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Q 49.01

The person belonged to 19th century, recontructed one of Indian alphabets. The versatile person is remembered very often; as a stadium, a fair, a bridge and an educational institution are named after him/her. Identify the person. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar reconstructed Bengali alphabets. (Our article however is vague. What did he exactly do by reconstructing?) §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 06:42, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Bingo Dharmadhyaksha. He reconstructed Bengali alphabet. Vidyasagar Krirangan, Vidyasagar Mela, Vidyasagar Setu and Vidyasagar University are named after him as a tribute. Looking for next exciting question. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:02, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Good question. I should have got it, my school was just across the street from that stadium!--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:10, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.02

A lineage from middle east traveled to Asia and other non-Asian countries as well. A city in India has a heritage monument named after them. Another city in India has a building named after them where one prominent Indian figure was operated upon in emergency. There are other buildings and roads and monuments named after many members of this family outside India as well. Name the family and the two buildings in India. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 06:12, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

I think it's time for clue 1 --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 09:49, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
The 1st building is popularly known in the format as "(First name) (Surname) (Building function)" and second one is known as "(Surname) (Building function)". Say for example George Washington University (name, surname, function) and Washington College (surname, function). §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 10:51, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Blind guess: Aga Khan?--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:42, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
No! But one can somehow link him with the 2nd building on few levels. Another hint, both cities are quite close to each other and are like prime cities of that state. But even after being close, both are noted to be culturally different. This difference has been noted in regional literature and films too. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 05:14, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Another hint! The state in which these cities are located can produce the highest amount of electricity in India. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 03:46, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Is it TATA family ? -sarvajna (talk) 08:20, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
No! I don't think Tatas came from middle eastern country. They are known to be from India itself. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 08:53, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
TATAs are parsis and parsis came from middle east. -sarvajna (talk) 10:02, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Oh that way! Few more hints then. Both buildings are named after same person of that family and that very person was born in middle east and moved from there to India. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 10:12, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Cities are Lucknow and Kanpur. Lucknow has the Rumi Darwaza, while Rumi is a persian. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:06, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
No! Its not the one in my mind. But it also doesn't fit in other clues or coincidences. Rumi Darwaza is a heritage monument. But i don't see any such building in Kanpur on Rumi's name where someone notable was operated. Also, Uttar Pradesh can not theoretically rank first in production of electricity. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 06:30, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
Should i be giving more clues? How long do we drag this? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 06:31, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

Answer: David Sassoon Library in Mumbai, Sassoon Hospital in Pune. Mahatma Gandhi was operated upon in the hospital.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:38, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

  • Bingo! I was so afraid of finding new criptic clues. Sassoon family hails from Iraq. David Sassoon moved to Mumbai. Mumbai and Pune are close to each other but are noted different culturally. Pu La Deshpande in his one comic piece, has compared people of Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, called Mumbaikar, Punekar Ka Nagpurkar? Also the Marathi film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai revolves around these differences. Yes! Gandhiji's appendix had to be removed suddenly while he was in Yerwada Jail and was operated in this Hospital. Maharashtra ranks number one in installed power capacity list. And Dwaipayanc's first guess Aga Khan has links with Gandhiji and the palace is also in Pune. Sassoon Road in Hong Kong and Sassoon House in Shanghai are named after different Sassoons, but of this very family.
    Over to Dwaipayanc. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 15:37, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
Indeed nice question. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 16:40, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
Yes good question. I was getting biased towards Amitabh Bachchan being the prominent Indian who was emergency operated, and got derailed in the thought process! Now is the tough part, asking a question.--Dwaipayan (talk) 01:40, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.03

This person is notable for contributing a set of some basic laws in a particular field, and also a system of classification used in that field. He is sometimes considered the father of that field in India. His educational degrees are, however, from another field of study. Who is he?--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:54, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Jagdish Chandra Bose is it? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 19:25, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
No, that was not who I was thinking about, although not a bad guess.--Dwaipayan (talk) 23:19, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
S R Ranganathan is the father of library science. His birthday August 12th is observed as National Library Day in India. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:52, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
Correct answer. Your turn.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:59, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.04

Connect Aamir Khan and ISRO. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:32, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

ISRO's software Bhuvan shares name with Khan's character in Lagaan. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 05:35, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Indeed Sitter. Over to you. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:28, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.05

Probably a simple one; name this great king who had female bodyguards. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 06:28, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Chandragupta Maurya.--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:34, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
Gosh! That was embarrassingly simple. I still tried it because our article doesn't seem to mention that. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 06:41, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.06

Let me keep ball rolling. First X of India is from Bombay, Current X of India is from Calcutta, Immediate previous X of India is from Bombay. Current X is getting paid Rs 1 Lac as monthly salary. What is X? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:44, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Chief Justice of India. -sarvajna (talk) 08:27, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
Bingo sarvajna. Bombay, Calcutta, etc. are high courts. Your turn. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 16:58, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
It's already over 48 hours, anyone can post next Q. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:30, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Ayyo, sorry Su_hit, I will post the question in an hour .-sarvajna (talk) 07:40, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.07

Not a very good question An Iron pillar was built by the tribals to welcome Adi Shankaracharya in a small town in South India. Just like the pillar of Delhi even this pillar is rust-resistant.This small town is an important places of pilgrimage, for south Indians of course. Name the town. -sarvajna (talk) 08:06, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes Dharmadhyaksha you are right, small correction it is Kollur which is the temple town and Kodachadri is some kind of hill station. Your turn. -sarvajna (talk) 10:19, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Anyone can post the next Question. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 11:05, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.08

Yes, let me keep ball rolling. Person 'A' is an IITian. On returning to India, launched India's first with India-centric content. Later it sold to a company for approx. Rs 500 Crore. Currently, Person 'A's business venture is a leader in some specific form of digital marketing. Identify 'A'. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:37, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Clue 1: 'A' was born on August 15. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:52, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
Clue 2: The surname of A is very popular in Gujarat and Rajasthan. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:12, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Avnish Bajaj, of bazee.com that got sold to eBay.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:50, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
You have got the right industry, but not the answer. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:23, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
Clue 3: The product sold is India-centric website. A's first name begins with alphabet 'R'. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:27, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Rajesh Jain ? -- Raghith (Talk) 06:34, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Correct Raghith, you are an angel. Rajesh Jain (Netcore Solution), had sold IndiaWorld portal to Sify in 1995. He's also known at India' first dot-com billionaire. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:03, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.09

Straight question, Chokila Iyer, Nirupama Rao, who is next? -- Raghith (Talk) 09:58, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Ans: Sujatha Singh; third female Foreign Secretary (India). §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 10:54, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
checkY Correct Dharmadhyaksha, post next question. -- Raghith (Talk) 11:11, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
Now that's tough. If i don't get back in 48 hours, someone please post it. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 11:18, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.10

Could be a far fetched but lets give a try. Link kulhad with Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 04:48, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Interesting one! --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:06, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Or simply way overboard. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 04:24, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Tejashwi Yadav. Son of the Railway minister who introduced or emphasized Kulhad in Indian Railways. Tejashwi is a member of Delhi Daredevils, team sponsored or owned by Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:09, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.11

Connect 'Ya Aeshu Suptaeshu Jagruti' and a former Chief Minister of West Bengal (who died at the age of 80 years). --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:02, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Clue 1: The former CM was a Doctor. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:26, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
Well, that the CM is Bidhan Roy was clear from his death age; but I did not realize (hopefully) you are looking for a pretty easy connection. The answer you are looking for is likely to be "1 July", the birth and death day of B. C. Roy, and also the foundation day of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, whose motto is that Sanskrit phrase.--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:37, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
checkYYes, it's great co-incidence that Doctor's Day and Chartered Accountant's Day are celebrated on the same Day. To revive the forum, I thought of easy connection. Over to Dwaipayan. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:59, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.12

This happened only three times in the history of India: 1961, 1972, and 2002; and took place in New Delhi. What's the event?--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:02, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Interesting one.. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 15:08, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
I am so sorry, I dont know how it happened. I got one year wrong!!
The three times it happened were: 1961, 1978 and 2002. And, to be technically extremely fine, it happened twice (on two days) in 1961.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:50, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
It seems it is connected to National Politics. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 02:01, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
True.--Dwaipayan (talk) 03:03, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Deadlock on bills Lawmaking procedure in India#Joint-session of both houses. -- Raghith (Talk) 04:42, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Raghith, it does not seem to be correct. Dwaipayan, hint please. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 08:09, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
I think Raghith is right. Maybe Dwaipayan has another answer which also matches coincidentally. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 10:54, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Dwaipayan has indicated about two days in 1961, that's why I have little reservation. Let's see what unfolds. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 11:44, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
It did meet on 6th & 9th May in 1961. ref. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 17:40, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Yes, Raghith is correct. It is the joint session of the two houses of the Parliament; this happened three times so far.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:01, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Intelligent and interesting Q&A by both. Awaiting for next. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 01:15, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.13

Connect "Large Hadron Collider" and an Indian scientist born in 1894. -- Raghith (Talk) 05:39, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Satyendra Nath Bose, Higgs-Boson (God) particle ! Prasad (talk) 08:59, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
checkY Correct answer. -- Raghith (Talk) 09:41, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.14

Thank you Raghith, after long long time..One from Mythology/History !

Connect Vinoda Ranjitha (1st), ....Manuneethi valli,.... Jnanaprakasa Valli (Last) !! Prasad (talk) 06:21, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

"Vinoda Ranjitha, Manuneethi valli, Jnanaprakasa Valli are the maid servants of Goddess Parvathi; Parvathi cursed them and other 29 maid servants to become statues.Asking for forgiveness, Parvathi told them to become statues in the throne of King Vikramadhithya, tell the story of that great king, to king Bhoja and then return to her."

And so the first statue was Vinoda Ranjitha, Manuneethivalli 28th statue and Jnanaprakasa Valli was the last statue on the throne.-- Raghith (Talk) 13:34, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

checkY Correct answer Raghith. Sorry for the delay :- Prasad (talk) 05:23, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.15

  • He was a soldier and statesman.
  • Revenue surveyor.
  • There is educational institutions named after him in India and Pakistan.
  • He killed in action.
Who is he?-- Raghith (Talk) 04:25, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
Henry Montgomery Lawrence.--Dwaipayan (talk) 21:04, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
checkY Right answer Dwaipayan. -- Raghith (Talk) 04:25, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.16

X is utilized in at least two video games (according to wikipedia). X also gave rise to the name of a mountainous region. Part of Hindu and Buddhist mythologies, X constitutes part or whole of names of at least two towns, a wildlife sanctuary, couple of films. What is X?--Dwaipayan (talk) 03:26, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Ashoka --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 09:25, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
I think that's a nice guess. But not the answer I am looking for. Ashoka is historical, while X is from mythology. And one clue, X is not a person.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:48, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
Saṃsāra ? -- Raghith (Talk) 16:54, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
Do we have mountain region, wildlife sanctuary that can be related to samsara? Probably not. No, the answer is not samsara.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:59, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
Trishula ? --Amondal (talk) 04:33, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
Kailash? Rahulvittal (talk) 05:38, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
Not what I had in my mind. But nice guesses. Next clue, according to some scholars, this mythological X has a western equivalent (something that appears in western mythology/legend). And that western equivalent has strong presence in Harry Potter story.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:46, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
Chintamani ? -- Raghith (Talk) 02:43, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Correct. Cintamani. The two towns are Chintamani, Karnataka and Chintamani, Tiruchirappalli (well, the later one is more of a suburb); Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary is the sanctuary; the two films are Chintamani (1933 film) and Chintamani (1937 film). Kintamani, Bali is the mountainous region. The western equivalent is Philosopher's stone.--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:15, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.17

Bombay Natural History Society, Walter Samuel Millard, Yellow-throated Sparrow ; Use these clues to find the person.-- Raghith (Talk) 16:18, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

Salim Ali.--Dwaipayan (talk) 17:01, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
checkY Right answer Dwaipayan. -- Raghith (Talk) 04:40, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.18

Time for next Q. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 11:58, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

Towards the end of this ceremony/event, "women of India" were represented by nearly 100 women, and they ceremoniously presented a symbolical thing important to India. One of the women sang three important songs during the whole event. What was the event? And what did women of India present?--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:41, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
Interesting one. Are three songs national/patriotic (Jan Gana Mann, ..)? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:06, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
Yes the songs are patriotic.--Dwaipayan (talk) 05:21, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
Clue: Although the narrative description of the event says nearly hundred women, the web page which I am referencing this question from lists 74 names of women. The lady who sang the songs was a notable politician.--Dwaipayan (talk) 23:44, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
The 5th session of Constituent Assembly of India that took place on 14th August 1947 where the flag of India was presented. ref. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 04:18, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
Excellent. Yes that's the correct answer. It's rather surprising that we don't know much about this. That was definitely a notable gesture, women of India presenting the national flag to the newborn nation. Sucheta Kripalni sang Vande Mataram, Jana Gana Mana and Sare Jahan se Accha during the session. Incidentally today is the anniversary of that event :)--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:25, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
wonderful tribute to India by WIPQ. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:46, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
Oh yes! Nice coincidence that the answer came on anniversary. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 18:15, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.19

Trying to make a cryptic question now. A venerated monument of a person X was recently destroyed. One of his professed path leads to giving importance to five mythological characters; A, B, C, D and E. I am associating these five with five numbers of 2876, 1381, 6752, 6758 and 2112 respectively. State whom do these six alphabets refer to. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 18:15, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Admittedly, this is quite cryptic. If you think it is ok to reveal, the "recent" destruction is how recent? Months? Years?--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:21, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
Recent as in really recent. Media is still talking about it at times. Not more than a year; count in months. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 05:39, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
Are the five alphabets the Pandavas? I have no clue of the statue Rahulvittal (talk) 07:42, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
No! They are not the Pandavas. The statue? I suppose you are referring to the monument of X. Its not just statue over there but more than that. But yes, the photograph of statue over there is available here. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 11:39, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Kedarnath and Panch Kedar. But I am not able to connect those numbers. --Dwaipayan (talk) 04:09, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Well, it could be Paramarth Niketan, or, Badrinath as X, and Panch Kedar for the other five. Yet, unable to associate the numbers.--Dwaipayan (talk) 04:27, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
You are close to the monument referred with relation to X; i mean geographically close. But note that A-E are mythological characters which were given importance by X, who himself is a non-mythological person. Only one out of A-E is a female. I know that the number part itself is making it cryptic. Hence will not give clues about it now. Maybe next time if no one decodes it till then. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 05:05, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Adi Shankara wrote five pancharathnam stotras for Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti, Ganesha, Surya.-- Raghith (Talk) 06:32, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
checkY X, A, B, C, D and E are right in the order. But would you also explain the number relations and the monument for our audience? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 06:42, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Monument was "Samadhi of Adi Shankara" at Kedarnath which was washed away in flood, About number not quite sure but STD code? It would be better if you explain those relations.-- Raghith (Talk) 07:10, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Right again!
*02876 --> STD code of Somnath, the first of the Jyotirlingas mentioned in the shlok --> Shiva
*01381 --> STD code of Badrinath, the first of the Char Dhams --> Vishnu
*06752 --> STD code of Puri, the first of the Adi Shakti Peethas --> Shakti
*06758 --> STD code of Konark, the most important of the Sun temple --> Surya
*02112 --> STD code of Morgaon, the first of the Ashtavinayakas --> Ganesh.
Over to you now. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 07:31, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Indeed lovely question. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:40, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.20

I am looking for a "military manual" written by a person who was a scholar, soldier and poet. -- Raghith (Talk) 12:23, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Is it "Military Law: Then, Now & Beyond" by Major General Nilendra Kumar? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 12:32, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
No, this manual describe more about rocket artillery.--Raghith (Talk) 12:46, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

It is Fathul Mujahidin by Tipu Sultan ( I will not be logging in again for few days, someone else please post a question) Rahulvittal (talk) 09:51, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

checkY Fathul Mujahidin. Correct answer Rahulvittal. -- Raghith (Talk) 04:07, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.21

It's time for new Question. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:25, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Here goes my question: The Sanskrit equivalent of two words – “fixed/restrain” and “words” – give rise to the name of a genre in Hindustani classical music which is considered to be one of the oldest. Which one? Rahulvittal (talk) 06:40, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Dhrupad? -- Raghith (Talk) 09:09, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
Indented line

Correct answer! Rahulvittal (talk) 09:38, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.22

He was a novelist, poet, journalist. He and his father were Deputy Collector. Find this Indian freedom fighter.-- Raghith (Talk) 10:52, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:10, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayTemplarknightprioryofsion (talk) 14:44, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

Sorry for delay,checkY right answer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. As first response is from Dwaipayan, point goes to him. -- Raghith (Talk) 08:11, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
Time for new-exciting Q. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:01, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
I will be late. Please wait until Monday.--Dwaipayan (talk) 06:27, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.23

Person A was reluctant to include B in the cricket team captained by A. Apparently, A was not convinced initially, but later took B in the team.

Later, C attacked A, and A survived due to his agility and also due to the act of D, who overpowered C. C did not have any personal grudge against A, but A represented something that C was against.

D was a major Muslim figure, and also had important contribution to Indian railway. Identify these people.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:51, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Is D = C K Jaffer Sharief, A = Mohammad Azharuddin ? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:45, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
No.--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:54, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
Ok, another interesting connection that I happened to chance upon. The father of C (let's name the father E) was significantly influential on an important national politician during the politician's school days. I read about this influence when I was in school, but now came to realize he was the father of C. I dont know if this is a clue or a more complicating factor :) --Dwaipayan (talk) 00:49, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
Ok, clue time. Clue 1: B could not play in Indian national cricket team.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:57, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
Interesting but still sounds difficult. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 12:04, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Clue 2: C attacked A with a pistol, and fired shots at him.--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:22, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Clue 3: A had a future prime minister as his "servant" for a while.--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:30, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Was D a railway minister? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:43, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
No, D was not a railway minister.--Dwaipayan (talk) 12:28, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
Clue 4: D was primarily a doctor. E was primarily a school and college teacher. --Dwaipayan (talk) 14:53, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
Clue 5: The future prime minister that A had as his "servant" was not a prime minister of India.--Dwaipayan (talk) 01:58, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
Clue 6: One of D's grandchildren is a "princess".--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:01, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
Is D Aga Khan? (Doesn't go with "primarily a doctor", but goes with "major Muslim figure" and granddaughter being a princess, and possibly he had a contribution to Indian Railways for all I know.) Shreevatsa (talk) 16:56, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Ah nevermind, I figured it out. I sort of guessed what the reason for C shooting at A might be, got an idea of the era, guessed who B might be, and followed it from there by hopping through Wikipedia articles. I hope this is not considered cheating. The details are very surprising. A = Stanley Jackson, an England cricket captain who was later appointed governor of Bengal in 1927. He was attacked by C = Bina Das, who fired five shots at him but missed. She was overpowered by D = Hassan Suhrawardy, who was knighted for it and who also served for the East Indian Railway and started its ambulance and nursing division. Bina Das was the daughter of E = Beni Madhab Das, a Bengali scholar who was a prominent influence on Subhas Chandra Bose who was his student. B = the great Ranjitsinhji. The granddaughter of Hassan Suhrawardy who is a princess is Princess Sarvath al-Hassan, who became a princess by marrying Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan. Finally, the "servant" of Stanley Jackson who was future prime minister was Winston Churchill, who was his junior at Harrow School and had to fag for him for a while. Very difficult question and good clues; really excellent! Shreevatsa (talk) 17:23, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Great. You have cracked it just the way I wanted! Yes, if you could guess one or two of those, you would arrive at the rest by navigating wikipedia, and that's why I could not give more revealing clues. Nice that you liked the question. Now it's your turn, Shreevatsa.--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:54, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Oh no! I should have known not to get sucked in. :-) Anyway I'm busy this week; will pass on coming up with a question this time. Sorry! Shreevatsa (talk) 20:19, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Try something, Shreevatsa. We can wait for a few hours to days. Don't worry, not always the questions are well-thought, although that's the goal.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:48, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.24

Time for next Q --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:01, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Crack the series. A = Adoption by assembly in 1949; B = Bharat Ratna & Ultratech Cement; C = Bharat Ratna & Google Doodle. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:55, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
The question is little vague and easy too. Clue1: C = B+1, B = A+1. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 09:31, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
B is Visveshwaraya, C is Subbulakshmi.--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:49, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
A is a hindi Diwas (14 September), B is Engineers day (15 September), C is 16 September.--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:52, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
Absolutely correct. D can be NaMo. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:16, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Q 49.25

Time for the final shot. Who will hit? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:19, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

  • Ok, a quick one to end the round. A film made by person A was shown in an institution B, and was pretty well received there. As of 2013, the film division of the institute B is headed by person C, who shares the last name with A (English spelling may vary though). Identify A, B and C.--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:11, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
It sounds little vague. Clue please--Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:33, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
Clue 1. Institution B is in a Western country.--Dwaipayan (talk) 13:34, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Satyajit Ray , Museum of Modern Art , Rajendra Roy ?-- Raghith (Talk) 17:02, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Yes, Raghith is correct. Your turn.--Dwaipayan (talk) 23:37, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
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