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Rules

The quiz is divided into two parts -

1. Preliminary Rounds

2. Finals

Prelims consists of two rounds -

1. Selection Round 1

2. Selection Round 2

In any case, Quizmasters’ Decision will be

FINAL & BINDING

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Selection Round 1

Selection Round 1 will consist of 30 questions.

Question paper will be provided to each team.

All participants will have to write the answers on

the answer sheet given to them.

10 teams will be selected from this round.

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Selection Round 2

Selection Round 2 will consist of 20 questions.

The questions will be displayed on the screen

and they will not be repeated.

All participants will have to write the answers on

the answer sheet given to them.

4 teams will be selected from this round and

these teams will proceed for finals.

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In case of Tie -

1. There are some starred (*) questions in each

round. Team which answered more starred

questions correct will proceed.

2. If rule 1 fails, then the Team which answered

earliest starred question correct will proceed.

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Selection Round 2

Total 20 Questions

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Q1.

What is special about 2016 Summer Olympics

which are to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

It is the only second Summer Olympics with

this speciality. First was the Sydney 2000

Olympics.

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Q2.

X is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated family- comedy film. It was produced by Y and distributedby Walt Disney Pictures.

X became the first ever animated film in history tomake over $1 billion worldwide and the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide. It wonthe Academy awards for Best Animated Featureand Best Original Song.

Y is an American computer animation film studiobased in Emeryville, California. The studio hasproduced fourteen feature films, has earned 27Academy Awards, 7 Golden Globe Awards, and 11Grammy Awards.

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Q3.

What is the full form of GPRS?

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Q4. Logo of?

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Q5.

X is an Indian film actress who appears in Hindiand Bengali language films.

In 2003 she made her feature film debut withthe independent Bengali drama Bhalo Theko.

As a leading contemporary actress of Hindicinema she have earned the tag of a “femalehero”.

At the age of sixteen, she starred in the firstseason of Ekta Kapoor's sitcom Y as Radhika, abespectacled teenager.

Poster of Y follows :

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Q5.

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Q6.

Z is an annual international beauty pageant.

Z is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the

world and one of the most publicized beauty contests in

the world.

Reita Faria of India, was the first asian ever to win Z.

Logo follows:

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Q7.

X is an Indian music composer, singer.

X has won 4 National Awards & 3 Filmfare Awards. He

was music director for the famous “School Chale Hum”

song on Doordarshan.

His son is also a singer who made his singing debut in a

song from movie “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”.

He has also founded an Academy which conducts online

music lessons in Indian music for students across the

globe.

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Q8.

X is a former Indian all-rounder cricketer and captain. As a

batsman, he was essentially defensive with his trademark

‘chapati shot’ (a flick of the pads). X also equalled West

Indian Garry Sober’s record of hitting six sixes in an over

in first class cricket. Id X.

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Q9.

X is a writer, entrepreneur and a youth expert. X is

author of books ‘Connect the dots’, ‘I have a dream’,

‘Follow every rainbow’.

X’s book Y features the stories of 25 MBAs from IIM

Ahmedabad who left lucrative jobs to follow the rough

road of entrepreneurship.

Id X & Y.

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Q10.

Who is the author of

this book?

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Q11.

Born in the village of Angarwadi, six miles

from Pune in the year of 1669, in a

Sankapal family, he was the first notable

chief of the Maratha Navy in 18th century

India . He fought against the British , Dutch

and Portuguese naval interests on the

coasts of India during the 18th century and

he remained undefeated until his death. He

is widely regarded as “Father Of Indian

Navy”. Who is he?

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Q12. CONNECT

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Q13.

Peshwa Baji Rao I, prime minister to Chattrapati Shahu ,king of the Maratha empire, laid the ceremonialfoundation of his own residence on Saturday, January 10,1730. It was named X. It was completed in 1732, at a totalcost of Rs. 16,110, a very large sum at that time. Theopening ceremony was performed according to Hindureligious customs, on January 22, 1732,another Saturdaychosen for being a particularly auspicious day. Later thePeshwas made several additions, including thefortification walls, with bastions and gates;court halls andother buildings; fountains and reservoirs. Currently, theperimeter fortification wall has five gateways and ninebastion towers, enclosing a garden complex with thefoundations of the original buildings.Name X

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Q14.

X, born Asumal Thaumal Harpalani or Asumal

Sirumalani on April 17, 1941, is a controversial Hindu

preacher from India . He preaches the existence of

One Supreme Conscious and claims Bhakti yoga ,

Gnyana yoga and Karma yoga as influences. In early

1970, X built his first ashram on 4 ha (10 acres) of

land in Gujarat and began using the name X. Presently,

there are over 400 major and minor ashrams in India

and abroad and numerous followers. X has been

involved in several controversies including criminal

cases filed against him, his remarks on the 2012 Delhi

gang rape , and a 2013 charge of sexual assault of a

minor . Who is X?

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Q15.

David Livingstone , the Scottish missionary and explorer,

is believed to have been the first European to view X on 16

November 1855 from what is now known as Livingstone

Island. Livingstone named his discovery in honour of

‘Queen <deleted>’ , but the indigenous name, Mosi-oa-

Tunya ( “the smoke that thunders" )continues in common

usage as well. The World Heritage List officially recognizes

both names. While it is neither the highest nor the widest

waterfall in the world, it is classified as the largest, based

on its width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108

metres (354 ft), resulting in the world's largest sheet of

falling water.ID X.

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Q16.

The Primary target for the second

nuclear attack of US on Japan was

_________ but due the clouds and

drifting smoke resulted in Nagasaki . Fill

in the blank

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Q17.

Concept for X was developed in 1988 by Lok SevaSanchar Parishad and promoted by

Doordarshan (then India's sole TV broadcaster) andIndia 's Ministry of Information. The project wasconceived and directed by Suresh Mullick (then allIndia Creative Director Ogilvy & Mather) . It wastelecast for the first time on Independence Day 1988,after the telecast of the Prime Minister’s speech fromthe ramparts of the Red Fort . It quickly captivatedIndia, gaining and maintaining near-anthem statusever since. Twenty years after the tune's debut, itwas re-recorded with an updated cast for telecast onJanuary 26, 2010 by Zoom TV . What is X?

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Q18.

Id the structure and where it is

located(place)?

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Q19.

X is a small mountain situated in Banka

district under Bhagalpur division of state of

Bihar . The mountain has many references

in hindu mythology known as <deleted>

parvat. As per references found from

Puranas and Mahabharata this hill was

used for churning the ocean to extract the

nectar (Samudra Manthan).Somehow,it is

also the very important part of a Vadgaon

Campus Student life.Id X

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Q20.

This is the flag of Jammu & Kashmir .

What does these three stripes in it

represent?

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Answers

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Q1.

What is special about 2016 Summer Olympics

which are to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

It is the only second Summer Olympics with

this speciality. First was the Sydney 2000

Olympics.

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The second Summer Olympics games

to be held in host city’s winter.

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Q2.

X is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated family- comedy film. It was produced by Y and distributedby Walt Disney Pictures.

X became the first ever animated film in history tomake over $1 billion worldwide and the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide. It wonthe Academy awards for Best Animated Featureand Best Original Song.

Y is an American computer animation film studiobased in Emeryville, California. The studio hasproduced fourteen feature films, has earned 27Academy Awards, 7 Golden Globe Awards, and 11Grammy Awards.

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Q3.

What is the full form of GPRS?

General Packet Radio Service

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Q4. Logo of?

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Q5.

X is an Indian film actress who appears in Hindiand Bengali language films.

In 2003 she made her feature film debut withthe independent Bengali drama Bhalo Theko.

As a leading contemporary actress of Hindicinema she have earned the tag of a “femalehero”.

At the age of sixteen, she starred in the firstseason of Ekta Kapoor's sitcom Y as Radhika, abespectacled teenager.

Poster of Y follows :

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Q5.

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Vidya Balan, Hum Paanch

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Q6.

Z is an annual international beauty pageant.

Z is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the

world and one of the most publicized beauty contests in

the world.

Reita Faria of India, was the first asian ever to win Z.

Logo follows:

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Q7.

X is an Indian music composer, singer.

X has won 4 National Awards & 3 Filmfare Awards. He

was music director for the famous “School Chale Hum”

song on Doordarshan.

His son is also a singer who made his singing debut in a

song from movie “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”.

He has also founded an Academy which conducts online

music lessons in Indian music for students across the

globe.

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Q8.

X is a former Indian all-rounder cricketer and captain. As a

batsman, he was essentially defensive with his trademark

‘chapati shot’ (a flick of the pads). X also equalled West

Indian Garry Sober’s record of hitting six sixes in an over

in first class cricket. Id X.

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Q9.

X is a writer, entrepreneur and a youth expert. X is

author of books ‘Connect the dots’, ‘I have a dream’,

‘Follow every rainbow’.

X’s book Y features the stories of 25 MBAs from IIM

Ahmedabad who left lucrative jobs to follow the rough

road of entrepreneurship.

Id X & Y.

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Q10.

Who is the author of

this book?

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Q11.

Born in the village of Angarwadi, six miles

from Pune in the year of 1669, in a

Sankapal family, he was the first notable

chief of the Maratha Navy in 18th century

India . He fought against the British , Dutch

and Portuguese naval interests on the

coasts of India during the 18th century and

he remained undefeated until his death. He

is widely regarded as “Father Of Indian

Navy”. Who is he?

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Q12. CONNECT

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The Attacks of 26/11

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Q13.

Peshwa Baji Rao I, prime minister to ChattrapatiShahu, king of the Maratha empire, laid the ceremonialfoundation of his own residence on Saturday, January10, 1730. It was named X. It was completed in 1732, ata total cost of Rs. 16,110, a very large sum at the time.The opening ceremony was performed according toHindu religious customs, on January 22, 1732,anotherSaturday chosen for being a particularly auspicious day.Later the Peshwas made several additions, includingthe fortification walls, with bastions and gates;courthalls and other buildings; fountains and reservoirs.Currently, the perimeter fortification wall has fivegateways and nine bastion towers, enclosing a gardencomplex with the foundations of the originalbuildings.Name X

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Shanivar Vada

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Q14.X, born Asumal Thaumal Harpalani or Asumal

Sirumalani on April 17, 1941, is a controversial Hindu

preacher from India . He preaches the existence of One

Supreme Conscious and claims Bhakti yoga , Gnana

yoga and Karma yoga as influences. In early 1970, X

built his first ashram on 4 ha (10 acres) of land in Gujarat

and began using the name X. Presently, there are over

400 major and minor ashrams in India and abroad and

numerous followers. X has been involved in several

controversies including criminal cases filed against him,

his remarks on the 2012 Delhi gang rape , and a 2013

charge of sexual assault of a minor . Who is X?

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Asaram Bapu

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Q15.

David Livingstone , the Scottish missionary and

explorer, is believed to have been the first European

to view X on 16 November 1855 from what is now

known as Livingstone Island. Livingstone named his

discovery in honour of ‘Queen <deleted>’ , but the

indigenous name, Mosi-oa-Tunya ( “the smoke that

thunders" )continues in common usage as well. The

World Heritage List officially recognizes both names.

While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall

in the world, it is classified as the largest, based on

its width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108

metres (354 ft), resulting in the world's largest sheet

of falling water.ID X.

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Victoria Falls

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Q16.

The Primary target for the second

nuclear attack of US on Japan was

_________ but due the clouds and

drifting smoke resulted in Nagasaki . Fill

in the blank

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KOKURA

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Q17.

Concept for X was developed in 1988 by Lok SevaSanchar Parishad and promoted by

Doordarshan (then India's sole TV broadcaster) andIndia 's Ministry of Information. The project wasconceived and directed by Suresh Mullick (then allIndia Creative Director Ogilvy & Mather) . It wastelecast for the first time on Independence Day 1988,after the telecast of the Prime Minister’s speech fromthe ramparts of the Red Fort . It quickly captivatedIndia, gaining and maintaining near-anthem statusever since. Twenty years after the tune's debut, itwas re-recorded with an updated cast for telecast onJanuary 26, 2010 by Zoom TV . What is X?

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Milen Sur Mera Tumhara

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Q18.

Id the structure and where it is

located(place)?

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GOL GUMBAJ ,BIJAPUR

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Q19.

X is a small mountain situated in Banka

district under Bhagalpur division of state of

Bihar . The mountain has many references

in hindu mythology known as <deleted>

parvat. As per references found from

Puranas and Mahabharata this hill was

used for churning the ocean to extract the

nectar (Samudra Manthan).Somehow,it is

also the very important part of a Vadgaon

Campus Student life . Id X

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MANDAR

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Q20.

This is the flag of Jammu & Kashmir .

What does these three stripes in it

represent?

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Jammu , Kashmir Valley ,

Ladakh

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Finals

1. Infinite Rebound 1

2. Image Round

3. Subject Round

4. Infinite Rebound 2

5. Buzzer Round

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Infinite Rebound 1

+10 For Each Answer , No Negatives

5 Non-carry Forward Able Pounces

On Pounce- +10/-10

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Q1.

Y is a Marathi poet, singer-songwriter fromPune.

So far he has published 3 of his books whichare poetry collections including ‘Kadhi He...Kadhi Te...’, ‘Maunachi Bhashantare’,‘Ayushyavar Bolu Kahi’.

His songs have been sung by many famousIndian singers such as Salil Kulkarni, ShreyaGhoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Bela Shende.

He has diploma in Electrical Engineering fromGovt. Polytechnic, Pune.

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Sandip Khare

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Q2.

X is a bus service provided by MSRTC and

is the first ever comfortable bus service in

the country to ferry the sports persons of the

Asian games which took place in 1982 is

now become in an inevitable part of

Maharashtra’s intercity transport. Recently it

is named as Y in 2013.

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X - Asiad, Y - Hirkani

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Q3. Ad of which company?

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Q4.

X is an American mathematician known for

his works on game theory, differential

geometry and partial differential equations.

X won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economic

Sciences.

X is also the subject of the Hollywood movie

‘A Beautiful Mind’.

Id X. Pic follows:

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John Forbes Nash, Jr.

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Q5.

ID the movie.

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Q6.

Who is the speaker and What incident?

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Winston Churchil, Battle of

Britain

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Q7.

X is one of the earliest banks in India,headquartered in Mumbai . It was founded on26 May 1938, by the family of “ DevkaranNanjee” under the name “ Devkaran NanjeeBanking Company Ltd.” It is one of thenationalised banks of India. It became a PublicLimited Company in December 1939 and laterthe name was changed to X Ltd. The bankwas nationalised (and therefore droppedLimited from its name) in 1969 along with 13other banks in India. The logo of X depictsGoddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth,according to Hindu mythology. Id X

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DENA BANK (DEvakaran

NAnjee)

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Q8.

It was formerly known as GILBERT. It wasdesigned by the architect George Wittet . Itwas built to commemorate the visit of KingGeorge V and Queen Mary in1911.However they only got to see thecardboard model of the structure since theconstruction did not begin till 1915.Theconstruction was finished in 1924.It wasopened on december 1924 by the Viceroy,the Earl of Reading. What am I talkingabout?

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Gateway Of India

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Q9.

X is sometimes also referred to as the first man touse letters, and is hailed that way in the GarudPuran. Items associated with X in his puja includethe paper and pen, ink, honey, betel nut, matches,mustard, sugar, sandalwood, etc. Part of the X pujaalso includes writing down how much money youmake in your household, and how much you need tomake to survive in the following year, while makingofferings of turmeric, flowers and vermilion. As hewas first conceived in ‘Brahma’s mind’ and thenmade whole in ‘secrecy’ away from the other gods,he was named X. Name X

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CHITRAGUPTA

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Q10.

It is a famous hill station and municipal councilin Satara district in Maharashtra , India . It isrenowned for the many premier residentialeducational institutions. It is nestled at middleof five hills in the Sahyadri mountain ranges,also there are five villages around it, they areDandeghar, Khingar, Godwali, Amral &Taighat. The Krishna River flows nearby whichmade the lake of Dhom Dam on the Krishna 9K.M. from Wai . Main tourist attractions areSydney Point , Parsi Point , Table Land , etc.What it is?

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PACHGANI

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Image Round

+10 For Image Identification

+10 For Answer Of Question

8 Pounces- +10/-10

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Q1.

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Jamshetji Tata

He founded the “Tata Institute” . We

better know Tata Institute by what

name?

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IISc ,Bangalore

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Q2.

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Ban Ki-Moon

What is his claim to fame?

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Secretary-General of UN

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Q3.

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LIGER

It is a hybrid cross between a male lion

and a tigress . What is the cross

between a male tiger and lioness

called?

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TIGON

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Q4.

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Vishvakarma

To reduce the intensity of Sun

Vishwakarma took him to workshop and

made him shine less . The left over Sun

“dust” was collected by Vishwakarma

and he made three thing out of it. What

were those three things?

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Trishula, Pushpaka Vimana,

Sudarshan Chakra

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Q5.Logo of

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Pune Municipal Corporation

Who is the mayor of Pune Municipal

corporation?

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Mrs. Vaishali Bankar

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Q6.

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Gracy Singh

For which movie she got the IIFA Award

for Best Debut?

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Q7.

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Tim Cook

Besides being the CEO of Apple Inc., Cook also

serves on the board of directors of a company

which sponsors most National teams & Football

clubs.

Which company?

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Q8.

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Mohinder Amarnath

He is the only International Cricketer in the

world to be given out both for obstructing the

field and WHAT?

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Handling The Ball

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Q9.

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Ramon Magsaysay

In which year the Ramon Magsaysay

Award, which is considered as Asia’s

Nobel Prize, started?

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1958

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Q10.

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Bankim Chandra

Chattopadhyay

Which is his first novel in Bengali?

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Durgeshnondini

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Subject Round

History & Entertainment

Geography & Technology

Literature & Places

Awards & Current Affairs

Sports & India

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Awards

It is an Indian military decoration awarded forvalour, courageous action or self-sacrifice awayfrom the field of battle. It may be awarded tocivilians as well as military personnel, includingposthumous awards. It is the peacetime equivalentof the Maha Vir Chakra. It is second in order ofprecedence of peacetime gallantry awards.

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Kirti Chakra

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Technology

Which software?

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Mozilla Thunderbird

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Literature

X is an educationist and Marathi writer fromMaharashtra, India. Currently, he is the vicechancellor of Dr. Babasaheb AmbedkarMarathwada University, whose seat is inAurangabad, Maharashtra.

He is elected as a president of 86th Akhil BharatiyaMarathi Sahitya Sammelan scheduled to be held atChiplun.

His work includes Sandharbha (1984),Gandhariche Dole (1985), Gramin Sahitya (1985),Udyachya Sunder Divsasathi (2002) & Jyotiparva(Biography of Jyotiba Phule).

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Nagnath Kottapalle

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Entertainment

Connect the dots

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Ek Chalis Ki Last Local

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Sports

X was born in Dehradun on 28 September 1982.

X was the youngest person to participate at the

1998 commonwealth games and the youngest

Indian at the 2000 Olympic Games. X won the

Arjuna award & Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2000

& 2001 respectively. But, X is more famous for

what he achieved on 11 Aug 2008. Id X.

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Abinav Bindra

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History

He is known as ‘BISMARCK OF INDIA’.

He is also known as ‘PATRON SAINT’ of

India’s civil servants for establishing

modern –all-india services. He played a

major role in ‘Operation Polo’. ‘Statue of

Unity’ which will be the world’s tallest

statue is dedicated to him.

Who is he?

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SARDAR VALLABBHAI

PATEL

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INDIA

In 1986, the National Council for Science

and Technology Communication

(NCSTC) asked the Government of

India to designate February 28 as

National Science Day. The event is now

celebrated all over the country in

schools, colleges, universities and other

academic, scientific, technical, medical

and research institutions. Why ?

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To mark the discovery of the Raman effect

by Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara

Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928

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PLACES

X is the former residence of the first Prime Minister of India , Jawaharlal Nehru in Delhi, India , who stayed here for 16 years until his death on May 27, 1964. It was designed by Robert Tor Russell, the British architect of Connaught Place and of the Eastern and Western Courts on Janpath during the British Raj . X was built in 1930 as part of the new imperial capital of India, New Delhi as the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army and known as “Flagstaff House”? Id X

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THE TEEN MURTI BHAVAN

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CURRENT AFFAIRS

X was killed by Talibani militants in

eastern Paktika province of Afganistan

last week. X’s book “Kabuliwar Bangali

Bou”(A Kabuliwala’s Bengali wife ),

about her escape from the Taliban in

1995, became a bestseller in India and

was made into the Bollywood film

“Escape From Taliban” in 2003.Name

X.

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SUSHMITA BANERJEE

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GEOGRAPHY

X is the largest freshwater lake in northeastIndia, also called only Floating Lake in theworld due to the floatingphumdis(heterogeneous mass of vegetation,soil and organic matters at various stages ofdecomposition) on it located near Moirang inManipur state, India. The name of the lakeliterally means “The end of the Stream”. Thisancient lake plays an important role in theeconomy of Manipur. It serves as a source ofwater for hydropower generation, irrigation anddrinking water supply. Name X.

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LOKTAK LAKE

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Infinite Rebound 2

+10 For Each Answer , No Negatives

5 Non-carry Forward able Pounces

On Pounce:+10/-10

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Q1.

X was the mass murder or genocide ofapproximately six million Jews during WorldWar II , a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, led byAdolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, throughout theGerman Reich and German-occupiedterritories. Of the nine million Jews who hadresided in Europe before the X approximatelytwo-thirds were killed. Over one million Jewishchildren were killed in the X , as wereapproximately two million Jewish women andthree million Jewish men.X?

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HOLOCAUST

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Q2.

The X commonly called the Friendship

Express , is a twice-weekly train -Tuesdays

and Fridays- that runs between Delhi and

Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan. Until

the reopening of the Thar Express, this

was the only rail connection between the

two countries. The train was started on July

22, 1976 following the Shimla Agreement

and ran between Amritsar and Lahore, a

distance of about 42 km

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SAMJHUTA EXPRESS

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Q3.

It is the official residence and principal

workplace of the Prime Minister of India,

where he lives and holds most of his

official or political meetings. Rajiv

Gandhi was the first PM to stay there in

1984, while the present resident is

Manmohan Singh since 2004.What is it?

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7,RACE COURSE ROAD

Officially:PANCHAVATI

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Q4.

Also known as Paramapadam , it is thehome of Vishnu . It is the eternal abode ofNarayana or Vishnu or Hari, his consortLakshmi, and Shesha, upon whom theyrest. In most of the extant Puranas, andVaishnava traditions, it is located in thedirection of the Makara Rashi (ShravanaZodiac) . It is beyond the periphery of thematerial universe and hence, cannot beperceived or measured by material scienceand logic. What is it?

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VAIKUNTHA

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Q5.

It is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaondistricts of the state of <deleted>, India. A WorldHeritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world'sGreat One-horned-Rhinoceroses. It boasts thehighest density of tigers among protected areas inthe world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006.The park is home to large breeding populations ofelephants, wild water buffalo, and swamp deer. It isrecognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdlifeInternational for conservation of avifaunal species.Compared to other protected areas in India, It hasachieved notable success in wildlife conservation.Located on the edge of the Eastern Himalayabiodiversity hotspot, the park combines high speciesdiversity and visibility. Name it.

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KAZIRANGA NATIONAL

PARK

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Q6. XX Limited is an Indian multinational automobile

manufacturing corporation headquartered inMumbai, Maharashtra.

The company was founded in 1945 in Ludhiana as‘X & Y’ by brothers K.C. X and J.C. X and MalikGhulam Y.

After India gained independence and Pakistan wasformed, Y emigrated to Pakistan. The companychanged its name to XX in 1948.

XX also has controlling stake in REVA Electric CarCompany and acquired South Korea's SsangYongMotor Company in 2011.

Give XX.

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Mahindra & Mahindra

Limited

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Q7.

Connect :

1. कृष्णाकाठ (Krishna Kath)

2. सागरतीर (Sagar Tir)

3. यमुनाकाठ (Yamuna Kath)

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यशवंतराव चव्हाणांचे आत्मचररत्र - 3 खंड

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Q8.

X is an Indian chess player with the titleGrandmaster, won the CommonwealthChess Championship 2013 at Port Elizabethin South Africa.

X’s name has been included in the ‘Limcabook of records’ as the youngest everPlayer to have won National Junior ChessChampionship.

X received Arjuna Award for Chess in 2013.Id X.

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Abhijeet Gupta

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Q9. Id the movie.

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Q10.

X is a medical doctor & a social worker. X & his wife

were awarded the Magsaysay Award for ‘Community

Leadership’ in 2008 for their philanthropic work in the

form of the Lok Biradari Prakalp.

His father was also awarded the Magsaysay Award in

1985.

X is also author of the book ‘Negal’.

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Dr. Prakash Amte