1. The document is a quiz about India with 38 questions covering topics related to Indian history, culture, and current events. It provides instructions that the quiz is for Independence Day and has star marked questions worth extra points. 2. The questions cover a wide range of topics testing knowledge about important people, places, events, and cultural references in India such as Leslie Claudius, the TV series Bharat Ek Khoj, Kanhoji Angre, Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, and the Great Hedge of India (Salt Tax barrier). 3. The document encourages happy quizzing and notifies that winners will receive gifts from governors, signaling this is a lighthearted trivia competition amongst

1. India Quiz
Answers
Happy 67th Independence Day!!
15th August 2013
Quiz Club, IIT Kharagpur
QM: Kanishk Samota

2. Dedicated to all the sailors who died
yesterday aboard INS Sindhurakshak

3. To Note:
1. 38 Questions
2. +1/0
3. All written
4. Q. 11, 13, 21, 26, 28 and 34 are star marked questions
5. Winners to ask for gifts from Governors!!

4. Happy Quizzing…

5. 1.
Asiatic society of Bombay was given a copy of an original
manuscript of X by Mountstuart Elphinstone, governor of
Bombay and President of the Society from 1819-1827. In 1930,
the Italian government under Mussolini offered the society one
million pounds, calling the book a national treasure. Mussolini
made an offer one could not refuse, but to his shock, the Society
turned down his request stating that it was donated by an ex-
member of the Society and hence it was their property.
A visit to the Society by the Italian Minister of Culture in 2002
confirmed that it was in a much better condition than its other
survivor which is currently in Milan.
Id the book.

7. 2.
• On an afternoon in Kharagpur, a frail teenager was watching a
practice hockey game of Bengal Nagpur Railway players when
former India captain Dicky Carr, who had represented India at
1936 Berlin Olympics, found his team was a player short.
• Noticing the young man's rapt attention, Carr threw a hockey
stick and asked him to come and play. That is when he left
football to win gold medal at 1948 London olympics.
• Who are we talking about?

8. • Leslie Claudius

9. 3.
• It is stated that in an earlier birth as Nalayani, she was
married to Maudgalya, an sage afflicted with leprosy. She was
so utterly devoted to her abusive husband that when a finger
of his, dropped into their meal, she took it out and calmly ate
the rice without revulsion. Pleased by this, Maudgalya offered
her a boon, and she asked him to make love to her in many
lovely forms. As she was insatiable, Maudgalya got fed up and
became an ascetic. How do we know her better in Hindu
Mythology?

10. • Draupadi

11. 4.
• ___________ is a 53-episode Indian historical drama that
dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its
beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The
drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal
for state-owned Doordarshan.
• It's cast include Om Puri, Roshan Seth, Tom Alter,
Naseeruddin Shah, Ila Arun, Irfan Khan and Sadashiv
Amrapurkar. While Seth enacted the part of the protagonist
as the story-teller at key points in every episode, Om Puri
provided the narration.
• Which famous TV series?

12. • Bharat Ek Khoj

13. 5.
• In Star Trek-TNG, the USS Ambassador, USS Adelphi, USS
Enterprise, USS Excalibur, USS Exeter, USS Valdemar, USS
Yamaguchi, USS Zhukov and the USS
___________________(NCC 26632) were ships that belonged
to the Ambassador class of vessels which were used for
peaceful and non-violent purposes. The NCC 26632 which had
been deputed for a mission in the Lagana sector was also a
former assignment of Lt. Thomas Riker.
• ID the name of the ship.

14. USS Gandhi

15. 6.
• X was a Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record
record for being the most type-cast actor.
• Some of his popular movies
include Deewar, Don, Shakti, Mazdoor, Imaan
Dharam, Gopichand Jasoos, Silsila, Aaina and Besharam.
Although Raj occasionally played a villain and a couple of
times essayed the role of a judge, he was best known for
being cast a record 144 times as a police officer.
• Raj died on 28 July 2013 at his Juhu residence following a
respiratory ailment.

16. Jagdish Raj Khurana

17. 7.
• Brand of machines called ‘JUKI’ from Japan manufactures
what in 9 different sizes in India at a single place.
• Ironically, it should be completely SWADESHI!!

18. Tricolor

19. 8.
• X was a Royal Navy 74-gun Ganges-class third-rate ship, built
by Jamshedji Bomanji Wadia, launched in 1810 at the Bombay
Dockyard.
• American lawyer and poet, Francis Scott Key set sail from
Baltimore aboard X, flying a flag of truce on a mission
approved by President James Madison when he wrote the
poem “The Defense of Ft. McHenry” after seeing the huge
victory flag still flying on Ft. McHenry despite of heavy
bombing.
• Id X and relevance of the poem.

20. X: HMS Minden
Relevance: Gave lyrics to ‘The star-
spangled banner’, US national Anthem.

21. 9.
• X (1759 – 24 February 1851) was an Indian traveller, surgeon
and entrepreneur who introduced the first Indian curry
house restaurant in Britain, and was also the first Indian to
have written a book in English.
• Together with his Irish wife, he opened "Mahomed's Steam
and Vapour Sea Water Medicated Baths" in Brighton, England.
His baths were like Turkish baths where clients received an
Indian treatment of Y, meaning therapeutic massage. The
practice became fashionable in Brighton and he was
appointed ‘Z Surgeon’ to both George IV and William IV.
• Give X, Y and Z. Atleast two of them.

22. • X: Sake Dean Mahomed
• Y: Champi
• Z: Shampoo

23. 10.
• The movie is estimated to have drawn between 40 to 63
million viewers to cinemas across the Soviet Union and the
lead actor was popularly given the title of ‘Tavarish Bradyaga’
by the masses.
• The film was also a nationwide success in China attributed to
the socialist themes expressed in the film. The movie X and
the song Y are believed to have been Chairman Mao's favorite
film and song, respectively.
• The TIME magazine included the film among the 20 new
entries added to All-Time 100 greatest films in 2012.
• ID X and Y.

25. 11*.
• X was the national anthem of the Provisional Government of
Free India setup in Singapore in 1943 by Netaji.
• The song was based on a highly Sanskritized Bengali poem
Jana Gana Mana (the complete song) by Rabindranath Tagore
but in Hindustani.
• India attained Independence on August 15, 1947, and the
next morning Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled the Tricolour on the
ramparts of the Red Fort. It was on this occasion that
Capt.Ram Singh Thakur (original music composer) was
especially invited to play the tune along with the members of
his INA band.

26. Sab Sukh Chain Ki Barkha Barse
• Go to:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsNE0-HY0qI

27. 12.
• The slow march of the Somerset Light Infantry through the
city of Bombay culminated at the Gateway to India. The
Indian guard of honor then gave a royal salute and " God Save
The King" was played. To this the Somerset Light Infantry
replied with a royal salute and the Indian national
anthem. Finally, the the Somerset LI CO and General Whistler
said their good-byes and passed through the gateway to a
launch where the colours had already been embarked. As the
launch pulled away towards the troop ship Empress of
Australia, the crowds were shouting, waving, and in some
cases weeping.
• What was the occasion?

28. • Marching out of the last military unit of the
British army in India. 28th Feb 1948

29. 13*.
• Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne was a popular Hindi TV comedy
serial directed by Prakash Jha that revolved around the life of
Mungerilal, played by Raghubir Yadav. Aired on Doordarshan
from 1989-1990.
• Story of small time clerk who gets bossed around by his wife
and father-in-law at home and by his boss at office.
Mungerilal overcomes all this by day dreaming, where he
takes revenge on his boss, his father-in-law. Mungerilal also
dates his beautiful colleague. As he basks in the glory of his
accomplishments, his wife wakes him up to ruin dream.
• The storyline was inspired from which famous novel?

31. 14.
• The original name for the pier (means port) was derived from
the Palla fish that were sold at this spot in old times. This was
corrupted to the Portuguese Pollem and finally to its English
present form. This old name was popular among Indians and
is still used today instead of Wellington Pier, its official name.
• Beginning in 1900, the British administration started to
reclaim the area in order to redesign it to suit the royal family.
• Which place are we talking about?

32. Apollo Bunder.
Hotel Taj and Gateway of india are
situated here.

33. 15.
• The town derives its name from the marathi words for caves.
Even before it was founded as a hill station, it became famous
after a Mr. Maganlal Agrawal started doing business (Marwari,
can’t help it) with the local labors laying the railway tracks by
cutting these caves. They were looking for a source of instant
energy after the day’s hardwork and he came up with just the
right thing which was affordable too.
• ID the place and his product.

34. • Lenya
• Town: Lonavala
• Lonavala Chikki

35. 16.
• Born into a Parsi family of violinist and
conductors in Bombay, he initially intended
to study medicine, but eventually became a
music student in Vienna at the age of 18. In
1978, he became the Music Director and
Principal Conductor of the New York
Philharmonic and remained there until his
resignation in 1991, becoming the longest
holder of the post. The Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra (IPO) appointed him its Music
Director in 1977, and made him its Music
Director for Life in 1981.
• On 1 March 2011, he received the 2,434th
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• Who?

36. • Zubin Mehta

37. 17.
• The movie is set in early 20th century, when two business
partners fall out, resulting in one leaving the company. As the
family struggles to survive, the protagonist decides to venture
into an altogether different field with the support of his
family. He travels to England to learn about the new medium
and, after he returns, brings together a team of experienced
men to work with him on his new project.
• With the exception of a couple of zooming in shots, almost
the entire movie is made without the camera moving. The
zoom shots are also not done smoothly - there is a mildly
perceptible hand shake, to indicate the experiments that the
protagonist himself could have conducted.
• ID the movie.

38. • Harischandrachi Factory

39. 18.
• He stands as one of the most notable admirals of the Maratha
Navy so successful that he even employed
certain Europeans in his fleet. Despite the attempts of the
British and Portuguese to subdue him, he remained
undefeated until his death.
He was tributed by renaming the The Western Naval
command of the Indian Navy as INS Angre in 1951.
• The Indian pirate lord, Sri Sumbhajee Angria, in the Pirates of
the Carribean: At World’s End was inspired by his son.
• Who would that be??

40. Kanhoji Angre (August 1669 – 4 July 1729)
Angre even established a base in the Andaman Islands at that
time!!

41. 19.
• The concept was developed in by Lok Seva Sanchar Parishad
and promoted by Doordarshan and India's Ministry of
Information. Written by Piyush Pandey ( the Ogilvy and
Mather man behind fevicol, cadbury and vodafone ads), the
project was conceived and and recorded by people from all
walks of life, including a supergroup of Indian celebrities—
musicians, sports persons, movie stars, etc.
• It made use of all the 14 national languages back then and
was called the unofficial national anthem.
• What are we talking about?

42. • Mile Sur Mera Tumhara (1988)

43. 20.
• He made his first film, the semi-autobiographical drama
Praying with Anger, while still a student at NYU, using money
borrowed from family and friends.
• He gained international recognition when he wrote and
directed 1999's The Sixth Sense, which was a commercial
success and later nominated for six Academy Awards.
• He was in early talks with Steven Spielberg to write the script
for the fourth Indiana Jones & the crystal skull but it fell
through. He was again linked to first HP movie but the dates
clashed with the production of Unbreakable.
• Who?

44. • M. Night Shyamalan

45. 21*.
• It was a customs barrier built by the British across India
primarily to collect the salt tax. It was 2,504 miles (4,030 km)
long, maintained by the British Empire from 1803 to 1st April
1879.
• At its greatest extent it ran from the Punjab in the Northwest
until it reached the princely state of Orissa, near to the Bay of
Bengal, in the southeast.
The Inland Customs Department employed customs officers,
Jemadars and men to patrol the line and apprehend
smugglers, reaching a peak of more than 14,000 staff in 1872.
• What was that??

46. The Great Hedge of India (or Indian
Salt Hedge).

47. 22.
• Ravish Malhotra (b. 25 December 1943 in Lahore, Pakistan) is
a retired Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force.
• He became an Air Force test pilot, later stationed at the test
center in Bangalore. He was also the Air Officer Commanding
of Hindon Air Force Station near Delhi.
• Malhotra is presently the Co-Founder & Chief Mentor of the
aerospace division of Dynamatic Technologies.
• His missed his chance to glory as someone didn’t fall ill.
• Who and when?

48. • Malhotra served as backup for Rakesh Sharma
on the Soyuz T-11 mission which launched the
first Indian citizen into space.

49. 23.
• The town of Chini in Himachal Pradesh holds an India’s first in
a distinctive field.
• The whole event, repetitive in nature, has never seen such a
happening again, even at the same place.
• The town got an opportunity ahead of the rest of the country
because its location.
• What happened here and why?

50. • India’s first general elections in 1951.
• Because of the probable deteriorating weather
conditions which made the terrain inhospitable
and the town inaccessible for couple of months
so elections were decided to be held here much
ahead of the actual schedule.

51. 24.
• Raised by Governor Warren Hastings in Sep, 1773, it is the
oldest surviving mounted unit and the senior most regiment
of the Indian Army.
Currently Jat, Sikhs & Rajputs are taken in equal number
primarily from the states of Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan.
Minimum height necessary to be enlisted is 6 feet. Before
independence the average height of the troopers was 6 feet 3
inches.
It has varied in size from 50 men when first raised, to 1,929
men in 1845. Now it is around squadron size, or about 130
men.
What are we talking about??

52. The President’s Bodygaurds

53. 25.
• After the sepoy rebellion of 1857, the population of brits
started increasing rapidly in India and so was the no. of
patients suffering from malaria. The only cure was quinine but
no one was fond of its taste.
• The drink gained its name from the medicinal effects of its
bitter flavouring. The quinine was added as a prophylactic
against malaria, since it was originally intended for
consumption in tropical areas of South Asia and Africa, where
that disease is endemic.
• What are we talking about?

54. • Gin & Tonic Water

55. 26*.
• It is a type of squamous-cell carcinoma(cancer) of the skin
found only in a particular state of the northwestern Indian
subcontinent. It occurs on the lower abdomen and inner
thighs and is due to a specific practice followed by the local
people for centuries.
• The condition was described in 1881 by surgeons at the local
Mission Hospital and its cause was recognized in the early
20th century.
• Despite current knowledge of the cause of this condition
cases are still being reported mostly in remote and hilly areas.
• ID the disease and the cause.

56. • Kangri Cancer
• Kangri, used by Kashmiris during winters.

57. 27.
• Air India Flight 245, named Malabar Princess, was a scheduled
passenger flight, on the route Bombay-Cairo-Geneva-London,
that crashed into Mont Blanc, France, on 3 November 1950
killing all the 48 people on board.
• In the movie X, the title character reads a newspaper article
about alpinists finding, by chance, a mailbag on Mont Blanc
and later realizing it came from the Malabar Princess that
crashed 40 years earlier. This news inspires X to do good to
the lonely concierge, by faking a final love letter from her late
husband, supposedly found inside that mailbag.
• Which movie?

59. 28*.
• Where would you see this and why?

60. • Jaipur palace
• A one and a quarter flag for SAWAI.

61. 29.
• "I asked my son, who was 14 at the time, what I should do
and he said, 'Mama, many good directors can make X but only
you can make Y’. I thought that was pretty remarkable
wisdom from a young fellow," she recalled.
• “I do not like to take up a film which others with a similar
creative talent can also make," she later explained.
• David Yates took the job instead.
• ID X, Y and the lady.

62. • Mira Nair on rejecting the offer to direct Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

63. 30.
• ___________________ is a 1989 Indian TV film. Screenplay
by Arundhati Roy (who also acts in the film), directed by
Pradip Krishen, and starring Arjun Raina as the title character,
along with Roshan Seth and Shahrukh Khan. This film was the
recipient of two National Awards in 1989. This film acquired a
cult status in the years after it was made.
• Set in the 1970s, __________________is a funny film of
architecture students in their final year of college.
• The film was part autobiographical with Roy recounting her
own experiences of studying in the School of Planning and
Architecture, Delhi, a leading architecture institute in India.
• Which movie?

64. In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones

65. 31.
• ID the character and the movie.

66. • Captain Nemo in ‘The league of extraordinary
gentlemen’.

67. 32.
• Chitrahaar is a television program on DD National where
videos of the latest Hindi film songs are televised. It's the
longest-running film-based programme in TV history, having
started in the 1960s.
• In 2002, an IIM-A professor won $2,50,000 at World Bank’s
global innovation contest for using an innovative approach to
help the people read the lyrics of the songs they are listening
to and watching. It's an engaging way to promote literacy,
especially in villages.
• What are we talking about?

68. • Same language Subtitles (SLS)

69. 33.
• The Deccan Gymkhana of Pune drafted the first rules and
regulations of this game in 1914. In 1919, the elleptical field
dimensions were standardized which were changed to
rectangular only in 1935.
• National championships started in 1959. Eklavya award and
Rani Laxmi bai awards are given to the Man and Woman of
the tournament.
• Which sport?

70. • Kho-Kho

71. 34*.
• Born to a Hungarian father and a Russian mother in
Switzerland, she fell in love with an Indian Army officer
serving in UK and got converted and married him to settle in
Bombay as Savitri Khanolkar.
• She was a vegetarian, learnt to speak fluent Marathi, Sanskrit
and Hindi and learnt Indian music, dance, scriptures and
painting. She always claimed that she had been "born in
Europe by mistake“.
• Her extensive knowledge of Indian philosophy and mythology
got her a rare opportunity just post-independence.
• What great did she do?

72. • Designing the Param Vir Chakra

73. 35.
• According to a legend, the name's origin roots to the Hoysala
King Vira Ballala, who during one of his hunting expeditions
lost his way. After wandering for a few hours, he reached the
hut of an old woman. The humble woman offered the hungry
King some cooked beans and a glass of water. The King gladly
accepted the same. Happy with the hospitality of the old
woman, he named the place Town of Boiled Beans which is
now known as _________.

74. • Bangalore

75. • X (a term depicted in this cartoon) has been happening in
India since 1959. The intensity of X has been lowered since
2011. What and Where?
36.

76. Goose Steps at Wagah Border

77. 37.
• The building is named after the African republic which gifted
a hundred thousand pounds in 1941 for the construction of a
suitable war memorial, in grateful recognition and
commemoration of the gallantry and sacrifices of Indian
troops in the defence of “X” in WWII. After partition, India's
share which amounted to £ 70,000 was used in the
construction of the building The building was inaugurated by
HE Rahmatullah Abdulla, Ambassador of “X” on 30 May 1959.
• Identify “X” and the building ?

78. Sudan Block at The National Defence
Academy, Pune

79. 38.
• Sir John Tenniel, who later became famous as the illustrator of
Alice in the wonderland, drew these two cartoons for a British
magazine Punch. Which famous event in Indian history do
these two cartoons depict?

80. • Britishers crushing the 1857 rebellion

81. Jai Hind!!
Time for scores.