Taba jaya gatha 2.0, ZHDC weekly Session #19

● There are 15 questions in the set.
● Infinite bounce applied & blocking hints available.
● +10 for bounce (no-neg)
+15/-10 for pounce.
● Question no. 8 is List-it one having 5 parts
+10 for each correct & -5 for wrong answe
or passes.
● Quiz me shanti banaye rakhe
Rules

These paintings on the next slide depicts each verses of a song, actually
a Sanskrit poem which was part of a 1882 Bengali novel. First sung in a
political context by Rabindranath Tagore in the 1896 session of Indian
National Congress, it became a popular marching song during the freedom
movement of 1905 & later got banned by the colonial government.
The novel was adapted into movie of the same name by Hemen Gupta in
1952. A new version of the song, sung by a Bharat Ratna awardee singer
which you must have heard today was used in the movie.
Identify the song from the paintings.
Q.1

The mathematical solution in the next slide gives the value of initial
velocity at which X threw _______ & made history. Thrown at the angle of
45° the _______ travelled 87.58m horizontally.
Mathematical explanation of what?
Q.2

Ans.2
Neeraj Chopra’s Javelin Throw

Gumnami Baba, also known as Bhagwanji was an ascetic who lived in
different places of Uttar Pradesh for last 30 years of his life and was
cremated in Faizabad in 1985. His first appearance can be traced back to
1950s in Lucknow & his most remarkable trait was his undying commitment
towards remaining incognito.
In 2016 a Commission under Justice Sahai was formed after the order of
Allahabad High Court to find out the real identity of Bhagwanji which was
claimed to be X. Though this commission came to many conclusions about
similarities between Bhagwanji & X but the final hearing states that he was
probably an IB/CIA agent in disguise for an anonymous reason.
Id X, whose ‘Life After Death: Conundrum’ is this controversy with
Bhagwanji.
Q.3

Ans.3
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

This tweet (in the next slide) describing the recipe of an Indian origin
savoury snack X, was tweeted by Y in the last month. This Indian politician,
Y was actually mocked by someone for his way of speaking & he himself
posted this. Someone in the comments suggested Y to start a series
“Foodosaurus” after “___Y___saurus” defining other Indian cuisines.
Guess the delicious fast food X which was originated by workers in
Mumbai who didn’t have much time to prepare cooked food. And Who is Y?
Q.4

Ans.4
Bhel Puri & Shashi Tharoor

First use of it can be traced back to China where a king used it over the
wall of a city he was attacking to estimate the distance of enemy’s palace. It
came to India when the Mongols invaded & became a traditional sport of the
kings which sometimes involved betting/gambling.
Though this practice has been banned in some places for harming the
nature but it’s an integral part of a festival which is celebrated across India
by different names. Acc. to beliefs, this tradition is carried out for waking
God up from sleep and thanking for the sunlight that helps in getting rid
from skin infections and diseases. Somewhere it’s a form of celebration of
upcoming harvest season too.
What tradition/practice I’m talking about & which festival that is
celebrated in a city of western India with much fanfare that gets
participants from around the globe.
Q.5

Ans.5
Flying kites in Makar Sankranti

This historical landmark, constructed in 1891, is located in the city
corporation premises of a North-Indian city. Along with other architectural
significances, it’s unique for a 1000 kg alloy bell hanging from it but it’s
importance for being the reference of something which is considered as a
legacy of the British Rule and is thought of a symbol of unity, but affects the
lifestyle from East to West.
In which city you can see this structure & what’s it’s importance?
Q.6

Ans.6
Mirzapur.
IST is calculated basing the local time of
this clock tower.

"I trust, you remember me as a fellow-traveller on your voyage from Japan to
Chicago. I very much recall at this moment your views on the growth of the ascetic
spirit in India... I recall these ideas in connection with my scheme of Research
Institute of Science for India, of which you have doubtless heard or read.”
This letter was written to Swami Vivekananda by X in 1898, five years
after their accidental meet on a ship where they discussed about X’s plan of
bringing steel industry to India.
In this letter, X wanted Vivekananda to guide his project of building
an institute aiming to boost scientific research in the country & he endorsed
it with enthusiasm. With financial support from the Maharaja of Mysore &
Nizam of Hyderabad, this renowned institute (earlier named after X)
dedicated to science was built in 1909.
Which Institute & Id X, the philanthropist who was referred to as a
One-man planning commission.
Q.7

Ans.7
Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bangalore
Jamsetji Tata

Guess the events from the utterly-butterly
Amul ads published this year or in 2020.
Q.8
● List down the answers.
● +10 for each correct & -5 for each wrong
answer/passes.

Red & Blue blanks are wordplay with the names of the
persons dressed in resp. Colour and the first blank is for
the place where the event took place.
Q.8a

Q.8b
Blank is a verse of a famous 1992 song.

Q.8c
Blank is a wordplay with the surname of the person
which will remind you of a famous detergent ad.

Q.8d
A discovery of something in _______ (Last blank)
which is very much obvious for amul to celebrate.

Q.8e
Blank is rhythmically similar with the other word
in the sentence.

Ans.8
a) Olympic Inaugural ceremony.
Mary kom & Manpreet Singh carried Indian flag.
b) Mission Chandrayaan 2 became unsuccessful.
c) Assam got new CM. Himanta Biswa Sarma.
d) Discovery of cheese industry in Harappa.
e) PubG ban.

"Stand atop this hill for a while in contemplation
Here is where X fell
Trying to block with his talons and beak
The alien gnome who seized in deceit
The priceless pearl of a daughter..."
This verses of a poem are inscribed in a plaque outside a museum in Kerala
which was opened in 2017. The poem is dedicated to a character of the epic
Ramayana who was the younger son of Aruna & an old friend of Dasharatha.
Though three other places in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh & Tamil
Nadu claims the same & have temples where X is worshiped; this Nature Park
has the sculpture of X on the hilltop where X died. Designed & sculpted by Rajiv
Anchal which holds a unique distinction in the world.
Id the mythological character, X, which is also the nickname of Feluda’s
assistant in detective stories of Ray & what distinction does the sculpture have?
Q.9

Ans.9
Jatayu
Largest Bird Sculpture.

● Considering both batsmen & bowlers, till date only 23 Indian cricketers
have achieved this feat.
● Mohammad Nissar being the first one amongst them (1932).
● Dilip Vengsarkar is the only one to make it thrice in different matches
(1979,1982,1986) & Vinoo Mankad has done it twice by outstanding
performance in both batting & bowling but in the same match (1952).
● Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma & Bhuvneshwar Kumar were the last
one to achieve this in the same match in 2014, before X entered the list
very recently.
Who is X & which feat I’m talking about?
Q.10

Ans.10
K L Rahul.
Board of Honour in Lord’s Dressing Room

This monument built in the early 20th century is a present day museum
that houses several rare antiques of the British era. Earlier It was the site of
Presidency Jail which was called ‘Harinbari’(deer house) in reference to a
nearby deer park as the prisoners were treated here as deers in cage.
Made from the same Makrana marble used to shine the dome of another
famous monument, it was also built to honour the memory of women. To
save it from Japanese bombs during WW2, it was planned to be bambooed
like the other monument but due to shortage of time it was covered with
_______.
Which monument & what was used to cover it, an environment friendly
substance that is used as a metaphor for dumbness but was claimed to be
useful in combating Covid?
Q.11

Ans.11
Victoria Memorial.
Cow dung

Nandkishor Gurjar, a BJP MP filed FIR against the producer of an Indian
thriller series for allegedly using his photograph in the series without
permission. Several tweets from his fanbase demanded divorce from her
husband, a rather famous person in another field. Objections from Sikh &
Gorkha community for portraying wrong image of violence & sexist slurs also
added fuel into it.
Loosely based on Tarun Tejpal’s 2010 novel ‘The Story of My Assassins’,
this series is inspired by the traditional concept of three worlds used as
metaphors for different classes.
Which series & who is the producer?
Q.12

Ans.12
PatalLok & Anushka Sharma

Connect:
● Ronald Ross (1902)
● Rudyard Kipling (1907)
● Abdus Salam (1979)
● Mohammad Yunus (2006)
Q.13

Ans.13
Noble Prize winners born in
India but migrated

Back in 2012, a pregnant woman named Juli Devi was on her way from
Faridabad to Safdarjung Hospital when she went into labour. Somewhere in
the middle of the way with help of two women she gave birth to a girl child.
The parents named the child X, which means amity or benevolence as it
sounds similar to _____, where the two women worked.
In many places in Delhi-NCR you can see photo of this schoolgirl in royal
blue uniform with red belt & a matching beret.
Where can you see X & what’s her name?
Q.14

Ans.14
Maithree, the DMRC mascot

This 2009 novel written by X is based on a
story of the hardship of a couple for getting
married. This real life story of X was adapted into
a bollywood movie of same name in 2014.
Name the book. Brownie point for the
writer, X?
Q.15

Ans.15
2 States by Chetan Bhagat

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