The Prelims for Inaugural India Quiz hosted at XLRI on 15th August 2019

2. 1) Which Indian music director duo’s
discography?

3. 2) X was translated to English by Sir William Jones in 1789. It is the
first of its kind to be translated into a European language and
subsequently has seen 46 translations in 12 different European
languages in the next 100 years.
Goethe published an epigram about X in 1791. However, this classic
was disapproved of as a text for school and college students in the
British Raj in the 19th century, as popular Indian literature was
deemed to be "marked with the greatest immorality and impurity",
and Indian students were thought by colonial administrators to be
insufficiently morally and intellectually advanced to read the Indian
texts that were taught and praised in England. ID X

4. 3) X (16 March 1910 – 5 January 1952) was the captain of the India national
cricket team for the tour to England in 1946. His son also later served as captain
of the India cricket team, making them as the only father-son pair to captain
India.
He also played Test cricket for the England team in 1932 and 1934, making him
one of the few cricketers to have played Test cricket for two countries and the only
Test cricketer to have played for both India and England. Who is X?

5. 4) According to The Hindu, “X was an authority in geology,
agriculture and an educationist who set up an educational
institution in Machilipatnam. He, however, died in poverty in
1963 and was largely forgotten by the society and by his own
party, the Congress." A postage stamp was issued to
commemorate him in 2009 and in 2011 it was proposed that he
be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna. Identify this
Indian freedom fighter.

6. 5) New Zealand: Whanganui
Colombia: Atrato
India: X and Y Put Funda.

7. 6) X was an ancient weaving centre where the weaving seems to have
started in the 8th century CE. The sarees made from here are woven using
cotton warp on the body and art silk warp for border and art silk warp for
pallu portion of the saree. In some cases instead of art silk, pure silk is also
used. About 20000 people in X are engaged in saree-weaving and the sarees
have a designated GI tag. Which town in present day Karnataka am I
talking about?

8. 7) Who?

9. 8) Only 2 cities have hosted the Asian Games more than once.
One is Bangkok, which is the other?

10. 9) How do we better know Gharapuri which is located
in Maharashtra and which literally means the city of
caves?

11. 10) Dakshinapatheshwara, Prithvivallabha, Parameshwara, Satyashraya were some of X’s famous titles.
He defeated the mighty Harshavardhana on the banks of the Narmada to establish his supremacy as one of
the most powerful kings in India of that time. He was described by the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang as “a
man of farsighted resource and astuteness who extends kindness to all”. Identify X.

12. 11.
The educational qualification of X, the Train Manager/TM is Graduation,
he must be a graduate degree holder in any stream. He is the In-Charge of
Train. He is always with the train passengers, day and night, and, as
train in-charge, is responsible for the safety of a running train and the
well-being of passengers. The green light in his hand symbolizes
movement, the intention to go ahead with safety and positivism.
He is ethical, responsible, sincere and cheerful

13. 12. Id the actor who has appeared in all 4 of the following

14. 13.
Apart from a few temples in Uttarakhand, Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada, popularly
known as Peruviruthy Malanada or Malanada is the only known temple dedicated to X
in South India.
The myth unravels: as part of his efforts to trace out his cousins, X traversed the forests
in the south and reached Malanada hill. Exhausted, he was given food and shelter by the
Kuravas - a community of people. In gratitude, the King offered prayers for their welfare and
gifted them land holdings.

15. 14. Identify the brand of tea

16. 15.This is Rajasaurus _______nsis
Its fossils were found in the stretch from Jabalpur , MP to Bharuch , Gujarat.
Hence its species name is derived from a geographical entity in that stretch .
Fill in the blanks.

17. 16. Connect

18. 17.
Built by Kalachuri, Rashtrakuta and Chalukya dynasties.
17 of them dedicated to Hindu, 12 to Buddhist and 5 to Jain religions
Excavated out of Charanandri Hills
Locally known as Verul Leni
Id

19. 18.
The son of a head constable of the police, X started working under Basu Dada, who was a
close friend with X’s father. However, when Basu Dada insulted his father, they fell out.
He started his own operations, which led to the formation of the X company, which by
1986 became the dominant one in the region.
The United States Department of the Treasury designated X as a terrorist as part of its
international sanctions program, effectively forbidding US financial entities from
working with him and seizing assets believed to be under his control. The Department of
Treasury keeps a fact sheet on him which contains reports of his operations in South
Asia, the Middle-East and Africa shared with and used by terrorist organization al-
Qaeda.
Id X

20. 19. Id the logo

21. 20.
The X are a collection of 196 sutras, compiled prior to 400 BCE by Y. The
text fell into relative obscurity for nearly 700 years, and made a come
back in the 19th century due to the efforts of Swami Vivekananda, the
Theosophical Society etc.
The name Y has become quite ubiquitous recently due to the work of a
certain person known for his work on business, politics, ancient Indian
medicine and X amongst others
Id X and Y

23. 1) Which Indian music director duo’s
discography?

24. Shiv-Hari or Hariprasad Chaurasia and Shivkumar Sharma

25. 2) X was translated to English by Sir William Jones in 1789. It is the
first of its kind to be translated into a European language and
subsequently has seen 46 translations in 12 different European
languages in the next 100 years. Goethe published an epigram about
X in 1791. However, this classic was disapproved of as a text for
school and college students in the British Raj in the 19th century, as
popular Indian literature was deemed to be "marked with the
greatest immorality and impurity", and Indian students were
thought by colonial administrators to be insufficiently morally and
intellectually advanced to read the Indian texts that were taught and
praised in England. ID X

26. Abhijnanashakuntalam

27. 3) X (16 March 1910 – 5 January 1952) was the captain of the India national
cricket team for the tour to England in 1946. His son also later served as captain
of the India cricket team, making them as the only father-son pair to captain
India.
He also played Test cricket for the England team in 1932 and 1934, making him
one of the few cricketers to have played Test cricket for two countries and the only
Test cricketer to have played for both India and England. Who is X?

28. Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, The
Nawab of Pataudi Senior

29. 4) According to The Hindu, “X was an authority in geology,
agriculture and an educationist who set up an educational
institution in Machilipatnam. He, however, died in poverty in
1963 and was largely forgotten by the society and by his own
party, the Congress." A postage stamp was issued to
commemorate him in 2009 and in 2011 it was proposed that he
be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna. Identify this
Indian freedom fighter.

30. Pingali Venkayya

31. 5) New Zealand: Whanganui
Colombia: Atrato
India: X and Y Put Funda.

32. Ganga and Yamuna: Rivers which have been
declared as living entity

33. 6) X was an ancient weaving centre where the weaving seems to have
started in the 8th century CE. The sarees made from here are woven using
cotton warp on the body and art silk warp for border and art silk warp for
pallu portion of the saree. In some cases instead of art silk, pure silk is also
used. About 20000 people in X are engaged in saree-weaving and the sarees
have a designated GI tag. Which town in present day Karnataka am I
talking about?

34. Ilkal

35. 7) Who?

36. Narendra Modi

37. 8) Only 2 cities have hosted the Asian Games more than once.
One is Bangkok, which is the other?

38. New Delhi

39. 9) How do we better know Gharapuri which is located
in Maharashtra and which literally means the city of
caves?

40. Elephanta Island

41. 10) Dakshinapatheshwara, Prithvivallabha, Parameshwara, Satyashraya were
some of X’s famous titles. He defeated the mighty Harshavardhana on the banks
of the Narmada to establish his supremacy as one of the most powerful kings in
India of that time. He was described by the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang as “a
man of farsighted resource and astuteness who extends kindness to all”. Identify
X.

42. Pulikeshi-II/Pulakeshin-II

43. 11.
The educational qualification of X, the Train Manager/TM is Graduation,
he must be a graduate degree holder in any stream. He is the In-Charge of
Train (Loco Engine with Coaches or Wagons).
He is always with the train passengers, day and night, and, as train in-
charge, is responsible for the safety of a running train and the well-being
of passengers. The green light in his hand symbolizes movement, the
intention to go ahead with safety and positivism.
He is ethical, responsible, sincere and cheerful

45. 12. Id the actor who has appeared in all 4 of the following

47. 13.
Apart from a few temples in Uttarakhand, Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada, popularly
known as Peruviruthy Malanada or Malanada is the only known temple dedicated to X
in South India.
The myth unravels: as part of his efforts to trace out his cousins, X traversed the forests
in the south and reached Malanada hill. Exhausted, he was given food and shelter by the
Kuravas - a community of people. In gratitude, the King offered prayers for their welfare and
gifted them land holdings.

49. 14. Identify the brand of tea

51. 15.This is Rajasaurus _______nsis
Its fossils were found in the stretch from Jabalpur , MP to Bharuch , Gujarat.
Hence its species name is derived from a geographical entity in that stretch .
Fill in the blanks.

53. 16. Connect

55. 17.
Built by Kalachuri, Rashtrakuta and Chalukya dynasties.
17 if them dedicated to Hindu religion, 12 to Buddhist and 5 to Jain
Excavated out of Charanandri Hills
Locally known as Verul Leni
Id

57. 18.
The son of a head constable of the police, X started working under Basu Dada, who was a
close friend with X’s father. However, when Basu Dada insulted his father, they fell out.
He started his own operations, which led to the formation of the X company, which by
1986 became the dominant one in the region.
The United States Department of the Treasury designated X as a terrorist as part of its
international sanctions program, effectively forbidding US financial entities from
working with him and seizing assets believed to be under his control. The Department of
Treasury keeps a fact sheet on him which contains reports of his operations in South
Asia, the Middle-East and Africa shared with and used by terrorist organization al-
Qaeda.
Id X

59. *
19. Id the logo

61. 20.
The X are a collection of 196 sutras, compiled prior to 400 BCE by Y. The
text fell into relative obscurity for nearly 700 years, and made a come
back in the 19th century due to the efforts of Swami Vivekananda, the
Theosophical Society etc.
The name Y has become quite ubiquitous recently due to the work of a
certain person known for his work on business, politics, ancient Indian
medicine and X amongst others
Id X and Y

62. X – Yoga Sutras, Y - Patanjali

64.  Hariprasad Chaurasia
 AhijnanaShakuntalam
 Pataudi
 Pingalli venkayya
 Yamuna & Ganga
 Ilkal
 Narendra Modi
 Delhi
 Elephanta
 Pulakeshi
 Elephant
 Nawazuddin
 Duryodhan
 EIC
 Narmada
 Chhattrapati Shivaji
 Ellora
 Dawood
 Amar Chitra katha
 Yoga