Brain Blast Quiz

RULES:
• Clockwise round – 10 questions
• Direct question - +10, no negatives
• Pass question- +5, no negatives
• Pounce allowed. Written. +20 for right answer, -10 for wrong answer
• All teams are allowed to pounce.
• Teams which have not pounced can answer the direct/pass question. Other teams
cannot.
• Partial points according to the QMs’ decision.

1.
This mythological character is often called as 'Abhra
Matanga', 'Naga Malla' and 'Arka Sodara'. His wife is
Abhramu. He is believed to be the third son of Kashyapa
and Kadru. Who am I talking about?

2.
Media critic Andrew Keen uses the phrase “2 plus 2 equals five” in
his 2007 critique of one of X’s policy. He believes, along with
Marshall Poe, that this leads to an encyclopaedia of common
knowledge, not expert knowledge. He believes the "wisdom of the
crowd" will distort truth. ID X and the policy.

Wikipedia and it's “Everyone can edit” policy

3.
A company once in early 1970s started an advertising campaign that showed a single
hand writing a mathematical formula on a plain piece of paper.
The result was that they received numerous inquiries by chemists, mathematicians
and physicists, asking them for the meaning of the formula as they could not figure
out. The formula is actually a humorous representation for the recipe of Martini.
Apparently the campaign received a critical letter asking ‘Who ever heard of a Martini
without Olive?’. Which famous company ran this program?

4.
This is a Buddhist monk Phra Prommangkalachan. He is holding up something which
he is credited with creating as a good luck charm. This was apparently put to good
use in 2015-16.What is in the centre of this religious cloth?

This monk holds the logo of Leicester City FC and many believe that his blessings
were the reasons for Leicester winning the 2015-16 PL.

5.
The film was screened retrospective on August 17th 2016 at
the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the
Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defence,
commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day. The film was
released to universal critical acclaim, and is widely regarded as one
of the best movies of the past decade. The film portrayed X who is
a good orator and good book writer. ID the film.

6.
X started in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani, a teacher in
Montevideo, Uruguay wanted football to be played on basketball
courts and its rule book was formulated in September 1933. Juan's
goal was to create a team game that could be played indoor or
outdoor but that was similar to Y which became popular after
Uruguay won the world cup and Olympic Gold. While writing the
rules of X he took principles of Y, others from basketball such as
time and number of all players and few other from water polo such
as size of net. What are X and Y?

7.
Started in 1924, this hugely popular brand has 7
restaurants of the same name. In the primary years,
customers were allowed to pass through the kitchen and
then sit to satisfy their hygiene concerns. During WWII, the
restaurant added semolina to Idlis to make the popular
Rava Idlis. Food control act during the Emergency, led to a
dip in their assets and hence led to them inventing the
popular instant food mixtures. Their tradition of serving
beverages in Silver glasses, still exists. Give the name of the
restaurant.

8.
Endemol is a Dutch based company that produced and
distributed multi platform entertainment content. The
company annually produced more than15000 hours of
programming across scripted and non scripted genres ,
including drama, reality TV , comedy, gameshows ,
entertainment, factual and kids programming. Which TV
Program of it is/was televised in India?

9.
Found in 2017 and owned by Nimmagada Prasad and
an eminent sportsperson, they are sponsored by
Muthoot Fincorp, Agni steels and 4 other companies. X
became the brand ambassador and " felt honoured and
glad that the owners chose him for the job". ID the
company and the brand ambassador.

Tamizh Thalaivas, Kamal Haasan

10.
After an accidental meeting between X and Y on a ship in 1893 where they
discussed X's plan of bringing the _____ to India, X wrote to Y five years later "I
trust, you remember me as a fellow-traveller on your voyage from Japan to
Chicago. I very much recall at this moment your views on the growth of the
ascetic spirit in India... I recall these ideas in connection with my scheme of
Research Z which you have doubtless heard or read. "Impressed by Y's views
on science and leadership abilities, X wanted him to guide his campaign. Y
endorsed the project with enthusiasm, and X, with the aim of advancing the
scientific capabilities of the country, constituted a Provisional Committee to
prepare a plan for setting up of Z. ID X,Y and Z.

X - JRD Tata
Y – Vivekananda
Z – IISc., Bengaluru

RULES:
• All teams have to answer the 8 questions on paper.
• The teams will exchange and correct the paper.
• Marking scheme will be revealed after all the questions end.
• No pounce, pass, direct questions.
• Decision of the Quiz masters is final

1.
In 1995, the then Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish had
expressed interest in signing both X and Christophe Dugarry, to
which team owner and chairman Jack Walker reportedly replied,
"Why do you want to sign X when we have Tim Sherwood?“. But X
later went onto become one of the greatest players of all time if not
the greatest. ID X.

2.
In 2006, M. Chandrakumar a.k.a 'Auto Chandran' (he is an
auto rickshaw driver) wrote 'Lock Up' about his experiences
being jailed in the 80s. What honour did an 'interrogative'
work derived from this novel receive in 2016?

3.
The 22nd amendment to the US constitution was passed on 21st March, 1947. This
amendment constitutionalised the unwritten rule (the rule was caused by an action of
George Washington). Passed after the death of Franklin.D.Roosevelt(FDR), FDR was
the only one to break the unsaid rule. (FDR led the US through the great depression
and WWII.) What unsaid rule/amendment are we talking about?

4.
On 28th July 2017, a website called tenyearsago.io was launched. What is the purpose
of this website/what does this website do?

5.
The term X denotes a furniture on which we can sit and lie down. X
was also a profession in the royal kingdoms of India. X were the
chief treasury official, finance ministers or prime ministers to the
king. The father of Father of our nation was a X in the court of the
King of Rajkot and Bikaner. ID X.

6.
X was found in response to India’s nuclear test of 1974. A
series of meeting from 1975 to 1978 of X at London led to
agreements on export and imports between countries
under X. Frequent meetings at London has led to X being
known as the ‘London Group’ or ‘London club’. India has
been lobbying for entry into X and has won many
supporters for its entry into X. Write the full form of X.

7.
Talks began in 1971 about holding _____, led by Jack Hayward. South
Africa, under pressure from the world for their apartheid laws, were not
invited to take part in the competition. Two other nations, Australia and
New Zealand were invited. Hayward had previously organised tours of
the West Indies by England and it was from this region that the other
two competing nations were drawn; Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
To make up the numbers, England also fielded a "Young England" team,
and an "International Team" was also included. Five South Africans were
invited to play for the International team as a means of compensation
for the team not being invited, but these invitations were later
withdrawn. Fill in the blanks.

8.
The third was Nowroji Saklatwala, who did not share the
last name of the first two or the next two. The sixth was like
him. What are we talking about?

MARKING SCHEME:
Marks per question (For the teams which got the right
answer) =
(7-n) x 5; n is the number of teams who have given the
right answer.
• EXCEPTION TO THE RULE: 0 when none of the teams answer
• NO NEGATIVES

1.
In 1995, the then Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish had expressed interest in
signing both X and Christophe Dugarry, to which team owner and chairman Jack
Walker reportedly replied, "Why do you want to sign X when we have Tim
Sherwood?“. But X later went onto become one of the greatest players of all time if
not the greatest. ID X.

2.
In 2006, M. Chandrakumar a.k.a 'Auto Chandran' (he is an auto rickshaw driver) wrote
'Lock Up' about his experiences being jailed in the 80s. What honour did an
'interrogative' work derived from this novel receive in 2016?

The Tamil film VISAARANAI is based on this. This film was
declared as the official entrant for the Academy Awards
from India for 2016.

‘An individual cannot become the president of the USA,
more than twice’

This website shows what the webpages of famous companies were like, 10 years ago.

5.
The term X denotes a furniture on which we can sit and lie down. X was also a
profession in the royal kingdoms of India. X were the chief treasury official, finance
ministers or prime ministers to the king. The father of Father of our nation was a X in
the court of the King of Rajkot and Bikaner. ID X.

6.
X was found in response to India’s nuclear test of 1974. A series of meeting from 1975
to 1978 of X at London led to agreements on export and imports between countries
under X. Frequent meetings at London has led to X being known as the ‘London
Group’ or ‘London club’. India has been lobbying for entry into X and has won many
supporters for its entry into X. Write the full form of X.

7.
Talks began in 1971 about holding _____, led by Jack Hayward. South Africa, under
pressure from the world for their apartheid laws, were not invited to take part in the
competition. Two other nations, Australia and New Zealand were invited. Hayward
had previously organised tours of the West Indies by England and it was from this
region that the other two competing nations were drawn; Jamaica and Trinidad and
Tobago. To make up the numbers, England also fielded a "Young England" team, and
an "International Team" was also included. Five South Africans were invited to play for
the International team as a means of compensation for the team not being invited,
but these invitations were later withdrawn. Fill in the blanks.

8.
The third was Nowroji Saklatwala, who did not share the last name of the first two or
the next two. The sixth was like him. What are we talking about?

Chairmen of the Tata Group.
Cyrus Mistry, like Saklatwala, was not a Tata. He was
unceremoniously dumped as chairman of Tata Sons,
and replaced by his predecessor, Ratan Tata.

RULES:
• Clockwise round
• 6 questions
• No pounce.
• Each team choose their number from the grid and answer
• 20 points per question, 5 for the connect and 5 each for the identification
• Both direct and pass are of the same points.
• QM's decision is final!

1.
• Sir Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh, was an Indian civil servant and the
first Governor of RBI from 1943 to 1949. He was against the nationalisation
of RBI but agreed to stride through the process and established RBI at its
glory.
• Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel was a director at London School of
Economics and was the first Principal of IIM Ahmedabad ( He launched the
institute on the path of becoming the best B-school in India).
• X is an IIT graduate, was the chief economist at International Monetary fund,
was a visiting professor at the Management school of MIT and featured in
the Time Magazine’s ‘100 most influential people’ list in the year 2016.
Name X and Connect these 3 people.

•X-Raghuram Rajan
•These three were the RBI Governors in 1946,
1978 and 2016 when Indian Currency notes
were Demonetized.

2.
Give two connections
between the two images.

• Winnie-the-Pooh Meets the Queen (Winnie the Pooh and The Royal Birthday -
eBook)
The comic character was used for celebrating the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth
where he travels to Buckingham Palace along with his friends. It was his 90th Birthday
too. 21st April is the queen’s real birthday and Pooh shares the same.

4.
CONNECT TO A
RECENT
HAPPENING

AI DEBATE BETWEEN ZUCKERERG AND ELON MUSK

RULES
• Anticlockwise round – 10 questions
• Direct question - +10, no negatives
• Pass question- +5, no negatives
• Pounce allowed. Written. +20 for right answer, -10 for wrong answer
• All teams are allowed to pounce.
• Teams which have not pounced can answer the direct/pass question. Other teams
cannot.
• Partial points according to the QMs’ decision.

1.
X was a Roman politician, general, and notable author of
Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led
to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the
Roman Empire. X was born by a medical procedure, Y,
performed for the first time in History. Hence, the
procedure Y is named after X. Name X and Y.

X-Julius Caesar, Y-Caesarian Section

The Colossus of Rhodes was a gigantic statue of the Greek titan
god of the sun Helios erected in ancient Greece which figured
among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world In early 2014, a
large group of production designers working under leading Indian
art director Sabu Cyril was assigned the task of constructing a 45
feet tall gold statue inspired by Colossus of Rhodes, with the
intention of replicating the size and grandeur on celluloid. Where
are you likely to see this construction?

BALLALADEVA STATUE IN BAAHUBALI

3.
X is a memorial to the First world war martyrs . The 42-
metre tall X, is situated in a hexagonal complex (diameter
of about 625 metres, covers approximately 306,000 m² in
area). X is said to be "a creative reworking of Y". Y is a
monument on the right bank of River Seine, was
commissioned by Emperor Napoleon in 1806 and
completed in 1836. Identify X and Y.

• X-India gate
• Y- Arc De Triomphe

4.
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, _____ were made by heating a bar of
iron or steel, then flattening and shaping its ends into blades on an anvil. The
center of the bar was heated, bent to form the spring, then cooled and
reheated to make it flexible. The Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Company in
Hangzhou, China, has been manufacturing _____ since 1663.
William Whiteley & Sons (Sheffield) Ltd. was producing _____ by 1760, although
it is believed the business began trading even earlier.
Pivoted ____ were not manufactured in large numbers until 1761, when Robert
Hinchliffe produced the first pair of modern-day ____ made of hardened and
polished cast steel. He lived in Cheney Square, London, and was reputed to be
the first person who put out a signboard proclaiming himself "fine _____
manufacturer". Fill in the blanks.

5.
X is a dance form of Odisha, performed only by male dancers. X
literally means "single boy". To transform into graceful feminine
dancers the boys do not cut their hair, instead they style it into a
knot and weaving garlands of flowers into it. They make up their
faces with mixed white and red powder. Kajal (black eyeliner) is
broadly applied around the eyes to give them an elongated look.
Traditional paintings adorn the face, which are unique to each
dance school. ID the dance form.

6.
Dark Smoke - ‘Fumata Nera’, caused by burning Potassium
Perchlorate, Anthracene and Sulphur
White smoke - ‘Fumata Bianca’, caused by burning Potassium
Chlorate, Lactose and Colophony
What is the significance of these two smokes?

The smokes used in the papal elections

7.
_____ was born in in Canada and was a professor in
University of Toronto and the media was crazy for his
lectures during the 1960s. Credited of coining the term
'Global village'. His book, 'The Gutenberg Galaxy' was a
great seller but caused a lot of controversy. But in the
book, he coined the term X 'to refer to rapid, irregular and
multidirectional movement through a heterogeneous
body' which is very common now. ID X

8.
“Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, bright with
orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Dark fields waving
Mother of might, Mother free.
Glory of moonlight dreams, Over thy branches and lordly streams,
Clad in thy blossoming trees, Mother, giver of ease Laughing low
and sweet! Mother I kiss thy feet, Speaker sweet and low! Mother,
to thee I bow.”
This translation of a poem was published by Shri Aurobindo Ghosh
in his weekly, Karmayogin. This poem was traced from a book on
The Bengal Famine, 1770. By what name do we know this famous
poem?

9.
____________ is an alumnus of Government Engineering College, Trichur in Kerala. He
has been working with Indian Oil Corporation since 1999. He draws cartoons for
Malayalam magazines.
He has authored:
1. Asura: Tale of the Vanquished
2. Ajaya: Roll of the Dice
3. Ajaya: Rise of Kali
4. X.
FIND X.

10.
X-Y (two words) is a popular toy manufactured parallely by Marris
Michtom in the U.S. and Richar Steiff in Germany. Named after
Theodre Roosevelt, 26th President of the USA, he disliked to be
called X. In 1912, when he had gone on hunting, everyone had
killed an animal except him. To show him successful, his assistants
tied an old and ill Y to a tree and asked him to shoot it. He refused
to kill the Y and this became the topic of a political Cartoon in The
Washington post. This cartoon lead to the toy being named X-Y.
Name the toy.

11.
ID the speaker and significance of this
speech

INDIRA GANDHI, SPEECH ON 30TH OCTOBER

12.
ID the producer of this movie. Why is
it special?

IBM, FIRST PROOF OF MEMORY IN ATOMS

RULES:
• 8 topics – 1 question per topic
• All bets should be made in multiples of 10.
• All teams have to bet. Minimum bet = 10 pts. No negatives for the minimum bet.
• If the bet is 20 or more,
CASE 1- Right answer: The points bet, will be awarded
CASE 2 – Wrong/No answer: Half of the points bet, will be reduced from the team’s
total.
• QM’s decision is final.

Briggette Marie Claude X is the wife and former high
school teacher of Mr.X,the president of a country. In
2015, this lady left the school job to support X in his
political career. As X was younger to Briggette by 24
years he disclosed the love to be a complicated and
often undisclosed and misunderstood affair. ID X!

_____ is the dried latex exuded from the rhizome or tap root of
several species of Ferula, a perennial herb that grows 1 to 1.5 m (3.3
to 4.9 ft.) tall. The species is native to the deserts of Iran and
mountains of Afghanistan and is mainly cultivated in nearby India.
The resin-like gum comes from the dried sap extracted from the
stem and roots and is used as a spice. The resin is greyish-white
when fresh, but dries to a dark amber colour. The _______ resin is
difficult to grate and is traditionally crushed between stones or with
a hammer. Today, the most commonly available form is
compounded _____, a fine powder containing 30%_____ resin, along
with rice flour and gum-Arabic.
All the blanks route to the same answer. Fill in the blanks.

Insisting that he is little hard of hearing in one ear (though he is
almost completely deaf), this character of Herge is known for his
humorous antics in Tintin comic series. Half of his name is derived
from ‘A branch of maths simultaneously arrived by Newton and
Leibniz’. He is an absent-minded, mad scientist who finds devices
such as Shark-shaped submarine, A Moon rocket and an ultrasound
weapon. The character is inspired by Auguste Piccard. Give us his
full name.

X contains 3 chapters and 5270 lines of poetry. Written by a Jain
Poet-prince from Kodungallur (near Kochi), X is a poetic rendition
of culture, religion, town planning and arts-dance and music. X is
one of the first literary marvels to interweave prose and poetry in its
lines. The author in his prologue States that (translation) “We shall
compose a poem, with songs, To explain these truths: even kings, if
they break The law, have their necks wrung by dharma; Great men
everywhere commend wife of renowned fame; and karma ever
Manifests itself, and is fulfilled.”
Identify X and its author

X- Silappadigaram, Ilango-adigal

‘P Q’ is the name of a popular board game. Originally invented by
the Germans, its name was ‘Stern-Halma’. ‘Stern’ refers to the shape
of the board. The name P does not connect to its place of origin.
This game is not a variation of ‘Q’ (Q is also known as draughts).
Still, The name ‘P Q’ was given to ‘Stern-Halma’ in 1928, by Jack
Pressman and Bill to market the game in USA. Identify ‘P Q’, the
name we know this popular game.

• "X" is a generic trademark owned by Sealed Air Corporation. In 1957 two inventors
named Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes were attempting to create a three-
dimensional plastic wallpaper. Although the idea was a failure, they found what they
named X.
• X is most often formed from polyethylene (LDPE) film with a shaped side bonded to
a flat side. Its components can be as small as 6 millimeters (1/4 inch) in diameter, to
as large as 26 millimeters (1 inch) or more. The most common component size is 1
centimeter. ID X.

Father of Advertising, David Ogilvy said that there can be three types of brand names:
• 1. Names of men and women, eg.Ford, Campbell etc. He calls them as memorable,
difficult to copy and human.
• 2. Descriptive names like 3-in-one oil, Janitor in a drum etc. These have sales appeal
but lesser brand extensions.
• What is the third?

Names of company such as Kodak, Kotex which are meaningless

Radhika Roy is the Co-owner of NDTV and wife of
Prannoy Roy. She is said to be the “Guiding vision
and force behind NDTV”. During a television career of
more than 25 years, she has rarely been interviewed
or photographed, being intensely private. But her
presence is felt 24✖7 in NDTV. How is her presence
felt?

The legend goes like this. It is believed that Thaalpya Maharishi along with his
disciples on his way back from the Great Himalayas was astonished by the beauty of
Sri Venkatachalapathy Swami at Tirupati. He stays there for a few years. It is believed
that he wished to have a temple and lord similar to that of Tirupati in his village. As
soon as he returned he started a severe penance along the banks of Cauvery.
Impressed with his dedication lord assures him that he'd stay at this place until the
end of Kali Yuga. Later this sage had to leave this place to the Himalayas for his
religious trip. Thus the daily rituals had abruptly come to an end. However it is also
stated that a Chola king restored the practice and daily rituals. Which great temple is
being referred to here?

Gunaseelam (Sri Prasanna Venkateshwara Swamy) temple

X means "Practice in the arts of the battlefield". X mainly consists of
Yoga movements adopted from the Sutras of Patanjali and Finger
movements adopted from Natya Shastra by Bharata known as
Chuvatu and Vadivu respectively. People who know X are markedly
better classical dancers. Northern X is based on movements and
elegancy. Southern X is based on heavy actions. ID X.

RULES:
• 6 questions in total
• All the questions lead to a base connect. The points for the base CONNECT is
mentioned in each slide
• One question per team, no pass. +10 for direct right answer, no negatives.
• All teams can pounce. +20 for right answer, -10 for wrong answer
• QM’s decision is final

+60/-30 1.
The phrase means ‘Long Live the revolution!’. Independence activist Maulana Hasrat
Mohani had coined the slogan in 1921. He first used the phrase when Mahatma
Gandhi and Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru went to meet Mohani. As the slogan invented
by Mohani, the phrase was used by Bhagat Singh, who shouted it after bombing the
Central Assembly in Delhi. ID the slogan.

+50/-25 2.
• Founded in the year 1996, X was founded by Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer, V.S.S. Mani. He started the company with 6 employees, some rented
computers and borrowed furniture in a hired garage space. The idea was conceived
by Mr. Mani while working for United Database India (UDI). He initiated this concept
after understanding the convenience in delivering information over a call instead of
it being stored in a book. However the official establishment of the company was on
standby as Mani was unable to make an investment of Rs.5,000 for a land line
service. The company later began with a seed capital of Rs.50,000. With the reach of
the internet increasing, Mani decided to go online with X.com in 2007.
• As of December 2015 X has 10,198 employees. X has a database of approximately
15.3 million listings and 346,000 paid listings as of June, 2015. X’s total revenue was
Rs 171.33 crore at the end of the quarter ended December, 2015. It is touted that
10% stake in the company during inception has grown to a profit of 4600%. ID the
company.

+40/-20 3.
The X scandal was a major political scandal that occurred
between Sweden and India during the 1980s and 1990s, initiated by politicians and
implicating the Indian prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and several other members of the
Swedish and Indian governments who were accused of receiving kickbacks from X for
winning a bid to supply India's 155 mm field howitzer. The scandal relates to illegal
kickbacks paid in a US$1.4 billion deal between the Swedish arms manufacturer X with
the government of India for the sale of 410 field howitzer guns, and a supply contract
almost twice that amount. ID X.

+30/-15 4.
• The company is well known in India for its fairness cream products for men.
• In 2008, the company acquired Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd for Rs.730 crores.
The company became debt free within 2 years of the Zandu deal.
• The company's health products unit offers tonics for colds and coughs as well
as nutraceuticals.
• The company forayed into men's deodorant market by launching HE brand of
deodorants. Hrithik Roshan was appointed as brand ambassador for HE brand.
• The company has entered into an agreement with Mr Sanjeev Juneja to acquire his
hair & scalp care business under the 'KESH KING' and allied brands. The acquisition
marks the company’s foray in the Ayurvedic Hair & Scalp Care segment which is
growing at a rapid pace.
Within three decades, the company has grown to Rs. 10 billion ______ Ltd under the Rs.
30 billion _______ Group. FITB/Identify the company.

+20/-10 5.
X is an extremely rare genetic disorder in which symptoms resembling
aspects of ageing are manifested at a very early age. Those born with X
typically live to their mid-teens to early twenties. It is a genetic condition
that occurs as a new mutation, and is rarely inherited, as carriers usually do
not live to reproduce. Although the term X applies strictly speaking to all
diseases characterized by premature aging symptoms, and is often used as
such, it is often applied specifically in reference to Hutchinson–Gilford X
syndrome.
ID X.

+10/0 6.
The show initially was aired in Star plus and then moved onto another channel. It is
coming back this August. What am I talking about?

ANSWERS:
1.Inquilab Zindabad
2.Justdial
3.Bofors
4.Emami
5.Progeria
6.KBC

AND THE CONNECT IS:
AMITABH
BACHCHAN

CONNECTION:
1. Amitabh was named Inquilab initially
2. The 4600% profit was made by him
3. His name too erupted in the Bofors Scandal. He proved in court that he was
innocent.
4. Navaratna Tail – Thanda Thanda Cool Cool
5. His character in Paa
6. You know!

ID the entity which has this
constructional diagram.

X is an importuning but lovable, freckle-faced five-and-a-half-year-
old boy with a famous blond cowlick and a penchant for mischief.
His long-suffering parents can only shake their heads and try to
explain their son's antics to others. Despite this, they really do love
him very much. X's wide-eyed curiosity, his well-meaning attempts
to help, his innocent, matter-of-fact bluntness, his youthful energy
and enthusiastic nature always seem to lead to trouble wherever he
goes. He wears a blue/black striped shirt, tennis shoes, and red
overalls with pockets that are sometimes filled with snakes, frogs, or
his slingshot.

An ___ file contains all of that program's code (such as .dex
files), resources, assets, certificates, and manifest file. As is
the case with many file formats, ___ files can have any
name needed, provided that the file name ends in ".___".
Fill in the blanks and write the full form. All route to the
same.

X are Saddle shaped wafers produced by Kellogg’s. X have about
42% potato content, the remainder being wheat starch combined
with vegetable oils, an emulsifier, salt, and seasoning. Other
ingredients can include sweeteners like maltodextrin and dextrose,
monosodium glutamate (MSG) and disodium inosinate. They’re
packed in containers of height- 10.5 in, Diameter- 3 in and Radius
1.5 in. What is X?

In a semi final match of a knockout football tournament against
East Bengal in 2010 , X made his debut in football, bearing the no.
99 on his jersey. Playing as a striker , he took a great shot on goal
which keeper Naseem Akthar had to fly to save it brilliantly. X ,
though was never seen again in Indian football as his side
Mohamedan sporting club lost the match and a possible
agreement with Chirag United didn't see the daylight. ID X

X's grandson believes that there were multiple factors that led to
X's composition of Z. One of which was that Z had been inspired by
an incident which took place in the shrine of Tirupati in 1925, when
X had defended the right of a lower caste man to enter the temple.
Z was published in a magazine W in 1967 , and Y's rendition of Z
became popular. Y had previously raised funds for W by playing a
role in a film V.ID V, W ,X , Y and Z.

X – Rajaji
Y – MS Subbulakshmi
Z – Kurai Ondrum Illai
V – Savithri
W - Kalki

A person X is a self proclaimed socialist. He was arrested in Bulgaria
for speaking against their govt. He is a successful entrepreneur and
is the founder of a famous IT company Y . Identify X and Y.

X – Narayana Murthy
Y - Infosys

Commander K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra was a 1959 Indian court case
where Commander Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati, a Naval Commander, was tried for
the murder of Prem Ahuja, his wife's lover. The incident received unprecedented
media coverage and inspired several books and films. Similarly, when a film X was
made in 2016 on the same, Akshay Kumar (the lead actor in X) received a lot of Media
attention for being awarded the Y. Name X and Y. Be specific.

X – Rustom
Y - Rajat Kamal (National Award for best actor)

Born to a Bata executive father and a barrister mother ( his mother
became the first lady chief justice of Delhi high court, passed away
on 5 May, 2017) in Kolkata, he is a Economics Doctorate holder and
a crusader against section 377 of IPC. His first book adapts the
name of a 1.6 km suspension bridge and is a 'Novel in verse'(The
whole novel is a poem). ID him and his first book.

Vikram Seth and The Golden Gate

X is an instrument/weapon which can be used only by the
deserving. In 2015, a YouTube named “Sufficiently Advanced”
recreated X by using magnets and a fingerprint scanner, so that
only he can use it. ID X.

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