india lamp quiz grand finale

Grand Finale

Format of the Quiz

• Written Round.(6)• Mixed Bag.(16)• Written Round II.(6)• Mixed Bag II.(16)• Written Round III.(6)• Mixed Bag III.(16)

Round 1Written Round

• 6 questions. • Each question carries 5

marks.• Full house ensure 10 extra.

Myth-Deities

What the Round is all about????

* You will see visuals of Temples in different parts of India where characters mentioned in Indian Epics have been worshipped.

* Just identify the characters.

All the best………

Audience Question

Himachal Pradesh

Q. Set by Ashoke SanyalIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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The Answer is……..

The Hadimba Devi Temple It is one of the famous Hindu temple in HP and is dedicated to the wife of Bhima. It is also known

as the Hidimba Devi Temple.Maharaja Bahadur Singh built the temple in

1533.

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Indian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II Q. Set by Ashoke Sanyal

Poruvazhy, Kollam, Kerala

Indian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Q. Set by Ashoke Sanyal

Daragan, Uttar Pradesh


2


Deora, Uttarakha

nd


3


Kollam district, Kerala


4


Mysore, Karnataka


5


Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh


6


Poruvazhy, Kollam, Kerala


1


1


Temple of DuryodhanaThere is a famous yet unique temple in

Poruvazhy, Kollam. This temple is devoted to Duryodhana. This temple is also called as

Malanda Temple.

Daragan, Uttar Pradesh


2


The Bhishma TempleLocated in Allahabad, this temple is dedicated to the great warrior and the people of nearby area worship him. This temple is exactly located in Daraganj near a popular Nagvasuki temple.

Bhishma Pitamah was the son of Ganga and this temple has a statue of son of Ganga who is shown

sleeping on the bed of arrows.

2


Deora, Uttarakha

nd


3


Temple of KarnaThis temple is located in Deora in Uttarakhand

and is dedicated to Karna. Karna was also a mythological character.

3


Kollam district, Kerala


4


Temple of ShakuniLocated in Kollam, Kerala this temple worships Shakuni for his ‘sattwik gunas’. He is worshiped

because of his sattwik elements (positive elements).

4


Mysore, Karnataka


5


Temple of GandhariThis famous temple is situated in Mysore portrays the kindness of Gandhari. Was constructed in 2008 with an estimate of

around 2.5 crores.

5


Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh


6


Temple of RavanaRavana is still worshiped because of his positive

qualities. The Ravana temple in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh was believed to be the site which was

chosen by Ravana by his own for the construction of Lord Shiva’s temple.

6


Round 2Mixed Bag

• 16 questions. • Infinite Bounce + Pounce.• Score - IB : +10/0 - IP : +10/-05

Mixed Bag

An honorary member of the Rajya Sabha from

1947-64, who wrote most of his works in the prestige dialect of Hindustani

language?Amongst his many works, one of his

works centred around Urmila, wife of Lakshmana, from Ramayana, while

another of his works revolved around Yashodhara, the wife of Gautama

Buddha. Q. Set by Ashoke SanyalIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

1

Maithili Swaran Gupta

1


Where would one find this 'soul of the city’? Precise answer reqd.


2

Matri Mandir in AuroVille

2


Find the third person in this exhaustive list.


3

Odisha : 3 April 1971–14 June 1972

Meghalaya : 8 December 2001–4 March 2003

14 September 2006 – 23 August 2008

Madhu Koda in 2006. Only 3 CM’s to be elected as an Independent

Candidiate - Biswanath Das (Orissa) in 1971, S.F. Khonglam (Meghalaya) in 2002

3


Brahma's one of the 10 Maanas Putras was Angiraa whose wife Shraddha, was unfaithful to her

husband during her pregnancy and as a result she gave birth to a stillborn

child. However she repented for her mistake and was able to regain the

favor of Angiraa.

What was the name given to the child when Angiraa then gave life to it?


4.

Brihaspati

4


Called the ‘last British imperialist’ and the last of the

‘brown sahibs’, ostracized by the Indian literati, which controversial

writer was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his biography of Max Muller titled ‘The scholar

Extraordinary’?Q. Set by Ashoke SanyalIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Nirad C. Chaudhuri

5


An integral part of art was patronized by the Rajput rulers between the 17th and 19th centuries. It is essentially an aristocratic art, the patrons of which were the rulers who had fine sensibility and a good taste, thus like the best of

Europe, it is the art of elite. Influenced by the Bhagavad Purana they portray

incidents and scenes from the life of Lord Krishna.

What I am talking about?Q. Set by Ashoke SanyalIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Kangra Painting

6


Speech by which politician who had studied in ISI, Kolkata and was a Professor in Harvard University?

Speech.mp3


7

Dr. Subramanian Swamy

7


According to Ugrasravas, in one of his writings on Puranas, tells us of a character, born to the virtuous

Brahmin couple Visnuyasa and Sumati, spending his childhood in the mystical kingdom of Sambhala, on a bright fortnight of the lunar month of

Baisakh.Name this Brahmin boy endowed with the gifts of intelligence, strength and

valour. Q. Set by Ashoke SanyalIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Kalki

8


X is a Sahitya Akademi Award winner for a novel adapted to DD and wrote a biography on Y who himself is a gifted

writer; his early writings were in English, though later in life he switched

to Punjabi, and became a writer of repute in Punjabi literature. Y himself

wrote an autobiography related to his actual field of expertise.

Name X and Y.Q. Set by Ashoke SanyalIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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X-Bhisam Sahani and Y-Balraj Sahani

9


In which area/region (historical) are folk paintings made by a process called “Lipai”, usually done by a caste of professional painters called Chiteras who draw linear patterns etched with fingers on wet and mud plaster on walls?


10

Bundelkhand

10



11

Atal Bihari Vajpaee. Won Parliamentary elections from 6

different constituencies.

11


Literally meaning "acting together" this used to be a combined dance drama conducted by the Chakkiyars (a caste among Hindus), who provided the male cast and the Nangiars (women of the Nambiyar caste), playing the female roles. Recently UNESCO honoured this dance drama by declaring the art form as one among the "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity", which should be protected and preserved. This was the first time that the UN body had conferred the heritage status on an art form.Simply identify.


12

“Koodiyattam”, a kind of traditional Sanskrit theatre performed in Kerala

12


Just connect: Not exhaustive at all.

1966 - Part.mp3

1971 - Part.mp3

1973 - Part.mp3

1983 - Part.mp3


13

Gulshan Nanda. Novels adapted into films.Sawan Ki Ghata, Sharmilee, Daag & Bade

Dilwala etc.

13



14

Deputy PM’s of India. Sardar Patel 47-50

Morarji Desai 67-69Charan Singh 77-79Jagjivam Ram 77-79

Y B Chavan 79-80Devi Lal 89-91

L.K. Advani 02-04

14


X School of ArtA mixture of Greek Roman and with elements of Indian and Iranian culture .Their significance lies in the fact that they gave Buddha a human figure. Sculpture were made of Stucco (fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces).Sculptures were less emotional and resembled the Greek gods like Buddha resembling Greek god Apollo.Y School of ArtDeveloped in India. More stress is given to the inner beauty and facial emotions rather than bodily gesture. Sculpture were made of mainly sandstone.Depicted religions of Buddhism , Jainism and Hinduism.


15

Gandhara and Mathura School of Art

15


One day of Brahma (the creator of all life and the universe itself) is divided into 10,000 parts called Charana and 1 Charana = 432,000 solar years.

So lets just call it X, i.e. X = 432,000 yearsNow the order and time span of Yugas is as follows1. Satya Yuga = 4X2. Treta Yuga = 3X3. Dwapar Yuga = 2X4. Kali Yuga = X

So now we know that Dwapar is twice the length of Kali and Treta is thrice its length, and hence the name of Yugas.

Explanation for what?


16

Treta comes before Dwapar, even when Dwapar means 2

and Treta means 3. And this is one of the many

explanations for this.

16


Round 3Written Round II



Amulya Katha

What the Round is all about????

* You will see AMUL Topicals, highlighting different issues (mainly on politics, literature and arts).* Just try to decipher the clues and answer accordingly.


Audience Question

Id. the three political heavyweights of a particular Indian state.

Q. Set by IndranilIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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*


Possibly the most hyped by-election in post-independent India. Which constituency?


1

Id. these two veteran Congressis.


2

Name this American soap, became popular in India when telecasted Doordarshan in

the 80’s.


3

The 108th Constitutional Amendment Bill, is still pending to pass. Ironically the movie title punned with it is yet to release

too.


4

Id. the personality.


5

The project was under controversy though it was an misadventure. But it was

supposed to be the poster-child of economic liberalization

in the country .


6

Possibly the most hyped by-election in post-independent India. Which constituency?


1

Allahabad

1


Id. these two veteran Congressis.


2

Sitaram Kesari & P.V. Narsimha Rao

2


Name this American soap, became popular in India when telecasted Doordarshan in

the 80’s.


3

Diff’rent Strokes

3


The 108th Constitutional Amendment Bill, is still pending to pass. Ironically the movie title punned with it is yet to release

too.


4

Women’s Reservation Bill

4


Id. the personality.


5

Arundhati Roy

5


The project was under controversy though it was an misadventure. But it was

supposed to be the poster-child of economic liberalization

in the country .


6

Enron

6


Round 4Mixed Bag II

• 16 questions. (8 : Clock + 8 : Anti-clock)

• Infinite Bounce + Pounce.• Score - IB : +10/0 - IP : +10/-05

Mixed Bag II

Question no.s 1 - 8

------ [Walls] is a semi-autobiographical novel set against a turbulent political

backdrop, deals with prison life in the pre-independence days. The novelist falls in

love with a woman sentenced for life who is separated from him by walls. They

exchange love-promises standing on two sides of a wall, only to be separated

without even being able to say good-bye. The novel was later made into a film with

same name with Mammootty playing the novelist.

Id. this Padma-award winning novelist. Q. Set by IndranilIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

1

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

1


Id. the Member of the Parliament who was elected in the first general election

from Calcutta North West, as RSP supported Independent candidate by defeating Himatsingka Prabhu Dayal of Indian

National Congress by a margin of 51,168 votes. Though unfortunately he couldn’t complete, his full tenure in the first Lok

Sabha.


2

Meghnad Saha

2


This Academy Award winning poet was elected three times as the Member of the

Rajya Sabha and also the Vice-Chancellor of Bhagalpur University in the early 1960s. During the Emergency, Jayaprakash Narayan had attracted a

gathering of one lakh people at the Ramlila grounds and recited his famous poem :

Singhasan Khaali Karo Ke Janata Aaati Hai. His poetry exuded veer rasa, and he

has been hailed as a Rashtrakavi. Who? Q. Set by IndranilIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

3



4According to the Bhagavata Purana,

Jaya and Vijaya, gatekeepers at Vaikuntha, one day saw four

Kumaras - Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana and Sanatkumara - had come to meet Vishnu. Thinking of

them to be mere children, not manasaputras of Brahma as they

actually were, Jaya and Vijaya stopped them at the door. Enraged,

the Kumaras cursed the two that they would have to leave Vaikunta and be born as mere mortals on

earth. Jaya and Vijaya appealed to Vishnu but indeed, they were born as

Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha; Ravana and Kumbhakarna; and

Dantavakra and Shishupala, who were the enemies of lord Vishnu on

his different avatars.

Now why they had become the marked enemies of Lord Vishnu?

Vishnu said the curse of the Kumaras could not be reversed. Instead, he gave Jaya and Vijaya two options : either take

seven births on earth as a devotee of Vishnu, or take three births on earth as

his enemy. Unable to be away from Vishnu for seven births, Jaya and Vijaya

chose to be born as his enemy.

4


X (seen here with Romanian Premier Nicolae Ceaușescu)

served as the President of a premier political institution during the

most critical post – independent period of

the country; also a noted poet as well, whose collection of poems

named ‘Sagar Dekhisa’. Though his chief lyrical

creation is still remembered for his

sycophancy to a powerful Indian.Id. X.


5

Devakanta Barua

5


This Boeing 747-236B, British Airways aircraft is characterized by a typical Indian

art form painted in it’s vertical stabilizer-rudder. used specially in attire.

Id. the art form. (bigger vis - next slide)


6


6

Paithani

6


Find out the single-word connection of X along with the following two persons. X’s

death on 1351, in the words of the historian Badauni : “The X was freed from his people and they from the X”. But the

present historians describe him as one ahead of his time and a man of knowledge.


7

Tughlaq

7



8On 2 February 1968, a trial began at Bankshal court,

Kolkata under the sixth presidency magistrate Mr. R. L. Mukherjee. Advocate Amal Mitra complained in the court

against the accused people, X and Sitangshu Kumar Dasgupta, who were said to have committed an offence punishable under Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code,

read with Section 109 IPC (abetment). On 6 March 1968, Amal Mitra presented two witnesses - Samirendra Basu

and Kaloboron Ghosh, both residents of Ballygunj. Eventually X and Mr. Dasgupta were convicted, though

both party and State Government of West Bengal appealed to the High Court of Kolkata. The High Court upheld the verdict given by Bankshal Court. Subsequently under

Supreme Court appeal number 174/1973 for X and Shitangsu Kumar Dasgupta versus Amal Mitra and West Bengal Government, the final verdict of Apex court came

out, overturning all the lower court judgments after seventeen long years acquitting X from all charges.

Id. X and explain the matter.

Samaresh Basu & Prajapati

8


Audience Question

Id. the politician, seen here with

his wife.


*

Biju Patnaik

*


Question no.s 9 - 16

This painting titled - ‘Suppression of the Indian Revolt by the English’ depicted

executions carried out by tying victims to the barrels of guns. Id. the painter.


9

Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin

9


X once mistaken for a Mexican, once debarred from attending an invitation dinner at Park Avenue because he was

carrying a raincoat and also once charged with importing obscene literature into

the country because his friend had sent him a copy of PLAYBOY. For certain days he was tormented by gamblers who were

convinced that they can see lucky numbers concealed in his creations. He wrote two

novels , ‘The Hotel Reviera’ and ‘The Messenger’. But through the tunnel of time

it was evident that he was not just an ordinary man.

Id. him.


10

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman

10


Which mythological question is being quizzed by the bearded guy to his friend

Somnath? Give the answer too.


11

11


Only once, he had been elected as the

President of Indian National Congress in

1924. In which session?

Name the city which literally means Bamboo

Village and has been selected in first phase out of 20 cities, to be developed as a smart

city under Modi's flagship Smart Cities

Mission.


12

Belgaum

12


This was an ancient forest mentioned in the epic Mahabharata and the Puranas. It lay on the banks of the Gomati river between the Panchala and the Kosala Kingdom. As the

sage Gourmukh destroyed the group of demons and had made them reduced to ashes, within a twinkling of eyes here, so

the place was named after his such act. The whole narration of Mahabharata took

place here by Sauti, during a conclave of sages headed by Saunaka. Geographically

mapping to a presently known location, this is said to be in Sitapur district of UP.

Id. the place.Q. Set by IndranilIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Naimisharanya

13


X along with some defected MLAs, pulled a political coup to oust the state Government , though the whole plot was masterminded by Congress (I) at a time

when Y, the CM was away in the US to undergo a heart surgery. Since Congress was in power at the center and

thus their nominee X occupied the CM's post. All the opposition parties criticized the move, leading to a

massive anti-Centre protest against the dismissal of the elected government. Y returned from US and wore

black clothes and launched a statewide yatra to protest the dismissal of his government. He called it a

dharma yuddham. X’s reign as CM lasted 31 days as the central government was forced to reinstall Y as CM – the first instance in political history of India when a dismissed CM was reinstated. This political success

gave Y’s party such popularity that they became the second largest party in the Lok Sabha, in the next

general election four months later.

Id. X and Y.


14

X - Bhaskar Rao & Y - N.T Rama Rao

14


‘Whose’ journey is being depicted in the diagram?

X remains only the catalyst in the whole trail.

SURYADEB SATRAJIT PRASENJIT JAMBOBAN X SATRAJIT SHATADHANWA AACRUR


15

Syamantaka

15


Id. the voice of this theatre personality, being interviewed by Tarun Tezpal.


16

Ratan Thiyam

16


Round 5Written Round III



Places on Titles

What the Round is all about????* You will see locations (inside or outside India) of certain places mentioned in the book-titles, authored by Indian writers.* Additional clues are also given about the book in question.* Just identify the books from the visual and written clues.


Audience Question

Clue – Widely considered as

one of the finest modern works of

it’s type, it’s popularity increased

manifold after 1988.

Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Discovery of India (J.L. Nehru)

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Clue – The recipient of the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1997, it is loosely based on the

Nobel–winning endeavours of a multi-

faceted genius who was a polymath, wrote a

number of poems and novels, composed songs

and also was an amateur artist and

mathematician.Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Clue – Roli Books, New Delhi has

published a new edition of the

1956 novel with 66 of Margaret Bourke-White's

photographs highlighting the seminal chapter

of the Sub-continent’s

history. Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Clue – First published in

1970-71, it is the fifth installment

in a hugely popular series.

Presently, a movie adaptation

is on it’s way.


3

Clue – Written in 1940, this novel looks back in the 1910s, drawing a vivid picture of Muslims during that era. It also

charts the downfalls of

Mughal emperors and the colonial effects on Indian

Muslims.Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Clue – This book traces the journey of the son of

a policewala from a dingy by-lane to a glitzy-

glamorous life.


5

Clue – It tells the author’s

experience of visiting to his

land of dreams, at the ripe age

of 57.


6

Clue – The recipient of the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1997, it is loosely based on the

Nobel–winning endeavours of a multi-

faceted genius who was a polymath, wrote a

number of poems and novels, composed songs

and also was an amateur artist and

mathematician.Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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The Calcutta Chromosome (Amitav Ghosh)

1


Clue – Roli Books, New Delhi has

published a new edition of the

1956 novel with 66 of Margaret Bourke-White's

photographs highlighting the seminal chapter

of the Sub-continent’s

history. Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

2

Train to Pakistan (Khushwant Singh)

2


Clue – First published in

1970-71, it is the fifth installment

in a hugely popular series.

Presently, a movie adaptation

is on it’s way.


3

Gangtok e Gondogol (Satyajit Ray)

3


Clue – Written in 1940, this novel looks back in the 1910s, drawing a vivid picture of Muslims during that era. It also

charts the downfalls of

Mughal emperors and the colonial effects on Indian

Muslims.Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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Twilight in Delhi (Ahmed Ali)

4


Clue – This book traces the journey of the son of

a policewala from a dingy by-lane to a glitzy-

glamorous life.


5

Dongri To Dubai (S. Hussain Zaidi)

5


Clue – It tells the author’s

experience of visiting to his

land of dreams, at the ripe age

of 57.


6

A Passage To England (N.C.C.)

6


Round 6Mixed Bag III

• 16 questions. • Infinite Bounce + Pounce.• Score - IB : +10/0 - IP : +10/-05

Mixed Bag III

Audience Question

What resulted due to this playful

incident?


*

Shiva got a Third Eye


*

Scholars and researchers speculated it long ago. In the late 1990s, an award-winning book on the same subject,

substantiated the fact. A recent stage production, directed by Manav Kaul and starring Kalki Koechlin among others, is

also based on the same subject. Which ‘fact’, speculated long ago, has been

referred to here?


1

Rabindranath Tagore was colour-blind

The book - ‘Ranger Rabindranath’ by Ketaki Kushari Dyson and Sushoban Adhikary &

the play - ‘Colour Blind’

1


What owes it’s discovery to the 8.0 magnitude earthquake which took place in Nepal and parts of Bihar in 1934?

(It was credited to William G. Archer, a British colonial officer)


2

Madhubani Paintings

2


Typically portrayed as seated on a red lotus, signifying wealth, she appears having

5 heads with 10 eyes looking in eight directions and ten arms holding all the weapons of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and

Lord Brahma.She is said to be the personification of

‘what’?(bigger vis – next slide)


3


3

Gayatri Mantra

3


As stated by a former Indian President, this gentleman ‘was one of the greatest

modern philosophers of India’. The political party, founded by him, was sparked off in reaction against anti-Bengali rhetoric in Indian politics that characterised Bengalis as infiltrators in Northeast India. It enjoyed a

short stint in the spotlight in the mid-eighties when it even won some gram

panchayat seats in border districts. Identify the party from its symbol.

(vis – next slide)Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

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4

Amra Bangali

4


The Tiffin by Mahtab Narsimhan is a heart-breaking story of a young boy, Kunal who is separated from his mother and is forced to

work as a slave in a café. Toronto-based Siver Birch Award-winner Narsimhan

penned the story by spinning an intriguing “what if?” scenario to highlight an one-

in-six-million mistake.Which awe-inspiring group of people and their daily routine forms the backdrop of

this book? Which one-in-six-million mistake is being

talked about?Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

5

Mumbai Dabbawallas & 1 among 6 million lunch box fails to reach it’s

proper destination

5


Famous as home to the cluster of ruined Brahmanical and Jain temples dating from the 8th to 11th centuries, this ancient North-Indian town has been popularly given an epithet to show its similarity to

another Indian town. Just identify this town, dotted with artistic sculptures and also it’s popular epithet.

(vis – next slide)


6


6

6


Osian & Khajuraho of Rajasthan

One of the first Sanskrit texts to be translated during the British rule of India in 1794, by Sir William Jones, it was used to formulate the Hindu law by the colonial government. The ‘Calcutta manuscript

with Kulluka Bhatta commentary’ is said to be the most authentic of the manuscripts

found. What is being talked about?

(After B.R. Ambedkar, a similar treatment has been meted out during the JNU-ruckus)


7

Manu Smriti

7


A 2nd-Generation member of this political party created history on 4 April 2016.Identify both the political outfit and that

politician.


8

Jammu & Kashmir People’s Democratic Party & Mehbooba

Mufti

8


Audience Question

If traditional sources are to be believed, how this

sword-fight between the goddess and the asura are observed presently with much

fanfare and revelry?


*

Dandiya Dance

*


Regarded as the pioneer in his field, this Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma

Vibushan awardee founded X in 1948, on the lines of Punch, which produced

celebrated names like Ranga, Kutty and Abu Abraham. But it was forced to close

down during the Emergency in 1975. Identify X, founded by that noted Indian who once ellicited the remark – “Don’t

spare me, ___”, from the then PM Jawaharlal Nehru.


9

Shankar’s Weekly by K. Shankar Pillai

9


After becoming increasingly unhappy with his own work, he was looking for a new direction, and move away from what he called the ‘plastic art’. His elementary

school teacher, who on finding him lacking adequate concentration, drew something on

the blackboard and asked him to concentrate on it which ultimately helped

him immensely. His trips to the caves of Ajanta - Ellora, followed by those to

Benaras, Gujarat and Rajasthan, made him realize his role and study Indian culture

more closely. What was the result of all these which

literally signified his rebirth in the world of art?


10

Bindu series of paintings by S.H. Raza


10

Found in northern India, it is one of the

many shrines built by the erstwhile rulers to

celebrate the legends of people like Narayani Devi.

What does the shrine celebrate?


11

Sati Shrine

11


Manindra, the son with a photo of his father presenting some bulky documents to the

then Indian President Giani Zail Singh….Identify the father of Manindra.

(bigger vis – next slide)


12


12

BP Mandal submitting the Report on the Upliftment of SC/ST, prepared by the

Commission headed by him to Gyani Zail Singh

12


The 1990-book, an allegory for several problems existing in society, especially in the

Indian subcontinent, has been craftily dedicated by the author to his son through

this 5-line poem –

Zembia, Zenda, Xanadu; All our dreamworlds may come true. Fairy lands are fearsome too. As I wander far from view Read, and bring me home to you.Identify the book and also the ‘dedicatee’.


13

‘Haroun and the Sea of Stories’ by Rushdie & Zafar

13


This group, consisting of Vasakasajja, Virahotkanthita, Svadhinabhartruka,

Kalahantarita, Khandita, Vipralabdha, Proshitabhartruka and Abhisarika is the central theme in the Pahari embroidery

used to decorate the Chamba Rumal, produced in Chamba, HP.

How do we collectively know this group?


14

Ashta Nayika

14


Ranked 2nd in a certain list, this

particular structure celebrating the legend of the deity painted by

Raja Ravi Verma, came into public attention in the

recent times because of a blockbuster

connection. Identify the deity. Also, explain the

connection.Q. Set by SomnathIndian LAMP Quiz - 2016 QLoK Productions II

15

Lord Murugan & the Murugan Statue in Malaysia has been

featured in the recent Rajni-starrer ‘Kabali’.


15

A popular quote of a heavyweight politician who started his professional

career as a Scientific Assistant in the Department of Defence Production,

Pune was “Pehla chunaav harne ke liye, Doosra haraane ke liye aur teesra chunaav

jeetne ke liye” .Identify this politician whose legacy is

carried forward by his most wellknown protégé.


16

Kanshi Ram

16


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