faq open general quiz at medical college kolkata prelims
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Open General Quiz organised by Medical College on 24th August 2013. Top Score was 22.5 and cut off was 13 The numbers in the brackets denote the number of teams who got the correct answer. 30 teams participated. Please note that Question 7 Sujoy Ghosh should read Shoojit Sarcar. I uploaded the older file apologies.TRANSCRIPT
PRELIMINARY ROUND
30 Questions
All Questions carry One Point. Half points are QM’s prerogative. No Negatives.
Best of Luck to all teams.
Please switch off all mobiles and other devices with internet access. Non compliance will result in immediate disqualification.
All multiples of 5 are starred questions
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Ties will be resolved on stars and count-back.
1) The eastern most capital city in India is Kohima which name is second on this list? (12)
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2) What is this region called which is marked in white? (7)
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3) The term was first used in British Army reports of Northern Ireland in the 1970s. However the usage of this thing is much older like in Somme in 1918 and in Belarus in 1943. What term? (4)
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4) What is the name of the series of reactions? (Named after a person) (23)
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*5) Name this Darjeeling born Tibetan-in-exile writer who won the Crossword book award in 2000 for a work of fiction which involved a 19th century master detective and lovable Bengali character from a picaresque novel on the ‘Great Game’ published first in 1900. (7)
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6) One of the processes of the last rites of Parsee religion is the ‘Sagdid’. The word when translated means seeing of the ___. A four eyed animal is used for this process. The four eyes are not physical as two can be painted on the animal. So what animal is the major component of the ‘Sagdid’? (6)
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7) Who is making his film debut, playing RD the Director of RAW in the latest film by Shoojit Sarkar? (18)
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8) Trinidad Moruga Scorpion has replaced an Indian entry from the top of a list. What is the Indian entry and what list? (16)
9) Apart from Italy, Switzerland, San Marino and Vatican City, Italian is an official language in which two European nations? {1(3)}
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*10) It claims to be the first fully high definition channel in eastern India with 1.33 Crore unique viewers. Identify this channel. (15)
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11) The son of Rai Puran Das a Vaishya Baniya of Alwar in the 16th century, was a member of the Vallabha Sampraday of Vrindawan. Name this famous man of Indian History. (2)
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12) This person snapped one of the great possible streaks. Identify him? (21)
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13) This company manufactures the most common airplane brand on the planet founded in 1946 it was specialised in military turbo prop transport aircraft. In 1991 ownership changed hands from one national government to another. Name this company. (3)
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14) Azeroth is the name of the world were most of the action takes places in these real-time strategy computer games the first of which, ‘Orcs and Humans’, appeared in 1994. Sequels include ‘Tides of Darkness’, ‘Beyond the Dark Portal’ and ‘Reign of Chaos’. What is the common name of this game series ? (15)
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*15) The first recorded citation of this phrase was in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in 1592. Originally the phrase was used to mean a race in which horses raced in a formation behind a lead horse similar to the habit of another animal. Later usage has been wrongly attributed to hunting since the 19th century. What phrase? (8)
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16) Who is the first African American to have won the ‘Miss America’ title? (8)
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17) Whose Laws of Physics do these two diagrams denote? (24)
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18) Identify the country from this flag. (9)
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19) Identify this former World Champion. (13)
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*20) Identify the painter and the famous author who is the subject. (1.5)
21) Who is the only person to direct all the Bachchan family members? (17)
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22) Identify this animal. (Generic Answer) (10)
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23) Two variations of a so-called national dish. Name the dish. (Three word answer) (2)
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24) In the Mahabharat the King of Sindhu asked his father Vidakshtra to give him a boon similar to that of Bhishma. His father told him that he could not grant such a boon but blessed him with a different boon with similar traits. Who was this king of Sindhu? (14)
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*25) Identify the building? (specific answer) (11)
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26) Sitar recital. Identify the tune. (4)
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27) Identify the Voice? (12)
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28) Name the group? (1)
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29) Name the film? (6)
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*30) Identify the speaker? (5)
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ANSWERS
1) The eastern most capital city in India is Kohima which name is second on this list?
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2) What is this region called which is marked in white?
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3) The term was first used in British Army reports of Northern Ireland in the 1970s. However the usage of this thing is much older like in Somme in 1918 and in Belarus in 1943. What term?
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4) What is the name of the series of reactions? (Named after a person)
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*5) Name this Darjeeling born Tibetan-in-exile writer who won the Crossword book award in 2000 for a work of fiction which involved a 19th century master detective and lovable Bengali character from a picaresque novel on the ‘Great Game’ published first in 1900.
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6) One of the processes of the last rites of Parsee religion is the ‘Sagdid’. The word when translated means seeing of the ___. A four eyed animal is used for this process. The four eyes are not physical as two can be painted on the animal. So what animal is the major component of the ‘Sagdid’?
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7) Who is making his film debut, playing RD the Director of RAW in the latest film by Sujoy Ghosh?
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8) Trinidad Moruga Scorpion has replaced an Indian entry from the top of a list. What is the Indian entry and what list?
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9) Apart from Italy, Switzerland, San Marino and Vatican City, Italian is an official language in which two European nations?
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*10) It claims to be the first fully high definition channel in eastern India with 1.33 Crore unique viewers. Identify this channel
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11) The son of Rai Puran Das a Vaishya Baniya of Alwar in the 16th century, was a member of the Vallabha Sampraday of Vrindawan. Name this famous man of Indian History.
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11) Hemu
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12) This person snapped one of the great possible streaks. Identify him?
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12) Robin Soderling the only person to defeat Rafel Nadal at Roland Garros since 2005.
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13) This company manufactures the most common airplane brand on the planet founded in 1946 it was specialised in military turbo prop transport aircraft. In 1991 ownership changed hands from one national government to another. Name this company.
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14) Azeroth is the name of the world were most of the action takes places in these real-time strategy computer games the first of which, ‘Orcs and Humans’, appeared in 1994. Sequels include ‘Tides of Darkness’, ‘Beyond the Dark Portal’ and ‘Reign of Chaos’. What is the common name of this game series ?
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*15) The first recorded citation of this phrase was in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in 1592. Originally the phrase was used to mean a race in which horses raced in a formation behind a lead horse similar to the habit of another animal. Later usage has been wrongly attributed to hunting since the 19th century. What phrase?
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*15) Wild Goose Chase
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16) Who is the first African American to have won the ‘Miss America’ title?
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16) Vanessa Williams
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17) Whose Laws of Physics do these two diagrams denote?
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17) Kirchhoff
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18) Identify the country from this flag.
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19) Identify this former World Champion.
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*20) Identify the painter and the famous author who is the subject.
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*20) Painter: Eugene Delacroix Subject: George Sand or Amantine Dupin
21) Who is the only person to direct all the Bachchan family members?
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22) Identify this animal. (Generic Answer)
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22) Possum
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23) Two variations of a so-called national dish. Name the dish. (Three word answer)
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23) Hainan/Hainanese Chicken Rice
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24) In the Mahabharat the King of Sindhu asked his father Vidakshtra to give him a boon similar to that of Bhishma. His father told him that he could not grant such a boon but blessed him with a different boon with similar traits. Who was this king of Sindhu?
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24) Jayadrath/Jayadratha
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*25) Identify the building? (specific answer)
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*25) World Trade Centre II.
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26) A Sitar Recital. Identify the tune.
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27) Identify the Voice?
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28) Name the group?
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29) Name the film?
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*30) Identify the Speaker?
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