India quiz by Atharva (Quizzing club of IIM Kozhikode)

INDIA QUIZ

PRELIMS15th August 2015

04/18/2023 ©Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 2

Question -1 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. TheMandukya Upanishad is entirely devoted to the explanation of the syllable. Which syllable are we talking about?


ANSWER


Question -2 In an acidic solution, the “lawsone” molecule can react via a process called Michael addition with keratin to create a stain. This stain is used by Indian and also other Asian nations’ girls for decorating themselves. What do we know this process as? Hint: Lawsone molecule is also known as Henatonic acid.


ANSWER• Henna

(Mehandi)


Question -3 She is a manifestation of goddess Parvati, is revered as the Blessed Mountain Mother goddess, who resides in one of the Holiest Mountains of the Himalayan chain. The name literally means 'the bliss-giving goddess‘. Who /which place in India is named after her?


ANSWER• NANDA

DEVI


Question 4 - Connect


ANSWERConnect : Founders of various State Banks• M. Visvesvaraya – State Bank of Mysore• Mir Osman Ali Khan, Nizam of Hyderabdad –

State Bank of Hyderabad• Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala – State Bank

of Patiala• Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar II – State Bank of

Indore • C. P. Ramaswamy Iyer – State Bank of Travancore


Question - 5 It marked the completion of TRIAD (to be capable of nuclear assault from land, sea and air) for India helping it altogether justify its doctrine of no first use of nuclear weaponry. Its name means ‘Slayer of Enemies’. What am I talking about?


ANSWER• INS Arihant


Question - 6X graduated from IIT Bombay in 1978, joined Mumbai-based Patni Computer Systems. Later X left this company in 1981 and joined a newly formed Indian Company Y. X served as CEO of Y till 2007. X was the co-founder of NASSCOM.ID X and Y.


ANSWERX - Nandan NilekaniY - Infosys


Question - 7

Which indian pair had the highest run 1st wicket partnership but was beaten by Greame Smith and Neil Mc Kenzie in 2008 ?


ANSWERVinoo Mankad

& Pankaj Roy

In the year 1954.


Question - 8Identify the member of parliament who brought up the Benett Coleman issue ( and the Haridas Mundhra scandal) in parliament and fought for the regulation of the Insurance sector & the formation of LIC. Ironically, both his sons were involved in some of the biggest financial scandals in India.


ANSWERFeroze Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi – Bofors ScamSanjay Gandhi – Maruti Scandal


Question - 9

Who is the author of these books ?The Great Indian NovelRiotShow BusinessThe five dollar smile and other stories


ANSWER

• Shashi Taroor


Question - 10

Id the valiant lady on the stamp and what is her claim to fame.


ANSWERNeerja Bhanot• Neerja Bhanot was a flight attendant for

Pan Am, based in Mumbai, India, who was murdered while saving passengers from terrorists on board the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 on 5 September 1986. Posthumously, she became the youngest recipient of India's highest peacetime military award for bravery, the Ashok Chakra


Question -11According to Hindu historians, the Muslim emperor Babur came down from Ferghana in 1527 and overcame the Hindu King of Chittodgad, Rana Sangrama Singh at Sikri, using cannons and artillery. After this victory, Babar dominated the subjugated Hindu population. His general, Mir Baqi, was in charge of the region. What historic reason is Mir Baqi famous for?


ANSWER

BABRI MASJID (MOSQUE)


Question -12Identify the famous place.


Answer

Jallian Wala Bagh


Question -13_____ is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by people in India and Pakistan, chiefly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. It is now written in Devanāgarī in India. Intellectuals in the court of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, described _____ as a distorted form of the word ‘Dwigart,’ which means “two troughs,” a possible reference to the Mansar and Sruinsar Lakes. On 22 December 2003, _____ was recognized as one of the national languages of India Name the language


Answer

Dogri


Question -14It was first grown in India during the 15th century in Cambay and Malwa. It was an important article of trade with China and other Eastern countries and the State had monopoly over it. However, during the later years of the Moghul Empire, the State lost its hold on the monopoly. In 1757, the monopoly of its cultivation passed into the hands of the East India Company. In 1773, Lord Warren Hastings brought the entire trade under the control of the Government. The Government has retained its monopoly since then. What am I talking about?


Answers

Opium


Question - 15The famous musician Ustad Allauddin Khan created the “Maihar Band” by teaching music to a group of orphans.Among the many instruments played by the band was the band also played the “nal tarang”, invented by the Ustad himself.What was this instrument reportedly created from?

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Answers• Gun barrels


Question - 16“The ____ Classical Library of India”has been established by an Indian family in association with Harvard University PressAim: create English translations of classic Indian texts along with the original language textFamily name?


Answers• “Murty”

• The idea was mooted and funded by Rohan Murty, son of Narayana Murty.


Question -17A daredevil pilot:• helped airlift Indian soldiers into Kashmir during the 1947

war• flew out Indonesian leaders in 1948 during their

independence battles• Also a politician at Centre and State • has a political party name named after him

• Who?


Answer• Biju Patnaik


Question - 18This auction happened during National Week,

1930.Despite its obviously poor quality, something was sold to a Dr. Kanuga for a handsome sum of Rs. 1600/-

What was sold?


Answer• The salt manufactured by M.K.Gandhi at

Dandi


Question - 19India has 21 of these. 9 of them are a little differentThese 9 are:

Bilaspur, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Allahabad, Cuttack, Guwahati, Jodhpur, Nainital, Jabalpur

What?


Answer• High Courts of India; these 9 are not in a state

capital


Question -20He spent about 8 days in 1984• doing some multi-spectral photography of

North India• in the practice of yoga• doing some material science experimentsWho?


Answer• Rakesh Sharma during his space mission

Question-21• Outside the Gandhi-Nehru family,

only two Prime Ministers have airports named after them. ID both

Answer• Charan Singh (Lucknow)• Lal Bahadur Shastri (Varanasi)

Question-22• In this region, alcohol consumption is

banned except the island of Bangaram. Which region?

Answer• Lakshwadeep

Question-23• The cantonment town of Mhow in

Madhya Pradesh was renamed for being the birthplace of a person. The person’s father, a Subedar major in the Mahar regiment was stationed there in 1891. Who?

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

24• If New Caledonia Barrier Reef located

in South Pacific is the largest in the world, what is the second largest? Also what is being referred to?


• Chilika lake in Odisha

25• Identify the lyricist of the song “Kya

Khoya kya Paaya” which was sung by Jagjit Singh and featured Shahrukh Khan.


• Atal Bihari Vajpaye

26• X is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow

district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 14 km north ofLucknow. More widely known for its kebabs, Zardozi work and Dasheri mangoes, X is also the centre of once flourishing Urdu poetry, literature and the Qadiriya Qalandari Sufi Order.

• ID X which has a connect to the freedom struggle.


• Kakori

THANK YOU All the participants who took out some precious time from their busy schedule

Conducted By

Abhishek – Archita – Mohit – Sanjeet – Utsav

India quiz by Atharva (Quizzing club of IIM Kozhikode)

Education

iim kozhikode

state bank of indore

later x

indian pair

formed indian company

lawsone molecule

great indian novel riot

ceo of y