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1. A poster for a
non violent agenda
to stop purchase of
commercial goods
of a certain kind.
Linked to recent
events.
2.Sad Birthday X !
X celebrated his 86th birthday on 10th January, 2015.
X made his first public appearance on January 10th,
1929 in the comic strip “le petit vingtieme”. He used this
occasion for showing solidarity with the victims of the
recent Charlie Hebdo attack. The rallying cry for his
birthday was “I am Charlie - Je suis Charlie and X
expresses its solidarity with the families of the victims!”
3.What else did he do?
He is credited with founding both digital computer and
digital circuit design theory in 1937, when, as a 21-year-old
master's degree student at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), he wrote his thesis demonstrating that
electrical applications of boolean algebra could construct
and resolve any logical, numerical relationship. Although
his later work first appearing in 1948 laid down the
foundations of this field and as of this day ie 11th Jan, 15
has been cited 71162 times (Google).
7.Controversy King?
Dear Narendrabhai
……….I am writing this letter however from a different perspective, namely, the
anti Hindu bias of the financial backers and promoters of this film “PK” which
demeans India and in particular Hindus. The financial and promotional backers
seem to have unmistakable and undeniable connections with anti-Indian
terrorists, Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency, ISI, and those who keep company of
Islamic fundamentalists……..
Excerpts from whose recent letter?
9.Some random facts about whom?As a mid-level Intelligence Bureau officer in the north-east, he infiltrated the
underground Mizo National Front, then waging an insurgency against the
Indian state, weaned away half a dozen of its top commanders and all but
broke the back of the MNF, forcing its leader Laldenga to sue for peace.
He received India's second highest gallantry award, the Kirti Chakra, for his
daring exploit in the Golden Temple Operation
In Kashmir, he lured away prominent militants like Kukkay Parey and turned
him and his colleagues into counter-insurgents
headed the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) till some months back,
a think tank known to be close to the BJP but more importantly one that is
doing significant work on critical issues in the realm of comprehensive national
security
10.Exhaustive list1992 - Alien
1995 - Seven
1997 - The game
1999 - Fight club
2002 - Panic room
2007 - Zodiac
2008 - The curious case of benjamin button
2010 - The social network
2011 - The girl with the dragon tattoo
11.Identify
X graduated in politics and sociology from the city’s Nowrosjee Wadia College
for Arts and Science in 1957 before joining films.
Producer B.R. Chopra, who spotted X in a stage play, picked him for
Dharmputra in 1961. It also marked Shashi Kapoor’s debut, who, as X
humorously recalled later, sent him a letter saying that everyone was
bewildered as to why the film flopped.
he gave a sparkling performance – arguably his best – in this 1982 film in
which he plays a dual role. The film, a remake of the 1963 Bengali picture
Bhrantibilas (which itself was modeled on Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors),
saw X win his third Filmfare award for his crackerjack performance.
He passed away recently on 2nd december.
12.Who?
_____ was an Indian actress who starred in a small number of Hindi and
English films, including Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke (1963), and The
Householder, Merchant Ivory Productions' first film. She was Femina Miss India
in 1954, and was featured in the Vogue along with Maharani Gayatri Devi in the
list of 'World's Ten Most Beautiful Women', a list she was continuously listed
from the 1950s to the 1960s in prominent fashion magazines worldwide.She
made her film debut alongside Balraj Sahni in Anuradha (1960), directed by
Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
13.What is so special about this case?
K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra was a 1959 Indian court case where
Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati, a Naval Commander, was tried for the murder of
Prem Ahuja, his wife's lover. The incident received unprecedented media
coverage and inspired several books and movies. Nanavati, accused under
section 302, was initially declared not guilty by a jury under section 302 but the
verdict was dismissed by the Bombay High Court and nanavati was later tried
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
15.Which popular phrase?
More than three decades ago, Australia was rocked by the bizarre case of 9-
week-old Azaria Chamberlain’s death.This incident was immortalized in
American pop culture by way of Meryl Streep’s flawless performance in A Cry
in the Dark and was later turned into a joke by shows like Seinfeld and The
Simpsons, the Chamberlains have lived an ongoing nightmare since August 17,
1980.
16.
X was a monthly French satirical magazine, first published in 1960. It was
created by Georges Bernier, Cavanna and Fred Aristidès. A weekly
counterpart, X Y, was first published in 1969. In 1970 after the death of Charles
de Gaulle the magazine XY was renamed to something better know to us due
to recent events. The word X ironically refers to committing suicide in a certain
culture. Give the term X.
17.
X was created by Stan Lee, who wrote only the first issue, and was the last
character he created for Marvel before his return to comics with Ravage 2099
in 1992. The reason for the character's creation had to do with the success of a
TV series afraid that the show's executives would suddenly introduce X. Marvel
decided to publish their own version of such a character to make sure that if a
similar one showed up in the TV series, they would own the rights.
In BBT when everyone is discussing who is the bravest person in the Marvel
Universe. Raj says, "whoever does X's bikini waxing” Give X.
18.
Identify the trophy and
also which team is
responsible for its
disastrous state shown
here.
Quoting the jeweller who
makes the trophy. “I
always make a spare in
case something
unexpected happens, lest
King Juan Carlos be left
with nothing to give out.
The spare has been ready
for a long time.”
20.
The Magic Faraway Tree is a children's novel by Enid
Blyton, first published in 1943.
The modern reprints have altered the names of the main
characters with the new names being Joe, Rick and
Frannie, Why were the names changed?
24. What rule led to Marks Spitz not
participating in Olympics post the age of 22,
which may have prevented him to post a better
medal haul. Spitz supporters use this as a way
to show that Phelps had it easy.
25.
• His great-grandfather W. D. Smiles was a member of the Assam Legislative
Council. Though he was born and brought up in UK, after leaving school, he
considered joining the Indian Army and spent a few months hiking in the
Himalayan mountains of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam.
• On 16 May 1998, he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest, 18 months after
breaking three vertebrae in a parachuting accident. At 23, he was at the time
among the youngest people to have achieved this feat.
• In July 2009, he was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout at the age of
35. • Who?
26.
The Scoville scale, used for the measurement of something which is usually
measured by a method that uses high performance liquid chromatography
(HPLC). This identifies and measures the concentration of chemicals
necessary for the scaling.
• X topped the Scoville scale from 2007 until February 2012 with an average of
1 million SHU and an individual highest of 1.5mn. It was surpassed in February
2012 by Trinidad Moruga Scorpion with 2mn SHU, which in turn was surpassed
by Carolina Reaper with 2.2mn SHU in 2013 and holds the record till date.
• What does Scoville scale measure? Also, id X.
Before becoming a ____ ____, the person (usually a woman) is trained to lie
down for hours without moving. She or he must also be able to withstand the
prolonged exposure to the cold. Before service, the individual is supposed to
have taken a bath using a special fragrance-free soap and then finished off with
a splash of cold water to chill the body down. • What is being talked about?
27. FITB
28.
• Majdur paida huwe, majdur hi maroge Vote na
diya hamein, to zinda jaloge.
• Jal kar hum shola bane hai, Kaun jalayega
zinda aap ko, jab hum aap ke saath khade
hain.
• Slogans of which famous political rivalry?
29.
This robot, exhibited at a university research exhibition is named ____ in honor
of a famous sportsperson. Either FITB or identify the sportsperson.
30. Identify
A signboard posted by ASI (Archaeological Survey of India), which is a
Government of India organization, specifies the instructions. While the board is
written in Hindi, the instructions on it roughly translate into: "Entering the
borders of X before sunrise and after sunset is strictly prohibited. Legal action
would be taken against anybody who does not follow these instructions". Some
other rules are there according to which no one is allowed to graze their
animals after sunset.
According to legend, this city/fort was cursed by the Baba Balnath. He had
sanctioned the construction of the town on one condition, "The moment the
shadows of your palaces touch me, the city shall be no more!" When a
descendant prince raised the palace to a height that cast a shadow on
Balanath's forbidden retreat, he cursed the town. Balanath is said to be buried
there to this day in a small samadhi
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