2. 1
There has always been a confusion regarding X’s name. One of the
words in its name seems incorrectly used as it suggests a relation to
music. The confusion is cleared once you know that X was originally
planned to be shown before films and was produced entirely to
promote the vast music catalogue of Warner Brothers. Its popularity
prompted WB to deviate from its original plan yet keep the name
intact.
Though in 90s, WB attempted to reboot X and in process changed the
name as well.
3.
4. 2
On flights that go to the Middle East, the on screen entertainment is
subject to guidelines like all haram scenes like witchcraft, pork etc.
need to be censored. For flights from India, there is an added and a
very specific guideline. What?
5. There shall be no anti Pakistan scene. Reason why movies like Border,
Baby etc. are banned on on-flight entertainment to MEA
6. 3
Mirza Sahiban is a popular love story in Punjab. In 2012, a Punjabi
movie was made starring Gippy Grewal as Mirza and Mandy Takhar, a
British Indian model as Sahiban. In terms of box office collections, it is
the third biggest Punjabi hit of all time, behind Grewal’s own “Jinhe
Mera Dil Luteya” and Daljit Dosanjh’s Ambarsariya. Who played the role
of Deesha, Sahiban’s cuckolded fiancée?
8. 4
The weekly series was conceived by R.K. Laxman, and he himself
narrated the script. It was based on RK Laxman character about
quintessential common man. Later, Laxman was even present during
the screentest for the lead character. The original run was supposed to
be of six episodes, but seeing the response, it ran up to 13 episodes.
This was SRK’s debut in any visual medium. Which series? Who was the
director?
10. When X visited Kolkata in
1959 it looks like he was
quite amused to see Gau-
matas on the streets. He
took this photograph and
kept in his diary. Who? Hint:
an icon in Kolkata
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11.
12. 6
In 2014, 6 months after being fired by Network 18, Raghav Bahl set up
this media house along with his wife Ritu Kapur. In 2016, he signed a
joint venture with Bloomberg L.P. to launch a digital product. The digital
product gained infamy in 2017 when a soldier apparently committed
suicide after being prodded by a journalist representing it. Name the
media house or the digital product
14. 7
X is a Hindi graphic novel which shares its name with a 2010 Hindi
movie which deals with groom kidnapping. It follows Y, the protector of
the fairy folk, and is chalked full of demigods, redemption, and the
balance of power. The novel is published by Raj Comics and illustrated
by Hemant. Give me either X or Y. As per urban dictionary, Y is a Hindi
word which means “sudden excellence”
15.
16. 8
X is a Kolkata based “melodic metal” band founded in 2010 and the
team is Debjit (vocals), Debarshi (lead guitar), Rohan (guitars),
Subhadeep (bass), Subhayan (drums) and Suvranu (management and
artwork). It shares its name with 2 iconic Hollywood movies released
51 years apart.
Y is an American rock band formed in Poway, California in 1992. There
was an urban legend that Y is named after the number of times “fuck”
was said in the 1983 version. Give me either X or Y.
17.
18. The person in the photograph is an
alumnus of IIT KGP and Harvard
University. He is credited with turning
around the electoral fortunes of BJP in
the North East along with Ram Madhav,
the RSS coordinator. Name him
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20. 10
Ed Smith is a former test cricketer from England who won the Wisden
Book of the Year in 2005 named “On and off the field”. Which cricket
historian, who won the Daily Telegraph Cricket Society Book of the Year
prize for 2002, reviewed his book?
22. 11
MindMaze is a Virtual Reality Company, who as per their website is “a
pioneering a breakthrough computing platform that captures brain
activity upon intent, creating a new operating system for computers - a
brain O/S”. In September 2017, this Hollywood celebrity became an
investor in the company. As per the celebrity, a movie he was part of in
2010 inspired him to make the investment. Name either the celebrity
or the 2010 movie.
23.
24. 12
Mildred Williams and her boyfriend were together during his stint in
the army from 1944 to 1946, and when he returned he found out
Williams had an affair with another man. The couple married anyway in
1949, and it was later revealed that Williams allowed her husband to
have relationships with other women during their marriage to lessen
her guilt. What did all these ultimately lead to in 1953?
26. 13
YS Sharmila is the daughter of former CM of Andhra Pradesh YSR Reddy
and the current spokesperson of YSR Congress party. In early 2017,
there were rumors that she had an extra marital affair with a much
younger actor who she had fallen in love with after watching a 2015
movie. Both denied the rumors and ultimately the actor had to leave
Andhra Pradesh for a brief while for security reasons. Give me either
the actor or the 2015 movie
27.
28. 14
Bilashini Thounajam, aid she and her husband Deben wanted their son
to become an IAS Officer and improve the living conditions in their
native village. However, the son vehemently protested and gave up
food for 2 days before they agreed to let him do what he wanted to do.
Soon, Bilashini’s son was picked by an Punjab based organization called
Minerva and he became their youngest “employee”. Who is the son?
29. • Jeakson Singh, India’s first goalscorer in a FIFA World Cup match
30. 15
Khandwala Securities is a Kanpur headquartered, Mumbai based stock
broking firm cum NBFC which holds stakes in organizations like MCX-SX.
Paresh Khandwala, the founder, is considered to be one of India’s finest
stock brokers and wealth advisors and his client list includes movie
stars, politicians and sportspersons.
Why has Khandwala Securities been in news recently?
31. For providing an unsecured loan to Jay Amit Shah and his
company
32. 16
Arun M. Kumar served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign
Commercial Service in the Obama Administration. He is said to be one
of the brains behind Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. How
do we better know the Act? Mr. Kumar is the India CEO of which
organization? (Give me either)
34. The footballer shown in the
picture is a Paraguayan born
Bolivian footballer who has
been in the news for sharing his
name with another famous /
notorious Latin American. At
39, he was the oldest footballer
to participate in the recent
World Cup qualifiers from Latin
America. Name him
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36. 18
‘My My, Hey Hey’ is a track by Neil Young released in
1979. In 1994, an excerpt from this song was mentioned
somewhere. In his autobiography, Niel Young
mentioned that mere presence of his song there ‘struck
a deep chord inside of him’ and ‘fucked with him at
many levels’.
Another thing that was mentioned ‘somewhere’ was an
imaginary character ‘Boddah’.
Give Funda
37. Suicide letter of Kurt Cobain
(Lyrics: It’s better to burn out than to fade away)
38. 19
In 2014-15, World Bank classified this city as the best place to do
business in India. As per Ministry of Tourism, this city receives the 3rd
highest number of domestic tourists in India after Agra and Panaji.
Which place?
39.
40. 20
The Indian movie X (which was banned for a long time by CBFC) was
released in the United Kingdom with 17 seconds of the cockfighting
scenes deleted. Laws in the UK do not allow any film footage of
actual animal cruelty that has been deliberately orchestrated by film-
makers. A chase sequence in the movie also served as an inspiration to
the opening scene of an Oscar winning movie Y. Name either X or Y
41.
42. 21
Mubarak Shah of Pakistan finished 1st, Saburo Yokomizo of Japan
finished 2nd, Zenji Okuzawa of Japan finished 3rd in 3000 meter
steeplechase in 1962 Tokyo Asian Games. Who finished 7th?
43.
44. 22
X is a village in Kannur district in Kerala where the undivided
Communist party of India held its first meeting in South India and
ultimately went on to establish the first communist Government in
India. X has given the CPI and CPIM several important leaders including
a Kerala CM. It was recently in the news due to political violence and
RSS-BJP’s padayatra. Which village?
45.
46. 23
Fugly was the debut movie of boxer Vijender Singh produced by Akshay
Kumar and had an “item song” starring Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan
released in 2013. Who was the female lead in the movie who became
very popular post a 2016 movie? What is her real name and why did
she change it? Give me either the female lead or her real name
47. Kiara Advani (played Sakshi Dhoni in the 2016 Dhoni biopic). Alia -didn’t
want to compete with Ms. Bhatt
48. 24
This person was a fast bowler and attended the team trials for the 2000
U19 World Cup (the same known for Yuvraj Singh’s exploits). However,
he had to drop out due to injury. Soon, he became well known in a
different field and became the first Asian to “perform” twice at
London’s O2 Arena. Who?
49.
50. 25
“Mautam” and “Thingtam” are names of famines in Mizoram which
happen every 12-15 years. What is the cause ?
51. The famines are called after the name of the bamboo that flowers.
Meloccana baccifera is called "Mautak" in mizo and the famine that is
caused by its flowering is named "Mautam". When Bambusa Tulda
flowers, called "Rawthing" in mizo, the consequent famine is known as
"Thingtam".
52. 26
• Who connects the following gentlemen – Rishi Gautam, Sant
Tukaram, Dashrath Manjhi (the mountain main) Paritala Ravi (the
former AP MLA and minister) and Arunachalam Muruganantham, also
known as Pad Man for the sanitary napkin revolution he brought
about?
53. Radhika Apte – played their wives on various occasions in movies
(Ahalya, AwwaliBai, Phaguniya Manjhi, Paritala Sunita and Gayatri
Muruganantham)
54. 27
Ruchi Soya encountered terrible losses in 2016-17 in its edible oil and
agro business. It was forced to tie up with which Indian “unicorn” to
processing and packaging soya, sunflower and mustard oils. The CEO of
the “Unicorn”, the 19th richest Indian as per Forbes, also sits on the
board of Ruchi Soya?
55.
56. 28
Serial entrepreneurs K. Ganesh and Meena Ganesh started this venture
in 2013 when a relative was diagnosed with cancer and treatment
options including doctors and home care were not available easily. Now
this venture has become the largest of its kind (in home care) and
raised several rounds of funding. The name might sound
Shakespearean. Which venture?
57.
58. 29
Shantigram Realty is a Adani Real Estate group venture which is to have
its own housing, golf course, guest houses, Olympic size swimming
pools, even a cricket stadium around 20 kilometers from Ahmedabad.
To check pollution in the Shantigram complex, a concept borrowed
from certain European countries is applied here. Even China is
contemplating of implementing the same in Beijing. Which concept?
59. Cycle terminals. Motor vehicles are restricted beyond a certain point
and only cycles can be used. These are free to use, and one just needs
to borrow a cycle from one terminal and drop it off at another inside
the complex. Even high profile visitors have to abide by the rules
60. 30
Pulse is a new age photo sharing mobile app that has a combination of
articles and user-generated content. Popular with college going crowd
in and around Delhi, the app is a bit like Snapchat but with more
contributable streams. One major point of difference is that one can
not take screenshots on this one. It was founded as InstaLively by
Karthik Vaidyanath and Prakhar Khanduja in October 2016. Which
school senior of Prakhar is the single biggest stakeholder of Pulse?
61.
62. 31
During the early days of iPhone of India, an app called FontSwap was
developed by a group of Engineering students. The app let users
change fonts used in the iPhone. It was the first of its kind back then,
and was a minor hit among users. Who was the lead developer as per
the iStore description of the app?
63.
64. 32
As per a report by Assocham, there are around 12000 registered
vendors of this product in city X. Out of these 12000, around 11000, or
92% of the vendors sell the product at the same price. The price has
been pretty inflation proof, and has gone up by only once this decade –
in 2012, when the price went up by 20%. There has even been light
hearted appeals to give the product a GI tag. What product?
65.
66. 33
Held annually in Pune, Maharashtra since 1953, this festival was
founded by the Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal and Pt. Bhimsen Joshi,
who led and organized each festival until 2002.
Which festival?
68. 34
There is a misconception regarding the etymology of the fruit. The
name is supposed to be that of a neighboring country, but it has been
distorted to mean a ghost. The full-grown fruit measure 60 to 85 mm
(2.4 to 3.3 in) long and 25 to 30 mm (1.0 to 1.2 in) wide with a red,
yellow, orange or chocolate color. DRDO in 2009 proposed using the
fruit in grenades and aerosol sprays as a non-lethal ingredient. What?
69.
70. 35
The Little Rascals is a 1994 American family comedy film produced
by Amblin Entertainment, and released by Universal Pictures on August
5, 1994. The film is an adaptation of Hal Roach's Our Gang, a series
of short films of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s (many of which were
broadcast on television as The Little Rascals) which centered on the
adventures of a group of neighborhood children. The movie was the
debut of the Olsen Twins. Alfalfa was the protagonist, Buckwheat – an
African American- his main sidekick and Waldo, a rich spoilt brat, the
antagonist.
Give me name of either the person(s) who played Waldo’s father or
Buckwheat’s mother
72. 36
Walk On is a single by U2 and is dedicated to X. It won
the Grammy in 2002 and became the second song
from the album ‘All that you can’t leave behind’ to
win the prestigious award. Part of the lyrics are
below-
“You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has
been
A place that has to be believed, to be seen
You could have flown away
A singing bird in an open cage
Who will only fly, only fly, for freedom”
(pic)
73.
74.
75. 37
Jacques Langevin, Christian Martinez and Fabrice Chassery.
These are the three men, out of the initial nine arrested by
French police, who were convicted for invasion of privacy and
subsequently fined just 1 Euro each in 2006. The original
charges were for gross negligence and manslaughter but they
were thrown out in 2002.
What crime/incident/event are they related to?
(Pic)
76.
77.
78. 38
• In 1970s, the sale of BMW cars saw a spike in ‘West Indies’ following
its association with a musical group. The frontman of this group used
to drive a BMW because the name of the band and the car company
resembled in a way.
• Which musical group?
80. 39
Japan’s Karoshi concept can be traced back to the aftermath of World
War II though the term itself was coined in 1978. By mid 1980s, Karoshi
was became so prominent that Japanese Ministry of Labour started
publishing its statistics. In South Korea, it is referred as gwarosa while
In China, it is called guolaosi.
82. 40*
Reichstag Building is the parliament of Germany and was reconstructed
after the unification when capital moved back to Berlin. The
government wanted to send a message that people are always above
the government and the functioning of the parliament is done fairly.
They didn’t want this message to be mere spoken words and hence
came up with something that attracts visitors around the country.
What did they do?
84. 41
A company called Kidco based out of Karachi, Pakistan used to make a
hard boiled sugar candy called “Chintoo Candy” in the 2000s. As an
Indian, though most of you would not like to admit it, where have you
come across ads of Chintoo Candy in the mid-2000s?
85. Pirated videos / DVDs / VCRs of Bollywood movies which were allegedly
made in Dubai
86. 42
In the old times it was difficult to know if a person is dead or not.
Following this confusion, cases of people being buried alive started
coming up. This encouraged people to come up with invention of safety
coffins to make sure that if a person is buried alive, he can be saved
once he wakes up in the coffin. One of the best used methods was
attaching the fingers and toes to ‘something’ with the help of strings.
This gave rise to which popular saying?
