BATTLE OF

MINDSPRELIMS

Question 1As per the folktale, after her banishment from Ayodhya, Sita started living at the ashram of Sage Valmiki. One day Sita left Luv in the custody of Valmiki and went into the forest to collect firewood. But when the sage went for his daily prayers, Luv went into the forest and followed his mother. Upon returing, he became tense as he was not able to find Luv. Not knowing how to answer Sita, Valmiki created something from a strand of grass.What?

Kush

Question 2What was introduced in India by Sir James Wilson in 1860 in order to meet the losses sustained by the Government on account of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857?

Income Tax

Question 3What was started by a school teacher Juan Ceriani Gravier in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay when he observed that youngsters were practicing an outdoor sport on a basketball court because shortage of actual pitches?Today it is a worldwide sensation.

Futsal

Question 4Diluted Silver Nitrate when brought in contact with skin, reacts with the salt present on it and forms Silver Chloride and leave the stains which are impossible to wash off and is only removed as external skin cells are replaced.The dilution formula is patented and only available with two entities in the world.What is being talked about?

Indelible ink

Question 5The service derived from the Secret Service Bureau, which was founded in 1909. The Bureau was a joint initiative of the Admiralty and the War Office to control secret intelligence operations, particularly concentrating on the activities of the Imperial German Government. The bureau was split into naval and army sections which, over time, specialised in foreign espionage and internal counter-espionage activities, respectively. This specialisation was because the Admiralty wanted to know the maritime strength of the Imperial German Navy. This specialisation was formalised before 1914. During the First World War in 1916, the two sections underwent administrative changes so that the foreign section became the X, the name by which it is frequently known in popular culture today.

Mi6

Question 6

Premier Futsal

Question 7Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Centre in Brisbane and Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai in India are the only three centers accredited to perform these activities. The facilities were assessed against a range of criteria, including having an indoor area large enough to carry out these activities; a motion analysis system with a minimum of 12 high speed cameras capable of producing three-dimensional data, suitably qualified personnel, experience in using such systems, and implementing the ICC testing protocol. What exactly is tested at these centers ?

Illegal/Suspected Bowling Actions

Question 8What is this all about?

GST/Common Tax

Question 9This group includes Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah,Umm Al Qaiwan, Sharjah, Ajman and two more.Which group is being talked about?

The Emirates (UAE)

Question 10X is the first city in the India to be awarded the coveted ISO 14001 certificate (environmental management system certificate).It will soon become India’s first ‘Zero Water Discharge’ city.It is also the only million plus city in India without a municipal corporation. Legend has it that in the late 1980s when the state government proposed a law to end the administration of this city by ____Y___ and bring the city under a municipality, the local populace rose in protest and defeated the government's proposal. In 2005, a similar proposal was once again put up by lobbying politicians. However, the objective was never achieved and ___X___ still remains without a municipality.

X- JamshedpurY- Tata Group

Question 11In 1946. a young entrepreneur, K.M. Mammen Mappillai, opened a small toy balloon manufacturing unit in a shed at Tiruvottiyur, Madras. Although the factory was just a small shed without any machines, a variety of products, ranging from balloons and latex-cast squeaking toys to industrial gloves and contraceptives, were produced. How is this ‘factory’ known today?

MRF

Question 12Annibale Gammarelli have been an exquisite design firm who have tailored for X since many generations.Their products include Zucchetto,which is a sacred skullcap and Papal regalia and insignia.ID X.

Pope(they make Pope’s robes)

Question 13Her depiction is seen on temple doorjambs. She is depicted as black in complexion and stands on her mount, the tortoise, holding a water pot in her hand. In an ancient painting she is shown as a beautiful maiden standing on the banks of the river. The goddess's name is Yami. She is called the goddess of the _____. Yami is the sister of Yama, the god of death and is the daughter of Surya deva, the Sun god.

Yamuna

Question 14X is the son of Pancham and Bhulna Devi from eastern Uttar Pradesh. X and his brother Vinod both lived with their father, a milk distributor in Mumbai while his mother lived in the Neema village in Varanasi district where she took care of farming. X’s brother is a DySP with the Maharashtra government.Identify this person who has been in the news for all sorts of reasons.

Narsingh Yadav

Question 15When Indian forces grove away the Portuguese from this colony, it became an independent country according to the internationals laws. The residents of the colony requested the Government of India for administrative help.

Mr. K.G.Badlani, an officer of IAS was sent as the administrator. In 1961, Mr.Badlani was for one day designated the PM of the ‘country’, so that, as Head of the State he could sign an agreement with the PM of India, Jawaharlal Nehru and formally merge the ‘country’ with the Republic of India.Which place is being talked about?

Dadar&Nagar Haveli

Question 16It is known as Caucacus Indicus in Ancient Greek and stretches from Afghanistan to Pakistan. It separates Central Asia from South Asia.It was considered to be the dividing line between British and Russian lines in Afghanistan during their war there.One possible etymology is that the name means ‘kill the Hindus’, and is a reminder of the days when slaves from the Indian subcontinent died in the harsh weather typical of the Afghan mountains while being transported to Central Asia.Identify this relief feature.

Hindu Kush

Question 17It is a member of the Flaviviridae virus family and the genus Flavivirus. It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Its name comes from the ____ Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947. This virus is related to the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses.

Zika

Question 18Where would you find these Lego figurines? Name all three.

Juno space probeJupiter,Juno,Galileo

Question 19From a minimalist poster series celebrating pioneering women in science, this is a tribute to a lady who has a U.S. Navy destroyer and a Cray model named after her. Who?

Grace Hopper

Question 20“Flippd” is a lifestyle label by?

Flipkart