2. Current Affairs
• Founded by a Scotsman, Thomas Leishman, in
1857, the group made its initial impact by
manufacturing bulk beer for the British troops,
which was transported in huge barrels or
"Hogsheads". Which company are we talking
about?
26. Identify X
• According to Barks' The Second Richest ______ as noted by
a TIME article, X is worth one multiplujillion, nine
obsquatumatillion, six hundred twenty-three dollars and
sixty-two cents. Fenton Crackshell (X's accountant) notes
that X's money bin contains 607 tillion 386 zillion 947
trillion 522 billion dollars and 36 cents. Don Rosa's the Life
and Times of X notes that X amounts to five multiplujillion,
nine impossibidillion, seven fantasticatrillion dollars and
sixteen cents. Forbes has occasionally tried to estimate X's
wealth in real terms; in 2007, Forbes estimated his wealth
at $28.8 billion; in 2011, it rose to $44.1 billion due to the
rise in gold prices. One website used the size of X's Money
Bin as a basis and calculated that it could contain over $27
trillion
27.
28. Identify the Logo
• Sanjiv Mehta, a Mumbai-born entrepreneur
who completed the process of buying the
• _____in 2005 from the "30 or 40" people who
owned it.
30. Fill in the blanks
• When Takashi Hashiyama, CEO of a Japanese television equipment
manufacturer, decided to auction off the collection of impressionist
paintings owned by his corporation, including works by Cézanne, Picasso,
and van Gogh, he contacted two leading auction houses, Christie's
International and Sotheby's Holdings, seeking their proposals on how they
would bring the collection to the market as well as how they would
maximize the profits from the sale. Both firms made elaborate proposals,
but neither was persuasive enough to get Hashiyama’s business. Unwilling
to split up the collection into separate auctions, Hashiyama asked the
firms to decide between themselves who would hold the auction, which
included Cézanne's "Large Trees Under the Jas de Bouffan", worth $12–16
million.
• The houses were unable to reach a decision. Hashiyama told the two firms
to ____________to decide who would get the rights to the auction,
explaining that "it probably looks strange to others, but I believe this is the
best way to decide between two things which are equally good".
34. Identify X
The individual who was
awarded the most total Oscars
was none other than X, who
walked away with 26 Academy
Awards over his lifetime. He
had 64 total Oscar
nominations.
44. Identify x
X is a society, formed in December
1928 ,registered under the Tamil
Nadu Societies Registration Act.
Its revenue last year was 868 crores
46. And the _ award goes to
• Director 2010: M. Night Shyamalan
• Actress 2010: The Four “Gal Pals”:
Sarah Jessica Parker ,Kim Cattrall ,Kristin Davis
& Cynthia Nixon
• Actor 2010: Ashton Kutcher
47.
48. Identify the sign
It stretches four stories high and 450 feet long
across the top of Mt. Lee
• It is one of the most photographed icons in the
world.
• The _ Sign Trust was formed in 1978 and is
dedicated to repairing, maintaining, securing and
improving of the _ Sign
• The Sign was declared Los Angeles Cultural-
Historical Monument #111 by the City of Los
Angeles Cultural Heritage Board of in 1973
49. Identify ?
• He was the only bowler to dismiss Donald
Bradman hit wicket.
• His 2 sons also went on to play for national
team
• He was the first cricketer to score a Test
century for the _ cricket team, which he
achieved on debut