1) Connect the following pictures, this is not an exhaustive list, but am looking for a very specific connection.
ALL THE ABOVE LEADERS WERE GUESTS AT REPUBLIC DAY PARADE
2) Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5° E longitude, which is just west of the town of X, near Allahabad. X is a small town also famous for it's carpets and brassware.
MIRZAPUR
3) According to the Surya Siddhanta, the earth was spherical in shape, and the prime meridian passed through this historic city, also the site of one of the Jyotirlingas. As per anicent Indian astronomers, day began with sunrise at this holy place. Which one?
UJJAIN
4)
His father was an Engineer in the East India Railway. After graduation he worked as a lecturer from 1916 to 1921 in Calcutta University. In 1924, his paper on Planck's quantum radiation was translated into German by Albert Einstein himself. He worked with Einstein, Curie, De Broglie in Europe too. His work led to discovery of X-Einstein condensates, and a group of particles with integer spin were named after him.S.N.BOSE
5)
Born in Goa, he graduated from Bombay University in Chemical Engineering. He served for over 11 years as Director of CSIR and also the 3rd Indian engineer to be elected as FRS in the 20th century. In 1997, Business India named him as one of the Top 50 path breakers in Post Independent India. In 1998, he became the first scientist to win the JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award. He has been credited for turning CSIR into a professionally run, user driven, accountable organization. He succesfully challenged US patents on Turmeric and Basmati Rice.R.A.MASHELKAR
6) This instrument gets it's name from a Persian word meaning "Beautiful sound". It is believed to be derived from a Central Asian instrument, the rubab. Mohd. Hashmi Khan Bangash, popularized this instrument in the court of the Maharaja of Rewa. The present form of this instrument dates back to 1820 A.D. The strings are made either from steel or phosphor bronze and plucked with a triangular pelctrum.
SAROD
7) In the famous hit song Hai Apna dil to Aawara from the Dev Anand starrer Solva Saal, who played the mouth organ in it. The song was composed by Hemant Kumar.
R.D.BURMAN
8) This Indian viceroy was the subject of this doggerel, due to his often arrogant attitude
My name is George Nathaniel ________,
I am a most superior person.
My cheeks are pink, my hair is sleek,
I dine at Blenheim twice a week.
LORD CURZON
9) As per legend, Parashuram, purified the corpses of 14 people, who were washed ashore by the sea at the foot of the Sahayadris, by burning them. On purification, they came to life, and settled in the surrounding region. Which community gets it's name from this?
CHITPAVAN BRAHMINS
10) Gyanam paramam balam or "Knowledge is Power Supreme", is the motto of which famous educational institution in India?
BITS, PILANI
Scores
Karthikeyan-10
Rithwik-6
Aviral-2
Abhinaya-7
Animesh-10
Kamal-9
Tanuj-9
Nirad-7
Prateek-5
Anand Shankar-5
Shubendu-9
