Cult-X India Quiz Prelims 2015 by Pratyush Sinha

1. India Quiz
28 March 2015
Quiz Master: Pratyush Sinha

2. Acknowledgements
And the host, whoever it
maybe.
Maus
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3. Rules
• 21 sawaal; 10 points/question unless
mentioned otherwise
• Part points have been specified in the slides
• 5* questions to settle ties (7 to 11)
• Quiz Master is God
• Contact me on Messenger or Whatsapp in
case of any controversy

4. 1.Map depicting what ?

5. 2.
• Brand X did not tie up with the first part and in
fact served a legal notice for unauthorised use of
its name. However, the dispute was settled
amicably after X experienced a windfall of 35% in
sales.
• Brand Y seems to have had a better ‘bond’ with
the producers and they signed up a deal much in
advance.
• Give brands X and Y.
[Part points]

6. 3.ID. Part points (5 each)

7. 4.ID. Part points.

8. 5.
• Qimat Rai Gupta, one of India’s most low-
profile business titans passed away recently.
• Said to be worth $ 2 billion at the time of his
death, his big break had come in 1971 when
he had bought a Germanic sounding brand
from one of his suppliers, Haveli Ram Gandhi.
• Which brand ?

9. 6.
• By a treaty signed on January 17, 1961, India
ceded 12 villages near the Sulemanki
Headworks on Sutlej in exchange for the
village Hussainiwala.
• What was so special about this village ?
• Hint – The place is remembered once a year.
Happened recently.

10. 7.*
• What does this Safavid era painting from
Isfahan, Iran show ?

12. 8.*
• The person’s LinkedIn page recounts some
accomplishments:
Being awarded the London Critics Producer of
the Year Award; winning the “BAFTA” (British
Academy Award) for best British film and
producing the highest grossing independent
British-funded film to-date (East is East).
• Which person recently in news ?

13. 9.*
• His Arabic-sounding second name has got him
into some trouble, most notably when he was
denied preclearance by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection authorities at Toronto
Pearson International Airport in 2002.
• However, he claims the name comes from the
Sanskrit word for laughter.
• Who ?

14. 10.*
• One of the versions of how this north-eastern
city got its name claims that it comes from a
corruption of what would translate as the ‘city
of Hidimba’
• Which city, largest in its state and in news
recently for all the wrong reasons, is this ?

15. 11.*
• This film was a fulfillment of one of Dr.
Rajendra Prasad’s long standing desire.
• What is this 1963 movie’s claim to fame ?

17. • Next 10 questions are a tribute to RK Laxman
• 10 points each

18. 12.Framed person ?

19. 13.Blanked out person ?

20. 14.Who’s selling military rule ?

21. 15.ID the guy standing.

22. 16.Either of the blanked out names.

23. 17.Blanked out name.

24. 18.What’s the name of the road-block
?

25. 19.Who ?

26. 20.Inspiration ?

27. 21.Who with common man ?

28. Safety slide-1.

29. Safety slide-2. Answers beyond this
point.

30. Map depicting what ?

31. • Shakti Peeth
• Blue ones are the Adi Shakti Peeth

32. • Brand X did not tie up with the first part and in
fact served a legal notice for unauthorised use
of its name. However, the dispute was settled
amicably after X experienced a windfall of 35%
in sales.
• Brand Y seems to have had a better ‘bond’
with the producers and they signed up a deal
much in advance.
• Give brands X and Y.

33. Answer
• Zandu Balm (Emami) and Fevicol (Pidilite)
• Dabangg 1 and 2

34. 25.ID. Part points

35. Answer
• Harivansha Rai Bachchan
• Sumitranandan Pant
• Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’

36. 26.ID. Part points.

37. Answer
• Bhanu Athaiya and Ben Kingsley

38. 3
• Qimat Rai Gupta, one of India’s most low-
profile business titans passed away recently.
• Said to be worth $ 2 billion at the time of his
death, his big break had come in 1971 when
he had bought a Germanic sounding brand
from one of his suppliers, Haveli Ram Gandhi.
• Which brand ?

39. Answer
• Havells from Haveli

40. 8
• By a treaty signed on January 17, 1961, India
ceded 12 villages near the Sulemanki
Headworks on Sutlej in exchange for the
village Hussainiwala.
• What was so special about this village ?
• Hint – The place is remembered once a year.
Happened recently.

41. • Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were
cremated here.
• It hosts a Shaheedi Mela every 23rd of March

42. 12
• What does this Safavid era painting from
Isfahan, Iran show ?

44. Answer
• Shah Tahmasp greeting the exiled Humayun
• Give points for Humayu

45. 15
• The person’s LinkedIn page recounts some
accomplishments:
Being awarded the London Critics Producer of
the Year Award; winning the “BAFTA” (British
Academy Award) for best British film and
producing the highest grossing independent
British-funded film to-date (East is East).
• Which person recently in news ?

46. Answer
• Leslee Udwin of ‘India’s Daughter’ fame

47. 18
• His Arabic-sounding second name has got him
into some trouble, most notably when he was
denied preclearance by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection authorities at Toronto
Pearson International Airport in 2002.
• However, he claims the name comes from the
Sanskrit word for laughter.
• Who ?

48. • Kamal Haasan
Haasan from haasya

49. 22
• One of the versions of how this north-eastern
city got its name claims that it comes from a
corruption of what would translate as the ‘city
of Hidimba’
• Which city, largest in its state and in news
recently for all the wrong reasons, is this ?

50. Answer
• Dimapur in Nagaland

51. 27.
• This film was a fulfillment of one of Dr.
Rajendra Prasad’s long standing desire.
• What is this 1963 movie’s claim to fame ?

53. • First Bhojpuri feature film

54. Ambedkar

55. Gandhi herself

56. JP

57. Pramod Mahajan – 1995 Maha
elections

58. Either of the blanked out names.

59. PV Narsimha Rao

60. ’71 war

61. Pranab Mukherjee

62. Ganesha.

63. Who with common man ?