Quizzers of Hindostan India quiz

Quizzers of Hindostan
India Quiz for School Students
Chai Pe Quiz 2nd Anniversary Celebrations
26th January 2019
By Vishnu Vijay and Shibin Azad

Prelims
Highest-16.5 points
Cut-off – 9 points

1
Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C.
Rajagopalachari is a literary scholar & Biographer.
One of his works is titled – “ A Tale of Two Revolts”.
It tells the story of two revolts – seemingly fought for very different
reason, occurred at opposite ends of the globe in the middle of the
19th century.
Name the Two revolts.

1857 Indian War of Independence/Sepoy Mutiny
American Civil War

2
Teamwork Arts is a highly versatile production company with roots in performing
arts, social action and the corporate world. For over 25 years they have taken
India to the World and brought the world to India, presenting the finest of Indian
performers, writers and visual artists in the cultural and art space in India and
abroad.
Their Most popular production is an annual event in India which they have been
producing for over a decade and is considered to be one of the largest of Its kind
in the World. The main venue for the event is a heritage hotel named The Diggi
Palace Hotel.
Which Event ?

3
Dera Baba Nanak is a gurudwara located near the international
border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. There, we can see devotees
queuing up for a particular purpose(image). With the recently
announced change, it is hoped that this queue would become
redundant. What was the change announced or, why are they
queuing up?

4
In a joint effort by NGO PondyCan, two Chennai-based national
laboratories will sink an Indian Navy Ship INS Cuddalore in the
waters 7km off Pondicherry to create a first of its kind establishment
in India. What does the project aims to do?

India’s First Underwater Museum

5
The story of how the Kharai camels came into being in Kutch draws
fascinating tales of folklore and belief. It is said that about 400 years
ago, there was a dispute between two brothers in a Rabari family
over the lone camel that they possessed. To resolve the issue, they
went to Sawla Peer, a holy man, who made a wax camel near the real
one and asked each to choose one. The elder brother chose the real
camel; to the younger one, Sawla Peer advised to immerse the wax
statue in the sea. What is unique about these camels?

6
The Bombay Art Society is a Non-profit organization founded in
1888 for encouraging and promoting art. While its administrative
office was located in the Jehangir Art Gallery, it was given a plot of
land by the state government almost two decades ago, on which the
art complex has been built.
The new art complex was designed by Sanjay Puri Architects and is
said to be inspired from an early 20th Century European Art &
Architecture movement.
What was the Inspiration ?

7
Which film which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film festival and won the
award for the Best Director at the BAFTA, ends with the words ‘Shantih Shantih
Shantih’?

8
Ritesh Agarwal has never stayed at a hotel until he was picked to
represent his school at a trivia competition held in a town a few
hours away from home when he was 12. He got the idea for his
business few years later, while travelling India on a shoestring
budget. Which venture did he start?

9
He is an American marketing author,
consultant, and professor; currently the S.
C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of
International Marketing at the Kellogg
School of Management at Northwestern
University. He is the author of over 60
marketing books, including Marketing
Management, Principles of Marketing, etc.
Identify him or Tell me reason for which
he was in the news recently.

10
Carnegie Mellon University and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), both of which are in the US, offer full-fledged
B.Tech programmes in AI. Which institute recently became only the
third globally to launch a full-fledged bachelor's programme in
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology?

11
Koose Muniswamy alias ________ was born on January 18, 1952 in
Gopinatham village in Karnataka to a family of cattle-grazers. He was
commonly known as "Molakai" in his childhood days by the locals.
He had three daughters, Yuvarani, Prabha and another, whom he
allegedly strangled to death. He had a Robin Hood like image among
the villagers adjoining his native village Gopinatham. Fill in the
blanks.

13
1888 - George Yule
1889 – William Wedderbern
1894 – Alfred Webb
1904 – Henry Cotton
1910 – William Wedderbern
1917 – ?
Complete this exhaustive list.

14
It is believed that the ships of King Solomon landed in a port called
Ophir in 1036 BC. The city was the trading post of spices,
sandalwood and ivory. The early rulers of the city were the Ays.
Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India", the
city is characterized by its undulating terrain of low coastal hills and
busy commercial alleys. Which city?

15
The Mahabharata is an epic tale describing the dynastic struggle over the throne
of the kingdom of Hastinapur between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, two
branches of the heirs of the king Shantanu.
In this novel, ___ _____ ______ _____ by an internationally famous Indian, the
author recasts the story of the nascent Indian democracy as a struggle between
groups and individuals closely related by their personal and political histories.
Through his cantankerous narrator, the author takes an irreverent tone towards
figures such as Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, who are ordinarily
treated with reverence by Indians.
Which Novel ?

16
On 15 March 1946, Sir Howthrone Lewis, then the Governor of the Province,
laid the foundation stone of the X. A project report was submitted to the
government in June 1947. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the first batch of
concrete on 12 April 1948. The structure was completed in 1953 and was
formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 January
1957. The total cost of the project was Rs. 100.02 crores (in 1957).
Identify the structure X.
Clue: Its dimensions…which make it famous worldwide.

17
What ubiquitous item on Indian roads gets its name from
Japanese for “Human Powered Vehicle“ ?

19
The Sanskrit name for this syllable is Pranava, from a root nu “to
shout, sound, praise”, verbal pra-nu- being attested as “to make a
humming or droning sound” in the Brahmanas, and taking the
specific meaning of "to utter the syllable" in the Chandogya
Upanishad and the Shrauta Sutras. The Mandukya Upanishad is
entirely devoted to the explanation of the syllable.
Which syllable are we talking about?

20
Which Club founded in 2016 and nicknamed “Snow Leopards”
became the first club from its state to play in the I-league in 2018 ?

21
In the Climate Change Performance Index issued by Greenwatch, the
New Climate Institute and the Climate Action Network, India was
ranked 11th, up 3 places from 14th the previous year. India was
ranked 11th despite the fact that India was behind only 7 countries.
Why was there such a discrepancy?

First three places were unoccupied because none of the countries
were below the 2 degree Celsius pathway

22
Identify the story that is being performed.
Clue: The two artistes in the image are portraying inanimate objects.

24
This is an image from the list of election symbols allotted by the
Election Commission in the first general elections. Which party
fought under the ‘Hand symbol’. The party was originally founded in
1939 and had the image of a tiger and the image of a hammer and
sickle on its flag.

25
Id the Musical Instrument.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sMb2XbuOHQ

1975
Three Major Events are depicted in this image.
Any two will fetch you points

1980
ID the chap.
What from the world of popular culture
is said to be the inspiration behind this
artwork ?

Ambedkar Converts to Buddhism along with 365000 of his followers

1975
Three Major Events are depicted in this image.
Any two will fetch you points.

A) India's first satellite Aryabhata going into the earth's orbit.
B) Chasnala mine disaster took more than 380 lives and 37 years for an insensitive justice to be
served.
C) 'Indira Is India,India Is Indira’
[Anything to do with Indira Gandhi – Emergency will fetch points]

1980
ID the chap.
What is the inspiration behind this
artwork ?

A) Sanjay Gandhi
B) The Great Dictator

Clockwise
Bounce and Pounce round
10/0 on bounce
10/-5 on pounce

1
Similar to the Boxing day test match in Melbourne starting 26th December
every year and New Years Test in Sydney, India too had its on showpiece
event. This was played in Mid January when the host city used to
celebrate holidays.
However the tradition continued for a short span of time, with the last
test played in 1988 when a debutant picked up 16 wickets against West
Indies.
What was the Tradition Known as ?
ID the debutant who still holds the world record for the best ever debut in
Test cricket by a bowler?

2
Ram Vanji Sutar is an Indian Sculptor who has built over 8000 sculptures for India in the last
seven decades. He is a gold medallist from J.J. School of Arts and worked for government before
pursuing his career as freelance sculptor.
His most recent work is the 182m tall statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, named the Statue of
Unity. Some of his other critically acclaimed work includes a 16-feet Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in
meditation pose and 18 feet statues of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
But his most significant contribution to India might still be the Work he had done in the 4 year
Tenure [from 1954 to 1958] at the Archaeology Department.
What was his Task?

Restoring the Sculptures of Ajanta & Ellora

3
In 2004, BBC’s Bengali service conducted an opinion poll with the title Greatest Bengali of all
time. The Poll was participated by Bengalis all around the world including India(states of West
Bengal, Tripura, Assam), Bangladesh and overseas Bengali Communities. To avoid any flaws or
controversy, they followed Opinion Polling. In this the participants were asked to nominate five
names instead of one. The top nominee of each voter was given five points, second nominee four
points…etc. On the basis of total points, the final list of the greatest Bengali poll was generated
and the Top 20 list was published.
Which famous personality nicknamed The Friend of Bengal in Bengali was chosen as the Greatest
Bengali of All time ?
Who is the only living Bengali to be featured on the Top 20 List ?

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Amartya Sen

4
This small town was known as “Little England ” by the British, due to its more temperate
Weather and a landscape more similar to Britain`s. India’s Second Hydro electric power plant
was built in the Cauvery River to use in this town. A large group of British citizens and Anglo
Indians were settled here and engaged in industrial activities.
Most of the Success achieved by this town from the last quarter of 19th century to mid 20th
century can be attributed to the might of John Taylor & Sons firm.
It is widely believed that the first Prime minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru offered the
resources of this town as a pledge to world bank to get financial assistance when India was in
need of her first five year plan. Probably, this must be the only town in India the name of which
is called in English abbreviations.
Name the Town or What is its recent relevance ?

5
Janardan Thakur was an author and political journalist with The Illustrated Weekly Of India and
later in publications such as The Asian Age before he decided to move to Mumbai in the late
1990s to revive the newspaper The Free Press Journal.
His best known work, ___ ___ _____ _________ ___ released in 1977 was based on the alleged
misuse of power and corrupt practices of politicians and officials during previous administration
of India.
The title of book is a wordplay on a 1974 non fiction book, ___ ___ ___________ ___, based on
a real incident in another country in early 1970s. The book was later made into an Oscar
nominated movie directed by Alan J Packula starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.
Name both books.

All the Prime Minsiter’s Men
All the Presidents Men

6
This critically acclaimed movie of 1994 starring Kamalhaasan, Sukanya & Cochin
Haneefa has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. Kamal
Haasan wrote the story and screenplay of the movie. He said that the film was
influenced by Les Misérables.
In 2017, Kamal revealed that the real life plot to kidnap his daughter for ransom
by domestic workers prompted him to write such a story. The title of the movie
and the important characters in the film are named after geographical entities.
Which masterpiece of human tragedy that celebrates its 25th anniversary in
2019 is described here ?

7
The Supreme Court, in last September has scrapped Section 377 of the IPC, decriminalising the
158-year-old colonial law which criminalises Homosexuals.
The first study of Homosexuality in India was in 1977 – The World of Homosexuals.
The Author of the work found out her husband, an IAS officer, was gay, and then went on the
unique journey of understanding, accepting and supporting homosexuality. The book surfaced
two years before her divorce from Paritosh Banerji, an IAS officer of 1960s.
Who is the Author of this book who was born in Bangalore and passed away in 2013 and stood
against Indira Gandhi in Lok Sabha elections. ?

8
When the First World War broke out, X became a conscientious
objector. He spent a second spell in India in the early 1920s as the
private secretary to the Maharajah of Dewas. The Hill of Devi is his
non-fictional account of this trip. After returning from India, he
completed his last novel, Y for which he won the James Tait Black
Memorial Prize for fiction. In the 1930s and 1940s X became a
successful broadcaster on BBC Radio. Identify X and Y?

9
Shrimati Maragatham Chandrasekhar was a Member of First, Third
and Eighth to Tenth Lok Sabha . She was also a Member of Rajya
Sabha from 1970 to 1984. An able administrator, Shrimati
Chandrasekhar served as Deputy Minister in the Union Council of
Ministers holding various important portfolios. She also served as
the Minister of State holding independent charge of the Ministry of
Women and Social Welfare during 1984-85. A veteran freedom
fighter, she actively participated in freedom struggle.
However, we remember her for something else that happened in
early 1990’s. What ?

She was the candidate for whom
Rajiv Gandhi was campaigning
in Sriperumbudur while he was assassinated

10
The people of the district of Theni and the nearby districts of Tamil
Nadu celebrate the birthday of a certain individual on January 14 by
holding bullock cart races usually held prior to the Pongal season. His
favourite pursuit was cricket and as Secretary of the Madras Cricket
Club, he helped acquire land to build the Chepauk cricket stadium.
His life may have inspired actor Rajinikanth’s Lingaa as well. Identify
the reason he is revered there, but not on the other side of the
border in recent times.

John Pennycuick, Engineer of the Mullaperiyar dam

11
Chandamama was published in many languages. One of these
language editions was released for the first time in 2004. Written in
the Ol Chiki script, it belongs to the subfamily of Austroasiatic
languages, related to Ho and Mundari. Identify the language which is
one amongst the lot recognized in the eighth schedule.

Written Round
6 Questions based on Republic Day floats

Kettukazcha/Chettikulangara Kumbha Bharani
Kerala

Counter clockwise
10/0 on bounce
10/-5 on pounce

1
People’s Right to Information and Development Implementation
Society of Mizoram (PRISM) is an Aizawl-based party. Their main
objective is rooting out corruption while ensuring efficient
governance. The unusually long name meant that a certain body
functioning out of the Nirvachan Sadan found it tough to do a
certain task. What did this lead to which was widely criticised by the
social media?

Delay in updation of Election Commission’s website during the recently held
Assembly Polls

2
Master Vithal, in his eagerness to play the lead role in India’s first talkie, Alam
Ara broke his contract with Sharada and signed on with Ardeshir Irani. Sharada,
however, refused to take this lying down and filed a case against Vithal for
breach of contract. Whom did Master Vithal turn to, to fight his case?

3
Planys Technologies is an IIT Madras incubated company that
provides submersible robotic inspection and survey solutions using
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Planys has its head office in
Chennai where it indigenously designs and manufactures compact
ROVs. Why is this company in news?

4
Sudhanshu Mani, 60, general manager
Shubhranshu, 55, principal chief mechanical engineer
Debi Prasad Dash, 55, chief design engineer-electrical
S Srinivas, 54, chief design engineer mechanical
Manish Pradhan, 50, chief workshop engineer-furnishing
All of them got together for a project that got it's name from the target year by
which it was to be completed. What did the project result in?

5
It is a 2013 Indian feature film written and directed by Jayan K.
Cherian. The film focuses on the atrocities committed against Dalits,
women and the environment. It features Sreekumar, David Briggs
and Saritha Sunil in the lead roles while Padmapriya, Prakash Bare
and Thampy Antony play supporting roles. Kerala-based
environmentalist Kallen Pokkudan appears in another important role
in the film which also cast 150 Adivasis. Id the movie or tell me why
the title is in news again?

Papilio Buddha/ selected to be named Kerala's state butterfly

6
In October 1899, Chhatrapati Sahu was performing religious rituals in
the Panchganga river, when he noticed that the priests were not
chanting mantras from the Vedas but from the Puranas which was
quite unusual. The king was aghast when the palace priests
explained that only Brahmins had the right to perform ‘Vedokta’
rituals and since Marathas were ‘Shudras’, they could perform rituals
only from the Puranas. What did this eventually lead to?

First instance of reservation in India

7
Isisaurus is a genus of dinosaur from the
Late Cretaceous Period. Isisaurus was a sauropod(specifically
a titanosaur), which lived in what is now India. What was the
dinosaur named after?

8
“Two people (Piet Retief and Gert Maritz) had gone to negotiate with
the Zulu chief about coming to live here. The two were welcome to a
party that was organised for the talks, but were murdered there.
Someone had told the Zulus that the White people would come over
and take all the land, and that they were evil spirits,” she says. This is
said to have happened sometime in the 1830s, and after that the
place itself was renamed in their honour.
Identify the place.

9
This special edition TVS NTORQ was launched to promote which
film? It is the sixth film in the installment and a prequel to the first
film released in 2007.

10
In West Bengal, one unusually named variety of dish does double
duty as both a palate cleanser and a stand-alone dessert. Home
cooks will serve it after a hearty Bengali meal of fish and rice with a
side of vegetables and dal. It is made with raw papaya and gets its
name from its aesthetic. Give me the name of the dish.

11
The image shows Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan colouring the eyes
of Daruma dolls, while inaugurating the Nissan Digital Hub. Who is
this doll based on?

12
India was one of the first countries to produce world’s first true steel
with a high amount of Carbon. They exported their skills to
Abyssinia(Ethiopia) and as far away as Spain. The ironsmiths here
used ‘Ferricum Indicum’ to hammer Indian Steel into swords for the
imperial Roman army. The Arabs set up their own sword-making
industry in Damascus with this Indian steel. Over the centuries, the
Damascus steel gathered many legends-being able to cut through a
single strand of hair et all. What did the Damascus steel, in turn,
inspire in the popular culture? Or, where would have seen this
‘inspiration’?

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