Greenko 2012 prelims Q & A

Rules :
1. 35 questions in the prelims
2. 11-20 are starred questions(*) and will be used to
resolve ties
3. In case teams are tied after that then the tie would
be resolved by sudden death from Qs 1 onwards
4. Top 8 teams in the finals
5. Please switch off your cell phones
6. Please write all answers in CAPITAL LETTERS
7. Fill out all the details in the answer sheets
8. Quizmasters’ decision is final

1
In India, it is primarily an artificial embankment,
dyke or dam. In certain Chinese ports which have
or have had commercial links with England, it is
the name given to the water-front. Incidentally
one of these is in Hyderabad as well.
What is the name given to such embankments
which comes from the Hindi word for “dam” ?

2
While most of the buildings in Fatehpur Sikri are
made of red sandstone, one is entirely made of
white marble. Whom does the building
commemorate ?
(Pic next slide)

3
In 1985, Rick Macintosh, the GM of Microsoft
Canada was summoned to the Canadian Department
of Agriculture since they had quarantined the first
units of Microsoft’s version of a product. Not
knowing better, the Dept of Agriculture officials
thought that the product posed a health risk to
Canada. Which Microsoft product was this?

Microsoft Mouse
(they thought that Microsoft has importing live Mice instead
of the first version of the Microsoft Mouse )

4
While working alongside Shekhar Kapur on Bandit
Queen, he first heard stories about this person.
Fascinated with the person, he finally made this
movie about a renegade which was released to
critical as well as commercial success in 2012.
Which movie ?

5
This position (pic next slide) is one of the toughest
ones in gymnastics. It is popularly known by two
terms. One is from Christian iconography (8 letter
word), the other shares its name with a Prussian
and German military decoration. Name either.

The Crucifix or the Iron Cross

6
What term meaning ‘residents from earliest of times’ or
‘original inhabitants’ is given to close to 8% of the Indian
national population, thus making them the largest tribal
population in the world?

7
Which 4 wheeled vehicle will be delivered by this
spacecraft tomorrow?

Curiosity ( the latest Mars rover)

8
The first of these was the Bombay Sinhagad
Express in 1978. The second was the Flying Rani in
1979. This innovation was a necessity to
accommodate the increasing number of passengers
on these trains. An AC variant of this running from
Ahmedabad to Mumbai will begin sometime soon.
What innovation am I talking about?

9
This visitor centre opened to mark the 75th
anniversary of which iconic US landmark?
(pic next slide)

10
What type of cake gets its name because it
contains equal measures of flour, egg, butter and
sugar?

11*
This word has its origins from the days of sailships
when a carved wooden decoration would be placed at
the prow of a ship (pic next slide) which served as a
marker of the ship’s identity. Though they appeared
impressive or even menacing, they did not serve any
practical purpose on the ship. Today they have
disappeared from ships, but the word lingers on.
What word?

12*
In the Indian Army, the ranks of Colonel and
below are called “field ranks”, signifying that the
officer is active in the battlefield as part of his
duties. What is the corresponding name for
officers of rank Brigadier and above?
(Hint: They take their name from something that
they are entitled to display.)

13*
Heads of state have an influential bureaucrat who
helps them prepare for international summits. These
bureaucrats do not have final decision making
authority but their job is to clear the way for the
leader at a major summit. What are such people
called?
The name is the same as that given to someone who
performs a similar role in a completely different field.

14*
What does this art installation at Delhi Airport
depict?

15*
Which is the longest track and field event at the
2012 London Olympics?

16*
Vaasantikaswapnam is the 1892 Sanskrit translation
of which play by William Shakespeare?

17*
A reference to which historical event, that
occurred in 1415, has been blanked out in the
next visual?

18*
This ( pic next slide) is actress Ojas Suniti Vijay
performing her play titled “Le Mashale” which
was performed in many Indian cities including
Hyderabad to great acclaim. Whose life is this
play all about?

19*
The salts of this element are radio opaque and
show on a radio graph. Patients are made to
swallow these salts before radiographs are taken
to diagnose ailments of the digestive tract. And
the radiographs look as follows. Which element?

Barium ( used in the Barium Meal Test)

20*
Permanent Account Number or PAN is a sequence
of 10 digits consisting of alphabets and numbers
which is unique to every tax payer. What does the
5th character of the PAN number represent for an
individual tax assessee ?

The first letter of your surname/last name

21
Photographer Dina Goldstein’s visualization of
whose married life?
(pictures on next slide)

Married life of Barbie and Ken

22
What medically rare condition connects the two
clips?

23
What English word for a geographical feature
comes from the Greek word for “neck”?

24
It literally means “insatiable in giving”. According
to Tibetan sources it was part of a list of 5 which
included Vikramshila, Somapura, Odantapura and
Jaggadala. Amartya Sen is spearheading an effort
to revive this.
What are we talking about?

25
Something that you associate with a computer,
derives its name from the item circled in red
(next slide). What?

Enter/Return key
(The handle on the keyboard was called a carriage return to
force the paper to go to the next line. The name of the
“return” or “enter” key is derived from this handle in the old
typewriters)

26
The TV show Dharampatni was broadcast on Imagine TV.
The show’s protagonist was Mohan who is sent abroad at a
young age and returns after completing his studies. When
he returns, he is completely changed, especially in the
aspects of in his behaviour and ideologies. Under pressure
from his family, he marries Kastur, who has opposing
ideologies. She is a dutiful wife who loves him dearly and
always puts him first. Over time, love blossoms between
them.
On whose married life is this TV show based?

27
Which corporate entity was this “streaker”
protesting against? He appeared in an English
Premier League match in 2011 -12 season.
(pic next slide)

28
Allegedly, the term “Superstar” was coined by
journalist Devyani Chaubal of “Star and Style”,
for the first time for which actor?

29
During the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2012,
Sir Richard Hadlee, during his talk on innovation,
cited the example of the 1992 Cricket World Cup
and how New Zealand introduced two remarkable
innovations to the game of cricket. If using Mark
Greatbatch as a pinch hitter was one, which was
the other?

Opening the bowling with a spinner
(Dipak Patel)

30
An app was recently doing the rounds on Facebook
which asked users to assign a distinct name to every
friend and share on Facebook, since every friend
holds a unique place in our life. Users could choose
from a pre-populated list of tags like diva, bindaas,
etc. or coin their own unique friend types. These
tags got published on the Facebook page.
Which brand was this app promoting?

Airtel,
as part of its “Har Friend Zaroori Hota
Hai” campaign

31
His original pen name meant "lion" and was drawn
from his given name. After he came across a bad
poem by someone with the same pen name, he is
said to have changed it to a word meaning
"dominant". Incidentally, his original pen name is
the same as the name of a leader in the Middle
East who is currently in a lot of trouble.
Whom are we talking about?

Mirza Ghalib who earlier went by the
pen name “Asad”

32
Which stone gets its name from the same Latin
root word as this fruit due to their similar
appearance?
(pic next slide)

Garnet (from granatum which means
dark red)

33
What rather ironic name is given to this fish
because of its hunting methodology as seen in this
video?

34
The logo of the 1996 Miss World competition held
in Bangalore was based on a 1500 year old
painting called the Flying Apsara which is shown
in the next slide. Where would you find this
painting?

35
Christopher Walken reading whose “work”?

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