FUNDAMENTALS
The largest congregation of human beings in one place is currently on with full fervour and spirit at Allahabad. This week’s theme is on the Kumbh Mela. 1. The Kumbh Mela is held at four places — Nasik, Ujjain, Haridwar and Allahabad on banks of various rivers. At Haridwar, it is the Ganga and in Nasik, the mela is celebrated on the banks of Godavari. In Allahabad, it is the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. On which river does the Kumbh in Ujjain take place? 2. In the 1970s, this person who studied filmmaking and photography at Harvard University made a short film on Kumbh Mela for his thesis. His classmates included Mira Nair and Sooni Taraporewala. Identify. 3. The in Kumbh Mela refers to the pot of nectar over which the
and the gods fought. The story goes that as Garuda took away the pot, four drops fell at places where the Kumbh Mela is now celebrated. The question is who first appeared in the ocean with the or the pot? 4. Name the Italian film director of movies such as and
who made a 1989 documentary on the Kumbh Mela. Governor General known for his social reforms in India also notoriously wanted the Taj Mahal dismantled and sold off in pieces by auction in England? 3. In the famous Bodyline tour of Australia, Eddie Paynter was not in the original English squad. Who did he replace? 4. Apart from cash, the Walt Disney character Scrooge McDuck likes to collect something else. What? 5. Only two persons have received all the four civilian awards of India — Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri. Name them. 6. Which team of the Ranji Trophy tournament does not represent any geographical boundaries in India? 7. Which popular journalist was the first person ever to be summoned by the Lok Sabha to be reprimanded for contempt of the Indian Parliament? 8. The Jules Rimet Trophy was given to winners of FIFA World Cup Association Football from 1930 onwards till 1970 when it was won outright by Brazil and stolen in 1983. The trophy was never recovered. By what name was the trophy originally called?