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Raghavendra Kamath and Krishnananda Baliga

1
Plans for a hydroelectric
project that threatened the
parks high diversity of wildlife
stimulated an environmentalist
Social Movement in the 1970s
called X which resulted in
cancellation of the project and
creation of the park in 1980.

2
Mizo National Front (MNF) is a regional
political party in Mizoram, India. MNF
emerged out of the Mizo National X
Front, which was formed by Pu
Laldenga to protest against the inaction
of the Indian central government
towards the X situation in the Mizo
areas of the Assam state in 1959. It
staged a major uprising in 1966,
followed by years of underground
activities. In 1986, it signed the Mizo
Accord with the Government of India,
renouncing secession and violence.

3
It is believed that once, Duravasa Rishi cursed
Indra because he recklessly threw away a garland
gifted very generously by the Rishi. You don't do
that. The gods were hence cursed with age. They
would become mortals. The Devas, as usual, ran to
Vishnu. Vishnu suggested that they churn the
ocean of milk to yield the nectar of Immortality.
The gods lacked manpower and hence they had to
ask for help from the Asuras. Vasuki would be the
rope, and Mount Sumeru would be used to churn
the ocean. After 12 days, in the process of which
Lakmshi, Kamdhenu , Airavat , the Apsaras, and
Halahal among other things, appeared with the
Amrita (nectar). The Devas and Asuras both went
to war over getting it first. In the midst, in an
attempt to save the Amrita from being misused
Vishnu stole the _____ holding the Amrita, and
flew. While he flew, he dropped four drops of the
nectar at four places.
Story behind what?

Operation Polo code name for The Hyderabad
Police Action was a military operation in
September 1948 in which the Indian Armed
Forces invaded the State of Hyderabad and
ended the rule of Nizam, annexing the state
into the Indian Union.

5

Dashrath Manjhi, also known as X. Dashrath Manjhi's wife, Falguni Devi, died due
to lack of medical treatment because the nearest town with a doctor was 70
kilometres away from their village in Bihar, India.
Dashrath did not want anyone else to suffer the same fate as his wife, so he
carved a 360-foot-long through-cut, 25-foot-deep in places and 30-foot-wide to
form a road through a mountain in the Gehlour hills, working day and night for 22
years from 1960 to 1982. His feat reduced the distance between the Atri and
Wazirganj blocks of the Gaya district from 75 km to 1 km, bringing him national
acclaim.
He died on August 17, 2007.He was given a state funeral by the Government of
Bihar.

6

ID this famous politician.

7
To encourage inter-tribal interaction and to
promote cultural heritage of Nagaland, the
Government of Nagaland started organizing
the _____________every year in the first
week of December.

Organized by the State Tourism and Art &
Culture
Departments, _____________showcases a
mélange of cultural displays under one roof.
This festival usually takes place between
the 1st and the 7th of December every year
in Kohima.

The aim of the festival is to revive and protect the rich culture of
Nagaland and display its extravaganza and traditions.

8
• This place near Ahmednagar
was established in 1923 and
contains the tomb and other
institutions created in memory
of Sheriar Irani.
• It attracts over 30,000 pilgrims
on his death day (January
31).From July 1925 till his
death in 1969 he did not speak
a word and communicated
through an alphabet board and
gestures.
• Which place?

Meherabad
(Named after Meher Baba)

9

Written and directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Kamal Haasan. It
is based on the real-life Bombay underworld don Varada
aka Varadarajan Mudaliar, and sympathetically depicts the struggle
of South Indians living in Bombay.

In 2005, the Time Magazine included __________ in its list of "All-
Time 100 Best Films"

10
• The place had disappeared from the tourist
map due to its inaccessibility, but in 1931,
Frank S. Smythe, Eric Shipton and R.L.
Holdsworth, all British mountaineers, lost
their way while returning from a successful
expedition to Mt.Kamet and happened upon
the valley, which was full of flowers. He was
attracted to the beauty of the area, he
named it the “X." He later authored a book
of the same name.
• In 1939, Miss Margaret Legge, a botanist deputed by the Royal
Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, arrived at the valley for further
studies. While she was traversing some rocky slopes to collect
flowers, she slipped off and was lost. Her sister later visited the
valley and erected a memorial near the spot.
• The X was established as a national park with effect from 6
November 1982.

11
October 1963 at the ceremony
to mark the dedication of the X
Project to the Nation, Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said,
"This has been built with the
unrelenting toil of man for the
benefit of mankind and
therefore is worthy of worship.
May you call it a Temple or a
Gurdwara or a Mosque, it
inspires our admiration and
reverence".

12
• _________ is a traditional folk
dance developed by the Bhil tribe.
It is performed by women in
swirling robes, and accompanied
by men and women singing
together.
• This folk dance gets its name
from pirouetting which displays
the spectacular colors of the
flowing „ghaghara‟, the long skirt
of the Rajasthani women.
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped
during this dance.

14. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• An ad by which organization and name the
tribe.

• Survival International
• Jarawa

15
• In the southern most X islands Y
language is spoken by about
10,000 people, which is a variant of
Divehi Language, spoken in the
Maldives.

16
X Y Football Club is a I-League
football club from X, Meghalaya. The club was
established in 1983 with the prime objective
of improving the diminishing standard of
football in the state, and to spot, train and
nurture local talent. In the local Khasi
language Y translates to “our own”.

17 Dadra and Nagar Haveli
What post did Mr. K.G.Badlani, an IAS officer
hold for a single day? Why?

Badlani was, for one day, designated the
Prime Minister of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, so
that, as Head of State, he could sign an
agreement with the Prime Minister of
India, Jawaharlal Nehru, and formally merge
Dadra and Nagar Haveli with the Republic of
India.

18
X refers to a militia in Chhattisgarh, India, which is
aimed at countering the naxalite violence in the
region. The militia consisting of local tribal youth
receives support and training from the
Chhattisgarh state government. On July 5, 2011,
the Supreme Court of India declared the militia as
illegal and unconstitutional. The court directed the
Chhattisgarh government to recover all the
firearms given along with the ammunition and
accessories. It also ordered the government to
investigate all instances of alleged criminal
activities of X. The use of X by the government for
anti naxal operations was criticized for its
violations of human rights, use of child soldiers
and poorly trained uneducated youth for counter-
insurgency roles.

19
X is a large river island in the
Brahmaputra river, in Assam,
India. X had a total area of
1,250 square kilometres (483
sq mi), but having lost
significantly to erosion it has an
area of only 421.65 square
kilometres (163 sq mi) in 2001.
X is the largest river island in
the world.

20

Name the stadium and also the city.

22
• X studied in Loyola High School,
Margao. He completed his secondary
education in Marathi and went on
to graduate in metallurgical
engineering from IIT Bombay.
• X was awarded by IIT Bombay with
the Distinguished Alumnus Award in
2001. X and Nandan Nilekani,
Chairman of the new Unique
Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI) have graduated together from
IIT Bombay in the year 1978.
• CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in politics
category in 2012.

23
Name the four parts of Puducherry.

Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam and Karaikal

24
ID this
businessman and
the company he
founded.

Chaudhary Raghvendra Singh, founder of DLF.

25
The city was the cultural capital of Chandel
Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled this part of India
from the 10-12th centuries. The _______ temples were
built over a span of 200 years, from 950 to 1150. The
whole area was enclosed by a wall with eight
originates, each flanked by two golden palm trees. There
were originally over 80 Hindu temples, of which only 25
now stand in a reasonable state of
preservation, scattered over an area of about 20 square
kilometres (8 sq mi). The erotic sculptures were crafted
by Chandella artisans. The temples, maintained by the
locals, were pointed out to the English in the late 19th
century when the jungles had taken a toll on the
monuments. Today, the temples serve as fine examples
of Indian architectural styles that have gained popularity
due to their explicit depiction of sexual life during

26

• ________ , born in royal family of Tripura
and is a famous sportsperson.
• He is the grandson of Tripura's late royal
scion Bikramendra Kishore.
• He had a career best ranking of 139.

27

"Be sure to lay wide streets planted
with shady trees, every other of a quick
growing variety. Be sure that there is
plenty of space for lawns and gardens;
reserve large areas for football, hockey
and parks; earmark areas for Hindu
temples, Mohammedan mosques and
Christian churches.“
Who said this? And what was he
talking about?

Jamshedji Tata about Jamshedpur.

28

Why is Druk White Lotus School famous?

The school in the movie 3 idiots.
School was shown in the Cisco“human
network” ad.

29*
• The movement for a separate state of X land gained
serious momentum during the 1980s, when a
violent agitation was carried out by X National
Liberation front led by Subhash Ghising. The
agitation ultimately led to the establishment of a
semiautonomous body in 1988 called the Y X Hill
Council to govern certain areas of Y district.
However, in 2008, a new party called the X Janmukti
Morcha raised the demand for a separate state of X
land once again. On 18 April 2011, GJM signed an
agreement with the state and central governments
for the formation of X land Territorial Administration.

30*
This state boasts of possessing the world's largest
known rookery of Olive Ridley sea turtle. The
spectacular site of mass congregation of Olive Ridley
sea turtles for mating and nesting enthralls both the
scientists and the nature lovers throughout the world.
This unique phenomenon is hardly seen anywhere in
India. That rarity of mass congregation and the cruelty
meted out to these innocent marine creatures, paved
the way for declaration of the stretch of water body
from old light house near Batighar to Maipura river
mouth as X (Marine) Wildlife Sanctuary.

31*
• This is the country‟s only assembly segment that has
no territorial boundary.
• The X electorate, comprises of 3021 monks and 37
nuns, are spread over the four mountain districts of
the state.
• The X seat was constituted by the erstwhile ruler, the
Chogyal, in 1955 when the electoral process was
introduced in the otherwise feudal system of
governance.
• To preserve the distinct identity of the X, only
registered monks and nuns can contest the seat.
Political parties put up their nominees from among
the clergies.

32*
• The X House of Worship was first mentioned in
Bahá'u'lláh's book of laws, the Kitáb-i-Aqdas .
• X literature directs that a House of Worship should
be built in each city and town, and emphasizes that
its doors must be open to all regardless of
religion, or any other distinction. The X laws
emphasize that the spirit of the House of Worship
must be a gathering place where people of all
religions may worship God without denominational
restrictions.
• The Y is a X House of Worship completed in 1986. It
serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian
subcontinent and has become a prominent
attraction in the city.

New Delhi
Bahá'í Lotus Temple.

33*

• The X Road (from X, Assam, India to Kunming, Yunnan, China)
was built during World War II so that the Western Allies could
supply the Chinese as an alternative to the Burma Road which
had been cut by the Japanese in 1942. It was renamed the Y
Road (named after General Joseph Y of the U.S. Army) in early
1945 at the suggestion of Chiang Kai-shek. It passes through
the Burmese towns of Shingbwiyang, Myitkyina and Bhamo in
Kachin state.

Arunachal Pradesh
Lode or Stilwell Road

35*
• X is a structure built in Y by legendary architect, Le
Corbusier. Y hosts the largest of Le Corbusier's many
X sculptures. It Stands 26 meters high, the structure
was designed to in the wind. It is located in sector 1
in the Capitol Complex in Y.

• X is a recurring motif in Le Corbusier's
architecture, a sign for him of "peace and
reconciliation. It is open to give and open to
receive." It represents the give and take of ideas.

Chandigarh
Open Hand Monument.

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