Induction Quiz - Finals

Q.1. X was born to German-speaking parents
in what is today the Czech Republic. He
managed to attend classes at the Imperial
Technical School in Reichenberg at night
while helping his father by day. Thanks to a
referral, he landed a job with the Béla Egger
Electrical company in Vienna when he
turned 18. In Vienna he would sneak into the
local university whenever he could after
work. Beyond auditing classes there, he had
never received any higher engineering
education. During his five years with Béla
Egger, he first developed the prototype of
something which he would make use of later
in his life. Who?

Q.2. The image was inspired by the idea that
people tend to conceal their true feelings, for
fear of "getting burned", and thus two
businessmen were pictured shaking hands,
one man on fire. "Getting burned" was also a
common phrase in the music industry, used
often by artists denied royalty payments.
Two stuntmen were used (Ronnie Rondell
and Danny Rogers), one dressed in a fire-
retardant suit covered by a business suit. His
head was protected by a hood, underneath a
wig. The photograph was taken at
the Warner Bros. studios in Los Angeles.
Significance of the event?

Q.3. Launched on August 7, 2000 by Scott
Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, Angelo
Sotira and others. X is headquartered in
the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.
"Fella," a small robotic cat character, is the
official mascot of this community. As of
March 2013, the site consists of over 25
million members, and over 246 million
submissions,and receives around 140,000
submissions per day. In addition, X’s users
submit over 1.4 million "favorites" and 1.5
million comments daily. Identify X?

Q.6. The name derives from that of its earliest
inhabitants, which was a Gaulish tribe The
city was formerly called Lutetia. It is
believed that the name of the tribe means"the
working people" or "the craftsmen".This city
became one of the first cities to adopt
gas street lighting.
Identify the city in question.

Q.7. This house of a noble man, stated to
have been built during the rule of
Sultan Mohammad Tuglaq, originally
erected on a particular road though now
demolished with hardly any traces was a
three storied house with a high tower and
terrace with a chabootara (a sit out) to get
a scenic view of the city. A high wall
surrounded the open courtyard of the
house as per an artists rendition. Why is
this house so significant?

The house had 12 pillars and was located at
the sight of Barakhamba road hence
giving the road it’s name.

Q.8."I want you to remember, X. In all the years
to come. In all your most private moments. I
want you to remember, my hand at your
throat. I want you to remember the one man
who beat you.”
These lines were read by Harry Lenix and
are an excerpt from a work. The work is
scheduled to be made into a film by 2015.
Put Funda.

X is Clark Kent these are the lines from
the Dark Knight Returns and were spoken
at the comic con to announce the new
Batman Superman movie

Q.9.Started in 1850 on an experimental basis between Kolkata and
Diamond Harbour, it was opened for use by the British East India
Company the following year. In 1854, the service was made
available to the public.
• Lawyers vouched for X as they were registered under the Indian
Evidence Act and known for their credibility when presented in
court.
• Bollywood was not to be left behind and immortalized the service
with many sudden turns in films being announced by the advent of
the ‘Y (Hindi usage of the word X)'.
• State-run telecom firm Z the last known company in the country to
provide this service had decided last year to discontinue the usage
of X following a huge shortfall in revenue. The service generated
about Rs 75 lakh annually, compared with the cost of over Rs 100
crore to run and manage it.
• The last of this was sent to A. Identify X,Y, Z and A?

X- Telegram
Y – Taar
Z- BSNL
A- Rahul Gandhi

Q.10. Located in West Bengal, it was built between
1879 and 1881, and as part of a group, declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Over time, it
has become not only an essential feature of the
landscape but also an enduring part of the identity of
the town we most identify it with.
It has made appearances in Indian popular culture
as well. One of the most famous of these involves a
young pilot from the Indian Air Force eyeing a lady.
The most recent appearance was in a 2012 movie
which was India's official entry for the Best Foreign
Language Film nomination for the 85th Academy
Awards. Don’t give us the movie references, simply
give the place.

Ans. Roles played by Benedict Cumberbatch

Q.12
Later, spiritlike,.
while X above the northern stand.
eyes the breeze,.
you move aside.
and see a body flailing,.
bowl a ball swinging.
along its way, batsman playing.
from Lord's Test, by John Snow
The symbolism of the figure X
derives from Law 16(3) of the Laws
of Cricket: "After the call of Time, the
bails shall be removed from both
wickets."

Q.13 The native name of this neighbourhood in New
Delhi translates to River Trading Post/Warehouse. It
refers to the River Yamuna which was just outside
the walled city of Shahjahanabad. It had the original
Cantonment Region in 1803. It continues to be a
major commercial hub of modern Old Delhi. Which
neighbourhood or region.

Q.14 In ancient Greece a cripple or beggar or criminal was cast out
of the community, either in response to a natural disaster (such as
a plague, famine or an invasion) or in response to a calendrical
crisis (such as the end of the year). In the Bible, the goat for Azazel
was a goat that was designated (Hebrew la-aza'zeyl to be
outcast in the desert as part of the ceremonies of the Day of
Atonement, that began during the Exodus with the original
Tabernacle and continued through the times of the temples in
Jerusalem.
So an English word meaning an individual, group, or country
singled out for unmerited negative treatment or blame has
derived from transliteration of Hebrew “Azazel “. What word?

Q.5 X is a brand of seasoned food started in 1964
owned by Frito. X in Mexican-Spanish translates to
little bits of gold. Identify X.

Ans. US Bullion Depository, Fort
Knox

Q.17.aThis deodorant stick was
launched in late 80’s and was popular
among young girls. However the
product gained unbelievable
popularity in 1991 after being
mentioned somewhere inadvertently.
So much was the popularity that
Colgate Palmolive acquired the
company Hennen which manufactures
this stick. What us the name of this
product/stick?

Q. 18 Once King Bimbisara decided to give gifts to
his children, he gave an 18 fold Divine Necklace
to Hallakumara and one White elephant
(pachyderm) to Vihallakumara, which cost more than
half of Magadha. But as the king wanted to surprise
Ashokcahandra by giving him the entire
kingdom, he did not give anything to him on that
day. But Ashokchandra, failing to understand his
father, thought that the king would even give the
entire kingdom to Halla and Vihallakumaras.
Thus, he imprisoned his father in the prison and
enthroned himself as king of Magadha. The fear of
Queen Chelna became true and thus she cursed him
that for rest of his life and in history he will be
known as X-one who is an enemy of his own clan
from even before his birth. What is X?

Q. 19. Which work and artist inspired this?

Ans. Van Gogh’s Starry Night

Q.20 XKCD’s reference to what?

Q.21. "It was emotional for me because I've caddied for
him his entire career. To win in such a great fashion on
an iconic course, it just got the best of me.”
This was Jim Mackay after X won the British Open who
is X’?

Q.23. This is a new concept design for the 10 pound
note which is to begin issue in 2017, who is the
individual on the note?

Q.24.X is a research and development project being
developed by Google with the mission of providing
Internet access to rural and remote areas. The project
uses high-altitude balloons placed in the stratosphere
at an altitude of about 20 km (12 mi) to create an aerial
wireless network with up to 3G-like speeds. Because
of the project's somewhat outlandish mission
goals, Google dubbed it X.

Q.25. This man is Alan Shepard, who was
an American naval aviator, test
pilot, flag officer, NASA astronaut, and
businessman, who in 1961 became the
second person, and the first
American, to travel into space. Shepard
commanded the Apollo 14
mission, piloting the lander to the most
accurate landing of the Apollo
missions. He became the fifth person to
walk on the Moon, and the only
astronaut of the Mercury Seven to walk
on the Moon. During the mission he
also became the first man to achieve a
certain unique feat, what was it?

First man to play golf on the moon

Q.26. This European capital city held a
contest in Feb-March 2012 to find itself a
new visual brand. This logo emerged as
the winner. The logo has blue for a river
that runs through the city, green for the
city's parks, yellow stands for the temples,
and red for love. Which capital city?

Q.27. Much of this country's details were not
available in Google Maps until January
2013. In an update to its data, Google
Maps now shows details of various
landmarks from this country whose
geography may not be a mystery
anymore, but almost everything else is.
Which country?

• Q.30. The village of _______ has become a
minor tourist attraction because of its
name, as visitors often have their
photograph taken in front of the station
sign. A smaller building on the railway
station has been given the sign Gods-
expedition, which is the archaic spelling of
the word for "cargo handling".
• The name______ stems from an Old Norse
word, which means "overhang" or "cliff
cave". It has a more used homonym in
modern Norwegian that means "luck".

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