Bharat: Ek Khoj - The India Quiz - DoMS, IIT Roorkee

Round I – Infinite Bounce
• 50 questions
• First 25 questions clockwise, the rest anti-clockwise
• +5/0 on bounce
• +10/-5 on pounce
• Only the first two pounces per question will be considered

Q1
X doesn’t have an independent editorial control unlike the BBC. Its parent body has all the board
members appointed by the Government of India. This control is evident in a budget that allows
expenditure on “propaganda and public relations”.
There has been a proposal to provide funds to X by imposing a license fee to own a television in India
(similar to the BBC). However this is unlikely to be imposed keeping in view the financial constraints of
the average Indian.
Identify X.

Q2
On 26th January 1988, a Post Office was established at ____________ under the Goa Postal Division.
Congratulatory messages were received from the respective Indian President and Prime Minister on this
occasion. Mr. G. Sudhakar Rao was appointed as the first Honorary Postmaster despite having no
experience in this field.
What was the specialty of this Post Office?

Answer
This post office was established at Dakshin Gangotri. This is India’s first post office in
Antarctica.

Q3
Rudyard Kipling described X in his collection of short stories titled City of Dreadful Night, when he wrote
the following words: “Why, this is London! This is the docks. This is Imperial. This is worth coming across
India to see!”
X is also the name of an Indian movie from 1958.
Identify.

Q4
Identify this organization that was established in 1960 and is headquartered in Pune.

Answer
Film and Television Institute of India

Q5
While working in the United States, he was inspired by a lecture delivered by Norman Vincent Peale and
followed his motivational teachings. He launched a movement against caste-based reservation in India,
and has founded an organization called Country First Foundation whose mission is “to ensure freedom
through education and justice”.
Who is being talked about here?

Q6
In Skanda Purana, X is known as Kubjamraka as Lord Vishnu appeared here under a mango tree.
Another legend says that a fierce fire once broke out here. Lord Shiva was angry with Lord Agni and
cursed him. Then Lord Agni prayed here for the expiation of his sins. Hence X is also sometimes known
as Agni-Tirtha.
In Sanskrit, X is a name of Vishnu that means “Lord of the senses”.
What is X?

Q7
Chitrahaar is a Bollywood songs television program on DD National, most widely watched in the 1970s.
Lately, Chitrahaar has started using Same Language Subtitling (SLS), where Hindi subtitles of the
song’s lyrics scroll across the screen. The idea behind SLS is that people who are just learning to read
would benefit by reading lyrics of the songs they are listening to and watching. It’s an engaging way to
promote literacy, especially in villages.
Who is behind this initiative of Doordarshan?

Q8
He was born as Mahesh Das in 1528, in a village near Kalpi, Uttar Pradesh, India. According to folklore,
it was at Tikawanpur near the banks of the river Yamuna. He was the third son in a Hindu Brahmin
family which had previous associations with poetry and literature. He was educated in Hindi, Sanskrit
and Persian languages and specialized in music and poetry in the Braj language. The name by which he’s
more commonly known is derived from Vir Var which means courageous and great, quite contrary for him
since he was not known for his bravery or for his skill as a soldier.

Q9
The Oriya version is known as bhat payasa and likely originated in the city of Puri about 2,000 years ago.
It is cooked to this day within the temple precincts there. Every single day, hundreds of temple cooks
work to cook this dish, enough to feed at least 10,000 people.
It’s more famous name is derived from the Sanskrit word for milk.
Which dish is being mentioned here?

Q10
B. P. Singh started his career working with Doordarshan in 1973 as a news camera-man. He made a
murder-mystery TV film, Sirf Char Din and while preparing for this film, he befriended Inspector Jayant
Wagle from the Crime Branch. Subsequently, he produced the TV series, Ek Shunya Shunya for
Doordarshan in the1980s, before relocating to Mumbai where he made a few Marathi serials. One of his
most famous works was the horror show Aahat, which he produced from 1996 to 2010.
However, he is best known as the creator of another famous TV show. Which one?

Q11
She launched her own range of saris sometime in October 2013. Her store launch was graced by the likes
of Anil Kapoor and Karan Johar. The image below shows the logo and the address of her store.
Who am I taking about?

Q12
The Brahmanical accounts wrongly interpret the word X as “locks of hair”. There is also a mention of X
in Deva Samhita in the form of powerful rulers over vast plains of Central Asia. When Parvati asks Shiva
about the origin of X people, Shiva tells her: “They are the symbol of sacrifice, bravery and industry. They
are like gods, firm of determination and of all the Kshatriyas, the X people are the prime rulers of the
earth”. The famous Sanskrit scholar Panini has mentioned in his Sanskrit grammar that the terms X and
“democratic federation” are synonymous.
Identify X.

Q13
He came into the film industry in 1982 after graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India,
having attended the school with fellow Indian actors Naseeruddin Shah and Shakti Kapoor. When he was
offered the role of Shantanu in Ekta Kapoor’s Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki; he refused and told
the press that Ekta’s version is sure to be a flop because B. R. Chopra’s Mahabharata had actors in it
while her remake has models in it.

Q14
This peculiar term was coined by senior BJP leader Yashwanth Sinha to denote “crores of rupees being
made without investing any money”. Sinha also sarcastically commented that this business model can be
applied to resurrect the Indian economy and arrest the fall of the rupee.
What term/model?

Q15
Chu Chin Chow is a musical comedy written, produced and directed by Oscar Asche based on the story of
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. This comedy premiered at His Majesty’s Theatre in London on 3 August,
1916 and ran for five years with a total of 2,238 performances. One of the songs from this musical was
sung by Abu Hasan and Chorus.
In what particular way has this song been immortalized in Indian cinema?

Answer
The song Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu was inspired from the title track of this musical comedy.

Q16
Connect the following fictional names (exhaustive list) from the world of entertainment.
• Raj Malhotra
• Karan Joglekar
• Inspector Vijay Kumar / Lallu
• Akshay Malhotra
• Raja
• Rahul Devraj
• Dev Kumar / Anand Kumar Malhotra
• Bahattar Singh

Answer
Names of Akshay Kumar’s characters in his Khiladi series.

Q17
There was a report published in Al Jazeera in November 2013 discussing this place that is perhaps the
world’s largest free eatery. Some 450 staff and hundreds of volunteers help to run this kitchen. It is
estimated that free food is served to almost 1,00,000 people everyday here.
What was the subject of this report?

Answer
Golden Temple, Amritsar

Q18
For certain commercial broadcasting services, most big cities are divided into regions and operate on
different medium wave-band frequencies for each region. Delhi, for example is divided into four parts. If
Delhi-A runs as Indraprastha, Delhi-B runs as Rajdhani and Delhi-D runs as Yuv-vani, what is the
service on Delhi-C named?

Q19
X, for all his astuteness and intelligence, is a bit queer. He opines that the most spectacular pieces of
news in a newspaper lay hidden not under the headlines, but in the advertisements. The outer
appearance of X won’t do much to suggest anything out of the ordinary, but if he is cornered, he comes
out of his shell and then his words and actions become something to be reckoned with. He also calls
himself a “Satyanweshi” or “truth-seeker”.
Who is X?

Q20
The former Indian Army Chief of Staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, once stated that “If a man says
he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a _________”. This word derives its name from this Hindu
warrior-saint from the 8th century.
FITB.

Q21
Born on 19th November, 1928, who was the first sportsperson to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha?

Q22
X garnered 1.2 billion impressions on the web upon its inception. Persistent Systems Ltd., an Indian IT
consultancy, was the analytics (insights) partner for X. The company used big data solutions to help
make sense of the large chunk of responses that were received shortly. Variety of languages used in the
responses, different formats of the responses and the need of unearthing more sentiments from the
messages were challenging tasks for the analytics team. Most responses came in Hinglish, a mix of Hindi
and English. They were in either text, audio or video format. The analytics were beyond just praise and
criticism.
Similar kind of work can be expected to be done in the coming months too.
Identify X.

Q23
The term X has been used to describe movies that mix genres in one work. The origin of this final genre is
generally credited to Manmohan Desai, a director who very successfully exploited this theme in the 1970s
and 1980s. Such has been the popularity of this trend that even Hollywood has tried to copy some of its
elements. Baz Luhrmann stated that his successful musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001) was directly
inspired by similar themes.
Identify the term/genre in question.

Q24
The word X denotes “south” in Sanskrit. The ancient Indian epics such as the Mahabharata, mention X as
a tribe whose members fought on the side of both Pandavas and Kauravas. The earliest mention of this
tribe is said to be in Aitareya Brahmana, which mentions them as sons of the sage Vishwamitra.
Identify X which also lends its name to a region in India.

Q25
In India, he is known for the it’s-so-bad-that-it’s-good phenomenon. Identify.

Q26
He’s the only Music Director from the whole world to have set a record of over 180 songs recorded for 33
films which got released during the year – 1986. A record which is yet to broken by any other Music
Director in the world and which has got an official entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Who is this versatile personality?

Q27
Connect the following (non-exhaustive list):
• Omar Abdullah
• Ness Wadia
• Sukhbir Singh Badal
• Sanjay Dutt
• Maneka Gandhi
• Saif Ali Khan
• Pooja Bedi
• Navin Chawla
• Papa CJ

Answer
All alumni of The Lawrence School, Sanawar.

Q28
She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Thamizhan. In 2009, she became the first Indian actress to
cast a foot impression at the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence, Italy. She also became the first
Indian actress to feature in a school text book when her life was described in a chapter of Roving
Families, Shifting Homes, a book taught at Springdales School.
Who is this beauty?

Answer
Priyanka Chopra

BONUS QUESTION
This is Priyanka’s image from
the Guess campaign last year.
Which iconic personality (not
known for photography) did
this photo-shoot?

Q29
Suhasini Haidar is the Foreign Affairs Editor for CNN-IBN. She has also worked with CNN
International, regularly reporting from the Indian sub-continent. She comes from a family with high
political and judicial leanings.
Who is her more famous father?

Q30
How do we collectively know Tanmay Bhatt, Gursimran Khamba, Ashish Shakya and Rohan Joshi?

Q31
One theory states that X means “green forest”. However, another theory states that X potentially refers to
the coming of Krishna or Vishnu during the Mahabharata war.
Identify X.

Q32
The first of these were used in Assyrian times and later went into widespread use in the Middle East.
This item of clothing was also worn as a high-fashion garment in Western Europe in the early to mid
1800s. Some of its variants in India include Kanikar, Dourukha, Shatoosh and Jamiavr.
Identify.

Q33
The central shield, supported by dragons, consists of a prayer wheel. Above is a helmet more in line
with European armorial bearings, and atop that is the right turning conch, which awakens disciples and
urges them to accomplish their own welfare and the welfare of others. It comprises the Tibetan
words Kham-sum-ongdu, which literally means the conqueror of the three worlds.
This is the seal of which region in India?

Q34
What connects these movies?
• Balika Badhu (1975)
• Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)
• Tere Mere Sapne (1996)
• Lagaan (2001)
• Parineeta (2005)
• Swami (2007)
• Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
• Krrish 3 (2013)
• Mahabharat (2013)

Answer
All movies narrated by Amitabh Bachchan.

Q35
The term X is derived from the Sanskrit word that means “to tie”. The art of X is a highly skilled process.
The technique involves dyeing a fabric which is tied tightly with a thread at several points, thus
producing a variety of patterns like Leheriya, Mothra, Ekdali and Shikari depending on the manner in
which the cloth is tied. The main colours used are yellow, red, blue, green and black. The work, after the
processing is over, results into a variety of symbols including dots, squares, waves and strips. This work
has been exclusively carried out by the Khatri community of Kutchh.
Identify X.

Q36
Identify something currently in the news from its logo below.

Q37
It is unclear where, how and who invented the principle of X for the first time, a development that
ultimately led to eloquent phrases in Upanishads and those in the literature of Buddhism and Jainism.
Some scholars suggest this concept may have originated in the shramana tradition, of which Buddhism
and Jainism are continuations. The earliest known occurrence of X in ancient Indian literature is in
Rigveda, where it occurs some 40 times and the context is ritual or sacrificial acts. In Satapatha
Brahmana, the word X appears with an expanded context where sacrifice is declared as the “greatest” of
works.
Identify X.

Q38
Named after Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of ___________ and Strathearn (1850–1942), third son of Queen
Victoria, its Georgian architecture is modelled after the Royal Crescent in Bath, England. Today, it is the
fourth most expensive office destination in the world, according to global property consultant CBRE
Group and the fifth high priced market in the world according 2013 Forbes list.
What am I talking about?

Q39
A company was founded in Bombay in 1938 by two Danish engineers that initially began as a
representative of Danish manufacturers of dairy equipment. However, with the start of the Second World
War in 1939 and the resulting restriction on imports, the partners started a small workshop to undertake
jobs and provide service facilities. Germany’s invasion of Denmark in 1940 stopped supplies of Danish
products. The war-time need to repair and refit ships offered this company an opportunity, and led to the
formation of a new company that eventually went on to become the organization as we know it today.
Which multinational conglomerate is this?

Q40
X is the world’s largest vegan and vegetarian non-profit food relief organization with projects in over 60
countries. It was initially inspired by an elderly Indian Swami, known as A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada. In 1974 when watching a group of village children fighting with dogs over scraps of food, the
Swami became upset and told his students: “No one within ten miles of a temple should go hungry. I want
you to immediately begin serving food.”
Identify X.

Answer
Hare Krishna Food for Life – founded by ISKCON.

Q41
What approach is this chart depicting?

Q42
According to the design process, they are divided into categories like Jangla, Tanchoi, Vaskat, Cutwork,
Tissue and Butidar.

Q43
R. D. Burman was nominated for the Best Music Director Filmfare Award 17 times, out of which he won
thrice. However, in 1976, he was also nominated for the Best Male Playback Singer Fimafare Award, this
being his sole nomination in this category.
For which song did he receive this nomination?

Answer
Mehbooba Mehbooba from Sholay

Q44
For over a half of a century, X has represented the hopes, aspirations and troubles of the average Indian.
X’s creator once said: “He’s been with me throughout my career. I didn’t find him. He found me. I would
say he symbolizes the mute millions of India, or perhaps the whole world, a silent spectator of marching
time.”
Identify X.

Answer
The Common Man by R. K. Laxman

Q45
“Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this Divinity within by controlling nature, external
and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or mental discipline, or philosophy – by one, or more, or
all of these – and be free. This is the whole of religion. Doctrines, or dogmas, or rituals, or books, or
temples, or forms, are but secondary details.”
This is the summary of which school of thought or philosophy?

Q46
Connect the following images.

Answer
All sculptures designed by Anish Kapoor.

Q47
This company (X) started operations as Dandekar & Co. with Horse Brand Ink powders and tablets in
1931, and shortly started producing their most famous product. It was incorporated as a private company
in 1946, and was converted into a public limited company in 1988. In May 2011, the Japanese
organization Kokuyo S&T, acquired a 50.74 per cent stake in X.
Headquartered in Mumbai, identify X.

Answer
Camlin, now called Kokuyo Camlin Ltd.

Q48
Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS) is a manufacturing federation located in the
Bengeri area of the city of Hubli in Karnataka. It manufactures khadi clothes, carpets, bags, caps, soaps
and processed honey. But this company enjoys monopoly as it is the sole manufacturer and supplier of
something in India because of which its annual turnover is about Rs. 1.5 crore.
What does it manufacture besides the products mentioned?

Answer
They are the sole manufacturers of the Indian National Flag.

Q49
The Tamil word for “deadly anger” is a word that most of us are familiar with.
What word is this, which has now reached an iconic status?

Q50
A proposed project by the Government of India is expected to initiate in 2014. This is a major project with
Japan and Singapore financing the construction work, with contributions totalling around US $100
million.
Identify this project from its logo.

Answer
Nalanda University Project

Round II – Organizations
• Logos of 4 organizations
• +5 for each answer
• +10 bonus if all correct
• No negatives

Round III – Business Personalities
• 4 business personalities
• +5 each for identifying the person and the organization
• +10 bonus if all persons are correctly identified
• Another +10 bonus if all organizations are correctly identified
• No negatives

Ajay Singh Banga – MasterCard

Shantanu Narayen – Adobe Systems

Anant Gupta – HCL Technologies

Round IV – Connect the Dots
• 7 questions, each carrying 10 marks
• No negative marking for each individual answer
• The answers to these 7 questions lead to a common answer/theme/connection
• Scoring for the connection mentioned on each slide

+40/-30
Hong Kong: Causeway Bay, Hong Kong City
USA: Fifth Avenue, New York
France: Avenue des Champs Elysées, Paris
India: X
Identify X and give the funda.

+35/-25
His name comprises two parts. The first part implies that he was not gestated in a womb, but outside the
human body in a vessel or a basket. The second part is the Sanskrit word for a teacher.
Identify this person.

+30/-20
X-Y is named after an ancient water reservoir by the same name. In Urdu, X means “water tank” (or
lake) and Y means “royal”, giving it the meaning – “The Royal Tank”. The large water tank or reservoir
was first built by Allauddin Khilji to supply water to the inhabitants of Siri Fort.
Identify.

+25/-15
Michael Jackson was scheduled to perform 2 concerts at this place in December 1993 as a part of his
Dangerous World Tour. This would have been the first time Jackson would have performed in India.
MTV India and other T.V. channels played Jackson’s music videos months before the concert which
created mass hysteria and anticipation in the public for the concerts and Jackson’s visit to India.
Unfortunately the concerts at this place were cancelled due to Jackson’s health problems.
The headquarters of the Indian Olympic Association are also at this place.
Identify.

+20/-10
Six new institutes were established recently and most of these became functional in 2012-13. These were
at Patna, Raipur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur and Rishikesh. However, only the original (first) is
more famously recognized. It was inaugurated in 1956, and was built with a grant from the Government
of New Zealand under the Colombo Plan.

+15/-5
Bollywood actor and director Dev Anand wanted to shoot the song Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar from his
movie Tere Ghar Ke Samne inside X. However, the cameras in that era were too big to fit inside X’s
narrow passage, and the song was shot inside a replica of X instead. The site also served as the pit-stop of
the second leg of the second season of The Amazing Race Australia. One engraving on X reads: “Shri
Vishwakarma prasade rachita” (Conceived with the grace of Vishwakarma).
Identify X.

+10
The history of X dates back to the foundation of the capital city of Shahjahanabad when the Mughal
emperor Shah Jahan established the Red Fort on the banks of the Yamuna beside his newly founded
capital. Built in the 17th century by Shah Jahan, and designed by his daughter Jahan Ara, X was once
divided by canals (now closed) to reflect moonlight. In the time of Shah Jahan, X was famous for its silver
merchants.
What is X?

The Connect Answer
All names of New Delhi Metro stations.

Answer
Khan Market – most expensive shopping streets in the respective countries.

Answer
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Thank You – Bharat Mata Ki Jai!

Quiz compiled by Karun Sethi.

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