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1.  X is a website that parodies Y. It was founded in 2005.

Various styles of  humor are used as a vehicle for parody, from sophisticated satire to crude sarcasm to the apparently random. Like Y, X  has guidelines regarding what is and is not acceptable content and these guidelines have become progressively more strict as the site expands over time.X,s stated goal is to “provide the world’s misinformation in the least redeeming and most searingly sarcastic and humorous way possible, through satire”

Its logo, a hollow potato named Sophia after the Gnostic deity  serves as a parody  of Y,s globe logo.What am i talking about ?

2.X was born in Gorakhpur,Uttar Pradesh, where his father worked for the state electricity board. He grew up in several cities, including  Varanasi. He did his early schooling in Dehradun, and age eight onwards, at the  Scindia School in Gwalior.

He was fascinated with films right from childhood, and even at age five, would watch Hindi films like Kora Kagaz and Aandhi at a nearby film club and open-air theater. This came to an end once he began his schooling.

Due to X’s desire to become a scientist, he went to Delhi for his higher studies and enrolled himself into a zoology course at the Hansraj College; he graduated in 1993.During his college days, he started watching films again, and also got involved with drugs and alcohol. He was confused and depressed, and had joined a street theater group, Jana Natya Manch; he ended up doing a lot of street plays.The same year, a couple of friends introduced him to world cinema; they “urged [him] to catch a De sica retrospective” .In ten days, he ended up seeing a total of 55 films at the festival,and de Sica’s Bicycle Thieves was the film that influenced him the most; watching it “was an epiphany.” Which pioneers early life is being traced here ?

3. ________________________ are the four principles.A refers to use of influence, ‘sweet words’ or any non materialistic influential factor that can be of  use. B is money, though I would like to call it any materialistic wealth that can be used, it includes bribing too. C means punishment, to punish by some means in order to achieve desired result. D clearly means divide and rule.What famous axiom of Indian Real Politik am i talking about ?

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1 .  The basis of the _________________ is to go on one knee to a good length or slightly short of length delivery off a fast or medium paced bowler and __________the ball over the head of the wicket keeper standing behind. The ball travels straight towards the boundary behind the wicket keeper.

According to X he started practising this stroke against a bowling machine during his tenure for a team in the (IPL) held in South Africa between April/May 2009.

There has been much discussion whether the ___________ is identical to the Marillier .However according to a former Australian captain who was commentating during the above World Twenty 20, he had never seen any batsman play the ball straight over the wicket keeper’s head as X does,hence its originality.

While the _____________travels straight over the wicket keeper, the Marilier travels towards fine leg or deep fine leg and the Other stroke preferred by many players including Moin Khan and Misbah-Ul-Haq among others is played against a yorker length ball (note the ______________ is played against a good length or slightly short of length ball).

2.__________originated with the Native Americans of the United States and Canada, mainly among the Huron Tribes. In many societies/tribes, sport was often part of religious ritual, played to resolve conflicts, heal the sick, develop strong, virile men and prepare for war. Legend tells of games with more than 100 players from different tribes taking turns to play.It could be played on a field many miles in length and width (present day ________ is played on a field 60 yards wide and 110 yards long); sometimes the game could last for days. Early ___________ balls were made of deerskin, clay, stone, and sometimes wood._________played a significant role in the community and religious life of tribes across the continent for many years. Early ________ was characterized by deep spiritual involvement, befitting the spirit of combat in which it was undertaken. Those who took part did so in the role of warriors, with the goal of bringing glory and honor to themselves and their tribes.The game was said to be played “for the Creator” or was referred to as “The Creator’s Game”.

3. __________________________ was the second of six children born in Richford to William (November 13, 1810 – May 11, 1906) and Eliza  (September 12, 1813 – March 28, 1889). Genealogists trace his roots back to French Huguenots who later fled to Germany in the 1600s.His father, first a lumberman, then a salesman, billed himself as a “botanic physician” and sold dubious elixirs. The locals referred to the mysterious but fun-loving man as “Big Bill,” and “Devil Bill”. He was a sworn foe of conventional morality who had opted for a vagabond existence and who returned to his family infrequently. Throughout his life, William expended considerable energy on tricks and schemes and avoided plain hard work.Eliza, a homemaker and devout Baptist, struggled to maintain a semblance of stability at home as William was frequently gone for extended periods. She also put up with his philandering and his double life, which included bigamy. Thrifty by nature and by necessity, she taught her son that “willful waste makes woeful want”.Young ________________________did his share of the regular household chores, and earned extra money raising turkeys, selling potatoes and candy, and eventually loaning small sums of money to neighbors. He followed his father’s advice to “trade dishes for platters” and thereby always get the better part of any deal. Big Bill once bragged, “I cheat my boys every chance I get. I want to make ‘em sharp.”

In spite of his father’s absences and frequent moving, Young _________________ was a well-behaved, serious and studious boy. His contemporaries described him as reserved, earnest, religious, methodical, and discreet. He was an excellent debater, and expressed himself precisely. He also had a deep love of music, and even dreamed of it as a possible career.Early on, he displayed an excellent mind for numbers and detailed accounting.

Whose early life is being traced here ?

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1. _____X______  is a successful college tennis player , he won the 2007  NCAA  Singles National Championship by defeating Georgia Bulldogs senior John Isner in the Final , _______X______scored a 7-6(7),4-6,7-6(2) win over the tournament’s No. 1 seed.

A year later he defeated Tennessee’s J.P. Smith 6-3,6-2 to win his second consecutive NCAA Singles National Championship.It was his third consecutive appearance  in the NCAA singles final. He was the top -ranked player in the NCAA in both 2007 and 2008 with an unprecedented 44-1 record in 2008 . Three of _____x_____ college conquests ,John Isner ,Kevin Anderson , and Jesse Levine  have successful pro careers.The University of Virginia retired _____X_____ ‘s jersey in 2009 .

2. This sport is called the sport of Kings. It is an indoor racquet sport and is known as ‘jeu de paume’ in France . Though extremely rare these days , this sport is still played by enthusiasts on 47 existing courts in The United Kingdom , Australia , the United States , and France . It is played in a very substantial building , encompassing a wide and long area with high walls and a ceiling lofty enough to contain  all but the highest lob shots. It is enclosed by walls on all sides , three of which have sloping roofs , known as “penthouses” , underneath which are various openings (‘ Galleries , from which spectators may view the game ),and a buttress that intrudes into the playing area (tambour) off which shots may be played . What ?

3. X carries a ‘swarn pash’ (golden lasso) with him (much like Wonder Woman ) , which the captured enemy cannot escape from . The lasso can be controlled by his mind mind- waves , but it takes great effort and is seldom used in this manner . He has the ability of creating an ‘aayami dwaar’ (inter-dimensional passage ) to anywhere he wants , but it drains him of his energy depending  upon how far the destination is and how big the passage way should be .

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1. It was originally discovered by French chemist Charles Frederic Gerhardt in 1853 , a folk remedy found in the bark of the willow . By 1899 , the trademark Y was registered worldwide for Bayer’s brand of X, but because of the proceedings of  World War I and widespread usage of the word to describe all brands of the compound , Y lost its trademark status in the United States and some other countries. However in some other countries , such as Canada ,Mexico ,Germany , and Switzerland it is a still registered trademark of the German company that first produced it . Identify X and Y .

2. During the Middle Ages, the economic importance of this particular sea-food rivalled that of spice. The scarcity of this item caused the first ever maritime fishing rights agreements to be negotiated between nations. The need to organize trade over this commodity is also said to have brought the Hanseatic League into existence. Traditionally found in the North Sea, the Baltic, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic off the coast of Norway. It is a key ingredient in both the Russian zakouski and the

Swedish smorgasbord. Identify

3. The place of his birth was an important garrison town for the East India Company forces. Located on the Grand Trunk Road, it is now a well connected industrial center. His dad represented United Provinces in Ranji Trophy. He played most of his cricket in a town about 55 miles east-southeast of London, famous as a pilgrimage destination for Christians.  He was one of the recipients of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, And he allegedly is the only man to have witnessed both Brian Lara’s innings of 501 not out vs. Durham and Hanif Mohammed’s 499 in Karachi. ID.

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1. X is a non-fiction book by Y published in 1974 which tells the story of Operation Z, a failed Allied attempt to break through German lines at Arnhem in the occupied Netherlands during World War II in September 1944. The title of the book comes from a comment made by British Lt. Gen. Frederick Browning, deputy commander of the First Allied Airborne Army, who told Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery before the operation, “I think we may be going ________________”.
The book was made into a 1977 film titled X, with an ensemble cast including Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford and Gene Hackman by Richard Attenborough.

Give us X, Y & Z.

2.He was born into the wealthy family of a Muslim Gujjar as Abdul Hayee. His parents had a very loose and estranged relationship. In 1934, when he was thirteen years old, his father married for the second time. At that time, his mother decided to take the bold step of leaving her husband, forfeiting all claims to the financial assets. His father then sued his mother for child custody but lost. In 1943, after being expelled from college, he settled in Lahore. Here, he completed the writing of his first Urdu work, Talkhiyaan (“Bitterness”). After his work was published, he began editing four Urdu magazines, Adab-e-Lateef, Shahkaar, Prithlari, and Savera; these magazines became very successful. However, inflammatory writings (communist views and ideology) in Savera resulted in the issuing of a warrant for his arrest by the Government of Pakistan.
He may have suffered from an OCD, he used to wash his hands repeatedly, demand a fresh cake of soap every time he wanted to bathe, and his ailing and aged mother used to choose the clothes he was to wear every morning, and lay them out on his bed – as he was incapable of deciding upon any one set from his well-furbished clothes closet. Who are we  talking about?

3. It is a 1973 Hindi film directed by M. S. Sathyu, based on an unpublished short story by, Ismat Chughtai and adapted for screen by Kaifi Azmi. The film deals with the plight of a North Indian Muslim family, in the years post partition of India in 1947, as film’s protagonist, deals with this dilemma of whether to move to Pakistan or stay back, the film details the slow disintegration of his family, and is one of the most poignant films ever made on India’s partition. It is often credited with pioneering a new wave of Art cinema movement in India, and alongside, film from an another debutant film director, Shyam Benegal, Ankur (1973), are considered landmarks of Indian Parallel Cinema. The movie also launched the career of actor, Farooq Shaikh.

Identify the movie.

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1.It is an outmoded, unnecessary and sometimes even harmful procedure. Published data suggest that the results for about 1 in 600 are abnormal. Each occurrence is very complex and needs to be handled with the utmost sensitivity. Some call it ‘morally destitute’ and a ‘futile exercise, causing embarrassment, anguish and expense’; although some argue that it is about ‘equal opportunity’. Folks like Hermann Ratjen (in 1936) sought to take advantage of its absence and his deception went undiscovered until 1955, when Ratjen, working as a waiter in Bremen, Germany, told his story. What is this procedure?

2.He has led a very colorful life, full of controversies. They include asking Monica Seles to move her “fat ass” while on a lunch queue, mooning reporters a few times, and getting arrested for punching a taxi driver on the nose, and then doing the same to the policeman who turned up at the scene. Nicknamed El Chino (“The Chinese”) and El zurdo de Vitacura (“The lefty from Vitacura”), he reached the number one position in his sport holding the ranking for a grand six weeks. Name him.

3.“Going into the stadium for the final, I was quite relaxed but when I saw my rivals, tension mounted. And with each minute it increased. I drew lane five with the South African Malcolm Spence to my left and the German Manfred Kinder on my right. I was going strong till about 250 meters. But then I slowed down a bit. I thought the pace was very fast and I would fizzle out in the end if I continued at that speed. At that point I even looked back or maybe it was just a side-glance. But that fraction of a second decided my fate. One by one they all caught up with me…” – Name him.

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1.  X is a pioneering figure in his field & had undergone training at a very young age from Baba Allaudin Khan. He began writing scores for film and ballet and started a recording career with HMV’s Indian affiliate. He became music director of All India Radio in the 1950s. X has composed extensively for films and ballets in India, Canada, Europe, and the United States, including Chappaqua, Charly, Gandhi etc. X along with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, among many others attended Concert for George in London, where X dedicated the memorial to George Harrison. In 1986 he was nominated to be a member of the Rajya Sabha for six years. He is a recipient of many awards including Bharat Ratna, Magsaysay Award and the Polar Music Prize along with Ray Charles. Identify X?

2. The name of city X is a combination of the two words, which mean “enemies” and “run out of”. It is also translated as “end of strife”. The country of X has long relationship with India since the times B.C. X was founded as Dagon in the 6th century by the Mon. In 1753, King Alaungpaya conquered and renamed Dagon, X. The city was destroyed by a fire in 1841, and suffered extensive damage in 1852 due to war. It was later renamed to Y. During the colonial period, Y’s main industries were rice and timber, although other exports, such as raw cotton, precious stones, cheroots, and ivory were also exported. By the early 1900s, Y had public services and infrastructure on par with London. Y was heavily damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in 1930, and again during World War II. The English name Y was officially changed in 1989 back to X, at the same time as many names throughout the country were changed. This change is still debatable as the authorities who changed the name are not still recognized by many other countries. Name X and Y

3. X is son of music director Vipin and his wife, Madhu. X took up the music after he lost his brother to fulfil his father’s wishes.He did schooling at Hill Grange school, Mumbai. He started his career at the age of 16 with a few TV soaps. Until recently hardly anything was known about his personal life. He is married and has a ten year old son. In his debut, he collaborated with Anand Raj Anand. He became famous for a movie released later in the same year as his debut. In October 2006, he became the first Indian to achieve something in England. He also created a certain history when he won the Filmfare Award. Who is X?

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1.  It gets its name from a French word meaning “to toss food”. It

originated in the area around present day Nice. It was originally a

poor farmer’s dish, prepared in the summer with fresh summer

vegetables. The original used only courgettes, tomatoes, bell

peppers, onion, and garlic. Nowadays aubergine is added. Name

the dish.

2. In the 1920s & 30s they were provided by Shaftesbury Homes. From 1946, this service was provided by volunteers from schools. Candidates have to be in year 9 and 10, have no exams, should be able to give priority to training, should be physically fit, and also understand that absence for any reason lasting two weeks or longer may result in failure to qualify for further training. Finally a total of approximately 250 are chosen from around 700 applicants. In order to qualify for full training, students must pass a written test on the rules, be able to run at a sustained pace for 12 minutes, be able to complete a circuit & then stand still for 3 minutes, show good speed in shuttle runs and pass tests of hand/eye co-ordination. Who are these “chosen ones”?

3.Victims of the Biotic Baking Brigade (BBB), an anarchist

organization, include such figures as Bill Gates, San Francisco

mayor Willie Brown, anti-gay preacher Fred Phelps, economist

Milton Friedman, Swedish King Carl Gustaf, former WTO head

Renato Ruggiero, and Ralph Nader, among others. What do the

BBB do?

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1.It began in 1560 and ended only in 1814 after some tactful pressure from the British. It was originally targeted at nuevos, or European settlers of Muslim or Jewish origin who converted to Christianity but

returned later to their original ways of worship. Its scope was later extended to include native practices such as using turmeric or tulsi , cooking rice without salt, wearing either a dhoti or a choli, practicing astrology, having more than one wife and ‘other offences’ such as sodomy, refusing to eat pork and selling arms to Muslims. The only known first-hand account of this moment in history is a book by French physician Charles Dellon. What are we talking about?

2. The _______________________ is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The term is most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group. The term has connotations of academic excellence , selectivity in admissions , and social elitism.

The term became official , especially in sports terminology , after the formation of the NCAA Division I athletic conference in 1954 , when much of the nation polarized around favorite college teams . The use of the phrase is no longer limited to athletics , and now represents an educational philosophy inherent to the nation’s oldest school .

3. The bada imambara in Lucknow built by Nawab Asaf ud -dullah has a very interesting story : built to provide work to famine stricken public ,everynight some part built during the day was demolished to ensure more work . To provide food to the workers throughout the day the meat was kept in ovens sealed on a very low flame . this technique refined has now become one of the finest cooking forms of India and Paksitan and is mainstay in Awadhi cuisine . identify

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