Quizz-d Up!

Prelims

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How is id est popularly known as?

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What am I describing? Axle A model bad boy, cruel and ruthless. Don't try to get on Axle's good side - he doesn't have one. Bose Jefferson Don't be fooled by Bose's casual demeanor - his punch feels like a ten-car pile up on your head. Cydney Bass- A spoiled rich girl living on the edge. Treat Cyd right or she'll throw a tantrum in your face. Milwaukee Jon- Ex-con with a death wish. Jon's dare devilish style strikes fear in the hearts of seasoned fellows. Pearl McKurdy A competitive and reckless retro-punk. Pearl lives for anarchy . Slim Jim Would've been the class clown if he hadn't dropped out. Voted 'Most Likely To Die Young' by classmates. Teflon Mike Dropped on his head at an early age, Mike is a gonzo wild man: fearless, un-predictable, brain damaged

Qn.3
His real name is Cassius Marcelus Clay. He is better known as?

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What is the expansion of VAIO?

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On December 22, 2009, after 19 years, 40 adjournments, and more than 400 hearings, the court finally pronounced the accused guilty under Section 354 IPC (molestation) and sentenced him to six months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,000. Later, he was sentenced to One and a half years of rigorous imprisonment. Name this infamous case which shook the entire nation.

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Prem Behari Narain Raizada (Saxena), son of Brij Behari Narain Raizada of Delhi wrote a well-known thing in his own hand, using a flowing italic style in the best calligraphic traditions of our country. What did he write?

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Which term associated with exponential decay is also the title of one of the largest selling computer games?

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Brussels is to EU as ________ is to SAARC.

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This magazine was launched in 1974 as a spin -off from a page bearing the same name in TIME Magazine. Among its notable contributions to journalism are annual issues devoted to superlatives such as most beautiful, best/worst dressed and sexiest. Identify the magazine.

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Which Indian actor, who has not acted in any movies in his mother tongue, made his debut in made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award-winning movie, Apoorva Raagangal (1975) ?

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This word is used to establish a single grammatical or semantic interpretation. The most famous example (apart from its use in audio techniques and computer science) is the way in which Wikipedia resolves conflicts in article titles that occur when a single term can be associated with more than one topic. What word?

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The first word that Anne Sullivan taught a student in March 1887 was 'doll'.The second was 'water'. Who was that student?

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Javed Akhtar, in love with actress Honey Irani, requested his partner Salim Khan to meet her mother Perin Irani on his behalf. The conversation that took place between Salim and Perin was incorporated into which films script?

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When the West German stand at the Delhi Industrial Exhibition of 1959 folded up, parts of their equipment were offered to the Govt. of India. Using this equipment, what was started on Sep 15, 1959 within a 25km radius of New Delhi?

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In 1994 Brendan Eich, a programmer working for Netscape, had the idea of embedding a webpage with mini-programs that a browser could run as it was rendering a page. Eichs scripting language was called Mocha but finally became well-known as what?

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You have heard of so many phobias. If Ailurophobia is the fear for Cats & Cynophobia is the fear of Dogs, What is Aibohphobia the fear of ?

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Complete this quote by George Bernard Shaw. " I can forgive Alfred Nobel for having invented dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the _____."

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This name was taken from a poem by Lord Byron which goes: Here where the sword ______ ______ drew, Our countrymen were warring on that day, And this is much,and all,which will not pass away'

A famous person made a decision in his bathtub to use it. What is this?

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In 1791, a Dublin theatre owner James Daly is said to have made a bet that he could introduce a word into the English language within 24 hours. However, this word was originally used to describe an annoying person who tended to snoop into others' affairs. What word?

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Who is the current Chief of Army Staff?