By Karthik Rangineni on 11th March 2016

1. INDIA QUIZ - PRELIMS

3. Q.1
X is made of wheat, barley, meat (usually minced meat of beef or mutton or
chicken), lentils and spices, sometimes rice is also used.This dish is slow cooked
for seven to eight hours, which results in a paste-like consistency, blending the
flavors of spices, meat, barley and wheat.
The history of X dates back to 10th century in Arab countries. X was introduced by
Arab soldiers of the Nizam's army to the country.
X is very popular especially during the holy month of Ramadan, when it is a staple
dish
ID the dish X

4. Q.2 ID the singers

5. Q.3
ID the marked person, also “Wisden Cricketer of the year”

6. Q.4 ID X
One of the most dreadful weapon in Indian hands, feared by west as an Indian can
do virtually anything with that. The country has said to be 'running' on X since
independence. It can make a broken plane fly, defunct TV play program, rusting
car run like a limo, ailing patience sprint like Ben Johnson. Most importantly, it can
get you admission in almost all the colleges in the country. If in India, when even
the Gods refuse, go and find X.

7. Q.5 ID the place

8. Q.6 Amul Ad for what?

9. Q.7 Amul Ad for what?

10. Q.8 The organisation in discussion...

11. Q.9 Tu beer hai **
After leaving school at Eton, X, always looking for adventure , briefly considered
joining the Indian Army . Eventually he joined the Territorial Army and served as a
reservist with the 21st SAS regiment till 1997 . In 1998, at the age of 23 , he
climbed Mount Everest .
Id X

12. Q.10
Also India's second permanent research station in Antarctica,
what was the name of India's operation to assist Nepal in the aftermath of the
massive 2015 earthquake?

13. Q.11
"Ek Tha Talli" ("Once there was a Drunk") was the original title of this film that was
launched in 2012. However, once the makers realised there was going to be a
2012 Salman Khan film called "Ek Tha Tiger", they changed it to a shorter title.
Which 2014 film?

14. Q.12 ID X
Dangal is an upcoming indian biographical sports drama film. The film stars Aamir
Khan portraying the role of X who taught wrestling to his daughters.
X is an Indian male professional wrestler and senior Olympics coach. X is
currently being nominated for the Dronacharya award by the Wrestling Federation
of India.

15. Q.13
The Sanskrit version of what resource is sub-titled as
“swatantravishwavigyaanakoshaha”

16. Q.14 ID the blanked out person

17. Q.15 ID X
Filming began in August 2014 at Trinity College, Cambridge. The film had its world
premiere as a gala presentation at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
and was selected as the opening gala of the 2015 Zurich Film Festival.It also
played other film festivals including Singapore International Film Festival and
Dubai International Film Festival.
Distinguished mathematicians X and Ken Ono are Associate Producers of the film.
Ono, the mathematics consultant, is a Guggenheim Fellow.

18. Q.16 ID the city X
The original name of X was Mahishasurana Ooru which literally means
Mahishasura’s Country. The temple of the city’s guardian deity, Chamunda has a
giant statue of Mahishasura.

19. Q.17 ID the brand

20. answers...

21. Q.1
X is made of wheat, barley, meat (usually minced meat of beef or mutton or
chicken), lentils and spices, sometimes rice is also used.This dish is slow cooked
for seven to eight hours, which results in a paste-like consistency, blending the
flavors of spices, meat, barley and wheat.
The history of X dates back to 10th century in Arab countries. X was introduced by
Arab soldiers of the Nizam's army to the country.
X is very popular especially during the holy month of Ramadan, when it is a staple
dish
ID the dish X

22. Haleem

23. Q.2 ID the singers

24. S.P.B and Lata Mangeshkar

25. Q.3
ID the marked person, also “Wisden Cricketer of the year”

26. Maharaja “Ranji”tsinhji

27. Q.4 ID X
One of the most dreadful weapon in Indian hands, feared by west as an Indian can
do virtually anything with that. The country has said to be 'running' on X since
independence. It can make a broken plane fly, defunct TV play program, rusting
car run like a limo, ailing patience sprint like Ben Johnson. Most importantly, it can
get you admission in almost all the colleges in the country. If in India, when even
the Gods refuse, go and find X.

28. Jugaad

29. Q.5 ID the place

30. The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai

31. Q.6 Amul Ad for what?

32. Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh

33. Q.7 Amul Ad for what?

35. Q.8 The organisation in discussion...

36. The Hindu

37. Q.9 Tu beer hai **
After leaving school at Eton, X, always looking for adventure , briefly considered
joining the Indian Army . Eventually he joined the Territorial Army and served as a
reservist with the 21st SAS regiment till 1997 . In 1998, at the age of 23 , he
climbed Mount Everest .
Id X

39. Q.10
Also India's second permanent research station in Antarctica,
what was the name of India's operation to assist Nepal in the aftermath of the
massive 2015 earthquake?

40. Maitri

41. Q.11
"Ek Tha Talli" ("Once there was a Drunk") was the original title of this film that was
launched in 2012. However, once the makers realised there was going to be a
2012 Salman Khan film called "Ek Tha Tiger", they changed it to a shorter title.
Which 2014 film?

43. Q.12 ID X
Dangal is an upcoming indian biographical sports drama film. The film stars Aamir
Khan portraying the role of X who taught wrestling to his daughters.
X is an Indian male professional wrestler and senior Olympics coach. X is
currently being nominated for the Dronacharya award by the Wrestling Federation
of India.

45. Q.13
The Sanskrit version of what resource is sub-titled as
“swatantravishwavigyaanakoshaha”

47. Q.14 ID the blanked out person

49. Q.15 ID X
Filming began in August 2014 at Trinity College, Cambridge. The film had its world
premiere as a gala presentation at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
and was selected as the opening gala of the 2015 Zurich Film Festival.It also
played other film festivals including Singapore International Film Festival and
Dubai International Film Festival.
Distinguished mathematicians X and Ken Ono are Associate Producers of the film.
Ono, the mathematics consultant, is a Guggenheim Fellow.

50. Manjul Bharghava

51. Q.16 ID the city X
The original name of X was Mahishasurana Ooru which literally means
Mahishasura’s Country. The temple of the city’s guardian deity, Chamunda has a
giant statue of Mahishasura.

52. Mysore

53. Q.17 ID the brand