Khosla - Chief Justice of India Justice - Judiciary Mukherjee - President of India Shah - Prime Minister of India Nawaz Khan - Politician from Pakistan These names are related as they represent prominent individuals from the legal and political spheres in India and Pakistan. The ashes connection is: - Khosla Commission was formed to investigate the circumstances around Subhash Chandra Bose's death. - The judiciary and president would be involved in any legal matters or investigations. - Prime Minister and politicians would be interested in historical political figures like Bose. - Nawaz Khan represents Pakistan's involvement as Bose had sought help from Axis powers like Germany

1. Questions researched and
formed by:-
ROHIT DANGI
ANUJ PATTANAIK
MAHEK JAIN

2. ROUND -1
BOUNCE AND POUNCE ROUND
● DIRECT/BOUNCE +10/0
● POUNCE +20/-10 (you can pounce on your direct to
grab 10 extra points)
● If question contains two parts and is pounced,make
sure both the parts are answered.
● The Quizmasters’ decision is final and binding.

3. By the early 1980s, the concept of a personal _ _ _ _ _ was unheard of in
India. Once part of the Indian team, _ _ _ _ _ at the national camp took over.
X was adamant to change the system. First tried to convince federation
officials, but when that failed, X went to the concerned ministry. Finally,
knocked on the door of prime minister Indira Gandhi. “The prime minister
was not in her office but I met PC Alexander (principal secretary) and told
him why it was crucial for Y to travel with me. Mr Alexander said, ‘don’t
worry, it will be done’.”
This was a start of great journey Y moved on the create two records in indian
history most recent in 2021.
Id X and Y.

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5. X- P.T. USHA
Y- NAMBIAR SIR

6. A 1920’s book by American historian _____________which was a critical
analysis and a direct attack on Indian society, religion and culture. Book
created outrage across India, and it was burned along with her effigy. Annie
Besant called it "a remarkably wicked book slandering the whole Indian
people". Another person X heavily criticized it calling it the report of a drain
inspector. Three decades later a Hindi epic film Y was made which was a
deliberate rebuke to the American historian’s book. Y is also the title of
book.
Id X and Y.

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8. X-Mahatma Gandhi
y:

9. As a child this anecdote was shared to me and quite sure to most of
other children in India. The story goes as… ‘on an ordinary day, X
opened his letters and to his surprise, found that they were from
Japan. The letters addressed to him were written by school children.
The strange request the letters carried amused him. The Japanese
school children asked him for an ________ in gift.’ The reason why
the Japanese wanted it was because, during the war they had lost
two of them. Immediately, he set about finding the present. When his
search ended he sent it to Japan. The gift was named after X’s
daughter.
Id X and FITB.

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11. X- Jawaharlal Nehru
Gift- Elephant

12. The story of first nizam of Hyderabad goes as that the Pir, Hazrat
Nizamuddin, invited him for a meal and offered him X tied in a yellow cloth.
The hungry nizam (to become) ate seven of X and after his meal Hazrat
Nizamuddin blessed him that one day he would be king and his descendants
would rule for seven generations. The prophecy soon came true when
Mughal empire collapsed and surprisingly the dynasty was ruled by the next
seven generations.The seventh descendent Nawab Sir Osman Ali Khan joined the
Indian union.
As a gratitude to the saint who had blessed him the first nizam did something
to commemorate the saint and which eventually led to the immense
popularity of X across India and is still a popular delicacy.
Id X and what was done by nizam.

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14. X - KULCHA
The symbol of kulcha was adopted as a part of his royal insignia and yellow to
colour of his flag to denote the cloth in which the pir’s kulchas were packed.

15. In the second set of his book, X shifts from the grief-stricken
Tang era to the quaint dwelling of the English poet and
Anglican priest _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (6,7) who died in his
Salisbury house. X decided to buy the Old Rectory of 17th
century, (up for sale) in Salisbury, he had a colloquy with him
as to whether to buy the house or not. His fear of living with
spirit of the former owner and his feeling like an unworthy
guest echoes in the poem ‘_ _ _ _.’
Id X and second blank

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17. X- Vikram Seth (house of George Herbert)
Poem- Host

18. First originated in France and were later developed in Australia because of
the high demands and usage! These are quite popular in other countries too
and it is also said that they interrupt the natural cycle of soil erosion and
nutrition!
For the first time they were scene in India around late 1950's. They could be
observed in a C shaped formation from an aerial view of X. X is a by-product
of a failed Backbay reclamation project! proposed in the year 1860 first, and
was again started in the 1920s. However, the project was put aside due to
several wars and defective plans. Because of such issues, only 440 acres of
reclaimed land was left (planned was 1500 acres), wherein military took 235
acres and 17 acres became what we call as ‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _’ today.
What is being talked about and ID X

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20. X- marine drive
Blank- tetrapods

21. Identify the speaker and give funda!

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24. Julius Robert Oppenheimer
He played a crucial role in the Manhattan Project that during World War II produced
the first nuclear weapons, he’s now remembered as the”father of the atomic bomb.”
The first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945, in the Trinity test in New
Mexico. Oppenheimer later remarked that it brought to mind words from the Bhagavad Gita:
"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."

25. A letter from x to y
“You’re a _ _ _ _ _, I’m a _ _ _ _ _. To be a Kashmiri is to be handsome,
and to be handsome … I don’t know………..Between us brothers, do
this: call me back to India……..The country was partitioned. Radcliffe
put Patel to do the dirty work. You’ve illegally occupied Junagarh, which
a Kashmiri could do only under the influence of a Maratha. I mean Patel.
(God forgive him!)............Several suits have already been filed against
me on charges of obscenity…..”
ID X and Y

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27. X-Saadat Hasan Manto
Y- Jawaharlal Nehru

28. Many Indian historians belived X was responsible for the destruction of
cultural heritage in India during his rule. During his tenure he crushed the
community of Y by killing hundreds of unarmed civilians including
women and children. The day of the genocide coincided with the event of
____ which turned to be a dark horror night for them. The event is not
celebrate even till this day, a custom dating back two century, as this day
marks the event when several of their ancestors were killed by the
butcher.
Id X, Y and what event are we talking about

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30. X- tipu sultan
Y- mandyam iyengars
Event- diwali festival

31. A privilege given to no other in this country ( for geographic reasons ),
a concept much highlighted and debated when Abhijit Banerjee won
nobel.
Use the image of a chiefs house in next slide to figure out the privilege
and Id the section of people who enjoy this.

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34. The Konyaks or the
Headhunter of Nagaland
They enjoy dual citizenship
and participate in both
countries voting.
The border divides the chiefs
house equally in two parts.
The family sleeps in India
and eats in Myanmar

35. X was a junior sailor in british royal navy. He became a favourite at the port town
dances and would go on to win the top spot at the South of England rock ‘n’ roll
championship.
His claim to fame was a a song (in next slide) for a movie starring Waheeda Rehman
and Sunil Dutt. He won a local competition in Mumbai for the song he was tagged
‘the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of bombay’ (3,5,7,2,6)
The stardom lasted a short while as the naval authorities gave him the choice of
leaving films for good or face a court martial for acting without permission. He turned
down the film offers that flooded him. “I have no regrets because the navy gave me so
much. I attended Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953, trained as an engineer and
was decorated with service medals.”
ID X and the name tagged to him.

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39. IQBAL SINGH
‘The Elvis Presley of Bombay’
Actually, the original lyrics by Jaipuri were ‘Bombshell baby of Bombay’ but
the censors objected and so the title line was replaced Beautiful baby of
Broadway

40. Tibetan Buddhists split into different schools and sects based on different interpretations of
Buddha’s teachings. They were known from ________ which they wore on formal occasions.
The Gelugpa; Kagyupa; and the Nyingma, Sakya and Drukpa.
The Gulegpa the sect to which the Dalai Lama belongs, held power in Tibet. The leader of the
Gelugpa sect in Bhutan, known as Mera Lama faced several attacks from the Nyingma, Sakya
and Drukpa sect in Bhutan and there were even attempts to assassinate the Mera Lama.
Sometime in the 1640s, on the advice of the 5th Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Mera Lama decided to
shift his base. After a long search, the Mera Lama found his horse grazing high up on a hill
overlooking a beautiful valley. Thinking it was a divine message, Mera Lama decided to shift
his headquarters to this new site, which he named _ _ _ _ _ _ or ‘Chosen by a Horse’.
Though the exact date of its construction is not known, it is estimated that it was built between
1643 and 1647 CE.
What fashion entity separated the sects and how can one observe it in present time?
What was the new headquarter of Mera Lama.

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42. They were known from the colour of the hats which they wore on formal occasions.
Every roof at Tawang Monastery is yellow.
Mere Lama moved from Bhutan to TAWANG.
(The Gulegpa or Yellow Hats, Kagyupa or the Black Hats and the Nyingma, Sakya and Drukpa who wore Red Hats)

43. ROUND -2
CONNECT
(4 questions)
● Only Pounce
● +10/no negative

44. CONNECT

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46. Movie Adaptations of Premchand’s Literary work

47. C
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49. Amrita Bazar Patrika stopped publishing news
in Bengali and became an English newspaper
overnight!
Because of VERNACULAR PRESS ACT OF
1878!
LORD LYTTON
(04 April 1878)~(11 April 1878)

50. CONNECT

51. SAFETY SLIDE

52. 1. the bhadrakali temple in Warangal( now Andhra pradesh)
2. Khilji(Ranveer’s character in Padmavat)
3. iran flag
4. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
5. treaty of Lahore signed between EIC and Deelip Singh
Kohinoor was in the eye of the deity in this temple.
When khilji was ransacking south India he took it and brought it to the Delhi sultanate.
When Nader shah invaded india he took it to Iran but after a decade or two sher Shuja
Durrani bought it back to Ranjit Singh. After his death, EIC forced his son to sign this treaty
and got hold of this diamond.
Koh-i-Noor

53. Krauncha (Heron)
Makara (Crocodile)
Kurma (Tortoise or Turtle)
Trishula (Trident)
Chakra (Wheel )
Kamala or Padma (Lotus)
Garud (Eagle )
Oormi (Ocean )
Mandala (Galaxy )
Vajra (Diamond or Thunderbolt )
Shakata (Box )
Asura (Demon )
Deva (Divine )
Soochi (Needle)
Sringataka (Horned )
Chandrakala (Crescent or Curved Blade)
Mala (Garland)
CONNECT

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55. Vyuhas( Battle formations) used in Mahabharat war.

56. ROUND -3
MEGA CONNECT

57. +100/-50
SLIDE 1

59. +80 / -40
SLIDE 2

61. +60 / -30
SLIDE 3

62. Khosla Justice Mukherjee Shah Nawaz Khan

63. +40 / -20
SLIDE 4

65. +20 / -10
FINAL SLIDE

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68. ANSWER:
ASHES OF S.C. BOSE WITH THE PRIEST OF RENKOJI TEMPLE JAPAN.