The Open General quiz by Subhadeep Sarkar

1. Q1
• Written by Anoup chatterjee , notable CMC alumnus ,
independent publisher Meteor Books, published a book
under the title X: The Final Verdict on December 2002
.In 2016 the same book was reissued under a new title,
X : The Untold Story.The Untold Story.The book cover
x's struggle and rise to fame following the non-
consensual death bed conversions of Hindus and
Muslims.X said to have accepted help from dictators
such as Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier,
convicted fraudster Charles Keating and disgraced
publisher Robert Maxwell.
• To prove their facts, Anoup acted as one of the
Devil's advocate and claimed it was not a
miracle.
• Who is x?

3. Mother Teresa

4. Q2
•What term, related to
nature, literally means ‘The
practice of eating at same
table’?
•We are familiar to this term
due to our biology book.

5. Commensalism

6. Q3
• This is a two word name . First word was easily
selected easily as it was associated with the place.
• A guy came up with pine nut. An elderly man
insisted it should be an animal. People came up
with bat, rat, ant and mole. Mole even didn't match
the criteria and ant was too small.
• Where would you find them?- In dreams of every
Indian.
• This two word name is alliterative to make them
more pungent to sound.
• Simply name the two word.

7. Chonkpur Cheetahs

8. Q4
• The X principle refers to a 1990s theory by
Genius Y stating that companies tend to
systematically promote their least-competent
employees to management (generally middle
management), in order to limit the amount of
damage they are capable of doing.
• One of the major definition or reason given by
someone says that "leadership is nature's
way of removing morons from the
productive flow". Whereas intelligent
and studious people are given Errand
works. What is this principle named?

9. Dilbert Principle

10. Q5
• The X distribution of wealth is a graph that
visualizes the way money is distributed among
the people of the earth. To create this graph,
first divide the population into equal sections
and array them in a vertical line, then draw a
stack of lines representing how much of the
world's wealth each section holds. When
you're finished, you'll end up with a
figure that is very slender at the bottom
and much of the way up, but then
becomes very wide near the top.
• X?

12. Champagne Glass Theory

13. 6
• Cultural and Societal phenomenon
Characterised by a man’s extreme pride in his
personal appearance and his fitness of his
physique which is accompanied by difficulties in
coping with the with psychological maturation
with his body.
• To preserve Ephemeral youth the affected men
tends to consume cosmetic products, hair
restoration procedures ,and anti impotence
drugs ; Hence he might he might prevent his
aging.
• What is this syndrome aptly named ??

14. Dorian Grey Syndrome

15. Q7
• X wrote a article for 'Young India ' magazine Named Y. Which had
under stated points
• Wealth without work
• Pleasure without consciousness
• Knowledge without character
• commerce without morality
• Science without Humanity
• Religion without sacrifice
• Politics without principle
• In 1995 His Grandson Arun in a press meet said , " These are not
the Y but these are blunders that the world are warring with now.
My Grandfather gave a list of Ys but not of counterparts which
given in ancient books. ". He added an additional point " right
without responsibility "

16. Mahatma Gandhi ,Seven Sins

17. Q8
• The In put to Digital Logic Gate must converge
continuous voltage value into either 0 or 1which is
typically sampled then processed .If the Input is
changing and at an intermediate value when sampled,
the input stage acts like comparator. The Voltage
value then cannot be determined if it will be 0
or 1. The Output remains in meta stable state between
two stable states for an undetermined length of time,
until the noise in the circuit causes it to converge it to
one of the stable states.
• Question is what has been the Unstable voltage named
aptly with comparison with another thing which fits the
bill properly ?

18. Buridan Voltage

19. Q9
•Remus Lupin , godfather of Harry Potter
took up a name, X Lupin during the First
Wizarding War. What was the name he
chose that strengthened his roots of
origin?
• Draco Malfoy's mother's name was ------
Malfoy which characteristically fitted
with his extreme love for his Son and
doing even extreme evil things for his
son's wish. What was his name?

20. Romulus, Narcissa Malfoy

21. Q10
• After his brother died he joined the army to
honour his brother . Just as the Third Battle of
Ypres was coming to an end, a burst of shrapnel
fell behind British lines, killing X and two others.
A bat and a cricket ball lie next to x’s grave, at a
nearby military cemetery, and his wallet,
damaged by shrapnel, is kept by the Kent County
Club, leaving a long lasting legacy along with his
sporting records He is generally regarded as one
of the best bowlers of the period between 1900
and 1914. X played in 19 Test matches for
England from 1901 to 1910. He was a Wisden
Cricketer of the Year in the 1904 edition.

22. continued
• Not every 'English hero' had such an honourable war
record Y. who had played for his country since 1908,
was less keen to represent it on the fields of France and
Belgium. Unlike his team-mates, he did not volunteer to
fight when Belgium was invaded, saying later that he
had failed to realise “how serious the war would be”. He
worked in a munitions factory in London, he remained
on the staff at Surrey and was widely criticised for
avoiding the front line. His critics were given further
ammunition when he joined a amateur team 'Idle'. “For
a while, he was Britain’s least-loved sporting hero,” said
writer Mr Sandford.
• Who are these two heroes of types who chose different
paths?

23. Colin Blythe, Jack Hobbs

24. Q11
• “The Victory Girls are on the loose and soon
will cook some poor guy’s goose. The G.I.
Joes must be more wary of the -------- they
may carry. "
• Those are just a few of the more memorable
slogans produced by the United States
Military during World War 2 as they
embarked on a campaign of “X propaganda”
– a form of psychological waged against a
ferocious enemy Y and Z.

25. Give me x or the Hazed part(Y n
Z)

26. Penis Propaganda, Syphilis -
Gonorrhoea

27. Q12
• Palantir Technologies, Inc. is a private American
software and services company headquartered in Palo
Alto, California which specializes in big data analysis.
The company is known for two projects in particular:
Palantir X and Palantir Y. Palantir X is used by
counter-terrorism analysts at offices in the United
States Intelligence Community (USIC) and other spy
agencies. while Palantir Y is used by hedge funds,
banks, and financial services firms.
• Now for X and Y, both are related to movies and pop
culture where x always has a Savior , y is ruled by
wealthy industrialists and, and high rise power
complexes. gimme X ,Y

29. Q13
• A typical situation to describe a homerun
which is hit over the fence leaving field of
play unfinished.
• Pittsburgh Hockey Broadcaster uses the
phrase if a ‘Goal’ is scored late in the game
that effectively puts the game out of the
reach of opponent.
• So what phrase, very apt here and famous in
pop culture is used in these Sporting
situations?

30. Elvis has Left the Building

31. 14
• Anand Neelkantan , is an eminent alternative
mythology writer , has won many Indian literary
Award for his books. His Genre is based on
Hindu mythology and their Alternative
perspective.
• For which recent project he was roped in , which
has in recent times has faced some criticism for
its historical potholes?
• It is supposed prequel of what?
• In next slide, some of his books

33. Rise of Sivagami; Bahubali

34. Q15
• Who is quoting thus after getting victory against
his own creation?
• ‘‘I got a severe attack of fever and was
laid up for six or seven days. It was a
struggle whether x will finish me or I
finish him. Thank Heaven. I have
triumphed. He is dead, that is to say, I
have finished the VI Books in about 750
lines. It cost me many a tear to kill
him."

35. Meghnadbodh Kabya, Michael
Madhusudan Dutta

36. Q16
• Supposed origin- Three-piece suit with waistcoat and a
spare pair of trousers from the Leeds-based British
tailors X Burton. When the British forces were
demobilized after X Second World War, they were
issued with a "demob suit". The contract for supplying
these suits was partly fulfilled by X Burton.
• In the Gambler’s game Monte, it means ‘getting entire
kitty or pot’.
• Us equivalent- Going whole nine yards meaning
applying full power(emotions sometimes)
• Which phrase?

37. Full Monty , Montague Burton

38. Q17
• X was used by NASA to help insure the successful
launch of the Apollo 8 spacecraft in 1968. The
rocket had a rubber strip holding together a
covering that protected a measuring instrument.
NASA needed a means to insure that the rubber
strip could slide off freely during the rocket’s
launch. A NASA engineer used some X that he
brought in from home. It did the job so well that
he planned to use it on all subsequent Apollo
launches.
• X is known for its supposed monopoly and most
trusted product of the line.

39. Johnson Baby Powder

40. Q18
• Any detailed discussion of
protein function inevitably
involves protein synthesis
structure. in the visual (next
slide) representation of protein
structure data has been
represented , the researchers
have simplified the
representation of proteins
thorough the use of traditional
X which has made the process
lot simpler.
• Thus X is also used in
mathematics and coding sector
its properties and subject to
many mathematical researches

41. Q19
• Death in the West is a 1976 documentary film directed by
Martin Smith, It was filmed by reporter Peter Taylor
alongside a team from the UK current affairs program This
Week. The film aired only once in the UK, from London in
September 1976 on Thames Television, to an audience of
approximately 12 million viewers, before a court order was
officially banned after a petition issued by a Company.
• It is about supposed curse to a group of people .Four men
who did a certain act , Wayne McLaren, David McLean,
Dick Hammer and Eric Lawson reportedly died of same
reason.
• But the biggest gainer was Brad Johnson, who landed a
lead role in Steven Spielberg's feature film Always (1989),
with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfuss.
• What group of people?

42. Kolam Paintings

44. Supposed Curse on Marlboro
Cowboys

45. Q20
• St Mary Magdalene Church is located near Fishing Suburb of
Tiruvanathapuram. It was built by FrancisXavier in 1552,few
year later some fishermen found a Sandalwood Mary Magdalene
statue and renamed the church St. Mary Magdalene Church .one
fine day, X and his colleagues went to speak to the then-bishop
of Trivandrum, Rev Dr Peter Bernard Pereira, about acquiring
the church.
• That must have been an awkward conversation. It also
culminated in a cliff-hanger. Instead of giving them a definite
answer, Reverend Pereira, asked the scientist to attend the
Sunday mass that week,where The reverend said it's great step
towards bright future.
• Who acquired the church ?and for what advantage this place was
chosen?

47. Vikram Sarabhai , Isro
• Its on magnetic equator where earth's
rotational speed is most and helps to give push
to rocket.

48. Q21
• This gentlemen loved to go to Bazaar everyday and return
with bags full of veggies and Fishes.
• It my sound bizarre , that scholar like him wrote essay
on Bengali foods in the series named ‘Bhojon Rashik
Bengali’. His daughter Damyanti Singh came up with full
collection with his articles and herself providing the
recipes referred to by his father. She further said her
father was not frugal eater but if there wasn’t delicious
spread of food on lunch table he would be
dissappointed.He would quote Goethe ,’My Eyes
• Who is this gentlemen to whom many Bengali writers are
grateful for his active approach towards Bengali
literature?

49. Buddhadev Basu

50. Question 22
• This is an inspiring book
about a tribe who are famous
for their running skills . They
can run 100 Miles without
sustaining any injury .
Christian McGougall have
portrayed all the factors of this
tribe in his book .
• Which tribe? Half points for
the country

51. Tarahumara, Mexico

52. Q23
• X made his debut in a Mahesh bhatt film with
the person in the picture in the lead role .X
played a mere role in that film .According to X ,
It was the person in the picture in next slide
,whose appearance left a long lasting effect on X.
• Which movie? Who is x?What resulted in next?
• Pictures in next slide

54. Aaj,Rajiv Hari Om bhatia
took the name Akshay Kumar
after Kumar Gaurav's
character in the film.

55. Q24
• There could be many reasons for why this painting is
attributed to 'The magician of Travancore.' First of all,
the realistic style and all the other features of the
painting, which closely resembles that of him, could be
a reason. Secondly, the woman in the painting was
thought to be someone from Kerala and the ----
depicted in the picture is something similar to the ones
found in Kerala. In reality the masterpiece was by SL
Haldankar and to make things more interesting the
model of the masterpiece was 18year old Gita
haldankar. So it was by a Marathi genius and not by
Travancore genius.
• What am I talking about?

57. Lady with the lamp

58. Question25
The Moloko Plus, also called Knifey
Moloko is a highball cocktail drink . It does
not have specific ingredients, so there are
many variations, all of which use a
large milk base and some have drugs, such
as barbiturates added. Minors may be
served this drink since it contains drugs that
have not been declared illegal. In which bar
can you have it? Full points for Being
specific

59. Korova Bar from A Clockwork
Orange

60. Q26
• British propaganda later exploited the successful
evacuation of 'X' in 1940, and particularly the role of the
"X little ships", very effectively.Many of them were
private vessels such as fishing boats and pleasure
cruisers, but commercial vessels such as ferries also
contributed to the force. These smaller vessels—guided by
naval craft across the Channel from the Thames Estuary
and from Dover—assisted in the official evacuation. Being
able to move closer into the beachfront shallows than
larger craft, the "little ships" acted as shuttles to and from
the larger ships, lifting troops who were queuing in the
water, many waiting shoulder-deep in water for hours.
The term "X Spirit" refers to the solidarity of the British
people in times of adversity. A commemorative X medal
is also given by French Veteran's association.

61. Dunkirk

62. Q27
•Many football Clubs have retired
Jersey Numbers of their iconic
players.
•List the 4 players given below.
•Brescia- No 10
•West Ham- No 6
•Manchester City- No 23
•AC Milan- No 6

63. • Brescia- No 10
Paolo Rossi
• West Ham- No 6
Bobby Moore
• Manchester City- No 23
Mark Vivien-foe
• AC Milan- No 6
Franco Baresi

64. • Sukumar Ray popularised this term by naming the
magazine of his literary club. The represented that the
magazine included writing og various types.
• Topshe used the term while describing the city of
Kathmandu to Feluda in ‘Joto Kando Kathmandu’. It
goes as,'দুপুরে খাওয়াে পে নিউ রোড সরে দনিণ নদরে রেরে মরি হর া রদশী
নিরদশী মরেে র াে রিপা ী জামমাি সুইনডশ রেঞ্চ আরমনেোি এে েেরমে িানি
দা াি রদা াি, মনিে রহারে নমন রয় এমি ----------------------------- আে
রোথাও আরে নেিা সরিহ।’
• In a book by Radhaprasad Gupta, namely 'Kolkata's
Ferrywalah's call' described it as a salty, spicy mixed
Chanachur based snacks
• What was the term?
Q28

65. Saanre Bottris Bhanja

66. Q29
• X was a short-lived modernist movement in British art
and poetry of the early 20th century, partly inspired by
Cubism, Led by Wyndham Lewis. The movement was
announced in 1914 in the first issue of BLAST, which
contained its manifesto and the movement's rejection of
landscape and nudes in favour of a geometric style
tending towards abstraction. Ultimately, it was their
witnessing of unfolding human disaster in World War I
that "drained these artists of their zeal’’
• The term comes from statement by the futurist artist
Boccioni- that all artistic creation must originate from
state of Emotional ______ or whirlpool of
Emotional aesthetics

68. Vorticism