**Correction in question 13 of the prelims The answer is Satyendranath Tagore and not the physicist Satyendra Nath Bose. Prelims of the India Quiz conducted by Hasit Trivedi, Mandar Jani, Nitin Sharma, Parth Panchal and Rishabh Roychaudhary, for IFest ISTE-ITNU on 5th April, 2019

1. Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
The Prelims

2. 1
X is a large titanosaurian dinosaur of India and
wider Asia, which lived in the Maastrichtian age.
The generic name honours the Indian
palaeontologist Sohan Lal ____. Being
herbivorous and native to India, the ____ in its
name aptly suits this species.
Id X.

3. 2
Nale Ba or Naale Baa is a popular folk legend
that went viral during the 1990s in Karnataka.
"Naale Baa" has been found written on walls of
small towns and villages of Rural Bangalore for
years now.
How was this legend brought to attention in late
2018 ?

4. 3
This is the initial sketch by a Chennai-based artist Chaaya
Prabhat for a project she did last month.

5. 4
The paintings were publicly exposed for some days
and immense crowds of people assembled from all
parts of Bombay presidency to see the paintings.
They produced quite a sensation for the period for
it was the first time that the subjects from the great
Indian epics had been depicted on the canvas so
truthfully and touchingly. Hundreds and thousands
of photographs were sold all across India .
Which artist is being described here ?

6. 5
Initially this was given to three entities to show
their relationship with the British and their
political power. Later due to World War I , this
list was increased to five. What am I talking
about?

7. 6
As his contribution to the Fit India Movement,
Salman Khan joined hands with Jerai Fitness to
introduce a new brand for a wide range of
fitness equipments called X. Identify X

8. 7
What is being talked about:
• Tamil (2004)
• Sanskrit (2005)
• Kannada (2008)
• Telugu (2008)
• Malayalam (2013)
• Odia (2014)

9. 8
Name of this Indian software company comes from a
portmanteau of a Sanskrit word X and Haskell, a functional
programming language extensively used in their offices. The
logo aptly incorporates both the portmanteau elements.
Name the company.

10. 9
Which Indian brand , started in the late 1960s
was named after a school girl from the town of
Ruppur in Gujarat?

11. 10
X(5,2) is an upcoming Bengali Thriller film.
The title is a play on a famous 16th
century polymath & a colloquial Bengali
lingo.
ID.

12. 11
X was a term coined by the Indian economist
Ashish Bose in the mid 80s to describe a group
of states that had the poorest economic indices
in the country. Several states , including those by
the UN, showed that the performance of X
states affected the GDP growth rate of India .
Identify X which resembles a hindi word ,in a
way describing the conditions of these states.

13. 12

14. 13
X (1st June, 1842 – 9th January, 1923) was the first
Indian to join the Indian Civil Service. He was an
author, song composer, and linguist, and made a
significant contribution towards the emancipation
of women in Indian society during the British Raj.
His brother Y is more famous worldwide. Y is the
“first Asian” to win a renowned prize.
Id X.(No points for Y)

15. 14
The Hoover medal has been awarded since 1930 for
outstanding extra-career services by engineers to
humanity. The prize is given jointly by the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute
of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers,
American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
In 2009, who became the first Asian to win the
Hoover medal?

16. 15
It is said that this book was written to educate a
young king who was illiterate in the principles of
justice. 198 of the 200 pages of this document with
hand painted illustrations with explanations, neatly
calligraphed with ornate Persian are in the British
Museum. Only two pages are preserved in the
Calico Textile Museum in Ahmedabad.
Which book?

17. Repeat

18. 1
X is a large titanosaurian dinosaur of India and
wider Asia, which lived in the Maastrichtian age.
The generic name honours the Indian
palaeontologist Sohan Lal ____. Being
herbivorous and native to India, the ____ in its
name aptly suits this species.
Id X.

19. 2
Nale Ba or Naale Baa is a popular folk legend
that went viral during the 1990s in Karnataka.
"Naale Baa" has been found written on walls of
small towns and villages of Rural Bangalore for
years now.
How was this legend brought to attention in late
2018 ?

20. 3
This is the initial sketch by a Chennai-based artist Chaaya
Prabhat for a project she did last month.

21. 4
The paintings were publicly exposed for some days
and immense crowds of people assembled from all
parts of Bombay presidency to see the paintings.
They produced quite a sensation for the period for
it was the first time that the subjects from the great
Indian epics had been depicted on the canvas so
truthfully and touchingly. Hundreds and thousands
of photographs were sold all across India .
Which artist is being described here ?

22. 5
Initially this was given to three entities to show
their relationship with the British and their
political power. Later due to World War I , this
list was increased to five. What am I talking
about?

23. 6
As his contribution to the Fit India Movement,
Salman Khan joined hands with Jerai Fitness to
introduce a new brand for a wide range of
fitness equipments called X. Identify X

24. 7
What is being talked about:
• Tamil (2004)
• Sanskrit (2005)
• Kannada (2008)
• Telugu (2008)
• Malayalam (2013)
• Odia (2014)

25. 8
Name of this Indian software company comes from a
portmanteau of a Sanskrit word X and Haskell, a
functional programming language extensively used in
their offices. The logo aptly incorporates both the
portmanteau elements.
Name the company.

26. 9
Which Indian brand , started in the late 1960s
was named after a school girl from the town of
Ruppur in Gujarat?

27. 10
X(5,2) is an upcoming Bengali Thriller film.
The title is a play on a famous 16th
century polymath & a colloquial Bengali
lingo.
ID.

28. 11
X was a term coined by the Indian economist
Ashish Bose in the mid 80s to describe a group
of states that had the poorest economic indices
in the country. Several states , including those by
the UN, showed that the performance of X
states affected the GDP growth rate of India .
Identify X which resembles a hindi word ,in a
way describing the conditions of these states.

29. 12

30. 13
X (1st June, 1842 – 9th January, 1923) was the first
Indian to join the Indian Civil Service. He was an
author, song composer, and linguist, and made a
significant contribution towards the emancipation
of women in Indian society during the British Raj.
His brother Y is more famous worldwide. Y is the
“first Asian” to win a renowned prize.
Id X.(No points for Y)

31. 14
The Hoover medal has been awarded since 1930 for
outstanding extra-career services by engineers to
humanity. The prize is given jointly by the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute
of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers,
American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
In 2009, who became the first Asian to win the
Hoover medal?

32. 15
It is said that this book was written to educate a
young king who was illiterate in the principles of
justice. 198 of the 200 pages of this document with
hand painted illustrations with explanations, neatly
calligraphed with ornate Persian are in the British
Museum. Only two pages are preserved in the
Calico Textile Museum in Ahmedabad.
Which book?

34. 1
X is a large titanosaurian dinosaur of India and
wider Asia, which lived in the Maastrichtian age.
The generic name honours the Indian
palaeontologist Sohan Lal ____. Being
herbivorous and native to India, the ____ in its
name aptly suits this species.
Id X.

35. Jainosaurus

36. 2
Nale Ba or Naale Baa is a popular folk legend
that went viral during the 1990s in Karnataka.
"Naale Baa" has been found written on walls of
small towns and villages of Rural Bangalore for
years now.
How was this legend brought to attention in late
2018 ?

37. Stree

38. 3
This is the initial sketch by a Chennai-based artist Chaaya
Prabhat for a project she did last month.

39. Holi

40. 4
The paintings were publicly exposed for some days
and immense crowds of people assembled from all
parts of Bombay presidency to see the paintings.
They produced quite a sensation for the period for
it was the first time that the subjects from the great
Indian epics had been depicted on the canvas so
truthfully and touchingly. Hundreds and thousands
of photographs were sold all across India .
Which artist is being described here ?

41. Raja Ravi Verma

42. 5
Initially this was given to three entities to show
their relationship with the British and their
political power. Later due to World War I , this
list was increased to five. What am I talking
about?

43. 21 Guns Salute

44. 6
As his contribution to the Fit India Movement,
Salman Khan joined hands with Jerai Fitness to
introduce a new brand for a wide range of
fitness equipments called X. Identify X

45. Being Strong

46. 7
What is being talked about:
• Tamil (2004)
• Sanskrit (2005)
• Kannada (2008)
• Telugu (2008)
• Malayalam (2013)
• Odia (2014)

47. Classical Languages of India

48. 9
Name of this Indian software company comes from a
portmanteau of a Sanskrit word X and Haskell, a
functional programming language extensively used in
their offices. The logo aptly incorporates both the
elements.
Name the company.

49. Hasura

50. 9
Which Indian brand , started in the late 1960s
was named after a school girl from the town of
Ruppur in Gujarat?

51. Nirma

52. 10
X(5,2) is an upcoming Bengali Thriller film.
The title is a play on a famous 16th
century polymath & a colloquial Bengali
lingo.
ID.

53. Vinci Da

54. 11
X was a term coined by the Indian economist
Ashish Bose in the mid 80s to describe a group
of states that had the poorest economic indices
in the country. Several states , including those by
the UN, showed that the performance of X
states affected the GDP growth rate of India .
Identify X which resembles a hindi word ,in a
way describing the conditions of these states.

55. Bimaru

56. 12

57. 13
X (1st June, 1842 – 9th January, 1923) was the first
Indian to join the Indian Civil Service. He was an
author, song composer, and linguist, and made a
significant contribution towards the emancipation
of women in Indian society during the British Raj.
His brother Y is more famous worldwide. Y is the
“first Asian” to win a renowned prize.
Id X.(No points for Y)

58. Satyendranath Bose

59. 14
The Hoover medal has been awarded since 1930 for
outstanding extra-career services by engineers to
humanity. The prize is given jointly by the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute
of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers,
American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
In 2009, who became the first Asian to win the
Hoover medal?

60. Abdul Kalam

61. 15
It is said that this book was written to educate a
young king who was illiterate in the principles of
justice. 198 of the 200 pages of this document with
hand painted illustrations with explanations, neatly
calligraphed with ornate Persian are in the British
Museum. Only two pages are preserved in the
Calico Textile Museum in Ahmedabad.
Which book?

62. Akbarnama by Abul Fazl

63. To the finals…