Delhi Quiz by Ankit

2. BAWANA
KWIZZING
LEAGUE
Ankit

3. 1.
 Delhi Police remained a part of the X
Police until India gained independence.
 Id X.

5.  Punjab

6. 2.
 X Mahal was a community house for the people of X in 1600 A.D.
The building is now mostly in ruins.
 X was one of the historical villages around Raisina Hill, which along
with Raisina, Todapur, Aliganj, Pillanji, Jaisinghpura, and Kushak
villages were moved by the British during the construction of
capital New Delhi, especially the Viceroy's House, now known as
the Rastrapati Bhawan. Today, the area comes under the diplomatic
enclave of Chanakyapuri, which still has a X Marg.
 When the capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to New
Delhi it was acquired by the government under the Land and
acquisition act, 1894. Those who refused to give up their land lost
their lives, and those who gave it up were kicked out of New Delhi
and had to live a life of misery and poverty in the village of Harsana
Patti X in Sonipat.
 After the acquisition, it was given to a king and queen of Awadh

8.  Malcha Mahal

9. 3.
 An ancient Tughlaq hunting lodge, this place had been
named after Bu-Ali Bhatti, the lodge’s female
caretaker. Today, its original name had been twisted
too much to become X and is famous by that name
only.
 It has an interesting architecture with twin-gated entry
option in the northeastern side of the monument that
still remains an unimportant structure which seems
ironic and pathetically disappointing. This building
hasn’t been occupied since several centuries hence it
became an abandoned place. The place is famous for
being one of the haunted locations where many people
have witnessed many sounds or invisible hobbling
activities to literally terrorize people nearby the ridge
area.
 X Ka Mahal is situated behind the Hanuman Temple of

11.  Bhuli Bhatiyari

12. 4.
 List all the dynasties of Delhi Sultanate
 Each correct entry +5
 Correct Chronological Order +5
 All Correct +5

14. • Mamluk dynasty (aka Ghulam/ Slave
dynasty)
• Khilji dynasty
• Tughlaq dynasty
• Sayyid dynasty
• Lodi dynasty

15. 5.
 Rockstar portrayed Ranbir Kapoor as a X
College student and Nargis Fakhri as a Y
College student.
 Ranbir played a typical Delhi-wala who
dreams of becoming a big star, Nargis aptly
played a sophisticated Yite girl.

17.  X- Hindu
 Y- St. Stephens

18. 6.
 X is a historical and political fiction novel by Y. Set in New
Delhi during the chaotic time between 1932 and the mid-1970s, it
follows the lives of two female protagonists, Rose and Sonali,
and their fight to live in a time of political upheaval and social re-
organization.
 The book takes its title from a brief meeting at the beginning of
the novel that Dev and his wife have with a businessman named
Mr. Neuman, who reflects that all he has been told teaches him
that if the poor of India would “do like we do, they’d be X,” yet
seeing the poverty in the streets in person, he finds this hard to
believe.
 The novel brought its author the 1986 Sahitya Akademi Award for
English.
 Y is a member of the Nehru family (but not the Nehru-Gandhi

20.  X- Rich Like Us
 Y- Nayantara Sahgal

21. 7.
 List all the CMs of Delhi
 Each correct entry +5
 Correct Chronological Order +5
 All Correct +5

23. Sl.
No.
Chief Ministers Name Took Office Left Office Party Name
1
Chaudhary Brahm
Prakash
1952 1955 INC
2 G N Singh 1955 1956 INC
President's rule 1956 1993
3 Madan Lal Khurana 1993 1996 BJP
4 Sahib Singh Verma 1996 1998 BJP
5 Sushma Swaraj 1998 1998 BJP
6 Sheila Dikshit Dec 2, 1998 Dec 8, 2013 INC
7 Arvind Kejriwal Dec 28, 2013 Feb 14, 2014 AAP
President's rule Feb 14, 2014 Feb 14, 2015
8 Arvind Kejriwal Feb 14, 2015 Present AAP

24. 8.
 There are a number of colloquialisms for
travelers' diarrhea contracted in various
localities, such as
 Montezuma's revenge, turistas, or Aztec two step
in Mexico
 Pharaoh's Revenge, mummy's tummy, or Cairo
two-step in Egypt.
 Many other colorful synonyms exist in other
regions of the world, some of which have found
their way into the arts and literature.
 Tell the Indian colloquialism.

27. 9.
 X is an annual celebration by the flowers sellers of Delhi. It is a three-day
festival, generally held in September in Mehrauli. The festival is
celebrated by both Hindus and Muslims alike.
 This secular festival involves a procession, led by shehnai players and
dancers, and bearing large floral fans, pankha, to Yogmaya Temple, the
shrine of Devi Jog Maya, and winds though Mehrauli bazar, to reach
the dargah of 13th century Sufi saint, Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki.
 The Festival reached its pinnacle during the reign of Bahadur Shah Zafar.
He went to celebrate X even in 1857 when Delhi was under siege of the
British
 During this three festival, the flower sellers pray for a better flower
season in the coming year by offering pankha embroidered with flowers
to both shrines.
 First conceived (in 1812) and patronised by the Mughal Emperor
 Nowadays, it has the Prime Minister as its main patron; Jawaharlal Nehru
revived and inaugurated the festival in 1962, and all the PMs hence, have

29.  Phool Waalon Ki Sair
 Also known as Sair-e-Gul Faroshan

30. 10.
Connect:
 A tidal estuarine river in and around
the Sundarbans in North 24 Parganas
district in West Bengal, bordering on Satkhira
District of Bangladesh.
 A train by Indian Railway that
connects Bhiwani, Haryana to Kanpur Central,
Uttar Pradesh
 A DU college established in 1967. Mayawati
and Krishna Tirath are some of the notable
alumni

32.  Kalindi

33. 11.
 X, Inc. is an event management company based in New Delhi.
It was founded by Delhi based band X. Their first song was
named 'the face of Indian rock‘.
 According to their website, X Inc. was formed with the soul
aim of promoting Live Bands and to have all genres of music,
under one roof. The company is headed by Mr. Subir Malik,
founder member and keyboard player of probably the biggest
rock act in this country. He has an experience of more than 22
years in the entertainment and music industry. It is this very
experience that we very proudly exhibit in the performance of
our company.
 We pride ourselves to be India’s Biggest Artiste Management
Company, pertaining to live bands, and offer fully professional
and satisfying support. We have bands playing almost all
genres of music, from Rock/Jazz/Blues/ Pop/Western
Classical to hard core Bollywood/Indipop/ Punjabi/Indian
Classical/Fusion to name a few.

35.  Parikrama

36. 12.
 X (February 1707–25 December 1765)
or Sujan Singh was the ruler
of Bharatpur in Rajasthan.
 A contemporary historian has described him
as "the Plato of the Jat people" and by a
modern writer as the "Jat Odysseus", because
of his political sagacity, steady intellect and
clear vision.
 There are claims that he caused two large
silver doors at the entrance of the Taj Mahal to
be stolen and melted down in 1764.
 A college, affiliated to IPU, is named after him.

38.  Maharaja Suraj Mal

39. 13.
Unaltered image, if nobody objects/answers,
available

42.  Delhi Fire Service

43. 14.
 X is a 2011 Indian film directed by Shashant Shah.
It features Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak. It also
features Akshay Kumar in a guest appearance.
The film, produced under Dutta's husband Mahesh
Bhupathi's production company, Big Daddy
Productions, and Eros International Media
Ltd. was shot at locations
in Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur. It was released on 29
April 2011.
 It was inspired by the film Planes, Trains and
Automobiles starring Steve Martin.
 A sequel to the movie named Chalo China was set
to be made in 2014 but postponed due to lack of

46. 15.
 X is a field hockey franchise based in Delhi. It
is owned by The Wave Group.
 Sardar Singh is the captain of the team. The
team is coached by Ajay Kumar Bansal and
former Indian captain Ajit Pal Singh acts as the
chief advisor for the team.

49. 16.
 X is a mobile wallet/online payment system where a
user can store money to make mobile and DTH
recharge, pay utility bills and shop using wallet with
over 50,000+ merchants.
 The X wallet is a semi closed wallet authorized
by Reserve Bank of India.
 X was founded by Bipin Preet Singh and Upasana
Taku in 2009. They started it to ease the payment
problems faced by online users in India.
 They tied up with various online merchants such
as eBay
India, BookMyShow, Dominos, ShopClues and Snapd
eal to provide accessibility of their wallet as a payment
option on e-commerce sites.
 Slogan- More than a Wallet!

52. 17.
 The Auto Expo is a biennial automotive show
held in New Delhi. It is Asia's largest and the
world's second-largest motor show.
 The expo is organized at Pragati Maidan and
is organized jointly by X, Y and Z.

54.  Automotive Component Manufacturers
Association (ACMA), Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) and Society of Indian Automobile
Manufacturers (SIAM).

55. 18.
 X is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods
in South Delhi. It offers both rural (X Village)
and urban (X Enclave, Market) environments.
 It also is home to various diplomatic missions
such as the ones of Albania, Iraq, Guinea
Bissau, Burundi and Macedonia. Some well-
known people like Virender Sehwag live here.

57.  Hauz Khas

58. 19.
 X Cemetery (Near Kishanganj Railway
Station) alternatively known as The Armenian
graveyard. It is named after the family of X,
who was once connected with the Imperial
Mughal Court. It contains a number of tombs
which are the oldest Christian graves in Delhi.

61.  D'Eremao

62. 20.
 It is a social enterprise, launched to provide safe
transport solutions for women, by women in urban
India.
 The taxi service was initiated by the Azad
Foundation.
 It offers three services :
 X Cabs for Women : A premium cab service driven by
women for women in Delhi and NCR.
 X Chauffeur Placement Services: A one of a kind
Chauffeur Placement Service on a full time basis
within an agreed contract
 X Chauffeur on Call : Chauffeur services for a short
duration or daily packages.

66. 21.
 X are medieval milestones that were made by Sher Shah
Suri and later on by Mughal emperors. These Minars were
erected by the Mughal Emperors on the main highways
across the empire to mark the distance.
 It is a solid round pillar, around 30 feet in height that stands on
a masonry platform built with bricks and plastered over with
lime. Though not architecturally very impressive, being
milestones, they were an important part of communication and
travel in a large empire.
 Abul Fazl recorded in Akbar Nama that in the year 1575
AD, Akbar issued an order that at every kos on the way from
Agra to Ajmer, a pillar should be erected for the comfort of the
traveler.
 They were used to mark the royal route
from Agra to Ajmer via Jaipur in the west, from Agra
to Lahore via Delhi in the north and from Agra
to Mandu via Shivpuri in the south.

67. Delhi

69.  Kos Minar

70. 22.
 It was established at the initiative of avid art collector
XY. The XY Museum of Art opened its doors to the
public in January 2010, as the first private museum of
Art exhibiting Modern and Contemporary works from
India and the sub-continent.
 Located in the heart of New Delhi it is a non-
commercial, not-for-profit organization which intends
to exemplify the dynamic relationship between art and
culture through its exhibitions, publications,
educational and public programs.
 XY is the wife of ZY, who is an Indian industrialist and
philanthropist. He founded a tech company and ZY
Foundation.
 The museum is sponsored by ZY Foundation.

75. 23.
 The seeds of Delhi Polytechnic were sowed by the Wood and
Abott Committee of 1938. The technical school was created to
cater to the demands of Indian industries. At that time, Delhi
Polytechnic offered courses in Arts, Architecture, Commerce,
Engineering, Applied Science and Textiles.
 The National Diploma awarded by Delhi Polytechnic was
considered an equivalent to the B.E. Degree by the
then UPSC.
 A major change occurred after the passing of X Bill. The move
was met with student protests, which culminated to a face-off
in March next year, with the students boycotting the mid-
semester exams. However, the CM, Sheila Dikshit informed
the students that the change will not be reconsidered, and by
the end of March the protest dwindled down, with the students
taking their exams.

76.  It was established as Delhi Polytechnic and
was under the control of the Government of
India. The college has been under the
government of the National Capital Territory of
Delhi since 1963 and was affiliated with
the University of Delhi.
 Till a particular year, it shared its admission
procedure and syllabus for various B.E
courses with their another branch formerly
known as DIT.

78.  X-DTU
 The proposed name is “DCE Technological
University" (DCE TU)

79. 24.
 A modest effort that started on 4th December 1986, under the
name X, spiraled to a revolutionary style growth in culinary
delights. XY restaurants have made a place for themselves
due to popular demand of a “branded” quality and menu. The
reputation carries the revolutionary vision and drive of the
legendry Jayaram Banan whose touch endorses the XY
quality. XY’s flagship outlet is at Defence Colony, which
started with a 40 seat south Indian restaurant with the simple
philosophy based on honesty, freshness and quality. Today
the ever-growing demand has translated into 26 outlets in
and around Delhi and 40 Franchisee outlets in India and 1
outlet outside India offering a range of multi cuisine options
which has Jayaram touch of quality. Having won all laurels for
quality & service, every mention of freshness, the legend
proceeded to the finest chain of South India Vegetarian
Restaurants with honourable mentions in the media,
newspapers and amongst the highest circles.