QUARTER FINALS

Rules There will be five rounds of question, including a visual round.

10 points will be awarded for a direct and 10 for a pass.

Time allotted to answer a direct is 10 seconds and 5 for a pass.

No prompting from the audience.

The order of questions will be reversed after the first visual round.

The decision of the quizmaster is final and binding.

ROUND - 1

1. What is common between Aamir Khan and Abhinav Bindra?

They both are brand ambassadors for Samsung

2. Which Indian Scientist established the steady state theory about origin of Universe in association with Fred Hoyle?

Jayant Narlikar

3. What does D stand for in KG D/6 i.e. Krishna Godavari D/6 oil and gas field explored by RIL?

Dhirubhai

4. Who gave the voice for the character of Chhenu, Charlie Anna’s assistant, in the animation film ‘Roadside Romeo’?

Sanjay Mishra

5. Earlier named Jordan, changed to Midland F1, then Spykar, now by what name is this F1 team known?

Force India, owned by Vijay Mallya

 

6. 28th February is celebrated by the government of India as which day ?

National Science Day 

ROUND - 2

1. Name Vikram Chandra’s latest novel set in Mumbai

Sacred Games

2. Which was the first bank that launched its ATM service in India?

HSBC bank

3. Situated on the Raisina Hill, an elephant motif is extensively used throughout the building. The largest residential building in India, It has 340 rooms and it would take more than 3 hrs to cover the entire floor area by foot .Name this building.

Rashtrapathi Bhavan

4. If White Revolution is related to milk production what is Silver Revolution related to?

Egg production.

5. Name the first Indian Prime Minister from a minority community.

Dr. Manmohan Singh

6. In Sri Lanka it is called Rupavahini. What is it called in India?

DOORDARSHAN

ROUND-3

VISUALS

NAFISA ALI

ADITYA CHOPRA

HAMPI

SATISH GUJRAL

SHARON PRABHAKAR

AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE(DELHI)

SAIRA BANU

BIDDU

SAGARIKA GHOSH

KAIFI AZMI

MEHR JESSIA RAMPAL

PRAKASH PADUKONE

ROUND - 4

1. Where was the first wind farm set up in India?

Kutch in Gujarat

2.In which village was the film Lagaan set?

Champaner

3. Which Indian Cricketer scored the highest run in an innings in the T-20 World cup?

Gautam Gambhir

4. What is common to the addresses 36 Chowringhee Lane & 15 Park Avenue?

Both are films directed by Aparna Sen.

5. Who writes the column “City City Bang Bang’ in Times of India?

Santosh Desai

6. A former Miss India who shaved off her head for the role of Lieutenant Lia in the movie Star Trek. Who are we talking about?

Persis Khambatta

ROUND - 5

1. Who has won the men’s 10 metre Air Rifle event in the World Cup Finals held in Bangkok recently?

Gagan Narang

2. “ I came to live in America in 1999 and in a way I feel I got cheated, immediately afterwards I got 9/11 and eight years of Bush. I thought can I please have America back and we are about to get it back now.” Which famous Indian writer said these lines?

Salman Rushdie 

3. The construction of the Baglihar Dam has sparked off a fresh debate between India and Pakistan regarding the Indus Water Treaty. On which river has this dam been constructed ?

Chenab in Kashmir

4. Who was the Prime Minister of India during the implementation of the New Economic policy in the 1990’s ?

P.V. Narasimha Rao

5. Name the woman who has been arrested in connection with the September 29 blast in Malegaon.

Pragya Singh Thakhur

6. Name the nun who has recently been canonized by the Vatican City.

Sister Alphonsa