Prelims

20 questions 25 points Q11-15 is starred questions and will

be considered in case of a tie. Q16-20 are 2 pointers. Switch off your Mobile phones. Think simple and feel free to guess.

Q1.

On 11 Sep 1855, he was attacked and murdered at his residence by 2 Moplah fanatics named V Emalu and P Thenu (who had escaped from prison a month before).

Who?

Henry Valentine Connolly.

Q2.

The only name inscribed in the Taj Mahal is Amanat Khan Shiraji. He was born Abdul Haq and rechristened Amanat Khan for his virtuosity.

What was his contribution?

He was the Calligrapher.

Q3. This ancient city was located on the

banks of the Narmada and was the capital of Heheya kingdom. Its most famous king was Kartavirya Arjuna who was later killed by Parasurama.

Name the city. (0.5 points) The question is of course, how does

this city find its name so popular today?. (0.5 points)

Mahishmati.

Q4.

Every year sometime in September, Ibrahim Pasha and Imran Pasha from Jagjeevan Ram Nagar in Bangalore send a special consignment to Shah Rukh’s house in Mumbai with a special consignment worth 2.5 Lakhs rupees. They are flown to Mumbai for a week with all expenses paid for by SRK.

What’s special about this consignment?

Sheep for Bakrid.

Q5.

The 2014 Oscars ceremony took place on the 2nd of March, a change from the usual late-February slot in order to avoid a clash with which event?

2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Q6. Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa that

is bordered by Guinea to the northeast, Liberia to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. In recognition of the contributions to the war-torn country by Bangladeshi peacekeepers, a defense ministry spokesman announced something way back in 2002 November and that is the historic announcement .

How did they give tribute to Bangladesh?

Sierra Leone has named Bengali an official language.

Q7. This plaque at the Hawks Nest Tunnel

in West Virginia commemorates the death of 109 workers who died due to lack of protective gear while mining for silica in the 1930’s.

Which company, that was responsible for another disaster, owned the Hawks Nest Tunnel?

Q8. From the middle of the 18th century, the place

became a popular destination for the ailing because the microclimate in the high valley was deemed excellent by doctors and recommended for lung disease patients. Robert Louis Stevenson, who suffered from tuberculosis, wintered there in 1880 at the recommendation of his Edinburgh physician Dr. George Balfour. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote an article about skiing at this place in 1899.

The place is known for an annual event. Identify the place or the annual event.

DAVOS,WEF

Q9.

Whose voyage?

Charles Darwin or HMS Beagle.

Q10. Advisor, Boston Consulting Group President (Business Development), Reliance Industries Executive Director, Infrastructure Development

Finance Company (1997-2006) Member, Integrated Energy Policy Committee,

Government of India (2004-2006) Non-Executive Director, Gujarat State Petroleum

Corporation Non-Executive Director, Multi Commodity Exchange of

India Limited ____________________________________.

FITB.

Urjit Patel, Governer of RBI.

Now the starred questions.

*Q11. Yoshinori Sakai was the Olympic torchbearer who lit

the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Though he has never competed in the Olympics, he won a gold medal in 1600 m relay and a silver in 400 m at 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok.

Why was he chosen for the job?

He was born on the day of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and was chosen for the role to symbolize Japan's postwar reconstruction and peace.

*Q12.• On 4 May 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director

of the X, went on a shooting party in the North Slob, by the River Slaney in County Wexford, Ireland. He became involved in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe, the koshin golde plover or the grouse.

• This prompted him to do something . What?

Guinness book of World Records. He was the director of Guinness

Breweries.

*Q13. Both he and his half-sister Ellen worked with his

older half-brother, James when he founded The Detroit News in 1873. He started as an office boy at the paper. With financial support from sister Ellen, he went on to begin or acquire some 25 newspapers. This was the beginning of a media empire that is now the _______ Company.

The company is most known for organizing a national contest since 1925 and won by Frank Neuhauser that year.

Id the company or the contest.

*Q14. Whose portrait, done by

Abanindranath Tagore in water color on paper, circa 1905?

Bharat Mata.

*Q15.

In the first election this person won before entering the Lok Sabha, he coined the slogan ‘_________ ________, Jeetega Zaroor’ which paved his way to become the President of the Student Union at St. Stephens, New Delhi in 1974. FITB to get this person’s name.

SHASHI THAROOR.

And now the 2 pointers.

Q16. X, is one of the biggest cities in

present day Afghanistan quite infamous for being the birthplace of Taliban. It is believed to have its name derived from an ancient kingdom Y. The princess of Y, was married to the King of Hastinapur, and her brother is best known for masterminding the infamous Game of Dice between the Pandavas and Kauravas.

Identify X and Y.

X- KandaharY- Gandhara

Q17. The Hindu newspaper is a part of our daily lives

today. The crest of the newspaper has two characters from Indian mythology, X and Y positioned on the two ends of the crest. In the Mahabharata, it is said that X rose from the churning of the cosmic ocean by the demons and gods to acquire Amrita, and was ordered by Brahma to give milk and ghee for rituals. Y is Indra’s vehicle, and in the Mahabharata Y is also said to have emerged due to the churning of the cosmic ocean. In the logo, it represents strength and power.

Identify X and Y.

X-KamadhenuY-Airavat

Q18. Name the instrument.(1 point)

Name the inventor.(1 point)

CrescographJagdish Chandra Bose

Q19. During World War I, large reserves of a

particular commodity accumulated in Karnataka because it could not be exported to Europe. On the advice of Sir M. Visweshwaraiya, the Maharaja of Mysore Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar established a factory in 1916 to manufacture which product, now a fairly well-known brand?

In 2006, who was selected as the first brand ambassador of this product?

Mysore Sandal SoapMS Dhoni

Q20. Identify the person marked.(1 point) Identify the football team.(1 point)

Gandhi, Passive Resistors

Gandhi founded two football clubs, in Johannesburg and Pretoria, both called the Passive Resisters.

When he began his struggle in South Africa, Gandhi used the game to promote his political philosophy of non-violent resistance and to socially uplift and integrate the Indian community.

Thank you