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The India Round

Rulebook

• 6 questions.

• +10 for direct and pass, +10/-10 on pounce.

• 3 questions on open pounce +10/-5

Q 1. Which film ??

Predatory dinoflagellates are predatory heterotrophic ormixotrophic alveolate protists that derive some or most ofthe nutients from digesting other organisms. About onehalf of dinoflagellates lack photosynthetic pigments andspecialize in consuming other eukaryotic cells, and evenphotosynthetic forms are often predatory.

A 2012 film shows the protagonist encountering an islandfull of these protists, that was used by the author in aspiritual way.

‘Life of Pi’.

Talking about the Carnivorous Island.

Q2.

The tagline X was created by SpiceJet co-founder Ajay Singh.Talking about how X came into place, Singh says "The idea wasto make the slogan find resonance with everyone, whichincluded a lot of first time_____. We had a new market to tapinto and these stakeholders needed to be communicatedwith. There was real anger among people.To counter it all andattack the existing notion, we, in a team effort, brought outX".During the committee meeting when the tagline was beingdiscussed, senior members the review panel were keen onwords such as swaraj and sushaasan to be included, but Singhwas thinking of appealing to a younger India. Give me X?

Ab ki baar Modi sarkaar

Q3. Which incident ??

It is one of the most famous incidents in the Indian Independencestruggle. A ‘smarak’ was made in the names of the peasant martyrsonly in 1993, Sampat Chamar, Abdullah, Vikram Ahir, Meghu Tiwari,Lal Muhammed, Sahdeo Kahar being some of them. However, theBritish made a memorial in the name of the policemen who diedand a famous revolutionary couplet by poet Jagdamba PrasadMishra now adorns the place:

Shahidon ke chitaaon par lagenge har baras mele, watan pe marnewalon ka yahi baki nishan hoga

Chauri – Chaura incident

Q4.

It is a cold and sweet beverage made by mixing rose syrup with vermicelli noodles (sewaiyaan), psyllium(ispaghol) or basil (sabza/takmaria) seeds, jelly pieces and tapioca pearls along with either milk, water or ice cream. What is this beverage and What Hindi phrase is originated from this beverage?

Faluda and Izzat ka Faluda

Q5.

“El Sari Rojo” by Javier Moro is a story written in 2008, about a native young woman X confronted by the complicated and dangerous world of politics. It tells the story of a X whose dreams of home, hearth and anonymous living were struck down by the hands of fate. Demand was made for the book’s withdrawal as some faction claimed of distorted facts and misinterpreted details. Though with much hurdles it was later released during early 2015. Who is X ?

X : Sonia Gandhi

Q6.

X is a variant of a otherwise famous sport played on a smaller field and mainly indoors and for shorter time durations. Y is a multi-national X league conceptualised by Indian entrepreneurs under the entity Y Management Pvt. Ltd. It was founded by Indian entrepreneurs Abhinandan Balasubramanian, Dinesh Raj and Nithyashree Subban, backed by business magnate Xavier Britto and his wife, philanthropist Vimala Britto. The Y anthem "Naam Hai X" had its tunes set by two-time Academy Award winner A.R.Rahman. What are X and Y?

Futsal and Premier Futsal

Open on Pounce +10/-5

Q7.

• In 1912 an American biologist devised scale(something like the pH scale), used for the measurement of something which is usually measured by a method that uses high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). This identifies and measures the concentration of chemicals necessary for the scaling.

• X topped the this scale from 2007 until February 2012 with an average of 1 million SHU and an individual highest of 1.5mn.

• What is X?

Bhut Jolokia

Q8.

X was born on 1952 in Sibasagar. He has directed a number of Assamese films along with Bhabendra Nath Saikia. He has won 9 international awards and several national awards. He is best known outside Assam for his Hindi film 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara', a drama which uses the principles of Gandhismfor its thematic back-story. Who is this famous assamese filmmaker?

Jahnu Barua

Q9.

This place in Assam was named after the palanquin bearers of the Ahom kings. Today it is the forefront of an industry of national significance. This place was recently in news due a privatization controversy. Which place am I talking about.

Duliajan, OIL Township

TheTohfaRound

Rulebook

• 6 Questions.

• +10 for direct and pass, +10/-10 for pounce.

• The answer to each question is commodity, who answers first get that commodity as a tohfa

• The tohfa is only valid for direct and pass answer, it is not valid in pounce.

Q1.

The term X has been used as a derogatory reference to a black person who is perceived or judged to act in a "white manner." The racial slur may be levied as an accusation that the person called "X" perpetuates the "un-level playing field for blacks." The racial epithet is used to imply that someone is like the X, "black on the outside and white on the inside". What is this term X?

Oreo

Q2.

Arab cookery books of the 10th and 13th Centuries referred to these pastries as san-i-bhoosaq.

By the early 14th Century, it was not only a part of Indian cuisine but also deemed food fit for a king. Amir Khusrao, the prolific poet of Delhi once wrote that the royals seemed partial to the "______prepared from meat, ghee, onion and so on”.

The ______obtained a royal stamp during Akbar’s rule with its inclusion in the Ain-i-Akbari. What am I talking about?

Samosa

Q3.

With reference to the recent price hike and inflation, criticizing the Modi Government, TMC MP Derek O’ Brien sir said, it’s a race between Dollar, Petrol and X, we just have to see which cross the ‘100’ mark first. What is X?

Onion

Q4.

This international company was formed when its founder N. K. Fairbank patented a breakthrough hydrogenation process in its formulation, leading to self-activating alkylbenzene sulfonates, which, when combined with the use of chemical "builders? cancels the effects of hard water. It now has operations in United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, India, Israel, Morocco, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Vietnam The name of this company is a also the name of a source of a new found type of renewable energy. Which company?

Tide

Q5.

Established in 1958, Hindustan _____ Pvt. Ltd. are the largest ______ manufacturer in India. Besides being a household name in India, their brands X & Y are exported to over 50 countries.Their state-of-the-art manufacturing units with latest machinery set up daily produce 8 million _______s.

X is named after an avatar of famous Hindu God. What is X?

X: Nataraj, Y: Apsara

Q6.

X has started its operation in 1981 as a processors fruit and vegetable in Bangladesh. Over the years, the company has not only grown in stature but also contributed significantly to the overall socio-economic development of the country.

Y is the flagship product of X and has been famously popular amongst kids since the last 10 years .

What are X and Y.

Pran Litchi

Quiz Tera Pouncer Deewana

Rulebook

• 6 questions.

• +10 for direct and pass, +10/-10 on pounce.

• 2 questions on open pounce +10/-5

Video

Q1.

We all know about the theme music of Game of Thrones. Name the instrument setting in which this tune is played in the video.

Tabla Tarang

Q2.

Name the poet and the claim to fame of the song ( P.S: All songs of this poet are famous, but this one has a specific reason, give me the reason.) (ei mor xex gaan)

Song

Poet: Bishnu prasad rabha

This was his last song, he wrote it in his deathbed

Q3. Singer?

Aey bhai…… #blackbuck

Q4.

This particular version of this famous Bollywood song was sung by young Pakistani ghazal singers Ustad Imtiaz Ali Hussain and Ustad Riaz Ali Hussain, in tribute to its original singer. Name this song and its original singer

audio

Song : Baahon Main Chale Aao NaOriginal Singer: Lata Mangeshkar

Q 5.

When ______ first appeared in 1939,

Over the years, it has undergone multiple changes, with curves appearing and disappearing, the head becoming more prominent and the shape and size changing. The latest avatar, is taller and thicker when compared to the previous one.

The Batman symbol

Q6. Name this famous Hindi poet

audio

Atal Behari Vajpayee

Open on Pounce +10/-5

Q7. Put Funda?

Worlds First Photograph

• The photo was taken by Joseph NicephoreNiepce. The above image was taken in 1826 and was taken by a daguerreotype.

Q8.

Name all Bharat Ratna recipients who were not Indian citizens by birth.

Khan Abdu Ghaffar Khan

Nelson Mandela

Mother Teresa

Know your QM round…..

Rulebook

• 6 questions.

• 6 questions clockwise and 6 questions counter- clockwise.

• +10 for direct and pass, +10/-10 on pounce.

Q1.IdentifyAfter tweeting this photo, she said “…. this is by far the most exciting utilization of the two years I’ll be away….”. Who am I talking about?

Maria Sharapova

Q 2. Name the writer and X

This writer is credited with using the word for the first time in the Book “Run Around”.He talked of 3 laws for them

1.A 'X' may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

2.A 'X ' must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

3.A 'X' must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Identify the writer and X( Half point each for identifying writer and X)

Isaac Asimov and his 3 laws of robotics

Q3.

Species of Banyan figs, such as Ficus elastica or RubberFigs are used for this purpose. It was started by theWar Khasi and War Jaintia people of the mountainousterrain along the southern part of the Shillong Plateau.The local Khasi people do not know when or how thetradition started. The earliest written record is byLieutenant H Yule, who expressed astonishment aboutthem in the 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society ofBengal. Ummunoi, Umkar, Mawsaw are some placeswhere we can find them.

What am I talking about ??

Living Root Bridges

Q4.

“X” was at first a lecturer in Economics in Debicharan Barua Girls College, Jorhat in 1956. “X” was elected member of the Assam Assembly in 1972, 1978, 1983, and 1991. in 1988 “X” was nominated to the Rajya Sabha. In 1991, “X” was appointed to the post of Minister for Agriculture in Assam. Who is “X”?

Syeda Anwara Taimur

Q4. Who?

She was found as a stray wandering the streets ofMoscow when she was chosen. She was eleven pound byweight and was three years old. Soviet personnel namedher Kudryavka, Zhuchka and Limonchik and at last, finally‘X’. The American press called her As ‘Muttnik’ and ‘curly’.Who am I talking about ??

Q 5.

Laika, the space dog

‘X’ is a nickname for the South Bay portion of the SanFrancisco Bay Area in Northern California, United States. Itis home to many of the world`s largest technologycorporations, as well as thousands of small startups. Theterm ‘X’ was coined by Ralph Vaerst, a successful CentralCalifornia entrepreneur. Its first published used is creditedto Don Hoefler, a friend of Vaerst`s, who used the phraseas the title of a series of articles in the weekly tradenewspaper Electronic News. What is X?

Q 6.

Silicon Valley