India Quiz Prelims

1. INDIA QUIZ
INDEPENDENCE DAY
BY-SHIVAM KAPOOR

2. PRELIMS

3. RULES
● 20 QUESTIONS
● NO NEGATIVE MARKING
● Questions 5,10,15,20 are *star marked

4. Q1.
● Which charactar in Hindu mythology is the
mascot of Indonesian millitary Intelligence?

5. Q2.Identify.
● This foundation is the brainchild of Prakash
Padukone and Geet Sethi.Former Indian hockey
captain Viren Rasquinha is the current CEO of this
non profit organisation.It brings together eminent
sportsperson, business leaders, sportswriters and
talent scouts to identify emerging athletes,
understand their training needs and raise funds to
be used foor supporting the athletes.

6. Q3.
● X Nagar is a village located in Muzaffarnagar
district in Uttar Pradesh, India.Its previous name is
Shiv Nagar.
● In June 2011, Shiv Nagar, named after the Hindu
God Shiva, became X nagar after X had installed
15 hand pumps, so villagers no longer have to walk
for miles to fetch drinking water.There was no
source of portable water in village before.The
villagers voted to name their Hamlet X to express
their gratitude.

7. Q4.CONNECT.

8. *Q5.WHAT?
● Farkhor is a city in Southwestern Tajikistan,
located on the the border with Afghanistan.A
strategic location, being encompassed by several
'hungry' countries.
● In 2005, India sent its team of the highly efficient
Border Roads Organisation , to set up something to
set up something unique.

9. Q6.Identify X,Y.
● Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama
based on the book X (1946) by Y that covers a 5000-year
history of India from its beginnings to the coming of
independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written
and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V.
K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Shama
Zaidi co-wrote the script. Its cast included Om Puri,
Roshan Seth, Tom Alter and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Y was
portrayed by Roshan Seth.

10. Q7. X Please.
● Rheson, a clothing and accessories brand by actor X
and her sister, has won a Compassionate Business
Award from People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) India. With an emphasis on day-
wear that is age-agnostic, the Rheson collection is
contemporary Indian with a modern twist.X says that
Rheson aims to be the home-grown answer to brands
like Zara, Forever 21, Uniqlo and H&M—one that
combines a distinctive identity with worldwide
appeal.

11. Q8.Id X.
● The Karnataka government appointed X as Vice-chair
of the State Board for Wildlife in 2009. The Wildlife
Board is a statutory body set up under the Wildlife
Protection Act 1972 that advises the government on
policies related to conservation. During his tenure he
admits proudly, they were able to bring more areas
under protection for wildlife, a rare feat at a time when
most states are chopping forests for roads and
highways.X, in his twitter account introduces himself as
a wildlife photographer,his book “WIDE ANGLE” also
countains many of his Wildlife Photography pictures.

12. Q9.Id the Logo.

13. *Q10.What was his literary contribution
to Indian struggle?
● Joseph Baptista was an activist from Bombay
closely associated with the Lokmanya Tilak and the
Home Rule League.
● He was elected as a mayor of Bombay in 1925.
● He belonged to the east Indian ethinic community,
who were converted to Roman Catholicism during
Portugueserule between 16th and 18th centuries.

15. Q11.Id X.
● X was founded in 1963, during the Licence Raj, by T. P. G. Nambiar
in Palakkad, Kerala, as a company for manufacturing hermetically
sealed precision panel meters for the defence forces.Nambiar had
worked in the United Kingdom and United States, and when he
returned to India, he desired to create a company that manufactured
high-quality electronic products, and he wanted to make X a
household name.
● X initially expanded its medical product ranges to include
electrocardiographs and patient-monitoring systems.After the 1982
Asian Games, X expanded its range further and manufactured colour
televisions and video cassette recorders, and later refrigerators,
batteries and other consumer electrical equipment.

16. Q12.Id X?
● The Treaty of X was signed on 12 August 1765, between
the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, son of the late Emperor Alamgir
II, and Robert Clive, of the East India Company, as a result of
the Battle of Buxar of 22 October 1764. The Treaty marks the
political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of British
rule in India. Based on the terms of the agreement, Alam granted the
East India Company Diwani rights, or the right to collect taxes on
behalf of the Emperor from the eastern province of Bengal-Bihar-
Orissa. Thus East India Company got appointed as the imperial tax
collector for the Eastern province (Bengal-Bihar-Orissa).In return, the
Company paid an annual tribute of twenty-six lakhs of rupees while
securing for Shah Alam II the districts of Kora and X.It was a turning
point in the Indian History.

18. Q13.What is her claim to fame?
● Name:Ranjana Sonwane
● Address:Tembhli village,Nundurbar
district,Maharashtra
● Marital Status:Married, 3 children
● Education:Class IV
● Husband's Name:Sadashiv.
● Profession:Daily Wage Agricultural

20. Q14.Id X.
● The history of this monument dates back to
1911,however its design was sanctioned three years
later in 1914.It was designed by George
Wittet.There are five jetties at X.The first jetty is
exclusive to the Atomic Research Center,the
Second and third are used for commercial ferry
operations,the fourth is closed and fifth is exclusive
to the Royal ______ Yatch club.

21. *Q15.With respect to Indian Colonial
History
CONNECT:
● Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu
● Seramporam,West Bengal
● Nicobar Islands

22. Q16.Id X.
● X was a propaganda radio service that was started
under the leadership of ___________ in Germany
in 1942 to encourage Indians to fight for freedom.
Though initially based in Germany, its headquarters
was shifted to Singapore and later to Rangoon
following the course of the war in South East
Asia.On X, _______ referred the British
Broadcasting Corporation as the Bluff and Bluster
Corporation and the All India Radio as the Anti
Indian Radio.

23. Q17.Id X.
● The original name of this place is Sohra which the
british pronounced as Churra.Some local and
regional modification gave it the current name
X.The word X which means the land of the oranges
was first used by tourist from other parts of India.

24. Q18.Id X and significance of number in
its name?
● X, a brand from Cerana Beverages aims to do just that.
Launched in February 2015, X is available in two distinct
styles – X Blonde(Lager) and X White (Belgian Style
Wheat Ale). These are contract brewed in Belgium by
Brouwerij Martens (founded in 1758), Bocholt. The Beers
are then transported to Antwerp and shipped to Mumbai by
sea. From Mumbai these are transported across the country.
● Formally introduced in Feb 2015, the brand has achieved
significant penetration (70% as per reports in 7 cities)
without much marketing effort.

25. Q19.Identify him.

26. *Q20.Id X.
● The building at 1 Church road that is today called Y was originally
called Mahmud Manzil. It was built in 1871 for Syed Ahmad Khan,
the 19th century Indian Muslim leader and educationist, at the behest
of the then Lieutenant Governor of the NWP (North West provinces)
William Muir.
● In 1900, the house and the estate attached to it were bought for Rs.
20,000 by X.
● It has 42 rooms and a number of memorabilia including a charkha
used by Mahatma Gandhi, photographs of the Indian freedom
movement.

27. ANSWERS

28. Q1.
● Which charactar in Hindu mythology is the
mascot of Indonesian millitary Intelligence?

29. HANUMAN.

30. Q2.Identify.
● This foundation is the brainchild of Prakash
Padukone and Geet Sethi.Former Indian hockey
captain Viren Rasquinha is the current CEO of this
non profit organisation.It brings together eminent
sportsperson, business leaders, sportswriters and
talent scouts to identify emerging athletes,
understand their training needs and raise funds to
be used foor supporting the athletes.

31. OLYMPIC GOLD QUEST

32. Q3.Id X
● X Nagar is a village located in Muzaffarnagar
district in Uttar Pradesh, India.Its previous name is
Shiv Nagar.
● In June 2011, Shiv Nagar, named after the Hindu
God Shiva, became X nagar after X had installed
15 hand pumps, so villagers no longer have to walk
for miles to fetch drinking water.There was no
source of portable water in village before.The
villagers voted to name their Hamlet X to express
their gratitude.

33. SNAPDEAL.COM

34. Q4.CONNECT.

35. Only women to have an airport named
after them
● Indira Gandhi(New Delhi)
● Ahiliya bai Holkar(Indore)

36. *Q5.WHAT?
● Farkhor is a city in Southwestern Tajikistan,
located on the the border with Afghanistan.A
strategic location, being encompassed by several
'hungry' countries.
● In 2005, India sent its team of the highly efficient
Border Roads Organisation , to set up something to
set up something unique.

37. India's only Air Base outside India.

38. Q6.Identify X,Y.
● Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama
based on the book X (1946) by Y that covers a 5000-year
history of India from its beginnings to the coming of
independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written
and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V.
K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Shama
Zaidi co-wrote the script. Its cast included Om Puri,
Roshan Seth, Tom Alter and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Y was
portrayed by Roshan Seth.

39. X:Discovery Of India
Y:Jwahar Lal Nehru

40. Q7. X Please.
● Rheson, a clothing and accessories brand by actor X
and her sister, has won a Compassionate Business
Award from People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) India. With an emphasis on day-
wear that is age-agnostic, the Rheson collection is
contemporary Indian with a modern twist.X says that
Rheson aims to be the home-grown answer to brands
like Zara, Forever 21, Uniqlo and H&M—one that
combines a distinctive identity with worldwide
appeal.

41. SONAM KAPOOR

42. Q8.Id X.
● The Karnataka government appointed X as Vice-chair
of the State Board for Wildlife in 2009. The Wildlife
Board is a statutory body set up under the Wildlife
Protection Act 1972 that advises the government on
policies related to conservation. During his tenure he
admits proudly, they were able to bring more areas
under protection for wildlife, a rare feat at a time when
most states are chopping forests for roads and
highways.X, in his twitter account introduces himself as
a wildlife photographer,his book “WIDE ANGLE” also
countains many of his Wildlife Photography pictures.

43. ANIL KUMBLE

44. Q9.Id the Logo.

45. DRDO

46. *Q10.What was his literary contribution
to Indian struggle?
● Joseph Baptista was an activist from Bombay
closely associated with the Lokmanya Tilak and the
Home Rule League.
● He was elected as a mayor of Bombay in 1925.
● He belonged to the east Indian ethinic community,
who were converted to Roman Catholicism during
Portugueserule between 16th and 18th centuries.

48. Coined the slogan
“Swaraj is my birth right and I shall
have it ”

49. Q11.Id X.
● X was founded in 1963, during the Licence Raj, by T. P. G. Nambiar
in Palakkad, Kerala, as a company for manufacturing hermetically
sealed precision panel meters for the defence forces.Nambiar had
worked in the United Kingdom and United States, and when he
returned to India, he desired to create a company that manufactured
high-quality electronic products, and he wanted to make X a
household name.
● X initially expanded its medical product ranges to include
electrocardiographs and patient-monitoring systems.After the 1982
Asian Games, X expanded its range further and manufactured colour
televisions and video cassette recorders, and later refrigerators,
batteries and other consumer electrical equipment.

50. BPL(British PhysicaL Laboratories)

51. Q12.Id X.
● The Treaty of X was signed on 12 August 1765, between
the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, son of the late Emperor Alamgir
II, and Robert Clive, of the East India Company, as a result of
the Battle of Buxar of 22 October 1764. The Treaty marks the
political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of British
rule in India. Based on the terms of the agreement, Alam granted the
East India Company Diwani rights, or the right to collect taxes on
behalf of the Emperor from the eastern province of Bengal-Bihar-
Orissa. Thus East India Company got appointed as the imperial tax
collector for the Eastern province (Bengal-Bihar-Orissa).In return,
the Company paid an annual tribute of twenty-six lakhs of rupees
while securing for Shah Alam II the districts of Kora and X.It was a
turning point in the Indian History.

53. Allahabad

54. Q13.What is her claim to fame?
● Name:Ranjana Sonwane
● Address:Tembhli village,Nundurbar
district,Maharashtra
● Marital Status:Married, 3 children
● Education:Class IV
● Husband's Name:Sadashiv.
● Profession:Daily Wage Agricultural

56. First Indian to get a Unique
Identification Number(Aadhar card)
UID:782474317884

57. Q14.Id X.
● The history of this monument dates back to
1911,however its design was sanctioned three years
later in 1914.It was designed by George
Wittet.There are five jetties at X.The first jetty is
exclusive to the Atomic Research Center,the
Second and third are used for commercial ferry
operations,the fourth is closed and fifth is exclusive
to the Royal ______ Yatch club.

58. Gateway Of India

59. *Q15.With respect to Indian Colonial
History
CONNECT:
● Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu
● Seramporam,West Bengal
● Nicobar Islands

60. Only Danish settlements in India

61. Q16.Id X.
● X was a propaganda radio service that was started
under the leadership of ___________ in Germany
in 1942 to encourage Indians to fight for freedom.
Though initially based in Germany, its headquarters
was shifted to Singapore and later to Rangoon
following the course of the war in South East
Asia.On X, _______ referred the British
Broadcasting Corporation as the Bluff and Bluster
Corporation and the All India Radio as the Anti
Indian Radio.

62. Azad Hind Radio

63. Q17.Id X.
● The original name of this place is Sohra which the
british pronounced as Churra.Some local and
regional modification gave it the current name
X.The word X which means the land of the oranges
was first used by tourist from other parts of India.

64. Cherrapunji

65. Q18.Id X and the significance of
number in its name?
● X, a brand from Cerana Beverages aims to do just that.
Launched in February 2015, X is available in two distinct
styles – X Blonde(Lager) and X White (Belgian Style
Wheat Ale). These are contract brewed in Belgium by
Brouwerij Martens (founded in 1758), Bocholt. The Beers
are then transported to Antwerp and shipped to Mumbai by
sea. From Mumbai these are transported across the
country.
● Formally introduced in Feb 2015, the brand has achieved
significant penetration (70% as per reports in 7 cities)
without much marketing effort.

66. Bira 91, Country CODE of India

67. Q19.Identify him.

68. Narendra Modi

69. *Q20.Id X.
● The building at 1 Church road that is today called Y was originally
called Mahmud Manzil. It was built in 1871 for Syed Ahmad Khan,
the 19th century Indian Muslim leader and educationist, at the behest
of the then Lieutenant Governor of the NWP (North West provinces)
William Muir.
● In 1900, the house and the estate attached to it were bought for Rs.
20,000 by X.
● It has 42 rooms and a number of memorabilia including a charkha
used by Mahatma Gandhi, photographs of the Indian freedom
movement.

70. Motilal Nehru