Thursday 10: Throwback to the First Quizzing Show of India

Q.1. Let's start our Quiz set with a question tributing the original quizzing inspiration for many in India.

Identify this Show being depicted in this classic Amul Ad.

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Surbhi, The weekly end of the show Quizzing was the reason for issue of Competition Postcards.

Q.2. The Legendary Lord Parshuram the avatar of Lord Vishnu, is believed to have created the land of X by shooting an arrow from Sahyadri mountains into the arabian sea.

Which place is being talked about? Apparently in Bucket list of every friend group.

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GOA

Q.3. With which city would you associate this massively circulated image. Though it has seen civil Wars, bombings, air raids,etc but still this recent tragedy was felt very hard.

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Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. 

Condolences to the deceased.🙏🏻🙏🏻

Q.4. This is Gyanvapi Mosque built by Aurangzeb after destroying a supposedly famous temple. The remains of temple is still visible in the walls of Mosque. It is also the mosque eyed to be the next after Babri Mosque of Ayodhya. 

Identify the temple, whose area this mosque is believed to be encroaching.

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It is in Varanasi, in vicinity of Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

Q.5. Guess the missing word.

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Bhabha, Homi J Bhabha died in an aeroplane crash which is the accident being discussed here.