Fresher’s India Quiz

QUIZMASTERS
1. ABHINAV RAJ
2. SAMVIT KUMAR
3. AMIT GUPTA

PRELIMS
RULES:
1. NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE ALLOWED.
2. THE DECISION OF THE QUIZMASTERS IS FINAL.
3. IN CASE OF A DOUBT REFER TO THE PREVIOUS RULES.

1
Name the son of a diwan of a small princely
state in the Kathiawar region and his fourth
wife?

BiBi ka Makbara(Aurangzeb Ki)
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

3
In the year 1919, the British government passed
an act under which the government had the
power to arrest and keep a person in prison
without trial. Which was this act?

5
Which fictional town is situated on the bank of
the river Sarayu and the journey to this village
from madras takes few hours?

6
Started illegally in 1957 on government land by a
govt. employee in Chandigarh. Name this famous
monument.

7
Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier served
with the Soviet (until the dissolution of the Soviet Union) and
Russian Navies before being decommissioned in 1996 as she was too
expensive to operate on a post-Cold War budget. It was later
renamed Gorshkov. The carrier was purchased by India on 20
January 2004 after years of negotiations at a final price of $2.35
billion. The ship successfully completed her sea trials in July 2013
and aviation trials in September 2013. She was formally
commissioned on 16 November 2013 at a ceremony held at
Severodvinsk, Russia.
Name the aircraft carrier after its induction in the Indian Navy.

9
In Mahabharata, Ashwatthama was the son of
Dronacharya. Ashwatthama was killed during
battle, to enable the assassination of
Dronacharya, Ashwatthama’s father.
Ashwatthama , after the end of fighting tried
killing Arjun’s unborn grandson. How is that
possible?

One was an Elephant and other was the
son of Dronacharya.

11
Fill in the blank.
This Bridge is an arch bridge under construction in India. It spans the
_____ River between Bakkal and Kauri, in Reasi district of Jammu
and Kashmir. It is being built as a part of Kashmir railway. When
completed, the bridge will be 1,263 m (4,144 ft.) long, with a 480 m
(1,570 ft.) trussed arch span, 359 m (1,178 ft.) above the river and a
650 m (2,130 ft.) long viaduct on the Kauri side. When completed, it
will be the world’s highest railway bridge.

12*
In 1947, what name was given to the
border between India and Pakistan?

13*
Toshi Namgyal is a goatherd living in the _____region
of Kashmir. One day, many years ago, he went looking
for his yak. Instead he found _______.This led to an
important event of the Indian Subcontinent. He was
promised big rewards for his discovery which he
hasn’t received yet.

14*
This gate is called namak haram
darwaza as it was the
residence of _____________ .It is located
in Murshidabad, West Bengal.

15
Who is Director General (Joint Secretary level Officer)
in the Department of Archives and Archaeology in the
Govt. Of Haryana? Hint: A 1991 Batch Haryana Cadre
IAS officer.49 yrs old.

16
In 1719,he was a witness to a noisy discussion in the court of
Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah about how to determine an
auspicious date when the emperor could start a journey.
This led him to think about on the need to improve knowledge on a
particular subject.
It is a marvel that in midst of local wars and foreign invasions, he
found the energy to do so much about it.
What did he do?

17
Grandson of Pulatsya, son of a rishi father and rakshasa
mother, a maestro of Veena and hailed as a great scholar,
which mythological character has a beautiful temple
dedicated to him at Mandore near Jodhpur? His statue can
be found in the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai.

18
In 1591, which monument was built by
Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah to commemorate
the end of plague in this south Indian city?

19*
“Here lies one who spared neither man nor God
Waste not your tears on him, he was a sod
Writing nasty things he regarded as great fun
Thank the Lord he is dead, this son of a gun.”
Who wrote these lines for himself?

20
Google founder, Brin, described him as his “friend
and teacher” and said that “... his legacy and
personality lives on in the students, projects, and
companies he has touched. Today, whenever you use
a piece of technology, there is a good chance a little
bit of ___________ is behind it.”
Identify this alumnus of IIT Kanpur

Engine 145 cc four-stroke
(after 2002), two-stroke
(before 2002)
Top speed 80 km/h
Power 7.5 BHP
Torque 1.1kgm@ 3500 rpm
Transmission 4 speed, manual with
shifter in the left hand
grip
Suspension Swingarm
Brakes Drum
Tires 3.50X10
Wheelbase 1230 mm
Weight 103 kg (dry)
Fuel capacity 6 Litres

23
Who held the seat of Phulpur in the parliament for 12
years till his death. He was also the first MP from the
seat.?

25*
Through these pictures published in People’s war, the
official mouthpiece of Communist Party of India
,which event heavily censored and covered up by
authorities was brought to the attention of nation
and world by photographer Sunil Janah?

The Great Bengal Famine(1943-44)

Fresher’s India Quiz
2014
(The Final)

Quizmasters
Amit Gupta
Abhinav Raj
Samvit Kumar

Rules
The Quizmasters are always right .
Any kind of cheating is frowned upon.
Kudos and chocolates for the audience if they answer the
questions meant for them.

Round I
(infinite bounce and infinite pounce)
For answering correctly in turn
+10
For pounce
+15/-5

3
This song is from the 1967 Dev Anand hit “Jewel Thief”.The film was shot in a landlocked country
which does not exist in that form any more.ID

4.
What was shown for the first time on 15th Aug
1988 during the coverage of the PM’s speech on
the occasion of independence day?

5
She died in 1997.
She was awarded
the Bharat Ratna in
1980.
ID

6
What began in mourning on 27 may 1964 and ended on 9th
june for the first and began again in mourning on 11jan
1966 and ended on 24th jan 1966 for the second time?

Round 2(in Uniform)
Dedicated to
(IC-521 22356 SS-14246 27373 2831592 IC-8947 IC-7990 J-4547 IC-7990 2639885
IC-5565 4239746 10877 F(P) IC-25067 IC-14608 JC-155825 IC-32907 IC-56959 2690572
13760533 IC-57556)

1
________ had an arranged marriage in
March 1985 and joined her husband in the
Gulf. However, the marriage turned sour
following dowry pressure and she returned
to her parents' home in Mumbai within two
months. She then applied for a flight
attendant job with Pan Am, and upon
selection, went to Miami for training as a
flight attendant but returned as purser. ID
her and what is her claim to glory?

2
How can a Man die Better than facing Fearful Odds,
For the Ashes of His Fathers and the Temples of His Gods,
To the sacred memory of the Heroes of __________,
114 Martyrs of 13 Kumaon who fought to the Last Man,
Last Round, Against Hordes of Chinese on 18 November 1962.
Built by All Ranks 13th Battalion, The Kumaon Regiment.
These words are inscribed upon the memorial at ___________
The site of one of the most heroic successful last stands of Indian history.
An extra 5 points for the name of the commanding officer of the post

3
General characteristics
Type: Ballistic missile submarine
Displacement: 6,000 tonnes (5,900 long tons;
[1]
surfaced
6,600 short tons)
[1]
Length: 112 m (367 ft)
Beam: 11 m (36 ft)
Draft: 10 m (33 ft)
Installed power: 1 × pressurized water reactor
[2]
83 MW (111,000 hp)
Propulsion: 1 × propeller shaft
Nuclear
Speed: Surfaced: 12–15 knots (22–
28 km/h)
Submerged: 24 knots (44 km/h)
Range: unlimited except by food
supplies
Test depth: 300 m (980 ft)
Connect

4
Designed by Savitri Khanolkar (born Eva Yuonne Linda Maday-de-
Maros to a Hungarian father and Russian mother) it is a circular
bronze disc 1.375 inches (3.49 cm) in diameter. The state emblem
appears in the centre, on a raised circle. Surrounding this, four
replicas of Indra's Vajra .The decoration is suspended from a straight
swivelling suspension bar. It is named on the edge. It is worn using a
purple ribbon.
On the rear, around a plain center, are two legends separated by
lotus flowers. The words _____________ are written in Hindi and
English. What?

5
The last time when Nehru donned his lawyer’s robes
was in a trial in 1945 along with four other lawyers.
Who were the accused he was defending?

1
Over the past few week, bottles of Sosyo and other
regionally marketed beverages – such as the MASST range
of Indore-based UNO Foods, and the Big Cola, marketed by
Peruvian company AJE – have replaced Coca Cola and Pepsi
in many restaurants across Mumbai. What has led to such
an action from traders?

2
Emilie Schenkl was born in Vienna on 26 December 1910 in an Austrian Catholic
family. Paternal granddaughter of a shoemaker and the daughter of a
veterinarian, she started primary school late—towards the end of the Great
war—on account of her father's reluctance for her to have formal schooling. Her
father, moreover, later became unhappy with her progress in secondary school
and enrolled her in a nunnery for four years. However, Schenkl decided against
becoming a nun, and went back to school, finishing finally when she was 20.The
Great Depression had begun in Europe; consequently, for a few years she was
unemployed. She later worked as a secretary to someone. Schenkl never visited
India, though she lived until 1996. According to her daughter, Schenkl was a very
private person Who is she?

3
Dear @_________ your ad is wrong & totally
misleading. Shahtoosh shawls aren't supposed to
pass a ring test, that's a Pashmina shawl “ Omar
Abdullah tweeted few months back. Fill the blanks.

4
Identify the place where India had an embassy till 1962 and
now again it proposed to have an embassy there. However
the request was turned down. Only Nepal has embassy
there. Name the Place(city).

5
On 6th August at about 11:30AM a Strategic
consultant “jumped” into a “well” and accused an
advocate of bias and partiality. Identify both.

6
He began his career as a small town photographer in Godhra but had to leave
business after the death of his first wife and child in an outbreak of the bubonic
plague. He soon met the German magician Carl Hertz, Soon after, he had the
opportunity to work with the Archaeological Survey of India as a draftsman.
However, restless with his job and its constraints, he turned to the business of
printing. He specialized in lithography and oleograph, and worked for painter
Raja Ravi Varma. He later started his own printing press, made his first trip
abroad to Germany, to learn about the latest technology, machinery and for art
also. Following a dispute with his partners about the running of the press, he
gave up printing and turned his attention to ______________.He died in 1944 at
the age of 74.Who and FITB

Identify the movie from
the poster.

2
Born 27 November 1973
Died 27 November 2003(aged 30)
Gaya, India
Cause of death Assassination
Nationality India
Education B. Tech (Civil 1994), M. Tech (Civil 1996)
Alma mater IIT Kanpur, IIT BHU
Occupation Project Director
Employer Govt. of India
Organization IES, NHAI
Known for Killed for exposing corruption in NHAI project
Notable work(s) Exposed corruption in Government system
Home town Siwan District
ID

3
A significant moment in the struggle against British rule
occurred at here in 1931 when two unarmed detainees,
Kumar Mitra and Tarakeswar Sengupta, were shot dead by
the Brititish police. Santosh Subhas Chandra Bose came
here to collect their bodies. Many national leaders,
including Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, voiced
strong protests against the British Raj over this
incident.What is this place now?

4
Most Members of Parliament spend their MP Local Area
Development Scheme funds on a mix of roads, children's
playgrounds and other do-good projects. _____________, however,
had a completely different idea about what should be done with the
money. The result was the new Biological Sciences and
Bioengineering (BSBE) department at the Indian Institute of
Technology in Kanpur.

5
iss sawaal ka aadhar kya hai?
These two chaps were team mates
representing IITB in the quiz in
Mood Indigo 1975.Before the
elections, they were also part of the
same government. Who are they?

6
Listed by Forbes magazine as an American billionaire, ___________ made his
early fortune as one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems, a company which
created the Java programming language and Network File System (NFS) .

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