2. Rules
1. Infinite bounce and pounce
2. +10 for correct answer unless mentioned
otherwise in the question
3. +15/-10 pounce
4. Quizmaster’s decision is final
5. No one argues with the QM
3. Q.1. This iconic brand began to make watches in 1961 after its
collaboration with japanese watchmaker Citizen. X ruled the Indian
market for the first three decades since the nation's
independence. At its peak, the company had more than 400 models
in its portfolio. It started declining in the 80s – sparked by the arrival
of Quartz watches and later liberalisation, a blow it never recovered
from. In the month of January the government approved the closure
of this iconic company. However, the factory in Ranibagh, nainital
was reopened around the same time, to complete a pending order
of 5500 watches after which it will shut down permanently. The
order is worth 1.5 crore.
ID the brand.
6. Q.2.Hazrat Nizamuddin did not have children but was deeply attached to his
sister’s son, khwaja Taqiuddin Nuh. But an illness took Khwaja Nuh away
from this world, which immensely saddened the Saint.
His followers, particularly Hazrat amir Khusrau, longed to see him smile once
again. One day, khusrau saw a group of village women dressed up in yellow
sarees, singing on the road near the Khwaja’s chillakhanqah, a retreat where
he had spent his life reaching out to people, which is located behind
Humayun’s tomb. Khusrau asked the women where they were going dressed
like this. The women replied that they were going to the temple to offer
flowers to their God. Khusrau asked them whether it would make their god
happy. When they said it would, khusrau immediately dressed up in a saree
and carrying flowers went before the saint.
Recognising his favourite disciple and amused by his costume and song, the
saint finally broke into a smile. This was commemorated as an occasion for
rejoicing. This led to the start of something, what?
9. Q.3. ID this fashion designer, owner of the brands AND, Global Desi
and Pinkcity. Mughal architecture and rich cultural heritage of India
are said to have inspired her and this reflects in all of her
collections. also., why was she in the news recently?
12. Q.4. According to legend, Brahma was in search of a place
for Mahayagna and he found this place suitable. After a long time,
Brahma came to know that a demon, Vajranash, was killing people here
so the Lord intoned a mantra on a lotus flower and killed the demon.
During this process the parts of flower fell on three places which were
later known as Jyaistha, Madhya and Kanistha X. After this Brahma
performed a yagna to protect this place from demons. The consort of
Brahma, Saraswati, were needed to offer Ahuti for the yagna but she
was not there that time so Gayatri, a Gurjar girl, was married to brahma
and performned yagna. This act made first wife of Brahma, Saraswati,
angry and she cursed Brahma saying that he would be worshiped in X
only.
There are still priests from the Gurjar community in X temple, known as
Bhopas.
18. Q.6. Balraj _____ Malhotra moved from rawalpindi to delhi during the
partition of India in 1947. Starting from scratch, he did odd jobs earlier,
after which he started working in a shop in Chandni Chowk. In 1953,
he bought a shop in Khan Market. It started off as a stationery shop
and later expanded to a book shop.
Since then, a lot has changed in the neighbourhood, but this book
shop still stands as one of the oldest bookshops in Delhi.
ID the shop.
24. Q.8. X and his son, Y, are considered to be the developers of modern Z,
the principle of which is still being used today. Y’s warfare technology
achievements are finally getting recognition. DRDO proposes to convert
the crumbling ‘A’ museum to make it a tourist spot and to showcase
India's technological advancements in Defense field. ‘A’ was the place
from where Z were first used with great effect against the British East
India Company. This has been described in the book, Flood of Fire by
Amitav Ghosh as – “The British had never seen them before and quite
literally didn"t know what hit them.”
ID everything.
25.
26. X – Hyder Ali
Y- Tipu sultan
Z- Mysorean Rockets
A – Srirangapatna Fort
27. Q.9. X is a patriotic poem written by Y in Urdu in 1921. It was
immortalized by him as a freedom war cry during the British Raj. The
poem was written as an ode to young freedom fighters of the Indian
Independence movement. It was first published in journal "Saba",
published from Delhi. Y was one of the founder members of the
Indian revolutionary organisation Hindustan Republican Association.
Bhagat Singh praised him as a great poet-writer of Urdu and Hindi.
ID X and Y.
33. Q.11. X is a writer, director and producer. Looking for a break in
Bollywood he decided to write about his hometown.
This story was turned into a film Y which was released in 2012
and turned out to be a huge success overall. This was X’s debut
as a writer as well as an actor.
X is producing the upcoming film Sarbjit and his directorial
debut was Meeruthiya Gangsters.
ID X and Y.
36. Q.12. Located in the heart of delhi, X was designed by
Walter Sykes George and completed in 1932. It is the oldest
______ in the city. The first floor of this building, from
where the Standard restaurant ran, would be India’s first Y.
Delhi tourism minister Kapil Mishra said: "If talks materialise
to open Y at the X, it will be a prime location and perfect for
Delhiites to visit.“ X was once the most popular _______ in
the capital and was frequented among others, by India's
first PM Jawaharlal Nehru, Lord Mountbatten and Indira
Gandhi. Until Independence, it was also visited by British
bureaucrats.
ID X and Y.
39. Q.13. ID this doordarshan newsreader of the 70s.
She was famous for her signature rose tucked under her left ear in her
hair,and draping the border of her sari around her neck in a unique style.
She gave the first news of assassination of Indira Gandhi on
Doordarshan’s evening news on 31 October 1984,more than 10 hours
after she was shot.
42. Q.14. X was the Indian commander whose comprehensive defeat
of the Western Pakistan Army in 1971 led to the creation of
Bangladesh. He had been closely involved in training and
equipping the Mukti bahini (Liberation Army) of East pakistan.
On December 16, 1971, a day familiar to every Bangladeshi,
Aurora accepted the surrender of Pakistani forces led by General
Niazi.
The signing of the document led to the formation of Bangladesh.
(The surrender document is shown in the next slide.)
Aurora accepted the surrender without a word while thousands
cheered. He was hoisted on soldiers’ shoulders amid shouts of Jai
Bangla.
He was a Delhi resident who passed away in 2005.
Id.
