The schedule outlines the events that took place in India on August 15th, 1947 to mark its independence. Key events included the swearing in of officials, flag hoisting ceremonies, and illuminations and fireworks displays in the evening. The significance of this schedule was that it marked India's first Independence Day after gaining freedom from British colonial rule.

1. THE 15th AUGUST QUIZ
MR.IQ SESSION 3
AYAN

2. JAI HIND !!
LETS BEGIN WITH THE QUESTIONS

3. •8.30 am Swearing in of governor general and ministers at
Government House
•9.40 am Procession of ministers to Constituent Assembly
•9.50 am State drive to Constituent Assembly
•9.55 am Royal salute to governor general
•10.30 am Hoisting of national flag at Constituent Assembly
•10.35 am State drive to Government House
•6.00 pm Flag ceremony at India Gate
•7.00 pm Illuminations
•7.45 pm Fireworks display
•8.45 pm Official dinner at Government House
•10.15 pm Reception at Government House
•What is the significance of the above schedule ?
#1

4. THE SCHEDULE ON 15TH AUGUST
1947

5. •X is a bestselling Indian author of the thriller fiction genre and all his books
have been based on mythological, theological and historical theme.
•X has been hailed by book enthusiasts as India’s Dan Brown.
•His first book Y and third book Z have been critically acclaimed as the Indian
version of the bestselling books The Da-Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol
respectively.
•X published his first book Y under a pen name, X’ which incidentally is an
anagram of X itself.
•His second book ,released in 2010, won the Vodafone Crossword Popular
Choice Award.
•In July 2011, UTV Software Communications bagged the movie rights for this
novel.
•IDENTIFY X’, Y, Z .
#2

6. X’= Shawn Haigins Y= Rozabal
Line Z= The Krishna Key

8. Operation Surya Hope

9. #4
•If all goes according to the plans, by 2016, Mayapur, the head quarter of
the religious cult group ISKCON , will feature on the must visit list of
tourists and devotees as it is set to boast the biggest Vedic Temple of the
world.
•Named Chandrodaya Mandir, it will be 340 feet high and bigger than
Hagia Sophia of Istanbul.
•The first phase of the temple is being built by or rather financed by one
single individual.
•Name the person

10. Alfred Ford

11. #5
X, “a decent young man from the slums of Kolkata”, was recently in the
spotlight of the international media for an important international event. X
held the post of Y, and after successfully performing his duty, he was
disgracefully deported back to Kolkata citing VISA problems.
Identify X and what was his post Y ?

12. X= Badar Azim Y=Royal Footman

13. •Kuttanadu is a region in the Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam
Districts,Kerala.
•It is one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below
sea level.
•In old days, Kuttanad was part of a dense forest, later destroyed by a forest
fire ,which is also mentioned in the Mahabharata. Thus came the place
name Chuttanad or the burnt place. In course of time Chuttanad became
Kuttanad.
•It is also said that Kuttanad was once under the sea and the proof is that
the land is flourished with seashells.
•What is the significance of this place in context to Indian?
#6

14. Lowest Geographical Point of India

15. #7
Name the animal in the above doodle.

16. Markhor (National Animal of Pakistan)

17. #8
XIdentify X.

18. Indian Rupee

19. Born: 3 February 1963
Nationality: American
Alma mater:
IIT Delhi (B.Tech.)
IIM Ahmedabad (MBA)
MIT (PhD)
Awards:
2003 Fischer Black Prize
2010 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award
Serves As: Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at
the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago
WHOSE PROFILE IS THIS ?
#9

20. Raghuram Rajan

21. #10
•The term X was originally used to refer to a place of assembly and was then
altered to denote a place where skill based competitions took place.
•X is an Anglo-Indian expression and is derived from the Hindi-Urdu word
“Jamatkhana”.
•During the British Raj, the term X club was coined to refer to the Gentleman’s
Club.
•In English speaking countries, X refers to a multi game equestrian event
performed to display the training and talent of horses and their riders.
•What is X ?

22. Gymkhana

23. #11
These are the SEAL and FLAG of which Indian State ?

24. Jammu and Kashmir

25. •Out of the 17 zones in which the Indian Railways is divided, the
city of Kolkata is the headquarter of 3 zones, incidentally the most
among the other zonal headquarters.
•One of them is the Eastern Railway (ER) and the second is the
South Eastern Railway (SER).
•Identify the third zone.
#12

26. Kolkata Metro

27. #13
•X is a long coat like garment worn in South Asia.
•X originated as a fusion of the Shalwar Kameex and the British frock coat.
•X is associated traditionally with Muslim aristrocracy and later the Rajputs
adopted it too.
•It is notable as Pakistan’s national dress.
•Designer Rohit Bal designed X for the British Airways cabin crews serving
South Asia.
•What is X ?

28. Sherwani

29. #14

31. • India's largest X, ‘Y' became operational at the Rourkela Steel Plant
(RSP) of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) last Saturday.
• Built at an expenditure of nearly Rs 1,600 crore, Y has a useful volume
of 4,060 cubic metres.
•It is expected to increase SAIL's hot metal production capacity by 2.5
million tonnes per annum.
•What are X and Y ?
#15

32. X= Blast Furnace Y= Durga

33. #16
Captured by the crew members of the EXPEDITION 28 of
International Space Station, what does the continuous orange line
in this breath taking image depict ?

35. Indo-Pak Border

36. #17
•X, a 1976 batch Bihar cadre IAS was appointed as Y on the 22nd of May 2013.
•The nomination for the post of Y is done directly by the Prime Minister of
the country.
•X was the former Defence Secretary of the country.
•Lawyer Prashant Bhushan questioned the selection of X saying that there
was a conflict of interest in his appointment as Y.
•Identify X and Y.

37. X= Shashi Kant Sharma Y= CAG

38. #18

39. Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)

40. Connect:
•Saket
•Gangadwára
•Avanti
•Braj
•Kanchipuram
•Kashi
•Dwarka
#19

41. Sapta Puri (7 Holiest Hindu Tirtha)
• Ayodhya
• Haridwar
• Ujjain
• Mathura
• Kanchipuram
• Varanasi
• Dwarka

42. #20
X is a 1963 British film directed by Mark Robson, based on a 1962 book by Stanley
Wolpert of the same name. The movie was filmed in England and parts of India. X is
a fictional narrative set in the nine hours in the life of Y that leads to the
assassination of Z. The flashback recall’s Y’s troubled life, his problems with his
family and community and his involvement with two women.
The plot also depicts a police officer trying to locate the killer before it is too late.
Identify X,Y,Z.

43. X= Nine Hours to Rama
Y= Nathuram Godse
Z= Mahatma Gandhi

44. LONG VISUAL CONNECT
5 QUESTIONS, 1 GRAND CONNECT

45. •Scotland of the East.
•Rock Capital of India.
#1

46. Shillong

47. • Referred to by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India“
•The city is ranked as the best city in India for Housing and Transport by a survey
conducted by India Today
•The city was made the capital of Travancore in 1745 after shifting the capital from
Padmanabhapuram in Kanyakumari district
#2 (+10/-6)

48. Thiruvanantapuram

49. Present name derived from the name given to the city by
Emperor Akbar which literally means “Garden of the Lord”
#3 (+8/-4)

50. Allahabad

51. •The foundation stone of the city was laid on 15 December 1911.
•
•The new city was christened _______ in 1927,and subsequently inaugurated on
13 February 1931, by British India's Viceroy Lord Irwin.
•________ is home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites
•The World Cities Study Group at Loughborough University rated __________ as
an "alpha- world city"
#5 (+6/-4)

52. New Delhi

53. #4 (+4/0)

54. Gandhinagar

55. Indian Air Commands