AUGUST RESULTS

WINNER:

VINAY UPADHYAY : 12 points

Other Attempts came from:

Subham Kashyap: 6 points

Abhilash Patowary: 6 points

Aditya Pran Borah: 4 points

Bijoy Bakal: 4 points

Partha Pratim Buragohain: 4 points

Debraj Bhattacharjee: 3 points

Deepjyoti Deka: 2 points

SET 4 (Sorry for the delay).. Set is open till 22nd August

1. Entrance to which famous institution? (Hint: Sanjay Khan)
Ans: THE JACOBIN CLUB of the FRENCH REVOLUTION. Sanjay Khan played the role of Tipu Sultan in his much acclaimed TV Series. Tipu Sultan was a famous member of this club.

2. CONNECT THE THREE PICTURES ABOVE.

Ans: The connect is NAGA.

The Nagas believe their ancestors were butterflies. That is a Naga headman. Angami Zapu Phizo, the father of Naga nationalism (Founder of the Naga National Council).

3. The first headquarter office of which multinational company?

Ans: SAMSUNG

4. This word actually referred to the volumes of chronicles during the Mughal rule. However today it means something totally different really to the bread that our parents win for us. What?

Ans: DAFTAR

5. Which distinction was achieved by Rajani Prabha Saikia for the first time in Assam?

Ans: First lady doctor in Assam.

Ans: Godse killed Gandhi using this pistol.

Ans: This flag flew high on top of Bastille prison, when the French Revolution broke out.

Ans: The Heads of State of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. These five countries have the 'veto' power.

Ans: The First Anglo Burmese War

Ans: Preacher vs Pornographer.

AUGUST SET 2

PRAHELIKAA ONLINE 2010
AUGUST EDITION SET 2
OPEN TILL 10. 08. 10

CONNECTION is TIGER.

Jatindranath Mukherjee also known as Bagha Jatin (Top Left)

Subhas Bose smoking. His INA's emblem was a Springing Tiger (Bottom Left)

Georges Clemenceau. Also called Le Tigre , THE TIGER in French. (Bottom Centre)
Ashutosh Mukherjee, was called THE ROYAL BENGAL TIGER. (Bottom Right)

Ans: DR MAHESHWAR NEOG. Famous Writer of Assam.

Ans: The Flag of Bisexuals, Gays and Lesbians.

Ans: Swargadeo Rudra Singha

Ans:

X: Nandan Nilekani

Y: Jairam Ramesh

August Set 1 (Open till 5th August 2010)

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Pic 3

1. CONNECT THE ABOVE PICTURES. The List is not exhaustive.

ANS: DIAMONDS. The GOLDEN JUBILEE DIAMOND suggested by IOCL golden jubilee logo, The cape of good hope suggesting the HOPE DIAMOND. The Springbok Cricketer is Daryll Cullinan, and the suggestive diamond is the CULLINAN DIAMOND.

2. Why is he in news in Assam of late?

ANS: Dr Ramankant Panda, who operated on Tarun Gogoi.

3. According to some sources, a fabric traces its name as well as origin to this place. Which fabric?

ANS: Muslin from this Iraqi town called Mosul on the banks of the river Tigris.

4. This religion prohibits lust and blasphemy, sensuality and pride considering them to be sins. Piety, prudence, abstinence and kindness are core virtues and exhorts people to worship nature. The soul is considered to be purified through the yearning of meeting god in prayer. Celibacy is encouraged and respected and slaughter of animals is considered a big sin in any form. The most highlighting aspect of this religion is that there is no priestly hierarchy in this religious faith. What religion?

ANS: DIN I ILAHI. The faith propagated by Akbar. Unfortunately only 19 people adopted this new religious order.

5. This literally means rag in French. However, it is not that meaningless and is very fashionable , made famous by Maharani gayatri Devi's mother. What?

ANS: Chiffon