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Author  Topic: nericiq     hendrixisgod hendrixisgod nericiq   «on: 03/17/02 at 04:26:04 »    what really happened to nericiq silchar?should it not be resurrected?what's your opinion on this?     quizzard Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 03/22/02 at 01:55:47 »    certainley uyes...for us who grew up in the 1990s...NERICIQ was always a good event...that everyone of us used to look forward to..surely it needs a revival...are jyotians listening?     Guest Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 03/22/02 at 07:03:01 »    NERICIQ is one of the best thing to happen in Silchar. The Pride, emotions and excitement in NERICIQ is unforgettable. The feelings that it generates when you sit on the centerstage amdist cheering crowd is unimaginable. I am surprised to know NERICIQ is not organized this days. Silchar was the quiz capital of North east once, and NERICIQ is no longer happening in Silchar !! Anirban da, Jimut, Ravi Patwa are you listening !!       bachal bachal Re: nericiq   «on: 03/23/02 at 11:36:37 »    this is a "jyotian".this is sad to know that NERICIQ is not happening these days.those 4-5 days were like puja festival to all jyotians.enjoying together.accomodating lots of stuffs.chatting together.hi debobroto,deborotno,ravi patwa,rumi,Mr. agarwal,joydeep,Mr paul.........hi to all jyotians.make this possible to happen again.     hendrixisgod hendrixisgod Re: nericiq   «on: 03/24/02 at 08:25:44 »    thanks for all the replies...i am a jyotian myself...and have had the pleasure of participating in NERICIQ a couple of times as well..it makes you real sad to think that the event is not happening any more.however,an inter north east quiz did happen last year...some irrepressible guys from rec rustled it up...and also brought in the inimitable jimut and rupam to ask the q's. a short something about what bachal says,most of the people mentioned are either not in silchar,or are now old enough to be very busy with their jobs and businesses...so perhaps the reason for nericiq not being held is obvious. lets hope when we get back home during the pujaswe again have a very good reason to while away three of our days at district library again. keep the posts coming!     quizzard Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 03/27/02 at 02:04:57 »    yes hendrix...your concern does reflect those of a person who has been associated with quizzing in certain ways...talking of the 'inimitable' whoever ;D ;D I am sure you know whatever other inimitable things this inimitable person did in his very own inimitable ways during and after the quiz ;D     Bashuman Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/03/02 at 04:28:11 »    Was going through maha-adda and happened to notice this particular thread. Probably is one of the sadder things to know. NERICIQ indeed was one of the very nice things in Silchar. I have some of the fondest memories of Silchar revolving around NERICIQ. Hanging around the pan stall outside the district library in between the prelim rounds,  watching the girls,having lenghty discussions on the relative merits of the hostesses, and of course the quiz and the debate. Those were really great times. Makes me sad that the youngsters now are missing out on the fun. It certainly would be great if someone could revive the whole thing. Silchar was really nice when it came to quizzing and I really hope that it remains that way.  To  me NERICIQ and NERICID are a part of the Silchar which I had known and had spent my 4 years in. So I guess I am slightly selfish in wanting NERCIQ and NERICID to be resurrected because it is a part of my personal picture of Silchar but I suspect that I am not alone. So if anybody in Silchar is listening, it indeed would be nice to hear again, some day  on this discussion board  that NERICIQ and NERICID is up and running again. Regards Bashuman     Those were days.. Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/03/02 at 08:04:37 »    95 Nericiq Final... And someone answered, Why 'Bloody Marry' is so called. And another one related to 10 Commandants and 'Thou Shall /Shallnot' funda... That was your First Nericiq.. ami I right ? You, Soumen and Anupam stunned all and went into the Finals. Are you the same Bashuman ? I guess so. (Sure guesses like this would have given some hard earned points in the good old quizzing days.)     hendrixisgod hendrixisgod Re: nericiq   «on: 04/08/02 at 06:13:47 »    thanks for the posts.people.well,lets all hope that a jyotian in silchar reads all this.anyway,i remember a guy having his name dramatically called out on stage by ravi patwa in the spotlight just before a nericiq final...and someone walking up squinting in the glare and all the while ferociously chewing a piece of gum to bits.someone also won both nericiq and nericiq in the same year.....     Bashuman Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/09/02 at 07:59:18 »    Yeah it is the same bashuman. Thank you guys. It is very very flattering to see oneself still remembered by a few and thanks for remembering. It is amazing that someone should even remember the questions of a NERICIQ held nearly 7 years ago. Thanks again. Those NERICIQ and NERICIDs were great some of the best times in my life.  and nothing and really, nothing would be greater to sit in another NERICIQ/NERICID, even as a part of the audience.  Please let us have them back.     For Bashuman Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/09/02 at 18:54:42 »    :) :D ;) Bashuman Other than NERICIQ and NERICID also you are remembered ! But off late there has been no active communication.So seeing you active on this message board,i felt like saying that sometime takeout a little time to quiz the memories that keeps your thoughts alive . Hoping a reply soon ...     Those were days... Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/10/02 at 01:36:14 »    Yeah and I also remember that you, anupam and Soumen finished second behind Jimut's team in the REC Qualifying rounds.. Nobody expected you all to reach the Finals in ReC qualifier.. leave alone Nericiq.. Boy, you snatched a lot of points from us.. in the Nericiq Final.. And that was my last Nericq...     q Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/11/02 at 04:53:56 »    really nice to see so many postings on quiz here, in a season which has seen a breakdown in nericiq's tradition we all should indeed feel the trauma associated with it. but the good thing was the other NE quiz organoised by the students of REC Silchar and considering the fact that  Silchar nowadays doesnt have quality quizzing at all, their effort becomes all the more important. thanks to Jimut and Rupam for a fantastic performance in carrying the quiz on their shoulders. despite lacking thw glamour of NERICIQ, in its coonceptual year, CANDEQUE proved to be by far technically the best quiz Silchar has ever seen and it will remain the herbinger of the use of computers and software in quizzing in silchar and I hope time has come for us exjyotians to keep carrying the mantle of quizzing on our shoulders. a few young lads from REC SIlchar have survived an almost extinct culture in Silchar, and let us veteren jyoti members come together and help it revive further.     hendrixisgod hendrixisgod Re: nericiq   «on: 04/11/02 at 11:16:41 »    well,looks like something's happening at last.anyway,as i am a student at jadavpur univ.,i hope we get an invite for CANDEQUE or NERICIQ this year,hopefully to both of them.as far as i can recall,last time j.u. came to silchar,they swept nericiq pretty easily.lets see if we live up to that.brother organisers,where art thou?     Those were days... Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/11/02 at 21:19:16 »    93 Nericiq, saw a sobbing lad called Jimut crashing out of Semifinal.. who knew, Jimut would oneday rule Nericiq.. Same year's Final, Jadavpur swept Nericiq.. (Though rumors tell that most of the questions were calcutta quiz circle repeats...). But nothing could stop the legendary Anirban from REC to win the Superstar round.., A direct answer to why James bond was sprinkling peeper in Vodka in the flim 'To Russia with love' sealed Vinayak's (JU) fate.. I also heard the silliest question to be asked in a quiz final.. 'What is LLB in Calcutta ?' ... answer is Lord of Last bench !!! This was one of the Directs to REC... (I belived that the question was instantly cooked up by QM Soumyadeep).. ironically the answer came from audience..!! credit goes to Quiz master Soumyadeep       Those were days.. Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/11/02 at 21:21:16 »    93 Nericiq, saw a sobbing lad called Jimut crashing out of Semifinal.. who knew, Jimut would oneday rule Nericiq.. Same year's Final, Jadavpur swept Nericiq.. (Though rumors tell that most of the questions were calcutta quiz circle repeats...). But nothing could stop the legendary Anirban from REC winning the Superstar round, A direct answer to why James bond was sprinkling peeper in Vodka in the flim 'To Russia with love' sealed Vinayak's (JU) fate.. I also heard the silliest question to be asked in a quiz final.. 'What is LLB in Calcutta ?' ... answer is Lord of Last bench !!! This was one of the Directs to REC... (I belived that the question was instantly cooked up by QM Soumyadeep).. ironically the answer came from audience..!!     Rupam das Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/12/02 at 03:10:50 »    yeah and I remember having blurted out the flippant answer to that ....from the audience though... LLB ...ladki lekee bhago ;D ;D ;D and yes I do remember that answer from anirban da...another one that I do remember is the one on dolphins...that was from the REC team too...a crackling answer indeed...     Prasenjit Biswas Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/12/02 at 13:43:33 »    It's really sad to know things are in such bad shape as far as Nericiq and Nericid is concerned. When we began Debator's Guild in silchar, many of you may not even  have heard it's name I am sure .Both ravi and myself took pains to keep up the culture of debating. These such efforts need to be revived. I do not want to frustrate the quizzards but still would say that Quiz is much more transient in nature and upmarket and as a result off and on it loses market. Contrarily Debating is of permanent interest and so I think it should be revived by strengthening the culture of Debate, which in turn shall revive quiz as well.     Rajib Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/12/02 at 18:12:31 »      I do not remember Jimuth crying after he crashed out in the first round of NERICIQ 1993.  And indeed 1993's NERICIQ did raise a few questions about the integrity of the quizmasters and its the only time I remember it happen in the good 11 year history of the event. I hope it does not happen again ;)   And as regards to Jimuth ruling the NERICIQ goes, we ( all who have been part of NERICIQ and quizzing circle) think nobody even comes closer to Anirban (Paul) and his team in regards to that. They won the trophy 3 times in a row and the fourth time they got beaten by luck as well as by unanswered questions  ???  Where as Jimuth managed to win it twice in six tries   :)  . But yes, if you consider the on/off stage activities, then Jimuth definitely has the edge over the rest of the gang and I beleive only Alok Bhattacharya would have given Jimuth a good run for his money  ;D   I also remember Souymadeep being not one of the quizmaster for NERICIQ 93.  It was Rathindra and another not so tall guy with specs (I do not remember his name) and LLB came out of the bag of Rathin. The other thing I remember was a special round in the FINALS where the person who answered the question got a choclate bar to throw to a person(girls  ;D ) of his choice from the audience. That round still remains a mystery as regards to its speciality and intent. Luckily Rathin did not try the same trick in his future turnups  ;D   The other thing I can not forget was the western audio round in the FINALS. The sound of the distorted/remixed version of Beethoven's 'Fur Elise' still rings a bell. I am sure  Beethoven would have turned up in his grave upon listening to this version of his compositon ( if he was not physically challenged though )  ;) Souls Asylum's 'Runaway Train' was another one ... all in all that western audio final round still remains the poorest of its kind in the history of the event.     hendrixisgod hendrixisgod Re: nericiq   «on: 04/14/02 at 07:20:10 »    does anybody know a guy in cal called kingshuk neogy?have been talking to him quite often in recent weeks,the guy writes a column called 'copy write'in the campus supplement of the statesman every tuesday.however,that is not important,what is interesting that he actually set most of the questions that rathin brought into nericiq in those halcyon days.this fact,of course,wont help any of you in any way,but then quizzing is fundamentally about useless trivia,isnt it? ;D     Rupam Das Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/15/02 at 01:47:11 »    thats right rajib da...even I cant remember a 'sobbing JBDL' ...must have been a mingling of facts and characters ;D anyways rajibda why dont you send some qs across?     Jimut Jimut Re: nericiq   «on: 04/22/02 at 09:06:47 »    I think I cannot give this thread an ignore...posting something after a long time...and again remembered that I haven't yet changed that hugely offesive password that Premasish had set for me... >:( ;D I guess I don't have to further harp on how the adrenalin still flows at the mention of NERICIQ/CID...and it comes as no surprise to see that a lot of people still feel the same...I think most of the people who have posted here are quizzards but I am very sure that an even greater number of people, who have never sat for the quiz but have all the while enjoyed the action as the supremely knowlegeable and loveable audience will have millions of happy memories..I actually found it very strange in the beginning...but I think I now realize that this event had the unique quality of providing happiness and joy to everyone - the participants, the audience and also the organizers... I first thought that "Those were the days.." was Rajib...didn't know that there are some other people also who can exactly remember what questions were asked by whom and who answered them in what way and in which year...but I think I finally have one detail that Rajib doesn't remember but I do...that other "specs-wala" QM was called Sudipto Mazumdar and he had long straight hair which necessitated frequent "jhatkas"...ha ha !! victory at last !! BTW, it was hilarious to see that old habits die hard...Rajib is still as venomous with his complaints and accurate to the T about poor questions and Rupam is ever alert for an opportunity to scout for questions... ;D One more thing...that LLB question wasn't answered with Lord of Last Bench...my classmate in HCS, Suman Sipani ( should be married by now ) answered it with " Ladki leke bhaga " and even got a prize for that..I remember it because I was sitting right in front of her...my only NERICIQ final from the spectator's seat...predictably grumbling about what would have been had we been on stage...me, Rajib and Joy were all pretty crest fallen...as if the world had come to an end...and I still feel, we would have beaten JU that night if we were good enough to make the finals...that remains the only quiz which I remember fairly well...I don't think JU's "unfair" advantage would have bothered us too much...and to top it all, Anirban-da was surprisingly out-of-form...that defeat still rankles...I don't know whether to thank or curse "Those were the days..."( who r u ??) for reminding me...and I wish I had cried...that would have made this memory very poignant indeed...Rajib , remember "Chabi" ?? >:( I think you will all pardon my trip down memory lane...I think we should start a thread on memories of NERICIQ were only incidents will be discussed... I really feel that the present Jyotians should get there act together and bring back NERICIQ/CID to life...I mean I don't care what heaven and earth you move..I think we all have the right to just blatantly demand from all of you to help a lot of people experience bliss for 3 days a year...I think we all now realize how valueable a big bunch of very very special people who constituted Jyoti those days were...I dare not name them because even if I miss out on a single name, I'll be doing gross injustice to their efforts all these years...I think what was important was these people really loved their quizzes and debates, were hugely industrious and above all successful individuals who resided mostly in Silchar...I myself have , like most others , moved out of Silchar but I cannot believe our town has run out of people who would take over the mantle...I think those enthu-filled young fellows from REC showed last year that it can be done, and done well... Now all I can say to the present day Jyotians is that you've got to stage the event this year...as for Jyotians who ruled our hearts in the 90s...can't you do it again for all the people whom you've given so much to earlier? I don't think we can give you anything worthy in return,but I think we all know that you all would like NERICIQ/CID to happen again too !!!     hendrix Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/25/02 at 10:50:38 »    and do not forget to invite j.u. (...provided you give us the fare that is)     quizzard Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/26/02 at 00:51:49 »    good to see someone talking over the internet...otherwise now it almost always is the telephone that acts as the prime media...ghy n silchar...silchar n ghy ,....and the pink city rules supreme... ;D ;D ;D   and the password has something to do with piglets ...aint it? ;D ;D ;D     Jimut Jimut Re: nericiq   «on: 04/26/02 at 07:41:25 »    Nah... No piglets involved here...actually a canine thing going... But "Pink City" ??...didn't get the joke unfortunately..pray elucidate...your GK seems to be pretty good...even for a quizzard... ;D BTW...anybody sitting for Mastermind this year ?? I'm told the written is on Sunday, 28th April...never could manage an attempt myself..at Kolkata right now...so I guess this year too I'll miss the bus by a wide margin...I hope some of the poeple who have poste here and also happen to stay in India are sitting...all the best !!!I have been told ( by dependable sources)that questions this yaer will be damn easy...around 40 out of 50 will be answerable...too bad I don't have the questions !! ;D ;D     idiot pula Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/26/02 at 11:06:41 »    damn is a four letter word?     idiot pula Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/26/02 at 11:09:46 »    now i know why i am an idiot...but isnt this an appalling example of wanton and unnecessary censorship?we are not using the f-word are we?     quizzard Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 04/27/02 at 02:43:12 »    well j-da seems to be giving importance to quizzes these days...more than the shadowy wings... ;D ;D ;D you do not remember the 'pink city' ? ahem ...boy!!! how very forgetful  ;D ;D ;D anyways good news is that rajiv saha is probably conducting CIQ this year...and so hopefully Silchar quizzing will have a fresh punp of life thisyear... the birds will chirp and the piggybacking will continue...and ofcourse the pink city will come alive again ;D ;D ;D     Jimut Bahan Deb Laskar Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 05/02/02 at 06:35:59 »    Ya... Kind of surprising that even damn is asterisk-ed out...actually makes me itch to try out some others  ;D I still haven't figured out "Pink City"...chirping of birds I do understand ;D but piggybacking ? That's again a dead end... I'm sure Rajib will be up and ready to wow everybody with a fundoo quiz...but that bugger ( let's see if this word gets the **'s) hasn't yet told anyone of us about it >:( BTW...whoever said Mastermind would be easy is probably superhuman...i got a look at the questions thanks to Shovon...I don't think I can be sure of more than 8 out of 50!! Just as well that I couldn't sit for it  ;D ;D     Rajib Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 05/06/02 at 10:16:30 »      Got the questions for Mastermind 2002 ... thought of sharing it with you all .... if you have been reading the papers you will get quite a few of them and the rest is typical quiz stuff .. enjoy ... MASTERMIND PRELIMINARY 2002 …………………………………………........... 1.Which South Asian capital is located at the mouth of the river Kelani Ganga ? 2.Which singer first worked as music composer in the Marathi film ‘Ram Ram Pahuna’ in 1950 ? 3.Which Moghul emperor  was crowned at  Kalanaur in 1556 ? 4.Which Parsee word is often used in classical songs meaning ‘Imagination’ ? 5.Which European country controles/administers  the Mediterranean island of Corsica ? 6.Who represented Amalapuram constituency in AP in the 13th. Loksabha ? 7.Who is the Director of the Oscar winning foreign language film ‘No Man’s Land”? 8.Which Mahabharat character was supposed to have cried with the sound of the neighing of a horse during his birth? 9.Who was the only daughter of King Dasharath ? 10.Which British actress, famous face of Estee Lauder has a newborn son named Damien Charles? 11.Which actor, associated with  the film Godfather has the first names as Alfred James ? 12.In 1781, William Herschel discovered a new planet which he named ‘The Georgium Sidus’ in honour of King George III. By what name we know it today ? 13.In the book ‘The case of the velvet claws, he appeared for the first time as a lawyer. Which character ? 14.She was born as daughter of Lord Glamis, 14th. Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne and named Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon. How did we know her ? 15.Which is the headquarter of Panch Mahal district of Gujarat ? 16.Of which Indian Musician, Norah Jones  is the daughter ? 17.Which country hosted the first world cup championship for Football ? 18.What does Article 108 of Indian Constitution deal with ? 19.Based on which incident Dominique LaPierre wrote his famous book’Five minutes past Midnight’ ? 20.What important human body system parameters are measured in systolic and Diastolic ? 21.To which post Sir Osborne A Smith was in place from 1st. April 1935 to 30th. June 1937 ? 22.Who became President of International Olympic Committee after Juan Antonio Samaranch ? 23.To which actor did Bhishma Sahani dedicate ‘Tamas’ ? 24.Which company is at no.1 spot as per latest Frtune 500 list ? 25.Of what Protein, the horn of a Rhino made of ? 26.With what party symbol did Congress fight 1951 General Election ? 27.Which US President flied F102 aircrafts also invested in oil business in Texas 28.Which Lok Sabha Speaker later became the President of India ? 29.Before V V S Lakshman which Indian cricketer was the last to be chosen by Wisden as cricketer of the year ? 30.Who is  the only Indian to get the Olympic Gold Order ? 31.What are Capuchin, howler, spider types of ? 32.What is the original name of INS Vikrant ? 33.Who was captain of England team when India first played ODI IN 1974 ? 34.which channel advertises as ‘Kerala’s number 1 channel’ ? 35.Which Hindi Film is based on Gujarati play ‘ Andhala Pato’ ? 36.Which European country was the first to legalise ‘Euthanasia’ ? 37.Which Actor started his film life with the Kannada Film ‘Katha Sangama’ ? 38.For which newspaper Daniel Pearl was working when he was abducted ? 39.Who acted in the role of Abhimanyu in the TV serial ‘Fauji’ ? 40.Under the jurisdiction of which court does Andaman & Nicober Island come ? 41.Who wrote the lyrics of Jagjit Singh’s ‘Nayee Dishaen’ ? 42.Who became the first woman chief minister of Tamil Nadu in 1988 ? 43.Which Dubai based businessman’s first names were Manohar Rajaram ? 44.Which revolutionary took the name Ram Mohammed Singh Azad ? 45.In 1732 which London building was given by the then king George I to the then Prime minister Sir Robert Walpole ? 46.What is the jewish rest day from Friday dusk to Saturday dusk called ? 47.What was formed in 1985 due to the merger between Houston Gas Co. and Inter North and was based in Omaha? 48.Which Indian state’s name literally means ‘land of gems‘? 49.What is the SI unit of frequency ? 50.Which term meaning an afternoon performance in a theatre derives its origin from the French word meaning performance in the day time ????     ignorant guy Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 05/07/02 at 18:21:40 »    Can someone provide the answers to the questions. Thanks.     Jimut Jimut The answers !!!   «on: 05/08/02 at 02:36:38 »    I think I might as well put down the answers...surprising how Rajib can get hold these questions from the US...ek din dekhailai nani !! ;D ;D I don't think I personally would've got more then 23-25...anything more would've been possible if all the atrocious guesses (which are definitely necessary, going by the questions) proved lucky... Shovon Charbarty,Rupam and me did quite a bit of analysis of these 50 questions. Overall, I'm higly dissappointed ??? >:( Not only because I couldn't score much but also because I wouldn't even LIKE to get a decent score in such a bizzare set of questions, most of which were down-right boring and extremely esoteric...of course, the opinions are all solely my own ;) Heard somebody somewhere in India cracked a 40 !! Can anyone beat that ??Anyway...here goes... 1.Which South Asian capital is located at the mouth of the river Kelani Ganga ? -Colombo. 2.Which singer first worked as music composer in the Marathi film ‘Ram Ram Pahuna’ in 1950 ? -Lata Mangeshkar. 3.Which Moghul emperor  was crowned at  Kalanaur in 1556 ? -Akbar. 4.Which Parsee word is often used in classical songs meaning ‘Imagination’ ? -The stupidest question...Khayal !!! 5.Which European country controles/administers  the Mediterranean island of Corsica ? -France. 6.Who represented Amalapuram constituency in AP in the 13th. Loksabha? - G M C 'Ba-layogi ( uff !! what amazing word-filtration at this site !! I hope this spells out correctly this time!) 7.Who is the Director of the Oscar winning foreign language film ‘No Man’s Land? - Danis Tanovich. 8.Which Mahabharat character was supposed to have cried with the sound of the neighing of a horse during his birth? -another dumb question...Ashwatthama !! 9.Who was the only daughter of King Dasharath ? - Shanta. 10.Which British actress, famous face of Estee Lauder has a newborn son named Damien Charles? - Now this is more up my sleeve...Elizabeth Hurley !! 11.Which actor, associated with  the film Godfather has the first names as Alfred James ? - Al Pacino. 12.In 1781, William Herschel discovered a new planet which he named ‘The Georgium Sidus’ in honour of King George III. By what name we know it today ? - Uranus. 13.In the book ‘The case of the velvet claws, he appeared for the first time as a lawyer. Which character ? -Perry Mason. 14.She was born as daughter of Lord Glamis, 14th. Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne and named Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon. How did we know her ? -The Queen Mother ( ki joghonno question !!) 15.Which is the headquarter of Panch Mahal district of Gujarat ? - Godhra. 16.Of which Indian Musician, Norah Jones  is the daughter ? - Pt.Ravi Shankar. 17.Which country hosted the first world cup championship for Football ? - Uruguay. 18.What does Article 108 of Indian Constitution deal with ? - Joint session of Parliament ( where the deputy speaker can take charge if Speaker is absent ) 19.Based on which incident Dominique LaPierre wrote his famous book’Five minutes past Midnight’ ? - Bhopal Gas Tragedy at Union Carbide factory. 20.What important human body system parameters are measured in systolic and Diastolic ? -I think the second easiest...Blood Pressure. 21.To which post Sir Osborne A Smith was in place from 1st. April 1935 to 30th. June 1937 ? - Governor of RBI ( I think ). 22.Who became President of International Olympic Committee after Juan Antonio Samaranch ? - Jacques Rogge. 23.To which actor did Bhishma Sahani dedicate ‘Tamas’? -Balraj Sahani (actually quite funny...everybody must've guessed wildly and come up trumps) 24.Which company is at no.1 spot as per latest Fortune 500 list? - Walmart ( is it ?? ) 25.Of what Protein, the horn of a Rhino made of ? - Keratene. 26.With what party symbol did Congress fight 1951 General Election ? - Pair of Bullocks ( I remember " Joda boloder aat-ti theng...Congress-ke maaro leng !!" ) 27.Which US President flied F102 aircrafts also invested in oil business in Texas ? George W.Bush. 28.Which Lok Sabha Speaker later became the President of India ? Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy. 29.Before V V S Lakshman which Indian cricketer was the last to be chosen by Wisden as cricketer of the year ? -Rahul Dravid ( or is it Dilip Vengsarkar after those 3 centuries at Lords ?) 30.Who is  the only Indian to get the Olympic Gold Order ? -Indira Gandhi (??) 31.What are Capuchin, howler, spider types of ? -Monkey. 32.What is the original name of INS Vikrant ? - HMS Hercules. 33.Who was captain of England team when India first played ODI IN 1974 ? - Mike Denness. 34.which channel advertises as ‘Kerala’s number 1 channel’ ? - Malayala Manorama. 35.Which Hindi Film is based on Gujarati play ‘ Andhala Pato’ ? - Aankhen ( guess, what else ? Andhala must mean "blind"...must add Gujju to my list of languages now ;D ) 36.Which European country was the first to legalise ‘Euthanasia’ ? - The Netherlands. 37.Which Actor started his film life with the Kannada Film ‘Katha Sangama’ ? - aaiyo...idu bhala channagide...namma Rajnikant avaru...mattu yaaru?? 38.For which newspaper Daniel Pearl was working when he was abducted ? -The Wall Street Journal. 39.Who acted in the role of Abhimanyu in the TV serial ‘Fauji’ ? -Shah Rukh Khan. 40.Under the jurisdiction of which court does Andaman & Nicober Island come ? -Kolkata High Court ( with a bench at Port Blair)..he he...straight from the IAS prelims study material. 41.Who wrote the lyrics of Jagjit Singh’s ‘Nayee Dishaen’ ? -Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 42.Who became the first woman chief minister of Tamil Nadu in 1988 ? -Janaki Ramchandran. 43.Which Dubai based businessman’s first names were Manohar Rajaram ? - Manu Chabbria ( tapak gaya bechara !!) 44.Which revolutionary took the name Ram Mohammed Singh Azad ? -Udham Singh (??) 45.In 1732 which London building was given by the then king George I to the then Prime minister Sir Robert Walpole ? - 10, Downing Street ( I think ) 46.What is the jewish rest day from Friday dusk to Saturday dusk called ? - Sabbath. 47.What was formed in 1985 due to the merger between Houston Gas Co. and Inter North and was based in Omaha? -Enron. 48.Which Indian state’s name literally means ‘land of gems‘? - yet another dumb one...Manipur !! 49.What is the SI unit of frequency ? -The easiest...Hertz. 50.Which term meaning an afternoon performance in a theatre derives its origin from the French word meaning performance in the day time ? -Matinee. Now...how many of you found all that even vaguely interesting ??     Himadri hrc Re: The answers !!!   «on: 05/08/02 at 19:52:11 »    [quote author=Jimut link=board=0011&num=1016360764&start=30#31 date=05/08/02 at 02:36:38] 29.Before V V S Lakshman which Indian cricketer was the last to be chosen by Wisden as cricketer of the year ? -Rahul Dravid ( or is it Dilip Vengsarkar after those 3 centuries at Lords ?) [/quote] The answer to the 29th question is correct.It is Rahul Dravid who was one of the five Wisden cricketers of 2000.Between Dilip Vengsarkar(1987) and VVS Laxman(2002), there have been  three other Indian cricketers nominated by Wisden, besides Dravid. Azharuddin(1991), Anil Kumble(1996) and Sachin Tendulkar(1997)     Rajib Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 05/10/02 at 16:21:59 »       The questions are pretty much okay considering the type of quiz MASTERMIND is. But one question appeared vague/incomplete to me. 24.Which company is at no.1 spot as per latest Fortune 500 list?     I am not sure whether this is an exact reproduction of the question and if it is then the question appears to be incomplete . Forbes ranks a company in a scale of four parameters and they are SALES, PROFIT, ASSETS & MARKET VALUE. And then FORBES assigns something called a super rank to each company based on the sum of the value of the four parameters for that company. The company with the least sum total walks away with the honors.     Here are the top 10 listings for 2002   ... SR   COMPANY                     SLR  PFR  ASR   MVR       STIR |         |                             |      |      |       | 1    Citigroup                         6     2      1      6     --  15 1    General Electric                5     3      6      1     --  15 3    ExxonMobil                       2    1      29     3     --  35 4    American Int Gr                11   14     8      9     --  42 5    Bank of America               17    9      4      21    --  51 6    Wal-Mart Stores               1     10    44     4     --  59 7    Fannie Mae                     19    12     2     30    --   63 8    IBM                                8      6     42   10     --   66 9    Philip Morris Cos                9      4     43   18     --  74 10  SBC Communications         25     8      34   12     --  79   where  SR is SUPER RANK             SLR is SALES RANK             PFR is PROFIT RANK             ASR is ASSET RANK             MVR is MARKET VALUE RANK             STIR is SUM TOTAL OF INDIVIDUAL RANKS   So I guess Wal-Mart, Citigroup, GE and ExxonMobil will be all valid answers.         Himadri hrc Re: nericiq   «on: 05/10/02 at 18:13:12 »    Citigroup is the largest company in the Forbes list.But in the Fortune list, Walmart is the largest company.As the question pertains to the "Fortune 500" list, and not the "Forbes 500" list, I think there should be no confusion as to what is the correct answer.It is Wal-Mart. Here's a snippet from Fortune's website.. http://www.fortune.com/lists/F500/index.html America's Largest Corporations Rank Company Revenues ($ millions) 1 Wal-Mart Stores 219,812.0 2 Exxon Mobil 191,581.0 3 General Motors 177,260.0 4 Ford Motor 162,412.0 5 Enron 138,718.0 6 General Electric 125,913.0 7 Citigroup 112,022.0 8 ChevronTexaco 99,699.0 9 Intl. Business Machines 85,866.0 10 Philip Morris 72,944.0     Rajib Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 05/11/02 at 01:34:09 »      Thanks Himadri for catching the slip  :D  I really swapped the Forbes/Fortune thing. WAL-MART is the correct answer for question 24.     PriyaranjanJha Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 06/28/02 at 10:00:19 »    Hi all!! Came to the silchar.com after a long time....and am so happy to see all the discussion on NERICID/ NERICIQ. Incidentally, I have the honour of being the First winner of NERICID...and, on the august flanks of the legendary Anirban Paul, have picked up the NERICIQ trophy twice (or thrice?), and also the AICIQ organised by NECF. Nilanjan (that curly-haired maverick) was our third mate!! Jyoti did a wonderful job with all these events, and the 'mahaul' used to be so lively and charged up....am really sad to know that there is no more activity by them. Have met so many interesting people at the District Library Audi (wish had kept in touch with at least some of them!!), and ate so many "mughlai parathas" at Paradise (next to the Bus Stand, is it still there??)...its a pity these things are no more. Can any of the younsters take the responsibility again? I pledge to help in whatever way I can....would love to go back to Silchar for the event. Hope someone is listening....     For Priayaranjan Jha Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 06/28/02 at 18:22:17 »    Its good to see your posting.... Will like to know more about what you are doing these days (i heard from Kolin Paul and Santanu Devroy(IIM Lucknow)...that u are in IBM... Will be glad to know a few people are working on process to make it happen...Hope fully if all the system components works well the NERICIQ/NERICID history will be revived...And what can be great if we can have you once again amongst us ....may be in a completely different role... Can write me at invincible0011@rediffmail.com...Will like to help you re-collect (???)..a forgotten admirer ...Ravi da ..often remembers you ....when we talk about it.. Pls keep visiting and throwing your valuable insight on how you can help to renovate a proud TRADITION...We can communicate personally too..if you please An Ex-Rexian...     TUXEDO Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 06/28/02 at 22:24:14 »    Nericiq set the standards and others followed suit. Nericiq composed the score while others lifted the tunes. Nericiq is in our hearts while others are in the mind. Don't mind that was nericiq for us in silchar. Nice to see the 'return of the jewel thief' This question is dedicated to the phenomenon.. "This thing comes in two varieties. One accepts luminiscence while the other does accept both luminiscence and chrominance"-What are they? See more of these at http://www.quizcircle.com     Priyaranjan Jha Guest Re: nericiq: For Priayaranjan Jha   «on: 06/29/02 at 00:38:48 »    Great to have your response!! But, who is it? Please help me recollect... Nice hearing that you are trying to revive the glorious tradition..let me know what I can do. Maybe I can help with some sponsorship....or, better still, as you suggest, it would be my honour to come there in a "different role" (your words!!). Is Ravi still in Silchar? I am sure most of the old folks I knew during my years (1990-95) would have left the town by now... [quote author=For Priayaranjan Jha link=board=0011&num=1016360764&start=30#37 date=06/28/02 at 18:22:17] Its good to see your posting.... Will like to know more about what you are doing these days (i heard from Kolin Paul and Santanu Devroy(IIM Lucknow)...that u are in IBM... Will be glad to know a few people are working on process to make it happen...Hope fully if all the system components works well the NERICIQ/NERICID history will be revived...And what can be great if we can have you once again amongst us ....may be in a completely different role... Can write me at invincible0011@rediffmail.com...Will like to help you re-collect (???)..a forgotten admirer ...Ravi da ..often remembers you ....when we talk about it.. Pls keep visiting and throwing your valuable insight on how you can help to renovate a proud TRADITION...We can communicate personally too..if you please An Ex-Rexian... [/quote]     Those were days Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 06/29/02 at 06:02:31 »    [quote author=Jimut link=board=0011&num=1016360764&start=15#21 date=04/22/02 at 09:06:47] I don't know whether to thank or curse "Those were the days..."( who r u ??) for reminding me...and I wish I had cried...that would have made this memory very poignant indeed... [/quote] JBDL, I did not know you in 1993, During that 93 Nericiq, my friend Rana Gupta pointed to you and said that was Jimut, the most promising quizzard in Silchar. I still remember, how upset you were after crashing out. I too crashed out of a different Semi, had to enjoy the Final from audiance chair, you were sitting in front of us, and I was surprised that you could answer most of the questions in that controversial 93 final. Oh, I remember the semi where we crashed out, we had to score a direct and the last question asked to us was " what was unique to the USSR team in Moscow(? or some other) olympic ", The answer was "half of the team was pregnant !!" I had a lot of encounter with your team after you joined REC, and I still remember the 1995 Nericiq Pre qualifier in REC, We were leading by 20 points, You answerd all 5, in one of the rounds and snatched the title. Anirban Paul was the QM. One of the question in that round was , "Which inventor got his clue after he dreamt that cannibals attacked him with arrow", Answer- Elias Hoe, He was stuck on how to thread his needle in Sewing machine". I remember asking you after the Finals, "Jimut how could u guess that ?" You said "no.. I remember that from a childhood edition of Kishore Bharati" There were so many good guesses that you made in the Nericiq. Here is one of them, " Why is Red cloth used in Bull fighting though Bull is color blind " I saw PR Jha's message today, and that reminds me one of the most famous guess he made, That was Rengco Fest 1992-93, QM was Ravi Patwa, Question was " I start in Century, my middle is a Zodiac, I have a pet in between and I end with egyptian goddess of Sun", who am I. cleopetra... Bashuman, was my another favourite quizzard, While posting under the name 'Those were Days', I thought Bashu will recognize me, as I had given enough clues in Reply to Bashu's posting. By the way, I am Nilanjan Chanda, I used to be a part of REC Team comprising Me, Biswabijoy and Rana Gupta. We could not win Nerciq for once, but the Nericiq was the Best thing that I enjoyed in my REC stay.. Those certainly were Days..!!         Jimut Jimut Re: nericiq   «on: 07/01/02 at 05:37:34 »    Niluda ! I should have guessed...but I didn't know you have such a photographic memory...I mean I'm remembering all these only after you telling them... I do know that you've got married recently but I have no idea to whom...I cannot also guess where you are right now ;)...how's the cartooning going by the way ? Mail me at jbdl_wow@hotmail.com and please pass on to Rana-da as well...I have been trying to locate him in vain for years...I even sent messages on this board for him when the format was different...is he still in Delhi ? PR-da Where the hell are you ?? Absolutely no sniff of you whatsoever after those few days in 2000 at The Atria. I think I heard somebody say that you've quit IBM...so where are you now ? Mail ID to kamse kam do...     Those were Days Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 07/01/02 at 10:34:01 »    [quote author=Jimut link=board=0011&num=1016360764&start=30#41 date=07/01/02 at 05:37:34] Niluda ! I should have guessed...but I didn't know you have such a photographic memory...I mean I'm remembering all these only after you telling them... I do know that you've got married recently but I have no idea to whom...I cannot also guess where you are right now ;)...how's the cartooning going by the way ? Mail me at jbdl_wow@hotmail.com and please pass on to Rana-da as well...I have been trying to locate him in vain for years...I even sent messages on this board for him when the format was different...is he still in Delhi ? [/quote] JBDL, I am here in Calcutta. Left cartooning after leaving REC, had a ill luck to see a photograph of that blank 'Graffiti' board hanging in college.. how painful was that.. Heard Mechronicle is still running. Rana is in delhi, try him at rana_gpt@hotmail.com or india617@del6.vsnl.net.in. Biswabijoy is having a wonderful Quzzing time in Calcutta, he won atleast 6-7 quizzes here. You know, Yesterday when I saw Oliver Khan after the match, I could understand his pain.. The same thing happened to me (or everyone) after failing to win the Nericiq, the World Cup ( :) :) ) of quizz.. for us. We had to wait till next year. Keep in Touch.     Jimut Jimut Re: nericiq   «on: 07/02/02 at 00:37:13 »    Ya " Graffiti " is a lost tradition now sadly...we tried our best during our days and did succeed to some extent...but perhaps after the Valentines Day issue in 1997, which I, Debal-da and Aniruddha ( Jethu ) put together all by ourselves, the board has been empty. Anyway, it so happens that I will be in Kolkata this weekend. I will reach on Friday (5th)and possibly leave on Monday morning.I'm not free on Saturday but Sunday I will be.Please give me a contact number so that we may atleast talk and if possible, meet up. See ya.     hendrixisgod hendrixisgod Re: nericiq   «on: 07/08/02 at 02:01:08 »    there's a good possibility that nericiq's going to be held this year..nilanjanda of jyoti called up my home to ask what we had done with the running trophy after the last nericiq in 2000.....it of course is there in gcc (where it has not been since 1989?)......and could those in the know please shout out who the qm is going to be?     Jimut Jimut Re: nericiq   «on: 07/08/02 at 04:27:05 »    Good to hear that NERICIQ is going to be back. Probably Rajib Saha will return in time from the US to do the honours. This I know because he hinted so to me. As for the date, well...that's still not known even to the probable QM himself. Let's wait and watch...and hope we all have enough space to be there to relive those magical 3 days...     Madhu Guest Re: nericiq   «on: 07/08/02 at 07:15:42 »