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General quiz
Round 1
Infy Bounce + Pounce
1
Originally from Greek, X means disclosure of knowledge, a
lifting of the veil or revelation, although this sense did not
enter English until the 14th century. Today, it is commonly
used in reference to any prophetic revelation.Give X
Apocalypse
2
110201 is the new dedicated pin code of which important
landmark in New Delhi?
Supreme court
3
According to Y , X need speeds around 59.5 km/s and not
11.2 km/s
ID Y and the reference
Y - Rahul Gandhi
On Dalits needing more effort to succeed
For success, Dalits need to break free from Jupiter, not
Earth
4
This regiment is an elite cavalry regiment of the Indian
Army. The personnel of the regiment are also trained as
paratroopers and nominally are expected to lead in airborne
assaults in the role of pathfinders apart from their primary
role. Currently Jat, Sikhs & Rajputs are taken in equal
number primarily from the states of Punjab, Haryana &
Rajasthan. Minimum height necessary to be enlisted is 6
feet. Because of the personality & appearance of the men,
they were popularly known as God's Gift to Beautiful Girls
Presidents Bodyguards
5
On December 9, 1893, a French anarchist named Auguste
Vaillant made a sensational attempt to avenge the
execution of Ravachol, a fellow anarchist. His attempt
injured several people and he was arrested and sentenced
to death. Vaillant defended his actions during the trial,
maintaining that he merely wanted to wake up the
privileged classes. How did Vaillants actions and his words
come back into the lime light some 36 years later ?
A)
Bhagat Singhs actions in 1929 were inspired by Vaillants
bombing of the French assembly. He also paraphrased
Vaillants statement It takes a loud voice to make the deaf
hear in the pamphlets thrown inside the Central Assembly
Hall.
6
The origin of X is hugely debated.Some claim that X
originated probably by accident with subsequent
improvisations, in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh during the last
50 years.
There are also claims that a Ali Ahmed Aslam, proprietor of
the Shish Mahal in Gibson Street in the west end of Glasgow
invented it.
In July 2009 Pakistani-born British MP Mohammad Sarwar
tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons asking
that Parliament support a campaign for Glasgow to be given
European Union Protected Designation of Origin status for
X.
X is hugely popular in Britain and is called a "truly British"
item even though the origin in unclear.
Chicken Tikka Masala- Popularly voted as the National dish

of Britain
7
The maker ofXsaid that the things to keep in mind while
creating it involved something which signifiedmotion,
looked good onfootwear, and was liked by the client and
his team.And they did love it.
Created in 1971 and first used in 1972,Xis now recognized
the world over.
ID X.
Nike swoosh logo
8
On July 10, 1949, Narayan Masurekar went to Dr. Purandare
hospitalin Bombay (now Mumbai) to visit his new born
nephew.The uncle noticed a small hole near the top of his
left ear lobe. By chance or fate, he chose to visit the baby a
second time, noticing, to the horror of all on the second
trip, that it wasnt the same boy. The tiny hole in the boys
left ear still visible today was gone! A search was made
and the baby was found sleeping blissfully beside a
fisherwoman. Thus, how did Narayan Masurekar end up
benefiting Indian sport?
Sunil Gavaskar
Round 2
Long Connect
Round 3
Infy Bounce + Pounce
1
Connect?
Lance Armstrongs Sponsors
2
Ankitha Jhaveri (picture below) is an actress from Mumbai who
now works in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries.
How do we better know her as?
The first Rasna Girl in the 1980-90s
3
What is no 4?
1) Wal-Mart: 2.1 million
2) China National Petroleum Corporation: 1.61 million
3) State Grid Corp of China: 1.53 million
4) _______ : 1.42 million
5) US Postal Service: 765,088
6) Sinopec: 639,690
7) China Telecom Corp. Ltd: 285,105
8) Carrefour: 490,000
Indian Railways
4
Put funda
Special parking signs at UCB reserved for Nobel

Laureates!
Berkeley faculty, alumni, and researchers have won 70
Nobel Prizes
5
Coined by Indian economist, Raj Krishna, is a
controversial and derogatory expression used to refer to the
low annual growth rate of socialist Indian economy before
1991, which stagnated around 3.5% from 1950s to 1980s,
while per capita income growth averaged 1.3%.
The Hindu rate of growth
6
The only reported civilian transfer between two submarines
of two different navies in World War II involved X, who was
transferred from German submarine U-180 to Japanese
submarine I-29. X was travelling from Germany to Imperial
Japan. Identify X.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
7
A former head constable with the T.N state police, his
fortunes changed in the 1980s when he was appointed head
of state-run utility Metrowater by erstwhile chief minister M
G Ramachandran .Today the trust he heads is by far the
biggest land owner in the state. According to an article in
the TOI the trust holds land worth close to Rs 10,000 crore,
an amount large enough to bridge Tamil Nadu's fiscal
deficit. Who is he? How has he paid homage to his political
roots in his new line of business?
Jeppiaar
Sathyabhama University is named after MGR's mother.
8
What is the Sanskrit word for "refined" or "well formed" ?
Sanskrit

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