Finale

1. Which UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in both India and Bangladesh?

2. Which well-known dessert was known as “365” during the British Raj because it was served every day of the year by Indian cooks in the dak bungalows and railway stations?

3. The Government of India’s MSTC (Metal and Scrap Trading Corporation) conducted an e—auction worth Rs 133 crore last year on behalf of an unusual biological product mainly obtained from a place in South India. Together with other places producing this, the trade in this commodity reached Rs 700 crore last year. What product is this that is popular in the West in the fashion industry?

4. In 2007 Apple Inc dropped what word from its name while unveiling a new product?5. Which was the fastest growing language on Twitter, in 2011, growing at the rate of about

2000%?6. In classical education the four difficult subjects were arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy.

The three relatively simple subjects were - logic, grammar and rhetoric. What were these three together called? (Clue: One quizzy word)

7. The alkaloid Theobromine, is sometimes used as a drug to treat high blood pressure. Its effects are similar to caffine but on a smaller scale. However it can be poisonous to dogs because they metabolize this compound very slowly. What commonly enjoyed food contains theobromine and thus should not be given to dogs?

Double Answers

1. Over 300,000 extras were used to shoot this scene, the most for any film according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Name the movie and the city.

2. Only two people have been recipients of both the Bharat Ratna and the Nishaan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian awards in India and Pakistan respectively. Name both of them.

3. Which characters are named Uys and Buys in Afrikaans, Tik and Tak in Arabic, Hernandez and Fernandez in Spanish, and Dupont and Dupond in the original French?

4.  The IIT-JEE 2011 was held for admission to all the 15 IITs and two special institutions that, according to the IIT-JEE website, “are the oldest institutions in India and are known for their immense contributions towards society at large and for science and technology in particular.” Name these two institutions.

5. What 2 words did Indira Gandhi insert into the preamble of the Indian Constitution that were not present when the Constitution first came into effect?