PARAKH | Vividh Bharat | 11 July 2021

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Sabhyata Dwar (Civilization Gate) is a sandstone arch situated on the
banks of river Ganges. The monument was opened in 2018 to celebrate
the ancient city of Patna or Patliputra, which was an important centre of
Indian civilization.
The Northern and Southern faces of the Gateway, each bear two ancient
inscriptions. Out of these four, three belong to Ashoka, Gautam Buddha
and Mahavira. The fourth inscription belongs to a foreign envoy who
was all in praise for the city of Patliputra.
Here is what it reads "पाट लपुत्र का वैभव एवं एश्वयर्सि प सर्सिअन साम्रज्य क
े महान शहरो
सुसा एवं एकबताना से कहीं बढकर है" (Translation: The splendor and opulence of
Pataliputra exceeds that of the great cities of the Persian Empire, Susa
and Ekbatana.)
Who is this foreign envoy?

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Megasthenes
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X-Y ( X and Y are two rhyming words) is an indigenous sport which can be
said similar to 1 vs 1 Kabbadi. In this sport there are usually 9 trenches
and these trenches have to be passed by players without being touched
by defending team players. So basically there is 1 vs 1 kabaddi going on
at each trench.
This sport X-Y, came into international light when ﬁrst south asian
championship of this sport happened in Bhutan in 2013. That
championship was also won by India.
The word X in X-Y is also used for paternal aunt in the language which is
native to the state from where it is believed that X-Y came.
Give X-Y or the two-word perfectly rhyming name of this sport
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Atya-Patya
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According to the Puranas, he was born in the most fearless Andhaka clan
of the mighty Yadavas, and son of Hŗidika. Unlike the more hotheaded,
independent-thinking Satyaki, X is more subdued and traditional. When
Satyaki breaks bonds with the Narayani army, holding his ties to his
teacher Arjuna and his relative Krishna, X fights for the Kauravas, since
Krishna had promised Duryodhan that his Narayani army will fight for
Kauravas. Throughout the war, X takes part in many acts. He engages in
the killing of Abhimanyu (his own student), he checks Bhima's advance
on the 14th day and defends Jayadratha against Arjuna. He also does not
protest when Ashwatthama proposes they kill the Pandavas in their
sleep. Far from being morally accepting of such acts, X is portrayed as a
very dutiful soldier. What his senior officer commands, he will execute
without failure.
Identify X.
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Kritavarma
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Structures like this are a very important part of the traditional society of
this region. These were the most important and the biggest building in
the village. Young boys who had attained puberty would not be allowed
to sleep in their parent’s house but slept in these buildings until they got
married. Here, they were taught military tactics, handicrafts and other life
skills apart from values like respect, bravery and hospitality. They were
also told folktales and learnt the customs of the clan.
It also served as a place where human and animal skulls were kept as
relics, and a meeting point for discussing important matters related to
the village.
In which state would one ﬁnd these buildings?
(Image Follows)
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Nagaland
Morungs
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Which comic character’s proﬁle is this?
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Regarded as one of the most important South Indian kings, he helped
expand the inﬂuence of his kingdom for the ﬁrst time to North India and
as well as to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and all the way south till
Java. This helped establish his kingdom as a strongest maritime empire
which built on the works of his famous father, who reinstated their
kingdom’s power after a long hiatus. He is better known for his victory of
kingdoms surrounding the river in North India which earned him a title
X, named after that river. He further built a capital city under the name
X and relocated his kingdom’s capital from Thanjavur to this city which
are both home to one of the greatest architectural marvels of South
India.
Identify X, the title he earned.
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Gangaikonda Cholan
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The rulers of this dynasty initially followed a religion from the native
land but as their reign expanded, they later assimilated Hindu customs
and traditions. Though, their original religion and customs left an
impression.
Like the pyramids at Egypt, they also celebrated the dead by burying
them in hemispherical mounds. Although, they used to be ﬁlled with
riches but since the medieval ages people have robbed them before
these were protected as heritage sites.
Another inﬂuence can be seen by their association with the number 8
or the octagonal shape. Almost all their coins and the temples built
during their time are octagonal in shape.
Which dynasty are we talking about? (Image on the next slide)
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Ahoms
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This romantic masterpiece was originally
titled after this train, which put the story
right on track.
However, in the film the route followed by
the train is different than what it actually
follows. The train actually runs between
Mumbai and Ferozepur, but in the movie, it
takes western route (via Kota) and the final
destination is almost 400 km away from
Ferozepur.
Identify the movie
.
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Jab We Met
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In the months of April and May, when the Maharashtra was under
frequent lockdowns and curfews with high number of cases. A certain
demography shifted themselves out of the state to continue with their
livelihood which was affected by lockdowns.
In this situation, locations like Goa, Gujarat, Silvassa and Hyderabad
were the first choice of most of those shifting out of Maharashtra.
While the first three might have gained priority for their proximity to the
original location; Hyderabad was a choice for many for it hosts an entity,
the largest of its kind in the world, which would have been very ideal
place to continue their professions.
Which demography of the population are we talking about?
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TV Show Cast and Crew
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Recently, a life-sized sculpture of a caricature
of X was installed in a Wildlife sanctuary and X
is also made the mascot of that Wildlife
sanctuary. The aim was to raise awareness
about the alarming decrease in their
numbers and to endorse the sanctuary.
These creatures are mostly found in
wetlands, especially mangroves. Equipped
with webbed feets and a thick layer of
waterproof layer, they are great swimmers
too!
X is also homophonic to a type of tea.
Identify X(proper noun).
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Macha the ﬁshing cat
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X, a famous personality from 15th
century, being born in the family of
JULAHA, used to sell sarees . Due to
the JULAHA’s association with
weaving an award is named in
honour of X by the Indian
government
Identify X.
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Sant Kabir Award
for weaving
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The image (present in next slide) is from a school in Ladakh which has
become a tourist spot, not only for its eco-friendly education system but
also because of something that happened here in September 2008
which made this place of the school shown in the photograph, famous
all over India (or even the world) an year later.
The school painted this place after this phenomenon and has now
created a replica of this location at a corner of the school so as to not
disturb the students by the constant inﬂux of tourists.
Why did it come into limelight?
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3 Idiots
Druk Padma Karpo School in Leh
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Bhasa, the sanskrit playwright wrote around the same time as Bharata
was writing Natyashastra. Thus in many of his playwrights, the rules of
Natya Shastra aren't followed. He was perhaps the only Sanskrit writer
who added tragic elements to his works
One such work of his is - Urubhanga (lit. Breaking of thighs), which is
based on a part of a more longer and famous work. Urubhanga
focuses on the time of and after the central character’s last duel, which
he lost ultimately leading to his death and defeat in the war. While the
central character of Urubhanga is portrayed as a villain and being on
the wrong side in the original work, in Bhasa’s work he is portrayed as
one with heroic courage who accepts his inevitable end.
Who is the central character in Urubhanga?
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Duryodhana
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In the early months of Covid pandemic in India in 2020, a group of
artisans from a specific area in Jharkhand modified their traditional
artform to prepare masks to fight the virus. They had started working
on this artform quite early for their use in April for the traditional
New Year celebrations, but since the pandemic was declared, there
work would have been a waste if not for redesigning them to be used
for Coronavirus masks.
Since the artform traditionally depicts the triumph of good over evil,
it is quite apt that these masks came up as the weapon in the war
against the virus.
Which artform are we talking about? (Images follows in the next
slide)
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Chhau masks
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Not to be confused by the royal palace from which the design of this is
inspired, where would you ﬁnd this railway station?
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Agartala Railway Station
Modelled after Ujjayanta Palace
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This legislative assembly initially had 25 vacant seats. With subsequent
amendments, which although increased the number of seats in the
legislative assembly, the number of vacant seats dropped to 24 and has
remained so since. These seats remain vacant, no elections are held to
ﬁll up these seats and neither are these seats taken into account for
reckoning the total membership of the assembly. Even after a very
important change that occurred around two years back, the number of
these seats didn’t change.
Interestingly, the Lok Sabha has no seats from this region (from which
these 24 assembly seats belong to).
Which legislative assembly?
Why are the 24 seats always vacant?
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Jammu & Kashmir
24 seats belong to PoK
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The life of this lady was, as highlighted by the newspaper headline of 1981, “THE FAIRY TALE
THAT TURNED NIGHTMARE?”. It was a review of her recently published autobiography, only
last year she had a divorce out of a marriage that lasted less than two decades.
She grew as an orphan in New York but met a real life prince of an Asian state, while
majoring in Asian studies. They fell in love and married a few years later. She was soon
crowned as the Queen. The kingdom was a small one, surrounded and threatened by
countries on all sides. Yet, her husband, as an able ruler, retained a measure of independence.
Generally, the Indian government used to address the kings of states such as these as
‘Maharaja’, but on the king’s special request, he was addressed as X instead, (which means
righteous ruler), the traditional title by which the kings of this dynasty were addressed.
When all was going well, the fairy tale converted into a nightmare. Both of them had an aﬀair
outside marriage while the state itself was under annexation threats from India. At last,
the state was annexed into India and the king put under house arrest. She along with her
children returned to the USA to avoid house arrest. She now lives as a lecturer and author.
Which kingdom was she the queen of?
What was the title given to the king? (Image follows)
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Sikkim
Chogyal
(Hope Cooke was the last
Gyalmo or queen of Sikkim)
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Commissioned in 1628, it took 7 years to complete and it is believed to have
cost twice as much as the Taj Mahal. It served as a grandiose display of the
extravagance of the Mughal treasury to the world. One of the more detailed
assessments of it was made by, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who was a personal
guest of Aurangzeb when he saw it in 1665.
A verse praising the achievements of Shah Jahan was engraved on it. There
were silver steps leading up to a 6 ft by 4 ft platform.….. was elevated about
25 inches high over four gold encased feet. An arched silk canopy covered the
platform and was supported by 12 gold columns, which were decorated by
bands of pearls that weighed 6 to 10 carats each!
It is now used to refer to the monarchy of another country.
Identify this Mughal construction and which country’s monarchy is
referred to by this name.
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Peacock Throne
Iran
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X is a famous, albeit controversial Indian Godman. He criticised
orthodox Indian religions as dead, ﬁlled with empty ritual, oppressing
their followers with fears of damnation and promises of blessings.
Such statements made him controversial, but gained him a loyal
following that included a number of wealthy merchants and businessmen
X, largely active between 1960 to late 1980s was the subject of a famous
Netﬂix documentary, named Y. The documentary focuses on the
exploits of X in a particular region of Oregon,USA. This region was
incorporated as a city between 1981 and 1988.
ID X, the godman, and Y, the documentary.
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X: Rajneesh/Osho
Y: Wild Wild
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A household name after the serial aired on Doordarshan in the late 1980s, the
character made a comeback twice in the new millennium. Once as a detective in the
last decade and again as new generation show with new stories recently in Dec
2020. In all the three serials, the character has been played by the same actor.
The original character is based on the character of common man created by R. K.
Lakshman who deals with the everyday problems issues of middle-class Indians.
The detective series had just taken the character and name of the lead, but had
nothing to do with the original serial. It talks about what he does after retirement.
He doesn’t solve hard-core crimes but simple issues like electricity cuts and water
problem.
In the currently running follow up series, the focus of the show has shifted from him
to his son and daughter-in-law and their kids. The show still focuses on the
everyday struggles of the common man from the perspective of three generations.
Name the character of the original show and the actor who played this role all
three times.
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Srinivas Wagle
Played by Anjan Srivastav
Wagle ki Duniya
Detective Wagle
Wagle ki Duniya: Nayi Peedhi ke Naye Kisse
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01. 02.
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in order of team 1 to 8
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DIRECT: +10/0
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In April 2021, when the CoVid cases started rising, lockdowns and night
curfews were imposed at many places. Among others, it disrupted the
business of a certain group of people who generally have their best
business during speciﬁc times of the year, one such period fell in the mid
of April, this year.
Traditionally, their ‘job’ is done at night but since the night curfews were
imposed, either they received cancellations from their clients or were
asked to ‘perform’ their jobs during the daytime. Some clients have also
asked them if the job could be done virtually over online meetings.
Who are these people? OR, What are their jobs?
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Jagran / Mata ki Chowki
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The director got the idea for the ﬁlm while visiting a music shop with a
certain rock artist who famously organizes birthday concert for a
now-Nobel Laureate since 1972. The director thought that the
North-East India only comes in news for all the wrong reasons, while
neglecting all the positives of this music-loving region.
In this ﬁlm he traces the journey of 8 rock bands, one each from the
seven sisters and Sikkim, which ends at the day-long birthday concert
organized on 24 May 2011.
Name the Nobel Laureate.
Name the rock artist from NE India.
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Bob Dylan
Lou Majaw
Film is Guns and Guitars
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In the following slide, you’ll ﬁnd this letter addressed to President Jimmy
Carter from a member of the US Congress about a CIA mission.
The article mentioned starts by claiming that the Himalayan region hosts
a deadly secret as the CIA had lost a nuclear device on a mountainside
in India’s Uttar Pradesh state which could possibly inﬁltrate the
Himalayan snow and the Ganges river.
The joint mission of the CIA and the Indian government, was headed by
an Indian who was just awarded the Padma Bhushan for a 1965
expedition that he led.
Which mountain is being talked about? Also name the Indian
personality.
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Nanda Devi or Nanda Kot
Manmohan Singh Kohli
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The given photograph is of a part of a temple situated at a historic site, now in ruins.
The temple has 56 such pillars, all of which are monoliths i.e. carved out of a single
rock. When struck, these pillars emit sounds that sounds like music. Although it
isn’t sure if it was done on purpose but scholars believe it is highly unlikely that this
property of the pillars is by accident. A variety of Indian classical texts talk about the
architecture and the sound emitting properties of stones.
Some of the interesting things you can see here are:
● Set of towers which emit sound similar to the seven notes of Indian classical
music
● Pillars having sculptures of instrument player emit sounds very similar to the
instrument seen in the sculptures. Eg, pillar with cymbal player and
mridangam.
Which site are we talking about?
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Vittal Temple, Hampi
#south india
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This piece of land, named after the river that ﬂows here is a prime
example of how international borders can divide countries but not
nature.
The land on the Indian side is a UNESCO World Heritage Site while the
land on the other side which has the same name, albeit with the Royal
preﬁx is on the tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
This land boasts of being the home to multiple cat species in a single
area. Also among others, it is home to pygmy hog, Indian elephant,
clouded leopards, sloth bear and Golden Langur.
Name the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Royal Manas National Park is in Bhutan
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Mr. Raman belongs to one of India's oldest silk weaving families in India. There clients
have included Indira Gandhi, Maharani Gayatri Devi, Maharani of Mysore, actress
Nargis among other legendary names.
One of his most famous creations was a blue color he made in the 1950s for one of
his clients. The color was unique for it was made with artiﬁcial dyes which was
relatively new in the dyeing industry of India in the 1950s. The client famously wore
this blue color Kanjivaram sarees in her appearances, which is why Mr. Raman named
the blue color in her honour.
Name the Bharat Ratna winner client.
The high end saree store store owned by this family again came into prominence
around two and a half years back when the bride of a high proﬁle Mangalorean
wedding chose to wear the Kanjivaram sarees made by them at her wedding in Italy
and reception in Bengaluru. The saree featured a two-headed creature, whose two
heads represent wisdom (spiritual wealth) and prosperity (material wealth).
Which creature ?
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M.S. Subbulakshmi (MS BLUE)
Gandaberunda
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One of the most interesting anecdotes about this film is how the director
had made it clear to the writer that audiences should know from the very
start that the lead character was going to die. He wanted the audience to
concentrate on the life of this character and not on the fact whether he
would survive or not.
The film starts with an award ceremony. A doctor has won the Saraswati
Puraskar for his debut literary work, which has the same name as the
movie. The recipient goes on to describe how this work was not fictional
but a real-life account.
Name this movie.
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Anand
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The plant you see in the image grows in marshy water bodies and has a very soft and
white core which makes it very suitable for artisans to work upon. The material is white
in color with very much the texture of thermocol or styrofoam. Objects made of it can
be intricately designed, and are very light and feel like made of paper. It is a very
eco-friendly artform and is used widely across the states where the plant is grown - from
ornamentation of statues and idols to puppets to decorations. It is also used to make
headgears of various types.
One of the classical dance forms of India has the headgear designed from this very
material as seen in the photograph.
Name the dance form.
In the neighbouring state of the state of this dance form, owing to its divine origin and
white colour, the substance is considered auspicious, pure, and hence used during
religious and social functions. A conical headgear made of this substance is seen at a
certain traditional events as it is believed to be pure and one which brings good luck.
Where would one notice this headgear? (Images on the next slide)
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(the plant) (the headgear of classical dance)

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Odissi dance
Bengali
wedding
Shola topor and shola
mukut worn by the
bridegroom and bride
respectively
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contains 5 questions on
Indian Postage Stamps
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the context of the stamp
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What event is being referenced here?
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What is being represented?
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Which 14th century Literary genius?
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The 100th year
anniversary of which
publication is being
celebrated?
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Which eponymous business group was founded by
him?
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This Indian’s speech at the world’s stage in the last decade was one to
remember. Firstly, his speech started by addressing the ______ of the world (the
very reason for which he was present) even before he acknowledged the
distinguished royals, guests and everyone else. The speech started in Hindi and
then recited a shloka from the Vedas before he switched to English.
Friends, the ______ ______ has generously invited me.... (to give a speech)....
Respectfully, I am unable to do that. Because, I am representing here – the sound of
silence. The cry of innocence. And, the face of invisibility.
Quite interestingly, though he still gave a speech, in between the speech he
realized that one page of his speech was missing which was then delivered to
him on the stage.
Who’s this individual?
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Kailash Satyarthi
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The origin of this Brahmin community is debatable but one popular
mythological tales states that when one person, deﬁled by the killings he
had committed, was looking for Brahmins to perform the rituals, no
Brahmin came forward, so he chose 14 corpses he found in the Konkan
region, he puriﬁed them on pyre and restored them to life so that they
could perform the rituals. Thus the community gained its name which
means, pure of the pyre.
Which mythological character?
In under an year after the Partition riots, this community was at the
receiving end of yet another massacre which started after an infamous
action by a member of this community?
What instigated these riots?
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Parshuram
Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination
Nathuram Godse was a member of this community - Chitpawan
Brahmins
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Extract from The Hindu about an individual:
One can see his ﬂeeting Impressionist landscapes from his travels across India
mature into post-Impressionist work that focused on personal expression
soon after his move to France. A chance encounter in Srinagar with
photographer Henri Cartier Bresson in 1948 had already made ____ aware of
the importance of structure and form. The inspiration he needed to build on
these elements came from studying the sculpturally inclined and highly
subject-oriented work of Cézanne and in time, the <REDACTED> became his
very own Mont-Saint Victoire. Colour, always a forte with ____, played a vital
role over the years in its orchestration alongside the use of lines, spaces and
proportions to complete his carefully constructed landscapes.
What repeated occurrence, synonymous with him, one can ﬁnd in
his works? Also, name the person in question.
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Syed Haider Raza and
the bindu and its radiating concentric circles
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This Russian microbiologist did extensive work in developing a vaccine against Cholera
and bubonic plague. He arrived in India in 1896, as he believed that India was a
suitable place for large scale testing of his vaccines.
In 1899, he established a research institute for himself in Mumbai, which now bears
his name. He was a pioneer of the vaccination drive of cholera and plague that spread
in India at that time.
During one of his vaccination programs in Mulkowal in Punjab, 19 people died of
tetanus after being inoculated the vaccine. Fingers were raised on him, something had
gone wrong with one of the vaccine bottles. A committee was setup which declared
him guilty, the whole incident was called the ‘Little Dreyfus aﬀair’ due to his Jewish
heritage. But he had the support of fellow scientists who believed that he was
innocent, later it was proved that it was the fault of one of his assistants who had put a
dirty lid on the vaccine bottles. He was acquitted and started working again in Calcutta.
Who’s this gentleman we are talking about?
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व
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ANS
Waldemar Haﬀkine
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At the onset of winter, the Department of Tourism of Manipur hosts a
10-day festival to showcase and celebrate the state’s culture. It is named
after a state symbol of Manipur.
What is it named after?
One of the latest additions to this festival is an event organized to
celebrate a yearly natural occurrence in the town of Mao which attracts a
lot of people. The state government plans to invite delegations from
countries like Japan where similar events are world famous.
Which event?
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Sangai Festival
Cherry Blossom Festival
5
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This site achieved the distinction of being the ﬁrst UNESCO World Heritage
Site to be ‘virtually’ deposited into the Arctic World Archives only last year.
Before being discovered by accident by an Englishman around 200 years
ago, the site was forgotten for centuries, probably due to the dense forests
surrounding it.
In 2012, the state government also planned to make complete replicas of
four ‘portions’ of this site so as to reduce crowding in the originals, and
enable visitors to receive a better visual idea, which was diﬃcult due to dim
light in original site. Though, these were not a success as visitors still opted
for the original.
Identify this site we are talking about.
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Ajanta Caves
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The ﬁrst British Royal Navy ship to be built outside its home country was
built in Bombay in early 1800s. The order of construction was received by
a member of X (last name) family. The last name literally means
shipbuilder. It’s also claimed that national anthem of a country was also
conceived on board.
The person shown in the next slide is a lawyer, amateur poet and author.
He was sent on board to negotiate the release of prisoners. They were
however not allowed to return and he had to witness the bombings on his
countrymen. The glimpse of the ﬂag of his country inspired him to write a
song which later was adopted as the national anthem of the country.
ID the anthem and X, the family.
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The Star-Spangled Banner
X- Wadia
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X is an Indian art form, which is a branch of Mughal painting. With influences
from Persian and British styles, the artform shows a infrequent fusion of
native and foreign elements. But, unlike Mughal paintings, X draws
inspiration from daily life of common people. Caste occupations and local
festivals dominate the subject of these paintings. These paintings don’t have
any landscape and are painted directly with a brush.
Known for the development in shading of solid shapes, this art form is
characterized by scrawny faces, thick eyebrows and sunken eyes.
After attaining fame and glory, by late 19th / early 20th century, X saw a
decline in demand and patronage. A possible reason might be the
competition it faced from other folk art form, which is marketed both at home
and abroad. Identify X.
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Patna Kalam
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