The document is a quiz about Indian history, religions, communities, and surnames. It contains 22 multiple choice questions about topics like: - The 1946 Direct Action Day riots that led to the formation of an interim Indian government - 1832 riots in Bombay over a British attempt to eliminate stray dogs - Communal riots in Gujarat in 2002 over religious tensions - The origins and meanings of common Indian surnames like Gandhi, Tata, Mishra, and Reddy

1. The Great Indian Riots And
Professions
A Vishnu Quiz

2. 1
Lord Wavell established the interim government
under Nehru’s premiership on 2 Sept 1946. This
was a direct reaction to something that
happened in the preceding 2 weeks, which can be
considered as the mother of all further riots in
India. What was this a direct reaction of?

3. Muslim League’s Direct Action Day
(16th August 1946)
Answer 1

4. 2
Simon Ockley(1678-1720) created
this illustration. However, in 1851
this has led to a rare communal
riot when a news paper run by an
entrepreneurial community of
Gujarat published it in their
magazine Chitra Gyan Darpan.
Who were the rioting parties and
what’s wrong in the picture?

5. Parsee - Muslim Riots
Illustration of Prophet Muhammad
Answer 2

6. 3
First ever riot in Bombay was surprisingly by the
city’s Parsi community in 1832. British administration
decided to free the city from the nuisance and
public threat of Xs. A bounty was announced for
each X killed. Parsis raised in protest as the Xs are
considered sacred. PeTA would have been the
happiest had they existed then. Which common
thing on Indian Roads did British try to eliminate?

7. Bombay Dog Riots
Answer 3

8. Something happened here at 1 Safdarjung
Road which led to an instant riot. What
happened here?
4

9. Assassination of Indira Gandhi
(Anti Sikh Riots)
Answer 4

10. 5
In the land of cows(X), people returning from the
land of conflict(Y) in a carrier named after the
home of peace(Z), there happened a butchery
igniting the fire. What has been in the political
discourse since past 18 years? And X, Y, & Z?

11. 2002 Gujrat Riots
(Godhra, Ayodhya, Sabarmati
Express)
Answer 5

12. A series of appeasements since 1985 changed this
country forever. Identify and explain the pictures.
6

13. Shah Bano verdict nullified by Rajiv Govt to
appease Muslim community > DD Live telecasted
the opening of Babri Masjid to appease Hindus >
Aggravated by the popularity of Ramanand Sagar’s
Ramayan > Eventually led to the demolition of…..
Answer 6

14. 7
X, which means son-in-law was a honorific title given
to the foreign traders landing on the Malabar
coast.
A series of communal outbreaks extending from
1836 to 1921 are named after X. Although initially
started as a struggle against the British, and
Jamindars it eventually took an anti hindu stance.
X?

15. Mapilla Riots
Answer 7

16. 8
2 agreements signed between a British
presidency and a former British controlled
princely state in 1892 and 1924 had eventually led
to famous kidnapping(2000), and riots at several
occasions in the modern day. What are the
agreements about and what riots?

17. Kaveri River Water Issue
Anti Tamil Riots in Karnataka
Answer 8

18. 9
Why did Rajputana Rifles
decline to participate in the
anti riot measures in Ayodhya
d u r i n g t h e B a b r i m a s j i d
demolition?

19. Raja Ramchandra Ji Ki Jai was their
war cry
Answer 9

20. 10
Qasim Razvi organised a private army and caused the
deaths of 1000s. He was once the leader of a political party
that remerged in 1957 and still popular in national politics
although they traditionally hold only one MP seat. How do we
popularly know his private army as and the political party?

21. Razakars of Hyderabad
AIMIM
Answer 10

22. 11
Which politically powerful
family’s surname traces its
origin to the profession of
scent / oil making?

23. Gandhi
Answer 11

24. 12
In Arabic the word means a rank. Under
Akbar’s reign it implied the salary, status and
number of soldiers to be maintained under
an officer. Some historians state that the
reckless grant of X under the reign of
Aurangazeb put the Mughal treasury under
strain leading to the introduction of Zajiya. X?

25. Mansabdar
Answer 12

26. 13
Parsee surname of a priests family was
adopted because one of their ancestors
was hot tempered like a tartar. This
could have originated from the Gujrati
Raatada meaning red faced with anger
like tartar. Which rich surname?

27. Tata
Answer 13

28. 14
Which north, central and
eastern Brahmin surname
means a mixture in Sanskrit?

29. Mishra
Answer 14

30. 15
With a Ship in its logo identify
the production house.

31. Wadia
Answer 15

32. 16
Premjibhai Thakkar was a Gujrati Rajput ostracised
from caste for being involved in fishing business. His
son Poonjabhai Thakkar adopted Islam and moved to
Karachi to run his partnership ‘Grams Trading
Company’. Poonjabhai was known popularly known as
Zino which means skinny. One of Zino’s 7 children
worked as an assistant to Dadhabai Nauroji and
another was a famous dentist. Which family am I
about?

33. Jinnahs
Answer 16
Given a chance, I’ll go back to kill those anti fish eaters!😡

34. 17
Crest of an Indian family responsible for
establishment of first textile mill in India and tracing
their surname to the French word for small?

35. Petit
Answer 17

36. 18
Although both these sects follow the same
religion, the one that migrated in 7-8th centuries
identify those who migrated in 19-20th centuries
as culturally and linguistically different.
Interestingly the second wave of migration was
made possible by the person from the old sect
who established the first textile mill in India.
Identify the sects, the religion, and the person.

37. Parsees, Iranis,
Zoroastrianism, and
Dinshaw Petit
Answer 18

38. 19
A popular Bengali surname
comes from the Sanskrit origin
m e a n i n g a “ V e n e r a b l e
Teacher”?

39. Vandyopadhyay >
Bandyopadhyay >
Banerjee
Answer 19

40. 20
This Telugu surname traces back to the
administrative officers under the Rashtrakutas
rule. Also there existed a kingdom with this
surname in 14-15th centuries. However the
present peasant class emerged only during the
later stages of Vijayanagara rule. Some theories
trace the etymology to the corruption of the word
‘Raju’. Surname?

41. Reddy
Answer 20

42. 21
Parsi community is well known for their
Opium trade in 19th century. One such
family grew extremely rich through this trade
and served as the bankers and ever ready
investors to various British companies,
hence they earned a sobriquet which later
became their surname. Which surname?

43. Readymoney
Answer 21

44. 22
A popular Irani
Cafe chain in India
is run and named
after one of the
longest Parsi
Surnames. Identify

45. Sodabottleopenerwala
Answer 22

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