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1. Kitchens
2. Geo Politics
3. ?
4. You & Health

3. 5 questions on food and cooking methods
Kitchens

4. Docker Pricle Holes is used to make equidistant
holes on an item believed to be developed as an
attempt to develop a long-lasting bread. However, its
invention is credited to a burnt bread of Josiah Bent
(1801). These holes serve as a way for steam to escape
from the dough, rather than bursting. What am I
talking about?
1

5. Ans
Cracker Biscuits

6. While the previous question was about letting the air
escape, historically apple/peach twigs are used to
introduce the air into the key ingredients. Which process
or the instrument am I talking about?
PS: Apple/peach twigs also help to introduce the flavour to the item.
2

7. Ans
Beating / Whisking

8. The process’s Persian name means to let
the dish breathe its own aroma. It is
believed to be innovated by the people
involved in the construction of Bara
Imambara when they left the food in pots to
be slow-cooked. The aromatic method
caught the nose of Asaf-ud-Dhaula who
introduced it to the Royal court. The
process later became popular across the
country, especially in Hyderabad. Which
process?
3

9. Ans
Dum Pukht / Dum Cooking

10. 1.Mistaken association of Lactometer
readings with the units of a thermometer.
2. Possible corruption of pronunciation
the term Chicory.
3. The angle of mixing.
These are the three possible explanations
behind the name of which food item?
4

11. Ans
Degree Coffee

12. This Himalayan steamed bun was
originally filled with Yak meat due
to the scarcity of vegetation on the
plateau, but the vegetarian
ingredients replaced meat since
late 50’s to make it available to the
largely vegetarian population of
North Indian planes. Which dish?
5

13. Momos
Q No.

14. 5 questions on international politics
Geo Politics

15. Name of this former Chief
commissioner of
Balochistan is always in the
spotlight whenever the 2
major geopolitical conflicts
concerning the world are
discussed. The leader of a
govt in exile in India did not
recognise this person’s
contribution until 2008!
Identify him.
1

16. Ans
Henry McMahon
McMahon Line | McMahon–Hussein Correspondence

17. Identify the movie
and the ‘word’ they
used to avoid military
conflict.
2

18. Ans
Thirteen Days
Quarantine
(A movie on the Cuban missile
crisis)

19. The pictures clearly show his clout over Indo-American politics.
Identify this NY based businessman and Padma Bhushan awardee.
3

20. Ans
Sant Singh Chatwal

21. In August 1947 everything under
British India was divided among India
and Pakistan. But, something was
divided among three governments of
India, UK, and Nepal. What was
divided with an unique agreement
and without any time limitations
among these sovereign states?
4

22. Ans
Gurkha Regiment

23. Strategically important
Lomonosov Ridge is being
claimed by the countries
from three continents to
explore the possible future
oil & natural gas reserves.
Where is this located?
5

24. Ans
Arctic Circle

25. First question reveals the round name and then
we play!
?

26. His entrepreneurial career started
when he started a blog in 1999. Which
site was acquired by Discovery
communications in 2007?
Answer to this question is the round name!

27. 5 questions on daily life items!

28. The maximum temperature produced by
this appliance is 212oF. The 2
constituents in the ratio of 2:1 added to
this appliance physically react forming a
Hydrogen bond between the starchy
sugar strings. Once the reaction is
complete the appliance’s temperature
suddenly raises beyond 212oF triggering
the thermostat to turn off the system.
Which appliance?
1

29. Ans
Electiric Rice
Cooker

30. Joseph Priestly, well known for his discovery of
oxygen, is also regarded as the ‘Father of a
particular high margins industry’ due to the
result of his experiment of collecting and
fixing a gas released while brewing beer. This
acid until recent was considered to be very
unstable and hence impossible to isolate.
Which popular refreshing item is this?
2

31. Ans
Soda / Carbonated Water

32. The story goes that a poor man in
Taiwan was once in deep trouble &
prayed god for relief from his financial
burden. Next day he finds a plant in his
garden which yielded seeds and more
plants. He became rich by selling this
all wether and healthy Epipremnum
aureum. Which popular name of
Epipremnum aureum is derived from
this story?
3

33. Ans
Money Plant

34. Unlike the semiconductors, these
devices contain tiny balls filled with
micro white & black spheres. When
charged with an appropriate amount
of electric current, these black spheres
shift to the top pushing white spheres
to the bottom. Which mechanism
prevents eyes from being strained
when exposed for long stretches?
4

35. Ans
E Ink

36. First developed by Rodent Associates(1982), the early
model worked based on the XY coordinates designed on
board. Next came devices with internal XY coordinates.
And now we have advanced image processing chips to
scan any reflective surface and detect the movement. What
am I talking about?
5

37. Optical Mouse
Q No.

38. 5 questions on health and body
You & Health

39. 1
Identify the Marvel
supervillain / a colloquial
term for asymptomatic
carriers.

40. Ans
Typhoid Mary

41. The original building of Johns Hopkins hospital had
such Octagonal halls for patients. Sir William Osler and
his trainees had to walk around to visit the patients
here. Which term in the medical world came from this
practice?
2

42. Ans
Clinical Rounds

43. ……….(Generic) Pinky / ……
(Apple) hand / …….(Alphabet)
arthritis has been a viral
phenomenon on the
internet. However, bone
doctors claim it as a
temporary deformation.
More prevalent during the
COVID times, what is the
cause of this creepy
deformity?
3

44. Ans
Excessive usage of
smartphones with the support
of little finger!

45. Get rid of the
habit before
this happens!

46. A rare genetic disorder
characterised by generalised folding
of excess skin and may be associated
with various phenotypic
abnormalities. The name of the
syndrome was coined in 1969 because
of the physical resemblance of these
patients to one of the world’s oldest
trademarks. Identify the syndrome or
the trademark
4

47. Ans
Michelin Tyre Baby Syndrome

48. A study on the GenZ and
millennials who had grown up in the
age of short messages points at
them being turned aggressive or
being annoyed when they look at a
certain commonly used symbol!
They(We) consider it as an arrogant
way of ending the conversation 😡
Which symbol?
5

49. Ans
Fullstop
The End!

50. Scores Follows

51. Although their major sales
happen in North India, this
company manufacturing plants
is located at Salem (Tamilnadu)
due to the abaundancy of
Tapiaco crop in the region.
Identify the company
Tie

52. Ans
Bharat Sago

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