Finals of 27th January 2018 Quiz at Halisahar by MINDSPORT

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ROUND - I

Who is this Padma Bhushan awardee?
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 In 1977, President Fakhruddin Ali
Ahmed passed away before
completing his term in office. The
then-prime minister, Morarji
Desai, asked X if she would be
president but she declined the
proposal.
 If she had agreed she would have
been elected unanimously at that
time. But her refusal spoke
volumes of her character.
 On the occasion of International
Women’s Day in 2017, she was the
only Indian among 13 across the
globe who were paid tribute by
Google through this doodle.

Name her.(5) What position does she hold? (5)
2
 The lady in the picture is a
Professor of Contemporary
Poetry in Manchester
Metropolitan University.
 On May 1, 2009 she assumed
her office for a tenure of 10
years and thereby making
herself the first woman, the
first scot and the first LGBT
person to hold that particular
position. In fact, she is the
first woman in the 350 year
history of the post.

Identify this freedom fighter who is famous by
another name.
3
 Born in 1886, in Cambridge,
Edith Ellen Gray was an
English woman who earnestly
served the cause of Indians and
their freedom.
 After her husband actively
participated in freedom
movement, she followed his
steps and protested against the
orders of the District
Authorities only to be arrested
thereafter and sent to jail.
 A street in Kolkata is still
named after her.
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Q.M.- Priyankar & Suvojit

Who was this pioneering lady?
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 Daughter of poet Lord
Byron, she was introduced
to Charles Babbage by her
teacher Mary Somerville.
Together with Babbage she
developed one of the
earliest computers,
Analytical Engine, for
which she wrote the
program.
 When she died at the age of
36, she was the world’s
only computer
programmer.

Name this Indian spy.
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 Author Srabani Basu’s book, “Spy Princess: The Life of
……………” brings out the adventurous life story of an
indomitable woman who was executed by the Nazis for
being one heck of a spy.
 A direct descendant of Tipu Sultan, she
joined Churchill’s secret Special Operations Executive
(SOE) in 1942 and was SOE’s first female undercover
radio operator in France. At the same time she was
equally vocal for the cause of Indian independence from
the colonial rule.
 She was posthumously awarded Croix se
Guerre, France’s best known military decoration and
also the George Cross, Britain’s highest civilian
decoration. This 2014 movie (in pic) starring Grace
Srinivasan tells her untold story.

Who is she?
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 India’s first woman in a particular field who was
awarded with India’s second highest civilian award
Padma Vibhushan in 2011.

Identify her.
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 A true heroine who is a highly forgotten Arjuna
awardee.

Identify this Guinness Record Holder.
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 Apart from her field of fame, she was a prominent writer who
wrote novels like “Perfect Murder”(1976). Her book, “The
World of Homosexuals” that she wrote in 1977 is considered
the first study of homosexuality in India. Such pioneering
work went unnoticed completely at that time.
 In 2013, Google paid tribute to this seminal lady with the
following doodle on her 84th birthday.

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Rukmini Devi Arundale
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Carol Ann Duffy. Britain’s Poet Laureate
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Nellie Sengupta, wife of Jatindra Mohan
Sengupta
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Ada Lovelace
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Noor Inayat Khan
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Homai Vyarawalla
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Aswini Nachappa
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Identify this Guinness Record Holder.
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 Apart from her field of fame, she was a prominent writer who
wrote novels like “Perfect Murder”(1976). However, her book,
“The World of Homosexuals” that she wrote in 1977 is
considered the first study of homosexuality in India. Such
pioneering work went unnoticed completely at that time.
 In 2013, Google paid tribute to this seminal lady with the
following doodle on her 84th birthday.

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Shakuntala Devi
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Round-II(Clock-wise)

Which incident am I talking about?
1
 In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century
Europe, the mouths of the rich & poor alike were rotten due to
high rise in sugar consumption. Attempts at whitening teeth,
with acid solutions wore away the enamels. For those who could
afford it, the answer was a set of false teeth carved from
ivory or bone and riveted in place with a gold pin. The biggest
drawback of all was that the lack of enamel on bone and ivory
meant decay soon set in. But since dentistry was still in its
infancy then, cost of dentures was way out of the reach of
the common people.
But a certain incident in Europe in the early part of the 19th
century caused the price of denture fall down heavily and
made it available for the middle class too.

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Battle of Waterloo
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 After the battle was over, the scavengers at first
started taking out teeth from thousands of dead
soldiers in the battlefield and sold it to the dentists.
It became a booming business then.

What was his greatest contribution in the
history of Indian independence?
2
 Maulana Hasrat Mohani was a
noted Urdu poet, journalist,
politician and a
parliamentarian. His real name
was Syed Fazl ul Hasan. One of
the most popular ghazals
“Chupke Chupke Raat Din”
was penned by Hasrat
Mohani. A Girls’ High School in
Metiabruz, Kolkata - Hasrat
Mohani Memorial Girls' Higher
Secondary School is named after
him.

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“ Inquilab Zindabad”
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 Hasrat Mohani coined the term in 1921.

What is his more famous achievement?
3
 These are the few books of an American author (1868-1957), an
Harvard dropout who was considered one of the best sea writers of
his time. In all, he published more than 200 short stories and
25 novels but became famous at the fag end of the century.

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He was the first Modern Olympic Champion.
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 James Brendan Connolly won the first medal in the Triple
Jump event in the First Modern Olympic in 1896.

Which film? and the story it is based on?
4

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Lekin and Khudito Pashan.
4

What am I talking about that actually came up to
raise awareness of undervalued Gothic architecture?
5
 At the dawn of the 19th century, many Gothic
buildings were demolished and new modern constructions were
built in their place in France. The Gothic architecture became
undervalued. One example of the destruction of the Gothic buildings
was the replacement of the original stained glass windows of a
premier Paris landmark with plain white glass, just to let light
inside it. One certain popular figure was greatly disturbed with this.
He published a paper named “War to the Demolishers”, in
which he openly spoke about the importance of the architecture as
an art form. However, the paper did not have any lasting effect.
After a toil of 2 years came his best ever creation which was a
reminder of the importance of Gothic architecture. It became
extremely popular and instigated the creation of a movement
which fought for the preservation of the Gothic
architecture in Paris.

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor
Hugo.
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What was his story all about?
6
 Felix Dadaev was a former ballet dancer
and juggler. When he was slightly older
than 20, he was badly injured serving as
a soldier in WWII and taken to the
hospital. There, he was approached by
the NKVD (predecessor of the KGB)
and given new orders. Felix was
proclaimed dead and taken to Kremlin
to practice for his new role. His family
was told he had been killed in the war,
and so his saga began.
 His story surfaced only in 2008 when
he confirmed it publicly after getting
permission from the govt.

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He was Joseph Stalin’s Body-double.
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What name came to the chef’s mind?
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 The Maharaja of ……….., Krishnaraja Wodeyar (1884-
1940) was a great food connoisseur and maintained a large
kitchen establishment in his Amba Vilas Palace. The Maharaja
also had quite a sweet tooth and the story goes that one day
when the Maharaja, was ready for his lunch His chef had not
prepared any dessert. With time running out and no option in
hand, the desperate chef made a soft mixture adding gram
flour, ghee and sugar. The delighted king asked the chef its
name. The chef said just what the first came to his mind.
 Till date, only a certain “Guru Sweet Mart” shop in its city of
origin can give you the original recipe of this much loved
dessert.

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Mysore Pak
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Name the stringed instrument.
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 Final Audio-VideoQ. No. 8.mp4

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Kamaicha
8

What unusual incident happened in this match for the
first and only time in the history of 1st class cricket?
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 This is way back in 1977 August. A County Championship
match was played between Middlesex and Surrey in
London and it was a three-day game between the two
sides. Middlesex skipper Mike Brearley won the toss and
invited Surrey to bat first under heavy overcast condition.
 The brief score card of the match is:
Surrey 49/10 after 22.5 overs (W Daniel 5/16)
& 89/10 after 50.3 overs (W Daniel 4/23)
Middlesex 142/1 after 25.1 overs (M Smith 51, J
Brearley 66*)

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This was the first and only time in the history when a
team won the match without scoring a single run in their
first innings.
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 Surrey 49/10 & 89/10
 Middlesex 0/0 declared & 142/1

Which term/phrase am I talking about?
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 The term/phrase came into prominence in the 1950s.
However, it was first used in 1941 by writer Rebecca West
in her Black lamb and grey falcon: the record of a
journey through Yugoslavia in 1937: "Their [the
Dalmatians] instinct is to brace themselves against any
central authority as if it were their enemy. The …… …….
………. run about shouting."
 In October 1957 George Fearon, Press Officer for the
Royal Court Theatre again used the term while reviewing
one of John Osborne’s plays in the Daily Telegraph.
And then the rage started which also swept our very own
Bollywood in the 70s and 80s.

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Angry Young Man
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Identify the voice.
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Vinod Rathod
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What pioneering project is this?
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 William Chester Minor was a US Army doctor who served as a
surgeon during the latter half of the US Civil War. In the late 1860s
and early 1870s, he was confined to a mental asylum for paranoia
and delusions. He was even convicted of a murder charge.
 During this period he became aware of a call for volunteers to
contribute for a pioneering project that actually began in 1857
under the name of A ........ …….. …….. on Historical
Principles; Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by
The Philological Society. Till date he is regarded as the largest
individual contributor to this project. His story later served as the
central focus of “The Surgeon of Crowthorne”(US title : The
Professor and the Madman), a popular book about the project.

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Oxford English Dictionary
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Identify the group or band.
13

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Entity Paradigm(EP)
13

Identify the great grand nephew of this great
man.
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V.V.S. Laxman
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Identify the famous Hollywood movie
parodied here.
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 An animated parody film from the famous TV series
“Family Guy”

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The Shawshank Redemption
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Round-III( Anti Clock-wise)

Identify the forgotten hero.
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 "Laddie", as he was affectionately
called by fellow mates, was rejected by
his intended employers due to defective
eyesight. A second opinion secured him
a place in his dream job. It was during
the 1st WW that he achieved
tremendous fighting fame and died
fighting a heroic battle over Carvin on
22 July 1918. He was posthumously
awarded the "Distingushed Flying
Cross” thus became the first of his
countrymen to receive such
gallantry award.

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Indra Lal Roy, India’s only flying ace
during WW
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Who was this host who became famous some 21
years ago?
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 Mr. Personality, a reality television show on Fox
Television Network opened to huge reviews due to the
famous hostess. The New York Times reported “after
years of trying to cash in on her fame by designing
handbags and other self-marketing schemes, has
finally found a fitting niche on television.” Some
Americans though tried to organize a boycott as they felt the
hostess is capitalizing on her notoriety. The concept of
the show was not attractive and it fell out of favour very
soon after the 1st few episodes.

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Monica Lewinsky
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Give me the name of the Brand/Company.
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 When Julius __ took over the mill from his father
in 1884, he quickly became a pioneer in industrial
food production and introduced the first
protein rich legume meals to the market.
 Sometime around 1947 his company merged
with another Swiss giant and the brand
became a household name around the
world.

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Maggi
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Who is being interviewed?
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Nazia Hassan
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Name the book.
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 Philip Meadows Taylor wrote about his experiences of a
certain cult in India in 1839. It became so famous that
it turned out to be the most influential novel about
India before Rudyard Kipling’s Kim.
 Queen Victoria was an avid reader of this best selling crime
novel that involved characters like Ameer Ali, The
Englishman, Peer Khan and others.

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Confessions of a Thug
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Who am I talking about?
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 An author by choice, this man has achieved degrees
galore by completing M Phil, MBA and MA before joining
the Police services sometime around 1980s. His
books include one titled “Talash Insaan Ki” and also one on
tackling Naxalite revolts. In recent times he has
grabbed the limelight challenging age old logics.

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Satyapal Singh, who challenged
Darwin’s Theory of evolution
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What did she fight for?
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 It was the late 19th century and countries like New Zealand ,
Australia and United States had already started to allow this
franchise. But Britain was still lagging behind.
 Inspired by the works of John Stuart Mill, Emmeline
Pankhurst led a movement, influenced by the Russian
methods of hunger strike, as a fight for the extension of the
franchise.

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Right to vote for Women
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What instrument did he build?
23
 Bartolomeo Cristiofori was hired by Prince
Ferdinand de Medici as a musician and technician
to work on his various instruments. Now it was in the
inventory of the Medici in 1700 that the mention of the
instrument created by Bartolomeo was mentioned as such
“An "Arpicembalo" by Bartolomeo Cristofori, of new
invention that produces soft and loud, with two sets of
strings at unison pitch, with soundboard of cypress without
rose...".

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Piano
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What other object?
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 Handala is most famous of Naji al-Ali’s cartoon
characters. He is depicted as a ten year old boy with
ragged clothes with his back turned to the viewer.
The artist explains that 10 year old depicts the time that he
was forced to leave Palestine and would not grow until he
could return home. Along with Handala another object
symbolizes the longing for Palestinians to return home.

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Key to their homes
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What other object?
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 Neville Godwin is a former S. African tennis player . His
greatest achievement was during the 1996 Wimbledon,
when he reached the fourth round defeating the likes of
Grant Stafford and Boris Becker. In recent times he
has come to the limelight as his apprentice is creating the
right type records in the southern hemisphere. Who is
the apprentice?

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Hyeon Chung
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What did they name this venture?
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 China, last week, has created a global uproar by presenting
a policy that states Beijing would encourage enterprises to
build infrastructure and conduct commercial trial
voyages, paving the way for Arctic shipping routes that
would form the something which is literally a reference to
China’s past business endeavors.

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Polar Silk Road
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Identify the film.
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 Link of audio.

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Aap Ki Parchaiyaan
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What was she covering?
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 Laura Knight a painter, was selected as the official artist
of this world famous proceeding. In 1946 she painted her
famous work (in pic) which is in display at the London
Museum. During her tenure as the official artist , she
reportedly commented "The place today was very full
and I felt pretty ruthless myself to be absorbed in
my own doings while such history is being made.“

Closer Look
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Nuremberg Trials
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Who is his most famous arch enemy?
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 Elmer Fudd is believed to have got his name from Elmer
Keith , a famous hunter during 50’s and 60’s. With a
bulbous nose and an unusual way of speaking in which he
replaces R’s and L’s with W’s, he is an intense hunter.

127

Bugs Bunny
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Identify this Avenger
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 Born of modest origins, Edwin____ served British RAF
during WWII and was its champion boxer 3 years running.
He later moved to the US and became a man servant to
Howard and Maria and watched over their huge mansion.
 In the movie version he however appears in a different
avatar. He is ranked 25th in the Imagine Games Network list
of top Avengers.

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Jarvis
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A SPECIAL ROUND

What is the book celebrating?
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 Ambi Parameshwaran wrote the book “Nawabs Nudes and
Noodles” celebrating 50 years of what in India. The book
cover is in the following slide.

Picture
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Identify the book and the author.
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 The writer wrote this book in 14 months and published it in
two volumes :
 Facts and Myths
 Lived Experience
 Through these two volumes the writer put forward the
discrimination that women faced in society at various
levels. Identify the book and the writer whose grave is
shown in the next slide.

Picture
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Writer and the Book
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 This book , published in 1961, proposes three reasons for
revolution :
 The lack of legitimacy by the elite government.
 The existence of tension that cannot be solved through
regular channels
 All legal avenues are perceived as closed.
 Through this write up, the writer has asked his readers to
oppose oppression in whatever means possible and it
became a guidebook for a certain group of protestors
around the world.

Who is this dynamic writer?
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 The March of Mobile money in its inside cover declares the
writer to be the “the man behind India’s telecom
revolution”.
 The writer is also a serial entrepreneur who has started
various ventures like Wescom Switching, Ionics , WorldTel
etc.). Who is this dynamic writer?

What issue did she write about?
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 One of the reviews read as follows :
“____is a devastating attack on human carelessness, greed
and irresponsibility. It should be read by every American
who does not want it to be the epitaph of a world not very
far beyond us in time.”
This Rachel Carson novel brought forth an issue of global
importance to the fore. What?

Identify this title that somewhat provided a
turning point in world history.
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 When Thomas Paine published this writeup in 1776 it was
quickly accepted by the mass due to its simple language and
direct question to the political situation of the time. Some of
the chapters include :
 -Of the Origin and Design of Government in General, With
Concise Remarks on the English Constitution
 -Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession
 -On the Present Ability of America, With Some
Miscellaneous Reflections

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Advertising
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Simon de Beauvoir and The Second Sex
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Guerilla Warfare by Che Guevara
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Sam Pitroda
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Environment
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Common Sense
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