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In Telugu it is called JANDHYAMU,

Kannada- Janivaara
Marathi-Zaanaway
Assamese-Lagun
Punjabi-Janju
Malayalam- ?

Poonool

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Police Museum in Kollam is the only such
establishment in the country that traces the
history and growth of the Police force in India.It
is located just opposite theKollam Junction
railway station. In addition to arms and
ammunition of the 18th and 19th centuries,
including bullets, guns, machines, and a diversity
of other weapons, the museum also houses
information charts on DNA tests, human bones,
fingerprints, snaps of police dogs and a variety of
medals awarded to policemen of different ranks.
The museum is named after whom?

SARDAR VALLABHAI PATEL

Anacardium occidentale is the scientific

name of this fruit bearing plant. The name
Anacardium, originally from the Greek, refers
to the unusual location of the seed outside
the
core
or
heart
of
the
fruit.
Which fruit?

Many European products are marketed as

FREE OF E-NUMBERS. What does it mean?

Food free of any kind of additives. ENUMBERS are code numbers for food
additives in Europe.

Identify
animal

the

BEAVER

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USA witnessed a big controversy regarding
beef during early 2000s because of the
removal of ..(a part of
cattles body) before processing cattle
carcasses for human consumption, a
measure designed to lessen the risk of
infection
by
variantCreutzfeldt-Jakob
disease.
What was being removed?

THE
CHORD

SPINAL

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X Nationis a 2006
AmericanBritishcomedydramafilm directed
byRichard Linklater.
The screenplay was
written by Linklater
andEric
Schlosser,
loosely based on the
latter's
bestselling
2001
nonfictionbook of the
same name.

X is an anionic dye. It can be applied to

natural and syntheticfibers,leather,paper,
andphenol-formaldehyde resins and is also
used in the manufacturing of chocolates.
Id the die/the name of the plant!

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Amaranth

This statue in Russia seems to be the only

monument dedicated to this process. The
process is even mentioned in Ancient
Egyptian Ebers Papyrus. What process?

ENEMA

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Within a week of the app's launch on
November 19, 2014 it had reached the
number one position in Germany, later
reaching the same position in over 29 other
countries. As of June 2015 it had been
downloaded over 50 million times by users in
192 countries. Which app we are talking
about. The creators previous app STARLIZE
was a flop!

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It is held just 5 times till now, where 3 times

it was held in Gulmarg. It was last held in
2008.
What?

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National
Games

Winter

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There is a theory that the name of the

islands derives fromSanskritname for the
deityHanuman. Which island?

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ANDAMAN

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It is most widely used in acidic foods

such as salad dressings (vinegar),
carbonated drinks (carbonic acid),
jams
and
fruit
juices
(citric
acid),picklesandcondiments. It is
also used as a preservative in
medicines
and
cosmetics.

is

also used infireworksas a fuel

inwhistle mix, a powder that emits a
whistling noise when compressed into
a
tube
and
ignited.
What?

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SODIUM BENZOATE

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Some say X was first created in the

kitchens of the Mysore Palace by a
palace
cook
named
Kakasura
Madappa out of the above ingredients.
The cook at the Mysore Palace kitchen
simply made a concoction of besan,
ghee and sugar. The sweet that was
formed delighted the royalties so
much that it became a "Royal Sweet".
When asked its name, Madappa
obviously didn't have its name, so he
simply called it the X, a delicacy from
the Mysore Palace

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MYSORE PAK

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Lean finely textured beef, X is a U.S.
beef-based product that is added to
ground beef as a filler or to reduce the
overall fat content of ground beef. In
March 2012 about 70 percent of
ground beef sold in U.S. supermarkets
contained the X. Source areas for X
fromcattle may include the most
contaminated portionssuch as near
thehide.
IDENTIFY X

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Pink slime

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Travelling by train to Bhopal, Indian

archaeologist VS Wakankar saw some
rock formations similar to those he
had seen in Spain and France. He also
discovered several prehistoric rock
shelters, many with Stone Age rock
paintings. Which UNESCO World
Heritage Site was so discovered?

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BHIMBHETKA ROCK SHELTERS

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The name comes from an Arabic word

meaning imagination, and it is the
dominant genre of classical singing in
north
India.
This style was popularised by the unclenephew pair of Sadarang and Adarang,
both of whom were musicians in the
court of Muhammad Shah Rangile. The
bandish is generally composed in a
variant of Urdu or Hindi, and sometimes
in Persian, Marathi or Punjabi, and these
compositions cover diverse topics. What
is this style of singing called?

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KHAYAL

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The X Prizes are awarded annually by

the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) for notable and
outstanding
research,
applied
or
fundamental, in Biological, Chemical,
Earth,
Atmosphere,
Ocean
and
Planetary, Engineering, Mathematical,
Medical and Physical Sciences. The
purpose of the prize is to recognize
outstanding work in science and
technology.
The award is named after the founder
Director of the Council of Scientific &
Industrial Research. X?

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Santhi swaroop Bhatnagar Award

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According to the bookFood For Thought:
Extraordinary Little Chronicles of the
World, they were invented by George
Smith ofNew Haven,Connecticut, who
started making large boiled sweets in
1908. He named them after a racehorse
of the time. WHAT?

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LOLLI POP

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This disease first occurred in 1912

withinToyama Prefecture in Japan. This
disease was given the name because this
was the phrase victims would frequently
cry out; it translates into "it-hurts it-hurts
disease".
The cause of the disease was determined
to becadmium poisoningin thedrinking
waterfrom theJinzugawa Riverbasin. The
source of cadmium was discovered to be
fromMitsui Mining and Smelting Company.
WHICH DISEASE?

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ITAI ITAI DISEASE

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The1858
Bradford
sweets
poisoningwas
thepoisoningof
more
than 200 people inBradford, England,
whensweetsaccidentally
made
withXwere sold from a market stall.
Twenty-one victims died as a result. The
event contributed to the passage of
thePharmacy Act 1868in the United
Kingdom and legislation regulating the
adulteration
of
foodstuffs.
What caused the poison?

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ARSENIC

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Locusta(or Lucusta) was notorious
inAncient Romefor her skill.
According to ancient historians, in AD 54
Locusta was hired byAgrippina the
Youngerto avail her services. She was
used for similar kind of services by
Emperor Nero too. What was her
specialisation?!!!!

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PROFESSIONAL POISONER

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Some airlines switched from metal to allplastic or plastic-handled cutlery during
theoutbreak in 2003, since the
..virus transfers from person to
person easily, and plastic cutlery can be
thrown away after use. Many airlines later
switched back to metal cutlery. Which
disease?

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Severe acute respiratory

syndrome(SARS)

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Cavendish
bananas
were
named
afterWilliam Cavendish, 6th Duke of
Devonshire.Although there are many
different varieties and names, what is the
most common name we hear for a
Cavendish Banana in Kerala?

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ROBUSTA

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Where can you see this in Kerala?

It is a 924ft long tunnel built in
1867 by Sir T. Madhava Rao the
dewan of Travancore, and took 14
years to complete.

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VARKALA

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Seeds are mildly poisonous, containing a
small
amount
ofamygdalin,
acyanogenicglycoside.
The
quantity
contained is usually not enough to be
dangerous to humans, but it is possible to
ingest enough seeds to provide a fatal
dose. Which common fruit?

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