india quiz at mnnit allahabad
TRANSCRIPT
PRELIMS
• 20 questions in the prelims.• No negatives.• In case of a tie, countback method
will be used.
• ALL THE BEST!!
RULES
Q1. EASY. GIVE THE INDIA CONNECT IN THIS IMAGE?
Toghrul Asgarov Besik Kudukhov Coleman Scott
Q2. WITH WHICH PERSON WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE THESE NAMES? HE WAS IN THE NEWS FOR A BETTER
RESULT OF SOMETHING HE ACHIEVED FEW YEARS BACK.
• It was derived from Crown Representative's Police on 27 July 1939 with 2 battalions in Nimach which means North Indian Military and Cavalry Headquarter, Madhya Pradesh.
• Its primary duty at the time was to protect the British residents in sensitive states of India.
Q3.WHICH ORGANISATION?
• X has launched 'Skult', his own clothing line in collaboration with the online fashion retailer 'Abof'.
• "Skult is about free styling. Skult is about fashion and functionality. Skult is about being yourself wherever you are," said X about the athleisure brand.
• The brand features a collection of sweatshirts, t-shirts, joggers and other clothing options.
Q4.WHICH CELEBRITY LAUNCHED THIS BRAND?
• Dhoop Chhaon (1935) - One of the most important developments in Indian cinema was started with this film.
• Rai Chand Boral was the first to use the systematic technique of __________in the film Dhoop Chhaon.
Q5. WHAT FIRST IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PICTURE?
Below the word INDIA, in capital letters, is inscribed:
“ TO THE _______ OF THE INDIAN ARMIES WHO FELL AND ARE HONOURED IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS
MESOPOTAMIA AND PERSIA EAST AFRICA GALLIPOLI AND ELSEWHERE IN THE NEAR AND THE FAR-EAST AND
IN SACRED MEMORY ALSO OF THOSE WHOSE _______________________ AND WHO FELL IN INDIA OR THE
NORTH-WEST FRONTIER AND DURING THE THIRD AFGHAN WAR ”
Q6. WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THIS?
• It can refer to any juice, but it is commonly refers to soup prepared with tamarind or tomato juice with added spices and garnish.
• It is known by Saaru in Kannada or chaaru in Telugu which means "essence" and, by extension, "juice" or "soup".
• X in Sanskrit means "taste" and "juice“.
Q7. WHAT’S BEING TALKED ABOUT?
• This is a Codd-neck bottle, a heavy glass bottle whose mouth is sealed by a round marble (instead of a cap) thanks to the pressure of the carbonated contents.
• The distinctive bottle has led to the drink also being called goli soda in South India.
Q8. WHAT IS MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE BOTTLES IN NORTH INDIA?
• It is a research and cultural institute founded in 1944 by industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain family, conceived an idea in May 1961 to start a scheme, "commanding national prestige and of international standard" and to "select the best book out of the publications in Indian languages”.
• Raghuveer Chaudhari is a novelist, poet and critic from Gujarat, India. He is the most recent recipient of a award given by this institute.
Q9. WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
• On 9 August 1925 , something happened with the “Number 8 Down” during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government.
• It was conceived by Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan who belonged to the HRA. This organization was established to carry out revolutionary activities against the British Empire in India with the objective of achieving independence. Since the organization needed money for purchase of weaponry, Bismil and his party decided to do something.
Q10. WHAT’S BEING TALKED ABOUT?
Q11. IDENTIFY THE BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND?
Q12. THE TWO BOOKS SHOWN ARE BASED ON TWO DIFFERENT CITIES. WHICH TWO CITIES?
Q13. WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THIS STRUCTURE?
• Bidhan Chandra Roy, was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as an Indian National Congress candidate.
• He is often considered the great architect of West Bengal, who founded five eminent cities, Durgapur, Kalyani, Bidhannagr, Ashokenagar, and Habra.
• He was awarded Bharat Ratna on 4 February 1961.
Q14. WHAT IS CELEBRATED ON HIS BIRTHDAY?
• There is a X square in Moscow’s Vernardsky Prospekt.
• • The square is know as 'Ja square', as it's
difficult for Russians to pronounce the full name.
• The statue was sculpted by D.B. Ryabichev.
Q15. GIVE THE FUNDA ON THE NAMING ON THE
SQUARE.
• It all started with a protest at the residence of the Deputy Commissioner of _______, a large province in the northwestern part of India.
• The demonstration was to demand the release of two popular leaders of the Indian Independence Movement, Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew, who had been earlier arrested by the government and moved to a secret location.
• A military picket shot at the crowd, killing several protesters and setting off a series of violent events. Later the same day, several banks and other government buildings, including the Town Hall and the railway station, were attacked and set on fire.
Q16. WHICH INCIDENT FOLLWED THUS?
Q17. PUT FUNDA.THE PERSON ON THE RIGHT HOLDS A UNIQUE DISTINCTION IN
A POST WHICH HE HELD.THE PERSON ON THE LEFT WHO IS A MORE WELL KNOWN
HOLDS THE SAME DISTINCTION BUT WITH A DIFFERENT POST.
X is an Indian author and playwright.
Q18. IDENTIFY THIS AUTHOR WHO SHARES HIS NAME WITH A PERSON CURRENTLY MAKING
HEADLINES.
Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer
The Indian words for blouse & end piece of a sari has been derived from the names of two different
dynasties of South India.
Q. 19 WHICH TWO DYNASTIES?
• Hari Singh Nalwa, the Sikh commander-cum-administrator of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, built the fort of X.
• X means "my light" in Hebrew.
Q. 20 IN THE NEWS. IDENTIFY X?
PRELIMS ANSWERS
Q1. GIVE THE INDIA CONNECT IN THIS IMAGE?
SPECTACLES INSPIRED BY MAHATMA GANDHI
Toghrul Asgarov Besik Kudukhov Coleman Scott
Q2. WITH WHICH PERSON WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE THESE NAMES? HE WAS IN THE NEWS FOR A BETTER
RESULT OF SOMETHING HE ACHIEVED FEW YEARS BACK.
• It was derived from Crown Representative's Police on 27 July 1939 with 2 battalions in Nimach which means North Indian Military and Cavalry Headquarter, Madhya Pradesh.
• Its primary duty at the time was to protect the British residents in sensitive states of India
Q3.WHICH ORGANISATION?
• X has launched 'Skult', his own clothing line in collaboration with the online fashion retailer 'Abof'.
• "Skult is about free styling. Skult is about fashion and functionality. Skult is about being yourself wherever you are," said X about the athleisure brand.
• The brand features a collection of sweatshirts, t-shirts, joggers and other clothing options.
Q4.WHICH CELEBRITY LAUNCHED THIS BRAND?
• Dhoop Chhaon (1935) - One of the most important developments in Indian cinema was started with this film.
• Rai Chand Boral was the first to use the systematic technique of __________in the film Dhoop Chhaon.
Q5. WHAT FIRST IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PICTURE?
FIRST MOVIE TO HAVE PLAYBACK SINGING
Below the word INDIA, in capital letters, is inscribed:
“ TO THE _______ OF THE INDIAN ARMIES WHO FELL AND ARE HONOURED IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS
MESOPOTAMIA AND PERSIA EAST AFRICA GALLIPOLI AND ELSEWHERE IN THE NEAR AND THE FAR-EAST AND
IN SACRED MEMORY ALSO OF THOSE WHOSE _______________________ AND WHO FELL IN INDIA OR THE
NORTH-WEST FRONTIER AND DURING THE THIRD AFGHAN WAR ”
Q6. WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THIS?
INDIA GATE
• It can refer to any juice, but it is commonly refers to soup prepared with tamarind or tomato juice with added spices and garnish.
• It is known by Saaru in Kannada or chaaru in Telugu which means "essence" and, by extension, "juice" or "soup".
• X in Sanskrit means "taste" and "juice"
Q7. WHAT’S BEING TALKED ABOUT?
RASAM
• This is available in a Codd-neck bottle, a heavy glass bottle whose mouth is sealed by a round marble (instead of a cap) thanks to the pressure of the carbonated contents.
• The distinctive bottle has led to the drink also being called goli soda in South India.
Q8. WHAT IS MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE BOTTLES IN NORTH INDIA?
BANTA
• It is a research and cultural institute founded in 1944 by industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain family, conceived an idea in May 1961 to start a scheme, "commanding national prestige and of international standard" and to "select the best book out of the publications in Indian languages”.
• Raghuveer Chaudhari is a novelist, poet and critic from Gujarat, India. He is the most recent recipient of a award given by this institute.
Q9. WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
JNANPITH AWARD
• On 9 August 1925 , something happened with the “Number 8 Down” during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government.
• It was conceived by Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan who belonged to the HRA. This organisation was established to carry out revolutionary activities against the British Empire in India with the objective of achieving independence. Since the organisation needed money for purchase of weaponry, Bismil and his party decided to do something.
Q10. WHAT’S BEING TALKED ABOUT?
Q11. IDENTIFY THE BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND?
ANAND BHAWAN
Q12. THE TWO BOOKS SHOWN ARE BASED ON TWO DIFFERENT CITIES. WHICH TWO CITIES?
DELHIMUMBAI
Q13. WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THIS STRUCTURE?
ZERO MILESTONE - NAGPUR
• Bidhan Chandra Roy, was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal in India. He remained in his post for 14 years as an Indian National Congress candidate.
• He is often considered the great architect of West Bengal, who founded five eminent cities, Durgapur, Kalyani, Bidhannagr, Ashokenagar, and Habra.
• He was awarded Bharat Ratna on 4 February 1961.
Q14. WHAT IS CELEBRATED ON HIS BIRTHDAY?
NATIONAL DOCTOR’S DAY
• There is a X square in Moscow’s Vernardsky Prospekt.
• • The square is know as 'Ja square', as it's
difficult for Russians to pronounce the full name.
• The statue was sculpted by D.B. Ryabichev.
Q15. GIVE THE FUNDA ON THE NAMING ON THE
SQUARE.
NAMED AFTER JAWARHARLAL NEHRU
• It all started with a protest at the residence of the Deputy Commissioner of _______, a large province in the northwestern part of India.
• The demonstration was to demand the release of two popular leaders of the Indian Independence Movement, Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew, who had been earlier arrested by the government and moved to a secret location.
• A military picket shot at the crowd, killing several protesters and setting off a series of violent events. Later the same day, several banks and other government buildings, including the Town Hall and the railway station, were attacked and set on fire.
Q16. WHICH INCIDENT FOLLWED THUS?
JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE
Q17. PUT FUNDA.THE PERSON ON THE RIGHT HOLDS A UNIQUE DISTINCTION IN
A POST WHICH HE HELDTHE PERSON ON THE LEFT WHO IS A MORE WELL KNOWN
HOLDS THE SAME DISTINCTION BUT WITH A DIFFERENT POST.
ZAKIR HUSSAIN- FIRST PRESIDENT TO DIE IN OFFICE.
KISHAN KANT-ONLY VICE PRESIDENT TO DIE IN OFFICE.
X is an Indian author and playwright.
Q18. IDENTIFY THIS AUTHOR WHO SHARES HIS NAME WITH A PERSON CURRENTLY MAKING
HEADLINES.
Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer
CYRUS MISTRY
The Indian words for blouse & end piece of a sari has been derived from the names of two different
dynasties of South India.
Q. 19 WHICH TWO DYNASTIES?
CHOLI (BLOUSE) & PALLUVIZ. CHOLAS & PALLAVAS
RESPECTIVELY.
• Hari Singh Nalwa, the Sikh commander-cum-administrator of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, built the fort of X.
• X means "my light" in Hebrew.
Q. 20 IN THE NEWS. IDENTIFY X?
URI
FINALS
RULES
• All questions on infinite pounce and bounce.• +15/-10 on pounce.• +10 on direct/pass.• Clockwise in bounce.
• The name of this small village X is derived from the red flower Butea which is known as flowers in the spring.
• In 1998, the Khaitan Group, which has a factory in this village X for making sugar, had tried to change the name to Khaitan Nagar. However, protests from the locals led the group to scrap the proposal.
WHICH PLACE OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE IS BEING TALKED
ABOUT?
PLASSEY FROM POLASH.THE VILLAGE IS
PALASHI.
• Vilayat Khan• Swami Ranganathananda• Manikonda Chalapathi Rau • Lakshmi Chand Jain* • Baba Amte did this in 1991.
EXHAUSTIVE LIST. BE SPECIFIC.WHAT DID THESE PEOPLE DO?
SOMETHING OF THIS SORT WAS MAKING HEADLINES LAST YEAR.
ONLY PEOPLE TO HAVE RETURNED OR REFUSED THE PADMA VIBHUSHAN.
• The great-grandfather of X, Maurice X, was the Chief engineer for the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and also the iconic Statue of Liberty.
• Though named after a project of Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower – symbol of Paris – has its structural concept and form from the responsible chief engineer Maurice X,
• X was an engineer of outstanding ingenuity and well versed in the structural techniques of his time. He possessed therefore the best qualifications for evolving such technically innovative conceptions for which Eiffel and his firm were renowned.
• — Trautz (2002)
IDENTIFY X/ GIVE THE INDIAN CONNECT.
KOECHLIN
• Savitri Khanolkar, born Eve Yvonne Maday de Maros, on July 20, 1913 in Switzerland.
• She was later known as Savitri Bai, the name she was given after she married an Indian, became a Hindu and took Indian nationality.
• Soon after Indian independence, she was asked by the Adjutant General Major General Hira Lal Atal to design something which is considered very important in context of our nation.
WHAT DID SHE DESIGN?
PARAM VIR CHAKRA
• Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was the first man in India to own an aircraft, which he bought from the United Kingdom in the first decade of the twentieth century.
• He was well known for the construction of buildings with bold architectural designs in Patiala, including Kali Temple, Patiala and Cedar Lodge in Shimla which now houses the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
• He is perhaps the most famous Maharaja of Patiala, known for his extravagance and for being a cricketer. His cricket and polo teams – Patiala XI and Patiala Tigers – were among the best of India.
WHAT IS HIS MOST FAMOUS CONTRIBUTION TO INDIA A WELL KNOWN FACT TO ALL QUIZZERS?
MADE THE CHAIL CRICKET GROUNDWHICH HOLDS THE RECORDS FOR THE
CRICKET GROUND AT HIGHEST ELEVATION IN THE WORLD.
• Contrary to the usual norm of life, one gypsy tribe from Rajasthan actually rejoice and revel at instance of a particular thing and celebrates a happy moment with great grief.
• The Satiyaa community comprising about 24 odd gypsy families scattered across the state live in temporary shelters along roadsides and in empty spaces rely solely on disposing off the dead bodies of cattle from the roads.
• Mostly illiterate, these tribes are notorious for their addiction to liquor. With their deep brown complexion and athletic physique, women of the tribe have been known to indulge in prostitution.
WHAT’S THE UNIQUE THING ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY?
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY THEY CELEBRATE TWO OCCASIONS.
THEY CELEBRATE WHEN A PERSON DIES AND THE BIRTH OF A PERSON IS
CELEBRATED WITH GREAT GRIEF.
It follow a unique numbering system unlike any other license plate numbers. They contain an upward pointing arrow known as a Broad Arrow which is generally first or third character followed by the last two digits of the year in which it was manufactured or imported. The next is the base code, followed by the serial number/vehicle number. The letter ending after the serial number indicates the class of the vehicle.
EASY!IF YOU SEE SUCH TYPE OF NUMBER
PLATE, TO WHOM DOES IT BELONG TO?
.
THE NUMBERS ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, NEW DELHI/SEEN IN
MILITARY VEHICLE.
• It is suggested elsewhere that Kālidāsa’s work Kumarasambhav contains a mention of the "iron fish" or Matsya Yantra as it was known:
• “Siva’s mind has been fixed steadily because of penance. And therefore, now try to distract his attention just like an ________is attracted or drawn towards _________ (ayaskantena lohavat akarshtum)…“
• It means fish machine because of the placement of a metallic piece shaped into a fish in a cup of oil .
OF WHICH DEVICE IS MATSYA YANTRA(PIC) A QUITE OLD VERSION OF?
COMPASS
The Swatantra Party was an Indian Classical Liberal political party that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was
founded by X in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National
Congress's increasingly socialist and statist outlook. Swatantra stood for a market-based economy with the
"License Raj" dismantled.
WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF THIS PARTY?
C.RAJAGOPALACHARI
• The tournament first began in 1941.
• The trophy is named after the late Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhary of X, which is now in Bangladesh, who had been the President of the Indian __________ Association.
• The runners-up trophy, Kamla Gupta Trophy..
• The third place teams receive the Sampangi Cup which was presented by the sports' Mysore Association in 1952, in the memory of Sampangi, a renowned player from Mysore.
WHICH TOURNAMENT?
SANTOSH TROPHY
• Bhakta Vidur (1921) - This film directed by Kanjibhai Rathod came in the wake of the Rowlatt Act which put restrictions on Indian imports.
• This mythological allegory alluded directly to political issues of the day.
WHAT DISTINCTION DOES THIS FILM HOLD?
FIRST FILM TO FACE A BAN.
FIRST FILM TO FACE A BAN.
• Robert Tor Russell, was a British architect who, in his position as Chief Architect to the Public Works Department, Government of India, is primarily associated with the development of the city of New Delhi in the early 1930s.
• The official name is ”Panchavati”.
• This was originally designed by Robert Tor Russell, who was part of British architect Edwin Lutyens’ team, when he was designing New Delhi in the 1920s and 1930s.
BEST KNOWN FOR A PARTICULAR CREATION.
WHAT?
THE PRIME MINISTER’S RESIDENCE/BUNGALOWS AT 7, KALYAN MARG
2. • According to Nitin
Gadkari, it was at an NRI meet in Delhi that Manmohan Singh had made this statement which made headlines later.
• When asked about the statement, Singh had replied, 'in the future'.
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS ARE MENTIONED. WHICH TWO “STATEMENTS”?
1. Ajay Singh is credited with coining something of utmost importance to a campaign. He is the co-founder of SpiceJet and now the owner of the airline. It was a simple tagline that Ajay Singh, who was on the other end of a conference call in progress, came up with this after a lot of brainstorming.
1. ABKI KI BAAR MODI SARKAR
2. ACCHE DIN
FOR WHOM WERE THE BELOW SHOWN FLAGS USED EARLIER?
Used from January 26, 1950, when India became a republic to August 15, 1971.
FLAG OF GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA.
FLAG OF THE PRESIDENTIAL STANDARD.
WHAT FIRST WAS HE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF?
• Henri Pequet is associated with something iconic which happened on February 18, 1911.
• The 23-year-old Frenchman flew a Humber-Sommer biplane with about fifty horsepower and made the journey in thirteen minutes.
FIRST AIRMAL FROM ALLAHABAD TO NAINI
• It is a 316 m tall skyscraper currently under construction in Mumbai, India.
• It will be a mixed use skyscraper with 63 floors that will house a 380-room W Hotel, office and retail space. It has been designed by Atkins, Dubai.
• The design resembles the X gesture: two wings of the hotel are clasped together resembling something.
WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THIS TOWER?
NAMASTE TOWER
• Incorporated in 1972, Scooters India the company’s plant owes its origin to M/s. Innocenti of Italy from which it bought over the plant and machinery, design, documentation, copyright etc. The company also possesses the world right of the trade name LAMBRETTA / LAMBRO.
• In 1975, company started its commercial production of Scooters under the brand name of Vijai Super for domestic market and Lambretta for overseas market.
IT ADDED ONE MORE TO ITS PRODUCT RANGE WHICH IS ITS MOST COMMONLY SEEN PRODUCTION?
VIKRAM AUTO RICKSHAW
• "Abide with Me" is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte most often sung to English composer William Henry Monk's tune entitled "Eventide".
• Lyte wrote the poem in 1847 and set it to music while he lay dying from tuberculosis; he survived only a further three weeks after its completion.
• The hymn is a prayer for God to remain present with the speaker throughout life, through trials, and through death.
WHY DOES THIS HYMN FEATURE IN AN INDIA QUIZ?/WHEN IS IT
PLAYED?
IT IS PLAYED BY THE COMBINED BANDS OF THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES DURING THE ANNUAL BEATING RETREAT CEREMONY HELD ON 29 JANUARY AT VIJAY CHOWK, NEW DELHI, WHICH OFFICIALLY MARKS THE END OF REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS.
• Etymologies of states/union territories/cities
• +5 for each correct• +10 bonus if all correct• 10 questions.
WRITTEN ROUND
1. Italian traveler Niccolò de' Conti mentioned the word X which meant "Island of Gold".
2. A means "dense forest" in Sanskrit B means "land.
3. First part means "people" and second part means "hill" and third part means country.
4. Possible origins are from Kokborok ("water" + "near") and Sanskrit ("three" + "city").
5. Means a “Hundred Thousand Islands“ in Sanskrit.
CLUES
6. In Sanskrit, first part means "dawn-lit" and second part means "mountains“
7. The name derives from the previous name of the Oraon village at the same site, Archi. "Archi" derives from the Oraon word for bamboo grove or stave. According to legend, after an altercation with a spirit, a farmer beat the spirit with his bamboo stave. The spirit shouted the name and vanished.
8. Derived from two words which mean a boat and a small creek respectively, in Sanskrit. The name was first mentioned in the stone inscription of Kadamba king Jayakesi I dated 1054 CE as ‘________', giving him the epithet of Padavalendra which is Kannada for lord of the western ocean.
9. Folk etymology draws the name from two Sanskrit words meaning "City of Lakshmi" (or, "City of Prosperity").However, the earliest records mention the name as ____, which in turn is a transformation of the original Sanskrit name meaning "City of Sun“.
• It is a shorter version of of X, which is the name of one of the three villages that existed in the region before the British took over India. The other two were called Sutanuti and Govindapur.
• The name may have been derived from a native term meaning "flat area”.
• The name may have its origin in the words meaning "canal", followed by a word , which may mean "dug".
Q 10.
SAFETY SLIDE
1. Andaman2. Jharkhand3. Mizoram4. Tripura 5. Lakshadweep6. Arunachal Pradesh 7. Ranchi8. Panaji9. Srinagar10.Kolkata
ANSWERS
RULES
• All questions on infinite pounce and bounce.• +15/-10 on pounce.• +10 on direct/pass.• Anti-Clockwise in bounce.
• Ravish Malhotra was born on 25 December 1943 in Lahore.
• He is a retired Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force.
• He was the Air Officer Commanding of Hindon Air Force Station near Delhi.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIM. PUT FUNDA.
BACKUP FOR RAKESH SHARMA WHO BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN IN SPACE.
• At Baba Umer Durga, a Muslim shrine near Sholapur, India, this has been happening for nearly 700 years, according to a 2009 Associated Press report.
• Both Hindu and Muslim parents are reported to participate, believing that the dangerous ritual will ensure good health and prosperity for their families.
STRANGE. WHAT UNIQUE RITUAL IS FOLLOWED IN THESE PLACES?
• Hundreds of villagers assemble at the Sri Santeswar temple, in the state of Karnataka, to watch as this happens from a concrete structure on the temple’s terrace onto a cloth held below.
• The ritual takes place in the first week of December, and is believed to bring health and luck to certain individuals.
WHENEVER A BABY IS BORN, HE/SHE IS TOSSED FROM THE TOP OF A
STRUCTURE TO A CLOTH BENEATH AND THIS RITUAL IS CONSIDERED
AUSPICIOUS.
• The Nine Unknown is a 1923 novel by Talbot Mundy. It concerns the Nine Unknown Men, to preserve and develop knowledge that would be dangerous to humanity if it fell into the wrong hands. The nine unknown men were entrusted with guarding nine books of secret knowledge.
• In the novel the nine men are the embodiment of good and face up against nine Kali worshippers, who sow confusion and masquerade as the true sages. The story surrounds a priest called Father Cyprian who is in possession of the books but who wants to destroy them out of Christian piety, and a number of other characters who are interested in learning their contents.
• The story goes that after the __________, X understood the extent of damage the world has to endure if power goes into the wrong hands and hence, formed a secret society consisting of 9 men.
FITB/GIVE THE INDIAN LEGEND BEHIND THIS/WHICH INDIAN IS RELATED WITH
NINE UNKNOWN MEN?
A SECRET SOCIETY FOUNDED BY THE
MAURYAN EMPEROR ASHOKA.
• The story of X dates back to year 1920, when Mokha Singh Lamba started a small eatery called X Peshawar, British India.
• Kundan Lal Gujral worked for Lamba at X in Peshawar.
• X was the first to dig up a tandoor right in the middle of the eatery and since then Peshawar was introduced to the culinary art of tandoori chicken by them.
• This was a success and soon there was in demand for Tandoori at social gatherings and wedding feasts where they would use an improvised tandoor.
GIMME X?
MOTI MAHAL
• Armed with the knowledge of Brahmi, Alexander Cunningham, carried out a detailed research of the Buddhist monuments which lasted for over half a century.
• Inspired by early amateur __________ like the Italian military officer, Jean-Baptiste Ventura, Cunningham excavated stupas across the length and breadth of India. While Cunningham funded many of his early excavations himself, in the long run, he realized the need for a permanent body to oversee such expeditions.
• While his attempt in 1848 did not meet with success, the X was eventually formed in 1861 by a statute passed into law by Lord Canning with Cunningham as the first ___________.
WHAT WAS ESTABLISHED THUS?
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
• Juliet Reynolds, an art critic and a close friend of X, made a short documentary on X, titled The Art of the Impossible , and covers his political and artistic career.
• Suma Josson made a film on X titled One More Day to Live.
Some books on the life of X include;• GS Bhargava: Peristroika in India• Madan Gaur: X : Portrait of a Leader• Seema Mustafa: The Lonely Prophet • Ram Bahadur Rai: Manjil se Jyada Safar
WORKS ON WHOM?
V.P. SINGH
• Gwalior Fort is an 8th-century hill fort near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The fort consists of a defensive structure and two main palaces, Gurjari Mahal and Man Mandir, built by Man Singh Tomar.
• Chaturbhuj Temple ,
dedicated to Vishnu, in Madhya Pradesh India. The name Chaturbhuj which literally translates to "one who has four arms" and refers to Rama, an avatar of Vishnu.
THE OLDEST RECORDED VERSION OF WHAT IS FOUND IN THIS
SMALL TEMPLE IN THE GWALIOR FORT?
THE OLDEST RECORD OF "ZERO" IN THE WORLD WAS FOUND HERE. THE
INSCRIPTION IS AROUND 1500 YEARS OLD.
On the 13th of December 2006, Indian post has issued its first _________ stamp.
WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS STAMP?
FIRST SCENTED STAMP ANDSUBJECT WAS SANDALWOOD
• It took more than 60 years for the sports authorities in India to recognize the achievements of Mary D’souza, as they felicitated her with the Dhyanchand Award in 2013 for her lifetime achievements in athletics.
• Mary’s most remarkable victory came at the inaugural Asian Games held in New Delhi where she became the first double medal winning athlete from India. She was a part of the Gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team in the second Asian Games in Manila in 1954.
• In hockey, she represented India at the 1953 and 1956 Hockey World Cups at London and Australia respectively.
WHAT’S HER CLAIM TO FAME/WHAT WAS SHE THE FIRST TO DO?
FIRST FEMALE OLYMPIANOF INDIA
• The Inverted Head Four Annas of India is a postage stamp prized by collectors. The 1854 first issues of India included a Four Annas value in red and blue.
• It was one of the world's first multicolored stamps.
• However, an invert error occurred during production, showing the something "upside down."
Q. “WHAT” HAS BEEN INVERTED?
QUEEN VICTORIA
• “X: A Silent Picture,” an experiential art installation by the Indian artist Samar Jodha, who has teamed up with Amnesty International in London to depict the ___________, which remains the world’s biggest _________.
• “The temperature of the jet of steam drops to a single degree – the same temperature as the night of the ___________” said Mr. Jodha.
IDENTIFY THE THEME.
BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY-1984
• In an moving tradition, the Indian Army keeps a table set for one, at the entrance of the dining hall of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, with the chair tilted forward, in hope of something to happen.
• A Facebook post on the official page of Indian Army reads: • “The table set is small, for one, symbolizing the frailty of
one prisoner against his oppressors.The single rose displayed in a vase reminds us of the families and loved ones of our comrades-in-arms who keep their ___________________.”
WHAT IS THE REASON BEHIND THE SETTING OF THE TABLE?
This table is set for the Armed Forces Personnel who are Prisoners of War and forgotten, in the hope that they will
return one day ( 54 PsOW of the 1971 war have never returned home).
THE TABLE IS SET HOPING TO WELCOME THE HOMECOMING OF MEN WHO NEVER
RETURNED IN 1971 WAR.
THE FIRST TWO ARE THE ONLY TWO IN A LIST. THE THIRD AND FOURTH ARE ONLY INSTANCES OF
SOMETHING. PUT FUNDA.
FIRST AND SECOND ARE THE ONLY TWO FOREIGN BORN FIRST LADY.
THE THIRD IS THE ONLY FIRST LADY TO DIE IN WHILE THE PRESIDENT IS IN OFFICE.
THE FOURTH IS THE ONLY FIRST GENTLEMEN OF INDIA.
Neeraj Chopra created history by becoming the first Indian to do achieve something when he won a gold medal at the U-20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
WHAT FIRST DID HE ACHIEVE?
FIRST INDIAN TO WIN A GOLD MEDAL IN WORLD CHAMPIOSHIPS IN ATHLETICS AT
ANY LEVEL.
WHAT WAS STARTED BY THESE TWO GENTLEMEN/ WHO FINISHED IT?
• Albert Mayer(in pic), during his work on the development of something, developed a superblock based-plan threaded with green spaces which emphasized the cellular neighborhood and traffic segregation.
• His site plan used natural characteristics, using its gentle grade to promote drainage and rivers to orient the plan. Mayer discontinued his work on the project after developing a master plan when his architect-partner Matthew Nowicki died in a plane crash .
• Matthew Nowicki was a Polish architect. He was notable in his day for being appointed chief architect of something.
PLANNED CITY OF CHANDIGARH/LE CORBUSIER
• The city is shown in the backdrop for several scenes in the 1997 film Pardes, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Mahima Chaudhary.
• Filmmaker Subhash Ghai had shot the super hit song "Do Dil Mil Rahen Hai" here for his blockbuster movie Pardes.
Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain - 205.mp4
IDENTIFY THE MEDIEVAL CAPITAL CITY WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE BACKDROP OF
THIS SONG?IT FEATURES MANY TIMES IN THE MOVIE
TOO.
FATEHPUR SIKRI
• Nawab Mir Yusuf Ali Khan (1889–1949), former Prime Minister of the seventh _____________, spent a substantial amount of his income over thirty five years to make this priceless collection, his life's passion.
• The collections left behind in his ancestral palace, 'Diwan Deodi', were formerly exhibited there as a private place which was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951.
• Old timers believe that the present collection constitutes only half of the original art wealth collected by him. His employees siphoned off part of it, since he was unmarried and depended upon his staff to keep a vigil.
WHERE WOULD YOU NOW SEE YUSUF ALI KHAN’S COLLECTION?
SALAR JUNG MUSEUM
• Sir Robert X , 1st Baronet (December 1717 – 29 April 1798) of Haldon House in the parish of Kenn, in Devon, England, was an officer of the British East India Company who served as Governor of the Madras Presidency.
• In England he served as MP for Ashburton in 1767 and between 1774 and 1787 and for Wareham, between 1768 and 1774.
WHAT IS NAMED AFTER HIM?THINK GEOGRAPHY.
PALK STRAIT
CONNECT-
INDIA- BOTH NAMED THEIR DAUGHTERS AFTER INDIA
THANK YOU!