ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITYUniversity debating and literary club

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ASIF KHAN

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• The first ‘X’ Day was observed on 28 October on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti. The theme for this year is ‘X’ for Prevention and Control of Diabetes‘.

Answer

• National Ayurveda Day

2• The X is a 2015 novel by him published by Farrar, Straus and

Giroux, and in the UK by Oneworld Publications in 2016. The novel takes place in and around Los Angeles, California, and concerns a protagonist who grows artisanal marijuana and watermelons.He has stated his motivation for writing the novel was that “he” was broke".• Give X or author.

PAUL BEATTY

3

• He(1 September 1947 – 4 March 2016) was an Indian politician who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998 and Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990.

ANSWER

•P A SANGAMA

4• This authority has recommended Department of Telecom

(DoT) to impose combined penalty of 3,050 crore rupees on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea cellular. It had mentioned that the penalty should be imposed on these telecom companies for allegedly denying interconnectivity to newcomer Reliance Jio.

ANSWER

• TRAI(TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA)

5

ANSWER

• PRINCE SHAIKH ZAYED BIN NAHYAN (CHIEF GUEST OF REPUBLIC DAY 2017 INDIA)

INDIAN HISTORY+POLITY

1

•HOW DO WE BETTER KNOW JOHN MATHAI ??

ANSWER

• FIRST RAILWAY MINISTER OF INDIA

2

• FAMOUS BATTLE BETWEEN PURU AND ALEXANDER IS KNOWN AS BATTLE OF ?

ANSWER

•BATTLE OF HYDAPSES

THIS STATUE U WILL FOUND IN A COLLEGE AT PUNE

ANSWER

•ARYABHATTA

4

• This was first under article 113 of the constitution set up under T.B.MACAULAY.BUT NOW IN OTHER SECTION OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION.I m talking about ?

ANSWER

• SEDITION LAW (shifted to article 124A)

5• CONNECT• Harilal• Manilal• Ramdas• Devdas

ANSWER

•MAHATMA GANDHI SONS

BUSINESS WORLD

1

ANSWER

• JAMSETJI TATA

Owned by whom?

ANSWER

• DONALD TRUMP

3

• Company was set up as a steel trading company in 1945 in Ludhiana as X & Mohammed by brothers Xs and Malik Ghulam Mohammed. After India gained independence and Pakistan was formed, Mohammed emigrated to Pakistan. The company changed its name to Y

ANSWER

• MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA

4.

ANSWER

• HENRY FORD

5

• Which word owes its origin to a French word “bougette” means purse?

ANSWER

•BUDGET

SPORTS& ENTERTAINMENT

1• His father died on 18 December 2006 due to brain stroke

after being bed-ridden for a month.Regarding his early life, he has said in an interview, "I've seen a lot in life. Losing my father at a young age, the family business not doing too well, staying in a rented place. There were tough times for the family... It's all embedded in my memory."According to him, his father supported his cricket training during his childhood, "My father was my biggest support. He was the one who drove me to practice everyday. I miss his presence sometimes.

ANSWER

• VIRAT KOHLI

Identify

ANSWER

• MAJOR DHYANCHAND

Identify her.

ANSWER

• PHOGAT SISTERS (GEETA & BABITA)

Campaign started by star plusin collaboration with BCCI?

ANSWER

• NAYI SOCH CAMPAIGN(TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS)

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• She first learned the basics of the sport with the guidance of Mehboob Ali at the Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications .While profiling her career, a correspondent with The Hindu wrote:• The fact that she reports on time at the coaching camps daily,

travelling a distance of 56 km from her residence, is perhaps a reflection of her willingness to complete her desire to be a player with the required hard work and commitment.

ANSWER

• P V SINDHU

6

• What was created by Steven Mofat and Mark Gatiss?

ANSWER

• SHERLOCK

7

• Who was behind the movies Following,Insomnia?

ANSWER

• CRISTOPHER NOLAN

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• Elizabeth Olsen plays the role of which famous Marvel character?

ANSWER

• SCARLET WITCH

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• Who was cast as Andy Dufferyne in The Shawshank Redemption?

ANSWER

• ROBERT DE NIRO

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• With whom you will associate movies Raging Bull,Taxi Driver,Goodfellas?

ANSWER

• TIM ROBBINS

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