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  1. 4. In Norse mythology, at the end of all things, gods and giants clash in a fiery cataclysm that renews the world. The sun is swallowed, the world serpent rises, and only a few survive to start anew. This apocalyptic event inspired the name of a cyborg version of Thor - a supervillain in Marvel Comics.
  2. 8. Which ancient university, older than Nalanda, was located near modern-day Bihar and attracted students from China and Greece?
  3. 9. In China, Confucius taught that harmony arises from balance — between yin and yang, heaven and earth, ruler and subject. Around the same time, another Chinese thinker turned away from hierarchy and reason — embracing the flowing spontaneity of nature and “the Way.” Give me the philosophy of the second thinker.
  4. 11. Which Greek philosopher taught Alexander the Great?
  5. 12. A monk nailed 95 arguments to a church door in 1517, sparking debates that split Europe and birthed Protestantism.
  6. 13. The rupee symbol ₹ combines letters from which two scripts? (Part 1)
  7. 15. Give the first name of the only Indian President to have died in office?
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  1. 1. The rupee symbol ₹ combines letters from which two scripts? (Part 2)
  2. 2. In which city did the Renaissance begin?
  3. 3. The Indian Constitution is the longest written constitution in the world — but which country’s was its main model for federal structure?
  4. 5. Pablo Picasso’s distorted faces and fractured perspectives changed art forever — turning three-dimensional form into geometry. One of his lovers once said he could “see every side of a soul.” What was this movement called?
  5. 6. This Indian philosopher and monk addressed the 1893 Parliament of Religions in Chicago, proclaiming, “Sisters and Brothers of America,” and introduced Vedanta to the West.
  6. 7. In 1989, as crowds gathered at a wall that had divided a city — and a world — for nearly three decades, people began to chip away at the concrete, one piece at a time, until history literally crumbled before their eyes.
  7. 10. Who wrote the “Shakuntala”, one of the greatest Sanskrit plays?
  8. 14. This ancient city-state believed in direct democracy, drama, and philosophy — where citizens debated in the agora while slaves and women had no political rights. It was home to thinkers like Socrates and playwrights like Sophocles.