This document contains 30 questions for a preliminary quiz round. It provides instructions that there will be no negatives, half points are at the quiz master's discretion, and star questions and questions with two answers will be used in case of a tie. All mobile devices must be switched off and out of view or the participant will be immediately disqualified. The questions cover a range of topics from history, geography, literature, arts, and current events.
2. PRELIMINARY ROUND
30 WRITTEN QUESTIONS.
NO NEGATIVES. HALF POINTS ARE THE QUIZ MASTERS DECISION.
STAR QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONS WITH TWO ANSWERS WILL BE
USED IN CASE OF A TIE.
ALL MOBILES SHOULD BE SWITCHED OFF AND AWAY FROM VIEW
ANY DEVIATION WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION.
3. 1) The largest non commercial kitchen in the
world serves the following types of cooking
Bhimapaka, Nalapaka, Souripaka and Gouripaka.
Where is this kitchen?
4. 2) The original was “The Man in the Arena” speech
delivered by Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne,
Paris in 1910. This was substituted by a literary work
when being portrayed on the screen. Name the
incident or the work of literature which was used in
place of the speech when being portrayed on screen?
5. *3) Gregg, Graham, Munson, Lindsley, Pernin, Cross
and Teeline are all types of what?
(The most popular type has been omitted for
obvious purposes)
6. 4) Only 4 movies have appeared in AFI’s top 50
best heroes and best villains in both categories:
Star Wars with Han Solo, Obi Wan Kanobie and
Darth Vader. Silence of The Lambs with Clarice
Starling and Dr. Hannibal Lector. Terminator in
both categories. Name the 4th movie?
7. 5) Nurhaci laid the foundations for establishment
of which historical dynasty in the late 16th and
early 17th century ,which was later founded by his
descendants?
8. 6) The National Emblem is made up of Mehrab and
Pulpit and is in white colour, with two flags hang from
each side. On its upper portion a sacred line is written
that reads, "There is no God but Allah and
Mohammad is His prophet, and Allah is great". At the
bottom of this insignia, it's written '___________' and
the solar year 1298. The National Emblem is circled by
two sheaves of wheat. This emblem is in the centre of
a national flag. Name the country?
9. 7) Their names were not known, however in 2010 we
came to know that their names were Iracebeth of
Crims and Mirana of Marmoreal. How do we better
know them as?
10. *8) A commonly used definition says that, for a
dynamic system to be classified as _______, it must
have the following properties: It must be sensitive to
initial conditions, it must be topologically mixing and
its periodic orbits must be dense. The requirement
for sensitive dependence on initial conditions implies
that there is a set of initial conditions of positive
measure which do not converge to a cycle of any
length. What is being mathematically defined?
11. 9) How do we better know Yamin al-Dawlah Abd al-
Qasim ______ Ibn Sebük Tegin in history? The blank
is a part of the answer.
12. 10) The ‘Infernal Galop’ from Act II, Scene 2 of the
opera ‘Orphée aux enfers’ is the original source for
what?
13. 11) Connect the following ladies Rebecca Mactavys
and Henrietta Sophia White?
14. 12) Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) is the organiser
and the ruling body for two famous sporting
championships or events. Name the events which are
in different sports?
15. 13) Prime Minister Shri Manmohan Singh always
wears a turban of the same colour. On 11th of October
2006 he revealed the reason for this choice. What
colour and why ? (Exact colour like Bottle Green )
16. 14) Lamps typically
used during the New
Year celebrations in a
country. Name the
lamp and the country
it originates from?
17. *15) This word in old English meant ‘kneader of bread’
and was often applied to a position of authority in a
house. What is this very common English word of
everyday usage?
19. 17) What is located at 2,4 and 6 Khudiram Bose Sarani
Kolkata 700001?
20. 18) Which character gained popularity in the west by
means of the musical Chu Chin Chow directed by
Oscar Asche and music by Fredrick Norton in the early
years of the 20th century?
21. 19) This is a large fragment of stone which is a part of
a stele. It is officially named as ‘Royal Annals of the
Old Kingdom and ancient Egypt’. It has different
smaller fragments in museums in Cairo and London.
The popular name of this object is after the city where
this large fragment resides currently. It is possibly the
best known collection of first hand information of the
old kingdom. Name this object ?
22. *20) What is the source of 20% of world’s non-frozen
fresh water supply?
24. 22) The oldest cross border train between India and
Pakistan was from Jodhpur to Karachi. The link was
destroyed in 1965 but was revived in 2006 running
from Bhagat ki Kothi 5 kms from Jodhpur to Karachi.
Name this train?
34. 1) The largest non commercial kitchen in the
world serves the following types of cooking
Bhimapaka, Nalapaka, Souripaka and Gouripaka.
Where is this kitchen?
1) Jagannath Temple at Puri.
35. 2) The original was “The Man in the Arena” speech
delivered by Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne,
Paris in 1910. This was substituted by another literary
work when being portrayed on the screen. Name the
incident or the work of literature which was used in
place of the speech?
2) World Cup Rugby final 1995 Or Invictus
36. *3) Gregg, Graham, Munson, Lindsley, Pernin, Cross
and Teeline are all types of what?
(The most popular type has been omitted for
obvious purposes)
*3) Types of Shorthand (Pittman was omitted)
37. 4) Only 4 movies have appeared in AFI’s top 50
best heroes and best villains in both categories:
Star Wars with Han Solo, Obi Wan Kanobie and
Darth Vader. Silence of The Lambs with Clarice
Starling and Dr. Hannibal Lector. Terminator in
both categories. Name the 4th movie?
4) Aliens for Lt. Ripley and
the Alien
38. 5) Nurhaci laid the foundations for establishment
of which historical dynasty in the late 16th and
early 17th century ,which was later founded by his
descendants?
5) Qing Dynasty or Manchu Dynasty of China
39. 6) The National Emblem is made up of Mehrab and
Pulpit and is in white colour, with two flags hang from
each side. On its upper portion a sacred line is written
that reads, "There is no God but Allah and
Mohammad is His prophet, and Allah is great". At the
bottom of this insignia, it's written '___________' and
the solar year 1298. The National Emblem is circled by
two sheaves of wheat. This emblem is in the centre of
a national flag. Name the country?
6) Afghanistan
40. 7) Their names were not known, however in 2010 we
came to know that their names were Iracebeth of
Crims and Mirana of Marmoreal. How do we better
know them as?
7 ) The Red Queen and
The White Queen
41. *8) A commonly used definition says that, for a
dynamic system to be classified as _______, it must
have the following properties: It must be sensitive to
initial conditions, it must be topologically mixing and
its periodic orbits must be dense. The requirement
for sensitive dependence on initial conditions implies
that there is a set of initial conditions of positive
measure which do not converge to a cycle of any
length. What is being mathematically defined?
*8) Chaos
42. 9) How do we better know Yamin al-Dawlah Abd al-
Qasim ______ Ibn Sebük Tegin in history? The blank
is a part of the answer.
9) Mahmud of Ghazni
43. 10) The ‘Infernal Galop’ from Act II, Scene 2 of the
opera ‘Orphée aux enfers’ is the original source for
what?
10) The Can-Can
44. 11) Connect the following ladies Rebecca Mactavys
and Henrietta Sophia White?
11) Wives of
Michael Madhusudan Dutt.
45. 12) Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) is the organiser
and the ruling body for two famous sporting
championships or events. Name the events which are
in different sports?
12) Tour de France
Dakar Rally (Paris-Dakar Rally is accepted)
46. 13) Prime Minister Shri Manmohan Singh always
wears a turban of the same colour. On 11th of October
2006 he revealed the reason for this choice. What
colour and why ? (Exact colour like bottle green)
13) Light Blue signifying
the colour of Cambridge
his Alma-Mater.
Blue or Dark Blue are not
acceptable.
47. 14) Lamps typically
used during the New
Year celebrations in a
country. Name the
lamp and the country
it originates from?
14) Henna Lamps from Morocco
48. *15) This word in old English meant ‘kneader of bread’
and was often applied to a position of authority in a
house. What is this very common English word of
everyday usage?
*15) Lady
50. 17) What is located at 2,4 and 6 Khudiram Bose Sarani
Kolkata 700001?
17) Assembly House of West Bengal. (Vidhan Sabha)
51. 18) Which character gained popularity in the west by
means of the musical Chu Chin Chow directed by
Oscar Asche and music by Fredrick Norton in the early
years of the 20th century?
18) Ali Baba
52. 19) This is a large fragment of stone which is a part of
a stele. It is officially named as ‘Royal Annals of the
Old Kingdom and ancient Egypt’. It has different
smaller fragments in museums in Cairo and London.
The popular name of this object is after the city where
this large fragment resides currently. It is possibly the
best known collection of first hand information of the
old kingdom. Name this object ?
19) Palermo Stone
53. *20) What is the source of 20% of world’s non-frozen
fresh water supply?
*20) Lake Baikal
55. 22) The oldest cross border train between India and
Pakistan was from Jodhpur to Karachi. The link was
destroyed in 1965 but was revived in 2006 running
from Bhagat ki Kothi 5 kms from Jodhpur to Karachi.
Name this train?
22) Thar Express
56. 23) Name the building and the location?
23) Jahaz Mahal at Mandu