This document appears to be the transcript of an Independence Day quiz held in India on August 15, 2014. It contains multiple choice questions about Indian history, culture, and current events. The questions cover a wide range of topics including politicians, cricketers, films, artists, authors, inventions, festivals, and more. The quiz was meant to be non-serious and celebrate Independence Day.

1. I for Independence
(An India Quiz)
QM: Arindam
Goswami
Date : 15th August, 2014
Place; Karunakanta Sarma Junior College, College Road, Nalbari

2. FYI 
 Its not a serious India Quiz..Tried to cover
every topics possible.
 Happy Independence Day to all
 Pounce will be followed
 Let’s start..
 Please make it a peaceful session  Enjoy

3. He is an Indian jurist, parliamentarian,
constitutional expert. He was the longest-serving
High Commissioner for India in
the United Kingdom.
Once Jaitley spoke, "It is a coincidence
that his very distinguished son Abhishek
Manu X now has to prepare the final
draft and I am sure that he will keep in
mind the great heritage, not only
personal but also of the concept."
Who is he and which famous term was
coined by him?

4. Dr. Laxmi Mall Singhvi and Lokpal

5. Name the two cricketers..

6. Virat Kohli and Navjot Singh Siddhu

7. According to him this is the first
ever assamese dubstep & rap
song. ID the singer.. He is
popular in FM radio and works
at Terra Mayaa..

8. DEBASISH BARUAH a.k.a DJ BRAHMIN

9.  What took the efforts of 20 people, four months
and a budget of 150,000 pounds, unveiled on 13th
April,2009 ?
 "I am not the kind who normally reacts easily to
anything. But when my family and I saw it,
something identical, it was fantastic. There is so
much detailing, truly professional effort and it's
outstanding, really. I'm glad it doesn't breathe," X
said.

10. Sachin's wax statue in Madame Tussauds 

11. What its significance?
My Son Is Gay is an upcoming film, written and
directed by Lokesh Kumar, a filmmaker from
Chennai, India. The film is about an emotional
journey and struggles of an orthodox mother and
her gay son to accept his identity. It features
Anupama Kumar as the mother and Nakshatra
Bagwe,as the son, in lead roles.

12. It is India’s first crowd funded LGBT film…

13. He is Murugapillai Navratnaswami,
first ever to do something which
took 26 hours 50 minutes. There are
only 9 people till date succeded in
doing that..
Who will be his indian counterpart ?

14. Mihir Sen..He was the first indian to
cross Palk Strait, a shallow strait between
the Tamil Nadu state of India and the
Mannar district of the island nation of Sri
Lanka.

15. This controversial painting contains a women, a
wheel, land, hills, water,a ship and a rising sun.
According to a petition filed by artist, the title X was
not given by him. Nor was the work ever publicly
displayed, or put up for public sale. The name of the
painting, he said in the petition, was given without
his knowledge.
Who is this artist and the famous work ?

16. M.F. Hussain and Bharatmata

17. Through Indian Independence Act 1947
British India got partitioned into the two new
independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
There were only 3 present day state got mentioned
in the act.. Which states are these ?

18. Assam, Bengal and Punjab 

19. He was a noted Indian con man known for having
repeatedly "sold" the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, and the
Rashtrapati Bhavan and also the Parliament House of
India along with its 545 sitting members, for which he
was wanted in more than 100 cases and he was wanted
by 8 states police and was sentenced to 113 years in
prison. He was arrested nine times but every time was
able to break out of jail and run away which he last did on
1996 at 84 years of age while he was on a wheel chair.
(pic on next slide)

21. Mithilesh Kumar Srivastava or Natwarlal

22. How do we better know Ranbir Raj, Shamsher
Raj and Balbir Raj ?

23. Raj, Shammi and Shashi Kapoor

24. P. Varadarajan from Chennai created X who
made appearance on Jan,1983 and his first line
was “Achi, you’re hot all over.”
Creator described him as “ A foolish young boy
who lived in a little village with his
grandmother.” Who’s he?

25. Suppandi

26. She is the first woman shehnai player
of India. This disciple of Ustad
Bismillah Khan was crowned Shehnai
Queen at Chandigarh in 1983, the
year she made her debut. Once she
represented India at the Bharat
Mahotsav in Russia,1988.
Identify..

27. Bageshwari Qamar

28. “My Dear Kuttichathan” is a Malayalam movie Directed by
Jijo Punnoose and dubbed in Hindi as Chhota Chetan.
What its significance?

29. It is the first 3-D film,made in India.

30. He is credited as the first Indian rapper. He
also has the distinction of having the first
Indian music video ever to be shown on
MTV Asia.
Who’s he?

31. Harjeet Singh Sehgal or Baba Sehgal

32. The origins of this dish are uncertain. One legend has that it
originated in Tamilnadu in the kitchen of Thanjavur
Marathas ruler Shahuji while trying to make a dish
called amti, experimented with pigeon peas instead of mung
bean, and tamarind pulp for kokum and the court named it
X after the guest of the day, X ji, second emperor of
the Maratha Empire.
Other sources point to origin as Karnataka where “X
padartha" in Kannada means mix of spices and condiments.
Another story explain that origin of the name is from the old
Tamil word, "Chaampu" meaning ground or paste, in the
context of grinding coconut and spices to be dissolved in
tamarind pulp. Which popular stew?

33. Sambar

34. Give X
On 2014/07/08, an article by Hormazd
Sorabjee titled “An Epitaph for India's
"Appalling" National ___” appeared in BBC
Magazine which commemorates X’s
termination as it lived a majestic life from
1958 to 2014 leaving 33,000 amigos in Kolkata
only.

35. Hindustan Ambassador

36. Give me the bollywood movie and the music
director who has the distinction of being the first
Indian to compose a full symphony..

37. Paa and music director is Ilaiyaraaja

38. Fill in the Blank
Kapdo ke liye behtareen sabun, baar baar
lagataar, ____ kapdo mein chakachaundh
chamak lane ke liye, khushbudaar, jhaagwala
____ ..

39. Chamko, from the movie Chashme
Baddoor

40. It was first of its kind to be registered under
the Indian Companies Act,1956. Just
identify..

41. Bombay Talkies

42. Which festival ?
It is a hindu festival celebrated in Kerala, India. Keralites
celebrate the festival to commemorate the memory of
the Great King Mahabali who would keep his promise to
visit them every year as he now lived in Paataal after
donating Heaven and Earth to Vamana. According to
legend Vamana set his 3rd foot on Thrikkakara,a village
and hence the festival..

43. Onam Festival

44. Assamese counterpart?

45. Jahnu Baruah..They are the directors to make
films on Gandhi.

46. What connects Yama, Vayu, Indra and
Aswini twins ?

47. They are the divine fathers of Pancha pandava

48. It was launched globally on 12-12-12 by BSB
(Bharti SoftBank) Innovation Pvt. Ltd. One of their
tagline is “Made with in India.” What?

49. Hike messenger

50. He is Naeem Sayyed, an Indian film
actor, singer and Marathi film
director. He was nominated for
National Award for B. Nagireddy’s
“Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani” in 1972. He
has acted in 265 movies in 7
different languages and also has
produced and directed 6 Marathi
movies.
What’s his more popular name,said
to be given by a bollywood legend ?

51. Junior mehmood as given by Mehmood Ali

52. These are one rupee coins released by indian
govt. in 1987,1988,1989 commemorating what
?

54. World Food Day
Theme for the year 1987 was Small Farmers
1988 was Rural Youth
1989 was Food & Environment

55. He ranked seventh in the AIEEE'03. He was the national
Olympiad winner in Physics. He also cleared 11 national
engineering exams, including the Indian School of Mines at
Dhanbad but he decided to stay in delhi for Barry John's
theatre and Shiamak Davar's dance classes. He took
admission in Delhi college of engineering in mechanical
branch. After three years of studying engineering he realised
that he was getting claustrophobic in college and wanted to
be on stage. Then he left DCE, came to Mumbai and joined
Nadira Babbar's theatre group. Now he is popular in
bollywood..
Who’s he?

56. Sushant Singh Rajput

57. He is Sir John Hubert Marshall. In1902,
he was appointed Director-General of
Archaeology by Lord Curzon within
the British Indian administration and he
modernised the approach to
archaeology on this continent,
introducing a programme of cataloguing
and conservation of ancient monuments
and artefacts.
What’s his most famous contribution ?

58. He led the excavation that led to the discovery
of Harappa and Mohenjodaro, two of the main
cities that comprise the Indus Valley Civilization.

59. He was an Indian social activist who
served as the National Secretary
of Bharat Swabhiman Andolan. He had
an MTech Degree from IIT and had
worked as scientist for a brief period.
He started social movements, in order
to spread awareness on topics of
Indian national interest through the
Swadeshi movement, Azadi Bachao
Andolan and a strong believer and
campaigner for the use only of Indian-origin
product.

60. Rajiv Dixit

61. ?

62. Pandit Ravishankar.. They are the artists who took
part in “a concert for Bangladesh”

63. X are a group of small passerine birds. They are
insectivores. There are 13 species worldwide and 3 species
which occur in India. It builds a nest suspended from a
branch from which it gets its name..
Name the bird..

64. Penduline Tits !!

65. Give X
X – “You may call it a male thing but I go green with envy
whenever Natasha praises any other cricketer. I’m a
cricketer too, have been a part of two World Cup-winning
sides, have played more than 50 Tests and been an IPL-winning
captain. I’m aggressive on the field and a team-man
to the core. Still, I’m not Natasha’s favourite cricketer.
That spot is taken by Chris Gayle.”
Recently the Madhya Pradesh government has approved
the Narmada-Malwa-X river link project with an estimated
cost of Rs.2,143 crore.

66. Gautam Gambhir !!

67. This is the State Tree of West Bengal. It
is Called 'Saptaparna' in Sanskrit
language for the 7-leaf formation
The wood of this tree has been
recommended for the manufacture
of pencils, as it is suitable in nature
and the tree grows rapidly and is easy
to cultivate. In Sri Lanka its light wood
is used for coffins. In Borneo the
wood close to the root is very light
and of white colour, and is used for
net floats,
household utensils, trenchers, corks,
etc.. Identify

68. DEVIL'S TREE / BLACKBOARD TREE

69. This dance is particularly famous amidst the Varli,
Kokna and Koli tribes of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. With
the musical accompaniment of a wind instrument
named X, the dancers encircle and they dance past
mid night, usually done on moonlit nights.
Which dance?

70. Tarpa dance

71. What connects
Haridwar, Allahabad (Prayaga), Nashik and
Ujjain ?

72. Kumbh Mela

73. Thanks for your kind participation
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