FUNDAMENTALS
Unlike western movies, Hindi movies have not over indexed on cars. However, various automobiles have made some memorable appearances in Bollywood. Take this quiz to find out more.
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AUTOMOBILES IN HINDI MOVIES
1. Rajesh Khanna’s iconic song Chala jata hoon kisi ki dhun mein in the film
Mere Jeevan Saathi, is on top of a shiny red classic 1965 car. What make? 2. For a hit Bollywood movie, a 1942 BSA WA 500cc bike was modified and used in a song sequence. This set the trend for use of similar vehicles in movies ranging from Do Jasoos to
Bunty and Babli. What vehicle are we talking about? 3. The 1991 Amitabh Bachchan hit Akayla featured a customised Volkswagen beetle. One of the few vehicles in Hindi movies to be given a name. What? 4. The Rajdoot GTS 175 became a symbol of youth and romance after it appeared in a hit Bollywood movie. It even acquired a new name — after the name of the movie. Which one? 5. A 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air features prominently in the popular song Yeh Dil na hota Bechara. Which 1967 movie is this song a part of ? 6. A Toyota MR2 was completely remodelled by car customiser Dilip Chhabria and it became the centerpiece of a movie. While this movie bombed in the box office, it was one of the rare instances, when the movie was named after a car? 7. A 1928 Ford Model A with the licence plate CPV 65 was used in which movie which has car in the title of the film itself ? 8. Three friends embark on a road trip to Goa in an open top Mercedes Benz 300 SL convertible.Plot of which movie? 1. Muslin, the fine cloth known as ‘woven air” is believed to have taken its name from the port town in Andhra Pradesh. Name the town?(U.N.Murthy, Secunderabad) 2. What is the billionth digit of pi?(Partha Sarkar, Kolkata) 3. Which entrepreneur famously said about the qualities that he looked for a wife “I wanted a woman who could get me out of a Third World prison. Life’s too short to hang out with people who aren’t resourceful.” (Rajeev Pillai, Kochi) 4. The Geography cone is the most deadly of its species. Its toxic venom strong enough to paralyze instantly. What is the geography cone? (Jonathan Francis, Secunderabad) 5. What is the name given to the time travel paradox in which an object or information can exist without ever being created? (Aadisht Grover, Kolkata) 6. A Lieutenant Colonel at the US Air Force has been selected from 18,300 applicants to be a part of the 22nd class of American spaceflight trainees. After Kalpana Chawla he is the next person of Indian origin to join NASA as an astronaut candidate. Name the person?(Adithya Jeevan,Thiruvananthap uram) 7. Which chemical element first isolated and described in 1540 has been used in compounds since ancient times in medicine and cosmetics, known by the term kohl? (Madhavi Chandran, Kochi) 8. In South Africa ‘s cricket, every year Five players of the year are announced . In 2008 , the brothers Albie & Morne Morkel were among the five players . The last time two brothers were among the five players was more than 50 years back. Identify the brothers & the year this happened .(BK Harinath, Mysuru)