iimc intaglio 2013 open quiz prelims
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Top three score were 17 with 4 stars, 3 stars and 2 stars. Cut-Off was 12.TRANSCRIPT
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30 Questions-15 by each QuizmasterAll 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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1) 1, Cherry Street New York City was the address of whose first house?
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2) Why was November 15th selected as Jharkhand’s Foundation Day?
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3) How do we better know an Arabic word that means “Talking to Women”?
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4) The physical appearance of this character was modelled on whom?
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*5) Before facing the man on the left the man in the hat said something. What were these famous words?
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*5) “The bigger they are the harder they fall.”
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6) Who was America’s first billionaire?
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7) Alphonse Penaud’s rubber-band powered ‘helicopter’ was gifted by the Bishop of the United Brethren Church in 1878 to his kids. Who were they?
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8) This element is used to give a greenish colour to fireworks, used in glass making, electronics (to remove traces of gases in vacuum tubes) Most commonly in a medical test. Name this element?
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9) Which European city currently has more Obelisks than all of Egypt?
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*10) Vithaldas Patel, Sardar Patel’s elder brother, also a Nationalist, first Indian President of the Legislative assembly, was imprisoned in 1930, leading to failed health and early death in 1933 in Vienna. To whom did he bequeath 2 lakh rupees for the cause of Indian independence?
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11) Identify the website?
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12) Over 20 Cathedrals are named after this person, who as a 19 year old warrior saved Russia from invasion from the Northwest. Raised to sainthood despite being a vassal of the Golden Horde. Identify.
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13) Connect the two films shown in the visuals?
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13) Gerard Depardieu Producer of Sakha Prosakha and acted in Life of Pi.
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14) The bright red flannel boating jackets worn by the Lady Margaret Boat Club, St. John's College, Cambridge, gave their name to what?
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14) Blazer
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*15) Who said: “I have the perfect cure for a sore throat. Cut it”
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16) In which ground did Sourav Ganguly make his international debut?
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17) Who wear these shoes? (Generic Answer)
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17) Ballerinas
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18) By what name is King Kaushika better known in Hindu Mythology?
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19) The house of a famous person now an interpretive centre on the individual’s life. Name the city and the individual? (Connected with City of Joy)
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19) Mother Teresa House in Skopje
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*20) Named by Eva Bonsdorff and Eeva Jalavisto who studied an initial idea by Paul Carnot studying red blood cell production. Used for human treatment it later became the medium for providing a significant increment of VO2 max and was codenamed as Zumo (Spanish for Juice) or after an American author famous for his tales of macabre. Name this now infamous compound?
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*20) Erythropoietin or EPO
21) The name of this Hindustani Classical music Gharana is often mistaken to have its origins from an occupation. In reality it is named after a town in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh. Name this Gharana?
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21) Kirana Gharana
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22) These are the most common symbols of certification of what in USA?
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22) Kosher Food
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23) Recently challenged by the proposed Ram Temple to be built by Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samity in Ismailpur Bihar this is the tallest Hindu temple to be built. To be opened in 2016. Where is this being built? (Visual Next two slides)
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23) Mayapur.
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24) Which Formula One Champion has finished Runner-Up most number of times in the championships?
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*25) Traditionally served at weddings and important functions name this dessert which means crunch in the mouth when its name is translated?
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26) Name the singer?
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27) Song from the soundtrack of which film?
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28) Identify the Group?
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29) Identify the Composer?
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*30) Name the female voice?
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