BCQCQuiz by: Akshay Hatwar

Saurabh Kulkarni

Q1

X is a noted musician from Jaipur-Atroli gharana and she has sang only for 2 movies.During an interview,X commented on film music as:“You know I defied my Mai and guru (Moghubai Kurdikar) to sing for Geet Gaya Patharon Ne. She was furious and told me that if I wanted to sing for films I shouldn’t ever touch her two tanpuras. I still remember how her words struck me. Drishti happened because the subject convinced me. Film music has now become only rhythmic noise. Amongst recent songs, I’ve only liked the qawwali Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodha Akbar). It’s soul-stirring,” Id X.

Kishori Aamonkar

Q2

The X are ascetic Shaiva sadhus. They are known to engage in post-mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use bones from human corpses for crafting kapalas (skullcups which Shiva and other Hindu deities are often iconically depicted holding or using) and jewelry. Because of their practices that are contradictory to orthodox Hinduism, they are generally opposed by other Hindus. Many X gurus command great reverence from rural populations as they are supposed to possess healing powers gained through their intensely eremitic rites and practices of renunciation and tápasya.Give a name for X. Image follows.

Aghori

Q3

According to Popular beliefs this famous baby was nicknamed X because he could cry in five different notes. Yet another version is that when the veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar saw a newborn ________ uttering the syllable Pa repeatedly, he nicknamed the boy X.Id this Famous personality.

R.D. Burman called Pancham Da

*Q4

Prantik Vivek Deshmkh is a yavatmal based marathi director who won thraward for best short film in non-fiction category in the 62nd Filmfareawards. This shortfilm was a documentary about the famous Indian dying martial art,In the documentary.Bhagwan Tambekar from pune narrates about the deterioration of this art because of modernisation and improper fiancial support to this art.The name of the documentary is derived from this art itself.Name it.

Matitli Kusti

Q5

London-based Foster + Partners group submitted 4 city-models based on grandiose epics such as Gautami putra Satkarni and Bahubali for a much awaited project for the development of X.The project will be completed in around 10 years.Which city are we talking about.

Amravati-New capital of AP

Q6

They(Starting with the 'Man with the Briefcase') eat X every year.It is because,Until the document is totally printed, No witness can go back home,And is the reason of origin of the X ceremony. Even Suresh Prabhuate it this year.What are we talking about?

Halwa Ceremony after Union Budget

Q7

It was the practice , Mrs. Cousins used to hold informal meetings with the college community on every Wednesday night after dinner called “sing song fun session”. It was usually a programme of healthy hilarity and fun .In Feb 1919 X visited Mrs Cousins and attended her session. Mrs Cousins recounted the meetings as "In a voice surprisingly light for so large a man, he sang something like a piece of geography giving a list of countries, mountains and rivers; . The refrain to the first verse made us pick up our ears. The refrain to the second verse made us clear our throats. We asked for it again and again, and before long we were singing it with gusto.Theassembled audience was thrilled when X spoke a few words appreciating the melody of the tune and the efforts of Mrs. Cousins in ”What was created as result which is follwed till date.

The 52 second version of The National Anthem of India

Q8

Chhod do aanchal is a song from Movie Paying Ghost starring Dev Anand and Nutan . The song was sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle and Composed by S D Burman. S D Burman asked Asha to do Something while singing the song to bring Reality into it .So what did he ask Asha to do.

Imagine someone pulling her saree.

Q9 Howe says he interviewed Henry Kissinger For Penthouse, after which he

was approached by the Indian Embassy in Washington and asked to do a similar interview with X.. The embassy denies this and legal moves are afoot to stop publication. Kissinger, however, failed in a similar attempt. X' s press adviser, H.Y. Sharada Prasad, insists:"If Howe has given the interview to Penthouse it reflects on his professional integrity". But the damage has been done. The last thing X needs is the embarrassment of appearing in Penthouse.The India today news about this read:'Sandwichedbetween the breasts and bottoms in next month's Penthouse will be none other than X'. The Issue was banned in India.

ID X.

Rajiv Gandhi

Q10

Hazrat Nizamuddin used these words for the Tughlaq ruler (Ghiyas uddintughlaq or Mohammad bin tughlaq), when he was upset with the famous sufi Nizamuddin Auliya, and upon his return to Dilli, had plans to get him killed. He was returning to Dilli and had reached almost its suburbs. HazratNizamuddin's faithfuls kept exhorting him to scram and save himself, but he said the famous phrase " _______________" and just sat there. Somewhere outside of the city, the king fell off his elephant and died. Centuries later Subhash Chandra Bose Ji used the Phrase "_________________" when he was preparing for an attack on the British Army with the Help of Japanese Army... Destination is not too far....... So when the Target is not so close then these words.FITB.

Dilli dur ast

Q11

Himank is a project of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the Ladakhregion of northernmost India that started in August 1985. Himank is responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads and related infrastructure including the world's highest motorable roads across the Khardung La, Tanglang La and Chang La passes.Project HIMANK is known to have humorous road signs,as shown in the following image .The blank refers to " Indian Pehlwan " of early 20th Century.

Gama

*Q12

RUDALI is a short story by MAHASHWETA DEVI , it was made into a film of the sam Title by Director Kalpana Lajami starring Dimple Kapadia and Rakhee Gulzar .

The film is set in a small village in Rajasthan, India. It tells the story of a woman named Shanichari, who was abandoned by her mother shortly after her father's death. Bad fortune follows her throughout her life.

The title is a reference to a custom in certain areas of Rajasthan where women of a lower caste are hired as professional by upper-caste for something which is against the social status of upper caste.

Professional Mourners

Q13

Killing Veerappan is a 2016 kannada language film directed by RGV.Thefilm is based on the events leading to Operation Cocoon to capture Veerappan.

Veerappan was a sandalwood smuggler and also abducted famous kannada actor Dr.Raj Kumar.

In the movie, when Cop Shivaraj captures Veerappan, reveals that apart from professional reasons, he has personal hatred against Veerappan.Putfunda.

The kidnapped actor was Shivraj’s Father.

Q14

Sambhaji Brigade

Q15 What is so unique about these Stamps from Indian Post ?

(Bigger picture follows)

Scented Stamps

Q16

Siddhendra Yogi was a 15th century artist who initiated local boys into Bhama Kalapam, a dramatic dance expression.These artists then formed groups or Bhagavata Melalu and travelled extensively to propagate the spiritual aspect of this dance.

Impressed by their performances,The ruler of Golconda Abul Hasan QutubShah gifted them _________ village, envisioning it as a cultural centre of sorts.

Down the years,this rich art has lost its patronage. FIB

Kuchipudi

Q17

This one of a kind funeral procession started from Omkareshwar temple to the PMC Bhawan, covering a distance of roughly 1 km. It was a funeral of X took out by the activists as a protest against a recent (April 17') incident at the Aundh-SPPU road.What was the funeral of and why was it.

Funeral of a tree on account of illegal cutting down of 9 trees for Aundh-SPPU road enlargement.

Q18

In a corner of the courtyard lies a wooden cabinet with five relics of the Prophet known as Dargah Asar Sharif. These were inherited by the Mughals from Timur who in turn got them them from Sultan Bayazid Yaldaram from Turkey.

Kept safely, are a treasure trove that includes a set of two Arabic writings in Kufic script on deerskin. which is the handwritten Quran of Hazrat Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet and excerpts of Quran Sharif translated by Imam Hasan-grandson of the Prophet.

Can you name the historic building we are referring to?

Jama Masjid

Q19

The Legenderay Kishore Kumar is one of the pillars of Bollywood Music.Hesang numerous hits for the Bollywood Industry Despite this He was banned on National media like All India Radio and Doordarshan and the sale of his records was freezed in 70's. Why?

He refused to sing for INC rally.

Q20

When Victoria Garden and the Albert Zoo were being laid out in India in 1904, the workers suffered a high incidence of malaria. It was overcome successfully by developing these _____ gardens all around the place at the suggestion of a Hindu worker. An infusion of the leaves is given in cases of malaria. In recognition of the wonder, this ______ was declared an anti-malarial in 1907 at the Imperial Malaria Conference.

FITB.

Tulsi-Basil

Q21

The possible reason for occurrence of this phenomena in Assam in the month of June are given as:

1) Excess of iron ore and growing Iron industries in Assam ,

2) Presence of Cinnabar (HgS) in the near by Mountains ,

3) According to myth and local belief the reason being annual Ambubachi Mela held yearly in Month of June in nearby Temple as the deity has her natural yearly course.

Which phenomena and why the mela is celebrated ?

ANS:

Brahmaputra water turning Red

Menstruation of Goddess

Q22

Born in Nainital, Kumaon division(now Uttarakhand) , X held the colonel rank in the British Indian army.

Martin Booth, who spent ten years of research on X’s definitive biography, follows his footsteps through the Himalayan jungles and foothills that provided the backdrop for some of his most hair-raising adventures. He named the biography "______ Sahib" as called by the locals of India by mispronouncing his surname.

FITB?

ANS

Carpet Sahib

Q23 Shahid Azmi was a noted Indian lawyer and human rights activist, most known for

defending those accused in cases of terrorism, including some of accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, such as Faheem Ansari, who was later acquitted for lack of evidence.

At age 14, he was arrested during the 1992 Bombay Riots. He was arrested again under TADA, serving seven years in Delhi's Tihar Jail, on charges of plotting against the state, though he was acquitted later.

A biographical Hindi film based on his life titled, Shahid (2013) starring Rajkummar Rao, was directed by Hansal Mehta. Anurag Kashyap Co Produced the movie , he says I am Honored to produce this movie and payback the debts as he had helped me lot when iwas under Scrutiny.

PUT FUNDA?

The real life Shahid Azmi had defended the 2004 film Black Friday in the courts while it was languishing with the censor board for its controversial content.

Q24 Indian food is heavily influenced by Mughal cuisine. But history tells us that the Mughal

bad shahs were fond of this Indian dish.

It is said that when Jahangir was traveling through the province of Gujarat, he sampled a local version of this dish and introduced this to the Mughal darbar.Several GujratiKhansamas were then appointed in the great Mughal kitchen.

Abul Fazl mentioned seven variants of this dish in Ain-i-Akbari.This dish was later prominently used as a diet for the Mughal soldiers as a light diet before war.

KHICHADI

Q25 A _________ Marriage is one of the eight classical types of Hindu marriage. This ancient

marriage tradition from the Indian subcontinent was based on mutual attraction between two individuals of not necessarily opposite genders, with no rituals, witnesses or family participation.

The marriage of Dushyanta and Shakuntala was a historically celebrated example of this class of marriage. Mythic beings in Hinduism and Buddhism, _________s are male nature spirits and the masculine counterparts of the Apsaras. They are passionate lovers of women and arouse erotic and romantic passion in women.

In modern India, particularly in urban regions,_________ marriages are re-emerging. These self-arranged marriages in India are now called love marriages.

FITB

GANDHARVA

Q26

Jaisalmer Fort is one of the largest fully preserved fortified cities in the world. It is situated in the city of Jaisalmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a World Heritage Site.

In 1970s,X visited the Jaisalmer fort(known as The Golden Fortress).

Although X has traveled around the world as part of his Profession. People have curiosity about this place , so number of tourists from Specially from Eastern India and around the world visit the fort annually to experience for themselves the world that X portrayed while working here.

Feluda

Q27

George Harrison is One of 'The Beatles'. Later he collaberated with Ravi Shankar and did Various Fusion Music with him. He was heavily influenced by Indian Classical Music and wanted to attend a Face to Face concert with X.

X denied his proposal as X had ceased performing publically and was living in seclusion. George Harrison took a Special Permission from then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi , X agreed to the proposal.

Gimme X.

ANNAPURNA DEVI

Q28 _________ ___________ is a 2002 history book by William Dalrymple , and tells the true story

of a love affair that took place in early nineteenth century Hyderabad between James Achilles Kirkpatrick and Khair-un-Nissa Begum.

At the heart of __________ ___________ is the story of a love affair which saw a British dignitary, the East India Company Resident in Hyderabad, Captain James Achilles Kirkpatrick, convert to Islam and marry Khair-un-Nissa, a Hyderabadi noblewoman of royal Mughal descent. As the British Resident in Hyderabad, Kirkpatrick is shown to balance the requirements of his employers, the East India Company, with his sympathetic attitude to the Nizam of Hyderabad.

WHITE MUGHALS

Q29

The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Samiti Sangathan was formed by Aruna Roy, Shankar Singh and Nikhil Dey along with a number of grassroot workers in Devdungari village of Rajasthan in 1990.

For the better part of the nineties MKSS began and continued a movement to bring a level of transparency in village accounts,. This led to a campaign, which over the years has forced the government, and as result X was created ?

RTI

Q30

Nadeem-Shravan is a musical direstor duo the grew famous right from the legendary musical hit 'Aashiqi' in the 1990.

They gave huge hits in the 1990s and were collaborated with many music companies, most famously T-series'. After involvement in a certain incident, Nadeem had been in exile since 1997.

In 2014 Nadeem returned to India and Directed songs for Ishq Forever. Which Infamous incident he was involved in 1997.

Q31

He has had a brief acting career, in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He has since gone on to become a sports commentator, has been a judge at the Miss Universe pageant, and has developed a successful multimedia business called Hyde Park Entertainment along with his brother. Who am I talking about?

VIJAY AMRITRAJ

Q32

A case was filed against X by an RTI activist Narasimha Murthy who stays in Bangalore.Xis said to have taken this loan for his marriage.X in turn had asked the public to help him return the loan.Narsimha Murthy said he wanted to know the amount of loan to be returned by X and howmant more years are left to fulfil it.Put funda.

LORD VYANKATESWARA OR TIRUPATI

Q33

900 of them exist (according to People’s Survey of India) as opposed to 1,652 (in the 1961 census). Every fortnight there is a loss of one, every decade we loss about 100 of them. What?

Mother Tongue

Q34

The writer Madhuri Gharpure a Dombivili resident overheard someone relating the story in a Mumbai local train and wrote it down for a Marathi newsletter. It was made into a contemporary film that talked about frontiers of medical responsibility and was winner of National Award For Best Film and was Critically acclaimed worldwide. Name the film?

Shwaas

Q35

In a very famous Indian work of fiction based on the backdrop of Sanyasi Rebellion of Bengal, Mahendra, a young zamindar, leaves his drought affected village Padachihno for a nearby town, but he is taken a captive by the soldiers.

Bhavananda frees him and takes him to a secret hideout.Bhavananda is brave commander who dies while fighting British Army and is Fond of Singing and sings a particular song . Which was voice of the Sanyasi Rebellion as well as the National Independence Movement.

What is the name of the hideout?

Anandmath

Q36

XY is a general greeting in the Rajasthani language said to have originated in the MewarEmpire in the early 8th century. And the built up meaning of this phrase is 'Forgiveness'.

According to locals/native peoples' Y is a derived word from ‘Kumbha’ - Rana Kumbha, who was the ruler of Mewer and of one the bravest Rajputs ever.‘X’ in Marwari means ‘lots and lots’.

During those days it became a trend to greet people by saying ‘XY' which meant ‘ may you be blessed with lots and lots of sons as brave as Rana Kumbha.Give XY.

Khanni Ghamma

Q37

Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars is a 1998 project of producer Dan the Automator and also co-credited by the american DJ Shadow, in which music from 1970s funk Bollywood composer duo Kalyanji-Anandji was taken and given a funky remix.Itcontains this track called "The good,the bad and the chutney".

Which other song from a movie in 2004 will you see this music in?

Main Aisa Kyun Hoon

Q38

Shawana Pandya is an Indo - Canadian and was recently famous because of some rumours.She took on to a facebook post to clarify the rumour.What are we talking about?

(Image follows)

She was rumoured to be the 3rd Indian-origin woman to go into Space.

Q39

The name of the brand is eponymous with a kitchen product in India.

The name is an amalgam of X & Co — the original Dutch company which introduced the product into India – and the ‘L’ of Hindustan Lever.

The product stood for purity and claimed to be a cooking medium that preserved the original, pure taste of food.It was ‘brotherly’ to the Indians and was marketed heavily as a cheaper substitute to the desi version of the same.

‘Dalda’- Coming from Dada&Co(The dutch company) and ‘L’ from Lever.

Q40

Naache Mayuri is a 1986 dance biographical Hindi film directed by T. Rama Rao . It is remake of Telugu film, Mayuri (1984),Based on the real life story of a renowned Bharatnatyam dancer and her tragic incident.She portrays herself as the lead actress.Themovie was critically acclaimed and so was the actress for her performance.The tragic incident led to the creation of something. What thing and Who are we talking about?

Sudha Chandran-Jaipur Foot.

Thank you…