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Look up at the stars and not down at your feet.", he said on this occasion. What was the occasion, On 2012?

@Stephen Hawkings at Para Olympics

In August of 2012, this country organised a "Medical Hub Expo", an event aimed at promoting its health-related businesses and medical tourism. During this event, a new record entered the Guinness Book of Records: one for the biggest mass massages. Six hundred and forty one people received massages from masseurs, beating an earlier record held by a team from Australia.Which country was showcasing its talents thus?

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Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava (1912-2001),born in Chhapra district of Bihar,was a lawyer by profession.• He repeatedly "sold" the Taj

Mahal, the Red Fort, and the Rashtrapati Bhavan.• He was arrested

several times, but was last seen by authorities on June 24, 1996.• The wheelchair-using octogenarian vanished at the New Delhi Railway station while being transported from Kanpur prison to AIIMS,Delhi for treatment. He was wanted in over 100

cases by the police of 8 states and was sentenced to 113 years in prison. He escaped from different jails eight times.How is he better known to us as ?

@Natwarlal, noted Indian con man.His life formed the basisof the 1979 Amitabh Bachchan film Mr.Natwarlal

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According to an old joke (perhaps a true story), there'sthis ad in a magazine:• "Learn to write novels.• Easy-to-understand instructions !• Send $20."• You send money to the given address and in return theysend you a _____ with the instructions "Some assemblyrequired."• Fill blanks.

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It is believed that Lord Kubera credited money to the God Venkateshwara (a form of the God Vishnu) for his marriage with Padmavati. In remembrance of this, which practice is followed by the devotees of God Venkateshwara?

@Donation of money/gold in the Hundi at the Tirupati Temple.It is done so that God Venkateshwara can pay back his loan to Kubera.

He was the first person to open something first in india.what?

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A page from De Morbo Gallico (The French Disease), Gabriele Falloppio's treatise on syphilis. Published in 1564, it describes what is possibly the first use of what?

@CONDOMS

BRBNMPL was established by the Reserve Bank of India as its wholly owned subsidiary on 3rd February 1995. The BRBNMPL has been registered as a Private Limited Company under the Companies Act 1956 with its Registered and Corporate Office situated at Bangalore. The company manages two centres - one at Mysore in Karnataka and the other at Salboni in West Bengal. The present capacity for both is 16 billion pieces per year on a 2-shift basis. The machinery at Mysore Site has been supplied by M/s De La Rue Giori, now KBA Giori, Switzerland and that of Salboni by M/s Komori Corporation, Japan. Both the presses are equipped with sophisticated Security Surveillance Systems.  What does this company produce?

@Indian Currency.Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)

Born into a farmer family from north Gujarat, Karsanbhai Patel finished his B.Sc. in Chemistry at the age of 21 and worked as a lab technician, first in the New Cotton Mills, Ahmedabad, of the Lalbhai group and then at the Geology and Mining Department of the state Government. In 1980, Karsanbhai set up X, (named after his daughter). This was an after-office business - the one-man company would bicycle through the neighbourhoods selling this door to door. At a price of Rs. 3 per kg, it was an instant success. After three years, Karsanbhai felt confident enough to quit his job. Later he said, "The lack of any such precedent in my family made the venture fought with fear of failure. But farmers from North Gujarat are known for their spirit of enterprise." Karsanbhai set up shop at small workshop in an Ahmedabad suburb. X quickly established itself in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Identify X.

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On March 5, 2009 at the O2 Arena, he announced that he would perform 10 concert performances.also suggesting possible post-show retirement: “I just wanted to say that these will be my final show performances in London. When I say ‘______ _______ _______’, it really means ‘______ _______ _______’.” What three words?

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In the month of April last year, ECB sponsored a T20 match in aid of ‘The Lord’s Taverner’s’ and ‘The Himalayan Trust’, UK. What two teams competed for the ‘Everest Test Trophy’, in what was the highest cricket match ever played?

@Team Hillary VS Team Tenzing

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The currency note of the Free India Govt set up by the Indian National Army.

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Weta Digital, a Wellington, NZ-based company, was involved in the production of a well-known movie late last year. The movie was particularly noted for its pathbreaking special effects. What was Weta Digital’s specific role in the movie.Weta Digital used an integrated 3-D camera with sensors embedded at different points on the actors’ faces to enable the actors’ expressions and gestures to be directly conveyed onto the animated figures’ faces?

@Conveying human expressions to animated figures. The movie is of course Avatar

@SUCHITRA SEN

On 1 June 2006, X was posthumously awarded the Light Of Truth Award by the group International Campaign for Tibet. The award is given to people for helping foster globally a better understanding of Tibet’s people and its culture. The Dalai Lama presented the award to X’s widow, Fanny Rodwell. In her acceptance speech on behalf of X, she stated : “We never thought that this story of friendship would have a resonance more than 40 years later.“ Name X.

HERGE for the comic book Tintin In Tibet

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* Bossa Nova: a distinctive style of Brazilian music; influenced by both jazz and samba music; known for distinctive rhythms.

* Carnavalesca: an adjective meaning "of or related to the carnival"

* Brazuca: an informal term for a Brazilian; can be used to denote 'national pride in the Brazilian way of life'.

Brazuca won, by the way.

@These were the three choices in a poll by FIFA and Adidas (official ball makers for the 2014 World Cup to be held in Brazil) to name the ball for the 2014 World Cup. "Brazuca" was the winner

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What is she modeling for?

@Spirit of Ecstasy, Rolls Royce

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@Hard Rock CaféHRC is now owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.HRC’s founders were followers of Sathya Sai Baba and HRC’s tagline “Love all, Serve All”.Anna Nicole Smith died in an HRC.

Plant in Ontario. What is on the verge of being manufactured?This product is celebrating 100 years

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X did not become an official Winter Olympic sport until the Nagano Games in 1998 despite the fact that Scots have been wearing out corn brooms on local ponds since at least 1511.

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@Patent for Google Doodle

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After the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi in May 1930, protests and demonstrations against British rule were held throughout the India. Large scale rallies and protests were held at –Solapur as well. Many citizens lost their lives in the police firings. Due to this the irate mob attacked the police stations, driving them out of _________. Then, Congress leader Tulsidad Jadhav helped maintain the law and order for a period of three days from 9 to 11 May 1930. Name the place and the reason it has a special place in Indian history

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The citizens can claim to have enjoyed freedom even before India got independence, albeit for only 3 days.

Erythema ab igne is a skin discolouration often seen due to the use of hot water bottles – is also an occupational hazard for silversmiths, jewellers, chefs and bakers. There may have been a recent uptick in cases due to a particular reason.What?

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Using laptop on lap.

The Republic of Kazakhstan in Central Asia is in the process of building the world’s first ---------------------------according to some local media reports. If these reports are to be believed, the authorities have already allocated a large plot of land in the city of Almatyfor this ambitious project. Facilities to be built within the complex will include a guesthouse, theatre and translation service. What is the ambitious project are referring to?

@World’s first ever alien embassy

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@9/11 Wtc attack

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