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1.

Most governments are infamous for being corrupt, but not many people share this sentiment on public television.

The country in question here is one of the most corrupt and underdeveloped countries in the world.

The interviewer in this famous viral video is a reporter from the news channel Waqt News and is interviewing the civilians about the government and it’s deeds of corruption.

The video was not aired on public television for obvious reasons. What is being talked about here?

2.

Congress supporters in Uttarakhand have found their own “______”, in senior leader Yashpal Arya who ended his 40 year association with the party to join BJP on January 16.

The Congressmen are posting and sharing on social media Rs.2000 and Rs.10 banknotes with “Yashpal Arya ______ ___”, which is a spoof of a recent popular social media trend.

FITB.

Yashpal Arya Bewafa Hai

3.

X is an Indian tabla player and composer. He has composed for and performed internationally with the Silk Road Ensemble of Yo-Yo Ma since the group’s founding in 2000.

In 1986, X made his stage debut in India (at the age of 15), with Sitar Maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar. He was three times the national drumming champion. He was also, at the time, the youngest drummer to be graded by Akashvani of All-India Radio.

ID X.Why has X been in the news in recent days?

X - Sandeep Das, winner of a Grammy 2017.

4.

X (born 9 September 1967), better known by his stage name Y, is an Indian-born Canadian actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. He has been nominated for Filmfare Awards several times, winning it two times. He also owns the team Khalsa Warriors in the World Kabaddi League.

Apart from acting, Y has also worked as a stunt actor. He has a black belt in taekwondo and has also studied martial arts.

In 2015, Y was ranked 9th in Forbes' first global list of highest-paid actors in the world.

ID X and his stage name Y.

X – Rajiv BhatiaY – Akshay Kumar

5.

X is a semi-high speed train that runs between New Delhi and Agra, and began operations from April 5, 2016.It is regarded has India’s fastest train and has a max speed of 160 km/hr.The train features extra advance facilities like automatic fire alarm, emergency braking system along with the passenger information system, free Wi-Fi and sliding doors inside the coaches. It has also bio-toilets installed on it.

What is X?

X – Gatimaan Express

*6.

X was a Maratha military leader in the army of Shivaji. He had pledged to recapture the fortress of Kondana near Pune. According to legend, X and his troops were said to have scaled the fort with the help of a domesticated animal, to whom they tied ropes around their waists for climbing up the steep vertical rock face up to the top of the ramparts. After 342 Marathas reached on the top with him, the rope gave away due to abrasion against the rocks and 60 Marathas who were climbing on the rope fell down and died. 

ID X and the domesticated animal.

X – TanajiMonitor Lizard

7.

X is a colloquial Hindi and Punjabi word, which has various meanings depending on the situation. Roughly translated, X is a "hack". X is increasingly accepted as a management technique. Companies in India are adopting X as a practice to reduce research and development costs.

ID X

X - Jugaad

8.

Some have argued that X cannot be called the first Indian film as Dadasaheb Torne's film Shree Pundalik was released on 18 May 1912 in Bombay, one year before Y's film. However, Shree Pundalik is a cinematographic recording of play, using a single, fixed camera; it is one of a number of such Indian films that predated X.

So, X directed by Y is still regarded as the first Indian film.

ID X and Y.

X – Raja HarishchandraY – Dadasaheb Phalke

9.

It is widely believed that X decided to build the hotel after he was refused entry to one of the city's grand hotels of the time, Watson's Hotel, as it was restricted to "whites only". However, this story has been challenged by some commentators that suggest that X was unlikely to have been concerned with 'revenge' against his British adversaries. Instead, they suggest that the Y was built at the urging of editor of The Times of India who felt a hotel "worthy of Bombay" was needed.

ID X and Y.

X – Jamsetji TataY – Taj Palace Hotel in Mumbai

10. Put Funda

*11.

X was an Indian military operation which occurred between 1 June and 6 June 1984, ordered by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in order to establish control over the Harmandir Sahib Complex in Amritsar, Punjab, and remove militant religious leader Y and his militant armed followers from the complex buildings. The operation had two components—Operation Metal, confined to the Harmandir Sahib complex, and Operation Shop, which raided the Punjabi countryside to capture possible suspects.

ID X and Y.

X – Operation BluestarY - Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

12.

Identify this special Indian team in this photo or Put Funda.

Team for India’s first official Test match against England at Lord's from Jun 25-28, 1932.

13.

When Brahma appeared before him, X sought a boon that:-1) He should not get death either on earth or in space, 2) Either in fire or in water, 3) Either during daytime or during nighttime, 4) Either by humans or by gods or by any species, 5) Either by the animate or by inanimate, 6) Either inside the house or outside the house. As Brahma was very much pleased with his penance, He granted this boon to X.

ID X.

X - Hiranyakashipu

14.

X was a Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Indian Puranas.

He is the playwright of these plays – Mālavikāgnimitram Abhijñānaśākuntalam Vikramōrvaśīyam

German playwright Goethe was fascinated by X's Abhijñānaśākuntalam, which became known in Europe, after being translated from English to German.

ID X

X - Kalidasa

*15.

The origins of the word are uncertain but it is thought to have originated from the Tamil word for a payment for work, kuli. An alternative explanation is that the word came from the Urdu qulī, which itself could be from the Turkish word for slave kul. The word was used in this sense for labourers from India. In 1727, Dr. Engelbert Kämpfer described “X" as dock labourers who would unload Dutch merchant ships at Nagasaki in Japan.The Chinese word which means "bitterly hard (use of strength)" and is occasionally translated as "bitter labour".The word X also features in the name of 2 movies starring Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda.

X - Coolie

16. Put Funda.

Holiday given on account of the release of Kabali in Chennai

*17. There is something unique about this particular railway station shown in the picture.

Put Funda.

Another picture on the next slide.

Navapur railway station is situated between the two states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

18.

The Heroes Project is an initiative launched in 2004 by X with Hollywood actor Richard Gere and support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative. This Project aims to mobilize societal leaders and the media industry to fight HIV/AIDS in India. X was a socialite who passed away in 2016. (Hint – Is related to one of India’s famous business families)

X – Parameshwar Godrej

19.

FITB / Put Funda.

RS Windlass & Sons which operate from Dehradun, is a textile manufacturing company who have come in the public’s eye in the past few years.

RS Windlass & Sons is a company that specialises in period clothing and licensed replicas of certain costumes.

They supply their international clients with ancient arms, ammunition, attire, furniture, books, leather goods and household items.

They are the only manufacturer of licensed garments for ____ __ _______ in India.

They also have the license to produce these goods for collectors.

They make props, costumes etc. for Game of Thrones and other Hollywood productions

Blank is Game of Thrones

20.

This is the logo of which institution?

Nalanda University

*21.

X is an Indian song and accompanying video promoting national integration and unity in diversity.

X was developed in 1988 and promoted by Doordarshan and India's Ministry of Information. The song was composed by Ashok Patki and arranged by Louis Banks, with lyrics by Piyush Pandey.

The national integration video was intended to instill a sense of pride and promote unity amongst Indians, highlighting India's different linguistic communities and societies—India's unity in diversity, so to speak. X was telecast for the first time on Independence Day 1988.

It quickly captivated India, gaining and maintaining near-anthem status ever since.

ID X.

X - Mile Sur Mera Tumhara

22.

The nickname, the ‘____ __ ___ _____ _______', had been originally coined to coincide in January, 1972, by Jyoti Prasad Saikia, a journalist in Tripura in the course of a radio talk show. He later compiled a book on the interdependence and commonness of the entities in question, and named it the ____ __ ___ _____ _______.It has been primarily because of this publication that the nickname has caught on.

The Land of the Seven Sisters

23.

In 2007, X asked a question on Yahoo! Answers ‘What should we do to free our planet from terrorism?’.

The question he asked ended up garnering reactions from across the country like nothing before ever had. It evoked reactions from renowned Indian personalities like Sri Sri Ravishankar, Kiran Bedi and Leander Paes.

It also got over 31,000 responses which was also reportedly one of the highest responses on Yahoo! Answers.

Who is X?

X – APJ Abdul Kalam

24. This is the flag of which “country”?

Azad Kashmir

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