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2. PRELIMS 3. What began on Dec 18 , 1989 , atGujranwala and ended on March 18,2012 at Dhaka? 4. Sachin Tendulkars ODI career. 5. In October, 2012 FIFA approved the use of twotechnological systems to be used as goal-linetechnology in Decembers FIFA club WorldCup. This will be used to automatically detectwhether a ball crossed the goal line. One ofthem is Goalref. Id the other one? 6. HAWK EYE 7. I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoyingthe magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has began. This is tweet of MikeMissimino on May 12, 2009. What is thesignificance of this tweet? 8. First ever tweet from Space. 9. Sometimes around 16th Oct, 2011 the JNUadministration show caused the All IndiaBackwards Students Forum for of Godsand Goddesses after a section of Dalitstudents decided to worship X? 10. Mahisashur 11. Train No. 17303/4, an Express Train of IndianRailways. Its running between theYashwantpur and Mysore. This train comesunder South Eastern Railways. In 2011 thistrain given a name, which suited the trainroute. Perhaps Gandhi was one of the boarderof this train. What the new name of thisexpress? 12. Malgudi Express 13. The TIME magazine selected Ayatollah Khomeini as theMan of the Year in 1979. This led to a public backlashin U.S. As a result TIME has generally avoided choosingcontroversial figures. In 2001 Rudolph Giuliani wasselected the Man of the Year. Later an article TIMEwrote that X was stronger candidate than RudolphGiuliani. Id X? 14. Osama Bin Laden 15. Related to Cricket 22nd February, 1stNovember , 11th January have beensuggested. What are these dates beingsuggested for? 16. David Shepherd Day 17. What caused the permanent closure ofthe Palm Court, Caf Persian,Verandah restaurants in the early partof 20th century? 18. Sinking Of Titanic 19. It was created by UB Iwerks who gave its voicetoo. Later its voice was given by JamesMcDonald. It first appeared on January 13,1930 with Floyd Gottfredson as writer of thecolumn. Bob Lampett design the Doll versionof it. What? 20. Mickey Mouse 21. Founded by Felice X, an Italian pharmacist,liquor maker and freedom fighter. It started asa chemical laboratory in Milan. In 1965 itsstart business in India, Parley bought theIndian subsidiary in 1969, but the brandflourished the earlier name. Id the brand? 22. Bisleri 23. X was born in 1926 at Ahiritola. X complete hisschooling from South Suburban School thenmoved to Goenka College for his graduation.After his graduation he joined Calcutta PortTrust as a Clerk. X directorial debuted with themovie Sudhu Ekti Bochor. Id X? 24. Uttam Kumar 25. The idea for the show comes from the experiences ofthe producer (Bill Wright) when he was a Prisoner ofWar during WWII. He was often asked for his"Name", "Rank" and "Number" (the only informationhe was obliged to give under the GenevaConvention). He decided to change this to"Name", "Occupation" and X". There is a dark mise-en-scene, which is meant to give a sort ofindividualized, cross-examination feel". Id the X? 26. Mastermind 27. Which game is thisbased on? 28. HALO 29. He recorded his first 78RPM disc at the age of 8, and gave his lastconcert in 2004 at the age of 75. In 1964 and 1968, respectively,he was awarded the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards,but refused to accept them, declaring the committee musicallyincompetent to judge him. In January 2000, when he wasawarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilianaward, he again refused, calling it "an insult". He famously oncesaid, "If there is any award for _____ in India, I must get it first".He also turned down the Sangeet Natak Academy Award. For awhile, he also boycotted All India Radio. The only titles heaccepted were the special decorations of "Bharat_____ Samrat" by the Artistes Association of India and"Aftabe_____"(Sun of the _____) from President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. Who ishe? 30. Ustad Vilayat Khan 31. In 1938, Jean Renoirs "La Grande Illusion" wasoverlooked for venice film festivals top prize knownback then as the Coppa Mussolini ("Mussolini Cup")despite being the clear favourite amongst bothfestivalgoers and jury members. Instead, the Coppawas jointlyawarded to a twopart German film called"Olympia", commissioned by Joseph Goebbels todocument Nazi successes at the 1938 Berlin Olympics;and "Luciano Serra, Pilota", made under thesupervision of Il Duces own son. What did this lead to? 32. Cannes Film Festival 33. WELCOMETOFINAL 34. WRITTEN ROUND 35. INFINITY BOUNCE 36. CLOCKWISE 37. X is floating down theriver on a world tour tomeet as many fans andsign as many OTTER-graphs. But thePHOT-HOGS will stopat nothing to get a photoof X when he leastexpects it. HELP X navigate the riverand the knock PHOT-HOGS into the river withhis lance. Id the game? 38. Here are the Answers 39. Joustin Beaver and the game tookhis name from Justin Bieber 40. Tseng, a journalist from the city of Tianjin in China, wasinspired by the Indian independence struggle to travel toIndia and meet Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji was so takenin by the Chinese that he nicknamed him Shantidoot.Years later, he translated Gandhijis autobiography andother works into Chinese. He died at Acharya VinobaBhaves ashram and left behind a granddaughterYelan, who married Kranti ___ in 1982.Their eldest childis now one of the most prominent figures in a certainsport in India. Name her. 41. Here are the Answers 42. Jwala Gutta 43. Hope Cooke, an American collegestudent, while on a summer trip to Asiain 1959, came across the Crown Princeof a small nation. They fell in love andwere engaged in 1961. However, theycouldnt marry till 1963, as the Princesastrologers told him that 1962 was aninauspicious year for marriage. A fewmonths later, the ruling King died andshe became the Queen consort. Morethan a decade later, the monarchy wasdeposed and she returned to the US.The couple formally divorced in 1980and her husband died in two years later.She now works in NY as a tour guideand historian. which country was she the queen of? 44. Here are the Answers 45. SikkimShe was the Gyalmo (Queen Consort) of the 12thChogyal (King) of Sikkim, then the smallest kingdom ofAsia 46. The word X was first popularized in a novel by Horatio Alger,Jr., called The Young Outlaw, which was first published in1875. Alger was an immensely popular author in the 19thcentury, especially with young people and his books werewidely quoted.Here, Peter, you waited on this young man, didnt you?Yes, sir.He hasnt paid for his breakfast, and pretends he hasnt gotany money. __________ him!Notable people who were Xs include Pope Francis.id x? 47. Here are the Answers 48. Bouncer 49. The etymology of X is not known for certain. It isthought to have been derived from Trilinga, as inTrilinga Desa or the country of the three lingas.According to a Hindu legend, Shiva descendedas linga on three mountainsnamely, Kaleshwaram, Srisailam and Drakshrama,which marked the boundaries of X and the languagespoken by the X people is known as _________. But__________ is spoken outside the borders created bythese three lingas also.What is X? 50. Here are the Answers 51. Telengana 52. This man Charles ORear. took oneof the most popular photographsever. ID THE PHOTOGRAPH? 53. Here are the Answers 54. Photographer of Bliss Wallpaper 55. Something is common to the way all these photos have beenshot. All these were posted online on a Google+ pagebetween April to June 2012. So whats special to the waytheyve been taken? 56. Here are the Answers 57. These were all taken using Googles new set of head-mounted devices that embed computing withinspectacles (the projects called Project Glass). 58. David Warrens father wasamong 12 people on boardthe "Miss Hobart" mailplane that vanished overthe southern Bass Strait in1934, one of Australiasearliest air disasters.During an investigationinto a 1953 crash involvinga de Havilland Comet, hecame up with his mostfamous invention. Id theinvention. 59. Here are the Answers 60. Black Box 61. It is being discussed whether X, a supporting character from amovie, should get his own graphic novel or TV show.On being asked about the script of the novel or the TV show, thedirector of the movie said :Audiences have adopted X. I get suggestions on how to take hischaracter forward from youngsters on the Internet. X isnt yoursuave, gun-toting, cool killer. We didnt give X a family life. But heprobably goes back to a family after killing. He probably needs asecond income to support his family. Thats why he does thekillings. I dont know. These are the details that need to be fleshedout. And were working on it.Who is X? 62. Here are the Answers 63. Bob Biswas of Kahani 64. The font for one of Xs first logos in 1909 (much similarto the current font of the company), was borrowedfrom a C Harold Wills, a then associate of X company ,who had designed this font for his business card . In1912 , ,the X logo was given a complete makeover , ascompared to the earlier simplistic design. In 1927 , thefamous blue oval was introduced in the logo. Finally in2003 , X released a new logo, which came to be knownas the " Centennial Blue Oval ". ID X . 65. Here are the Answers 66. Ford Logo 67. In the 1960s, due to the demand by several touristswho wished to see a ______, which did not exist there,but did exist on The Mae Klong. In order to satisfy thesetourists, The Mae Klong was renamed as the Khwae Noiand Khwae Yai, which combine at a stage to form theMae Klong. Thus the part that has the ____ nowsatisfies the tourists. 68. Here are the Answers 69. Bridge on the River Kwai .Tourists came to see the Bridge onthe River Kwai, which is fictional, as the actual bridge inquestion is the one on the Mae Klong. So Thai officialsrenamed it as Khwae Yai and Khwae Noi so that there nowexists a Bridge on the River Khwae or Kwai 70. So I called Issey Miyake and asked him to design a vestfor us, X recalled, "I came back with some samplesand told everyone it would great if we would all wearthese vests. Oh man, did I get booed off the stage.Everybody hated the idea. So I asked Issey to make mesome of his black turtlenecks that I liked, and he mademe like a hundred of them." X noticed my surprisewhen he told this story, so he showed them stacked upin the closet. "Thats what I wear," he said. "I haveenough to last for the rest of my life. Id X and what is he talking about? 71. Here are the Answers 72. Steve Jobs, on his traditional BlackT-Shirt and Blue Levis 501. 73. Created by Marcus Codrington, and considered to be themost radical change that has happened to this productsince 1771, this can be found in the market in the pricerange of 49 USD 400 USD Out of the two variantsavailable Cor3 and M MI3 the second one is morerevolutionary. This underwent several tests in ImperialCollege of Biomechanical Engineering for three monthsand the specialists found nothing wrong with it. Theyvebeen called a half-brick on a stick by a very eminentpersonality associated with that field. What are wetalking about? 74. Here are the Answers 75. Mangoose Bat 76. Born Hadji Muhiddin Mehmed, he beganserving in the Ottoman navy followinghis uncle, who was a seafaring pirate ofthe time. Post years of naval battle withthe Spanish, Genoese and Venetiannavies in 1511, he is said to producedsomething of much accuracy that leftmany perplexed. From 1516-1547, heparticipated in various campaignsculminating in his elevation to the rankof admiral commanding the fleet in theIndian Ocean. At the age of 90, herefused to partake of anymore navalaction and was promptly beheaded bythen Governor of Basra.How is hefamous? 77. Here are the Answers 78. Pirie Raise Map 79. The following obituary appeared in theBrownsville Herald in 2007-"Steve Rogers akaX, is dead at 89.He was assassinated by asniper (and perhaps other shooters) on March7, 2007 as he entered a Federal Courthouse toface charges for leading a rebellion against thegovernment during the recently concludedCivil War." Identify X. 80. Here are the Answers 81. CAPTAIN AMERICA 82. CONNECT 83. CONNECT 84. Here are the Answers 85. Chetan BhagatBrand Ambassador of Shaadi.comJudge of Star anchor HuntHello based on his book 86. CONNECT 87. Here are the Answers 88. His first movie based on Shirshendu Mukhopadhyaysnovel first screen presence in an Oriya film Katha DeithilliMa Ku He was the editor of Anandolok Magazine 89. CONNECT 90. Here are the Answers 91. Sabyasachis nick name is Pepsi Caleb Bradham inventor of Pepsi Sushant Singh Rajput new brandambassador of Pepsi Atom 92. CONNECT 93. Here are the Answers 94. He was brand ambassador of Idea Play for east Bengal in a Charity Match Give him the ICC hall of fame award in 2010 95. CONNECT 96. Here are the Answers 97. Director of this music video Lyricist of the movie Host of the show 98. ANTI CLOCKWISE 99. This poem was originally a part of the poets trilogyinspired by Omar Khayyams Rubaiyat. When firstpublished in 1935 this work of art brought the poetinstant fame which was further increased by his ownrecitations. But it also met some criticisms along the way.After listening to the poems Mahatma Gandhi rejectedthe criticisms saying that they were unwarranted.Which poem? 100. Here are the Answers 101. Madhushala by Haribansh Rai Bachan 102. An ambitious Jamshedpur born Chartered Accountant,he started a small company Ask Me in New Delhi in1989 with a few of his friends. But the company didnot feature well due to various circumstances and hewinded it up. In 1996, he landed up in Mumbai andbegan a new venture with an initial sum of Rs. 50,000.His idea struggled initially, but he persevered andtoday it has grown up into a Rs. 200 crore business.The success story has reached even the shores ofUnited States. Name the venture being discussed? 103. Here are the Answers 104. Just Dial 105. This team event was contested in the SummerOlympics of every Olympiad between 1900 and1920. Originally the competition was entered byclubs and multiple clubs from the same countrycould participate thereby making it possible for onecountry to earn multiple medals and this happenedin 1904 when USA won all three and in 1908 whenthe feat was repeated by 3 British teams. What wasthe sport? 106. Here are the Answers 107. TUG OF WARE 108. Id the lady? 109. Here are the Answers 110. Indira Gandhi 111. It is a widely held belief in South Korea._____________ soldin Korea are equipped with a timer switch that turns themoff after a set number of minutes.The Korea ConsumerProtection Board (KCPB), a South Koreangovernmentfunded public agency, issued a consumersafety alert in 2006 warning that ____________________was among South Koreas five most common seasonalsummer accidents or injuries, according to data theycollected .Despite widespread reporting from the mediaand other agencies in South Korea about __________ , ithas never been explained by these organizations why thisphenomenon has never been reported or even heard of inany country other than South Korea. 112. Here are the Answers 113. fanthey believe a if a man sleep in sealed roomwith a electric fan then they can die. 114. In the original 1960 edition of the book, according to anewspaper article on page 2, the plane that crashedbelonged to Indian Airways. A representative of theIA complained to the writer about the negativepublicity it caused. He agreed to change the name ofthe airlines to a fictitious Sari Airways, although theplane on page 58 features the words Indian Airwaysin all the later editions. id the book. 115. Here are the Answers 116. Tintin in Tibet 117. X is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms.Considered a very graceful dance meant to be performedas a solo recital by women. The credit for reviving thisdance in the nineteenth century goes to Swathi Thirunal.The word X literally means "dance of the enchantress".There are approximately 40 different basic movements,known as atavukal, in X.The dance follows the classical text of HasthaLakshanadeepika, which has elaborate description ofMudras. What dance form is X? 118. Here are the Answers 119. Mohiniattam/ Mohiniyattam 120. This isTilhan/TalhanGurudwara. A veryunique offering isbeing made. As thestory goes, one womantried this. Her prayerswere answered. Masshysteria ensured thatnow everyone does thesame.What specific request isthe devotee asking for? 121. Here are the Answers 122. Essentially this toy plane offering, simplifies andeasily grants your VISA application. 123. This artwork has been done traditionally bythe women of villages around the presenttown of ____ and other areas of Mithila.The painting was traditionally done onfreshly plastered mud wall of huts, butnow it is also done on cloth, hand-madepaper and canvas. The paintings are madefrom the paste of powdered Rice.Thepaintings use two dimensionalimagery, and the colors used are derivedfrom plants. Ochre and lampblack are alsoused for reddish brown and blackrespectively.The paintings mostly depictnature and Hindu religious motifs, and thethemes generally revolve around Hindudeities likeKrishna, Ram, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi, andSaraswati.Natural objects like the sun, themoon, and religious plants like tulsi arealso widely painted, along with scenesfrom the royal court and social events likeweddings. Generally no space is leftempty; the gaps are filled by paintings offlowers, animals, birds, and evengeometric designs. Name the artwork 124. Here are the Answers 125. Madhubani painting 126. His reign for eight-and-twenty years was one of thebrightest interludes in the troubled history ofmankindSuch was ---------, greatest of kings. He was farin advance of his age.-A Short History of the World (1922)Amidst the tens of thousands of names of monarchs thatcrowd the columns of history, their majesties andgraciousnessesand serenities and royal highnesses andthe like, the name of ------shines, and shines, almost alone,a star. The Outline of History(1919)Who was H.G.Wells referring to in his two immenselypopular books? 127. Here are the Answers 128. Ashoka Great 129. Dow B. Hover (born ca. 1901, died June 1, 1990)was the last person to serve as a StateElectrician of the New York State, after which thatpost was removed.He worked from the mid 1950s to 1960s.Who/What is a State Electrician? 130. Here are the Answers 131. Executioner who operates the Electric Chair.New York is now a no death-penalty state. 132. The character Y had been given the title X, which translatesin English as King of Darkness. He has lived 6000years, and is the source of evil in the world. He intends torule the world by spreading darkness, hatred, sin and evil.It is said that the source of his strength is one-half of theCauldron of Power (the half which is referred to as theCauldron of Sin) which he managed to retain after heoriginally obtained the entire Cauldron of Power bydeceit. However, it is also mentioned that the source of hisstrength is the evil that is committed by people in thisworld.Y is often treated as the personification of darknessitself. Even though he was once a human being, he laterbecomes very powerful and commits many evil deeds in anattempt to become immortal. Id x? 133. Here are the Answers 134. TAMRAJ KILBISH OF SHAKTIMAN FAME 135. Guidelines for what? No solid mass of colouring Little or no dark or bold colours No fluorescent colours Preference towards pastel colours Preference for the back of the shirt to be totally white Preference for shorts and skirts to be totally white All other items of clothing, including hats, socks and shoeuppers to be predominantly white 136. Here are the Answers 137. Wimbledon clothing rules 138. In 2007, the US authorities reversed their decision tolimit permanent residency to high-skilled foreignworkers and accepted applications from foreignprofessionals seeking permanent residency through anexpedited process. This was a consequence of uniqueprotests that included sending thousands of flowers tothe US Citizenship and Immigration Services DirectorEmilio Gonzalez. What was the inspiration for these protests? 139. Here are the Answers 140. Lage Raho Munnabhai / Gandhigiri 141. His son Tiberinus gave the river Tiber its name afterdrowning in it. After Tarpeia betrayed the Romans to theSabines, he saved the Romans by flooding the gates;appropriate, since he was the god of gates and doors, aswell as beginnings and endings. Who was this Roman godbest known for having two faces? 142. Here are the Answers 143. Janus. 144. LONG VISUAL CONNECT 145. ANSWER 146. Map of kanchanjungha 147. THANK YOU