India quiz 2016 Questions with Answers
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This document contains questions and answers for an India quiz. It includes questions about notable Indian people like Abid Hasan Safrani and Sukumar Sen, places like Meghalaya, events like the Hornbill Festival, films like Iruvar, and organizations like the NCC and NSS. The document tests knowledge of history, culture and current affairs related to India.
India quiz 2016 Questions with Answers
- 2. Special Thanks to Student Council, Student Affairs, CC and Electrical departments
- 3. Rules • 25 Questions – 1 Round • No Negatives • No Mobiles
- 4. 1. What’s the good word? • Abid Hasan Safrani, born Zain-al-Abdin Hasan, was an officer of the Indian National Army and later, after 1947, an Indian diplomat. • Born to an anti-colonialist family in Hyderabad, Abid Hasan was brought-up in India and later went to Germany to train as an engineer. • It was while he was a student in Germany during World War II that Abid Hasan met Subhas Chandra Bose and decided to join the Indische Legion. • Hasan would later serve as Bose's personal secretary and interpreter while Bose was in Germany • According to Leonard Gordon, author of Brothers Against the Raj, Abid Hasan Safrani coined the salutation X, used even today
- 6. 2. • X started work at D.J Keymer, a British-run advertising agency, as a "junior visualiser," earning eighty rupees a month • Although he liked visual design (graphic design) and X was mostly treated well, there was tension between the British and Indian employees of the firm. The British were better paid, and X felt that "the clients were generally stupid • Later, X worked for Signet Press, a publishing house, where X designed covers for many books including Jim Corbett’s Maneaters of Kumaon, Jawaharlal Nehru’s Discovery of India • He also worked on a children’s version of Y, a classic Bengali novel by Bibuthibhusan Bandopadyay, a coming of age story. Y was later made into a film by X • X has also written many short stories (Feluda stories, Professor Shanku stories, Mullah Nasiruddin stories etc) • Id X and Y
- 7. Answer • X – Satyajith Ray • Y – Pather Panchali
- 8. 3. • X along with its neighboring Indian states has been of archaeological interest because people have been living there since the Neolithic era • The importance of X is its possible role in human history through domestication of rice. • One of the competing theories for the origin of rice, is from Ian Glover, who states, "India is the center of greatest diversity of domesticated rice with over 20,000 identified species and this part of India is the most favorable single area of the origin of domesticated rice • The majority of population and the major tribal groups in X follow a matrilineal system where lineage and inheritance are traced through women. The youngest daughter inherits all the property and she is the caretaker of aged parents and any unmarried siblings. In some cases, such as when there is no daughter in the family or other reasons, the parents may nominate another girl such as a daughter in law as the heir of house and all other property they may own. • X’s name means “Abode of Clouds” in Sanskrit • ID X
- 10. 4. • The X is a celebration held every year in the first week of December, in Nagaland, North-east India. • It is also called as the 'Festival of Festivals • To encourage inter-tribal interaction and to promote cultural heritage of Nagaland, the Government of Nagaland organizes X every year in the first week of December. The first festival was held in the year 2000
- 12. 5. Connect (Non Exhaustive) • White House • Taj Mahal • Kumbhakaran • Navtala • Prayer Hall • Deer Park • Charlie • Major General Natraj • Major General Prithviraj • Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan
- 13. • Pokhran tests 1998, except the last everything were Codewords • The last was the quote by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee after the test
- 14. 6. Identify X • One giant of modern India, a person of critical importance in his time but largely forgotten today, was X, a mathematician, civil servant and, most importantly, the man who set up our extraordinary electoral system • X took great care while designing the electoral system; he knew democracy meant an opportunity for everyone to participate in decision-making. He was confronted with 176 million Indians aged 21 or above, of whom more than 85 per cent lacked even elementary education – Party symbols were introduced to aid them in decision making • One of the greatest challenges X faced, however, was social. For instance, women in northern India were reluctant to give their names to the officials preparing the electoral rolls as they were habituated to being known by association with one or the other family member, such as Ramu’s mother or Shyamu’s wife; so they had registered in that fashion. • X was outraged when he saw this and directed his officials to rectify the records. As a result, some 2.8 million women struck their names off the list • X was later invited by Sudan to oversee its first general election.
- 15. Answer • Sukumar Sen, First Chief Election Commissioner of India
- 16. 7. • X is an 1988 American action-adventure film produced by Ashok Amritraj and Sunanda Murali Manohar, directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Nico Mastorakis. • Starring Brett Stimely, ”Y” and Anna Nicholas, the film was shot primarily in South India, the story revolving around a mythical ruby called the “X“ • This was Y’s debut in Hollywood and has so far been in his only Hollywood movie • Image next slide • Id X and Y
- 18. Answer
- 19. 8*. • X is the first woman Lt. General of Indian Army (second highest rank in the Indian Armed forces) • She was also the first Vice Admiral of Indian Navy in 2005. She took the control of AFMC (Armed Force Medical College) in 2004, hence becoming the first woman officer to command the college • She has been awarded with 15 medals in her 36 years of career in Indian Armed Forces • She has also received the Sena Medal for providing gynae-endoscopy and oncology facilities and pioneering invitro-fertilisation and assisted reproductive techniques for infertile and childless couples in military hospitals
- 20. • Punita Arora
- 21. 9. • X is a 1997 Indian political drama film co-written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam • The film which is loosely based on the relationship between cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu and features Mohan Lal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Nasser etc.. • The film was showcased in the Masters section at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was a critical success and won the Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival and two National Film Awards • In 2012, X was included by critic Rachel Dwyer in the 2012 British Film Institute Sight and Sound 1000 greatest films of all time which is considered to be one of the most respected film polls all over the world • ID X and the two men whose lives were chronicled by this film
- 22. • Iruvar • MGR and Karunanidhi
- 23. 10. • Which word derived from Urdu words for trying and binding and meaning organization or arrangement is often used in relation to certain duties of Indian police forces?
- 24. • Bandobast
- 25. 11. • X was a historical Pashtun tribe living primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. • They trace their descent to the Ghorids, a formerly Hindu and later Islamic dynasty originating from Mandesh in the Ghor region of modern-day central Afghanistan • Initially, the people of X used to be either Muslims, Hindus or Pagans, but were forcible converted by Mahmud of Ghazni • Y born as Farid Khan belonged to this tribe • Y was a gifted administrator and a capable general and introduced a lot of civic reforms including the postal system of India • He was also integral in the development of the Grand Trunk road from Chittagong to Kabul • Id Y
- 26. Answer • Sher Shah Suri
- 27. 12. ID X and Y • X was first started in Germany in 1666 • It was started in India in 1948 with X act as a means of grooming the youth of the country into disciplined and patriotic citizens • It was initially voluntary and then was made compulsory in 1963 and was again made voluntary in 1968 • The symbol for Y launched in 1969 (Mahatma Gandhi’s centenary year), is based on based on the giant Rath Wheel of the Konark Sun Temple • The idea for Y was recommended by University Grants Commission, headed by S. Radhakrishnan and later by Central Advisory Board of Education • Y was considered as an instrument of national integration and also to develop the student’s personality through community service
- 28. • X – NCC • Y - NSS
- 29. 13. • What does the map (next slide) represent?
- 32. 14. • X was a drink created by the Pure Drinks Group in the 1970s. • The Pure Drinks Group pioneered the Indian soft drink industry when it introduced Y into India in 1949, and were the sole manufacturers and distributors of Y till the 1970s when Y was asked to leave. • The Pure Drinks Group and X Beverages Pvt. Ltd. virtually dominated the entire Indian soft drink industry for about 15 years, and then started X during the absence of foreign competition. • The brand's slogan was "The Great Indian Taste", an appeal to nationalism.
- 34. • Campa Cola
- 35. 15 • This finance minister, also an industrialist, introduced a slew of new personal taxes on top of the existing 87.5% income tax in the budget of 1957-58. Due to this, he got the nickname ‘tax, tax and kill’. Who and he lends his name to which business group??
- 37. 16. • Id the lady in the picture and what is her claim to fame
- 38. • Karnam Malleswari • Bronze medal, Olympics 2000 and also first female athlete from India to win a medal in Olympics
- 39. 17. • X, commercial arm of Y, was incorporated in the year 1992 as a Pvt Ltd company owned by the Govt of India • It is a PSU and was awarded the Miniratna status by the government in 2008 • X has had had dealings with EADS Astrium, Intelsat, Avanti Group, WorldSpace, Inmarsat, and other space institutions in Europe, Middle East and South East Asia • X was recently embroiled in a scam that caused Conflict of Interest allegations against some of the members of Y
- 40. • Antrix
- 41. 18. Identify X • X (a government owned entity) started in 1948, is the most profitable retail chain in India ahead of Future and Reliance Retail • X sells a wide variety of products like household provisions, kitchen appliances, alcoholic drinks, cars, and sports equipment • Though X is a not for profit organization, it earned Rs 236 crores during FY 2014-15 on a revenue of Rs 13,709 crores • While companies offer slightly lower prices to X than others, the prices offered by X to its customers is much lower than their competitors due to tax waivers provided by the government
- 42. • Army Canteens
- 43. 19. Put Funda and Id X
- 44. • Republic Day Chief Guests • X – No chief guests
- 45. 20. • X was the first sports person to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha • He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television • His filmography includes Sangdil, King Kong, Choron ka Chor, Mera Naam Joker, Jai Bajrang Bali, Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge etc.. • Id X
- 46. • Dara Singh
- 47. 21 After having voiced his regret over the Amritsar massacre X spoke about another issue- ‘The right answer is for the British Museum and other cultural institutions to do exactly what they do, which is to link up with other institutions around the world to make sure that the things which we have and look after so well are properly shared with people around the world. I certainly don't believe in “_________", as it were. I don't think that's sensible.’ Id X and the issue
- 48. • David Cameron, Kohinoor Diamond
- 49. 22. Id X
- 50. • Capt. Lakshmi Sehgal
- 51. 23. • Image (next slide) shows Apta railway station in Maharashtra • This station has been used in multiple movies like Rang De Basanti, Chinatown, Swades etc. and is reported to be earning the Railways around Rs 40L per annum • X was one of the earliest movies that used this station was for a very iconic scene •
- 53. • DDLJ
- 54. 24. • Currently there are 30 full members, 4 associate members, 3 affiliate members, 6 future members and 3 non-members. • If the Supreme Court appointed Panel recommendations come into force, this is bound to change with a one-state: one-vote system coming into force and second and third member from each state being relegated to associate status. • Which organization?
- 55. • BCCI
- 56. 25. • Who is the cartoonist?
- 57. • Bal Thackeray