Utsav- The India quiz

Utsav – The India Quiz High Q 2016 , Gargi College

Sreshtha Mondal

Acknowledgements

• The organisers and administration at Gargi College. * Hail Quizzito*

• Friends and fellow quizzers for their suggestions, encouragement.

• Prithvi Raj, for helping me for suggesting edits before this slideshare upload!

For the love of colours and analysis

The melee

history, geography ka bulaava The Kulcha of Culture

science,biz -tech -gears sports da mazza

Miscellaneous toh bahana hai The Current of affairs

Prelims

Q.1

Connect

And the answer is

State symbols of Telangana

DeerIndian roller or Blue jay

Jammi Chettu or Prosopis Cineraria Tangedu or Tanner’s Cassia

Q.2• Founded, in 1999, and chaired by ___________, the Pratichi Trust is committed to

inclusive and effective development, particularly in combating illiteracy and uneven access to education in India, child nutrition, the lack of basic affordable healthcare, and the special disadvantages from which women and young girls suffer.

• With the expanded scope of its research team, the Trust elevated it to a research institute in 2011, called the Pratichi Institute. The Institute is based in Kolkata, but has worked extensively in Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. The Institute and its researchers are in regular consultation with a body of advisers from various areas of expertise.

• “….. it also gave me an opportunity to do something immediate and practical about my old obsessions, including literacy, basic health care and gender equity, aimed specifically at India and Bangladesh. The Pratichi Trust, which I have set up with the help of some of the prize money, is, of course, a small effort compared with the magnitude of these problems….”

• Which famous name will replace the blank?

And the answer is

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen

Q.3

• The tableau of Chhattisgarh depicts _____________ – one of the oldest universities in Asia dedicated to various forms of music, dance, fine arts and theatre. Established in 1956, this university has made a strenuous effort to strike a balance between traditional and modern art in this era of globalization.

• The front portion of the Chhattisgarh tableau presents a sculpture of Murlidhar prepared by students and teachers of the university. It also showcases the artistic building of the university along with various forms of art and music. (Image on next slide)

• FITB

Q.3

And the answer is

Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh

Q.4• Seth Pancham Lal Goyal , fondly called X started XY with just

one store at the age of 24. Y were originally prepared more than 350 years ago, slipping out of the royal kitchen of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. More than 700 cottage units in the Noori Gate area manufacture this delicacy that's given ______ another reason to be proud.

• The 100-year-old family-run XY Group has seven branches in ________ alone and has also opened outlets in Delhi, Ghaziabad and Lucknow , with a worldwide popularity base.

What is X and Y ?

And the answer is

XY= Panchhi Petha

Q.5*

This famous beach town is situated at the jaws of Udyavara river , famous for the rocky islands of Dairia Bahadurgad, Daria Gadara Kallu, Kari Illada Kallu and St. Mary’s Island , recently made it to the headlines for being a first of what in India?

And the answer is

Malpe became the first beach of India to be enabled with free Wifi

Q.6

• Identify this Bharat Ratna on whose birth and death anniversary is the National Doctor’s day celebrated on 1st July every year.

And the answer is

Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy

Q.7

THE LAND IS WEARING ANKLETS,THE SKY IS WEARING BANGLES,THE CLOUDS IN A HAPPY FRENZY HAVE TAKEN DIFFERENT SHAPES,THE BEAUTIFUL REVOLVING AND ROTUND EARTH.

THIS IS THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF WHICH RECENT VIRAL ON THE INTERNET STUFF?

And the answer is

MAATI BAANDHE PAINJANEE,BANGDI PEHNE BAADLI,DEDO DEDO BAAVDO,GHOD-MATHOD BAAVDI…

The new Rajasthan Tourism ad campaign designed by Ogilvy and Mather

Q.8*

Identify this “Gangotri of the Indian Hydrocarbon Sector” , which has the refining capacity of 0.65 million metric tonnes per annum and is a record book delight in many other ways.

And the answer is

Digboi Oil Refinery, Assam

World’s oldest Oil Refinery

Q.9

• This Sachin Tendulkar of winter sports recently denied the _______ (country’s) citizenship even despite the apathy of Indian Government of not providing any financial support to this star athlete of X sport.

• Part points break-up – Name = 0.5 markCountry in question = 1 markX = 0.5 mark

And the answer is

• Name = Shiva Keshavan• Country in question = Italy• Sport he plays = Luge

Q.10

• Thakur Chandan Singh, the convener and founder of Bhartiya Kanti Shanti Party has filed cases against Farooq Abdullah , Radhe maa , Hardik Patel . Recently he filed a petition against whom , despite knowing his success rate based on previous petitions.

And the answer is

Lord Ram

The 31 year old lawyer from Sitamarhi , Bihar has filed an FIR against Lord Ram of his conduct to his wife Sita.

He alleged that Ram had banished Devi (goddess) Sita to a life in exile in a forest without any suitable justification for

doing so.

Q.11

Identify this building shown in the picture and also name the architect of this 110 year old grandeur.

And the answer is

Forest Research Institute , Dehradun

Architect – C.G. Blomfield

Q.12

Rahul Bose , an actor with films like The Japanese Wife, Mr. & Mrs. Iyer, Jhankaar Beats, Vishwaroopam , etc is associated with two sports as a player- One of them is Boxing, which one is the other?

And the answer is

Rugby

Q.13*

• Before the Pir-Panjal Tunnel , ______ Tunnel upheld the record of being the Longest Transport tunnel of India. Connecting Ukshi and Bhoke Railway stations on the Konkan Railway line, it still carries the distinction of being the longest tunnel in the same rail network.

And the answer is

Karbude Tunnel

Q.14

• This 75 feet statue of Lord Buddha is found in the rooftop of _____ Monastery which is also known as the Golden Buddha. In which district will we see this famous statue?

• (Image in next slide)

And the answer is

Likir village , Ladakh district

Q.15

• Ringing Bells , a Noida based company is creating a ripple in the world of Tech for a particular launch done yesterday (17.02.2016) In line with PM Modi’s vision for “empowering India to the last person, transforming India’s growth story” , this launch was said to be done by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Nehru Park.

Put the Funda

And the answer is

India’s cheapest smartphone from Ringing Bells , Freedom 251 at Rs. 251

Q.16• Karsanbhai Patel launched X with door-to-door campaign

in 1969.By paring production, marketing and distribution (a single line of distributors who directly supplied the retailers) costs to the bone, he was able to sell X at Rs. 3 per kg. which was priced less than its immediate competitor by Rs. 14 on an average.

• Gujarat-based Purnima Advertising Agency was the agency that worked on the signature campaign and the iconic mascot though not anymore prevalent on the TVCs still dominates its presence on the X’s packaging.

• Identify X.

And the answer is

X= Nirma Washing Powder

Q.17

Many people also don’t know that A was opposed to the idea of the university being named after him. In fact, in a correspondence to the then education minister M C Chagla, A almost rebuked Chagla for this. However, after A’s death, Chagla — an ardent admirer of A — wanted to pay tribute to him. Hence, the university got its name. Id. A

And the answer is

Jawaharlal Nehru

Q.18*• Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur was the 18th Raja of ______ . After

Independence, his property was taken over by the Indian Government like of the other princes from Nabha , Bahawalpur , Malerkotla and Jind allowed in the vicinity which was demolished in 1970s to shift X’s office from the Parliament Street. From then ________ ______ has remained just as a name.

Id X. The blanks are not needed.

(Hint – X is still having one of the gates from the old property)

And the answer is

Doordarshan House

Q.19

Connect these two / replace the blank on the book

And the answer is

Pradip Krishen

In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones is a 1989 Indian TV film, directed by Pradip Krishen which starred Shah Rukh Khan.

Q.20*

• Identify this famous sculptor who has been recently conferred with Padma Vibhushan

And the answer is

Ram V Sutar

Finals

Q.1

• On customer’s demand to create something different from the menu, Y , the then caterer ____ food of Cricket club of India in Mumbai prepared X for the first time which then gained popularity by word of mouth publicity.

Identify this iconic dish X and the mastermind Y.

And the answer is

X- Chicken Manchurian , Y- Nelson Wang

Q.2

• X ,a small village about 35 km from Jaipur is a centuries old centre of block printed textiles whose patterned motifs and colours occupy a prominent position in textile map of India.

( Image on the next slide)• In the past , the textiles hand printed by Y of X

were used to produce fadats, lugdis, angochas, rezais for the local population.

And the answer is

X= Bagru , Y= Chippa Community

Q.3

X is amongst the prominent characters in the history of Indian Cricket especially the 1930s. He had a fierce rivalry with Y who was a good player and also wealthy but X muscled in when Y fell out with Lord Willingdon and even attempted to donate a Willingdon Trophy to the winners of the national first-class competition but Y beat him to it with the Z . X , Y , Z ( all 3 on pounce)

And the answer is

Answer

• X – Maharaja of Vizianagar / Vizzy / Vijaya Anand

• Y- Maharaja of Patiala / Ranjit Singh• Z- Ranji Trophy

Q.4• The renowned artist, J Swaminathan, was the Director

of Bharat Bhawan in Bhopal around 1980’s. He was building the Roopankar wing of Bharat Bhawan, where Tribal and Urban art would be displayed. Swaminathan sent his students into the villages to search for tribal artists. One of them saw an image of Hanuman on the wall of a house by X.

• X’s paintings grace one of the domes of Bharat Bhawan; he has drawn a huge aircraft on one of the walls of the State Legislative Assembly; and his clay relief of the Narmada can be seen at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) museum in Bhopal.

• Either give X or the reason to his name and worldwide fame.

And the answer is

• X – Jangarh Singh Shyam • Jangarh Singh Shyam was the first Gond artist

to use paper and canvas for his art.

• The present genre of Gond painting is named Jangarh Kalam in his honour.

Q.5

Connect

And the answer is

Kalinga Awards

The asteroid 26214 was named Kalinga to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kalinga Awards instituted by UNESCO to honour outstanding contribution to the interpretation of science and technology to the general public . The pictures shown are of the Indian Scientists amongst the list of Kalinga Laureates.

Q.6

Amul Topical on?

And the answer is

Deonar Dumping ground fire in Mumbai

Q.7

Peruvian Pisco April 2009-March 2010 Peru

Champagne April 2010 – March 2011 France

Napa Valley April 2010- March 2011 USA

Scotch Whiskey April 2010- March 2011 UK

Prosciutto di Parma April 2010 - March 2011 Italy

Cognac April 2011- March 2012 France

Porto April 2011 – March 2012 Portugal

Duoro April 2011 – March 2012 Portugal

Tequila April 2012 – March 2013 Mexico

An in-exhaustive list of ?

And the answer is

Geographical Indications list of India

These GIs have found their way to the list of GIs by the GI Registry India for the mentioned

periods.

Q.8• X, literal meaning being wakeful nights is the traditional folk dance-drama,

performed by the Hindu Kunbi and Christian Gauda community of Y, to seek the Devine Grace for protection and prosperity of the crop. The strong belief is that the night long performance, awakens the deities once a year and they continue to remain awake throughout the year guarding the village.

• Perni X is the ancient mask dance – drama of Y, performed by Perni families, using well crafted and painted wooden masks, depicting various animals, birds, super natural power, deities, demons and social characters.

• Gauda X, is an impression of social life, that displays all the existing moods and modes of human characters. It is predominantly based on three main characters, Gharasher, Nikhandar and Parpati wearing shining dress and headgears. The performance is accompanied by vibrant tunes of Y folk instruments like Nagara/Dobe, Ghumat, Madale and Kansale.

• X and either Y or Where it was seen recently?

And the answer is

X = Jagor , Y= Goa or Goa’s Tableau in 67th Republic day celebrations

Q.9

And the answer is

The Mosques built by Qutub’ud-Din-Aibak

• Left image is of the Adhai Din Ka Jhopra of Ajmer which is said to be in AD 1199 built as a contemporary of the Quwwat-ul-Islam in the Qutub Minar Complex in AD 1198.

Q.10

Written by Ashok Banker, _ ________ ___ ____ was India’s first English-language television series, and had names like Anant Balani, Mahesh Bhatt and Ajay Goel among its directors. It began with a reunion and quickly turned into a thriller, which was eerily similar to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Owing to its ‘bold’ content, it was aired during a late-night slot on DD Metro – but its plot kept the audience hooked to the screen even post 11pm.

And the answer is

A mouthful of sky

Q.11

• Morgaon• ___________• Pali• Mahad• Theur• Lenyadri• Ozar• Ranjangaon• FITB of this in-exhaustive list of X.

And the answer is

• Siddhatek • Ashtavinayak – The pilgrimage of 8 most

important Ganesh temples in Maharashtra

Q.12• FITB or the Funda behind this specific list

• Alan Rickman• Maureen O’Hara• Omar Sharif• David Bowie• Ron Moody• Frank Finlay • Christopher Lee • _____________ (Hint- First Indian to receive the Order of the British Empire)

And the answer is

Saeed Jaffery or The BAFTA’s in memorium section of 2016

Jaffrey, a BAFTA nominee for My Beautiful Laundrette, died at the age

of 86 in late 2015 .

Q.13

This lady made it to the headlines recently.Who and the news (both on pounce)

And the answer is

Archana Ramasundaram

She has been appointed Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the first woman to head a paramilitary force.

Q.14

• Said to be born out of Y’s sweat, X who was conceived inside a fish – the fish was caught by Ahiraavan who was the ruler of Paataal or Netherworld. Impressed by his strength and virility, Ahiraavan made X as his soldier.

• In another incident, Y lost to X in a duel and later as the events unfolded, Y killed Ahiraavan and crowned X as the King.

• Identify X and Y.

And the answer is

X= Makardhwaj , Y = Hanuman

Q.15

Where would you find this?(Image on the next two slides)

And the answer is

Ana Sagar Lake , Ajmer

Q.16The Mahmudabad Estate was founded in 1677 by Raja Mahmud Khan, a descendant of the first caliph of Islam. The ____, or palace, is part of a 20-acre complex called the Qila, or fort. The _____is a leading example of Awadh palace architecture, and served as an important administrative and residential complex for rulers of Mahmudabad throughout the Mughal period and subsequently during the British colonial era. It played an important role during the First War of Independence in 1857, at which time the ______ was completely destroyed by the British. The building was reconstructed immediately thereafter, using the original plinth. Today it serves as an important religious and cultural center and boasts one of the best libraries in the Urdu and Arabic languages, and hosts scholars of literature, art, and poetry.FITB with a commonly used word.

Q.16

And the answer is

Kothi

Q.17

• Made with Tomato, Black pepper, Lemon , curry leaves, etc cooked in Toor Dal’s soup , this differs from the common Rasam because of the presence of meat. This difference was incorporated to accommodate the _______________ into the soup-like starters of the Britishers in India.

• What Tamil origin word became thus modified into the much popular version that we know of today?

(Both words on pounce)

And the answer is

Millagutthanneer , Mulligatawny

Q.18

• Part -Logo from the year 1955 of which entity

And the answer is

State Bank of India

Q.19

On the 17th day of the Mahabharata war, after Arjuna killed Karna, Kunti requested her sons to perform the rites for Karna. When they protested, saying he was a suta, she revealed the truth of his birth. The brothers were shocked to find they have committed fratricide. Yudhishtira was furious with his mother, and cursed all women. What was the curse?

And the answer is

Women won’t be able to keep a secret.

(video clip from Tere Bina song of Guru) Identify the place of shoot

Q.20

And the answer is

Thirumalai Nayak Palace , Madurai

Q.21FITB-_________ is a revolutionary students movement which stands firmly in the campuses throughout the country with a vision of “A New India and A New World.’ The formation of _______in 1990 was the result of a long felt need for a platform for the revolutionary and democratic students movement. From the outset, it has defeated the communal politics in its bastions at Kumaon University, Allahabad University, and BHU. In the years that followed, ______ has been at the forefront of all struggles for student rights as well as larger democratic issues. The founding conference of ______ was on 9th August, Kranti Divas, at Allahabad. The second national conference was held in Delhi in 1994, the third in 1998 at Patna, and so on.

And the answer is

AISA- All India Students Association

Q.22

Connect all of these art works to the artist

And the answer is

Bharti Kher

Known for the use of Bindis in her work.

Q.23______ ______ ______made their first appearance in October 2014. When asked whether the group would come forward to work with the Central or State governments, Ruben one of the members said that they prefer their anonymity. "Like I said, our main goal is to keep India and its citizens safe, so we would like to remain anonymous. By doing this, we can also expose those Indians who are against their motherland," he added. On September, over a hundred Pakistani websites including official government portals such as pakistan.gov.pk, president.gov.pk and cabinet.gov.pk. were hacked. Later, the group took the credit for the feat, saying that it was a payback for crashing the official portal of their state Government.

And the answer is

Mallu Cyber Soldiers

Q.24• ________ , similar to Kabaddi is one of the prominent sports

of the Nicobarese tribe. This game does not require a court, only vacant land. The field is divided by a line in the centre, and there are no boundary lines. The number of players is as desired, but each team is to comprise equal number of players. Usually, a maximum of 20 players are allowed in each team.

• As there are no boundaries to the field, _____ demands far more stamina, speed and endurance than Kabaddi. During a special festival of the Nicobarese tribe, women and men upto the age of 40 years participate with much gusto in this game.

And the answer is

Saldu

Q.25

And the answer is

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi’s news of Death

Q.26

An international debut at the age of 15 against Guam and voted as the Footballer of the year in 2001 and 2013 , this sterling player announced thus-“Today is the last day of 2015, I hereby officially announce my retirement from football. I have been lucky enough to have had a wonderful career representing my country for 20 years and the State team for 24 years.….”

And the answer is

Oinam Bembem Devi

Q.27

• Recently , The India International Science festival was organised in which a note worthy event of Guinness Record of the Largest Practical science lesson was conducted with over 2000 students.

• Which premier institution was the venue for this entire festival organised for the first time?

And the answer is

IIT Delhi

Q.28• The festival of _________ based on the story of ‘Ramayana’ in

Uttarakhand is series of various events of worships and rituals. Community Worship, Devyatra, Folk Drama, Dances, Songs, Comedies, Fairs etc are held here.

• This festival had been declared World Heritage in 2009 by UNESCO. Some selected contexts of Ramayan are performed with folk style in _______. Dance is performed wearing the mask at Temple complex of Bhumyal God in night. There are masks of various epical, historical and imaginative characters. The masks are of two types. “Dhyo Pattar” and “Khyalari Pattar”. “Dhyo Pattar” mask and character is related to god. “Khyalari Pattar” are entertaining characters.

And the answer is

The Festival of Ramman

Q.29• Qawwali singers gather in a lane at Nizamuddin basti after asr or the

afternoon prayers.• Visitors join the procession, which goes into the bylanes of the

settlement, stopping at the grave of Khwaja Tajuddin Nuh,Nizamuddin Auliya’s nephew, before finally entering the dargah.

• Once inside the dargah, the singers take out yellow sheets that they had carried with them, and hold it above their heads, enter the shrine. This is the only occasion on which the qawwali singing is done inside the shrine, where the grave of the saint is located. On all other, occasions it happens outside, in the courtyard.

• What is being celebrated by the above mentioned description?

And the answer is

Basant Panchami at Nizamuddin Dargah

Q.30This athlete who hails from Kodagu in Karnataka, was India’s champion sprinter for the 100 m, 200 m & 400 m events. She made her mark by winning several national events, of which the most memorable one was when she outran champion P T Usha during the 1991 Open Nationals at New Delhi. Referred as India’s FloJo due to her agility on the track , she was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1990.

And the answer is

Ashwini Nachappa

Q.31

In ‘The Great Indian Novel’ by Shashi Tharoor, figures from history and characters from the Mahabharata can be directly correlated to characters in the book or to more general allegorical references. a.) Which real-life political figure was the inspiration for Ashwathama? b.) Which real-life personality was the inspiration for Amba / Shikandi?

And the answer is

Jagjivan Ram – Similar to how Ashwathama later changes sides to joins Yudhishtira

b.) Nathuram Godse – Similar to how Amba / Shikandi was instrumental in killing

Bhishma

Q.32

• This group claim to have been set up by a great leader, but that claim is of doubtful authenticity.

• Their name comes from being “worshippers of Him, who is without time, eternal.”

• A possible origin of this order is that it was the outcome of the struggle to reconcile warlike activity with the abandonment of the world.

And the answer is

Akali

Q.33

• Derived from Persian , it literally means “first fruits” and was used for offerings that were presented during a first meeting by a vassal to a greater noble or king.

• It also had other meanings in the financial sense such as a fine on appointment renewal, a payment exacted on lands which were originally rent free.

• What term that was quite common in Mughal or Awadhi courts in the context of a spread of gifts/ presents or lands on offer?

And the answer is

Peshkash

Q.34How did their venture play an important role

during the Chennai floods?

And the answer is

They are the founders of Ola Cabs. During the Chennai floods , Ola provided free ferry services for

rescue operations

Ankit Bhati , CTO of Ola Cabs