Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 2001 for his contributions to Hindustani classical music. He was the fourth musician after M.S. Subbulakshmi, Ravi Shankar, and Bhimsen Joshi to receive this honor. The document discusses Ustad Bismillah Khan being awarded the Bharat Ratna.

2. Ustad Bismillah Khan was awarded this
distinction in 2001, becoming the Fourth
classical musician after M. S.
Subbulakshmi, Ravi Shankar and Bhimsen
Joshi to be accorded this distinction. What
are we talking about?

3. WHAT’S COMMON?

4. What
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been
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5. CONNECT

6. 1.A type of Latin American dance music incorporating
elements of jazz and rock.
2.A dance performed to this music.
3. the Spanish term for sauce, and in English-speaking
countries usually refers to the often tomato-based, hot
sauces typical of Mexican cuisine.
4.Different dance styles adopted are:-
3.1 Colombian / Cali style
3.2 Cuban "Casino" style
3.2.1 Miami-style Casino
3.2.2 Rueda de Casino
3.3 Los Angeles style
3.4 New York style

7. • X was created in 1971 for the Hindi magazine Lotpot. It soon
became popular among kids and the elderly alike.
• According to a Diamond Comics press release, the Indian
kids in the age group 10–13 years ranked X as their most
recognizable comic book character.
• Creator of the series, Pran once stated that "Each family has
its own wise old man. He solved his problems with common
sense, but with a touch of humor. Humor is the basis of my
cartoon.“
Identify X

8. Some of Joanne’s literary works include the following.
But we know her for an entirely different reason.
What?
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (1 March
2001)
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard (4 December 2008)
• The Casual Vacancy (27 September 2012)
• The Cuckoo's Calling (as Robert Galbraith) (18 April
2013)

9. A. S. Dileep Kumar is an Indian composer, singer-
songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-
instrumentalist and philanthropist. Described as the
world's most prominent and prolific film composer
by Time. He has won two Academy Awards, two
Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden
Globe, four National Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare
Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. His
extensive body of work for film and the stage earned
him the nickname "the Mozart of Madras”. How do
we better know him?

10. CONNECT

11. X became the first non-European to win the Nobel
Prize in Literature in 1913. X’s compositions were
chosen by two nations as national anthems, one of
them being Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla. On 25
March 2004, X’s Nobel Prize was stolen from the safety
vault of the Y University, along with several other of X’s
personal belongings. On 7 December 2004, the
Swedish Academy decided to present two replicas of
X’s Nobel Prize, one made of gold and the other
made of bronze, to the Y University.
Identify X and Y.

12. X is composed of couplets, five or more. The couplets
may have nothing to do with one another, except for
the formal unity derived from a strict rhyme and
rhythm pattern. The form is ancient, originating in 6th-
century Arabic verse. It is common in X for the poet's
name to be featured in the last verse (a convention
known as takhallus). The X spread into South Asia in
the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics
and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate.

13. Breaking from the Shaivism tradition of
previous kings, this monument was instead
dedicated toVishnu. As the best-preserved
temple at the site, it is the only one to have
remained a significant religious centre since
its foundation – first Hindu, then Buddhist. The
temple is at the top of the high classical style
of Khmer architecture. It has become a
symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its
national flag, and it is the country's prime
attraction for visitors.

14. Mugshot of D-Company gangster, Maya Dolas.
It was crossed with an "X" after his
death, signifying that he was eliminated. The
four hour long shootout was termed as India's
"first daylight encounter" and was
videographed and conducted in full view of
the public. It ended in the deaths of all seven
gangsters, including Maya Dolas, Dilip Buwa
and Anil Pawar.

15. Actually there were two of them, twins .
Even though there was only one in the
movie. Both of them acted in the movie
.That was the only movie they acted till
date. They are Adam and Jacob
Worton. The movie came out in 1994 and
has been an all-time favourite of kids as
well as elders.

16. • According to the RIAA, they are the best-selling band in the United States, with 177
million certified units.
• They have had more number-one albums on the British charts and sold more singles
in the UK than any other act.
• In 2008, the group topped Billboard magazine's list of the all-time most successful
"Hot 100" artists.
• As of 2013, they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart with
20.
• They have received 7 Grammy Awards, 1 Academy Award for Best Original Song
Score and 15 Ivor Novello Awards.
• Collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most
influential people, with EMI Records estimating sales of over one billion units.
• In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked them as the best artist of all-time.
How do we better know the band that John,
Paul, Ringo & George as a group? [Clues below]

17. What are we talking about?

18. • 1954 Barry Nelson
• 1956 Bob Holness
• 1962 Bob Simmons
• 1962-1967 Sean Connery
• 1964 Roger Moore
• 1967 David Niven
• 1969 George Lazenby
• 1971 Sean Connery
• 1973-1985 Roger Moore
• 1973 Christopher Cazenove
• 1983 Sean Connery
• 1987-1989 Timothy Dalton
• 1995-2002 Pierce Brosnan
• 2006-2012 Daniel Craig
• 2012 George Baker
Connect this
exhaustive list.

19. Talking of the evolution of a very famous logo, try to connect the following
information to get the company’s name : -
The Newton Crest: 1976-1976
The Rainbow Logo: 1976-1998
The Monochrome Logo: 1998 – Present
The first logo didn’t last for even an year as it was quite weird and
inappropriate.
The second logo was abandoned as it couldn’t be placed on the metal
surfaces of the company’s products.

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21. XY is considered to be largest peaceful gathering in the world with over 100
million people visiting. X means a pitcher and Y means fiesta in Italian. The
festival is billed as the "world’s largest congregation of religious pilgrims".
According to Hindu Mythology, For twelve days and twelve nights the Devas
and Asuras fought in the sky for the X of amrita. But, Lord Vishnu (incarnated as
Mohini-Mürti) flew away with X spilling drops of amrita at four different places.

22. When Latin was the language of scholarship, many scholars and scientists
used to “Latinize” their names, adopting either translations or suffixes.
In the same manner(probably to spoof the practice),Charles Lutwidge
Dodgson translated his first two names into Latin to get Carolus Lodovicus,
then swapped the order of the names and re- anglicized them to get his pen
name.
What is the pen name?

23. Anuradha Sawhney, PETA Indias ex-chief functionary said, "the X ads are a
refreshing change from the earlier …ad campaigns." She also said, "the
popularity of this ad campaign proves that there are many creative ways to
convey a message without using animals. Animals used in films are often
treated as little more than props, and many suffer terribly behind the scenes.”
Consequently this ad campaign came to win the (PETA) 2009 Glitterbox
Award. What are we talking about?

24. Before starting his commission, Bartholdi had travelled to the United States and
personally selected Bedloe's Island as the optimum site for the structure. The
United States agreed to responsibility for funding the building of the
pedestal, with about $300,000 being raised. In October 1886, the structure was
officially presented both to the nation and to all aspirers to within the world, as
the joint gift of the French and American people.

25. Colour X Y Z Brightness
X 0.313 0.319 0.368 72.6
Y 0.538 0.360 0.102 21.5
Z 0.288 0.395 0.317 8.9
A renowned masterpiece was created by Pingali Venkaiyya after more than
30 design attempts around the year 1916. The final accepted version created
by him has the following technical specifications. What did he create??

26. CODE SNIPPET OF WHAT??