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Questions 3,8,14,15,20,28 are *s. The * questions will

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Question 0
X was manufactured by forge welding and is composed

of 98% pure wrought iron. In a report published in the journal Current Science, R. Balasubramaniam of the IIT Kanpur explains how Xs resistance to corrosion is due to a passive protective film at the iron-rust interface. The presence of secondphase particles (slag and unreduced iron oxides) in the microstructure, that of high amounts of phosphorus in the metal, and the alternate wetting and drying existing under atmospheric conditions are the three main factors in the three-stage formation of that protective passive film.

 Iron Pillar at Delhi

Question 1
The word X is a term for the people, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent or South Asia and, increasingly, to the people, cultures, and products of their diaspora. X countries include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and sometimes Nepal and the Maldives. The first known usage of the Sanskrit root is found in the Natya Shastra (~200 BC), where it defines the regional varieties of folk performing arts, as opposed to the classical, pan-Indian margi. In India and Pakistan, "X in the context of food, implies "native" or "traditional." What is X?

 Desi

Question 2
This village was within the province of "Nolambavady" ruled by great Chalukya Kings. It is popularly believed that the Chalukyas halted at this place to rest after a long horse-ride. A lake was excavated for them to quench their thirst. The place thus came to be known ______. Fill in the blank.

 Davangere

*Question 3
After school, he took a commission in the Indian Army. He spent eight years in the army and fought in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.Upon retirement from the armed forces, he established an ecologically sustainable sericulture farm; his innovative methods earned him the Rolex Laureate Award in 1996. Next, he started the Malnad Mobikes (Enfield dealership) and opened a hotel in Hasan. In May 2006 he was knighted with Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur the highest civilian award conferred by the French Government. Probably the lesser known achievements of this illustrious entrepreneur. Who?

 Captain Gopinath

Question 4
The origin of this medicine lies in the traditional Ayurvedic digestive medicine Shudhabardhak bati. It is a mix of herb, spices and edible salts commonly used in home remedies to treat stomach ailments like flatulence, indigestion and flatulent dyspepsia. How do we better know this medicine?

 Hajmola

Question 5
It is a red shield charged with a white two-headed bird fringed in blue. Crested above it, four red-maned, yellow lions stand back-to-back facing four directions (only three are visible) on a blue circular abacus with a blue frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of a galloping horse on the left, a Dharmachakra in centre, a bull on the right, and the outlines of Dharmachakras on the extreme left and right as part of Sarnath's Ashoka Pillar. The shield is flanked on either side by red-maned, yellow lionelephant Sharabha supporters (mythical creatures believed to be upholders of righteousness stronger than lions and elephants) standing on a green, leafy compartment. Below the compartment lies written in stylized Devangar, the national motto of India, " " (Satyameva Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth Alone Triumphs"). Yen bagge maathadtiddivi guru?

 Karnataka State emblem

Question 6
X is a homeopathy practitioner and the Chairman and Managing Director of Ys Positive Health Clinic Pvt Ltd. He received his medical degree in homeopathy in 1972 from Smt. Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel Homoeopathic Medical College. X is the author of some popular books on Homeopathy and also writes regularly for the column Heal with Homeopathy published in The Times of India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2012, in his own words described it as a hair raising experience. X or Y?

 X- Mukesh Batra
Y-Dr Batras

Question 7
X made his debut in ____ No 27 in January 1983. He was not originally conceptualized by the creators of the magazine. He was born out of 3 narrative stories sent by Sameer Salman from Trichy. The concept was rendered into comic format in ______ studios,with the illustrations by one of the famous yesteryear artists, Ram Waeerkar. Who is X?

 Suppandi

*Question 8
Legend has it that a beautiful princess lived in the forest where there was then a palace. She loved and enjoyed bathing in a lake nearby and used to drink "sweetened milk" from her "Golden Jug" after finishing with her bath. One day while enjoying her jug of milk she found herself being watched by a prince, who was standing amongst the trees. Red with embarrassment at her inadequate bathing attire, she poured the jug of milk in front of him to form an improvised curtain to hide her body, while the maids rushed to cover her with her dress. Legend behind what?

 Dudhsagar falls

Question 9
X is a food preserve mainly from North India. Its name is a combination of two words, one meaning flower in both Persian and Arabic and the other meaning sweet. The preparation of X takes over 3 to 4 weeks which includes exposure to sunlight for around 6 hours a day. Most commonly used as an ingredient of paan, it has numerous health benefits and hence is regarded as an Ayurvedic tonic. X please?

 Gulkand

Question 10
_______ Industrial Estate, an industrial suburb of New Delhi in South Delhi was established by National Small Industries Corporation and was one of the 12 such estates being developed across India to encourage small industries. Construction work at the site began in 1952 and it was finally inaugurated in 1958, and in time became synonymous to growth of small scale industries in the region. Today it is divided in three phases. ______ also lends its name to a city in India set up as part of an urbanization thrust during the controversial Emergency period (19751977). Fill in the blank

Okhla, lends its name to Noida( New Okhla industrial development authority)

Question 11
The most striking feature of this place is the nearperfect symmetry. Flanked on either side by two identical buildings, symmetric sprawling gardens of Mughal and British style landscaping. Less known is the complaint of the architects, which according to evidence, is that the structure was not built at the exact place as was intended, as it was thought that the original idea might add unnecessary expenses, a reason for which the visionary of this masterpiece was never quite content. Which building?

 Rashtrapati Bhavan

Question 12
X was founded in 1996 as "X On The Net" by Ajit Balakrishnan and is headquartered in Mumbai. X.com was the first website domain name registered in India in 1996. In April 2011, X acquired India Abroad , a weekly newspaper published from New York City, which focuses on Indian news meant for an Indian American, Indian diaspora and expatriate audience. ID X.

 Rediff.com

Question 13
There is yet another interesting belief according to

which the river Ganges also joins X underground once a year, during the Tulamasa, in order to wash herself free of the pollution caused by the crowds of sinners who bathe in her waters all the year round. X is considered to be as sacred as the Ganges throughout its course, with the same power to wash off all ones sins. But when the three rivers meet, is considered to be the most sacred spot of all. There are temples all along its banks visited by thousands of pilgrims. X is joined by several rivers, the most important ones being Kakkabe, Kadanur, Kummahole, Hemavathi, Lakshmanatirtha, Shimsha etc. It flows into the Bay of Bengal in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu. Give us the River X

 Kaveri

*Question 14
The Barmy Army is a semi-organised group of English cricket fans which arranges touring parties for some of its members to follow the English cricket team on overseas tours. Just like this group in England, the Indian cricket team has the X as friends to support them. The X was formed during Indias tour to Australia in Season 2003/04 by a group of 10 die-hard Indian cricket supporters following their beloved Indian team around Australia. Since then, the X have been a recognised force at each ground cheering on Team India. Local and international media caught onto the X, with members being interviewed by Channel 9s Cricket Show, NDTV and Nova 969. What's X?

 The Swami army

*Question 15
X is an Indian film director and producer. The proceeds of X's debut film, which was nominated for an Academy Award For Best Foriegn Language Film, were used to establish an organisation for street children in India called Salaam Baalak Trust. X rejected the offer to direct the 5th installment of a highly successful movie franchise saying "I am more suited to emotions, human beings, and less interested in special effects." X's most recent movie, Y is based on a novel written by Mohsin Hamid, a Pakistani author and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2012. ID X and Y

 X-Mira Nair
Y-The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Question 16
Connect these namesGeorge Alencherry Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal Oswald Gracias Telesphore Toppo

 Indian cardinals who had been selected by Pope

Benedict to elect the new Pope

Question 17
Presently these can be divided into 3 types 'Real ______' made of pure gold & silver. 'Imitation ______' made of silver electroplated (thinly) copper wire. Metallic _____ made of slitted polyester metallised film. It is manufactured by winding or wrapping (covering) a flattened metallic strip made from pure gold, silver or slitted metallised polyester film, on a core yarn, usually of pure silk, art silk, viscose, cotton, nylon, polyester, P.P., mono/multi filament, wire, etc. What are we talking about?

Jari or Zaris in silk sarees

Question 18
X is a company located in the city of Mysore, India which was started by the Maharaja of Mysore, Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar in the year 1937. It became a public sector company when India gained independence in 1947. Currently its under the ownership of the government of Karnataka. The company also manufactures products such as sealing wax, enamels, primers, distempers, postage stamp cancellation, and polishes. However its claim to fame is because of something designed by the National Physical Laboratory of India due to which its profits have soared well into the millions. Put funda

 X- Mysore paints and varnishes

The only authorised manufacturer of the indelible

ink for Indian elections

Question 19 There are many stories in Indias mythology involving X. One

such story isNakula, the son of Madri was a great astrologer, but he could say something about the future just once, after which he used to forget what he had said. Before the epic Mahabharta War started, Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kaurava brothers approached Nakula asking him who would win the war. Nakula replied that the army of the one who could hoist his flag on the stone of a mountain would win the war. As soon as he said this to Duryodhana, he forgot what he had said, but Bheema had heard Nakulas words. Duryodhana sent his army and men to hoist a flag at a particular mountain. Bheema ran alone. Duryodhanas men were able to reach the mountain before Bheema could. Bheema fought them off but he had forgotten to carry the flag of the Pandavas. Hence he had to use X as a flag which he hoisted giving Pandavas the victory. What is X?

 Langoti

*Question 20
Ash is a Pentium 4 machine with 2 Gigs of RAM, and is used as a web server. Bipasha is a Celeron with 2 Gigs of RAM, responsible for all file conversions and processing. This company also uses 2 more servers under the names of Celina and Dia. Identify the company launched on October 4,2006, which currently gets an estimated 58 million unique visitors a month, and has about 16 million registered users

 Slideshare

Question 21
It's historically agreed that the tradition began when the Adi Shankaracharya (8th century) created them as a Hindu army. The X are the most heavily armed and militant of all Hindu akharas and until this day, their retreats are called 'chhaavni' or armed camps. They hold mock jousts with each other using swords, spears and tridents, and until as late as the 1950s, it wasn't unusual for them to strike or even kill some one on issues of honour. With their deep veneration for the Adi Shankaracharya, their chant when paraphrased in their context would read, "I, that is Shiva, is born in every age to save the world from itself. Once warriors, today many of them have formed ramta panch (organisation of wandering monks) and wander covering thousands of villages on foot. Who are we talking about?

 Naga Babas

Question 22
X is an author who can boast of several first's. He is credited with 'India's first crime novels in English' through a trilogy. He has become widely known due to his retellings of _____, with his bestselling 8 book series of critically acclaimed bestsellers. He wishes to create an Epic India Library, a 70 volume massive story cycle, bringing about a resurgence in Indian Mythology. This series can also be directly attributed to his publishers Westland Books taking in more authors in the fantasy/myth genre - One of such books, Y by ______ going on to become a number one bestseller, selling more than a million copies for it and it's sequel. Karan Johar currently has the film rights to Y

 X- Ashok K Banker
Y- Immortals of Meluha

Question 23
X is a column that appears in the editorial page of a newspaper owned by Bennet, Coleman and Company Limited. Launched in February 2010, X paper, a weekly newspaper, caters to the reader seeking any form of wellbeing of the mind or body. X has also ventured into online space by recently launching the first social networking website of its kind in the world. ID.

 Speaking tree

Question 24
From its founding in 1864, its annual publication has continued uninterrupted to the present day, making it the longest running sports annual in history. It is currently owned by A&C black, a subsidiary of Bloomsbury. 2012 marked the publication of the first ever exclusive Indian edition of this annual. What are we talking about?

Wisden Almanack / Wisden India Almanack

Question 25
An old legend tells of a tale of the beginning of time,when the priests in a temple were given a horizontally segmented golden pyramid. Their assignment was to transfer the pyramid, segment by segment in order, from one location to another of three; without inverting it at any stage. The priests worked very efficiently, day and night. When they finished their work, the myth said, the temple would crumble into dust, and the world would vanish. What is being described here?

 Tower of Brahma

*Question 26
Id the band

Question 26

 Pragaash

*Question 27
Zero Mile Stone(pic in the next slide) is a monument located in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It was erected by the British and it consists of four horses and a pillar made up of sand stone. Its maintenance has been take care of by the Times of India since 2008. But the interesting part lies in the significance of its point of construction? What is this significance?

 Zero Mile

monument locates Indias geographical centre

*Question 28
During the filming of Help!, there were some Indians in a restaurant scene and I kind of messed around with one of their musical instruments then. Towards the end of the year anyway, I kept hearing the name of Y. So I went out and bought a record and that was it. It felt very familiar to me to listen to that music. It was around that time I bought a _____. I just bought a cheap _____ in a shop called India Craft, in London. It was lying around. I hadn't really figured out what to do with it. When we were working on Z it just needed something, and it was quite spontaneous, from what I remember. I just picked up my ____, found the notes and just played it. We miked it up and put it on and it just seemed to hit the spot. Dont give us the blank, Y and Z please?

 Y-Pandit Ravishankar
Z- Norwegian Wood

Question 29
The device XY uses a series of clockwork gears and a

smoked glass plate to record the movement of the tip ______ at magnifications of up to 10,000. Marks are made on the plate at intervals of a few seconds, demonstrating how the rate of growth varies under varying stimuli. X experimented with temperature, chemicals, gasses and electricity. An electronic version of XY uses a differential transformer for measurement. Its movable core is hinged between two points. A micrometer is used to adjust and calibrate the system. X and Y?

 X- JC Bose
Y- Crescograph

Question 30
What do the routes

indicate? Theres one route marked in a different colour. Whats the reason?

 Double decker train routes in India