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PRELIMINARY ROUND

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D1Identify the logo.

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SKODA

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D2Which is the first building in India to be

electrified?

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THE TAJ MAHAL HOTEL, MUMBAI

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The state government of Andhra Pradesh was forced to end its unprecedented generosity and cancel the concession agreement with this company on the Rs 12,132-crore Hyderabad Metro Rail project awarded to it earlier. Which company is this?

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MAYTAS INFRASTRUCTURE

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This river, forming much of the US-Mexico border, has a Spanish name that translates: Big River. Name it.

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RIO GRANDE

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What is meant by the term Red-Eye flight in relation to air travel?

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Flights taking off between 9 pm and 7 am.

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Connect

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THE TIMES GROUP

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D8What were large airships used for

warfare and then passenger transport up to the 1930s called?

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ZEPPELIN

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Which two South American countries are part of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

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ECUADOR & VENEZUELA

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Which settlement later came to be known as the city of New York?

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D10NEW AMSTERDAM

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On what date was the Boeing 787 first revealed to the world? Write as DD/MM/YYYY.

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D1108/07/2007 i.e. 8th JULY 2007

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What is the birth place of Ibn Batuta, the great 14th century traveller, popularised in India by a song in the movie Ishqiya?

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D12TANGIERS

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In which country are the headquarters of the company Haier located?

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D13CHINA (not Germany)

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Identify the landmark and the place.

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D14SHORE TEMPLE, MAHABALIPURAM

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Which company was the main supplier of counting machines used at the Nazi Concentration Camps?

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D15IBM

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What is shown in the shaded region?

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The region of cover of the ash cloud spewing from the Iceland volcano Eyjafjallajoekull, on the first day (April 15th 2010), in the news for disrupting air travel severely.

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The identity of these two men, although very well known, has now, in part, been gobbled up by a company whose logo is shown. Who are they and which company does this logo belong to?

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D17LEHMAN BROTHERS, BARCLAYS

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What island country is called the ‘Spice Island’, has English as its official language, has a French named capital, St George's and a Spanish name?

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D18GRENADA

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The sales of a very popular toothpaste brand in Spain were severely affected because its name when translated into Spanish read ‘go hang yourself’. Name the brand.

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D19COLGATE

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Greatly simplifying navigation, what 16th century Cartographer and Mathematician developed a projection map representing the world in two dimensions using latitude and longitude?

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D20GERARDUS MERCATOR

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One of the World Economic Forum meetings in recent years had India as its theme. India and particularly Bollywood took the entire event by storm.

Where was it held?

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D21DAVOS (It is held there every year!)

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Cast in a warm glow, this multidomed monument is the site of a fireworks show every New Year's Eve. Name and place?

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SAINT BASIL’S CATHEDRAL,RED SQUARE, MOSCOW

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BONUS QUESTION

A country houses the headquarters of an organisation mentioned somewhere above. A large part of its people speak a language mentioned somewhere above. What is more, the famous personality shown here was a native of this country.

Identify: Country, Organisation, Language

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BONUS QUESTION

AUSTRIAOPECGERMAN

The famous personality shown here is Adolf Hitler

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