lSD Facha Lit Week Quiz 1 Prelims_24.06.2015

1. LSD Facha Lit Week Quiz The Elims 25 Questions. Top 8 go through Multiples of 5 are star marked

2. 1. Located on a very busy street in the Lal Darwaza area of Ahmedabad, the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is an unpretentious, small mosque. The mosque was built by Sidi Saiyyed, an Abyssinian soldier in the service of the Gujarat Sultanate, in the year 1573.Sidi Saiyyed Mosque has a total of 10 windows with intricate stone latticework on them. Of the 10 lattice windows one is the most popular and is known as ‘Sidi Saiyyed ni jaali‘. What is so special about it?

3. 2. What is this minimalist poster a reference to?

4. 3. The first documented use of the word X dates back to 1916, when it was used to describe performers who were known for doing crazy things like biting the heads of various small live animals or eating live insects and the like. These performances were thus known as “X shows”. This word itself came from a Low German word that meant a freak or a simpleton. Identify X.

5. 4. This is the picture of a device used by the Chinese in the early second century AD. What was its primary use?

6. 5. As scary as it sounds, being buried alive was once a common occurrence. People who feared succumbing to such a fate were buried in special coffins that were connected to bells or chimes above the ground. At night, guards listened for any noise in case they had to dig up a living person. Which modern day English phrase has its origin from this rather unusual practice?

7. 6. The company X’s name is taken from the last line of a Chinese poem written during the time of the Song dynasty. The line goes as follows: “Having searched thousands of times in the crowd, suddenly turning back, she is there in the dimmest candlelight.” X literally means “hundreds of times” and represents the persistent search for the ideal. What is X?

8. 7. The word X can be traced to the Persian word sanbosag. It supposedly originated in the Middle East prior to the 10th century. Abolfazl Beyhaqi, an Iranian historian mentioned it in his history Tarikh-e Beyhaghi. It was introduced to the Indian subcontinent in the 13th or 14th century by traders from the Middle East. What is being talked about here?

9. 8. A group of Shamans in San Juan Chamula, Mexico, believe that X heals worshipers. They believe that since X induces burping, it releases evil from the soul. Every group involved in ritual practice had X with them and took it in quantities almost as if they were taking a medicine. Identify X.

10. 9. Before the days of trains or cars, port cities that thrived on trade suffered during winters because frozen rivers prevented commercial ships from entering the city. So, smaller ships known as X would rescue these larger ships by creating a path for them to follow. In today’s times, before any type of business arrangement, it is now customary to __________ before beginning a project. Fill in the blank and complete this phrase that has its origins from the names of these ships.

11. 10. In his article “Celluloid City” on the makings of the movie industry in Chennai, Theodore Bhaskaran writes “Vincent Swamikannu, a railway draftsman from Tiruchirapalli, was one of the earliest travelling exhibitors in 1905. He showed short movies in a tent in Esplanade, near Parry’s Corner, using carbide jet- burners for projection, later importing equipment from Pathe. “ Movies of that time were short, silent films of 15 minutes each. After each movie, there were breaks with entertainment side- shows such as boxing bouts, magic shows, gymnastics for another 30-60 minutes before the next movie viewing. Apart from the fact that these side-shows generated revenue, what constraint of that time mandated the necessity to host these

12. 11. What administrative position takes its name from the fact that the individual is supposed to manage the voting in a fair manner, ensure impartial counting and give back/submit the winning candidate’s name to the Election Commission?

13. 12. Greek physicians and medical tricksters were often shown as putting goats and horses to sleep within a matter of minutes by applying pressure on this vessel, and then revive the subject by releasing pressure. This was because both horses and goats depend entirely on this vessel for cerebral blood, due to insufficient vertebral blood channels. What blood vessel, that derives its name from the ancient Greek root karoun meaning “sleep/drowsiness”?

14. 13. J&K CM Omar Abdullah recently commented on the purpose of this ubiquitous government office artifact asking “Are the _____ not clean? Do they have stains?” By one account, it was a hand me down from WWII days when British soldiers or American GIs had it in their cars, while others say it was used by British colonials in the Raj who couldn’t handle the sub- continental climate. A third theory has it that it’s an invisible screen that separates the ruler from the ruled, a new identity maker in the strict hierarchy of Indian power politics, but protocol lists for officials show no sign of what size or colour it should be or how much it should weigh.

15. 14. During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln’s navy blockaded New Orleans and the Mississippi and Manchester’s looms came to a halt, sending cotton prices shooting. The Gujarati merchants on Dalal Street made fortunes during this time of uncertainty. These early globalizers worked late into the night when rates were wired in and orders wired out at American and European times. However, by this time everyone would be quite tired and the wives would be asleep at home. What cultural mainstay, with the help of some Portuguese Jesuit settler of Bombay, resulted in order to satisfy these traders’ needs ?

16. 15. The book Eat Pray Love is divided into X number of chapters [specifically X+1 if you include the introduction which explains why there are X number of chapters]. The reason for X and X+1 is that this book’s chapters are symbolic reference to an object that is familiar to most of us in India. Identify X, and the object.

17. 16. From back in the day, identify the two people pointed out to in the image. Part points available.

19. 17. There was a 3 minute hoax report broadcast on April Fools’ Day 1957 by the BBC current-affairs program Panorama, purportedly showing a family in southern Switzerland harvesting X from their family tree. At the time, X and its method of preparation was relatively little-known in the UK. A number of viewers afterwards contacted the BBC for advice on growing their own X trees. Decades later, CNN called this broadcast “the biggest hoax that any reputable news establishment ever pulled.” Identify X.

20. 18. Identify the ad

22. 19. X was established in 1937. It was converted into a public sector undertaking during 1947.The main customer of company X is Y and some othe foreign countries like Nepal, Combodia, Turkey, South Africa, Nigeria etc.The main product of this company is used at regular intervals.The logo of company is given below. What is the main product?

23. 20. The article referring to the cover (titled “The tea fed Tiger) refers to this man as a “Toy Car”, and as “a Western-educated intellectual who despises the West “. Among other things, he delivered an 8 hour speech in the UNSC, a record that still holds. Who?

24. SUBMIT SHEETS

25. SAFETY SLIDE

26. ANSWERS

27. 1. Located on a very busy street in the Lal Darwaza area of Ahmedabad, the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque is an unpretentious, small mosque. The mosque was built by Sidi Saiyyed, an Abyssinian soldier in the service of the Gujarat Sultanate, in the year 1573.Sidi Saiyyed Mosque has a total of 10 windows with intricate stone latticework on them. Of the 10 lattice windows one is the most popular and is known as ‘Sidi Saiyyed ni jaali‘. What is so special about it?

28. Answer

29. 2. What is this minimalist poster a reference to?

30. Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris.

31. 3. The first documented use of the word X dates back to 1916, when it was used to describe performers who were known for doing crazy things like biting the heads of various small live animals or eating live insects and the like. These performances were thus known as “X shows”. This word itself came from a Low German word that meant a freak or a simpleton. Identify X.

32. The word is Geek.

33. 4. This is the picture of a device used by the Chinese in the early second century AD. What was its primary use?

35. This “device” was used to detect earthquakes. The large container had water, and if it fell out from the dragons’ mouths, that indicated seismic vibrations.

36. 5. As scary as it sounds, being buried alive was once a common occurrence. People who feared succumbing to such a fate were buried in special coffins that were connected to bells or chimes above the ground. At night, guards listened for any noise in case they had to dig up a living person. Which modern day English phrase has its origin from this rather unusual practice?

37. The phrase is “saved by the bell” which means “escape from a difficult situation narrowly or by an unexpected intervention”.

38. 6. The company X’s name is taken from the last line of a Chinese poem written during the time of the Song dynasty. The line goes as follows: “Having searched thousands of times in the crowd, suddenly turning back, she is there in the dimmest candlelight.” X literally means “hundreds of times” and represents the persistent search for the ideal. What is X?

39. Baidu, the Chinese search engine.

40. 7. The word X can be traced to the Persian word sanbosag. It supposedly originated in the Middle East prior to the 10th century. Abolfazl Beyhaqi, an Iranian historian mentioned it in his history Tarikh-e Beyhaghi. It was introduced to the Indian subcontinent in the 13th or 14th century by traders from the Middle East. What is being talked about here?

41. Samosa

42. 8. A group of Shamans in San Juan Chamula, Mexico, believe that X heals worshipers. They believe that since X induces burping, it releases evil from the soul. Every group involved in ritual practice had X with them and took it in quantities almost as if they were taking a medicine. Identify X.

43. Coca Cola

44. 9. Before the days of trains or cars, port cities that thrived on trade suffered during winters because frozen rivers prevented commercial ships from entering the city. So, smaller ships known as X would rescue these larger ships by creating a path for them to follow. In today’s times, before any type of business arrangement, it is now customary to __________ before beginning a project. Fill in the blank and complete this phrase that has its origins from the names of these ships.

45. The smaller ships were known as “Ice-breakers” and the phrase is “to break the ice”.

46. 10. In his article “Celluloid City” on the makings of the movie industry in Chennai, Theodore Bhaskaran writes “Vincent Swamikannu, a railway draftsman from Tiruchirapalli, was one of the earliest travelling exhibitors in 1905. He showed short movies in a tent in Esplanade, near Parry’s Corner, using carbide jet- burners for projection, later importing equipment from Pathe. “ Movies of that time were short, silent films of 15 minutes each. After each movie, there were breaks with entertainment side- shows such as boxing bouts, magic shows, gymnastics for another 30-60 minutes before the next movie viewing. Apart from the fact that these side-shows generated revenue, what constraint of that time mandated the necessity to host these

47. Projectors of that time used to get heated up, so you needed to wait for half an hour for the equipment to cool down before you could show a new film

48. 11. What administrative position takes its name from the fact that the individual is supposed to manage the voting in a fair manner, ensure impartial counting and give back/submit the winning candidate’s name to the Election Commission?

49. Returning Officer

50. 12. Greek physicians and medical tricksters were often shown as putting goats and horses to sleep within a matter of minutes by applying pressure on this vessel, and then revive the subject by releasing pressure. This was because both horses and goats depend entirely on this vessel for cerebral blood, due to insufficient vertebral blood channels. What blood vessel, that derives its name from the ancient Greek root karoun meaning “sleep/drowsiness”?

51. Carotid Artery

52. 13. J&K CM Omar Abdullah recently commented on the purpose of this ubiquitous government office artifact asking “Are the _____ not clean? Do they have stains?” By one account, it was a hand me down from WWII days when British soldiers or American GIs had it in their cars, while others say it was used by British colonials in the Raj who couldn’t handle the sub- continental climate. A third theory has it that it’s an invisible screen that separates the ruler from the ruled, a new identity maker in the strict hierarchy of Indian power politics, but protocol lists for officials show no sign of what size or colour it should be or how much it should weigh.

53. Towels on Chairs

54. 14. During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln’s navy blockaded New Orleans and the Mississippi and Manchester’s looms came to a halt, sending cotton prices shooting. The Gujarati merchants on Dalal Street made fortunes during this time of uncertainty. These early globalizers worked late into the night when rates were wired in and orders wired out at American and European times. However, by this time everyone would be quite tired and the wives would be asleep at home. What cultural mainstay, with the help of some Portuguese Jesuit settler of Bombay, resulted in order to satisfy these traders’ needs ?

55. Pav Bhaji Loaves provided by Jesuits Bhaji made up of the day’s left-overs at street stalls

56. 15. The book Eat Pray Love is divided into X number of chapters [specifically X+1 if you include the introduction which explains why there are X number of chapters]. The reason for X and X+1 is that this book’s chapters are symbolic reference to an object that is familiar to most of us in India. Identify X, and the object.

57. Symbolic reference to the Japa Mala which has 108 beads, and a 109thbead that is an additional bead since counting should begin and end with the beads next to it.

58. 16. From back in the day, identify the two people pointed out to in the image. Part points available.

60. Mayawati and Kanshi Ram

61. 17. There was a 3 minute hoax report broadcast on April Fools’ Day 1957 by the BBC current-affairs program Panorama, purportedly showing a family in southern Switzerland harvesting X from their family tree. At the time, X and its method of preparation was relatively little-known in the UK. A number of viewers afterwards contacted the BBC for advice on growing their own X trees. Decades later, CNN called this broadcast “the biggest hoax that any reputable news establishment ever pulled.” Identify X.

62. Spaghetti

63. 18. Identify the ad

65. Answer KFC, Finger lickin good

66. 19. X was established in 1937. It was converted into a public sector undertaking during 1947.The main customer of company X is Y and some othe foreign countries like Nepal, Combodia, Turkey, South Africa, Nigeria etc.The main product of this company is used at regular intervals.The logo of company is given below. What is the main product?

67. Answer Mysore paints and varnish limited

68. 20. The article referring to the cover (titled “The tea fed Tiger) refers to this man as a “Toy Car”, and as “a Western-educated intellectual who despises the West “. Among other things, he delivered an 8 hour speech in the UNSC, a record that still holds. Who?

69. Answer VK Krishna Menon, diplomat and the much reviled Defence Minister during the Sino- Indian War of 1962. “ Toy Car” refers to Nehru’s faith in him "Menon is like a toy car ….Nehru sets its pace by winding it and watching it go around. Whenever the car comes to an obstacle, Nehru removes the obstacle from its path and rewinds it."

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