2017 quiz 1.0

2017 QUIZ 1.0QM : JIM JACOB ROY

RULES

• 20 questions • Pounce – Bounce Format • Pounce : +10/-10• Bounce : +10/0

• The decsion of the QM will be final

Q1 .These symbols , originally developed by Society of the

Plastics Industry often appear in plastic products . What do they represent ?

And the answer is …..

PLASTIC RESIN CODES

Q2.

• This place in South Kerala is named after a King who ruled over the region in the 7th century CE .

• It has a nature park & tourism centre – the park has a bird sculpture (which is under construction) of a mythical bird mentioned in Ramayana .

• The name of this place is also said to be derived from this mythical bird .

• Name the place and the project under construction .

- Chadayamangalam (Jadayu managalam)

- Jatayupara

Q3.• This was the tweet of

Dr.Muffazal Lakadawala, a renowned doctor from Mumbai to Sushama Swaraj ,Minister for External Affairs thanking her for making ready the visa of an Egyptian national .

• Why was the visa requisition made ?

To transport Eman Ahmed to India for expert treatment

Q4.• Vincent Connare was a Microsoft designer .• In the 1990s , he once noticed that cartoon

characters in MS BOB used ………… in the word balloons of cartoon characters, and felt that the result was a formal look inappropriate for a program intended to introduce younger users to computers.

• His decision was to create a new design based on the lettering style of comic books he had in his office, specifically The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen

• The design soon became popular.

• Within 4 years , the designers had begun to argue that it had become overused, often through use in serious and formal documents in which it could appear too informal or even as inappropriate and disrespectful.

• What design did he create ?

Q5.• PricewaterhouseCoopers is

a multinational professional services network headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the second largest professional services firm in the world .

• This firm was blamed for an error at a famous event in late February 2017 that caught international attention ( the only other time something of this sort occurred was in 1964 )

• Later they brought out a statement expressing their regret and suspended 2 of its employees .

• What was the mistake that they committed ?

Q6. About which popular company ?

Q7. X & Y ?

• “ Udakappola “ is a novel by X ,which was adapted into a Malayalam film Y .

• The 1st novel by X won the Kerala Sahithya Academy award in 1972 .

• He died of a sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 45 .

X – PADMARAJANY - THOOVANATHUMBIKAL

Q8.

• Basheer Madala is a journalist turned activist from Attapady .

• He invited X ,whom he met first 11 years ago to Kerala .

• The visit of X caught media attention as it was the 1st visit of X to Kerala .

• Who is X ?

X – IROM SHARMILA

Q9.

• Leonardo da Vinci depicted this entity correctly and it remained that way for centuries until 1885, when Sir Frederick Treves' findings presented it in a different manner – this description was believed to be true till late when Prof.J Calvin Coffey (Professor of surgery , University of Limerick’s Graduate Entry Medical school ,Ireland ) in his research published otherwise .

• What is this entity being talked about ?

MESENTERY

Q10.• The image is that of Dr.Shawna

Pandya , a general physician working in the Alberta University Hospital , Canada.

• Reports stating that she is a neurosurgeon , opera singer & an international champion in taekwondo and that she would be the 3rd Indian origin woman to achieve a particular feat ( in 2018) appeared in Indian media on February 9 , 2017 .

• However ,she denied all these rumours and clarified them via a facebook post .

• What was she rumoured to become ?

To become the 3rd Indian origin woman to fly in space

SCORES ???

Q11.

• This place in North Kerala has a famous Jain Temple , built in the 13th century .

• Tippu Sulthan of Mysore used this Jain Temple as the store room for his ammunition during his military assault in 18th century , and this is the reason for its name .

• The place is ?

• Sulthan Bathery (previously known as “Sultan’s Battery)

Q12.

• This custom was a part of the Olympic Opening ceremony from 1920 and it immediately followed the lighting of the Olympic Flame .

• Experienced athletes brought newspapers to cover themselves during this part of the ceremony .

• But in 1988 , at the Seoul Olympics , this was reversed ,i.e, it was done before lighting the Olympic flame and an unfortunate incident occurred.

• From the next Olympics onwards , this custom was made symbolic .

The release of Peace Doves (It used to be done before the lighting the Olympic

flame ,but in 1988 ,it was reversed – many doves which perched on the Olympic cauldron were burnt up !!)

Q13.• Saroo Brierley (born 1981) is an Indian-

born Australian businessman who, at age 5, was separated from his biological mother. He was adopted by an Australian couple, and 25 years later reunited with his biological mother.

• He wrote an autobiographical film A Long Way Home in 2013 ,which became an international best seller .

• The film based on this book received 5 nominations at the BAFTA (winning 2) & 6 Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy awards .

• The film is ?

Q14.• X is an analgesic – a

combination of hydrocodone & acetaminophen , manufacxtured by AbbVie.

• It is thought that the manufacturers named X as it was 6 times more potent than codeine (another analgesic)

• Identify X ,and explain the basis for its name .

VICODIN

Q15. • X was a British lawyer and Law Lord , and

he is remembered primarily because of his role as the chairman of a committee that undertook a mission in the 1940s

• X refused salary for this particular task ,as the execution of the decision of the Commmitee proved to be disastrous .

• The image is that of a poem written by WH Auden ( an English poet) about the task assigned to X & his Committee – its title roughly being their task .

• Identify X & the title of this poem .

Sir Cyril Radcliffe

Partition

Q16.• The Whanganui River is a major river in the North

Island of New Zealand.• It is the country's third-longest river .• The river is of special and spiritual importance to the Maori

tribe in New Zealand .• A legal fight of nearly 140 years for this river by the tribe was

ended following a declaration by the New Zealand Parliament.

• A similar declaration occurred in India also a few days following this .

• What was the declaration?

Legal status of a human being

Q17.• William Moulton Marston ( also known by the pen

name Charles Moulton) was an American psychologist, lawyer, inventor and comic book writer .

• Marston believed that there was great educational potential in comic books .He was hired by DC Comics , and Marston recommended an idea for a new kind of superhero, one who would conquer “ not with fists or firepower, but with love” , thus creating X .

• X was given an honorary post in October 2016 , but because of massive protest against it , it was cancelled in December 2016 .

• Who is X and what post was X given ?

Wonder WomanUN Ambassador for Women

Q18. Explain this cartoon .

Cartoon mocking New York Times following successfully launching 104

satellites

Q19.

• Friends Premier League is a local T20 tournament held in Delhi .

• One of the matches in this tournament played at Lalita Park caught international attention , and there were comparisosns between MCG & this ground ( which came as this ground is at least 5 times smaller than MCG !! )

• What was the reason for this ?

Q20.

• Dattatraya Parchure was a homeopathic practitioner at Gwalior . He was famous for his concoctions of cardamom seeds , bamboo sprouts , onions & honey for hronic bronchitis & pneumonia .

• He is remebered not for his medical achievements , but for being a contributor to the execution of perhaps the most important event that took place in the year 1948 in world history .

• What was his role in that event ?

He supplied the pistol to Nathuram Vinayak Godse & Narayan Apte , which they used to assassinate

mahatma Gandhi

2017 quiz 1.0

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