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Girish | Pranshumaan | Sandesh | Sulagna
1. Connect
2. ID X & Y
• X read about the founding of Intel in Electronic Engineering Times at the age of fourteen and this inspired him to pursue technology as a career• X later co-founded Y, which was a company that sold computers,
computer components, computer software, and information technology services• Facebook bought Y’s former campus to set up it’s headquarters there
• Part points available
3. Connect
4. ID and Connect
Think Infrastructure, think ___ Hope for the Poor
5. Why is this dish named as such?
6.
Which sporting event in India has the trophy for its best player named after a late liquor baron ?
7. Connect
8. Trivia
Who was the first occupant of “Rashtrapati Bhawan” of India ??
Hints ??
Hint
• He was on the cover of Time Magazine: 1920s - 12 Apr. 1926
9. Trivia Continues
Who was the first Indian occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhavan??
10. Connect
11. ID & His Feat ?
12. Connect
13. ID X, Y & Z
• During an accidental meeting between X and Y on a ship in 1893 when they had travelled together from Yokohama, the latter had inspired X to set up a research and educational institution Z. • Few years later, Y received a letter from X, requesting him to head Z
that he had set up in 1909. But, Y declined the offer saying that it conflicted with his spiritual interests.
• Part points available
14. ID
• Arthur Gilligan first visited India in 1926 and was very much impressed by ________ in India. Gilligan praised Indian ________and promised to press for its inclusion in the _____ if all the promoters of the _________ in the land came together to form a single entity • An assurance was given and a meeting held in Delhi on November 21,
1927 and hence X was formed in 1928 under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act• Id the organization X
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• X regained its original name in 1818 when the Peshwas got control of the city. The Peshwa rule however, did not last long and the British captured X in the very same year. • In 1840, one of the first modern libraries of Bombay Presidency was
founded at X. • British also built golf course at X which was one of largest in Asia
16. Connect
17• In the early 1960s, while on a visit to Cheranmahadevi town in
Tirunelveli district, then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kamaraj noticed a boy herding cattle and asked him why he was not in school. The boy replied: "If I go to school will you give me food to eat? I can learn only if I eat." His response prompted Kamaraj to start X.
• What is X, which was later adopted across the country by the mid 1990s after its success in Tamil Nadu?
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• The exact location of this town X is a matter of speculation. Many are of the opinion that it may be Coimbatore, with a river on one side, forest on the other, and many similar buildings and lanes as X such as Lawley road, Variety Hall, Bombay Anand Bhavan, etc. It is also speculated that X may be ________on the river Kaveri, or Yadavgiri in the erstwhile state of Mysore. The author subsequently clarified in an interview that he loved Malleshwaram and Basavanagudi, two prominent old areas of Bangalore, and hence it is possible that the name X may have been derived from these two areas.
• Id X
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• Ancient Greeks visited the Indian port town X — called Maisolos or Masalia in ancient times —for trade in muslin. Some believe the word "muslin" originated from "Maisolos". Marco Polo visited the Kakatiya kingdom in which X was located and praised the muslins available there in his book "The Travels".
• Id the port town X, which was famous for popularising muslin cloth , which originated in Bangladesh , to the Middle East and Europe.
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• This place, formerly known as "Sweta Durgam", was the military base of the Kingdom of Valluvanadu in the medieval period. Later it was invaded by Tipu Sultan and when the latter succumbed to British Rule, the people challenged the British rule with cultural confrontation. • The confrontation was started by Kunhikuttan Thampuran, who translated the
Mahabarata and it was continued with PS Varier who fought for the cultural resurrection of the state. He started a school which specialised in imparting a science which has been synonymous with this place ever since. He started the school after seeing the degradation of this indigenous practice and the institute till today continues to teach its students this science.• Name the place and what science does this institute teach ?• Part points available.
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• The Ramappa Temple, situated in Warangal, was completed in the year 1213 during the rule of the Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva. The presiding deity is in the form of an amalgamation of Shiva, Vishnu and Rama.
• What is unique about this temple, something which no other temple in India can lay claim to?
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• X was originally attached to direct the film adaptation of the novel Y. He was attracted to the novel particularly because its main character also comes from Pondicherry, where X was born. X later dropped out, citing scheduling issues. He said "I was hesitant to direct because the book has kind of a ________. And I was concerned that as soon as you put my name on it, everybody would have a different experience. It would detract from the whole point of the book with the audience thinking ' Where is he going with this'? "
• Incidentally, parts of the movie adaptation of Y were shot in Pondicherry.
• X? Y? Part points available.
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• Late Communist leader Indrajit Gupta remains top in the list of MPs with the longest Lok Sabha experience, having served the lower house for 11 terms. Second spot on the list is shared by three leaders: AB Vajpayee, Somnath Chatterjee and X.
• X served the Lok Sabha for ten consecutive terms from 1967 till his death in 2005, representing the constituency Y.
• X was also Power Minister in the first UPA government.
• X? Y? Part points available
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• National Highway 223 , otherwise known as the Great Andaman Trunk Road, connects Port Blair and Diglipur.
• The Society for Andaman and Nicobar Ecology filed a petition with the Calcutta High Court asking the road to be closed in 2012, which the Court granted. The Court furthur banned all commercial and tourism activities within a five-km radius of the ______.
• However, till today the road has not been closed and is still used for ferrying tourists. This has angered both human rights organisations and conservation groups.
• Why did the Court ban the use of the road OR Why was the Andaman Trunk Road in the news in 2012?
25• The phenomenon was first observed by the Zeme Nagas, the inhabitant tribe of the region in the early
1900s. It frightened them so badly that they sold their land to Jaintias and left the place in 1905.The famous late naturalist E. P. Gee brought this phenomenon to global attention in the 1960s. The following reasons have been mooted for this phenomenon happening
• Disorientation at high altitudes and high speed winds due to the widespread fog characteristic at the time• Weather conditions make changes in the magnetic qualities of the underground water in this area. These changes
disturb the physiological rhythm of the local ____ and they start behaving abnormally towards the sources of light• The _______are disturbed by high velocity winds at their roost
• Even Salim Ali was baffled. “The most puzzling thing to me about this phenomenon is that so many species of diurnal resident _____ should be on the move when, by definition, they should be fast asleep", he once wrote.
• The ______ come in only from the North and land only on a well-defined strip in the village – 1.5 km long and 200 meters wide. Lights placed along the southern side of the village have failed to attract any _______.
• What bizarre annual phenomenon is this ?
26• Past winners of which tournament, traditionally held in West Bengal ? This is the fourth oldest club cup
tournament in the world.
Year Winner Runner-up• 2014 Mohammedan Sporting Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi• 2013 Prayag United East Bengal• 2012 East Bengal Prayag United• 2011 Churchill Brothers Mohun Bagan• 2010 Tournament not held• 2009 Churchill Brothers Mohun Bagan• 2008 Mahindra United Santos FC• 2007 Tournament not held• 2006 Mahindra United Mohun Bagan• 2005 FC Bayern Munich II Eveready• 2004 Myanmar F.R F.C Mohun Bagan• 2003 Mohun Bagan East Bengal• 2002 East Bengal Churchill Brothers
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• Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal and social agreement between cities to promote cultural and commercial ties. The modern concept of town twinning, conceived after the Second World War in 1947, was intended to foster friendship and understanding between different cultures and between former foes as an act of peace and reconciliation and to encourage trade and tourism.
• The Portuguese cities of Coimbra and Loures are twinned with which Indian city/cities?
The car in pic was designed by automobile designer Dilip Chhabria. It was first showcased at the 2008 Delhi Auto Expo. It has a Rolls Royce-developed V12 engine and a 3-seat configuration with doors that open skywards. Three 7” LCD screens with internet, satellite navigation, camera output and video conference dominate the interiors. Name the car on which its design is based.
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29• Where was this song shot?
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•Abid Hasan was the secretary and interpreter for X . X wanted an Indian form of addressing each other. Abid first suggested "Hello" and was snubbed for that. He later suggested “____", which X liked and adopted it as the formal manner of greeting for revolutionaries and members of Y.
• Id X, Y and the blank
Hand in your sheets
• Answers to follow
1. Connect
In 1967 Air India commissioned Salvador Dali to produce a limited edition ashtray which was to be given to a select group of lucky first-class passengers. Dali produced a small unglazed porcelain ashtray composed of a shell-shaped centre with a serpent around its perimeter.
2. ID X & Y
• X read about the founding of Intel in Electronic Engineering Times at the age of fourteen and this inspired him to pursue technology as a career• X later co-founded Y, which was a company that sold computers,
computer components, computer software, and information technology services• Facebook bought Y’s former campus to set up it’s headquarters there
• Part points available
X – Vinod Khosla Y – Sun Microsystems
• X : Vinod Khosla : IIT Delhi, India (Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering), Carnegie Mellon University (Masters in Biomedical Engineering), and Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA)
• Y: Sun MicrosystemsSun’s Campus at Menlo Park
California was sold to Facebook, after Sun was acquired by Oracle
3. Connect
Suzuki Mehran
The Maruti Suzuki is sold as Mehran in Pakistan
4. ID and Connect
Think Infrastructure, think ___ Hope for the Poor
The new banks approved by RBI
• RBI has decided to grant approval to set up new banks in the country to two financial services companies
• IDFC Limited (Infrastructure Development Finance Company)
• Bandhan Financial Services Private Limited.
5. Why is this dish named as such?
कच्छी� दा�बे�ली
Dabeli literally means "pressed" in Gujarati language.It is said to be invented by one Keshavji Gabha Chudasama alias Kesha Malam, resident of Mandvi, Kutch in the 1960s.
6.
Which sporting event in India has the trophy for its best player named after a late liquor baron ?
Hockey India League
Hockey India League has the Ponty Chaddha Trophy for the player of the tournament
7. Connect
Anish Kapoor – Leviathan
• Civilian honours2003 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2011 French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres2012 Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour.
• 2013 Knighthood
8. Trivia
Who was the first occupant of “Rashtrapati Bhawan” of India ??
Hints ??
Hint
• He was on the cover of Time Magazine: 1920s - 12 Apr. 1926
Answer
• Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, known as The Lord Irwin
9. Trivia Continues
Who was the first Indian occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhavan??
Answer
• C Rajagopalachari or Rajaji or C.R.: When he was appointed as governor-general.
10. Connect
Foot in Mouth
• UP Minister – Raja Ram Pandey made a sexist comment about K Dhanalaxmi ( district magistrate of Sultanpur) in a similar fashion like Barack Obama did about Kamala Harris ( Attorney General)
11. ID & His Feat ?
Answer
• Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy ( Indian Navy), the first Indian to complete non-stop solo circumnavigation• He became the first Indian, second Asian and 79th sailor globally to
circumnavigate the globe, solo and non-stop on 31 March, 2013.
12. Connect
Answer
Modern Day Aesop’s• Rahul Roushan, founder editor : Faking News • Karthik Laxman and CS Krishna (right),founder members : The UnReal
Times;• Tanay Sukumar, founder : News That Matters Not
13. ID X, Y & Z
• During an accidental meeting between X and Y on a ship in 1893 when they had travelled together from Yokohama, the latter had inspired X to set up a research and educational institution Z. • Few years later, Y received a letter from X, requesting him to head Z
that he had set up in 1909. But, Y declined the offer saying that it conflicted with his spiritual interests.
• Part points available
Answer
• X – Jamshedji Tata • Y –Swami Vivekananda• Z- Indian Institute of Science
14. ID
• Arthur Gilligan first visited India in 1926 and was very much impressed by ________ in India. Gilligan praised Indian ________and promised to press for its inclusion in the _____ if all the promoters of the _________ in the land came together to form a single entity • An assurance was given and a meeting held in Delhi on November 21,
1927 and hence X was formed in 1928 under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act• Id the organization X
BCCI
15.
• X regained its original name in 1818 when the Peshwas got control of the city. The Peshwa rule however, did not last long and the British captured X in the very same year. • In 1840, one of the first modern libraries of Bombay Presidency was
founded at X. • British also built golf course at X which was one of largest in Asia
Nashik
16. Connect
Mario Miranda
17• In the early 1960s, while on a visit to Cheranmahadevi town in
Tirunelveli district, then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kamaraj noticed a boy herding cattle and asked him why he was not in school. The boy replied: "If I go to school will you give me food to eat? I can learn only if I eat." His response prompted Kamaraj to start X.
• What is X, which was later adopted across the country by the mid 1990s after its success in Tamil Nadu?
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• Mid Day Meal Scheme
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• The exact location of this town X is a matter of speculation. Many are of the opinion that it may be Coimbatore, with a river on one side, forest on the other, and many similar buildings and lanes as X such as Lawley road, Variety Hall, Bombay Anand Bhavan, etc. It is also speculated that X may be ________on the river Kaveri, or Yadavgiri in the erstwhile state of Mysore. The author subsequently clarified in an interview that he loved Malleshwaram and Basavanagudi, two prominent old areas of Bangalore, and hence it is possible that the name X may have been derived from these two areas.
• Id X
18 ( Ans)• Malgudi (Mal from Malleshwaram and Gudi from Basavangudi)
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• Ancient Greeks visited the Indian port town X — called Maisolos or Masalia in ancient times —for trade in muslin. Some believe the word "muslin" originated from "Maisolos". Marco Polo visited the Kakatiya kingdom in which X was located and praised the muslins available there in his book "The Travels".
• Id the port town X, which was famous for popularising muslin cloth , which originated in Bangladesh , to the Middle East and Europe.
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• Machilipatnam
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• This place, formerly known as "Sweta Durgam", was the military base of the Kingdom of Valluvanadu in the medieval period. Later it was invaded by Tipu Sultan and when the latter succumbed to British Rule, the people challenged the British rule with cultural confrontation. • The confrontation was started by Kunhikuttan Thampuran, who translated the
Mahabarata and it was continued with PS Varier who fought for the cultural resurrection of the state. He started a school which specialised in imparting a science which has been synonymous with this place ever since. He started the school after seeing the degradation of this indigenous practice and the institute till today continues to teach its students this science.• Name the place and what science does this institute teach ?• Part points available.
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• Kottakkal which is famous for Ayurveda• Kotakkal is just 50 km from Kozhikode
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• The Ramappa Temple, situated in Warangal, was completed in the year 1213 during the rule of the Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva. The presiding deity is in the form of an amalgamation of Shiva, Vishnu and Rama.
• What is unique about this temple, something which no other temple in India can lay claim to?
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• Only temple in India to be named after its architect and not the presiding deity
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• X was originally attached to direct the film adaptation of the novel Y. He was attracted to the novel particularly because its main character also comes from Pondicherry, where X was born. X later dropped out, citing scheduling issues. He said "I was hesitant to direct because the book has kind of a ________. And I was concerned that as soon as you put my name on it, everybody would have a different experience. It would detract from the whole point of the book with the audience thinking ' Where is he going with this'? "
• Incidentally, parts of the movie adaptation of Y were shot in Pondicherry.
• X? Y? Part points available.
22• M Night Shyamalan (who was born in Pondicherry)• Life of Pi
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• Late Communist leader Indrajit Gupta remains top in the list of MPs with the longest Lok Sabha experience, having served the lower house for 11 terms. Second spot on the list is shared by three leaders: AB Vajpayee, Somnath Chatterjee and X.
• X served the Lok Sabha for ten consecutive terms from 1967 till his death in 2005, representing the constituency Y.
• X was also Power Minister in the first UPA government.
• X? Y? Part points available
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• PM Sayeed whose name was synonymous with Lakshadweep
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• National Highway 223 , otherwise known as the Great Andaman Trunk Road, connects Port Blair and Diglipur.
• The Society for Andaman and Nicobar Ecology filed a petition with the Calcutta High Court asking the road to be closed in 2012, which the Court granted. The Court furthur banned all commercial and tourism activities within a five-km radius of the ______.
• However, till today the road has not been closed and is still used for ferrying tourists. This has angered both human rights organisations and conservation groups.
• Why did the Court ban the use of the road OR Why was the Andaman Trunk Road in the news in 2012?
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• It passed through the area where the Jarawa tribe lived and was almost a cause for their extinction, as they were exploited for tourism• This was in the news in late 2012
25• The phenomenon was first observed by the Zeme Nagas, the inhabitant tribe of the region in the early
1900s. It frightened them so badly that they sold their land to Jaintias and left the place in 1905.The famous late naturalist E. P. Gee brought this phenomenon to global attention in the 1960s. The following reasons have been mooted for this phenomenon happening
• Disorientation at high altitudes and high speed winds due to the widespread fog characteristic at the time• Weather conditions make changes in the magnetic qualities of the underground water in this area. These changes
disturb the physiological rhythm of the local ____ and they start behaving abnormally towards the sources of light• The _______are disturbed by high velocity winds at their roost
• Even Salim Ali was baffled. “The most puzzling thing to me about this phenomenon is that so many species of diurnal resident _____ should be on the move when, by definition, they should be fast asleep", he once wrote.
• The ______ come in only from the North and land only on a well-defined strip in the village – 1.5 km long and 200 meters wide. Lights placed along the southern side of the village have failed to attract any _______.
• What bizarre annual phenomenon is this ?
25• Mass bird suicide in Jatinga village in Assam• During the late monsoon months, several migratory and local birds
commit mass suicide at the village. Just after sunset, between 7 and 10 pm, hundreds of birds descend from the sky, plummeting to their deaths by crashing into buildings and trees
26• Past winners of which tournament, traditionally held in West Bengal ? This is the fourth oldest club cup
tournament in the world.
Year Winner Runner-up• 2014 Mohammedan Sporting Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi• 2013 Prayag United East Bengal• 2012 East Bengal Prayag United• 2011 Churchill Brothers Mohun Bagan• 2010 Tournament not held• 2009 Churchill Brothers Mohun Bagan• 2008 Mahindra United Santos FC• 2007 Tournament not held• 2006 Mahindra United Mohun Bagan• 2005 FC Bayern Munich II Eveready• 2004 Myanmar F.R F.C Mohun Bagan• 2003 Mohun Bagan East Bengal• 2002 East Bengal Churchill Brothers
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• IFA Shield
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• Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal and social agreement between cities to promote cultural and commercial ties. The modern concept of town twinning, conceived after the Second World War in 1947, was intended to foster friendship and understanding between different cultures and between former foes as an act of peace and reconciliation and to encourage trade and tourism.
• The Portuguese cities of Coimbra and Loures are twinned with which Indian city/cities?
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• Daman & Diu
The car in pic was designed by automobile designer Dilip Chhabria. It was first showcased at the 2008 Delhi Auto Expo. It has a Rolls Royce-developed V12 engine and a 3-seat configuration with doors that open skywards. Three 7” LCD screens with internet, satellite navigation, camera output and video conference dominate the interiors. Name the car on which its design is based.
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• Based on the Ambassador (This car is called the Ambierod)
29• Where was this song shot?
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• Shalimar Gardens, Srinagar
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•Abid Hasan was the secretary and interpreter for X . X wanted an Indian form of addressing each other. Abid first suggested "Hello" and was snubbed for that. He later suggested “____", which X liked and adopted it as the formal manner of greeting for revolutionaries and members of Y.
• Id X, Y and the blank
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• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Azad Hind Fauj and Jai Hind
And on that patriotic note,
•Thank You