The document provides rules and questions for an India quiz. It contains 20 multiple choice questions related to various aspects of Indian history, people, events, inventions, arts, and culture. The questions cover topics like Beating Retreat ceremony, famous scientists like Jagdish Chandra Bose, boat racing sports in Kerala called Vallam Kali, institutions founded by Vikram Sarabhai, military operations of India, famous buildings of India, novels, traditions, and more.

1. Quiz Master-
Rashmeet Kaur
INDIA QUIZ

2. Rules
•Pounce +15/-10
•Bounce +10
•Sufficient hints are provide ,therefore, no extra
hints except in some questions.
•Questions are directly and indirectly linked to
India.
•Two chocolate questions with a chance to score
+30 on pounce and +15 on bounce. ( Warning: -30
on wrong answer, if pounced.)

3. 1.It is a ceremony dating to 16th century England
and was first used to recall nearby patrolling units
to their castle. Originally it is known as watch
setting, but in India, it officially denotes the end of
Republic Day festivities and is conducted on the
evening of 29 January. The ceremony was started in
the early 1950s when British Queen Elizabeth II and
Prince Philip were visiting India for the first time
after independence, the then Prime minister Mr.
Jawahar Lal Nehru summoned Major G A Roberts
asking him to do something spectular, creative, and
eventful for the Queens visit. Thereafter it became
official ceremony to have a Head of State of country
as the chief guest.

5. Beating Retreat

6. 2.Connect

8. Howrah Bridge

9. 3.Starting with his honors, the person was
made a Knight in 1917 and first Indian
Scientist to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of
London in 1920. IEEE named him one of
the fathers of radio science and a crater on the
moon has been named after him. But above all
this, he is world wide known for his invention-
Crescograph, a device for measuring the growth
of plants. In 1885, he became lecturer at
Presidency College but refused to take salary as a
protest of being less paid than Englishman. Who?

10. Jagdish
Chandra Bose

11. 4.Passed away in 2014, Indravan Purohit was
not a well-known actor and used to appear
only for couple of minutes in movies. Being
a dwarf, he got roles in Lord of the
Rings(2001) and role of Dooba Dooba 2 in
Baalveer(2013).But in a particular Iconic
Bollywood film he appeared from starting till
the end. Although the makers of the film
were able to conceal his identity for 11
years. Voice of the character was replaced by
the mechanical electronic voice heard in the
film and the film title was first registered as-
Karodpati. What was the name of the iconic
role played by Indravan Purohit.

14. Jadoo

15. 5.It is a traditional boat race in Kerala. It is a
form of canoe racing which is mainly
conducted during the season of the harvest
festival Onam in autumn. Also known as
the snake boat race it is a major tourist
attraction. Among many events, Nehru
Trophy Boat Race is a popular event.
What is the name of this sport?

17. Vallam Kali

18. 6.Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the man behind
launching of Aryabhatta, father of India’s
space programme. Being a multifaceted
personality, he was also a great industrialist
and established many institute which are of
International Repute. Among those notable
institutes, one is of great importance and is
known worldwide for its studies. It is believed
that his affair with his protégé Kamla
Chaudhary led the establishment of the
institute. The first institute was opened in
Calcutta and second was proposed to be
opened in Bombay but in 1961, Ahemdabad
got its second institution. Which institution?

21. 7. (Chocolate +30) Being an explorer, he visited India
only twice. But those journeys came out to be
unexpected yet adventurous.
The first visit was somehow an interesting one where
his boarding plane crashed and he landed in the
jungles of India somewhere between (1932-1934) but
somehow escaped and reached the kingdom of
Gaipajama, where he befriended the Maharja and
helped him catching the opium smugglers. The second
visit was actually not a visit to India but a visit to their
friend who survived an airplane crash, therefore it
was just an unplanned arrival at Delhi en route to
Kathmandu, eventually visiting Qutub Minar and Red
Fort.(1958-1959).

23. Tintin

24. 8. Connect this non-exhaustive
list
•Vijay
•Rajiv
•Pawan
•Rahat
•Maitri
•Woodrose

26. List of military
operations of
India

27. 9.With the emergency in the Maldives still in place,
PM recently expressed his concerns about political
crisis and need to enhance security in the Indo-
Pacific region. He further added that to rescue Indian
tourists and emigrants it will send troops if required,
like it once did in 1988, when the then president,
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was saved from an
attempted coup by Sri Lankan Tamil militants as on
the Gayoom’s plea, Rajiv Gandhi sent the troops for
restoring the order and was successful for which
India received international praise for the operation.
The operation is one of its kind in military history as it
showed exemplary synergy among the three wings
and a mission impossible made possible in less than
48 hours.

29. Operation
Cactus

30. 10. X is an Indian building
materials manufacturing company based
in Mumbai. It was started in 1948 as a textile
manufacturer.
Since then it has diversified into Viscose Staple Fiber
(VSF), cement, sponge iron and chemicals The
company is a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group and
is the largest exporter of Viscose Rayon Fiber in the
country. It sponsored Mr. India event from 1994 to
2012 that sent the winner to compete in
international events like Mister International
and Mister World. X is the Parent Company of
Ultra-Tech cement.

33. 11. The Fakir- Sanyasi Rebellion were the activities
of sannyasis and fakirs in Bengal against the East India
East India Company rule in the late 18th century. It was
a protest against the tax collected by ascetics from
headmen and zamindars or regional landlords on their
en route to visit shrines in Bengal. This was all done on
the command of EIC. Other event was when Majnun
Shah, the leader of a large group of fakirs who were
traveling through Bengal, claimed in 1772 that 150 of
them had been killed without cause in the previous
year. The Sannyasi rebellion was the first of a series of
revolts and rebellions in the Western districts of the
province. On this theme, the most important source is
the book written by written by India's first modern
novelist in 1882. Name the writer and the book.

35. Anandmath by
Bankim
Chandra
Chatterjee

36. 12.Although, there are 2 theories about it’s origin, but both are
directly and indirectly related to India.
According to one theory, it originated in Safavid
dynasty of Persia from where it eventually spread to the east into
the Indian subcontinent during that time. The second theory is
that the water pipe was invented by Abu’l-Fath Gilani, an
Iranian hakim whom was also a physician at the court of the
Emperor Akbar. Despite of its unclear story of origin, it is world-
wide known by a Devanagiri word. The widespread use of
the Indian word in the English language is a result of the
colonization in British India.
William Hickey, a lawyer wrote in his memoir-
“The most highly-dressed and splendid X was prepared for me. I
tried it, but did not like it. As after several trials I still found it
disagreeable…… I have frequently heard men declare they
would much rather be deprived of their dinner than their X.”

38. Hookah

39. 13.There are seven basic makeup types that are
used in X, each representing a character. These
are:-
Pachcha (green), Kathi(knife), Chokannatadi (red
beard), Velupputadi (white beard), Karupputadi (black
beard), Kari (black) and Minnukku (softly shaded).
Amongst these, the Pachcha character is the most seen
by rest of the world and represents a noble hero whose
face is painted bright green and framed in a white
bow-shaped sweep from ears to chin. Heroes such as
Rama, Laksmana, Krishna, Arjuna, and Yudhisthira fall
into this category.
Where we usually see these characters?

41. Pachcha Kathakali

42. 14. India in past lost two exceptional jewels to the
foreign invaders. One as we know today by the name
of Kohinoor was lost to Britishers, but the second one,
not so likely known was lost to Persians in 1739. It
was not a jewel but a jeweled seat for Mughal
Emperors . It was commissioned in the early 17th
century by emperor Shah Jahan and was located in
the Diwan-i-Khas. It is even believed that Kohinoor
was one of the precious stone was ornated in the
jeweled seat but in 1739, Nadir Shah looted it and
after his assassination the seat was dismantled and
precious stones and metals were eventually
distributed .

44. Peacock Throne

45. 15. “We were waiting to shoot the scene in the restaurant
when the guy gets thrown in the soup and there were a few
Indian musicians playing in the background. I remember
picking up the sitar and trying to hold it and thinking, 'This is a
funny sound.' It was an incidental thing, but somewhere down
the line I began to hear Ravi Shankar's name. The third time I
heard it, I thought, 'This is an odd coincidence.' And then I
talked with David Crosby of The Byrds and he mentioned the
name. I went and bought a Ravi record; I put it on and it hit a
certain spot in me that I can't explain, but it seemed very
familiar to me. The only way I could describe it was: my
intellect didn't know what was going on and yet this other part
of me identified with it. It just called on me ... a few months
elapsed and then I met this guy from the Asian Music Circle
organisation who said, 'Oh, Ravi Shankar's gonna come to my
house for dinner. Do you want to come to?”
-George Harrison
(1992)

47. The Beatles

48. 16. Getit Infoservices, was the parent company of
the online classified portal founded in 2010 by
VSS Mani in Gurugram. Its services included E-
wallet, E-commerce, Grocery, Local search, yellow
pages, white pages directories, classified media,
tele-information services. In 2013, Astro bought
Getit Infoservices and in an audit they found some
non-payment issues due to which major investor
Astro Entertainment Networks Limited (AENL)
exited, leading to the shutdown of the company in
2016.

51. 17. The Sanskrit word refers to seven immortal
living beings in Hinduism who are to remain alive
on Earth until the end of the current Kali Yuga.
Those seven people are:-
Vyasa, Parshurama, Hanuman, Bali, Ashwathama,
Kripa and Vibhishna. Besides these, other immortals
also exist. This term is used as a blessing for long-life
of man while the parallel term- Subhagyavati is use
to bless woman.

53. Chiranjivi

54. 18. Section 124A was brought in 10 years after the IPC was
introduced, possibly, to counter the surging Wahabi
activities in the subcontinent.
The first case was registered, in 1891 against a newspaper for
publishing an article criticizing an “Age of Consent Bill.” But in
1897, the term’s scope was broadened by Justice James
Strachey by equating “disaffection” to “disloyalty. The section
was used repeatedly against nationalist leaders by the colonial
government. The word did indeed disappear from the
constitution, but remained in IPC. The Supreme Court however
defined the scope of the offence by stating- Whoever, will
attempt to bring hatred, or contempt, or excites dissatisfaction
towards the Government established by law will be punished
under this offence.
What is the basic English term that is termed as an offence in
Indian law.

56. Sedition

57. 19(Chocolate+30) .X Olympics was first started in
Greece on the initiative of Theodoros Terzopoulos
in 1993. This international festival presents some of
the greatest practitioners of a particular field. It is
an initiative that emphasizes the importance of
connecting the past, present, and future together.
Currently the International Committee of X
Olympics consists of fourteen members including
Ratan Tiyam of India. This year for the first time,
India will host this Olympics 2018 starting from
17 February, i.e. today in New Delhi with closing
ceremony in Mumbai. The budget of 51.28 crore
is allocated for these Olympics, giving it a gigantic
push and making it the most expensive Olympics
of its kind so far.

60. 20. Prophet Muhammad was in his early 40’s when
one day he was in in solitude in the cave on Mount
Hira
He was startled by the Angel of Revelation A
single word of command burst upon him:
‘Iqra’ - ‘Read! He said: ‘I am not able to
read!’ but the command was issued twice more,
each with the same response from the
Prophet. Finally, he was grasped with
overwhelming force by the angel. Angel released
him, and the first ‘recitation’ of the Quran was
revealed to him:
“Read in the name of your Lord who created -
created man from a clot. Read: for your Lord is
Most Bountiful, who teaches by the pen, teaches
man that which he knew not.” (Quran 96:1-5)

62. Angel Gabriel