agantuk quiz 2016 final

Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final

1. Id the deity.

Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final Answer

1. Nandrudayan Vinayaka,Tamilnadu.

Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 2. Earth was made chariot with Sun

and Moon as its wheels and Brahma holding its rein,Mt. Meru became bow,Basuki became bow string,Vishnu became arrow,Agni became tip of the arrow and Vayu became feathers of the arrow. Name the rider & purpose.


2. Lord Shiva to kill Tripura(Tripureswar)

Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 3. This Noida based company was registered on 16th Septenber,2015.Founder Directors are Mohit Kr. Goyel,Sushma Devi and Rajesh Kumar. Name the company.


3. Ringing Bells Pvt. Ltd of Freedom 251 Fame.


4.Connect: Gramaphone,Image Orthicon Tube(or

CRT) and Mary Antoinette Perry.


4. Name of the origins of the Grammy,Emmy and Tony Awards.

Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 5.Christian Galano made history by being the 1st of its kind in football.How did he stick his name in football history.


5. He was the first footballer to receive the Green Card in Football (in Serie B for Vacenza) for fair play.


6.This famous Bengali was born in 1906 in Purnia,Bihar.He was engaged in legal profession for a very short period of time after completion of BL.He was once chosen the Secretary of Indian National Congress of Purnia district.He was arrested and detained in Bhagalpur jail for two terms before independence.Quitting INC,he later joined Socialist Party in 1948.His first novel was published in 1946. He won Rabindra Puroskar in 1950 for his above mentioned novel publised in 1946.Id him.


6. Satinath Bhaduri( novel was Jagari).


7. Mhow,a small cantonment town in the Indore district of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh,has been named after X since it is X’s birthplace. His father,a subedar in the Mahar Regiment,was staioned there at the time of his birth in 1891. Id X.


7. X is Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Ambedkar Nagar named after him.


8. Connect the following words. I. Sun, II. New, III.Strange, IV. Shine,

V. Hidden, VI. Lazy.


8. Latin words of these are Helio,Neo,Xeno,Rado,Krypto and Argo. By adding ‘N’ with them we get the names Nobel gas with just the exception of Helium.


9. What is common to Hindi films Meri Surat Teri Ankhe,Mamta,Do Anjane,Dosti and Bengali films Mayamriga.(a non-exhaustive list). The answer should be very specific.


9. Story writer of all these films was Nihar Ranjan Gupta. Meri Surat Teri Ankhe was adopted from Bengali Film Ulka,Mamta from Uttar Phalguni,Do Anjane from Ratrit Jatri and Dosti from Lalu Bhulu.


9. X was a SUCI MLA won from Jaynagar constituency. He was a PWD minister in Ajay Mukherjee led United Front Government Of WB in 1967. Soma say that he brought such type of our culture in our political movement that Oxford English Dictionary included the a specific word which defines this kind of political movement. Id X.

Agantuk Quiz 2016 FinalAnswer

9. Subodh Banerjee.


10. On request of Netaji,The Ananda Bazar Patrika and the Hindusthan Standard jointly released a venyl record of the song Vande Mataram,sung in Desh Raag by X in the 1938 (i.e. the record releasing year), as a marching song the record was also played from Singapore radio in the year 1943. Id X.


10. Timir Baran Bhattacharya.


11. In case of online purchasing, Google started a project i.e. a kind of product delivery system to the customers by using drones or self –flying vehicles. Name the project.


11. Project Wing.


12. X was taken to the hermitage of hermit Y by X’s father. Y was sitting mudded in his hermitage. X’s father requested Y to give his blessings upon his son. Then Y said that the whole world will take X’s name with full respect in future,evrentually exactly that happened. Id X & Y.


12. X- Rabindra Nath Tagore. Y- Bamakhyapa.


13. This famous Bengali writer wrote a novel ‘Shamuk’ in the year 1957 for participation in a competition conducted in memory of Manik Bandyopadhyay. He did not win any prize there. Moti Nandi,Atin bandyopadhyay and Purnendu Patri won the prizes. His novel was published in three installments in the magazine ‘Purbomegh’. In 2015,this novel was published in novel form . Name the famous novelist.


13. Hasan Azizul Haque.


14. The person in the picture was born on 20 October,1888 in Chakwal Tehsil of jhelum district in what is now the Patohar region of Pakistan.On 31 October,1914 at Hallebeke,Belgium at the age of 26,he did something of great worth for which he is remembered mostly to the Indians. Id him and his feat.


14. Khudadad Khan The feat is that he is the first Indian

to receive Victoria Cross Medal.


15.FITB and the list is about:- I.Mansa Musa:-King of Timbuktu,Mali. lived:1280-1337. II.Augustus Caesar:-Founder of Roman empire and its first

emperor. lived:63BC-14AD. III.Emperor Shen Zang:-emperor of Chinese Sang dynasty lived:1048-1085. IV.____________. V.Joseph Stalin:-Premier of the Soviet Union. lived:1887-1953. VI.Andrew Carnegie:-A steel tycoon of the USA. lived:1835-1919. VII.john D. Rockefeller:-USA. lived:1839-1937. VIII.Alan The Red:Nephew of William the conquerer. Country:England. lived:1040-1093. IX._____________. X.Genghis Khan:Mongolian emperor. lived:1162-1227.


14. Emperor Akbar & Bill Gates. List of richest persons of all time

according to 2015 Time’s Money Magazine compiled list.


16.He was once a rickshaw puller who loved to read books.While reading the book 'Agnigarbha' he came across a word 'jijibisha' several times but failed to comprehend the meaning of it. So when he got a chance to ask a passenger,whom he had known beforehand as a professor,the meaning of the word,he mustered courage and asked her.The passenger was utterly surprised as she herself was the author of the book 'Agnigarbha'.That very incident changed the course of life of the rickshaw puller who later became an eminent writer and went on to pen as many as 100 short stories and 9 novels till date.Who is he?


16. Manaranjan Byapari . The first Dalit to win Paschimbanga Bangla Academy Award,the state’s highest literary award.


17.He played 25 tests for his country. His only first class century came in a test in 1960.He shared a record in test matches with Wriddhiman Saha. However,he was the last person to have a certain distinction for his country. Id the person and the distinction.


17. Gerry Alexander. The last white to captain the West

Indian side. He shares the record of being only

wicketkeeper who scored not ou fifties in both innings of a test match with Wriddhiman Saha.


18.In 1508 X received a commission from Julius II to make Y,a masterpiece without precedent.Although it was not X's trait,he accepted the challenge posed to him.During the course of doing Y,he had several run-ins with Julius II regarding the contents of Y but X stuck to his own instinct and finished the work so efficiently that it has drawn multitude of visitors to Y,ever since it was revealed five centuris ago. Give X and Y.


18.MichelangeloSistine Chapel Celling.


19.This athlete has a unique distinction in the history of Olympics which is still intact. He participated in three Olympis from 1900 to 1908 and the Intercalated Games in 1906.Name him and his record.


19. Ray Ewry. Won highest number of individual

Olympic Gold (8) on Truck & Field.


20.The festival X initiated by Y in 1910 is celebrated during Poush Mela at Shantiniketan every year. To commemorate first X Rabindranath Tagore composed a poem Z. Tagore recited the poem on every subsequent festival till his death. Id X,Y & Z.


20. X- Christotsav. Y- C. F. Andrew. Z- Shishu Tirtha/The Child.


21. X became synonymous with the gunpowder plot,the failure of which has been commemorated since November 5,1605.X's effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire commonly accompanied by a fireworks display.X's mask is first used in the graphic novel 'V for Vendetta' in 1982,designed by illustrator David Lloyd. Id X.


21. Guy Fawks.


22. He is the only athlete for his country to have won Gold medals in the 100 meter race at all four major competitions,the Olympics,the World Championships,the European Championships and the Commomnwealth Games.He was the first European to break the 10 second barrier in the 100 meter and still holds the record for his country in the event. At the age of 32,he was the oldest person to have captured 100 meter Olympic gold. Id him and his country.


22. Linford Christie Great Britain.


23.Valdemar De Brito was the first footballer to have missed the penalty shot(first shot saved was Carlos Vidal's by Alex Thepot in 1930) in a world cup match in 1934(vs Spain).However he later amended his reputation by contributing something to the world of football. What was his great contribution to Football?


23. Valdemar De Brito discovered and nurtured Pele.


24. He was a playwright and a stage actor as well.Born in 1853,he graduated from the General Assembly's Institution(Now Scotish Church College) and later proceeded to the Calcutta Medical College,from where he dropped out after two years of study. He debuted in the female role of ‘Sairindhri’ at the historic inaugural performance of the Bengal public playhouse in the Indian National Theatre on 7 December 1872. Who is he here?


24. Amritlal Basu.


25.Argentina's Cesareo Onzari scored a goal against Uruguay on 2 October 1924.Megan Raponie of the US women's football team scored an equalizing goal against Canada in the 54th minute at Old Trafford at the 2012 London Olympic. How can you connect this two incidents with a Soccer World cup incident? Explain.


25. Olympic Goal in Soccer World Cup by Marcos Coll in 1963 Chilie against Russia.


26. By winning the Women's single title in Lawn tennis at Rio Olympic,Monica Puig became the 1st athlete to win an Olympic Gold while representing Puerto Rico. However,there is another Puertorican who won Olympic Gold before Monica Puig but she represented another country. Name her and the country she represented.


26.Gigi Fernandez. USA.


27. The man in the picture is an Italian Classical tenor,recording artist and singer-songwriter.Born with poor eyesight,he became permanently blind at the age of 12 following a football accident.He has recorded fifteen solo studio albums,of both pop and classical music,three greatest hit albums,and nine complete operas selling over 80 million records worldwide. Just id him.


27. Andrea Bocelli.


28.This Indian Wrestler remains the only Olympian wrestler to have fought his bout keeping his beard and full head of hair earning him the sobriquet 'Keshdhari'. A two time olympian though performed brilliantly at 1960 Rome Olympic to fininsh a creditable fifth,he was overshadowed by the performance of the great Flying Sikh Milkha Singh and went into oblivion of people's memory. Id him.


28. Madho Singh.


29.The man in the picture(1905-1976) was an American entrepreneur,known during his life as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world.First making a name for himself as a film producer,he then became an influential figure in the aviation industry.Later in life he became known for his ecentric behaviour and reclusive lifestyle.As a maverick film tycoon,he gained prominence in Hollywood from the late 1920's,making big-budget and often controvertial films like Rocket(1928),Hell's Angels(1930),The Outlaw(1943) etc.Martin Scorcese paid a tribute to him by making his biopic with Leonardo D'caprio playing the main protagonist.


29. Howard Hughes.


30. X was a member of 'The Invincible',the 1948 Australian team that toured England. He played only 13 tests with a batting average of whooping 63.05 runs per innings. He had earned a reputation of being eccentric and was frequently the subject of controversy.

Another X (with a different middle name) was an English professional cricketer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest ever bowlers. He played 27 matches from 1901 to 1914,taking 189 wickets at an astonishing average of 16.43,one of lowest bowling averages ever achieved. Id X.


30. Sidney (George) Barnes(above). Sydney (Francis) Barnes(bellow).

Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final31.This company (logo in the pic) was founded by Jurgen Mossack in 1977 and joined by Ramon Fonseca in 1986. It is a Law firm and Corporate Service Provider with more than 40 offices and 500 employees scattered all over the world. However the firm has received worldwide media attention in early 2016 for what specific reason?


31. Panama Papers Leak. Concern Mossack-Fonseca.


32. It is a French word which means ‘relaxation of tension’. In simple words it means to end the long lasting cold war between the USA and USSR through composite dialogues. In the 1950’s French General Charles de Gaulle used it in the international diplomatic forum for the first time. But it was Henry Kissinger,the then security adviser of the US president Richard Nixon,who made the word popular in the perspective of Soviet-US relationship in the 70’s. Give the word.


32. D’etente.


33. . X,the king of Shinar believed to live between 2200 BC and 2154 BC,was according to the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles,the son of Cush and the great grandson of Noah. However he is mostly remembered for his creation of Y that earned him reputation as a king who was rebellious against God. In fact God viewed this behaviour as rude and disrespectful and confounded people's speech so that they could no longer understand each other and scattered them around the world,this led to the origin of different languages. Id X & Y.


33. Nimrod. Tower of Nimrod/Babel.


34.This man was a circus performer and entrepreneur. In 1887 he founded X with all-Indian team,a first of its kind in Bengal,and travelled Bengal,India and South East Asia with his team. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of circus in India. Who is he and what did he found?


34. Priyanath Bose Great Bengal Circus.


35. Just Id.


35. Marjorie Gestering,Youngest athlete to win an Olympic Gold.


36. Id and connect.


36.(From L-R) Doris Hart, Martina Navratilova and Margaret Court Smith.

Only three to have accomplished the feat of ‘Career Boxed Set’ in Tennis.


37. Fill up and put funda.


37.Angelo Merkel. Only four women individually selected for the Times persons of the year so far.


38. Id the picture. He was one of England’s most popular cricket captains. He represented England in 50 tests.He also played Rugby Union. He was England’s last double international. However,he was the first to have the distinction of something in international cricket. What distinction does he have?


38. Michael John Knight Smith. First Match Referee in International

Cricket.(In 1991-92 Ind-Aus series )


39. This fort was built by the Royal Rajput family of the Katoch dynasty,which traces its origin to the ancient Trigarta kingdom,mentioned in the Mahabharata. It is the largest fort in the Himalayas and probably the oldest dated fort in India,as the recent research suggests that the Katoch dynasty may be the oldest dynasty in the world. The name of this fort also finds mention in the era of Alexander the Great. Just name the fort.


39. Kangra Fort in Himachal Pradesh.


40. What is the uniqueness of this two Charlie Chaplin’s movies?


40. These are the only two Chaplin-directed films where he didn’t play a major role.


29. In response to US-led boycott of the previous Summer Olympic,in 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games,fourteen eastern bloc countries including the Soviet Union,Cuba and East Germany boycotted the Games. Only two communist bloc countries attended the games.Who are they?


15.There are two ruling authorities in the world of Golf,one is United States Golf Association which takes care of golfing affairs in the USA and Mexico.The responsibility of governing the game throughout the world except those two states rests with another one.Name that ruling authority.


13.The woman in the picture is one of the pioneers of reading English news on Doordarshan.She was the first English News reader in the 1970's in what was then Bombay DD.As a newsreader,she had read the news when Indira Gandhi was arrested and when S.D.Burman died.Besides this,she was a trained Kathak and Bharatnatyam Dancer.


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