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1. What does 1903 signify?
The Tatas have a lounge at Bombay House called the 1903 Lounge. 1903 signifies
the start of their hospitality chain, Taj. There's also another 1903 Lounge at the
London Airport. What does that 1903 signify?

2. Which famous role?
On the left is Pravin Kumar Sobti, seen here with the silver medal in discus throw in
the 1974 Tehran Asian games. He won 2 gold, 1 silver & 1 bronze medals at 1966,
1970 & 1974 Asian Games, in discus throw & hammer throw. He joined AAP in 2013
before moving to BJP a year later. He also starred in over 50 movies but the
answer to this question will be the role he played in a 94 episode television show
that started in 1988 and ended in 1990.

3. Name of the Movie.
Kaizad Gustad, an Indian author and film director, has written three books and four
movies.
Books: Of No Fixed Address, The Road to Mandalay, and 7 Storeys.
Movies: Bombay Boys, _____, Bombil and Beatrice, Jackpot.

4. Connect
● Thor actor Chris Hemsworth
● British actress Emma Ferguson
● Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan
● American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter Eric Benet
● Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein
● American actress Marisol Nichols
● Former South African cricketer, Jonty Rhodes

5. Who?
While Indian Cricket hasn’t seen many families dominate it since inception, the
Amarnaths are often considered its first family with Lala and his sons Mohinder and
Surinder having represented the country.
The royal house of Nawanagar, now Jamnagar, can lay claim to that title too.
Ranjitsinhji and Duleepsinhji played for England and patronised the sport in India.
Who is the third and last member from this royal household to have played
international cricket, representing India in both tests and one-dayers before being
involved in other ventures.

6. Easy. Put Funda.
In the early 1930s, airmail letters from Europe to India were unloaded from
international airlines in Karachi. This mail was then sent on to its intended
destination by train – a process that could take several days days. A former Royal
Air Force pilot named Nevill Vintcent had an idea: what if someone set up an air
service that could pick up the mail from Karachi and deliver it to its destination the
same day? What was the answer to this question?

7. Which stock's lifetime performance? What happened in
in the week of July 26, 2019?

8. What is the list about?
According to the latest Lancet Commission Report released in September 2019,
India ranked fourth in a much awaited list that the Report compiles every year. The
nine other countries in the top ten were African.
Sri Lanka and Malaysia have already fallen off the list, while a WHO analysis
forecasts that Bhutan, Timor-Leste, and Nepal will fall out by 2020.

9. What is Harsha talking about?
In his foreword to the book Cricket 2.0, Harsha Bhogle writes:
“___ is a giant laboratory where innovations are being studied. Some have likened
it to a giant concert where the best musicians come, not just to play, but to jam with
colleagues. ___ made cricket outward-looking where it once prided itself on being
exclusive and closed. For all its reliance on analytics, ___ was also easy to
understand and it took everyone along with it. More women started watching
cricket."
All blanks are same.

10. What am I talking about?
The original 1954 specification was: It is a circle made of gold, 35 mm in diameter,
with a centred sun burst design on the obverse side. The text “___", in Devanagari
Script, is inscribed on the upper edge in silver gilt with a wreath set along on the
lower edge. A platinum State Emblem of India was placed in the centre of the
reverse side with the national motto, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in
Devanagari Script, inscribed in silver-gilt on the lower edge.
A year later, the design was changed and after minor modifications in 1957, it took
the shape we currently know.

11. Which city’s origins?
The story is that the king, by the aid of the saint ___, called up the prophet Elijah or
Khidr, and from him got leave to build a city if he could find four ___ who had never
missed the afternoon prayer. A search over the region yielded two, the saint was
the third, and the king the fourth.

12. Who?
An Independence activist
from West Bengal, she is
best known for hoisting
the Indian flag in Bombay
during the Quit India
Movement in 1942. Post
Independence, she was
elected as Delhi's first
mayor in 1958.

13. Which Song? Which Movie?
The title of this song roughly translates to "O Envy of the Moon." Originally written in
the ghazal-qawwali style by Urdu poet Fana Buland Shehri, it gained popularity in
1988 when Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan composed and performed it.
In 2017, the song resurfaced with some fresh lyrics by Manoj Muntashir in a
Bollywood movie, and was sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

14. What has rathera transformed into?
A popular origins hypothesis for this Indian recreational activity is that it is a descendant of a
military formation exercise, called rathera.
Since chariots often toppled over when forced to make sharp turns in closed infantry
positions, an attack strategy was developed where half chariots faced one way while the rest
faced the other.
In case an enemy unit infiltrated their position, the chariots were trained to give chase only in
their designated decision and relay the responsibility to the oppositely directed chariots if the
enemy unit made sharp turns or broke into smaller formations.
If, a chariot was forced to turn completely around, they had to circumvent the entire battery of
chariots in a wide arc, thus minimising the chances of a toppling.

15. What goes in the erased part?

16.Which
company?
Identify the
brand/company from the
ad.

17. Put Funda.
The history of Devanahalli dates back to the 15th century, when a family of refugees
fleeing from Conjeevaram (modern day Kanchi), camped near the foot of
Ramaswami betta, east of Nandi Hills. Their leader Rana Baire Gowda was
apparently directed in a dream to set up a settlement in this region. He and his
Morasu Wokkalu family settled in a small village, Ahuti, which was later known as
Avati. His son Malla Baire Gowda founded Devanahalli, Chikka-ballapura and
Dodda-ballapura. Kempegowda, the founder of Bangalore city is also from Morasu
Wokkalu family. During the time of Vijayanagra rule, Malla Baire constructed the
initial mud fort in 1501 AD with the consent of Devaraya at Devanadoddi, the
previous name of Devanahalli. Why is Devanahalli important to Indian social media?

18. Id Both the
movies.
Scene from which movie
referencing another
classic.

19. What is this?
According to popular culture, Babu Rajchandra Das, a mid-19th century zamindar of
Calcutta gifted the Mar Bagan, situated on the banks of river Hoogly, to Viceroy
Lord Auckland and his sister Emily, after they helped him save his 3rd daughter
from a fatal disease.
Almost a century later, in 1934, Mar Bagan, which had by then been given an
Anglican name, served as the location for an international event, the first of its kind
in Calcutta.

20. Identify the company
___ was first launched in 2014 by Aaron Jialun Li and Vincent Lou, both who are
graduates of the Stanford University, California. According to the makers, the
software uses proprietary AI-algorithm and knowledge graph to compare prices
from multiple manufacturers.
___ has positioned its market in places like India, Europe, United States, Southeast
Asia and the Middle East. India became the leading market for ___ accounting for
nearly 40 million users out of its 70 million users globally.
In July 2018, ___ appointed Ranveer Singh and Manushi Chhillar as ambassadors in
India.

21. Plot of which movie? Inspired by?
After her husband Raj (Raman Kapoor) is murdered, Kamlesh (Fatima Sheikh)
receives a shock and doesn't speak for days. The cause of this is that she indeed
witnessed her husband's murder. But who did murder Raj? Was it really the
politician Somnath (Naseeruddin Shah) who fell in love with Kamlesh and wanted to
marry her? Was it a plot created by Somnath's rival candidate Mohanbhai (Anupham
Kher) to win the elections? Or was it Kamlesh herself who wanted to leave Raj and
run off with Somnath? It's up to CBI Inspector Kumar (Dev Anand) to find out.

22. X and Y?
X was born in Aligarh in a Jain family. Blind by birth, he went on to become an
accomplished musician and won the Filmfare Award as well.
He formed a very successful partnership with Y, a singer from Kerala, who has won
multiple awards including the National Award. More successful in South Indian
cinema, Y had a good time in Bollywood too, especially with X.
X once said that if he were to get his eyesight back, the first person he would want
to see is Y.

23. What?
The first instance of this happening was in 1976 (Moondru Mudichu) and the 16th
and last instance was in 1985 (Geraftar). Despite multiple rumours, this hasn’t
happened again.

24. What is X?
X is made up of long scarf–like single piece of cloth made of silk or cotton and is
often decorated with jari border (golden or silver laces) and beautiful metal
pendants that adds to its glory and grandeur. According to sources, in the early
1930s, the Imperial Hatworks located in heritage buildings at No. 32, Cunningham
Road, Bengaluru, used to make the X for the Maharajah of Mysuru. What is X?

25. What is X?
The X Festival held every year in December was started in 2000 by the State
Government and named after the bird X which is displayed in the folklore of most of
the state's constituent groups. But ironically, the X themselves have been hunted to
near extinction by these groups.

Based on Wright
Bros. first flight

CCD - Cafe Coffee Day; VG Siddhartha’s death

10. What am I talking about?
The original 1954 specification was: It is a circle made of gold, 35 mm in diameter,
with a centred sun burst design on the obverse side. The text " ___", in Devanagari
Script, is inscribed on the upper edge in silver gilt with a wreath set along on the
lower edge. A platinum State Emblem of India was placed in the centre of the
reverse side with the national motto, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in
Devanagari Script, inscribed in silver-gilt on the lower edge.
A year later, the design was changed and after minor modifications in 1957, it took
the shape we currently know.

Paperboat
Company - Hector
Beverages

Bangalore Airport,
Social Media Jokes

Mrinal Sen’s Genesis; Mother India

X – Ravindra
Jain
Y – K J
Yesudas

Rajnikanth and
Kamal Hassan
together

1. Connect to an Indian Music Band.
Adbhutam, Bhayaanakam, Bhibhalsam, Shringaram, Karunam, Raudram, Santam,
Haasyam, Veeram

2. Excerpt from whose letter to whom?
"Invincible Emperor, &c., the great affection which our Subjects have, to visit the most distant
places of the world, not without good will and intention to introduce the trade of merchandize
of all nations whatsoever they can, by which means the mutual and friendly traffic of
merchandize on both sides may come, is the cause that the bearer of this letter John
Newbery, jointly with those that be in his company, with a courteous and honest boldness, do
repair to the borders and countries of your Empire, we doubt not but that your imperial
Majesty through your royal grace, will favorably and friendly accept him. And that you would
do it the rather for our sake, to make us greatly beholding to your Majesty; we should more
earnestly, and with more words require it, if we did think it needful."
Spellings are modernized. No part points.

Queen Elizabeth to Emperor Akbar

3. Who?
Queen Elizabeth's ascension to the British throne is quite a story. The then-
Princess, along with her husband Prince Philip, was in Kenya when her father King
George VI died. At that point, she was in the Treetops Hotel, a tree house hotel
designed to be like a machan used for shikar in India. A British subject was, quite
aptly, accompanying the prince and the princess. He later described the situation
with "she went up a tree in Africa a princess and came down a queen". Identify this
British subject who quite suitably was with the royal couple and also had a way with
words.

4. Which famous first in poetry?
Some sources say that in ancient Persia, there was a tradition of wearing paper
attire whenever any complainant went to the Sultan for the redressal of his
grievance. Others say, it was a piece of bloodied paper on a staff and not an attire.
This tradition is the most likely inspiration for which famous first in poetry?

Naqsh Fariyadi…
The first sher in Diwan-i-Ghalib

5. Who?
The person in this 1973 commemorative USSR stamp was widely regarded as a
scholar and polymath, being well-versed in physics, mathematics, astronomy, and
natural sciences. He had also distinguished himself as a historian, chronologist and
linguist, conversant in Khwarezmian, Persian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, Hebrew and
Syriac.
Often considered an impartial writer on customs and creeds of various nations, he
authored Tarikh-al-Hind ("The History of India") which earned him titles like "father
of Indology" and "the Master" for his remarkable description of early 11th-century
India.

6. What is special about this theatre?
Tholu bommalata is a special theatre tradition of Andhra Pradesh. Its performers
are part of a group of wandering entertainers and peddlers who pass through
villages during the course of a year and offer to sing ballads, tell fortunes, sell
amulets, perform acrobatics, charm snakes, weave fishnets, tattoo local people and
mend pots. This art form gets its name from the special way they tell stories, mostly
folk tales and epics, with an innovative use of lights in front of and behind the stage.
These were also the inspiration behind the cover art of Anand Neelakanthan's book
Vanara.

7. FITB
In German, __ is a topographic name for someone living by an oak tree. Parents
prefer this name for their sons, since it has connotations of being strong and well-
built, similar to an oak. It is hardly surprising therefore that a company with that
name also builds products known for their sturdiness, reliability, and machismo,
when juxtaposed against the ruggedness of Indian roads.

8. Who and which song?
In an interview just before his live performance at the HT Imagine Fest 2019, he
refused to sing his most popular Coke Studio song till Pakistan acknowledges “this
problem called terrorism”.
He had originally written the song during his theatre days in Delhi, when he had
been immersed in themes of the Indian freedom struggle.

Jugaar se bhi…
Aage
● Written round on Indian Inventors
● +10 for each correct
● +25 for full house
● No part points for any questions

a. What elements is it made of?
Chennai-born Mas Subramanian and his team at the department of material
sciences at Oregon State University accidentally created a vivid new blue that has
been described as “near perfect” while testing the electronic properties of
manganese oxide.
Named Yinmn Blue, it is safe to produce, has no carcinogens, is environmentally
benign, remains stable at high temperatures, doesn’t fade, and is now commercially
available as paint.

b. What did he add?
In 2006, Dr R Vasudevan, dean, Thiagarajar College of Engineering in Madurai,
patented a road-laying process that resolved growing environmental concerns. His
process adds a new material to the hot gravel that usually goes into making roads.
As a result, roads last longer and it brings down road-laying maintenance costs by
50%.

c. What does the paper become?
In 2014, Meerut-born IIT-Kanpur alumnus Manu Prakash printed a pattern on a
single sheet of paper that can be folded into shape and used for science education
and medical diagnosis in rural areas.

d. What are Bakeys?
Hyderabad-based Narayana Peesapati used a blend of millets, rice and wheat to
make something that doesn't get soggy even when left in moisture, hot or cold, for
hours. The product, marketed globally as Bakeys, has a shelf life of three years, and
biodegrades in 4 days, and is safe for consumption by animals on the road.

e. What did they develop?
In 2002, Engineers at the Hyderabad-based Microsoft India Development Center
developed a transitional language for programmers of Java and Visual J++, so they
could use their existing knowledge and applications on .NET frameworks.

1. Who? Which magazine?
He turned a small magazine into a major presence in Indian journalism. In his 2002
memoir, he gleefully writes that the magazine's circulation rose "like a victorious
phallus at an obscene angle."
Ironically, though he claimed that this memoir would "inevitably be my last", he went
on to publish 11 more books.

Khushwant Singh,
Illustrated Weekly

2. X and Y.
Even though X unambiguously rejected the charge leveled at Y, his testimony can
be seen as less than full-throated. Some argue that X was responding to the
Progressive Writers' Association's call for Y's boycott issued during the 1949
conference.
By Y's own account, however, X tried hard at the meeting of the Press Advisory
Board to dissuade the state from bringing a case against him, but failed. Further, in
Y's recollection of the trial, there’s never any sense that he felt betrayed by X.

3. Put Funda.
Population of what in major Indian
cities?

4. What are these?
● Paccha: for satwik and rajasic
● Taadii: for tamasik, wild men, and demi-divinities
● Katthi: for rajasic and tamasic
● Kari: for demonic females
● Minukku: for pious women and sages

5. Give country X and commodity Y.
In December 2019, millions of devotees flocked to Gadhimai, a famous Hindu
temple in country X, to celebrate a quinquennial festival that calls for a certain
barbaric ritual. Ironically, the ritual is largely facilitated by small Indian rural traders,
despite a ruling by the Supreme Court to ban illegal movement of their traded
commodity Y across the border.

6. Which fruits?
India is the world's largest producer of several tropical fruits, most of which have
great cultural significance in other countries.
X, the National Fruit of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, is also prized in Vietnam, since
its wood is the preferred material for Buddha statues.
Y, the National Fruit of Central African Republic and Cambodia, has inspired writers,
including Basho in Japan and O.Henry in the US. The latter coined a phrase in his
book Cabbages and Kings that keeps resurfacing in political commentary.
Z, the National Fruit of Haiti, Pakistan, and the Philippines, also served as the
symbol for Chairman Mao's love for the people during the Cultural Revolution.

X - Jackfruit,
Y - Banana,
Z - Mango

7. Give X, Y, and Z.
Vishal Bhardwaj's fascination with the Bard might have a little something to do with
his mentor and persistent collaborator Gulzar, who wrote X, a 1968 adaptation of
the Bengali film Bhrantibilas, which in itself was based on an Ishwar Chandra
Chatterjee adaptation of Shakespeare's Y.
Though it can't help bringing laughs, the Kishore Kumar and Asit Sen starrer X
wasn't altogether great. Fourteen years later, Gulzar both wrote and directed
another Bhrantibilas adaptation Z featuring Sanjeev Kumar and Deven Verma, and
by this time the writer-director was in a whole different league.

A comedy of
errors
X - Do Dooni Chaar
Y - A Comedy of Errors
Z - Angoor

8. Who is X? Why is the poem relevant?
Jamsetji Bomanji X of the X Group built the HMS Mendin in 1814. She was launched
from the Duncan Docks in Bombay.
In September of the same year, an American lawyer Y was traveling aboard the
HMS Minden with written approvals and papers from the POTUS to facilitate a
prisoner exchange.
En route, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the
Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812, Y
was inspired by the eventual US victory and the large US flag. Being an amateur
poet, he penned down The Defense of Fort M'Henry.

X - Wadia; Star Sprangled Banner

Write and
Connect
●5 questions. +5 on each.
●+5 on full house.
●+10 for Connect.
●Connect is not exhaustive non finite.
●Think laterally.

1.
●Which city was formed over what were three villages
towards the end of the seventeenth century, two of
them being Govindapur and Sutanuti?

2.
●The technique of creation of a chikan work is known as
chikankari. Chikan is a delicate and artfully done hand
embroidery on a variety of textile fabric like muslin, silk,
chiffon, organza, net, etc. White thread is embroidered
on cool, pastel shades of light muslin and cotton
garments. Nowadays chikan embroidery is also done
with coloured and silk threads in colours to meet the
fashion trends and keep chikankari up-to-date.
●Chikankari was given a GI tag by the government of
India in 2008 and this recognised which city as the
exclusive hub for chikankari?

3.
●The origins of the name of this town in Malayam can
either be the summation of the words head and
settlement or north and settlement. Native to this city is
Theyyam, a cultural ritual performance art that depicts
the cultural heritage of North Malabar. Theyyam depicts
Shiva bhutaganas, Kali and other deities and cultural
heroes. The drama is enacted based on ancient stories
and the language used is "Tottam pattu", a primitive
form of Malayalam. Identify the city.

4.
●Chowmahalla Palace, or the Char Mahal Palace, is the
palace of erstwhile rulers of this city. Located close to
another famous monument for the city which has a
similar nomenclature, this palace has among other
things the rulers' Rolls Royce collections. Which city?

5.
●A town in Tamil Nadu, it is located on the banks of Palar
River between Chennai and Bangalore. It has a sizeable
leather industry and a sweet called makkhanpeda. It
was the site of two famous battles, one in 1749 and 1767
that respectively led to the Second Carnatic War and
the First Anglo-Mysore War. Identify the town?

3.
●The origins of the name of this town in Malayam can
either be the summation of the words head and
settlement or north and settlement. Native to this city is
Theyyam, a cultural ritual performance art that depicts
the cultural heritage of North Malabar. Theyyam depicts
Shiva bhutaganas, Kali and other deities and cultural
heroes. The drama is enacted based on ancient stories
and the language used is "Tottam pattu", a primitive
form of Malayalam. Identiify the city.

1. Give the anglicized name of the cloth?
In the early days of Indo-European trade during the 16th century, a coarse cotton cloth
made in India was the primary export to Britain, Portugal, and Spain. Similar to
Cashmere, this material too got its name from its region of origin, which was in western
India. For well over two decades, the monarchs of Europe referred to the erstwhile
Mughal emperor only as the King of , ignorant of the vast empire he commanded
beyond the region.
Modern day students of geography know of this name thanks to a prominent water
body in the region. Post-independence, the water body's name was Indianized again.
The blank is the anglicized name of the region as well as the cloth.

2. Name A and B.
These are first class stats for A, an all rounder and B, primarily a batsman. While
they are often mocked in social media for something more closely associated with
Bollywood, the stats suggest otherwise. In my opinion. Identify A and B.

A – Stuart Binny B - Rohan Gavaskar

3. Give X or Y. What is the connect?
Quite simply called X janmabhoomi, the birthplace of Y is located in Mhow and is a
pilgrimage spot for Y's followers. On either side of the monument is a Ram temple
and a mosque, quite simply called bayonet masjid and bayonet mandir. Give me X
OR Y for 5 points.
Connect (for 5 points) the fact that the religious places are named bayonet to the
fact that they are in Mhow. Some indication of Mhow's significance would do.

X: Bhim OR Y: B.R. Ambedkar
Connect: Mhow houses the Army Infantry School

4. Identify what we are talking about.
What something quite popular around the turn of the century was conceptualized
when a certain lady named Nita grabbed hold of her husband's cheeks in a
romantic moment?

Googly Woogly Wooksh, Ponds ad

5. The brothers.
To identify a product they could make in India, Laxmanrao and Ramuanna turned to three magazines
they subscribed to— American Machinist , Scientific American and Foundry. Ramuanna had meticulously
filed and indexed these magazines which stood the brothers in good stead, as did a few mail order
catalogues that they had received from the United States. In one of these catalogues, an illustration of a
fodder cutter caught Laxmanrao’s attention. According to the product description, the cutter could chop
fodder—including the stems and roots which the cattle normally reject—into fine bits. This finely chopped
fodder, when sprinkled with salt water, became a salty feed that the cattle ate readily, thereby reducing
costs for the cattle owner. He ordered one such machine and tested it. Finding that it worked well,
Laxmanrao decided to copy it. His training in mechanical drawing came in handy and the brothers started
manufacturing fodder cutters in a small makeshift shop. They even advertised in the newspapers in the
local language—a novelty in those days. After some initial doubts, farmers took a liking to the machine and
the business took off. The ___ then set up scores of small manufacturing units on land loaned to them by
the local king. This was in 1901.

6. Give the name of the street.
What practice was started in ___ Street, Llanelli, Wales in 1907-15 (unconfirmed
date) after certain requirements suddenly came into the market ? This has led to
the practice being referred to by the name of the street, especially in India.

7. What?
What happened for Malayalam for the first time in 1965 (and for the last time in
2019), happened for Hindi for the first time in 1968 (and for the last time in 2017) but
for English for the first time only in 2018?

8. Put Funda.
The X most recently heard in the students' protests in Pakistan was popularised in
India post certain incidents in 2016 and an on screen adaption of X in a 2019 movie.
According to activist Kamla Bhasin, who popularised X in India in 1991, as told to
Hindustan Times, she learned it from the Pakistani feminists, who had come up with
“Meri begane ___’. Give me X.

9. Which community? What initiation practice?
The community gets its name from an Urdu word that means "separation" or
"disjunction". As such, the name means "people who have separated" something
particular from themselves. This most likely refers to the painful, traditional initiation
practice that was mandatory in the past, especially during the Mughal period, but
has been discontinued in several parts of India today.

Hijras; cutting off the genitals

10. Give X and Y
Designed and sculpted by Rajiv Anchal, the 21 meter-high statue X in
Chadayamangalam, Kerala is supposed to symbolize protection of women.
Statue X got special attention when popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee extolled it
saying, "this is how it should be done" while comparing it to another prominent
statue Y. In his scathing analysis of Y Rathee said, "if the man was alive today, he
would never have allowed such a colossal waste of taxpayers' money [translated
from Hindi]"

Fill in the blanks with the four options:
● Buddhism
● Jainism
● Ajivika
● Charvaka

____1____ ____2____ ____3____ ____4____
Karma Denies Affirms Affirms Denies
Samsara, Rebirth Affirms Affirms Affirms Denies
Rituals, Bhakti Affirms Affirms, optional Affirms, optional Denies
Free Will Denies Affirms Affirms Affirms
Atman (Soul, Self) Affirms Denies Affirms Denies
Maya Affirms Affirms Affirms Denies

1. Ajivika
2. Buddhism
3. Jainism
4. Charvaka

1. What? What is the India connect?
The originally founded in 2003 was renamed after Sheikh Abdul Latif, a Saudi
businessman after his MIT alumnus son supported it with three major endowments
in 2005. What is the India connect?

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab,
Indian origin co-founders, Abhijit
Banarjee and Sendhil Mullainathan

2. Exemptions to what?
What exemption otherwise reserved to the armed forces has been extended to the
‘martial race’ of Kodavas considering the cultural and religious sensitivities of the
community (including worship during the 'Kailpodh' festival) that belongs to the
Coorg region? This is a British era exemption that has recently been extended for a
period of 10 years until 2029.

Possession of guns without licenses

3. What is the demand?
There has been a demand for the creation of X as early as the 1940s. Kurma Bhimu
of Adilabad was among the first people to demand X in 1941. Narain Singh Uikey,
President of the Adivasi Seva Mandal, reiterated the demand for X and another
political movement was started by Raja of Chanda. Raja Shyamlal Shah of
Panabaras, Rajnandgaon (now in Chhattisgarh), Member of Parliament from Madhya
Pradesh presented the demand for X to the then Prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
The request was turned down by Nehru and Shyamlal resigned. During the 80s, the
GGP was formed in 1991 by Hira Singh Markam and Kausalya Portey with the
primary demand being X.

4. What is the structure?
The structure constructed in 1669 is named after the nearby well, literally translated
as ‘the Well of Knowledge’. It is believed that a Jyotirlinga was hidden in the well
following the demolition of an existing structure that preceded this construction.

5. Which child prodigy and her mentor?
X was born in 1959 to a family of peasants in Dunda, Madhya Pradesh. She attended
school up until the sixth standard. As a child she displayed considerable interest in
religious texts like the Bhagavad Gita, which led to her being seen as a “spiritual child
prodigy.” She began to give discourses on the Gita, which eventually brought her in
contact with Y who later became her political mentor.
While still in her twenties, she was given the ticket to contest for the Lok Sabha during
the 1984 election. Though unsuccessful in 1984, she eventually won the Lok Sabha
elections in 1989 from Khajuraho. However, she gained national prominence only
during the early 1990s.
Who are X and Y?

Uma Bharti; Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia

6. What is expressed thus by an agency
of the Ministry of Earth Sciences?
In India what is expressed in terms of Long Period Average (LPA) with the LPA
calculated during the 50-year period with:
● Normal or Near Normal: When departure of actual is +/-10% of LPA, that is,
between 96-104% of LPA
● Below normal: When departure is less than 10% of LPA, that is 90-96% of LPA
● Above normal: When actual is 104-110% of LPA
● Deficient: When departure of actual is less than 90% of LPA
● Excess: When departure of actual is more than 110% of LPA

7. What practice?
According to Basu A., Sarkar-Roy N., and Majumder P. P. (2016), it has its origins 70
generations before present, and based on a generation time parameter of 22.5
years they predict the origin to be during the reign (319–550 CE) of the ‘ardent
Hindu Gupta rulers’.
But, according to Murali K. Vadivelu (2016), the generation times were more likely in
the range of 13–18 years and therefore the origin coincides with ‘foreign invasions’.

8. X? Y? Blank?
One legend goes: While Lord X was still a minor, a lady-demon had created havoc in the
down south. She had got a boon from gods that she could only be defeated by the son
born out of the union of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. As it happened, Lord X defeated
her in a battle. Upon her defeat, it was revealed that the demon was actually a beautiful
young woman who had been cursed to live the life of a demon. The defeat set the
woman free who, in turn, proposed to Lord X. He refused saying that he had been
ordained to go to forest and answer the prayers of devotees. But, the young woman
was persistent. So, Lord X promised to marry her the day new devotees stop visiting him
with their prayers at Y. The woman agreed to wait for him at a neighbouring temple. The
woman is also worshipped today as Malikapurathamma at a neighbouring temple. The
legend goes further saying that in honour of Malikapurathamma, Lord X does not
__________________________.

Ayyappa, Sabarimala, receive
menstruating women

9. What? Which institution?
Though the ___ are named after a city in Philippines as they were originally made
from a type of fiber obtained from the leaves of the abacá, the ___ are
manufactured in India using J-30 cotton with the help of a power loom through twist
and torque technique and they can bear up to 150 kg weight. The ___ are generally
manufactured by a certain institution in Buxar located near the Ganga and therefore
has the ideal atmospheric condition.

Manila Rope used for hanging prisoners,
made in Buxar Central Jail

Gujarat-based Cricket Associations in Ranji

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