India quiz Prepared by Abhijeet and Pakhariya( illuminati)

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3.  The “Kamdhenu” suggests auspiciousness
 The “Sun” is the source of knowledge and vitality, a
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living force
The “Elephant” represents strength and power
“India” The mother country
The “Conch” symbolises the voice of the people
The “Lotus” is for purity and independence
The “Blades of Grass” stand for multiplicity and
fertility

4.  The Hindu newspaper crest

6.  Supreme Courts verdict on convicted politician
 From top left clockwise
 A K Patnaik
 Laloo Prasad Yadav
 S J Mukhopaddhaya
 Raseed Masood

9.  The Times of India, on 31st July 2013, published a
newspaper article with the title:
 "At 66, The Mother _____ gets ready for her 29th baby"
 What is the baby named?

10.  The baby is Telangana

12.  Arundhati Bhattachaarya, the first female chairperson
of SBI.

13.  Time Bomb 9/11 was a 24-episode Hindi political thriller that
aired on Zee TV in the year 2005. The story focused on Osama
Bin Laden and his terrorist group aiming to destroy the city of
New Delhi on September 11 as well as assassinating the Indian
Prime Minister who was played by Kay Kay Menon. A RAW
group led by Field Officer Varun Awasthi (played by Rajeev
Khandelwal) was assigned to protect the Prime Minister and the
city.
 Q - Which popular US TV Series did Time Bomb
emulate ?
P.S.- This show is being remade again by “Tom Cruise’s BFF in India”.

17.  If the Supreme Court verdict on X is
implemented, India will become the 14th country to
adopt this practice.
 The countries where X is in vogue:
France, Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Ukraine, Chile, Bangl
adesh, State of Nevada, Finland, the United States of
America, Colombia, Spain and Sweden.

18.  The concept of negative vote. NOTA(none of the
above)

19.  Amidst all the exuberance that has marked this
destroyer of foes 'going critical', it is easy to forget that
Monday, Aug 12, 2013 also marked the launch of a
"bold/courageous one" that is twice the size of a
football field, has enough power units to light up the
entire city of Kochi and has enough cabling cover the
distance between the city and Delhi.
 Who are these two appropriately named entities?

20.  INS Arihant (destroyer of enemies) - India's first
indigenously built nuclear submarine and INS Vikrant
(bold one) - India's indigenously built aircraft carrier.

23.  When Indira Gandhi was found guilty of violating electoral
laws by the Allahabad High Court, X called for Indira to
resign, and advocated a program of social transformation
which he termed Sampoorna kraanti (Total Revolution).
Instead she proclaimed a national Emergency on the
midnight of June 25, 1975, immediately after X had called
for the PM's resignation.
 X attracted a gathering of 100,000 people at the Ramlila
grounds and thunderously recited Rashtrakavi Ramdhari
Singh 'Dinkar''s wonderfully evocative poetry: Singhasan
Khaali Karo Ke Janata Aaati Hai.
P.S.-X shares his Birthday with Mr. Amitabh Bachchan.

25.  This Bengali film is titled
"Satyanveshi" ("The
Truth Seeker") and
releases in the end of
August 2013. Whose last
directorial venture is
this? Who is playing the
lead role? Who does the
title refer to?

27.  How is Asumal Thaumal Harpalani or Asumal
Sirumalani popularly known as?

32.  Retd. General V K Singh
 Reffering to the incident when General Singh
disclosed that he was offered bribe to clear substandard tanks.

33.  Her base price was slashed to half, as the IBL would have no
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Women’s doubles fixtures. This act made her quite upset.
Furthermore she was banned from playing in national and
international tournaments by the BAI.
Later the ban was revoked after a Delhi High Court Ruling
She played for the Krissh Delhi Smashers in the recently
concluded IBL
Identify this Indo-Chinese player, who is famous both for
her game and fashion sense.
Enough Hints!

35.  In mid-2013, an Indian company announced that it
would launch a Smartphone named "Next Generation
Android Mobile Odyssey". It will apparently be
available in two variants, "Smart Saffron 1" and "Smart
Saffron 2", and will come bundled with videos and
apps dedicated to someone.
 So whom is this phone dedicated to?

36.  Narendra Modi, the NaMo phones

37.  He is a permanent American resident but has retained
his Indian Passport.
 He received the Padma Vibhusan in 2001 and is the
honorary citizen of Florence and Tel Aviv.
 He is the Music director for the Life of Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra.

39.  It is a snapshot of a video
featuring VJ Juhi and
Actress Kalki Koechlin
titled “It’s your Fault”
 Why has this video gone
viral on YouTube?

40.  Indian mentality of blaming women for rape.

41.  This festival occurs four times a year, however only one of them
is best known by this name
 Known as Vasanta, Ashad, Sharada, Poushya/Magha
 Sharada is the most important
 Vasanta is also associated with Ram
 Festival’s name derives from the worship of a certain number of
forms of a deity
 Which festival?

42.  Navratra

43. Crew
 Commander Pablo
 Lieutenant Maya
 Captain Blaze
 Dr. Zen
 Fuller
 SYD-D
 Surya
Nemesis and his team
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Kaala Saaya
Teja
Paras
Chhalasur
Morpha
Kineto
Sonic
Venom
Gravito
Computo
Vikaal

45.  Roshan Seth famous for his likeness to
Nehru, portrayed Nehru 4 times in entertainment.
Gandhi, Last days of the Raj and Food for Ravens.
Which was the other instance?

47.  Manchester, UK
 Milwaukee, USA
 Cincinati, USA
 Osaka, Japan
 Yekaterinburg, Russia
 Faisalabad, Pakistan

48.  They are the sister cities of Kanpur.

69. Q. 10
 Mahatma Gandhi
 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
 Jawahar Lal Nehru
 Saradar Vallabh Bhai Patel
 Lal Bahadur Shastri
 Mother Teressa
 Parveen Babi
 India Gandhi
 Rajiv Gandhi
 Sachin Tendulkar
 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
 Sonia Gandhi
 Shahrukh Khan
 Sania Mirza
 Manmohan Singh
 Narendra Modi
 Aamir Khan
Exhaustive List for What ???

71. Q.11
The original building was constructed using bricks
from Burma. The building had a big tower at centre
used as a watch tower and had seven wings which
emerge from tower as rays of sun. Building had 693
rooms. Wings were designed in such a way that doors
of rooms in one wing faced back of another wing
Which Building ???

73. Q. 12
Red and Yellow: NandiGhosha
Red and Bluish Green: Taladhwaja
Red and black: Padmadhwaja
Above information is related to which Indian festival
???

78.  Standard of the President of India

81.  M.F. Hussain’s painting of Bharat Mata.

91. The Chakravyuh

92. 6.
A stamp (seen on
the left) issued
earlier this year;
unusually shaped
as a diamond. But
what is unique
about this stamp?

94. The material is khadi.

98. 8. Connect

104. 10. Connect

107. 11. Connect; the most famous one has been left out;
(All definitions from Wikipedia)
or
“a family of synthetic polymers known generically as
polyamides, first produced on February 28, 1935, by
Wallace Carothers”
or
“a category of polymers which contain the ester
functional group in their main chain”
“a manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber produced
from naturally occurring polymers”
“a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or
protective capsule, around the seeds of plants of the
genus Gossypium.”

109. All alliterative screen sirens* a la ‘Silk’
Smitha
‘Nylon’ Nalini
‘Polyester’ Padmini
‘Rayon’ Revathi
‘Cotton’ Kamini
* not the actresses shown in the slide, of course!

110. 12. Connect

113. Anthony

115. Mythology
Audience
Business
Freedom
Struggle
Winds Of
Change
Sports
Word Power
Entertainment

116.  Selaginella species are creeping or ascendant plants
with simple, scale-like leaves (microphylls) on
branching stems from which roots also arise. The
plants are heterosporous (megaspores and
microspores), and have structures called ligules, scalelike outgrowths near the base of the upper surface of
each microphyll and sporophyll. Under dry
conditions, some species of Selaginella roll into brown
balls (a phenomenon known as poikilohydry). In this
state, they may be uprooted. Under moist conditions
the brown balls become green, because of which these
are also known as resurrection plants (as in Selaginella
bryopteris).
 What myth is associated with selaginella bryopteris.

118.  Sanjeevni Booti.

119.  The most famous legend surrounding this 6452 m.
mountain massif in Uttrakhand has to do with seven
companions who are supposed to have walked up the
mountains many years ago.
 The name of the peak is supposed to be
aspirational, much like a Led Zeppelin masterpiece.
 What mountain?

121.  Swargarohini(Stairway to Heaven), legend behind that
Pandavas,Draupadi and a dog walked up the peak.

122.  It is a Bangalore-based online retail store and has been
repeatedly referred to as “India’s answer to _______.”
 Two IIT Delhi graduates - Binny Bansal and Sachin
Bansal, started this enterprise in 2007. “We noticed that
most ___________ players in India didn’t get even the
basics right. Our customers can trust us. We provide them
satisfaction and unmatched usability”, says Binny.
 FITB and the company.

124.  Amazon , Flipkart

125.  What is the joint venture between Priya
Exhibitors Private Limited and Village
Roadshow Limited called?

128.  In the year 1919, the British Government passed a new
rule under which the Government had the authority
and power to arrest people and keep them in prisons
without any trial if they are suspected with the charge
of terrorism.
Which rule?

130.  Rowlatt Act

131.  Satichaura Ghat Massacre, Bibighar
massacre, Recapture of Cawnpore by the
British, Attack on Wheeler’s entrenchment.
 Connect.

133.  Nana Sahib Peshwa

134.  This modern English word is derived from a Hindi
word which in turn has come from the Sanskrit root
“chapyati” which means ‘to pound, knead’. However
this word is now used as both a noun and a verb.

136.  Shampoo

137.  The Sanskrit version of what resource is sub-titled
as swatantravishwavigyaanakoshaha?

140. When asked in an interview the singer of song X said :
“Rahman Sir called me to his Powai studio and gave
me the lyrics. ‘What is X?’ he asked. I explained the
meaning to him. The lyrics mean something like ‘I
spin your cotton all night, the entire day is spent in this
thought, I shall live and die for you, Be a spinning
wheel O’ my body….’ He then said that he wanted a
very catchy number, as it was going to be a fun song
with lead cast on the road. It is not a folk song, only
the rhyme X… belongs to a Punjabi folk song. “

143. One of the most accepted reasons for Lata Mangeshkar’s rise
in Bollywood at an early age, is the departure of X, who was
regarded as the greatest singer from the Indian sub
continent, who left for Pakistan during. So much so that it
was said that Lata Mangeshkar's early singing style was
inspired by her. In Pakistan, she was also given the title
Mallika-e-Tarannum (‘queen of melody’). Who?

145. Noor Jehan

146.  Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Debut against WI at
Kolkata on the last Day of 1966.
 On the first day of the match, MAK Pataudi brought
him on to bowl for the first time in the last over before
lunch, only for Rohan Kanhai to hit the last ball of the
over for a straight six and walk off.
 According to the writer Rajan Bala who knew PAtaudi’s
sense of humour well, what was the probable noncricketing reason why Pataudi brought Bedi on to bowl
at that point of time?

148.  So that Bedi would start his career exactly as the clocks
were striking twelve, playing on the joke that Sardarjis
go crazy at noon.

149.  Connect
1928,1932,1936,1948,1952,1956,1964,1980,
2008.

151.  India won gold medals in these Olympics

152. 
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Railway Minister’s Award (1963)
Padma Shri by the Government of India (2001)
Man of the Year by the Times of India (2002)
CII Award for leadership in Infrastructure development (200203)
One of Asia’s Heroes by TIME (2003)
AIMA( All India Management Association ) award for Public
Service Excellence (2003)
Chevalier de la Légion ďHonneur by the Government of France
(2005)
CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2007: Public Service (2008)
Padma Vibhushan by the Governemnt of India (2008)
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris causa) from IIT
Roorkee (2009)

154. E. Sreedharan
“The Metro Man”
E. Shreedharan, the “Metro Man”

155.  As the Chief Election Commissioner of India he
introduced major electoral reforms and redefined the
status and visibility of the Election Commission of India.
 His name became synonymous with transparency and
efficiency. He managed to stamp his authority on the
country's electoral system by conducting the cleanest
elections in living memory."Nobody dared to violate the
law.“
 Things he banned during election include Bribe or
intimidate voters. Distribute liquor during the elections.
Use official machinery for campaigning. Appeal to voters'
caste or communal feelings. Use places of worship for
campaigns. Use loudspeakers without prior written
permission.

157. T. N. Seshan, The Man who would
never back down