Techofes India Quiz - Prelims + Finals

TECHOFES INDIA QUIZ
PRELIMS + FINALS
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RULES
• 24 questions in the prelims
• No negatives
• Qn. 10-15 are starred to break ties if any
• Do.Not.Use.Mobile.Phones
• Techofes ID compulsory.
• Top 8 teams to the finals (Write Name, Mobile No, College in answer
sheet)

Q1
X is a restaurant chain based on Chennai. The reason for this name, given by
X in it’s menu card is
“ Tamil was primarily a spoken language in the ancient times whereas
Sanskrit was popular in writing. The influence of Sanskrit corrupted the word
to Y, which is popularly used. But the original Tamil word is X”
Id X and Y. Both are phonetically similar.

Q2
X is a mountain in Uttarkhand whose name likely originated from Sanskrit
word for spine, attributing to the shape of the mountain . X is also
ambiguous to a mythical mountain of gods in javanian mythology and is
mentioned in a Javan manuscript that describes the mythical origin of Java
island, and the legend of the movement of portions of X to Java.
The Shark's Fin route up the central peak of the mountain has a reputation
among mountaineers as one of the hardest routes in the world, even harder
than Everest according to some.
Which mountain?

Q3
This monument houses the tomb of Sultan Adil shah and has the second largest
dome in the world and one of the largest single structure chambers in the
world.
The name finds its root from its structure.This monument’s ground floor is
famous for the unique echoes because of it’s structure and is called the
“Whispering Gallery”. A commendable piece of civil engineering, this amazing
echo system reflects any sound for over eleven times. It has been designed in
such a way that one can even hear the faintest tick of a watch across a distance
of about 37 meters within the vast dome.
Name X.

Q4
This game which originated in 1850s in Thanjavur is officially recognised by the Sports
ministry. It is a fast-paced game; it demands skill, quick reflexes, good judgment,
agility. Being particularly popular in the British garrison town Poona (now Pune), the
game also came to be known as Poona. The game has attracted many players from
southern India
Previously, it was an attractive game for rural boys since it required a minimum of
equipment. The game drew a large number of students from South India, resulting in
the formation of this game’s Federation in 1954. This was among the first three sports
federations—along with the Indian Athletic Federation and the Indian Hockey
Federation—to form the Indian Olympic Association in 1961.
Which game?

Q5
X is the first Indian drama to be translated into a Western language and was
given the title ‘The Fatal Ring’ by William Jones. The German poet Goethe
published an epigram about X in 1791, and in his Faust he adopted a
theatrical convention from the prologue of the play.
Name the play. Who is the author?

Q6
X was an Indian network of secret fraternities who were engaged in
murdering and robbing travellers and known for strangling their victims,
operating from the 17th century to the 19th century. During British Imperial
rule of India, many Indian words passed into common English, and in 1810 Y
referred to members of these Indian gangs. The sense was adopted more
generally as "ruffian, cutthroat" by 1839.This word is also a popular in social
networks.
Give X and Y

Q7.
• Baguio - Philippines
• Sochi – Russia
• Taif - Saudi Arabia
• San Sebastián – Spain
• X - India

Q8
Which five word phrase have the companies Times Now and Republic TV
separately applied for a trademark? They did so in November 2016 and
January 2017 respectively, resulting the companies going at each other's
throats, legally speaking.

Q9.
The original name for this town was Sohra (soh-ra), which was pronounced
"Churra" by the British. This name eventually evolved into the current name,
X meaning 'land of oranges', which was first used by tourists from other parts
of India.
Which town that held a world record until Mawsynram in Meghalaya
overtook it?

CHERRAPUNJI - FORMERLY THE WETTEST PLACE IN EARTH

Q10
Two world records.
1. Who holds the record for the most number of films in a single language
with a whopping appearance in nearly 1000 films?
2. Also, who holds the record for the most number of films acted by any
actor?

Q11
This is ___ Nahasapeemapetilon, a cartoon character from the animated
television series The Simpsons. ___ is the Indian immigrant proprietor of the
‘Kwik-E-Mart’. The creator of the show Matt Groening admits that his first
name is an homage to the main character of an epic and his favourite trilogy.
Which one? Also, identify the director.

THE APU TRILOGY DIRECTED BY SATYAJIT RAY
PATHER PANCHALI (1955), APARAJITO (1956) AND APUR SANSAR (1959)
MAKE UP THIS TRILOGY.

Q12
This post office is one of a kind in the world. It’s uniqueness makes it a
tourist spot as well which attracts many foreigners. It’s uniqueness can also
be seen in the seal used by the post office. Along with the date and address,
it bears a design of a boatman rowing a shikhara. What is so unique about
this post office,(image on the next slide)

ONLY FLOATING POST OFFICE IN THE WORLD.

Q13
In 1982, mid-term Assembly elections were held in Kerela due to the fall of
the LDF (Left Democratic Front) led state government. Among the 140 seats,
CPI’s Sivan Pillai won the seat from Parur assembly constituency defeating
A.C Jose, a Congress(A) candidate by a slender margin of 123 votes only.
The legitimacy of Sivan Pillai’s win was challenged in the Supreme Court
citing violation of an electoral process across 50 polling booths.
What was alleged as a violation of electoral process in 1982 Kerela Assembly
Elections?

FIRST EVM
THEY WERE USED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME DURING KERALA ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS IN 1982 ON A TRIAL BASIS AND THERE WAS NO PROVISION IN THE
ELECTORAL LAW FOR USE OF THEM.

Q14
One possible etymology for this indian language word meaning "market" is that
it comes from a french and then english word meaning a crudely built hut or
shack.
This is because markets in India have traditionally been large open spaces
where small traders bring in their vegetables, meat, toys or whatever else, and
set up a crude shack as a temporary shop, dismantling it when they leave for
the day.
What word ?

Q15
Ramachandra Guha's 2013 book is on Mahatma Gandhi's life in England and
South Africa -- his formative years, so to speak, prior to his return to his
home country.
What clever title was given to the book?

Q16
Facing with the threat of losing young players to X,the BCCI jacked up the
prize money for winners,runners up and losing semi finalists for all domestic
tournaments. The average domestic player can hope to earn Rs.35,000 from
season 2007-08 which is more than double they got in previous seasons.
They also made honorary selectors to paid professionals for the same
reason. Pundits credit X for revolutionising sports in India.
Id X

Q17
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramaniam revealed the 2018 Economic
Survey of India a couple of weeks back. What was the reason given by him
for the pink cover of the survey?

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN’S RIGHT MOVEMENT

Q18.
The legend has it that the devas once lost their strength. In order to regain
it, they agreed with demons to churn the primordial ocean in milk for
amritham ( nectar of immortality). This was to be shared equally between
them. However, a fight broke out, which went on for 12 years. During the
battle, the celestial bird Garuda, flew away with the pot that held the nectar.
During this, drops of nectar are believed to have fallen in 4 places.
This is the lore behind what?

Q19
Renkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. The small, well-preserved
temple was established in 1594 inspired by the God of Wealth and
Happiness. Since 1945 a certain box housed there made it come into
limelight in India. It is customary for Indian officials arriving in Japan to travel
to Renkoji, to offer prayers. Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajendra
Prasad and Vajpayee are some of the notable figures who have visited this
place.
What exactly does Renko-ji house something that stirs up controversy every
now and then?

Q20
In May 2016, Manmohan, a farmer in Khajuria Naviram village found that his bank
account was frozen one fine day.
“I went to deposit four lakh to the bank but they refused to accept the money. The bank
manager said I have taken a guarantee for X Company. I don’t know anything about this
company,” he said.
On further investigations it was found that it was a false alarm and the officials
apologised.
Why was his account frozen ?

HE WAS LISTED AS A GUARANTOR FOR VIJAY MALLYA

Q21
X is the official name of a square in South Mumbai. The square hosts Flora
Fountain and was known by that name until 1960. It derives its present name
from an incident in 1960 when a peaceful demonstration by the Samyukta
Maharashtra Samitiwas fired upon by the police resulting in 105 deaths. The
incident was part of ongoing struggles of the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti,
amongst others, for the creation of the State of Maharashtra. The shooting
proved to be a major impetus for the creation of Maharashtra on May 1,
1960.
Name X.

Q22
It seems that X was aware of the history of Vaishali’s destruction by Maghadha , the most
powerful kingdom of that time.
The legend is Buddha was upset about it and thought that the war could have been
avoided if Vaishali too had deterrent military power rather than it’s so called direct
democracy so nobody would take hard decisions.”you can only have peace between two
equally strong or equally weak nations”,he is supposed to have said.
That’s why X used a particular phrase to convey the message and hence the name.
Origin behind naming of what?

SMILING BUDDHA FOR POKHRAN
NUCLEAR TESTS

Q23.
Tughlaq is a magazine run by Cho Ramaswamy. Why/When was this all black
cover run?

AS A PROTEST AGAINST NATIONAL EMERGENCY IN 1975

Q24.
To whom does the logo of Pune F.C pay tribute?

24 Dries
2 special rounds
+10/-5 on pounce
+10/0 on bounce

1.
The name of this establishment which turns 50 was derived from the first
syllable of each brother’s name. The property has transformed much in the
past 50 years, but the building built in 1968 remains. Ravi Kumar recalls how,
in the 70s, Bollywood actors stayed at X or dropped by one of their
restaurants. As Chennai was then the hub for shooting films made in southern
languages, stalwarts from the Tamil and Telugu film industry were also regular
guests. The hotel was also a sought-after location for shooting songs and
stunt sequences.

Around the year 1200, little more than a decade after the armies of Saladin had forced the
Crusaders out of the city, an Indian dervish walked into Jerusalem, X.
X belonged to the Chisti order of Sufis, a mystical brotherhood that still flourishes today
across India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Later accounts of his life said that he spent his days
sweeping the stone floors around al-Aqsa mosque, or fasting in the silence of a cave inside
the city walls.No-one knows how long X stayed in the city. But long after he had returned to
the Punjab, where he eventually became head of the Chisti order, Indian Muslims passing
through Jerusalem on their way to Mecca wanted to pray where he had prayed, to sleep
where he had slept. Slowly, a shrine and pilgrim lodge, the Y, was formed around the
memory of X..
More than eight centuries later, that lodge still exists. And although it stands inside
Jerusalem's walls - perhaps the most fiercely contested stretch of ground anywhere in the
world - it is still in Indian hands. ID X and Y
2

X - Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar /Baba Farid
Y - Indian Hospice

40 of the 118 chemical elements have names associated with, or specifically
named for, places around the world or among astronomical objects. However
an indirect connotation was associated with a place in India for a specific
metal X . The name of the metal came from the name of the mineral. In its
turn gets its name from the town of Y in Southern India.. Since ancient times,
this region was known for its emerald deposits and various types of
compounds of X. This word means, “This blue-green gem that I found near
the city.” However the name of the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math
and Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda has a partial name of the
town.Name X and Y.
3

Madhusudan Das also known as Utkal Gourab( Pride of Utkal)is a poet and
freedom fighter.Known as 'Madhu Babu' by the common people, he worked
for the political, social and economical upliftment of the people ,worked as a
lawyer, journalist, legislator, politician and social reformer.Under the Diarchy
scheme of Government of India Act, 1919, he was appointed as Minister for
Local Self-Government, Medical Public Health, Public Works in 1921.By his
long political fight he was the backbone behind something that happened on
1 April 1936. This day is celebrated as Utkala Dibasa.
What ?
4

United Orissa and modern Odisha took birth ,Orissa Province became the
first Indian state (pre-independence) organized on a linguistic basis.

Although it is not known if they were related to the infamous group that
ravaged Europe in the same period, the X invaded the Indian subcontinent
around the year 455. During the spring of that year, Y was coronated. Y was
considered among the last great rulers of the Z dynasty.
A pillar describes the victory of Y over X as given below (pic in next slide) :
"by whose two arms the earth was shaken, when he, the creator (of a
disturbance like that) of a terrible whirlpool, joined in close conflict with the Y;
. . . . . . among enemies . . . . . . arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . proclaimed . . . . . . . . . .
. . just as if it were the roaring of (the river) Ganga, making itself noticed in
(their) ears."
ID X,Y,Z
5

X- Hunas / White Huns
Y - Skandagupta
Z - Gupta dynasty

In the comic Asterix and the Magic Carpet by Rene’ Goscinny
And Albert Uderzo, Asterix and Co have been requested to perform the
miracle of bringing rain to a drought hit kingdom in the Ganges River valley
or else, Princess Orinjade would get executed.
As the crowd begins the countdown to the execution,the Gauls miraculously
cause a thunderstorm and thus, saving Orinjade at a particular moment.
What is the significance of the exact moment when they save her?
6

Asterix and Co. rescue the princess when the count reaches zero; a reference
to the development of the number zero in Ancient India.

The X Regiment is one of the most decorated infantry regiments of the Indian Army The regiment traces
its origins to the 18th century and has fought in every major campaign of the British Indian Army and the
Indian Army including the two world wars.
Soldiering has been an important profession of the X and the region has a long history of warfare with
neighbours, including the Gahrwalis and the Gorkhas. The X were never fully subjugated by the powerful
Muslim dynasties of Delhi. They often offered their martial services as mercenaries, and fought on both the
British as well as Gurkha sides in the Anglo-Nepalese war.
On 27 October 1945, after the Second World War, the 19th Y Regiment was renamed as 19th X Regiment.
Post-independence, it has been known as the X Regiment.
During The Battle of Z (one of the toughest battles as it was fought at 16,400 ft), 120 men of 13 X’s Ahir(or
Charlie) Company fought with the Chinese. Fighting till the last man, 114 of them died, five were taken
prisoner (they all escaped later) while one was sent back by the commanding officer to get reinforcements.
ID X,Y
7

X - Kumaon/Kumaoni
Y - Hyderabad

Kotwal was a post similar to the chief of police in the mughal empire.The
institution of Kotwal came to an end with the crushing of the revolt of 1857
and interestingly,the last Kotwal was X.
It appears from mughal records that there was no hindu kotwal then, there
was a muslim kotwal called Ghiyasuddin Ghasi who had to flee Agra to save
himself from the British. It it is believed that Ghasi changed his name to X.
This is the reason behind one of the great Indian controversies.
Id X and the controversy being referred.
8

X-Gangadhar Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru’s muslim ancestry

Barber’s bridge connects Mylapore and Triplicane. However initially called
Hamilton Bridge named after the engineer who constructed it.
How did this transformation in the name take place?
9

Hamilton got corrupted to Ambuton which means Barber in Tamil .

The people of Palarpatti in Theni district venerate the great man by
preparing pongal in front of his statue on his birthday every year.
Many of the farmer families of the Theni and Madurai districts still keep
portraits of X and worship him as a god. Villagers prostrate before his
portrait, offer prayers, decorate with garlands and perform aarati to his
photos which are usually kept in the hall or in puja room along with images of
other gods.
Who? What is his contribution to people of this particular region which has
elevated to him to this status even today ?
10

John Pennycuick
Mullai Peryar Dam

RULES
Correct answer gets +5
No negative points
There are six questions

The name is a combination of two words which mean ‘Lion’ and
‘city’. It was named so to honor the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, who
was also known as ______ which means Lion because of his
lion-like courage in battles.
1

It derives its name from 2 Sanskrit words.
One means glory or prosperity (Also a name for goddess Lakshmi)
Other means city.
Thus the name translates to city of prosperity.
2

The theory is that the name derives from the Sanskrit words ____
which means a specific God and _____ which means ‘home’.
Thus the name translates to ‘the Abode of God’.
3

It derives its name from X, the warrior avatar of Goddess Parvati,
and ____, meaning fort. The city was thus named because of X
Mandir, an ancient temple devoted to the form of Goddess X
located near it.
4

The name derives from the word which means the abode of X.
While X means ‘buffalo’ in Sanskrit, the name refers to the
mythological demon who could assume both human and buffalo
form. According to mythology, the demon ruled here before being
killed.
5

The name is a combination of two words.
According to Hindu Mythology, parts of X were created by Lord
Parasurama, who reclaimed the land from the sea. Hence the
name is derived from ‘cherna’ meaning ‘added’.
The suffix of X which is ____ means ‘land’.
6

The name is a combination of two words which mean ‘Lion’ and
‘city’. It was named so to honor the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, who
was also known as ______ which means Lion because of his
lion-like courage in battles.

Hyderabad
Hyder - Lion
Abad - City

It derives its name from 2 Sanskrit words.
One means glory or prosperity (Also a name for goddess Lakshmi)
Other means city.
Thus the name translates to city of prosperity.

The theory is that the name derives from the Sanskrit words ____
which means a specific God and _____ which means ‘home’.
Thus the name translates to ‘the Abode of God’.

Hariyana
The words Hari which means Lord Vishnu and ayana which means
home is combined to form this name

It derives its name from X, the warrior avatar of Goddess Parvati,
and ____, meaning fort. The city was thus named because of X
Mandir, an ancient temple devoted to the form of Goddess X
located near it.

The name derives from the word which means the abode of X.
While X means ‘buffalo’ in Sanskrit, the name refers to the
mythological demon who could assume both human and buffalo
form. According to mythology, the demon ruled here before being
killed.

Mysore
From the name Mahishuru which refers to Mahishasura.

The name is a combination of two words.
According to Hindu Mythology, parts of X were created by Lord
Parasurama, who reclaimed the land from the sea. Hence the
name is derived from ‘cherna’ meaning ‘added’.
The suffix of X which is ____ means ‘land’.

RULES
Correct answer gets +5
No negative points
There are five questions

X is known for directing movies with contemporary mystic plots and ending it with an ironic wound,
leaving the viewers to spin around by the end of the movie. Apart from being a well-renowned and
talented director and screenwriter, X has proved his acting skills with his performance in his own
movies such as Praying with Anger, Lady in the Water, Unbreakable and Signs.
X who was born to a Malayali father and Tamil mother was raised in Pennsylvania and he started to
view filmmaking with great passion when he was just eight. The Government of India honoured him
with the prestigious Padma Shri in the year 2008.
ID X
1

X, an internationally acclaimed writer was born in Mumbai and did his BA from
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. He later on shifted to Canada in 1975 with his
wife. He published his first book, 11 connected short stories titled Swimming
Lessons and Other Stories from the Firozsha Bag in 1987. His second book Such
a Long Journey, was published in 1991 and achieved huge national and
international acclaim. His other works received similar popularity. His third
book A Fine Balance is considered to be one of his finest works and was a
finalist for the Booker Prize.
ID X
2

He was one of his university’s most prestigious professors and
was known for his dedication to teaching. A famous story
narrated by university president Dr. John T. Wilson goes as
follows: While working at the university’s Yerkes Observatory in
Williams Bay, Wisconsin, he was also teaching a course at the
main university campus. Every week, he would ride 75 miles
one way to the campus to teach his class which had only two
students. However, this investment of time and energy paid
ample dividends – due to two separate events that happened
in 1957 and in 1983, this course holds a great distinction in the
science that is unlikely to be topped. Who is this and what
3

X was an actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company and was playing Mr. Squeers in the original
London production of ''Nicholas Nickleby.''
''It was killingly hard work and burned up a lot of an actor's brain cells,'' X recalled. ''So my wife
started putting books in front of me in order to relax me and ease my blasted mind. One of the
books was a biography of Y.''
Six days later, deeply immersed in the life of the Y, he received a call from a director, who had been
trying for almost 20 years to start a movie about X.
Despite what Y calls ''a thoroughly English upbringing'' in Manchester, he was born Krishna Bhanji and
had changed his name as a young man beginning his theatrical career and bears a striking
physical resemblance to X.
In his quest for authenticity, Y learned yoga, shaved his head and had a strict vegetarian diet to
prepare for the film. Despite a mixed critical reception from historians and nationalists, the film’s
epic and great qualities were recognised and reinforced by eight Oscars, including Best Director
and Best Picture
Who?
4

X is a British writer of Indian descent and Nobel Laureate who was born in Trinidad. He is
known for his comic early novels set in Trinidad and Tobago, his bleaker later novels of
the wider world, and his autobiographical chronicles of life and travels. He has published
more than thirty books, both of fiction and nonfiction, over some fifty years.
Monty Norman, who has been credited with writing the “James Bond Theme” describes the
distinctive rhythm of the guitar in the first few bars of the "James Bond Theme" as "Dum
di-di dum dum". He claims that it was inspired by the song "Good Sign Bad Sign" sung
by Indian characters in Y , a musical he composed based on a novel by X set in the Indian
community in Trinidad.
Find X and Y
5

X is known for directing movies with contemporary mystic plots and ending it with an ironic wound,
leaving the viewers to spin around by the end of the movie. Apart from being a well-renowned and
talented director and screenwriter, X has proved his acting skills with his performance in his own
movies such as Praying with Anger, Lady in the Water, Unbreakable and Signs.
X who was born to a Malayali father and Tamil mother was raised in Pennsylvania and he started to
view filmmaking with great passion when he was just eight. The Government of India honoured him
with the prestigious Padma Shri in the year 2008.
ID X

M. Night Shyamalan / Manoj Shyamalan

X, an internationally acclaimed writer was born in Mumbai and did his BA from
St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. He later on shifted to Canada in 1975 with his
wife. He published his first book, 11 connected short stories titled Swimming
Lessons and Other Stories from the Firozsha Bag in 1987. His second book Such
a Long Journey, was published in 1991 and achieved huge national and
international acclaim. His other works received similar popularity. His third
book A Fine Balance is considered to be one of his finest works and was a
finalist for the Booker Prize.
ID X

The class was composed entirely of Nobel laureates – his
students in that class(Tsung Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang) were
jointly awarded the Nobel in 1957. Chandrasekhar himself later
won it in 1983.
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

X was an actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company and was playing Mr. Squeers in the original
London production of ''Nicholas Nickleby.''
''It was killingly hard work and burned up a lot of an actor's brain cells,'' X recalled. ''So my wife
started putting books in front of me in order to relax me and ease my blasted mind. One of the
books was a biography of Y.''
Six days later, deeply immersed in the life of the Y, he received a call from a director, who had been
trying for almost 20 years to start a movie about X.
Despite what Y calls ''a thoroughly English upbringing'' in Manchester, he was born Krishna Bhanji and
had changed his name as a young man beginning his theatrical career and bears a striking
physical resemblance to X.
In his quest for authenticity, Y learned yoga, shaved his head and had a strict vegetarian diet to
prepare for the film. Despite a mixed critical reception from historians and nationalists, the film’s
epic and great qualities were recognised and reinforced by eight Oscars, including Best Director
and Best Picture
Who?

X is a British writer of Indian descent and Nobel Laureate who was born in Trinidad. He is
known for his comic early novels set in Trinidad and Tobago, his bleaker later novels of
the wider world, and his autobiographical chronicles of life and travels. He has published
more than thirty books, both of fiction and nonfiction, over some fifty years.
Monty Norman, who has been credited with writing the “James Bond Theme” describes the
distinctive rhythm of the guitar in the first few bars of the "James Bond Theme" as "Dum
di-di dum dum". He claims that it was inspired by the song "Good Sign Bad Sign" sung
by Indian characters in Y , a musical he composed based on a novel by X set in the Indian
community in Trinidad.
Find X and Y

X - V S Naipaul
Y – A House for Mr. Biswas

This author’s fifth novel X is set in his native town of Tiruchengode and the
title is a translation of the name of the deity Ardha-naree-eswarar, just as the
English title, Y, is an allusion to the deity's form.
It began to attract controversy in 2014 after local caste-based and religious
Hindu groups objected to the fictional portrayal of traditions. In January
2015 announced that he was giving up writing, and said on his Facebook
page that "______ ______ the writer is dead. As he is no God, he is not going
to resurrect himself. He also has no faith in rebirth. An ordinary teacher, he
will live as _____. Leave him alone.
WHo? Give X and Y, the title of the book in Tamil and English respectively.
12

Perumal Murugan
X - Madhorubagan Y- One part woman

The name of this institution translates to National Academy of _______
according to the official documentation. The name was chosen after a careful
deliberation. The variant spelling of the word X came from the Greek
specifically from Plato’s X which describes a Greek hero whose name supplies
the root for the word Y. Calling this institution as X instead of Y allowed for an
indianised pronounciation of the name and also bypassed the colonial
baggage of the British bypassing directly to the Greek root.
What institution?
13

Sahitya Akademi
X - Akademi
Y - Academy.

X is a biographer and a research professor at The Centre for South Asian and
Middle Eastern Studies,university of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,US.He is
the grand son of two great important leaders of our nation.His name is
named (clipped) after them.In the 1960s he played a leading role in
establishing asia plateau ,68 acres conference center of initiatives of change
in Panchgani in the mountains of western India.In 2001,he received the
Sahitya academy award on behalf of his maternal grandfather.Recently he
joined in Aam Aadmi party acd contested in elections.Id X
14

She made her debut at the age of seven at a small temple in Kanchipuram.
Coached by a teacher called Kandappan, and encouraged by the musical
legacy of her grandmother Veena Dhanammal, she made rapid strides in her
career. In 1934, she went to Calcutta at the invitation of Uday Shankar to
perform at the All Bengal Music Conference, in the presence of several
famous people, and received wide praise. Among her several accolades was,
being the first from her profession to receive a prestigious title in 1973 (in
Madras). Who and which title?
15

Bala Saraswathi
Sangeeta kalanidhi

The Nowrojee family owned the oldest general store in the town. In 1905, a
devastating earthquake destroyed much of the town and effectively ended
the town’s prosperity. The upper society soon moved out and it became a
ghost town. In 1960, Nauzer Nowrojee, a descendant of the family was
wondering how to make ends meet. He invited various businesses and
government agencies to use the abandoned buildings and revive the place.
Finally he wrote to the GOI and proposed a new use for the town. This
proposal was taken up, resulting in a major revival of the town’s prospects.
What resulted?
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The Government of India decided to allow Dalai Lama and his followers to
settle in McLeodganj (Dharamsala), based on Nowrojee’s invitation.

The finals of this olympic event saw the top 4 participants shatter the previous
olympic records. It needed an automatic timing imager to decide the winner.
The photo finish was iconic and featured on the cover of Life magazine. How
do we know this race better in India?
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Chalam Bennurkar made a documentary about child labour in 1990 titled
‘’Kutti Japanin Kulandhaigal’’
What is this a reference to?
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This 2015 film was originally titled ‘’Nyodda’’, for the place in which the
events of the film are set. Its intertionally release is called ‘’Guilty’’ for what
happens to some of the people in the film.
The name of its mainstream Indian release party refers to the real life family
that inspired the film.
Which film?
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The first time Shrabani Basu heard of X, she was carrying out research for a
book about the history of curry in the late 1990s. A few years later, while on
holiday with her family, she came across a painting of him in Osborne House.
Basu was immediately struck by the fact that X — whom she thought was a
servant — had been painted “beautifully, in red and gold,” with a book in his
hand. Commenting on the unusual relationship between X and Y Basu says,
“He filled the void in her life after her husband’s death and would often sign
off notes to X, her Urdu teacher, with “dearest mother” or “your loving
mother.” The relationship between X and Y was deemed controversial and
after Y’s death all the evidence including letters between them was destroyed
by her family. They evicted X and deported him back to India
Id ‘ Y and X ’
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This cricketer developed his own variant of a cricketing “move” while playing
in the backstreets of his home town with a tennis ball. The delivery itself
wasn’t too much of a mystery when he played against the Australians; what
was a mystery was the term used by Channel 9 in labelling it. Channel 9
commentator Mark Taylor acknowledged the etymology of the term. “I was
talking to a few journalists, and they told me how the _________ name came
about from a word in <the cricketer's> native tongue,” Taylor said.
Unfortunately, the new (corrupted) name is itself the name of a
popularnon-sporting activity. Which cricketer? What is the corrupted name?
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Twenty weeks of excavation carried out in June,2013 by the Archaeological
Survey of Indiain Piprahwa, an eastern Uttar Pradesh village has added to the
longstanding debate between India and Nepal over the location of this site.
The Nepal government claims this site lies in present-day Tilaurakot, a village
in the Terairegionwhile Indian historians have made a counterclaim in
favourof Piprahwa, about 2km from the border on the Indian side, citing the
findings of excavations in the 1890s and 1970s.
Nepal has repeatedly denied India’s claims and tried to bolster its claim by
nominating Tilaurakotalong with another site for World Heritage status.
UNESCO declared the other as a World Heritage Site in 1997 while keeping
Tilaurakoton the tentative list.
What is the significance of this site?
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Location of Kapilavatsu, hometown of Buddha

Pictured is the statue we would have come across while crossing Gemini
flyover. It was erected in 1974 to commemorate a certain ‘achievement’ of
the then DMK government. However their achievement got negated four
years later but the statue remains.
What was it meant to commemorate?
The features of the man in the statue is modelled after a character from a
famous Tamil historic novel. What character?
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Banning of Horse races in TN
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One of Karnataka’s several places of devotional importance is this spot on
the slope of the Brahmagiri Hills in the Kodagu district that is regularly
thronged by people from the state. Owing to its historical and cultural
significance, a temple was established around 5th century AD and extensively
renovated a few years ago to account for the demand. Why exactly does this
place hold special importance to the people of the region, an interest further
reinforced in recent times?
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X is one of the recipients of Ramon Magsaysay Award award. She was one
of the founders of Women's World Banking in 1979 with Esther Ocloo and
Michaela Walsh, and served as its chair from 1980 to 1998. She has served
as Chair of the SEWA Cooperative Bank, of HomeNet, of the International
Alliance of Street Vendors, and is former a board of directors of WIEGO.
In June 2012, US Sectretary of State Hillary Clinton identified X as one of
her 'heroine'. She said, "I have a lot of heroes and heroines around the
world and one of them is who started an organisation called the
Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) in India many years ago”. To
this day, SEWA remains the largest association of its kind in India,
continuing to uplift the lives of its women members and their
families.Name X.
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