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Welcome to the India quiz. The quiz is a general knowledge quiz centred around India that any registered Wikipedians can enter. It is run as a friendly competition to test and improve your knowledge of India. Most importantly, it's supposed to be fun. The questions and answers would be condensed in the form of "Did you know..." facts on Portal:India to be updated once or twice a week. Also, the relevant articles that get quoted in these quiz questions would hopefully get a face-lift with increased attention as a result of the questions.

Rules

1. All questions must have an India-related theme or India-related connection.
2. Any registered Wikipedian can answer a quiz question, but to ask a question you must first earn the right by being the first person to answer the previous one correctly. If the current question is still open and you think you know the answer, post your answer below and wait for an adjudication from the person who placed the question. Remember to sign your post with ~~~~.
3. If you are the first person to post the correct answer, the asker will post a message below your answer confirming you gave the correct response.
4. You now have the baton and 24 hours to post a new question. If a new question is not posted by you within that time limit, the previous asker can post a new question in lieu of yourself.
5. If the baton holder fails to ask the question within 2 days (48 hours), any wikipedian can ask the question on his behalf.
6. When 25 questions have been asked, a round is over. The leader on the answer tally at the end of each round is declared the winner of the round. The questions asked during the round are archived.
7. The leader-tally then resets with all users back to zero to begin the next round, with the user that answered the last question of the previous round asking the first question of the present round.
8. To archive the page at the end of each round, see the archiving rules.

Question guidelines

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.

Previous rounds and Winners

See Previous Rounds.

Round 51

(To be updated as each answer is approved as correct)

Score Board

Q. No.	Asked by	Answered by
1	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)	Vasu VR
2	Vasu VR	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)
3	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)	Prasad
4	Prasad	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)
5	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)	Omer123hussain
6	Omer123hussain	Prasad
7	Prasad	Omer123hussain
8	Omer123hussain	Prasad
9	Prasad	Omer123hussain
10	Omer123hussain	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)
11	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)	Prasad
12	Prasad	KAS
13	KAS	Prasad
14	Prasad	Omer123hussain
15	Omer123hussain	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)
16	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)	Prasad
17	Prasad	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)
18	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)	Prasad
19	Prasad	Dwaipayan
20	Dwaipayan	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)
21	Prasad	No point Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)
22	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)	Goutham787
23
24
25

Leader Board

Questions Asked	User Name	Questions Answered
7	Suresh Purohit (Su_hit)	7-1=6
1	Vasu VR	1
8	Prasad	7
4	Omer123hussain	4
1	KAS	1
1	Dwaipayan	1
0	Goutham787	1

Questions

Q 51.01

Who connects (a) an airport in Chhattisgarh, (b) a bridge in Ahmedabad, (c) a metro station in Bengaluru and (d) a street in Chicago. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 08:55, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Swami Vivekananda - Raipur Airport, SV Road metro station and street in Chicago... I guess adding Chicago was a give-away... VasuVR (talk, contribs) 10:39, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Go Ahead, VasuVR, complete it. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 17:42, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Since there is a bridge with his name, I did not "explicitly" include it in my answer (being too obvious)... The other 2 were not readily clear - SV Road and Raipur Airport. VasuVR (talk, contribs) 11:14, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

VasuVR has grabbed 0.75 point so far. The bridge is one of the oldest in Ahmedabad. Let's see who cracks it? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:08, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Oh Come on! Ellis Bridge... VasuVR (talk, contribs) 05:26, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

The first Q is the tribute to Swami Vivekananda. Over to VasuVR. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:22, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.02

Connect Adisesha (A), a place in Andhra Pradesh (B), a current Carnatic composer-violinist (C), one chakra of 6 Melakarta ragas (D) and the Big dipper (E). VasuVR (talk, contribs) 11:40, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Hint 1 - the person in C is Kumari A Kanyakumari. A, B and C are tightly connected, while the rest are loosely connected (and we can add more to connect in the loose connections)... VasuVR (talk, contribs) 02:12, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

(B) = Thirumala, (D) = Rishi, (E) = Saptarishi --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:18, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

On the right track... please give the connection and in case of A, B and C, and how it connects with D & E. VasuVR (talk, contribs) 05:28, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Hint 2 - couple of more connections - an aspect of any calendar (F) and some stellar objects in our solar system (G). VasuVR (talk, contribs) 10:15, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Please enlighten with more clues setting the approach --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:31, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Hint 3 - a bit of a giveaway (in my view), is that the answers may be in the articles related to A, B and C - within Wikipedia itself. VasuVR (talk, contribs) 08:24, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

• Adisesha - shown as five-headed or seven-headed
  Thirumala - Surrounding the hills are seven peaks of Seshachalam range. The seven peaks supposedly represent the seven heads of Adisesha.
  A. Kanyakumari - She recently has composed 7 ragas bearing the names of the 7 hills of Thirumala.
  Rishi - meaning sage is the seventh chakra representing the seven sages.
  Big dipper - Saptarishi meaning "seven sages" - Ninney (talk) 18:35, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

You have got it... Please go ahead and finish up F & G, though you get full points for finding the full connect. VasuVR (talk, contribs) 06:43, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

• First of all, User:Sureshpurohit gets the full point for finding the clues, I just made the connections so no points for me.
  Secondly, F & G are provided as hint so they should not be treated as a quiz query, I might be wrong in my understanding, I dont know much about the rules.
  F - An aspect of any calendar - might be the 7 days of a week.
  G - Their is only 1 stellar object in the solar system (i.e. our sun). The celestial objects - might be the 7 objects we consider, viz., Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn & the days of a calendar are named after them probably might be the connection.
  Nice question, User:VasuVR. - Ninney (talk) 10:57, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

I am not sure about the answers and connections. With the facts above with answers (especially response to Hint 2), I decided that the points to be awarded to you, Ninney. In my view, the overall connect is 7. In the context of A, B & C - it is tighter coupling you have clearly listed. VasuVR (talk, contribs) 13:13, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Ninney and VasuVR, I have posted my views on considering questions asked in clues and awarding part of points to who take significant leads and cracks partially in [Talk]. Others can also respond. Ninney, you go ahead and post next question. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:53, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

No more discussions on these question, SuHit gets full points & to proceed further. I am updating the scores. Anyways, I am out of town (Mumbai) this weekend & unable to access internet. Thanks my friends, Vasu VR & Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) - Ninney (talk) 16:07, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.03

Time for new question from Suresh Purohit (Su_hit). - Ninney (talk) 16:07, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

I was away, please wait for 4-6 hours (3 PM IST 3-Feb) or anyone can post interesting Q. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:47, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Personality 'A' is an Indian, helped the cold drink company to re-establish its identity by in India. Later the same form of identity was taken to out of India too. 'A' is now popular and award winning lyricist too. Identify 'A' --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:25, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Prasoon_Joshi ? Prasad (talk) 13:04, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

P for Perfect. P for Points. P for Prasad. P for Prasoon Joshi, award winning versatile personality. The ad campaign referred in the question is 'Thanda matlab Coca Cola'--Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 18:34, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.04

Thank you Su_hit. May be an easy one or already asked, anyhow to keep the ball rolling ..

Connect Gondia Jn., Deula , Jalna, Srirangapatna and Yeliyur..(Exhuastive list, as of now ?)! Prasad (talk) 09:20, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Shortest (single letter) code of station of Indian Railways --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:21, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Y Super Hit, over to you ! Prasad (talk) 11:33, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.05

Counting the personalities by some logic, there are only two in India, as of now. The number can reach to three in May-June 2014. Person A = Born in 1933, married and have 4 sons & 2 daughters; Person B = Born in 1924, never married and have one adopted daughter. What's the logic and identify two personalities? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 13:01, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

I hope the logic and personalities what you intend match with my opinion.

A: H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) 5 sons and 2 daughters.

B: Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born 1924) and adopted a 1 daughter.

Logic is; As of 2014 both are the only two living former Indian Prime Ministers who stayed in the Prime Minister's office. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 15:33, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

I didn't know that ready answer is available. It's my poor research, apologies. Omer123hussain cracks it to get the baton. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:55, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Indeed it was tough question. But your hint "never married" was the clue to crack the question. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 17:34, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.06

"A" is a person and was not born in India. "B" is a product and though "A" did not own it, but was closely associated with its production. The product "B" is an renewed version and partly copied from an item that was originally manufactured by thighbone. This product of "A" was first gifted to "A's son in-law’s family member who was an Indian.

Find the person "A" and Product "B". Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 17:34, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Clue-1: Instead of product it is better to say "B" is a reward. --Omer123hussain (talk) 12:44, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Savitri Khanolkar & Param Vir Chakra ? - Prasad (talk) 06:16, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

"A" is Savitri Khanolkar born as "Eve Yvonne Maday de Maros" in Switzerland, migrated to India in 1932, to marry army officer "Vikram Khanolkar" Yvonne became an Indian and also converted to Hinduism while adopting the name Savitri Bai Khanolkar. She mastered the Hindu scriptures and took a degree from the Nalanda University.

"B" is Param Vir Chakra; After Indipendence Adjutant General Hiralal Atal, asked Savitri Bai to design an Indian version of the Victoria Cross. Savitri Bai choosed the motif of Dadhichi-who sacrified his life in the fight of good over evil, by donating his body, his thighbone was used to create vajra to kill Vrutrasur, armed with vajra Indra slew Vrutrasur. Param Vir Chakra contains imprinted four replicas of vajra, reflecting Dadhichi's sacrifice. Center of the vajras is embossed by the Emblem of India. The first "Param Vir Chakra" was posthumously given to Major Som Nath Sharma, He was Savitri Bai's elder daughter's brother in law.

Yes. Good catch Prasad its your turn now. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 13:13, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Good Show by both of you! Interesting Question. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:00, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.07

When the reigning playback singers like Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar got less than Rs. 500/- per song, he demanded a very high price of Rs. 25,000/- per song. Identify this famous singer ! Prasad (talk) 11:53, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan to sing for the film Mughal-e-Azam (1960) in a Indian classical music style 1) Prem Jogan Ban Ke and 2) Shubh Din Aayo Raj Dulara. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 12:29, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Y Super fast, his only film songs were these two, over to you Omer :-) Prasad (talk) 13:34, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Fortunately read about Ghulam ali in resent days. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 17:55, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.08

Though "A" was mostly found in India, directly or indirectly France obtained and house "A" first from India, and later followed and housed "A" are UK, USA, Russia, Germany and also Iran. But last to store it was Indian Government. Name "A" ? :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 17:55, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Dont like to hold the Q for long, here is an almost give away clue: Jacob Hope Green Mountain Blue River Light. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 14:14, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Is it is Hope Diamond ? - Prasad (talk) 16:42, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Though almost cracked, but not completely what I mean of the question. Hope is a one among a those. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 17:42, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Clue-2; "A" is a collective term. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 06:13, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Jewellery exhibition, like Jewels of the Nizams ? - Prasad (talk) 08:58, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Some Jewels of Nizam are part of "A" . :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 13:54, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Golkonda --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:07, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Well shot by Prasad and Su_hit, and very much close to answer. Some Jewels of the Nizams are part of "A" and "A" was part of Golconda Sultanate.

Clue 3 :- "A" is collectively the collection (currently not housed in one country) of minerals/stones/any such items extracted from a particular location. Regards :--Omer123hussain (talk) 07:28, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

either Kollur Mine or Golconda Daimonds ?? - Prasad (talk) 07:38, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah surrendered and handed over these, making the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb the richest monarch in the world. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 11:00, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

But Abul Hasan was already bankruptcy, when Mughals invaded Golconda. And most of the Kollur Diamonds were traded earlier to during Akbar and Mohamed Qutb shah period. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 14:55, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Kollur Mine is a correct answer, you catch it exactly Prasad, its your turn now.

"A" is Kollur mine that bored and was the only source to some of the world famous, largest and pure diamonds. Koh-i-Noor—London, Tavernier Blue, Great Mogul Diamond and Regent Diamond—Paris, Hope Diamond—Washington, Orlov (diamond)—Moscow, Daria-i-Noor—Tehran, Golconda Dor diamond—Melbourne and Dresden Green Diamond—Dresden, this all diamonds were bored from Kollur Mine cut/designed and traded through Golconda market, but currently located in multiple museums. And arguable Jacob Diamond bored from same location was part of Nizam’s Jewells, deposited in RBI was recently bought by Indian Government.--Omer123hussain (talk) 14:43, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.09

Most intriguing question Omer, thanks. To keep the ball rolling;

Till recently, the Indian budget was always read out at 5:30 PM - a tradition broken by ______. What is the reason for this odd timing & who broke the tradition? Prasad (talk) 16:31, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Yashwant Sinha the then FM of India presented the 2001 Union budget of India at 11:00 am.

• The first Indian Budget during British rule was presented James Wilson on 7th April, 1860.
• The tradition of presenting the budget at 5:00/ 5:30 PM was set by Sir Basil Blackett in 1924. According to him, this was done to give some relief to officials who worked all night to present a financial statement. And it use to be noon in UK, Thus the budget being simultaneously presented around noon in the U.K. Parliament in London and in India in the evening.
• In Independent India the first FM R. K. Shanmukham Chetty presented the first Budget at 5 pm on 26th November, 1947.
• The first Budget of the Republic of India was presented by John Mathai on February 28, 1950 at 5:00 PM. Hope its correct. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 18:37, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Righto, Omer ! You gave full history here. The word "Budget" is derived from the French word for a leather bag used to carry papers, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer of England would generally carry his papers in such a bag. Over to you, again ! - Prasad (talk) 00:54, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.10

Thanks Prasad :)

Time for next Q; Find A and B who was and is (two different personalities) in same profession of different categories. B is junior but contemporary of A. The year of birth of B is a remarkable year of A’s life. B fondly called "A" as Tapaswini and family fondly called "A" as Kunju. Regards. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 17:39, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

M. S. Subbulakshmi and Lata Mangeshkar. Lataji born in 1929, in same year Subbulakshmi did her first public appearance at age of 13. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:12, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Superb answer, it's your turn now Su_hit. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 05:19, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.11

'A' is established by six-generation old business family, outside India. 'A' is on mission to spot few finite numbers of global cities for its network. In its first list of 33, only one Indian city ('B') is able earn the feat. Interestingly, the current president of 'A', is the first female president of 'A'. Crack 'A' and 'B'. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 09:43, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Clue 1: The business family is one of the most powerful families, made great fortunes in 19th and 20th centuries in banking and oil. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 08:56, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Hope "A" - Hinduja Group and "B" - Chennai. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 11:14, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Rockefeller Foundation & Surat (Source: Rockefeller ) ? - Prasad (talk) 14:32, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Surat is only one city from India so far selected for 100 resilient cities of the world. Bingo to Prasad, looking for an exciting Q. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 01:51, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.12

Thank you Su_hit !

Connect 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' & 'The Lotus Temple (Bahai worship)', New Delhi ! - Prasad (talk) 06:10, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Larsen & Toubro - KAS^(talk) 10:03, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Y Very good, KAS. (Question Source: Kwai) Pl. Continue the journey with another exciting question ! - Prasad (talk) 10:12, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

I need some time probably a few hours I'll return with a question... KAS^(talk) 11:36, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.13

A is a King. When a war broke out between two countries,say C1 and C2, both countires seeked the help of A. A stated that he would lend his army to one country and himself to other.So C1 got A and C2 got A's army. All the soldier's of A's army fought for C2 except B who fought for C1.C1 won the War. Who is B ???.. KAS^(talk) 12:07, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Hey its a nice question, any way could you please specify if it is a kind of puzzle or reallife incident. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 12:55, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Its a Mythological(Indian) ... Actually ... I coudn't get think about good question ... so I thought a Mythological question... If not upto the standard,I would remove it. Please do tell..Sorry,I should have mentioned it as Mythological question KAS^(talk) 13:05, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Its a good one, and becasue mythology is also part of our culture, I suggest you to continue with current one. I hope other participats also do not have any issue. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 13:20, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Its perfectly alright, we had one entire round dedicated to Mythology once. Now the answer part, is it is Krishna, Pandavas (Arjuna) & Kauravas ? but Krishna did not fight the war, he only stood with Arjuna? Pl. clarify.. :-) Prasad (talk) 13:35, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Ofcourse A is Krishna didn't take part in War( theoretically )but was part of Pandavas side as Arjun's charioter ... My question was Who was B who was under Krishna,should have been on Kavurava's side but took part in War with Pandavas...??

I specifically asked who is B. KAS^(talk) 14:06, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Is it is Satyaki? - Prasad (talk) 14:11, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Y Yup..Satyaki. He took part in the war with Pandavas despite the fact that the Vrishni army had been promised to Duryodhana by Krishna. During the war, Satyaki was the commander of one Akshauhini of the Pandava army. KAS^(talk) 14:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Its a bit late. Prasad has already asked the next question. Any way I am inviting Prasad to ask the next question. Thanks for the heads Up Omer123hussain... KAS^(talk) 15:46, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.14

Thanks KAS !

Connect.. Sejong the Great, Manuel José Hurtado, José Trinidad Reyes, John Amos Comenius, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Confucius & One Indian President ! ( List might not be exhaustive )- Prasad (talk) 15:07, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

These peoples birth or death day's are celebrated as Teachers Day in there respective countries, and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan-2nd president of India birth day 5th September is celebrated as Teachers day in India. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 16:20, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Y nothing is hard for you people! Over to you Omer! :-)) Prasad (talk) 16:28, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.15

Wow 4 questions in one day, we are moving very fast which is good;

"A" is a group; Somewhere on the silk route they commit suicide and mostly in night's, that is witnessed by administration who have no full power to stop "A" from acting in such behavior. Find out about whom am I talking and where does this exactly happen. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 18:00, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Jatinga, where birds commit suicide. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:52, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Apology for delay; Yes its a correct answer, over to you Su_Hit. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 12:27, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.16

Time for you to crack the series.

1. Maruti Suzuki

2. IAS and RBI

3. Hotelier of the World

4. 100 most influential person by TIME Magazine --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 02:10, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Devyani KhobragadE :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 02:44, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

No. Clue 1: They are personalities of India. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 12:58, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Clue 2: 1st is former chief; 2nd is also former chief and 4th is IT man. Clue 3: It is about some event happening every year. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 17:47, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Very tough question, without the last clue! ET Life achievement awards, R C Bhargava, DR.YV Reddy, PRS Oberoi & Azim Premji [[1]] ? :- Prasad (talk) 09:55, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, indeed it was tough but not for everyone. Azim Premji got ET Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013. Over to Prasad. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 17:54, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.17

Thank you Su_hit, Time for new question!

Connect JRD Tata, Gen. AS Vaidya & Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali.. :- Prasad (talk) 01:42, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Padma Vibhushan award winners ? :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 04:39, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Padma Vibhushan in same order --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:41, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

No, order is not important; Clue 1: Apart from 9 or 10 other nationals, these are the only 3 Indians, to qualify for the connect i have in mind ! :-) Prasad (talk) 05:05, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Clue 2: Latest is Madiba, according to my sources..- Prasad (talk) 14:04, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Dont like to hold the Q for long, here is an almost give away clue: Clue 3: J R D Tata :-)) Prasad (talk) 04:43, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Indian parliament was adjourned to pay tribute --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:30, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Y On the dot, Su_Hit! These are the only non political individuals who were given this honour, according to Parliament website information! Over to you.. :-)) Prasad (talk) 06:53, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.18

Indeed nice Question, Prasad.

'P' is a instrument, the name is derived from its inventor 'Q'. 'Q' is an Indian, a Grammy award winner. Let the forum know what is 'P' and 'Q'? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:25, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Mohan Veena & Vishwa Mohan Bhatt ? :-) Prasad (talk) 10:29, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

YPrasad. Sorry for sitter. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 12:02, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.19

Mythology time !!

What is the original name of the asura, who was cut into half (or two) as Rahu & Ketu by Mohini (Vishnu-Maya)? :-) Prasad (talk) 13:58, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Original name was Rahu itself.

Rahu was the son of Danava (Sanskrit for demon) Vipracitti by his wife Simhika.

According to Vedic legend, during the Samudra manthan, the asura Rahu drank some of the divine nectar. But before the nectar could pass his throat, Mohini cut off his head. Thus Rahu and Ketu are two parts of the same danava (Asura Rahu). Hope the answer is correct as per what you question. :)Regards ----Omer123hussain (talk) 19:50, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, but according to my sources he has another name, What you have described is correct, but Mythology has many interpretations & many more books. The answer i am looking for is easily googlable & also has a page on Wikipedia itself. ! :-)) Prasad (talk) 00:36, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Svarbhānu.--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:43, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

YBingo!, Dwaipayan got it right. Over to you Dwaipayan. :- Prasad (talk) 04:34, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

I thought I would miss this whole round! --Dwaipayan (talk) 02:27, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.20

Person A sang a specific song regularly in an annual event. A sang the same song at another event that was the culmination of activities done by the organizers of that annual event (other people were active for the same goal as well). A performed (not the same song) for a non-Indian well-known politician, and that politician was not in good terms with the then Indian government. Who is A?--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:27, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Kishore Kumar? :-) Prasad (talk) 04:09, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

He he :) No.

Clue 1. The organizers of those annual events are still active, although, as an organization, they do not have the same goal for their activities now.--Dwaipayan (talk) 01:34, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Clue 2. The organization is a political one.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:03, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

By any chance, Rabindranath Tagore? He sang Vande Mataram at the 1896 session of Indian National Congress and later Janagana Mana in 1911, which has a conspiracy theory that it is in favor of King George V? :- Prasad (talk) 07:43, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

No. not Tagore. You are very near the answer though.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:19, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Omkarnath Thakur --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that is correct. Omkarnath Thakur sang Vande Mataram in Indian National Congress Annual conferences. He sang it also during the festivities of the first independence day in 1947, including in All India Radio on 15 august morning, and also in the parliament assembly on the night of 14 August.

Apparently, he performed for Benito Mussolini. According to some source, that performance was therapeutic for Mussolini's insomnia or some other ailment!--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:22, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Very well researched one. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 19:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

I will not be able to post a Q, request some one to do it. As a part of custom, I will restrain from answering that Q. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 08:54, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

That was a very good question by Dwaipayanc and a very good answer by Su_hit. To keep the ball rolling, here is the next question, a little bit offbeat.

Q 51.21

Connect Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and an Academy Award! :-) Prasad (talk) 09:50, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Hope tis the recent exibition match played by both.[1] :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 14:03, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

No, but interesting news item! Remember this is India Quiz! :-)) Prasad (talk) 14:22, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Clue 1: Think of an important ritual during tennis matches ! :-) Prasad (talk) 00:34, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Clue 2: Think of the oldest famous Tennis tournament! Su_hit, you also can try, let us continue the activity.. :-) Prasad (talk) 15:45, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Indian Wells Tennis --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 08:26, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

No, think of the Academy award & Indian connection of the above all clues! Clue 3: Recent, to be precise 2013 tournament! :-) Prasad (talk) 11:51, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

I should not get points, even my answer may be correct. Pinki Sonkar --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:29, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Y You got it Su_hit ! She flipped the coin (toss) at the Wimbledon men’s singles final 2013 between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic[2], the film based on her, Smile Pinki, got the Best Documentary (Short subject) Oscar/Academy award. You should get points, i dont have any objection. Pl. shoot another enlightening question Su_hit ! :-)) Prasad (talk) 07:03, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.22

No points to me for Q21, otherwise it will set wrong trends.

Crack the series: 1955 + US; 1956 + US; 1967 + India. The list has only three members. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:50, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Think of new-age Business. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 08:28, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Years and Countries of birth of CEOs of Microsoft. Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Satya Nadella in that order. Goutham787 (talk) 08:42, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Y Goutham787. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:36, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Q 51.23

Time for new-interesting Q. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:21, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

X is a name of an island in Indian Ocean. X is also the name of a snake native to South Asia. A similar sounding Y is used in a traditional Spanish sport. What is X? Goutham787 (talk) 09:15, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Cobrador island ? :- Prasad (talk) 16:36, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

No. The names of island and of snake are same. Also, is there any corresponding Y? Hint: Island is in Bay of Bengal. That island has some interesting statistic related to population. Goutham787 (talk) 17:29, 16 March 2014 (UTC)