5. In October, 2012 FIFA approved the use of two
technological systems to be used as goal-line
technology in December’s FIFA club World
Cup. This will be used to automatically detect
whether a ball crossed the goal line. One of
them is Goalref. Id the other one?
7. “I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoying
the magnificent views, the adventure of a life
time has began.” This is tweet of Mike
Missimino on May 12, 2009. What is the
significance of this tweet?
9. Sometimes around 16th Oct, 2011 the JNU
administration show caused the All India
Backwards Students Forum for of Gods
and Goddesses after a section of Dalit
students decided to worship X?
11. Train No. 17303/4, an Express Train of Indian
Railways. Its running between the
Yashwantpur and Mysore. This train comes
under South Eastern Railways. In 2011 this
train given a name, which suited the train
route. Perhaps Gandhi was one of the boarder
of this train. What the new name of this
express?
13. The TIME magazine selected Ayatollah Khomeini as the
Man of the Year in 1979. This led to a public backlash
in U.S. As a result TIME has generally avoided choosing
controversial figures. In 2001 Rudolph Giuliani was
selected the Man of the Year. Later an article TIME
wrote that “X was stronger candidate than Rudolph
Giuliani”. Id X?
19. It was created by UB Iwerks who gave its voice
too. Later its voice was given by James
McDonald. It first appeared on January 13,
1930 with Floyd Gottfredson as writer of the
column. Bob Lampett design the Doll version
of it. What?
21. Founded by Felice X, an Italian pharmacist,
liquor maker and freedom fighter. It started as
a chemical laboratory in Milan. In 1965 its
start business in India, Parley bought the
Indian subsidiary in 1969, but the brand
flourished the earlier name. Id the brand?
23. X was born in 1926 at Ahiritola. X complete his
schooling from South Suburban School then
moved to Goenka College for his graduation.
After his graduation he joined Calcutta Port
Trust as a Clerk. X directorial debuted with the
movie “Sudhu Ekti Bochor”. Id X?
25. The idea for the show comes from the experiences of
the producer (Bill Wright) when he was a Prisoner of
War during WWII. He was often asked for his
"Name", "Rank" and "Number" (the only information
he was obliged to give under the Geneva
Convention). He decided to change this to
"Name", "Occupation" and “X". There is a dark mise-
en-scene, which is meant to give a sort of
individualized, cross-examination feel". Id the X?
29. He recorded his first 78RPM disc at the age of 8, and gave his last
concert in 2004 at the age of 75. In 1964 and 1968, respectively,
he was awarded the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards,
but refused to accept them, declaring the committee musically
incompetent to judge him. In January 2000, when he was
awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian
award, he again refused, calling it "an insult". He famously once
said, "If there is any award for _____ in India, I must get it first".
He also turned down the Sangeet Natak Academy Award. For a
while, he also boycotted All India Radio. The only titles he
accepted were the special decorations of "Bharat
_____ Samrat" by the Artistes Association of India and
"Aftabe_____"
(Sun of the _____) from President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. Who is
he?
31. In 1938, Jean Renoir's "La Grande Illusion" was
overlooked for venice film festival's top prize known
back then as the Coppa Mussolini ("Mussolini Cup")
despite being the clear favourite amongst both
festivalgoers and jury members. Instead, the Coppa
was jointlyawarded to a twopart German film called
"Olympia", commissioned by Joseph Goebbels to
document Nazi successes at the 1938 Berlin Olympics;
and "Luciano Serra, Pilota", made under the
supervision of Il Duce's own son. What did this lead to?
48. X is floating down the
river on a world tour to
meet as many fans and
sign as many
“OTTER-graphs”. But the
“PHOT-HOGS” will stop
at nothing to get a photo
of X when he least
expects it.
HELP X navigate the river
and the knock PHOT-
HOGS into the river with
his lance. Id the game?
51. Tseng, a journalist from the city of Tianjin in China, was
inspired by the Indian independence struggle to travel to
India and meet Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji was so taken
in by the Chinese that he nicknamed him Shantidoot.
Years later, he translated Gandhiji's autobiography and
other works into Chinese. He died at Acharya Vinoba
Bhave's ashram and left behind a granddaughter
Yelan, who married Kranti ___ in 1982.Their eldest child
is now one of the most prominent figures in a certain
sport in India. Name her.
54. Hope Cooke, an American college
student, while on a summer trip to Asia
in 1959, came across the Crown Prince
of a small nation. They fell in love and
were engaged in 1961. However, they
couldn’t marry till 1963, as the Prince's
astrologers told him that 1962 was an
inauspicious year for marriage. A few
months later, the ruling King died and
she became the Queen consort. More
than a decade later, the monarchy was
deposed and she returned to the US.
The couple formally divorced in 1980
and her husband died in two years later.
She now works in NY as a tour guide
and historian.
which country was she the queen of?
56. Sikkim
She was the “Gyalmo” (Queen Consort) of the 12th
Chogyal (King) of Sikkim, then the smallest kingdom of
Asia
57. The word X was first popularized in a novel by Horatio Alger,
Jr., called The Young Outlaw, which was first published in
1875. Alger was an immensely popular author in the 19th
century, especially with young people and his books were
widely quoted.
“Here, Peter, you waited on this young man, didn't you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“He hasn't paid for his breakfast, and pretends he hasn't got
any money. __________ him!”
Notable people who were Xs include Pope Francis.id x?
60. The etymology of X is not known for certain. It is
thought to have been derived from Trilinga, as in
Trilinga Desa or “the country of the three lingas”.
According to a Hindu legend, Shiva descended
as linga on three mountains
namely, Kaleshwaram, Srisailam and Drakshrama,
which marked the boundaries of X and the language
spoken by the X people is known as _________. But
__________ is spoken outside the borders created by
these three lingas also.
What is X?
66. Something is common to the way all these photos have been
shot. All these were posted online on a Google+ page
between April to June 2012. So what's special to the way
they've been taken?
68. These were all taken using Google's new set of head-
mounted devices that embed computing within
spectacles (the project's called Project Glass).
69. David Warren’s father was
among 12 people on board
the "Miss Hobart" mail
plane that vanished over
the southern Bass Strait in
1934, one of Australia's
earliest air disasters.
During an investigation
into a 1953 crash involving
a de Havilland Comet, he
came up with his most
famous invention. Id the
invention.
72. It is being discussed whether X, a supporting character from a
movie, should get his own graphic novel or TV show.
On being asked about the script of the novel or the TV show, the
director of the movie said :
“Audiences have adopted X. I get suggestions on how to take his
character forward from youngsters on the Internet. X isn't your
suave, gun-toting, cool killer. We didn't give X a family life. But he
probably goes back to a family after killing. He probably needs a
second income to support his family. That's why he does the
killings. I don't know. These are the details that need to be fleshed
out. And we're working on it.”
Who is X?
75. The font for one of X's first logos in 1909 (much similar
to the current font of the company), was borrowed
from a C Harold Wills, a then associate of X company ,
who had designed this font for his business card . In
1912 , ,the X logo was given a complete makeover , as
compared to the earlier simplistic design. In 1927 , the
famous blue oval was introduced in the logo. Finally in
2003 , X released a new logo, which came to be known
as the " Centennial Blue Oval ". ID X .
78. In the 1960‟s, due to the demand by several tourists
who wished to see a ______, which did not exist there,
but did exist on The Mae Klong. In order to satisfy these
tourists, The Mae Klong was renamed as the Khwae Noi
and Khwae Yai, which combine at a stage to form the
Mae Klong. Thus the part that has the ____ now
satisfies the tourists.
80. Bridge on the River Kwai .Tourists came to see the Bridge on
the River Kwai, which is fictional, as the actual bridge in
question is the one on the Mae Klong. So Thai officials
renamed it as Khwae Yai and Khwae Noi so that there now
exists a Bridge on the River Khwae or Kwai
81. “So I called Issey Miyake and asked him to design a vest
for us,” X recalled, "I came back with some samples
and told everyone it would great if we would all wear
these vests. Oh man, did I get booed off the stage.
Everybody hated the idea. So I asked Issey to make me
some of his black turtlenecks that I liked, and he made
me like a hundred of them." X noticed my surprise
when he told this story, so he showed them stacked up
in the closet. "That's what I wear," he said. "I have
enough to last for the rest of my life.“
Id X and what is he talking about?
83. Steve Jobs, on his traditional Black
T-Shirt and Blue Levi’s 501.
84. Created by Marcus Codrington, and considered to be the
most radical change that has happened to this ‘product’
since 1771, this can be found in the market in the price
range of 49 USD – 400 USD Out of the two variants
available “Cor3” and “M MI3” the second one is more
revolutionary. This underwent several tests in Imperial
College of Biomechanical Engineering for three months
and the specialists found nothing wrong with it. They’ve
been called “a half-brick on a stick” by a very eminent
personality associated with that field. What are we
talking about?
87. Born Hadji Muhiddin Mehmed, he began
serving in the Ottoman navy following
his uncle, who was a seafaring pirate of
the time. Post years of naval battle with
the Spanish, Genoese and Venetian
navies in 1511, he is said to produced
something of much accuracy that left
many perplexed. From 1516-1547, he
participated in various campaigns
culminating in his elevation to the rank
of admiral commanding the fleet in the
Indian Ocean. At the age of 90, he
refused to partake of anymore naval
action and was promptly beheaded by
then Governor of Basra.How is he
famous?
90. The following obituary appeared in the
Brownsville Herald in 2007-"Steve Rogers aka
X, is dead at 89.He was assassinated by a
sniper (and perhaps other shooters) on March
7, 2007 as he entered a Federal Courthouse to
face charges for leading a rebellion against the
government during the recently concluded
Civil War." Identify X.
99. His first movie based on Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s
novel
first screen presence in an Oriya film Katha Deithilli
Ma Ku
He was the editor of Anandolok Magazine
110. This poem was originally a part of the poet's trilogy
inspired by Omar Khayyam’s ‘Rubaiyat’. When first
published in 1935 this work of art brought the poet
instant fame which was further increased by his own
recitations. But it also met some criticisms along the way.
After listening to the poems Mahatma Gandhi rejected
the criticisms saying that they were unwarranted.
Which poem?
113. An ambitious Jamshedpur born Chartered Accountant,
he started a small company ‘Ask Me’ in New Delhi in
1989 with a few of his friends. But the company did
not feature well due to various circumstances and he
winded it up. In 1996, he landed up in Mumbai and
began a new venture with an initial sum of Rs. 50,000.
His idea struggled initially, but he persevered and
today it has grown up into a Rs. 200 crore business.
The success story has reached even the shores of
United States. Name the venture being discussed?
116. This team event was contested in the Summer
Olympics of every Olympiad between 1900 and
1920. Originally the competition was entered by
clubs and multiple clubs from the same country
could participate thereby making it possible for one
country to earn multiple medals and this happened
in 1904 when USA won all three and in 1908 when
the feat was repeated by 3 British teams. What was
the sport?
122. It is a widely held belief in South Korea._____________ sold
in Korea are equipped with a timer switch that turns them
off after a set number of minutes.The Korea Consumer
Protection Board (KCPB), a South Korean
governmentfunded public agency, issued a consumer
safety alert in 2006 warning that ____________________
was among South Korea's five most common seasonal
summer accidents or injuries, according to data they
collected .Despite widespread reporting from the media
and other agencies in South Korea about __________ , it
has never been explained by these organizations why this
phenomenon has never been reported or even heard of in
any country other than South Korea.
124. fan…they believe a if a man sleep in sealed room
with a electric fan then they can die.
125. In the original 1960 edition of the book, according to a
newspaper article on page 2, the plane that crashed
belonged to Indian Airways. A representative of the
IA complained to the writer about the negative
publicity it caused. He agreed to change the name of
the airlines to a fictitious 'Sari Airways', although the
plane on page 58 features the words ‘Indian Airways’
in all the later editions. id the book.
128. X is one of the eight Indian classical dance forms.
Considered a very graceful dance meant to be performed
as a solo recital by women. The credit for reviving this
dance in the nineteenth century goes to Swathi Thirunal.
The word X literally means "dance of the enchantress".
There are approximately 40 different basic movements,
known as 'atavukal', in X.
The dance follows the classical text of Hastha
Lakshanadeepika, which has elaborate description of
Mudras. What dance form is X?
131. This isTilhan/Talhan
Gurudwara. A very
unique offering is
being made. As the
story goes, one woman
tried this. Her prayers
were answered. Mass
hysteria ensured that
now everyone does the
same.
What specific request is
the devotee asking for?
133. Essentially this ‘toy plane’ offering, simplifies and
easily grants your VISA application.
134. This artwork has been done traditionally by
the women of villages around the present
town of ____ and other areas of Mithila.
The painting was traditionally done on
freshly plastered mud wall of huts, but
now it is also done on cloth, hand-made
paper and canvas. The paintings are made
from the paste of powdered Rice.The
paintings use two dimensional
imagery, and the colors used are derived
from plants. Ochre and lampblack are also
used for reddish brown and black
respectively.The paintings mostly depict
nature and Hindu religious motifs, and the
themes generally revolve around Hindu
deities like
Krishna, Ram, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi, and
Saraswati.Natural objects like the sun, the
moon, and religious plants like tulsi are
also widely painted, along with scenes
from the royal court and social events like
weddings. Generally no space is left
empty; the gaps are filled by paintings of
flowers, animals, birds, and even
geometric designs. Name the artwork
137. “His reign for eight-and-twenty years was one of the
brightest interludes in the troubled history of
mankind…Such was ---------, greatest of kings. He was far
in advance of his age.”-A Short History of the World (1922)
“Amidst the tens of thousands of names of monarchs that
crowd the columns of history, their majesties and
graciousnessesand serenities and royal highnesses and
the like, the name of ------shines, and shines, almost alone,
a star.” –The Outline of History(1919)
Who was H.G.Wells referring to in his two immensely
popular books?
140. Dow B. Hover (born ca. 1901, died June 1, 1990)
was the last person to serve as a State
Electrician of the New York State, after which that
post was removed.
He worked from the mid 1950s to 1960s.
Who/What is a State Electrician?
143. The character Y had been given the title X, which translates
in English as “King of Darkness”. He has lived 6000
years, and is the source of evil in the world. He intends to
rule the world by spreading darkness, hatred, sin and evil.
It is said that the source of his strength is one-half of the
“Cauldron of Power” (the half which is referred to as the
“Cauldron of Sin”) which he managed to retain after he
originally obtained the entire “Cauldron of Power” by
deceit. However, it is also mentioned that the source of his
strength is the evil that is committed by people in this
world.Y is often treated as the personification of darkness
itself. Even though he was once a human being, he later
becomes very powerful and commits many evil deeds in an
attempt to become immortal. Id x?
146. Guidelines for what?
◦ No solid mass of colouring
◦ Little or no dark or bold colours
◦ No fluorescent colours
◦ Preference towards pastel colours
◦ Preference for the back of the shirt to be totally white
◦ Preference for shorts and skirts to be totally white
◦ All other items of clothing, including hats, socks and shoe
uppers to be predominantly white
149. In 2007, the US authorities reversed their decision to
limit permanent residency to high-skilled foreign
workers and accepted applications from foreign
professionals seeking permanent residency through an
expedited process. This was a consequence of unique
protests that included sending thousands of flowers to
the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director
Emilio Gonzalez.
What was the inspiration for these protests?
152. His son Tiberinus gave the river Tiber its name after
drowning in it. After Tarpeia betrayed the Romans to the
Sabines, he saved the Romans by flooding the gates;
appropriate, since he was the god of gates and doors, as
well as beginnings and endings. Who was this Roman god
best known for having two faces?