3. 1)
This person scored the first one for the first time at Poznac Grand Prix in Poland on
July 2nd.
Then repeated the same at the Kuno meet in Poland on July 7th.
The third time was at the Kladno Meet in Czech republic on July 13.
The fourth instance was at the Tabor meet in the same country.
The fifth instance was at Nove mesto.
The repeated success of this person invited huge media attention and appreciation
from people of all fields.
Who is the person who had a golden run in a span of a month very rare for people
of the same field?
5. 2)
X played the role of a coach in the film. It was produced by Pahlaj Nihalani and Sunny
Deol also starred in the project. Talking about the film in 2012, X said,
“_______ is my first motivational film. It’s about a bunch of rowdy kids and I come to
motivate the students”
Give X and the name of the movie.
7. 3)
The ___________ is formed when cupped hands are drawn to the user's side and
energy is concentrated into a single point (between their cupped hands). The hands are
then thrust forward to shoot out a streaming, powerful beam of energy. The blast can
also be used, generally under extenuating circumstances, with just one arm or even the
feet.
However written this word has no meaning in Japanese but refers to a Hawaian King by
same name.
Give the blank.
9. 4) X as always, was rhapsodic about his project; "It will be a city of trees," he wrote, "of flowers and
water, of houses as simple as those at the time of Homer, and of a few splendid edifices of the highest
level of modernism, where the rules of mathematics will reign.". His plan called for residential,
commercial and industrial areas, along with parks and a transportation infrastructure. In the middle
was the capitol, a complex of four major government buildings; the Palace of the National Assembly,
the High Court of Justice; the Palace of Secretariat of Ministers, and the Palace of the Governor. His
intent was to present what he had learned in forty years of urban study, and also to show the French
government the opportunities they had missed in not choosing him to rebuild French cities after the
War.
Who is X and what was his project?
11. 5)
The place was set up originally by a Scotsman name Edward Abraham , father of X, who is
known to many Indians for a certain infamous act of his in Punjab in British India.
The place however changed hands and came to be known by its current version.
The produce from this place, the creation of a certain Ved Rattan Mohan is pretty popular
in India and a favorite of many youngers quite ironically with respect to its name.
Give X and the popular product being talked about.
15. 7)
This has happened thrice in Indian history.
Once in 1946, secondly in 1978 and for the third time in 2016.
What major event is this which had nation wide implications and recieved
major criticism the last time it happened?
17. 8)
Show Boat is a 1929 American Romantic Drama film based on the novel of same name by
Edna Ferber.
The movie was released initially in two versions.
This movie inspired one Ardeshir Irani and he started out a project of his own which
made its debut in 1931.
What did this movie inspire?
19. 9)
Marvel Comics and DC Comics have co-owned the trademark for the phrase "____
_____" since 1981. They pursued this action because the toy company Mego, which
made licensed toys of DC characters, had beat them to it. Mego gave up the
trademark when the two companies threatened legal action.
21. 10)
Emperor Jahangir who succeeded his father Akbar to the throne was resisted by some of Akbar's
Navaratnas. He ordered two sons of Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, one of the Navratnas, be
executed here Their bodies were left to rot here.
Aurangzeb defeated his elder brother Dara Shikoh in the struggle for the throne and had his
head displayed here.
The place is supposed to have seen bloodshed in 1739 when Delhi was ransacked by Nadir Shah
of Persia. However, this is also disputed - according to some sources, this massacre occurred at
another place of the same name located in the Dariba locality of Chandni Chowk.
What is this place quite aptly named?
23. 11)
The marble slab that was eventually turned into the sculpture of X by Y in 1504 was cut
43 years earlier for an artist named Agostino di Duccio, who planned to turn it into a
statue of Hercules. Di Duccio abandoned his sculpture, which was originally to be
installed in a Florentine cathedral, and the marble was unused for 10 years until another
sculptor, named Antonio Rossellino, decided to work with it. Rossellino also abandoned
his work because he found marble too difficult to sculpt, and eventually Y began work on
his sculpture in 1501.
Give Y and the name of the renaissance masterpiece.
25. 12)
Following the Greek myths around Athena, she was born of Metis. Jupiter forcibly impregnated the
titaness Metis, which resulted in her attempting to change shape to escape him. Jupiter then recalled
the prophecy that his own child would overthrow him as he had Saturn, and in turn, Saturn had
Caelus.
Fearing that their child would be male, and would grow stronger than he was and rule the Heavens in
his place, Jupiter swallowed Metis whole after tricking her into turning herself into a fly. The titaness
gave birth to_______ and forged weapons and armor for her child while within Jupiter's body. In
some versions of the story, Metis continued to live inside of Jupiter's mind as the source of his
wisdom. Others say she was simply a vessel for the birth of _______. The constant pounding and
ringing left Jupiter with agonizing pain. To relieve the pain, Vulcan used a hammer to split Jupiter's
head and, from the cleft, _______ emerged, whole, adult, and in full battle armor.
Give the blank.
27. 13)
In Season 2 Episode 9 of Arakawa Under the Bridge, originally aired on November 28th,
2010, the character Last Samurai is shown coyly uttering the phrase
"_____________________" when discussing the top knot hairstyle around 17 minutes
into the episode.
The image is often accompanied by mock dialogues used to express good taste in a
specific hobby or interest.
33. 16)
Anand Kumar(not of Super 30 fame) got schooled by IRCTC when he made a specific
complaint on the twitter handle of IRCTC and tagged Piyush Goyal also.
IRCTC came up with a dope reply (as millenials call it) and Mr. Anand fell victim to the
trolling of netizens.
What did Mr. Anand originally complain about?
37. 18)
When this person took charge as the cabinet minister in the Janata Party government of
Chief Minister Devi Lal in 1977, was the youngest one to occupy that position at the age
of 25.
This person is also credited with liberating the Indian cinema industry by giving it
eligibility to recieve bank finance.
39. 19)
In 1996, Ringo Starr appeared in a Japanese commercial for apple sauce.
As absurd it might sound,there was a very smart move behind this selection which helped
the product gain some fame other than the Beatles drummer’s popularity.
What was the reason which made the advertisers approach him?
41. 20)
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is a federally recognized Seminole tribe based in the U.S.
state of Florida. Together with the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians of Florida, it is one of three federally recognized Seminole entities. It
received that status in 1957; today it has six Indian reservations in Florida.
They may sound like any other tribal group but what distinguishes them from other is
their ownership of a certain entity.
Name the entity.
