Sunday, July 17, 2011

Question 1178: Wat's in a name?


'X' was a British diplomat and civil servant of colonial British India. Among his numerable works is the negotiations with Abdur Rehman Khan, the Amir of Afghanistan in 1893 on boundary issues. The territorial exchanges were amicably agreed upon; the relations between the British Indian and Afghan governments, as previously arranged, were confirmed; and an understanding was reached upon the important and difficult subject of the borderline of Afghanistan on the east, towards India, leading to the formation of 'Y'. 'X' is also credited for the institution of 'Z', a recreational tournament for british troops in india, in 1888. This induced a tradition which continues to be followed today. Deservedly both 'Y' and 'Z' are named after 'X'.

X? Y? Z?


Answer: X: Sir Henry Mortimer Durand Y: The Durand Line Z: The Durand Cup.

20 Answers:

Anirban said...

X= Sir Henry Mortimer Durand
Y= The Durand Line
Z= Durand Cup (Football)

trimurti said...

x-durand
y-durand line
z-durand cup

Nitoo Singh Banerjee said...

X= Mortimer Durand
Y= Durand Line
Z=Durand Cup

Nitoo Singh Banerjee said...

X= Mortimer Durand,
Y= Durand Line
Z= Durand Cup

arch said...

X-Mortimer urand
Y-Durand Line
Z-Durand Cup

wheelsandwings said...

Mortimer Durand, Durand Line (b/w Afghanistan and Pakistan) and the Durand Cup

Tejas Gokhale said...

Durand Cup??

cruzer007 said...

X-Henry durand;
Y-Durand line;
Z-durand cup

indian said...

lord dufferin.

Rushabh said...

Durand....durand trophy...durand line...

Adi said...

X-Mortimer Durand
Y-The Durand Line
Z-The Durand(football)Cup

Anonymous said...

X - Mortimer Durand
Y - Durand Line
Z - Durand Cup
Sukanto

Unknown said...

Henry Durand (Durand Line and Durand Cup)

Soumya said...

Durand Line Durand Cup Durand!

Rahul Varma said...

Mortimer Durand,Durand Cup, Durand Line...

rishwin said...

badminton ? poona .

Satyanveshi said...

Sir Henry Durand; Durand Line and Durand Cup.

Satyanveshi said...

Sir Henry Durand; Durand Line and Durand Cup.

abhilash said...

X--mortimer durand
Y--durand line...afghan n pak border
Z--durand cup in football..

Kapinjal Chowdhury said...

DURAND,DURAND LINE, DURAND.