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#102 #2016  Q) Disney had filed the following patent to create the real life X . Id X ?   Ans: X is Lightsabers . Disney had filed the patent application for  “Audience Interaction Projection System” to make real-life lightsabers.

#101 #2016 Q) Once a Guinness World Records holder, actress X was paired with future Chief Ministers of Tamilnadu and  Andhra Pradesh in various films. Her only Hindi film was the debut of a famous Hindi Music director, who got Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for his second film. Id X ? Ans: X is Manorama

#100 #2016 Q)  Tezpur born Member of Lok Sabha X , who was a national level junior boxing and swimming player, studied in Assam Engineering College. His debut film as lead actor won the National Film award for Best Film in Assamese where as his last acted film was remade in Hindi in 2014. Id X ? Ans:  X is George Baker . He played the protagonist in his debut film as a lead in the Assamese film Chameli Memsaab (1975) which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese at the 23rd National Film Awards. His last acted movie is Bengali movie Bhooter Bhabishyat (2012).

#99 #2016 Q) Connect Ans:  @ symbol Images Clockwise: The German call it "Klammeraffe" meaning “ Spider monkey ” The Hungarian call it a "Kukac", which means “ little worm ” or “ Maggot ” The Italians call the symbol a "Chiocciola", meaning  “ Snail ”   Swedish has a few names for it and one of them is "Kanelbulle" meaning " Cinnamon Bun ”   To Israelis, the @ is often called a שטרודל, or a “ Strudel ” The Armenian call it "Ishnik" meaning “ Puppy ”

#98 #2016 Q) According to most of the historians, X was invented by him in 1914, which appeared in a Google Doodle in 2013. Name Him and Id the invention X. Ans: He i s Ramon Ungaza and h is invention X is " Bicycle Kick "

#97 #2016 Q)  The concept of X is first described in the following book, which was the third-largest bestseller of its time, after Uncle Tom's Cabin and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ . What is X ? Ans: X is Credit Card

#96 #2016 Q) This theory got its name from a mild curse popularized by the following song. The inventor of the theory proposed a new unit of measurement which is represented by the letter "j". According to the inventor, 512j is achieved in the year 1982. Name the theory.  Ans: Its  Jumping Jesus Phenomenon which is derived from derives from the mild curse "jumping Jesus on a pogo stick". The unit of measurement, a "jesus"(j), which comprises the sum of known scientific facts in the year 1 C.E., named after the "celebrated philosopher born that year".

#95 #2016 Q) X is constitutionally mandated to have a precise geometric construction, with 24 geometric steps for making it. First two steps are as below (i) On the lower portion of a crimson cloth draw a line AB of the required length from left to right. (ii) From A draw a line AC perpendicular to AB making AC equal to AB plus one third AB. From AC mark off D making line AD equal to line AB. Join BD. Id X ?  Ans: X - Nepal's Flag. Following are the steps

#94 #2016 Q) She was the first Indian athlete from India to win two medals in Asian Games . She was also a part of Indian Women Hockey team that participate in Hockey World Cups . She had the opportunity to train with best athletes of here generation. Below is a picture showing her trained with Great Jesse Owens . Id her ?     Ans: She is Mary Dsouza , she  was part of the 1952 Helsinki Olympics .

#93 #2016 Q) What is special about the following athletes ? Rami Anis, Yiech Pur Biel, James Nyang Chiengjiek, Yonas Kinde, Anjelina Nada Lohalith, Rose Nathike Lokonyen, Paulo Amotun Lokoro, Yolande Bukasa Mabika, Yusra Mardini, Popole Misenga . Ans: For the first time in history of Olympic these 10 refugee athletes will be competing as the Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) . At the opening ceremony they will march holding the official Olympic flag stepping out into the stadium immediately before host nation Brazil.

#92 #2016 Q)  X was the first Indian to win a beauty pageant title in 1974, which was discontinued after that year, making her the last winner of the title. X also acted in the first Konkani Colour Film . A plagiarized version of the following song was picturized on X in her first Hindi Film. Id X ? Ans:  X is Radha Bartake . She became first Indian to win International Teen Princess in 1974. The following song was picturised on her which was a plagiarized version of the song "Mamy Blue" sung by Nicoletta .

#91 #2016 Q)  The name of this design X in English was derived from a town of Scotland. In French this design is named after a State in India, because it became popular in the West following imports of some items of that design especially from that State. The name for this design in Tamil, Marathi or Hindi languages are related to a fruit, whose English name is said to be originated from a Malayalam word. In China, its name is inspired from a Pig part. Name X ? Ans:  X is Paisley or Paisley Pattern

#90 #2016 Q) Who will be in place of X and Connect. Ans: X   will be Ravichandran Ashwin Only players to score a Century and to have a & wicket haul in an innings in the same Test match. Jack Gregory (Aus) in 1921 Ian Botham (Eng) in 1978 and 1980 R Ashwin (India) in 2016

#89 #2016 Q)  Can you identify the person as the Tangewala in the following song ? Ans: He is none other than the singer himself i.e. Mukesh .

#88 #2017 Q) Name the Lyricist of the song ?  Ans: Former Central Minister Kapil Sibal .

#87 #2016 Q) She was an African-American singer and entertainer of the late 1920s from Harlem (USA), known for her unique singing style. According to some sources she was the inspiration behind an iconic cartoon character, which happens to be the most famous sex symbols on the animated screen. According to another source the cartoon character only copied her vocal styling. Name her and the Cartoon Character.    Ans:  She is Esther Jones and the Cartoon Character is Betty Boop  

#86 #2016 Q) Flotsam, Jetsam, Lagan, and Derelict are four distinct types of what ? Ans: Wreckage.

#85 #2016 Q) The Guinness Book of Records carried an entry in the 1974 edition that described it as : "The largest earthworks in the world carried out prior to the mechanical era." It was declared a monument in the year 1963. It was built between 800 and 1400 AD. In 1995 it was added  to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in the Cultural Category. Name it.   Ans: The Walls of Benin , called Iya in the local language.  

#84 #2016 Q) X was the second ever Indian Test Player to die after Amar Singh , who scored India's first half-century in Test cricket. He was the first to take a Hat-trick in Ranji Trophy to dismiss the the opposition for 22 runs which was the lowest team total in the tournament for 76 years till 2010. Id X ? Ans: X is Baqa Jilani

#83 #2016 Q) What is being described here as per a 2009 Scientific Study : "It is a combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness". Ans: Its the Smell of Old Books

#82 #2016 Q) Why she is in news nowadays ?   Ans:  She is Skai Jackson . According to co-creator Marvel's new Iron Man Riri Williams is based on Skai Jackson .

#81 #2016 Q) The first use of the word X , which is the male equivalent "mistress" , was found in a letter written by her, who introduced smallpox inoculation in England.  Id X ? Ans: X is Cicisbeo . According to Oxford English Dictionary , the first recorded usage of the term in English was found in a letter by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ( image ) dated 1718. 

#80 #2016 Q) He was Under-12 National Chess Champion and represented India at the Asian Youth Chess Championship and at the World Youth Chess Championship in Greece. His Profile looks like below on FIDE's Official Website . Name him. Ans: Cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal

#79 #2016 Q) X was the first player to score 2000 runs in T20 Internationals and the only player till now to score 2500 runs in T20 Internationals. Id X ? Ans: X is Charlotte Edwards (England) , who announced retirement from International cricket today.

#78 #2016 Q) On 5th May 2016, The Indian Super League’s (ISL) Regulatory Commission fined FC Goa Rs 11 crore and banned its owners Dattaraj Salgaocar for three years and Srinivas Dempo for two years respectively on disciplinary grounds in the ISL 2015 final controversy . Now my question is which former cricketer was the member of this Regulatory Commission ? Ans: Former Indian Wicket-keeper Kiran More .

#77 #2016 Q) How can you connect a Diversity Advisory Council of Microsoft which started first as an e-mail community to initiate dialogues and the following image. Ans:  Grace Hopper . Known as "Amazing Grace" , she invented the first compiler for a computer programming language. Women at Microsoft Corporation formed a Diversity Advisory Council comprising of only women and named it Hoppers and established a scholarship in her honor. Hoppers has over 3000 members worldwide. Amazing Grace is a Christian hymn published in 1779, with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton ( In image ).

#76 #2016 Q) The place name means "water springs" in Arabic which came to news recently due to the ISIS unrest, inspired which fictional place ? Ans: Tatooine , the fictional desert planet that serves as the setting for many key scenes throughout the Star Wars saga. The name is  name is derived from Tataouine , a Southern village in Tunisia ( the map ).

#75 #2016 Q) This military related word is derived from a process associated with the following bird. What word ? Ans: The word is Sniper. Snipe (a family of shorebirds) are difficult to catch for experienced hunters, so much so that the word " Sniper " is derived from it to refer to anyone skilled enough to shoot one.

#74 #2016 Q) The military slang used by the U.S. Army, , the U.S. Navy Seal and Canadian Forces   is possibly derived from the Turkish language phrase ‘öldürmek’ that translates as ‘kill them all’ , that was adopted as a Russian battle cry, that is still used today. Which military slang ? Ans: The shout is "Hooah" or "Hooyah" .

#73 #2016 Q) It was first banned in Mecca in 1511 as it was believed to stimulate radical thinking and hanging out. In 16th century Italian clergymen tried to ban because they believed it to be "satanic."  When Murad IV Ghazi took absolute rule of the Ottoman Empire in 1623 , he decided to ban it as he believed it reduced the people's visit to mosques. In 1746 , the Swedish government banned it. In 1777 , Frederick the Great of Prussia also tried to ban it. What is it ? Ans: Cofee

#72 #2016 Q) Xintong Tiandi Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. , which sells a number of leather products such as phone cases, passport covers and handbags recently won a Trademark Lawsuit over the use of the name X in China. The web address of the company also has X as the domain name of its official website. Even though name used by the company has a letter in different case, the judgement of court did not make any distinction between the name used by the two warring companies. Give the name X and the company that lost the case. Ans: X is iPhone and the company is Apple Inc.

#71 #2016 Q) Discovered ( "Created") by Nate Kelso and Tom Patterson in January 2011, it is one of the smallest and least-visited nations on Earth. It sits 1600 kilometres off the western coast of Africa.Its flag has stripes binding the blue with orange representing the sea and the colour of African celebration, and the gray representing the staple food Taro, whereas the central medallion commemorates its unique location.  What is it ?   Ans:  Null Island . Null Island is a fictional island in the Gulf of Guinea added to the Natural Earth public domain map dataset, located where the equator crosses the prime meridian, at coordinates 0°N 0°E. Although intended humorously, the fiction has a serious purpose and is used by mapping systems to trap errors. Website Click Here

#70 #2016 Q) Chromecast is a line of digital media players developed by Google . Designed as small dongles, the devices play audio/video content on a high-definition television or home audio system by directly streaming it via Wi-Fi from the Internet or a local network. Connect It with the following. Ans:  First generation Chromecast  has the model number H2G2-42 which is a reference to the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy abbreviation H2G2 —in the novel, the number 42 is the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.”  Second generation Chromecast has the model number NC2-6A5 which is a reference to  USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) is the central starship in the fictional Star Trek — the NC2 can be read as NCC , while 6A5 converted from hexadecimal is 1701 .

#69 #2016 Q) St Petersburg based confectionery company Rubiscookies , that released a lollipop featuring politician Vitaliy Milonov , known for spearheading laws against "LGBT propaganda" on April Fool's day 2015, recently unveiled a lollipop bearing X 's likeness. Each lollipop costs 50 roubles ($0.70; £0.50) with half of the revenues going to charitable projects supported by X . Id X ? Ans: X - Maria Sharapova . The lollipop comes with a ticket bearing a photo of Sharapova and the slogan: "100% Sharapova; no meldonium"  

#68 #2016 Q) Connect the following : Ans:  The June Cobb ’s English translation of the book "The Shark and the Sardines" written by Juan José Arévalo Bermejo ( image 1 ), Guatemala's first democratically elected president, is the only known book that Lee Harvey Oswald had withdrew from public library before he was arrested for the murder of President JF Kennedy.  

#67 #2016 Q) The term X means the crime of murdering a person, ordinarily by smothering so as to leave no or few marks of violence, for the purpose of selling the corpse. The term X derives its name from the method used by the killers to kill their victims during the West Port murders of the 18th century. One of the murderers after whom the term is named, became a victim of the body-parts trade himself when he was hanged in 1829 and some of his skin was sold to collectors. According to legend, Charles Dickens bought a piece of that skin to use it as a bookmark. Identify the term X ? Ans:  X - Burking.

#66 #2016 Q) In the November 1911 domestic qualifying trials for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Shizo Kanakuri had set a marathon world record for 25 mile distance at 2 hours, 32 minutes and 45 seconds. He was thus selected as one of the only two athletes that Japan could afford to send to the Olympic event. But at 1912 Olympic Marathon he took 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds to complete the marathon- the slowest and longest marathon time in history, remarking, "It was a long trip. Along the way, I got married, had six children and 10 grandchildren." Why he took so much time ? Ans:  During that marathon due to heat and weakness he lost consciousness and did not complete the race and went home without telling any officials. So his official status with Olympics remained DNF (Did not Finish) and missing until 1967 when Swedish Olympic Committee invited him back to finish the marathon for the 55th anniversary of Stockholm Games .

#65 #2016 Q)  Connect the following exhaustive list. Ans: Dennis Amiss and Desmond Haynes , only players to score century in their first and final ODIs.

#64 #2016 Q) Trained as a nuclear physicist, Jack Cover spent most of his career working in aerospace and defense industries. He was a chief scientist for North American Aviation (later Rockwell International ) and helped the firm become a primary NASA contractor on the Apollo moon landing program in the early 1960s. He named his most successful invention after his favorite book “Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle” written by Stratemeyer Syndicate . Now my question,  which invention ? Ans: TASER Gun. Named after “ T homas A . S wift's E lectric R ifle”

#63 #2016 Q) This infamous chant devised by a piano player Ernst Hanfstaengl , was modeled on a gesture and a cheer shout “Harvard, Harvard, Harvard, rah, rah, rah!” by American football cheerleaders at Harvard football games. Identify this infamous chant ? Ans:  "Sieg Heil!" ( Hail victory! ) used during the mass rallies by Nazis.

#62 #2016 Q) He has a temple in his honor in Khera Rathore, Uttar Pradesh . His side-kick Roopa also has a temple to his name not far away. At the peak of his work, his actual followers numbered a mere 17. He was shot dead on 7th May, 1955 in Lavan village in Madhya Pradesh . Amitabh Bachchan once said that during his younger days he was in awe of him. There are many folk songs and nautanki plays based on his life. In 1971 a movie  based on his life starring Dara Singh in the lead was released. Identify him ? Ans: Daku Man Singh . He was among the dreaded dacoits of Chambal region and had 1,112 robberies and 185 murders to his credit between 1939 and 1955.

#61 #2016 Q) She got married to a person who not just belong to a different faith, him being a Muslim while she belonged to a Bengali Brahmo family , but was 22 years elder to her. Their marriage took place with Muslim rites in September 1928 against severe opposition, which was attended by only two relatives of her and few common friends. Post marriage her name was changed to Kulsum Zamani , but she became popular by another name during the Quit India movement of 1942 . Name her ? Ans:  Aruna Asaf Ali

#60 #2016 Q) Connect the following railway stations Deula Gondia Junction Venkatagiri Kote Halt Jalna Raipur Junction Shrirangapatna Yeliyur Ans:  Railway Stations with Single Alphabet Station Codes. Deula ( D ) Gondia Junction ( G ) Venkatagiri Kote Halt ( H ) Jalna ( J ) Raipur Junction ( R ) Shrirangapatna ( S ) Yeliyur  ( Y )

#59 #2016 Q) This place in India was originally named by the Captain Charles Pratt Kennedy , who was one of the first explorers to come to this valley and was very struck by its beauty, after his sweetheart in the boyhood days. The place is now misnamed, and will remind you of a famous place from Scotland , which was associated with a Legendary King , who was immortalized by Sir Walter Scott 's "Tales of a Grandfather" . Name the place in India. Ans: Annandale (Shimla) . Its original name was Annadale ( "Anna" , the name of the girl and "dale" meaning a valley). The Legendary King of Scotland is Robert the Bruce, 7th Lord of Annandale .

#58 #2016 Q) Angus Finlay Hutton , a British-Indian tea planter, while working in the High Wavy Mountains in the western ghats of Theni district, Tamil Nadu in 1948 collected a new genus of Bat which was later named after after a famous Indian Personality . The bat is considered as one of the rarest fruit bats in the world and even entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1993 for its rarity. Name the bat OR after whom it is named ? Ans:  Salim Ali's Fruit bat , named after Indian ornithologist Salim Ali .

#57 #2016 Q) His name is Harish Chandra Mehra. What is his claim to fame ? Ans:  He was India's first bravery award-winning child. On February 4, 1958, at a special programme, he was presented the first National Bravery Award by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru .

#56 #2016 Q) This generic term used for a product is believed to be derived from the fact that its production "was done at night by the light of the moon to avoid discovery" . It is known by different names around the globe, depending on available indigenous ingredients, reflecting the customs, tastes, and raw materials. It is called “Crazy Mary” in Brazil , “Kill me quick” in Kenya and “Push me, I push you” in Nigeria . Then in Assam how do we know it ? Ans: Country Liquor: Sulai .. লোকেল মদ : চুলাই

#55 #2016 Q) Jim Laker is the only bowler to take X 's wicket in X 's only first class match. The first batsman to score 1000+ runs in a single Ranji Trophy season was X 's ADC when X was the Governor of Bombay . X 's younger sister was the first woman to hold Cabinet rank in Jawaharlal Nehru 's first Cabinet. X holds a unique record in First Class cricket. Id X and what record ? Ans: X - Raja Maharaj Singh . Oldest cricketer to make his first class debut at the age of 72 years.

#54 #2016 Q) The following song "Na Bole Tum Na" from the film “Baaton Baaton Mein”(1979) copied from the same tune used by both i) a military marching song and ii) an anti-war protest song . The tune was also used as background score in the film "Dr. Strangelove“(1964) . Listen the song and give me that immensely popular Military Marching Song, which was sung by both sides of the American Civil War . Ans: The military song is "When Johnny Comes Marching Home“ . The anti war song is “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye” .

#53 #2016 Ans:  PowerPoint . The party is Anti-PowerPoint Party .

#52 #2016 Ans:  X - Mark Zuckerberg

#51 #2016 Ans:  X - Tickling

#50 #2016 Ans:  Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa.

#49 #2016 Ans:  X- Christopher North , CEO of the online retailer Amazon.co.uk .

#48 #2016 Ans:  Chinaman . In cricketing parlance, the word "Chinaman" is used to describe the stock delivery of a left-arm "unorthodox" spin bowler. The name has its origins in a Test match played between the West Indies and England at Old Trafford, Manchester , in the year 1933. Elliss "Puss" Achong , a player of Chinese origin, was a left-arm orthodox spinner, playing for the West Indies at the time. According to folklore, Achong is said to have had Walter Robbins stumped off a surprise delivery that spun into the right-hander from outside the off stump. As he walked back to the pavilion, Robbins said to his teammates "Fancy being done by a bloody chinaman!" , leading to the popularity of the term in England, and subsequently, in the rest of the world.

#47 #2016 Ans:  Camelot. Logo of World Camelot Federation ( in image ). "Camelot" is the most famous castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur ( in image ) The charisma of John F. Kennedy ( in image ) and his family led to the figurative designation of "Camelot" for his administration, credited by his wife to his affection for the contemporary Broadway musical of the same name. In 1882, George S. Parker ( in image ) invented the game "Camelot" .

#46 #2016 Ans:  Padma Khanna

#45 #2016 Ans: Kevan James . He is the only player in first class cricket's history to take a double hat-trick and score a century in the same match in the first class match between Hampshire and India at Southampton in 1996.

#44 #2016   Ans:  Sir Charles Aubrey Smith , the England Test cricketer who became a stage and film actor. In 1932 he founded the Hollywood Cricket Club ( in image ) and created a pitch with imported English grass. Commander McBragg ( in image ) in the TV cartoon Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales is a parody of him. The cartoon character also appears in The Simpsons episode "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" . Evelyn Waugh satirized the Hollywood Cricket Club in his 1946 book The Loved One , with its protagonist "Sir Auberon Abercombie" , a thinly-disguised portrait of Sir Aubrey Smith .The book was adapted in 1965 by Terry Southern into a sprawling film of the same name.( in image )