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25 Q

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Q1

Debatable origins of what phrase? Today the phrase is used by teachers and parents.

1. The practice of chalking up a tally of drinks in English pubs (on the slate). Publicans had to make sure to mark up the quart drinks as distinct from the pint drinks.

2. Advice to printers' apprentices to avoid confusing the backward-facing metal type lowercase of the two letters. The fact that type had to be set upside down and backwards made the need for a warning to be careful doubly appropriate.

“Mind your Ps and Qs”

Q2

The Battle of X was fought on 14 June 1800 which resulted in driving the Austrians out of Italy.

A grey Arabian was imported from Egypt in 1799 as a 6-year-old and was named X.

Alexander the Great had said “A <deleted> gives you wings.” Perhaps that is why the grey Arabian was named X, in honour of the battle in which he ensured safety of the leader of the victors.

ID X.

Marengo

Q3

ID the speaker.Video

Yehudi Menuhin

Q4

Un-Xable is a term for something that cannot be “Xed" – i.e. it is a term for something that cannot be found easily using X, owned by X Inc.

In 2013 the Swedish Language Council attempted to include the Swedish version of the word in its list of new words, but X objected to the definition not being specifically related to X, and the Council was forced to briefly remove it to avoid a legal confrontation .

ID X.

Google

Q5

On Aug 22, Reuters reported:“India's wettest state, to go dry ”

Interestingly, it was not a report on Meghalaya. What state was in question and what was the report about?

(no part points)

KeralaProhibition to be imposed

Q6

He was born in Nagpur in 1924, received the Padma Shri in 1971 and passed away on Aug 10, 2001.

He was the first Indian contemporary painter whose work was sold for 90 lakhs at a 2005 Osians art auction in Mumbai.

In 2013, one of his untitled painting sold for 23.7 crore set a record for an Indian artist at Christie's debut auction in India. (Pic follows)

ID this abstract expressionist.

V. S. Gaitonde

Q7

He was eventually arrested on 28 February 2014 by Uttar Pradesh police on a Supreme Court's warrant.

In a statement after the arrest, his lawyer said his 92-year-old mother was in poor health and needed "her eldest son" by her side, and hence he failed to appear at the court.

“Last but not the least, he is to me is not only a doting father but also a patriotic son of the soil who has contributed immensely to the country in many ways whether it is various social causes impacting lives of people across the length and breadth of the country or whenever India needed its son to stand up and shoulder responsibilities like helping the families of Kargil martyrs, Mumbai terrorist attack martyrs and victims of earth quakes, floods and other forms of natural calamity. Today it pains me to see his reputation and image being maligned in this manner and I humbly seek your support and cooperation.” : His son’s statement. Whom are we talking about?

Subrata Roy

Q8

Taken from Wikipedia disambiguation page. ID Y.Y War may refer to:1. X-Y Wars between X and the Y Khanate (1687, 1689)2. Y War (1853–1856)3. Y Campaign (1941–1942), a WWII German offensive4. Y Offensive (1944), a WWII Soviet offensive5. 2014 Y crisis, a X-Z military crisis (Y was a part of Z, now is part

of X)

Crimea

Q9

ID the author. (pic follows)In economics, he coined the metaphor ‘the invisible hand’ in 1759,

to describe aspects of self-regulating behavior in a marketplace. Its most common colloquial use is to suggest that the forces that drive a market will soothe social ills and maximize wealth without the need for outside regulation.

Adam Smith

Q10

Taken from ToI, (24/8)“. . . some of his Western students joked that he was a

‘beat, kick, slap’ teacher, but he stuck to his tough-love credo. . .”

“. . . There are many reasons attributed to the master’s methods. Some attribute it to his grinding poverty and others to how he learnt from his guru, under heartbreakingly harsh conditions, often ill, hungry and injured. . .”

“. . . The colossus himself strides in, bare-chested, grey locks in a tumble and takes position on the stage. . .”

Who is being talked about?

B. K. S. Iyengar

Q11

Two accounts are given in Norbert Brockman's (1997) Encyclopedia of Sacred Places.

The first tells of serpent beings who waged many wars around X, scarring the rock.

The second tells of two tribes of ancestral spirits who were invited to a feast, but were distracted by the beautiful Sleepy Lizard Women and did not show up. In response, the angry hosts sang evil into a mud sculpture that came to life as the <largest terrestrial predator on the continent>. There followed a great battle, which ended in the deaths of the leaders of both tribes. The earth itself rose up in grief at the bloodshed, becoming X.

Uluru / Ayers Rock

Q12

× In 1900, when the company was started, the logo was a realistic and simple.

× This was a pectin or scallop, but today the company has a logo which is bold, colourful and much simpler.

× The evolution of the logo began after 1915. When the company started a project in California, it added the red and yellow colours to the symbol.

× ID the company. And why did it change its colour to red and yellow when it started the California project?

× Part points present.

Shell,Many Californians were of Spanish descent

Q13

× In the Kingdom of X, where cypresses grow,Refuge of the glorious monastic and civil traditions,The King of X, precious sovereign,His being is eternal, his reign prosperous,The enlightenment teachings thrive and flourish,May the sun of peace and happiness shine upon the people!

× National Anthem of what country?

Bhutan

Q14

× "Nobunaga pounds the national rice cake, Hideyoshi kneads it, and in the end Ieyasu sits down and eats it.”

× This process started 1560 under Oda Nobunaga, and was completed in 1590 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

× Tokugawa Ieyasu seized power in 1600 and brought about a period of peace in the turbulent history of the country until the monarchy was restored in May 1868.

× What?

Unification of Japan

Q15

× The Motor Neurone Disease or the Charcot disease, is a neurodegenerative disease with various causes. It is characterised by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, and difficulty in speaking (dysarthria), swallowing (dysphagia), and breathing (dyspnea).

× Why has it hopped into news this Aug?

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The disease is also known as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Q16

× Designed by Marque Creative, it was inspired by three factors, time, data and measurement. Its rings are proportioned to represent the 20, 17,

11 and 1× Logo of?

CWG 2014

×20th games, 17 sports, 11 days, 1 city.

Q17

× The framers of the Constitution were amazed at the success in USSR and wished to follow the system.

× The X is an institution in the Government of India, which formulates the system, among other functions. It is located at Yojana Bhawan inNew Delhi. It was established in accordance with article 39 of the constitution which is a part of directive principles of state policy.

× Either give me X OR the system which is inspired from USSR.

Planning Commission / Five-Year Plans

Q18

× X is a Marathi novel written by Dr. Sumati Kshetramade and deals with the issue of leucoderma.

× Later Y also wrote a novel by the same name and theme. She says she came to know about the Marathi novel only after finishing writing her Kannada novel. In Y's novel the female protagonist Anupama ; who has met her match a handsome Dr. Anand, just like the story of Cinderella; and has her life’s dream come true. This all is shattered when she discovers that she has leucoderma which is still treated in India as a curse.

× ID X and Y, part points present.

Mahashweta,Sudha Murthy

Q19

The "Black-" prefix refers to the role it played in shaping African-American people's history, especially through trade.

The “Green-” prefix refers to the Irish migration.It is also called “the Pond”, describing both the geographical and

cultural divide between the “two Worlds”.What am I talking of?

Atlantic Ocean

Q20

× ID her. (pic follows) × Another person who won an Academy Award for the

same film was in news recently. Who and why?× No part points. I want all three.

Bhanu Athaiya,Richard Attenborough; passed away on the 24th

Q21

ID X. from these Twitter Reactions× When Alia Bhatt can study in IIM Ahmedabad then why X can’t

get Yale degree in just 6 days. — MBA from Yell Univ (@justicearnab) Aug 10 2014

× X replaces the batteries in a kid’s toy car. Writes ‘Automobile Engineer’ in bio. #YoXSoCertified — Vicky (@MrTippler) August 11, 2014

× When they give a degree to X, they said “Ye le degree.” She thought Yale degree. #YoXSoCertified — StupidosaurOn (@Stupidosaur) August 11, 2014

Smriti Irani

• English 30 • French 13 • German 13 • Spanish 11 • Swedish 7 • Italian 6 • Russian 5 • Polish 4 • Danish 3• Norwegian 3 • Chinese 2 • Greek 2 • Japanese 2

• Arabic 1 • Bengali 1 • Czech 1 • Finnish 1 • Hebrew 1 • Hungarian 1 • Icelandic 1 • Occitan 1 • Portuguese 1 • Serbo-Croatian 1 • Turkish 1 • Yiddish 1

Q22: List of?

Literature Nobel Laureates

Q23

× In Ancient Rome, a X ("joined by law") was any association with a legal personality. Such associations had various functions.

× In the Indian scenario, the basis lies on three cases: S. P. Gupta v. UoI (1981)Supreme Court Advocates-on Record Association vs Union of India (1993) In re Special Reference (1 of 1998)

× There has been great clamour for reform in the recent times regarding this system.

× What one word am I looking for?

Collegium

Q24

× Denagamage Proboth _______de Silva _______________. FITB.

Mahela Jayawardene

Q25

× It was popularized in order "to bridge the gap between Brahmins and 'non-Brahmins' and find a context in which to build a new grassroots unity between them", and generate nationalistic fervour among people in Maharashtra against the British colonial rule.

× Today it has become a very critical and important economic activity for Pune and Mumbai. Many artists, industries, and businesses survive on this mega-event. It also provides a stage for budding artists to present their art to the public especially via ‘mandals’.

× What am I talking of?

Ganeshotsav

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