General Quiz - 18th Sept 2016

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 #1

What term was coined by freedom-fighter VD

Sarvarkar in 1923? The 3 essentials of this
concept according to him comprise of a
common nation (rashtra), a common race (jati)
and a common culture (sanskriti). Id this
concept whose mention in media/public has
surged multifold especially since 2014.
 #2
_________(formerly known as Potomac) is
a sparsely populated town in Prince
William County,Virginia. Its bordered by
US Military installation of Marine Corps
Base _________ on 3 sides and Potomac
river on the 4th. For what reasons did
this town's name become popular
around this time last year and is in the
news again this month?
Which female attire's
name can be
traced/borrowed from
#3
this city/district in
south-eastern part of
Punjab state? The
reason for this is
because the King of X
had the Royal dress as
this.
 #4
Most historians term this account/experiment as
a myth but according to a biography of this
Italian scientist X by his student Vincenzo
Viviani,he dropped two spheres of different
masses from atop of Y to demonstrate that their
time of descent was independent of their mass
and the objects fell with the same
acceleration,while at the same time disproving
Aristotle's theory of gravity (which states that
objects fall at speed relative to their mass). Id X
and Y.
 #5
This BJP leader X has written to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
to prevent the closure of e-commerce firm Y and save 4,000
jobs,by Government to consider assisting Y.com to buy out the
98.5 per cent shareholding of Malaysia’s Astro Overseas. Another
main reason for such a move is because Astro Overseas is already
entangled in the NDTV scam and more importantly in the Aircel
Maxis scam . Bollywood celebs Farhan Akhtar and Ranbir Kapoor
are brand ambassadors of Y. Id X and Y.
 #6
These 19 BMW i8s worth £10,000
each were presented a few weeks
back, to which group? The no:of cars
and blue colour might help you.
 #7
The main differences between X and its
South Indian cousin Y are-
i)First, X is made with maida (all
purpose) flour and Y with ground urad
dhal.
ii)X is more crunchier when compared
to Y which is soft and gooey.
Id X and Y
 #8
This is Bob, a world-
renowned herpetologist,
(deals with the study of
amphibians) who recently
released this book. Who is
his more famous son?
 #9
A fitting and a colorful send-off
given to whom by his colleagues?
“Alvidha Na Kahna” means “Never
say Goodbye”
 #10
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sept
1st, said this while addressing the
audience at the inaugural event of the X’s
Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
“If X had been listed on an Indian stock
exchange it would have been the most valuable
company in the country and a formidable one
in the global market.Size of X’s assets are huge
and its network is unmatched in the country. It
has the ability to reach every person in the
country. It functioned as a monopoly
organisation before 1991 and today it is a
competitive player market.” Id X.
 #11
These types of farms are very famous in
the US and it is now becoming popular
even in UK. The farmland is usually in
circular shape divided into multiple sectors,
where tomatoes,herbs,olives,wheat etc are
culivated in seperately in this sectors. Also
sectors are dedicated to dairy
farming,trees for firewood apart from
installation of wind turbines. Just give me
the name of these farms/purpose for such
a unique cultivation.
 #12
This was a google doodle made by
Google India last week,celebrating
what?
#13
 #14

Identify this playback

singer in traditional
avatar. Snapped while
giving a Carnatic
concert in Kapali
temple for Vinayaka
Chaturthi festival.
pic courtesy-Shandy
 #15
These are some of the works by
NYbased artist Sean Kenney. He is one
of the only 13 _______ Certified
Professionals in the world. His works
are fully made using ______. FITB
Id this famous organization from its logo,
founded by Kanialal Maneklal Munshi in
1938 with the backing of Gandhiji and
its board included luminaries like His
Holiness Dalai Lama,JRD Tata,Prince
Charles,Nehru etc.
Whose new spl,personalized Boeing737 is this?
What does this sculpture in Delhi
Airport T3 depict?
 #20
What was developed in 1994 by Japanese
automotive manufacturing company
Denso (thro its subsidiary Wave),
originally to track vehicles/components
during its manufacture? But today this
has become a common feature/tool of
consumer advertisements as it connects
the brand's website to the target audience
faster than by traditionally entering the
address via URL.
“Tats all pokes!”