final exquizme - 2013

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Rounds



2 similar looking statues at 2 differentcities. Who is the subject?

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Whose statue in West Lafayette,Indiana, USA?

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I am looking for a literary connection.

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Whose statue at

Ankara?

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In New York

….. Sculpted byGeorg J. Lober,1956 …. Who?

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2 similar looking statues at 2 differentcities. Who is the subject?

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Rocky Balboa

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Whose statue in West Lafayette,Indiana, USA?

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Amelia Earhart

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I am looking for a literary connection.

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Winnie The Pooh

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Whose statue at

Ankara?

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Mullah Naseruddin

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In New York….. Sculpted byGeorg J. Lober,1956 …. Who?

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Hans Christian Anderson

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• 25 questions• Each question carries 10 marks

• Clockwise Infinite Bounce



As per the revised criteria , exceptionalservice/performance of the highest order“in any field of human endeavour“ willnow be considered. Earlier, it was restricted

to areas like “Art, Literature, Science andPublic Service“.

What am I talking about? Who is said to beresponsible for this change?

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Eligibilty criteria for Bharat Ratna

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Saraswatichandra , starring Nutan andManish, won the National Film Awards inthe Best Cinematography & Best Music

Director categories in 1969.

As per official records, what is so special

about this movie?

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Last Bollywood movie to be made in

black and white.

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Kate (2007), Kate's Dirty Sister (2008),Luscious Liz (2009), Randy Mandy (2010),

Kinky Kylie (2011), Abbey (2012) andHungry Heidi (2013).

Put funda.

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Seb Vettel’s nicknames for his F1 cars

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Developed by Andrew Fentem , what

is this variation of Rubik‟s Cubecalled? (Video deleted)

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http://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_3/Round2.04.mp4



Fentik Cube / Fentix Cube

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This geographical landmark painted by

Turner, celebrated 100 years of the mostfamous/infamous event , associated with it,

on 1991.

What reportedly happenedthere, on 4th May, 1891?

(Bigger vis– next slide)

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Richenbach Falls.

Sherlock Holmes,fought to the death

with Professor

Moriarty, at theend of "The Final

Problem“.

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Conglomerate

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Probably the first Indian tv show of its

kind, it was inspired by the true story ofKanchan Choudhary who after severalhardships went to become the first Indian

female Director General of Police. Namethe show. (Audio deleted)

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Udaan

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Which literary work is the subject of this

series of stamps , issued in Great Britain inFebruary 2005? (Bigger vis – next slide)

A-1



A-1



Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

A-1



Original line-up. Explain.

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The original tokens of Monopolyhttp://coolmaterial.com/feature/the-story-

behind-monopoly-pieces

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This painting, titled „The Madonna with

Saint Giovannino‟, was painted in the 15thcentury by Domenico Ghirlandaio.

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Why this paintinghas been a topic ofdiscussion amongthe modern dayscientists? (Bigger vis– next slide)



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Appearance of UFO

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‘The Alchemist’ by Paolo Coelho

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In June 2013, the Hubble Space Telescopetook a striking photograph of two galaxies ,one apparently twisted by the gravitationalpull of the other, which resulted in the

image looking like a giant bird with itsegg . This had led to the first galaxy beingnicknamed the „____‟ galaxy.

Fill in the blank. (Vis - next slide)

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Penguin Galaxy

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This is the introductory poem of thecampaign, titled „Betiyaan : Save The GirlChild‟. The poet himself is reciting thepoem.

Identify the poet.(Audio deleted)

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Kapil Sibal

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http://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_3/BETIYAAN%20-%20Save%20The%20Girl%20Child.wmv



Explain the „buyer-seller relationship‟

between these two noted Indians.

RobinSharma

RaviSubramaniam

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Robin Sharma : The Monk Who Sold

His Ferrari (1997)Ravi Subramaniam : I Bought The

Monk’s Ferrari (2008)

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The sinister character (vis – next slide)

played by Sydney Greenstreet in the movie„The Maltese Falcon‟ had such an effect onthe American physicist Robert Sarber that he

named something (after the character) whichhad a huge impact in the world politics.

Either name the movie character or thatparticular thing named after him.

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Fat Man

‘Fat Man’ was the codename for theatomic bomb that was detonated overNagasaki, Japan, by the United States

on 9 August 1945.

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Just find the connection between the web

entity and these two noted Indians.

A-2



Dhoni Jaise Hotel, Ishant Jaise Rate

A-2



Known as the „Lungs of Asia‟, it was oncecovered with dense rainforests. But in the1980s and 1990s, the forests underwent adramatic transition. Deforestation

happened at a rate unparalleled in humanhistory.

Which place am I talking about?(Vis – next slide)

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Borneo

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It is an award winning print ad of ……..

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Toblerone

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„Solah Shringar‟ is a very well knownterm associated with Indian womenwhich encompasses sixteen basic steps

of beautification.

With which group of people would

you associate „Satrah Shringar‟ ?

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It is the fan-made

version of cover ofa book , firstpublished in theyear 1859.

Name it.

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On The Origin of Species

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A rare but not an exhaustive list. What

connects these three hindi movie songstaken from three different decades?

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1980s Current

1990s

http://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_3/Round2.19(3).mp3





Sung by Brother-Sister duo

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Star (1982) Lekin (1991) SSTG (2013)



Found in savannas and thick bushveld in

Kenya , Tanzania , Mozambique , Namibiaand some other African nations , this typeof antelope got its common name from

a Zulu word meaning "gazelle".

Which best-selling brand , quite a rage inIndia in 70s-80s , got its name from thisantelope?(Visual – next slide)

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Impala

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With the proclamation „Open to all partiesbut influenced by none‟, what was started on Jan 29, 1780 , basically to counter the

nuisance of public announcements throughpeons and the distribution of hand bills inKolkata?

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Hicky’s Bengal Gazette

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Wife of Ron Miller died just a few weeks

ago. She is said to be the inspiration of„what ‟, opened for the public on 17 Jul, 1955?

A-3



Disneyland

A-3



Identify the performer.

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http://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_3/Round2.22.wmv



J li A



Julian Assange

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As per a 4th century legend , the pirate king

Raktabahu once planned to attack Puri. To avoiddetection, he stealthily anchored out of sight, offthe mouth to the sea. The deception was revealedby ships' refuse floating to the shore, thus alerting

the locals, who escaped with all their belongings.Seeing the abandoned town , he directed all hisfury towards the sea. The sea parted to let his mento march in, then surged back , drowned them all

and formed X.

What is being formed thus?

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Chilka Lake

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„What‟ associated with the world of sports



What , associated with the world of sports,is being produced through this around-the-

world mechanism? (Be specific)

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After 55 years of X‟s death under mysteriouscircumstances , British PM Gordon Brown , in2009, made an official public apology onbehalf of the Govt. for “the appalling way X

was treated ”. In May 2012, a Bill was putbefore the House of Lords to grant X astatutory pardon.

Who was X?

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Alan Turing

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The connection is…….



Military Operations by

Indian Army Operations

•Operation Polo (1948) - Indian armed forces ended the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Polo


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad_State

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad_State

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizam





led to the incorporation of the princely state of Hyderabad in Southern India, into the Indian

Union.

•Operation Vijay (1961) - the operation by the Military of India that led to the capture ofGoa, Daman and Diu and Anjidiv Islands from the Portuguese colonial holding in 1961.

•Operation Blue Star (1984)

•Operation Meghdoot (1984) — Indian military's capture of the majority of Siachen Glacier .

•Operation Pawan (1987) – Operations by the Indian Peace Keeping Force to take control

of Jaffna from the LTTE in late 1987 to enforce the disarmament of the LTTE as a part of

the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord.•Operation Trishul (1988) – An anti-insurgency operation launched by the IPKF against the

LTTE in April 1988 in Northern Sri Lanka.

•Operation Checkmate (1988) - It was an anti-insurgency operation carried out by

the IPKF against the LTTE in theVadamarachi area of northern Sri Lanka in June 1988.

•Operation Cactus (1988) — Paracommandos (India) and MARCOS oust Tamil

nationalist mercenaries of PLOTE who instigated a coup in Malé in the Maldives.•Operation Vijay (1999) - name of the successful Indian operation to push back the

infiltrators from the Kargil Sector, in the 1999 Kargil War .

•Operation Black Tornado(2008)

•Operation Surya Hope - for saving people trapped in the 2013 North India floods

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Vijay_(1961)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Blue_Star


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Meghdoot


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_military

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siachen_Glacier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pawan


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffna

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTTE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Sri_Lankan_Accord

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Trishul




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Checkmate_(Sri_Lanka)




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadamarachi


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cactus


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paracommandos(India)&action=edit&redlink=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARCOS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_nationalist


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenaries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLOTE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil_district

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil_War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Black_Tornado


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Surya_Hope


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_North_India_floods

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_North_India_floods





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil_War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil_district





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLOTE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenaries



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARCOS

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paracommandos(India)&action=edit&redlink=1




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadamarachi














http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffna




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siachen_Glacier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_military





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_India







• 5 questions.

• Written Round.

• Each question carries 5 marks.

• Full house ensure 5 bonus.



This character fromA i ‟ C d i b d



Assassin‟s Creed is based

on a real-life person whogave rise to a word whichmeans cunning, deceptive,

and ruthless in dealings.

Who?

1

Screenshots from Dark Void Who is he?



Screenshots from Dark Void. Who is he?

2

Who appeared as

hi lf i



himself in

Civilization seriesof games?

3

Who is this British Rock and Roll Hall of

F f t d i i id L



Famer featured in music-video game Lego

Rock Band?

4

Eternal Sonata is centered on X, who died

f t b l i t th f 39 Th t



of tuberculosis at the age of 39. The story

envisions a fictional world created by Xduring his last hours. Who is X?

5



This character fromA i ‟ C d i b d



Assassin‟s Creed is based

on a real-life person whogave rise to a word whichmeans cunning, deceptive,

and ruthless in dealings.

Who?

1

Niccolò Machiavelli



1

Screenshots from Dark Void Who is he?



Screenshots from Dark Void. Who is he?

2

Nikola Tesla



2

Who appeared as

himself in



himself in

Civilization seriesof games?

3

FDR



3

Who is this British Rock and Roll Hall of





Rock Band?

4

David Bowie



4

Eternal Sonata is centered on X, who died

of tuberculosis at the age of 39 The story



of tuberculosis at the age of 39. The story

envisions a fictional world created by Xduring his last hours. Who is X?

5



The birth anniversary of one of the most



The birth anniversary of one of the most

illustrous sons of Bengal went almostunnoticed on Nov 16, 2013. He was anaccomplished barrister , and later, India‟s

2nd

largest silk exporter. But his moment ofglory came in another field on Sep 27, 1958.

Who? (Vis – next slide)

1



Mihir Sen



Mihir Sen

1

Other than close human relatives such



Other than close human relatives such

as chimps and gorillas , X‟s also havefingerprints. Though on the evolutionarytree, primates and modern Xs„ ancestors

branched apart 70 million years ago, thefingerprints of X and a human being areeerily similar.

Identify X. (Vis–

next slide)

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Koala



Koala

2



X = Md. Sami (Pak)



X Md. Sami (Pak)

Y = Md. Shami (Ind)

3

She has received both praise and criticismfor her take on issues such as women's



for her take on issues such as women s

education and empowerment. Who?

4




Burka Avenger



4

X is a particular region in the country Y.The name X is also frequently used to refer



The name X is also frequently used to refer

to the whole of the country Y. This usage isgenerally accepted, but some individuals,particularly from the other parts of that

country, dislike the use of „X‟ as asubstitute for Y.

Identify X.(Bigger vis – next slide)

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5



X – Holland; Y – The Netherland



5

A lady is talking about the most significant



ady s ta g about t e ost s g ca t

day in her life.

Who? About what?

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Shakuntala Devi



6

What particular exhibit are the visitorswatching at the Yad Vashem Holocaust



watching at the Yad Vashem Holocaust

Museum , Israel?

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Memorial of Books burnt by the Nazis

7



Currentlyassociated with



associated withthe world ofsports.

Who?

A-1



R oman Abramovich



A-1

Which geographical feature , very highlyrevered in Hindu Jain and Buddhist



revered in Hindu, Jain and Buddhistcosmology (considered to be the center ofall the physical, metaphysical and spiritualuniverses) is design of the Angkor Vat

Temple a tribute to?

8



Originally released in the late 80s , this hit



song again came into news because of a hit2013 movie. Just identify the singer.

9




Kodinhi is a nondescript villagein Malappuram, Kerala.

The village came to internationalattention for what peculiar biologicalreason? (Similar phenomenon has been

observed in Candido Godoi, Brazil.)

10



Unusual no. of twins



10

In June 2013 , UNOOSA, a United Nationsagency, organised a special event to mark



fifty years of a famous occasion. The fournoted guests - Roberta Bondar of Canada, Janet Kavandi from the USA, Chiaki Mukai

of Japan and Liu Yang of China werecelebrating one of their senior‟s path-breaking achievement.

Who was their senior? What was beingcelebrated?

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Valentina TereshkovaThe first woman in space



The first woman in space

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How would you connect these well knownpersonalities? (Some obvious ones are left out



personalities? (Some obvious ones are left outdelibarately) (More vis

– next slide)

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Ian Joseph Jean-Claude



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Fathers were also the Presidents oftheir respective countries



p

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* Ian Khama, the current President of Botswana. His father

Seretse Khama was the President from 1966 to 1980.

* Joseph Kabila is the President of the Democratic Republic of

the Congo since January 2001. Laurent-Désiré Kabila, his fatherserved as the President from May 17, 1997, until his assassination

by one of his bodyguards on January 18, 2001.

* Jean-Claude Duvalier is the son of Papa ‘Doc’ Duvalier.

………………………………

Adopted in 2008 , colour red in the new



logo symbolises the colour traditionallyassociated with the entity and also passion& commitment towards society. Image of

bird‟s wings in yellow represent hope andhappiness.

Which logo is this?

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India Post



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This upcoming tv-series is produced by…….?

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Rajya Sabha TV



14



Satyajit Rayat the



location……..which movie?

A-2



The River



A-2

Whose birthday has been celebratedth



by this Google Doodle on 9 May,2012?

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Howard Carter



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Kaithoon , famous for Kota Doria sarees, is



an ancient city on the banks of riverChambal. It is the only city to have a templeof a particular „deity‟. An annual fair is also

organised here in the month of March.

„Who‟ is being worshipped here?

(Vis of the deity–

next slide)

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Vibhisana



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This painting, titled „Particles WhirlingRound in Space‟, was created using sand



mixed with paint by Lucinda L. Mackay .

Which Noble-laureate is the subject of this

painting?(Bigger vis – next slide)

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Peter Higgs



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Manna Dey won his first National Award



for this particular song ( picturised on Raj Kumar ). Name the movie.

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Mere Huzoor



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A. C. Banerjee, K. K. Daftari, N. C. Lahiriand J. S. Karandikar were some of the



members of a Central Committee formed in1952. Headed by Meghnad Saha , thisCommittee was assigned to deal with 30

prevalent models all over India, keepinglocal sentiments and traditions intoconsideration.

What did the Committee come up with?

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Indian National Calendar



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The Greenlandic Federation of tae- kwon-



do, badminton, handball, volleyball,biathlon and table tennis have gained fullmembership of the respective internationalfederations. But FIFA is not allowing theirnational football team to be a part of FIFAor any of its associations.

Why?

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Apart from Walt Disney , X is the onlyperson to have ever been nominated in six

diff i i d d



different categories in Academy Awards. Xgot nominations in the following categories– Best Actor , Supporting Actor , Director ,

Screenplay (Original) , Screenplay(Adapted) and Best Picture.

Who is X? (X has won 2 Oscars till date)

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George Clooney



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Th L d b d t



The London based management company77 was launched by Simon Fuller alongwithX in September, 2013. The name was chosento highlight a particular achievement by Xaround a month ago.

Who is X?

A-3



Andy Murray



A-3

Some cryptic clues .…Who is their „master‟?



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Phantom



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Id tif thi i l i t t



Identify this musical instrument.

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Continuum Fingerboard



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Gettysberg Address



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Completely unaided by the colonial



Completely unaided by the colonialBritish Govt., what was founded on March27, 1914 , by the great visionary Sir Asutosh

Mukherjee using generous donations fromsome local Indians?

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