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(Prelims) Asadharan Quiz - The General Quiz by Inquizitive - Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi
1.
2. 20 questions
Use of mobile phones or any electronic device is strictly prohibited
Answering when not required may lead to disqualification.
Multiples of 4 are star marked
3. Be your own judge guinea pig, and
you will be happy.
- Team Inquizitive
4.
5. The _________ defense is a defensive business strategy
used to stave off a hostile takeover, in which a company that
is threatened with a hostile takeover "turns the tables" by
attempting to acquire its would-be buyer. The name refers
_________, a video game in which the protagonist is at first
chased around a maze of dots by 4 ghosts. However, after
eating a "Power Pellet" dot, he is able to chase and devour
the ghosts.
FITB
1
6. A _______ was a small Indian copper coin. The coin was
first introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of
India between 1540 and 1545, along with Mohur, the
gold coin and Rupiya the silver coin Later on, the
Mughal Emperors standardized the coin along with
other silver (Rupiya) and gold (Mohur) coins in order to
consolidate the monetary system across India.
It is believed that this coin is one of the possible
sources for an English phrase for disregarding someone
or something due to its small worth.
FITB and which phrase? (Part Points)
2
7. ________________ is a practice intended to establish a
political advantage for a particular party or group by
manipulating district boundaries. This term has negative
connotations. Two principal tactics are used in
____________: "cracking" (i.e. diluting the voting power of
the opposing party's supporters across many districts) and
"packing" (concentrating the opposing party's voting power
in one district to reduce their voting power in other
districts).
The term is a portmanteau and was used for the first time in
Boston Gazette in 1812.
FITB
3
8. Kopimism is one of the newest religion and it believes in the
philosophy that information is holy and that the act of copying is
holy. After two failed attempts, it was officially recognized as a
religion by the Swedish government in January 2012. This philosophy
opposes the monopolization of knowledge in all its forms, such as
copyright, and encourages file sharing of all types of media including
music, movies, TV shows, and software. In fact, the act of
withholding and economizing information through copyright is
against the sacredness of information.
Apart from the Kopimi symbol, what is/are the sacred symbol(s) of
this religion?
4
9. X meaning I shall please is a substance or treatment with no active
therapeutic effect. It is a fake treatment. An inactive substance like
sugar, distilled water, or saline solution can sometimes improve a
patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation
that it will be helpful. Expectation to plays a potent role in the X
effect. The more a person believes they are going to benefit from a
treatment, the more likely it is that they will experience a benefit.
To separate out this power of positive thinking and some other
variables from a drug's true medical benefits, companies seeking
governmental approval of a new treatment often use X controlled
drug studies. If patients on the new drug fare significantly better
than those taking X, the study helps support the conclusion that
the medicine is effective. What is X?
5
10. X is a sans-serif typeface family designed by Luc(as) de Groot
in 2002–2004 and released to the general public in 2007,
with Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista.
Because of X's position as the default font in Office, many
cases have been reported in which documents were shown
to be forged thanks to a purported creation date before
_______ was available to the general public. In 2017, the
font came to public attention as evidence in the Pakistani
government-related "Panama Papers" case (also known as
#Fontgate), in which a document supposedly signed in
February 2006 was found to be typed up in X. De Groot said
that there was "really zero chance" that the document was
genuine.
Which font?
6
11. Long before the Industrial Age, “X" denoted girls and women who
spun wool. According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, spinning
was "commonly done by unmarried women, hence the word came
to denote" an unmarried woman in legal documents from the 1600s
to the early 1900s, and "by 1719 was being used generically for
'woman still unmarried and beyond the usual age for it' ". As a
denotation for unmarried females in a legal context, the term dates
back to at least 1699,[4] and was commonly used in banns of
marriage of the Church of England where the prospective bride was
described as a “X of this parish".[5]
The Oxford American Dictionary tags “X" (meaning "...unmarried
woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for
marriage") as "derogatory" and "a good example of the way in which
a word acquires strong connotations to the extent that it can no
longer be used in a neutral sense. Give X.
7
12. Following are some of the paintings by X. He often
paints religious themes backed by his own belief in
'oneness of Gods.'
Identify X.
(Images in next slide)
8
13.
14. Attitudes in Ireland towards homosexuality are regarded as
among the most liberal in the world. In May 2015, Ireland
became the first country to legalise same-sex marriage on a
national level by popular vote. Since then, news for
homosexual marriages were common. But it was quite
unusual in this case. Two heterosexual Irish men, Matt
Murphy and Michael O’Sullivan got married to each other.
What made them do so? Give Funda.
9
16. X was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was noted
for his inspirational leadership, superb grasp of strategy, and
unconventional tactics, which together resulted in a number
of decisive naval victories, particularly during the Napoleonic
Wars. He was wounded several times in combat, losing the
sight in one eye in Corsica and most of one arm in the
unsuccessful attempt to conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
___ is referred after his name as he allegedly only had "One
Eye, One Arm, One Leg" near the end of his life. This is in fact
inaccurate - X never lost a leg. ID X and FITB.
11
17. This is a painting depicting the assassination of X along with
his wife who was fired from point blank range. This led to
serious consequences and was the immediate reason for Y.
Give both X and Y. (Part points)
Image in the next slide
12
18.
19. WWE is known to give big surprises everytime. But this time,
it was a vague surprise. The surprise came in the form of a
new WWE 2k18 character X. As part of a product placement
deal with Y, WWE 2K18 will have X as a playable character,
accessible through the "create-a-wrestler" feature. Give X
and Y.
13
20. When Neil Armstrong and others from the ‘first moon
mission’ were facing a crisis before the mission. It was a risky
mission and no insurance company were ready to give them
insurance. So to insure the financial earnings for their family,
they did something? What’s that something?
14
21. Who’s statue and claim to fame of the person? Part
Points
Image in the next slide
15
22.
23. The term means the country which is the recipient of this
treatment must nominally receive equal trade advantages as the
“X" by the country granting such treatment. The earliest form of
the X status can be found as early as in the 11th century. Today's
concept of the X status starts to appear in the 18th century, which
is when the division of conditional and unconditional X status also
began. In the early days of international trade, X" status was
usually used on a dual-party, state-to-state basis. A nation could
enter into a “X" treaty with another nation. With the Jay Treaty in
1794, the US granted “X" trading status to Britain.
16
24. X’s drug network was commonly known as the Medellín
Cartel. During the height of its operations, the Medellín
Cartel brought in more than US $70 million per day (roughly
$26 billion in a year). Smuggling 15 tons of cocaine per day,
worth more than half a billion dollars, into the United States,
the cartel spent over US $1000 per week purchasing rubber
bands to wrap the stacks of cash, storing most of it in their
warehouses. Ten percent (10%) of the cash had to be written
off per year because of "spoilage", due to rats creeping in and
nibbling on the bills they could reach.
17
25. It is an Arabic word X literally meaning, as a noun, "tremor",
"shivering", "shuddering", as a dog might shrug off water, or
as one might shake off sleep, or dirt from one's sandals.
The concept X was first utilized in modern times in 1952
within the Kingdom of Iraq, when socialist and communist
parties took to the streets to protest the Hashemite
monarchy, with inspiration of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.
In the Palestinian context, with which it is particularly
associated, the word refers to attempts to "shake off" the
Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
18
27. X Wizarding Bank is the only bank of the wizarding world,
and is owned and operated by goblins. It was created by a
goblin called X, in 1474. Its main offices are located around
the North Side of Diagon Alley in London, England. In
addition to storing money and valuables for wizards and
witches, one can go there to exchange Muggle money for
wizarding money. The currency exchanged by Muggles is
later returned to circulation in the Muggle world by goblins.
According to Rubeus Hagrid, other than Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry, X is the safest place in the wizarding
world.
The motto of Bank is Fortius Quo Fidelius, a Latin phrase that
means "Strength through loyalty“. Give X.
20
28. The _________ defense is a defensive business strategy
used to stave off a hostile takeover, in which a company that
is threatened with a hostile takeover "turns the tables" by
attempting to acquire its would-be buyer. The name refers
_________, a video game in which the protagonist is at first
chased around a maze of dots by 4 ghosts. However, after
eating a "Power Pellet" dot, he is able to chase and devour
the ghosts.
FITB
1
31. A _______ was a small Indian copper coin. The coin was
first introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of
India between 1540 and 1545, along with Mohur, the
gold coin and Rupiya the silver coin Later on, the
Mughal Emperors standardized the coin along with
other silver (Rupiya) and gold (Mohur) coins in order to
consolidate the monetary system across India.
It is believed that this coin is one of the possible
sources for an English phrase for disregarding someone
or something due to its small worth.
FITB and which phrase? (Part Points)
2
34. ________________ is a practice intended to establish a
political advantage for a particular party or group by
manipulating district boundaries. This term has negative
connotations. Two principal tactics are used in
____________: "cracking" (i.e. diluting the voting power of
the opposing party's supporters across many districts) and
"packing" (concentrating the opposing party's voting power
in one district to reduce their voting power in other
districts).
The term is a portmanteau and was used for the first time in
Boston Gazette in 1812.
FITB
3
37. Kopimism is one of the newest religion and it believes in the
philosophy that information is holy and that the act of copying is
holy. After two failed attempts, it was officially recognized as a
religion by the Swedish government in January 2012. This philosophy
opposes the monopolization of knowledge in all its forms, such as
copyright, and encourages file sharing of all types of media including
music, movies, TV shows, and software. In fact, the act of
withholding and economizing information through copyright is
against the sacredness of information.
Apart from the Kopimi symbol, what is/are the sacred symbol(s) of
this religion?
4
40. X meaning I shall please is a substance or treatment with no active
therapeutic effect. It is a fake treatment. An inactive substance like
sugar, distilled water, or saline solution can sometimes improve a
patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation
that it will be helpful. Expectation to plays a potent role in the X
effect. The more a person believes they are going to benefit from a
treatment, the more likely it is that they will experience a benefit.
To separate out this power of positive thinking and some other
variables from a drug's true medical benefits, companies seeking
governmental approval of a new treatment often use X controlled
drug studies. If patients on the new drug fare significantly better
than those taking X, the study helps support the conclusion that
the medicine is effective. What is X?
5
43. X is a sans-serif typeface family designed by Luc(as) de Groot
in 2002–2004 and released to the general public in 2007,
with Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista.
Because of X's position as the default font in Office, many
cases have been reported in which documents were shown
to be forged thanks to a purported creation date before
_______ was available to the general public. In 2017, the
font came to public attention as evidence in the Pakistani
government-related "Panama Papers" case (also known as
#Fontgate), in which a document supposedly signed in
February 2006 was found to be typed up in X. De Groot said
that there was "really zero chance" that the document was
genuine.
Which font?
6
46. Long before the Industrial Age, “X" denoted girls and women who
spun wool. According to the Online Etymological Dictionary, spinning
was "commonly done by unmarried women, hence the word came
to denote" an unmarried woman in legal documents from the 1600s
to the early 1900s, and "by 1719 was being used generically for
'woman still unmarried and beyond the usual age for it' ". As a
denotation for unmarried females in a legal context, the term dates
back to at least 1699,[4] and was commonly used in banns of
marriage of the Church of England where the prospective bride was
described as a “X of this parish".[5]
The Oxford American Dictionary tags “X" (meaning "...unmarried
woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for
marriage") as "derogatory" and "a good example of the way in which
a word acquires strong connotations to the extent that it can no
longer be used in a neutral sense. Give X.
7
49. Following are some of the paintings by X. He often
paints religious themes backed by his own belief in
'oneness of Gods.'
Identify X.
(Images in next slide)
8
53. Attitudes in Ireland towards homosexuality are regarded as
among the most liberal in the world. In May 2015, Ireland
became the first country to legalise same-sex marriage on a
national level by popular vote. Since then, news for
homosexual marriages were common. But it was quite
unusual in this case. Two heterosexual Irish men, Matt
Murphy and Michael O’Sullivan got married to each other.
What made them do so? Give Funda.
9
54.
55. Ireland has tax laws which don’t charges couples for inheritance of
property.
59. X was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was noted
for his inspirational leadership, superb grasp of strategy, and
unconventional tactics, which together resulted in a number
of decisive naval victories, particularly during the Napoleonic
Wars. He was wounded several times in combat, losing the
sight in one eye in Corsica and most of one arm in the
unsuccessful attempt to conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
___ is referred after his name as he allegedly only had "One
Eye, One Arm, One Leg" near the end of his life. This is in fact
inaccurate - X never lost a leg. ID X and FITB.
11
62. This is a painting depicting the assassination of X along with
his wife who was fired from point blank range. This led to
serious consequences and was the immediate reason for Y.
Give both X and Y. (Part points)
Image in the next slide
12
66. WWE is known to give big surprises everytime. But this time,
it was a vague surprise. The surprise came in the form of a
new WWE 2k18 character X. As part of a product placement
deal with Y, WWE 2K18 will have X as a playable character,
accessible through the "create-a-wrestler" feature. Give X
and Y.
13
69. When Neil Armstrong and others from the ‘first moon
mission’ were facing a crisis before the mission. It was a risky
mission and no insurance company were ready to give them
insurance. So to insure the financial earnings for their family,
they did something? What’s that something?
14
76. The term means the country which is the recipient of this
treatment must nominally receive equal trade advantages as the
“X" by the country granting such treatment. The earliest form of
the X status can be found as early as in the 11th century. Today's
concept of the X status starts to appear in the 18th century, which
is when the division of conditional and unconditional X status also
began. In the early days of international trade, X" status was
usually used on a dual-party, state-to-state basis. A nation could
enter into a “X" treaty with another nation. With the Jay Treaty in
1794, the US granted “X" trading status to Britain.
16
79. X’s drug network was commonly known as the Medellín
Cartel. During the height of its operations, the Medellín
Cartel brought in more than US $70 million per day (roughly
$26 billion in a year). Smuggling 15 tons of cocaine per day,
worth more than half a billion dollars, into the United States,
the cartel spent over US $1000 per week purchasing rubber
bands to wrap the stacks of cash, storing most of it in their
warehouses. Ten percent (10%) of the cash had to be written
off per year because of "spoilage", due to rats creeping in and
nibbling on the bills they could reach.
17
82. It is an Arabic word X literally meaning, as a noun, "tremor",
"shivering", "shuddering", as a dog might shrug off water, or
as one might shake off sleep, or dirt from one's sandals.
The concept X was first utilized in modern times in 1952
within the Kingdom of Iraq, when socialist and communist
parties took to the streets to protest the Hashemite
monarchy, with inspiration of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.
In the Palestinian context, with which it is particularly
associated, the word refers to attempts to "shake off" the
Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
18
88. X Wizarding Bank is the only bank of the wizarding world,
and is owned and operated by goblins. It was created by a
goblin called X, in 1474. Its main offices are located around
the North Side of Diagon Alley in London, England. In
addition to storing money and valuables for wizards and
witches, one can go there to exchange Muggle money for
wizarding money. The currency exchanged by Muggles is
later returned to circulation in the Muggle world by goblins.
According to Rubeus Hagrid, other than Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry, X is the safest place in the wizarding
world.
The motto of Bank is Fortius Quo Fidelius, a Latin phrase that
means "Strength through loyalty“. Give X.
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