This is the ppt I used for First round of Republic day quiz at my college, GCTE ,Trivandrum

1. WELCOME
INTRA-COLLEGIATE QUIZ
COMPETITION 2015
Organised by
BEd Social Science Department

2.  Pingali Venkayya, an Indian freedom
fighter from Andhra Pradesh died in poverty in 1963
 A postage stamp was issued to commemorate him in
2009 and in 2011 and it was proposed that he will be
posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna.
Why he is famous?

3. Ans:
Designer of Indian national flag

4. Question:2
• Japan surrendered to Britain on this day. So it
was considered as a lucky day . How that
particular date is associated with India.?

5. Ans:
• Mount Baton chose this date for giving
independence to India.

6. Question:3
• Who was the first guest of the
Republic day?

7. Ans:President sukarno(Indonesia)

8. Question:4
• The national song of India is adopted from the
work ‘Anantha Math’.The work comprises of
usages from two different languages.One is
Bengali.Which is the other language?

9. Ans:
• Sanskrit

10. Question:5
• The ceremony known as ‘Beating Retreat’ is
held at..?

11. Ans:
• Vijay Chowk

12. Question:6
• What did the Param Vir Chakra replace when
India became a Republic?

13. Ans:Victoria Cross

14. Question:7
• Which important human right is protected in
article 21 of the constitution of India?

15. Ans:
• Right to life and liberty.

16. Question:8
• Identify the European who worked ardently
for the Indian National Movement and bitterly
criticized the British rule by saying’the British
Empire is rotten to the core,corrupt in every
direction & tyrannical and mean’

17. Ans:Sr Nivedita(Margaret Noble)

18. 9.
• How many Gun salutes are presented to the
president on Republic day?

19. 21

20. 10
• Theosophist, Educationist and Indian National
leader’.Who fits this description?

21. Ans:Annie Besant

22. 11
“Be proud that you are an Indian,Proudly
claim I am an Indian,every Indian is my
brother..’ - who had said these words?

23. Ans:Swami Vivekananda