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NIRMALYA SAHA MEMORIAL QUIZ

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PRELIMS

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RULES

TOP 8 TEAM WILL QUALIFY FOR FINAL ROUND.

24 QUESTIONS IN PRELIMS ROUND WITH THE SERIAL OF NIRMALYA SAHA MEMORIAL QUIZ.

EX-Q1. ANS WILL BE STARTING WITH THE LETTER “N” AS WELL AS Q24. ANS WILL BE STARTING WITH “Z”.

NO NEGATIVE & PART MARKING.

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N

Professor Paul Frommer, the linguistics expert from the University of South California was roped in to create this. Some say it sounds like German or Japanese. What?

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NAVI LANGUAGE OF AVATAR

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I

Last year England India test series in England.2nd test played in Trent Bridge. X was adjudged run out in a controversial situation just before tea. After tea X recalled by M S Dhoni. ICC recognize the gesture of Dhoni and give him the “Spirit of the Game” award. But Dhoni was not present to receive the award. X received the award on behalf of Dhoni. Just Id the X?

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IAN BELL

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R

He played cricket and was coached by cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. After being rejected by a number of American universities, he attended Sydenham College. While at the college he played on the school's rugby team and competed at the Western India Championships, winning a silver medal in boxing. ID the personality?

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RAHUL BOSE

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M

Recently Zoom tv done a survey for highest grosser movie of indian film history according to the base price of gold then and now…Sholay become 3rd position with the amount of Rs.717 crore.Which movie get the 1st position with the amount of 1235 crore...?

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MUGHAL E AZAM

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A

ID THE GAME?

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ANGRY BRIDES

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L

By which name SARBOGYA GANGOPADHYA better known to us?

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LALMOHAN GANGULY (JATAYU)

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Y

___________ is an advertising slogan coined for Pepsi in 1998.

It soon gained mass popularity, and became a battle slogan and rallying cry, first used by Capt. Vikram Batra of 13 JAK Rifles during the Kargil War - widely reported in the media.

Captain Batra was killed during the war in July 1999 and posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honour.

The slogan continues to be a part of the Indian popular culture.

In 2004, it was partly used as a title for a Bollywood movie, starring Shahid Kapoor.

Which slogan ?

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YEH DIL MANGE MORE

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A

LIFE Magazine's Ralph Morse was the only photographer present at his 1955 funeral, but in honouring the family's requests for privacy, only this photo of his empty office was published. The rest of Morse's photos were published only in April 2010. Whose office room?

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ALBERT EINSTEIN

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*S

Which famous person draw the cover photo?

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SATYAJIT RAY

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*A

For thousands of years doctors told patients suffering from pain to chew on the bark of a willow tree.  Even as far back as 400 B.C. Hippocrates recommended a tea made from yellow leaves. It wasn't until the 1800's that scientists discovered what was in the willow tree that relieved pain and reduced fever. What was the substance called?

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ASPIRIN

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*H

The word originates from Armaic, morphed into Hibrew, Latin, Greek and finally found itself in Jewish and Christian culture.

Ususally uttered in an exclamatory manner, it is a cry of worship and help.

The word was in the centre of an unseemly controversy due to its usage in a film, having offended the sentiments of a religious forum.

The word?

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HOSANNA

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A

ID THE DOODLE TOPIC?

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ALAM ARA

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*M

ID THE PERSON DEPICTED IN CARTOON(MARK ONE)

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MOHAMMAD YOUNUS

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E

The National Physical Laboratory, situated in New Delhi, is the measurement standards laboratory of India. It maintains standards of SI units in India and calibrates the national standards of weights and measures. Apart from its primary objective, the NPL is also involved in research. One of the major results of its research is a product that has been widely used in India, and many nations across Asia, Europe and Africa. What?

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ELECTION INK

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M

The concept for X was developed in 1988 by LokSeva Sanchar Parishad, and was composed by Louis Banks. It was unique for having lyrics in 14 different languages and featured more than 20 celebrities. 20 years later, the song was re-recorded with an updated cast.Which famous song are we talking about?

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MILE SUR MERA TUMHARA

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O

The first was held in 1810, in honor of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese Von Sachsen- Hildburghausen. Upto 7 million people attend it each year. Most of it takes place at the tents sitting next to one another on the huge fairgrounds. There are 14 tents in all, some of which hold up to 10,000 people. What am I talking about?

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OKTOBERFEST

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*R

Whose Wikipedia page description on 16 March 2013?

“A (born 6 December 1988) is a philanthropist, a Nobel prize winner, a double Laureus sportsman of the year and the nearest human being to God. After consistent pleading by the BCCI to save the nation, X agreed to play as an Indian cricketer. He was Knighted in 2005 due to his one-in-a-million talent, and being the messenger of God. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.”

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RABINDRA JADEJA (SIR)

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I

ID THE PERSON?

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IAN BOTHAM

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A

ID THE TEMPLE?

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ANGKOR VAT TEMPLE

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L

This country was historically divided into three parts Tripolitania, the Fezzan and Cyrenaica. The Ottoman Turks conquered the country in the mid-16th century. After the Italo-Turkish War in 1911-12 it became an Italian colony known as Italian North Africa. From 1943 to 1951, Tripolitania and Cyrenaica were under British administration, while the French controlled Fezzan. In 1951, Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan declared a union with the country being named after the Greek name for North Africa.id the country?

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LIBYA

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Q

X started five friends 1st time India in 1960.They continues X till 1990 but their one friend Alban Skolt was died due to illness and the group was broken. Other two friends Jug Suraiya and Francis Grosez moved to Delhi and another friend Sadhan Bannerjee moved to Australia. But Y till continues X India. Just id the X and Y?

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X=QUIZ & Y= NEIL O’BRIEN

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The byline of which company, rather ironically went  ‘What we do will touch your lives in some way every day’?

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Union Carbide

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I

Where you find these lines “YATRA PRATIBHA AVSARA PRAPNOTITHI” which means “where talent meets opportunity”?

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IPL TROPHY

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Z

According to Lalit Pandit, the composer of the song, the credit for the words _____ ____ should go to Madhur Bhandarkar. This is because whenever Madhur forgets someone's name he calls him _____ ____. Lalit had long been wanting to use the words in one of is songs but couldn't find the right lines to do so.

What words?

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ZANDU BALM