1. The document provides details about various sports personalities and events. It identifies Wahab Riaz as the speedster who delivered the fastest balls in 2015 WC and 2017 CT. It also identifies skiing, Mike Tyson, Zlatan Ibrahimović, and Lella Lombardi from the clues given. 2. The current affairs section provides the answers to questions on Plain of Jars location, first Green Bonds issued by Indian corporation, farthest gamma-ray galaxy discovered, and RBI's new Deputy Governor. 3. The literature section examines excerpts and clues related to works of Shakespeare, Shashi Tharoor, Arthur Conan Doyle, the kingdom of Travancore

1. SPORTS
1.
X is a famous Speedster
X has not played IPL but played CLT20
X is known for delivering fastest balls in 2015 WC and 2017 CT
X also has the record for one of the worst bowling figures ever in the history of cricket
Identify X
X:Wahab Riaz
154.5kmph and 150.2kmph were the fastest balls delivered by him in 2015 WC and 2017
CT
2.
X is a sport
Before being a sport, X was used as a transportation facility in many countries
X means "Split piece of WOOD"
X is considered to be an ideal practice for moonwalking
Identify X
X:Skiing
'Skio' is a Norse word meaning split piece of wood
3.
Growing up in bad neighbourhood, this kid went on to break several records and
followed the footpath of his idol who is equally well known. He is regarded as GOAT in
his field. Apart from doing cameos in movies, he is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist.
Identify the person.
Ans: Mike Tyson
4.
X is a striker
X has played for 6 different clubs in his lifetime

2. All the teams that he has played have won the Champions Trophy but not when he
played for the clubs
X also has his statue mounted in his country
Identify X
X:Zlatan Ibrahimović
5.
F1 is predominantly a male dominated sport, despite that there were some women in the
past who excelled in racing. In that, X is a record holder till date. She was the 1st
women
to score a point in a Grand Prix
Identify X
X:Lella Lombardi
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. ‘Plain of Jars’ is a famous archaeological site, located in which
country?
Ans:Laos
2. Which Municipal Corporation of India issued the first ‘Green Bonds’ in the
country?
Ans: Ghaziabad

3. 3. What is the name of the farthest gamma-ray emitting galaxy that has been
discovered recently?
Ans: Narrow-Line Seyfert 1(NLS 1)
4. Who is RBI’s newly appointed Deputy Governor?
Ans: Rabi Shankar
5. Where did the “Pandora’s box” get opened?
Ans: Wuhan

4. LITERATURE
1.
'It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed:
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest.'
These lines are from one of the greatest literary works in the English language. What
does the poet try to describe here (a single word)?
Ans: Mercy
Taken from William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice', court scene- act 4. Portia
says this to Shylock in the court asking him to show mercy and save Antonio.
2.
This author, who has also explored a vivid range of professions, was born in London,
England. He is also an international diplomat who worked for maintaining world peace.
He was bestowed Commander of the Order of Charles III by King of Spain. He has
written many bestseller books and some of them were about colonial history. In which
city, did he complete his under graduation?
Ans: Shashi Tharoor– Delhi
3.
This author was also an excellent sportsman who played both cricket and football. His
services were of great value in an African war and he was knighted for his contributions.
He was considered to be a failure in his profession and used his spare time to write
novels (He agrees was entirely commercial) which made him an immortal among writers.
Mention the protagonist of this author's greatest work.
Ans: Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was knighted for his services in the Boer war as a physician in
1902.
4.
A conch shell was present in the flag of this erstwhile kingdom. An 18th century Senior
Admiral of this kingdom was an ancestor of president FDR of the USA.

5. This Kingdom had a national Anthem which was anexcellent literary work written in a
language whose name translated means 'Ruby and coral'. Identify the kingdom.
Ans: Travancore
The anthem was 'Vancheesha mangalam' (Salutations to the lord of Vanji). It was ironic
for a princely state in India to have a national anthem in the 1930s, written in
Manipravala (Sanskritised old Tamil - Malayalam). The Dutch captain De Lannoy was
taken as war prisoner and later became the Admiral of the Travancore army.
5.
This booklet was printed in 1554 in Lisbon. It contained Christian meditative hymns and
religious tenets. It was printed in roman script to represent Portuguese language. In
addition to that the transliteration of the booklet in another language, rich in literature,
was added to that. The booklet marks a civilisation milestone for the language. Name
that language.
Ans: Tamil
Cartilha em lingoa Tamul e Portugues is the name of the booklet which in english means
'A booklet in Tamil and Portugese'. It was the first document printed in the tamil
laguange (Romanised tamil script was used).
MOVIES AND SERIES
1. One of the prominent figures in cinema industry, he is a trained Opera singer and
has composed several successful albums.
The pokemon hitmonlee is based on this character. In 1980s, this character will
sing their own theme song and their own end credits. However, this world famous
person is totally known for a different genre.
Ans: Jackie Chan
2. This particular movie starts and ends approximately for about 9 centuries. The
main plot is about finding an object that is about the size of a lighter.

6. Also, for the last few minutes of the film, budget is estimated to be around 2.5
crore Euros.
The movie has bagged 11 awards in total, also Jackie Chan was a guest at the
film’s inaugural function.
Ans: Dasavatharam
3. Rachel brings this animal while Joey and Ross are playing catch. Racheal argues
that it is a high quality, purebred animal. Joey’s convinced that it is not even an
animal. Guess the BREED of the animal.
Ans: Sphinx
4. Don Rickles passed away before he could dub for his next movie in the franchise.
The production company instead of replacing him reviewed his 25 years of his
material, video games and other media. They were able to assemble enough
dialogue for their movie.ID the series of movies.
Ans: Toy Story
5. This movie based on a mother-son duo was banned by censor board.51 objection
notices were sent to the producer to ban the movie.later all prints including master
prints were taken from censor board to Maruthi factory in Gurgaon and burnt.
Name the mom.
Ans: Indira Gandhi
MYTHOLOGY AND EVENTS
1. An Obulus is placed under the tongue or on the eye to pay whom?
Ans: Charon
According to the Greek mythology when a person dies, the Greek coin Obulus is
placed on the corpse supposedly to pay the boatman Charon who should cross the
river to take the soul of the dead to the other side leading to the underworld.
2. Where is the legend of prince Ali Ababwa originally from?
Ans: China

7. Prince Ali Ababwa is another name for Aladdin. The story originated from
somewhere in China.
3. Inspired from reading Thirukkural, he is one of the foremost novelists of all times.
Young Gandhi wrote letter to him seeking his advice. He convinced Gandhi of
non-violence and taught him it could be used to end colonial rule in India. Hailing
from noble family
Identify the novelist.
Ans: Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy, the author of War and Peace. He was one of the best advocates of Non
Violence
4. If by birth you were traditionally associated with the below (which said world
ended by 2012) picture by birth, who would you believe ruled Heaven?
Ans:Itzamná
The above picture is the Mayan Calendar. According to the Mayan
mythology,Itzamná is the ruler of heaven.
5. Odin:Gefjun::Jupiter:?
Ans: Ceres
Odin from Norse Mythology
Gefjun is the Norse Goddess of Agriculture.
Jupiter from Roman Mythology
Ceres is the Roman God of Agriculture.

8. When is the Swiss sciences day ?
May 26

9. To honour DR.APJ Abdul Kalam ,
Switzerland the day he visited the country,
as National Science Day.