Quiz by Dr Arun Kumar K what was buried along with Andrew Johnson, the former US President?

1. QUIZ
Organized by Institute of Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of
Kerala
Institute of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Kerala

2. My co-researchers:
Sathyanand.T
Anand Jayan
Akhil ghosh
Special thanks to
Virya Quiz Club , Palakkad

3. ROUND 1
Six questions on Pounce and Bounce
Topic : The incredible polity
Pounce in 10 seconds with 10/-5 points
Bounce in 20 seconds with 10/0 points

5. Where in India can you find this,one of the
cheapest, menu?

7. A VOTING PHOTO BUT SO SPECIAL (2014LS)
• The voter’s name is
Mahant Bharatdas Darshandas.
• Occupation :a temple priest
• What is special for his voting?
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8. 2
"Abide with Me" is a Christian hymn by
Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte composed
by William Henry Monk and its play in India
officially marks the end of ----------------

9. COUNTRIES VISITED :
U.S.A., U.K., AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA,
PAKISTAN, ICELAND, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND,
GERMANY, ITALY, FRANCE, WEST INDIES,
NEW ZEALAND, BANGLADESH AND SRI LANKA
This is from the testimonial of a Rajyasabha member.
Id the member
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10. 4
X was the regimental quick march of the Subhas Chandra
Bose's Indian National Army. Written by Pt. Vanshidhar
Shukla. Composed by Ram Singh Thakuri, it was banned in
India after World War II as "seditious", which was subsequently
lifted in August 1947. The song has since become a patriotic
song in India, and has been re-interpreted by various Indian
musicians including C. Ramachandra and A.R. Rahman. The
song is currently the regimental quickmarch of the Indian Army.
Id X

11. 5
During the first general election of 1952, CPI was the
only political party managed to run campaigns through
radio
Which broadcasting station was used for this purpose,
which also shares its name to a US music band ?

12. 6
Maragatham Chandrasekhar was an Indian
politician and MP from Tamil Nadu. She was
elected as general secretary of All India
Congress Committee in 1972. She died at the
age of 84 on 27/10/2001.How did she claim to
fame?

13. ROUND 2
EIGHT questions on Pounce and Bounce
Topic : Around the World
Pounce in 10 seconds with 10/-5 points
Bounce in 20 seconds with 10/0 points

15. This is where Martha
Washington, First Lady of the
United States lived before she
became a widow and married
George Washington. Name of this
residence is etymologically (and
wrongly) related to another
building in US. Which is that
building ?

16. X was an American physician who was
imprisoned for conspiring with Y for
committing a crime. X was pardoned by
president Andrew Johnson and released
from prison in 1869 for his service in the
prison during the Yellow Fever outbreak.
Id X, Y and the Crime !
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17. X is an indoor game that gained its own identity in 1884 when a
British army officer Y , while stationed in Ooty designed it. The word
“X" was a long used military term used to describe inexperienced or
fist year personnel. Y is the name of British Conservative politician
who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the first
eight months of Second world war.
Id X AND Y
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18. • This is Limited-edition
autographed "Brotherhood of
Living P.M's" card issued by
Topps Commonwealth, the
manufactures chewing
gum, candy and collectibles.
In commemoration of what ?
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19. WHAT IS UNIQUE TO THIS NEWS
CONFERENCE OF JOHN F. KENNEDY ?
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20. According to his wishes, Andrew
Johnson, 17th President of the US was
buried just outside Greeneville, his
body wrapped in an American flag and
a X placed under his head. ID the x
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21. This is an American historical political thriller
film dramatizing an international issue of 1960s,
seen from the perspective of the American political
leadership. Which international issue was its theme?
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22. THIS IS A POLITICAL PROCESS IN
SWITZERLAND. ID
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23. X is a metaphor for the appropriation of government
spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to
bring money to a representative's district. The usage
originated in American English. In election campaigns, the
term is used in derogatory fashion to attack opponents. The
term X, which is a two word carries an animal name in its
first part.
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24. SIX questions on Differential Score
Topic : Products
Score : 20/ No of scorers
No negatives to trouble you
ROUND 3

25. • India became the 14th country to adopt this
practice after Supreme court verdict of 27
September 2013.
• Later, Savitha, wife of Jaspal Bhatti formed a
party inspired by this.
What am l talking about.
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26. 2
• X is a satirical novel that takes the story of the Mahabharata, the epic
of Hindu mythology, and recasts and resets it in the context of
the Indian Independence Movement and the first three decades post-
independence. Figures from Indian history are transformed into
characters from mythology, and the mythical story of India is retold as
a history of Indian independence and subsequent history, up through
the 1980s.
ID THE NOVEL

27. 3
Known for proposing the idea for a Constituent Assembly of
India, he was a founder of the Mexican communist party and
Communist Party of India. The house where he lived during
the time he spent in Mexico City, today is a private nightclub
that bears his name.
Identify this international revolutionary from India

28. 4
This is P.Pandu a Tamil actor known for
comedy roles.
He is active in the film industry since
1970s and has acted in more than 100
movies.
His what creation became a center of
altercation a few months ago that too made
him deserve for an appreciation from MGR
by presenting a five sovereign gold chain?

29. 5
• The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term ____ as,
"a huntsman's assistant who keeps the hounds from
straying by driving them back with the ____ into the
main body of the pack". According to that dictionary, the
first recorded use of the term ____ in the parliamentary
sense occurs in 1772. Which word, which was a
trending word in the previous kerala assembly, am I
talking of?

30. 6
• Kissa kursi ka was a 1977 Hindi film
directed by Amrit Nahatha, who was a
member of Parliament. Another member
of Parliament was satirized in the film
and he destroyed all the copies of the
film and eventually got arrested for this
crime. Who was the convict?

31. THANK YOU
A quiz by
Dr. Arun Kumar K
Asst. Professor of Political Science
Govt. Victoria College
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