1) The document discusses the DELHI QUEST Finals competition. It provides context and questions for different rounds, including identifying historical figures, places in Delhi, and their significance. 2) It asks questions about the epitaph of Jahanara Begum, Abd al Rahim who was one of Akbar's navratnas, Amir Khusro the Sufi musician and poet, and the tomb of Mirza Aziz Koka called Chausath Khamba. 3) It provides clues and asks the participant to identify historical figures like Ghias-ud-Din Tughlaq, the location of Mahatma Gandhi's mural, and the tomb of Nasir-ud-

1. DELHI QUEST Finals
By Samir Alam

3. AUDIENCE QUESTION:
This structure has lend its
name to the chowk near
where it stands. Either name
the chowk or the structure?

4. ROUND FIRST RULES:
+10/-10 on Pounce
+10 on Direct

5. 1
He was born in Agra but raised at Delhi. When Delhi was savaged by
Ahmad Shah Abdali of Persia. He left for Lucknow. There he took the
patronage of Asafuddowla of Lucknow.
A poem that he recited as a reply to the bantering of the elites of
Lucknow mocking his battered condition:
“Dilli jo aik shahar tha aalam mai intikhaab
rahtay thay hee jahaan muntakhib roozgaar kay
us ko falak nai loot kay weeraan kar diya
hum rahnay waalay hain usee ujray dayaar kai'.
Who?

6. SAFETY SLIDE

7. MIR TAQI MIR

8. 2 WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
The Rs 6 lakh project was sanctioned on December 14, 2005 and
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) was asked to complete the project. A
500-metre pipeline was laid from Kasturba Gandhi Marg. About 16
LPG cylinders were earlier used to keep this flame alive for five days.
On an average, one LPG cylinder could keep one flame alive for one-
and-a-half days. The cylinders had to be stocked on the rooftop of
the memorial. The defence ministry had been looking for alternatives
since stocking so many LPG cylinders together was proving to be
problematic. PNG is at least 20% cheaper for the ministry. Apart from
being safer, PNG is a reliable source of fuel.

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10. AMAR JAWAN JYOTI

11. 3 NAME THE SONG.
The song was first performed by
Rahman at the song release
function held at Kingdom of
Dreams in Gurgaon, Haryana on
August 28, 2010. The song was
dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. A
2.08 minutes long music video
was released on 23 September,
and was directed and produced
by Bharat Bala. Feroz Khan was
the choreographer, Varun Bahl
the designer and Vijayta Kumar
the stylist. The music video
featured A. R. Rahman, Milkha
Singh, Saina Nehwal and Samresh
“xxxxxxxx"
Song by A. R. Rahman
Released August 28, 2010
Format Digital download
Recorded 2010
Panchathan Record Inn and
AM Studios, Chennai
Genre World music
Length 4:16
2:08 (Short)
Writer A. R.
Rahman (music), Mehboob(l
yrics)
Language Hindi
Producer A. R. Rahman

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13. JEEYO UTHO BADHO JEETO

14. 4
The street derives its name from a Persian phrase 'Dur e be baha',
meaning 'pearl without compare' because since the period of Mughal
Emperor Shah Jahan, the street used to be the popular market of
precious stones, gems, gold and silver jewelery. Till today it is known
as jewelers' street although most of shops in the street now deal in
silver and costume jewelery. The street witnessed the bloody
massacre of Delhi in March 1739, ordered by the Persian invader
Nadir Shah, when hundreds of innocent civilians and soldiers were
killed and the gold shops were looted.

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17. 5
X was pseudonym of Sheikh Hamid bin Fazlu’llah who was a Sufi saint
known for his poetry and came to India during the reign of Sultan
Sikendar Lodi and settled in Delhi. X comes from an Urdu word which
means beauty and positive aura. After Mughals conquered India, He
was offered a place in their court and remained there during the reign
of Babar and Humayun, until his death
“Y” in Urdu means miracle. Who Y was, however, remains a complete
mystery. Whether he was a disciple of X, or another Sufi poet or
maybe just a servant, no one knows. We don’t even know if that was
his real name or if he just took that name because it rhymed with X.
An American author Karen Chase in her book “X-Y, A Tale of Passion
in Mughal India” mentions that they were both homosexual partners.
What place in Delhi is named after this duo?

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19. TOMB OF JAMALI-KAMALI

20. 6 CONNECT ALL THIS TO GIVE ME THE
NAME OF AN IMPORTANT FEMALE
HISTORICAL FIGURE?
TWO PLACES IN DELHI ARE NAMED
AFTER HER.

21. SAFETY SLIDE

22. ROSHANARA BEGUM

23. AUDIENCE QUESTION:
He was studying Mechanical Engineering at the prestigious Delhi
College of Engineering . As a student , He was chosen to be a part of
the troupe that went on to perform in the 2006 Commonwealth
Games and the group of background dancers at the 51st Filmfare
Awards.
He left his engineering in third year to pursue a career in acting.
Who?

24. 7 WHO?
On the fourth day of the inaugural Asian
Games in New Delhi, held in 1951 he
was crowned the “fastest man in Asia”,
when he won the modern day
“showpiece” event - the 100m sprint. He
conquered the distance in 10.8 seconds,
upstaging the Japanese duo of Toshihiro
Oshahi and Tomio Hosoda, who finished
second and third, respectively. He
followed up his 100m gold by winning
the 200m event, which he did in 22
seconds.

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26. LAVY PINTO

27. 8 ID THIS IRANIAN CITIZEN

28. SAFETY SLIDE

29. FARIBORZ SAHBA

30. 9 WHAT ARE THESE? WHAT WILL
COMPLETE THE LIST?
It was built in 1850 at Chharabra, Shimla. It is located 10km away from
Shimla and is a thousand feet higher than the Shimla Ridge Top.
It was constructed in 1860 by the erstwhile Nizam of Hyderabad. and is
located in a suburb called Bollarum on the outskirts of the south Indian city,
Secunderabad.

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32. ALL ARE THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCES OF THE
PRESIDENT OF INDIA .
THIRD ONE IS OF COURSE, THE RASHTRAPATI
BHAVAN. (THE OTHERS ARE THE RETREAT BUILDING
AND RASHTRAPATHI NILAYAM)

33. 10
X are supernatural creatures in early Arabian theology. They are supposedly
made of smokeless and scorching fire. Their name derives from the Persian
word for “those” or “things hidden from sights”.
It finds its title in a 1994 travelogue, “City of X”, which the writer describes
as a city with ‘a bottomless seam of stories’
Give X and the writer.

34. SAFETY SLIDE

36. 11 WHAT? WHERE?
SIGNIFICANCE?

37. SAFETY SLIDE

38. THE ORIGINAL SOYUZ T-10 CAPSULE
DISPLAYED AT NEHRU PLANETARIUM,
NEW DELHI, INDIA. IT PUT THE FIRST
INDIAN IN SPACE, RAKESH SHARMA.

39. 12
Once popularly known for its bewitching dancing girls in the 19th
century, the street is named after a Marathi word, which means
meeting place. The street got this name mainly because here a 'sabha'
or meeting would take place in front of a noble's house and he would
try settling the disputes before it would reach the emperor. A second
reason is probably that a gathering used to get organized when a
respected dancer performed and showed the finer nuances of her
skill. Which place?

40. SAFETY SLIDE

41. CHAWRI BAZAAR

42. AUDIENCE QUESTION: WHO IS THE
KID IN THE PIC?

43. THEME CONNECT
+10 for each correct

44. WHOSE EPITAPH? (+50/-30)
He is the Living, the Sustaining.
Let no one cover my grave except with greenery,
for this very grass suffices as a tomb cover for the poor.
The annihilated fakeera ____ ____________,
Disciple of the lords of Chishti,
Daughter of ____ _______ the Warrior
(may God illuminate his proof).
on whose epitaph these words are inscribed?

45. (+40/-20)
X was one of the navratnas in akbar’s court. He was the son of Bairam
khan. X and his mother moved to Hyderabad and then travelled to
Delhi where they presented themselves at the royal courts of Emperor
Akbar. The Emperor conferred Rahim with the title of 'Mirza Khan'
and married him to Mah Banu who was the sister of Mirza Azizah
Kokal Tash, son of Ataga Khan.
He was later conferred by the name khan-i-khanan.
Identify X.

46. (+30/-15)
X was a Sufi musician, poet and scholar. He was an iconic figure in
the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He was a mystic and a
spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. He is reputed to have
invented certain musical instruments like the sitar and table. He wrote
poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi. A vocabulary in verse,
the Ḳhāliq Bārī, containing Arabic, Persian, and Hindavi terms is often
attributed to him.
He is regarded as the "father of Qawwali" (a devotional music form of
the Sufis in the Indian subcontinent), and introduced the ghazal style
of song into India, both of which still exist widely in India and
Pakistan. He is also credited with introducing Persian, Arabic and
Turkish elements into Indian classical music and was the originator of
the khayal and tarana styles of music.

47. (+20/-10)
X is a tomb built during 1623–24. It was built by Mirza Aziz Koka, son
of Ataga Khan, as a mausoleum for himself, at the time when Jahangir
ruled from Delhi.
It was initially built as a hall in an innovative eclectic architectural
style of the Mughal period. It was later converted into a tomb. It is a
square structure constructed entirely of white marble. The structure
has 64 columns that support twenty five bays. Each bay supports a
dome. The domes are not visible externally since they are reverse
domes The roof is flat. Each wall has five arches that are held by
square pilasters. In each face, between each of five pilasters, marble
trellised screens have been fixed.

48. +10
X was born in Kala Mahal, Agra into a family descended from Aibak
Turks who moved to Samarkand (now in Uzbekistan).
Indian Cinema has paid a tribute to the legendary poet through a film
(in sepia/black and white) in which Bharat Bhushan plays X and
Suraiya plays his courtesan lover, Chaudvin. The musical score of the
film was composed by Ghulam Mohammed.

49. ANSWERS

50. WHOSE EPITAPH? (+50/-30)
He is the Living, the Sustaining.
Let no one cover my grave except with greenery,
for this very grass suffices as a tomb cover for the poor.
The annihilated fakeera ____ ____________,
Disciple of the lords of Chishti,
Daughter of ____ _______ the Warrior
(may God illuminate his proof).
on whose epitaph these words are inscribed?

51. JAHANARA BEGUM

52. (+40/-20)
X was one of the navratnas in akbar’s court. He was the son of Bairam
khan. X and his mother moved to Hyderabad and then travelled to
Delhi where they presented themselves at the royal courts of Emperor
Akbar. The Emperor conferred Rahim with the title of 'Mirza Khan'
and married him to Mah Banu who was the sister of Mirza Azizah
Kokal Tash, son of Ataga Khan.
He was later conferred by the name khan-i-khanan.
Identify X.

53. ABD AL RAHIM

54. (+30/-15)
X was a Sufi musician, poet and scholar. He was an iconic figure in
the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He was a mystic and a
spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. He is reputed to have
invented certain musical instruments like the sitar and table. He wrote
poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi. A vocabulary in verse,
the Ḳhāliq Bārī, containing Arabic, Persian, and Hindavi terms is often
attributed to him.
He is regarded as the "father of Qawwali" (a devotional music form of
the Sufis in the Indian subcontinent), and introduced the ghazal style
of song into India, both of which still exist widely in India and
Pakistan. He is also credited with introducing Persian, Arabic and
Turkish elements into Indian classical music and was the originator of
the khayal and tarana styles of music.

55. AMIR KHUSRO

56. (+20/-10)
X is a tomb built during 1623–24. It was built by Mirza Aziz Koka, son
of Ataga Khan, as a mausoleum for himself, at the time when Jahangir
ruled from Delhi.
It was initially built as a hall in an innovative eclectic architectural
style of the Mughal period. It was later converted into a tomb. It is a
square structure constructed entirely of white marble. The structure
has 64 columns that support twenty five bays. Each bay supports a
dome. The domes are not visible externally since they are reverse
domes The roof is flat. Each wall has five arches that are held by
square pilasters. In each face, between each of five pilasters, marble
trellised screens have been fixed.

57. CHAUSATH KHAMBA

58. +10
X was born in Kala Mahal, Agra into a family descended from Aibak
Turks who moved to Samarkand (now in Uzbekistan).
Indian Cinema has paid a tribute to the legendary poet through a film
(in sepia/black and white) in which Bharat Bhushan plays X and
Suraiya plays his courtesan lover, Chaudvin. The musical score of the
film was composed by Ghulam Mohammed.

59. MIRZA GHALIB

60. THEME CONNECT:
Nizamuddin Dargah Complex

61. ANTICLOCKWISE

62. 13
He was a feudatory of the Khalji rulers of Delhi. Once while on a walk with
his Khilji master he suggested that the king build a fort on a hillock in the
southern portion of Delhi. The king jokingly told him to build the fort
himself when he was the king. As destiny would have it, the day came.
However, he was so passionate about his dream fort that he issued a dictat
that all labourers in Delhi must work on his fort. Saint Nizamuddin Auliya,
got incensed as the work on his baoli (well) was stopped. The saint uttered a
curse which was to resonate throughout history right until today: Ya rahey
hissar, ya basey gujjar (may it [the fort] remain unoccupied/infertile, or else
the herdsmen may live here).

63. SAFETY SLIDE

64. GHIAS-UD-DIN TUGHLAQ

65. 14
According to the legend, one day Sikandar Lodi gave a grain of
________(a type of lentil) to his loyal minister Miyan Bhuwa as a
reward, for fun. The witty minister planted the seed carefully year
after year until it multiplied so many times that it could finally finance
the construction of the mosque . He then went to the sovereign to ask
his permission to build the mosque.
The king was quite impressed and laid the foundation of mosque
himself.
Name the Mosque.

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67. MOTH KI MASJID

68. 15
The 6,080 sq ft mural was painted by German artist Hendrik Beikirch
who was assisted by Anpu, a woman of Delhi. It was inaugurated by
Najeeb Jung on 30th January,2014.
Delhi Commissioner of Police BS Bassi said the painting will soon
become the talk of the town and a source of inspiration for all.
Whose mural and where ?

69. SAFETY SLIDE

70. MURAL OF MAHATMA GANDHI AT
PWD HEADQUARTERS

71. 16
It is the tomb, or Dargah as it is popularly called in India, of Sufi saint
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud. The Sufi saint was a mystic and poet
amalgamated in one. The Urdu poetry or Shayeri owes a lot to the
Sufi saint who died in the year 1356. He was a disciple, popularly
called Mureed in India, of Hazrat Nizam-ud-din Auliya.
Nasiruddin, unlike his spiritual master Nizamuddin Auliya, did not
listen to Sama‘, a Sufi ceremony performed as dhikr)(, which was
considered as unislamic by a section of the Muslim intelligentsia in
that period. He did not however pass any specific judgement against
it. This is the reason why even today, qawwali is not performed near
his shrine in Delhi.
Which place owes its name to him?

72. SAFETY SLIDE

73. CHIRAG DILLI

74. 17
X graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi with a degree in English
Literature, and went on to complete his M.A. in English from Delhi
University. When Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was accused of
rigging the elections, he produced a street play, Kursi, Kursi, Kursi
(Chair, Chair, Chair), as a reaction to the controversy by which his
troupe became famous. On 1 January 1989, the troupe he founded
began a performance of the street play Y, during the Ghaziabad
municipal elections in Sahibabad's Jhandapur village (near Delhi).
During the performance, the troupe was attacked by political
hoodlums of the Indian National Congress. He died the following
day.
The 2008 film Y made by Rajkumar Santoshi was inspired by his life.
Give X and Y (Part Points)

75. SAFETY SLIDE

76. X=SAFDAR HASHMI
Y=HALLA BOL

77. 18 CONNECT (INEXHAUSTIVE)
Chicago
London
Ulaan Baatar
Moscow
Fukuoka
Melbourne
Beijing

78. SAFETY SLIDE

79. SISTER CITIES OF DELHI

80. AUDIENCE QUESTION:
Earlier known as Faiz Bazaar, it was rechristened to its current name
after Partition of India. This area was the original cantonment of
Delhi, which was later shifted to Ridge area. This area is also Pervez
Musharraf's birthplace, where he used to live till Partition. It also
houses Hans, a prominent Hindi literary magazine founded by
Premchand. This area bustles with Delhites on a particular day.

81. 19
Summer House Café is one of the numerous restaurants and bars
littered around the Hauz Khas Village, where the night life of Delhi is
centred. It is located at DDA Shopping Complex, Aurobindo Place.
While small, the place went into the public imagination overnight
recently with an event that caused people to react strongly, also
sparking off speculations over the reasons for the event.
Which event, that was a spontaneous decision of the personality that
caused it, suddenly threw this Café into the news?

82. SAFETY SLIDE

83. COLDPLAY’S CHRIS MARTIN’S
PERFORMED AN IMPROMPTU
CONCERT

84. 20
When X announced on Facebook that he would visit Connaught Place
at 6 pm for those who “wanted to come and say hello”, hundreds
turned up to meet him.
After a while interacting with the growing crowd as a part of his world
tour, police arrived, getting suspicious.
According to X, ‘the coolest part’ for him was when law enforcement
officers asked the crowd ‘Who is he with?’ And everyone screamed in
unison: ‘All of us!’
Who is X, and which social media phenomenon is he known for?

85. SAFETY SLIDE

86. BRANDON STANTON, HUMANS OF
NEWYORK

87. 21
Identify the man, now relevant to this quiz, who took this bullet of a
free kick

88. SAFETY SLIDE

89. ROBERTO CARLOS, NOW THE
MANAGER OF DELHI DYNAMOS.

90. 22 WHAT DOES THIS MAP
SIGNIFIES?

91. SAFETY SLIDE

92. COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN THE
FIRST ASIAN GAMES

93. 23 NAME THE STARTUP
It was half past eleven at night. Suraj and
Sahil, had ordered food from a nearby
restaurant in Gurgaon. They got chatty with
the delivery person. Soon, the two were at the
restaurant, talking to the owner– there was a
problem they could solve!
This is the story behind the startup whose
logo is given in the slide.

94. SAFETY SLIDE

95. DELHIVERY

96. 24
The name literally translates to ‘Realization of knowledge’. It is
believed hat it was here during the Mahabharat era, Lord Brahma,
Hindu God of Creation, had bathed and recovered his lost memory
and sacred books.
It is most known for being the oldest burning ghat in Delhi for
performing Antyesti (Antim Sanskar), Hindu funeral rites and also one
of its busiest with 50-60 pyres burning everyday. It also has an
electric crematorium built in the 1950s and a CNG-run crematorium
was added by the Municipal corporation with manages the cremation
facilities in 2006.

97. SAFETY SLIDE

98. NIGAMBODH GHAT

99. AUDIENCE QUESTION:
Maitree was the name given to the first ever person to be born in X.
The current logo of X features a grown-up Maitree, in an animated
form.
Identify X

100. TAKE A PICK
Monuments Food Sports Personality
Business Mixed BagTransport

101. MONUMENTS
It’s total height is 24.38 meters (80 feet) and a circumference of
77.72 meters (255 feet). The tower’s outer wall is 5.8 meters (19 feet)
thick and is divided into 32 faces of 2.43 meters (8 feet) each. It was
intended to have a ramp leading a gradual ascent to the top. The
doorway is on the east and the ramp ascended the tower from right
to left. The original plan was to set it in an enclosed garden.
Henry George Keene in his book, A Handbook for Visitors to Delhi
and its Neighbourhood, noted:
‘I do not know that the world has much cause for regret that this
semi-insane project of a sickening despot was never carried into
effect.’
What am I talking about?

103. ALAI MINAR
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104. FOOD: THIS IS THE RECIPE FOR MILK
PUFF BY PREETI NARAIN . BY WHAT
COMMON NAME DO WE KNOW THIS
DELICACY IN DELHI?Combine milk, cream and cream of tartar in a large bowl and
refrigerate overnight.
Next morning stir in 4 tsp caster sugar and rosewater and whisk
using a rotary or electric beater at high speed. Using a tea strainer
collect the foam that forms and transfer to a large thali or tray. Keep
thali tilted so that foam stays on one side; some milk will collect on
the lower side. When the thali is fairly full, spoon foam into clay
saucers or teacups, sprinkling a little caster sugar between layers and
on top (the foam will condense a little during this operation. What
looks like four bowlfuls in the thali will yield only two bowls).
Pour milk collected in the thali back in the bowl and continue
collecting foam till all the milk is used up. The whole process will
take 2 – 2 and a half hours.

106. DAULAT KI CHAAT
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107. SPORTS
Delhi won the Santosh trophy in 1945 defeating the favourites
Bengals by 2-0. They accused the Delhi team of foul play. The reason
was not something happened on field but something that happened
the previous day when visitors where on a city tour.
What did they accused them of?

109. They accused Delhi team of duping them to climb the 365 stairs of
Qutub Minaar.
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110. PERSONALITY
He was a commerce student at the
Deshbandhu College, Delhi University
who came into prominence when he
attempted self-immolation to protest
against Prime Minister V.P. Singh's
implementation of the Mandal
Commission recommendations for job
reservations for backward castes in
India. During Mandal commission
agitation, the AIIMS intersection in
Delhi was temporarily renamed by
students to X Chowk in a celebration
of his selfless act.

112. RAJIV GOSWAMI
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113. BUSINESS
This company was started in New Delhi in 1983, in technical
collaboration with Maruzen Corporation of Japan, and initially
manufactured floppy disks. Since then it has expanded into
manufacturing other items, and has become one of the largest
companies globally in its field today. Which company am I
talking about?

115. Back

116. TRANSPORT
This metro line as a third phase of Delhi Metro is to be connecting
Central Secretariat-Janpath-Mandi House-ITO-Delhi Gate-Jama
Masjid-Red Fort-Kashmere Gate. The proposed line passes close to
some important sites - Jantar Mantar, Delhi Gate, Khooni Darwaaza ,
Ferozeshah Kotla , Sunehri Masjid and Red Fort, besides some lesser
known but ancient shrines.
What will be its name?

118. HERITAGE LINE
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119. MIXED BAG
It was held three times, in 1877, 1903 and 1911.
In 1877 it was held beginning on 1 January 1877 to mark the
coronation and proclaim Queen Victoria as Empress of India.
In 1903 it was held to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and
Queen Alexandra as Emperor and Empress of India.
In 1911 it was held in December to commemorate the coronation of
King George V and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India.
What was it known as and what significant decision was taken in
1911?

121. DELHI DURBAR
During the Delhi Durbar year of 1911, it was decided that the
capital of India would be moved from Calcutta to Delhi.
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