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1. THE OPEN QUIZ 2.0
Presents
Tack On Quiz Club

2. THE OPEN QUIZ 2.0
Prelims

3. Twenty Questions
One minute for each question
No negatives
*Questions -Tie Breakers

4. 1

5. Fictional Company (Comic & Cinema)
Dr. Rajit Ratha is an executive at this company
Norman Osborn -The Founder and CEO
Clues

6. Answer
Oscorp

7. 2
He isTsutomuYamaguchi
(1916–2010)
In 1957, he was recognized
as a “Hibakusha” by Japanese
Govt.
Although there are many
people identified as
Hibakusha
On March 24, 2009, the
Japanese government officially
recognized him as a “Double
Hibakusha”
What is Hibakusha & Double
Hibakusha

8. Answer
Hibakusha - Atom Bomb Survivor
Double Hibakusha - Survivor Of BothThe Bombs

9. 3

10. Answer
Reserve Bank Of India

11. 4
Although India gained its independence “at the stroke of midnight of 15th August 1947”.
Many people, including top Congress leaders and Constituent Assembly started their
celebrations at the evening of 14th August.
Excitement can be one reason behind it😛
But what was the main reason ?

12. According to many pandits and spiritual leaders 15th was inauspicious for India to start with
Answer

13. 5

14. Maggie
Answer

15. 6
This is a news website dedicated to the
eight Hindi speaking states of Bihar,
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand and Haryana.
This is a Joint venture between
Network 18 & “X” ?
*

16. ETV Network / Eenadu
Answer

17. 7
A politician who has chosen not to seek re-
election, is ineligible to run for office again or has
lost an election but is still in office until the
election winner takes control of the office is
known as ?

18. Clue
Similar to a term in cricket(least performed batsman)

19. Answer
Lame Duck Politician

20. 8
Explain the funda behind 10 : 9 or 10:10

21. This is to highlight the brand image or logo usually placed in the upper part, in ads
Answer

22. 9
Whose Portrait on
a hillside at
Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia.

23. Genghis Khan
Answer

24. 10
Lavapura, was founded by Prince Lava the son of Sita and Rama
Ptolemy, the celebrated 2nd-century Egyptian astronomer and geographer,
mentions in his Geographia a city called Labokla situated on the route between
the Indus River and Pataliputra mostly, in a tract of country called Kashmir
Which City is being discussed here?

25. Lahore
Answer

26. 11
DELP , An initiative by Ministry Of
Power under UJALA Scheme
Expand DELP & UJALA*

27. Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme
Unnat Jyothi by Affordable LEDs for All
Answer

28. 12
Since his childhood, Moothedath Panjan Ramachandran had washed his own
clothes but was dissatisfied with fabric whiteners results. One day got a
chemical industry journal that talked about “purple-colored dyes helping
textile makers get the most brilliant shades of white.”The phrase ignited an
idea. Ramachandran experimented in his kitchen for a year–boiling, diluting
and testing–until he was pleased with the results.
What did he create(brand) and what is the name of the company* he
established

29. Ujala & Jyothi Laboratories
Answer

30. 13

31. World Wide Web
World’s first website
Answer

32. 14
He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. he
completed his high school from SharadashramVidya Mandir,
Mumbai, followed by a Bachelor in Commerce with Honours
from M.L. Dahanukar College, Mumbai. He received a
Bachelor in Law degree from the New Law College.He was
All India 11th rank holder in CA exam.He is working on his
Ph.D. in Climate Change from Frei University Berlin and
Public Finance from Mumbai University.
Whose Profile

33. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
Answer

34. 15
What does this company do & Who owns* it ?

35. VR Devices & Facebook
Answer

36. 16
WhenTamil Nadu’s former Chief Minster K. Kamaraj saw a boy near the
town of Cheranmahadevi herding livestock he asked him,
“What are you doing with these cows? Why didn’t you go to school?”
His simple response sparked a series of events which gave rise to a
movement in India starting in the 1960s inTamil Nadu
What did it give raise to ?

37. Mid Day Meal Scheme
Answer

38. 17
2011 - Godrej & Boyce shuts down its __________ manufacturing plant, the last in the world
FITB

39. Typewriter
Answer

40. 18
A _ _ _ _ _ corporation is a company which serves as a vehicle for
business transactions without itself having any significant assets or
operations. Some _ _ _ _ _ companies may have had operations, but
those may have shrunk due to unfavourable market conditions or
company mismanagement. A _ _ _ _ _ corporation may also arise
when a company's operations have been wound up, for example
following a takeover, but the “_ _ _ _ _” of the original company
continues to exist

41. Shell Corporations
Answer

42. 19
Chandi Prasad Bhatt is an Indian Gandhian environmentalist and social activist, who founded
Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh (DGSS) in Gopeshwar in 1964, which later became a
mother-organization to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ started in the early 18th century in the state Rajasthan
The term originally used by Bhatt was the word "angalwaltha" in the Garhwali language for
"embrace", which later was adapted to the Hindi word, _ _ _ _ _ _, which means to stick

43. Chipkoo Movement
Answer

44. 20

45. Panama Papers
Clue

46. Mossack Fonseca
Answer

47. THE OPEN QUIZ 2.0
Finals

48. +1 / -1

49. Site Of ?
or
Claim to fame of the site
1

50. Question Answer
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51. Shockley Semiconductors Laboratory
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52. 2

53. Question Answer
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54. 2

55. break the clues !
3
Clues
To
*ind
the
term/movement
3

56. Unto This Last is an essay and book on economy by John Ruskin, first
published in December 1860 in the monthly journal Cornhill Magazine
in four articles. Ruskin says himself that these articles were "very
violently criticized”.
The title is a quotation from the Parable of the Workers in the
Vineyard.
i

57. Unto This Last had a very important impact on Gandhi's philosophy.
Gandhi decided immediately not only to change his own life
according to Ruskin's teaching, but also to publish his own
newspaper, Indian Opinion, from a farm where everybody would get
the same salary, without distinction of function, race or nationality,
which for that time, was quite revolutionary.Thus Gandhi created
Phoenix Settlement
Gandhi translated Unto This Last into Gujarati in 1908 under the
title of X
ii

58. Gandhi came to use the term “X” for the ideal of his own
political philosophy
His followers (notably,Vinoba Bhave, Jaya Prakash Narayan, Dada
Dharmadhikari etc.,) continued working to promote the kind of
society that he envisioned, and their efforts have come to be
known as the “X” Movement
iii

59. Question Answer
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60. Sarvodaya
Movement

61. 4
Julius Nyerere₹ One Crore

62. Question Answer
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63. 4
Gandhi Peace Prize

64. 5
Popular Russian myth claims _______________ as the Father Of Russian Vodka
The myth was further fueled in an ad campaign by a premium Russian vodka brand “Russian
Standard”
The campaign claims that, ”In 1894, _________________, the greatest scientist in all Russia,
received the decree to set the Imperial quality standard for Russian vodka and the 'Russian Standard'
was born”
A crater _________ on the Moon, as well as element number 101 on the Periodic Table, are
named after him
Identify the person and his famous work

65. Question Answer
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66. 5
Dmitri Mendeleev

67. 6
•He is considered the father of Indian
planning
•Authored this book in 1934, which later
inspired national leaders to setup the
planning commission and lead the
country with planned economy

68. Question Answer
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69. 6
MokshagundamVisvesvaraya

70. 7
18 February 3102 BCE
Claim to fame of this date/Importance of this date

71. Question Answer
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72. 7
First Date Of KaliYuga

73. 8

74. Question Answer
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75. 8
Companies Born Out Of Garage

76. 9
“Keynote” & “Letters” are the books authored by which famous Indian Business person

77. Question Answer
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78. 9
JRDTata

79. 10
The company was established by Mohamed Hasham in 1945. He was a leading
rice merchant and commission agent in Bombay.When Jinnah set up the
planning committee of the Muslim League in September 1944, he invited
Hasham to be a part of it. But Hasham denied to join the League
Jinnah reportedly sought out Hasham once again when he was forming the first
cabinet in Pakistan to serve as his Industrial minister. But Hasham rejected the
offer and decided to stay on in India and nurture his oil business.”
Which company did Hasham nurture ?

80. Question Answer
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81. 10
WIPRO

82. 11
These were the copper coins issued by SherShahSuri.
Gold & silver coins issued by him were known as Mohurs and
Rupayya respectively
What were copper coins known as, and these coins are the
source of which English phrase?

83. Question Answer
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84. 11
Dammidi / Dam
I Don’t Give A Damn !

85. 12
The initial approach was to create tiny spheres which were half white
and half black, and which, depending on electric charge, would rotate
such that the white or the black sides would be visible on the display.
Joseph Jacobson’s team had trouble creating these spheres, and during
their experiments, they accidentally created some all-white spheres.
They experimented with charging and encapsulating those all-white
particles in microcapsules mixed in with a dark dye.The result was a
system of microcapsules which could be applied to a surface and then
could be charged independently to create black and white images
What technology is being discussed here?

86. Question Answer
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87. 12
E-Ink technology for E-book readers like kindle, nook etc.,

88. 13
Vic Flick

89. Question Answer
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90. 13
James Bond’sTheme Music

91. 14

92. Question Answer
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93. 14
World War II - Inventions

94. 15

95. Question Answer
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96. 15
CIA

97. 16
Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), a livery
stable owner in Cambridge, England,
offered his customers the choice of either
taking the horse in his stall nearest the
door or taking none at all.
This led to a English phrase, in other word
which means “Take it, or leave it”
This phrase has recently become famous
due to the shift of capital of Andhra
Pradesh from Hyderabad to Amaravati,
where the employs are left with
“………………………….”

98. Question Answer
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99. Hobson’s Choice
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100. 17
PechaKucha (Japanese:chit-chat) is a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown
for 20 seconds each (6 minutes and 40 seconds in total).The format, which keeps
presentations concise and fast-paced, powers multiple-speaker events called
PechaKucha Nights.The images advance automatically and you talk along to the
images. In “India” this was recently introduced at an event held during March 17 & 18
2016.
Which event?

101. Question Answer
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102. IndiaToday Conclave
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103. Rock's law or “……” second law, named for
Arthur Rock or …… ….. , says that the cost
of a semiconductor chip fabrication plant
doubles every four years.
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104. Question Answer
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105. 18
Gordon Moore / Moore’s Second Law

106. 19

107. Question Answer
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108. 19
Tata Communications

109. 20
He has had a strong academic record - all-India second rank holder Chartered Accountant and
second rank holder in Law in Mumbai University. He has participated in Leadership Programs at
Yale University (2011), Oxford University (2012) and Princeton University (2013) and is
currently pursuing the Owner / President Management (OPM) Program at Harvard Business
School. He did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Matunga.
He’s also a well-known investment banker, he has advised top corporates on management
strategy and growth; also served on the Board of India’s largest commercial bank, State Bank of
India and Bank of Baroda
Whose Profile

110. Question Answer
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111. 20
Piyush Goel

112. Which airways has sacked Men members from its crew, to save fuel costs
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113. Question Answer
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114. GoAir
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Thats All Folks !