13. Rules
• 6 questions
• Infinite bounce and pounce
• +15/-10 on pounce. ( You can pounce on your
own question)
• +10/0 on direct.
14. 1.
• What did Jamsetji Tata after an idea that took
birth during a visit to Japan start in Bangalore
in 1902 (a good 7 years before he set up IISc)
with aid from the Maharaja of Mysore?
20. 3. Put Funda !!
• Though double decker trains are now in operation on
4 different routes in the country, the one between
Chennai and Karnataka has caused much controversy
of late.
21.
22. • The color scheme of the train is in yellow and
red. The colors of the Karnataka Flag.
23. 4. X ?
X was established by Mukesh Bansal, Ashutosh Lawania, and
Vineet Saxena in February 2007.
X is headquartered in Bangalore and has been funded by
Venture Capital funds like IndoUS, IDG & Accel Partners.
The company started off in the business of personalization of
products. It began its operations in the B2B (business to
business) segment with the personalization of gifts, which
included T-shirts, mugs and caps to name a few. However, in
2010, the company shifted its strategy to becoming a B2C
(business to customer) oriented firm, expanding its catalogue
to fashion and lifestyle products.
26. 5. What are all these ?
• Here Comes the Sun
• The Magic Faraway Tree
• Windmills of your Mind
• Lost in the Greens
• Raindrops keep falling on my Head
• Footprints
• Van Gogh’s Garden
27.
28.
29. 6. Put Funda !
• Razack Palya, a small sleepy settlement near
Bagalur is quite famous in the sea food circles.
Cat fish are reared here in large grounds and
are mostly exported out of the country.
• This settlement has been making it to the
national news once every two years as it gets
involved in a controversial matter at that
period of time.
30.
31. • The Cat fish rearing ensures the presence
scavengers and Predatory birds throughout
the year. These become a cause for concern
during the Aero India that happens every 2
years. !!
33. • List all the Multiplexes In B’lore.
• The list should contain the name of the multiplex
and also its location.
• There are 20 of them.
• +4 for each correct answer.
37. Rules
• 6 questions
• Infinite bounce and pounce
• +15/-10 on pounce. ( You can pounce on your
own question)
• +10/0 on direct.
38. 1. Which layout ?
• In the late 1980’s, the area near South End circle
was turning into a shanty as it become the
dwelling ground for a lot of labourers.
To avoid this, The then government sanctioned a
new layout where all these people were to be
alloted sites and were asked to move out. The
layout can still be recognised as thus by the small
dimensions of the roads and the sites in the area.
Due to a fallout in succesive governments, this
idea never materialised though people were
successfully cleared from that area.
44. 3.
• Thayappanahalli was one of the many old
small villages around Bangalore that got
swallowed up by the city as it expanded. But it
still lives on in the name of the locality that
gobbled it up thus. How?
50. 5. FITB
• One afternoon in 1999, when the world was worrying
about Y2K, Brinda Jacob was planning how to bring about a
change in society. She had a simple idea – engage with
young people and channelize their passion and energy to
create change in their communities.
• Soon, 11 others joined hands. Young marketing
officers, management graduates, software
engineers, chartered accountants, future business
tycoons, photographers, ad professionals, a contemporary
dancer, all huddled in a garage to discuss the idea.
• There were many dreams; many suggestions. They were
bound by a single thought: give back to the community and
unleash the ‘power of one’. The result _________ was born
in November 1999.
57. Rules
• +5 for each variable.
• +10 bonus if you get more than 15 variables.
• +15 bonus if you get more than 20 variables.
• 15 minutes on the clock.
58. • A was recently appointed as the Special Traffic Warden of
police in Bangalore. B has also been used by the Bangalore
traffic Police to educate commuters to make way for
ambulances. B’s hometown lies a little outward of the NH-48
connecting Bangalore and C.
• A did his schooling in D. The college D is widely known among
student circles for its rivalry with an institution E which was
recently given the Deemed university tag. The only other
deemed private institution in the City is F.
• F has produced many sportsperson over the years. The F
cricket team recently won the G (tournament) telecast live on
Star Cricket. F played its home games at the Chinnaswamy
stadium. In 1996, the stadium played host to another major
event H along with the cricket world cup. I, a similar event
was won by J in 2000. J is now married to K.
59. • J has acted in a 2010 Bollywood movie L along
with another Bangalorean M
• M’s first movie was alongside N who resides in
Katriguppe( :P ). N was a part of the first Kannada
full length 3D movie O. P who also starred in the
movie O is rumoured to be the love child of Q.
R, the vice chairman of KSRTC was initially a pert
of Q’s party, though he isn’t now.
• P is also the brand ambassador of a team owned
by S. S also owns a stud farm in T. U, S’s father has
a road named in his honour. A stadium on this
road was the where V’s life ended tragically after
a football incident during W (Event).
60. • Football in Bangalore is usually played near the X
circle. X was also the name of a Blockbuster movie
shot in Y near Bangalore. Z currently represents Y in
the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
61. • A – Rahul Dravid
• B – Dr. Veerendra Hegde
• C – Mangalore
• D – St Joseph’s
• E – Christ University
• F – Jain University
• G – Toyota University Challenge Cup
• H – Miss World contest
• I – Miss Universe contest
• J – Lara Dutta
• K – Mahesh Bhupati
• L – Housefull
• M – Deepika Padukone.
62. • N – Olympic Gold Quest
• O – Katari Veera Surasundarangi
• P – Ramya/Divya Spandana
• Q – S.M Krishna
• R – Jaggesh
• S – Dr Vijay Mallya
• T – Kunigal
• U – Vittal Mallya
• V – Christiano Junior
• W – Federation Cup
• X – Shoolay
• Y – Ramanagar
• Z – H.D Kumaraswamy