India Quiz

India Quiz
Koushik Ramachandra

● 20 questions
● Infinite Pounce
● +10 for the correct answer
● -5 for an incorrect pounce

- How many states and union territories are there in India? (5 points)
- Name all the union territories (5 points)

29 states,
7 UTs
Andaman & Nicobar,
Dadra nagar Haveli
Chandigarh,
Lakshadweep,
Daman & Diu,
NCT (Delhi),
Pondicherry

X is an ancient Indian board game regarded today as a worldwide classic. It is played
between two or more players. The game is based on sheer luck, and is popular with
young children.The historic version had root in morality lessons, where a player's
progression up the board represented a life journey complicated by virtues and vices.
Name X

X is a city in the Koderma District of Jharkhand, India. X was once a major mica mining
center, Also known as Abrak (Hindi of Mica) Nagri.
A mica mining tycoon from X, Rameshwar Prasad Barnwal, decided to join the trend of
requesting songs on the radio by sending postcards.Tingled by the thought of hearing
their name on radio, two other residents of X, Ganga Prasad Magadhiya and Nand Lal
Sinha, decided to join Barnwal’s postcard-sending spree.
The largest number of requests for film songs addressed to Vivdh Bharathi came from X.
Name X

In 2004, Gotham Entertainment Group launched a comic in India with Pavitr
Prabhakar and Nalin Oberoi as its protagonists.
It is a recreation of a famous comic X that started the "comics revolution" in
the US, with wall street journal once announcing,
"X is coming to Wall Street".
Who are the original Pavitr Prabhakar and Nalin Oberoi?

She is made of bronze, is 10.5 cms tall and 4500 years old. The name given to
her is an assumption of her profession. She was found in 1926 by Ernest
Mackay in one of the oldest civilized cities.
Name the city and what he found?

Which famous public figure or business tycoon (a prominent member of the
Marwari family of Calcutta) of his time became the first India to be appointed
as the chairman of the Imperial bank of India, in 1993 (which later
transformed into State Bank of India)

This ethnic flavoured drinks company has launched a multi media campaign,
that includes videos dishing out pure nostalgia in a bid to establish a strong
consumer connect amalgamating them with elements reminiscent of the good
old days penned and narrated by a renowned poet and lyricist with the
background music of Malgudi days.
Name the company and the lyricist?

Which well known Indian Institution is a part of the old Hijli detention camp,
started by the British and was occupied the US Armed forces during WWII and
has memories of the Indian freedom struggle?

In 1967, this artist won the Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance for
‘West meets east’ with Yehudi Menuhin.
Name the artist?

Created on the lines of a Mexican television series, Ven conmigo, what Indian
television drama, was then the longest running series when it ended and also
the first serial drama series in India.

What medicinal treatment, first mentioned in Edwin Smith Papyrus (an
Egyptian text) is carried out and pioneered in India around 2000 BC by
Sushruta and Charak to cure the system of punishment caused by deforming
a miscreant’s body?

The 1974 Davis cup was a remarkable one. South Africa won the title
becoming the first non grand slam nation to win it.
The finals were against India and the matches were scratched and South
Africa was declared winner.
Why?

India refused to travel to South Africa for the final in protest of the
South African government's apartheid policies

Originally published as short stories in various magazines in 1893 and 1894. This
Indian-born English author wrote the stories while he was actually living in Vermont.
The purposes behind the stories were meant to be fables to illustrate moral lessons with
the various animal characters as anthropomorphic teachers. Though some academics
have argued that the stories also carry political allegories for the time of publication.
Name the author (5 points) and what the stories are now popularly known as (5 points)

A simple linear correlation analysis indicates that the Bay of Bengal sea
surface temperature is positively and significantly correlated with northeast
monsoon rainfall.
The north east monsoon is a significant contributor to the extreme El- Nino
effect which could result in an above normal rainfall in contrast to the less
than normal rainfall brought in by south west monsoon.
The extreme El- Nino effect was previously reported in 1982 and 1997 before
resulting something in the latter half of this decade.
What?

Youngest Indian writer ever (4 years old)

Hooghly Printing Co. ltd is a fully owned subsidiary of Andrew Yule & Company
ltd which was established in the year 1922.
Famous for their quality printing, it has the fine record of printing significant
copies of an important document along with Dehradun Printing facility.
HPC was also responsible for supplying the parchment paper for the printing
of other copies of the same.
What document?

The Pancharatna kritis of Thyagaraja is a set of five kritis which are in praise of
Lord Rama. The first kriti which was composed in Naattai ragam is an
exception to all the other four.
In 1997, naattai ragam was used in a song in an epic political drama film which
was loosely based on cinema and politics of TN.
This was back in news again recently. Why?

The marketing of X was noted for its uniqueness. Gamchha, a thin traditional
East Indian towel was taken to Cannes, the X team danced on the streets
wearing red gamchhas, after the Cannes Film Festival.
While most music launches in India happen with a big party in a 5- star
banquet hall in Mumbai, the music of this film, was launched in Patna.
What is X?

The world famous ‘X theme song’ is actually inspired from the song - 'Good
sign, Bad Sign' sung by Indian characters in the novel 'A House for Mr. Biswas
'. The song is composed with Tabla. What is X?

X was originally named ‘Namgyal Wangdi’, but as a child his name was
changed on the advice of the head lama.
X’s name translates to "wealthy-fortunate-follower-of-religion”.
He ran away from home twice in his teens, first to Kathmandu and later to
Darjeeling. He was once sent to Tengboche Monastery to become a monk, but
he decided that religion was not for him and departed once again and created
history.

● 20 questions
● No Pounce
● Next question to team after the
one which answers correctly
● +10 for the correct answer

What is happening in this picture?

Before this scientist’s discovery, scientists assumed that all stars collapsed into white
dwarfs when they died. He determined this isn’t so. He determined that any star
remnants 1.4 times more massive than our sun would be too massive to form a stable
white dwarf. After the limit, the force of gravity would cause the white dwarf to collapse.
Beyond this limit, stars at the end of their lives either explode into a supernova or
explode and then collapse into a neutron star or even a black hole.
Who is the scientist? (2 bonus points for naming the theory)

Subramnian Chandrasekhar,
The Chandrashekhar Limit

Traveler's diarrhea is a stomach and intestinal infection. It is generally a short, mild
illness lasting on average about three to five days. It is also called “Montezuma’s
Revenge”. The revenge element of the phrase alludes to the supposed hostile attitude of
countries that were previously colonized by stronger countries, which are now, in this
small but effective way, getting their own back.
Another name for Traveler’s Diarrhea is also the title of a popular Bollywood movie.
What is the name of the movie?

She was the first Indian to win the British Squash Championship title in 2003
in the under 19 category. Also the first ever beneficiary of Mittal Champions
Trust.
Who am I talking about?

This novel tells the story of 1,001 children born between midnight and 1.00 am of August
15, 1947, all of whom possess varying degrees of magical powers. Led by the protagonist
Saleem Sinai, the magical realist novel is set within actual historical events and won the
Booker Prize in 1981
Name the author (5 points) and the novel (5 points)

Salman Rushdie
Midnight’s children

The word ‘X' actually comes from the X who were a group of professional
assassins which roamed in the northern part of India for around 600 years
ago. They used to murder travelers and then rob them completely. They were
world's largest murderous cult.
This cult came to an end when Lord William Bentinck vowed to terminate
them. According to Guinness book of world records, X had killed around
2,000,000 people.
What is X?

Fill in the blanks
_____ is believed to be originated in South India. However, the exact origin of
this dish is still a topic of debate among the historians.
As per the wide belief among historians ,its birth place is _____ city of
Karnataka. As per the references in the Sangam literature, it was first used in
ancient Tamil country in 1st century AD. The recipe of can be found in
‘Manasollasa’, a 12th century book written by Someshwara III,who ruled from
present day Karnataka.

Common man,a famous comic by R.K Lakshman.
Who is the other one in the image?

Specifications for what?
Processor-366 MHz;
Graphics Accelerator and HD video coprocessor-Yes
RAM-256 MB Micro SD slot with a 2 GB Micro SD card (expandable to 32 GB)
two USB ports
3.5 mm audio output and input jack
2100 mAh battery
Wi-Fi capability
a browser developed by DataWind
A SIM modem.
Power consumption-2 watts
solar charging option
Cost- Affordable to almost each an every college going student

Sonu Nigam singing in the flight using the flight mic

______________ is a middle class Indian, frail but an extremely intelligent old
man. His attire includes his red turban, a wooden stick, a waistcoat with a
double inside pocket, and a pocket watch. Everybody in town knows that
whenever he goes out with his family, he never locks the door of his house;
but nobody has been successful in robbing his house. During the time of his
youth,he was a professional boxer who was undefeated because of his unique
strategy and punching skills.

What do they signify?
Neel Kamal
Tuta Hua Kaan
Sunhare Panjon Wala Kekada

If Benson, Flynn, Wesson, North, Yardley, Russell, Harrison, Brooks, Willis,
Burton, and Smith made up the opposing XI, who captained the
representative Indian side?

Logo for which scheme started in TN?

The Sanskrit version of what resource is subtitled as
swatantra-vishwa-vigyaana-koshaha?

While this small town is known for its sarees, handicrafts and a lot of other
things locally, the rest of India calls it the ________ capital. The roots of this
phenomenon trace their origin back to a certain V.K. Bansal. He was then an
employee of JK Synthetics who lived in the JK housing colony. In 1981, he
discovered that he was suffering from muscular dystrophy. As a degenerative
disease, it would eventually leave him unfit for his job. And rest as they say is
history.
Which city is this, which transformed completely due to this gentleman?

Locals say that the decision would backfire and hurt them in the long run.
According to official figures, as late as 1996 there were nearly 500,000 of
them, but in 2013 the population stood at about 190,000. The most severely
affected are the ones indigenous to the region namely - the Kangayam, the
Pulikulam, the Umblachery, the Bargur and the Alambadi.
What decision?

“He’s a flying jumping bean, a bundle of hyperkinetic energy, with the tour’s
quickest hands.. He hits off-speed, hacks, chips, lobs — he’s the Brad of
Bombay. Then, behind all his junk, he flies to the net, covers so well that it
seems to work. After an hour, you feel as if he hasn’t hit one ball cleanly —
and yet he’s beating you soundly.” That’s how he was described by a great of
the game.
Self-admittedly, his most important match came against a Brazilian, world
number 93 at a point, when he himself was ranked 126.
Who and which match was this?

Leander Paes, bronze medal match atlanta olympics

It was first recommended by The Royal Commission under the Chairmanship
of Lord Lee, in 1924. It started functioning on October 1, 1926 under the
Chairmanship of Sir Ross Barker. It was given a Constitutional status with
promulgation of Constitution of India on January 26, 1950.
What am I talking about?

Connect the following dates
26th October 1962-10th January 1968
3rd December 1971-21st March 1977
25th June 1975- 21st March 1977

Tarangini Mitra loved to pirouette. To dance by spinning on one foot came
naturally to her. On one of her school functions, her talent was spotted by a
certain Mr. Padmasee, a reputed ad film maker who approached her mother
and said “We just want her to do the spin, like she does so gracefully. The
small twist would be counterbalanced by a jingle. She does the move, packs
her bags, gets the cheque and leaves. Think of it, she’s going to be the first
________"

During the Bengal famine of 1943, which English prime minister when sent a
letter about the food sources being scarce in Bengal replied peevishly with,
“Food scarcity? Has Gandhi died yet?”

This is a 2005 book of fiction. It has 13 chapters. Each chapter’s name is
prefixed with a number. They are
1000
2000
5000
10000
50000
100000
200000
500000
1000000
10000000
100000000
1000000000
Which book?

Missing Person in the list. What list is this?
● HE Hon Aloun Ndombet Assamba - Jamaican lawyer, politician & diplomat,
Jamaica's High Commissioner to UK since 2012
● Dr George Ayittey - Ghanaian economist & author, founder/President of
Free Africa Foundation
● _______________________________________
● Sir Richard Ottaway - British politician, formerly Chair of Foreign Affairs
Committee
● William Roger Louis CBE FBA - American historian of British Empire,
editor-in-chief of The Oxford History of The British Empire
● Prof John M MacKenzie - British historian, editor of Manchester University
Press 'Studies in Imperialism' series

Shashi Tharoor, Oxford Reparations Debate

About what did Mark Twain say the following ?
“It is wonderful, the power of a faith like that, that can make multitudes upon
multitudes of the old and weak and the young and frail enter without
hesitation or complaint upon such incredible journeys and endure the
resultant miseries without repining. It is done in love, or it is done in fear; I do
not know which it is. No matter what the impulse is, the act born of it is
beyond imagination, marvellous to our kind of people, the cold whites.”

X was formulated by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in 1906 in Ghaziabad, India and is
manufactured by the companies founded by him and his sons, Hamdard (Waqf)
Laboratories, Pakistan and Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories, India. Since 1948, the
company has been manufacturing the product in India, Pakistan as well as in
Bangladesh. The drink is commonly associated with the month of Ramadan, in which it is
usually consumed during iftar. It is sold commercially as a syrup to flavor sherbets, cold
milk drinks, ices, and cold desserts, such as the popular falooda. While the name X is
sometimes translated as "refresher of the soul", the exact meaning is not known.
Name X

This is the logo of which city’s metro service in India?

Lucknow : Modeled after the Rumi Darwaza of Lucknow

Anita Karwal, the author of Think Everest, Scaling Mountains with the Mind
now acts as chairperson/chief for the board X.
X is also the origin of “Sharma ji ka beta”. Name X

Davinder Singh Kang was the only Indian to make the finals of a field event at
the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
Which was the field event he participated in?

The name of this instrument comes from the persian word for drum. In the
Hindustani style, it is played in two ways: Band Bol and Khulla Bol.
Name the instrument?

In Indian mythology, Bhima married Hidimbi and had a son Ghatotkacha.
Kings of his lineage are said to have ruled over the vast lands of ‘Dilao’/’Laoti’,
also known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet.
As opposed to a lot of similar entities carrying a female name, it is one of
those rare ones with a male name
How do we better know Dilao today?

The company was incorporated on 29 December 1945 in Amalner, Maharashtra. It was
initially set up as a manufacturer of vegetable and refined oils under the trade names of
Kisan, Sunflower, and Camel. Today it is a global company with more than $8 Billion in
revenue. Which company is being referred to?

Western India Vegetable PROducts Ltd.

Located in Meghalaya, the Krem Liat Prah is the longest natural feature of its
kind in India. There are more than 1500 such natural features in Meghalaya.
What geographical feature?

“We should begin to work in that spirit, and in course of time all these angularities of the
majority and minority communities, the Hindu community and the Muslim
community...will vanish. Indeed if you ask me, this has been the biggest hindrance in the
way of India to attain the freedom and independence, and but for this we would have
been free people long long ago...You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you
are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship”
Who said this?

Who became India's head of state after August 15, 1947?

X was formed in December 1928 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies
Registration Act. X’s logo is derived from the emblem of the Order of the Star of India,
the British Raj emblem during the colonial period.
Name X

Coined by Rabindranath Tagore, ‘horbola’ has its root in the phrase “Harek
rokom buli bole jey” (One who speaks many languages).
A dying art, what kind of art is Horbola?

All of them are geographical indications from India
- Mysore Silk
- Darjeeling Tea
- Thanjavur Paintings
- Tirupathi Laddu
- Kashmir Pashmina

What’s the connect and find the odd man out!

Nobel Prize winners
Outlier : S.Chandrashekhar was an American Citizen when he got the Nobel
Prize

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