Prelims for the filler Delhi quiz conducted at Nexus 2012, Sri Venkateswara college, made by Conquiztadors.

1. WELCOME
Bar One, and Nexus 2012 present-
Delhi Quiz

2. Sadda Rules
• There are 20 questions in the prelims
• Teams are requested not to use any unfair
means to answer- Switch off your
smartphones.
• The Quizmaster may be wrong, but his
decision is final.
• Top 6 teams will qualify. In case of a tie, team
with the funniest name will qualify, jk, there are star
mark questions for that purpose.

3. Best of luck!

4. 1*. This area in Delhi was designed
in the shape of horseshoe for the
architect believed it would bring
good luck to the traders. It was
named after the Duke of
_________, the uncle of George V.
Which area are we talking about?

5. 2. This company was started in New Delhi
in 1983, in technical collaboration with
Maruzen Corporation of Japan, and initially
manufactured floppy disks. Since then it
has expanded into manufacturing other
items, and has become one of the largest
companies globally in its field today. Which
company am I talking about?

6. 3. ID

7. 4. Fashioned after the Arc de Triomphe,
with the adjoining features inspired after
the Champs-Élysées street. It originally
housed a statue of George V, and in
recent times, there have been debates
regarding installing a statue of Mahatma
Gandhi. Which place are we talking
about?

8. 5*. FIB and give funda
• ______________
• Nursultan Nazarbayev
• Lee Myung Bak
• Bambang Yudhoyono
• Yingluk Shinawatra

9. • 6. Established in the early 1960s under the
name EPDP Colony or East Pakistan Displaced
Persons colony, hence explaining the origin of
its current culture. It was renamed after an
eminent lawyer and a highly respected figure
in Indian National movement. His funeral
procession was conducted by Mahatma
Gandhi himself. Name of the person/place will
fetch marks.

10. 7. Map displaying what?

11. 8*. Connect

12. 9
• He justified his campaign on India with claims
that the Sultanate at Delhi was too lenient on
the Hindu subjects. Legend goes that he
executed more than 100,000 captives in his
campaign. Who?

13. 10. FIB?
Circular gold gilt, 1-3/8 inches in diameter. In the
centre, the chakra (wheel), surrounded by a
lotus wreath and with an ornate edge.
Suspended by a straight bar suspender. The
medal is named on the edge. Blank in the
center, with “________" in Hindi along the
upper edge on the medal and the same name in
English along the lower rim. On either side is a
lotus design.

14. 11
• Established initially by Kundan Lal Gujral in
Daryaganj, it now has over 90 franchisees in
India. According to urban legends, it is the first
Indian restaurant to introduce tandoori
cuisine to the world. It shares its name
partially from Auranzeb's personal mosque in
the Red Fort complex. Name the franchisee.

15. 12*. Location?

16. 13.
Shah Jahan laid the foundation of X on a hillock in
1650 AD. It took over 6 years and 6000 workers, and
approximately 10 lakhs Rupees. It has three great
gates, four tower, with the western chambers
standing on 260 pillars carved using Hindu and Jain
tradition. On two occasions in recent years, it has had
its share of acts of terrorism. Which place are we
talking about?

17. 14*

18. 15.
Earlier known as Faiz Bazaar, it was rechristened
to its current name after Partition of India. This
area was the original cantonment of Delhi,
which was later shifted to Ridge area. This area
is also Pervez Musharraf's birthplace, where he
used to live till Partition. It also houses Hans, a
prominent Hindi literary magazine founded by
Premchand. This area bustles with Delhites on a
particular day.

19. 16
According to the legend of Ala-ud-din’s war
exploits, the name ___ given to this structure was
because its foundation was built on the severed
heads of about 8,000 Mongol soldiers killed in the
war. Another version of the legend refers to the war
crimes committed by Allauddin when the Mongol
army was defeated and the captured soldiers were
brought to ______ and trampled by elephants, then
their severed heads were hung on the walls of
_________.

20. 17
This rocks are older than the Stone Age or even the Ice Age.
In the late 1970s, a group of history students had found
tools dating back to the Stone Age. There have also been
claims of pre-historic rocks and pictorial engravings that
were found by other scholars. Identify one of the oldest
spot of delhi now famous for reasons of boozing, youth
activities and political indoctrination.

21. 18. What?

22. 19*. ID him.

23. 20. ID the singer