Bheeshma Pratigya India Quiz - 2016

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• The Image shown on next slide is of a Yajna stopped midway by Rishi
Astika to save the Sun. This day is since celebrated as Nag Panchami.
X is the protagonist of this Yajna.
• X is considered by analysts of Hindu Mythology to be the person
giving a timeline to a particular Time period. Within the linearity
assumption of Timelines, the end of “the previous period” is marked
by the Demise of Y.
• After restoring Barbareek to his natural form, Krishna advised him
never to do something before thinking of its long term consequences
because the Mahabharata was destined the day the event Z took place.
• ID – X, Y, & Z.
Q.1 Mythology, 0.5 point for 2 correct
Next Slide – Image of Yajna 5

Q.1 Mythology, 0.5 point for 2 correct
Next Slide – Question 2 6

• “Funda Curry” is a youtube channel that posts Non-fiction Content
videos like – “What are Tax Havens?” etc.
• The research about Team & management of “Fundacurry” leads one
to a team famous for another Youtube Channel X (viz. a sister channel
of Z). This led many to believe & some websites to post, without
confirming that X had been acquired by someone for undisclosed
amount and the founder of Z was flooded with Congratulation calls.
• In a Video titled- “7 common misconceptions” they informed that it
was just a it was just a rebranding Exercise and they had not been
acquired. What was FundaCurry called earlier(X)?
Q. 2 Online
Next Slide – FundaCurry Logo 7

Q. 2 Online
Next Slide – Q. 3 8

• Name the religion carved out from all the
elements that suggested high importance of
human values of Hinduism, Islam, Christianity,
Jainism and Zoroastrianism during 1583 AD.
• Some of the early followers were Vin Krishna,
Sardar Jahan and his 2 Sons.
Q. 3 Religion
Next Slide – Q.4 9

• Which famous 48 year old (in 2015) lady appeared
publically with her hairs untied for first time to show her
support for Vogue's 'My choice' video featuring Deepika
Padukone?
Q. 4 : Awesome Stories

• In 2010, Rahul Ram, of Indian Ocean, dedicated a song in
one concert to his famous friend from college whom he
fondly called ‘Buddha Sadhu’.
• Who is this extremely famous friend of his who he still
loves to meet & sit with?
Q.5 History

• Facebook had blocked the accounts of all the subscribers belonging
to X community of Assam thinking the names were false and
fabricated as the word meant.
• They were unknown to the fact that X is an ethnic tribe of Assam
which has a rich historical background in the state history.
• The name means “Glory” and phonetically different from spelling.
• What name are we talking about here?
Q.6 : Awesome Stories

• Auguste Vaillant was executed for bombing the French
Chamber of Deputies in 1893.
• Vaillant's last words were "Death to the Bourgeoisie! Long
live Anarchy!“
• During his address prior to receiving the death sentence,
he said a particular line, which we all would know of on
account of somebody else.
• What did he say and who is this other person?
Q.7 : History

• In March 2006, then President Kalam visited the mausoleum of Bahadur
Shah Zafar in Myanmar and offered floral tributes, lit candles, donated a
chaadar brought from the dargah of Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya and
said prayers.
• Today on behalf of my nation I have come, prayed and lit candles, offered
chador and recited the fatiha. May your soul rest in peace," wrote the
President in the visitors' book.
• What is the significance of this act?
Q.8 : Awesome Stories

• The phrase X ( more than one word ) is Yoruba for 'Life goes
on'.
• X was also the title of a 1968 Beatles song written by Paul
McCartney
• The phrase X also featured in a popular song of a 1997 Hindi
movie “Pardes”.
• Perhaps Shahrukh sings it to mean “Life goes on & it’s a pain”
and others sing same phrase to mean “Life goes on & it will get
better.”
• What is the phrase X.
Q. 9 : Cinema / Music
Next Slide - 15

• Indian Railways plans to operationalize the X-class of trains. The
trains will be premier trains with 22 new features including high-tech
entertainment units, Wi-Fi, and integrated braille displays, and the
coaches will be Golden in colour.
• The golden colour has been chosen to visually impart an identity to
the class of trains X, meaning brilliance. The name has also been in
news earlier this year due to a success achieved by HAL for Indian Air
force.
• What is the name X?
Q. 10 : Railways

• On July 10th, 2016 Union Ministers Ravishankar Prasad and Manoj
Sinha launched a new service of India Post using which a particular
commodity from its purest sources will now be available for sale
across all post offices in the country.
• Further, People can request the commodity to be delivered to be their
doorstep.
• The commodity is something for which people travel, or ask travelling
relatives, friends to one of the sources, to bring in stock and use it for
years.
• What commodity?
Q.11 : Government

• In the following song from Jai Gangajal (a political drama
film), the male singer is Arijit Singh.
• The female voice is of Axis-bank V.P Amruta.
• Amruta has been a participant of TV competitions but did
not come to much limelight. She got noticed after she
sang in a few Govt. Scheme Advertisements, ( thanks to
her husband ? )
• Who is her more famous husband?
Q. 12 : Personalities
Next Slide – Video of Song 18

Q. 12 : Personalities

• Because of the presence of 7 ingredients – maize,
barley, gram, arahar, khesari, kurthi, & Green
peas, this was earlier called saat anaaj.
• In north India, how do we popularly know it?
Q.13 : Food

• Parsee surnames usually originate from the trade or
profession the family is involved in. For instance, Cloth
merchants use Kapadia, Wine sellers use Daruwala and so
on.
• If a family surname is “Dubash”, what is their profession?
Q. 14 : Etymology

• Which Bengali surname comes from the Sanskrit
word which means ‘wheel’ and ‘to roll or turn’?
• Literally it means ‘wheels rolling’ metaphorically,
it denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll
everywhere without obstruction.
Q. 15 : Etymology

• Who is the only Indian Olympic medal
winner who never received a Padma
award and who received Arjuna award
only posthumously?
Q. 16 : In-News

• The Union Health Ministry has issued an order recently to be
implemented in 19 major hospitals including AIIMS , JIPMER, PGIMER
as a part of its “Kayakalp programme” launched to promote
cleanliness, hygiene & infection control practices in public health
facilities.
• After assessing the program’s run at these hospitals, it will be
extended to other hospitals also.
• The program has a colour code to be practiced on every day of the
week.
• What is the programme ? Or What is the colour-coding applied to?
Q. 17 : Government

• The description given below is about of the logo of which famous
organisation ?
Hamsa, the swan, is the symbol of the pursuit of knowledge. The
intertwined swans symbolize the integration of the three major aspects of
the work:
• Research and Development,
• Training,
• and Extension and Dissemination.
The design has been adapted from an Ashokan period relic of the third
century B.C.E. found in excavations in the Raichur district of Karnataka.
The motto is taken from the Isavasya Upanishad and means ‘life eternal
through learning’.
Q.18 : Government

• In 2010, Indian railways advertised a competition to redesign their logo
with a prize money of 5 lakh rupees. It was a good opportunity to
redesign the logo because the logo then in use had been rendered
obsolete by a certain decision taken by the Indian railways & even if
the railways wanted to maintain the old logo, a very subtle and non-
noticeable change was mandated.
• Indeed, that is what actually happened. There were only slight
modifications to the old logo with the necessary unnoticeable
mandatory change.
• Why was the modification mandated? Or What was the Decision?
Q.19 : Indian Railways
Next Slide – Current logo of IR 26

Q. 19 : Indian Railways

• In the Talk page of Wikipedia India portal, contributors
once discussed who should be mentioned as India’s first
rapper.
• While the 4 active contributors were discussing the names
of Remo Fernandez & Baba Sehgal, another user posted a
link to the following audio and ended the controversy.
• The Singer has since been named as India’s first rapper.
• Identify him.
Q. 20 : Cinema / Music

• The “3 Anna-15 Anna Controversy” is a historical debate that took place
in central hall between X & Nehru.
• X said that Rs. 25000 were spent per day on PMs foreign tour while the
country lived on average income of “3 Anna”.
• Nehru informed that as per PCI statistics the figure is actually 15 Anna.
• Since, X had run out of time for debate, One after another Members
started giving-up their time so that X could continue to speak. It continues
to be one of the most underrated Debates in archives due to absence of
TV, or Internet.
• The event was also recently mentioned in a speech by MP hokum dev in
defence of NITI AAYOG. Identify X, revered by Hokum Dev.
Q.21 : Parliament

• Who is the only Ex-Prime Minister to be a member
of the 16th Lok Sabha?
• He is one of the 2 members from his party to be in
Parliament currently.
Q. 22 : Parliament

• A. K. Gopalan was a prominent Indian communist leader. He had been
a member of congress, participated in various movements and played
an active role in the upliftment of khadi.
• A Malayalam alternate history book by N. P. Pillai highlights his role in
the establishment of a worker cooperative in 1950s.
• The cooperative currently heads 13 societies that manage 400 outlets
in the country.
• What is unknown is that even now, members of societies begin by
washing dishes, get transferred and members rank is reflected in the
turban he is allowed to wear, finally getting promoted to Manager level
post. Which Cooperative?
Q. 23 : Food

• During the times of Company Raj in India, travelling was a huge issue
because of lack of roads and lack of horse carriages.
• People visited India in search of fortune. Tourist, among others, willing
to travel relied on Palanquin bearers for travel.
• The service was operated during night for summers and in days for
winter. A torch bearer would walk beside the palanquin in the night.
• There was Rest houses midway.
• Under the control of East India company, which organization (in
operation) was responsible for such travel?
• The organization is again in news, in recent years, because it is
diversifying. (The service, The Rest House – Audience Questions)
Q. 24 : Government

• ___ ______ was a Sikh woman who led Sikh soldiers against the
Mughals in 1705.
• She killed several enemy soldiers on the battlefield, and is considered
to be a saint by Sikhs.
• Mughals and hill chiefs had surrounded Anandpur and were
demanding it be evacuated. 40 Sikhs left Guru Gobind Singhji.
• Taunted by ___ ______, they fought a huge Mughal army, forced it to
retreat, and All forty died and attained martyrdom in this pitched
battle.
• ___ ______ thereafter stayed on with Guru Gobind SinghJi as one of
his bodyguard, in male attire. Identify her name.
Q.25 : Punjab
Next Slide - 26 33

• Vanity Fair published and article “X’s Bollywood ancestors” – films
that influenced the director in the making of Movie X.
• X pays homage to 3 of its ancestors, for example the opening scence
of running through dharavi mimicks the sequence from Black Friday ;
the underworld portrayal copied from Satya ; dialogue from Deewar.
• Other inspirations include Shri 420, Parinda, all of 8 Devdas, bandit
queen, guide, monsoon wedding.
• BTW, Vanity fair is too busy a journal working for Hollywood & it’s not
everyday that articles of Vanity fair become a resource for an India
Quiz. So, before attempting to Identify X, ask yourself if you are sure &
confident.
Q. 26 : Cinema

• 15 km from Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir is a valley
enroute amaranth Yatra.
• A favourite campsite and a tourist destination, the valley
was home to Bollywood movies and songs before
militancy erupted and Bollywood shifted to Switzerland.
• It has a famous “Bobby Hut” where bobby was shot.
• Interestingly, the valley itself is named after a Film.
• This video was also shot in the same valley. ( Link )
• Identify the Valley name, make sure you name a film.
Q. 27 : Tourism

• X is one of the most common cultivars of mangifera indica.
• The species was created by Zamindar of Panyam and gifted to
the Nawab of X, Andhra Pradesh.
• Places of interest in X include Mahanadi & Belum caves.
• X was an independent princely state between 1648-1948 with
Shia Muslim rulers.
• X mango is called the king of mangoes.
• (Audience question : why is mango called king of fruits?)
• Identify X.
Q. 28 : Food (actually Fruit)

• Double ka meetha is a bread pudding dessert of fried
bread slices soaked in hot milk with spices, including
saffron and cardamom.
• Double ka meetha is a dessert of Hyderabad, Telangana.
• It is popular in Hyderabadi cuisine, served at weddings
and parties.
• What is Double in Double ka meetha? or Put Funda on
How the dish gets the name.
Q.29 : Food

• ________ is a traditional dessert in Indian Cuisine, Pakistani Cuisine,
Nepali cuisine and Bangladeshi cuisine.
• It is famous sweet of Harnaut of South Bihar.
• It is similar to a glazed doughnut in terms of ingredients, but differs in
texture and taste.
• A very similar appearing, similar tasting, similarly named dish is
popular in the southern states. But that is prepared differently.
• The name of the dish in Question is actually made up of two words
fused together with the second half meaning “Royal” in persian to
reflect Mughlai cuisine ancestory. Identify the dessert.
Q.30 : Food (Dessert)

• In the May issue of ___ magazine, children saw Shikari Shambu help
his wife with household chores.
• The idea is to propagate 'laundry equality' among children so that they
start inculcating the values of gender equality early in life.
• There was 'in-page placement' of Brand Ariel.
• Sharat Verma, P&G India, said, "We are delighted to have a brand like
___ with Ariel India on our #DadsShareTheLoad movement. With two
out of every three children believing that laundry is only a mother's
task, the conditioning of gender stereotypes is being sub-consciously
passed down to the next generation.
• Which magazine?
Q. 31 Comics & Cartoons

• Excerpt from an interview:
• 25 years back my father was shooting near Mysore when he stopped at a
small dhaba with just 2-3 tables. He wanted to have his filter coffee and he
had a fluffy ___ (dish).
• He begged for the recipe, but the family who ran the dhaba said, 'Sir, it's our
secret recipe. You give us a box and we will fill it up but we cannot share
our recipe.'
• Everyone & the family cook struggled for an year before we could discover
the recipe. It's not paper-thin but is fluffy with zero oil.
• My gift to him on his 60th birthday is the patent which will be known as ____
(father’s affectionate name) ____ (dish). Fill the two blanks.
Q.32 : Personality

• Artist X was hit by critical comments that his work was popular only
because they featured Hot models. X hit back by coming up with a
piece that featured only himself.
• He wasn’t alone though – there were 4 X all at once. (and we thought
Taher shah appreciating Taher shah’s eye and involving in verbal
romance was lame ! )
• The video was the first in India to use green-screen technology so that
X could superimpose his image over desert, mountain and St. Basil’s
Cathedaral.
• Do not name the artist, Name the work of Art.
• It is currently an internet meme.
Q. 33 : Music

• 27 July 2012 – Juli devi was 9 month pregnant and was using
the services of a particular of organization when she delivered.
• To commemorate the event and supportive role of organization,
Juli named the girl child X (meaning friendship) because it is
phonetically similar to the service she was using.
• The organization Reciprocated by making the baby their
mascot.
• Name the baby mascot & the organization.
Q. 34 : Travel

• X is the wife of Y in Hindu Mythology and their story appears in Vana
parva of Mahabharata when Markandeya narrates it to Yudhisthir.
• Married Indian Women Observe the X-vrata on Amavasya of Jyeshtha
masa. In Tamil Nadu, “Karadayan Nonbu” is observed after X.
• Sri Aurobindo’s poem X, Gustav Holst Chamber opera, an album by
“2002” – the first film produced by East India film company X,
Dadasaheb Phalke’s second film XY and the 1992 hit Roja were all
based or inspired by the story of XY.
• Om Puri features in a yet to release film called Warrior X as the third
protagonist of XY’s story.
• Identify the couple.
Q. 36 : Mythology

• Noting the connection with : Naxalism, Anti-establishment
theme, Business School, Most-controversial Film, ANupan
kher & Arunoday Singh in cast, Language used in
Dialogue : Guess the unguessible movie name.
• (Hint: Video Uploaded to Youtube on a channel : I am Buddha)
• Note : Some questions are meant to increase knowledge, not
test. Also, Quizzing is my method of Activism for it’s much
better than halting traffic on roads.
Q. 37 : Art (not commercial Movie)

• Identify the Language & the Singer.
• No part points.
• Link to Audio.
Q. 38 : Cinema

• Although the origin of the name is not clear, they have been in
continuous sale for 200 years or more.
• The drink is often sold mixed with lemon juice, crushed ice,
chaat masala and kala namak (black salt) as a carbonated
variant of popular lemonades.
• It is known as "Delhi’s local drink".
• The least cost effective component of each drink costs 700
rupees but it is the component that sells the drink (and lends
the name to the drink) not the taste.
• Identify the Popular Drink that fails to retire from Delhi.
Q. 39 : Etymology

• Which Real life person is Akshay Kumar playing?
• Perhaps the easiest Question. Should be answered within 10 seconds.
• Link to video
Q.40 : Constitution

• Misa Bharti is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar and
the daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav.
• In 2014, she had unsuccessfully contested for the Lok Sabha
seat of Patliputra.
• In June 2016, she was the party's nominee for the Rajya Sabha
biennial elections and was elected unopposed.
• But the Question is – What’s the funda behind her name?
• She’s 39, if that helps.
Q.41 Constitution

• 3rd week March, 2013 saw full page advertisements with Bharat
Mata screaming “Enough is Enough” & SEBI being invited to
live TV Debate by X (founder of Y).
• What followed was SEBI getting rude and X acting smart.
• SEBI had requested Y to submit documents of Bond sales to
investors.
• And they received 127 trucks containing 31000 trunks of
documents = 52 times the height of Qutub minar if stacked and
= the radius of Earth if pasted end to End.
• Identify the Maverick X or Y.
Q. 42 : Business

• Who wrote the following letter? (excerpts or essential pieces given)
• …..creating new institutions such as the Bharat Bill Payment System and the Trade Receivables
Exchange, expanding payments to all via mobile phones,... By implementing these measures, I said
we would “build a bridge to the future, over the stormy waves produced by global…..
• Today, I feel proud … reserves are at a record high, ….having long exited the ranks of the Fragile
Five.
• We are strengthening the specialization and skills of our employees so that they are second to none
in the world. In everything we have done, we have been guided by the eminent public citizens on our
Board such as Padma Vibhushan Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Ela Bhatt…..and the transparency of our actions,
is unparalleled, and I am proud to be a part of such a fine organization.
• ..I will, always be available to serve my country when needed. It has been a fantastic journey
together!
• Yours sincerely
• X
Q. 43 : News

• LUSH is a personal care ethical brand selling its products in US and
Canada. One of their products X has the following advertisement.
Get your moustache sleek and stylish.
Add a daring and debonair twist to your facial hair with our vegan
moustache wax. Packed with loads of nourishing waxes and oils
including rose wax and sandalwood oil, this wax will make whiskery
kisses all the more memorable.
No facial hair? No problem.
X works wonders to soften split ends too!
Q. 44 : Personality

• A mention of the word Outsourcing leaves us all imagining of
the Indian tribe with a B. Tech mark doing data entry, call
support etc. and mis-glorifying it under the umbrella term BPO.
• But in 2004, X received an Ignobel prize for routing requests
from Canada, America and Europe to Kerala.
• It was one of the most unusual outsourcing where again, India
could rescue because of a high Cathoilc Christian population.
• What were they outsourcing.
• Audience Question : Identify X.
Q. 45 : Awesome Stories

• Rani Rushmoni completed building a temple in 1855 but could not
register it under her name because she was not a brahmin. Ramkumar
Chattopadhyay, then suggested that she can donate the temple to her
so that he could become the Head Priest and Temple could be
registered in his name.
• So was done.
• But Ramkumar died within a year of priesthood. The baton was then
passed to his younger brother, who became the Head Priest.
• What follows is History.
• Who was the Younger Brother?
Q. 46 : History

• In his hey days, Kapil Dev was called the
'Haryana Hurricane'.
• Simple question, who gave him the
nickname?
• Think out of the Box.
Q. 47 : Sports

• Minicoy - A place falling undisputedly
under the dominion of India was "formally"
annexed by India in 1956 , after the
Independence of India due to an "unusual"
reason.
• What Bizzare reason?
Q. 48 : Funda

• Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj was a dramatist who wrote in the Urdu language.
On 19 April 1970 while he was asleep, he was shot dead.
• His most notable works being ______ and Chacha Chakan, which
continue to be performed today.
• ________ , written in 1922, is a romantic play based on a quasi-
mythical legend.
• In a movie adaptation of 1953 by the same name, the end was tragic
like the drama but in another magnum opus of 1960, the end was
modified by the producer as a happy ending of the bud’s love.
• Name the play that inspired the Magnum-Opus?
Q. 49 : Art

• Prasanth Nair IAS, the District collector of Kozhikode has introduced
Operation X with Kerala Hotel and Restaurants Association.
• It is meant to enable those who cannot afford a meal to have food with
dignity and to avoid food wastage. Any one can collect a X Coupon
from one of the authorised distribution centres.
• X-tea is a drink popular in Malabar, made from black tea, cardamom
and lemon juice and has a history of being consumed by prophet
mohammed himself.
• What is the variant of tea or operation name X?
Q. 50 : Food & Drinks

• After his induction into Modi government, RPI chief
Ramdas Athawale trained his guns on Mayawati declaring
that he would try to "snatch the X" from BSP.
• "X is of the Republican Party of India. However, with the
division in RPI and the rise of BSP, it was later given to
Mayawati's party. Now we will try to bring it back."
• What does he wish to snatch?
Q. 51 : Politics

• “Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. – Roots to fruits”,
was started in 1999 with investement from JP
Morgan.
• Today Bigtree's tentacles extend across the entire
matrix of the motion picture distribution and
exhibition.
• Name the most famous service offering by
Bigtree.
Q. 52 : Business

• In January, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government in
Bihar introduced a "luxury tax" on samosas, partly to
rectify the plunge in the state's revenues from a new ban
on alcohol sales.
• The origin of the problem was the same for Kerala Finance
Minister but for solution he looked towards McDonalds &
Dominos.
• Name the tax imposed by Kerala Govt. that is supposed to
bring 10 cr. annually.
Q. 53 : Government

• Sunil Sikanderlal Kapoor (b. 1952) is a bollywood actor &
has appeared in over 700 films.
• His dialogues from movies Tohfa, chaalbaaz are often
mimicked.
• His Son Siddhant’s Filmography is given.
• However it’s her daughter who is bringing new vibes to the
Industry.
• How do we better know SSK?
Q. 54 : Personality

• Who is the subject of this poem?
था यह ीं रहा अब यहााँ नह ीं
वह वह ीं रहा था यहााँ नह ीं
थी जगह न कोई जहााँ नह ीं
ककस अरर मस्तक पर कहााँ नह ीं
ननर्भीक गया वह ढालों में
सरपट दौडा करबालों में
फाँ स गया शत्रु की चालों में
बढते नद सा वह लहर गया
कफर गया गया कफर ठहर गया
बबकराल बज्रमय बादल सा
अरर की सेना पर घहर गया
र्भाला गगर गया गगरा ननशींग
हय टापों से खन गया अींग
बैर समाज रह गया दींग
_____ का ऐसा देख रींग।।
Q. 55 : Poetry

• If these are the two that were let down, which is the lucky one to have
won? ( Don’t tell me what is it, Tell me who won )
Q. 56 : News (Global too)

• Which item W rose to fame largely through
Bollywood movies and gets its name from a
small town in UP, where it was banned from
being longer than 4.5 inches?
• The Town is considered third school of
poetry after Delhi & Lucknow.
Q. 57 : Poetry

• What Recent event has this logo?
Q. 58 : Punjab
Next Slide - 65

• His narration of the Kama Sutra titled The Art of Love (1996) was
listed by Time magazine as "one of the five best spoken word records
ever made“
• He Broke into Bollywood with Ray’s Brilliant historical Drama in 1977
and won filmfare for best supporting actor for that film.
•
Q. 59 : Obituary
Next Slide - 66

• The Noida based factory of RS Windlass & Sons is a nerd’s
paradise, operational since 1998.
• The venture began in 1943 as supplier to military and has a
sister concern in based US, from where it gets its illustrious
projects. They do not have an Indian Clientele because their line
of work is not considered important and hence is low paid in
India.
• The Company has another unit in Dehradun dealing with all its
metalwork business.
• What does the company do or what are its projects?
Q.60 Trending
Next Slide - 67

• Andhra Sugars is a listed but almost unknown company. It mainly
deals with production of Sugar and organic chemicals.
• Saggonda Plant near Rajahmundry routinely produces caustic Soda,
and hydrogen is a by-product in the process.
• Due to a 1997 agreement of Andhra Sugars with X, and its position as
the only key fabricator meeting the requirements of X, Andhra Sugars
is quite an unexpected contributor to the sweet S&T story being
scripted by X.
• For X, Andhra Sugars is metaphorically the reason to eat sweets, more
so in the recent times due to Xs latest Projects.
• Identify the client X.
Q.61 : Science
Next Slide - 68

• Surface & Airborne Assets, including INS saryu,INS Satpura, INS
Sahyadri, INS Kesari, Ins Kumbir, kanakhlata baruah, bhikaji cama,
Sagar, 2 Boeing P-8I Neptunes, 2 Dornier DO 228, IAF C-130-J Super
hercules : all were deployed together ny the Andaman & Nicobar
Military Command to engage in an operation.
• Looking at the number, & classes of vessels employed, it almost
seems like a war and could not have missed public attention.
• Indeed the operation made news, but the fleet identity and role of ANC
were lost in details because the ambition of the project got all the
limelight.
• What was the ambition?
Q. 62 : Military
Next Slide - 69

• Differing from the Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum mechanics,
this alternative is one of the Minority Interpretations.
• The paper published in Indian Physics Journal – Pramaan is also
archived at CERN. It is authored by Ulrich Mohroff.
• The Interpretation relies on the objective fuzziness (misunderstood as
uncertainty).
• The author trained at IISC, is an Indologist & attempts to connect QM
to Upanishads. The author has named the Interpretation after a U.T in
India which was brought to light by Yann Martel & Roald Dahl in their
seminal and entertaining works.
• Which U.T?
Q.63 : Science
Next Slide - 70

• Located in the Dacoit capital of India (Morena, Chambal), the Chausath
yogini Temple was built in 1323 AD and has been declared ancient
historical Monument by Archaeological Society of India.
• About 600 Years later, the Architecture is believed to have Inspired
someone to make a powerful building with 144 pillars, instead of the
64 that lend the temple its name.
• The temple being Hindu in Architecture misses the Dome which the
Inspired architecture added to the building in Question.
• What is inspired by the 64 yogini Temple?
Q.64 : The category is the Answer!
Next Slide - 71

• Gandharvasena (King of Ujjain) kidnapped a nun Sarasvati's.
Sarasvati’s brother, a monk, sought help from King Sahi of Sistan.
• The king was defeated and retreated to a forest where he was killed by
a tiger. His Son, X being brought up in forest ruled from there.
• Later X invaded Ujjain, reclaimed the territory and drove away the clan
to which King Sahi Belonged.
• To commemorate this event, he started something in his name which
continues till today ad perhaps forever will.
• His creation also had an effect on Nepal’s celebration of new
constitution.
• What was the creation?
Q.65 : Mythology (Historical may be)
Next Slide - 72

• Tourists in North India often desire to travel by a service X which
spends some time at the X tunnel (in X) named after Colonel X.
• In an attempt to win public applaud, X ordered the drilling of tunnel
from both ends of mountain and due to his hilariously wrong
calculations, failed.
• Govt. Fined him 1 Rupee Symbolically. Workers hated him & he
became a laughing stock. Unable to digest this, he rode his horse
straight till the end of one of the tunnels.
• The other tunnel was completed later. The tunnel where he drove is
now frequented by youth because the colonel has spoken to & met
many inside the tunnel. Identify the city or colonel X.
Q.66 : Travel & Tourism
Next Slide - 73

• The following audio is from ABP Majha’s launch of Photo biography of
a Person which is evident from the Audio. Identify the Voice Artist they
roped in for the job.
Q. 67 :
Next Slide - 74

• The cabinet minister equivalent post held only by these persons has
also been unoccupied for 32 years in the History of India. What Post?
Q. Election & Politics
Next Slide - 77

Q. : Constitution
Next Slide - 79
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