SEPTEMBER SET 1

SEPTEMBER SET 1:
OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT 5th September
BEST OF LUCK !!!!

1. EASY ONE: CONNECT THE THREE ABOVE PICTURES.

Be Precise in the connection.

Answer: The CONNECT is the 9/11 attack. The ship is the USS New York, made from the steel of the debris of the WTC. The Man is Khaled Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), who was the mastermind of the attack. The last picture is of Ground Zero.

2. He is supposed to have been the best parliamentarian ever from the North East. Hailing from the Praja Socialist Party, he was a strong critic of the Nehruvian policies of governance, though his friendship with Nehru is oft talked about. He lost the 1971 elections, mainly because another very famous person from Assam took away a major chunk of his votes from the prestigious Mangaldoi Lok Sabha seat. Who is this seasoned politician of yesteryears?

Ans: Hem Barua. The other famous person was Dr. Bhupen Hazarika

3. Who is this person? (HINT: Paapi Pet ka sawaal hai !!!)

Ans: John Montague, the Earl of Sandwich

4. According to a very old Buranji of the Ahoms. this place was referred to as Changmai Pathar, or the field of Changmais. Changmais were the cooks during the reign of the Ahoms, and this place boasted the best chefs in those days. Which place?

Ans: Tinsukia

5. During the days of the English East India Company, a _________ used to mean a fixed market run by the natives outside the white lines, dealing in fruits, vegetables, cloth and eatables chiefly for the officials working in the company. What?

Ans: Ganj (As in Darya Ganj)

Just fill in the blanks to get the answer.