Taba Jaya Gatha- India Quiz Prelims

Taba Jaya Gatha
Chakravyuh ’22
The India Quiz
Prelims

Chakravyuh ‘22
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Delhi Quiz Circuit
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Rules
- There are a total of 25 questions in the set.
- Part points applicable in case of questions with more than one answer.
- Each question is worth 1 point.
- Question 3,7,9,13,19 are star-marked and will be used as tie-breakers.
- Write your answers on the sheet provided to you along with your details.
- Every team has to fill only one response sheet.
- QM will give the hints when needed.
- Blocking of hints is allowed. Raise your hands to do so.
- Do not ask questions in between the quiz.
- Keep your mobile phones switched off.
- Do not prompt the answers in between the quiz.
- Do not ask to repeat the questions. We’ll have a re-run once all the questions are done.
- QM’s decision is FINAL!
- Enjoy, folks!

X is said to be one of the greatest artists of India in this particular field of
music. Known for taking this instrument, which was considered a mere
percussion before his era, to the world stage, X and his father both are the
biggest names associated with this instrument. The 1991 Grammy-winning
album 'Planet Drum' was created with the idea of including percussionists
from around the world and incorporating their different musical styles and
traditions into a new global sound. X was a part of this album where he gave
special recognition to this instrument which is mostly played in a pair on the
global level.
Identify X and the instrument he is considered an avant-garde of.
Q1

The name of this piece of clothing originated from the Sanskrit language which
simply meant "the act of binding" or "a bond". Contrary to the popular belief of the
word's origin to be India, it was the Portuguese who introduced it. This piece of
clothing has returned in fashion these days but its actual popularity dates back to
the mid-2000s when the famous Khans of Bollywood styled it in their movies and
even their daily looks. One instance would be Salman Khan wearing this in one of
his most famous songs.
What piece of clothing are we talking about here?
Q2

A Lone minaret situated on the busy streets of an Indian city is based on the typical
Islamic architecture of the early twentieth century.
This landmark is named after someone responsible for a major geopolitical disaster
of the 20th century. It is currently in a state of neglect and was advised to be declared a
protected monument.
However, there has been a huge political controversy concerning it and its name. It has
also been the subject of controversy in the last few months. It was in the midst of this
controversy with a communal tone that the government did something to stop it.
What is this landmark and what has the government done to stop this
controversy?
Q3*

Q4
Unacademy started a campaign in 2019 which has a significant mention of a
particularly famous event. This event is known for its landmark oration that
captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of ____ in Indian
History.
ID the event and the speech.

X is a major form of classical Indian dance. It originated between the 16th and
17th centuries, around the same time as Shakespeare. X helps to express
dance through the form of storytelling.
Make-up for this dance form known as Chutti (a series of white ridges built up
from the chin to either side of the cheek) plays a role in differentiating the
characters and the personality classifying Pachha(green), Katti(knife),
Tari(beard), Kari, Minukku.
Identify X.
Q5

Q6
This tweet by an eminent personality X became the most retweeted and liked tweet in a
particular category last year. It simply said "Welcome back, _______" with an iconic photo
that goes back to more than 8 decades. X tweeted this instead of a historical decision by the
GOI that would be remembered for a long time because this event could be described as a
"full circle" or in the words of some Twitterati "back to where it all began".
What is being talked about here?

Q7*
_____ was started in 1933 by Inder Singh Grewal who thought about bringing farmers from
surrounding areas for an annual meet to test their corporal endurance. It was this step that
gave him the ideas for such an occasion which is now held every year in February. People
come to this occasion to see the special breed of bullocks, camels, dogs, mules and other
animals competing in competitive events. Twelve of our country's greatest hockey players
have also come out of a single district of this state in which this occasion is conducted.
FITB.

One of the most important financial and business centres of India ______ was
designed by Robert Russell who was the chief architect of the public works department
of the government of India.
This place also houses the headquarters of several noted firms and is very famous for
its connectivity as all the roads leading out from this place are significant in terms of
linkages.
Before the construction, this area was a famous ridge where residents of Kashmere
Gate and Civil Lines visited for partridge hunting. In the year 2013, this place was
named after X who’s the former prime minister of India and is regarded for his
revolution in the field of information technology and telecom.
IDENTIFY X.
Q8

Put Funda, as in
celebration of what?
Q9*

In 1973, British archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler described item X as his
favourite: “She’s about fifteen years old I should think, not more, but she
stands there with bangles up her arm and nothing else on. A girl perfectly, for
the moment, confident of herself and the world. There’s nothing like her, I
think, in the world.”
Discovered by Ernest Mackay in 1926, X is held by the National Museum, New
Delhi and its ownership is often disputed by Pakistan. It is 10.5 centimetres
(4.1 in) tall, depicts a naked young woman or girl with stylised proportions
standing in a confident, naturalistic pose.
Identify X.
Q10

A class on gender sensitization run by the charity Manas Foundation
and Delhi's Transport Department was being conducted by the
government for public sector drivers in Delhi. Drivers of auto-
rickshaws and commercial light motor vehicles need to obtain a
certificate of gender sensitization program if they're driving their
vehicles in the capital. Instead of this, many auto-rickshaws in Delhi
started putting a sticker with an inspiring statement on their vehicles.
What’s written on the sticker?
Q11

This song was first featured in the advertisement of a famous company back in 2011. "It
had to be very conversational and in a language that everyone could easily connect
with", Amitabh Bhattacharya, the lyricist of the song said.
In 2013, a Hindi language comedy slapstick film which was an official remake of the
1981 film also featured a song with the title almost similar to the one the company used
in its famous ad. In the music video, the trio of friends featured in the movie is seen
enjoying and grooving to the upbeat lyrics of the song.
Name the almost-similar titles of the two songs.
Q12

X was a man of many talents who made several significant discoveries in his life. He
was among the pioneers of research in a certain technology and demonstrated it for the
first time, at Town Hall where he sent an electromagnetic wave across the walls to
remotely ring a bell and to explode some gunpowder almost two years before a world-
renowned Italian physicist, who is credited for developing the first proper system of the
same technology.
But he was against patenting and believed knowledge should be available to everyone
and not constrained by patenting. As a result, despite his extensive scholarship, he is
almost ‘forgotten’ in the West and by many others.
Id X and his groundbreaking research.
Q13*

Outline map of which city?
Q14

The ‘X Samman award is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of
Madhya Pradesh in India. The award is named after X, a renowned Classical Sanskrit
writer of ancient India. X’s plays and poetry are primarily based on the Vedas, the Rāmāyaṇa,
the Mahābhārata and the Purāṇas.
On this postal stamp is a scene from Y with the yaksha and the messenger with the first verse of
the poem. Y is a 120 stanza poem which is one of the most famous works of X. Operation Y
preempted Pakistan's impending Operation Ababeel (which was intended to achieve the same
objective as the main character of the poem) and was a success, resulting in Indian forces
gaining control of the Siachen Glacier in its entirety. Despite the situation of war, the
Indian army did not stop from spreading the message of love and peace, and therefore the
name Y seems appropriate.
ID X and Y
Q15

Q16
This sporting controversy took place about 14 years ago in a very not-so-
sportsman-spirit encounter. So the whole point was about the victim accusing a
player of calling him with a racially offensive word thus insulting him in his
own country.
The controversy is thus referred to as the X scandal and is one of the dark blots in
the history of the sport.
Identify the controversy.

X is a famous Indian chef, entrepreneur and television personality. X became a
household name when he hosted the popular TV show Y, which is the longest-
running show of its kind in Asia and was broadcasted in 120 countries. He
is also the owner of a food and lifestyle channel, which was launched in January
2011.
In the year 2017, X created headlines once again when he led India’s entry to the
Guinness Book of World Records through a unique yet simple dish.
The dish was prepared using multi-grains. But Planning and trials for this
mammoth attempt were underway for over 3 months. However, the record was
broken next year by a Nagpur based man.
The event was organised to promote the dish and give it much-needed importance
because it is eaten in almost every Indian Household.
What is the record?
Q17

__________ is a Humanoid Robot designed and developed by the Indian
startup Invento Robotics, a robotic company in Bangalore founded by One of
the most followed Quoran X. It made its first appearance in November 2017 at
the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in 2017 where it greeted Ivanka Trump,
senior advisor to former U.S. President Trump, and also interacted with Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
It is built and designed to engage in hospitality management and workplace
productivity and even came in handy during covid times as a customer service
robot, connecting coronavirus patients to friends and relatives.
FITB
Q18

X is a large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs, giving it an
ostrich-like appearance, this bird is among the heaviest of the flying
birds. It is unmistakable with its black cap contrasting with the pale
head and neck. The body is brownish with a black patch spotted in
white.
Interestingly, X was once a strong contender for becoming the
National Bird of India. However, due to a misguided assumption
that it could be wrongly pronounced, the proposal was turned down.
ID X
Q19*

_________ ____ _______ came into the picture on 16 April 2002 when he started his
operations from Bangalore city. The National Institute of Design took the initiative of
designing him.
In the year 2002–03, A grand celebration was planned to commemorate the 150th year of
the historic event. A series of events for the celebration was planned and _________'s
launch was one of the events.
The choice of such a character was interesting but had an equally interesting justification. As
they wanted someone who is generally known for carrying and delivering, which denotes
the prime function and idea behind it. Additionally, he is considered reliable, helpful, and
friendly and despite his huge size, is not aggressive.
He was supposed to work for just a year but due to his massive popularity, became a
permanent member. The Indian government even released coins in his honour in
the year 2003 itself.
FITB
Q20

Amongst the various theories explaining the origin of this phrase, one of the
most plausible ones states that Tata company used to have a near-monopoly
on the first Indian trucks to be manufactured. Tata Motors, the
automobile arm of the huge conglomerate, supposedly painted X as a subtle—
and somewhat insidious—way of advertising the new detergent and bath soap
from its Tata Oil Mills subsidiary. The brand had a lotus symbol, and as
time went by it became an integral part of the initial design painted on the
vehicle itself.
It has even found its way into Indian pop culture. In 2009, a Bollywood
comedy film with the same name was released.
Which phrase?
Q21

X was seven years old when he made his first visit to Delhi from Agra, his birthplace. He
lived in the city for 50 years. He lived at a time of flux when the British Empire was on
the rise. This zeitgeist echoes throughout his prose and poetry. Despite many tragedies in his
life, he perfected the art of laughing at himself. He was known for his repartee and sangfroid.
One such story was that X came close to the title of the ‘first ad-hoc of Delhi’. As early as
1840 upon a recommendation he was summoned for the professorship in one of the the
oldest institutions of the city which offered professor’s jobs based on interviews. X
however refused to take the position when the interviewer didn't come to greet him which he
felt was humiliating.
Identify X.
Q22

X is an Indian craft ____ brand. X set up its first manufacturing unit in the Flanders
region of Belgium where a distillery was used to contract to manufacture the ______
with ingredients from France, Belgium, Himalayas and Bavarian Farms ____ was
imported to India.
The brand name X does not stand for anything literally, however colloquially it is how a
Punjabi would call his brother and the other part represents a numeric value
important for communication purposes in the country of origin.
ID the brand X.
Q23

Q24
X is a famous player from Andhra Pradesh who trains under Gopichand
Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. X also shares a feat with another great
player from India trained from the same academy to become the only player to
win China Open Superseries Title.
X has been awarded Padma Shri and the Arjuna award. Recently he was in news
for his greatest feat and even made a record for India.
Why X was in news recently?

X is a public museum located in the town hall in Amritsar, India. Known
for something very significant in Indian history.
ID X/ what is the museum for?
Q25

X is said to be one of the greatest artists of India in this particular field of
music. Known for taking this instrument, which was considered a mere
percussion before his era, to the world stage, X and his father both are the
biggest names associated with this instrument. The 1991 Grammy winning
album 'Planet Drum' was created with the idea of including percussionists
from around the world and to incorporate their different musical styles and
traditions into a new global sound. X was a part of this album where he gave a
special recognition to this instrument which is mostly played in a pair on the
global level.
Identify X and the instrument he is considered an avant-garde of.
Q1

The name of this piece of clothing originated from the Sanskrit language
which simply meant "the act of binding" or "a bond". Contrary to the
popular belief of the word's origin to be India, it was the Portuguese who
actually introduced it. This piece of clothing has returned in fashion these
days but its actual popularity dates back to the mid-2000s when the
famous Khans of Bollywood styled it in their movies and even their daily
looks. One instance would be Salman Khan wearing this in one of his very
famous songs.
What piece of clothing are we talking about here?
Q2

A Lone minaret on the busy streets of an Indian city is based on the typical Islamic architecture of
the early twentieth century.
This landmark is named after someone responsible for a major geopolitical disaster of the 20th
century. It is currently in a state of neglect and was advised to be declared a protected monument.
However, there has been a huge political controversy concerning it and its name. It has also been
the subject of controversy in the last few months. It was in the midst of this controversy with a
communal tone that the government did something to stop it.
What is this landmark and what has the government done to stop the controversy?
Q3*

A3
Jinnah Tower, painted in Tri-colour

A4
JLN’s Speech Tryst with destiny given on the eve of India's Independence

X is a major form of classical Indian dance. It originated in between 16th and
17th centuries, around the same time as Shakespeare.X helps to express dance
through the form of storytelling.
Make - up for this dance form known as Chutti (a series of white ridges built
up from the chin to the either side of the cheek) plays a role in differentiating
the characters and the personality classifying Pachha(green), Katti(knife),
Tari(beard),Kari, Minukku.
Identify X.
Q5

Q6
This tweet by an eminent personality X became the most retweeted and liked tweet in a
particular category last year. It simply said "Welcome back, _______" with an iconic photo
that goes back to more than 8 decades. X tweeted this in lieu of a historical decision by the
GOI that would be remembered for a long time because this event could be described as a
"full circle" or in words of some twitteratis "back to where it all began".
What is being talked about here?

A6
Return of Air India to Tata Groups

Q7
__ started in 1933 by Inder Singh Grewal who thought about bringing farmers from
surrounding areas for an annual meet to test their corporal endurance. It was this step that
gave him the ideas for such an occasion which is held every year in the month of February.
People come to this occasion to see the special breed of bullocks, camels, dogs, mules and
other animals competing in competitive events. Twelve of our country's greatest hockey
player have also come out of a single district of this state in which this occasion is conducted.
Give FITB.

A7
Kila Raipur Sports Festival/ Rural olympics

One of the most important financial and business centres of India ______ was
designed by Robert Russell who was the chief architect of public works department of
government of india.
This place also houses the headquarters of several noted firms and is very famous for
its connectivity as all the roads leading out from this place are significant in terms of
linkages.
Prior to the construction this area was a famous ridge where residents of Kashmere
Gate and Civil Lines visited for partridge hunting. In the year 2013 this place was
named after X who’s the former prime minister of India and is regarded for his
revolution in the field of information technology and telecom.
IDENTIFY X
Q8

A8
Rajiv Chowk named after Rajiv Gandhi in CP

Put Funda, as in
celebration of what?
Q9

A9
Durga Puja being added in UNESCO Intangible Heritage List

In 1973, British archeologist Mortimer Wheeler described the item X as his
favourite: “She’s about fifteen years old I should think, not more, but she
stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on. A girl
perfectly, for the moment, confident of herself and the world. There’s nothing
like her, I think, in the world.”
Discovered by Ernest Mackay in 1926, X is held by the National Museum, New
Delhi and its ownership is often disputed by Pakistan. It is 10.5 centimetres
(4.1 in) tall, depicts a naked young women or girl with stylised proportions
standing in a confident, naturalistic pose.
ID X
Q10

A10
Dancing girl from Mohenjo-daro

A class on gender sensitization run by the charity Manas Foundation
and Delhi's Transport Department was being conducted by the
government for public sector drivers in Delhi. Drivers of auto-
rickshaws and commercial light motor vehicles need to obtain a
certificate of gender sensitization program if they're driving their
vehicles in the capital. In lieu of this, many auto-rickshaws in Delhi
started putting a sticker with an inspiring statement on their vehicles.
What’s written on the sticker?
Q11

A11
The driver of this auto/rickshaw respects women

A12
Har ek friend zaroori hota hai; har ek friend kameena hota hai

X was a man of many talents who made several significant discoveries in his life. He
was among the pioneers of research in a certain technology and demonstrated it for the
first time ever, at Town Hall where he sent an electromagnetic wave across the
walls to remotely ring a bell and to explode some gunpowder almost two years
before a world renowned Italian physicist , who is credited for developing the first
proper system of the same technology.
But he was against patenting and believed knowledge should be available to everyone
and not constrained by patenting. As a result, despite his extensive scholarship, he is
almost ‘forgotten’ in the West and by many others.
Id X and his groundbreaking research.
Q13

A13
J.C. Bose, Radio Communication

The ‘X samman’ award is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of
Madhya Pradesh in India. The award is named after X, a renowned Classical Sanskrit
writer of ancient India. X’s plays and poetry are primarily based on the Vedas, the Rāmāyaṇa,
the Mahābhārata and the Purāṇas.
On this postal stamp is a scene from Y with the yaksha and the messenger with the first verse of
the poem. Y is a 120 stanza poems which is one of the most famous work of X. Operation Y
preempted Pakistan's impending Operation Ababeel (which was intended to achieve the same
objective as the main character of the poem) and was a success, resulting in Indian forces
gaining control of the Siachen Glacier in its entirety. Despite of the situation of war,
the Indian army did not stop from spreading the message of love and peace, and therefore the
name Y seems appropriate.
ID X and Y
Q15

Q16
This sporting controversy took place about 14 years ago in a very not-so-
sportsman-spirit encounter. So the whole point was about victim accusing a player
of calling him with a racially offensive word thus insulting him in his own
country.
The controversy is thus referred to as X scandal and is one of the dark blots in the
history of sport.
Identify the controversy.

X is a famous Indian chef , entrepreneur and television personality. X became a
household name when he hosted the popular TV show Y, which is the longest
running show of its kind in Asia and was broadcasted in 120 countries. He
is also the owner of a food and lifestyle channel, which was launched in January
2011.
In the year 2017, X created headlines once again when he led India’s entry to the
Guinness Book of World Records through a unique yet simple dish.
The dish was prepared using multigrains. But Planning and trials for this
mammoth attempt were underway for over 3 months. However the record was
broken next year by a Nagpur based man .
The event was organised to promote the dish and give it the much needed
importance because it is eaten in almost every Indian Household.
What is the record?
Q17

A17
Sanjeev Kapoor and Kicchdi Record

__________ is a Humanoid Robot designed and developed by the Indian
startup Invento Robotics, a robotic company in Bangalore founded by One of
the most followed Quoran X. It made its first appearance in November 2017 at
the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in 2017 where it greeted Ivanka Trump,
senior advisor to former U.S. President Trump, and also interacted with Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
It is built and designed to engage in hospitality management and workplace
productivity and even came handy during covid times as a customer service robot
,connecting coronavirus patients to friends and relatives.
FITB
Q18

X is a large bird with a horizontal body and long bare legs, giving it an
ostrich like appearance, this bird is among the heaviest of the flying
birds. It is unmistakable with its black cap contrasting with the pale
head and neck. The body is brownish with a black patch spotted in
white.
Interestingly, X was once a strong contender for becoming the
National Bird of India. However, due to a misguided assumption
that it could be wrongly pronounced, the proposal was turned down.
ID X
Q19

_________ ____ _______ came into the picture on 16 April 2002 when he started his
operations from the Bangalore city . The National Institute of Design took the initiative of
designing him.
In the year 2002–03, A grand celebration was planned to commemorate the 150th year of
the historic event. A series of events for the celebration were planned and _________'s
launch was one of the events.
The choice of such a character was interesting but had an equally interesting justification. As
they wanted someone who is generally known for carrying and delivering, which denotes
the prime function and idea behind it . Additionally, he is considered reliable, helpful, and
friendly and despite his huge size, is not aggressive.
He was supposed to work for just a year but due to his massive popularity , became a
permanent member. Indian government even released coins in his honour in the
year 2003 itself.
FITB
Q20

A20
Bholu the Elephant, Railway Mascot

X was seven years old, when he made his first visit to Delhi from Agra, his birthplace.He
lived on in the city for 50 years. He lived at a time of flux, when the British Empire was
on the rise. This zeitgeist echoes throughout his prose and poetry. Despite many tragedies in
his life, he perfected the art of laughing at himself. He was known for his repartee and
sangfroid.
One such story was that X came really close to the title of the ‘first ad-hoc of Delhi’ . As
early as 1840 upon a recommendation he was summoned for the professorship in one of the
the oldest institutions of city which offered professor’s jobs based on interviews. X
however refused to take the position when interviewer didn't come to greet him which he felt
was humiliating.
Id X
Q22

X is an Indian craft ____ brand. X set up its first manufacturing unit in Flanders region of
Belgium where a distillery was used to contract manufacture the ______ with ingredients
from France, Belgium, Himalayas and Bavarian Farms and the ____ was imported to India.
The brand name X does not stand for anything literally, however colloquially it is how a
Punjabi would call his brother and the other part represents a numeric value important
for communication purposes in the country of origin.
ID the brand X.
Q23

Q24
X is a famous player from Andhra Pradesh who trains under Gopichand
Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. X also shares a feat with another great
player from India trained from same academy to become only players to win
China Open Super series Title.
X has been awarded with Padma Shri and the Arjuna award. Recently he was in
news for his greatest feat and even made a record for India.
Why was X in news recently?

A24
He became first Indian Men's player to reach world championship Final

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