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24 Which famous pop band visited India Indian institutes?
in 1968 and whose ashram did they stay at
in Rishikesh? 32 In April 1973, a group of village women
in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas
25 What name was given to the tied themselves to trees to stop them from
groundbreaking concert, which brought being cut down. What movement did this
two streams of musical tradition into one act lead to, which was the start of an
perfect harmony, with maestro Pandit Ravi environmental movement in India?
Shankar on the sitar and Israeli star Yehudi
Menuhin on the violin? 33 The declaration of Emergency by
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was a big
26India won a historic cricket victory assault on Indian democracy. Can you
against England at the Oval in 1971. Who remember the name of a satirical Hindi film
was the captain of that Indian team? which was banned because it made fun of
Indira Gandhi and her son, Sanjay?
27 Three bowlers dominated Indian
cricket in the 1970s. Could you name them? 34 A 1975 film took the world of Indian
popular cinema world to new directions.
28 Where and when did An ensemble cast, a villain like no other,
Little Master Sunil Gavaskar the feel of a Western, it made names and
make his Test debut? careers. Who directed the film and what
was the name of the famous horse?
29 Field Marshal Sam
Maneckshaw was definitely 35 Which year was the 6-digit pin code
the power of India’s 1971 victory against introduced, for speedy delivery of letters,
Pakistan which led to the formation of telegrams and parcels?
the new nation of Bangladesh. But which
Indian general signed the Instrument of 36 What was the name of the political
Surrender at Dacca (now Dhaka), and on leader who galvanised parties and people to
which date? fight against the Emergency?
30 Rabindranath Tagore was the first 37 Manmohan Desai made this comment
Indian to win a Nobel Prize in 1913 for about a Hindi film star: “… is number 1 to
literature. But India’s first Nobel in science 10, all other stars come after that”. Who did
was won by a physicist in 1930. His nephew he mean and which very popular romantic
also won a Nobel. Who was this scientist hero did this star replace?
and who was his nephew?
38 Which sporting event did India host
31 India set up its space programme in 1982, which not only set up vital sports
with the first sound rocket which went up infrastructure but also gave us hope for
from Thambu, Kerala, in 1963. What was better and bigger events and more medals?
the name of India’s space pioneer who set
up ISRO amongst many other prestigious 39 India’s biggest cricket triumph
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