IIT Roorkee Fresher Cooker Quiz - 2024 [PRELIMS+FINALS]

IIT Roorkee's 1st Quiz for the fresher batch of 2024

1. 1st September 2024

2. Mukul and Shashank

3. What is the significance of the stall seen on the left at this railway station in Vadnagar, Gujarat? Q1. What?

4. Despite his relative youth at 35 years old (as of 2024), X's storytelling has already amassed significant acclaim, drawing audiences into the rich tapestry of his tales. He has also started Shri Gau Gauri Gopal Seva Sansthan which is working for the welfare of cows. He is famous for hating biscuits, asking trivial linear equations and makes you doubt your attractiveness. ID X Q2. Identify, who is X?

5. Two teams of British cricketers, in an attempt to set a high-altitude record for all sport, played a T-20 cricket match at Gorakshep, located 16,940 feet above sea level. Raising 250,000 pounds in the process, the two teams were named after a certain New Zealander and his Nepalese-Indian guide, who became world-famous in 1953. What were the two teams aptly named? Q3. Give the names of the two teams.

6. Whoever with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of citizens of India, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Which section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) states this, also the name of a famous song released in 2021 by a rather controversial singer? Who is the controversial singer? Q4*. Which section? Also, who is the singer?

7. Which manga series, originally categorized as a seinen (intended for young adults) in 1990 but adapted into a family-oriented anime, contains humor that is often inappropriate for children and was consequently banned in India in 2008? Due to popular demand, the ban was lifted in 2009, and the show has since been heavily censored. Q5. Which manga series, later converted into an anime?

8. For one to get this “award”, one must satisfy the following criterion which states: “In the spirit of X, the X Awards commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives. X Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species' chances of long-term survival. ” What award? Q6. Named after X, what award?

9. Babur was invited to India by Daulat Khan Lodi, uncle of Ibrahim, who was the then governor of Lahore. Despite being a Muslim, Lodi is sometimes related to a very important man Y in the Z religion. Jai Ram, an official under him was married to Y’s sister and employed Y at Lodi’s store as a keeper. At one point, a Qazi called upon Y to report at court due to his religious teachings. At this occasion, Lodi himself is said to have defended Y. Identify Y and Z. Q7. Identify Y and Z.

10. The given image is a self-portrait of Van Gogh. A morphed form of this image has been circulating in relation to an event which happened almost a month back. What event? Q8*. What event is being talked about?

11. What is being talked about in this tweet? It refers to an event which affected organisations worldwide. Q9. Give a general funda.

12. In 1993, Rusty Wallace flipped several times in a NASCAR race at Talladega. You might have seen something similar in an entity released in 2006. What entity am I talking about? Q10. What entity?

13. Q11. Fill in the Blanks The ____ _______ Hoax: The Eagle that never landed is a book based around a famous conspiracy theory that started from a giant leap for mankind. Various groups and individuals have made claims regarding this since the mid-1970s, right after people began to speculate on this highly televised event. FITB.

14. Q12*. What? Showcasing a recent achievement of a certain someone, what does this number plate represent?

15. What is being referred to here, a reference from 2011? ¿Quién eres tú? ¿Dónde has estado? He removido cielo y tierra, y no te encontré Y llegas hoy Tan de repente Y das sentido a toda mi vida con tu querer …. No desvies la mirada Quédate cerca de mí …….. Jamás podré interpretar El sentido de las palabras que me dedicas Pero el calor De tu mirar Me hace sentir como la más bella señorita …………….. No desvies la mirada Quédate cerca de mí Q13. What?

16. Numerous twitter accounts posted this image with the caption, “The ___ of India with Rahul Dravid” last month. The blank references a popular nickname given to Dravid due to his defence, which proved to also be appropriate for the guy in the left. FITB. Identify the person being talked about. Q14. Identify and fill in the blank.

17. The term _________ can be traced back to Admiral Grace Hopper, who worked at Harvard University in the 1940s. When one of her colleagues found a moth impeding the operation of one of the university's computers, she told them they were _________ the system. Q15. Fill in the blank.

18. There has been a lot of confusion amidst these two neighbouring countries and their flags. This is because when Captain James Cook landed in that region and declared it as a British colony, both the countries shared the same flag. When the countries separated, they both kept an image of its colonial past in the flag, while also incorporating the Southern Cross constellation found in their hemisphere. The flags do have some differences though, including the choice of colour in a particular element. What are the two nations whose flags are talked about? Q16*. What are the two nations?

19. When one of the central characters of the franchise was killed in a 2019 blockbuster, an Italian sculptor Daniel Basso paid tribute to him by creating this statue. Perhaps unknowingly, he gave the sculpture a nickname of another very iconic character from another franchise, based on the material he used. Which character, and what phrase? Q17. Which character and phrase?

20. Shown beside is an ad by X, advertising their famous Ketchup and Mustard bottles side-by-side with a poster of a newly released movie, due to the similarity in the colours of the bottles with the protagonists of the movie. What movie? What is X? Q18. Give the movie and X.

21. Suraj Cherukat, popularly known as X is a rapper from Kerala who blew up recently, managing to weave his way into the Billboard 200. The video for his most recent hit was shot in a ____ __ _____ also called a motordrome. It is a carnival sideshow featuring a silo- or barrel-shaped wooden cylinder, made of wooden planks, inside which motorcyclists, or the drivers of miniature automobiles and tractors travel along the the border. It was named after the apparent risk to life of the participants. ID X and FITB. Q19. Who is X? Also, fill in the blanks.

22. Many people believe that the Bombay Thane passenger train that ran in 1853 was the first train that ran on the subcontinent but actually, it was the first passenger train. The feat of the first train remains with a small town in North India where this train ran for carrying the earth removed for the construction of a certain canal. Name this town which still has the locomotive placed in front of its railway station. Q20*. Give the name of the town.

23. Prelims Answer

24. What is the significance of the stall seen on the left at this railway station in Vadnagar, Gujarat? Q1. What?

25. Tea Stall Where PM Modi Sold Tea

26. Despite his relative youth at 35 years old (as of 2024), X's storytelling has already amassed significant acclaim, drawing audiences into the rich tapestry of his tales. He has also started Shri Gau Gauri Gopal Seva Sansthan which is working for the welfare of cows.Some of you might have wondered what can be added in 70 to make 17?  ID X. Q.2 Identify, who is X?

27. Ans: Pookie Baba Facche to QM:

28. Two teams of British cricketers, in an attempt to set a high-altitude record for all sport, played a T-20 cricket match at Gorakshep, located 16,940 feet above sea level. Raising 250,000 pounds in the process, the two teams were named after a certain New Zealander and his Nepalese-Indian guide, who became world-famous in 1953. What were the two teams aptly named? Q3. Give the names of the two teams.

29. Team Hillary and Team Tenzing

30. Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of citizens of India, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or otherwise insults or attempts to insult the religion or the religious beliefs of that class, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Which section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) states this, also the name of a famous song released in 2021 by a rather controversial singer? Q4*. Which section? Also, who is the singer?

31. Answer- 295, Sidhu Moose Wala

32. Which manga series, originally categorized as a seinen (intended for young adults) in 1990 but adapted into a family-oriented anime, contains humor that is often inappropriate for children and was consequently banned in India in 2008? Due to popular demand, the ban was lifted in 2009, and the show has since been heavily censored. Q5. Which manga series, later converted into an anime?

33. Answer- Crayon Shinchan

34. For one to get this “award”, one must satisfy the following criterion which states: “In the spirit of X, the X Awards commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives. X Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species' chances of long-term survival. ” What award? Q6. Named after X, what award?

35. Answer- The Darwin Awards

36. Babur was invited to India by Daulat Khan Lodi, uncle of Ibrahim, who was the then governor of Lahore. Despite being a Muslim, Lodi is sometimes related to a very important man Y in the Z religion. Jai Ram, an official under him was married to Y’s sister and employed Y at Lodi’s store as a keeper. At one point, a Qazi called upon Y to report at court due to his religious teachings. At this occasion, Lodi himself is said to have defended Y. Give Y and Z. Q7. Identify Y and Z.

37. Guru Nanak and Sikhism

38. The given image is a self-portrait of Van Gogh. A morphed form of this image has been circulating in relation to an event which happened almost a month back. What event? Q8*. What event is being talked about?

39. Donald Trump

40. What is being talked about in this tweet? It refers to an event which affected organisations worldwide. Q9. Give a general funda.

41. Windows Outage

42. In 1993, Rusty Wallace flipped several times in a NASCAR race at Talladega. You might have seen something similar in an entity released in 2006. What entity am I talking about? Q10. What entity?

43. Cars

44. The ____ _______ Hoax: The Eagle that never landed is a book based around a famous conspiracy theory that started from a giant leap for mankind. Various groups and individuals have made claims regarding this since the mid-1970s, right after people began to speculate on this highly televised event. Q11. Fill in the Blanks

45. Moon Landing

46. Showcasing a recent achievement of a certain someone, what does this number plate represent? Q12*. What?

47. Arshad Nadeem’s 92.97 metre throw in Olympics 2024

48. What is being referred to here, a reference from 2011? ¿Quién eres tú? ¿Dónde has estado? He removido cielo y tierra, y no te encontré Y llegas hoy Tan de repente Y das sentido a toda mi vida con tu querer …. No desvies la mirada Quédate cerca de mí …….. Jamás podré interpretar El sentido de las palabras que me dedicas Pero el calor De tu mirar Me hace sentir como la más bella señorita …………….. No desvies la mirada Quédate cerca de mí Q13. What?

49. Señorita in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

50. Numerous twitter accounts posted this image with the caption, “The ___ of India with Rahul Dravid” last month. The blank references a popular nickname given to Dravid due to his defence, which proved to also be appropriate for the guy in the left. FITB, ID. Q14. Identify and fill in the blank.

51. The term _________ can be traced back to Admiral Grace Hopper, who worked at Harvard University in the 1940s. When one of her colleagues found a moth impeding the operation of one of the university's computers, she told them they were _________ the system. Q15. Fill in the blank.

52. Debugging

53. There has been a lot of confusion amidst these two neighbouring countries and their flags. This is because when Captain James Cook landed in that region and declared it as a British colony, both the countries shared the same flag. When the countries separated, they both kept an image of its colonial past in the flag, while also incorporating the Southern Cross constellation found in their hemisphere. The flags do have some differences though, including the choice of colour in a particular element. What are the two nations whose flags are talked about? Q16*. What are the two nations?

54. Australia & New Zealand

55. When one of the central characters of the franchise was killed in a 2019 blockbuster, an Italian sculptor Daniel Basso paid tribute to him by creating this statue. Perhaps unknowingly, he gave the sculpture a nickname of another very iconic character from another franchise, based on the material he used. Which character, and what phrase? Q17. Which character and phrase?

56. Iron Man , Man of Steel

57. Shown beside is an ad by X, advertising their famous Ketchup and Mustard bottles side-by-side with a poster of a newly released movie, due to the similarity in the colours of the bottles with the protagonists of the movie. What movie? What is X? Q18. Give the movie and X.

58. Suraj Cherukat, popularly known as X is a rapper from Kerala who blew up recently, managing to weave his way into the Billboard 200. The video for his most recent hit was shot in a ____ __ _____ also called a motordrome. It is a carnival sideshow featuring a silo- or barrel-shaped wooden cylinder, made of wooden planks, inside which motorcyclists, or the drivers of miniature automobiles and tractors travel along the the border. It was named after the apparent risk to life of the participants. ID X and FITB. Q19. Who is X? Also, fill in the blanks.

59. Hanumankind, Well of Death

60. Many people believe that the Bombay Thane passenger train that ran in 1853 was the first train that ran on the subcontinent but actually, it was the first passenger train. The feat of the first train remains with a small town in North India where this train ran for carrying the earth removed for the construction of a certain canal. Name this town which still has the locomotive placed in front of its railway station. Q20*. Give the name of the town.

61. Roorkee

62. Written Round (4 questions) -> +5/0 for each, bonus for long connect

63. Pounce/Bounce Trial Question: Protagonists is angry and doesn’t know if his nemesis was fed baby formula. How do we better know this as ?

64. Answer

65. Once, DP Dandekar was having chai in an Irani cafe in Mumbai when a certain ad caught his eye. It featured a _____, which is known for its endurance and strength, and he thought it would be a better logo than his current one featuring a horse. And that's how the brand X came into being, a brand that most of us would have used in our school days. The name of the brand is a direct derivative of the name of the animal. Id X. Q1. Identify X

66. Ans-Camlin

67. What everyday Indian items are available in the following colours? The different colours are for easier distinction, and were redesigned in the past decade. Chocolate brown Greenish-yellow Fluorescent blue Lavender Bright yellow Stone gray Q2. What item?

68. Answer- BankNotes

69. Although Bollywood cop movies paint a wildly inaccurate picture of police officers, almost all of the officers in the movies have a trait that is associated with a higher position and better standing in the community. The newer generation of officers prefer not having this trait, hence in a few states, like Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh the police officers are paid extra to maintain that trait. ID the trait. Q3. Identify the trait.

70. Ans: Moustache Police

71. In the final days of WWII, the Soviet Union prepared to celebrate the long awaited defeat of Nazi Germany. On the night of May 9, 1945, the people of Moscow didn’t sleep. At 2:00 am, the radio announced that an important announcement will be made. At 2:10 am, Yuri Levitan read the German institute of surrender and the Decree of USSR Supreme Soviet Presidium on declaring May 9 the day of notional holiday - Victory Day. People ran out of their houses on the streets… congratulated each other with a long-awaited victory. However it is believed that 22 hours later something happened which nearly spoiled the jubilant mood. Q4. What spoiled the mood?

72. There were reports that Moscow had run out of vodka

73. In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan who defied the gods by stealing fire from Mount Olympus and giving it to humanity. This act of rebellion granted humans knowledge and the power to advance civilization, but resulted in severe punishment for Prometheus. This myth symbolizes both the gift of knowledge and the weighty consequences it can bring. Drawing a parallel to this ancient tale, which 20th-century American project was the subject of a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography titled 'American Prometheus'? Q5. Which American personality?

74. Julius Robert Oppenheimer

75. In June 2024, in light of an upcoming tournament X, Jaipur Rugs, a luxury company based in Rajasthan partnered with Rohan Bopanna and local artisans to create a short film alliteratively titled “The _____ of _______.” As X captivated spectators of tennis games, the green color represents refinement and history. Similarly, the beauty designed in mist green rugs is similar to this charisma with the traditional mode and X's green country. ID X and FITB. Q6. Name the film. What is X?

76. Wimbledon and Court of Carpets

77. A Canadian rapper posted on Instagram that he had bet $300,000 that his country would beat Argentina in the 2024 Copa América semi-final. After Argentina beat Canada 2-0, the AFA social media team was quick to post an image of Messi and Co. with the caption “___ ____ __”. The caption literally meant that others aren’t at the same level to them. However, it doubled up as a dig at the rapper, who’s had to face a lot of embarrassment recently. FITB and tell me the Canadian rapper I am talking about. Q7. What Caption? Who?

78. Not Like Us! Drake

79. In 1951, a groundbreaking manufacturing milestone occurred at the Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd's Plant 1. The factory produced the country's first _________, marking the beginning of a significant national project. Although the workers may not have fully realized it at the time, their efforts were crucial to India's development. Over the years, an impressive 12.83 lakh units of these _________ were distributed across the nation, meeting widespread demand in every region. However, due to technological advancements, this particular product is no longer in use today. Interestingly, the modern technological replacement for the _________ has also become a subject of debate and controversy in recent times. Q8. What did they make?

80. Ans- Ballot Box

81. +5/0 for each correct answer in the written round After each question, you can pounce to attempt the long connect You can reattempt the long connect in the subsequent questions after an incorrect attempt DO NOT SHOUTOUT ANY ANSWER! Rules

82. The Drake’s equation aims to probabilistically answer one of the greatest unanswered questions of humanity. It takes into factor many variables regarding other planets in our universe, which are not necessarily empirically determinable. What question does it try to answer? Q1. What is N? +60/-40

83. In all major Abrahamic religions, it is believed to be the ultimate moment of reckoning, when all souls are brought before the divine to be punished or rewarded for their deeds. This event is said to determine the eternal fate of every being, marking the ultimate triumph of good over evil. What is this significant and solemn day called? Q2. What is the day called? +40/-20

84. Harriet Quimby was the first U.S. licensed female pilot and wanted to be the first woman to fly across the English Channel. As she had planned, Quimby took off from Dover, England, on the morning of April 16, 1912, and despite the fog, completed the flight and touched down on a French beach just 59 minutes later. Unfortunately, nobody paid much attention, because of breaking news on the same day related to another journey from England towards the west. What managed to sink her feat into the second page of the newspaper? Q3. What happened? +20/-10

85. Which 2009 entity are these statues from Vijayawada inspired from? Q4. What entity? +10/0

86. Probability of finding alien life Judgement Day Sinking of Titanic Avatar Answers

87. And the long connect is……

88. Movies directed by James Cameron

89. XYs (one word) are devices used due to its convenience in allowing us to do something while staying in the same place. XYs were introduced before the development of powered machines to harness the power of animals or humans to do work, often a type of Y operated by a person or animal Xing the steps of a wheel to grind grain. In later times, XYs were used as punishment devices for people sentenced to hard labour in prisons. The terms XY and wheel were used interchangeably for the power and punishment mechanisms. (X and Y are common nouns) Q9. What are we talking about?

90. Treadmills

91. This is a picture of the National Statuary Hall of the US Capitol. The story goes that John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States, noticed a particular phenomenon related to the shape of the room, using which he placed his desk at a certain point in the room that allowed him to easily eavesdrop conversations, even whispers, from a certain point on the other side of the room. This phenomenon is often called a “whispering chamber”, and is common across all rooms featuring this shape. What shape is the room, and how was Adams able to hear whispers from the other side of the room? Q10. What Shape?

92. Ellipse, he kept his table on one focus and was able to hear whispers from the other focus.

93. A certain “game of physical skill”, as marketed by its manufacturer Hasbro, featured a sudden drop in its sales in the United States following a certain event. There was very close resemblance to the traumatizing event and the act of losing in the game, that led Americans to not buy it for the coming years, shown by a dip in the given graph. What game and what event? Q11. What Game and What event?

94. Jenga, 9/11

95. At the Golden Globes 2020, the Korean movie ‘Parasite’ won the prize for the best film. Upon receiving the award, the movie’s director Bong Joon-Ho said “Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of ________, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” What ‘barrier’ is he talking about? Q12.What is the ‘barrier’ being talked about ?

96. Subtitles

97. Q13. What? Ken Aston was an English football player, who was playing in the 1966 World Cup quarter-final matchup versus Argentina, when he noticed the grave difficulties caused by the language barrier. Driving back to his hotel, Aston was delayed by traffic lights on Kensington High Street, which gave him an ingenious idea that would aid referees all over the world in managing the players. What did he introduce to the world of football?

98. Red and Yellow Cards

99. Q14. What? The letters on the top represent one of the 150 stations the service operates in. The number in the middle represents another station, which will act as the destination. The left and right codes represent the personnel attached to the pickup and delivery, respectively. All in all, this is the only information needed for this hyper-efficient system. What am I talking about?

100. Dabbawalas

101. 15. ID X The war of the Pacific was a war fought between Chile and a Peru-Bolivia alliance from 1879 to 1884. The war started when both Chile and Bolivia were fighting for control of the Atacama desert. Though the Atacama is the driest place on earth with almost no vegetation, It was rich in Sodium Nitrate which is used to make bombs and fertilizers. In the Atacama desert, when X falls from the sky it hardens due to the extreme dryness. Sodium nitrate is then extracted from this hardened X.

102. Bird-droppings

103. The reason for its name is that centuries ago the 'process' it is associated with used to be carried out in an amphitheatre for students and the general public to view. In fact, these were sometimes even cancelled due to excessive public demand leading to a lack of space. As late as the 19th century, these were advertised in newspapers and people paid to view the 'process'. Today, the name has stuck, but public audiences are not allowed. What is being talked about? 16. What is being talked about?

104. Ans: Operation Theatre