CSLQ 2.0 (Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz) - College Round Prelims

1. Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz ‘14
IIM
RAIPUR
September 28th, 2014
College Prelims Answers

2. RULES
• Teams of Two Members each, both from the same institute.
• Filling in complete team details in the answer sheet is mandatory.
• No electronic/other material is allowed to be used during the conduct of
the quiz.
• The quiz shall have in-built tie-breakers within the set of questions
(Qns 21-25).
• The top-scoring team from each of top four institutes shall make it to
finals directly, and two of the next 6 teams in line shall make it to the
finals through a wildcard round.
• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is final.

3. 1
•Kurta with half sleeves, buttoned up standing
collar and fine net detailing on the shoulder seam.
Or, a full-sleeved one with buttoned cuffs is
fashionably called the X Kurta. It is a registered
trademark in India with Jade Blue as its
manufacturer.
•Who/what is X, which is known to all of us?

4. 1
• Modi Kurta (Named after NaMo)

5. 2
• Earlier this month, which Mumbai-based business
conglomerate signed a 10-year sponsorship and
partnership deal with Cricket Ireland, thus
becoming their official partner and getting the
naming rights for the national cricket academy?

6. • Shapoorji Pallonji
2

7. 3
•Which organization owns this social networking
site?

8. 3
• Indian Youth Congress (IYC)

9. 4
•X, born in a Bengali family in Bhilai,
Chhattisgarh, made his directorial film debut in
2003 with the slasher film Kucch To Hai, which
was universally panned by critics and bombed at
the box office.
•But his most recent film in 2012, was mega hit,
and won seven Filmfare Awards (more than any
other film) including the Best Film category.
•Identify X.

10. • Anurag Basu
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11. •In 2003, this Bangalore based Guinness World
record holder, the writer of such books as "The
World of Homosexuals" and mystery stories such
as "Perfect Murder" caused a ruckus by claiming
some doctors had admitted her to hospital to steal
her brain.
•Who?
5

12. •Shakuntala Devi
5

13. 6
• The general ideas on the creation of the seal for this
organisation were as follows:
• the seal should emphasize the Governmental status, but not too closely;
• it should have something Indian in the design;
• it should be simple, artistic and heraldically correct; and
• the design should be such that it could be used without substantial
alteration for letter heading, etc.
• For this purpose, various seals were examined and sketch of
Tiger and Palm Tree, was found most suitable.
• Identify the organization.

14. • RBI
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15. 7
•The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms J.
Jayalalitha once famously ended their
conversation on-air saying “I must say it wasn’t a
pleasure talking to you. Namaste.”
•He is currently associated with Headlines
Today and hosts the show To the Point. Who is
he?

16. •Karan Thapar
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17. • Online mobile phone store Pricebaba.com launched
the ‘X for Android’ campaign. The supporters of this
campaign sent boxes of X to Larry Page and Andy
Rubin and also campaigned outside Google’s Android
building in their Mountain View HQ. Yet the
campaign was not successful. Now they have started a
campaign in support of Y, which is also not likely to
be successful.
• Identify X, Y.
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18. 8
• K – Kaju Katli
L – Ladoo
(Naming of Android OS versions)

19. 9
•During the late 1950s, the Planning Commission
was entrusted to solve an acute problem in India
due to the large number of PSUs that were being
established as part of its first industrial policy.
The Commission called on Mr. George Robbins
of the University of California to solve this
problem who gave certain recommendations
which later lead to the foundation of
_______________?

20. •Indian Institutes of Management
• (The first two)
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21. 10
•This gentleman in the pic, A O
Hume, is also known as “Father
of Indian ornithology”, but we
know him better as someone who
was a “political reformer”.
•What was co-founded by him
which played a huge part in the
Indian Independence movement?

22. 10
• Indian National Congress

23. 11
•X was born a Brahmin in Pune to a Marathi
family and was named Ramachandra.
•His family feared that there was a curse in the
family that targeted male children because three
of them died in their infancy. Hence he was
brought up as a girl, including having his nose
pierced and wearing a nose-ring which gave him
the nickname that we know him as.
•Identify the person.

24. 11
• “Nathuram” Godse

25. 12
•After the Valentine’s Day last year, National
Awakening Stage started a hate campaign against
X using Twitter hashtags like
#XHumiliatedHistoryOfBangladesh. The reason
for the protests were because of X’s incorrect
references to the Bangladesh Liberation War. This
has led X to become the worst rated movie ever in
IMDb.
•Identify X?

26. •Gunday
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27. 13
•X was born as Mahesh Das in 1528, in a village
near Kalpi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was given the
name X which is derived from Vir Var which
means courageous and great, quite contrary for
him since he was not known for his bravery or for
his military skill.
•Identify him.

28. •Birbal
13

29. 14
•This successful Hollywood movie released in
2012, was presented with two special National
Tourism Awards after the Ministry of Tourism
recognized its impact in promoting India as a
tourism destination, especially Puducherry in
Tamil Nadu and Munnar in Kerala.
•Which movie?

30. •Life of Pi
14

31. 15
•Connect the two products, with their years
mentioned:
• 2010 – a pain-killer from a Kolkata-based company
which consists of 14% Menthol, and 10% Oil of
Gaultheria.
• 2012 – A brand that was launched as an easy-to-use
glue for carpenters as replacement for collagen and
fat based adhesives, which is now almost
synonymous with its product category.

32. • Dabangg
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33. •A letter to?
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34. • Anurag Kashyap
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35. 17
•Tarangini Mitra loved to pirouette. To dance by
spinning on one foot came naturally to her. On one of
her school functions, her talent was spotted by a certain
Mr. Padmasee, a reputed ad film maker who
approached her mother and said “We just want her to
do the spin, like she does so gracefully. The small twist
would be counterbalanced by a jingle. She does the
move, packs her bags, gets the cheque and leaves.
Think of it, she’s going to be the first ________"

36. •Nirma Girl
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37. 18
•Coca-Cola launched which of its products
recently in India, nearly eight years after its
global launch?

38. 18
• Coke Zero/Coca-Cola Zero
• A sugar free, zero calorie variant

39. 19
• She was India’s first woman photojournalist. Most of
her photographs were published under the pseudonym
"Dalda 13″.
• Identify.

40. • Homai Vyarawalla
19

41. 20
•Which recently-in-the-news personality has her
autobiography named as follows?

42. •M C Mary Kom
20

43. * 21
In early June, it was announced that an international panel of experts
from Desabz City Development Authority (DCDA) were on a 15-day
training mission to get in-depth understanding of the planning being
followed by Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA).
Which international capital city is allegedly being planned along the
same lines of our very own Naya Raipur?

44. * 21
• Kabul New City, Afghanistan

45. * 22
Anna Malhotra in 1951 became the first woman to join X. Her
appointment order had the line “In the event of marriage your service
will be terminated.” Thankfully, in a couple of years this rule was
annulled and she could go on to marry without having to quit.
What is X?

46. * 22
• Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

47. • What (X) completes the exhaustive list?
• Mariner 4, 6, 7, 9
• Viking 1, 2
• ___ Global Surveyor
• ___ Pathfinder
• ___ Odyssey
• ___ Express
• Spirit
• Opportunity
• MRO
• Phoenix
• Curiosity
• MAVEN
• X?
* 23

48. * 23
Mangalyaan/Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)
• List of successful Mars missions

49. * 24
• Profits and losses in this organization are shared equally
among the members of a given branch. In its initial days, the
profits of the first six months were shared equally among all
members in the form of gold. This sharing practice is still in
effect, but now the decision whether to share the profits in
gold or in cash is made at the branch level.
• Which organization?

50. * 24
• Lijjat Mahila Griha Udyog

51. •X was a popular Indian cultural show hosted by
Renuka Shahane and Siddharth Kak. It was telecast on
Doordarshan and later moved to Star Plus.
• The show holds the distinction of being India's longest-running
cultural series.
• Identify.
* 25

52. • Surabhi
* 25

53. Thank You!