Written round 10 questions. +10 on every correct answer. No negetive marking. +10 bonus for getting 8 or more correct.

1.

Gauhar Ara Begum was born on 17 June, 1631 and died in 1706, at a reasonably old age of 75. We may not find her death interesting, but why would her birth be significant?

And the answer is-

Her mother Mumtaz Mahal died in childbirth while delivering here. Her father Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in Mumtaz’s memory.

2.

The first use of the word this word is thought to be by The British Resistance, a nationalist organisation, in June 2012. However it is possible that the term was "invented" simultaneously by a number of writers because a similar had been in use since February 2012.This word become more popular worldwide due to an incident a few months ago.Which word?

And the answer is-

Brexit.

3.

BYJU’s is an online educational service provider started by Byju Raveendran. It gives online coaching for AIPMT, JEE, board exams, CAT, IAS etc. Which foundation started by a couple and whose creation was announced on 1 December,2015 recently invested 50milion doller in BYJU’s?

And the answer is-

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)

4.

If Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun are three of a group of 4 popular stories, which is the forth one? (hint will given if needed)

And the answer is-

Mirzya Sahiban

5.

This is a family of confections made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts , pistachios, hazelnuts, and macadamia nuts are common), whipped egg whites, and sometimes chopped candied fruit. This food item is of three types, White __, brown __ and Viennese or German __. We know it’s name for an altogether different fileld too.What is it?

And the answer is-

Nougat. Android N.

6.

According to legend, only four people heard the Bhagwad Gita from Krishna and had seen his 'Vishwarupa' form. If Arjuna, Sanjaya and Barbarika (son of Ghatotkacha) are the three. Who is the fourth one?

And the answer is-

Hanuman

7.

Raghu Nayak, who worked as a gardener at the Birla House in New Delhi,did something very important but remained forgotten by history for years. For his heroics, the then President Rajendra Prasad awarded him Rs. 500. In 2016, almost 33 years after his death, the Odisha government felicitated 85-year-old Mandodari Nayak, his widow. She was awarded a cheque of Rs. 5 lakhs.  What was his most heroic act?

And the answer is-

He caught Nathuram Godse.He managed to pin him down with the khurpi he used to dig soil. A year later, Nayak was one of the prosecution witnesses who helped trial judge Atma Charan sentence Godse to death.

8.

Identify the person this programming language isbased on.

And the answer is-

TrumpScript, Donald trump.

9.Writer-director Cameron Crowe remembers, “When I first gave the script to __, and we were reading through it, I said, 'I'm going to change that line.' ___ said, 'Uh, I love that line. Why don't you give me a crack at it.' I left it in, and on the night of filming, it was 4 a.m., on a Friday, and everybody was dropping from exhaustion, ___ says the line. By the end of his speech, everybody was in tears. Across the room, Renee was a wreck. ___ had delivered the line so powerfully, and so directly to her, she was still getting over it. Later he told me, 'I had always wanted to say 'I love you' like that in a movie.‘

Which iconic line?

And the answer is-

You complete me.

10.According to mythology this story goes as follows – X had to clean the Augean Stables which had not been cleaned in over 30 years, and over 1,000 cattle lived there. However, X succeeded by re-routing the rivers Alpheus and Peneus to wash out the filth. Before starting on the task, X had asked Augeas for one-tenth of the cattle if he finished the task in one day, and Augeas agreed. But afterwards Augeas refused to honour the agreement on the grounds that X had been ordered to carry out the task by Eurystheus anyway. According to the Odes(poems) by Pindar, X then founded something that was held at regular intervels.

Id X and what he founded.

And the answer is-

X = Hercules.Founded olympic games.