2. Rules
• 22 questions.
• Questions 14 to 19 are star marked and will be
used to resolve ties.
• Switch off your cell phones.
• Be interested in your own answer sheets.

3. • Believe in God, Believe in Us, Believe in Babuji

4. 1
Scomi Group Bhd is a Malaysian global company, and
its group of companies are involved in oilfield
services, public transportation and marine services.
The group offers drilling fluids and related engineering
services, drilling waste
management (DWM) solutions, distribution of oilfield
products and services, marine vessel services, machine
shop services, transport engineering products, supply
of industrial and production chemicals and carbon
dioxide separation. The group was founded in 1961 and
operates at 68 locations in 33 countries.
Recent Indian connection ?

5. • Mumbai Monorail

6. 2
• The term was first used in a 1923 novel
by Arthur Moeller van den Bruck. The book
counted the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806)
as the first and the period from 1871 to 1918
as the second. This term completed the list.
• What is being talked about ?

7. • Third Reich

8. 3
• What phrase has been blanked out ?

9. Answer
• Elementary, my dear Watson.

10. 4
• The political terms X and Y were coined during
the French Revolution (1789–1799), referring
to the seating arrangement in the Estates
General: on one side sat the people who
opposed the monarchy and supported the
revolution, including the creation of
a republic and secularization, while on the
other side were those who were supportive of
the traditional institutions of the Old Regime.
• What are X and Y ?

11. • Left and Right.

12. 5
• Ann-Mary Grant is a former field
hockey player from Zimbabwe. She captained
the Zimababwe hockey team that won the
gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in
Moscow, which was the first Olympic medal
for Zimbabwe.
• Who is her brother and how is he connected
to India ?

13. Answer
• Duncan Fletcher

14. 6
• “A perfect pint of X should be served at 6°C. To begin
the pour, the server holds the glass at a 45° angle
below the tap and fills the glass 3/4 full. On the way
out of the tap, the beer is forced at high speed through
a five-hole disc restrictor plate in the end of the
tap, creating friction and forcing the creation of small
nitrogen bubbles which form a creamy head. After
allowing the initial pour to settle, the server fills the
remainder of the glass until the head forms a slight
dome over the top of the glass.
• The whole process should take exactly 125.27 seconds.”
• X has promoted this wait with advertising campaigns
such as "good things come to those who wait.“ X ?

15. Answer

16. 7. Put Funda

17. • Satellite image of Berlin.
• This difference comes from the fact that in the
East (ex Soviet Union satellite state), there are
mainly lightbulbs with sodium gas while there
are mainly halide bulbs in the West (ex Alliedoccupied sector).

18. 8
• Put Funda.

19. Answer
• Sochi opening ceremony olympic rings failure.

20. 9
• A is a region and former province located on
the western coast of B. The name A is also
frequently used as a pars pro toto to refer to
the whole of the country of B. This usage is
generally accepted, but some
individuals, particularly from the other parts
of the B, dislike the use of “A" as a substitute
for “B“.
• Image on next slide.

22. Answer
• A = Holland
• B = The Netherlands

23. 10
• A, meaning puzzle is the name of a 2006
movie which was selected as India’s official
entry for Oscars.
• It is a remake of a 1973 movie directed by
Mani Kaul which was called B (meaning
dilemma).
• Both movies are based on a book by
Rajasthan’s well-known folklore writer Vijay
Dan Detha. A and B ?

24. Answer
• A = Paheli
• B = Duvidha

25. 11
• Lyrics of a song called ‘X’ by Ylvis :
• What's the meaning of X?
It's killing me that no one knows
Why it was built 5000 years ago.
Why did they build the X?
How could they raise the stones so high
Completely without the technology
We have today?
• What's the purpose of X?
A giant granite brithdaycake
Or a prison far too easy to escape?
• What is X ?

26. • Stonehenge
Answer

27. 12
• X was the only African country to defeat a
European colonial power during the 19th
century Scramble for Africa and retain
its sovereignty as an independent nation,
when it defeated the Kingdom of Italy in 1896.
• As a result, many African nations adopted the
colors of X's flag (green, yellow and red)
following their independence. What is X ?

28. Answer
• Ethiopia

29. 13
• Chaman Lal is a 39 year old small time
business man from Sadar Bazar, Delhi. In the
last few months, his small business - Aroma
Traders - has been the nerve centre for the
supply chain that saw 6-7 lakh units of their
product being sold in Delhi. Each unit sells for
Rs 3, and Lal’s margin is 25 paise.
• What is this product ?

30. Answer
• AAP caps.

31. *14
• X was a Formula One constructor that participated
from 1986 to 2001. The team was owned by the X
family who run a worldwide chain of clothing stores of
the same name. In 2000 the team was purchased by
Renault, but competed as X for the 2001 season.
In 2002 the team became Renault F1.
• The team is best known for its success with Michael
Schumacher, who accounts for 19 of the team's 27
career victories. Out of Schumacher’s 7 World
Champion wins, 2 were with X.
• Id X.

32. • Benetton Formula

33. *15
• Moksha Tower is an upcoming building in Mumbai. The
tower will have an in-built river and will also have
plenty of spaces for worship, prayer, and meditation as
well as parks for the public.
• Aside from the greenery within the tower, its
innovative facade is also filled with vegetation. A multilayered skin consisting of an outer
skin, glazing, plants, woven material and a steel frame
would line the tower, absorbing heat and CO2.
• But the main purpose of the tower will make it a first
of its kind in India. What is this purpose ?

34. Answer
• Vertical Cemetery.

35. *16
• Mugen Puchipuchi is a Japanese keychain toy
by Bandai Ltd. Mugen means infinite in Japanese
while puchipuchi means ______ ____ and also
refers to its popping sound. It uses the fact that
playing with a real ______ ____ can be used as a
source of amusement and to alleviate stress. The
toy is designed to mimic the sensation of ______
____ for infinite number of times and is made of
a double layer structure of silicone rubber to
create a similar feeling to the real ______ ____.
FITB.

36. • Bubble Wrap

37. *17
• Zog I, King of the Albanians was the leader of
Albania from 1925 to 1939, first as President (1925–
1928) and then as King (1928–1939).
• King Zog abolished Islamic law in Albania, proclaimed
a constitutional monarchy, created a strong police
force and drove Albania towards modernization. He
also instituted the Zogist salute.
• A very similar salute is practised by members of an
Indian organization founded in 1925. What/Which
organization ?

38. Answer
• RSS / Sangh Pranaam

39. *18
• A ______ is a division between people, usually
belonging to an organization, movement
or religious denomination. The word is most
frequently applied to a split in what had
previously been a single religious body, for ex
the East–West ______ of Christianity (which led
to formation of the Orthodox and Catholic
branches), or division of Islam into the Sunni and
Shia sects.
• ______ is also the name of a Grammy winning
song by Tool.
• FITB

40. • Schism

41. *19
• Bullets can be broadly classified into 3 types depending on
their casing : ____ _____ ______, Hollow point and Soft point.
• Hollow point and soft point bullets are expansive in nature, i.e
they expand upon impact with the target, creating a massive
wound; whereas ____ _____ ______ bullets have completely
covered bodies, thereby inflicting smaller wounds.
• Therefore, hollow and soft point bullets are mainly used for
hunting, self defence etc and according to the laws set by the
Hague convention of 1899, only ____ _____ ______ bullets
can be used in wars.
• Also the name of a very important (and amazing) war film.
• FITB.

42. • Full Metal Jacket

43. 20
• Hermann Snellen was a Dutch doctor who
introduced the Snellen chart.
• He used specially designed characters generated
on a 5x5 grid, rather than using standard fonts.
• Since its inception, more copies of the Snellen
Chart have been sold in the United States than
any other poster. It has remained a ubiquitous
standard in medical offices into the 21st century.
• What is a Snellen chart ?

44. Answer

45. 21
• TV Guide columnist Matt Roush : "Without
X, there's no Vic Mackey of The Shield, no Al
Swearengen of Deadwood, no Don
Draper of Mad Men”.
• Bryan Cranston : ”Walter White would not
have existed without X.”
• Which character are these tributes for ?

46. Answer
• Tony Soprano

47. 22
• Hinglaj Mata is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town
on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district
of Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of the Shakti
Peethas of the goddess Sati. It is an important
place of worship and is the destination of an
annual pilgrimage which sees participation of
devotees from both Pakistan and India. Apart
from being the Kuldevi of all Sindhis, the goddess
is also the patron goddess of the X sect of
Hinduism and devotees perform the X puja at this
place and places nearby. X ?

48. Answer
• Aghori