This document contains a quiz with multiple choice questions testing knowledge of Indian history, politics, culture and current affairs. It includes questions about committees, portraits in Parliament, Indian personalities, geographical locations, festivals, monuments, sports and more. The questions require identification of people, events, places and cultural aspects of India from context clues and hints provided in the questions and answer options.

1. THE
ILLUMINATI
INDIA QUIZ
PRELIMS

2. 1
• This committee had the following members. What committee?
1. X- Chairman
2. K M Munshi (Ex- Home Minister, Bombay)
3. Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer (Ex- Advocate General, Madras State)
4. N Gopalaswami Ayengar (Ex-Prime Minister, J&K, member of Nehru Cabinet)
5. B L Mitter (Ex-Advocate General, India)
6. Md. Saadullah (Ex- Chief Minister of Assam, Muslim League member)
7. D P Khaitan (lawyer).

3. The Drafting Committee
• X- Dr B R Ambedkar

4. 2*. What is this an exhaustive list of?
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• C Rajagopalachari
• Lala Lajpat Rai
• Pt Motilal Nehru
• Indira Gandhi
• Rajiv Gandhi
• Sardar Patel
• Chittaranjan Das
• Dr BR Ambedkar
• Morarji Desai
• V D Savarkar
• Rabindranath tagore
• Sarojini Naidu
• Chaudhary Charan Singh
• Dr. S P Mukherji
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya
• Lal Bahadur Shastri
• Pt. Jawaharlal Nehtu
• Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
• Dadabhai Naoroji

5. Portraits in the Central Hall of Parliament
House

6. 3
• GIVE THE INDIA CONNECT OF THIS TRACK.

7. Music inspired from Urvasi track by AR
Rehman

8. 4.ID

9. State seal Of Bihar

10. 5. Id this document

12. Instrument of accession of J&K

13. 6
• Identify this sporting personality.
• Name the sport he is associated with.

15. Ashish Kumar, Gymnastics

16. 7.
• “Niz can sprinkle the story of the City of Pearls with anecdotes of generosity and
tehzeeb of the Hyderabadi people, the food and the dance forms. At the same
time, he can tell how Hyderabad became the IT hub it is today and attracted the
Microsofts and Googles of the world”.
• A term used to describe a cool guy who gets all the chicks and is respected by
his peers. Sometimes the word is used as a term of endearment, used by
females to refer to a boyfriend / close male friend. Often, but not always,
the term is used to refer to a male originally from the Indian subcontinent who
has a first name beginning with the letter 'N'; but it can also be used to refer to
a European male who is respected.
• That guy's full name is Nilesh, but we all call him Niz because he is cool.
• Why should this term be in news?

17. NIZ
• The Mascot for Hyderabad Metro rail

18. 8.* Where can you find the following
entities?
• Seshadri
• Neeladri
• Garudadri
• Anjanadri
• Vrushabhadri
• Narayanadri
• Venkatadri

19. The seven hills that form the Tirumala
range, Tirupati

20. 9.
• X is a village in Firozpur disrict in Punjab state, India. It lies near
the banks of the Sutlej river. The village is on the border
with Pakistan, opposite the Pakistani village of Ganda Singh Wala.
Since 1970 there has been a Retreat Ceremony at the border
crossing every day at 6 pm. Attendees are seated in close proximity
here and Indian and Pakistani attendees often wave to one
another. Video follows.

22. Hussainwala Border

23. 10.
• X is popularly called Chittar Palace by the local public, the
foundation of this grand piece of architecture was laid on 18th nov.
1929 by Maharaja X. Made on the Chittar Hills in South Eastern
direction of the City, this palace took 16 years and one crore twenty
one lac rupees for completion. One of the last royal constructions
and is one of the world's largest private residences. The Palace
was built to provide employment to thousands of people during the
time of famine.

24. Umaid Bhavan Palace

25. 11.
• X is the seat of the annual winter session of the Maharashtra state
assembly, "Vidhan Sabha". X is also called the “Tiger Capital of
India” as it connects many tiger reserves in India to the world. X lies
at the dead centre of the country with the Zero Mile marker
indicating the geographical centre of India and the city was rated as
the best “Indian city to live in”. It also has the diamond crossing.

26. Nagpur

27. 12.*
• A classical form of Manipuri dance based and inspired by the theme of
Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha's love story and the devotion of the
Gopis (companions) toward Lord Krishna. This graceful and slow
movement of the dance makes it one of the most acclaimed classical
dances of India. The costume is elegant, as there are nicely embroidered
clothes that give lustre to the beauty of the art. This dance is very exciting
dance. Iskcon led by Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami has put X on Global
map with its performance in many prestigious event like many World
Conference on science and religion, United Religions Initiative
conference, Kumbha Mela and many more.

28. Manipuri Ras-leela

29. 13.
• X is a colorful recreational folk art from the state of Kerala. It is
performed by trained artists to entertain people on the occasion of
Onam, an annual harvest festival, celebrated mainly in the Indian
state of Kerala. On the fourth day of Onam celebrations (Nalaam
Onam), performers painted like tigers and hunters in bright yellow,
red, and black dance to the beats of instruments like Udukku and
Thakil. Literal meaning of X is the 'play of the tigers' hence the
performance revolve around the theme of tiger hunting.

30. Pulikali

31. 14.
• Organized by the State Tourism and Art & Culture Departments,
Hornbill Festival showcases a mélange of cultural displays under
one roof. This festival usually takes place between the 1st and the
7th of December every year
• Following clip titled ‘Lady Gaga performing at ________’ shows a
performance from the above fest.
• ID

33. Hornbill festival

34. 15*.
• X kebab is a South Asian kebab attributed to the city
of X in Uttar Pradesh.
• One such story says that the kebab was created by the Nawab of X, Syed
Mohammad Haider Kazmi, who, stung by the remark of a British officer about the
coarse texture of the kebabs served at dinner, ordered his rakabdars (gourmet
cooks) to evolve a more refined seekh kebab. After ten days of research, they came
up with a kebab so soft and so juicy it won the praise of the very British officer who
had scorned the Nawab. The winning formula that his rakabdars came upon included
mince obtained from no other part but the raan ki machhli (tendon of the leg of
mutton), khoya, white pepper and a mix of powdered spices.
• However the hint that would help you follows.

35. • A famous trial was once held at this place, as a result of which following arrests
FwroemreA mgraade:
Chandra Dhar Jauhari
Chandra Bhal Jauhari
From Allahabad
Shitala Sahai
Jyoti Shankar Dixit
Bhupendra Nath Sanyal
From Banaras
Manmathnath Gupta
Phanindera Nath Banerji
Damodar Swarup Seth
Dev Datt Bhattacharya
Indra Vikram Singh
Mukundi Lal
From Bengal
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Yogesh Chandra Chatterjii
Rajendra Lahiri
Sharat Chandra Guha
Kali Das Bose
From Etah
Babu Ram Verma
From Hardoi
Bhairon Singh
From Kanpur
Ram Dulare Trivedi
Gopi Mohan
Ram Dutt Shukla
Madan Lal
Raj Kumar Sinha
Suresh Chandra Bhattacharya
From Lahore
Mohan Lal Gautam
From Lakhimpur
Harnam Sundarlal
From Lucknow
Govind Charan Kar
Shachindra Nath Vishvas
From Meerut
Vishnu Sharan Dublish
From Mathura
Shiv Charan Lal Sharma
(Warrant was issued against Mr.
Sharma but he was not arrested
because he fled to Pondicherry)
From Orai
Veer Bhadra Tiwari
From Pune
Ram Krishna Khatri
From Shahjahanpur
Ram Prasad Bismil
Banarsi Lal
Lala Har Govind
Indubhushan Mitra
Thakur Roshan Singh
Ram Ratna Shukla
Ashfaqulla Khan
Pratapgarh
Shachindra Nath Bakshi

36. Kakori kebab
• Kakori train robbery
• Kakori trials

37. 16.
• The princely state of Rewa( in present day Madhya Pradesh) once
maintained a very friendly relationship with the Mughals. And worth
mentioning, it was in the Battle with Rewa at Kalinjar was where
Sher Shah Suri lost his life which helped in the reinstatement of
Mughal rule. Akbar and Raja Ramchandra Singh Baghela were fast
friends.
• Name the two precious “gems” that the Rewa ruler gifted Akbar.

38. Birbal and Tansen
• Two of the nine Navratnas

39. 17.
• Kempe Gowda II (who came to power in 1585), the feudal ruler of
Bangalore, is credited with building four watchtowers setting limits
for Bangalore's expansion, which included a tower on the X(on the
southern boundary) as it commands a panoramic view of
Bangalore city.
• It is said that at sunset a sentry would blow the bugle and hold a
torch (Kannada:panju) which was visible from the other three watch
towers.
• This landmark spreads over an area of 16 acres (6.5 ha).
• What is X?

40. Bugle Rock

41. 18.*
• Inbuan is a form of wrestling native to the people
of Mizoram in India. Inbuan is said to have originated in the village
of Dungtland in 1750. It was recognized as a sport after the Mizo
people migrated from Burma to the Lushai Hills.
• How does it differ from other forms of wrestling in India?

42. The decision of defeat
• Unlike other forms, in this, opponent has to be lifted off the ground
and not pinned to it.

43. 19. ID with X
• The fourth integrated plant in the Public Sector - started taking
shape in 1965 in collaboration with the Soviet Union. It was
originally incorporated as a limited company on 29th January 1964,
and was later merged with SAIL, first as a subsidiary and then as a
unit, through the Public Sector Iron & Steel Companies
(Restructuring & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1978. The
construction work started on 6th April 1968.
• The Plant is hailed as the country’s first X steel plant, built with
maximum indigenous content in terms of equipment, material and
know-how.

44. Bokaro Steel Plant
• X- swadeshi

45. 20.
• It happened for the first time on I Day 1988.
• 20 years later, another version came.
• This version features Indian musicians, singers, sportspersons and film
personalities from the current generation. The current version's 16 min 17 sec
length exceeds the older 6 min 9 sec version and was directed by Kailash
Surendranath who had produced the original version as well.
• It attracted criticism in a large part of the population among them were
the Sindhi community.
• What is the subject?
• Hint : it has been dubbed the unofficial national anthem.

46. Mile sur mera tumhara
Phir mile sur mera tumhara
• The Sindhi Community objected to the removal of the Sindhi lines
from the song.

47. 21.*
• A consortium of Turner Construction (consultant of Burj
Khalifa), Michael Graves and Associates and Meinhardt Group, will
supervise the project. It will take 56 months to complete the project,
15 months for planning, 40 months for construction and two months
for handing over by the consortium
• What is the context?

48. Statue of Unity

49. 22.
• An Indian sport commonly played in schools and colleges around the
country. It is a great test of the participants` physical fitness, strength,
speed and stamina and dodging ability. No one has exact knowledge on
history or when the first game was played, though many historians say
that it is actually a modified form of `Run Chase`. In the ancient era, a
version of the game was played on `raths` or chariots in Maharashtra.
This was known as Rathera.
• According to the game rules, each of the participating teams consists of
twelve players, though only nine players take the field for a contest. After
the toss, one team sits in a row down the middle of the court, with
alternate members facing opposite directions. They are the chasers. The
opposing team sends a player in the court as a dodger.

50. Kho Kho

51. 23.Identify
the person
who has
undersigne
d this, give
the full
name of the
person

52. Chandrashekhar Azad

53. 24.
• Following places of India are connected by a common thread to the list on next side. ID the
connection:
• Gujarat
• Manipur
• Tripura
• Chhattisgarh
• Madhya Pradesh
• Rajasthan
• West Bengal
• Jharkhand

54. • Bangladesh: Kulna Dhaka and Chittagong divisions
• Taiwan : Chiayi county
• Mexico: state of Baja California sur
• UAE: Abu Dhabi Emirate only
• Bahamas: Exumas and long Island.

55. Tropic of Cancer

56. 24. • “Oh! Defenders of borders
You are great sons of my land
When we are all asleep
You still hold on to your deed
Windy season or snowy days
Or scorching sun's sweltering rays
You are there guarding all the time
awake
Treading the lonely expanses as
yogis
Climbing the heights or striding the
valleys
Defending the deserts or guarding
the marshes
Surveillance in seas and by
securing the air
Prime of your youth given to the
nation!!
Wind chimes of my land vibrate
your feat
We pray for you brave men!!
May the Lord bless you all!!”
• “I was swimming in the sea,
Waves came one after the other
I was swimming and swimming to
reach my destination.
But one wave, a powerful wave,
overpowered me;
It took me along in its own
direction,
I was pulled long and along.
When I was about to lose amidst
the sea wave power,
One thought flashed to me, yes,
that is courage
Courage to reach my goal,
courage to defeat the powerful
force and succeed;
With courage in my mind,
indomitable spirit engulfed me,
With indomitable spirit in mind and
action,
I regained lost confidence
I can win, win and win
Strength came back to me,
overpowered the sea wave
I reached the destination, my
mission.”

57. • Books by the same person include:
• My journey
• The luminous sparks
• The life tree
• Developments in fluid mechanics and space technology
• Mission India
• Guiding souls
• Ignited minds
• X, the autobiography
• ID

58. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
• X- Wings of Fire

59. END OF PRELIMS