UTPT '10 India Quiz Prelim

8/9/2019 UTPT '10 India Quiz Prelim

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*1. Connect


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*2. What is being built?


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3 . Unfortunately, even after 60 years of independence,we cannot identify our country with one name, one

language and one culture . Now let this country of sages , Aryavarta remain Bharat . Do not feel glorified by calling itby the symbol of slavery, India . This is what his sitereads . He also announced that he will be launching apolitical party to cleanse the system, but he would notcontest any seat himself . Who?


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4 . X was filmed in 1982. The director altered the endingafter a particular incident occurred on the sets . Y 'scharacter was originally intended to have been killed off butafter the change of script, the character lived in the end .

Later, Y was diagnosed with Myasthenia gravis . His illnessmade him feel weak both mentally and physically and he

decided to quit films.

At this time he became pessimistic,expressing concern with how a new film would be received . Before every release he would negatively state, "Yeh film toflop hogi!" ("This film will flop") . Name the movie and theincident which caused a change in the script .


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5 .S imply connect


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It is a Bangalore-based online retail store and has beenrepeatedly referred to as Indias answer to

_______ . Two IIT Delhi graduates - Binny Bansal andS achin Bansal, started this enterprise in 2 007 . Wenoticed that most online e-commerce players in Indiadidnt get even the basics right . Our customers can trustus . We provide them satisfaction and unmatchedusability , says Binny .

6 . What enterprise/online store?


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7 . What has been blanked out?


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8. The origin of these can be traced to the reign of TipuS ultan who invited artisans from Persia to train the local

artisans . For nearly two centuries, ivory-wood was themain wood used for their production, though rosewoodand sandalwood were also occasionally used . Manufacturing stages include procuring the wood,seasoning the wood, cuttingthe wood into the desired shapes, pruning and carving,applying the colours and finally polishing the finishedgoods . What?


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9. Id the place


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1 0 . Funda, please?

VarnamKrithisPallaviJavali/PadamTillanaMangalam


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11. Eighty years ago, on a visit to Burma, ______

founder, Mr . M. Manal, saw restless elephantsbeing fed with a root to pacify them . The plant fromwhich this was taken is Rauwolfia serpentina . Fascinated by the plant's effect on elephants, hehad it scientifically evaluated . After extensiveresearch, S erpina, the worlds first anti-hypertensive drug, was launched in 19 34 . Thestory of which Indian company?


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12. On his arrival in _____ early in the morning, hewas welcomed by a large number of devotees atJoddu Katte . A grand procession began from JoduKatte . Devotees carried the chief deity around in apalanquin . Leaders of the ______, also seated inpalanquins, followed, with ______ leading them . When he arrived at the entrance to the temple, he

was welcomed by the outgoing S wami . Both thenentered the S imhasana S hala . _____ was handedthe Akshaya patre and sattuga (ladle) and keys tosanctum sanctorum . What is being described?


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1 3 . This havelli in old Delhi was in thenews some time in July 2 00 1. Why?


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1 4 . S he was wearing a strapless, floor-length,champagne-colored gown with silver detail . Her hair was

swept back and she was also wearing a bunch of churis,traditional sparkly Indian bangle bracelets .The silhouette is very modern very simple and chic, butthe fabric is totally handmade . Its chiffon but thepaillettes on it are sterling silver which are hand sewn invarious sizes . This is something the maharajas and royalfamilies in India used to use for most of their clothing .

Who is the designer and whos dress is he talking

about?


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1 5 . This is a popular board game native in S outh India .

This game originated from the concept of sowing andreaping-an integral part of rural life all over India, withregional ,caste and religious variations . What game?


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1 6 . What has been blanked out?


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1 7 . In 1 799 , the Tiger of Mysore, Tipu S ultan, fell to theblows of the British and his princely kingdom came under the rule of the Wodeyars . Before this both Tipu andHaider Ali had several times tried to capture them, buttheir attempts failed . The first successful Khedda inMysore S tate was conducted by G . P . S anderson atKardihalli in 18 73 -74 .In subsequent years, almost 3 6Kheddas were held .

Conducted in the region until 19 71. Hordes of peopleswarmed to see the spectacle and special visitorsgalleries were set up . I had tears in my eyes, , wife of theformer Additional Chief S ecretary of the KarnatakaGovernment, who saw the last Khedda .


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*18. Mahabali, was warned by his guru, S ukracharya tobe beware of the small Brahmin, who asked him for three footsteps of land . Mahabali, disregarded his guru,and poured out a little water from a vessel on theupturned palm of the brahmin . His guru, enraged,assumed the size of a bee and flew into the spout of thevessel in order to block the flow of water and prevent theoath being given . S ensing this, the brahmin,took a sharpdharba grass and thrust it in to clear the obstruction . What happened as a result of this?


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19. Lyle Blair,the director of Michigan S tate UniversityPress at East Lansing was a fan of RK Narayan's andtook it upon himself to publish his novels in the UnitedS tates . The last title that he brought out was _________ . On a visit to RKN in Mysore, Lyle Blair made it a point tovisit the City Power Press particularly to meet thepublisher of that press, who gave inspiration to

________ . Funda?


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2 0 . Connect


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22. The project involved giving employment to a 1 00-oddpeople and paying them Rs . 2 5 per sq . feet . The project

has been criticized for not being open to all to participatein, but has also received positive acclaims about how itenhances the aesthetics of the city . What project?


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2 3 . _______ is an established tradition in Agra, andcities such as Old Delhi and Lucknow, where there aresizeable Muslim communities . Its techniques were laidout by Abul fazl, for the Mughal court who considered ita noble pastime . Once a man is deemed to havemastered the pleothra of tricks and subtleties of thisancient sport, he may be known as khalifa or great

master . What sport?


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*2 4 . What it ees?

Dashavtara type1. Matsya 2. Kurma 3 .Varaha 4 . Narasimha 5 . Vamana

weak6 . Parashurama 7 .Rama 8. Balarama 9. Krishna

1 0 .Buddha,Kalki- S trong

Mughal type

1. Taj 2. S afed 3 .S hamsher 4 .Ghulam- S trong5 . Chang 6 . S urkh 7 .Barat 8 .Qimash- Weak


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2 5 . Its called The _________ . It draws inspiration fromthe iconic _______ above the papers masthead . Their editor said "_______ isnt really a new paper or magazine . It is _______ unbound, with narrative piecesthat sparkle with rich reporting, great perspective . Instead of forging a separate identity, we have chosen tosolder our bond with existing readers even as we hopeto attract new converts . ______ evokes the surge of a

wave,a sense of achievement ."


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2 7 . The 2 5 year old relationship between the X and hisbeloved Y ended somewhat abruptly . Y came out of thebelly of a flight cracked and broken after about anhour of spending time there .It must be the work of some porter who tried to open thecase . I almost cried when I saw its state he added . Thepolite-to-a-fault musician does not intend to sue or ask

for compensation from the airline.

Had it been any other airline, I would have sued it . I want to appeal to theofficials to at least learn to take care of musicians likeus, he said .

Gimme X, Y and the Sinful Airline.

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