QUESTION 1: This target of an acid attack was portrayed in the media of a European country as
someone who has the ammo to bring down the government of that country. Who is being talked about and which is the European country?

QUESTION 2: The First Amendment to the American constitution guaranteed its citizens certain
rights - freedom of speech and religion. The First Amendment to the Indian constitution restricted the fundamental rights of its citizens. So, if the government wanted a particular law to be immune to judicial review, it could place it in the __________. Fill in the blank.

QUESTION 3: In 1882, a new technological innovation was brought to India for the first time. This
innovation (at a much later date) was instrumental in the naming of a magazine. The magazine (and its editor) went on to become immensely popular — so much so, that almost all the necessary content for the magazine was contributed by its readers. Which magazine is being talked about?

QUESTION 4: What radio broadcasting term, though quite generic (and not a euphemism), is used
exclusively in India?

QUESTION 5: Connect the following:

• a prestigious university
• a famous lake
• a historically important political party

QUESTION 6: This person was the information & broadcasting (I&B) minister in the union cabinet
and went on to become the prime minister. This person became famous for resigning from the I&B ministry due to interference by an "extra-constitutional authority." Who is this person being talked of?

QUESTION 7: This "heavier" variant of a very common substance is being produced in a port town
since 1978. Find the substance and the town.

QUESTION 8: This (debut) English play set in Mumbai won an international prize for the best new
international play and was made into a Hindi film later. Identify the playwright and the female protagonist.

QUESTION 9: Complete. (Loose translation of lines from the Katha-Upanishad) "Like __________
is the path: narrow and hard to tread. The way to enlightenment is thus hard."

QUESTION 10: This non Indian businessman recently got into trouble with an Indian God. Name him.

QUESTION 11: The Germans in the beginning of WWII had very few first-class warships. They had
three that they classified as _____. These ships were more powerful than anything that they could not outrun, and could outrun almost anything they could not outgun. Only three British battlecruisers and two French battlecruisers of the Dunkerque class were superior in both speed and firepower. One of these German ships was in the South Atlantic the time war was declared and immediately went to business sinking nine merchant ships in four months. Which unfortunately brought it into confrontation with the three British warships that were specifically sent to sink it (and quite capable of doing so). After a spectacular battle with the three Allied ships (one of which was so badly damaged and listing that it later had to be abandoned.) the German ship was chased to a nearby neutral port where its captain scuttled it, instead to going back to battle at sea (much to the disappointment of the crowd that had gathered to see an actual sea battle). One of the Allied ships later attained a direct Indian connection. Name that warship.

QUESTION 12: Derive a connection between an Ujjain king & Russia.

QUESTION 13: Which railway station in India has all of the three gauges: Broad gauge, Meter gauge
and Narrow gauge.

QUESTION 14: What is Indian mathematics' connection with a cartoon series originally prepared
for the Fox network?

QUESTION 15: India is a founding member and the ______ largest shareholder of ______. Where
is it located and how many members are currently there?

QUESTION 16: What is common to the following Military Generals who were the prime characters
of the 1971 war? Yahya Khan, Sam Manekshaw and AAK Niazi.

QUESTION 17: This person was associated with the monastic order of Ramakrishna Mission for
some time. His comments on a famous personality on a talkshow led to the firing of the host of the talkshow (she resigned from the host position, according to some accounts), probably the first such occurrence in the history of Indian TV history? Who are the people being talking about?

QUESTION 18: Name the person in the white shirt and the tribals in the picture.

QUESTION 19: Connect: Chhatrapati Maharaj, Controversy and Road traffic.

QUESTION 20: Name the two administrative divisions of India that would link Evan Jenkin and
Herbert Beaumont.

QUESTION 21: Who taught Narada the art of music?

QUESTION 22: The author of this work was so confident he declared, 'In the areas of ______,
_______, ________, and _________, only whatever is in this work can be found in other works, whatever is not here cannot be found anywhere else.'

QUESTION 23: This poet freedom fighter was conferred two honorary titles by two other prominent
freedom fighters. The first title referred to his being a poet, the second referred to his freedom fighter part. Name him, and both the titles.

QUESTION 24: The hero of this literary work was described as 'bare-wristed, for his golden
bracelet has fallen off (because of emaciation)' (paraphrasing again). What literary work?

QUESTION 25: Connect this linguistic community from India with the 2006 football world cup.