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Round 55
(To be updated as each answer is approved as correct)
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| Questions Asked | User Name | Questions Answered |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Amitrochates | 7 |
| 7 | Jayaprakash.Samuel | 6 |
| 3 | Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) | 3 |
| 3 | Prasad | 3 |
| 3 | Umesah86 | 3 |
| 1 | Goutham787 | 2 |
Questions
Q 55.01
Person A was a KGB agent and a Member of Parliament. He discovered Person B's "talent" who went on to become the Prime Minister of India. Person A was killed by members of a Hindu sect/cult. Who are A and B? Amitrochates (talk) 08:29, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
- B = I K Gujral --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:16, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
- No. Hint 1: A was a Railway Minister and B is not one of those PMs for a year. Amitrochates (talk) 09:06, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
- A= Lalit Narayan Mishra, B = Indira Gandhi --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:57, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
- Actually, B was Manmohan Singh. But I will give it to you. Your turn Su_hit. Amitrochates (talk) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
- A= Lalit Narayan Mishra, B = Indira Gandhi --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:57, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
- No. Hint 1: A was a Railway Minister and B is not one of those PMs for a year. Amitrochates (talk) 09:06, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.02
If anyone is ready with nice-new-interesting Q, you are free. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:47, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
- Born in India. Settled out-side India. Professional. Winner of a prestigious award from Toastmaster International. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:01, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
- Vikas Jhingran[1] ? :-)) Prasad (talk) 11:31, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
, your turn Prasad. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 11:57, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
- Vikas Jhingran[1] ? :-)) Prasad (talk) 11:31, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.03
Thank you Su_hit! Here's another easy one from Current affairs! What unique issue regarding to women connects the following states? (2015) Delhi, Telangana, Puducherry, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh (List is exhaustive)..:-) Prasad (talk) 04:28, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
- no women cabinet minsiters in these states Umesah86 (talk) 06:46, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
- Umesah! :-)) Prasad (talk) 09:16, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.04
Prasad thank you :) Next question :---------- Its a easy one. Identify X & Y. X was a soldier in World war I. When X got killed in WW1, for four years his father Y didnt believe that he was dead because his body was not found. Y was born in India & is a famous------------. he is also the youngest one to receive a award of particular category of his profession. ALL THE BEST Umesah86 (talk) 09:57, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
- X = John, Y = Rupyard Kipling --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:25, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
- you are correct su-hit. u can continue with ur question....Umesh 11:05, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.05
Identify this celebrity 'I'. 'I' was MP. As 'I' was contesting MP election from different constituency ('D'), rather than his own soil ('S'), within same state. 'I' made promise that 'I' will never put a foot on his/her original native soil 'S' during the tenure of MP. Sources say 'I' honoured that promise. Spouse of 'I' is currently an MLA. Identify 'I', 'D' and 'S'. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:46, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
- I is Navjot Singh Sidhu, D is Amritsar and S is Patiala. Amitrochates (talk) 12:42, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
- . Interesting to know that Mr Sidhu is a lawyer and his wife is a Dr. Over to Amitrochates--Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:56, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
An Appeal
An appeal is made to all enthusiatic wiki quiz participants that pls always search and be ready with questions. Let it be continuous process. Hence, we will never observe the shortage of questions and keep alive the forum --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:49, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
Yes, I totally agree with you. Time should not be wasted. Umesh 05:47, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.06
Four sisters A, B, C and D stand hand in hand in a small Indian state. All of them are famous in the world, standing 65th, 3rd, 76th and 57th respectively in a world list documenting some geographical attribute. A, B, C, D are....? Amitrochates (talk) 06:00, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
- Singh Sisters, engaged in Basket Ball --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:38, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
- No, Hint 1: the question relates to Geography. A, B, C, D are geographical entities. Amitrochates (talk) 13:34, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
- is it Phogat Sisters ? Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 14:56, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
- Is it is the Mountain range, Kangchenjunga List of highest mountains or the Five Treasures of Snow? :-)) Prasad (talk) 15:03, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
- Prasad is more or less correct. A, B, C, D however are not the five treasures of snow. Kanchenjunga Himal is a subrange separating Nepal and Sikkim. It has many peaks that are among the highest in India and the world. In a list of highest mountains (with a topographic prominence > 500m) the World Rank (WR) and Indian Rank (IR) of the peaks in the subrange are as follows (from South to North on Indo–Nepal border):
- Kabru (7,412 m, WR: 65, IR: 12) = A, Kangchenjunga (8,586 m, WR:3, IR:1) = B, Kirat Chuli (7,362 m, WR:76, IR:16) = C, The Pyramid (7,123, IR:26) and Jongsong Peak (7,462 m, WR:57, IR:10) = D. Over to Prasad. Amitrochates (talk) 15:42, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
- Indeed, nice question. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:28, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks! I put some work into List of mountains in India, so had to ask this question. :) Amitrochates (talk) 04:09, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
- Indeed, nice question. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:28, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
- Is it is the Mountain range, Kangchenjunga List of highest mountains or the Five Treasures of Snow? :-)) Prasad (talk) 15:03, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.07
If Dr.Yamuna Krishnan is the latest winner, who was the first woman winner? :-)) Prasad (talk) 04:49, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
- Asima Chatterjee was the first female winner of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 1961. Amitrochates (talk) 04:56, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
- Super fast Amitrochates! All yours. :-)) Prasad (talk) 05:21, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.08
Two scientists, working on a technology P, of organization Q, were caught in a honeytrap. The news created a scandal because of which the investigation was given to an organization R. R determined that the charges were baseless and blamed organization S for setting the whole thing up. Later there was specualtion that rogue elements of S might have coordinated with organisation T to frame the scientists. What is technology P and which organizations are Q, R, S and T? Amitrochates (talk) 05:48, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
- P=Cryogenic, ISRO, CBI, Kerala Police. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:13, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
- You got P, Q and R right. Please also try to guess whar S and T were. No, S was not the Kerala Police. Amitrochates (talk) 06:18, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
- Scientists = Nambi Narayanan, D Sasikumaran. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 01:22, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
- S and T were organisations. S was Intelligence Bureau (India) and T was CIA. 3 of 5 is good enough. Your turn Su_hit. Amitrochates (talk) 02:18, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
- Scientists = Nambi Narayanan, D Sasikumaran. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 01:22, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
- You got P, Q and R right. Please also try to guess whar S and T were. No, S was not the Kerala Police. Amitrochates (talk) 06:18, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.09
Person A is a leading sportsperson of India, a film has been also made on his/her life. A is the recipient of an award B in 2013. The same award had been conferred on person C in 1956. Person C holds the recognition of being first woman in India to achieve a fate, which now many women are achieving now. Person C is the relative of Person D. Even though, Person E had blood relationship with Person D, but it was of hostile nature. Identify any four from A, B, C, D and E. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:03, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
- A = Mary Kom, B = Padma Bhushan, C = Mahadevi Varma (was the first woman to win Sahitya Akademi Fellowship). No idea about their family tree. Amitrochates (talk) 13:27, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
- A and B are cracked correctly.
- Clue 1: Person C was a politician. Person D and Person E have worked in same profession/industry and earned remarkable fame. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:46, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
The only other female awardee in the list is Rukmini Devi Arundale. She has to be C. Then D is George Arundale and E is his father Rev. John Kay, who had a difficult relationship with his son because one was a theosophist and other an orthodox christian. Amitrochates (talk) 04:06, 1 April 2015 (UTC)- C is Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi, the first woman legislator in India, D is Gemini Ganesan and E is Rekha. Amitrochates (talk) 04:09, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- Five out five to Amitrochates. Rekha did not attend her father's funeral. Dr Reddi is aunt of G Ganesan. Interestingly father-daughter are recipient of Padma Shree. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- Interesting question! I had no idea about the problems between Rekha and her father. Amitrochates (talk) 07:02, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- Five out five to Amitrochates. Rekha did not attend her father's funeral. Dr Reddi is aunt of G Ganesan. Interestingly father-daughter are recipient of Padma Shree. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- Clue 1: Person C was a politician. Person D and Person E have worked in same profession/industry and earned remarkable fame. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:46, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- A and B are cracked correctly.
Q 55.10
This Indian philosopher wrote a treatise on logic where he examines and critiques the arguments of two very important schools of Buddhism. Buddhist texts written after his time spend considerable space defending themselves from his attacks. Yet, today, he is almost never recognised for his achievements in philosophy. However, a hobbyist work he wrote has become a worldwide sensation. Who is he and what was his hobbyist work? Amitrochates (talk) 07:02, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
Is it Vatsyayana and his hbbyist work is Kamasutra :-)--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 10:59, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- Absolutely correct Jayaprakash.Samuel! Looks like you are quite familiar with Vātsyāyana and his works.
Good for you! 
Amitrochates (talk) 11:59, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
Something everyone should be familiar with. Isn't it :-) It is good to be back in India Portal Quiz. It brings back lot of nostalgic memories. My older id was jprakash2002. I will post my next question shortly.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 12:52, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- Amitrochates, It seems previous question & Rekha, founded seed of this Q. Interesting !! --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:18, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
- Nice catch! :) Amitrochates (talk) 08:07, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.11
X is an author of a famous vernacular novel Y. X did the English translation of Y himself. Critics often cite that the original and the translation can be considered as two separate novels due to the philosophical change the author has undergone in the intermediate years. Identify X and Y.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 12:56, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- X is Rabindranath Tagore and Y is Gitanjali, assuming that a collection of poems counts as a novel. Amitrochates (talk) 13:42, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- No Amitrochates. It is a novel and not a collection of poems :-) --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 15:02, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- Is X Tagore or someone else like Krishna Balder Vaid? Amitrochates (talk) 22:04, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- No Amitrochates. It is a novel and not a collection of poems :-) --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 15:02, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- NO X is not Tagore. I will give a clue. X is from Kerala and winner of Sahitya Academy award but not for Y.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 07:46, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
- Bingo Amitrochates. You got it !!--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 09:30, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.12
Connect the following beliefs: the sun–moon force (literally) that generates all stars and humans, a creator God who does not interfere with affairs of the world, creation from nothingness and a natural law that is connected to conscience. Amitrochates (talk) 19:16, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
- Jainism --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:07, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
- No, but you are on the right track. It is a religion native to India. Amitrochates (talk) 05:14, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
- Hint 2: It's a shamanic tribal religion, but not in Central India. Amitrochates (talk) 00:04, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
- Donyi-Polo ?? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 06:26, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
- Your turn again Jayaprakash.Samuel. Amitrochates (talk) 09:36, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
- Donyi-Polo ?? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 06:26, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
- Hint 2: It's a shamanic tribal religion, but not in Central India. Amitrochates (talk) 00:04, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
- No, but you are on the right track. It is a religion native to India. Amitrochates (talk) 05:14, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.13
Connect Aesop and Tara from Ramayana ? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 12:10, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
- Both acted as diplomats for their kings? Amitrochates (talk) 21:57, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
- Right in a way but not exactly what I was looking for. The connect is more to do with a phrase or moral they used - Aesop in his stories and Tara in her real life.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 03:12, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
- Is it "Appearances can be deceiving" found both in Tara's story and in Wolf in sheep's clothing? Amitrochates (talk) 04:23, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
- Right in a way but not exactly what I was looking for. The connect is more to do with a phrase or moral they used - Aesop in his stories and Tara in her real life.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 03:12, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
- That is right !! Aesop due to his own appearance made many fables with that theme. Tara with her foresight as Chief Diplomat warned Vali that "Appearances can be deceptive". --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 05:48, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.14
Name the town that connects the following: a military operation planned by Pakistan, a destination for a national sporting event, an advanced training school of some sort and a laboratory for experiments in astrophysics. Amitrochates (talk) 06:39, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Is it Leh in Ladakh ?--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 11:41, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
- The town is close to Leh but it's not in Ladakh. Hint 1: The town changed hands from Kashmir and Jammu (princely state) to Pakistan to India during Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–48. Amitrochates (talk) 12:18, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
- Gulmarg it is :-) --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 13:07, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
- The connect is as follows : Opearation Gulmarg is the operation planned by Pakistan , Gulmarg is destination of winter skiing , High Altitude Warfare school is the advanced training school in Gulmarg and BARC has a high altitude research laboratory in Gulmarg --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 13:12, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
- That is correct. Over to you! Amitrochates (talk) 14:41, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
- The connect is as follows : Opearation Gulmarg is the operation planned by Pakistan , Gulmarg is destination of winter skiing , High Altitude Warfare school is the advanced training school in Gulmarg and BARC has a high altitude research laboratory in Gulmarg --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 13:12, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.15
An Indian researcher's years worth of work got burnt in an arson , without giving up he wrote most of it again from memory. That work became a classic. Name the Indian researcher and that classic work --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 17:49, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesh 06:41, 7 April 2015 (UTC) Indian researcher is Anand coomarswamy. his books burnt in Jafna Public library in 1987 arson in SRI LANKA in 1987. His books were The dance of Siva; fourteen Indian essays; Indian music ; "The Indian craftsman" Umesh 06:41, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- No Umesh. The researcher I am talking about got his work which is not yet published burnt in arson so he has to write the whole research work from memory and publish it.--203.99.196.125 (talk) 07:56, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Hint 1 : The research is based on a fieldwork in a village.--203.99.196.127 (talk) 10:38, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- The Remembered Village by M. N. Srinivas. Amitrochates (talk) 10:44, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Hint 1 : The research is based on a fieldwork in a village.--203.99.196.127 (talk) 10:38, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Correct!!----Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 10:52, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.16
Two prominent political personalities A and B shared the same executive position in India, a feat which is no longer possible. Their destinies were intertwined in many ways and throughout their careers they exerted considerable influence on each other. Due to some circumstances, A conspired to send B to jail. However, A continued to watchover B's son's education. Who are A and B? Amitrochates (talk) 11:12, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- PS By "A and B shared the same executive position", I did not mean A and B shared the same office, but that their offices had the same designation. Amitrochates (talk) 13:25, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Jawaharlal Nehru & Sheikh Abdullah? :-)) Prasad (talk) 14:39, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Your turn Prasad. Amitrochates (talk) 14:50, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
- Jawaharlal Nehru & Sheikh Abdullah? :-)) Prasad (talk) 14:39, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.17
Thank you Amitrochates, an easy one from Sports!
Connect E Bakewell(Eng),DL Thomas(Eng), Reshma Gandhi, Mithali Raj & NE Bolton(Aus)? (List is exhaustive) :-) Prasad (talk) 04:57, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesh 06:34, 8 April 2015 (UTC) women cricketeres who made a century on ODI DEBUT. Umesh 06:37, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
- Umesh, not even a single male cricketer from India could achieve that feat, till now! Kudos to Mithali Raj & Reshma Gandhi! Your turn now. :-)) Prasad (talk) 06:45, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
- Just missed. About to respond. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:49, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.18
Umesh 06:52, 8 April 2015 (UTC) Thanks Prasad.....
Connect Head of the governments with something related to christian religion. List is exhaustive.........
Umesh 07:30, 8 April 2015 (UTC) Hint 1 : Head of the governments may be Presidents, PMs, etc...
- Minister comes from Minister (Christianity), a person authorised by Church to perform certain functions? Amitrochates (talk) 10:54, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesh 05:48, 9 April 2015 (UTC) Amitrochates good try... But I am looking for something different.. I am looking for person names...
Hint 2 : Festival, occasion related to christianity... Umesh 07:09, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
Is this question really that tough???????? 3 days passed no one trying........ Umesh 07:09, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
- Ascension Day? Could not understand List is exhaustive? Where is the list? Cheers :-) Prasad (talk) 14:28, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesh 17:47, 11 April 2015 (UTC) List is exhaustive means that the answer i am looking forward consists of names of persons related to this question... 3 cheers Prasad :)
- Umesh , are you looking for something like , David Cameron is related to Christianity as Christ is born in the lineage of King David ?? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 18:36, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
- Umesh - Vladimir Putin related to Saint Vladimir day , Perry Christie related to Corpus Christie day , Angela Merkel related to Michaels and All Angels day. Is this what you are looking for ? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 05:01, 12 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesh 11:39, 13 April 2015 (UTC) All the person names what i am looking for are related to single thing..
- Their tenure are measured as per Gregorian calendar, also known as Christian calendar. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:37, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- Is this list/connect is related to India or Indian descent Presidents/PMs? Another hint Pl. :-)) Prasad (talk) 07:12, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesh 10:51, 14 April 2015 (UTC) Hint 3 : Apple unusually related to the list....
- Umesh, Please use prevalent style of putting signature and time stamp, after you post your comments. Your style is little confusing. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:21, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- Umesh, are you referring to election - the process of choosing OR are you referring to alphabetic order of their names. Still I wonder why my answer of Christian calendar is not relevant. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 08:59, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- Umesh, Please use prevalent style of putting signature and time stamp, after you post your comments. Your style is little confusing. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:21, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesah86 Umesh 09:46, 15 April 2015 (UTC) Sorry Suresh. I m a new user dats y mistakes r made. bt i will try to learn frm d mistakes.... By d way i am giving another hint .
Hint 4 : Law of physics connected indirectly with the list of person names. this hint will solve the question.... Best of luck.. Umesh 09:47, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- Umesh , is the list the names of first women prime ministers/presidents ? like Indira Gandhi , Srimavo Bhandaranaike ? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 16:03, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- The connection is Eve. A term normally used for Christmas Eve. Eve is the first woman in the world and hence the relation to first women heads of government. Apple and Law of gravity are references for Eve from Christian creation theory :-). --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 16:06, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesah86 Umesh 05:26, 16 April 2015 (UTC) Jayaprakash.Samuel & Prasad is on the right track..
Hint 5 : Decode "" THREE PLUS SIX PLUS ZERO " TO GET THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION... Umesh 05:26, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
- Are you referring to leaders who are born on December 25th like Vajpayee , Mohammed Ali Jinnah....--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 08:52, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
- The connections I could think of is Dec 25th is 360th day in a leap year. Vajpayee and Jinnah are born on leap years. Issac Newton who formulated theory of gravity was also born on Dec 25th. Applie is alluding to Newton. Is it correct...--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 08:58, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesah86 Umesh 10:32, 16 April 2015 (UTC) :
...--Jayaprakash.Samuel you finally got it............
List is as follows :- 1. MADAN MOHAN MALVIYA. 2. MOHAMMAD ALI JINNAH. 3. AHMED BEN BELLA. 4. ANWAR SADAT . 5. ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE. 6. SADIQ AL MAHDI. 7. NAWAZ SHARIFF. 8. Nicolae Ceaușescu . 9. Zail Singh . 10. ISAAC NEWTON... ALL OF THEM RELATED TO 25 DECEMBER EITHER BIRTH OR DEATH DAY..
BATON GOES TO --Jayaprakash.Samuel. Umesh 10:37, 16 April 2015 (UTC) Umesah86
Q 55.19
Connect Tel Aviv and Kancheepuram --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 10:40, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
Umesah86 Umesh 12:57, 16 April 2015 (UTC) Connection is Patrick Geddes who introduced the term "Conurbation" for urban designing. He designed Tel Aviv by taking reference from Kancheepuram. it is mentioned in the book "Patrick Geddes in India (1947) by Jacqueline Tyrwhitt " Umesh 12:57, 16 April 2015 (UTC) Umesah86
- Great Umesh. Your turn ----Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 15:32, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.20
THANKS Jayaprakash.Samuel... Umesah86 Umesh 18:27, 16 April 2015 (UTC) NEXT QUESTION IS EASY QUESTION AS COMPARED TO MY PREVIOUS QUESTION.
DECODE THE SERIES : 77 : 78 : 133 : 274 : 603 : 624 : 683 : 1000. Umesah86 Umesh 18:30, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
Hint 1 : This numbers are directly or indirectly related to daily life. -- Umesh 07:06, 17 April 2015 (UTC) Umesah86.
- Hi Umesh , is this related to India or universal in appeal ? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 11:15, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
- This is related to India as well as all the other nations.... -- Umesah86 Umesh 13:03, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
- Clue, pls. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:11, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
- This is related to India as well as all the other nations.... -- Umesah86 Umesh 13:03, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
Hint 2 : Society registration act 1860 of india is related to that thing which is directly related to these numbers. - Umesh 06:20, 20 April 2015 (UTC) Umesah86
- What happened?? Nobody is trying??? 7 days ago question was asked. Is the quiz over?? Umesh 05:24, 23 April 2015 (UTC) Umesah86
- We are attempting. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 09:27, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) -- Umesah86 Umesh 05:52, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
- We are attempting. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 09:27, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
- What happened?? Nobody is trying??? 7 days ago question was asked. Is the quiz over?? Umesh 05:24, 23 April 2015 (UTC) Umesah86
Hint 3 : Indian organisation {3 letter acronym} whose acronym is " _I_ ". Find the other 2 letters of this organisation " _I_ " & expand it & find the answer. May be this hint will solve the question... Umesh 06:03, 25 April 2015 (UTC) Umesah86
- This is really a non–hint. You cannot turn a hint into another question. That defeats the very purpose of giving a hint. Amitrochates (talk) 09:46, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
- Umesah86, any more hint please. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 22:00, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
Hint 4 : 2009⇒Nobel Prize .. -- Umesh 05:46, 29 April 2015 (UTC) Umesah86
- Is the Indian Organization , IIT or IISc ? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 18:44, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
- Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) & Jayaprakash.Samuel good try but thats not the answer.. -- Umesah86 Umesh 05:38, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
- Is this the longest running question on wiki india quiz portal till the starting of the first wiki quiz???????? :):) -- Umesah86 Umesh 05:46, 30 April 2015 (UTC).
- Where are we heading towards: numbers, society registration act, Dr Venki, _I_. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 12:23, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
- Is this the longest running question on wiki india quiz portal till the starting of the first wiki quiz???????? :):) -- Umesah86 Umesh 05:46, 30 April 2015 (UTC).
- Umesha , I think time to invoke the Question guidelines and replace this with a easier one :-)
1.If you find that no-one is able to get the answer to your question, consider offering clues or replacing your question with an easier one. The aim is to keep the quiz moving. 2.Remember that you may have an international audience. Keep quiz questions relevant to India in some way. --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 16:38, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
- I completely agree. Actually, I have gone ahead and proposed changes to rules and guidelines in light of your comment. Please share your opinion on them. Regards. Amitrochates (talk) 22:40, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
Hint 5 : periodic table of chemistry.. Umesh 05:33, 4 May 2015 (UTC) Umesah86
- We will be heading towards same thing if properly connected. By the way if no one is going to connect the hints & answer the questions, then anbody is free to change the question, I wont mind.. Goodday... -- Umesah86 Umesh 06:34, 4 May 2015 (UTC).
- Amitrochates if you are amending rules n regulations , its very gud, then plz also add that every day atleast 1 person should reply to the question or try to answer the question... That would make quiz very easy. This is my personal suggestion as I am observing that people reply or try the question after 3 days or 4 days....... Continuity should be there... -- Umesah86 Umesh 06:40, 4 May 2015 (UTC) .
- 2009⇒Nobel Prize⇒India⇒Chemistry.. This was the hint given with the Indian Connection... But anyways Hint 5 is my last hint.. If nobody wants to try, plz change the question.... -- Umesah86 Umesh 06:42, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- Amitrochates if you are amending rules n regulations , its very gud, then plz also add that every day atleast 1 person should reply to the question or try to answer the question... That would make quiz very easy. This is my personal suggestion as I am observing that people reply or try the question after 3 days or 4 days....... Continuity should be there... -- Umesah86 Umesh 06:40, 4 May 2015 (UTC) .
- We will be heading towards same thing if properly connected. By the way if no one is going to connect the hints & answer the questions, then anbody is free to change the question, I wont mind.. Goodday... -- Umesah86 Umesh 06:34, 4 May 2015 (UTC).
- Amitrochates one more thing to be added to rules n regulations that if somebody answers the question n if he's not asking next question, then he should have the right to answer the next question also. Bcz in the future i will answer the question but i wont ask the next question. -- Umesah86 Umesh 05:13, 5 May 2015 (UTC)..
"" Change is the law of nature"". I am feeling very privileged that bcz of my 2 questions old rules n regulations are being changed .. :)Regards :) -- Umesah86Umesh 05:13, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Amitrochates , Jayaprakash.Samuel & Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) - Today is 7 may & still nobody changed the question or replied to the question or tried the question... Thats why I previously told " every day atleast 1 person should reply to the question or try to answer the question... ". rules should be neutral for both question asking person & answer seeking person.. This quiz should be a 2 way quiz not a one way. --- Umesah86Umesh 05:09, 7 May 2015 (UTC).
- Amitrochates I agree with your suggestions. Probably we can expand the note on hints by saying , "hints or clues should narrow down the question or throw more light on the question rather than complicating it".--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 07:48, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- Umesah86 On your comment about mandating someone to attempt the answer everyday is not keeping up with the spirit of this QUIZ nor with that of Wikipedia. No one can be forced to answer or contribute here. The regulations on questions is to warrant more participation from everyone and to avoid stalemate as such in this case. Questioning is a duty but answering is a choice.Duties can be regulated , choices should not be.
- If people lose interest in answering this quiz we can only think of ways to make it more interesting but not by mandating participation.
- And your another remark that you will answer questions but not ask questions seems to again go against the spirit of this initiative. Please reconsider your decision.
--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 07:48, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- Will make one last attempt on this question, is the Indian organization mentioned in one of your clues - PII ( Pasteur Institute of India)
- Also if you think about it this clue itself is a question to be deciphered " A three letter Indian Organization which is related to Society Registration Act and to the numbers in the main question :-)"--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 07:48, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- Jayaprakash.Samuel Thanks for the reply. No PII is not the organisation.. You or anybody can change the question. No Problem at all.. Umesh 09:12, 7 May 2015 (UTC) Umesah86
Q 55.21
X's alleged marriage with Y made her an outcast and pushed her to poverty. Y is handsome , rich and powerful but he couldn't do anything to change X's fate. Identify X and Y. --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 11:00, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- The question is not specific, it seems so. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 15:56, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- X and Y are Indians at the two extreme ends of Indian caste system. Y the most popular one. Y's son helped X to get a job to alleviate her poverty. Also add extra emphasis on the word "alleged marriage" ...--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 16:01, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- Is X Helen and Y Salim Khan? Helen was estranged from her family and struggled with poverty before both Salman and Salim accepted her and Salman helped her a get a few roles. It might not be a perfect fit, but it is the first thing that comes to mind, probably because of recent events. Amitrochates (talk) 18:07, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- X and Y are Indians at the two extreme ends of Indian caste system. Y the most popular one. Y's son helped X to get a job to alleviate her poverty. Also add extra emphasis on the word "alleged marriage" ...--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 16:01, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
- Good try but not correct :-)..Both Helen and Salim are popular. But in my case Y is popular and the most powerful :-) , still he didnt do anything to alleviate X's poverty. --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 03:19, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
- Hint : The alleged marriage is not considered as marriage at all by both X and Y. Only the community of X considered it as a marriage and ostracised her --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 13:29, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
- Mistake Correction on the hint. It is the not his son who helped X but Y's s grand-son. Sorry for the slip :-) --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 17:31, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
- Is Y M.G.R's father Melakkath Gopala Menon? I was somewhat certain this was the answer but your correction has altered things. If not, please tell us where to look for. I mean there are numerous politicians, actors, businessmen with "alleged marriages". And I hope Y is not Nehru. Many websites make bizarre claims about him. :) Amitrochates (talk) 19:59, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
- It is not MGR's father :-)--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 03:25, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
- Hint 2 : Y is the most powerful politician of his time. He is the first in India in many regards. The actual incident was X garlanded Y in a public function so she was considered to be married to him by X's community so they ostracised her.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 03:25, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
- So Y is Nehru and X is Budhni Mejhan. Thought so, but without the garlanding incident, I couldn't figure out which of his alleged marriages was the correct one. :) Amitrochates (talk) 03:36, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
- Correct Amitrochates.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 08:01, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.22
In this decade, the latest version X of a certain technological development in India became controversial. Some analysts thought it to be a failure since it offered no significant improvement over its previous version. The organisation Y responsible for X refused to divulge some of its specifications leading to further controversy. A country Z then claimed that the true potential of X had been deliberately underplayed to avoid causing concern to others. What are X, Y and Z? What was the controversy about? Amitrochates (talk) 19:40, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
Is the technology related to medical field or related to a vaccine or cloning in INDIA. Is it related to CSIR????????... Hint Plz--- Umesah86 Umesh 05:36, 13 May 2015 (UTC)...
- Hint 1: X and Y are related to defence. Amitrochates (talk) 06:09, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
- X is Rafael JET fighter plane & Y is HAL.. Z is France ---Umesah86 Umesh 10:08, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
- No, X is not Rafale. There is a hint within the question itself. X is something that has multiple versions many of which are in use. And Z is not the country where X is manufactured. X is completely indigenous in that sense. Amitrochates (talk) 10:52, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
- X is Rafael JET fighter plane & Y is HAL.. Z is France ---Umesah86 Umesh 10:08, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
- Is X Agni V missile , Y DRDO and Z China ? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 11:19, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
- Your turn Jayaprakash.Samuel. Amitrochates (talk) 18:09, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.23
Connect Kautilya and GM crops ? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 03:02, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- Both deal with pest control?? Kautilya's Arthashastra recommends crop rotation and application of ash and cow dung to seeds before sowing as methods of pest control. Amitrochates (talk) 04:03, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- Could be a possible connect but not what I have in mind. Mine is a more direct connect , if Kautilya is decipehered :-) --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 04:11, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- Kautilya derives form kutilatva, meaning deviation, which is etymologically connected to Genetic Modification? Amitrochates (talk) 06:37, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- No Amitrochates:-) The connect I am loooking for is a person. --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 07:15, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- Kautilya derives form kutilatva, meaning deviation, which is etymologically connected to Genetic Modification? Amitrochates (talk) 06:37, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- Could be a possible connect but not what I have in mind. Mine is a more direct connect , if Kautilya is decipehered :-) --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 04:11, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- Jairam Ramesh?, whose pen name is Kautilya and who had raised concerns over GM crops when he was the Environment Minister? Goutham787 (talk) 21:28, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
- Correct Goutham. Jairam Ramesh it is. He is the one who brought moratorium on Bt Brinjal. Your turn.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 07:09, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.24
X is a Padma Vibhushan awardee who established multiple research and academic institutions - one in Bangalore and two more in Delhi. X also served as a Union Cabinet Minister briefly. Identify X. Goutham787 (talk) 10:15, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- X is Satyendra Nath Bose/ Meghnad Saha -- Umesah86. Umesh 11:13, 15 May 2015 (UTC) ..
- Neither. Also, please limit guesses to one at a time and explain why you think it is the answer in the comment. Goutham787 (talk) 11:18, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- VKRV Rao. He established Delhi School of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth and the Institute for Social and Economic Change. Also served as Union Minister for Education.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 14:25, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
- V. K. R. V. Rao is correct. Over to you Jayaprakash. Goutham787 (talk) 11:31, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
- VKRV Rao. He established Delhi School of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth and the Institute for Social and Economic Change. Also served as Union Minister for Education.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 14:25, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
Q 55.25
I was a Zamindar. I died but was born again. I had to fight legally to prove that I am myself. But alas I died anticlimactically on the day the judgement was made in my favour. Who am I ? --Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 16:11, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
- Hint 1 : I hailed from undivided Bengal.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 15:17, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
- Are we talking about the Bhawal case and Ramendra Narayan Roy? But in that case, "born again" needs to be interpreted metaphorically and the exactness of the death being on the day of judgement can be disputed. But it is close. Goutham787 (talk) 20:35, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
- Hint 1 : I hailed from undivided Bengal.--Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 15:17, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
- Yes Goutham "Born Again" is actually metaphorical. It can't be literal :-) And on day of judgement , as the final case took place in London, the judgement was telegraphed to Calcutta only the next day.And that evening Prince Bhawal died. So you are right in guessing it as Bhawal case. Agreed the question could have read "the day Judgement came" instead of "Judgement made" to avoid confusion----Jayaprakash.Samuel (talk) 04:06, 20 May 2015 (UTC)