Post on 15-Jul-2015
RULES
• Format- 6 teams qualify from the prelims for the stage
rounds.
• Write down the answers on the sheets provided.
• Star marked questions are meant to be tie-breakers. Keep
an eye out for them.
• No negative marking.
• Use of modern electronic technology is prohibited. Make
do with the good ol’ human brain.
• Accept the decision of the quizmasters as final and
binding. It’s good for your health.
Q. 1*
• These 21 men held their position for a day against 10,000
Afghans in hand to hand combat. UNESCO published this
battle as one of the eight collective stories on bravery.
Which battle ?
Q. 6*• According to reports, X had been drinking heavily, smoked
large quantities of hashish and had "misbehaved" with a
guest, which resulted in his father, Y, telling his oldest son
to leave the party. The drunken X was taken to his room
by his brother Z and cousin W.One hour later, X returned
to the party armed with an H&K MP5, a Franchi SPAS-12
and an M16 and fired a single shot into the ceiling before
turning the gun on his father. Seconds later, X shot one of
his aunts. He then shot his uncle U in the chest at point-
blank range when he tried to stop X……Series of events
led to the massacre of a royal family.
• Identify X and Y.
Q. 7• This company was founded in 1983 in Vapi with five
products to treat psychiatry ailments.
• Cardiology products were introduced in 1987 followed
by gastroenterology products in 1989.
• It has recently bought GSKs opiates business in Australia
• Identify the company
Q. 9*• INS Sindhurakshak was a Russian-made X- class diesel-
electric submarine of the Indian Navy.
• The submarine suffered a minor fire incident in 2010 and
a major one on 14 August 2013, which resulted in its
sinking at Mumbai's naval dockyard.
• Identify X.
Q. 10• The name X derives from the location of the original
Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place,
which had a rear entrance on a street by the same name.
• The New York Times wrote in 1964 that just as Wall
Street gave its name to New York's financial district, X
became the name for police activity in Y.
• Identify X and Y.
A. 12
• 2 possible answers-
• An actual tie and handkerchief was given with the LP
record.
• It was three-sided LP record.
Q. 15
• Sugandha Bai was the muse of a famous painter.
• This painter was the first to have depicted something in
human form that resulted in a great controversy.
• He was patronized by the then Maharaja of Travancore.
• Identify the painter
Q. 16
• Prativindhya, Satanika, Sutasoma, Srutasena and
Srutakarma.
• What are they collectively known as?
Q. 20
• What is this?
1. Bill's Story
2. There Is A Solution
3. More About X
4. We Agnostics
5. How It Works
6. Into Action
7. Working With Others
8. To Wives
9. The Family Afterward
10. To Employers
11. A Vision For You