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Question-1 This organisation, founded on 1st of July 1955 had a Banyan Tree as its first logo but later abandoned the logo as it drew criticism from all across that a banyan tree doesnt let any other tree to grow near it. One Sekhar Kamat of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad had designed the present logo, inspired by Kankaria Lake of the city (pic at next slide).

Identify the organisation.

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Question-2This toy is a cross between puppet and paper doll and its origin dates back to thousands of years. Popularly thought of as a European toy, some sources say it has an Egyptian connection also. Suspended from a string it had a peculiar movement style. Name the toy which rendered a Bollywood hero of yesteryears his nickname.

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Answer-2JUMPING JACK

Question-3The rather unfamiliar two stanzas, of a poem titled In Exile by a Nobel Laureate, are as beside.Where would you find inscribed the more famous stanzas ?Half stunned I looked aroundAnd see a land of death Dead bones that walk the groundAnd death bones underneath:.A race of wretches caught,Between the palms of needAnd rubbed to utter nought,The chaff of human seed.

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Answer-3Ronald Ross Memorial in Kolkata

Question-4His acting career started with The Man From Hell's River(1922) followed by My Dad in the same year. But his first starring role was inWhere The North Begins(1923), playing alongside silent screen actressClaire Adams. This film was a huge success and has often been credited with savingWarner Bros.from bankruptcy. It was followed by 24 more screen appearances. Each of these films was very popular, making such a profit for Warner Bros. that he was called "the mortgage lifter" by studio insiders. Although he received the most votes for Best Actor at the firstAcademy Awardcompetition in 1929, he was removed as a choice and the votes were cast once more and German actorEamil Jenningswon the Best Actor award. In a ceremony on February 8, 1960, he was honoured with a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame at 1627 Vine Street.

Identify the actor.

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RIN TIN TIN, THE DOG

Question-5 For the inaugural issue of which journal on February 11, 1933 did Rabindranath Tagore rendered a free English translation of the Bengali poem Methar by Satyendra Nath Dutta ?

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Question-6On being asked about this aberration, the creator explained it giving two reasons, one artistic and another financial. 1. It was too many and would have looked like a bunch of bananas. 2. If you multiplied the time that animators saved by not drawing it on every one of the 45,000 drawings that make up a six and a half minute short film, the studio saved millions of dollars.

What aberration?

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Answer-6Mickey Mouse having four fingers in each hand.

Question-7Connect the countries as the only five in a certain respect. Also name the countries.

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Answer-7The only five Communist Country at present in this world.China, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam and Cuba

Question-8The most seen/known/spoken about incident is the one that took place on September 2, 1945 but actually there were a series of some other too, on a smaller scale involving- 1. Hatazo Adachi in New Guinea 2. Kaida Tatsuichi in Timor 3. Mastane Kanda in Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea 4. Masao Baba in Labuan, British Borneo

Which incident and how do we recognise it most?

Answer-8Japanese military officials surrendering to Allied troopsThe most well known is aboard USS Missourie

Question-9Started as a pharmaceutical company in 1893 by Nageswara Rao in Mumbai, this company has now diversified its range of products which includes beverage(Brand name- Fruitnik) and Ready to eat foods (Brand Name- Kitchen Delights) among others.Name the company that is famous to us for its first ever product even today.

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Answer-9Amrutanjan Limited

Question -10There is an inscription at the entryway to which reads If you can meet with triumphs and disaster/ And treat those two imposters just the same, the lines from Rudyard Kiplings poem If.

Just fill in the blank.

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Answer- 10Centre Court of Wimbledon

Question-11Poly Methyl Methacrylate is an organic compound. A specific thing made of it by an Australian and used till date by himself only has been in the news in the sporting arena in recent times.

Identify the thing in question and its inventor.

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Answer- 11Forearm Shield invented and used by Umpire Bruce Oxenford

Question-12Identify the lady with the tennis racquet.

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Question-13Who was Amul poking at with this ad?

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Answer-13Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI)

Question-14This 1784 painting named Oath of Horatii by French artiste Jacques Louis David is believed to serve as an inspiration for something popular in Ancient Rome. Later on another evolved version earned immense popularity in the late 1920s in Europe and became a distinctive gesture of a particular group in the subsequent years. What got inspired from this work of art?

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Answer-14NAZI SALUTEThe earlier version is the Roman Salute

Question-15They are the gotra(clan) of Jat, found in the eastern uplands of Sargodha and Gujrat districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The most famous person of this clan goes by the name Dheedo. But the name of the clan is immortalised in an another way.

Which gotra/clan am I talking about?

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Answer-15Raanjha of Heer-Raanjha love story

Audience QuestionIn February 1967 in a quiz contest aired on Doordarshan, a certain team missed out on the question Who was Ramas mother in the Ramayana? Being shocked at this what was stated by one called Anant Pai only to teach the Indian students about Indian Culture and heritage.

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AnswerAmar Chitra Katha

Audience QuestionThis is the cover page of the book Raau by Marathi novelist R.S. Inamdar. It was first published in 1972 by Continental Prakashan in Marathi.

Which Bollywood venture of recent times is based upon this historical fiction?

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AnswerBajirao Mastani by Sanjay Leela Bansali.