Sunday, February 6, 2011

Question 512.h: Last man standing

There are totally 5 statues of the Jain saint __X__ in Karnataka

  • 42 feet at Karkala in Udupi District in 1432 AD
  • 39 feet at Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada District in 1973 AD
  • 35 feet at Venur in Dakshina Kannada District in 1604 AD
  • 20 feet at Gommatagiri in Mysore District in 12th Century AD

Simply ID X, the most famous one
& give me the place __Y__ in Karnataka.

Picture of X

Theme Round STILL OPEN: LAST QUESTION

No more questions in this theme round!


So guys, go for it!


ignore all that, he's just lazy
Its an exhaustive theme
& this is the last question
sorry about that
Regards
Pai



Question 512.g: Back to School again



The Following is the timeline of the development of __Y__ in India, to reinforce India's once unparalleled position in the world

TIMELINE:

  • On December 9, 2006, the New York Times detailed a plan to spend $1 billion to revive __X___ near the ancient site. A consortium led by Singapore and including China, India, Japan and other nations will attempt to raise $500 million to build a new____ and another $500 million to develop necessary infrastructure.
  • On May 28, 2007, Merinews reported that the revived ______'s enrollment will be 1,137 in its first year, and 4,530 by the fifth. In the second phase, enrollment will reach 5,812.
  • On June 12, 2007, News Post India reported that the Japanese diplomat Noro Motoyasu said that "Japan will fund the setting up an _______ in ___X___ in______." The report goes on to say that "The proposed university will be fully residential, like the ancient seat of learning at ___X___ In the first phase of the project, seven_____ with 46 foreign members and over 400 Indians would come up." ... "_____ will impart courses in science, philosophy and spiritualism along with other subjects."
  • On August 15, 2007, The Times of India reported that Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has accepted the offer to join the revived ____Y_____ sometime in September 2007."
  • On May 5, 2008, NDTV reported that, according to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, the foundation of the ______ would likely be in the year 2009 and it could begin in a few years from then. Sen, who heads the___Z____, said the final report in this regard, is expected to be presented to the East Asia Summit in December 2008.
  • On May 11, 2008, The Times of India reported that host nation India and a consortium of East Asian countries met in New York to further discuss __X___ plans. It was decided that ___X___ would largely be a post-graduate research ________ . The objective of ___Y___ was claimed to be "aimed at advancing the concept of an Asian community...and rediscovering old relationships."
  • On December 16, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao contributed US$ 1 million dollars for the ___Y___ during his visit to India.

Picture of X

Question:

1) ID X 
2) ID Y
3) Z and the blanks for your own pleasure, but i only want X & Y.