This document provides the rules and questions for an India quiz session held on January 30th 2018 by Vishal Sharma at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College. It contains 23 multiple choice questions testing knowledge about Indian politics, history, culture and more. The questions are across various categories like #Politics, #World, #History and more. Participants can earn +10 points for a direct correct answer or -5 points for an incorrect "pounce" answer. The quiz master's decision is final.

1. The Revolutionists
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College
Presents
Satyagrah 2.0
India Quiz Session
By : Vishal Sharma
Jan 3o, 2018

2. Rules
• 21 Questions
• Direct +10/0
• Pounce +10/-5
• Decision of Quiz Master is Final

3. Remembering Our Hero

5. Let’s Start

6. Q1. #Politics
• In February 2014, Sushma Swaraj had gotten into
a Twitter war with X who, at that time, was the
party spokesperson of BJP. The duo slugged it out
regarding the strategy the BJP had adopted in
Parliament on the creation of Telangana. X shared
someone’s Twitter post that took jibe at Swaraj.
As her tweet went viral, she tried to water it
down. However, the war intensified when
Sushma retweeted a post that hit back at X.
“With Spokespersons like @---------, u (you) don’t
need enemies”. Who is X?

8. Nirmala Sitharaman

9. Q2. #Connect & FITB
• Charles I – 1649
• Betsy Ross – 1836
• _______ - 1948
• Orville Wright – 1948
• John Bardeen – 1991
• Sidney Sheldon - 2007

11. Mahatma Gandhi;
People died on 30th Jan

12. Q3. #World
• Ri Chun-hee is the most famous news anchor of
North Korea, appearing nearly every time the
country takes a step towards fulfilling its nuclear
ambitions, delivering the state’s proclamations in
a booming voice and brimming with gusto. The
74-year-old is known as “the people’s
broadcaster” and “voice of North Korea”. She
typically wears a hanbok, traditional Korean
attire, of course, in her trademark color.
what is her popular name in western media?
(image on next slide)

15. Pink Lady of North Korea

16. Q4. Put Funda #Amul

18. Right to Privacy

19. Q5. #Bollywood
• When reminded of his bitter experience with X’s
producer Gaurang Doshi, Vipul Shah dismisses
the issue, “we never cross certain ethical limits.
Cinema has its own rhythms and ethical patterns.
Even the decision to have two endings in X, one
for the overseas market and one for India, was
entirely mine. The decision to have a moralistic
ending in India was dictated by the more
conservative demands of the native populace.”
Shah is apologetic about X, adapted from the
Gujarati play Andhalo Pato, not doing too well
in rural India.
• Id X.

21. Aankhen

22. Q6. #History
• A legend based on oral traditions holds that the
city was known in ancient times as Lavapuri (City
of Lava) and was founded by Prince Lava, the son
of Sita and Rama while Kasur was founded by his
twin brother Prince Kusha.
• The oldest authentic document about it was
written anonymously in 982. It is called Hudud-i-
Alam (The Regions of the World). In this
document, X is referred to as a small shehr (city)
with "impressive temples, large markets and huge
orchards." It was called by different names
throughout history.
• Id the city.

24. Lahore

25. Q7. #Politics
• After the launch of BSP, in an attempt to attract a
strong Dalit base, Kanshiram had coined a
provocative slogan - 'tilak, tarazu aur talwar,
inko maro joote chaar'. It worked and in 1989 UP
assembly election, the BSP contested on 372
seats and won 13 with 9.41% votes.
• But in subsequent years, the party leadership
disowned the slogan thanks to the Vote bank
politics.
• What do these tilak, taraju and talwar symbolize
?

27. 3 Upper Varnas/Castes

28. Q8. #India
• The husband and wife duo of Jagdish Gandhi and
Bharti Gandhi founded the City Montessori
School, Lucknow with just 5 students and a
borrowed capital of just Rs 300 in rented
premises in 1959. In 2002, the school was
awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace
Education. The school has also received the 'Hope
of Humanity' Award from spiritual leader, Dalai
Lama.
• Apart from this what is so special about the
school?
(Image on next slide)

31. World’s Largest School

32. Q9. Who is the author?

34. Hillary Clinton

35. Q10. #Book
• The first edition of the book was published in
Great Britain on August 27, 1955. To date, it
has been translated into more than 20
languages and has sold over 13 crore copies,
besides being the top- selling copyright title in
history. It was initially intended to be given
away for free in pubs.

37. Guinness Book

38. Q11. #FITB
• In Formula 1, if the reigning World Champion no
longer competes in it the year following their
victory in the title race, ---- is given to one of the
drivers of the team that the reigning champion
won the title with. This happened in 1993 and
1994, with Damon Hill driving car ----, due to the
reigning World Champion (Nigel Mansell
and Alain Prost respectively) not competing in
the championship.
• DVDs that can be played in any region are
sometimes referred to as being "region ------".

41. Q12. #Biz
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is an
exempt public authority which provides research
for the Australian red meat and livestock
industry and promotes beef, ------ and goat meat
in Australia and international markets. Its
marketing activities include appearances by
"Lambassador" Sam Kekovich. Recently, the
company hit the news headlines in India. Why?

43. Lord Ganesha’s depiction in Lamb promotion ad

44. Q13. #Politics
• An innocuous question in a recent episode of game
show KBC has sparked off a war of words between the
BJP and Congress in the state. The BJP hailed the
question - 'the CM of which state is fondly called
mama?' - as a sign of ___ ____'s popularity. A sullen
Cong MP accused Amitabh Bachchan of cosying up to
the BJP, with Cong leaders tweeting - 'Moongfali me
dana nahi, ____ ____ mama nahi' - a reference to the
state's failure to tackle the drought like situation.
Another Cong leader said the Rs 40000 prize for the
question was a truer measure of CM's importance.
• Id the CM

46. Shivraj Singh Chauhan

47. Q14. #World
• Across the United States there are hundreds
and thousands of trees that have stood
around for many centuries and bore witness
to the history in that area. Some of these trees
were present during key events in American
history like the Civil War battles. Historians call
these trees “--------- trees”. Many Civil War -----
--- trees took bullets along with thousands of
men. Many of them still hide bullets within
their trunks.

49. Witness Trees

50. Q15. #Culture
• X, particularly performed to the beats of Dholki, is a
combination of song and dance that is most commonly
noted for its powerful rhythm. The word ‘X’ is derived
from the word -------, which means ‘beauty’. It aims to
take various aspects of social life such as politics,
religion, romance, etc. and present them in an
entertaining form. The dance originated as a form of
morale booster for warring troops during the 18th and
the 19th century.
• The dance is generally performed by Dhangars or
shepherds living in the Sholapur district of
Maharashtra. They are inspired by nature and the
dance form contains tales of the birth of Biruba, their
deity.

52. Lavani

53. Q16.
• X, launched in 2015, is a web portal of CBSE with the
primary aim of promoting information and
communication technologies in schools. It is a self-
review tool for schools and parents. It serves as an
interface for enhancing communication between
schools as well as parents.
• X, meaning the Gist, is also a 1984 Indian Hindi
drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. This was the
screen debut of Anupam Kher. It was chosen as
India's official entry for the 1985 Academy Award for
Best Foreign Language Film.

55. X- Saransh
Last Year, Saransh and I co-hosted this session

56. Q17. #FITB
• There are various meanings ascribed to them and the
proverb including associations with being of good
mind, speech and action.
• Though the teaching had nothing to do with ----------,
the concept originated from a simple play on words.
The saying in Japanese is mizaru, kikazaru,
iwazaru where the -zaru is a negative conjugation on
the three verbs, used in compounds. Thus the saying
(which does not include any specific reference to
"evil") can also be interpreted as referring to ---------.
• Mahatma Gandhi’s one notable exception to his
lifestyle of non-possession was a small statue of -------.
Today, a larger representation of it is prominently
displayed at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.

58. 3 Wise Monkeys

59. Q18. #History
• Mariam-uz-Zamani is a very famous figure of Mughal
history in Indian pop culture. Her actual name is
unknown, but in an 18th-century genealogy of her clan
(the Kachwahas), she is referred to as Harkhan
Champavati. She is also referred to as -------- which
perhaps indicates that she was a princess of a famous
Rajput Riyasat by birth. Mariam-uz-Zamani was the
respectful Persian title by which she was known at her
husband's court. In the Mughal Empire, non-Muslim
noblewoman who entered the imperial harem were
given titles as a mark of honour (which she received
only after the birth of her son) and this is the reason
why her actual name is rather obscure. What is her
popular name common folklore?

61. Jodhabai

62. Q19. Id X.
• Telangana MLA Shankar Rao installed a white marble
statue of Goddess X as “Telangana Talli(Mother
Goddess of Telangana)” at X Shanti Vanam in Maliwal
town to express their gratitude for creating Telangana
state. The idol is sculpted in a style similar to Hindu
goddess idols in south India - complete in silk sari, gold
jewelry and crown, carrying a lotus in one hand with a
beatific smile.
• The MLA said that he called for construction of a
temple for X while Andhra leaders had built a tomb for
her for announcing separate Telangana state.

64. Sonia Gandhi

65. Q20. #Mytho
• Maarkandeya
• Ashwatthama
• Bali
• Vyas
• Vibhishan
• Kripacharya
• Parashuram
• X
Connect & Id X

67. Ashta Chiranjivi;
X - Hanuman

68. Q21. Name the Political Party

70. Lovers Party

71. Q22. Id X
• American folklorist Jan Brunwand noted that X
has been the subject of jokes and legends since
the 1920s, when it entered the urban culture.
These legends reflect modern anxieties and
desires, emphasizing embarrassment and
accidents, primarily involving the men's trousers
in stories such as The ____ Stranger. An early
device superficially similar to X was patented in
US by Elias Howe in 1851 but that was more like
an elaborate drawstring. The true X was the
product of a series of incremental improvements
over more than 20 years by inventors and
engineers. This process began with a version
invented by W. Judson of Chicago.

73. Zip

74. Q23. #Sports
• X, an age old thrilling game of chase, originated
from the different strategy & tactics of
Kurukshetra war, is one of the oldest forms of
outdoor sports ,dating back to prehistoric times .
The chariot fighting during the war and zigzag
pathways followed by the retreating soldiers
indicate the formation of chain play- defense skill
in the game. A modified version of X was played
on chariots in Maharashtra which was known as
Rathera. One team from Pune exhibited the
salient features of the game at Berlin Olympics in
1936.

76. Kho Kho