heavy criticism for
allegedly making sexist comments at an IIT Bombay
Tech Fest. X is one of the leading bands in India, having
composed songs that include Dhoom Pichuck Dhoom,
Maaeri, Aana Meri Gulli among others. Id the band.

11. Euphoria

12. Q6:
X is a mobile game developed by a Vietnamese firm
Nguyễn Hà Đông, for iOS and Android Platforms. By
January 2014, it was the most downloaded game in the
Apple Store. The game was taken off the store in
February 2014 because it came under extreme criticism.
What is X/What is the name of the main character on
whom the game is based?

13. Flappy Bird/Faby

14. Q7:
Liar's Dice was India's official nomination for the 87th
Academy Awards. Identify the director of the movie.

15. Geetu Mohandas

16. Q8:
2002: Pierluigi Collina
2006: Horacio Elizondo
2010: X
2014: Nicola Rizzoli.
Id X.

17. Howard Webb
FIFA World Cup Final Referees

18. Q9:
Manila had the Mavericks.
Singapore had the Slammers.
UAE had the Royals.
What did Delhi have?

19. Indian Aces

20. Q10:
Connect.

21. Jnanpith Award Winners for Contribution to Marathi
Literature

22. Q11:
X is a theoretical physicsist and a longtime associate of
Stephen Hawking. He served as the executive producer
for a recent Hollywood movie starring Matthew
McCoughaney, and was also the scientific consultant for
the movie. Who is being talked about?

23. Kip Thorne

24. Q12:
X and Y are former tennis doubles partners. X was
recently in the news for winning the 2015 season’s first
Grand Slam with Z. Y is a part of the common link
between UAE Royals, Indian Aces, Manila Mavericks and
Singapore Slammers. X and Y are famously known for
playing the song “Yeh Dosti” from Sholay before each of
their matches. What is the pairing of X-Y popularly
known as?

25. Lee-Hesh.
X – Leander Paes
Y – Mahesh Bhupathi

26. Q13:
This ministry undertook a new responsibility after the
Narendra Modi led government took charge and hence it
got an extended name. It was a result of one of their pre-
poll promises and is closely related to Modi's agenda,
who is an MP from Varanasi.
The Cabinet Minister in-charge is Uma Bharti.
Which ministry are we talking about?

27. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development
and Ganga Rejuvenation.

28. Q14:
The person shown in this photo is a leader of country X.
In March 2014, he passed a law in the state under his rule
which lawfullly instructed all males to copy his haircut.
Id the state being talked about/Id X.

29. North Korea/Kim jong-Un

30. Q15:
The ATP World Tour Finals is conducted every year at
the end of the tennis season, in a format similar to the
ICC Champions Trophy in London, England in _____
Arena. The arena is also known for hosting parts of the
2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and is also
known as the North Greenwich Arena. What is X
popularly known as?

31. O2

32. Q16:
Who is the singer of the FIFA World Cup song “Ole Ola”?

33. Pitbull

34. Q17:
He is the son of Magneto, the supervillain. His real name
is Peter Maximoff, but he is more popularly known as
______. He has a sister, known as the Scarlet Witch, and
this superhero is about to make an appearance in an
upcoming Joss Whedon directed movie. FITB.

35. Quicksilver

36. Q18:
Facebook recently partnered with company X to bring
Internet.org to India. Internet.org is Mark Zuckerberg’s
initiative to provide free internet to mobile phone users
in developing countries, where Facebook partners with
telecom service providers and content partners.The
bouquet of services span across genres having a healthy
mix of news websites such as BBC News, IBNLive, Times
of India; educational services such as Wikipedia,
Translator, wikiHow; sports websites; Health and welfare
services such as BabyCentre, iLearn, Socialblood and so
on. All of these services will be provided for free to all
customers of company X. Id X.

37. Reliance Communications

38. Q19:
Id the logo.

39. Sochi Winter Olympics

40. Q20:
Connect: Barely Speaking, Permanent Roommates,
Aadha 24, Chai Sutta Chronicles

41. The Viral Fever

42. Q21:
Identify the common link:
2010: Madrid
2011: London
2012: Munich
2013: London
2014: Lisbon

43. UEFA Champions League Finals

44. Q22:
X is an Indian film director, producer, music director,
singer and lyricist. He has composed songs for movies
that include Ishqiya and Dedh Ishqiya. He is famously
known for his adaptations of Shakespeare's works. Who
is being talked about?

45. Vishal Bhardwaj

46. Q23:
X's company Y bought Z for a total sum of $22billion in
October 2014. Z was developed by a former Yahoo
engineer, and a Ukranian immigrant, Jan Koum. Upon
completion of the deal, X said, "Our mission is to make
the world more open and connected. We do this by
building services that help people share any type of
content with any group of people they want. Z will help
us do this by continuing to develop a service that people
around the world love to use every day." Id Z.

47. WhatsApp

48. Q24:
This company is a leading mobile phone manufacturer
in China. The Delhi highcourt granted an ex parte
injunction that banned the import and sale of their
products in India, dating Dec 9, 2014. However, the
company was allowed to sell their devices based on a
separate technology until Feb 5, 2015. Which company is
being talked about?

49. Xiaomi

50. Q25:
X is a former Junior Australian Open Champion. He
qualified in the seniors draw for the tournament for the
first time this year, before losing to Andy Murray. Who is
being talked about?

51. Yuki Bhambri

52. Q26:
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a 2014 comedy film written
and directed by Wes Anderson and inspired by the
writings of Stefan Zweig. It stars Ralph Fiennes as a
concierge who teams up with one of his employees (Tony
Revolori) to prove his innocence after he is framed for
murder. In what fictitious country is this movie based?

53. Zubrokwa