Q1:

X is a former holder of political office(s) in India. He has collaborated with Jagjit Singh for two albums, once in 1999 and then in 2002. He was in the news on his birthday, for receiving an award from the Government of India. Who is being talked about?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q2:

As an alternative to opposing Valentine's Day by Shiv Sainiks, Bal Thackeray once suggested that it be renamed to an Indian name, like Laila Majnu Day, HeerRanjha Day or X-Y Day. X-Y is also an upcoming Bollywood movie directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Id X-Y.

Bajirao-Mastani

Q3:

FITB:

College of Engineering, Guindy,

Thomason College of Civil Engineering,

_________,

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur.

College of Engineering, Pune

Q4:

Raghuram Rajan succeeded X as the Governor of RBI. X served two additional years on the post, with his tenure ending on 4 Sept 2013. X hails from Eluru, in Andhra Pradesh, and has IIT-KGP, IIT-K, Ohio State University and MIT as his alma mater. Id X.

Duvvuri Subbarao

Q5:

The founder of band X came under heavy criticism for allegedly making sexist comments at an IIT Bombay Tech Fest. X is one of the leading bands in India, having composed songs that include Dhoom Pichuck Dhoom, Maaeri, Aana Meri Gulli among others. Id the band.

Euphoria

Q6:

X is a mobile game developed by a Vietnamese firm Nguyễn Hà Đông, for iOS and Android Platforms. By January 2014, it was the most downloaded game in the Apple Store. The game was taken off the store in February 2014 because it came under extreme criticism. What is X/What is the name of the main character on whom the game is based?

Flappy Bird/Faby

Q7:

Liar's Dice was India's official nomination for the 87th Academy Awards. Identify the director of the movie.

Geetu Mohandas

Q8:

2002: Pierluigi Collina

2006: Horacio Elizondo

2010: X

2014: Nicola Rizzoli.

Id X.

Howard Webb

FIFA World Cup Final Referees

Q9:

Manila had the Mavericks.

Singapore had the Slammers.

UAE had the Royals.

What did Delhi have?

Indian Aces

Q10:

Connect.

Jnanpith Award Winners for Contribution to Marathi Literature

Q11:

X is a theoretical physicsist and a longtime associate of Stephen Hawking. He served as the executive producer for a recent Hollywood movie starring Matthew McCoughaney, and was also the scientific consultant for the movie. Who is being talked about?

Kip Thorne

Q12:

X and Y are former tennis doubles partners. X was recently in the news for winning the 2015 season’s first Grand Slam with Z. Y is a part of the common link between UAE Royals, Indian Aces, Manila Mavericks and Singapore Slammers. X and Y are famously known for playing the song “Yeh Dosti” from Sholay before each of their matches. What is the pairing of X-Y popularly known as?

Lee-Hesh.

X – Leander Paes

Y – Mahesh Bhupathi

Q13:

This ministry undertook a new responsibility after the Narendra Modi led government took charge and hence it got an extended name. It was a result of one of their pre-poll promises and is closely related to Modi's agenda, who is an MP from Varanasi.The Cabinet Minister in-charge is Uma Bharti.

Which ministry are we talking about?

Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

Q14:

The person shown in this photo is a leader of country X. In March 2014, he passed a law in the state under his rule which lawfullly instructed all males to copy his haircut. Id the state being talked about/Id X.

North Korea/Kim jong-Un

Q15:

The ATP World Tour Finals is conducted every year at the end of the tennis season, in a format similar to the ICC Champions Trophy in London, England in _____ Arena. The arena is also known for hosting parts of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and is also known as the North Greenwich Arena. What is X popularly known as?

O2

Q16:

Who is the singer of the FIFA World Cup song “Ole Ola”?

Pitbull

Q17:

He is the son of Magneto, the supervillain. His real name is Peter Maximoff, but he is more popularly known as ______. He has a sister, known as the Scarlet Witch, and this superhero is about to make an appearance in an upcoming Joss Whedon directed movie. FITB.

Quicksilver

Q18:

Facebook recently partnered with company X to bring Internet.org to India. Internet.org is Mark Zuckerberg’sinitiative to provide free internet to mobile phone users in developing countries, where Facebook partners with telecom service providers and content partners.Thebouquet of services span across genres having a healthy mix of news websites such as BBC News, IBNLive, Times of India; educational services such as Wikipedia, Translator, wikiHow; sports websites; Health and welfare services such as BabyCentre, iLearn, Socialblood and so on. All of these services will be provided for free to all customers of company X. Id X.

Reliance Communications

Q19:

Id the logo.

Sochi Winter Olympics

Q20:

Connect: Barely Speaking, Permanent Roommates, Aadha 24, Chai Sutta Chronicles

The Viral Fever

Q21:

Identify the common link:

2010: Madrid

2011: London

2012: Munich

2013: London

2014: Lisbon

UEFA Champions League Finals

Q22:

X is an Indian film director, producer, music director, singer and lyricist. He has composed songs for movies that include Ishqiya and Dedh Ishqiya. He is famously known for his adaptations of Shakespeare's works. Who is being talked about?

Vishal Bhardwaj

Q23:

X's company Y bought Z for a total sum of $22billion in October 2014. Z was developed by a former Yahoo engineer, and a Ukranian immigrant, Jan Koum. Upon completion of the deal, X said, "Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. We do this by building services that help people share any type of content with any group of people they want. Z will help us do this by continuing to develop a service that people around the world love to use every day." Id Z.

WhatsApp

Q24:

This company is a leading mobile phone manufacturer in China. The Delhi highcourt granted an ex parte injunction that banned the import and sale of their products in India, dating Dec 9, 2014. However, the company was allowed to sell their devices based on a separate technology until Feb 5, 2015. Which company is being talked about?

Xiaomi

Q25:

X is a former Junior Australian Open Champion. He qualified in the seniors draw for the tournament for the first time this year, before losing to Andy Murray. Who is being talked about?

Yuki Bhambri

Q26:

The Grand Budapest Hotel is a 2014 comedy film written and directed by Wes Anderson and inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig. It stars Ralph Fiennes as a concierge who teams up with one of his employees (Tony Revolori) to prove his innocence after he is framed for murder. In what fictitious country is this movie based?

Zubrokwa