1. SARGAM 2012
ANSWERS 2
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2. This is a 2005 book of fiction
The book has 13 chapters
Each chapter's name is prefixed with a number, which are:
1000
2000
5000
10000
50000
100000
200000
500000
1000000
10000000
100000000
1000000000
Which book?
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3. “Q&A” by Vikas Swarup
“Slumdog Millionaire” also acceptable as the book was also
re-released under that name in the wake of the Oscar-
winning film
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4. A portmanteau word
coined in Afghanistan after a spate of
bombings using similar modus operandi
most famous example of such a bombing:
2011 assassination of former President Rabbani
In India, this word has been associated with a person,
since the early 2000s
Which word?
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5. “Turbanator”
Bombs are being concealed in the assassin’s turban, as by
tradition, these are not touched during security checks.
(Note: could not locate the exact first use of the term
“Turbanator” for Harbhajan Singh)
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6. India's first recorded instance of this occurred in Oct
2003 at the Crossroads Mall, Haji Ali, Mumbai
Rohit Tikmany was responsible for it
Police was immediately called for, but as is
customary, came too late.
Later, Tikmany was questioned and cautioned.
What?
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7. India’s first recorded flash mob
(the concept has regained
popularity in India in 2011)
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8. This organisation was created in 1955, based on a
suggestion by J Nehru. It was first headed by
H.N.Kunzru. It awards the prizes you see in the
picture below.
Which organisation?
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9. The Children’s Film Society of India
The prize is the Golden Elephant,
during the CFSI film festival.
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10. King Subala’s daughter was married to a goat
(for astrological reasons); which was duly
sacrificed. She then married to another king.
When the son-in-law found out about the
goat episode, he imprisoned Subala and co.
Eventually, Subala’s youngest son got out of
jail, and made what out of his father’s
bones?
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11. SOUP SONG: “Shorba”
WHY THIS…: Phoolan Devi
MOON…: The Somnath Temple
MAMA…: An ‘evil’ pair of dice (the son: Shakuni)
COW…: Shashi Tharoor
LOVE…: Hema Malini and Dharmendra
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12. During the event that made X more than world-famous,
X was asked:
“What historical event would you like to change?”
X replied: “the death of Y”
X & Y: share same birthday
This event took place on Y's successor's death
anniversary
X & Y?
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13. X: Sushmita Sen
Y: Indira Gandhi
The event: Sen’s Miss Universe pageant on May
21st, 1994.
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14. This auction happened during National Week, 1930
Despite its obviously poor quality, something was sold
to a Dr. Kanuga for a handsome sum of Rs. 1600/-
What was sold?
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15. The salt manufactured by
M.K.Gandhi at Dandi
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16. India has 21 of these.
9 of them are a little different
These 9 are:
Bilaspur, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Allahabad,
Cuttack, Guwahati, Jodhpur, Nainital, Jabalpur
What?
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17. High Courts of India; these 9 are not in a
state capital
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18. This term in Jainism translates to “destroyer of enemies”
these refer to the enemies within, such as pride, anger,
greed etc.
Each Tirthankar would have attained this
Also a class of vehicles in the Indian Navy
What term?
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19. “Arihanta”; also the name of the navy’s
nuclear-class submarines
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20. A stamp (seen on
the left) issued
earlier this year;
unusually shaped
as a diamond. But
what is unique
about this stamp?
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21. The material is khadi.
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22. On 1st Nov 2000, an army convoy was attacked
at Malom.
On 2nd Nov 2000, Sinam Chandramani and
nine others died at a bus stop.
On 3rd Nov 2000, what began, and is regularly
punctuated by Nasogastric Intubation?
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23. Irom Sharmila’s protest against the AFSPA in
Manipur.
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