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Quiz by: Akshay Hatwar Saurabh Kulkarni

Rules:IR roundInfinite bounce and pounce.+10/-10The QM is the God. His decision is final.Blanks are not indicative.

Q1Modi government launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in the Year 2014. Y was started same year in Pune as step towards clean Cities by CEO of Serum Institute of India . Over 100 machines/ equipment's can be seen on streets of Pune such as Glutton Vacuum Litter Picker, Trilo Small Truck which also has a vacuum suction machine.Over the years its network grew , now you can see this machines in every locality of Pune. What are we talking about ?

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ANS Adar Poonawala

Q2Title of this movie comes from ---------------------- ---------------- prescribed as punishment for the offence of cheating; hence, "------ -----------------" is a derogatory term for a cheat. Considered as one of the top classics from Raj Kapoor the movie is popular for its songs such as Ramaiya Vastavaiya and Mera Joota Hai Janani . FITB

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ANS - Shree 420 from Section 420 of Indian Penal Code

Q3Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His early works were strongly influenced by the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, while he later turned toward neoclassicism. In 1923 he composed -------------------------, inspired from a 16th century poem of same title by Malik Muhmmed Jayasi. This epic poem is a fictionalized version of the historic siege of MEWAR.FITB

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ANS - PADMAVATI

Q4X's only interview in 2000 was published after demise of Y in time magazine. X Says, Whenever I performed, people appreciated my playing and I sensed that Y was not too happy about their response. I was not that fond of performing anyway so I stopped it and continued my sadhana. It is no secret that it was this marriage that was the basis of Hrishikesh Mukherjees popular film Abhimaan, where a famous singer (Amitabh Bachchan) and his shy wife (Jaya Bachchan) have problems in their marriage when her popularity soars above his. Mukherjee in fact discussed the story with X before he embarked on the film. However, while in the movie the couple gets back together to live happily ever after, in real life X and Ys marital discord got worse and they eventually divorced.

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ANS : X- Annpurna Devi Y- Ravi Shankar

Q5This a landmark monument in the city of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. It is named after ------------------------ and irony is it is located on Mahatma Gandhi Road of the city as a symbol of peace and harmony.IMAGE ON NEXT SLIDE

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ANS - JINNAH TOWER

Q6The name comes from Persian word 'X' which means 'made of _____'. It literally translated to 'Soft gold' in the local language. It comes from four breeds namely Changthangi , Malra , Chegu , Chyangara. What famous and highly exported product are we talking about?

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ANS -PASCHMINA

Q7----------------------------- express trains are a series of express trains operated by Indian Railways to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business in the state.The train was named after Maharani Gayatri Devi, former princess of the state of Cooch Behar, Maharani of Jaipur. She was one of the world's 10 most beautiful women on the Vogue list. She shares space with the likes of Rabindranath Tagore (Kavi Guru Express) and Swami Vivekananda (Vivek Express).Currently there are 10 such trains running . FITB

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ANS - RAJYARANI

Q8What has been blanked , which makes this movie special, What?

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ANS - J Jayalalithaa her only Bollywood movie

Q9Connect Royal Albert Hall London Performed at Royal Albert Hall LondonHouse of Commons London First Indian singer to perform at the British ParliamentKennedy Centre Honours Washington. (United States)Rogers Centre Toronto (Canada)Esplanade, SingaporeAlexandra Palace LondonTrump Taj Mahal Atlantic City (United States)Sydney Super Dome Sydney (Australia)Rod Laver Arena Melbourne (Australia)Sydney Opera House - Sydney (Australia)

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ANS - K S Chitra

Q 10He was the chairman of the committee that also consisted of 2 members nominated by the INC and Muslim League .He refused his salary of 40000 INR due to the violence that followed their decision .Who is the chairman being talked about?

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ANS - Sir Cyril Radcliffe

Q11Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, and is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matter at various stages of decomposition) .It is located in Keibul Lamjao is the national park near Moirang in Manipur state, India.The largest of all the phumdis covers an area of 40 km2 (15 sq mi) and is situated on the southeastern shore of the lake.The Keibul Lamjao National Park is the last natural refuge of the endangered sangai (state animal) or Manipur brown-antlered deer (Cervus eldi eldi), one of three subspecies of Eld's deer. Loktak is famous among nature lovers for being only one of its kind in the world ,What?Image Follows

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ANS - Keibul Lamjao is the Only floating National Park In the World

Q12Subhash Chandra Bose founded Free India Legion in 1941 in Germany for Indian freedom movement. The Legion passed four resolutions 1) Official Salutation - Jaihind , 2) National Anthem - Jana Gana Mana ( which was latter accepted)3) National Language - Hindustani4) ?Which was the fourth resolution which can be considered bit selfish.

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ANS - Calling Him Netaji

Id Singer.

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ANS Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q13------------- ------------ ------------ --------- is a nodal organization of Government of India that produces films and various TV programs in various Indian languages for particular class of audience . it was established in 1955, The concept was mooted by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (this is one of the facets of his personality) The first film produced by was Jaldeep (1956), an adventure film directed by Kidar Sharma also starring Mala Sinha.

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ANS - Children Film Society of India

Q14The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861.It is inspiration behind the logo of board formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. Which association?

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ANS - BCCI

Q15The Afsharids were members of an Iranian dynasty which originated from the Turkic Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, ruling Persia in the mid-eighteenth century. The dynasty was founded in 1736. In 1739 Afsharids were exempted from paying taxes for next three years ,why ?

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ANS - Mughal Invasion by Nader shah

Q16"Hothon pe aise baat " is a song from movie "Jewel Thief "released in 1967 starring Dev Anand and Vaijyantimala .Id the landlocked country where the song was shot.

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ANS - Sikkim, Then an Independent Country

Q17It derives its name from location where it is manufactured , rather it has made the location famous. Earlier it was used to be 9 to 12 inches long .However, in mid 1990s, the State Government of limited its length to 4.5 inches , which led to decline in its popularity in particular profession which had made it popular, what are we talking about?

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ANS Rampuri Chaku

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Q18

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ANS Adi Shankaracharya

Q19Byari is a 2011 Indian film Directed by Suveeran. . The film was screened at various film festivals where it won rave reviews. It released in theatres in Dakshin Kannada region on 9 June 2011.The film depicts the culture, tradition and language of the community living on the southwest coast of India. It highlights strict laws and regulations of marriage in the community, pros and cons of divorce in Islam and how it affects the women . Byari won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film while Malayalam actress Mallika got a special mention from the National Film Award jury for her performance in the film . Why was the achievement so special?

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ANS - It is the First movie made in Byari/Beary Language

Q20The Ujjayanta Palace is a museum and former royal palace of Tripura situated in Agartala, the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. The palace was constructed between 1899 and 1901 by the Tripura king, Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya, and stands on the banks of a small lake surrounded by Mughal gardens. It was the home of the ruling Manikya dynasty until the Tripura`s accession to India in October 1949. The palace was purchased from the royal family by the Tripura government in 1972-73 for Rs. 2.5 million. Ujjayanta Palace houses a state museum since 2013 and it showcases the lifestyle, arts, culture, tradition and utility crafts of communities residing in northeast India. Untill 2011 Ujjayanta Palace served as -----------------------------.FITB

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ANS - Used to house the state legislative assembly until July 2011.

Q21X , Italian for "every other year", is any event that happens every two years. It is most commonly used within the art world to describe large-scale international contemporary art exhibitions. As such the term was popularized by Venice X, which was first held in 1895. The phrase has since been used for other artistic events and also recently in some parts of India. Name X

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ANS - Biennale

Q22 X is a 1982 film , starringShabana Azmi,Kulbhushan Kharbanda,Smita Patil ,Raj KiranandRohini Hattangadi. It is a Semi Autobiographical film written by 'Y' on his extra Marital affair with Z , portrayed by Smita Patil.Movie plots Inder (based on Y) an adventurous ,struggling director has and extra marital affair with Kavita (smita patil) a a successful actress. As the movie unwinds we find out Kavita suffers from schizophrenia as Inder settles in his married life.Z and Smita Patil did a movie in the same year , surprisingly Smita Patil was cast opposite Amitabh Bachchan .Y now a famous face in Bollywood but Z's career had setback due to this. ID XYZ.

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X Arth Y - Mahesh Bhatt Z - Parveen Babi

Q23"This book was written by me in ------------- during the five months April to September 1944.My eleven companions were an interesting cross-section of India and represented in several ways not only politics but Indian scholarship. Though I am grateful to all my companions, I should like to mention especially Maulana Abul Kamal Azad whose vast erudition invariably delighted me but sometimes also rather overwhelmed me , Govind Ballabh Pant, Narendra Deva and M.Asif Ali" .The preface of which famous book read this.

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ANS - The Discovery of India-Jawaharlal Nehru

Q24Kesarbai Kerkar was an Indian classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. A protg of Ustad Alladiya Khan (18551946), the founder of the gharana, from age sixteen, she went on to become one of the most noted khayal singers of the second half of the 20th century.She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1953, followed by Padma Bhushan , the third highest civilian award in India, in 1969. She is the only Indian in the album launched in 1977 being the first Indian classical singer recorded. The album contains various sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth. At the launch of this album Jimmy Carter said This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours.Which Album?

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ANS - Voyager Golden Records

Q25This is a famous Arabic Mazar in Rajsthan near Anupgarh.According to the legend they fled from Arabia from clutch of their parents and died here , Hundreds of people visit here for a fair in month of June. The visitors a lay a chadar (cloth-sheet) on their holy shrines and offer prayers. During the fair Prasad and Langar (free meal) is offered to visitors by devotees. In night devotional song's program is also organized by devotees. Before the Kargil war, this place was open for Pakistani visitors as well. Later, border was closed for them.They are famous among specific genre of people. (image on Next Slide)

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ANS - Laila - Majnu

Q26Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is a Grammy winning Hindustani Music instrumentalist famous for the instrument he has invented. Bhatt's instrument is a modified Archtop guitar and consists of 20 strings - three to four melody strings, four to five drone strings are strung from the peghead, and twelve sympathetic strings strung to the tuners mounted on the side of the neck. A gourd (or the tumba) is screwed into the back of the neck for improved sound sustain and resonance. It is held in the lap like a slide guitar.The instrument is named after an instrument used in Indian classical music due its resemblance with it.What is the name of Bhatts instrument ( see Image).

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ANS Mohan Veena

Q27Id the singer

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ANS - Kishore Kumar gave both male and female voices to this song for Half Ticket

Q28Statue of Sir Frederick Lawley who was a tyrant during his rule in India is in --------------- and Lawleyextension was named after him . After independence entire history of his tyrannical rule is unearthed and people set to work to remove it . After it was uprooted people came to know that he was kind hearted and helped Indian Citizens . The state orders the local municipality to restore the statue.In which Popular Village In Southern India one can find statue of Sir Fredrick Lawley .

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ANS - Malgudi

Q29This are medieval milestones that were made by the 16th-centuryPashtunRulerSher Shah Suriand later on byMughalemperors. These Minars were erected by the Mughal Emperors on the main highways ( Now GT Road ) across the empire to mark the distance. This are solid round pillar, around 30 feet in height that stands on a masonry platform built with bricks and plastered over with lime. Though not architecturally very impressive, being milestones, they were an important part of communication and travel in a large empire.Each Minar is separated from each other by 3 km. That is why they are named as ------- ------------.

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ANS - Kos Minar

Q30Satras are institutional centers associated with the Ekasarana tradition of Vaishnavism, particularly in the Indian state of Assam and neighboring regions. Numbering in the hundreds, these centers are generally independent of each other and under the control of individual adhikaras. The satras are not merely religious institutions but play cultural and historical roles in society. ------------------ was started by 15th century Bhakti movement scholar and saint named Srimanta Sankardev associated with satras.Earlier started as emotional devotion to Krishna it grew into Vaishnavism movement.In 2000 it was given the status of being 8th of its kind .FITB.

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ANS Sattriya or Assamese Classical Dance

Q31John Mathai was an economist who served as Indias first Railway Minister and also subsequently as the Finance minister of India.His son Ravi Mathai was the founder of one of the most precious institutions X in India. Also, His nephew Y is one of the most important contributors who revolutionized the Independent India.Name X and Y.

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ANS- X- IIM Ahmedabad Y- Verghese Kurien

Q32He began his career as a small town photographer in Godhra but had to leave business after the death of his first wife and child in an outbreak of the bubonic plague. He soon met the German magician Carl Hertz, one of the 40 magicians employed by the Lumiere Brothers. Soon after, he had the opportunity to work with the Archaeological Survey of India as a draftsman. However, restless with his job and its constraints, he turned to the business of printing. He specialised in lithography and oleograph, and later worked for painter Raja Ravi Varma. Who are we talking about?

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ANS-Dadasaheb Phalke

Q33X setu is the first bridge in the country that is a single profile cable-stayed bridge which is built over Hoogly river in Kolkata.It was built 50m downstream of the Vivekananda setu because it had become weak because of ageing ans also to serve the traffic; And thus derives its name. Name X.

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ANS- Nivedita Setu

CONNECTM. Govinda PaiMaithili Sharan GuptKuvempuRamdhari Singh 'DinkarKavi PradeepG. S. ShivarudrappaQ34

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ANS-The poets that have been awarded title of the 'Rashtrakavi' (national poet)

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Q35

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Q36X is a Hindi thriller directed by Ankush Bhatt and produced by Karan Arora, starring Kay Kay Menon, Piyush Mishra, Prashant Narayanan, Deepti Naval, Gautham K Sharma, Shilpa Shukla, Pawan Malhotra. The film is set in the underbelly of Mumbai, between the infamous by-lanes where crime is prevalent as a way of life. The film derives its name from the popular music gharana based in Mumbai. The origin of the name is that the British residing to the south of Y , referred to this area to the north of Y as "____ __ ______". The natives picked this as "X".Give X and Y.

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ANS- X-Bhindi Bazaar Y-Crawford Market

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