X is Nelson Mandela and Y is Mahatma Gandhi. They share the same birthday of October 2nd. The event that made Mandela world famous was his release from prison in 1990 after 27 years of incarceration for fighting apartheid in South Africa. Upon his release, he was asked what historical event he would like to change, and he replied "the death of Gandhi".
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Mood Indigo 2011 - India Quiz - Finals
1. finals
Mood Indica
19.12.2012
j. Ramanand
ramanand@gmail.com
http://infinitezounds.blogspot.com
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2. guidelines
1: pass
2: the kolaveri round
3: pass pass
4: long connect
3 NEWS questions
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3. NEWS questions:
4 visuals on a theme
Identify as many as you can
Each element is (roughly) from the North/East/West/South of India
Not arranged corresponding to directions, though
(you can use this fact to make informed guesses)
Scoring: +10 only to the team(s) that identifies the most elements
E.g. “Cricket Captains of India”
Elements turn out to be: Tendulkar, Kumble, Ganguly, Kapil
NEWS.1: BCCI Member Associations
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4. NEWS 1 : BCCI Members
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5. NEWS 1 : BCCI Members
Answers
Delhi Kerala
Bengal Saurashtra
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7. 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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8. “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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9. 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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10. “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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11. 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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12. India’s first recorded flash mob
(the concept has regained
popularity in India in 2011)
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13. 4th century AD coin
Minted during the reign of Samudragupta
Supposedly commemorates what?
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14. A Ashwamedha yagna; Samudragupta is said to be one of
the few recorded instances of this.
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15. The Sami Sisters
originated by Indira and Uma
Later joined by their younger sisters
one of them is Maya
what was the name of the fourth?
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16. Usha, who later became Usha Iyer, and finally Usha Uthup
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17. L.K.Advani’s 2011 yatra was called “The Jan Chetna
Yatra”
Initially, was to begin from Karamsad (Gujarat)
Eventually, began from Sitab Diara (Bihar)
What is the symbolic importance of these places?
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19. The famous musician Ustad Allauddin Khan created the
“Maihar Band” by teaching music to a group of orphans.
Among the many instruments played by the band was the
band also played the “nal tarang”, invented by the Ustad
himself.
What was this instrument reportedly created from?
(photo on next slide)
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22. The Common-Hawk Cuckoo is
commonly found in the hills of India.
The male's distinctive and highly
repetitive cry (hear clip) has led to it
being dubbed the “__-__” bird.
Its English nickname comes from what it
seemed to be calling; seems almost
delirious.
Also the name of an I. Allan Sealy book.
What bird?
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24. This role had been essayed by
Sabyasachi Chakraborty in five films
since 2001
By Shashi Kapoor on National TV (though
Amitabh Bachchan was 1st choice)
The only other person to play this role in
films?
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28. This phrase was coined by Dr. Raj Krishna, a DSE
professor and a member of the Planning
Commission in the seventies.
Seen a revival of sorts this year in the media.
What phrase?
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30. “The ____ Classical Library of India”
has been established by an Indian family in
association with Harvard University Press
Aim: create English translations of classic
Indian texts along with the original
language text
Family name?
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31. “Murty”
The idea was mooted and funded
by Rohan Murty, son of Narayana
Murty.
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32. 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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33. The Children’s Film Society of India
The prize is the Golden Elephant,
during the CFSI film festival.
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36. A daredevil pilot:
helped airlift Indian soldiers into Kashmir during the 1947 war
flew out Indonesian leaders in 1948 during their
independence battles
Also a politician at Centre and State
has a political party name named after him
Who?
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47. Wilkie Collins’ Moonstone is considered one
of the first detective novels.
The story involves a diamond that originated
in the forehead of a god’s statue located in
which Indian temple?
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49. 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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53. Aisha Bi Chakravarty (29) and Dilawar Khan
Kewal Krishn (44) got married in 1979 –these
names became prominent in the public eye
when the latter stood for parliamentary
elections in 2004.
Who are they?
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58. 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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59. X: Sushmita Sen
Y: Indira Gandhi
The event: Sen’s Miss Universe pageant on May
21st, 1994.
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60. Book by Tatya Tope’s
descendant
Presents an alternative view
of what he calls “The Anglo-
Indian War of 1857”.
The book's title comes from a
symbol used in the build-up
to the event.
(not chapaatis)
What symbol?
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61. Lotus.
A soldier would pluck a petal to indicate
his willingness to participate; eventually,
this would yield a count of how many
people were willing.
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62. 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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64. Connect; the most famous one has been left out;
(All definitions from Wikipedia)
or
“a family of synthetic polymers known generically as
polyamides, first produced on February 28, 1935, by
Wallace Carothers”
“a category of polymers which contain the ester
or functional group in their main chain”
“a manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber produced
from naturally occurring polymers”
“a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or
protective capsule, around the seeds of plants of the
genus Gossypium.”
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65. All alliterative screen sirens* a la ‘Silk’
Smitha
‘Nylon’ Nalini
‘Polyester’ Padmini
‘Rayon’ Revathi
‘Cotton’ Kamini
* not the actresses shown in the slide, of course!
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66. This Raj Comics
creation seems to
get his name from
the man on the
right. Who?
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68. Located in Thrissur
A centre for the teaching and practice of performing arts
Established by the poet Vallathol and Sri Mukundaraja
Best known for its famous Kathakali dancers
They prefix its name to their own
Which institution?
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70. 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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71. High Courts of India; these 9 are not in a
state capital
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72. 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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73. “Arihanta”; also the name of the navy’s
nuclear-class submarines
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74. Raghu Rai’s is in black and white
He was facing it
Pablo Bartholomew’s is in colour
from the side
Both at the same time
the eyes were blue
the hand was of the father
What?
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75. The iconic Bhopal Gas photos of this little
girl being buried by her father
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76. 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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78. Under the Presidentship of V C Shukla, the only time
this association entered this 'competition' was in 1985.
They soon withdrew.
There was talk of this once again in 2013, but
unsure, given the present whereabouts of the current
President.
What?
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79. Official bid for hosting the Olympics.
In the wake of the successful ‘82 Asiad (and
prodded by Samaranch), the IOA was
emboldened to enter a bid for the ‘92
Games. But they withdrew it after other
problems overtook the then Govt.
After the 2008 Commonwealth Games, talk
of bidding for the 2020 Games arose.
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80. This word refers to the art of jugglery
In recent times, associated with some of these people.
What term?
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81. “Indrajal”
The person is P.C.Sorcar, whose stage shows
were (still are, in the case of his son) called
Indrajal.
Bahadur was a character made famous by
the Indrajal publication of the same name
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82. He spent about 8 days in 1984
- doing some multi-spectral
photography of North India
- in the practice of yoga
-doing some material science
experiments
Who?
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84. 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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86. The first such group was formed by Dr.
Madan Kataria in 13th March, 1995, at a park
in Mumbai. Now a worldwide movement.
What?
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