Greenko open 2011 prelims

Prelims

Rules:

1. 35 questions

2. 16-25 are starred(*) to be used for resolving

ties

3. In case there is a tie in starred marked

questions as well, then ties will be resolved

using sudden death from Q1

4. No negative marks

5. Quizmaster’s decision is final

Tax authorities in Karachi have come up with

an innovative way of extracting dues from

evaders. They have hired certain people who

go to the businesses and houses of debtors and

try to embarrass them into paying. They sing

and dance at the debtor’s doors, while the

embarrassed debtor pays the dues to the

accompanying revenue officials. Who are these

people?

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and the answer is….

Eunuchs

2

The Pan-European transport corridors were

identified in 1994 as 10 vital routes in Central

and Eastern Europe that required major

investments. All, except one, are named after

the cities they connect (e.g. Helsinki-Warsaw,

Brussels-Kiev etc.) The exception goes through

or borders 10 European countries. Name?

3

The name is a pun on the “pain” inflicted on

the contestants as well as a reference to the

current season of the TV reality show. Give the

full name of the show.

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4

Khatron Ke Khiladi Torchaar

The logo shown below, is associated with which

event which is going to make its debut in India.

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5

Formula 1

What does the map on the next page depict?

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6

Jyotirlingas of Shiva

The Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853 ended on

1 December 1971, after the UK announced its

intention to end its protectorate over the

Trucial Coast. The next day, Umm al-Quwain

joined 5 others to form what?

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7

United Arab Emirates

In order to improve connectivity and public

transport in London for the 2012 Olympics, a

high speed train shuttle service will be

introduced. What name, which is also an

Olympic sport, has been given to this train

service?

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8

Javelin

DLF dedicated its latest annual report (FY

2010-11) to this person who was appropriately

enough, employed with them as an Art Director

till 1993. Who?

9

One of the experiments in the final shuttle

mission involved the use of a software called

SpaceLab which measured altitude and

radiation in space running on a terrestrial

commercial device. Although not mission-

critical, the purpose was to check if terrestrial

commercial devices could be repurposed for

use in space. So what device was SpaceLab

running on?

10

This area was ceded to the British and was

therefore called Ceded Area, which was widely

seen as derogatory. In November 1928, after a

serious discussion at the Andhra Maha Sabha

meeting, its current name, based on the

dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire, was

adopted. What?

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11

Rayalseema

The shindo scale is used in Japan and Taiwan.

It is measured in units of shindo unlike the

“moment magnitude scale” that is commonly

used elsewhere. As a result, a given event may

be described as “shindo 4 in Tokyo, shindo 3 in

Yokohama” etc. The original 4 stage shindo had

the levels “faint”, “weak”, “strong” and “violent”

but was later overhauled to have more

gradations. What does shindo measure?

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Earthquake

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In Mathematics, what name is given to angles

between 180 and 360 degrees?

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13

Reflex Angles

Connect the audio with the visual.

14

Silk Smitha

14

George Orwell describing an idyllic Sunday

afternoon.

“The wife is already asleep in the armchair and

the children have been sent out for a nice long

walk. You put your feet up on the sofa, settle

your spectacles on your nose and open the

____ __ ___ ______. ”

Fill in the blanks.

15

The Aihole inscription at Meguti temple dating

to 634 C.E. contains a fine example of a

Sanskrit pun. Praising the achievements of the

king in battle, it says of his famous opponent

that the mighty ______ lost his _____. Fill both

blanks with one word.

16*

Harsha & Harsha

16*

In 1892, a member of the United Services Club

worked out the ______ score for his course.

Since the members were all military officers,

and could not measure themselves against a

“Mister ______”, they used a military rank as

prefix. The name in the blank went on to mean

something else in the same context, and the

combination of rank and name became

musically popular. Derive.

17*

Sarpa (snakes), rudraksha, Ganga, mruga

(animals), pushpa (flowers), damaruka, and

nishkara collectively give rise to what name

which is also famous in the world of music?

18*

Ornaments of Shiva - Shankarabharanam

18*

This color shade was first synthesized by paint

maker Diesbach in 1706 and was given a patriotic

name. It proved an instant hit with European

painters who used it as a cheaper alternative to

shades obtained from Lapis Lazuli. Its popularity

increased when a chemist showed that the color

could be reduced to a salt of iron and a new acid

which could be used to reconstitute the dye, thus

making the color easily transportable. In fact, the

acid thus synthesized was named after this color.

Which color and which acid?

. 20*

Prussian Blue & Prussic Acid

20*

21*

This term used by the Assyrian Army in the early 7th

Century BC was for one who excavated trenches

under defensive fire to advance a besieging army's

position in relation to the works of an attacked

fortification. In today’s lingo, this person is a

combatant soldier who performs a wide variety

of combat engineering duties, like bridge-building,

laying or clearing minefields and is also trained to

serve as an infantryman when needed in both

defensive and offensive operations and is fully

involved in modern counter-insurgency operations.

What term are we talking about?

Sapper

21*

Which phrase, made famous by a fable, reflects

the distinguishing feature of a particular seed's

pod, which bursts open when it reaches

maturity? Incidentally the seed's name is also

part of the phrase.

22*

Open Sesame

22*

Identify the animal which is seen on the tail

wing of Qatar Airways?

23*

Oryx

23*

This was the first radio receiver/transmitter

manufactured by Galvin Manufacturing Co

named Motorola SCR-300. What was its more

popular nickname?

24*

Walkie Talkie

24*

Martin Marietta Corp. , in 1982 was subject to a

hostile takeover bid by Bendix Corporation. Bendix

bought a majority of shares and in effect owned

the company. However, Martin Marietta used the

short time separating ownership and control to sell

non-core businesses and launch its own hostile

takeover of Bendix. Martin Marietta eventually

survived. This unique strategy was given a name

by media in reference to a phenomenon of that

time. What ?

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Pac Man Defense

In reference to Pacman eating a pill in the game and

getting the ability to eat the ghosts

The key ingredient of this is specially

compounded wax. When heated it expands

until it becomes less dense than the liquid

above causing it to rise. When it reaches the

top, the wax cools and starts to sink again. The

basic principle behind the operation of which

“groovy” device?

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Lava Lamps

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In 1981, Hermes CEO Jean Louis Dumas noticed an actress’ struggles with her straw bag when seated on a flight next to her. This prompted him to create something just for her. This object, bearing no logos, is one of the most recognized entities in the fashion world. These are distributed to Hermes boutiques on unpredictable schedules and in limited quantities, creating scarcity and, intended or unintended, exclusivity. Which personality in the news has brought this object into the limelight again?

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Which is the only paramilitary force in India

which has its own Air, Water and Artillery

regiments?

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The structure at the front of the INS Viraat

from where you see the Harriers take off gets

its informal name from a structure built for a

similar purpose from the world of sport. What

is it called?

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Ski Jump

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It expands to Random Access: Version One but

also pays tribute to a mythological villain.

What?

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Complete the following lines from the Mundaka

Upanishad:

_____ _______नानतृम ्सत्येन पन्था विततो देियानः । येनाक्रमन्त्यषृयो ह्यात्मकामो यत्र तत ्सत्यस्य परमं ननधानं ॥

_____ _____ nānṛtaṃ satyena panthā vitato

devayānaḥ |

yenākramantyṛṣayo hyāptakāmā

yatra tat satyasya paramaṃ nidhānam ||

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Which happening place in Hyderabad is named

after its two founders Sanjay Batla & Sanjay

Chimnani?

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