2. PRELIM ROUND
Total Questions: 30
No negative marking.
Mix of dry, audio, video and 2-part questions.
Questions 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 are star-
marked questions, acting as tiebreakers.
In case of a tie still existing, additional
questions will be given to the contesting
teams.
8. 3.
X is the oldest business school in
India, founded in 1949 by Father
Quinn Enright, S.J. and is constantly
rated among the top 5 in India. The
Chairman of the Board of Governors
for X is B. Muthuraman the Ex-
Managing Director of Tata Steel.
Name X.
28. 13.
This anamorphic painting (picture in the
next slide) was gifted by a street artist to
X, a famous Indian on his birthday. The
artist promised to reveal the sense behind
it to X. However, X died at the age of 89 in
Switzerland and the secret was revealed
later. The painting now resides in a
famous museum in India.
ID X.
37. 17.
For the year 2011, Foreign Policy
magazine has named him among top 100
global thinkers. He has been ranked as the
most influential person in Mumbai by a
national daily newspaper.
55. 26.
National Science Day is celebrated
in India on February 28 every year to mark the
discovery of ______ effect by Sir _______.
The event is commemorated in honour of Sir
______for his legacy and discovery of the
______effect on February 28, 1927, for which
he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930. Fill in
the blank.
59. 28.
Other than the UEFA Champions League
Final, El Clásico is the most followed
club football match in the world, watched
by hundreds of millions of people. El
Clásico refers to rivalry between which
two football clubs?
66. It is an ancient system of aesthetics
believed to use the laws of both
Heaven (astronomy) and Earth
(geography) to help one improve life
by receiving positive Qi.
The term literally translates as "wind-
water" in English. Identify.