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WELCOME TO GENERAL QUIZ 2015

PRELIMS

Q:1

The circle topped with a two bar cross in which the word X

resides is a variant of the Y logo, and is either "an early

European symbol for quality" or a Cross of Lorraine, as

carried by the Knights Templar into the Crusades. The X's

a dot with four radiating outward either resembles a four-leaf

clover or the cross pattee, also associated with the Knights

Templar, as well as with the German Military and today's

Freemasons. What famous design pattern is being discussed

here?

*Q:2

lTopeka is the capital city of Kansas.

lOn March 1, 2010, Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten

issued a proclamation to change the name of

Topeka to Google.

lThe name change was to "re-brand" the city with

a simple gesture.

lGoogle jokingly announced that it would change

its name to Topeka to "honor that moving gesture"

on April 1, 2010 and changed its home page to

say Topeka.

lWhy?

Q:3

lBefore coming up with the name Intel, Robert

Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to give their

company a different name. However, they decided

against it, owing to the fact that it would be an ill-

suited name for an electronics company. What

name? And why did they decide against it?

Q:4

Q. The pictures below are of US patent 5255452.

Identify the patent holder and the function of the

invention.

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*Q: 5

Print ad for which brand?

Q:6

Identify the persons and the figure in the whiteout.

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Q:7

What is the historic significance of this letter ?

Q:8

Long ago, in the villages of Germany, lovers

whose families opposed their marriage would

jump off a cliff to prove their love. But women,

when their turn came after seeing their men

jump off, would get cold feet and return home,

and marry someone else.

Which famous phrase came into existence due

to this ?

Q:9

The picture shows the ‘Platform Call’ for a very special

Honorary train for a Movie. The name of the station is

also the name of a very dominating character from the

movie. Identify the movie or the character.

*Q:10

What is the significance of this doodle??

Q:11

Identify the two personalities in this image…

Q:12

What does this particular cartoon implying??

Q:13

Identify the ritual.

Q:14 Whose Ad?

*Q:15

P. B. Kasbekar ,a joint secretary in the banking

department attended the meeting convened by the

then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi to take a key

decision. Kasbekar had kept a wedding invitation in

his shirt pocket which was orange in colour and with

a dash of red and saffron. PM liked the combination

and chose the colour scheme and design for ‘X’.

Identify X.

Q:16

X holds the record of a politician remaining in power

longest. In 2008, X resigned after 49 years, 10 months

and three days in power. Only monarchs have been in

power longer.

The leader of the Cuban revolution holds another

peculiar record. According to his former security chief,

the number of assassination schemes or actual

attempts by the Central Intelligence Agency to kill X is

638.

Identify X.

Q:17

What is this Simpsons parodying referring to???

Q:18

The islands in picture are of international

significance as they form the boundary but two of

the most prominent nations of the world. Identify

the place or the countries.

Q:19

Identify the person who has been blanked out.

In 2010. In 2015.

*Q: Connect.

ROUND 2

<Q1>The X symbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing

Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the

end of the Cold War in 1991. The term symbolized efforts by the Soviet Union

to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the west and non-

Soviet-controlled areas. On the east side of the X were the countries that were

connected to or influenced by the Soviet Union. On either side of the X, states

developed their own international economic and military alliances:

Member countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance and the

Warsaw Pact, with the Soviet Union as the leading state

Member countries of the European Community and/or the North Atlantic Treaty

Organization and with the United States as the leading country

Physically, the X took the form of border defenses between the countries of

Europe in the middle of the continent. The most notable border was marked by

the Berlin Wall and its Checkpoint Charlie which served as a symbol. What is

X???

<Q2>On 19 February 2012, 17–year–old male X and his father travelled to Sanford, Florida

to visit his father’s fiancée in the Retreat at Twin Lakes housing development.. During

the halftime of the NBA All–Star Game on 26 February, X walked to a nearby

convenience store to get an iced tea and a bag of Skittles for himself and his

stepbrother–to–be. X caught the eye of Neighborhood Watch volunteer George

Zimmerman, a 28–year–old Hispanic man, as he drove his car on an errand.

Zimmerman had previously reported suspicious individuals to the Sanford Police

Department on five occasions, including an incident on 2 February 2012, when he

reported two young black men, who went on to burglarize a house four days later.

Zimmerman called the Sanford Police Department to report X. As Zimmerman called the

police, X was on the phone with his girlfriend, and told her that someone was following

him. While Zimmerman spoke to the police dispatcher, X fled, and the dispatcher asked

him not to pursue him. Zimmerman pursued X anyway. An altercation occurred between

the two, which Zimmerman has claimed was initiated by X. Zimmerman sustained

injuries to his nose and the back of his head. A witness called 911; cries for help and a

gunshot can be heard on the call audio. Stanford Police officers arrived, followed by

Sanford Fire Rescue. Martin was pronounced dead at the scene, and Zimmerman

admitted to shooting X. The police took Zimmerman in for evidence collection, but

eventually freed him at 1:00 AM that night. Police Chief Bill Lee cited Florida’s Stand

Your Ground law and claimed he lacked the evidence necessary to negate

Zimmerman’s claim that he shot Martin in self–defense. On 11 April, Zimmerman was

charged with second–degree murder by Angela Corey, a Florida prosecutor. On 13 July

2013, Zimmerman was found not guilty of all charges. Our study ends with the reactions

to Zimmerman’s arrest through 30 April 2012 and does not consider his trial and

acquittal. Who is X??

<Q3>

The X’s unusual design features – the round building,

bulge in the middle, the narrow taper at the top and

spiraling design – create an impact in more ways than you

might think. The cylindrical shape minimizes whirlwinds

that can form at the base of large buildings, something that

can be predicted by computer modeling using the math of

turbulence.

What’s more, the bulging middle and tapered top give the

illusion of a shorter building that doesn’t block out sunlight,

helping to maximize natural ventilation and saving on air

conditioning, as well as lighting and heating bills. Built with the

help of CAD (Computer Aided Design) and parametric modeling,

the X is now a distinctive feature in London’s city skyline. Identify

X

X is an infrastructural company founded in 1978, employing the Public Private Partnership model ,it has successfully implemented several iconic infrastructure projects in India. Although the company started with Agri based industries like Jute/Sugar/Breweries but slowly moved in the Infrastructure space over the past decade. Now X interests lie in areas of Airports, Energy, Highways and Urban Infrastructure... The Group also has around 806 mn tons of coal reserves in Golden Energy Mines, Indonesia and 104 mn tons in PT Barasentosa Lestari, Indonesia.

It was also the owner of Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural IPL.

The Group has seven operating assets in the Highways sector : Tambaram - Tindivanam (93 km), Tuni-Anakapalli (59 km), Ambala-Chandigarh (35 km), Adloor- Pochanpalli (103 km), Hyderabad - Vijayawada (181 km), Chennai Outer Ring Road (30 km) and Hungund - Hospet (99 km) which is partially operational.The Group’s projects in the Urban Infrastructure sector include a multi-product SEZ and Large Area Development in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, a captive port based multi-product SEZ in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, Aviation and Logistics SEZ around the Hyderabad International Airport and development of a Central

<Q4>

<Q5>

X is a sport which was invented in 2008 by Bill Gibson in Villanova, Pennsylvania.It is played only in the United States, with professional league games taking place in Philadelphia.Gibson decided to include elements of different sports: soccer, basketball and handball. The main philosophy of X is to introduce a new gameplay experience to the world of sports, this is why the main slogan of X is “join the revolution." This sport combines classical activities (football, basketball, handball, rugby…) into a common sport where players can contribute their unique skill-sets to the game. The website of the American X league also works like a social network where fans and players can stay in contact. Identify the sport…

X has been the subject of a number of documentaries, television series, talk shows, advocacy and awareness films. X has been awarded the following national and international honors2014:Y2009: Defenders of Democracy Award (US)2008: Alfonso Comin International Award (Spain)2007: Gold medal of the Italian Senate (2007)2007: recognized in the list of "Heroes Acting to End Modern Day Slavery" by the US State Department2006: Freedom Award (US)2002: Wallenberg Medal, awarded by the University of Michigan1999: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Award (Germany)1998: Golden Flag Award (Netherlands)1995: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (US)1995: The Trumpeter Award (US)1994: The Aachener International Peace Award (Germany)1993: Elected Ashoka Fellow (US)Identify X &Y…

<Q6>

<Q7>

The X is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets, extending from the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun.It is similar to the asteroid belt, but it is far larger—20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive.Like the asteroid belt, it consists mainly of small bodies, or remnants from the Solar System's formation The X is home to three IAU-recognized dwarf planets: Pluto, Haumea, and Makemake. Some of the Solar System's moons, such as Neptune's Triton and Saturn's Phoebe, are also believed to have originated in the region.Pluto is the largest member of the X, and the second largest known TNO, the largest being Eris in the scattered disc.Originally considered a planet, Pluto's status as part of the X caused it to be reclassified as a "dwarf planet" in 2006. It is compositionally similar to many other objects of the X, and its orbital period is characteristic of a class of KBOs, known as "plutinos", that share the same 2:3 resonance with Neptune. Identify X…

<Q8>

X, is the difference between the value of money and the cost to produce and distribute it. The term can be applied in the following ways:X derived from specie—metal coins—is a tax, added to the total price of a coin (metal content and production costs), that a customer of the mint had to pay to the mint, and that was sent to the sovereign of the political area.X derived from notes is more indirect, being the difference between interest earned on securities acquired in exchange for bank notes and the costs of producing and distributing those notes.However, monetary X refers to the sovereign revenue obtained through routine debt monetization, including expanding the money supply during GDP growth and meeting yearly inflation targets.X is a convenient source of revenue for some governments.Identify X…

<Q9>The X is a collegiate athletic conference comprising sports teams from eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group. The term X has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism.The term became official after the formation of the NCAA Division I athletic conference in 1954.The use of the phrase is no longer limited to athletics, and now represents an educational philosophy inherent to the nation's oldest schools. Seven of the members were founded during the United States colonial period; the exception is Cornell, which was founded in 1865. X account for seven of the nine members chartered before the American Revolution, the other two being Rutgers University and College of William & Mary.X financial endowments range from $3.2 billion to $36.4 billion , the largest financial endowment of any academic institution in the world.Identify X…

<Q10>X was an American singer, film actor, and comedian. At the peak

of his career, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer". Numerous well-known singers were influenced by his music, including Bing Crosby[3] David Bowie,Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart and others.

In the 1930s he was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer.Between 1911 and 1928, X had nine sell-out Winter Garden shows in a row, more than 80 hit records, and 16 national and international tours. Although he is best remembered today as the star of the first 'talking picture', The Jazz Singer (1927), he later starred in a series of successful musical films throughout the 1930s. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was the first star to entertain troops overseas during World War II. In 1950 he again became the first star to entertain GIs on active service in the Korean War, performing 42 shows in 16 days.According to the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, “X was to jazz, blues, and ragtime what Elvis Presley was to rock 'n' roll.He enjoyed performing in blackface makeup, a theatrical convention since the mid 19th century. With his unique and dynamic style of singing black music, such as jazz and blues, he was later credited with single-handedly introducing African-American music to white audiences.As early as 1911 he became known for fighting against black discrimination on Broadway.Whowas X??

<Q11>

Identify the Personality in the video.

<Q12>

Connect.

ROUND 3

• Q - X is an irrefutable takeover offer made to a target

company by an acquiring company. Typically, the

acquisition price's premium is extremely generous

compared to the prevailing market price. Therefore, if the

target company's management declines the offer,

shareholders may initiate lawsuits or other forms of revolt

against the target company for not performing their

fiduciary duty of looking out for the best interests of the

shareholders. What is this kind of an offer popularly

known as?

Q) A certain bowler from the English Cricket team

performed a spectacle during a match. The villagers of the

county from

which he came, wished to reward him so they pooled in

some

money and bought him X. From X comes a famous phrase

used often in sports.

Identify X and the spectacle.

lX is sent from the County Clerk Office in Texas to

the International Space Station.

lOnce X has been received at the International

Space Station, it is utilized for its purpose and sent

back to County Clerk Office usually within a day.

lThe County Clerk Office is the only place on earth

capable of sending X.

lX is usually sent once in 4 years.

lID X.

Q: Find the relation between the countries.

Q: What is the funda behind the picture?

Q: Identify X and Y.

X -- Shiite Muslims who have long felt marginalized in the majority Sunni country Y --

abducted the President's chief of staff over the weekend, then took over the presidential

palace in the capital and the largest city in the country ,Sana’a on Tuesday. One

government minister called it "the completion of a coup,“ but rebels said they had not

asked the president to step down.

Q:

In the Harry Potter novel series, the incantation X is known as the Killing Curse. During an audience interview at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 15 April 2004, series author J. K. Rowling had this to say about the fictional Killing Curse's etymology: "Does anyone know where X came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of Y, which means 'let the thing be destroyed.' Originally, it was used to cure illness and the 'thing' was the illness, but I decided to make it the 'thing' as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine."

Y can always be related to Great people of a Profession Z(HOUDINI).

Identify X or Y, and Z.

Round 4

Q. Connect

Connect

Q:

Connect.

Long Visual Connect.

1.

+100/-50

2.

+90/-40

3.

+80/-40

4.

+70/-35

5.

+60/-30

6.

+50/-25

7.

+40/-20

8.

+30/-15

9.

+20/-10

10.

+10/-0