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1. Eating X is tricky because when you first put it in

your mouth, it has a sweet flavor. “At the very least, you'll experience a painful, stinging sensation on your tongue Your lips, gums and inside of your mouth will likely sting quite painfully as well. Your upper body might break into a sweat. More severe dangers include gastrointestinal irritation, resulting in stomach discomfort and diarrhea.”

Identify X

2. X is the oldest paramiltary force in India. X can trace their

lineage back to a paramilitary police force that was formed under the British in 1835 called Cachar Levy. Over the course of its history, its predecessor units have served in a number of roles, conflicts and theatres including World War I where they served in Europe and the Middle East, and World War II where they served mainly in Burma. There are currently 46 battalions of X under the control of the MHA and they perform many roles including the provision of internal security under the control of the army through the conduct of counter insurgency and border security operations. Id X

3. Along with Brin Desai and Hameem Kader on live

electronics, Jinti on lead guitars, Kirti on percussion and Dipu on bass and Tanmay on drums. Papon created a band called X. The six members came from backgrounds varying from Assamese folk to metal and blues to trip hop.

X also is the name an organisation that played a major role in the colonial history of India

4. The city of X was originally called Pragjyotishpura

(Light of the East) and was the capital of assam under the Varman dynasty. The current name is derived from assamese words for areca nut and market, and not from the sanskrit word for cow as is wrongly believed.

5. Y is said to be a journey through the 7 shades of love that are

defined in ancient Arabic literature. Those shades are defined as attraction, infatuation, love, reverence, worship, obsession, and death. The protagonist passes through each shade during the course of the film.

Though Y received a bad response in India, it won 2 national awards. The intense political agenda of the film with the trials of the Assamese on the India-China border, the love story and the fact that it coincided with the 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations became a major factor for its success overseas, particularly amongst the South Asian diaspora in the west

6. In an interview in 2001, the then Chief Election election

commissioner MS Gill said “ Under the old order, the X had achieved whatever level we had asked for in four States. Therefore they said the ________ was their exclusive symbol. On the other hand, I looked at the AGP (Asom Gana Parishad) in Assam. Here is a very sensitive and very important State. The AGP is a regional party whose interest is only in that State. So they would have got hurt. And we had a hearing, because X legally was able to come up and say, now give it (the ________symbol) to me, take it away from them (AGP). There were two other minor parties, one in Sikkim and another in Tamil Nadu, which also had the same symbol.”

FITB

7 (a) Duliajan is a town in the district of Dibrugarh. The

town is particularly known for its ___ industry, with X’s (a Navratna) operational headquarters being located here.  X formally set up its own organization on 1 January 1962 to look after all aspects of drilling and exploration operations. The only hospital in this town is run by X.

7 (b) Digboi gets its name from the phrase “dig-boy-dig” which is

what the English told the labourers as they dug for _____ ___. In 1867, a small group of men found their elephants’ legs soaked in black mud. They began exploring more. It is here where the first ___ ____ in Asia was built.

Digboi is widely considered to be the birthplace of the ___ industry in India.

The Digboi Centenary Museum preserves this heritage of the town, thus becoming one of its kind..

8. This man is Neil Safeer Ghaznavi.

Born and brought up in Duliajan, Neil is a successful VFX artist and has worked with numerous blockbuster Hollywood movies and TV shows. In 2014, Neil won the Emmy for Outstanding Special and Visual Effects. For which TV series did he win this award ?

9. The Vivek Express, started in 2011, runs from

Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. Question - What unique distinction in the world of rail transportation does vivek express have ?

10.Awards and Honors include-Padma VibhushanPadma BhushanPadma ShriNational Film Award for Best Music DirectorDada Saheb Phalke AwardAsom Ratna - Highest Civilian honor in AssamSangeet Natak Academy Award

Who is this illustrious icon of Assam ?

11. X has publicly claimed on numerous occasions that he strictly

supports no political party. Interestingly, X’s forefathers were affiliated to multiple political parties. His maternal grandfather was a Congress leader while his father was a Lok Sabha candidate from BJP in 1998. Hs paternal grandfather had been the leader of opposition in Assam for many years.

Although X has always been on primetime news in the past few years , a recent ‘breakup’ involving him was much talked about.

12. Bohag/Rongali ____,  is the most popular ______ that

 celebrates the onset of the Assameese New Year (around April 14–15) and the coming of Spring.

Kongali/Kati _____ has a different flavor as there is less merriment and the atmosphere has a sense of constraint and solemnity.

Bhogali/ Magh _____ (mid-January, also called Magh ) comes from the word Bhog that is eating and enjoyment and is revolved around community feasting and Eating.

FITB.

13. In the dense forests of Assam lies the Mayong village.

Mayong is infamously known as the ‘_____ _____ capital of the world’. _____ _____ has been practiced here for centuries. Even today there is an eerie silence in the village, which baffles tourists. Science has traveled past the zones of atmosphere and planet hence diseases are more easily curable than they were a couple of centuries back. But previously, fearsome as it were even then, people looked up to the practitioners of this activity to whisper cure to ailments. Archaeologists have discovered objects that confirm this monicker, which know reside in the Mayong Central Museum. (Img)

What is the monicker/activity/theme of the museum ?

14.During the British rule, ships were docked at the bank of the river Barak. Gradually, a market developed at the bank and became a major place of economic activity. The bank was covered with stones to help dock ships and vessels, and the market was developed at a place that was fully covered with stones. People started to refer to the place as Shiler Chor, meaning "a bank of stones". With the passage of time, Shiler Chor was simplified to X, and ultimately the British officials started to use the name X in their official documents referring to the surrounding area of the market. Thus X became the official name of the place.

15. X is a national park, UNESCO Natural World

Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam, India. It is named after Y, a Hindu folk goddess of snakes, worshipped mainly in Bengal and other parts of North and northeastern India, chiefly for the prevention and cure of snakebite and also for fertility and prosperity. Y is the sister of Vasuki, king of Nāgas and wife of sage Jagatkāru. She is also known as Nityā (eternal) and Padmavati. Id X and Y.

16.X has been representing Assam in Rajya Sabha since 1991, is enrolled in the electoral roll as voter no. 570 while his wife is enrolled as voter no. 571. His address has been listed as a rented premise of late Congress chief Hiteswar Saikia and in the electoral roll it is mentioned as House no. 3989 in Sorumataria area of Guwahati. Despite this, he has been criticised for not paying enough attention to his state of constituency, thereby using it as just a political tool. ID X

17. Namami ______ is a five day festival being organized later this

month by the state government to pay tribute to X’s prosperity and to showcase the Assam’s potential as a state brimming with trade and culture. According to the hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, “X is the culture economy and lifeline of the state”.

Interestingly, X is one of the very few males, perhaps the only well known one in its category.

Id X

18. That is my biggest strength, my fighting spirit and that

passion and heart more than forehands and backhands. Second, I knew I would not be able to play my best ______. I wanted to be in top-100 and started reaching a point through injuries where I felt it will be tough for me to come back to top-100. Once I realised that I decided that it was time to stop,” he said elaborating on his decision. ID the person being talked about as well their recent decision, who was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2011 and had achieved a Career best ranking of 62 in the sport.

19. In the garbgriha or the sanctum sanctorum of this

temple is installed not the idol of the deity, but the mythical womb and genitals of goddess Sati covered in red cloth. In the month of Asshad (June), the temple is closed for three days, when it is believed that the goddess goes through her menstruation cycle. On the fourth day the temple opens to much fanfare.

Identify this temple, one of the most prominent of the 108 Shakti Peeths.

20. ‘Dispur is the name of a locality within the Guwahati

City.Since after Shillong went to Meghalaya which was created in 1973, the Assam Secretariat was built in Dispur It is like the Zonal Headquarters of North-east Frontier Railway being Maligaon which is pretty much another locality in Guwahati City. Head offices of many state run organisations are not in Dispur. For example the head office of SEBA ( Secondary education board of Assam) is in Bamunimaidam which is not in Dispur.’

This is one of the answers to a question on Quora. What ?

21. The forthcoming Amazon India Fashion Week is set

to feature a show dedicated to X. "With a vision to promote and preserve X culture,

'Golden Threads of Assam' is a one-of-its-kind venture that will depict that this ancient craft and contemporary aesthetics can co-exist. We, as a team, endeavour to preserve, protect and promote X purity to take the loom to the ramp and catapult it to the ramps to the world,“.

Identify this GI tagged product, known for its durability and uninhibited gloss.

22. In a demonetised age where cashless transactions are being

projected as the country’s stepping stones to a brighter future, the Jonbeel Mela comes as a veritable blast from the past.

Jonbil Mela is a three-day fair, organised by the Tiwa community for over five centuries. Most hill folks bring ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, yarn while tribals from the plains bring beaton rice, rice flour and fish. As was the practice in the old days, items are sold without the use of weighing scales. Measurements are made with bowls and hands. Besides trade, Jonbeel Mela is also known for promoting friendship and harmony among tribes in the region. Every participant addresses the other as ‘mama’ or ‘mami’ (maternal uncle or aunt). Put funda

Fin

X is an Indian Boxer from Guwahati, Assam. He is the youngest Indian Boxer to qualify for the Olympics and is currently employed with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. He had won the Silver Medal in the 2010 summer Olympics and was featured as one of the new youth leaders in India Today's '2014 Power of the New'. He has been a consistent promoter of social causes, having participated in charity walkathons and marathons. Give X