India quiz conducted at VQC(Vadodara Quizzing Club)

1. By
Diganto Sarkar

2. GENERAL
ROUND
• 12 Questions
• +10/0
• Pounce:+20/-10
• +5 on a pass

3. 1. “The bombardment of X was an
engagement of the first world war at
X, British India. The bombardment
was initiated by the German light
cruiser ‘Emden’ at the outset of war
in 1914.”
Name X, the only city to be
bombarded in India during World War
I.

4. Madras(Chennai)

5. 2.Who is the only Indian
Davis Cup winner to play
test cricket?

6. Cotta Ramaswami

7. 3.Where was India’s first
newsprint factory?

8. Nepanagar, Madhya Pradesh

9. 4.What foodstuff, fed to him by
a holy man did Asaf Jah adopt
for flag of Nizams?

10. Kulcha

11. 5.Who was the founder of
Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangha?

12. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar

13. 6.Which is the only city to
have both IIT and IIM?

14. Indore

15. 7.At the age of 15, which
Indian sportsman became the
youngest player to compete in
1998 Commonwealth Games?

16. Abhinav Bindra

17. 8. Niccolo De Conti, an Italian traveler
to India, coined the phrase ‘Italian of
East”, referring to which language,
which he found had words ending
with vowels, similar to Italian?

18. Telugu

19. 9.This is considered to be the most complete
and scientific martial art form. According
to popular belief, Bodhidharma, a buddhist
monk from India introduced this in China &
Japan and taught this in the shaolin
temple. The Chinese called them Po-ti-
tama and his teachings later evolved into
kungfu and karate.
Which martial art form?

20. Kalaripayattu

21. 10.Which city is referred to
as the ‘Rock Music Capital
of the India’?

22. Shillong

23. 11. “The time has come when badges of
honour make our shame glaring in their
incongruous context of humiliation, and I,
for my part, wish to stand shorn of all
special distinctions, by the side of my
countrymen, who, for their so-called
insignificance, are liable to suffer
degradation not fit for human beings.”
What is this and who spoke this?

24. Rabindranath Tagore’s declaration
to viceroy for the return of
knighthood

25. 12.Who bowled the first
bowl of Ranji trophy?

26. M.J. Gopalan

27. • 6 questions
• +20/-5
• Pounce:+30/-15
• +10 on pass
Co-Relation
Round

28. 1.

29. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

30. 2.

31. Milk Cooperatives of India

32.  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
 Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
 Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
 Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and
Astrophysics, Pune
 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
 S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences,
Kolkata
 Canadian Space Agency
 University of Leicester
 ISRO
3.

33. Participants of ASTROSAT

34. 4.

35. Neerja Bhanot

36. 5.

37. Prime sponsors of IPL 2016 teams

38. 6.

39. Gifts given to President Xi Jinping by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during
his visit to Ahmedabad

40. • 6 Questions
• +30,+20,+10
• Only pounces on 2 questions per team
• Infinite pounce for the question
• +50,+30,+20/-20,-15,-10
CLUE
ROUND

41. • Located 60 km from Pune, village of Pahal has 275
year old grave
1.Who is buried here?

42. • Located 60 km from Pune, village of Pahal has 275
year old grave
• It was vandalised a few years back when thieves
dug the tomb looking for diamond which the
person is said to have swallowed as per folklore
1.Who is buried here?

43. • Located 60 km from Pune, village of Pahal has 275
year old grave
• It was vandalized a few years back when thieves
dug the tomb looking for diamond which the
person is said to have swallowed as per folklore
• It caught public fancy due to event of last year
and village saw substantial increase in footfall
1.Who is buried here?

44. Mastani Bai

45. • First Indian Ambassador to U.S.A
2.Id

46. • First Indian Ambassador to U.S.A
• Abolished separate provisions of water on
railway station platforms as ‘Hindu Pani’
and ‘Muslim Pani’
2.Id

47. • First Indian Ambassador to U.S.A
• Abolished separate provisions of water on
railway station platforms as ‘Hindu Pani’
and ‘Muslim Pani’
• Served as Railway Minister of interim
government in 1955
2.Id

48. Asaf Ali

49. • Only authorized iPhone online seller in
India
3.Id the e-commerce site

50. • Only authorized iPhone online seller in
India
• First e-commerce company to file an IPO
3.Id the e-commerce site

51. • Only authorized iPhone online seller in
India
• First e-commerce company to file an IPO
• Founded by Vishal Mehta and
headquartered in Ahmedabad
3.Id the e-commerce site

52. Infibeam

53. • Served as the meeting place of Tripura
Legislative Assembly until 2011
4.Id

54. • Served as the meeting place of Tripura
Legislative Assembly until 2011
• The name was given by Rabindranath
Tagore and also was the model of
Maharajah’s palace in ‘Tintin and the
Cigars of Pharaoh’
4.Id

55. • Served as the meeting place of Tripura
Legislative Assembly until 2011
• The name was given by Rabindranath
Tagore and also was the model of
Maharajah’s palace in ‘Tintin and the
Cigars of Pharaoh’
• Largest museum in Northeast India
4.Id

56. Ujjayanta Palace

57. • It was here, where Nathuram Godse was
trialed
5.Id

58. • It was here, where Nathuram Godse was
trialed
• After India’s independence, served as
Punjab high court and also housed at least
seven viceroys and governor-generals
during British Raj
5.Id

59. • It was here, where Nathuram Godse was
trialed
• After India’s independence, served as
Punjab high court and also housed at least
seven viceroys and governor-generals during
British Raj
• When Himachal Pradesh became full-
fledged state served as Raj
Bhavan(Governor’s residence)
5.Id

60. Peterhoff, Shimla

61. • Considered as Mahachohan in Theosophical
world and said to be the chief of social
hierarchy of Trans-Himalayan mystics
6.Id the mythological character

62. • Considered as Mahachohan in Theosophical
world and said to be the chief of social
hierarchy of Trans-Himalayan mystics
• Born to sage Vyasa and Parishrami
6.Id the mythological character

63. • Considered as Mahachohan in Theosophical
world and said to be the chief of social
hierarchy of Trans-Himalayan mystics
• Born to sage Vyasa and Parishrami
• Raised as half-brother of Dhritarashtra and
Pandu
6.Id the mythological character

64. Vidura

65. • Special Round
• 6 questions
• Special rules: +30,+50,+75,+100/-20,-30,-40,-50
• Power play available, scores become double while negatives
increase by 50%
EVERY COIN HAS 2 SIDES

66. 1.Being a scrap dealer from
Kolkata, X, on 25 May, 2006,
won the highest ever lottery
prize worth 17.29 crore. Id X.

67. Jaiprakash Jaiswal

68. 2.Who was the first Indian to
win the Lenin Award for
International Peace?

69. Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew

70. 3.Angaarag Mahanta, better known as X
formed an electronic folk-fusion band
in 2007 called X and the East India
Company. The band consisted of X on
vocals, Brin Desai on live electronics,
Jinti on lead guitars, Kirti on
percussion and Dipu on bass and
Tanmay on drums.
Id X.

71. Papon

72. 4. Launched on January 28,2013, Jaane
Anjaane is a music album with six songs,
written and composed by finalists of
_______ Idol. Each song also has an
accompanying video. The tabla player
Harnam Singh says, “Love landed me in
this mess, now love has inspired me to
pursue music”.
FITB.

73. Tihar Idol

74. 5.Situated in Sabarkantha district
near Ahmedabad, this village has
got the unique distinction on
India’s first digital village,
adopted by ICICI Bank. Name this
village.

75. Akodara

76. 6. Proposed map of what?

77. Khalistan

78. It’s been a pleasure to serve you with
my knowledge