Chaos India Quiz 2017

FinalsDhanraj B

Tauseef Warsi

Welcome to the Finals• 5 Rounds

• List IT• Infinite Bounce 1 – 12 questions• 1 LVC• Infinite Bounce 2 – 12 questions• 3 SVCs

• Quizmasters’ decisions are final and binding• Adhere to the Quizzers’ Code – No unfair means• Best of Luck!

Round 1 - List IT• +5 for each correct• Full house gets you 40 extra• 6 minutes 42 seconds

Posthumous Bharat Ratnas

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Answers1.Lal Bahadur Shastri2.K. Kamaraj3.Vinoba Bhave4.M. G. Ramachandran5.B. R. Ambedkar6.Rajiv Gandhi7.Vallabhbhai Patel8.Abul Kalam Azad9.Aruna Asaf Ali10. Jayaprakash Narayan11. Gopinath Bordoloi12. Madan Mohan Malaviya

Clockwise Infinite Pounce 1

1. The author?• It’s publisher Juggernaut describes the book “Sweet

Dreams” as “delectable stories about passion and play”.

• The author has tried making the book “culturally relatable” and is targeted at the Indian market.

• The author?

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Sunny Leone

2. Who? He is believed to have been born in 484 BCE and was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha and Mahavira. Both the Bhagavati Sutra and Buddhaghosa claim that he was born in the village of Saravana (a name meaning 'thicket of reeds), in a cow shed, his parents being unable to find more suitable lodgings (which explains one part of his name). The philosopher's true name seems to mean "one who carries a bamboo staff" [Pāninī (VI.i.154)]. According to Patañjali (Mahābhāsya iii.96), the name indicates a School of Wanderers who were called so, not so much because they carried a bamboo staff as because they taught "Don't perform actions, don't perform actions, quietism (alone) is desirable to you". He is considered as the founder of one of the nāstika or "heterodox" schools of ancient Indian philosophy and the ancient school of Indian fatalism which reached the height of its popularity during the rule of the Mauryan emperor Bindusara.Who is he?

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Makkhali Gosala

Makkhali Gosala (Pāli; Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit: Maskarin Gośāla; Jain Prakrit sources: Gosala Mankhaliputta) or Manthaliputra Goshalak

The school being Ājīvika

3. Put Funda• The picture on the next slide is of Kasamuru Dargah

near Nellore. The saint buried here is Karimullah Shah Qadri. What is it’s ‘contribution’ to ‘Sufi Music’ in India or what is the relevance of the place or the saint to Sufi Music in India?

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A R Rahman and his conversion

4. Company please?

Founded in 1972, X is the world's 17th biggest ______ manufacturer. Its first plant was commissioned in Perambra, Thrissur, Kerala, India. The company now has four manufacturing units in India, and 1 in Netherlands. It has a network of nearly 5,000 dealerships in India, of which over 2,500 are exclusive outlets.Entrepreneur Raunaq Singh was sold the idea of buying the license then held by a company called Ruby sitting on a 400,000 _______ license since 1972, but hadn’t implemented it, by the then Kerala CM Achutha Menon. A young subdivisional magistrate in Thrissur District, Vinod Rai, who went on to become one of India’s finest administrators, was called in virtually every week to intervene during the construction phase of the plant due to worker unrest. The Emergency which banned all strikes made life easier for Raunaq Shah and the Perambra plant was completed very rapidly in a record time of thirteen months. Give me X.

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Appolo Tyres

5. Who is he?• Ibrahim Kaskar was a part of the local police department in his

city. His wife Amina and he had seven sons - Sabir, X, Anees, Noora, Iqbal, Mustaqeem, and Humayun - and four daughters - Zaitun, Haseena, Farhana, and Mumtaz.

• When the second son X was born, a local seer, Nirale Shah Baba, had predicted that the second son would grow up to be powerful, famous, and wealthy. They therefore named him after a prophet who was also powerful, ruled all the creations of God, and was strong enough to bend an iron rod by simply touching it. When he sang, even the birds would stop to listen. They expected the blessings of the name to reach their son.

• On X's 55th birthday, 26 December 2010, he was ranked 50th on the first Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People

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Dawood Ibrahim

6.

He was a poet and scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada. He was a poet, scholar, a philologist, folklorist, translator, and playwright. His academic research ranged across five languages: English, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Sanskrit. He published works on both classical and modern variants of this literature and argued strongly for giving local, non-standard dialects their due.Though he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously in 1999 for his collection of poems, "The Collected Poems“, his 1991 essay “______ ______ ______: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation" courted controversy in 2006, the follow up of which created more controversy in 2011.Who is he?

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Attipate Krishnaswami Ramanujan

7. Name Please?• X was an Indian footballer from Mumbai who

represented India at the 1956 Olympics and scored a hat-trick against Australia, thus becoming the first Asian footballer to score a hat trick in the Olympics.

• He finished the tournament as the joint top-scorer with 4 goals in 3 games.

• Name him.

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Neville D Souza

8.

According to legend, Mera Lama Lodre Gyatso was on search for an appropriate place to establish a Monastery and was unable to locate any appropriate site. Finally he decided to sit on prayer for a guidance of a divine power. As he opened his eyes after prayer, he found his horse missing. So he went out for searching his horse and found it on top of hill calm and quite. Believing it to be a good omen, he decided to initiate a work for building up of Monastery with the help of people living across the land of Monpa tribe. The name of the Monastery can be literally translated to ‘Horse Chosen’. The town situated at an elevation of approximately 3,048 meters (10,000 feet) is named after the monastery. Which integral part of India am I speaking about?

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Tawang

9. The movie• Kartik Aryan and Raayo S Bakhirta were cast in a

2011 movie about love and relationships alongside Divyendu Sharma as the main lead.

• Together, they ended up giving us a famous Bollywood movie scene that has been viewed , copied, and parodied many times.

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Pyaar ka Punchnama

10.Legend has it that the script of Y was presented by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and V.P. Sathe to X who immediately handed them a token one rupee coin to express his acceptance. X produced, directed and acted along with his father in Y. The Russians dubbed the lead actor X Tavarish Brodyaga, Russian for Comrade Vagabond for his role in the 1951 hit film Y. Y and its main song are believed to have been Chairman Mao's favorite film and song. TIME magazine in 2012 had included this 1951 classic among the 20 new entries added to its All-Time 100 list of the greatest films made since 1923. Rethinking the movie masterpieces, TIME critic Richard Corliss describes X as "the great star-auteur of India's postcolonial golden age of movies - Cary Grant and Cecil B DeMille in one handsome package.“Give me X and Y.

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• X : Raj Kapoor• Y : Awaara

11. The writer• “X aapa ke naam” is a play based on three short stories by a

famous Urdu author.• The first story, Chui Mui, is about a lady whose only ambition

in life was to become pregnant, so that her husband doesn’t leave her for another woman and is narrated by Heeba Shah.

• The second story, Mughal Bacha, narrated by Ratna Pathak Shah, is about how the wives of powerful rulers have to bear the burden of their husbands’ arrongance and failure.

• The third story, Gharwali, is performed by Naseeruddin Shah and is about a beautiful girl Lajjo of no known background but who has hundreds of admirers.

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Ismat Chughtai

12.

He was born on10 May 1918 in Varanasi to Kashmiri Pandit immigrants from Srinagar. An alumnus of the Lucknow University, he had his early schooling in Baroda. In 1968, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi handpicked him to lead the new organization. He stayed for close to a decade. The smartest operatives working directly under him came to be known as ___boys. After he retired, he was so keen to lead a private life that he could only be photographed twice!Who is he?

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Rameshwar Nath Kao, first person to head R&AW

Long Visual Connect

•2 elements that go into connect per slide. •Each element has 2 picture clues. •The pictures on top are indicative of the location and do not go directly into the connect.

•The pictures on bottom go in directly. •Repeat clues intentional. •Non exhaustive

+100, -50

+90,-45 (2nd one goes twice)

+80, -40

+70, -35

+60, -30

+50, -25

+40, -20

+30, -15 (2nd one goes twice)

+20, -10 (both go in twice)

+10, 0

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Infantry Regiments of India

Their Headquarters and War Cries

Funda – In order1. The Rajputana Rifles : Delhi Cantonment, Raja Ramachandra ki jai

2. The Rajput Regiment: Fatehgarh (Ganga Ghat Visrant At Farrukhabad), UP, Bol Bajrang Bali Ki jai

3. The Dogra Regiment: Gulab Bari is the tomb of the third Nawab of Awadh Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula in Faizabad, Jawala Mata ki jai

4. The Sikh Regiment, The Punjab Regiment : Mahatma Gandhi Samadhi Sathal, Ramgarh, Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal

5. The Jat Regiment: Ahichchhatra (or Ahi-Kshetra) was the ancient capital of Northern Panchala. The remains of this city have been discovered in Bareilly, Jat balwan, jai bhagwan

6. The Brigade of the Guards: the Dragon Palace Temple is a Buddhist temple and one of the most popular tourist attractions situated in Kamptee. Garud ka hun bol pyare

7. The Parachute Regiment, Vidhana soudha, Sarvada shaktishali

8. The Madras Regiment: Nilgiri railway, Ooty, Veera Madrassi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu

9. The Grenadiers, Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir, Jabalpur, Sarvada shaktishali

10. The Maratha Light Infantry: Belgaum kamal basadi jain Temple, Bol Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki jai, Temlai Mata ki jai

11. The Garhwal Rifles: St. Mary's church, Lansdowne during snowfall, Badri Vishal Lal ki jai

12. The Mahar Regiment: Eran, Sagar. "Bolo Hindustan ki jai"

13. The Sikh Light Infantry: Fatehgarh (Ganga Ghat Visrant At Farrukhabad), UP, Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal

14. The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles: Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir, Jabalpur, Durga Mata ki jai

15. Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry: Remains of Awanti Swami Temple Awantipura J and K, Bharat Mata ki jai"

16. 1, 4 Gorkha Rifles: Sabathu, Solan, Jatoli Temple, Himachal Pradesh. Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali

17. 3,9 Gorkha Rifles: Varanasi, Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali

18. 5,8 Gorkha Rifles: Motphran, Shillong, Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali

19. 11 Gorkha Rifles: bara imambara, Lucknow, Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali

20. The Assam Regiment: Motphran, Shillong, Rhino Charge

Among other regiments:

The Kumaon Regiment

The Naga Regiment

The Bihar Regiment

Mechanised Infantry Regiment

Ladakh Scouts Regiment

Anti-Clockwise Infinite Pounce 2

1. When Union Minister for Communications, C.M. Stephen, announced that the Post and Telegraph Department was going to bring out a certain commemorative stamp, an incensed Cho Ramaswamy felt Captain Subhash Saxena, was a more deserving case for such an honour.Knowing fully well that his sentiments would not be shared by the powers that are in Delhi, Ramaswamy decided to issue his own Saxena commemorative stamp. In the latest issue of Tughlaq, Ramaswamy devoted a full page for what he called a "facsimile version" of the Saxena stamp he had conjured up, bearing the legend "Tughlaq 1980" with a portrait of Captain Saxena and his name in Tamil and English. Significantly, the stamp had no face value as Ramaswamy felt that it would have no validity.He was proved wrong. Whether by design or by mistake, the Post and Telegraph Department honoured the Saxena stamp. The Tughlaq office on Mount Road, Madras, was flooded with envelopes, affixed with Saxena stamps and duty cancelled by the sorting post offices all over the country. Whether the philatelists would also accord the same treatment to the Saxena stamp remains to be seen.Who was Captain Subhash Saxena?

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The lone passenger when Sanjay Gandhi crashed the plane.

2. What • The following states allow none: Haryana, Himachal

Pradesh, J&K, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, UP, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand

• The following states allow all: Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura

• The following states have some version in between none and all: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal

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Beef Ban

3.

Jawaharlal Nehru, in his preface to the Report of the Committee, published in 1955, wrote: “They (different ______) represent past political divisions in the country…. Now that we have attained Independence, it is obviously desirable that there should be a certain uniformity in the ______ for our civic, social, and other purposes, and this should be done on a scientific approach to this problem.” What came into force on March 22, 1957 based on the recommendation of a Committee headed by Senior Indian Astrophysicist Meghnad Saha with A. C. Banerjee, K. K. Daftari, J. S. Karandikar, Gorakh Prasad, R. V. Vaidya and N. C. Lahiri as the members after a detailed study of different ______ prevalent in different parts of the country?

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Indian National Calendar

4. The author• “From Tryst to Tendulkar”: The History of

Independent India” is a 2014 book that attempts to tell the story of modern India in concise details.

• The author of the book is a famous writer but not of books. He is also an entrepreneur. He is the founder of NalandaU, CEO & co-founder of Be Limtless Inc and Zingfin.com.

• Name this writer.

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Balaji Vishwanathan (Quora)

5.

Identify the ‘cricketer’ whose ESPN Cricinfo bio is on the screen. And why is his ‘career’ controversial?

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Anurag ThakurHe selected himself to the Ranji Trophy match against J&K to qualify as an administrator (BCCI junior selection committee)

6. Connect to a movement in Hindi Poetry – Neo Romanticist

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Chhaayaawaad

7.

Chanda Bardai’s epic Hindi poem Prithviraj Raso narrates a story whereby one Brahmin told the Tomar king Anangpal II (also known as Bilhan Deo) that X rested on the mythical serpent king Vasuki’s hood and was immoveable. Further his reign would last as long as the structure stood firm. It is said that the king out of curiosity got X dug out only to find the base smeared with Vasuki’s blood. Realizing his mistake, he ordered it to be reinstalled. However even after several attempts, it could not be fixed and X remained loose. According to bardic tradition, it was Anangpal who brought X from an unspecified location to its present location. But according to R Balasubramaniam, who studied the metallurgy and iconography of X, its original location was Udayagiri caves (Vidisha, MP), an argument endorsed and elaborated by Michael Willis. What is X?

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Iron pillar at Mehrauli

8. What is named after him?• George Robert Canning X, 4th baron, was a British

colonial administrator and an amateur cricketer. He captained Kent and England and is respected for his stand against illegal bowling actions.

• He served as the Governor of Bombay from 1890 and 1895. His gubernatorial tenure is remembered for his support to cricket in the region. However, his handling of riots and poor administration were heavily criticised.

• What is named after him that has given us, among others, a very famous cricketer?

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Harris Shield

9.

Around 1500, this city had about 500,000 inhabitants (supporting 0.1% of the global population during 1440-1540), making it the second largest city in the world after Beijing and almost twice the size of Paris. Today, there are only a few small villages in the area. During its heydays, the city covered 33 sq km and was surrounded by several concentric lines of fortification. Its wealth derived from the control of spice trade and the cotton industry. Its busy bazaars, described by travelers such as Portuguese Nunez and Paes, were centers of International commerce. Visitors to the city include Abdur-Razzak from Central Asia, Nicolo Conti from Italy in 1420 and Paes, a Portuguese who came in 1522. Which city?

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Vijayanagara

10. The place?• X is a part of Nashik district in Maharashtra. It is

located on Mumbai-Agra highway at the confluence of Mausam and Girna rivers.

• The movie industry of this town became famous after Faiza Ahmad Khan made a documentary on it titled “Supermen of X”.

• Some movies this movie industry has come up with are “X ke Sholay”, “X ke Karan Arjun” and “Chintu ban gaya gentleman”

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Malegaon

11.

What was held on 16 January 1967 (the sort of thing is uncommon in India) which led to Dr. Jack de Sequeira (person in the picture) being called as the Father of the ______ _______ in ______ ?

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Opinion Poll in Goa (Goan referendum to stay separate from Maharashtra)

12. Whose Prayer?• Dear God, master of the universe, compassionate and merciful: we

who are steeped in sin, kneel in supplication before your throne and beseech you to recall from this world X, son of _____, who was a man of great piety. Take him away, Lord, for he runs away from fragrance and chases after filth. He hates the bright sun, preferring dark labyrinths. He has nothing but contempt for modesty but is fascinated by the naked and the shameless. He hates sweetness, but will give his life to taste bitter fruit. He will not so much as look at housewives but is in seventh heaven in the company of whores. He will not go near running waters, but loves to wade through filth. Where others weep, he laughs; and where others laugh, he weeps. Faces blackened by evil, he loves to wash with tender care to make visible their real features. He never thinks about you but follows Satan everywhere, the same fallen angel who once disobeyed you.

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Manto

3 Short Visual Connects

Short Visual Connect – 1• Exhaustive List• Points on each slide

+20

+15/-10

+10/-5

+5

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Pretentious Movie Reviews

SVC 2 – Write It and Connect• Identify the temples• Each Individual answer is worth 5 points• I want the city or town this temple is located in• The temple is known by the name of the town• The overall connect points are indicated

+20

+15/-10

+10/-5

+5

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4 Dhaams• Badrinath• Dwarka• Puri or Jagannath Puri• Rameswaram or Ramanathaswamy

Short Visual Connect - 3• Exhaustive List• Points on each slide

+20/-10

+15/-5

10

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Captains of the Men’s Indian Cricket Team in ODI

WC

That’s all

Folks!!!