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Oct 2013

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Antaragni 2013

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Round 1,5: Subhadra’s RevengeRound 2,4: Yaksha’s RevengeRound 3: Vyasa’s Revenge


Subhadra’s Revenge: Inspired by the Chakravyuuh

A pair of questions: one easy, one toughThe easy one: nominate one person from your team

+5/-5If you get it right, you must attempt the tough one, otherwise it’s optional

The tough one: for the team to attempt+15/-5

There are 5 pairs: each team must attempt a minimum of 3 pairs


The topics: inspired by the Five Pandavas

Part 1: Yudhisthira, Bhima

Yudhisthira: A noted gambler, he was also a noted quizzer, successfully answering questions by a Yaksha.

Easy: QuizzingTough: Gambling

Teams?


Y.Quizzing KBC’s first ever crore-pati was Harshawardhan Navathe, who answered this question to win a crore:

Who among these does the Indian Constitution permit to take part in the proceedings of Parliament?a) Solicitor General b) Attorney General c) Cabinet Secretary d) Chief Justice


Attorney General

Answer


Y.Gambling

Kalyanji Bhagat, Lakhubhai, Jayantibhai Jaipur, Manek Moochwala and Ratan Khatri were famous for pioneering what type of gambling which involved pulling out numbers from a pot?


Matka

Answer


Part 1:

Bhima: a noted wrestler, he was also one of India’s first celebrity chefs

Easy: WrestlingTough: Celeb Chefs

Teams?


B.Wrestling

In the 2012 London Olympics, wrestler Sushil Kumar lost the gold medal match to an opponent from which of these countries?

a. China b. Japan c. South Korea d. North Korea


Japan (Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu)

Answer


B. Celeb Chefs

Known particularly for her Italian cooking, which Indian chef was awarded the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity by Italy in 2011?


Ritu Dalmia

Answer


Yaksha’s Revenge

Passing RoundInfinite Bounce + One-finite Pounce13 questions+10/0 on bounce+10/0 on pounce

One-finite Pounce: the pounce remains alive in this round until you get a pounce attempt wrong


Syed Fazl-ul-Hasan urf Hasrat Mohani was a UP-born poet and freedom fighter. In poetry circles, he is perhaps best known for writing the ghazal “Chupke Chupke Raat Din”.

He made another lasting contribution to the Indian culture of those times by coining what?

1/13


Answer“Inquilab Zindabad”


For someone like H D Deve Gowda or S.Bangarappa or S.M.Krishna, it would be Chamarajnagar.

For someone like Kiran Reddy or YSR Reddy, it would be Guntakal (Andhra Pradesh).

For someone like Akhilesh Yadav or Mulayam Singh Yadav, it is NOIDA.

For someone like Jayalalithaa or K.Karunanidhi, it would be a part of the Thanjavur Brihadeeswara Temple.

What?

2/13


AnswerPoliticians do not visit these places, for there is a prevalent superstition that people lose their seats/posts if they go there.


The Navjivan Trust held the sole copyright to something, which expired in 2008. They did not wish to try and extend the copyright, despite requests by well-meaning people who felt there could be misinterpretation if anyone could use them. What?

3/13


AnswerAll of M.K.Gandhi's written works.


These is an example of a sari whose top and bottom borders are in different colors. By geographically-inspired name are these kinds of saris popularly known as?

4/13


AnswerGanga-Jamuna saris


“The Ground Beneath Her Feet” is a 1999 Salman Rushdie novel that is set in Bombay, the UK, and the US.

Two characters, Vina Apsara & Umeed, speak in a language (“Mumbai ki kachrapati baat-cheet”) which they call “HUG-ME”. It was for people like them who spoke no one language well.

How does the name come about?

5/13


AnswerHindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Marathi, English


In early 2013, the Ministry of Environment and Forests issued a circular banning the use of these ‘government servants’. The Ministry of Urban Development is trying to get it implemented in New Delhi. Who are these servants?

6/13


AnswerLangurs hired to get rid of monkeys who cause havoc in several governmental buildings


“As president of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, I found that _____ as an art form was largely neglected. [It] is the oldest surviving art form today. The oldest master of [it] was an 82-year-old at the time. Fine arts have to be learned personally from the masters. Hence I thought that something needed to be done to save [it]. I sent a proposal to the Mantralaya and received a reply saying that a committee would be appointed to study it. I was fairly aware of what would be the actual outcome of that. So I made a plan myself and decided to provide Rs 5 lakh as funds. The secretary of the Central Cultural Department said that this would not be possible as the Akademi does not have any financial rights. But I thought that, at the most, I would have to leave my post. I am proud of the fact that I saved [it], and even the UNESCO has declared it a global historical legacy.”

Who or what is he talking about?Image: Hindu

7/13


AnswerGirish Karnad, Koodiyattam


Dinesh Subasinghe is a Sri Lankan graduate from A.R.Rahman's KM Music Conservatory. Among his many credits are composing music for Sri Lankan films and TV serials, playing violin for films such as "Raavan", and creating a Buddhist oratorio.

What Indian instrument is he credited with 're-introducing' to Sri Lanka?

8/13


AnswerRavanahatta, which is a popular instrument in Rajasthan.

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsush/6612090437/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsush/6612090437/


Muzaffarpur is a district in Bihar, close to the Nepal border. For the last few years, children in the district have been suffering from a mysterious illness, whose symptoms include fever, lethargy, and convulsions.

Tests and research has so far ruled out several forms of encephalitis. Authorities are also struggling to figure out how the disease is spread.

One theory is germs being spread in a fruit that Muzaffarpur famously exports (a National Research Institute for that fruit is also located there.)

Which fruit?

9/13


AnswerLychees


Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away on 11 Jan 1966 in Tashkent. Indira Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister on the 24th of January. The ceremony was affected by news of someone's untimely death in Europe. Indira Gandhi remarked that she had hoped to bring in that person into the Cabinet.

Who?

10/13


AnswerThe physicist Homi J Bhabha, who died in a plane crash in the Swiss Alps.


One of the many stories about the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is that its architect took his own life by jumping from the hotel when he realised he'd made a colossal mistake. Though untrue, what was the supposed reason for his suicide?

11/13


AnswerThat the hotel's back is to the sea, instead of the front. This is false: this was the intended plan, partly to allow a good view from the rooms.


The NDA boasts of three alumni to have won the Param Vir Chakra and ten to have won the Ashok Chakra.

Of these, all PVCs and nine Ashok Chakras have been posthumously awarded.

Who, the first NDA alumnus to receive it (for events on 3 April 1984), was also the only non-posthumous awardee?

12/13


Answer(then) Sq. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma for being the first Indian in space


In 2003, this Bangalore resident and writer of such books as "The World of Homosexuals" and mystery stories such as "Perfect Murder" caused a ruckus by claiming some doctors had admitted her to hospital to steal her brain.

Who?

13/13


AnswerShakuntala Devi


Vyasa’s Revenge

Written RoundSahitya Akademi Puraskaars for Biographies6 questions+10/0+5 bonus if you are the only team to get an answer right


“____: Kalam ka Sipaahi”(Pen-wielding Soldier)Language: HindiAuthor: Amrit RaiYear: 1956

Image: Google Books

1/6


AnswerMunshi Premchand


The only English language autobiography winnerIdentify the author-subjectYear: 1965(different covers of the same book)

2/6

Image: www.antiqbook.com, bestbookcentre.com, balukolar.blogspot.com

http://www.antiqbook.com/

http://bestbookcentre.com/index.php?page=search&catid=7&id=374

http://balukolar.blogspot.com/2010/02/tribal-world-of-verrier-elwin.html


Answer

Image: www.antiqbook.com, bestbookcentre.com, balukolar.blogspot.com

http://www.antiqbook.com/

http://bestbookcentre.com/index.php?page=search&catid=7&id=374

http://balukolar.blogspot.com/2010/02/tribal-world-of-verrier-elwin.html


A noted historian, this President's son wrote an authorised biography of Jawaharlal Nehru.Year: 1976

Image: Hindu, OUP

3/6


AnswerSarvepalli Gopal


“____: Ekantha Veedhiyile Avadhoothan”Language: MalayalamAuthor: M.K.Sanu

Image: http://www.indulekha.com

4/6

http://www.indulekha.com/


AnswerVaikom Mohammad Basheer


“Agnikundaman Ugelun Gulab”Language: GujaratiAuthor: Narayan Desai (subject’s son)Year: 1993

Image: http://indiatogether.org

5/6


AnswerMahadevbhai Desai, M.K.Gandhi’s secretary


“Aatish-e-Chinaar” (Autobiography narrated to M.Y.Taing)Language: UrduYear: 1988

6/6


AnswerSheikh Abdullah


Yaksha’s Revenge

Passing Round (anti-clockwise)Infinite Bounce + One-finite Pounce13 questions+10/0 on bounce+10/0 on pounce

One-finite Pounce: the pounce remains alive in this round until you get a pounce attempt wrong


Director: “I was offered the option of directing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. My son Zohran had read the series and liked it.”

“(But) I had just lost my mother-in-law in the US, in a case of medical malpractice [...] She had spent all her life on the red soils of East Africa, and in 24 hours she was gone. I was struggling to cope with the loss and turned to book_X".

That's when he (Zohran) said to me, 'Any good director can make a Potter film. But no one else can make book_X.'

Who and what book?1/13


AnswerMira Nair, The Namesake


The year: 1911The place: the Savoy Hotel, MussoorieThe victim: Ms. Frances Garnett-Orme, who was known for her seancesThe method: poisoning by prussic acidThe style: a locked room mystery

The story was made famous by one writer, who wrote to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle suggesting a possible story idea. But it was another writer who actually made it into a plot, the first in a particular series. Who are these writers?

2/13


AnswerRudyard Kipling and Agatha Christie (inspired “The Mysterious Affair at Styles”, the first Poirot mystery)


What was banned on All India Radio from 1941 till about 1980, for reasons thought to be:- it sounds 'besura'- it is of foreign origin- Tagore and Nehru did not like it

3/13


AnswerThe harmonium


“Gajah: Securing the Future for Elephants in India” was a report released by a task force in 2010, containing various recommendations to help conserve the elephant.

What was the first recommendation to be implemented, which happened via an announcement by the then environment minister, Jairam Ramesh?

4/13


AnswerDeclaring Elephants as India's National Heritage Animal


In a 2007 interview, he claimed to have rejected a role in Mani Ratnam's “Iruvar” because it would require him to cut his hair as a result of which, "a dozen other producers would've committed suicide".

This interview was after he had played a role in a Mani Ratnam film.

Who?

5/13


AnswerMithun Chakraborty, who usually had several projects in hand during the 90s


In the mid-1850s, sweetmaker Bhim Chandra Nag invented the 'ledikeni', a variation of the "pantua" sweetmeat. He did so in honour of a lady in Calcutta who reputedly loved pantuas. Who is this lady?

6/13


AnswerLady Canning, wife of Viceroy Canning.


According to some research, these are the potential explanations for what:

1. Presence of bacteriophages2. Presence of heavy metals with bactericidal properties3. Presence in minute quantities of radio-active minerals such as Bismuth-214

7/13


AnswerThe legendary purity of Ganga water


The Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Sikkim. Authorities there have been pursuing a proposal there, which was finally passed in 2013. The proposal, if executed, will see the construction of a ropeway and something which is modeled on something in the Grand Canyon that is made with Saint-Gobain glass.

What?

8/13


AnswerA skywalk that extends over the side of a canyon.


This film directed by Priyadarshan won Prakash Raj a National Award for Acting. It centres around the life of a Communist weaver and his personal quest to fulfill a promise made to his daughter. The name of the film is a place associated with his profession. What?

9/13


AnswerKanchipuram/Kanchivaram


Legend has it that this was introduced by the deity Marjing.

Traditionally, there are seven people per team (seven is an auspicious number). Each represents a clan.

All must play right-handed.

Half of the participants must be between 11 and 13 hands.

What is being described?

10/13


AnswerRules for traditional Manipuri polo, which was the precursor to modern polo.


Mother and daughter are both actresses. Mom played a role in Umrao Jaan. Daughter played the same role in the 2006 remake.

Who are these actresses?

11/13


AnswerShaukat Azmi and Shabana Azmi, who played the kotha ‘madam’ in Umrao Jaan


Connect

12/13


AnswerPlaces from where Prime Ministers of India entered Parliament.

Baghpat (Charan Singh)

Rae Bareilly (Indira)

Ballia (Chandrashekhar)

Phulpur (Nehru)Allahabad (Shastri)

Lucknow (Vajpayee)

Amethi(Rajiv)

Fatehpur (VP Singh)

Sabarkantha (G Nanda – Acting)

Surat (Morarji)

Andhra – Nandyal – PVN Rao

Karnataka – (Rajya Sabha) – Deve Gowda

Bihar – (Rajya Sabha) – Gujral

Assam – (Rajya Sabha) – Manmohan Singh


This person with an impressive publication record came into prominence in India in a different field in 2012. Identify him.

13/13


AnswerBedabrata Pain, who directed “Chittagong”, was earlier a scientist with NASA.


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Subhadra’s Revenge - II

Arjuna: A dancer and a sportsman, much like Sreesanth.

Easy: Arjuna AwardsTough: Dance

Teams?


A.Arjuna Awards

Which of these ladies won the 2013 Arjuna Award for archery?

a. Dola Banerjee b. Deepika Kumari c. Bombayla Devi d. Chekrovolu Swuro


Chekrovolu Swuro

Answer


A.Dance

Trained in Kathakali, Odissi, and Chau, this Italian-born dancer won the National Film Award for Choreography for the Bengali film “Yugant” in 1995. Who?


Ileana Citaristi

Answer



Nakula: Despite his good looks, he was a stable sort of guy.

Easy: Beauty PageantsTough: Horses

Teams?


N.Beauty

Now Mrs. David Powell, which of these former beauty queens lives in Dublin, Ireland?

a. Reita Faria b. Diana Hayden c. Nicole Faria d. Manpreet Brar


Reita Faria, Miss World in 1966

Answer


N.Horses

This breed of ponies is found in Ladakh, and used both for riding and as a pack animal. Identify it.


Zaniskari Ponies

Answer



Sahadeva: Known for his stellar swordplay and cutting-edge astrological skills.

Easy: AstrologyTough: Swords

Teams?


S.Astrology

Which Indian zodiac sign corresponds to Gemini in the Western zodiac?

a. Mithuna b. Mesa c. Kanya d. Dhanush


Mithuna

Answer


S.Swords

Picture from a 2011 Malayalam film by Santosh Sivan. The film’s name is same as this long flexible sword.

Identify it.


Urumi

Answer


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