atulya bharat- the india quiz finals

ROUND 1 – DRIES (CLOCKWISE)POUNCE & BOUNCE

+10 on the bounce+10/-10 on the pounce

1.NRI couple Aravinda Pillalamarri and Ravi Kuchimanchi returned to India in 1998 after quitting their jobs in the US. The duo first visited the villages affected by the Sardar Sarovar dam in 1998 after reading about the Narmada Bachao Andolan. They came upon the village of Bilgaon in Maharashtra. For 55 years after Independence, Bilgaon had not seen electricity. What Aravinda and Ravi did notice was a 9-metre high waterfall of sorts which could very well have been utilised to generate electricity. The Bilgaon Project started in May 2002 and done by January 2003.This is the inspiration behind what?

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Swades

2.X believes in the philosophy of sarvodaya and collective ownership. It accepts all its working members as the owners and an equal partaker in both profit and loss.The members are co-owners and fondly referred to as "sisters". All the decisions are based on consensus and any member-sister has the right to veto a decision. Men can only be salaried employees (accountants, drivers or security guards), and not the members of the organisation (i.e. they are not the owners). ID X.

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Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad or Lijjat

3.X was a major figure in contemporary architecture around the world. With his extraordinary and inspiring designs, he played a pivotal role in the creation of an architecture for post-Independence India. All of his work places special emphasis on prevailing resources, energy and climate as major determinants in the ordering of space. He also designed the distinctive buildings of National Crafts Museum, New Delhi (1975–1990), Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal (1982), Jawahar Kala Kendra (Jawahar Arts Centre) in Jaipur among many others. From 1970–75, he was Chief Architect for New Bombay (Navi Mumbai), an urban growth center of 2 million people across the harbour from the existing city of Mumbai. In 1985, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed him Chairman of the National Commission on Urbanization.ID X.

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X – Charles Correa

4.

X, a leader of Anglo Indian community who is credited with pioneering a certain form of activity in the country passed away in June 2016. The former Lok Sabha MP and three time nominated Anglo-Indian MLA in West Bengal Assembly is survived by his wife Joyce and three sons.X conducted the first well organized , formal Y in 1967 at Christ the King Church parish hall in a city. X was also the Chairman of CISCE (the education board) from 1993 to 2011.

ID X.

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X – Neil O’BrienY – Quizzing in India

5.

In November 2013, along with other modifications, a soundproof cubicle glass partition was added to a room in Hyatt Regency, Chennai for a few days. This was in preparation for a high profile event to be held. Why?

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Venue for World Chess Championship 2013 between Anand and Carlsen

6. FITB this Amul tribute to a famous personality

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Miss Nimbupani, Mario Miranda

7.X is an initiative promoted by the Indian Government to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities in an e-learning program.It is produced by the British-Canadian company DataWind.It will be sold to the Government of India and distributed to university students – initially at US$50 until further orders are received and projected eventually to achieve the target $35 price.

ID X.

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Aakash Tablet

8.“Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees, every other of a quick-growing variety. Be sure that there is plenty of space for lawns and gardens. Reserve large areas for football, hockey and parks. Earmark areas for Hindu temples, Mohammedan mosques and Christian churches.” This is an excerpt from a letter written by an industrialist to his son Dorab in 1903 about his vision for a city. Messrs Julin Kennedy Sahlin from Pittsburgh prepared the first layout of the town and today this city is the only one without a municipal corporation inspite of having a million plus population. Which city which was later renamed in honour of its founder?

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Jamshedpur

9.

X is a group of Hindu and Jain temples and they are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in India.Historical records note that the X temple site had 85 temples by the 12th century, spread over 20 square kilometers. Of these, only about 20 temples have survived, spread over 6 square kilometers.The art works for which X is most famous for, covers only 10% of the total art work present in the temple.Which temple complex, rediscovered by the British engineer T. S. Burt in the 19th century, is named for the golden date palms that adorned its entrance in ancient times?

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Khajuraho

10.

Nikolai X was a Russian prose writer and dramatist who lent his name to the protagonist of a famous 2003 novel.The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to.It was later made into a movie of the same name as the novel in 2006 which received positive reviews.

What is the name of the novel and its author?

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The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

11.

X meaning abode of springs and lakes, also called Islamabad, is a city in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The name X is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit term for "Land of countless springs”. X is also the name of a popular veteran Kannada actor who is known for his natural, under-playing style of acting.Mehbooba Mufti represents X constituency in Lok Sabha. Identify X.

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Anantnag/Anant Nag

12.

X is a daily morning newspaper and was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1890, and currently has a readership of over 20 million.The title of the newspaper roughly translates to "entertainer".According to World Association of Newspapers, as of 2011, it holds a position as the fifth most circulating newspaper in the world. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) 2013 figures, it is the third largest circulating newspapers in India.

ID X.

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Malayala Manorama

ROUND 2 – LIST ITWRITTEN ROUND

1.

List all the teams playing in the 2016-2017 I-League

+5 for each correct and +20 for all correct.60 seconds.

2.

Name all the states through which the tropic of cancer passes through.


3.

Indian/India Born Nobel Laureates.


ANSWERS

Q.1 +5, (+20)

1.East Bengal2.Mohun Bagan3.Aizawl FC4.Shillong Lajong5.Churchill Brothers6.Bengaluru FC7.Mumbai City FC8.Chennai City FC9.DSK Shivajians FC10.Minerva Punjab

Q.2 +5, (+20)

1.Gujarat 2.Rajasthan 3.Madhya Pradesh 4.Chattisgarh 5.Jharkand 6.West Bengal7.Mizoram 8.Tripura

Q.3 +5, (+25)1.Rabindranath Tagore 2.CV Raman 3.Har Gobind Khorana 4.Mother Teresa 5.S Chandrasekhar 6.Amartya Sen 7.V Ramakrishnan 8.Rudyard Kipling 9.Ronald Ross 11.RK Pachauri 12.Mohammed Yunus13.Abdus Salam.

ROUND 3 – DRIES (ANTI-CLOCKWISE)POUNCE & BOUNCE

+10 on the bounce+10/-10 on the pounce

1.

With a dimension of 9.7 by 6.3 centimetres, it is made of 100 per cent cotton rags. It weighs 90 grams per square metre and has a thickness of 110 microns.After a gap of 20 years it was re-introduced again in the year 2014.Its launch took place at the Shrinathji temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan.What are we talking about ?

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New 1 rupee note

2.

Somalia's al-Shabaab group banned X after ruling the popular snacks are 'offensive' and too Christian.

It is thought that the islamist militants have taken offence at the three-sided X supposed resemblance to symbol of the Christian Holy Trinity.

The fried snacks, usually filled with spicy meat or vegetables, have been served for centuries in across Africa and Asia.

Give me the name of X which is a very popular snack in India.

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Samosa

3.

It was the 25th over at Sydney on March 4, 1992, in the Benson and Hedges World Cup.India were playing Pakistan and Pakistan were batting on 85/2 in reply to India’s 216.It was a heated game and passions were running high.What followed was one of the most iconic moments in cricket and is noted for its humour.So, what happened?

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Javed Miandad monkey jumping

4.

X tastes sweet and sour at the same time and is a cooked mixture of sugar, honey, ghee, amla, jam, sesame oil, berries, herbs and various spices. It is prepared as per the instructions suggested in Ayurvedic texts. X is widely sold and consumed in India as a dietary supplement.The first historically documented formula for X appears in the Charaka Samhita, the ancient Ayurvedic treatise from the early first millennium BCE.

ID X.

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Chyawanprash

5.There is a big conspiracy theory behind some of the deaths of Indian scientists and people who supported them.On 10th January 1966 X died in Tashkent due to heart attack but no medical inquiry was conducted to ascertain the cause of his death. But his wife said that he was poisoned.Exactly 14 days later, on 24th January 1966 an Air India flight 101, a Boeing 707 plane, from Bombay to London crashed near Mont Blanc, in the alps. One of its passenger was Y, who was on his way to Vienna to attend IAEA conference but was killed instead in the crash. Conspirators have pointed towards the CIA as having done the deed.Then of course is the mysterious death of Z. Death came to him in a quiet room of his favourite resort on Kovalam beach after he had witnessed firing of a Russian rocket and inaugurated Thumba railway station to retire for the night. Here too there was no scientific enquiry into his death.ID X,Y,Z.

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X – Lal Bahadur ShastriY – Homi Jehangir BhabhaZ – Vikram Sarabhai

6.

X was born at the nativity mission center, Pune District in a Chitpavan Brahmin family. His father was a postal employee.At birth, he was named Ramachandra. X was given his name because of an unfortunate incident. Before he was born, his parents had three sons and a daughter, with all three boys dying in their infancy. Fearing a curse that targeted male children, young Ramachandra was brought up as a girl for the first few years of his life, including having his nose pierced and being made to wear a nose-ring . It was then that he earned the nickname X (literally "Ram with a nose-ring"). After his younger brother was born, they switched to treating him as a boy.ID X

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Nathuram Godse

7.

One of the possibilities of the identity of the girl was that she was Neeru Deshpande and that the picture was taken when she was 4 years and 3 months old.Apart from Neeru, few names like Sudha Murthy and Gunjan Gundaniya too were said to be the kid. However, amongst the three, Deshpande became insanely popular as a regional newspaper carried her picture with a short write up that claimed that she belonged to Nagpur.However, to clear all the airs regarding these hoaxes, Mayank Shah, group product manager at X revealed the actual truth behind the girl. It's actually an illustration by an Everest creative back in the 60s.

What is being talked about here?

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The Parle-G girl.

8.

The X Group was founded by a Scotsman, Thomas Leishman, in 1857.At the age of 22, Y was elected as the company's first Indian director in 1947. Z, the group's most visible and profitable brand, made a modest entry in the sixties.The Pegasus, which is the symbol of X, first found its place as the Group logo in 1940.X has India's largest market share of around 52.5% by volume.ID X,Y,Z

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X – UB GroupY – Vittal MallyaZ - Kingfisher

9.

X is Y's archenemy. X means King of Darkness. He has lived 6000 years and is the source of evil in the world. He intends to rule the world by spreading darkness, hatred, sin and evil. It is said that one of his sources of his strength is the evil that is committed by people in this world.His minions include Electric-man, Stone-man, Plastica and many others.In the beginning, his face is never shown but later, his face deforms to become a distorted wolf-like face.

ID X and Y.

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X – Tamraj KilvishY - Shaktimaan

10.

According to medieval Hindu mythology, the origin of the festival can be found in the ancient legend of samudra manthan. The legend tells of a battle between the Devas and Asuras for amrita, the drink of immortality. During samudra manthan, or churning of the ocean, amrita was produced and placed in a X . To prevent the asuras (malevolent beings) from seizing the amrita, a divine carrier flew away with X. In one version of the legend, the carrier of the X is the divine physician Dhanavantari, who stops at four places where the festival is celebrated. In other re-tellings, the carrier is Garuda, Indra or Mohini, who spills the amrita at four places.This is the origin story for which festival/practice?

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Kumbh Mela

11.

X is a suburb of ___________ in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India.It is the headquarters of an international organization.It is named after an English Lieutenant Governor of Punjab and a Hindi/Urdu suffix is added.

ID X

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Mcleod Ganj

Donald Trump is considered a business _____.This five letter English word originates from an integral part of Indian history. The word in English means: a rich and powerful person.The modern meaning of the word is supposedly derived from the storied riches of the _______.

ID the word that is being talked about here.

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ROUND 4 – LONG VISUAL CONNECT

1. +80/-40 The earliest evidence for the X dates back to the Renaissance period. The oldest X

design appears in an anonymous manuscript from 1470s Renaissance Italy, showing a free-hanging man clutching a cross bar frame attached to a conical canopy. As a safety measure, four straps run from the ends of the rods to a waist belt.

Shortly after, a more sophisticated X was sketched by Leonardo da Vinci in 1485.Here, the scale of the X is in a more favorable proportion to the weight of the jumper. Leonardo's canopy was held open by a square wooden frame, which alters the shape of the X from conical to pyramidal.

Today's modern X’s are classified into two categories – ascending and descending canopies. Some modern X are classified as semi-rigid wings, which are maneuverable and can make a controlled descent to collapse on impact with the ground.

ID X

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Parachute

2. +70/-30

The X are people from X region of Uttarakhand, India. The region is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Nepal, on the south by the state of Uttar Pradesh, and on the west by the Garhwal region. In colloquial language, people of X are also referred to as "Pahari" though that is not a specific reference. They include all those who speak the X language or any of its numerous dialects, living in the Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Nainital, Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar, districts of Uttarakhand, India.

ID X.

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Kumaon/Kumaoni

3. +60/-20

A X was originally a specialized soldier, first established as a distinct role in the mid-to-late 17th century, for the throwing of _______ and sometimes assault operations. At that time X’s were chosen from the strongest and largest soldiers.

By the 18th century, dedicated _______ throwing of this sort was no longer relevant, but X’s were still chosen for being the most physically powerful soldiers and would lead assaults in the field of battle. X’s would also often lead the storming of fortification breaches in siege warfare.

ID X

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Grenadier

4. +50/-10

The name X is derived from a Hindu clan and the word X which was the old name of an Indian State. It is based on a Sanskrit word meaning son of a king. X is also a historic region in NW India.

X tribal power rose here between the 7th and 13th centuries, and the princes resisted the early Muslim incursions, which began in the 11th century. Its power reached its peak in the early 16th century, but the area fell to the Mughals when Akbar defeated them in 1568. The Mughals ruled X until the early 18th century.

Under the British, X included more than 20 princely states. The internal autonomy of many of the states was guaranteed.

ID X.

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Rajputana/Rajput

5. +40/-0

The 1950 India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship is a bilateral treaty between Nepal and India establishing a close strategic relationship between the two South Asian neighbours.

The treaty allows free movement of people and goods between the two nations and a close relationship and collaboration on matters of defense and foreign policy.

In what regard does the treaty help the Long Connect?

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The treaty allowed Nepali Gorkhas to fight for the Indian Army

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