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November 26, 2017 05:00 pm | Updated 05:00 pm IST

Q1._____ recently launched a programme called Qisson Ka Kona , where one of India’s most popular radio hosts Neelesh Misra, narrates mythological stories. A few contemporary stories like Aarushi: Trial By Error were also featured.

Identify this service provider.

Q2.This symbol first appeared, as a warning, in 1946, after the conclusion of a famous project at the University of California, Berkeley. It was magenta and set on a blue background.

The modern version is in yellow and black, but still represents the same idea or concept. What is the symbol?

Q3. If a film is to be considered for an Oscar nomination, it must meet several criteria. It must be at least 40 minutes long; on 35 mm or 70 mm film, or 24- or 48-frame progressive scan digital cinema format, at a minimum resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixels. It should also have been screened for paid admission in Los Angeles for at least seven days.

This was the reason that _____ ______’s film Limelight , which was released in 1952, only received an Oscar in 1972, for Best Original Music Score, after it was screened in Los Angeles.

Whose film is it?

Q4.When Colgate entered the Indian market, they found that ______ was a common part of the average Indian’s oral hygiene. They tried to wean Indians off of it, citing health reasons, and made several ads discouraging its use.

So, when they introduced a toothpaste with ______ as the active ingredient, Indians called them out on it. What oral hygiene product are we talking about?

Q5. For the 1992 Euro Qualifiers held in Sweden, 34 teams were divided into seven groups. Initially, Group 5 had five teams. However, even before the first match of the group, a certain event took place, reducing the number of teams in that group to just four. What was the event?

Q6. Which ‘fictional’ place does this map show?

Answers

A1. Saavn.

A2. Radioactivity symbol.

A3. Charlie Chaplin.

A4. Charcoal.

A5. East and West Germany were unified.

A6. Area 51

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