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Conducted By-

Abhijeet Gaurav

F ET

Back when every bit of printed material had to be handset by a printer or the assistants, the letters were arranged by frequency of use. The infrequently used capital letters went in the X, a slanted shelf above the main work area. The frequently used un-capitalized letters went in the Y a more accessible shelf closer to the workstation.

This gave rise to the most commonly used word in the English language.

Give X and Y.

X= Uppercase

Y=Lowercase

Hitler

The Trillion Dollar Campaign is a highly successful award-winning outdoor as campaign launched in 2009 to promote the newspaper The Zimbabwean with the goal of both increasing awareness of the newspaper itself, and of the growing problems of hyperinflation in Zimbabwe and increasing restrictions on free speech by the government.

What made the campaign stand out?

Actual Zimbabwean currency notes were used as the printing material for the campaign.

• In the recent days, we have

been on an overdose of the

Delhi Elections.

• Amidst all the questions about

who will become the Chief

Minister of Delhi; this person

gains prominence.

• Identify this gentleman or give

his claim to fame.

Chaudhary Bramha Prakash, the first Chief Minister of New Delhi.

• Claim to fame of this book.

• Are you game for it ?

This novel was the inspiration of the Assassin’s Creed franchise.

Oath taking ceremony of Lyndon Johnson, conducted on the Air Force One after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Identify the artist of this famous artwork.

Also give me the more famous place where you may have “unintentionally” seen this artwork.

This is Salvador Dali’s “In Voluptas Mors”

Why is this chica in news ?

This is Ashley Graham, the first plus size model to feature on the Sports Illustrated Magazine Cover.*

Located 23 km from Kolkata and 115 km from the border with Bangladesh. The first British cantonment in India was built in this town in 1772, hence providing the town with its name. Prior to that time, it was known as Chanak. Two rebellions against British authority took place here in the 19th century; the first of these came in 1824.

Which township?

Barrackpore

Jarasandha, the king of Magadha was furious with Krishna for killing his son-in-law Kansha. Jarasandha decided to teach Krishna and Yadavs a lesson.

He attacked Mathura 17 times and each time caused massive death and destruction.

One day Krishna came to know that Jarasandha had forged an alliance with various other kings to attack Mathura.

This time, instead of fighting, Krishna decided to re-locate the Yadav clan to Dwarka.

However, this act earned him a famous name.

Ranchod

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.

X is sent from the County Clerk Office in Texas to the International Space Station.

Once 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.

The County Clerk Office is the only place on earth capable of sending X.

In order that the astronauts can vote in the presidential elections, the ballot sheet is sent to the International Space Station.

A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball. It is thrown with the same arm action as a fastball, but at a lower velocity due to the pitcher holding the ball in a special grip. It is analogous to the slower ball in cricket.

Shown in pic is Ian Kennedy, currently a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, throwing a X Changeup. X ?

The Vulcan Changeup

X is the official name of the armed forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the semi autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan. The X forces of Kurdistan have existed since the advent of the Kurdish Independent movement in the early 1920s, following the collapse of the Ottoman and Qajar empires which had jointly ruled over the area.

X has been in news for few months due to its resistance against the ISIS.

X=Peshmerga forces.

X was born in Gujarat’s Anand and was an all-rounder in his class, scoring top marks in almost every test.

He actually wanted to become an engineer, just like his idol Anil Kumble.

His dive into serious cricket was not more than five years ago. In fact, his first game with a leather ball took place when, still in high school, he was offered to be part of the team just to make sure it had enough players for a national level cricket match.

His rather peculiar name was the work of an uneducated ward boy, who wrote his name wrong in his birth certificate.

X=Axar Patel

Overhand X

Riffle X

Indian X

Pile X

Corgi X

Mongean X

Weave & Faro X

Mexican Spiral X

Shuffling

X attended Clemson University and graduated with a degree in Geology. He earned his Masters in Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Georgia.

He has worked in both the film and the television industry.

His filmography includes The Disturbance at Dinner, Live with It, Jason’s Big Problem.

He got his most famous role just because only he could operate a coffee machine among all the actors present during the audition.

James Michael Tyler popularly known as Gunther.

Coffee Anyone ?

These two ladies would probably be good-humored if they were alive today.

Why ?

Paul Gauguin’s When will you marry ? Becomes the most expensive artwork ever.

It is known as the “Art of Eight Limbs”

The hands become the sword or the dagger.

The shins and forearms are trained to be like armor so you can defend yourself against heavy blows.

The elbow is related to a heavy mace or hammer.

The legs and knees are the axe or a staff.

Muay Thai

This cartoon of Asterixand Obelisk by Albert Uderzo was sketched for which occasion ?

Charlie Hebdo Attacks.

X has had over 43 pets including 21 dogs, 12 horses, 3 ponies, 6 cats, a parrot, a chimpanzee, a panda, a lion cub, a giraffe and a zebra.

She has 80 careers ranging from a rock star to a palaeontologist to a presidential candidate.

Who is X ?

This is a memo released to all B&Q employees for preparing them for a certain event.

Following X , B&Q employees may encounter increased customer product queries relating to rope, cable ties and masking or duct tape. Store Managers should anticipate the need for extra stock and store staff should read the brief to prepare them to handle potentially sensitive customer questions.

Which event ?