INDIA@75, As a part of QUIZZITCH CUP 2023 of NIT Durgapur, we as a TEAM did this quiz.

3. Rules
1. You are provided a sheet . Write down your
names and contact nos. carefully. Note the answers
in the space provided.
2. Q21* to Q25* carry two marks each. These
questions shall be decisive in case of tie.
3. Quizmaster’s decision will be final.
4. Keep your answers to yourself.
5. Happy Quizzing. Good luck!

4. 1
The national emblem–Lion Capital of Ashoka
was recently built atop which important
building in India?
a) Supreme Court of India
b) Parliament of India
c) Central Vista
d) India Gate

5. 2
The Government of India amended the
‘National Flag Code’ LAST year. Which of the
following is the change?
a) National Flag can be hoisted at night
b) National Flag can be flown half mast
c) National Flag can be printed or embroidered
on cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins
d) National Flag can be hoisted with other flags

6. 3
Find the connect
National Motto of India _______ ______

7. 4
Who is the only actor in Indian cinema to having
worked at all the formats available at Indian Cinema
viz: B&W, Color, 3D and animation?

8. 5
One of the most trusted companions and
advisors of Rani Laxmibai, was a Dalit
warrior from the Kori caste, who played a
pivotal role in what is known as the first war
of Independence. What is her name?
a) Jhalkaribai
b) Neerjabai
c) Meerabai
d) Bhimabai

9. 6
Identify the Author

10. 7
This tasty Indian Snack is believed to have originated
from Samarkand, now in Uzbekistan. This was
essentially then a meat pie stocked by merchants and
Silk Route travellers before their long journeys.
Which snack?

11. 8
What is the reason for this number presented to Neeraj
Chopra

12. 9
This word means “mountain of light”. Once Babur
described it as :Two and a half day food for the whole
world”
What?

13. 10
At which tourist location in India did Zomato come up
with this billboard last month?

14. 11
Who selected the national anthem of India?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Lala Lajpat Rai

15. 12
Around one crore school students across
Rajasthan recently set a world record under
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign. What
activity was performed by students?
a) Singing patriotic songs
b) Hoisting world’s biggest tricolour flag
c) Lighting 1 crore earthen lamps
d) Playing kabbadi

16. 13
Which Prime Minister?
Farmers in Punjab paid respect to this former Prime
Minister of India when they named one of the finest
varieties of paddy after him. This was due to his
continued efforts to improve irrigation facilities in
Punjab and championing the cause of farmers.

17. 14
Which Railway Station is at the Highest Altitude in
India?
a) Ghum
b) Ooty
c) Shimla
d) Solan

18. 15
She is the first lady to be officialy posted to the Kumar
Post in Siachin Glacier- the world’s highest battlefield.
Who is she?

19. 16
To promote Swadeshi goods and boycott
foreign goods, who set up the Bombay
Swadeshi Co-op Stores Co. Ltd?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji and JRD Tata
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak and JRD Tata
c) Mahatma Gandhi and Ghanshyam Das Birla
d) Lala Lajpat Rai and Ghanshyam Das Birla

20. 17
Union Cabinet voted to mark November 15 as
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas in 2021, to remember
the contribution of tribal freedom fighters.
What is significant about the date?
a) Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu’s death
anniversary
b) Santhal rebellion started
c) Ulgulan movement started
d) Birsa Munda's birth anniversary

21. 18
While Mahatma Gandhi gave the clarion call
of Quit India, the slogan was coined by a
socialist and trade unionist who also served
as mayor of Mumbai. Who is this person?
a) George Fernandes
b) Yusuf Meherally
c) Jayaprakash Narayan
d) Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi

22. 19
Every year as a part of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
mission of the Haryana Govt top 20 girl
performer of 10th std, are felicitated in memory
of which late Indian?

23. 20
As the Prime Minister of United Free India,
Netaji hoisted tricolour on 30th December , 1943
at a historic place. To commemorate his 125th
Birth Anniversary this place has been recently
renamed as?

24. 21*
Montblanc International launched a set of high end
pens under the series Mahatma Gandhi Limited
edition-241. What is 241?

25. 22*
Secure application for internet (SAI) is an application
that supports end to end secure voice text and video
calling services for android platform over internet like
whatsapp telegram and others. Which unlikely
organization is the developer of this app?

26. 23*
Connect : India’s first health minister, Gandhi’s
secretary for 16 years, their correspondence was
published volume of letters titled’ Letters to ______
_______

27. 24*
What two tourist destinations feature in the first
para/stanza of this popular song by Euphoria.

28. 25*
What signature tune was composed by Water
Kaufman, a German Jew who came to Bombay after
being forced out by nazis?

31. 3 Rounds

32. Round 1
❑ Pass Round with 12 questions
❑ Team A to F and then Reverse
❑ 20 marks for direct, 10 on the pass. No negatives.

33. A1
A view from Mt Harriet National Park from South
Andaman Island is extremely famous in which old
currency note still in circulation?

34. After India’s Independence, Nehru ji went to World
Bank for loan to develop infrastructure in India, which
they declined. What did he mortgage to get the loan?
B1

35. The partition of British India was outlined by
a plan which resulted in the dissolution of the
Crown rule in India. What is this plan called?
C1

36. Who among the following is known as the
'Mother of Indian Revolution' who hoisted the
national flag on foreign soil?
D1

37. E1
Created by Delhi designers Shantanu and
Nikhil, what has been the inspiration of this
jersey for Mumbai Indians?

38. F1
Lala Harkishen was an Indian Industrialist, politician
and freedom activist who played a pivotal role in
promoting Swadeshi. To bring the essence of Swadeshi
in the field of business and industry, which famous
institution did he co –founded along with Lala Lajpat
Rai?

39. Which famous car was named after this person?
F2

40. Sandhya Maru while appearing for an
examination of Shikshan Samiti in 2016 found
that the answer key had an unknown Journalist
as the correct answer for a question.
After challenging it in Gujrat HC, the verdict
stated that it was Rabindranath Tagore who
first used it.
What was the question?
E2

41. Which monument was built in 1591 to
commemorate the eradication of a
deadly plague
D2

42. In Sanskrit it means “fragrance” and in Arabic it means
“my smile”. It is known for its aroma due to the
presence of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline in it. India and
Pakistan are fighting over it. What is being referred to?
C2

43. In Mahabharata, which city was gifted to Dronacharya,
the guru of Pandavas and Kauravas?
B2

44. A2
‘Ganga ki Baat, ___________ ________ Ke
Sath’ is a public engagement activity under
overall public outreach activities of Namami
Gange mission.” Which popular comic
character has been blanked out?

45. Round- 2

46. Rules for Cluetivity
 Clockwise Round from A to F.
 For direct team: 20 on the first clue, 10 on the
second and 5 on the third
 Buzzer is open for first 15 seconds of clue.
 Only one buzzer per question
 +20/-10 for first clue
 +10/-5 for second clue
 +5/-5 for third clue
 Buzzing team will write the answer on paper and
will wait.

47. trial
Identify the publication
1. The nameplate is unique in having a full stop at the
end.
2. When it first started in 1889, the editors began with
‘flimsies’ which were stock reports hand delivered to
traders throughout the day.
3. The journal is published six days a week by Dow Jones
& Company, a division of News Corp.

48. A-1
Identify the BOOK
1. The original book was not published one but
entirely handcrafted and has been intricately
calligraphed and illustrated by Nandalal Bose and
Prem Behari Narain Raizada.
3. It was officialy
adopted on 26th Jan,
1950
2. The third part of the book has a illustration of
Lord Rama, Lakshmana & Sita & the first part has
Indus Seal.

49. B-1
Identify the person
1. Tejas created by HAL is India’s first indigenously
built light fighter. The first time a woman
travelled was in 2019 in Bengaluru. Who was the
woman who proved proficient in a completely
different field?
2. The meaning of the name of this person
translates to “Sea/ Ocean”
3. The person is brand ambassador of CRPF
(central reserve police force)

50. C-1
Identify the animal
1. It is also known by the name susu (popular name)
or "Sisu" (Assamese language) and shushuk
(Bengali) Its first occurrence, within the Hooghly
River, was documented by William Roxburgh
3. They are being recognized by the GOI as its
National aquatic animal
2. They split from their counterpart in the Indus
river during the Pleistocene, around 550,000 years
ago. The earliest fossil identified as belonging to
the species is only 12,000 years old

51. D-1
Identify the animal
1. The last three of them were hunted by maharaja Ramanuj
Pratap Singh Deo, King of Koriya (Chhatisgarh), in 1947.
3. Finally, On 17 September 2022, 8 of them from
Namibia arrived in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National
Park, where they were released as part of the
programme to reintroduce the feline in India.
2. The project to clone the animals by obtaining cells from
Iran, which was first mooted by Hyderabad-based LaCONES
(Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species),
appeared to have had a revival when Jairam Ramesh, who
previously managed the Ministry of Environment and Forest,
however Iranians refused to help.

52. E-1
Year of what?
1. With the aim to create awareness and increase its
production & consumption, United Nations, at the
behest of the Government of India, declared 2023 the
International Year of what?
3. It is a great staple option for people who are
gluten-intolerant, Pearl, Finger, Foxtail are some
examples
2. India is producing 170 lakh tonnes annually. India
accounts for 20% of the world production of what?

53. F-1
Identify the region
1. It is the place where you can witness the scraps of
the Dholavira, very Known Best Civilization of the
Past, The Indus Valley Civilization.
3. Every year this region enthralls with the famous
Rann Utsav during the period of October to February.
2. Ban Ganga/ Sir Creek, is a 96 km strip of water in
the marshes of this region. It is a disputed region
between India and Pakistan which roughly separates
this region in India and Pakistan’s Sindh province.

54. Final Frontier
❑ Buzzer round
❑ 10 Questions
❑ 20 for each correct answer. Sorry, -10 for oops !
Round- 3

55. 1
How do we better know Hari Om
Bhatia, who started his career as a
Chef and a Martial Artist?

56. 2
It is a thin bread from the northern part of
India and Pakistan and a traditional
element in Mughalai cuisine. During the
Mughal period, it was used like a cloth to
wipe off the excess oil off the hands after
the completion of an oil rich food laden
with meat and fat. Identify this bread.

57. 3
Which Indian artist beat BTS to
become most streamed artist on
Youtube in the year 2022?
In 2022, she was also the most
listened to artist in Pakistan.

58. 4
Which design are we talking about?
Maj General Vikram Khanolkar while on deputation in
France fell in love with Eve Yvonne Maday de Maros.
She followed Vikram to India a few years later, and in
1932, married him in Mumbai and came to be known
as Savitribai Khanolkar. For a special assignment, after
studying India's history, she wanted to pay tribute to
Shivaji, whom she found to be one of the greatest
warrior. So she ensured Shivaji’s sword Bhavani gets a
place along with Vajra, the mythical weapon of Indra.

59. 5
How do we better know the 30 seconds, very familiar
and famous audio project Ms Jasleen Bhalla which was
undertaken in 2020 with further iterations through the
months?

60. 6
A few years ago, the election commission
of India approached National Institute of
Design Ahmedabad to come up with a logo
to guide the voters. What did they create?

61. 7
Which Indian capital city shall we find the
Annual Cherry Blossom Festival?

62. 8
Which type of milk has Amul launched that
contains an insulin like protein that is claimed
to help consumers manage diabetes?

63. 9
All the Indian regions are coded in 6
digit PIN number starting from 1 to 8.
what is the 9th zone reserved for?

64. 10
Identify the campaign

65. THANK YOU!