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SILCHAR QUIZ FEST 2023 BONG E BHARAT QUIZ

1
X , an example of beautiful Indo-Islamic architecture
situated in Dhaka is the official residence of
Bangladesh president, inaugurated during partition
movement of 1905.
X is also the name of the office of Resident
commissioner of the govt of West Bengal which also
acts as state guest house in New Delhi .
How this X is connected to today's quiz?

2
X was a warrior and sage who lived 6000
years ago from now. He was born in a
cave on top of Himtung Peak near
Karadunga forest. He predicted his
reincarnation in late 20th century in the
same place he was born. Who is the
famous person considered as his rebirth?

3
According to Buddhism, Gautam Buddha cut his hair with
a sword after his asceticism and threw it into the sky in a
knot of determination so that the lock of hair remained
in the sky . Lord Indra kept this hairs in a golden vessel
studded with diamonds and gems and he created
'Chulamani Chaitya'. In recent world Buddhists celebrate
the 'Prabarana Purnima' festival through a special ritual
to worship 'Chulamani Chaitya' by recitation of religious
mantras. What is the special ritual ?

4
This excavation site is located in the Ganga-Yamuna Doab.
The excavations were conducted by ASI in 2005-06 and in
mid-2018. The remains found in 2005-06 season, belong to
the Late Bronze Age. Major findings from 2018 trial
excavations are dated to c. 2000 - 1800 BCE, includes
several wooden coffin burials, copper swords, helmets, and
wooden carts, with solid disk wheels and protected by
copper sheets. Identify the excavation site which was
featured in a Manoj Vajpayee starrer documentary in 2021.

5
About 30 kms from Ranchi, the NH-33 passes through
Taimara valley, a picturesque tourist spot in Jharkhand.
But the main attraction behind this place is something
else. Some peculiar incidents happen when people visit
this place. The reason behind that incident is thought to
be the presence of tropic of Cancer and intense magnetic
and radioactive radiation. No schools, offices located in
and around this place have biometric registers as well as
internet facility. So what happens there ?

6
This is a machine named after an
American cartoonist. This basically is a
chain reaction type machine or a
contraption which is designed to perform
a simple task in an indirect and overly
complicated way. In which name we do
know this device in context of Bangla Lit ?

7
This world famous delicacy from Northern part
of India got its name by combining the literal
translation of ‘OIL’ from Persian and Hindi
translation of ‘stewed or braised in heat’. In other
opinion some people believes that the first word
stands for it's caramelized brown or red colour
gravy. Identify the dish which can essentially be a
nightmare to the heart and cholesterol patients.

8
This is a traditional game played in India.
It is said to have started as a ceremonial
re-enactment of the celestial snatching
of the pot of nectar after the ‘Samundra
Manthan’ . An official game is held on
the occasion of the ‘Yaoshang Festival’ .
Identify the game.

9
According to Hindu Mythology he is the
son of Bramha who was married to Rishi
Manu's daughter Prasuti. However in
Rigveda we see him as an Aditya. His name
currently gained popularity for a heartful
and noble matter. How his name is in recent
buzz due to a connection with a disaster?

10
“Iyengar Yoga Centre” of Victoria first started
this specific ‘asana’ . From the picture it is clear
that it's actually a modified version of famous
‘Savasana’. We may call it ‘Savasana on stilts’
which has proven therapeutic benefits on
cardiac patients. This pose is actually inspired
by the fate of a famous mythical character in
one of India's most celebrated classics. Name
the character and the ‘Asana’ ?

11
This is not similar to other fitness wearables
by outer look. This screenless device has 5
sensors which tracks the body parameters like
pulse rate , heart bit etc. It generates the
fitness report and sends to it's mobile or
desktop application for analysing. Inspite of
unavailability in Indian retail market why it
has created a buzz to Indian people?

12
The person shown beside is a music
composer known for his works in movies like
Firaqq , Mirch Masala . He was the first
mainstream music director to introduce
Chattisgarhi music to Bollywood. I don't
want his name just tell me which cult
Bollywood character was based on him.

13
It is a one-shot Indian comic book published by
Virgin Comics. The storyline states how a young
dancer saved India from Sir John and his deadly
organization with a little help from Department
of Internal Security and Covert Operations. The
protagonist's character here is actually based
on an world famous Indian personality. Name
the comic strip and Who is the person ?

14
The person beside was born in Howrah, West Bengal.
He was appointed a Senior Visiting Surgeon in the
Calcutta Medical College and served continuously first
in this capacity and then as Professor of Clinical &
Operative surgery and from 1947 as Professor of
Surgery. He was a founder Member of the Association
of Surgeons of India. Subsequently he issued an unfit
certificate to someone which helped a lot for fulfilling
a bigger plan. He was an unsung part of which plan?

15
This place is located near the magnetic meridian,
hence the place has to be selected for a special
purpose. As a result, the fishermen living there
lose their shelter. With the intervention of the
local bishop, an ancient church was dedicated to
the Lord's abode for a great purpose. Also
adjacent to the church was a cowshed and a
warehouse for storing cattle feed. So much was
done for which great purpose ?

16
This Pune based family real estate firm has a
small room in their head office dedicated to one
of their ancestors, who ran his publication in the
city's trading hub. This room contains his ashes
in a silver urn and some pictures and documents
around the urn. His family is still waiting for his
ashes to be cremated in the Indus River as per
his wish. Who is he and why this wait?

17
On April 2022, IAS Officer Awanish Sharan
made a tweet with a iconic 80 year old
architectural heritage of West Bengal. With
this photo he tagged Ajay Devgan, SRK and
Akshay Kumar in his tweet too and for this
reason it went viral and the safety and security
of the architecture was questioned. What
architectural marvel were in that tweet ?

18
‘Thalaigunda Gangamma’ is a goddess of Tirupati
region. A long time ago, the region was ruled by
the Polegondalu clan, who brutally tortured
women. Devi Gangamma was born in a farmer's
family and destroyed that dynasty. Since then
women worship the goddess and take part in
colourful processions known as ‘Gangamma Thali
Yatra’. How does this culture become relevant in
today’s Indian silver screen....

19
X is fictional character penned by eminent
theatre person Tarun Roy behind the pen name
Dhananjay Bairagi. Roy wrote various stories
with this character like ‘if X goes on stage’ ,
‘if X was a hunter’ , ‘if X was a writer’ etc.
The word X has a huge buzz in recent Indian or
Bengal politics .
Just give me the name of the privileged X.

20
This dress was evolved from a Persian dress .
After Indianization it came into a specific form
with buttons at the front following British
fashion. It's modern look originated back to
1820s in Lucknow. A photograph of the Sixth
Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan with Archduke of
Austria Franz Ferdinand is considered to be the
first official photograph of anyone wearing this
dress. Identify the historical dress.

21
According to Hinduism, someone can achieve the
deepest state of mental peace and stability if
he/she recites the 'Mahamrityunjoy Mantra' for
108 times. That devotee can also achieve mastery
over fear of death and doesn't fear the invincible
fate anymore. In mythical scriptures when Yamraj
appeared in front of X, X recites this particular
mantra to successfully satisfy lord Shiva who in
turn stops Yamraj and saved X's life. Identify X ?

22
Charulata (1964)
Aranyer Dinratri (1970) Tin Kanya (1961)
Apur Sangsar (1959) Pother Panchali (1955)
Connect these frames from some of the cult classics by Ray…

23
This is one of the India's oldest homegrown
liquors, this liquor was launched in late
1960's at one of UB's first breweries in
West Bengal. Inspite of being a strong beer
with alcohol percentage of 7.8, it manages
to retain a mellow mouthfeel. Which beer
I'm talking about whose name was ‘inspired’
by an international alcohol brand ?

24
He is a self claimed international artist
from Madhya Pradesh. He also has
authored a book titled ‘Isliye Mera
Bharat mahan’ . Beside all this a slogan
made by him is used by crores of Indian .
Which famous slogan was given by him?

25
Giving up his textile engineering course in Bombay, this
famous person participated in armed revolutionary
organizations. Later, after facing death sentence in a case,
this revolutionary stood in court and sang Rabindranath's
songs in a loud voice.
‘Sarthaka janam amar jonmechi ei deshe,
Sarthaka janam maago tomay valobashe’.
Then after being escorted back to the jail he said with a smile
'I got away with it'. Later, however, his execution was canceled
and he spent his last life in Silchar, Assam.
So who is this famous revolutionary?

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1) AQPD Choice- Bongo Bhavan, Silchar Quiz Fest
2) Fandom- Shaktiman
3) Culture- Fanus
4) History- Sinauli
5) Geography- Time goes ahead of time
6) Bengali lit- Khuror Kol
7) Food- Rogan Josh
8) Sports- Yubi Lakpi
9) CA- Daksha, DRDO employe rescue
in Uttarakhand
10) Health- Bhisma and Bhishmasana
11)Technology- Indian Crickters’ Wrist Band
12) Bollywood- Baburao Ganpat Rao Apte
13) Comics- Jimmy Zingchak, Mithun Chakraborty
14) Bengali Person- Netaji Subhash Great Escape
15) Place- The place is Thumba Church and this place was
used as the office for ISRO for initial days
16) Indin Person- Nathuram Godse, His last wish
was to be cremated in Akhand Bharat
17) Architecture- Howrah Bridge
18) Movie-Pushpa 2
19) Bengali Lit- Bhaipo
20) Dress- Sherwani
21) Mytho- Markandeya
22) Tollywood- Dress designed by Bijaya Roy
23) Brand- Kalyani Black Label
24) Politics- Ramlala hum ayenge, Mandir wohi banayenge
25) Freedom Fighter- Ullaskar Dutta

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