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Bangalore in India has played the host to many a people of international renown. One of them was X. X was transferred to Bangalore in October 1896 as a part of his military career. X, in his memoirs, talks about the climate, sport and other things in Bangalore. He was allotted "a magnificent pink and white stucco palace in the middle of a large and beautiful garden" for his stay. X started a butterfly collection in Bangalore and had to drop it because it was attacked by rats. X was considered one of the best polo players in his regiment and led his team to many prestigious tournament victories. X fell in love for the first time with a girl called Pamela Flowden and wrote to his mother saying She was, "The most beautiful girl I have ever seen, Bar none and also very clever . In his memoir named “My Early Life”, he also says that he became a member of the Bangalore Club, one of the most prestigious clubs in India. (Seen below is its logo). X still owes a sum of `13 to the Bangalore Club and X’s name can be still viewed under the list of members who have outstanding dues.

Identify X.

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USS X is a starship found in the series of StarTrek named after X. It is registered as NCC 26632 as an Ambassador class heavy cruiser in service to the Starfleet. It was launched in 2324 and the first officer to serve aboard was Lieutenant Rachel Garrett. By 2371, it was under the command of Captain Azon Lexon. It is described in Quarantine as being a Galaxy Class Vessel.

Solve for X

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235.

This is a novel by Ashwin Sanghi alias Shawn Haigins, which has been topping the list of bestsellers in India for four months. This book follows the tale of a Brahmin from Uttarpradesh, Gangasagar Mishra, who trains a poor,little girl from Kanpur to become the Prime Minister of India. This book simultaneously draws a parallel between a famous historical incident and is named after one of the most influential figures of Indian History as " _______ Chant". Identify the name of the book or Fill in the Blanks.

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This was an identity card issued by the United States Government to the soldiers of US Army during the early 1950s for some identification. Identify the blanked out space.

210.

Narasimhavarman I was a Tamil king of the Pallava dynasty who ruled South India from 630 - 668 CE. He is the son of Mahendravarman I. Narasimhavarman was also known as Mamallan (great wrestler) and Mamallapuram, an important tourist spot in Chennai was named after him. The picture is his statue found in Mamallapuram. He is much revered and adored in Chennai and Tamilnadu.

Narasimhavarman I is claimed to be one of the Seven Indian kings who never lost on the battlefield to their enemies. During his father’s reign, Pulikesi II of Chalukyas, annexed Kanchipuram, the Pallava capital and handed his father a bad defeat.

In order to avenge this defeat, once he ascended the throne, Narasimhavarman led his army along with his general Paranjothi and invaded Vatapi, successfully defeating the Chalukya king Pulakesi II in 642 CE. Vatapi was completely burnt and razed to ground.

In order to commemorate his victory over Chalukyas, he changed the insignia of the Pallava empire. The emblem, which had been a “raging bull” until that point of time was changed to something else.

My question is what was the new insignia and what did it inspire in today’s modern India..

185.

What flag is this? The face behind this flag has recently come into news.

176.

Bruce's Code is a set of rules for the management and administration of X including the servants, enacted by East India Company in 1821 A.D. These were the well-defined rules formulated as a code having 42 provisions to ease the administration of X on the basis of customs and previous usages without interfering in the day-to-day affairs. The objective of the Britishers in taking over X was to generate fixed revenue to the circar(government) by organising the income of X to prevent misappropriation and mismanagement of funds through systematic administration. In 1803, the then collector of Chittor, had sent a report to the board of revenues showing the full account of the institution, together with schedules, expenses, and extent of lands etc., known as "Statton's Report" on the X. These reports though small are in the same lines as the earliest report submitted to the british government on Puri by "Grome" and "Garrett". British rulers used "Statton's Report" to control and manage the institution till a set of rules for the management of X and the servants, were framed in 1821 A.D known as "Bruce's Code". Bruce, the then Commissioner of the district formulated a Code containing 42 provisions, known as "Bruce's code" for the guidance of the X administration.

Solve for X.

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X was an American Indian leader who lived during 1829 to 1909. He was one of those tribal lords who refused to agree with the US occupation of the wild American West. His name literally means "the one who yawns". The Mexican troops named him X because his consistent attacks with a knife through a trail of bullets making the soldiers utter prayers to saint Jerome. He is considered to be the "worst Indian who ever lived". A famous legend states that during one of his escapes from the American Army, he entered a cave and the US Soldiers surrounded the entrance, but still he managed to escape through another entrance which is still be found. This cave is named the X cave. There is also an Apache open source application server named after X.

One of the most easiest I have posted!! Identify X and say why is X currently in the news.

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He was born on 15 January 1940 and christened Kisan Baburao. His father was an unskilled worker at Ayurvedh Ashram shops. He attended schooling in Mumbai, where he studied upto class seven. He had six siblings and in his childhood, he was taken care of by his aunt. He worked at a flower shop and gradually, he started his own shop and became a florist. He joined the Indian National Army in 1963 as a driver. During the Indo-Pak war of 1965, he was the only survivor in a cross border exchange of fire, while driving in the Khem Karan sector. He again met with an a road accident in 1970. He came to his own village in 1975 and solved many of the impending problems of his village. He formed Tarun Mandal and Pani Purvatha Mandal in his own village. The village is now lit by unconventional energy sources and has been pronounced a model village by World Bank Group.

Identify this man.

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The following conversation was between Arthur Compton, a physicist after whom the Compton effect is named and James Conant, chairman of the National Defense Research Committee of USA to convey the conclusion of a successful operation. What is being discussed?

Compton: The Italian navigator has landed in the New World.

Conant: How were the natives?

Compton: Very friendly.

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What is happening here?

118.

Something really important happened in this place long back which had its significance yesterday. What is this place and what is the event?

113.

This is the logo of the Chennai corporation. The ship in the center represents Chennai's expertise in sea trading and reminds of the fact that Chennai started out as a port. But what do the tiger in the left,the bow in the middle and the fish in the right of the logo represent? (Sitter for people in TamilNadu)

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Apart from the fact that they are Indian legends of entertainment, what connects?