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Sardar Patel Quiz Club
                 - Aayur Kaul



Season – 4                      Session - 13
With the Blessings from “Sri Sri Ravindera Jadeja” aka Jaju,
              We start the first quiz of 2013.
What began on Dec 18, 1989, at
 Gujranwala, and ended on Mar 18, 2012, at
 Dhaka?
Sachin Tendulkar's astonishing one day
  international career.
Which Irishman was in the business news in
 India during the last days of 2012, for taking
 over as head of a conglomerate that was
 founded exactly a hundred years before he
 was born?
Cyrus Mistry, who took over as Chairman of the
  Tata group, succeeding Ratan Tata. Mistry's
  mother and father are Irish citizens (one by
  birth, the other by naturalisation); he gets his
  Irish citizenship thanks to his mother. The Tata
  Group began in 1868, a hundred years before
  Mistry's birth in 1968.
ID?
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
X began his career in TV news broadcast with Y in
  1995, where he anchored daily newscasts, and
  reporting for News Tonight a programme telecast
  on DD Metro. In his time with Y, he did the first
  ever TV interview with Sonia Gandhi. He also
  hosts a special television program Frankly
  Speaking with X, which has featured eminent
  personalities. He is a recipient of a number of
  awards for his journalistic abilities and has also
  written a book named Combating Terrorism: The
  Legal Challenge.
X Arnab Goswami
Y NDTV




You can mess with Zohan, but not Arnab.
Chetan Bhagat Said, “ Indian politics : Congress
  orders tea, BJP has to order coffee. SP/BSP will
  order based on who is paying. X will spill
  whatever is ordered.”

ID X?
TMC
• Sreesanth hitting Andre Nel for a six and
  then dancing
Which octothorpe-laden labelling system, that
 originated in early social media systems such
 as IRC, was adjudged the American Dialect
 Society's "Word of the Year" for 2012?
Hashtags.
The name for this gadget from Microsoft now is
  "PixelSense", replacing the name with which it
  originally made waves. The old name has been
  commandeered for something they launched
  in 2012. What's the old name?
Surface. Earlier "Microsoft Surface" was the
  name of the large tabletop touchscreen
  computer, and now its tablet.
This car needs no reverse gear because it can pivot 360 degrees on its wheels. Name the car/make.
Nissan Pivo 2
It is a mountain pass in the Aravalli Range
of Rajasthan in western India. It connects
Rajsamand and Pali districts, 40
kilometres from Udaipur. The name of
this very famous place is believed to have
come from the „turmeric-colored‟ yellow
soil. What place?
Haldighati.
In a poll conducted by Animal Planet, it
was voted the world's favorite animal,
narrowly beating the dog. Callum
Rankine, international species officer at
the WWF conservation charity, said the
result gave him hope. “If people are
voting for them as their favorite animal,
it means they recognize their
importance, and hopefully the need to
ensure their survival,” he said.
Tiger. (Only 1410 left)
Advertisement of which company?
In Hindu mythology they were the
community of celestial singers. They are
said to have lived in a land in the
extreme north of India in a province
which is today‟s Afghanistan. Name them?
Gandharavas.
Until very recently, in India, this musical
instrument was only heard in the hills and
valleys of Kashmir as an accompaniment to the
hymns of the Sufi mystics. It was referred to as
the „shata tantri veena’ in Indian musical
history and is named after a Persian word,
meaning a hundred strings. Which musical
instrument?
Santoor.
1. What middle name was given to Obama in this political cartoon?
Barack ‘Usain’ Obama
"How to Survive a Plague" is a 2012
  documentary nominated for the upcoming
  85th Academy Awards, and considered one of
  the leading contenders to take the Best
  Documentary Oscar. Directed by David
  France, it chronicles the early years of the
  fight against which 'plague'?
The AIDS epidemic
Mirzapur is a city in the heart
of North India, nearly 650 km
between Delhi and Kolkata
and also equidistant from
Allahabad and Varanasi. There are loads of facts
  about Mirzapur one being that there is a small
  clock tower in the center of the city.

  Claim to fame of this city?
Indian Standard Time (IST) is calculated from
the clock tower in Mirzapur which is nearly
exactly on the reference longitude of Indian
Standard Time at 82.5°
• X came to Mumbai eight years ago from his hometown
  Lucknow. However, instead of a job in singing, he
  began receiving work as a lyricist!

• This multifaceted individual began his writing career
  with the film Aamir and then got fame for Dev D.

• A close friend of X , Y had asked him to write a song for
   a movie . However, ultimately it was Z who penned the
   lyrics, while X sang the sufiana-style song along with
   female playback Kavita Seth.
X, Y, Z?
• X Amitabha Bhattacharya
• Y Amit Trivedi
• Z Javed Akhtar
Connect:
Posters used by Andy Dufresne to
cover up the tunnel in Shawshank
Redemption
• The literal translation of X is “The River of Kings”

• X covers the entire span of history in the Kashmir
  region from the earliest times to the date of its
  composition. Written in Sanskrit verse by the
  Kashmiri Brahman Y in 1148, that is justifiably
  considered to be the best and most authentic
  work of its kind

• Identify X and the Y.
Rajatarangini by Kalhana
Identify this stadium.
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu
              Dhabi
The first was held in 1810, in honor of the
Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to
Princess Therese Von Sachsen-
Hildburghausen. Upto 7 million people attend
it each year. Most of it takes place at the tents
sitting next to one another on the huge
fairgrounds. There are 14 tents in all, some of
which hold up to 10,000 people. What am I
talking about?
Identify the tournament and Y(very specific)

•   Captain – Ajay Jadeja
•   Vice Captain – Anil Kumble
•   Coach – Kris Srikkanth
•   Manager – Chitrak Mishra

• Group Stage opponents – Australia, Canada and Y.
• Y had players like Curtly Ambrose, Richie
  Richardson, Eldine Baptiste etc.
• Tournament – 1998 Commonwealth Games
• Y – Antigua and Barbuda, nothing else will be
  accepted.
"We the People" is a platform that allows Americans to petition the White
   House on various issues, provided there is enough support for the
   petition. In December 2012, a less than serious (or so we imagine) petition
   was made that eventually garnered over twenty five thousand signatures,
   forcing the White House to take cognisance of it in January 2013.
The White House, declining the request in the petition, wrote:

"The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national
   defense, but a ___ ___ isn't on the horizon. Here are a few reasons:
The construction of the ___ ___ has been estimated to cost more than
   $850,000,000,000,000,000. We're working hard to reduce the deficit, not
   expand it. The Administration does not support blowing up planets. Why
   would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a ___ ___ with a
   fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?

What did the petition demand the US Government build?
A "Death Star", referring to the space station
  from "Star Wars".
Identify this fast bowler
Aleem Dar
• Is known to practice at the nets with teams.
X, a monthly magazine for the African American
market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has
published continuously since the Autumn of
1945.
X cover photography has since its inception
focused on African American celebrities and
politicians, from Dorothy Dandridge and Whitney
Houston, to Michael Jackson and Barack Obama.
Advertisers have for decades created ads
specifically for the pages of X that featured black
models using their products.
Ebony.
The company was launched in 1966 by
Pierre Bellon (Chairman) in
Marseille, France, initially serving
company restaurants, schools and
hospitals under the name Societé
d'Exploitation Hotelière
The prefix of the company name was
retained, despite negative connotations
in British English
Sodexo.
In 1988, Peter Shu founded ………………….. in
Taipei.
Its first products were "JetMate" laser
printer driver, for producing high quality
Chinese characters, “KeyPro" software
protection system. In 1989, it started
manufacturing memory products for laser
printers.
Transcend.
X is a confection which was first created
by Rowntree's of York, England
It is now produced worldwide by Y, which
acquired Rowntree in 1988, except in the
United States where it is made under
licence by Z
 Each bar consists of fingers composed of
three layers of crème-filled
wafer, covered in an outer layer of
chocolate
Launched in 1935, X was originally known as
'Chocolate Crisp'
X- Kit Kat, Y- Nestle, Z- Hershey’s
Its first product was a simple rice cooker which failed
   miserably. In the early stages the company kept itself
   alive by selling heating pads. These pads were made by
   stitching wires on cloth. It derived its name from a
   railway company. It is a Japanese multinational
   conglomerate corporation headquartered in Konan
   Minato, Tokyo, Japan and ranked 87th on the 2012 list
   of Fortune Global 500. It is one of the leading
   manufacturers of electronics products for the
   consumer and professional markets. Its founders Akio
   Morita and Masaru Ibuka derived the name from
   _____, the Latin word for sound.
What?
Sony.
The ones from Delhi are surfers, the UP
 fellows use wands, the Punjab fellows are
 fighters, the chaps from Mumbai are into
 conjuring, and the Ranchi boys are just one-
 nosed and thick-skinned.
What is all this?
Teams in the Hockey India League: Delhi Wave
Riders, Uttar Pradesh Wizards, Punjab
Warriors, Mumbai Magicians, and Ranchi
Rhinos.
If 2010 featured a pain-killer from a Kolkata
 company and consisting of 16% Menthol and
 10% Oil of Gaultheria, 2012 features a resin-
 based adhesive that is almost synonymous
 with its product category.
What are we talking of?
Products referred to in the Dabangg films:
first, Zandu Balm, and now Fevicol
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is the first
  installment of three movies on J.R.R. Tolkien's
  "The Hobbit" book. The movie, which released in
  December 2012, has been receiving some
  unusual criticism: some people claim that
  watching the movie can induce nausea.
This is being attributed to the way the film has been
  shot (and not just because of it being available in
  3D), in order to increase clarity and make motion
  smoother and sharper. So, cinematographically
  speaking, what's different about this film?
It is shot at 48 frames per second, rather than
the usual 24 frames per second.
These are the initials of the ten most recent
  members of which list? (that usually sees a
  high rate of attrition):
CR, JM, AG, LFS, RW, GH, CA, X, Y, RB
X AV-B
Y RDM
Managers of English Premier League football
  team Chelsea FC, who have seen ten
  managers in the Roman Abramovich decade.
What is this list about? (something that will come
  into effect on 26th January, 2013)
Aravali
Botad
Chhota Udepur
Dwarka
Gir-Somnath
Mahisagar
Morbi
These are new proposed districts in Gujarat.
  Critics say this is meant to help the ruling BJP
  politically.
He hasn't been seen for the last couple of times,
  but he's back again. In 2012, this quartermaster is
  played by Ben Whishaw. He was first essayed by
  Peter Burton; his successor Desmond Llewelyn
  has played the role the most number of times.
  John Cleese took on the mantle a couple of times,
  before the hiatus began, which has ended with
  Whishaw.
Which role?
Q. The character was missing from "Casino
  Royale" and "Quantum of Solace".
In the film "Heroine", it was by Kareena Kapoor. In
   "Gangs of Wasseypur", by Manoj Bajpai. For most
   films, it was by one of the lead actors. Since
   September 2012, all films that meet a certain
   criterion need to have this, if they are to obtain
   certification from the the Central Board of Film
   Certification.
Filmmakers seem to prefer this, rather than a
   scrolling ticker in the middle of their films. What
   is this new addition to Indian films?
Films (those who have scenes showing smoking)
   must now carry a anti-smoking message
   before the film begins, and just after it
   resumes after the interval. This must be a
   voiceover by one of the lead actors of the film.
The editor M.S.Shinde (who passed away in 2012) is
  perhaps best known to quizzers for being the only
  member of the "Sholay" crew to win a Filmfare Award
  (for the year 1975). That year, the big awards for Best
  Film, Best Director, and Best Story went to another
  film.

Incidentally, the director of that film also has a film
   release in 2012 - which, ironically, shares its name with
   something to do with "Sholay". Which was the 1975
   film and director?
"Deewar", by Yash Chopra. His latest film "Jab
  Tak Hai Jaan" shares its name from the
  climactic song from "Sholay".
What Are These?
Adi Parva
Sabha Parva
Vana Parva
Virata Parva
Udyoga Parva
______ Parva
______ Parva
______ Parva
Shalya Parva
Sauptika Parva
Stree Parva
Shanti Parva
Anushasan Parva
Ashvamedhika Parva
Ashramavasika Parva
Mausala Parva
Mahaprasthanika Parva
Svargarohana Parva
18 Parvas of Mahabharata.
In U-19 World Cup, X scored three half centuries,
including a 90 scored off only 38 balls. X was then
awarded a Border-Gavaskar scholarship to train
at the Australian Cricket Academy and in early
2005, he made his first-class limited overs debut,
and scored 645 runs that season at an average of
53.75. An article by X was featured in the 2012
book Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel, He is the only
Indian player to have scored a century in all
formats of international cricket.
Suresh Raina
Long Connect :
• Answers :
Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai Super Kings
Deccan Chargers
Delhi Daredevils
Kings XI Punjab
Hyderabad Sunrisers
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajasthan Royals
Pune Warriors India
Mumbai Indians
So, the connect is IPL teams.
This video game is another offering by Rovio in
  the "Angry Birds" game series, and released in
  September 2012. With segments such as
  "Ground Hog Day" and "Flight in the Night",
  the objective is to help make a transport
  system for the erstwhile villains-turned-
  protagonists.
Which puzzle-oriented game is this?
Bad Piggies.
X dos Santos Aveiro, began his career as a youth
player for Andorinha, where he played for two
years, before moving to C.D. Nacional. X was the
first player to win all four main PFA and FWA
awards, doing so in 2007. In October 2012, he
became the first sportsperson to reach 50 million
followers on Facebook. X’s autobiography, titled
Moments, was published in December 2007.On 9
June 2010, Madame Tussauds London unveiled
X's waxwork as part of the build-up to the World
Cup. X joined fellow footballers Steven Gerrard,
Pelé and David Beckham at the event's venue.
CR7.
An unnamed portion of this continent has been
  named by the British after Queen Elizabeth II
  in December 2012, to mark her Jubilee Year.
  Now called "Queen Elizabeth Land", it had
  been earlier referred to as Edith Ronne Land
  earlier.
Significantly bigger than the United Kingdom
  itself, where is this piece of land?
Antartica.
X had a 32-match winning streak in 2008, starting at the 2008 Masters
  Series Hamburg to the 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group
  Masters and Women's Open, which included titles at Hamburg, the
  French Open (where he did not drop a set), Queen's Club, his first
  title at Wimbledon, and the Rogers Cup. In 2012, by winning the
  Monte-Carlo Masters, he became the only player to have won eight
  consecutive editions in any tournament during the history of
  tennis, and only the second player to win a single tournament for a
  total of eight times during Open Era. X is the first male player in
  tennis history to simultaneously hold Grand Slam tournament titles
  on clay, grass and hardcourts. He is also the first (and only player to
  date) to win three consecutive Grand Slam titles on three different
  surfaces. 128036 X is a main belt asteroid discovered in 2003 at the
  Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca and named after him.
Rafa.
X began her modeling career at the Lakme
Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's
Les Vamps Show and was picked to be Rodricks's
finale model at the Spring Summer '07 Collection.
Since then she has done campaigns for Silk &
Shine, Whisper, Reliance, TVS scooty,
Nivea,Nathella Jewelry and Fiat Palio. She was
nominated for the filmfare debut award in 2009
but it eventually went to Y.
X Anushka Sharma
Y Asin (TabcdefjhiklmnopqrstuvwxyzL)
Connect :

X
Sameer Malkan
Umesh MehrA
Umesh Mehra
David Dhawan
Umesh Mehra
Neeraj Vora
Ashish R. Mohan
Director’s of Khiladi Series.
X Abbas Mustan
X, is an American film actor and producer. He
has been nominated for three Academy
Awards and has won three Golden Globe
Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the
1981 film Taps. His first leading role was in
Risky Business, released in August 1983. X
became a full-fledged movie star after starring
in Y(1986).
X Tom Cruise
Y Top Gun
X is a global fashion brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes
from the X family who founded the company in 1965. X is listed in
Milan. X has a network of over 6,500 stores in 120 countries. The
stores are managed by independent partners and generate a total
turnover of over 2 billion euro.The company's core business
remains their clothing lines: Y, Sisley, and Playlife Their products
include womenswear, menswear, childrenswear and underwear and
they have expanded into perfumes, stationery, eyewear and travel
bags.In 1965, Luciano X, the eldest of four children, saw a market
for colourful clothes, and sold a younger brother's bicycle in order
to buy his first second-hand knitting machine. His initial small
collection of sweaters received a positive response in local stores in
the Veneto region, and soon after he asked his sister and two
younger brothers, Gilberto and Carlo, to join him. In 1965, the
entity known as the "X Group" was formed.
X Benetton
Y UCB
Connect :

Ashwatthama
Bali Chakravarthi
Hanuman
Kripa
Parshurama
Vibhishan
Vyasa
Only 7 persons known to have the boon of
 “immortality” according to Hindu Mythology.
The word X originates from the word pepon, which is Greek
  for “large melon". The French adapted this word to
  pompon, which the British changed to pumpion and later
  American colonists changed that to the word we use today,
  "X". The origin of X is not definitively known, although they
  are thought to have originated in North America. The oldest
  evidence, X-related seeds dating between 7000 and 5500
  BC, were found in Mexico.X are a squash-like fruit that
  range in size from less than 1 pound (0.45 kilograms) to
  over 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms).X is the fruit of the
  species Cucurbita pepo or Cucurbita mixta. It can refer to a
  specific variety of the species Cucurbita maxima or
  Cucurbita moschata, which are all of the genus Cucurbita
  and the family Cucurbitaceae.
Pumpkin
X is a beverage made by brewing black tea with
  a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs.
  Originating in South Asia, the beverage has
  gained worldwide popularity, becoming a
  feature in many coffee and tea houses.
  Although traditionally prepared by decoction,
  retail versions include tea bags for infusion,
  instant powdered mixtures, and concentrates.
  What is X?
Masala Chai
X is a traditional green tea consumed in Afghanistan, northern
Pakistan, some regions of Central Asia as well as the Kashmir Valley.
In Pakistan, it is made in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-
Baltistan regions. It is a popular breakfast tea among Kashmiri's
generally accompanied with special Kashmiri bakery items like
girda. Kashmiri Pandit migrants living in the North Indian
Plains, particularly in the urban agglomeration of Delhi, have also
contributed to the tea's popularity among non-Kashmiri Indians.
The tea is made by boiling green tea leaves with saffron
strands, cinnamon bark and cardamom pods and occasionally
Kashmiri roses to add a great aroma. Generally, it is served with
sugar or honey, and crushed nuts, usually almonds or walnuts.
Some varieties are made as a herbal infusion only, without the
green tea leaves.
Kehwah.
X is the third-most popular drink overall, after water and
   tea. It is thought by some to be the oldest fermented
   beverage.X is produced by the saccharification of
   starch and fermentation of the resulting sugar. The
   starch and saccharification enzymes are often derived
   from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted
   barley and malted wheat. Unmalted maize and rice are
   widely used adjuncts to lighten the flavour because of
   their lower cost. X is flavoured with hops, which add
   bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though
   other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may
   occasionally be included.
Beer.
X is the family of Y smartphones. The line has
been manufactured since 2008 and currently
accounts for more than half of the company's
mobile phone sales. The name X is derived
from the word "experience". Currently twenty
one members of the product family have been
released.
X Xperia
Y Sony
Captain X (September 9, 1974 – July 7, 1999) was an
  officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded the
  Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for valour, for
  his actions during the 1999 Kargil War, termed as
  Operation Y, in Kashmir between India and Pakistan."In
  reply to a Pakistani's taunt that they will leave Kashmir
  if the Indians give them Madhuri Dixit, a popular
  bollywood actress, Captain X gave him the reply, "Sorry,
  Madhuri is busy!". He then shot the taunter and said "
  From Madhuri,With love". In 2003 Hindi film LOC Kargil
  based on the entire Kargil conflict had Abhishek
  Bachchan, playing the role of Captain X.
X Captain Vikram Batra
Y Vijay
Who?
2003
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Newcomer of the Year[147]

2004
WTA Player of the Year[148]
WTA Most Improved Player of the Year[148]

2005
ESPY Best Female Tennis Player[148]
Named the country's best female player for the year by Russia's tennis federation
Master of Sports of Russia
Prix de Citron Roland Garros[149]

2006
Named the country's best female player for the year by Russia's tennis federation
Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year[148]

2007
ESPY Best Female Tennis Player[148]
ESPY Best International Female Athlete[148]
ESPN Hottest Female Athlete

2008
Named the January 2008 female Athlete of the Month by the United States Sports Academy for her performance at the Australian Open
ESPY Best Female Tennis Player[150]

2010
WTA Fan Favorite Singles Player[148]
WTA Humanitarian Of The Year[148]
WTA Most Fashionable Player (On Court)[148]
WTA Most Fashionable Player (Off Court)[148]
WTA Most Dramatic Expression[148]

2012
ESPY Best Female Tennis Player
Maria Sharapova.
X was born into a Tamil family on 24 February 1948, at Melukote, in
   Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, Mysore State (now
   Karnataka). Her grandfather was in the service of the then Mysore
   kingdom as a surgeon, and the prefix ______ (the victorious) was
   added to the names of various of her family members to reflect
   their association with Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar of
   Mysore.Although there have been claims that X was introduced to
   politics by M. G. Ramachandran, she has denied this. She was a
   member of the Rajya Sabha elected from Tamil Nadu during the
   period of 1984–89. Soon after the death of Ramachandran, X
   proclaimed herself as his political heir. Iruvar, a 1997 Tamil political
   drama film, included the character of X, played by Y.
X J. Jayalalitha
Y Aishwariya Rai
X is a parliamentarian for over four decades, X was
   elected to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of India's
   Parliament) nine times, and twice to the Rajya Sabha
   (upper house). He also served as the Member of
   Parliament from Y, Uttar Pradesh, until 2009, when he
   retired from active politics due to health concerns. X
   was one amongst the founder members of the
   erstwhile Z and had also been its president. He was
   also the Minister of External Affairs in the cabinet of
   Morarji Desai. When the Janata government collapsed,
   X renamed his former party Z as Bharatiya Janata Party
   (BJP).
X Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Y Lucknow
Z Jana Sangh
X began his professional career with the English
language daily The Free Press Journal in Mumbai,
but left it in 1960 to form his own political weekly
Y. His cartoons were also published in the Sunday
edition of The Times of India. X is satirised in
Salman Rushdie's 1995 novel The Moor's Last
Sigh as 'Raman Fielding'. Suketu Mehta
interviewed X in his critically acclaimed, Pulitzer-
nominated, non-fiction 2004 book Maximum City.
X Bal Thackrey
Y Marmik
In October 2012, football's governing
  body, FIFA, approved the use of two
  technological systems to be used as goal-line
  technology in December's FIFA Club World
  Cup (which features each continental
  association's current champion). This will be
  used to automatically detect whether a ball
  has crossed the goal.

One of them is "GoalRef", which is the other?
Hawk Eye.
American President Barack Obama was voted by
 Time magazine to be its "Person of the Year".
 He joins a small group of people who have
 been so selected more than once (he also
 became "Person of the Year" in 2008 when he
 was last elected).
Who, also a US President, is the only person to
 be Time Person of the Year thrice? (in 1932,
 1934, and 1941.)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
In November 2012, who returned to Earth
along with fellow astronauts Yuri
Malenchenko and Akihiko Hoshide from the
International Space Station on board the
Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft, after another
record setting trip?
Sunita Williams, who extended her record for
  the amount of time spent in space by a
  woman.
Park Geun-hye has become the first woman to
  gain residence at the Blue House. No lady has
  ever been given the keys to the whiter version
  of such a residence.
So what has Park Geun-hye been elected as?
The President of South Korea. The residence of
  the President is the Blue House.
Who connects the following:

.a South African returned barrister
.a housewife named Anuradha who once used to
   sing
.the younger brother of Durga
.a Rajput princess who was a devotee of Krishna
.The Philosopher's Stone
.a dry fruit seller from Kabul
The late Pandit Ravi Shankar, who composed
  music for these films. The films are:
  Gandhi, Anuradha, Apu (Trilogy), Meera, Paras
  Patthar, Kabuliwala (Bengali).
In December 2012, Twitter released information
  about the year's top trends and tweets. One
  of the sections under Trends was "Countries".
  Which country was the most tweeted about,
  according to Twitter, in 2012?
Syria.
Connect
Yo Yo Honey Singh
From the world of sports, if Abby Wambach of
  the United States and Pia Sundhage of
  Sweden were voted winners in their
  respective equivalent categories for women,
  who were the male counterparts?
Lionel Messi of Argentina (Best Player) and
  Vicente Del Bosque (Best Coach) of Spain.
  They won the top awards at FIFA's annual
  prizes for the year 2012 .
Which groups of 'wise men' will (and already
 have, in some cases) present themselves in
 Allahabad from December to January 2013 in
 processions called "Peshwai"?
Sadhus from various "akharas" participating the
  Kumbh Mela to be held in Jan-Feb 2013.
What is this?
Sandy’s Path.
Where would you find this?
Starbucks, Fort.
What Incident?
• Zlatan’s Bicycle Kick.
Arnold.
Short Connects :
When Joseph Woodland, who died in December
 2012, was a master's student, he was sitting
 on a beach in his grandfather's property
 thinking about how to encode information
 about products. He was doodling in the sand,
 when he happened to see he had made four
 lines in the sand.
What, dubbed the "Universal Product Code",
 would he eventually be the father of?
The Bar Code.
Kamal Haasan's next movie release is
  "Vishwaroopam" (made both in Hindi and
  Tamil) and will make its way to theatres in
  January 2013. In addition to a standard
  theatrical release, the producers are also
  planning to release it in what unusual
  medium?
On DTH (Direct-to-Home) via Airtel's TV
 network. This is to be a one-time release even
 before the actual theatre release.
This is the logo of the latest venture from this foundation. Which
 foundation, or what quick word will complete the name of this
                               venture?
"Wiki" is the word, to give Wikivoyage. The Wikimedia
Foundation's latest project is this online travel guide that in wiki-
                     style, anyone can edit.
             "Wikitravel" was the precursor to this.
LONG CONNECT :
Set I
+80
Set II
 +60
Set III
 +40
Set IV
 +20
In case, You still do not get this.
The Connect Is Mahabharata.
Set I
+80
Nitish Bharadwaj played Krishna.
Rajesh Vivek played “Ved Vyasa”.
Sanjay, one who narrates the battle to Kuru
King.
Gajendra Chahuhan played “Yudhishtra”.
Set II
 +60
Virendra Razdan played “Vidura”.
Raj Babbar played King Bharata.
Sharat Saxena played “Keechak”.
“Abhimanyu” Mithun.
Set III
 +40
Akshay’s Character was named “Arjun”.
Roopa Ganguly played “Draupadi”.
Shroff’s character in this movie was named
“Balrama”
Gufi Paintal played “shakuni”.
Set IV
 +20
Puneet Issar played “Duryodhana”.
“Karan” Singh Grover.
Ravi Chopra, director of the series.
Dronacharya.
In case, You still do not get this.
Bheem.
Thank You.

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SPQC Season 4, Session 13

  • 1. Sardar Patel Quiz Club - Aayur Kaul Season – 4 Session - 13
  • 2. With the Blessings from “Sri Sri Ravindera Jadeja” aka Jaju, We start the first quiz of 2013.
  • 3. What began on Dec 18, 1989, at Gujranwala, and ended on Mar 18, 2012, at Dhaka?
  • 4. Sachin Tendulkar's astonishing one day international career.
  • 5. Which Irishman was in the business news in India during the last days of 2012, for taking over as head of a conglomerate that was founded exactly a hundred years before he was born?
  • 6. Cyrus Mistry, who took over as Chairman of the Tata group, succeeding Ratan Tata. Mistry's mother and father are Irish citizens (one by birth, the other by naturalisation); he gets his Irish citizenship thanks to his mother. The Tata Group began in 1868, a hundred years before Mistry's birth in 1968.
  • 7. ID?
  • 9. X began his career in TV news broadcast with Y in 1995, where he anchored daily newscasts, and reporting for News Tonight a programme telecast on DD Metro. In his time with Y, he did the first ever TV interview with Sonia Gandhi. He also hosts a special television program Frankly Speaking with X, which has featured eminent personalities. He is a recipient of a number of awards for his journalistic abilities and has also written a book named Combating Terrorism: The Legal Challenge.
  • 10. X Arnab Goswami Y NDTV You can mess with Zohan, but not Arnab.
  • 11. Chetan Bhagat Said, “ Indian politics : Congress orders tea, BJP has to order coffee. SP/BSP will order based on who is paying. X will spill whatever is ordered.” ID X?
  • 12. TMC
  • 13.
  • 14. • Sreesanth hitting Andre Nel for a six and then dancing
  • 15. Which octothorpe-laden labelling system, that originated in early social media systems such as IRC, was adjudged the American Dialect Society's "Word of the Year" for 2012?
  • 17. The name for this gadget from Microsoft now is "PixelSense", replacing the name with which it originally made waves. The old name has been commandeered for something they launched in 2012. What's the old name?
  • 18. Surface. Earlier "Microsoft Surface" was the name of the large tabletop touchscreen computer, and now its tablet.
  • 19. This car needs no reverse gear because it can pivot 360 degrees on its wheels. Name the car/make.
  • 21. It is a mountain pass in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan in western India. It connects Rajsamand and Pali districts, 40 kilometres from Udaipur. The name of this very famous place is believed to have come from the „turmeric-colored‟ yellow soil. What place?
  • 23. In a poll conducted by Animal Planet, it was voted the world's favorite animal, narrowly beating the dog. Callum Rankine, international species officer at the WWF conservation charity, said the result gave him hope. “If people are voting for them as their favorite animal, it means they recognize their importance, and hopefully the need to ensure their survival,” he said.
  • 26.
  • 27. In Hindu mythology they were the community of celestial singers. They are said to have lived in a land in the extreme north of India in a province which is today‟s Afghanistan. Name them?
  • 29. Until very recently, in India, this musical instrument was only heard in the hills and valleys of Kashmir as an accompaniment to the hymns of the Sufi mystics. It was referred to as the „shata tantri veena’ in Indian musical history and is named after a Persian word, meaning a hundred strings. Which musical instrument?
  • 31. 1. What middle name was given to Obama in this political cartoon?
  • 33. "How to Survive a Plague" is a 2012 documentary nominated for the upcoming 85th Academy Awards, and considered one of the leading contenders to take the Best Documentary Oscar. Directed by David France, it chronicles the early years of the fight against which 'plague'?
  • 35. Mirzapur is a city in the heart of North India, nearly 650 km between Delhi and Kolkata and also equidistant from Allahabad and Varanasi. There are loads of facts about Mirzapur one being that there is a small clock tower in the center of the city. Claim to fame of this city?
  • 36. Indian Standard Time (IST) is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur which is nearly exactly on the reference longitude of Indian Standard Time at 82.5°
  • 37. • X came to Mumbai eight years ago from his hometown Lucknow. However, instead of a job in singing, he began receiving work as a lyricist! • This multifaceted individual began his writing career with the film Aamir and then got fame for Dev D. • A close friend of X , Y had asked him to write a song for a movie . However, ultimately it was Z who penned the lyrics, while X sang the sufiana-style song along with female playback Kavita Seth. X, Y, Z?
  • 38. • X Amitabha Bhattacharya • Y Amit Trivedi • Z Javed Akhtar
  • 40. Posters used by Andy Dufresne to cover up the tunnel in Shawshank Redemption
  • 41. • The literal translation of X is “The River of Kings” • X covers the entire span of history in the Kashmir region from the earliest times to the date of its composition. Written in Sanskrit verse by the Kashmiri Brahman Y in 1148, that is justifiably considered to be the best and most authentic work of its kind • Identify X and the Y.
  • 44. Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
  • 45. The first was held in 1810, in honor of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese Von Sachsen- Hildburghausen. Upto 7 million people attend it each year. Most of it takes place at the tents sitting next to one another on the huge fairgrounds. There are 14 tents in all, some of which hold up to 10,000 people. What am I talking about?
  • 46.
  • 47. Identify the tournament and Y(very specific) • Captain – Ajay Jadeja • Vice Captain – Anil Kumble • Coach – Kris Srikkanth • Manager – Chitrak Mishra • Group Stage opponents – Australia, Canada and Y. • Y had players like Curtly Ambrose, Richie Richardson, Eldine Baptiste etc.
  • 48. • Tournament – 1998 Commonwealth Games • Y – Antigua and Barbuda, nothing else will be accepted.
  • 49. "We the People" is a platform that allows Americans to petition the White House on various issues, provided there is enough support for the petition. In December 2012, a less than serious (or so we imagine) petition was made that eventually garnered over twenty five thousand signatures, forcing the White House to take cognisance of it in January 2013. The White House, declining the request in the petition, wrote: "The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a ___ ___ isn't on the horizon. Here are a few reasons: The construction of the ___ ___ has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We're working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it. The Administration does not support blowing up planets. Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a ___ ___ with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship? What did the petition demand the US Government build?
  • 50. A "Death Star", referring to the space station from "Star Wars".
  • 52. Aleem Dar • Is known to practice at the nets with teams.
  • 53. X, a monthly magazine for the African American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has published continuously since the Autumn of 1945. X cover photography has since its inception focused on African American celebrities and politicians, from Dorothy Dandridge and Whitney Houston, to Michael Jackson and Barack Obama. Advertisers have for decades created ads specifically for the pages of X that featured black models using their products.
  • 55. The company was launched in 1966 by Pierre Bellon (Chairman) in Marseille, France, initially serving company restaurants, schools and hospitals under the name Societé d'Exploitation Hotelière The prefix of the company name was retained, despite negative connotations in British English
  • 57. In 1988, Peter Shu founded ………………….. in Taipei. Its first products were "JetMate" laser printer driver, for producing high quality Chinese characters, “KeyPro" software protection system. In 1989, it started manufacturing memory products for laser printers.
  • 59. X is a confection which was first created by Rowntree's of York, England It is now produced worldwide by Y, which acquired Rowntree in 1988, except in the United States where it is made under licence by Z Each bar consists of fingers composed of three layers of crème-filled wafer, covered in an outer layer of chocolate Launched in 1935, X was originally known as 'Chocolate Crisp'
  • 60. X- Kit Kat, Y- Nestle, Z- Hershey’s
  • 61. Its first product was a simple rice cooker which failed miserably. In the early stages the company kept itself alive by selling heating pads. These pads were made by stitching wires on cloth. It derived its name from a railway company. It is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Konan Minato, Tokyo, Japan and ranked 87th on the 2012 list of Fortune Global 500. It is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics products for the consumer and professional markets. Its founders Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka derived the name from _____, the Latin word for sound. What?
  • 62. Sony.
  • 63. The ones from Delhi are surfers, the UP fellows use wands, the Punjab fellows are fighters, the chaps from Mumbai are into conjuring, and the Ranchi boys are just one- nosed and thick-skinned. What is all this?
  • 64. Teams in the Hockey India League: Delhi Wave Riders, Uttar Pradesh Wizards, Punjab Warriors, Mumbai Magicians, and Ranchi Rhinos.
  • 65. If 2010 featured a pain-killer from a Kolkata company and consisting of 16% Menthol and 10% Oil of Gaultheria, 2012 features a resin- based adhesive that is almost synonymous with its product category. What are we talking of?
  • 66. Products referred to in the Dabangg films: first, Zandu Balm, and now Fevicol
  • 67. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is the first installment of three movies on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" book. The movie, which released in December 2012, has been receiving some unusual criticism: some people claim that watching the movie can induce nausea. This is being attributed to the way the film has been shot (and not just because of it being available in 3D), in order to increase clarity and make motion smoother and sharper. So, cinematographically speaking, what's different about this film?
  • 68. It is shot at 48 frames per second, rather than the usual 24 frames per second.
  • 69. These are the initials of the ten most recent members of which list? (that usually sees a high rate of attrition): CR, JM, AG, LFS, RW, GH, CA, X, Y, RB
  • 70. X AV-B Y RDM Managers of English Premier League football team Chelsea FC, who have seen ten managers in the Roman Abramovich decade.
  • 71. What is this list about? (something that will come into effect on 26th January, 2013) Aravali Botad Chhota Udepur Dwarka Gir-Somnath Mahisagar Morbi
  • 72. These are new proposed districts in Gujarat. Critics say this is meant to help the ruling BJP politically.
  • 73. He hasn't been seen for the last couple of times, but he's back again. In 2012, this quartermaster is played by Ben Whishaw. He was first essayed by Peter Burton; his successor Desmond Llewelyn has played the role the most number of times. John Cleese took on the mantle a couple of times, before the hiatus began, which has ended with Whishaw. Which role?
  • 74. Q. The character was missing from "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace".
  • 75. In the film "Heroine", it was by Kareena Kapoor. In "Gangs of Wasseypur", by Manoj Bajpai. For most films, it was by one of the lead actors. Since September 2012, all films that meet a certain criterion need to have this, if they are to obtain certification from the the Central Board of Film Certification. Filmmakers seem to prefer this, rather than a scrolling ticker in the middle of their films. What is this new addition to Indian films?
  • 76. Films (those who have scenes showing smoking) must now carry a anti-smoking message before the film begins, and just after it resumes after the interval. This must be a voiceover by one of the lead actors of the film.
  • 77. The editor M.S.Shinde (who passed away in 2012) is perhaps best known to quizzers for being the only member of the "Sholay" crew to win a Filmfare Award (for the year 1975). That year, the big awards for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Story went to another film. Incidentally, the director of that film also has a film release in 2012 - which, ironically, shares its name with something to do with "Sholay". Which was the 1975 film and director?
  • 78. "Deewar", by Yash Chopra. His latest film "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" shares its name from the climactic song from "Sholay".
  • 79. What Are These? Adi Parva Sabha Parva Vana Parva Virata Parva Udyoga Parva ______ Parva ______ Parva ______ Parva Shalya Parva Sauptika Parva Stree Parva Shanti Parva Anushasan Parva Ashvamedhika Parva Ashramavasika Parva Mausala Parva Mahaprasthanika Parva Svargarohana Parva
  • 80. 18 Parvas of Mahabharata.
  • 81. In U-19 World Cup, X scored three half centuries, including a 90 scored off only 38 balls. X was then awarded a Border-Gavaskar scholarship to train at the Australian Cricket Academy and in early 2005, he made his first-class limited overs debut, and scored 645 runs that season at an average of 53.75. An article by X was featured in the 2012 book Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel, He is the only Indian player to have scored a century in all formats of international cricket.
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  • 118. So, the connect is IPL teams.
  • 119. This video game is another offering by Rovio in the "Angry Birds" game series, and released in September 2012. With segments such as "Ground Hog Day" and "Flight in the Night", the objective is to help make a transport system for the erstwhile villains-turned- protagonists. Which puzzle-oriented game is this?
  • 121. X dos Santos Aveiro, began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, before moving to C.D. Nacional. X was the first player to win all four main PFA and FWA awards, doing so in 2007. In October 2012, he became the first sportsperson to reach 50 million followers on Facebook. X’s autobiography, titled Moments, was published in December 2007.On 9 June 2010, Madame Tussauds London unveiled X's waxwork as part of the build-up to the World Cup. X joined fellow footballers Steven Gerrard, Pelé and David Beckham at the event's venue.
  • 122. CR7.
  • 123. An unnamed portion of this continent has been named by the British after Queen Elizabeth II in December 2012, to mark her Jubilee Year. Now called "Queen Elizabeth Land", it had been earlier referred to as Edith Ronne Land earlier. Significantly bigger than the United Kingdom itself, where is this piece of land?
  • 125. X had a 32-match winning streak in 2008, starting at the 2008 Masters Series Hamburg to the 2008 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, which included titles at Hamburg, the French Open (where he did not drop a set), Queen's Club, his first title at Wimbledon, and the Rogers Cup. In 2012, by winning the Monte-Carlo Masters, he became the only player to have won eight consecutive editions in any tournament during the history of tennis, and only the second player to win a single tournament for a total of eight times during Open Era. X is the first male player in tennis history to simultaneously hold Grand Slam tournament titles on clay, grass and hardcourts. He is also the first (and only player to date) to win three consecutive Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces. 128036 X is a main belt asteroid discovered in 2003 at the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca and named after him.
  • 126. Rafa.
  • 127. X began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's Les Vamps Show and was picked to be Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer '07 Collection. Since then she has done campaigns for Silk & Shine, Whisper, Reliance, TVS scooty, Nivea,Nathella Jewelry and Fiat Palio. She was nominated for the filmfare debut award in 2009 but it eventually went to Y.
  • 128. X Anushka Sharma Y Asin (TabcdefjhiklmnopqrstuvwxyzL)
  • 129. Connect : X Sameer Malkan Umesh MehrA Umesh Mehra David Dhawan Umesh Mehra Neeraj Vora Ashish R. Mohan
  • 130. Director’s of Khiladi Series. X Abbas Mustan
  • 131. X, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards. He started his career at age 19 in the 1981 film Taps. His first leading role was in Risky Business, released in August 1983. X became a full-fledged movie star after starring in Y(1986).
  • 132. X Tom Cruise Y Top Gun
  • 133. X is a global fashion brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes from the X family who founded the company in 1965. X is listed in Milan. X has a network of over 6,500 stores in 120 countries. The stores are managed by independent partners and generate a total turnover of over 2 billion euro.The company's core business remains their clothing lines: Y, Sisley, and Playlife Their products include womenswear, menswear, childrenswear and underwear and they have expanded into perfumes, stationery, eyewear and travel bags.In 1965, Luciano X, the eldest of four children, saw a market for colourful clothes, and sold a younger brother's bicycle in order to buy his first second-hand knitting machine. His initial small collection of sweaters received a positive response in local stores in the Veneto region, and soon after he asked his sister and two younger brothers, Gilberto and Carlo, to join him. In 1965, the entity known as the "X Group" was formed.
  • 136. Only 7 persons known to have the boon of “immortality” according to Hindu Mythology.
  • 137. The word X originates from the word pepon, which is Greek for “large melon". The French adapted this word to pompon, which the British changed to pumpion and later American colonists changed that to the word we use today, "X". The origin of X is not definitively known, although they are thought to have originated in North America. The oldest evidence, X-related seeds dating between 7000 and 5500 BC, were found in Mexico.X are a squash-like fruit that range in size from less than 1 pound (0.45 kilograms) to over 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms).X is the fruit of the species Cucurbita pepo or Cucurbita mixta. It can refer to a specific variety of the species Cucurbita maxima or Cucurbita moschata, which are all of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae.
  • 139. X is a beverage made by brewing black tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs. Originating in South Asia, the beverage has gained worldwide popularity, becoming a feature in many coffee and tea houses. Although traditionally prepared by decoction, retail versions include tea bags for infusion, instant powdered mixtures, and concentrates. What is X?
  • 141. X is a traditional green tea consumed in Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, some regions of Central Asia as well as the Kashmir Valley. In Pakistan, it is made in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit- Baltistan regions. It is a popular breakfast tea among Kashmiri's generally accompanied with special Kashmiri bakery items like girda. Kashmiri Pandit migrants living in the North Indian Plains, particularly in the urban agglomeration of Delhi, have also contributed to the tea's popularity among non-Kashmiri Indians. The tea is made by boiling green tea leaves with saffron strands, cinnamon bark and cardamom pods and occasionally Kashmiri roses to add a great aroma. Generally, it is served with sugar or honey, and crushed nuts, usually almonds or walnuts. Some varieties are made as a herbal infusion only, without the green tea leaves.
  • 143. X is the third-most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is thought by some to be the oldest fermented beverage.X is produced by the saccharification of starch and fermentation of the resulting sugar. The starch and saccharification enzymes are often derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat. Unmalted maize and rice are widely used adjuncts to lighten the flavour because of their lower cost. X is flavoured with hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included.
  • 144. Beer.
  • 145. X is the family of Y smartphones. The line has been manufactured since 2008 and currently accounts for more than half of the company's mobile phone sales. The name X is derived from the word "experience". Currently twenty one members of the product family have been released.
  • 147. Captain X (September 9, 1974 – July 7, 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War, termed as Operation Y, in Kashmir between India and Pakistan."In reply to a Pakistani's taunt that they will leave Kashmir if the Indians give them Madhuri Dixit, a popular bollywood actress, Captain X gave him the reply, "Sorry, Madhuri is busy!". He then shot the taunter and said " From Madhuri,With love". In 2003 Hindi film LOC Kargil based on the entire Kargil conflict had Abhishek Bachchan, playing the role of Captain X.
  • 148. X Captain Vikram Batra Y Vijay
  • 149. Who? 2003 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Newcomer of the Year[147] 2004 WTA Player of the Year[148] WTA Most Improved Player of the Year[148] 2005 ESPY Best Female Tennis Player[148] Named the country's best female player for the year by Russia's tennis federation Master of Sports of Russia Prix de Citron Roland Garros[149] 2006 Named the country's best female player for the year by Russia's tennis federation Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year[148] 2007 ESPY Best Female Tennis Player[148] ESPY Best International Female Athlete[148] ESPN Hottest Female Athlete 2008 Named the January 2008 female Athlete of the Month by the United States Sports Academy for her performance at the Australian Open ESPY Best Female Tennis Player[150] 2010 WTA Fan Favorite Singles Player[148] WTA Humanitarian Of The Year[148] WTA Most Fashionable Player (On Court)[148] WTA Most Fashionable Player (Off Court)[148] WTA Most Dramatic Expression[148] 2012 ESPY Best Female Tennis Player
  • 151. X was born into a Tamil family on 24 February 1948, at Melukote, in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district, Mysore State (now Karnataka). Her grandfather was in the service of the then Mysore kingdom as a surgeon, and the prefix ______ (the victorious) was added to the names of various of her family members to reflect their association with Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar of Mysore.Although there have been claims that X was introduced to politics by M. G. Ramachandran, she has denied this. She was a member of the Rajya Sabha elected from Tamil Nadu during the period of 1984–89. Soon after the death of Ramachandran, X proclaimed herself as his political heir. Iruvar, a 1997 Tamil political drama film, included the character of X, played by Y.
  • 152. X J. Jayalalitha Y Aishwariya Rai
  • 153. X is a parliamentarian for over four decades, X was elected to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of India's Parliament) nine times, and twice to the Rajya Sabha (upper house). He also served as the Member of Parliament from Y, Uttar Pradesh, until 2009, when he retired from active politics due to health concerns. X was one amongst the founder members of the erstwhile Z and had also been its president. He was also the Minister of External Affairs in the cabinet of Morarji Desai. When the Janata government collapsed, X renamed his former party Z as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • 154. X Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Y Lucknow Z Jana Sangh
  • 155. X began his professional career with the English language daily The Free Press Journal in Mumbai, but left it in 1960 to form his own political weekly Y. His cartoons were also published in the Sunday edition of The Times of India. X is satirised in Salman Rushdie's 1995 novel The Moor's Last Sigh as 'Raman Fielding'. Suketu Mehta interviewed X in his critically acclaimed, Pulitzer- nominated, non-fiction 2004 book Maximum City.
  • 156. X Bal Thackrey Y Marmik
  • 157. In October 2012, football's governing body, FIFA, approved the use of two technological systems to be used as goal-line technology in December's FIFA Club World Cup (which features each continental association's current champion). This will be used to automatically detect whether a ball has crossed the goal. One of them is "GoalRef", which is the other?
  • 159. American President Barack Obama was voted by Time magazine to be its "Person of the Year". He joins a small group of people who have been so selected more than once (he also became "Person of the Year" in 2008 when he was last elected). Who, also a US President, is the only person to be Time Person of the Year thrice? (in 1932, 1934, and 1941.)
  • 161. In November 2012, who returned to Earth along with fellow astronauts Yuri Malenchenko and Akihiko Hoshide from the International Space Station on board the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft, after another record setting trip?
  • 162. Sunita Williams, who extended her record for the amount of time spent in space by a woman.
  • 163. Park Geun-hye has become the first woman to gain residence at the Blue House. No lady has ever been given the keys to the whiter version of such a residence. So what has Park Geun-hye been elected as?
  • 164. The President of South Korea. The residence of the President is the Blue House.
  • 165. Who connects the following: .a South African returned barrister .a housewife named Anuradha who once used to sing .the younger brother of Durga .a Rajput princess who was a devotee of Krishna .The Philosopher's Stone .a dry fruit seller from Kabul
  • 166. The late Pandit Ravi Shankar, who composed music for these films. The films are: Gandhi, Anuradha, Apu (Trilogy), Meera, Paras Patthar, Kabuliwala (Bengali).
  • 167. In December 2012, Twitter released information about the year's top trends and tweets. One of the sections under Trends was "Countries". Which country was the most tweeted about, according to Twitter, in 2012?
  • 168. Syria.
  • 170. Yo Yo Honey Singh
  • 171. From the world of sports, if Abby Wambach of the United States and Pia Sundhage of Sweden were voted winners in their respective equivalent categories for women, who were the male counterparts?
  • 172. Lionel Messi of Argentina (Best Player) and Vicente Del Bosque (Best Coach) of Spain. They won the top awards at FIFA's annual prizes for the year 2012 .
  • 173. Which groups of 'wise men' will (and already have, in some cases) present themselves in Allahabad from December to January 2013 in processions called "Peshwai"?
  • 174. Sadhus from various "akharas" participating the Kumbh Mela to be held in Jan-Feb 2013.
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  • 194. When Joseph Woodland, who died in December 2012, was a master's student, he was sitting on a beach in his grandfather's property thinking about how to encode information about products. He was doodling in the sand, when he happened to see he had made four lines in the sand. What, dubbed the "Universal Product Code", would he eventually be the father of?
  • 196. Kamal Haasan's next movie release is "Vishwaroopam" (made both in Hindi and Tamil) and will make its way to theatres in January 2013. In addition to a standard theatrical release, the producers are also planning to release it in what unusual medium?
  • 197. On DTH (Direct-to-Home) via Airtel's TV network. This is to be a one-time release even before the actual theatre release.
  • 198. This is the logo of the latest venture from this foundation. Which foundation, or what quick word will complete the name of this venture?
  • 199. "Wiki" is the word, to give Wikivoyage. The Wikimedia Foundation's latest project is this online travel guide that in wiki- style, anyone can edit. "Wikitravel" was the precursor to this.
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  • 228. Rajesh Vivek played “Ved Vyasa”.
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  • 230. Sanjay, one who narrates the battle to Kuru King.
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  • 232. Gajendra Chahuhan played “Yudhishtra”.
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  • 235. Virendra Razdan played “Vidura”.
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  • 237. Raj Babbar played King Bharata.
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  • 239. Sharat Saxena played “Keechak”.
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  • 244. Akshay’s Character was named “Arjun”.
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  • 246. Roopa Ganguly played “Draupadi”.
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  • 248. Shroff’s character in this movie was named “Balrama”
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  • 250. Gufi Paintal played “shakuni”.
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  • 253. Puneet Issar played “Duryodhana”.
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  • 257. Ravi Chopra, director of the series.
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  • 262. Bheem.