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6. “We stated him as an idol but he was elder than
us.
Premen,me and Gour were Pennyless this time.
We went to coffee house but nobody, specially
women were not interested about us.
Then he gave an idea. He taught us palmistry
and said it is the easy way to lift the soft hand.
Premen became master about it and got his
sweet soft
hand but I failed.
Gour said to me “Don’t worry” I replied ,“I know-
---------knows rule”
Fill in the blanks plzzzzzz.

8. KAZI NAZRUL
ISLAM

10.  It is located between the Water Gate and the St
George's Gate. It was built in 1843 and named
after X, the Anglo-Indian scholar and antiquary.
The monument rich in Greek and Gothic inlays,
was restored by the state's public works
department in November 2001 and has since
been well-maintained.[1] In its initial years, all the
royal British entourages used it for
embarkation/disembarkation. [2][3][4]it is still
there, called Man-O-War that belongs to Indian
Navy, although is not properly maintained.[1]

14. ‘‘ My sense of duty would not easily allow me to treat
the unknown pathological state of my suffering
brethren with this unknown medicines . The thought
of becoming in this way a murderer or malefactor
towards the life of my fellow human-beings was
most terrible to me , so terrible & disturbing that I
wholly gave up my practice in the first years of my
married life & occupied myself solely with chemistry
& writing .’’
NAME THE AUTHOR .

16. ANSWER :-
SAMUEL
HAHNEMANN .

18.  Among Cape Malays of South Africa
__X_____ are known as Dhaltjies , & are
usually eaten as an appetizers during Iftar. Or
as appetizers for wedding , births ,or similar
occasions . X derived from Sanskrit . It means
‘ Cooked a small Lump’. Or its derivative ‘ A
round cake made of pulse fried in Ghee ‘ . X
are also encountered in Afghan Cuisine ..

22.  “My Country! In the days of Glory Past
A beauteous halo circled round thy brow
And worshiped as deity thou wast,
Where is that Glory, where is that reverence
now?
 ”
 Name the poet … & the poem..

25. 6

26. 

30. X – is the grandson of famous singer RAICHAND
BARAL .
X extensively toured with the rock band “SHIVA” from
mid 80’s to early 90’ .
Collaborating with JAYASHREE SINGH , X started a
jingle company called “PINK NOISE”.
X , along with his brother , performed under the name
“D FOR BROTHER” .
ID THIS FAMOUS MUSICIAN .

32. ANSWER :-
AMYT DUTTA .

36.  1st- James Abbot,
Abbtabad, where Osama
killed in operation
Neptune-spear
 2nd- Childhood photo of
Osama Bin Laden
 3rd-Special Chinook
Helicopter used in The
Operation Neptune-Spear
 4th- Roman god of Water
& Sea, God Neptune …

42. 19.
THE WORD __________ WAS FIRST USED IN THIS SENSE BY
LEWIS CARROLL IN THE BOOK “THROUGH THE LOOKING
GLASS”(1871) IN WHICH HUMPTY-DUMPTY EXPLAINS TO
ALICE THE COINAGE OF THE UNUSUAL WORDS IN
“JABBARWOCKY”, WHERE “SLITHY” MEANS “LITHE AND
SLIMY” AND “MIMSY” MEANS “FLIMSY AND MISERABLE”.
HUMPTY-DUMPTY EXPLAINS THE PRACTICE OF COMBINING
WORDS IN VARIOUS WAYS BY TELLING ALICE
“YOU SEE IT’S LIKE A
__________ THESE ARE
TWO MEANINGS PACKED UP
INTO ONE WORD”.
WHICH WORD?

44. PORTMANTEAU
e.g. SMOG = SMOKE + FOG
MOZILLA = MOSAIC + GODZILLA
HORRENDOUS = HORRIBLE + TREMENDOUS

46.  The puzzle was invented by
the French mathematician Édouard Lucas in
1883. There is a legend about an Indian temple
which contains a large room with three time-
worn posts in it surrounded by 64 golden
disks. Brahmin priests, acting out the command
of an ancient prophecy, have been moving these
disks, in accordance with the rules of the puzzle,
since that time.. According to the legend, when
the last move of the puzzle is completed, the
world will end.[1] It is not clear whether Lucas
invented this legend or was inspired by it.

54.  “I actually asked him to leave the field,' X told
reporters after the game. "As a captain, it was a
situation like you ask a particular bowler to do it
and he said he had never done certain things
before. That's why you have practice sessions, to
practise. I asked him to simply bowl over the
wicket. I don't see why it should be a problem.
 He wasn't up for it and if you're not up for it, why
give that particular bowler the ball. I just see it
that he [Y] doesn't want to take part. It was my
call to actually ask him to leave and tell him that
he is not needed anymore."

58. CONNECT THEM .

60. ANSWER :- ENGLISH FOOTBALL CLUB’S NICKNAMES .
1) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (SPURS) .
2) ARSENAL (GUNNERS) .
3) EVERTON F.C. (TOFFEE) .
4) FULHAM (COTTAGERS) .

66. To kill Prahllad , Hiranyakashipu told his sister
& Prahllad to enter into the fire . Due to a
boon his sister didn’t burn . But entering into
the fire along with Prahllad , Hiranyakashipu’s
sister was burnt but Prahllad became alive .
Which Indian ritual is developed from this
incident …?

70. FIRST
PAGE OF
WHICH
POEM ?

72. ANSWER :-

74.  X started his record business under the name “Y", The
name “Y" was suggested by one of X's early
employees because they were all new at bussiness.Y
signed such controversial bands as the Sex Pistols,
which other companies were reluctant to sign. Y also
introduced Culture Club to the music world. In the
early 1980s, Y purchased the gay
nightclub Heaven. The early 1980s also saw X’s only
attempt as a producer—on the novelty record "Baa,
Baa, Black Sheep", by Singing Sheep in association
with Doug McLean and Grace McDonald. The
recording was a series of sheep baaing along to a
drum machine produced track and even made the
charts at number 42 in 1982.

78. PUT FUNDA .
1) TOTA RAHASYA .
2) PROFESSOR DASGUPTER FORMULA .
3) NANDAN KANAN RAHASYA .
4) HILL STATION-A HATYAKANDO .

80. ANSWER :- SELECTED NAMES
FOR DIFFERENT FELUDA-
STORIES .
1) GHURGHUTIA-R GHATONA
.
2) GOLOKDHAM RAHASYA .
3) JAHANGIR-ER
SWARNAMUDRA .
4) DARJEELING JOMJOMAT .

86. 14.
WHO’S TWEET TO WHOM?
“ INDIA WILL MISS MY GOOD FRIEND
AND STALWART ______ .HIS
STOMACH MUSCLES SEEM TO HAVE
MADE IT LARGE . WE WISH HIM A
SPEEDY RECOVERY.”

88. VIJAY MALLYA TO HARBHAJAN
SINGH.

90.  X (1986) is a novel in verse about the lives of a number of young
professionals in San Francisco. The novel is written entirely
in Onegin stanzas after the style Aleksandr Pushkin's Eugene
Onegin. Y had encountered Charles Johnston's 1977 translation of
it in a Stanford second-hand bookstore and it changed the
direction of his career, shifting his focus from academic to literary
work. The likelihood of commercial success seemed highly
doubtful — and the scepticism of friends as to the novel's viability
is facetiously quoted within the novel; but the verse novel received
wide acclaim (Gore Vidal dubbed it "The Great California Novel")
and achieved healthy sales.
 “X, an opera in two acts with music by Conrad Cummings and
libretto from the novel-in-verse by Y adapted by the composer" is
currently (2010) in development by LivelyWorks and American
Opera Projects and receives a staged workshop production at the
Rose Studio at Lincoln Center in New York City in January 2010.
 Name the novel & the famous writer ..

98. Pandit Ketaki Prasad stated a law to
find the body of X.He believed that X’s
body must be discovered.In 2008
some adventurer agreed with his
theory and search the whole Kumayun
Himalayan territory.Indian
Archeological fund also approved this
Mission.The name of this Mission is
also X.Identify the X?

102.  The ‘X’s’ concept first appeared in a patent
acquired by Herbert A. Gilbert in 1963. The
modern ‘X’ was invented by Chinese
pharmacist Hon Lik in 2003 & introduced to
the market the following year . The company
he worked for , Golden Dragon Holdings,
changed its name to Ruyan & started
exporting products in 2005-2006 ,before
receiving the first international patent in 2007
…

106. Christopher Bird and Nathan Emery from
University of Cambridge in May 2011
published a paper titled “Insightful
problem solving and creative tool
modification by captive nontool-using
Rocks”, describing the results of an
experiment they did using 4 rooks - Cook,
Fry, Connelly and Monroe.The experiment
involved the solving of a situation based
on a 2000 year old tale. What was the
paper all about?

110. CONNECT

112. THE BIG FOUR, FAMOUS FOR THE PARIS PEACE
CONFERRENCE.
•GEORGES CLEMENCEAU, 72ND PRIME MINISTER OF
FRANCE
•DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, PRIME MINISTER OF UK
•WOODROW WILSON, 28TH PRESIDENT OF USA
•VITTORIO ORLANDO, 35TH PRIME MINISTER OF
ITALY

118.  Mythological stories claim that X was the place
where King Satyavrata ( ) resided after the
flood in his kingdom, with the help of Vishnu-
Avatar Matsya.[9] A king of theYadavs, nicknamed
"Mahabali" ruled over this last in the very ancient
times. He was impotent. His guru was Maharishi
Dirghatamas. Mahabali had many wives and so
Maharishi Dirghatamas with the permission of his
king impregnated Mahabali's chief queen
Sudeshna.[10] Queen Sudeshna bore five children or
"Kshetrajas" (rulers of lands), one of them was King
Anga, which is modern-day X.

126.  THEME.pptx

130. 1.
+
+ + = ?

132. GURU DUTT, ORIGINALLY
BASANTA KUMAR SHIBSHANKAR PADUKONE

134.  The term is a colloquialism which is variously
construed either to refer X & Y, or X alone .
The term comes from the fact that X & Y are
located in the Southern Hemisphere . The
famous boxing champion Kostya Tszyu was
nicknamed __________,which is very much
related to that term .. Now days that
nickname is very popular in the
advertisement world …

138. X formed a club named lunar club for
protesting against British,he created a song
“Hindustan me kya hai tumahara/o British
bechara/abhi chali jao England baja kar
band/mandir masjid me puja arti/masjid mein
suno ajan pukarti/dilko diya dil hindu
musalman/sari hindustan mein aayi
tufan/garibo ko dukh ki hogi asan.”
X sang this song on Quit India Movement to
persist bat-tala thana,and arrested by police.
Identify the X?

142.  In June 1905, X launched Y, it became the
company's best selling product by 1913.
George X Junior, responsible for the
development of Y, a customer’s daughter
suggested the name of Y, & the name
stuck.".[1] In 1933 Y went out of production
briefly then came back in 1934. By this point,
X was the brand leader in the United
Kingdom.[2] In 1928, X's introduced the "glass
and a half" slogan to accompany the Y.

148.  1st-Paul Saltzman,film director ,
film name – ‘Beatles in India ‘
 2nd- Mira Nair , written a book
about the Beatles visit in India
,named ‘The Beatles visit to
India ‘
 3rd- Chaurasi Kutia Ashram ,
where The Beatles came to
Maharishi Mahesh.
 4th- Dehradun, the Beatles song
, that never Released

150. In the last 3 hours of the 5th test at The Oval (1921) , X
decided to rest his key bowlers & allowed his part-time
bowlers to rotate as they pleased & fielders to
configure themselves . During this time , X picked up a
newspaper that had been blown across the field &
began to read . When asked about this later , X was said
to have replied , “ I want to see who were playing ”
although this is claimed to be apocryphal .
## ID THE CRICKETER .

152. ANSWER :-
WARWICK
WINDRIDGE
ARMSTRONG
(AUSSIE SKIPPER).

154.  It is a ancient term for a female personification
of a Island. The name is Latin,& derives from the
Greek form Prettanike ,which originally
designated a collection of Islands with individual
names , including Albion or X. However , in the
43 AD the roman empire conquest the
Island,which came to encompass the parts of
Caledonia(roughly Scotland). In the 2nd century
it came to be personified as a goddess, armed
with a trident & shield & wearing a centurion’s
helmet ..

162. “ . . . The First lady’s office said today that
__________ , a black-American short-hair cat ,
died yesterday at the WHITE HOUSE .
Bush’s daughter Barbara , then 9 , had named
the cat __________ after baseball player Ruben
Sierra , . . . ”
## FILL IN THE BLANKS .

164. ANSWER :- INDIA .

166.  X was founded in Santa Monica, California by Derek
Humphry in 1980. In 1992, following the publication
of his book Final Exit, Derek Humphry left the
leadership of X . In 2003 the national organization
renamed itself, and a year later merged with another
group into a newly formed national organization
called Compassion & Choices. In 1998, X formed a side
group called 'Caring Friends' which provided its
members with support and guidance, nationwide.
Another X offshoot is The Gladd Group, was founded
in the San Diego suburb of La Mesa, California by
Sharlotte Hydorn (born 1919 or 1920), who met
Humphry after the death of her husband, and joined
the X.[

172.  DADAS IN BENGALI LITERATURE

174.  This famous Pulitzer winning book initially met
critical reception for the first few years after its
publication. However later realist critics attacked
the book for its unrealistic & factually incorrect
elements, i.e. the position of the Star Reigel .
The book was also derided as “ Embrassingly
Narcistic , overly sentimental & psychologically
simplistic.” Today it’s considered less significant
than some of the novel winning author’s other
works. It’s the 1st fictional book , which has been
included in Management Studies.

182. Tribute plaque
at City of
Manchester
Stadium

186. •X is an adventure comic strip , 1st published Jan 7 , 1934 . The
strip was inspired & created to compete with the already
established “BUCK ROGERS’’ comic strip .
•In AUSTRALIA the character & strip were retitled SPEED (Y)
_____________to avoid a negative connotation of the word Y .
At the time , the predominant meaning of Y was “showy’’ ,
connoting dishonesty .
## ID THIS FAMOUS COMIC STRIP .

188. ANSWER

192.  Michael Clarke
 Lawrence Rowe
 Harry Graham
 Kepler Wessels
 Azhar Mahmood

193.  Centuries on home and away test
debuts

195.  X with that spelling ,was used in publications
as early as 1833. These include an 1833
American book called THE SKETCHES &
ECCENTRICITIES OF COL.DAVID CROCK, OF
TENNESSEE.which was reprinted that same
year in THE LONDON LITERARY GAZETTE .
 The word was extensively used in literature
by the 1860s..

201. CHRISTIANO RONALDO

203. “ . . . Going are you laughing laughing ,
Will be coming crying crying ,
Down the pitcher will be going ,
Wave of love at you . . . ’’
PUT FUNDA .

205. KADER
ANSWER :-
KULER BOU
Translated in
English by
DADA
THAKUR .

209. the years are
2005-ASHES
WIN,2009-
ASHES
WIN,2010- T20
WORLD CUP
WIN,2011-NO.1
TEST TEAM..

211.  He was born in Karachi in British India state.
He came to Bombay with the intention to
become a cricketer, but here, he joined
theatre and finally became
a Bollywood actor.[1] He learned acting in
the Filmalaya School of Acting in Bombay.[4]
he married Minny in 1986 and they had two
daughters, Vinati and Manjari and a son,
Vikrant.

219.  X is a bengali feature-film released in September
2005. The name suggests about the type of movie.
Its not a movie of continuous story of 1 and half
hour. Rather its a compilation of six different stories
combined together, all of around 20–25 minutes
duration. All directed by different directors. The
movie is a kind of experiment with short stories
after success of telefilm industry.Argyakamal
Mitra’s Janmodin, Partha Sen’s Pakshiraj, Indranil
Roychowdhury’s Tapan Babu, Prabhat Roy’s Ragun
Babur Galpo, Anjan Dutta’s Tarpor Bhalobasha
and Kaushik Ganguly’s ProgressReport make up the
package of six.[1]
 id the film

227.  “In all the circumstances, we have decided
that we will each wear a black armband for
the duration of the World Cup. In doing so we
are mourning the death of democracy in our
beloved ______. In doing so we are making a
silent plea to those responsible to stop the
abuse of human rights in our country. In
doing so, we pray that our small action may
restore sanity and dignity to our Nation.”
 Who said this about what?

235. X __________________
## I WANT THE NAME .

237. ANSWER :-
JAHANKOSHA
GUN .

243.  In Greek it means “inquiry , knowledge
acquired by investigation” . In the Proto-Indo-
European agent noun it means ‘ One who
knows’ . It was still in the Greek sense that
Francis Bacon used the term in the late 16th
century . The word entered the English
language in 1390 with meaning of ‘ relation of
incidents,story ‘ . In Middle English the
meaning was ‘Story’ in general .