INDIA QUIZ

Rajat Chakravarty India Students Association, University of Saskatchewan

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ROUND 1 PRACHI PATEL

Who is the partner of Acharya Balkrishna in the Rs.1100 crore worth business venture Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust?

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It seemed to have originated at Golconda in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It has belonged to various Mughal, Persian and British rulers who fought bitterly over it at various points in history and seized it as a spoil of war time and again. It was finally seized by the East India Company. What is being talked about?

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Identify

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Javagal Srinath recalls: My first and only hundred came 18 years ago in the Pentangulars. That hundred, which went to the score-books, ball by ball, was entered by a young X. That was way back in 1988, when Mysore zone was playing against the Bangalore zone. X was 15 years then the youngest in the side. He was not happy with that job given to him. Who is X?

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Logo of what?

6 This Indian language is also spoken in Guyana, Suriname, Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago and Mauritius. In Suriname, it is called Sarnami and has experienced considerable Creole and Dutch lexical influence. Which language?

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What is being described here? Pacha (green) is the noble hero whose face is painted bright green and framed in a white bow-shaped sweep from ears to chin. Chokannatadi (red beard), power-drunk and vicious, is painted jet black from the nostrils upward. Velupputadi (white beard) represents Hanuman, son of the wind god. Karupputadi (black beard) is a hunter or forest dweller. Minnukku (softly shaded) represents sages, Brahmins, and women.

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Who is being described here? (Hint: News)

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The original building was constructed using bricks imported from Burma. The building had a big watch tower at the center and seven wings emerging as rays of the sun from it. The building had 693 rooms. The wings were designed such that doors of rooms in one wing faced the back of another wing. Which building?

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- Red and Yellow Nandighosha - Red and Bluish green Taladhwaja - Red and Black Padmadhwaja These three structures epitomize which Indian festival?

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It is a type of soup traditionally prepared using tamarind juice, tomato, chili pepper, pepper, cumin and other spices as seasoning. Steamed lentils are added along with other vegetables; and is usually eaten with rice or separately as soup. It is said that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose once commented that if he had command over the country, he would have declared this the national drink. What?

ROUND 2 CHIKNI CHAMELI

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He was born in Bihar and at the age of six, he moved to Varanasi. He was known to be so devoted to his art form that he referred to his musical instrument as his begum after his wife died. On his death, as an honour, his musical instrument was buried with him. He was known for his vision of spreading peace and love through music. Identify him (and his musical instrument).

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An Indian personality, famous for his style of speaking, won the 1999 Screen Award as the Best Lyricist in the Non Film Music category for his album Nai Disha. Identify the person.

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What is Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri better known as?

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OCracy, D.E.M., beloved husband of T. Ruth, father of L.I. Bertie, brother of Faith, Hope and Justica th expired on 26 June 1975. An excerpt from the obituary section in the Times of India. Why?

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Who is he?

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What is being depicted here?

18 This political party was formed in 2001 and currently has 2 members in the Lok Sabha. Identify.

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This former Indian Chief Ministers family had the following custom: Soon after a woman gave birth to a child, they were asked what they would like to eat. The newborn was named after that foodstuff. Over the years, the Chief Ministers mother had chosen the likes of paan and rasgulla. Name this former CM.

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This 2005 book of fiction written by Vikas Swarup has 13 chapters: 1000 2000 5000 10000 50000 100000 200000 500000 1000000 10000000 100000000 1000000000 10000000000 Which book is being talked about?

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In which country was the popular song Hothon mein aisi baat from the movie Jewel Thief picturised?
Hint: 1967

22 The scientific name for this is elaeocarpus ganitrus. It seeds are used for something. What?

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Aisha Bi Chakravarty (29) and Dilawar Khan Kewal Krishn (44) got married in 1979. These names became prominent when the latter stood for parliamentary elections in 2004. Who are they?

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He spent 8 days in 1984 doing the following: - multi-spectral photography of Northern India - Yoga - material science experiments Who?

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If Benson, Flynn, Wesson, North, Yardley, Russell, Harrison, Brooks, Willis, Burton, and Smith made up the opposing 11, who captained the representative Indian side?

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In an acidic solution, the lawsone molecule (also called henatonic acid) undergoes a chemical process called Michael Addition with keratin to create a stain. This stain is used for decorative purposes by women. What is being talked about?

27 One form of this dish came from the Mughals, who got it from Persia and subsequently brought it during their reign in India. The other form is supposed to have crossed the Arabian Sea and come to Calicut, brought in by Arab traders. Which dish?

28 In 2004, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and a number of Indians arrived at the Toronto Airport to receive X, flown all the way from India. X can only be printed by one organization in India and had to be made based on a special request. What?

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The Sanskrit version of what resource is titled as: swatantravishwavigyaanakoshaha?

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Identify this song, which has an unusual history: - It cost Rs. 10 lakh to make, at a time when budgets of movies were lesser. - It was written and re-written 105 times until approved by the music director. - It was shot at the Sheesh Mahal and sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the studio bathroom to avoid sound reverberation. - It was one of 3 sequences shot in Technicolor while the rest of the movie was black and white.

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Kachkali, bakkalnali and pukari are all types of what?

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The origin of X is in India or Persia, as per different sources. According to one source, X was invented in India in the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar by Hakim Abul Fateh Gilani, who became a physician in the Mughal court after he came from Iran to India. Gilani introduced X after Asad Beg, then ambassador of Bijapur, encouraged Akbar to take up smoking. Following popularity among noblemen, this became a status symbol for Indian aristocracy. What?

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The Deccan Gymkhana of Pune drafted the first rules and regulations of this game in 1914. In 1919, the elliptical field dimensions were standardized. However, the field shape was changed to rectangular in 1935. National championships started in 1959. Eklavya Award and Rani Laxmibai Awards are given to the man and woman of the tournament. Which sport?

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According to Google zeitgeist in 2010, micromax mobile, youtube videos and fifa were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th fasting rising searched terms on Google in India. The top result is a perennial favourite indicating users looking for an often-used resource. Its search volume pattern is shown below. What term?

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India is the only country to have won all the international beauty pageants it participated in, in the same year. Name all three winners.

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This is the logo for the Indian federation of which sport?

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Both these villages are famous in India for continuing a vital element in Indian culture more faiuthfully than other places. What? Jhiri, a village in Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh - Matthur, a village located on the banks of the river Tunga in Shimoga district in Karnataka

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Which Hindi word is also the name of the genus of this fruit, and the same across other languages like French, German, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish and many South American languages?

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In the mid-19th century, India produced a large quantity of raw cotton. However, India was not the main supplier of cotton to British textile mills; most of their cotton came from the Deep South in North America. However, the failure of the American cotton crop in 1846 followed by the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 created an urgent need for an alternative supply. India was the answer. Which famous organization resulted thereof?

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The island of ________ is modeled after the island of Dr. No; it is a self-contained colony, having advanced communications, weapons, and laboratories to build various high-tech devices. ______ sits on his throne in the island, monitoring the evil perpetrated by his henchmen all over India and hoping to someday conquer India entirely. All his subordinates know the formal salute Hail _______ (with an accompanying Heil Hitler style gesture). This emphasizes his complete authority over his minions.

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What connects the following states and no other state: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram and Tripura?

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What was the name of the Yogic Siddhi or power used by Sanjay to explain the happenings in the battlefield of Kurukshetra to Dhritarashtra. It is also a common word in Indian entertainment.

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It is Indias largest city without a Hindu population majority but ironically it is named for a Hindu deity and the name literally means a place of wealth and abundance. Which city?

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Sampooran Singh Kalra is his real name. He has won an Oscar as well as Grammy. He has directed films like Maachis and Hu Tu Tu. How do we better know him?

ANSWERS

Exchange sheets

Who is the partner of Acharya Balkrishna in the Rs.1100 crore worth business venture Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust?

Baba Ramdev

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It seemed to have originated at Golconda in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It has belonged to various Mughal, Persian and British rulers who fought bitterly over it at various points in history and seized it as a spoil of war time and again. It was finally seized by the East India Company. What is being talked about?

The Kohinoor Diamond

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Identify

Shahid Kapoor Ayesha Takia

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Javagal Srinath recalls: My first and only hundred came 18 years ago in the Pentangulars. That hundred, which went to the score-books, ball by ball, was entered by a young X. That was way back in 1988, when Mysore zone was playing against the Bangalore zone. X was 15 years then the youngest in the side. He was not happy with that job given to him. Who is X?

Rahul Dravid

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Logo of what?

Central Reserve Police Force

6 This Indian language is also spoken in Guyana, Suriname, Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago and Mauritius. In Suriname, it is called Sarnami and has experienced considerable Creole and Dutch lexical influence. Which language?

Bhojpuri

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What is being described here? Pacha (green) is the noble hero whose face is painted bright green and framed in a white bow-shaped sweep from ears to chin. Chokannatadi (red beard), power-drunk and vicious, is painted jet black from the nostrils upward. Velupputadi (white beard) represents Hanuman, son of the wind god. Karupputadi (black beard) is a hunter or forest dweller. Minnukku (softly shaded) represents sages, Brahmins, and women.

Masks in Kathakali

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Who is being described here? (Hint: News)

Rajdeep Sardesai

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The original building was constructed using bricks imported from Burma. The building had a big watch tower at the center and seven wings emerging as rays of the sun from it. The building had 693 rooms. The wings were designed such that doors of rooms in one wing faced the back of another wing. Which building?

Cellular Jail (Kala Pani Jail)

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- Red and Yellow Nandighosha - Red and Bluish green Taladhwaja - Red and Black Padmadhwaja These three structures epitomize which Indian festival?

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Jagganath Rath Yatra

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It is a type of soup traditionally prepared using tamarind juice, tomato, chili pepper, pepper, cumin and other spices as seasoning. Steamed lentils are added along with other vegetables; and is usually eaten with rice or separately as soup. It is said that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose once commented that if he had command over the country, he would have declared this the national drink. What?

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Rasam

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He was born in Bihar and at the age of six, he moved to Varanasi. He was known to be so devoted to his art form that he referred to his musical instrument as his begum after his wife died. On his death, as an honour, his musical instrument was buried with him. He was known for his vision of spreading peace and love through music. Identify him (and his musical instrument).

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Ustad Bismillah Khan

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An Indian personality, famous for his style of speaking, won the 1999 Screen Award as the Best Lyricist in the Non Film Music category for his album Nai Disha. Identify the person.

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Atal Behari Vajpayee

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What is Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri better known as?

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Shaktimaan

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OCracy, D.E.M., beloved husband of T. Ruth, father of L.I. Bertie, brother of Faith, Hope and Justica th expired on 26 June 1975. An excerpt from the obituary section in the Times of India. Why?

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Declaration of Emergency

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Who is he?

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Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi)

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What is being depicted here?

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Palace on Wheels route

18 This political party was formed in 2001 and currently has 2 members in the Lok Sabha. Identify.

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Telengana Rashtra Samiti

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This former Indian Chief Ministers family had the following custom: Soon after a woman gave birth to a child, they were asked what they would like to eat. The newborn was named after that foodstuff. Over the years, the Chief Ministers mother had chosen the likes of paan and rasgulla. Name this former CM.

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Rabri Devi

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This 2005 book of fiction written by Vikas Swarup has 13 chapters: 1000 2000 5000 10000 50000 100000 200000 500000 1000000 10000000 100000000 1000000000 10000000000 Which book is being talked about?

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Slumdog Millionaire Q&A

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In which country was the popular song Hothon mein aisi baat from the movie Jewel Thief picturised?
Hint: 1967

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Sikkim

22 The scientific name for this is elaeocarpus ganitrus. It seeds are used for something. What?

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Rudraksha seeds

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Aisha Bi Chakravarty (29) and Dilawar Khan Kewal Krishn (44) got married in 1979. These names became prominent when the latter stood for parliamentary elections in 2004. Who are they?

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Dharmendra Hema Malini

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He spent 8 days in 1984 doing the following: - multi-spectral photography of Northern India - Yoga - material science experiments Who?

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Rakesh Sharma

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If Benson, Flynn, Wesson, North, Yardley, Russell, Harrison, Brooks, Willis, Burton, and Smith made up the opposing 11, who captained the representative Indian side?

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Bhuvan (Lagaan)

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In an acidic solution, the lawsone molecule (also called henatonic acid) undergoes a chemical process called Michael Addition with keratin to create a stain. This stain is used for decorative purposes by women. What is being talked about?

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Henna (Mehndi)

27 One form of this dish came from the Mughals, who got it from Persia and subsequently brought it during their reign in India. The other form is supposed to have crossed the Arabian Sea and come to Calicut, brought in by Arab traders. Which dish?

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Biryani

28 In 2004, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and a number of Indians arrived at the Toronto Airport to receive X, flown all the way from India. X can only be printed by one organization in India and had to be made based on a special request. What?

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Guru Granth Sahib

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The Sanskrit version of what resource is titled as: swatantravishwavigyaanakoshaha?

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Wikipedia

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Identify this song, which has an unusual history: - It cost Rs. 10 lakh to make, at a time when budgets of movies were lesser. - It was written and re-written 105 times until approved by the music director. - It was shot at the Sheesh Mahal and sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the studio bathroom to avoid sound reverberation. - It was one of 3 sequences shot in Technicolor while the rest of the movie was black and white.

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Pyaar kiya to darna kya

Mughal-E-Azam

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Kachkali, bakkalnali and pukari are all types of what?

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Kolhapuri chappals

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The origin of X is in India or Persia, as per different sources. According to one source, X was invented in India in the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar by Hakim Abul Fateh Gilani, who became a physician in the Mughal court after he came from Iran to India. Gilani introduced X after Asad Beg, then ambassador of Bijapur, encouraged Akbar to take up smoking. Following popularity among noblemen, this became a status symbol for Indian aristocracy. What?

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Hookah

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The Deccan Gymkhana of Pune drafted the first rules and regulations of this game in 1914. In 1919, the elliptical field dimensions were standardized. However, the field shape was changed to rectangular in 1935. National championships started in 1959. Eklavya Award and Rani Laxmibai Awards are given to the man and woman of the tournament. Which sport?

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Kho kho

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According to Google zeitgeist in 2010, micromax mobile, youtube videos and fifa were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th fasting rising searched terms on Google in India. The top result is a perennial favourite indicating users looking for an often-used resource. Its search volume pattern is shown below. What term?

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IRCTC Login

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India is the only country to have won all the international beauty pageants it participated in, in the same year. Name all three winners.

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Priyanka Chopra Lara Dutta Dia Mirza

(2000)

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This is the logo for the Indian federation of which sport?

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Carrom

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Both these villages are famous in India for continuing a vital element in Indian culture more faiuthfully than other places. What? Jhiri, a village in Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh - Matthur, a village located on the banks of the river Tunga in Shimoga district in Karnataka

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Still speak Sanskrit

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Which Hindi word is also the name of the genus of this fruit, and the same across other languages like French, German, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish and many South American languages?

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Ananas (Pineapple)

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In the mid-19th century, India produced a large quantity of raw cotton. However, India was not the main supplier of cotton to British textile mills; most of their cotton came from the Deep South in North America. However, the failure of the American cotton crop in 1846 followed by the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 created an urgent need for an alternative supply. India was the answer. Which famous organization resulted thereof?

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Indian Railways

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The island of ________ is modeled after the island of Dr. No; it is a self-contained colony, having advanced communications, weapons, and laboratories to build various high-tech devices. ______ sits on his throne in the island, monitoring the evil perpetrated by his henchmen all over India and hoping to someday conquer India entirely. All his subordinates know the formal salute Hail _______ (with an accompanying Heil Hitler style gesture). This emphasizes his complete authority over his minions.

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Mogambo

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What connects the following states and no other state: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram and Tripura?

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Tropic of Cancer

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What was the name of the Yogic Siddhi or power used by Sanjay to explain the happenings in the battlefield of Kurukshetra to Dhritarashtra. It is also a common word in Indian entertainment.

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Doordarshan

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It is Indias largest city without a Hindu population majority but ironically it is named for a Hindu deity and the name literally means a place of wealth and abundance. Which city?

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Srinagar

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Sampooran Singh Kalra is his real name. He has won an Oscar as well as Grammy. He has directed films like Maachis and Hu Tu Tu. How do we better know him?

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Gulzar

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