The document summarizes questions and answers about various topics. It includes questions about Chand Baori stepwell in India and its appearance in The Dark Knight Rises, the original name of the mobile payment system Softcard before it was renamed due to its association with the terrorist group ISIS, how the 1666 Great Fire of London led to the widespread use of plaster in building construction, the recent term used in addition to "monopod" to refer to selfie sticks, and the route of Charles Darwin's famous voyage depicted in a picture.
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2. Q1)
Built in the 8th or 9th Century AD by Raja
Chand, this structure is said to be the
largest step well in India. The Structure
shot to fame thanks to a prominent
appearance in a 2012 movie.
What is the structure and name the
movie
5. Chand Baori/Chand Baoli
It was converted to the pit in which Bruce Wayne escapes in
The Dark Knight Rises
7. Q2)
Softcard is a mobile payment developed by Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile in
the USA. The system is based on NFC, where users can make payments by
tapping their phones to a nearby terminal.
Softcard was recently renamed to its current name because of geopolitical
events in the Middle East which led to its re-branding.
On July 7, 2014, CEO Michael Abbott announced that they would be
renaming the company in order to avoid association with the identically
named militant terrorist group
What was its original name?
11. Q3)
In 1666, a fire raged across London, destroying many
parts of it. In its aftermath, the King of another
country ordered that all walls made of wood in the
capital be immediately covered with a certain
material, as a protection against such fires.
This resulted in large-scale mining of gypsum which
was available around the capital city of another
country in huge quantities.
Thus, during the early 18th century, the capital city
became the centre of production, and hence the
name, X.
X?
39. Q10)
I am known as _____ by The Secret Service
Most of my details are classified, but I am a
General Motors product
My features include a tear gas canon,
communications center and a blood bank
Who am I?
43. Q11)
Originally modelled after Neptunes
trident, the designers decided to
change two of its triangles to
different shapes , to signify
compatibility of the _________ to
various technologies.
What design is being talked about?
Or FITB
46. Q12)
Hosted by Miss America, Nina
Davuluri, and Hari Sreenivasan, a PBS
news anchor, It saw over 20,000
people in attendance. However, over
30,000 people had applied to attend,
thereby prompting the organizer to
allot ticket(all free) via a lottery.
Which event?
54. Q14)
According to Julian Assange, X is the
most appalling spy machine in the
world.
X was the story behind a multi-award
winning film released in 2010, which
went on to win 3 Academy Awards
and 4 Golden Globes.
58. Q15)
Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Mohinder Amarnath,
David Boon, Wasim Akram, Aravinda de Silva,
Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting, ________,
_______.
Who are the last two on this list? What list?