indica prelims

Indica The India Quiz 2’zaar16

Crafted by Literary, Quizzing and Debating Society.

Rules of the Prelims

26 questions, A-Z is the concept. 1st answer begins with A, 2nd with B and so on till 26th beginning

with Z. There is no negative points, feel free to take a guess. All questions are from India, or have Indian connection, maybe

very vaguely. Teams of 3 or less, if you don’t have partners let’s know. Internal tie breakers. Top 6 teams to qualify.

ANSWERS

A

In 1967, a quiz was being aired on Doordarshan; the students taking part in the quiz could not answer ‘What was the name of mother of Lord Ram?’ whereas they could easily answer about Roman and Greek Mythology. This troubled Anant Pai so much that he decided to start X to teach Indian culture to the students. Today X has sold over 90 million units and is #1 in it’s category.X?

Answer

Amar Chitra Katha

B

V S Wakankar was travelling from Itarsi to Bhopal in 1957, as a normal traveler he was watching the scenic beauty that was offered by the train window. He saw some rock formations which were very similar to what he had seen in France and Spain. Out of curiosity he stepped out at the next station and went to the site.The site is currently a UNESCO world heritage site. Identify the site.

Answer

Bhimbetka

C

In late 1949, as India prepared to transform itself from a ‘dominion’, where the British monarch was the head of the state, to a full fledged republic, Nehru and Patel had a major disagreement as to who should be the first President of India. Much to Nehru’s annoyance, Patel ensured that his friend Dr Rajendra Prasad gets the post, who was declined the post even though he was promised by Nehru?

Answer

Chakraborty Rajgoaplachari

D

This was founded in 1866 by the ulema Muhammad Qasim Nantovi Rasheed Ahmed Ganghoi, and is located in the town of Deoband in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is a very large school of Islam. Identify it.

Answer

Darul Uloom

E

Sometimes in 1970’s Indian Express wrote one of the most creative editorials that has ever been written. They published ‘blank’ page as their editorial. Funda?

Answer

Emergency was imposed

F

This king didn’t have a male heir even after 12 years of his ascension to the throne. His astrologers told him that he would have to shift his capital city to another town to get a male child.Based on the predictions of the astrologer, he built an entire new city. The city literally translates to “the place of victory” in his language. This city is also the home of one UNESCO world heritage site. Name the city which was abandoned in 14 years due to water problems.

Answer

Fathepur Sikri

G

Who/what is regarded as the 11th Guru of Sikhism?

Answer

Guru Granth Sahib

H

This sweet dish is a famous delicacy of Delhi. What’s more intriguing is the name of the sweet dish which has been derived from the Persian word for black, which has originally been derived from the Persian word for Ethopia. Though there are no evidence that the sweetdish has any connections with Ethopia, but still the name has prevailed over the years. Name the dish.

Answer

Habshi Halwa from the word Habsh

I

To which dynasty did the Lord Rama of Ramayana belonged?

Answer

Ikshvaku Dynasty

J

The origin of this word is from the Tamil words for gold or silver coins tied to bull horns. This sport was widely popular in Tamil Nadu but now has been banned by Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. This was also depicted in one of the seals of Indus Valley Civilization.

Sports?

Answer

Jallaikattu

K

Sanskar Kendra is a museum located in Ahemdabad. It was designed by the famous archietect Le Corbusier. The museum depicts the culture of the city. Inside it they have an another museum dedicate to X. What’s X?

Answer

Kite Museum

L

Inbuan wrestling is the form of wrestling which is native to the people of Mizoram. It’s quite dissimilar to the traditional and widespread form of wrestling, in the way the bout is won. How do you win the bout in Inbuan wrestling?

Answer

Lifting, instead of pinning your opponent down you have to lift.

M

From which Upanishad the national motto of India, ‘Satyamev Jayate’ has been taken.

Answer

Manduka Upanishad

N

He was serving with the no. 18 squadron of IAF during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, at Srinagar base. When the base was attacked by 6 PAF jets he single handedly fought with them. He was shot down by Salim Baig Mirza, who later wrote about his valor and patriotism. He was awarded with Param Vir Chakra, posthumously, the highest gallantry award of India. He is the only non army men to be honored with the great award. Who is this brave son of Mother India?

Answer

Nirmaljit Singh Shekhon

O

Purely made of cotton rags, dimension of 9.7 * 6.3 cm. It weighs 90 gram per square meter. It has been re introduced in 2015 after the gap of 20 years what?

Answer

One Rupee note

P

If Rishabha Dev was first, Mahavira was the last; who was the penultimate or the 23rd Thirtankara in Jainism.

Answer

Parshavnath

Q

The construction of this was started by the founder of the Delhi Sultunate, and it was completed by his successor. Lightning struck it in 1369, so the restoration work was carried out by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. It’s the tallest in it’s specific category. What?

Answer

Qutub Minar, the tallest brick minaret.

R

During the 1857 revolt of Independence, the sepoys used Lotus and X as the symbol of communication to spread the awareness about the revolt among villagers. X?

Answer

Roti (Chapati)

S

Complete the list (exhaustive) Bharatnatyam Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Odissi Manipuri Mohaniattam _____________

Answer

Sattriya, eight classical dance forms of India.

T

This train connects, Karaikal in Puducherry with Ernakulum in Kerala. This train is officially known as Karaikal-Ernakulum express and has the train number 16187/16188. But, since it passes through a lot of X it is widely known as X express. X?

Answer

Teagarden express

U

This book was inspired by the author’s aunt’s experience when she had a meal with a Muslim woman and was treated as an outcast by his family. This book revolves around the issue of eradicating caste system.MK Gandhi had asked the author to use simple words so that everyone could read it. This book established the author as one of the leading authors of India. Book and the author?

Answer

The Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand

V

“BIGGEST SEX CHANGE OPERATION OF THE WORLD” was the headline given to the renaming of the busiest UNESCO world heritage site of the world.Old name and the new name, both please?

Answer

Victoria Terminus got renamed as Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus

W

This has been derived from Sanskrit words for Cooking and Shop. It is a multi-course meal in Kashmiri cuisine. Cooking this full meal is considered to be an art. It generally has 36 courses, out of which 15-30 are meat based. Name this multi course meal.

Answer

Wazwan

X

Modi _____________ was the initial name of subsidiary of ____________ in India which was in collaboration with ModiCorp (now Spice Group) and Rank __________. In 1999 it was rebranded as __________ Modicorp and today is known as ___________ India Pvt Ltd.

Answer

Xerox

Y

According to the Mahabharata, all the Pandavas and their wife Draupadi ascent Mount Sumeru, which is the entrance to Heaven. Of all the Pandavas only one survive. Who?

Answer

Yudhishtara

Z

This is the largest river of Goa, the largest city of Goa, Vasco da Gama lies on the mouth of this river. Which river am I talking about?

Answer

Zuari