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6. Q 1)
● In the movie Kaddipudi, Shivanna plays the role of a local ex don, who has given up
the path of dadagiri and tries to lead a normal life. In one scene of the movie, he is
confronted on the road by a reckless biker, leading to an ugly verbal altercation.
● Though he is enraged, Shivanna tries to stick to his ex-don image. The biker abuses
Shivanna using a commonly heard street slang in Kannada to Shivanna.
● The director uses the next shot to ensure the visuals/location of the shot show an
apt response to the biker, much to the relief of Shivanna fans.
● ID the common street slang and describe the visuals/location in the shot
mentioned.
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● NIM APPANDA ROAD?
● CUT TO DR RAJ ROAD
9. Q 2)
● Constructed by Kempegowda in the 16th century, this compound of structures
are of great scientific significance.
● Apart from Jantar Mantar in Delhi, this is said to be the closest example of an
ancient astronomical observatory.
● The two monolithic, large circular discs stand tall and parallel to each other and
face the east and west directions. Recently, the reason of installation of these
two structures was explained by a phenomenon on a particular day of the year.
● What do the two structures signify? Where are they located and which
particular day/phenomenon is being explained here?
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● SUN AND THE MOON
● GAVI
GANGADHARESHWARA
TEMPLE IN BASAVANAGUDI
● MAKARA SANKRANTI/
SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNSET
13. Q 3)
● Puneeth Rajkumar in one of the last promotional campaigns he ever did,
shot an ad for Bangalore based unicorn X.
● In the promo, a famous song featuring Dr Raj is used to highlight the
timeliness with which company X delivers goods and other essentials to
the doorsteps of their customers.
● The opening English words of the famous song from the movie
Operation Diamond Racket only serve to highlight this timeliness and
fits in well with the message the company is trying to get across.
● Which company? Which song?
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● DUNZO
● IF YOU COME TODAY
IT’S TOO LATE
16. Q 4)
Shown in the next slide are two images from the famous
Chitradurga fort. The image on the left has a coiled serpent
etched on the entrance wall to indicate a certain feature and
the second image shows an oil well that was used to store
high quality swords and to hide it from the enemies. Put
funda on the two images .
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● THE SNAKE INDICATES THE
FORT ARCHITECTURE, THE
FORT IS CURVY SO AS TO
PREVENT ENEMIES FROM
GAINING MOMENTUM.
● THE SWORDS WERE STORED
IN OIL TO PREVENT THEM
FROM CORROSION
20. Q 5)
● Vaddaradhane (Worship of Respected Elders) by Shivakotiacharya, is one
of the earliest works in Kannada. A Jain work, it’s greatness lies in the fact
that it rids itself any influence of X that is usually large in any major
classical Kannada work and continues to dominate in the Kannada
language.
● Appearing in this book is the first known reference to the not so boring
dish Y, originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular as breakfast
food in Southern India and in Sri Lanka.
● Id X and Y
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● X - SANSKRIT
● Y - IDLI, REFERRED TO
AS IDALLIGE, A
PREPARATION OF
BLACK GRAM (UDDINA
BELE) BATTER
23. Q 6)
● Ondu Muttina Kathe is a 1987 Kannada film directed by Shankar Nag, starring Rajkumar
and Archana in the lead roles. It is the only movie in which Shankar Nag directed
Rajkumar.
● The movie is based on a book whose title when translated from kannada to english
means X, written by a renowned american author Y, who was also known as “Giant of
American Letters”.
● The movie was not a very successful venture but is still remembered for its brilliant
story and technical superiority. It is considered as the cult classic in the history of
Kannada cinema. The film is also notable for its scenes shot in the Maldives ocean with a
Canadian camera by German cameraman. What is the peculiarity of this movie?
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● X- THE PEARL
● Y- JOHN STEINBECK
● FIRST INDIAN MOVIE TO
BE MAJORLY SHOT
UNDERWATER.
26. Q 7)
● Hemant Rao, the national award winning screenplay writer of movies like
Andhadhun and Kavaludari had this to say about one of the first movies he was a
part of.
● “When we were trying to promote movie X, we decided to print some missing
persons pamphlets as it would go well with the theme of the movie. And as part of
the missing poster we included the name and number of one of the producers of the
movie to keep it authentic. However, this was a huge issue as many people did not
realise that it is promotional material for a movie and took the case seriously. One
person called us crying and lamented the fact that ‘the brother has already left us
and now this man is also missing’ I wish God was kinder to that family.”
● Which movie is Hemant Rao talking about?
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GODHI BANNA
SADARANA MAIKATTU
29. Q 8)
● X is a former Indian cricketer hailing from Mysore, Karnataka. Among
other notable milestones, X was the first Indian batsman to ever achieve
the number one spot in the ICC rankings, in 1975.
● In 2019, a rare clip from a 1979 test match of India versus West indies
surfaced online. In the clip, X was seen playing a shot that strongly mimics
Y, which a former Indian captain is famous for. As a consequence, people
believed that X was the inventor of Y and not the latter.
● ID X and Y
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44. Q 1)
● Nagachandra was a court poet of the Hoysala dynasty and is credited with writing the
Rama Chandra Charitapurana, a Kannada version of the Ramayana
● In this version, Ravana is portrayed more of as an anti hero than a villain and it is
said that he only kidnaps Sita in a moment of weakness and not in any premeditated
fashion.
● He is instead shown as someone who champions the rights of women and constantly
works to empower them.
● Another impactful deviation in this version is that Ravana dies at the hands of
Lakshmana and not Rama despite Rama being the protagonist.
● ID Nagachandra’s better known pen name. Why was this change necessary in this
version of the Ramayana.
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● NAGACHANDRA IS BETTER KNOWN AS
PAMPA
● THE HOYSALAS WERE JAIN KINGS AND
SO THIS VERSION OF THE RAMAYANA IS
A JAIN RETELLING AND SO THE HERO OF
THE STORY COULD NOT KILL ANYONE
SINCE IT WOULD GO AGAINST THE
PRINCIPLE OF AHIMSA
● HENCE LAKSHMANA HAD TO KILL
RAVANA IN THE END SO THAT RAMA
WOULD CONTINUE TO LIVE BY THE
PRINCIPLES OF AHIMSA
47. Q 2)
● Devara Duddu is a Kannada movie starring Rajesh and Srinath. In this movie, Rajesh plays the role of
an impoverished and down on his luck Brahmin who takes money from the hundi of Krishna promising
to pay it back with interest so that he may participate in a crossword competition.
● Krishna, taking pity on Rajesh grants him his wish and he wins the competition. His fortunes take a
turn for the better after this and Rajesh goes on to live a comfortable life.
● However, at the same time, Rajesh becomes arrogant and refuses to honor his promise of paying the
money back and refuses to acknowledge Krishna’s role in his success.
● Krishna determined to teach him a lesson, punishes Rajesh with a host of ailments for which Rajesh is
seen taking a plethora of medicines.
● At this juncture in the movie, Krishna coyly asks him what all medicines he is taking and when Rajesh
lists them out, Krishna says “I am glad you have finally realized that your situation is a direct result of
your own misdeeds.”
● How does Rajesh listing some commonly prescribed antibiotics result in his confession?
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● ALL THE MEDICINES END
WITH THE SUFFIX –MYCIN
(LIKE SAFRAMYCIN) AND
SO KRISHNA SAYS THAT
ALL THIS IS THE RESULTS
OF HIS OWN SINS
50. Q 3)
● Upendra is known for his experimental movies and creative dialogue and
screenplay.
● In 2010, he released the commercially successfully Super which had all the
Upendra-esque scenes and concepts we have come to expect from the real star.
● However, his unique approach to publicise the film is what caught the eyes of
many. The posters for this movie, showed him in his wacky costume and had all
the details one would expect of a film poster except for one glaring detail.
● What was missing? How did this missing detail help publicizing this movie by
better word of mouth advertising?
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● NO MOVIE TITLE ON THE
POSTER. SO THAT PEOPLE
ASK “WHICH MOVIE DID
YOU WATCH” PEOPLE
WOULD REPLY “I WATCHED
(A) SUPER MOVIE”
54. Q 4)
● Shown in the next slide is a picture of the Cubbon Park police station which has a curious
little history behind it.
● In 1906, next to the newly unveiled statue of Queen Victoria stood a police station whose
location created a bareness at the place that irked G H Krumbiegel, then the
Superintendent of Government Gardens in the Maharaja’s administration, who wanted it
removed.
● There was a lot of bureaucracy involved between the two concerned sides. The land
belonging to the police station had to be given some compensation from other side which
required major administrative nods from both the sides involved. Finally, three years after
the subject had first been mooted, the police station got 949 square yards (793 sq m) in
exchange for 1,013 square yards (847 sq m) that had been occupied by the old police station.
● Who were the two sides involved or what was the curious logistical difficulty involved with
the allocation of land for this police station?
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THE STATUE WAS IN THE MAHARAJAH
ADMINISTERED PART OF BANGALORE WHILE
THE POLICE STATION WAS IN THE BRITISH
ADMINISTERED CANTONMENT PART OF THE
CITY.
58. Q 5)
● The origins of this go back to 1917 in the days of steam engines. Steam engines
travelling throughout Karnataka would make routine stops at this quaint station as
it was close to the Shimsha river which allowed for easy recharging of boilers.
● At this junction Ramchandra Budhya an entrepreneur from Kundapura would peddle
his wares regularly to the passengers. On one such occasion, fearing for lack of time,
he tried a flatter variation of his popular ware contrasting the regular shape to
which we are all accustomed. He said that the flatter variation allowed for quicker
processing and saved him time. Soon the flat variant became the norm for him and
travellers still make stops at this junction to indulge themselves.
● What is this the origin story for?
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MADDUR VADE
61. Q 6)
● Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu is a Kannada movie starring Suhasini and
Jai Jagdish directed by K Balachander. It is a remake of a Tamil
movie directed by Balachander starring Sujatha and Kamal Hassan
● In the Kannada remake, Kamal Hassan has a cameo appearance as a
bus conductor on the 14 route bus and has a majority of his screen
time in the song Munde Hogi.
● This minor role of Kamal Hassan has been referenced and paid
tribute to by another Kannada movie early in the 2010s.
● How is the role referenced and paid tribute to?
● The tribute is paid by posing a certain question to a specific
statement.
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PANKAJA SONG
FROM HUDUGARU
64. Q 7)
● On march 3rd, 1984 ,Sati Sulochana was released in karnataka. The film was
shot over a period of two months at the Chatrapathi Studios in Kolhapur,
with a budget of Rs. 40, 000 in hand. 'Sati Sulochana' was later released and
screened for the very first time at the Paramount Theatre (now defunct) in
Bengaluru.The vibrant soundtrack had 30 songs.'Sati Sulochana', came about
as a result of actor R. Nagendra Rao's (known as the father of Kannada
Cinema) sincere endeavor to conceive a full-fledged X resulting in kannada
cinema industry’s first X. Sati sulochana marked the birth of sandalwood.
● What is X.
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FIRST TALKIE IN
KANNADA CINEMA
67. Q 8)
● Huilgol Narayana Rao was a freedom fighter and a playwright in modern Kannada and a author
of a rather significant Kannada song which would go on to receive major recognition by all.
Huilgol Narayana Rao and Gangubai Hangal reportedly sang it in Belgaum at a conference at
Belgaum held in 1924, which was also the venue for the 1924 Indian National Congress Session.
The conference was attended by all who sympathised with the cause of a(n) X.
● Y, by Z, was first written in 1924 and underwent several revisions. It mentions X rather
prophetically for its times and deserved the recognition it received in 2004 by taking over from
Huilgol Narayana Swami’s composition.
● The original version didn’t mention W which caused much disappointment among Kannadigas
as Y didn’t fail to mention prominent individuals along the lines of W who weren’t Kannadigas
but only established centres of their ideologies regions governed by Kannada empires while W
was one among the people. Accordingly this was rectified by Z.
● Id X, Y, Z and W
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72. The X is celebrated to depict the victory of good over evil.
Various historical episodes state that A as a region has played a significant role in
shaping the X, which is celebrated in it. An inland city, A is strategically located in
the geographical centre of the southern peninsula surrounded by hills and valleys,
equidistant from the eastern and western coasts.
Due to its natural defence fortification, many kingdoms like the Gangas, Cholas,
Hoysalas, Vijayanagara emperors, Marathas, Wodeyars of Mysore and even the
British ruled over it. The rulers patronised the X by making donations for its
celebration, the maintenance of B temple where X is held , and initiated one of the
earliest documentations of it during the period of the Wodeyars in 1811.
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73. B is well known in A for its four towers or ‘Kempegowda gopuras’ that were
designated as the outer boundaries of A. This 800 year old temple is unique
not only because of its architecture but also because the deities present
here are the Pandavas and Draupadi. The temple is named after
Yudhishthira, the eldest brother of the Pandavas. Apart from the main
structure, there are temples dedicated to Lord Ganesha and Goddess
Muthyalamma on either side of the main structure.
X is one of the oldest and most famous events held in A, and is a celebration
by the people of the Thigala community. It is believed to be the homecoming
of Draupadi and is celebrated on the day of Chaitra Poornima each year.
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74. Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan spent so much of their time in battle, it is remarkable
that they found the time and the vision to develop A.
Hyder Ali and Tipu preferred Srirangapatna, on the banks of River Kaveri as their
capital city as it was easier to defend. In the course of one of their campaigns in
present day Tamil Nadu, Hyder Ali observed the horticultural skills of the local
farmers known as the Thigalas. He invited them into his service to cultivate a
personal garden C. It was further developed and enriched with many more
botanical species by later administrators.
The Thigalas are known to be the offshoots of Veerakumaras who protected
Draupadi during a dire time. Every year, they celebrate the X at a grand scale,
where a large section of their community lives.
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75. There is a tale that describes the symbolic origin of X due to a scene after the completion of
the Kurukshetra war when Yudhishthira and Draupadi were crowned the king and queen. The
couple witnessed a young woman riding a horse while her husband was walking with her
slippers on his head and his mother limping across the road. This was a sign of the onset of the
D and signalled that it was time for them to make a departure to heaven.
On their way to heaven, Draupadi was confronted by the human form of D. The Pandavas, who
had received news of Krishna’s death, were in no state to help her. Draupadi prayed to Lord
Shiva and Parvati, who gifted her their powers; she was also advised to make a pot and
safeguard her shakti (power) in it and then warriors Veerakumaras were born for its
protection.
X is marked by an 11-day-long period of detailed rituals, an ode to Draupadi, whom the Thigalas
worship as an ideal woman. It is believed that during this time, Draupadi descends from
heaven and stays for three days with the community. The men of the community are
considered to be warriors or veerakumaras of Draupadi's army and one of them is selected to
be the carrier of the X.
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