2. Rules.1.Infinite Pounce.2.+10/-10 when Pounced.3.+10/0 when
it is a direct or Passed question.4. Keep your mobiles in Silent
mode.5.Quiz Masters decision is final and binding.Thank you.
3. 1. X was a motivational poster produced by the
Britishgovernment in 1939 in preparation for the second World war
.The poster was intended to raise the morale of the British
public,threatened with widely predicted mass air attacks on major
citiesusing high explosives and poison gas.Detailed planning for
the posters had started in April 1939 andthe eventual designs were
prepared after meetings betweenofficials from the Ministry of
Information and HM Treasury on 26June 1939. Roughs of the poster
were completed on 6 July 1939and the final designs were agreed by
the home Secretary SamuelHoare , 1st Viscount Templewood on 4
August , 1939. Printingbegan on 23 August , 1939 , the day that
Nazi Germany and theUSSR signed the Molotov- Ribbentrop Pact , and
the posters wereready to be placed up within 24 hours of the
outbreak of war.
4. And the Answer is .
5. Keep Calm And Carry On.
6. 2. Which Movement ?Katie Green is an English Model
fromChinchester , West Sussex.In July 2009 , she won a competition
torepresent WONDER. They referred her tothe premier MODEL
management agencyfor representation. Green reported thatone of the
guys from PR agency fromWONDER insisted her to do something. Green
at first complained , but then quitthe agency. She then , with
Liberal Democrat MPLembit Opik , launched a campaign titled X.They
began a petition drive with the goalto put an end to -------- for
the modelsworking in the fashion industry. They set a goal to
obtain 20,000signatures and plan to present it to the UKPrime
minister and Parliament.
7. And the Answer is .
8. Say No to Size Zero Movement.
9. 3.Connect!
10. And the Answer is .
11. The Battle of Mainwand.According to the local Afghan folks
and literary works , thebattle created an unlikely hero in the
shape of an afghanwoman called Malalai and Malala Youshafzai was
namedafter her.Again the fictional Doctor Watson was wounded in
thebattle of Mainwand (As described in the opening chapterof A
Study in Scarlet)
12. 4.Which Image ?He is Henri Cartier-Bresson , an
Frenchphotographer considered to be the fatherof photojournalism.
He was an earlyadopter of 35 mm format and the masterof candid
photography.Bresson was in India for the first time todocument the
newly independent India.Though he took many Images but one ofthose
become very famous .Dept. Photographs organized the largestauction
ever held by Christies in Frenchon 17 November , 2012 . It included
175photographs, the whole was estimated tobe between 2 and 3
Million. Among theBresson images , this image wasestimated at
3,000- 5000.This image was also seen as the cover ofIndian Summer
written by Alex VonTunzeimann.
13. And the Answer is .
14. Iconic Image of Nehru andMountbatten.Here Viceroy Lord
Mountbattenand PM Nehru on the steps ofGovt. house , Delhi . Nehru
andMountbattens wife Edwinashared a joke while viceroylooked
whimsically away.
15. 5.Name the movie. It is a 1987 Indian silent, blackcomedy
film written and directed bySingeetam Srinivasa Rao.It shatters the
barriers of language incinema . A truly experimental effort
inIndian cinema . It is a wordless ,though not soundless movie .
Though the movie deals around aserious central theme of loveage .
Thebackdrop of urban issuelikeunemployment, the tone is repletewith
black humor and satire. It makessocial statements about the
glaringdisparity between the rich and theunemployed middle class
without everbeing dramatic or acquiring adocumentary tone.
16. And the Answer is .
17. Pushpak.
18. 6.Identify.No half point. Sorry
19. And the Answer is .
20. Lal Krishna Advani , Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Vero Singh
Shekhawat.
21. 7. X=?The first equation of state for X was developed by C
F Van Wyk in 1946.A few years ago , the researchers developed a
general continuum theory for X ,treating each X as an elastic
filament with random intrinsic curvature. From this theycreated a
differential equation for the shape of X relating the elasticity ,
gravity , andorientational disorder & extracted a simple
equation of state to relate the swellingpressure to the measured
random curvatures of individual X.These equations are itself a
fourth order non linear equations.One example of such equation;3 +
= 0Where, = 443 = ()1/3, here l represents the length at which
gravity bends the X.R= Rapunzel Number, a ratio to calculate the
effects of gravity on XThe research on the shape of one of its
types won the authors the Ig Nobel forPhysics in 2012.
22. And the Answer is .
23. X=Hair The given equation is an example of Ponytail
equation.The research on the shape of ponytail won the authors the
Ig Nobelfor Physics in 2012.
24. 8.Collect them in terms of a Movie series. ( Clue=???)
25. And the Answer is .
26. The connection is The Dollars Trilogy.They are Clint
Eastwood , Mario Brega , Aldo Sambrell ,Benito Stefanelli and
Lorenzo Robledo ; The only five actorsto appear in all three movies
(A fistfull of Dollars, Thegood, the bad and the ugly and For a few
dollars more)Many scenes of Bollywood classic Sholay was
inspiredfrom For a few dollars more.
27. 9.Easy One !Name this American Electronic dance music
trio.VIDEO
28. And the Answer is .
29. Krewella.The trio consists of John Yousuf , YasmineYousaf
and Kristopher Rain Man trindl.
30. 10.Connect!
31. And the Answer is .
32. It is a American audio electronics company currently
ownedby Harman International.He is James Bullough Lansing , Founded
it in 1946.The another one is Dinesh C. Paliwal , Chairman ,
Presidentand CEO of Harman International.JBL recently installed its
screenArray and VRX seriesloudspeakers at the Academy Theater at
LighthouseInternational in New York City.
33. 11.He is Tridip Kumar Baruah born in15th feb. , 1969 in
Guwahati.He completed his higher secondaryfrom Kamrup academy and
did hisgraduation in Arts stream.Since 1991, he has been working
intechnical line.He was the senior technicalconsultant of sensors
India , alsoworked as Technical director inDevicecon and now
working asTechnical Director of AquasysAssam.He has also invented a
teameasuring instrument named BatchWeighing System ,
APhotogoniometer and a softwarenamed Trikub .Now, tell his fourth
invention . (VeryVery Famous)
34. And the Answer is .
35. Ramdhenu , First Assamese or Unicode typing software.
36. 12.Mythology!Karni Mata Temple ,a famous Hindu
templededicated to Karni Mata at Deshnoke , 30kmfrom Bikaner , in
Rajasthan , India.According to hindu mythology Karni Mata is
thegoddess of X.The most intriguing aspect of the temple is
the20,000-odd Xs that call this temple home. Theseholy Xs are
called Kabbas. Many people travelgreat distances to pay their
respect to them.The temple draws visitors from across thecountry
for blessings as well as curious touristsfrom around the
world.According to local folklores , 20000 strong armymen deserted
a nearby battle and came runningto deshnoke . Upon learning the sin
of desertion,punishable by death, Karni mata spared the livesbut
made them Xs and offered the temple as thefuture place of stay. The
army expressed theirgratitude & promised to serve her
lifelong.
37. And the Answer is .
38. X= Rat.Karni Mata = The Goddess of Rats.This temple is
famous for the approximately 20,000 blackRats that live and are
revered in , the temple.
39. 13.X , a young and dynamic IPS officer , followed the
footstepsof Kiran Bedi in one of the most male-dominated
professionin the world.She is the first and ONLY Assamese LADY IPS
officer. Despitehaving secured 85th position(AIR) in the UPSC, she
opted thecall of the uniform by joining the Police service, while
mostother women cadres chose to join IAS.Her father is Dulal C
Barua and mother is Meena Devi. Shepassed out her class X from Holy
Child School , Ghy andgraduated at Indraprastha College for women
in New Delhi.Completed her Masters, M.Phil and Ph.D from JNU.Name
this Lady.
40. And the Answer is .
41. Dr. Sanjukta Parashar.
42. 14.Why ?At the end of this Beatles song recorded by Paul
McCartneya ultrasonic whistle (of 15,000 KHz) was added.A Day In
The Life.
43. And the Answer is .
44. This ultrasonic whistle is audible only to dogs.
PaulMcCartney added this for his Shetland sheepdog.
45. 15.Simple One!The Longest sentence in French Language
contains 823 words. Itwas found in an epic , historical fiction by
X . The sentencereads;The son of a father to whom history will
accord certainattenuating circumstances, but also as worthy of
esteem as thatfather had been of blame;all the language of
allinterests , and speaking them; an admirable representative ofthe
middle class, but outstripping it,andwould be ranked among the most
the most illustrious governorsof history had he loved glory but a
little , and if he had had thesentiment of what is great to the
same degree as the feeling forwhat is useful.X=?
51. 17.He is V.A.L. Johnsson Quisling , aNorwegian
politician.(18/07/1887-24/10/1945).From 1942 to 1945 he served
asMinister-President.The word Quisling is synonym foran another
word or the wordQuisling means ----------.Which word ?
52. And the Answer is .
53. The word quisling now means Traitor.He collaborated with
the Germans during their occupation ofNorway. He was also found
guilty of charges included embezzlement, murder and high treason.
He was executed by firing squad atAkershus Fortress , Oslo , on 24
Oct. 1945. The word Quisling hassince become a synonym for
Traitor.
54. 18. Jyoti Prasad saikia is an Indian Journalist , former
Civilservant from Assam.Saikia started his career as a journalist
in Tripura writing onBangladesh events in 1970-72. Later he joined
the govt. ofAssam and held numerous senior and vital positions .
Heretired as civil servant in December , 2005. He was also inHigh
level Assam Administrative Reformes Commission . Atpresent , he
writes regular columns and working onproposed serious titles on
Northeast India.What very famous term/Phrase did he coin during his
days inTripura radio ? He used this phrase in many Radio plays ,
films ,documentaries for small screen , creative writings
inAssamese , Bengali and English language for the first time.
55. And the Answer is .
56. The Land of Seven Sisters.
57. 19.The author ?(Description of the book ???)
58. And the Answer is .
59. Tej Bhupen Hazarika
60. 20.It is a common name for variousplant extract alkaloid
arrowpoisons originating from centraland south America. These
poisons function bycompetitively and reversiblyinhibiting the
nicotonicacetylcholine receptor(nAChR). It issubtype of
acetylcholine receptorfound at the neuromuscularjunction. This
causes weakness of theskeletal muscles and whenadministrated in a
sufficient dose ,eventual death by asphyxiationdue to paralysis of
the diaphragm.
61. And the Answer is .
62. Curare.
63. 21. The singer ?(Jon Jale Kapalat)
64. And the Answer is .
65. Charu Gohain.
66. 22.Its toooo Easy!!!
67. And the Answer is .
68. Risk Everything!(Add of Nike)
69. 23.Put Funda. (Clue=???)
70. And the Answer is .
71. Alaska Purchase.That was the signing of the Alaska Treaty
of Cessation onMarch 30 , 1867In the clue pic. that was the US$ 7.2
Million check used topay for Alaska.
72. 24.X is a 2003 Bollywood Horror film. It is directed by
Anurag Basu andProduced by Mahesh Bhatt andstars John Abraham ,
Tara Sharmaand Mahima Chaudhury. The story of X is adapted fromthe
2002 Hollywood filmDragonfly. Actress Katrina Kaif was to makeher
debut with this film , but sheinstead did Boom. Shreya Ghoshal has
made anon-screen appearnce in this moviein the song Har Taraf.
73. And the Answer is .
74. Saaya
75. Years Winners Runners-Up1952 X Union Sporting Club
,Nagaon.1953 Maharana AC ,GuwahatiShillong Garrison.1954 Guwahati
Town Club. Silchar India Club.1955 State Transport
Asso,Shillong.Thengalbari Club ,Jorhat.1956 Guwahati Town Club.
State Transport Asso,Shillong.2014 Assam StateElectricity
Board.Greenvally SportsClub.25.FITD.
76. And the Answer is .
77. Years Winners Runners-Up1952 Railway Sports Club
,Pandu.Union Sporting Club ,Nagaon.1953 Maharana AC
,GuwahatiShillong Garrison.1954 Guwahati Town Club. Silchar India
Club.1955 State Transport Asso,Shillong.Thengalbari Club
,Jorhat.1956 Guwahati Town Club. State Transport Asso,Shillong.2014
Assam StateElectricity Board.Greenvally SportsClub.
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