11. 5.Doordarshan was broadcasted in black and white only
till PM Indira Gandhi ordered officials to switch it to
colour so that Indians could enjoy a certain occasion.
Which occasion?
17. 8. Few months ago, the left parties in West Bengal decided
to fly the red flag at half mast for 3 days at their
respective offices across the state. Why was this done?
19. 9.These were introduced accidentally here by members
of British Indian civil service. The first such one was
named ‘Victory’ and was designed by M T Kenhard in
1888. There are over 500 of them here?
What is being talked about?
35. 17. K V Sampath Kumar is the editor of the Mysuru based
newspaper, “Sudharma” which reaches 3000 subscribers by
post and 1.5 lakh readers internationally. What is its unique
dinstinction?
41. 20. Veerandar Singh Bias, son of a jagirdar at Khajrana
Kothi, Indore and Jai Singh Rao Kalevar of Pindari warrior
clan and a vegetable farmer died in relative obscurity. How
did one of their college friends immortalized them?
43. 21.It was acquired by Maharajah Bhojraj Singh of
Gondal in 1952, took on a 999 year lease. The
foundation stone was laid in 1909 and inaugurated by
King George V in 1911. It is only surviving of its kind.
What is being talked about?
45. 22.Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi is his real name. His
screen name was given by Guru Dutt after he was
impressed by his impersonation of a ____.
What was the screen name?
48. Tea estates of Darjeeling given only rights to
produce Darjeeling Tea (Among 87)
49. 24.Shree Shiv Chattrapati Sports Complex in
Pune,hosted the 2015 rollball world cup, and
athletes of the Netherlands national rollball team
and Slovenia women’s national team were recruited
to be part of an entity, on which the work had
started around that time.
Why were they recruited?
53. 26. As per Indian puranas,once upon a time there lived
3 ferocious asuras—
Vidyunmali,Tarakakshas and Viryavana.
After their death, where can they be supposedly
found?
57. 28. The poem ‘Vir ko Parichay’, contributed by a then
unknown X was published in local weekly
‘Kanchendzonga’ in 1968. This was his first published
poem.
He wrote 3 volumes of poetry namely ‘Early Poems’,
‘Perennial Dream: My Reality’ and ‘Mo Ko Hun’ (Nepali).
Whom are we talking about?
65. 32. Nandalal Bose’s famous illustrations which
represent styles from different civilisations of
subcontinent, ranging from prehistoric
Mohenjodaro to present.
Where have these been immortalized?