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1. By:
Archit and Ashwini

2. • The Narendra Modi-led Indian govt.
is an acronym-friendly one. An
acronym used during the 2015
budget is "JAM", used to denote
ways to help deliver financial
benefits to the poor.In "JAM", if
"M" is for "Mobile", what do the
letters "J" and "A" stand for?

3. And the answer is…

6. And the answer is…

7. • Irfan Khan

8. • X was a Maratha general .Popular legends say
that the Nizam of Hyderabad once sent a
message to one of his fiercest foes, a general
named X. The message was-“Ek X,aur sab
paji”(meaning there is only one x, the rest are all
rogues)
• X in turn sent back a similar witty reply “Ek nizam
aur baki sab hazaam”. (Meaning there is only one
nizam and the rest are barbers).timeline: earlier
decades of 18th century

9. And the answer is…

10. • Peshwa Bajirao

11. • Identify the cast for upcoming movie…

13. And the answer is…

15. • Sudha Kulkarni was a student at IISc Bangalore
when she saw the ad for recruitment in Tata
motors (then TELCO). It was clearly stated that
woman need not apply for the job. However she
wrote a letter to JRD Tata about the
discriminatory policies of TELCO and her
willingness to apply for the job. She finally got the
job. It was here she met X ,her future husband.
She later joined Walchand group of industries at
Pune and finally in 1996 started a company with
her husband. Who was X and which company did
they start.

16. And the answer is…

17. • X- Narayan Murthy and Infosys

18. • Freelance music directors Vinayak Salvi and Rohan
Utpat were given the chance to come up with
something interesting within a day.
• Vikas Dubey wrote the lyrics and they got hold of a
certain Alamgir Khan to sing it.
• They knew the platform was huge but didn’t really
foresee this level of success.
• What composition?

19. And the answer is…

21. • The veterinary drug diclofenac was used as a
pain killer. It was banned by the Government
of India as it decimated the population of a
certain creature. Incidentally, this ban came as
a welcome relief to the Parsi community.
• Why?

22. And the answer is…

23. • Tower of Silence (Vultures)

24. This audio clip is the part of end
credits of a very famous film.The
sanskrit verse that is sung in the
beginning is taken from an upnishad.
Name the film…

25. And the answer is…

27. • Cartoon and comics
Score- positive (8-n)*5
Negative 10

28. • What is the context

29. • And the answer is…

30. • Mughal-e-Azam was released in coloured
version

31. • Depicting what…

32. • And the answer is…

33. • Death of R.K. Laxman

35. • And the answer is…

36. • idea for collection of Rs 1 lakh each from
Sahara employees to garner at least Rs 5,000
crore for Sahara group chief Subrata Roy's bail

37. What is blanked out….

38. • And the answer is…

39. • Narsihma Rao.

40. Who is the man in center and what is the occasion

41. • And the answer is…

42. • V. Kurien, his 90th birthday.

43. Cartoon mocking what…

44. • And the answer is…

45. • Salman Khan hit and run case

46. Amul Ad celebrating what…

47. • And the answer is…

48. • Successful testing of agni missile.

49. What is blanked out…

50. • And the answer is…

51. • A state of emergency.

52. Train
Etymology

53. • Written
• 10 questions
• 5 for each correct
• 10 bonus for more than 8 correct

54. 1
• 2953/ 2954 Mumbai Central – Hazrat
Nizamuddin (WR Mumbai division)
• Gowalia Tank Maidan (now also known as X) is a
park in central Mumbai where Mahatma Gandhi
issued the Quit India speech on 8th August 1942
decreeing that the British must leave India
immediately or else mass agitations would take
place. New Delhi is the capital (Rajdhani) of the
Republic of India, and therefore it was decided to
name this Rajdhani Express after the X.

55. 2
• 5003/ 5004 Kanpur Anwarganj – Gorakhpur
(NER Lucknow division)
•
• X is a town near Gorakhpur, famous for an
event that took place on 4th February 1922
during British rule, when a police station was
set on fire by a nationalist mob, killing 23 of
the police occupants.

56. 3
• 2703/ 2704 Howrah – Secunderabad (SCR
Secunderabad division)
• X Palace is one of the finest palaces in
Hyderabad. It is located in X, 5 km from the
Charminar, and was built by Nawab Vikar-ul-
Umra in 1884 – 1889, the then Prime Minister
of Hyderabad. X literally means "Star of
Heaven" in Urdu.

57. 4
• 6531/ 6532Ajmer – Yesvantpur (SWR Bangalore division)
• 5715/ 5716Kishanganj – Ajmer (NFR Katihar division)
• 8631/ 8632Ranchi – Ajmer (SER Ranchi division)
• Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Moinuddin Chishti
was born in 1141 and died in 1230. Also known as X or
“Benefactor of the Poor”, he is the most famous Sufi saint
of the Chishti Order. He settled down in Ajmer and
attracted a substantial following, acquiring a great deal of
respect amongst the residents of the city. Today, hundreds
of thousands of people – Muslims, Hindus, Christians and
others, from the Indian sub-continent, and from other parts
of the world – assemble at his tomb on the occasion of his
death anniversary.

58. 5
• 2859/ 2860 Mumbai C.S.T. – Howrah
• X is a collection of 103 English poems. The
word X means "An offering of songs”.

59. 6
• 1071/ 1072 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Varanasi
(CR Mumbai division)
• Jaishankar Prasad (1889 – 1937) of Varanasi was one of
the most famous figures in modern Hindi literature, a
dramatist, novelist, poet and a story-writer. His most
famous work, the magnum opus, X, written in 1935, an
allegorical epic poem, tells the story of the great flood.
Its central characters are Manu (a male) and Shraddha
(a female). Some critics surmise that the three lead
characters of Kamayani symbolize a synthesis of
knowledge, action and desires in human life.

60. 7
• 2875/ 2876 Puri – New Delhi
• It means blue hill (something which cannot be
moved). This is a reference to Krishna, the
blue God, who is in residence in Puri as
Jagannath. It is also an older name for the city
of Puri.

61. 8
• 1105/ 1106 Kolkata – Jhansi (NCR Jhansi
division)
• The train, which has been named after the First
War of Indian Independence, has also stirred up a
lot of controversies over its name. Initially it was
to be named Gadar Express (meaning Revolt or
Revolution), but members of the Rajya Sabha
objected to the name as it had negative
connotations. So it was named the X

62. 9
• 2391/ 2392 Rajgir – New Delhi
• X means “Living by labor”, a reference to the
laborers who migrate from Bihar in search of
jobs in the national capital. Sometimes, the
train is known as X Nalanda Express, especially
after its extension from Patna to Rajgir

63. 10
• 2129/ 2130 Pune – Howrah (CR Pune division)
• X was an Indian Government-in-exile established
in Singapore in 1943. The government was
inspired by the concepts of Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose who was also the leader of the
government and the Head of State of this
Provisional Indian Government in Exile.

64. Answers
• Exchange your sheets

65. 1
• 2953/ 2954 Mumbai Central – Hazrat
Nizamuddin (WR Mumbai division)
• Gowalia Tank Maidan (now also known as X) is a
park in central Mumbai where Mahatma Gandhi
issued the Quit India speech on 8th August 1942
decreeing that the British must leave India
immediately or else mass agitations would take
place. New Delhi is the capital (Rajdhani) of the
Republic of India, and therefore it was decided to
name this Rajdhani Express after the X.

66. • August Kranti Express

67. 2
• 5003/ 5004 Kanpur Anwarganj – Gorakhpur
(NER Lucknow division)
•
• X is a town near Gorakhpur, famous for an
event that took place on 4th February 1922
during British rule, when a police station was
set on fire by a nationalist mob, killing 23 of
the police occupants.

68. • Chauri Chaura Express

69. 3
• 2703/ 2704 Howrah – Secunderabad (SCR
Secunderabad division)
• X Palace is one of the finest palaces in
Hyderabad. It is located in X, 5 km from the
Charminar, and was built by Nawab Vikar-ul-
Umra in 1884 – 1889, the then Prime Minister
of Hyderabad. X literally means "Star of
Heaven" in Urdu.

70. • Falaknuma Express

71. 4
• 6531/ 6532Ajmer – Yesvantpur (SWR Bangalore division)
• 5715/ 5716Kishanganj – Ajmer (NFR Katihar division)
• 8631/ 8632Ranchi – Ajmer (SER Ranchi division)
• Hazrat Shaikh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Moinuddin Chishti
was born in 1141 and died in 1230. Also known as X or
“Benefactor of the Poor”, he is the most famous Sufi saint
of the Chishti Order. He settled down in Ajmer and
attracted a substantial following, acquiring a great deal of
respect amongst the residents of the city. Today, hundreds
of thousands of people – Muslims, Hindus, Christians and
others, from the Indian sub-continent, and from other parts
of the world – assemble at his tomb on the occasion of his
death anniversary.

72. • Garib Nawaz Express

73. 5
• 2859/ 2860 Mumbai C.S.T. – Howrah
• X is a collection of 103 English poems. The
word X means "An offering of songs”.

74. • Geetanjali Express

75. 6
• 1071/ 1072 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Varanasi
(CR Mumbai division)
• Jaishankar Prasad (1889 – 1937) of Varanasi was one of
the most famous figures in modern Hindi literature, a
dramatist, novelist, poet and a story-writer. His most
famous work, the magnum opus, X, written in 1935, an
allegorical epic poem, tells the story of the great flood.
Its central characters are Manu (a male) and Shraddha
(a female). Some critics surmise that the three lead
characters of Kamayani symbolize a synthesis of
knowledge, action and desires in human life.

76. • Kamayani Express

77. 7
• 2875/ 2876 Puri – New Delhi
• It means blue hill (something which cannot be
moved). This is a reference to Krishna, the
blue God, who is in residence in Puri as
Jagannath. It is also an older name for the city
of Puri.

78. • Neelachal Express

79. 8
• 1105/ 1106 Kolkata – Jhansi (NCR Jhansi
division)
• The train, which has been named after the First
War of Indian Independence, has also stirred up a
lot of controversies over its name. Initially it was
to be named Gadar Express (meaning Revolt or
Revolution), but members of the Rajya Sabha
objected to the name as it had negative
connotations. So it was named the X

80. • Pratham Swantrata Sangram Express

81. 9
• 2391/ 2392 Rajgir – New Delhi
• X means “Living by labor”, a reference to the
laborers who migrate from Bihar in search of
jobs in the national capital. Sometimes, the
train is known as X Nalanda Express, especially
after its extension from Patna to Rajgir

82. • Shramjeevi Express

83. 10
• 2129/ 2130 Pune – Howrah (CR Pune division)
• X was an Indian Government-in-exile established
in Singapore in 1943. The government was
inspired by the concepts of Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose who was also the leader of the
government and the Head of State of this
Provisional Indian Government in Exile.

84. • Azad Hind Express

85. Connect
• Written round.
• Points associated with the slide mentioned on
each slide.
• Each question carries 10 points.
• List is almost exhaustive.

86. 60/-30
This person’s lesser known works are-study on
the acoustics of musical instruments, theory of
transverse vibration of bowed strings, the basis
of superposition velocities and investigation of
the harmonic nature of the sound of the Indian
drums such as the tabla and the mridangam?

87. 50/-25
• The name by which we commonly know him is an
adopted version which means a “Free, Learned
Man”. He is considered one of the greatest Urdu
writers of 20th Century. He has written books
such as India Wins Freedom, Ghubar-e-Khatir,
Tazkirah, Tarjumanul Quran. He established an
Urdu weekly newspaper in 1912 called Al-
Hilal and openly attacked British policies while
exploring the challenges facing common people.
We all might know him for some other reasons.

88. 30/-15
• When you implore about this person’s surname
following results come
• In Indian the meaning of the name X is: Canal.
• People with this name have a deep inner desire to
lead, organize, supervise, and to achieve status, power
and wealth.
• People with this name tend to be creative and
excellent at expressing themselves. They are drawn to
the arts, and often enjoy life immensely. They are often
the center of attention, and enjoy careers that put
them in the limelight. They tend to become involved in
many different activities, and are sometimes reckless
with both their energies and with money.

89. • X started his journalistic career as the Editor of the
Hindi daily '‘Hindosthan’' in 1887. Raja Rampal
Singh of Kalakankar (Pratapgadh District)
impressed by the speech and the personality of X,
during the 2nd Congress Session in Calcutta held in
1886 requested him to take up this position.
• X started his own Hindi weekly "Abhyudaya“ in
1907 under his editorship.
• Also, his poems (sawaiyas) were published
(sometime in 1883-84) under the pseudonym of
‘Makrand’ in ‘Harischandra Chandrika’ magazine
(brought out by the famous Bharatendu), articles
on religious and contemporary subjects published
in ‘Hindi Pradeepa’.

90. 10/-5
• The image on next slide shows then Nizam of
Hyderabad (Osman Ali) bowing to a certain
person after the successful completion of
operation polo of Indian army. Identify the
person…

92. 5/0
This satirical cartoon depicts Nehru with a whip.Identify
the other person…