India quiz prelims and Mains 2019

Sanskar Wars
Prelims
Quitzkrieg ‘19

Rules
◼20 questions.
◼Top 6 teams will go to finals.
◼Questions 5,10,15,20 and 25 are star marked
for resolving ties.
◼If a tie persists, sudden death from first
question.
◼Use of unfair means will lead to immediate
disqualification.
◼All the best!

Q1
In the first cabinet formed by Nehru in after
independence, there were a few non-Hindu members
present. I list a few barring the only female cabinet
minister, who also belongs to this list.
◼ Baldev Singh – Sikh
◼ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – Muslim
◼ BR Ambedkar - Buddhist
◼ Rafi Ahmed Kidwai – Muslim
◼ John Mathai - Christian
◼ Cooverji Hormusji Bhabha - Parsi
◼ X – Christian
ID X

Q2
◼Which Indian actress is set to portray the role
of this lady in an upcoming biopic ?

Q3
◼ According to mythology , X was a minor Goddess
and also the wife of god Agni . The word X means
oblation. She was originally a nymph, but
became immortal after marrying Agni. She is
thought to preside over burnt offerings. Her body
is said to consist of the four Vedas and her six
limbs are the six Angas of the Vedas.
◼ It is said that the gods to whom offerings are
being made, refuse the offerings unless the word
'X' is uttered during the sacrifice.
◼ ID X

Q4
◼ In colonial India, many deaf people were employed in
palaces, government offices and bungalows to
provide a certain service. Deaf people were preferred
because they had to be within earshot to provide this
service. However, with the advent of electricity in the
late 19th century their services became redundant.
◼ A lady of this profession is shown to have disclosed
confidential information regarding the change of
plans and schedule of the 1857 revolt to her British
employer in a 2005 Indian historical biographical film
◼ What was this profession?

*Q5
◼ Identify the place.
◼ Give its nickname based on its similarity to a
more famous structure.
◼ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5DT3-
nn0-8

X-Kumbhalgarh Fort
Y-Great Wall of India

Q6
◼Most Hollywood-inspired nicknames for
regional , start with the first letter or letters
of the location or language and end in the
letters "-ollywood".
◼However the film industry of Gujarat is
nicknamed __________ due to profuse usage
of a certain instrument.
◼ID the instrument and FITB (very minor
change)

Q7
◼Addressing rumours that the villain's look was
inspired by X, the film makers of ‘24’, a 2016
movie, admitted that they did it to make the
villain look intelligent.
◼ He added that it is a bit ironic given how X
had recently spoken about the impossibility
of time travel. ID X

Q8
◼ These start ups provide hyperlocal services and hence
seem to share something in common to drive home that
point , but all in different ways .What is the commonality?

Q9
◼Jayant Rane is an illustrator who has been
sketching for X for the last 30 years. His
sketches frequently feature celebrities drawn
with chubby cheeks, round eyes, long
eyelashes and no nose- with slight allowances
made for Bachchan's white French beard and
Tendulkar's curly hair. Where would you have
seen his sketches? ID X

*Q10
◼This the DP of Kamal Hasan on Twitter. Who
does it pay tribute to?

Q11
◼ The creation of X is linked to the construction of the
Y in the Mughal Empire. When the colossal
monument was under construction, some 21,000
workers were bored of the daily meal comprising only
dal and roti. The Emperor shared his concern with his
master architect, who requested Pir Naqshbandi
Sahib for a solution to the Emperor’s worries. It is
believed that the Pir went into a trance during
prayers one day and received the recipe of X from the
Almighty. Then, some 500 cooks made X for the
workers.
◼ ID X and Y

Q12
◼ Last year's Durga pandal at Sree Bhumi Sporting
Club was costliest Pandal in the country at Rs 15
crore. One of the organisers explained-
◼ “X is the most discussed subject at the moment
and its impact is expected to be felt for some
more time. There is another reason for having X
as the theme. People of Bengal believe in
freedom of expression, especially when it comes
to art. This belief is part of our culture.“
◼ ID X

◼Kalpana Chawla
◼Astronauts

Q14
◼ X made his maiden big screen appearance
with a cameo in a 2011 movie that was based
on his short story.
◼In the movie X appears as a Bishop with
Priyanka Chopra playing the title role.
◼ID X

Q15
Assamese - Theli diyok
Bangla - Thele din
Odiya - Tike thelontu
Hindi - Rani zor lagao
Kannada – Mukkamma
Malayalam – Thallu
Marathi - Zor Dya
Kashmiri - Zor Diyiv
Tamil – Mukkamma
Telugu – Mukkamma
When does almost half the population hear these
phrases at least once in their life in their respective
languages?

To encourage mother to push at the
time of delivery

Q16
◼X is referred to as 'beeping' in some parts of
Africa, 'memancing' in Indonesia, 'flashing' in
Nigeria, and 'miskol' in the Philippines. X is
especially prominent in India. It is described
as an "economical and wide-reaching
mechanism of communication" that bypasses
the language barrier.
◼ ID X

Q17
◼ According to Hindu mythology, X can be traced back
to Sage Markanda. Markanda was the master weaver
of Gods who is supposed to have woven tissue from
lotus fiber. He would weave the stories of gods into
the fabric and gift it to them. His descendants
continued the work and later settled down in a town
in Tamil Nadu. It has been recognized as
a Geographical indication by the Government of
India in 2005-06.As of 2008, an estimated 5,000
families were involved in the production. There are 25
yarn industries and 60 dyeing units in the region
◼ ID X

Q18
◼ According to popular Indian lore, in the 16th
century Baba Budan, a revered Sufi saint
smuggled something from the Yemeni port of
Mocha in his garments while on a pilgrimage to
Mecca. He did this as Yemen exported only a
processed version of this item in order to
maintain a monopoly.
◼ He returned home and settled in the Chandragiri
Hills in Kadur district, Mysore State. This hill
range was later named after him as the Baba
Budan Hills.
◼ What is this the birthplace of?

Q19
◼ IISc’s Annual Reports detail how Govt. X factories were set
up, a testimony to the encouragement and the influence
exerted by Mysore in those years. In 1914, Mysore State
found itself with surplus Y; World War I had broken out and
exports to Europe ceased. It then requested IISc to carry out
research to extract oil from Y. Much of the X produced
during these years was sent to British troops in
Mesopotamia by the Red Cross Society. This lead to the
stepping stone of what has now become synonymous with
Mysore.
◼ ID X and Y

◼ X- Govt Soap Factories
◼ Y- Sandalwood

*Q20
◼M. S. Sethi was hired as a draughtsman the
1950s. He would sit with officials as they
discussed everyday objects that could be
easily remembered and then sketched them
in pencil. Though Sethi retired in the 1990s,
many of his designs remain in -- or available
for-- use. Where would you find his designs/
who was he employed by?

Q21
What
services are
being
provided
here?

Assisted Reproductive Tech
ART or IVF would be accepted as answer

McCaulay Putra
Introduced reforms in
the education system
during the Raj

Q23
◼ The X statue was ready for erection. A local company was
given the responsibility of transferring the statue onto the
concrete platform called "The Rock Of Gibraltar". Using a
trailer vehicle, the statue was brought to the shore of Y. On
10 March 1990, company workers shifted the statue on top
of a barge. After traveling only 100 yards (91 m), the statue
tipped and fell into Y. The accident killed 10 people.
◼ After a two-year salvage operation, the statue was pulled
out of Y.
◼ ID X and Y. (X statue is iconic for a certain Indian city)

Buddha Statue
Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad

Q24
◼ The Panchatantra is a set of 5 books of which
the third is called Kākolūkīyam. Like the other
books, this one too revolves around animals.
◼ The literal translation reveals the two main
characters in the book. What are the two?

उलूकः = Owl
काक = Crow
Birds are animals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchatantra

*Q25
◼ X is a famous blockprint that has
inspired and influenced numerous
artists outside its country of origin.
◼ The Bengal school of art inspired
by the was a revivalist movement
that rejected the western
influences on Indian art and
embraced traditional, folk and far
eastern styles. This painting called
‘Hide and Seek’ by Ranada Ukil,
clearly inspired by X, is a product
of the Bengal school
◼ X please

Great Wave off Kanagawa
Great Wave off Kanagawa
from 36 views of Mt. Fuji
By Hokusai
https://www.facebook.com/162501070999577/photos/a.163348820914802/337981353451547/?type=1&theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarada_Ukil
https://books.google.com/books?id=xC2RP8eNvY0C&pg=PA248&lpg=PA248&dq=ranada+ukil+hide+and+seek&source
=bl&ots=mZ3yow0JLq&sig=ACfU3U05_V-
mbpe5qbHWrjULwGevcwqJjg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwgNa0jNzkAhXNTN8KHUBnCCIQ6AEwDXoECAkQAQ#v
=onepage&q=ranada%20ukil%20hide%20and%20seek&f=false
http://ngmaindia.gov.in/

Rules
◼32 questions
◼First 16 questions anti clockwise 1 to 6
◼Next 16 clockwise 6 to 1
◼Infinite bounce with pounce
◼+10/-5
◼QM’s decision is final
◼All the best

Q1
◼ The first line of this very popular song in the Indian subcontinent, in
essence translates to “You've taken away my looks, my identity, by just
a glance”. But the literal translation refers to taking away certain
embellishments that indicate religious or cultural identity. The song
can be heard playing in both Hindu and Muslim song singing in India
and Pakistan and is considered by many to be a secular song.
◼ However, Makarand Paranjpe, director of IIAS, Shimla and ex-
professor at JNU, recently stirred up a controversy claiming that the
song was indeed a conversion song. In fact, one of the mark of identity
is literally derived from an Indian word for ‘stamp’ or ‘brand’ - and could
also be used for the marks used by either religion. Which song?

Chaap Tilak
Chaap could mean either sandalwood paste that hindus use
on forehead or the zebibah/sajdah/ prayer bump muslims
have on their forehead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhaap_Tilak_Sab_Chheeni
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_bump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL9wLxsXKTE

Q2
◼In the Telugu movie Antariksham set in the fictitious
ISC, the protagonist Dev becomes a recluse after a
personal tragedy and the failure of the fictional satellite
Viprayaan. He is shown to be teaching at a government
school which is one of the few real life places shown in
the movie.
◼ Why does this school rather appropriately make an
appearance in this movie?

APJ Abdul Kalam went to school here
https://www.9by10.com/movie/antariksham/news

Chundappoo or Chunda Flower (Scientific Name : Solanum
surattense / Solanum xanthocarpum) as the flower is used for
preparing Holy Water in temples and household deities.
“Once the facial makeup is over and just before starting the
body costume, the chunda seed is deposited by rolling the
eyeballs upwards and pulling the lower eyelid forward. The
seed goes inside and stays there. When he opens his eyes, the
eyes the effect is seen!”
Where would you find this technique used and what is the
effect being talked about?
Q3

Kathakali, Red eyes
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ashok_menon/
5860360090

Q4
◼ When X was forced to change its symbol, they were given three
choices. When a representative called Y to seek her approval, Y
kept hearing the word 'A', instead of 'B' probably due to the thick
accent of the person on the phone.
◼ An exasperated Y handed the telephone to Z. Z, a polyglot
understood what he was trying to convey and reportedly shouted
out to the person on the other end to call it a panja. Relieved, Y
took the receiver and wholeheartedly agreed.
◼ ID X,Y, Z and A,B

◼X- Congress Party
Y- Indira Gandhi
Z- PV Narasimha Rao
A- Haathi
B- Haath

Q5
◼ Recently FSSAI put forward new Labelling and Display regulations
in an effort to encourage consumers make healthier food choices.
These regulations propose to make it mandatory to display red
colour-coding on front-of-the-pack labels on packaged food
products that have high-fat, high-sugar and high-salt content
levels.
◼ In addition to this they also proposed a change in an existing
labelling regulation that would allow a certain section of the
population to distinguish the symbols.
◼ Which regulation and who would benefit?

◼They proposed to change the symbol of
vegetarian food from green dot to a green
triangle.
◼Colour Blind people

Q6
◼ The Hurva (meaning ruins) synagogue in old Jerusalem was
decided to be rebuilt after destruction by the Arab Legion,
deliberately after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Many plans for
reconstruction were proposed, including one with the ruins
lying beside the new building, to be designed by the world
famous architect, Louis Kahn.
◼ The design for the X university in India, (still under
construction) is inspired by Kahn’s unbuilt design of Hurva
synagogue.
◼ If you look at the section of the classrooms within the
verandah, the empty (negative) space between the two
elements looks like a ______, reminiscent of and symbolic,
in the spirit of X

Nalanda University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR9brN9eLZA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurva_Synagogue

Q7
◼ Freedom Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to
the winner of Test series, known as Gandhi-Mandela
series between India and South Africa. It was first
awarded in 2015.
◼ The BCCI requested for the trophy to be made from
certain something procured from two different
locations of the same kind , which was denied by the
Indian government stating that defacement of heritage
property cannot be allowed .
◼ What was BCCI's idea? What are these two locations?

◼BCCI suggested to use the rods of the cell in
which Mahatma Gandhi an Nelson Mandela
were imprisoned
◼Yerwada jail in Pune
◼Robben Island in South Africa

Q8
◼ Yellapragada Subbarao (12 January 1895 – 8 August 1948)
was a pioneering Indian biochemist who discovered the
function of ATP as an energy source in the cell, developed
methotrexate for the treatment of cancer and discovered
a broad spectrum of antibiotics including tetracycline and
chlortetracycline.
◼ Though he did well in his written exams, he received an
LMS certificate instead of the full MBBS degree from the
Madras Medical College. This was because of a certain
practice he adopted during surgeries that angered M. C.
Bradfield, one of the professors of surgery at Madras
Medical College.
◼ What was this practice?

Q9
◼ Both Vadakalai and Thenkalai are sub sects of the Sri
Vaishnava Iyengar community of Hindu Brahmins and
have shared a long history of disagreements and
arguments.The rivalry plunged to a new low recently,
with a fresh controversy emerging over how the
Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa idol should look.
◼ An apparent change in practice on sacred idol,
representing what followers of the respective sects
adorn themselves with, has resulted in the plans of even
a court case. What practice is being talked about and
what was the change?

◼ Change in the style
of "Namam" or
forehead-mark of
the presiding deity.
◼ Priests of the
Vadakalai sect wear
the Tirunamam or
U-shaped namam,
while those of the
Tenkalai sect wear
it in the shape
of the alphabet
‘Y’.

Q10
◼ While the people who make these in a painstaking manner , early in the
morning may not be thinking in terms of mathematical theorems, many
designs have a recursive nature. They start out small, but can be built out
by continuing to enlarge the same subpattern, creating a complex overall
design. The symmetry of X art, such as the recurring fractals in the design,
have been likened to mathematical models such as the Sierpinski triangle.
◼ Computer scientists have also used Xs to teach computers language
fundamentals. Akin to natural languages and computer languages, picture
languages are made up of restricted sets of basic units and specific, formal
rules for putting the units together. Teaching the computer to draw Xs
gave computer scientists insight into how picture languages function,
which they then used to create new languages.
◼ Which art from Tamilnadu , whose name means beauty - is being talked
about ?

Q11
◼ In 2003, young Aaliya Sultana Babi, Princess of Balasinor
State came across an old woman in Raiyoli who was well
known for her curries that supposedly possessed healing
properties because of a ‘magical’ mortar and pestle.
Recognising that the pestle was really a _____, Aaliya
managed to convince woman to part with the pestle in
exchange for one from the royal kitchen.
◼ The princess is a protector and promoter of a one-of-its kind
park in the region and has worked to collect and safeguard
similar unusual objects which she now shows to visitors at
the Garden Palace.
◼ What is the princess collecting?

Dinosaur egg
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/balasinor-dinosaur-fossil-park-raiyoli-gujarat-india-
princess-aaliya-sultana-babi-180957798/

Q12
◼ In this 2010 flick, the pronunciation of the word X is erroneously
claimed to be phonetically from Y. The phrase from the movie went
on to be extreme popular allegedly disseminating false information,
much to the worry of linguists. The right pronunciation however has a
voiceless velar fricative.
◼ Voiceless means that the vocal cords don’t vibrate while producing
this sound. Velar implies that the region of production is the velum or
the soft palate, in this case, the uvula. Finally, fricative means that this
sound is produced by constricting the flow of air through a narrow
channel, causing turbulence—in this case, the narrow channel is that
formed by the back of the tongue and the uvula.
◼ Y play no role in the origin of this sound. X and Y please.

X - My Name is Khan
Y - Epiglottis
The usual mistake is to
use the palatal ख/ ‫کھ‬
instead of the uvular
ख़/‫خ‬

Q13
◼ Chandmal Chopra tried to obtain an order banning X, by filing a
Writ Petition at the Calcutta High Court on 29 March 1985. The
petition claimed that Sections 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal
Code, and Section 95 of the Criminal Procedure Code were often
used by Muslims to ban or proscribe publications critical of
Islam, and stated that "so far it had been the privilege of the
Peoples of the Book to ban and burn the sacred literature of the
Pagans."
◼ Chandmal Chopra thought that X "on grounds of religion
promotes disharmony, feeling of enmity, hatred and ill-will
between different religious communities and incite people to
commit violence and disturb public tranquility...". X please?

Quran
The Calcutta Quran petition

Q14
◼ Subhadra Kumari Chauhan was an Indian poet famous for Hindi poems
composed primarily in Veer Ras. In 1921, She and her husband joined
Mahatma Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement. In 1923, Barely 18 years
old and pregnant, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan became the first woman
satyagrahi to be sent to jail. Through the turbulent times of freedom
struggle ,she used the pen as a weapon against social injustices such as
caste, gender and class discrimination.
◼ This same spirit came through in Subhadra’s unstinting support to her
daughter Sudha’s marriage to Amrit Rai. It was one of the much talked-
about inter-caste marriages of the time and many questions were
raised. But Subhadra ji didn’t give a shit and instead invited Amrit to
spend some time with them before the marriage.
◼ This marriage could be considered as the joining of 2 literary
powerhouses since Amrit Rai was the son of an extremely famous writer.
Identify this writer.

Q15
◼ Panakam (Jaggery juice with spices) has been offered for centuries
at the ancient Lakshmi-Narasimha temple atop the elephant
shaped hill in Mangalagiri.
◼ Lord Narsimha is the angry and ferocious lion headed avatar - the
sweet offering is believed to cool the Lord down.
◼ The superstition is reasoned out by saying that the sugar or
jaggery water neutralises sulphur compounds to prevent
something catastrophic from happening.
◼ What are the locals trying to prevent?

◼The Hill is an inactive volcano. Prevent
eruption

Q16
◼ In the summer of 1499 CE, Vasco da Gama’s ships returned
to Lisbon with riches from India. This created a great
sensation in Lisbon and king Manuel 1 of Portugal decided
to send a new mission to Calicut to sign a treaty with the
Zamorin for trade rights. A fleet of 13 ships under the
command of a certain PAC started the Voyage on 1500
March 9 , but reached Calicut only by September and they
indeed got a permission to set up a factory in Calicut - the
first European factory to be set up in India.
◼ Why were they late / what incidental discovery did they
make , owing to a wrong turn in the southwest direction
from the island of Cap Verde , off the coast of Africa , while
trying to catch the westerly winds?

Pedro Alvarez Cabral, discovered
Brazil

Q17
◼ The wall of kindness is a charity work phenomenon and a kind of
welfare, usually done by attaching cloth hangers from outside of
houses, encouraging people to donate miscellaneous useful things
such as winter clothing. It was introduced by an anonymous Iranian
for the homeless people of Mashhad, and the practice quickly spread
throughout the country. Similar walls known as “Neki Ki Deewar"
have sprung up in multiple cities across India such as Allahabad,
Bhilwara, Jhalawar, Mysore, Chandigrah, Bhopal,Dehradun, Korba
and Kolkata sometimes even having more supply than demand of
clothes.
◼ What unexpected added benefit has this charity phenomenon
served?

◼Keeping walls clean and free from spitting.

Q18
◼ ______ is a distinctive style of turban, which is considered as
a symbol of pride and honor. It was introduced two centuries
ago.Though it is a symbol of honour, its use has changed over
the years and now it is also used on traditional days in
colleges. It was introduced in the 19th century by Mahadev
Govind Ranade, a social reformer. Later, it was worn by many
leaders like Lokmanya Tilak, J.S. Karandikar, Tatyasaheb
Kelkar and Datto Vaman Potdar.
◼ It has also been granted a geographical indication status in
order to preserve its identity. FITB

Q19
◼ X, Padma Bhushan was an Indian painter, one of the most famous disciples
of Rabindranath Tagore, whose artistic originality and contribution to the
emergence of modern art in India remains unquestionable. X changed style
from his academic Western training, and experimented with Kalighat
paintings. He found that it had ceased to be strictly a "patua" and went to
learn from village patuas. Consequently, his techniques as well as subject
matter was influenced by traditional and folk art.
◼ X has multiple paintings depicting mother and child. Apart from regular
village folk, these paintings even included - Yashoda-Krishna, Parvati-
Ganesha and Virgin Mary-Jesus. One of his mother-child images was used
as the cover image for the Reproductive Maternal and Child + Adolescent
Health program 2014 report of by the Indian Ministry of Health and Family
welfare.

◼ Due to something particularly abundant in the slums, a lot
of tedious and meticulous editing out had to be done
during the film post-processing to fit the warm color
scheme of the film.
◼ In other words, why/how is this aerial shot of Dharavi in
Gully Boy different from an actual image?
Q20

They removed all blue tarpaulin in
editing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INSXZveenVI

Q21
◼ The mere mention of September, sends shivers down the spine
of residents of X. So ingrained on their mind are tragedies
brought on by Septembers past that colloquially the month is
referred to as ‘Tughyani Sitamber'.
◼ Many lost their lives, homes and livelihood. The ruling
government then, declared a holiday of 10 days for the people
to deal with the crisis. The ruler was immensely moved by the
sufferings of the people and his public display of emotions has
been recorded for posterity by Sarojini Naidu in her poem 'The
Tears of <redacted>'.

◼ For foolproof and preventive solutions, the government
requested M.Vishwesharayya’s advice. The consequences of
this disaster lead to the adoption of western methods of town
planning and sewage management that are seen in the city
today. Also, Vishweshwarayya proposed construction of
reservoirs in the West, that provided a continuous water source
for the city until recently due to sudden boom in the
population.
◼ What happened in September?

Q22
◼ Syahi is a tuning paste most of us have seen. Syahi is usually
black in colour, circular in shape and is made of a mixture of
flour, water and iron filings. Originally, syahi was a
temporary application of flour and water. Over time it has
evolved into a permanent addition. It acts by loading the
part it has been applied to, which is only a part of the whole
surface of X. It’s position is offset in one component of X to
lower the resonance frequency.
◼ ID X

Q23
◼ X is a famous ghazal by the late Jagjit Singh that featured in a
2001 film. The film had a sequel in 2016 and the director of the
film Anubhav Sinha convinced the music director Ankit Tiwari who
was initially reluctant to recreate the song.
◼ The duo were initially worried if they would have issues with the
tape recordings from 15 years back, but T-series had already
digitized its library.
◼ Finally the song was released with stunning vocals from Rekha
Bharadwaj and a remastering of the original voice.

Koi Fariyaad
https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/koi-fariyaad-
from-tum-bin-2-feels-fresh-yet-takes-one-back-to-the-
original-ghazal-3005980.html
https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/recreating-
koi-fariyaad-was-need-of-the-story-ankit-tiwari/story-
OOaWsktOqg8A7m6TVgnEuM.html

Q24
◼ The Muslim mortality paradox was named by economists Sonia Bhalotra,
Christine Valente and Arthur van Soest. Using the Indian government’s
National Family Health Survey data, they documented that the child
mortality amongst Hindus is 14/1000 more than those of Muslim children
in India. That is a huge difference for a country with a population like
India.
◼ Further research revealed that this protective effect was present in
Hindu families residing in Muslim neighbourhoods and absent in Muslim
families residing in Hindu neighbourhoods. This indicated sanitation to
be a cause.
◼ Differences in what sanitary practice was the reason for the disparity in
mortality rates and the protective effect of the religion of neighbors?

Open Defecation and Caste
Hindu families reluctant to adopt
modern latrines due to beliefs about
ritual impurity and pollution stemming
from the caste system. Govt provided
pit-latrines would have to be emptied
by hand.
Muslims comparatively have lesser
rates of Open defecation leading to
better disease environments in the
neighbourhood.
DEAN SPEARS, D. (2017). WHERE INDIA GOES. HARPERCOLLINS INDIA.

Metrical poetry in Kannada and Telugu is called Chandas or
Chandassu. Prose and poetry follow the rules of Chandassu to design
the prosodic and structural features of 'poetry'. It generates rhythm to
the literature when the rules are properly followed. These features are
seen even in Sanskrit prosody and equivalents can be drawn to Greek
prosody.
Students of grammar still need to mug up the rules, but are aided by
ancient mnemonics. Although these mnemonics are taught in school,
in 2001, they made an appearance in pop culture as versions of their
English counterparts in the Telugu dub and were to stay on for a whole
decade. Where did they make their reappearance?
Q25

Telugu
Harry Potter
Spells
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandas_(poetry)
https://chaibisket.com/hp-telugu-spells/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit_prosody

Q26
◼ Sankashta kara ganapati is a 2018 Kannada film where the protagonist is an
epileptic cartoonist who experiences weird symptoms after neurosurgery
undertaken to reduce the frequency of fits. The protagonist's left hand has a
mind of its own leading him to several predicaments.
◼ While under normal circumstances, thought, as intent, and action can be
assumed to be deeply mutually entangled, the occurrence of this syndrome can
be usefully conceptualized as a phenomenon reflecting a functional
"disentanglement" between thought and action. In short, the patient has a
hand gone out of hand. In order to deal with the syndrome, some patients
engage in personification of the affected hand. Despite the disorder the
protagonist overcomes the problem to reach his career goals and to woo the
girl he loves.
◼ Similar disorder is shown in the 2017 Tamil dark comedy film Peechaankai and
which famous 1964 Stanley Kubrick movie?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien
_hand_syndrome

Q27
◼ This product was originally intended to be called X. Since the
Congress president in 1963 was also named X, the plan had
to be dropped. Meanwhile, a student from IIM-Calcutta
(which was also involved in the technical assistance of the
implementation of the project) proposed the name Y, by
which it is still known even now.
◼ Ever since 1966 it has been manufactured by HLL Lifecare, a
Government of India-owned corporation (Public-sector
undertaking) based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
◼ ID X and Y

X = Kamaraj
Y = Nirodh
HLL = Hindustan Latex Limited
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Under+control/1/2723.html

Q28
◼ Rat trap bond is a brick masonry method of wall
construction. Architect Laurie Baker introduced it
in Kerala in the 1970s and there it is used
extensively for its lower construction
cost, reduced material requirement and better
thermal efficiency and sound insulation than
conventional masonry wall, without
compromising strength of the wall.
◼ What is the special arrangement the bricks are
arranged in /funda ?

◼ Bricks are placed in vertical
position instead of
conventional horizontal
position (alternating) thus
creating a hollow space
within the bricks.

Q29
India has one of the largest deposits of X in the world and is a major
ingredient in beauty products. Roughly 70% of X produced in India
comes from illegal mines that are totally unregulated by the
government. Family mining is common, and a young child’s small
stature and nimble hands also make them valuable for entering
narrow mine shafts and sorting smaller pieces of X.
Even natural cosmetics company Lush, which prides itself on its
ethical credentials, has struggled to clean up its X supply chain. This
has lead to new X-free cosmetics, synthetic X cosmetics and even
child labor free cosmetics in the market.

Mica
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/229746/mica-in-
makeup-mining-child-labor-india-controversy
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-
business/2016/jul/28/cosmetics-companies-mica-child-labour-
beauty-industry-india-

Q30
◼ Chilkur Balaji Temple, Hyderabad
◼ Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh Gurudwara, Talhan village of
Punjab
◼ Khadia Hanuman Temple, Ahmedabad
◼ Bajrangbali Temple, New Delhi
India is a land of crazy superstitions. What reputation do
these temples have that they see a high footfall from
software engineers and engineering students?

◼ Visa Temples : devotees turn up in large
numbers to pray so as to clear the Visas
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nation-world/got-a-visa-problem-try-these-four-temples/trouble-
getting-visa/slideshow/57491869.cms

Q31
◼ The Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur finds place in a list which
includes other examples such as:
◼ Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
◼ The Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.
Architecturally, all of them share an ellipsoid dome/vault on
the top with accessible points at each focus. What 2 word
term will describe the result achieved by this architecture?

Q32
While the X is immensely popular in north India, a similar
instrument Y is played in the south, again mainly on auspicious
occasions and in temples.
X is either played alone or with tabla accompaniment. It has a
range of two octaves and requires immense breath control.
Y is usually accompanied by the percussion instrument thavil,
and sometimes by a wind instrument called ottu. Y has a range
of two and half octaves Y is much longer and louder than X. Due
to its high volume, the Y is said to be more suited for outdoor
concerts.
ID X and Y

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