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 Hans is a premier Hindi magazine established by which famous writer in 1930? At its
inception, it had Mahatma Gandhi on its editorial board and was run by the founder's son Munshi Premchand /
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Amrit Rai till it was shut down in 1956. It has since been revived and continues to remain Dhanpat Rai Srivastava
in print.
During World War II, inmates at what facilities across the world were itemised and killed Zoos. Accept other variants
in order to prevent their harming the local populace in case they broke out as a result of air like Zoological parks,
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raids? Similar extermination operations were carried out in Madras, London, Warsaw, and Menageries, Zoological
even in faraway Australia. gardens, Animal parks
Nasreddin Hodja / Molla
Stories of which philosopher are a common heritage in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Nesreddin / Molla Ependi /
3 Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan? The anecdotes are mainly transmitted Apendi / Afendi Kozhanasyr.
orally and are also distributed in printed form and through TV shows for children. Accept different spelling
variants of Nasiruddin
The world's first nuclear submarine shares its name with a fictional submarine created by a
French writer. The fictional sub was named after the first ever practical submersible built
4 Nautilus
by Robert Fulton and funded by Napoleon. What is this name that means "sailor" in
Greek?
5 "An ungainly looking assemblage of germanium, plastic, and gold foil, all topped by a
squiggly spring" is how the first recorded instance of this device in 1947 has been Transistor
 described. What invention that signalled the beginning of a new area of technology?
Officially the Antitank Rocket Launcher, it was the most famous of the antitank weapons
developed by the US during World War II. Named for its resemblance to musician Bob
6 Bazooka
Burns’ ‘‘gaspipe horn,’’ which weapon was produced in several models of varying sizes
and weights?
Vogue magazine's first digital cover was unveiled on 1st December 2018 and featured a Priyanka Chopra and Nick
7 couple who got married at the Taj Umaid Bhavan Palace in Jodhpur. Which couple was
Jonas
photographed for the cover by the iconic Annie Leibovitz? Full names please.
In 1949, dockworkers gathered in the Brazilian port town of Salvador da Bahia to proclaim MK Gandhi / Mahatma
themselves "sons of ______". Faced with wage-tightening and unemployment, they
8 Gandhi / Mohandas
decided to adopt this person's modes of protest to give legitimacy and assertiveness to
Karamchand Gandhi
their movement for rights. Name this person.
What six-letter word completes the name of _____ Park, located 250 km west of Tokyo?
9 The park surprisingly does not have any fun rides but aims to offer fans spirited Ghibli
experiences such as the Valley of Witches, the Hill of Youth and the Dondoko Forest.
In 2008, Julie Caspar was the first woman and first non-French national to be editor in
10 chief at which publication, originally aimed at getting more drivers on the road? Caspar's
Michelin Guide
 appointment was a surprise since French people seldom appreciated German
contributions to this field.
Titian's painting Bacchus and Ariadne, painted for the Duke of Ferrara, depicts Bacchus on
a chariot driven by two _______s. The creatures from a far away land were probably
11 Cheetahs
modelled on those in the Duke's menagerie. Which creature, back in news in India this
year?
Investigation, recognition, initiation, acceleration, deceleration, and preparation are the six Pandemic (Accept: Covid-
12 phases of what global phenomenon recognised by the Center for Disease Control and
19, Covid, or variants)
Prevention?
Having started his career with a thesis titled Deformation of Soft Clay, John Burland led a
commission of 13 experts from 1990 onwards in a project which consisted variously of
13 The Leaning Tower of Pisa
placing counterweights, pulling with steel cables, draining water and reinforcing
foundations. What structure was reopened back to the public in 2001 as a result?
The Indian Navy's new ensign has done away with the St George's Cross. The new design
has a blue octagon with the naval crest in it. The octagonal shape and its borders are
14 Chhatrapati Shivaji
inspired by which ruler's royal seal? The Navy's training school in Lonavala is named for
this ruler.

15 What connects – an avatar of Vishnu; an annual festival of Alwar that features arts and
traditional sports; a Vedic kingdom with its capital at Viratanagari; a short-lived Indian state Matsya
 formed by the merger of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, and Karauli.
 Which groundbreaking scorecard database and number-crunching tool was created
16 by Travis Basevi and Vishal Misra in 1998? Currently owned by ESPN Cricinfo, it is a go-to Statsguru
resource for those who want to analyse the game through numbers.
The Dumbarton Oaks Conference saw delegations from the Republic of China, the USSR, Setting up of the United
17 the US, and the UK meet in 1944. Though the Soviets would not talk directly to the
Nations / UNO / UN
Chinese delegation, the quartet of nations all agreed to support what idea?
Which Indian company that went on to be acquired by Sun Pharma in 2014 was founded
18 Ranbaxy
by Ranbir Singh and Gurbax Singh in 1937?
What name alliteratively completes Mornings with _____, a children's book that aims to
19 introduce impressionable minds to the life and works of a painter renowned for his bright Monet
colors and tangled brushstrokes?
20 What two-word phrase, the first to be chosen as word of the year by the OED through
public vote, refers to "a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, Goblin mode
 slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations"?
It took roughly 300,000 years to reach the 1000M mark, which happened in 1804. It Population of the world /
21 reached 2000M in 1927, 5000M in 1987, 7000M in 2011, and 8000M on 15 November
global population
2022. What is being talked about?
Which legendary sporting venue has eased its strict dress code policy for women
athletes, allowing them to wear coloured undershorts? This act follows in the footsteps of a
22 Wimbledon
series of women's teams like Manchester City who have made similar changes to their
kits.
Which two-word term, used to refer to 200 counties in the American South from Virginia
23 to Texas, has nothing to do with martial arts and everything to do with the majority Black Belt
population that lives there and the color of the soil?
The single most visited tourist attraction of its country, what is the name of the world's
24 largest Buddhist temple built in the 9th century by the Sailendra Dynasty? The central Borobudur
temple dome contains 72 stupas, each holding a statue of the Buddha.
25 One of football's (doesn't matter which kind) greatest motivators, which "legendary"
coach features in EA Sports FIFA '23 along with his coaching assistant and his team, AFC Ted Lasso
 Richmond?
Which trading and manufacturing hub in the eastern part of undivided India, associated
26 with a revolutionary incident from the freedom struggle, was called Porto Grande by the Chittagong
Portuguese and Islamabad by the Mughals?
What word meaning “something dug up” was used to describe things found in the ground,
27 such as ancient pottery and minerals? The current definition could mean anything from Fossil
'petrified remains' to 'a person with antiquated views'.
In November 2022, Jimmy Donaldson overtook and broke Felix Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie's
28 record for the most subscribers for an individual on YouTube. How is Jimmy Donaldson Mr Beast
or his channel better known? Both go by the same name.
Black Panther: Wakanda
Lupita Nyong'o was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents. In an interview, she said that she Forever / Black Panther 2.
29 always wanted to work in Spanish, and never imagined that the opportunity would come in
Do not accept just Black
this movie. Which 2022 release saw her speak Spanish?
Panther.

30 The International System of Units (SI) added four new prefixes, both for tiny numbers and
for very large numbers. Which of these six-letter prefixes, used to indicate the number quetta
 ten to the power of thirty, shares its name with a regional capital in Pakistan?
What word could mean any of these – "to grasp", "a kind of coupling used to engage or
31 disengage a driving and a driven part in an engine", "a small strapless woman's handbag" Clutch
or even "a nest of eggs"?
The Nyishi community in Northeast India calls this creature as the paga. An annual festival
is held in the Pakke wildlife sanctuary to celebrate the community's efforts to save the Hornbill / Great Indian
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creature. The tribesmen today wear headgears not made of paga parts, but of cane, wood, hornbill / accept all hornbills
or other materials. Which creature?
 Carved out of rosewood, the Dragon Throne has seven steps leading to it and a wooden
screen with five panels behind, believed to be there to protect the emperor from evil
33 The Forbidden City
influences from the north. It is housed at the Hall of Supreme Harmony. In which palace
complex can you find it?
There are only two living species of the giant tortoise left: the Aldabra giant tortoise,
34 named after a coral atoll in Seychelles, and the _________ giant tortoise, named after a Galapagos
group of islands where the Beagle had landed in 1835. Fill in the blank.
The Diary of Merer, written over 4,500 years ago, is the earliest known example of what
35 specific writing material? The most well-preserved sections (Jarf A and B) document the
Papyrus
 transportation of white limestone blocks from the Tura quarries to a local landmark by
boat.
____ ___ refers to a type of decisive conflict between ancient Mayan cities, so-called due
to the specific glyph with an astronomical motif used to represent it in Mayan script. Its
36 Star war(s)
similarity to the name of a series of iconic Hollywood movies, set in a faraway galaxy, is
entirely coincidental. Fill in the blanks.
An 1898 book by the British urban planner Ebenezer Howard offered a vision of towns free
of slums and enjoying the benefits of both town and country. Two English towns,
37 Letchworth and Welwyn, were built as part of this movement. What is the movement Garden City
called? This term has been loosely applied to Port Harcourt, Bengaluru, Putrajaya and
Singapore among other cities.
What is the election symbol of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the political party founded by
38 A cricket bat
Imran Khan in 1996?
Actors Gary Cooper, James Cagney, and Fred Astaire lend their names to styles of folding Pocket square / pocket
39 which suiting accessory? It is believed that it got its traditional shape when Louis XVI
handkerchief
declared that its length should be equal to its breadth.
Alheda'a is the traditional art of oral polyphonic expression accompanied by gestures or
40 musical instruments to perform what nomadic activity? It is transmitted across
Camel herding
 generations with detailed instructions for turning left or right, gathering in case of danger or
storms and stopping at oases for drinking and feeding.
Marie Van Brittan Brown and her electrician husband had irregular work hours, which led CCTV / Closed-circuit
41 to her often being alone at home at night in a crime-prone neighbourhood. This resulted in television (accept Home
what invention, finetuned with her husband’s help and granted a patent in 1969? Security System)
Jim Scheinman, an investor, was reading a book to his children called ____ City and
suggested that SasBee rename itself to what blanked word as it was "easy to say. easy
42 Zoom
to spell, and could be used as a verb"? True to its name, its stock price surged 169%
during the covid pandemic.
Using the method of exhaustion, he was proud of coming up with a way to find the surface
area and volume of a sphere and cylinder. He was so proud to have found it, that
43 Archimedes
according to Cicero, he asked for a model of a sphere contained in a cylinder to be
perched on his sarcophagus. Who?
What hyphenated term is used to refer to children born of gods and humans in a popular
44 fantasy series? The same term forms part of the title of a book in a different fantasy series Half-blood
though it is used more derisively in the latter series.
Jinu Koshy's 2019 discovery of cave paintings in Andhra Pradesh has re-triggered debate
45 regarding the presence in India of what mammalian grouping ('infra-class') typically Marsupials. Do not accept
 associated with a distant continent? While some researchers are hopping with excitement, kangaroos, wombats etc.
others are extremely sceptical.
Lyssavirus (from the Greek 'lyssa' for rage or fury) is the aptly named genus of RNA
46 Rabies / Hydrophobia
viruses causing which fatal disease in humans and other animals?
Fatehpur Sikri came to known by its present name, the "City of Victory", after Akbar's
victorious Gujarat campaign and served as the Mughal capital till 1585. Akbar was partial
47 Salim Chisti
to this place as the first of three sons was born to him after blessings from which local
Sufi saint? Two-word answer.
 What invention, without which the day wouldn't start for many people, was for long
attributed to Japanese-American chemist Satori Kato? It is now credited to David Strang Instant coffee. Do not
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from New Zealand whose patent number 3518 using the "Dry Hot-Air" process dates to accept only coffee
1890.
Having played a central role in every single opening sequence for 25 years of The Couch (from couchier) Do
49 Simpsons, what item of furniture derives its name from the old French meaning 'to lay
not accept Sofa.
down'?

50 With a wingspan measuring more than 11m and thus among the largest flying creatures Quetzalcoatlus /
ever known, this genus of pterosaurs is named after an Aztec feathered serpent deity.
 What animal from the Cretaceous era is this? Quetzalcoatl

For a 2020 exhibition in the Ashmolean, celebrated chef Heston Blumenthal created a
menu called Last Supper in ____ based on carbonized remains of ingredients found at a
51 Pompeii
particular site. Dishes included authentic bread and mussels from the nearby bay. Which
archaeological site fills in the blank?
Messages sent by Scott Fahlman to his colleagues at Carnegie Mellon were recovered The smiley emoticon / :-).
and sold as NFTs in 2021 for $237,500. His messages, written during the early days of
52 Just emoticons will do. Do
digital chatting, feature the first instance of what? Fahlman asked his colleagues to "read
not accept emojis.
it sideways".
British rapper Stormzy's September 2022 single features a legendary footballing
personality performing a shushing gesture. The song's lyrics "I prefer not to speak like
53 Jose Mourinho
I'm..." precedes a sample taken from an iconic press conference given by this person after
Chelsea's 1-0 loss to Aston Villa in 2014. Identify him.
Panthalassa was the superocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea. The
continents Laurasia and Gondwana drifted apart, breaking Pangaea. The sea that was
54 Tethys
between the two continents is named after which Titanide, the mother of all Oceanids,
rivers and lakes?
55 Which British territory's name is a corruption of the Arabic phrase for "the mountain of
Gibraltar
 Tariq", named after the Berber commander Tariq ibn Ziyad?
The introduction of what to Hindustani music led to musicians selecting their tonic notes Harmonium. Do not accept
56 in terms of saphed ek (white one), saphed do (white two), kaali ek (black one), kaali do
piano / keyboard
(black two) and so on?
"Vultur" and "Gymnogyps" are both a monotypic genus, each of which have an extant
species of which New World vultures with a Quechua derived name? The Californian
57 Condor
______ is the largest flying bird in North America while the Andean ______ the largest
flying bird in the world.
Sr. is a 2022 Netflix documentary on which indie director of the 1960s and 70s? The Robert Downey Sr /
58 documentary has been made by the subject's more famous actor son, who in a stark Robert Downey. Do not
contrast to his father has given Hollywood some of its biggest box-office hits. accept Robert Downey Jr.
What brand of footwear started life as outdoor shoes but were quickly adopted by blue-
collar workers such as kitchen staff and nurses on account of their proprietary material
59 Crocs
Croslite, a cross between rubber and plastic that is comfortable enough to stand in for
hours yet sturdy enough to protect wearers from accidents?
60 What alliterative two-word term is used by detractors to refer to Udhayanidhi Stalin's Chepauk Che / Chepauk
claims of revolutionary politics? The first word refers to his constituency, a famous sporting
 venue in Chennai, and the second refers to a famous 20th century revolutionary.
Che Guevara

"Oh, little did the Wolf-Child care--/ When first he planned his home, / What City should
arise and bear / The weight and state of ____." These lines are from a Rudyard Kipling
61 Rome
poem whose title bears the alliterative names of two brothers. The name of which city
fills the blank?
The first line of a Pavlo Chubynsky poem starts "_______ is not yet dead, neither her
62 glory, nor her will." Which country adopted this poem as its national anthem? After recent Ukraine
happenings, its people proved that the line still stands true.
 When Anagarika Dharmapala visited a place of enlightenment and worship in 1895, he
was shocked by the transformation of the presiding yellow-robed deity to a Hindu idol
63 covered in red. This led him to file a lawsuit for the possession of which present-day Bodh Gaya
UNESCO WHS site? The legal battle for this site involved Gandhi, Tagore and Rajendra
Prasad.
Seven teenagers joined forces in 2010 and were about to name their band Big Kidz or
64 Young Nation, but went with a different one instead. It has been No More Dream for them BTS
ever since. Which band?
65 Which Central Asian country's name is derived from the Turkic word for "we are forty",
believed to refer to the forty regional clans united by the legendary hero Manas? The flag Kyrgyzstan
 of this country thus depicts 40 sun rays.
In 1968, shortly after a tragic event, an educator wrote to Charles Schulz asking for help to
reduce misunderstanding and to shape the unconscious attitudes of children. The
66 illustrator's response was to introduce a character named Franklin. In addition to thawing Black/colored children
fraught relationships, which underrepresented group of children did Franklin inspire to
take up illustrating?
Agave are a type of succulent commonly confused with cacti by amateur gardeners. The
67 main visual difference between agaves and cacti is the presence of what in agave? Leaves
(Cacti do not have them, while agaves do)
Iago (from Aladin, a hat-tip
What is the name of the red lory that first appeared in a 1992 animated film? The makers to Othello and not to Bianca
68 clarified that the name was a tribute to the immortal bard and not to another avian
Castafiore’s parrot in the
character in a popular comics series?
Tintin comics)
The leaves of this plant are used in cuisines around the world but not so much in Indian
cooking. The seeds which expand and become gelatinous when soaked in water are used Basil / Sabja. Do not accept
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in Indian desserts such as falooda. Name the plant that could also remind you of a British Tulasi/ Tulsi
actor who played Sherlock Holmes.
70 Known for her performances in movies like Kati Patang and Kaalia, which actress, a
former chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification of India, is the latest recipient Asha Parekh
 of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
Which grouping of nations that began as a marketing ploy by Goldman Sachs, is set to
expand with countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran showing interest to join? Argentina is
71 BRICS
keen too, though it is not clear how they will be accommodated without rejigging of the
nomenclature.
The 60th Parachute Field Ambulance unit (or the 'angels in maroon berets'), independent
72 The Korean war / Korea
India's first overseas mission, was dispatched to which conflict zone in November 1950?
The Great Trigonometrical Survey was initiated by the British in 1802 to make precise
73 scientific measurements of the Indian subcontinent. A surveyor named Radhanath Sikdar Mount Everest
measured what entity and named it after the person who headed the GTS at the time?
What seven-letter word describes an artist's full-size paper drawing made as a
74 preliminary design for a painting or other work? We use the word today primarily to mean Cartoon
drawings and image forms intended as satire, caricature, entertainment or humor.
75 How do we better know the swallowtail butterfly Teinopalpus imperialis found in
Northeast India, Nepal all the way to Vietnam? You probably also know its Kaiser-i-Hind
 double-hyphenated name from a famous award wapsi (return) in 1920.