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Q 54.01

Identify.. First = Bull, Second = Elephant, Current or latest = Lion. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:44, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Clue 1: There are more than 20 such symbols. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 17:22, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Symbols of Yakshas, perhaps more prominent in certain sects of Jainism.--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:56, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Y Dwaipayan. There are as of 24 such emblems of Jain Tirthankars. Lion is an emblem of 24th (Lord Mahavir) [1] --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:46, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Q 54.02

Jumping in... Connect - something not acceptable in Burundi from sometime this year (A), with our classical music (B) and a place near the western coast of India (C). VasuVR (talk, contribs) 11:19, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

Jogging is banned in Burundi. Jog is a hindustani classical raga. Jog Falls is located in Karnataka. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:10, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

That is bang on... easy one, eh! VasuVR (talk, contribs) 07:59, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Q 54.03

Connect. (A) V K Krishna Menon and (B) Person associated with Rang Rasiya. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 11:25, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Clue 1: (B) is also associated with Nobel laureate. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:38, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

Nandana Sen ? She is the daughter of Amartya Sen and wife of John Makinson, who is the current CEO of Penguin Books, which was co-founded by V. K. Krishna Menon ? :-)) Prasad (talk) 13:47, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Y Prasad. Answer on my plate is Penguin Books. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 12:00, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Good question and hats of for Prasad. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 15:08, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Q 54.04

Easy one to continue!

Connect Slumdog Millionaire, MI4 & 24 ! :)- Prasad (talk) 10:12, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

Anil Kapur. Acted in all of these.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:10, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

Y Dwaipayan! Wondedred why the question stood for so long :-)) Prasad (talk) 04:49, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Q 54.05

A married Indian woman fled with a married foreign dignitary. According to rumor, the prime minister's office helped the process of their eloping. Identify the persons.--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:18, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Sonali Dasgupta and Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini. PM office = Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Quite interesting to know this event.--Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 08:36, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

right, it's quite interesting. Your turn.--Dwaipayan (talk) 00:46, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

Q 54.06

Connect Tabu, Srinivasa Ramanujan and Ethylene. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:24, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Tabu an episode of Numbers that uses mathematical concepts of Tabu search and features Amita Ramanujan, fictional character with last name directly based on Srinivasa Ramanujan. Ethylene has π-bond and Ramanujan had given various formulae to calculate accurate value of π. Now, is there a single connect for the 3... In that case I have to search further (maybe a Tabu search is required). VasuVR (talk, contribs) 11:11, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Duh! How could I miss the actress in Life of Pi! I need some good amount of rest! VasuVR (talk, contribs) 11:13, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

YVasuVR cracks it. Does it mean that others are at rest !! --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 12:44, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

I think many would be on vacation. Too simple one for anyone to let go. VasuVR (talk, contribs) 14:01, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Q 54.HNY

Happy new year to all WIPQ members. Let the new year would bring lots of knowledge,intelligence, wisdom, happiness and prosperity. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:35, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.07

The Padma awardee's first spouse and second spouse names were same. Who is/was he/she? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 11:29, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Any clue? Jisha (Talk) 10:39, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

The person was in news recently. He is/was from South India.--Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:02, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

RK Laxman. Both his wives were named Kamala User:karthik.globalsoul

Y Yes, the cartoonist of common man. RIP R._K._Laxman. Baton passes to Karthik. Welcome to WIPQ. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 09:55, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.08

Thanks a lot. I was here almost a year ago but couldn't be regular. Now I am back (to quote Terminator).

Here's a simple question. Connect Dev Anand, the Amazing Race and Delhi Metro. --Karthik Narayan (KN)

Time for clue --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 05:19, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

the answer connects to a place in India - where Dev saab wanted one of his earlier songs to be shot but could not be. --Karthik Narayan (KN)

Qutb Minar. Interesting one.--Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:40, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Y Great Stuff Suresh Purohit (Su_hit). Dev Anand wanted to use a song sequence but apparently it was too dangerous; the Amazing race Australia had a stop there and Delhi Metro has a station for Qutb Minar and also has the picture on their travel card. Over to you, mate! --Karthik Narayan (KN)

Q 54.09

When director 'A' shoot the particular title song in Black and white, it was approved by Censor Board. Later, when the same song was picturized in colour, censor board did not approve. Who is 'A' and what reason was quoted by the board for disapproval? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 11:10, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Clue1: 'A's original surname and that of current popular Hindi film actress is same. 'A' had married to a play back singer. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:48, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

Clue2: Moon --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:22, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Guru Dutt & Chaudhvin ka chand song?? [2] :-) Prasad (talk) 07:04, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Y Yes, A = Guru Dutt and the film is Chaudhvin Ka Chand. His original surname is Padukone. Censor board has argued for release stating the coloured version having red lips and red eye of the actress is sensual. Over to Prasad.--Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 12:33, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.10

Who is the first Indian to be awarded the Chubb Fellowship by the Yale University? :-)) Prasad (talk) 04:58, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

C. N. Annadurai in 1967-68, SRK also got honours in 2012. For more info [3] --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:00, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Y That was very fast Su_hit!, Over to you..:-)) Prasad (talk) 06:16, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.11

1975: Madanlal, 2015: Kulasekara. What is it? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 09:59, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Both bowled the first ball of the respective years WC, Kulasekara bowled the last ball of 2011 WC to MS Dhoni which he smashed for six. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 23:48, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Y Over to Omer123hussain, will you hit six or duck? --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:07, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.12

Thanks dude, I cant hit bcoz here only su_hit is hit :).

Well an easy one follows, name the famous person/hero born in Calicut, grown in Bengaluru, skilled in Patna and died in Mumbai. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 00:34, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Sandeep Unnikrishnan? Not sure about skilling in Patna though, but he was in the Bihar Regiment. Amitrochates (talk) 01:04, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

Y over to Amitrochates and welcome to portal. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 03:39, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for welcoming me but I've been here before. I was the winner of Round 48 (along with Dwaipayan). It's a different matter that I don't have a barnstar to show for it. As it turns out Su hit, who has given Dwaipayan close to 10 barnstars by now, didn't bother to give me a single one... Just saying. :P

Amitrochates (talk) 04:23, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.13

Should be an easy one, connect the following terms: northernmost, southernmost and Prime Minister. Amitrochates (talk) 04:25, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Narendra Modi spent his life in Himalayas (northernmost) and inspired by Swami Vivekananda (Kanyakumari, southernmost). --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 06:33, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar![4] :) That was a good answer but not what I was looking for. Let me expand the terms a bit: northernmost extent, southernmost extent and a Prime Minister (not necessarily the current one). Amitrochates (talk) 06:45, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Clarification request - Nicobar islands being southern most? Or would it be any other "presence" further south? VasuVR (talk, contribs) 16:39, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

That would be it, no further. Amitrochates (talk) 19:09, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Former PM Manmohan Sigh is the only Indian PM to visit northernmost extent (Siachen) and southernmost extent (Nicobar) of India. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 20:57, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

That is another good answer, but still not on target. By Southernmost and Northernmost extent I mean the geographical points which define the territory under Indian control. And it has something to do with how they were named (or are thought to have been named). Amitrochates (talk) 21:29, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Indira Point in Nicobar island, Indira Col, Indira Gandhi. Link: [5] --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:05, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Y Over to you Su_hit. Amitrochates (talk) 06:15, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.14

Identify: (a) a name or form of God, (b) renowned Indian freedom fighter, (c) famous music director. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 08:30, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

ar-Rahman is a name of God, Mohammed Abdur Rahiman Sahib was a renowned Indian freedom fighter, A. R. Rahman is the famous music director?

Amitrochates (talk) 15:29, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

I had a different answer on my card. But, you got a new answer and that's right too. YAmitrochates. Over to you. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:54, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

I am curious to know what your answer was? Amitrochates (talk) 04:02, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.15

Identify the Indian astronomer who predicted the existence of a planet, its distance from the sun and its orbital period fairly accurately almost 20 years before its discovery. The calculations used to arrive at the prediction are still a mystery. The astronomer also predicted existence of another planet which has so far not been discovered and is the stuff of many conspiracy theories. Amitrochates (talk) 04:24, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Hint 1: The astronomer predicted the existence of Pluto. Amitrochates (talk) 23:49, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Venkatesh P. Ketakar :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 05:50, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Y You got it right. Your turn Omer. Amitrochates (talk) 06:37, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.16

find who am I? I was born abroad, in India grown from Calcutta. Died in Delhi for Rahul Gandhi under the observation of Shameem Akhtar. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 08:17, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Hint1) Its not about a person, question is about a service industry started abroad but India was last in the world to end it. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 03:24, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Truly interesting and out-of-the-box. Telegram. Last telegram was sent to Rahul Gandhi in July 2013. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 03:56, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Y over to Sureshpurohit, good catch and Shameem Akhtar was its GM in 2013. Started in India in 1850's and during peak business days daily 600,000 teleghram were sent with 45,000 operating offices and more than 50,000 direct staff, but now only 75 offices were left. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 05:35, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.17

Make a connection. (a) Amitabh prefers it, (b) Tulsidas used it, (c) Ganga Jumna showed, (d) God Hanuman. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 12:39, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

One obvious guess is Hanuman Chalisa. Amitabh prefers it[6] and there is a legend about Tulsidas reciting it during imprisonment. I haven't watch Ganga Jumna to know whether any connection exists to it. Amitrochates (talk) 21:11, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Very good. Amitrochates. The answer is somewhat similar, but not this one. It's about a language. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 09:29, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Then it must be Awadhi language. Ramcharitmanas and Hanuman Chalisa are written in Awadhi. Ganga Jumna was inspired by the language and Amitabh has used Awadhi in many songs featuring him. Is it Su_hit? :) Amitrochates (talk) 10:22, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Amitrochates tumne sahi batva kahi hai. Y. Your turn. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 16:44, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Haha... That sounds a lot like Bhojpuri to me. Amitrochates (talk) 01:06, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.18

This unsung hero was nicknamed after an animal which is revered in South Indian temples. He lost his toes to a medical condition. His favourite practical joke was to show his toeless feet to young women trainees and then to ask them for money. Who is he and what was his contribution to India? Amitrochates (talk) 01:13, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Hint1: The person in question was a moutaineer and he lost his toes to Frostbite. Amitrochates (talk) 01:42, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

Narendra Kumar (mountaineer).--Dwaipayan (talk) 21:21, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

YThat is correct Dwaipayan. Welcome back to PINQ. :) Amitrochates (talk) 01:49, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.19

Arabic rich man---> X; Persian Holy man--->Y

The physical objects X and Y are essentially weapon; together, they carry message of great philosophy.

Identify X and Y.--Dwaipayan (talk) 15:24, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

X = Mir, Y = Pir, the weapon is the Sikh Khanda and the philosophy is meeri–peeri. If I turn out to be right, it was a pretty interesting and fun question. If not then the question is way too complicated. Amitrochates (talk) 16:38, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

you are correct. Your turn again.--Dwaipayan (talk) 01:50, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.20

According to legend, a person X won many battles. A person Y from the losing side became his servant in order to learn his "tricks". Thereafter, Y challenged X to a fight and defeated him. X became a subordinate of Y, but was thrown off a tower, in a famous University in Ancient India, for not "mending his ways". X survived the fall and continued to win many more battles. He eventually committed suicide by burning himself to death. Who are X and Y? Amitrochates (talk) 11:26, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

Hint 1: The University was Nalanda and the battles were philosophical debates. Amitrochates (talk) 13:06, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Kumārila Bhaṭṭa and Dharmakirti.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:34, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Y Back to you Dwaipayan. Amitrochates (talk) 18:57, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.21

Person X discarded a symbol of his religion after entering a particular institution. A regional entrepreneur Y partially sponsored the travel and education in abroad of X. The person X later changed his religion to Christianity, and added the last name of one of his teachers to his own name. This conversion was even reported in a noted professional journal. X went on to achieve success in his profession. Who were X and Y?--Dwaipayan (talk) 02:08, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Hint please --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:53, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Answer X- JAGDISH TYTLER. Y - James douglas tytler (Founder of DPS schoolUmesah86 (talk) 05:49, 14 March 2015 (UTC))

[X- JAGDISH TYTLER. Y - James douglas tytler ] Umesah86 (talk) 05:51, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Good one, truly. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:34, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you:)..... anybody plz ask question as i would not be available online. goodday Umesah86 (talk) 08:37, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Well, I did not have this answer in mind. However, Jagdish Tytler fits the bill almost perfectly! A few clues that I gave in the question (travelling and education abroad etc) do not exactly match, but those are minor ones. I will accept this as an appropriate answer. Umeshah may ask the next question.

If no one is asking a question shortly, y'all can continue with this question as the next question and try to find out the person I originally set the question about! Thanks, --Dwaipayan (talk) 14:06, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.22

Ok, I am re-phrasing the previous question slightly, and posting it as the next question (Umeshah is the correct answerer for question 21):

Person X discarded a symbol of his religion after entering a particular professional institution. A regional entrepreneur Y partially sponsored the travel and education in abroad of X. The person X later changed his religion to Christianity, and added the last name of one of his teachers (Z) to his own name. This conversion was even reported in a medical journal. Who were X, Y and Z?--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:41, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

X = Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty, first graduate in medicine. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:18, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Y = Dwarkanath Tagore, Z = Professor Goodeve. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:29, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Su_hit this is a pretty amazing feat. It wasn't the easiest of questions to answer. The Wikipedia article on Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty is a stub and the PubMed search engine isn't very useful. Sometimes one knows the answer or at least where to look for it, but if that was the case with you here, you wouldn't have asked for a hint twice. I have to assume you were willing to go through articles on Indian doctors (with somehwat longer names) and read through the references such as this one. This is, in cricket terminology, a six to win the match. Well done! Amitrochates (talk) 14:01, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Correct, Suhit. Your turn.--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:21, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Amitrochates for detailed analysis. Frankly, I had no clues. It just happened. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:23, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.23

In the the season of relaunching or making the sequence of the question, let me also try.

Identify: (a) a name or form of God, (b) renowned Indian freedom fighter, (c) famous music director. (The answer is not Rahman) --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 07:22, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Jatin is a name for Shiva (One who has matted hair), Jatindra Nath Das or simply Jatin Das is a renowned Indian freedom fighter and Jatin of Jatin–Lalit is a famous music director. I hope this is it because this question doesn't have a unique solution. For instance, Mithun is a name for Krishna, Mithoon is a famous music director and Mithun Chakraborty is a renowned Indian freedom fighter who has fought for freedom from meaningful and sensible cinema. Amitrochates (talk) 08:25, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Agreed. Amitrochates. It was non-unique question, interestingly second time too. You get the point and turn. --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 10:06, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

I'll take the point for the Mithun answer. Amitrochates (talk) 19:17, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.24

Connect the following: a mountain peak in Pakistan, monarchy of Nepal, a fitness movement in the West with eastern roots and a regiment in the Indian Army. Amitrochates (talk) 19:32, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Gurkha or Gorkha --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 04:05, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

That is in the right direction, but it connects only two of the phrases. Hint 1: The fitness movement is yoga and a prophecy related to the royal household of Nepal matters. Amitrochates (talk) 05:41, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Gorakshanath; he wrote the first book on Laya yoga-(a form of yoga), Gurkha are influenced by his name, Tilla Jogian in pakistan, after Gorkha Kingdom, the modern kingdom of Nepal's founder the Prithvi Narayan Shah's Grim prophecy is linked to Gorakshanath. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 10:22, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Y That is correct Omer. Your turn. Amitrochates (talk) 10:28, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Q 54.25

Link these to one pre independence event; Makkah, Kabul, Maharaja, Maulana. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 10:56, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Darul Uloom Deoband --Suresh Purohit (Su_hit) (talk) 11:24, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Smart guess but not exactly right. It was an event/movement. :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 12:21, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

The connection is a series of attempts to lead an armed insurrection against the British. It began with the establishment of Samratut Tarbiyat, in 1877, by Shaikhul Hind Maulana Mahmoodul Hasan who reorganised it into Jamiatul Ansaar in 1909, which was rechristened Nazzaaratul Ma’arif in 1913 after a ban on Jamiatul Ansaar. To garner support for the rebeliion and weaponry Shaikhul Hind visited Makkah to meet the Turkish Governor. After destruction of the Usmani caliphate however, Maulana Obaidullah Sindhi and Maulana Barkatullah Bhopali had to form the first Government of India in exile in Kabul with Maharaja Pratap Singh as the president. The whole thing culminated in a blunder now known as the Silk Letter Conspiracy. The movement however formed the basis of the Khilafat Movement. Amitrochates (talk) 12:52, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Collectively correct answer Amitrochates its your turn now, i thought in this way Provisional Government of India also Govt of India in exile, governor of Makkah assured amunation, formed in Kabul, Maharaja Pratap Singh-first president and Maulana Barkatullah-first prime minister. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 14:47, 19 March 2015 (UTC)