The Techonomic Quotient 4.0 99.1 % Pure Quizzing

Prelims – NIT Campus

Cooking the Answers…..

Round 1

Consists of 20 Questions.

Marking Scheme +1 -0

Brevity & Conciseness will be

appreciated.

No points for ESSAY Writing

Question 1X, a major figure in the Pop culture is known

for his weird obsessions and being Crazy. Though he is known in a different field, but in the 90s when marvel was facing bankruptcy, he tried to buy Marvel so that he could get to play Spiderman on screen, as he was a big comic book fan himself. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to buy Marvel, he later tried to get the role of Charles Xavier which subsequently went to Patrick Stewart. ID X

#SR

Question 2ID the Logo.

#NP

Question 3Born in Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, This singer's career began upon participating in the reality show Fame Gurukul (2005), in which he lost at the finals. After winning another reality show called 10 Ke 10 Le Gaye Dil, He built a recording setup of his own, beginning his journey with music programming. Subsequently, he went to become as an assistant music programmer to Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Vishal–Shekhar and Mithoon. Identify him. #SR

Question 4ID the Logo.

#SA

Question 5Though not explicitly mentioned under the terms and agreement of Apple’s Warranty agreement. Performing this activity near an Apple Mac renders the warranty void. According to the Consumerist website, a user was reported as saying “I checked my Applecare warranty and it says nothing about not honoring warranties if the owner is ___________. The Applecare representatives said they defer to the technician and my son’s computer cannot be fixed at any Apple Service Centre due as ________ is a listed bio-hazard.What activity “voids” warranty of Apple Mac ?

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Question 6"A person with _____ is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed”. What modern-day product takes its name from the above mentioned philosophy mostly because it is based on the same principle? #SA

Question 7ID the logo.

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Question 8

During this period, X assumed the pseudonym Raul Vinci and his identity was known only to the university officials and security agencies.Raul Vinci further went on to obtain an M.Phil From Trinity College, Cambridge in 1995.ID X #SR

Question 9

It made a discreet entrance, arriving in print for the first time on March 30, 1881.The small item in the middle of the page, gives four examples of ‘typographical art’.It became an instant hit in the electronic media.What is it?

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Question 10X is a singer and music producer. He has a huge cult following, and has been described as “Country’s most spectacular internet celebrity" by Dawn.

X became famous in 2013 when he released his first song. In an interview, he stated that it took him 30 years to write the lyrics for the song. According to Indian Express, the song achieved "phenomenal success", and according to The Atlantic the song made him an "overnight pop sensation".The song went viral on social media, and a lot of people dedicated their covers to the singer. In 2015, Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan dedicated the song to his friend Ranveer Singh. Ranveer Singh later dubsmashed the song.

In 2016, his new video song was released, causing what the BBC described a "social media frenzy".The Twitter hashtag #X trended in his country, India and the United Kingdom with the release. It became #3 trend in the world, and #1 in India.ID X #NP

Question 11• RED• BLACK & WHITE• SUN & MOON• X & Y•ORANGE•GO• INDIGO

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Question 12ID the Flag.

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Question 13X was 16 when he first caught his mother cheating on his father. Not wanting to hurt his father's feelings, X did not tell him about it and watched his mother's indiscretions in silence for the next two years. Eventually, she left them.After graduating 5th in his class from Harvard Law, he worked as an assistant for NY District Attorney (ADA). This is where he met Ms. Paulsen, who became his secretary. Entering a reputed law firm as a "sophomore" associate, he soon went up the ranks and became a senior associate & then the name partner.ID X

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Question 14

Historically, the origin of this practice seems to have root in checking for counterfeiting of money where money handlers would do something to test the authenticity of coins tendered. What practice, commonly encountered in sports, owes its origin to this practice?

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Question 15In 1859, Robert Cheseborough was touring the oilfield in Pennsylvania, and noticed a thick dark goo kept clogging the oil pumps. This so called “rod wax” was troublesome, but workers smeared it on their cuts and burns, and claimed it helped them heal faster.Intrigued, Cheseborogh took a bucket of the stuff and eventually refined it to make the odourless, colorless gel we know today.

ID the Gel.

#CC

Question 16

In early playing cards games, the Kings were highest cards in their suit.During the 18th century, games began being played “Ace-high”.

What was the reason behind this?

#CC

Question 17

Put FUNDA.

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Question 18ID the old logo.

#FK

Question 19The series revolves around a bespectacled boy-genius who

possesses a secret laboratory hidden behind a bookcase in his bedroom. The laboratory is filled with his inventions and can be accessed by speaking various passwords or by activating hidden switches on his bookshelf (e.g. pulling out a specific book). Though highly intelligent, he often fails at what he has set out to do when he becomes overexcited and makes careless choices. Although he comes from a typical all-American family, he speaks with a thick accent of indeterminate origin. Cavanaugh described it as "an affectation, some kind of accent, we're not quite sure. A small Peter Lorre, but not. Perhaps he's Latino, perhaps he's French. He's a scientist; he knows he needs some kind of accent." Genndy Tartakovsky explained, "He considers himself a very serious scientist, and all well-known scientists have accents.“Who is being talked about where?

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Question 20Write the full-form.

#FK

Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited

Round 2Consists of 5 bonus Questions.

Marking Scheme +1 -0

To be considered in case of Tie(s)

Question 1Connect :

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Sponsors of 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Allegedly supporting ‘Human Abuse’

Question 2The word X derived from the name of Etienne de, a French finance minister who, in 1979 was forced by France’s credit crisis during the Seven Years’ War to impose severe economic demands upon the French people, particularly wealthy. Because of Xs austere economies, his name became synonymous with anything done or made cheaply and so, certain kind of potraits mainly done with outlines. What is X.

#SR

Silhouette

Question 3Connect :

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MS Dhoni

Question 4

ID the Parent Company.

#NP

Alphabet Inc.

Question 5

#FK

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Thank You!#CC – Chinmay Cholkar

#FK – Faisal Khan

#AS – Abhik Sarkar

#SR – Sagar Raja

#SA – Shubham Amraotkar

#NP – Nilay Pandey

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