SOCIAL SCIENCES QUIZFINAL ROUND

ROUND ONE - STANDARD QUIZZING

• TOTAL OF 10 QUESTIONS• HALF CLOCKWISE – HALF ANTI – CLOCKWISE • +10 DIRECT/+5 PASS

He studied literature, biology, and history before he eventually became a neurosurgeon. He died in 2015 and his posthumously published 2016 memoir became a best-seller.

If the book is 'When Breath Becomes Air', who is this author?

Q1

Paul Kalanithi, who died at 36 from lung cancer.

ANSWER

In June 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union

in what was a surprise decision. This was dubbed 'BREXIT'. A few days before this decision, another exit in India was dubbed 'RREXIT'. What did this refer to?

Q2

The decision of RBI Governor and noted economist Raghuram Rajan to step down from his post once his term ended later in the year.

ANSWER

This is Noma Dumezweni who plays the lead female role in a 2016 British theatrical production. The play is written by Jack Thorne, based on a story co-written by the play's director John Tiffany. Dumezweni's selection, given her race and Swaziland origins, caused much comment with the play.

Which character and what’s the play?

Q3

Hermione Granger in the production of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"

ANSWER

This word means 'overgrown' in the Lugandan language (spoke in Uganda). Thus, it's an apt name for a forested region in that country. By 2016, the word has become extremely well-known around the world. What word?

Q4

'Zika'. The Zika Forest in Uganda is where the first signs of what is now called the Zika virus were spotted.

ANSWER

This author was born on 25th January, 1903 in Motihari which is present day Bihar.

His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism and outspoken support of democratic socialism.

In 2008, the times ranked him second on the list of “the 50 greatest British writers since 1945”

Identify the author

Q5

Eric Arthur Blair who used the pen name, George Orwell

ANSWER

In Buddhism, this word means "place of the deathless" and has philosophical significance. It later became the name of a place in India with Buddhist temples. In Hindu myths, it is the city with the court of Indra.

In 2015, a place with this name has formally come into being. Which place?

Q6

Amaravati, the under-construction capital of Andhra Pradesh.

ANSWER

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 14 September 2015 recognized the Indian ________ Federation as Regional Sports Federation. _______ sport is a Martial art sport that is performed in Southern state of Kerala and in some parts of Tamil Nadu. This word has been derived from Sangam literature which describes both a battlefield and combat arena.

Identify the sport.

Q7

Kalaripayattu

This recognition grants a major role to the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation (IKF) in promoting and developing the sport in India.

ANSWER

The term ‘Project Nilgiri’ was in news in the second week of September 2015. It is a joint collaboration between ‘world's seventh largest commercial or utility employer’ and an entity who once advised us ‘Don’t be evil’. Under this project, aim is to provide free Wi-Fi services at some ‘special public places’.

Which 2 giant parties are involved in this venture and what is it about?

Q8

Indian Railways and Google

The project employs Google’s Fiber technology (launched in 2010) under which the company provides internet services up to a speed of 1 Gbps.

ANSWER

This painting by J.M.W. Turner of 1850s depicts a festival or a grand celebration. Traditionally, it is held at one of the prestigious four sites after a certain period. These four sites are supposed to be the places where drops of an elixir were dropped from the ‘pot’. Which gathering is being talked about?

Q9

Kumbha Mela

The Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela began on 14 July 2015.

ANSWER

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 September 2015 released two commemorative coins of ₹125 and ₹10 in the memory of some personality. The ₹125 coin is not meant for general circulation, however. Both coins are stamped with a picture of this person on their obverses.

In whose honour were they issued?

Q10

To mark the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

ANSWER

ROUND TWO – INFINITE BOUNCE

• TOTAL OF 10 QUESTIONS • CLOCKWISE• +10/0 ON BOUNCE

Q1

This 2015 film was originally titled “_______", for the place in which the events of the film are set. Its international release is called "Guilty", for what happens to some of the people in the film. The name of its mainstream Indian release partly refers to the real-life people that inspired the film.

Which film?

ANSWER

Q2

In the picture you can see Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the first National Handloom Day which took place on 7th August 2015.

Why was this particular date chosen? It is a nod to a proclamation of something made on 7th August 1905.

ANSWER

The Swadeshi Movement

The formal proclamation of the Swadeshi movement was made on August 7, 1905.

Q3

* A dark-skinned avatar of a Hindu god

* The author of a famous work of 'economics'

* A controversial shrine in Kashmir And 2016 saw another addition to this list. What is the list about,

and which Asian city is in the latest addition?

ANSWER

These are clues to books by the author Ashwin Sanghi in his "Bharat Series” The Krishna Key, Chanakya's Chant, The Rozabal Line, and the 2016 book is The Sialkot Saga.

Q4

Lawyer, Jürgen, who's on the left, founded this company in 1977, using his last name for it. In 1986, Ramon joined him, also lending his name to the company. "John Doe" made their last names known widely all around the world in April 2016. What are their last names, and why?

ANSWER

The company, from their last names, is 'Mossack Fonseca', whose leaked data resulted in the Panama Papers detailing potential misuse of tax havens by several rich and influential people.

Q5

A scene from the 2016 film 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' about the Indian mathematician S. Ramanujan. In the picture actor Jeremy Irons (right) played a prominent role in Ramanujan’s life. Who did he portray?

ANSWER

Ramanujan’s mentor G.H.Hardy, an exceptional English Mathematician.

Q6

The image shows one of many such ‘Thank you, Dr. ___’ notes that emerged on April 12, 1955. The day almost became a national holiday and _____ was hailed as a ‘miracle worker’. When asked who owned the patent to it, he famously said, “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”Identify the person in question and what did he resist patenting?

ANSWER

Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio vaccine. World Polio Day was observed on 24 October 2015.

Q7

_______________ is a quasi judicial authority functioning under India’s ______________ scheme 2006, and the authority was created pursuant to a decision made by the Government of India to enable resolution of complaints to address the grievances of certain services rendered by the banks.

ANSWER

Banking Ombudsman under the Banking Ombudsman scheme 2006

Q8

X is a British novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. X’s best known works are ‘The Golden Notebook’, ‘Memoirs of a Survivor’ and ‘The Summer before the Dark’.

Who is X and what was X’s prolific achievement in 2007?

ANSWER

Dorris Lessing was the oldest recipient of Noble prize in Literature at the age of 88.

Q9

What is the southernmost tip of Republic of India, situated on Great Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands eastern Indian Ocean at 6045’10 N and 93049’36 E which is not on the mainland of India?

ANSWER

Indira Point

Q10

The Tarapore Committee was set up by the Reserve Bank of India under the chairmanship of former RBI Deputy Governor S.S. Tarapore to “Lay the road map” to ________________ convertibility.

ANSWER

Capital account convertibility (CAC) / Capital assest liberation

ROUND THREE – INFINITE POUNCE

• TOTAL OF 5 QUESTIONS • CLOCKWISE• INFINITE POUNCES • +10/-5 ON POUNCE

Q1 This term in Jainism translates to “Destroyer of

enemies” these refer to the enemies within, such as, pride, anger, greed etc. Each Tirthankara has attained this.

Also, the term is used for a class of vehicles in the Indian Navy. What is the term?

ANSWER

“Arihanta”, also the name of the navy’s nuclear class submarines.

Q2

The Indian low cost airline AirAsia India made public its fourth aircraft in Mar 2015. Called "The Pioneer", this airline paid tribute to one of the first Indians to fly by putting his portrait on the aeroplane.

Which Indian's face would you see on "The Pioneer"?

ANSWER

J.R.D. Tata, the industrialist and aviation enthusiast.

Q3 Which term is used for the market for Government and

semi – Governement securities, backed by the Reserve bank of India (RBI), which are tradable debt instruments issued by the Government for meeting its financial requirements?

ANSWER

Gilt – edged Market

Q4

Upon the request of KG Despande, ____________ gave a systematic critique of the Moderate politics of the Indian National Congress (INC) in a series of fiery articles entitled “New lamps for Old” in a weekly called “Induprakash”

Identify the person.

ANSWER

Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

Q5

Who headed the committee on ‘Revitalization of Panchayati Raj’ Institutions for Democracy and Development appointed by the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1986?

ANSWER

Laxmi Mall Singhvi

ROUND FOUR – VISUAL ROUND

• TOTAL OF 8 QUESTIONS • INFINITE POUNCE • +10 /-5 ON POUNCE

Q1

ANSWER

Q2

Which famous movie and art form?

These specific type of strings used to control puppets are famous because of an art form practiced in Italy, especially in Sicily. This art form doesn’t come under the general puppeteering. Name this art form or the strings used?

Poster for a famous movie of Marlon Brando features these

strings. Identify the movie.

ANSWER

Marionette strings - The Godfather

Q3

Identify the logo, name the organization and its founders.

ANSWER

The Theosophical Society (Adayar, Madras) was formed in 1875 by Helena Blavatsky and Colonel Henry Olcott

Q4

Identify the imdb page of this world-renowned personality.

ANSWER

Q5 Once the renowned director of a famous movie (1993) was driving his car when

he noticed the movement of an object ( a glass maybe ) on his dashboard due to the sound emanating from his speakers. He immediately went back to his studio to incorporate that effect into his movie which was a cinematic achievement later on used in many movies. Name the movie, director and the effect .

ANSWER Jurassic Park (1993) and Steven Spielberg The effect being talked about was the ripples caused in a glass of

water upon the entry of the dinosaur T-Rex .

Q6

This cartoon was published by a leading daily news paper which mocked a successful event of India. Identify the event and the leading daily.

ANSWER

Indian MOM (Mars Orbiter Mangalyaan) and New York Times

Q7

The person in the picture is Col. Homi Motivala. He shares the unique distinction of winning the ‘triple’ of the Arjuna, Khel Ratna and Dronacharya awards with another sports person. Who?

ANSWER

Pullela Gopichand

Q8

Identify this logo.

ANSWER

ROUND FIVE – WRITTEN ROUND

• TOTAL OF 8 QUESTIONS • 10 MINS…

Q1

In which historic case did the Supreme court of India hold that the Preamble to the Constitution of India is part of the Constitution and hence can be amended?

Q2

Occupational diseases are caused by exposure to air pollutants in work place. Name the disease found among textile plant workers caused by cotton fibers in air

Q3

Name the organization which was formed in 1897 with the objective of establishing a homeland for the Jews.

Q4

______________ is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) by individuals with access to non- public information about the company.

Q5

The logo of the Reserve Bank of India comprises a tiger walking underneath a palm tree which has been from the gold Mohur issued by the ___________ in the 19th century.

Q6

What is the name of a 96 km strip of water that is disputed between India and Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch Marshlands.

Q7

Name this sportsperson and the sport.

• Padmashree Award 2009• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2006• Arjuna Award 2004• Karnataka's Ekalavya Award 2007• DNA Most Stylish Sportsperson Award 2010• Indo-American Young Achiever's Award 2003• (SWAB) 'Best Sportsperson' 2005

Q8

One of the worst environmental disasters occurred in India in 1984 causing loss of life, loss of vision and suffering to a large number of people. Name the disaster and the chemical responsible for it.

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