The document outlines a quiz conducted by Deshbandhu College in 2015, featuring trivia on various aspects of Indian culture, history, and notable personalities. It includes questions on topics such as cricket, temples, ancient mysteries, and unique historical stories, along with rules for scoring. Specific answers are provided for each question to guide participants.

1. India Quiz (Mains)
Encuesta-2015
Deshbandhu College

2. Rules:-
• Pounce is Applicable for all Questions.
+10/-10 on pounce
+10 on Direct.
• Infinite Bounce.
Let’s Begin!

3. 1. In this 1999 cricket world cup
Ad , Name the Character played
by Sudhir Mishra?

4. 2.
One of the first serial killers to be photographed. He
was a leader of the Thuggee cult active in Oudh in
northern central India during the late 18th and early
19th century, that is often cited as one of the world's
most prolific serial killers. He may have been
involved in up to 931 murders by strangulation
between 1790–1840 performed with a ceremonial
cloth (or handkerchief ,which in Hindi means rumal),
used by his cult. He was executed in 1840 by
hanging by British East India Company.
Pic on the next slide.

6. Safety Slide:-

7. Answer:-
• Thug Behram.

8. 3.
• X is is a 150 years old temple situated about 40 miles
from the town of Kavi Kamboi, in the state of Gujrat.
This ancient Y’S temple is located on the betwixt of
the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Cambay. This is very
simple temple with nothing extraordinary in the
architecture for the on lookers, but it is still a very
unusual must visit religious sites of India.
• This Temple of y can only be visited during the low tide
hours. In the hour of high tide, it remains mostly
submerged.
X= Temple
y= Deity

9. Safety Slide:-

10. Answer:-
• X:- Stambheshwar Mahadev
Y:- Shiva

11. 4.• X is located at about 5000m in the Himalayan
Range of Uttarakhand. In 1942 a forest guard H
K Madhwal stumpled upon hundreds of human
skeletons on the banks of X
• Carbon Dating of the corpses puts them between
12th and 15th c. The fact that intrigued the
investigators has that there was no historical
account of any such past incident on the trade
route to Tibet. These Skeletons are believed to
be of pilgrimages of kannauj on their way to
Nanda devi.
Popular Names:- Mystery Lake, Skeleton lake.
Identify X

12. Safety Slide:-

13. Answer:-
Roopkund

14. 5.
• By 1983, Tinkle was already on its way becoming the
most popular children’s magazine in India. Their
biggest rival that time was another children magazine
named Target, run by Living Media. Unlike Tinkle,
Target was more of a narrative magazine, with a few
pages of comics. Their flagship character that time
was Detective Moochhwala (Hindi for "the man with a
mustache") by Ajit Ninan. Moochhwala who was a
detective with penetrating eyes and a huge
mustache. Tinkle decided to create a competing
character. Subba Rao and Dhruva, two of the
creators at Tinkle, came up with the proposal for
such a character. They decided to base this new
character on a boastful but cowardly big
game______in the then famous television drama, I
Love Lucy.
I am Talking About which Cartoon Character.

15. Safety Slide:-

16. Answer:-
Shikari Shambhu

17. 6.
• X is an Indian farmer and activist from Amilo, in
Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, who was officially dead
between 1975 and 1994. His uncle had bribed
government officials to declare him dead so as to inherit
their ancenstral land, and so, as per official records, X
was registered as 'deceased'. Once he realized what had
happened, he started his struggle against the Indian
bureaucracy to prove that he was alive. Meanwhile, he
added Mritak (deceased) to his name, and founded Mritak
Sangh, the Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People, to
highlight other cases like his
He stood for election against Rajiv Gandhi in 1989 and
lost, to prove that he is alive
ID X.

19. Answer:- Lal Bihari’Mritak’

20. 7.
• The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of
India is a day dedicated towards collection of
funds from people of India for the welfare of the
Indian Armed Forces personnel. It has been
observed annually in India on Which Date since
1949. Over the years, it has become a tradition to
commemorate this day as an honour to the
soldiers, airmen and sailors of India.
The idea behind observing a Flag Day was to
distribute small flags to the general population
and in return collect donations. Flag Day gains
more significance as it considers that it is the
responsibility of the civilian population of India to
take care of the families and dependents of the
armed forces personnel who fight for the country.

23. 8.
• It is India's oldest fast food restaurant chain
Based in North India. The chain traces its origins
to "HOTELINDIA“.
In 1940, on request of the Indian Coffee Board,
they opened the Indian Coffee Shop in Janpath
introducing espresso , which became an instant
success. Soon afterwards they launched two
theme restaurants —‘La Boheme’, a Hungarian
restaurant; and ‘Gufa’, an Indian restaurant. In the
1950s, the 'Chinese Room' was opened, the oldest
Chinese restaurant in Delhi. It is still on its original
premises.
It was also the first Western-style fast food
restaurant in Kathmandu, Nepal.

25. Answer:-

26. 9.
• This temple is built in Dravidian style of architecture associated with
the temples located in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu, featuring
high walls and a 16th-century Gopuram.
• It is the richest Hindu temple in the world.
• Several extant Hindu Texts like the Brahma Purana, Matsya Purana,
Varaha Purana, Skanda Purana, Padma Purana, Vayu Purana,
Bhagavata Purana and the Mahabharata mention this shrine
• The temple has six hitherto known vaults (Kallaras), labeled as A to F,
for book keeping purpose by the Court, in April 2014, has reportedly
found two more further subterranean vaults that have been named G
and H). While vaults A and B have been unopened over the past
many years the vaults C to F have been opened from time to time.
The two priests of the temple, the 'Periya Nambi' and the
'Thekkedathu Nambi', are the custodians of the four vaults, C to F,
which are opened periodically.

28. Answer:-
Padmanabhaswamy Temple

29. 10.
• X is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in
Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
X are said to be able to change their shape at
will, and rule over the fortunes of gaming and
gambling.
• There are two types of x ; Laukika(worldly), of
whom thirty-four are specified, and Daivika
(divine), of which there are ten.
• The Bhagavata Purana also states that the x
were born from Kashyap and Muni.
Id X?

31. Apsara

32. 11.

34. • Rastrapati Bhawan.
Sunita Kohli:- Renovated
Hearbet Backer:- Created
Lord Irwin:- First Occupant
Queen MARY:- Inaugurated

35. 12.
X was one charismatic eunuch who became the first
transgender Indian to be elected a member of the
Madhya Pradesh state Legislative Assembly and
served from 1998 to 2003.
X's influence inspired other transgender in the state to
establish their own political party called ‘Jeeti Jitayi
Politics’ (JJP). Strange as it may sound, the name of
the party literally means a political that has already
won the elections. This was like a strategy to
differentiate the transgender's party from mainstream
parties.
In 2005, a fiction feature film titled ‘X' was made about
her life. The role of X was played by Ashutosh Rana.
ID X?

37. Answer:-

38. 13.
• X is an Indian model turned actor who made his
debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Jhankaar Beats
and has performed in award-winning films such
as Bong Connection and Carnival.
X has hosted Television series like Cook Na
Kaho, High Tension, and worked with brands like
L'Oreal, Levi's, Samsung and Bacardi.
He was a witness in the Murder of Jessica Lall
trial. Yet when the trial on the case began, X
turned hostile stating that he did not understand
Hindi, the language that was used to file the
initial FIR by the Delhi Police.
ID X?

40. • Shayan Munshi

41. 14
. X were a private militia organized by Qasim
Razvi to resist the integration of Hyderabad
State into the Dominion of India. They also
attempted to make the Nizam accede his
princely state to Pakistan instead of India. X
were affiliated to the Majlis-e-Ittehadul
Muslimeen political party.
X were responsible for the killing, rape,and brutal
murder of many people in the Telangana and
Marathwada region who were driven out.
Eventually, the Indian Army routed the X during
Operation Polo. Qasim Razvi was initially jailed
and then allowed to move to Pakistan where he
was granted asylum.
X is an Arabic and Urdu word for volunteer
Give me X.

43. Answer:-
• Razakars

44. 15.
• ________________ Sports Festival, popularly known as
the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Punjab, India.
It was in 1933. Philanthropist Inder Singh Grewal
visualized an annual recreational meet where farmers
from areas surrounding _____________could get
together and test their corporal endurance.
In February each year, Ludhiana becomes the destination
for hundreds of sports enthusiasts, including foreigners.
Other events that are big on entertainment include a dog
race, horse dance, camel race, tractor race, and a tug-of-
war. But the chance to see some really off-beat activities
is the hugest drawcard -- such as people lifting bicycles
with their teeth, pulling cars with their teeth or ears, or
riding a bicycle ringed with a burning tyre, and other
daredevil stunts. The Rural Olympics really is a test of
endurance, skill and strength!

46. Answer:- Kilaraipur Sports Festival

47. 16
.
• X was a member of three Olympic gold medal
winning teams, in London (1948), Helsinki (1952)
(Vice Captain) and Melbourne (1956) (Captain)
• X’s Olympic record for most goals scored by an
individual in an Olympic men's hockey final
remains unbeaten. He set this record when he
scored five goals in India's 6-1 victory over the
Netherlands in the gold medal game of the 1952
Olympic Games
• He was the Manager and Chief Coach of the
Indian team for the 1975 Men's Hockey World
Cup, which India won.
ID?

49. Answer:-
• Balbir Singh SR.

50. 17.
• Bhim, who was the chief of the Mahemi tribe,
had an interesting ritual whenever he had to
assign a difficult task, he would call a meeting
at his Mahim fort where warriors used to be
given a sumptuous feast. After the feast, a
plate containing a betel leaf would be placed in
the middle of the gathering and the man who
picked the leaf was entrusted with the difficult
task. This is a proposed explanation of the
origin of a popular term what?

52. • Supari (contract killing)

53. 18. Connect:-
•General M. A. G. Osmany
•General Yahya Khan
•General Muhammad Musa
•Lt General Ghulam Jilani Khan
•Tun Hussein Onn
•General Ibrahim Ismail

55. Products Of IMA

56. 19. Id the Art Form?

58. Pithora Art.

59. 20.Connect?

61. Answer:-
• Coaches of teams of Inaugural Badminton
league.

62. 21.
• “To Hell With Hockey” is the autobiography of
which Hockey Player?

64. Aslam Sher Khan

65. 22.
• Legend Has it that thi stemple was originally
built By lord Indra Himself. It is dedicated to
goddess Parvati. It was famously sacked by
malik kafur and rebuilt by Vishwanatha Nayak.
There are an estimated 33,000 sculptures in
the temple. It was on the list of top 30
nominees for the "New Seven Wonders of the
World".
Which Temple?

67. • Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai

68. 23.
• What is the title of Rabindranath Tagore’s
Autobiography, illustrated by Gaganendranath
tagore Using Far eastern brush techniques?

70. Jeevan Smriti

71. 24.
• Modelled on palace of versailles(france), Which
Palace was donated by the ruler of Kapurthala to
be turned in to a sainik school.
• It was designed by a French architect M. Marcel
and built by a local builder Allah Ditta. It was built
in renaissance style with the sunken park in the
front (Known as Baija). Its Durbar Hall (Diwan-E-
Khas) is one of the finest in India and the Plaster
of Paris figures and painted ceilings represent the
finest features of French and Italian art and
architecture. The construction of this palace was
commenced in 1900 and completed in 1908 in
time for the new wife of the Maharajah Anita
Delgado.

73. Jagatjit Palace

74. 25.

75. • LONG Visual Connect.
Points mentioned on Slides.

76. +60/-40

77. +60/-40

78. +40/-20

79. +40/-20

80. +40/-20

81. +20/-10

82. +20/-10

83. +10/-5

84. 15 items that came out after
samundra manthan

85. • Kamadhenu or Surabhi(Sanskrit:kāmadhuk), the wish-granting divine cow - taken by Vishnu, and
given to sages so ghee from her milk could be used in sacrifices.
• Airavata, and several other elephants, taken by Indra, leader of the devas.
• Uchhaishravas, the divine 7-headed horse - given to the demons.
• There were three valuables;
• Kaustubha, the most valuable jewel in the world, worn by lord Vishnu.
• Parijat, the divine flowering tree with blossoms that never fade or wilt - taken to Indraloka by the
devas.
• Sharanga, A powerful bow - symbolic of the demon's belligerence.
• Additionally produced were;
• Chandra, the moon which adorned Shiva's head
• Dhanvantari, the doctor of the gods with Amrita the nectar of immortality. (At times, considered as two
different Ratnas)
• Halahala, the poison swallowed by Shiva
• This list varies from Purana to Purana and is also slightly different in the epics, the Ramayana and
Mahabharata. Lists are completed by adding the following Ratnas:[2]
• Shankha Vishnu's conch
• Jyestha - the goddess of misfortune
• the umbrella taken by Varuna
• the earrings given to Aditi, by her son Indra

86. List IT 1:-
• List of all female Governers of Indian states

87. Safety Slide

88. List it 2:-
• Sarojani Naidu
• Padmaja Naidu
• Vijayalakshmi Pandit
• Sharda Mukherjee
• Kumudben Manishankar Joshi
• Jyothi Venkatachalam
• Ram Dulari Sinha
• Sarla Grewal
• Chandrawati
• Rajendra Kumari Bajpai
• Rajani Rai
• Fathima Beevi
• Sheila Kaul
• V. S. Ramadevi
• Pratibha Patil
• Prabha Rau
• Kamla Beniwal
• Urmila Singh
• Margaret Alva
• Sheila Dikshit

89. •Thank You
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