PRELIMINARY QUALIFYING

ROUND

DIRECTIONS Every correct answer carries +5

marks .

No negative Marks for incorrect answer

Some questions are star marked and will be used for tie Breaker

1.Which is the only

country in the world

whose national

flag is not rectangular

?

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2.GUESS THE PLAYER:

He was born of parents who belonged to the middle class Italian origin. He had growth hormone deficiency detected at the age of 11. Currently he is one amongst the best in his sport.. His teammates nicknamed him “The Flea” .

3. This bird is known as Maldhok in vernacular tongue. Spread across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, this bird is now threatened by incessant loss of habitat. Name this bird, which Salim Ali had proposed to be the national bird of India

4. Born in Bhopal to a South indian family. He graduated from IIT Delhi with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He completed his post graduation atIIM Ahmedabad in 1987. He received his phd at MIT in 1991 for his thesis titled “essays on banking”. He recently acquired a very important post in India. Name the person.

5. X hails from a place in Meghalaya and is the youngest of 4 siblings. After doing her LLB from LS Law College, under Pune University, she joined the Delhi High Court as a lawyer and worked for the law firm - Fox Mandal Little & Co in Noida before getting into a job which can be safely called her family business and which ultimately made her famous because she was the youngest to do this. Identify X

6. ______ was the codename for the type of atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States on 9 August 1945 during the Second World War. It was the second of two nuclear weapons to be used in warfare to date, the other being _____, that was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6,1945. Fill up the blanks.

7. Name: Ranjana Sonawane

Age: 40 years

Address: Tembhli village, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra

Education: Class IV (illiterate)

Marital status: Married, 3 children

Husband’s name: Sadashiv

Children: 3 (Umesh (11 years);

Hitesh (5 years); Mangesh (toddler))

Profession: Daily wage agricultural labourer

Income: Rs. 50 per day

House: kuchha

Claim to fame: ?

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8. In the Star Trek fictional Universe, the fictional computer OS known as “Library Computer Access/ Retrieval System(LCARS)” is often seen used on a device known as “ Personal Access Display Device”. This device served as the inspiration of the name for a modern technology marvel- more so of their similar appearances.

Name this modern gadget every one of u would love to own..

9. Identify this famous place

10. The name of this dance form comes from a Sanskrit word.

One way to interpret the dance is as a fertility ritual. The other is that the lamp placed at the centre stands for God and the dancing in circles around it represents the cycle of rebirth, where the only thing constant is God.

Which dance form?

11. _____was a tropical cyclone that affected Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal and the Indian states of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The system was first noted as a tropical depression on October 4, 2013 within theGulf of Thailand. Over the next few days,  _____rapidly intensified and became a very severe cyclonic storm. The cyclone has prompted India's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than 550,000 people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places. Fill up the blank.

12. The end of what service is referred to in this newspaper headline :

“Dot, dash, full stop : ______________ service ends July 15 ”

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13. FILL THE BLANK

14. This technology is to use compressed air to convey the pre-dampened mix through delivery hose to the nozzle to project the material onto the sprayed surface under high velocity, and then to form concrete support layer after the projected material coagulates and hardens. In recent years, with simple technology, special effect, economy cost, flexibility and high construction efficiency, this technology has a wide applicationin construction, railway and super highway engineering, underground engineering, tunneling, mining operations, hydropower projects and slope stabilization, etc.. IWhich technology I m talking about?

15. With a chemical name of p-acetyl amino phenol,this drug is used for the relief of headaches,other minor aches and pains and is a major ingredient in njmerous cold and flu remedies. The toxicity of this drug is the foremost cause of acute liver failure in the western world.

How do we commonly know this drug?

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16. To keep chips fresh in their packets, this gas is used.It is used as it prevents the objects from becoming stale, preserves the freshness, prevents combustion and creates sufficient cushioning during transit. Which gas?

17. This is a World's most expensive house Antilia . It cost $1billion to build:Features of the home include:-400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of living space, (in comparisonthe Palace of Versailles occupies 721,206 square feet of floor space)-parking space for 168 cars.-a one-floor vehicle maintenance facility.-nine elevators in the lobby.-three helipads and an air traffic control facility.-health spa, yoga studio, small theatre with a seating capacity for 50 on the eighth floor, there is a swimming pool, three floors of hanging gardens, and a ballroom.-an ice room infused with man-made snow flurries.-Custom hand carved rare marble pillars and stonework.-Worlds largest collection of antique sewing machines..It belongs to?

18. January 2012: Now _____ can claim another

title – the country with fastest builders on the planet after putting up a 30-storey 183,000-square-foot hotel (Ark Hotel shown in the picture )in just 15 days,

using prestressing technology. The hotel is energy efficient, has air 20 times cleaner than comparable hotels, and can withstand earthquakes up to magnitude 9. Name the country.

19.This picture was taken from the crane on top of the building :200 storeys - 828-metres - 2,717 ftConstruction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010the tower was renamed in honour of UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his crucial support.It is the tallest man-made structure in the world since 2010 .Identify the structure/building.

20.In 1964 General Ayub Khan saw this athlete in Pakistan. After the run, he commented to the athlete:” Today you did not run, you______”. What nick name is supposed to have resulted for the athlete due to this comment?

21. Identify the person in this audio clip

ANSWERS

1. Which is the only country in the world whose national flag is not rectangular?ANSWER:NEPAL

2. GUESS THE PLAYER:

He was born of parents who belonged to the middle class

Italian origin. He had growth hormone deficiency detected at the age of 11. Currently he is one amongst the best in his sport.. His teammates nicknamed him “The Flea” .

ANSWER:

3. This bird is known as Maldhok in vernacular tongue. Spread across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, this bird is now threatened by incessant loss of habitat. Name this bird, which Salim Ali had proposed to be the national bird of India.

ANSWER: THE GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD

4. Born in Bhopal to a South indian family. He graduated from IIT Delhi with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He completed his post graduation at IIM Ahmedabad in 1987. He received his Phd. at MIT in 1991 for his thesis titled “essays on banking”. He recently acquired a very important post in India. Name the person.

RAGHURAM RAJAN (GOVERNOR OF RBI)

5. X hails from a place in Meghalaya and is the youngest of 4 siblings. After doing her LLB from LS Law College, under Pune University, she joined the Delhi High Court as a lawyer and worked for the law firm - Fox Mandal Little & Co in Noida before getting into a job which can be safely called her family business and which ultimately made her famous because she was the youngest to do this. Identify X

ANSWER: AGATHA SANGMA

6. ANSWER:

FAT MAN was the codename for the type of atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States on 9 August 1945 during the Second World War. It was the second of two nuclear weapons to be used in warfare to date, the other being LITTLE BOY, that was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6,1945.

7. Name: Ranjana Sonawane

Age: 40 years

Address: Tembhli village, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra

Education: Class IV (illiterate)

Marital status: Married, 3 children

Husband’s name: Sadashiv

Children: 3 (Umesh (11 years);

Hitesh (5 years); Mangesh (toddler))

Profession: Daily wage agricultural labourer

Income: Rs. 50 per day

House: kuchha

Claim to fame

ANSWER:

First person to be allotted a UID number

UID Number: 782474317884

8. In the Star Trek fictional Universe, the fictional computer OS known as “Library Computer Access/ Retrieval System(LCARS)” is often seen used on a device known as “ Personal Access Display Device”. This device served as the inspiration of the name for a modern technology marvel- more so of their similar appearances.

Name this modern gadget every one of u would love to own..

ANSWER: iPad

9. Identify this famous place

ANSWER: JALLIANWALA BAGH

10.The name of this dance form comes from a Sanskrit word.

One way to interpret the dance is as a fertility ritual. The other is that the lamp placed at the centre stands for God and the dancing in circles around it represents the cycle of rebirth, where the only thing constant is God.

Which dance form?

ANSWER: GARBA (The name is derived from the Sanskrit term Garbha ("womb") )

11. Phailiin was a tropical cyclone that affected Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal and the Indian states of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The system was first noted as a tropical depression on October 4, 2013 within theGulf of Thailand. Over the next few days,  Phailin rapidly intensified and became a very severe cyclonic storm. The cyclone has prompted India's biggest evacuation in 23 years with more than 550,000 people moved up from the coastline in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to safer places.

12. The end of what service is referred to in this newspaper headline :

“Dot, dash, full stop : Telegram service ends July 15 ”.

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14. This technology is to use compressed air to convey the pre-dampened mix through delivery hose to the nozzle to project the material onto the sprayed surface under high velocity, and then to form concrete support layer after the projected material coagulates and hardens. In recent years, with simple technology, special effect, economy cost, flexibility and high construction efficiency, this technology has a wide applicationin construction, railway and super highway engineering, underground engineering, tunneling, mining operations, hydropower projects and slope stabilization, etc. Which technology I m talking about?

ANSWER: SHOTCRETE TECHNOLOGY

15.With a chemical name of p-acetylaminophenol,this drug is used for the relief of headaches,other minor pains and is a major ingredient in numerous cold and flu remedies. The toxicity of this drug is the foremost cause of acute liver failure in the western world.

How do we commonly know this drug?

ANSWER: Paracetamol

16. To keep chips fresh in their packets, this gas is used .it is used as it prevents the objects from becoming stale, preserves the freshness, prevents combustion and creates sufficient cushioning during transit. Which gas?

ANSWER: Nitrogen

17. This is a World's most expensive house Antilia . It cost $1billion to build:Features of the home include:-400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of living space, (in comparisonthe Palace of Versailles occupies 721,206 square feet of floor space)-parking space for 168 cars.-a one-floor vehicle maintenance facility.-nine elevators in the lobby.-three helipads and an air traffic control facility.-health spa, yoga studio, small theatre with a seating capacity for 50 on the eighth floor, there is a swimming pool, three floors of hanging gardens, and a ballroom.-an ice room infused with man-made snow flurries.-Custom hand carved rare marble pillars and stonework.-Worlds largest collection of antique sewing machines..It belongs to?

ANSWER: MUKESH AMBANI

18. January 2012:Now _____ can claim another title – the

country with fastest builders on the planet after putting up a 30-storey 183,000-square-foot hotel (Ark Hotel shown in the picture )in just 15 days,

using pre stressing technology. The hotel is energy efficient, has air 20 times cleaner than comparable hotels, and can withstand earthquakes up to magnitude 9. Name the country.

ANSWER: CHINA

19. This picture was taken from the crane on top of the building :200 storeys - 828-metres - 2,717 ftConstruction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010the tower was renamed in honour of UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his crucial support.And is the tallest man-made structure in the world since 2010 .Identify the structure/building.

ANSWER: BURJ KHALIFA IN DUBAI

20. In 1964 General Ayub Khan saw this athlete in Pakistan. After the run, he commented to the athlete:” Today you did not run, you______”. What nick name is supposed to have resulted for the athlete due to this comment?

ANSWER: The Flying Sikh –Milkha singh

21.Identify the person in this audio clip

ANSWER: Pakistani teen activist

Malala Yousafzai, in her first public speech at the United Nations Youth Assembly

on Jul 12, 2013

SAURABH GUPTASIDHHARTH NEERUNIT JALANDHAR

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