The document discusses various topics related to sports, weapons, mythology and more. It begins by defining a fumble in American football as when a player loses possession of the ball before being tackled or scoring. It then provides details about the Indian Pinaka multiple rocket launcher developed by DRDO for the Indian Army, noting its range and role in the Kargil War. Other topics covered include the divine bow of Lord Shiva and definitions of a muff versus a fumble in football.
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1. ? The name _______ is used as a ¡°placeholder
name¡± in a legal action or case to refer to a
male party, whose true identity is unknown or
must be withheld for legal reasons.
CLUE:
2. ? John Doe
? A ¡°John Doe¡± order was obtained by Reliance
Big Pictures to prevent the piracy of
Singham.
3. ? He was the first chief minster of Andhra
Pradesh in 1956 and had a second term from
1962 to 1964.
? He was the President of India from 1977 to
1982 and was the only person to be elected
President of India unopposed.
? Identify ¡°X¡±.
5. ? Name: __________
? Identity/Class: Human/extra-dimensional hybrid, armed with advanced
technology
? His Job: Defender of the Earth and the spaceways.
? Affiliations:Agent of theWorld Government
? Enemies:The 12 criminals vizTeja,Vikal, Morpho,Computo, Mohini, Paras,
Gravito, Kineto, Sonic,Venom, Durgati, Chhalasur
? Known Relatives: Father --------------------- Dr. Om Swarup (a brilliant scientist);
? Mother ---------------------- Parchhaayee;
? Maternal grandfather ----- KaalaSaaya
(ruler of the parasites from the 13th Dimension)
? Base of Operations: Outer space
? Powers/Abilities:Yogic powers of concentration, immunity to radiation.
7. ? Ogami Itto was once the official executioner of the
Shogun, before he was betrayed by the rivalYagyu
clan and ordered to commit seppuku. Disgraced by
false accusations from theYagyu clan, he is forced
to take the path of the assassin.
? Along with his three-year-old son, Daigoro, they
seek revenge on theYagyu clan and are known as "X
and Cub".This is the legend of the X.
? X is also a popular type of quiz these days. ID X.
9. ? The following picture shows a hill which is
part of the Manmad Hills range.
This was the inspiration for a logo for an
Indian product introduced in 1977 by the
Parle company.
Its famous caption until the early 1980s was,
¡°Happy days are here again¡±
12. ? ?iv¨¡nandalahiri (Wave of Auspicious Bliss)
was composed by Adi Shankara.
? These hymns were dedicated to Lord Shiva.
? The literary work begins with an ode to
Mallikarjuna and Bhramarambika, the deities
at ____________ where he stayed while
composing the hymns.
16. ? On 28 April 1819, a British officer for the Madras
Presidency, John Smith, while hunting, accidentally
discovered (rather rediscovered) the entrance deep within
the tangled undergrowth. After some exploration, Captain
Smith wrote his name in pencil on one of the walls. Still
faintly visible, it records his name and the date, April 1819.
? Shortly after this discovery, "X" became renowned for
impressive Buddhist artwork, architecture and historic
value.
? UNESCOWorld Heritage Site status has been given to "X"
since 1983.
18. ? On Wednesday, August 17, 2011, a doodle was made
to commemorate the 410th birth anniversary of
___________. In this doodle most of the word Google
was erased (only G was clearly visible) to
accommodate __________.
? The tooltip that appears when the user places their
mouse pointer over the doodle is "I have discovered a
truly marvelous proof of this theorem, which this doodle
is too small to contain.¡°
? Identify the person and give funda.
19. ? Pierre de Fermat
? References the note Fermat famously
scribbled on the margin of the ¡°Arithmetica¡±.
? Google logo was partly erased to
accommodate Fermat¡¯s LastTheorem.
23. ? The memorial consists of a square platform, on which a
raised yellow marble stone is placed along with the picture
of ________ made of stone block of pink granite.
? There are seven monumental granite pillars, which
encircle the site.
? These seven pillars represent the seven concepts - Satya,
Dharma,Vigyan, Nyaya, Shanti,Tyaga, and Samrudhi.
? They also represent the seven sacred rivers of India -
Ganga,Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Godavari, Sindhu,
Narmada, and Kaveri.
26. ? Origin : Jupiter
? Height :About 15 feet [Has the ability to increase size]
? Attire : Briefs, Gumboots, Ear rings [Gifted by his mother]
? Favourite food : Halwa, Kheer and parantha
? Known Relations :Twin brother, Mother
? Marital Status : Unmarried
? Typical meal : 108 chapatis, 12 kilos of halwa, 20 litres of lassi
? Arch Enemy : Raka
? InterestingTidbits:
? *Whenever he gets angry, a volcano erupts at some distant place.
? * Whenever he performs an act of great strength, he utters the cry,
"Hu-Huba!".
27. ? Sabu from the Chacha Choudhary comics
series
28. ? _________ is a common folk dance ofTamil
Nadu, dedicated to Mariamman (goddess of
health and rain).When men normally perform
this dance they balance pots filled with
uncooked rice surrounded by tall conical
bamboo frames covered with flowers.
30. ? For his contributions to the development of quantum
electrodynamics, X was a joint recipient of the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1965, together with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro
Tomonaga.
? X assisted in the development of the atomic bomb and was a
member of the panel that investigated the Space Shuttle
Challenger disaster.
? X was a keen popularizer of physics in both his books and lectures,
notably a 1959 talk on top-down nanotechnology calledThere's
Plenty of Room at the Bottom.
? Freeman Dyson once wrote that X was "half-genius, half-buffoon",
but later revised this to "all-genius, all-buffoon". Name X.
31. ? Richard Phillips Feynman
? The title derives from a woman's response at
Princeton University when, after she asked
the newly-arrived Feynman if he wanted
cream or lemon in his tea, he absentmindedly
requested both
32. ? Mary Quant ran a clothes shop called Bazaar in
Chelsea in London. What fashion trend did she
popularize?
? Quant named the ________ after her favorite
make of car, the _______.
? The ________ was developed separately by
Andr¨¦ Courr¨¨ges and John Bates and there is
disagreement as to who came up with the idea
first.
33. ? The Miniskirt ?
? She also popularized Hot Pants in the 1960¡¯s.
35. ? Toy Story¡¯s main characters ¨CWoody and
Buzz Light year. the nameWoody to pay
homage to theWestern ActorWoody Strode
(Left pic) and Buzz light year after the
astronaut Buzz Aldrin (right pic)
36. ? Identify the novel and the author
[British Classic].
? Characters:
? Philip Pirrip
? Joe Gargery
? Mr. Pumblechook
? Miss Havisham
? Herbert Pocket
? Abel Magwitch / Provis
? Biddy
? Bentley Drummle
39. ? Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for
Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,
often referred to simply as Borat
40. Born on December 28, 1922to Romanian-born Jewish
immigrant parents
A voracious reader who enjoyed writing as a teen, he has
said that as a youth he worked such part-time jobs as
writing obituaries and press releases; delivering
sandwiches; ushering at the RivoliTheater on Broadway;
and selling subscriptions to the NewYork HeraldTribune
newspaper.
In 1939, he became an assistant at the newTimely Comics
division of pulp magazine and comic-book publisher
Martin Goodman's company
He subsequently led the expansion of ______ from a
small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia
corporation.
He received the 2,428th star on the HollywoodWalk of Fame on January 4, 2011
41. ? In collaboration with several artists, most
notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-
created Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the
Fantastic Four, Iron Man,Thor, and many
other fictional characters
? He was the former president and chairman of
Marvel Comics
42. ? What was the operation against the 2008
Mumbai attackers called?
44. ? ______ is a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and
above the chin.
? It came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, when it was a style
of facial hair common among African American men, most notably
jazz musicians.
? Jazz trumpeters in particular preferred it for the comfort it
provided when using a trumpet mouthpiece.
? It later came to popularity in India after the movie Dil Chahta Hai
came out in 2001.Aamir Khan, one of the actors in the movie wore
____ and it consequently became a fashion statement.
? A longer version of this beard is called an imperial, especially when
worn with a handlebar mustache.
46. ? The soul patch (also known as a sole patch or a
mouche)
? The goatee is also the facial hair on the chin below the
lower lip. However , the width of the goatee typically
is about the same as the width of the mouth.
? Traditionally, goatee refers solely to a beard formed
by a tuft of hair on the chin. In modern American
English, it is often used to refer to the style of facial
hair traditionally called theVandyke, a combination of
a goatee and a mustache.
47. ?___________ is a multiple rocket launcher
produced in India and developed by the
Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army.
?The system has a maximum range of 39¨C
40 km and can fire a salvo of 12 HE rockets in
44 seconds, neutralizing a target area of
3.9 km2.The system is mounted on aTatra
truck for mobility.
? It saw service during the KargilWar, where it
was successful in neutralizing enemy positions
on the mountain tops. It has since been
inducted into the Indian Army in large
numbers.
Hint: It shares its name with
the divine bow of Lord Shiva.
48. ? The name of the divine bow (dhanush)
wielded by Lord Shiva.Therefore, Lord Shiva
is also known as Pinaki, the wielder of Pinaka.
Legends of other Shiva bows exist, chiefly of
the one Lord Rama broke- divine bow.
49. ? A _______ is when a player, who has
possession and control of the ball loses it
before being downed (tackled) or scoring.
? By rule, it is any act other than passing,
kicking or successful handing that results in
loss of player possession.
50. ? Under American rules a fumble may be
confused with a muff.
? A muff occurs where a player drops a ball that
he does not have possession of, such as while
attempting to catch a lateral pass or
improperly fielding a kicking play such as a
punt .
51. ? Identify the logo.
? In March 2010, Bharti struck a deal
to buy the Kuwait firm's mobile
operations in 15 African countries,
in India's second biggest overseas
acquisition afterTata Steel's $13 billion
buy of Corus in 2007.
? Bharti Airtel completed its $9 billion acquisition
of African operations from Kuwait's ____,
making the firm the world's No. 5 wireless carrier
by subscribers.
53. ? ________________ are Indian schools for talented
children.They form a part of the system of gifted
education.The objectives of the scheme were to provide
good quality modern education to the talented children
predominantly from the rural areas, without regard to
their family's socio-economic condition.
? First established in 1985, they are the brain child of the
then Human Resources Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao to
find and foster talented children from the rural parts of
India.
? ________________ are located all over the country,
exceptTamil Nadu.
55. ? In reaction to the all-male shortlist for the 1991 Man Booker Prize, the
______ prize was established.
? The prize was established to recognize the contribution of female
writers, who it was believed were often overlooked in other major
literary awards.
? It is annually awarded to a female author of any nationality for the best
original full-length novel written in English, and published in the United
Kingdom in the preceding year.
? The winner of the prize receives ?30,000, along with a bronze sculpture
called the Bessie created by artist Grizel Niven, the sister of actor and
writer David Niven.
? Typically, a longlist of nominees is announced around March each year,
followed by a shortlist in June; within days the winner is announced.
? The winner is selected by a board of "five leading women" each year.
56. ? The Orange Prize for Fiction (known as the
Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction from 2007
to 2008).
? Funding from Orange, a UK mobile network
operator and Internet service provider, allowed
the prize to be launched in 1996 by a committee
of male and female "journalists, reviewers,
agents, publishers, librarians, booksellers",
including current Honorary Director Kate Mosse.
65. ? The Burning Man Festival
? Trivia : 1998, Google used the first Google
Doodle of the Burning Man Festival,
designed by Google's founders, Sergey Brin
and Larry Page, posted on google.com
notifying users of their absence in case
Google's servers crashed.