This is the prelims round of INDICA 2.0 conducted by Ayush Pal of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, New Delhi. Reviews and suggestions are welcomed.

1. PRELIMS
Quiz Master – Ayush Pal

2. *Q1. Connect and Identify X
 Chetan Sharma
 Saqlain Mushtaq
 Chaminda Vaas
 Brett Lee
 Lasith Malinga
 Kemar Roach
 X
 Steven Finn
 JP Duminy

3. *ANSWER
 CONNECT - All of them have taken hat-trick in
cricket world cups.
 X – Lasith Malinga ( He has taken hat-trick twice)

4. Q2.
 In December 2018 Shweta Shetty who is a
Hyderabad-based medico and also a social worker
launched X which is first of it’s kind organization in
India. After being launched in Delhi initially it has
also been launched in Mumbai.
 “It’s not segregation, it’s a safety net. The key areas
where women lag is in education and then
employment. Policy makers don't think of women
and girls while making policies because not enough
women are policymakers. “ she said at the launch
event of X.
 Identify X ?

6. ANSWER
 X - National Women’s Party ( First all
women party in India)

7. Q3.
 Former IOCL engineer Mahesh Gupta started his
own business in 1988, mainly designing instruments
to be used in the petroleum industry. However, when
his son went down with jaundice in 1998, he decided
to work on another product, which currently has
around 40 per cent domestic market share in its
category.
 Name the company.

8. ANSWER

9. Q4.
 Whose first tweet?

10. ANSWER

11. *Q5. CONNECT

12. *ANSWER
 Veer Damodar Savarkar Airport , Port Blair

13. Q6. Connect the following
 Jhandu
 Gooda
 Wafadar
 Virginity
 Bhaukal
 Barfi
 _____
 Tandav
 Yogya

14. ANSWER
 Name of episodes of Mirzapur web series

15. Q7.
 This beach is popularly known as the Hide and Seek
beach and for good reason. The sea water recedes
up to three miles during low-tide and returns back
during high-tide. This unusual yet interesting
phenomenon is unique to this beach and happens
every day.
 Name the beach?

16. ANSWER
 Chandipur beach in Orissa

17. Q8.
 It is a traditional Spanish tune. It is the intro to a song called "En Er
Mundo - Pepe El Trompeta". You can also hear it in the "John Revox
- Olé Remix". The trumpet sound is the beginning of a famous
Spanish "paso-doble", paso-doble (two step) being a typical piece of
Spanish music played by "wind" instruments (trumpets, saxophones,
etc) and suited to the sound, drama, and movement of the Spanish
bullfight. It has traditionally been played in the bullfighting.
 This tune is assosciated with another popular event.
 Identify the event and also mention the Funda.

18. ANSWER
 IPL Signature Trumpet Tune

19. Q9.
 X’s paternal parentage has been questioned by
some members of the film industry. In a 2011
interview with Mumbai Mirror, Ayesha Shroff accused
X of fabricating her history: "We created an identity
for her. She was this pretty young English girl, and
we gave her the Kashmiri father . We thought we'd
give her some kind of Indian ancestry, to connect
with the audience ....
 Identify X ?

20. ANSWER

21. *Q10.
 X was established in Finland in 1916 by the company Ab Sport
Artiklar, which used a bear as its logo. In 1920, Ab Sport Artiklar
changed its name to X . In addition to the discuses and javelins
that were main products, the company also produced running
shoes and track spikes.
 In the 1930s X's production expanded to include cross-
country and ski jumping skis. During the Winter War
and Continuation War, from 1939–1945, X produced snow-
camouflage suits, tents and skis for the Finnish military.

 In 1951 X sold it’s trademark logo it had been using for sports
shoes to a then little known brand called Y for the equivalent of
1600 euros and two bottles of whiskey.
 Give me X and Y.

22. *ANSWER
 X - Karhua Sports
 Y - Adidas

23. Q11.
The image in the next slide
contains various failed prototypes
of X.
 Identify X

25. ANSWER
 X – The Nazi Symbol

26. Q12.
 A shop at CMR Mall in Siddipet, Telangana,
offered _____ at an unbelievable price of 10, which
attracted huge crowds especially women.
 This resulted in a stampede and reportedly 15
people were injured. According to reports, due to
constricted space, there was suffocation and people
couldn't get out.
 FIB

27. ANSWER
 SAREES

28. Q13.
 Nawab Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III Rasul Khanji,
the last nawab of _______, was known for his love
for animals. He owned over 300 dogs and celebrated
their birthdays and marriages lavishly. Not just that,
he worked to prevent the extinction of the Asiatic
Lions by preserving Gir Forest.
 FIB

29. ANSWER
 Junagadh

30. Q14. Where is this Naming
Scheme used?

31. ANSWER

32. *Q15.
 The Swiss businessman Henry Dunant went to visit wounded
soldiers after the Battle of Solferino in 1859. He was shocked
by the lack of facilities, personnel, and medical aid available to
help these soldiers.
 As a result, he published his book, A Memory of Solferino, in
1862, on the horrors of war. His wartime experiences inspired
Dunant to propose: A permanent relief agency for
humanitarian aid in times of war named X and in 1864 a
government treaty recognizing the neutrality of the agency and
allowing it to provide aid in a war zone called Y.
 Name X and Y.

33. *ANSWER
 X - RED CROSS
 Y - Geneva Convention

34. Q16.
 The alarm _____ are connected to the main brake
pipe of X. This brake pipe maintains a constant air
pressure, helping X move smoothly. When the
emergency _____ is pulled, the air stored in the
brake pipe escapes, through a small vent. The drop
in air pressure leads to the slowing down of X. This
drop in the air pressure is noticed quickly and X is
maneuvered again safely.
 Which process am I talking about?

35. ANSWER
 The Process of Chain Pulling in Trains in
India

36. Q17.
 The origins of X can be traced back to Old Delhi. It is said to have been
first introduced by a man named Kundan Lal Gujral, who ran a
restaurant called Y in Peshawar. Shortly after partition, the restaurant
called Y moved to Delhi, cooked by Chef Simon Mahil Chahal.
 The story goes something like this: after the restaurant shut down late at
night, the restaurant was visited by a VIP guest who asked for ‘some
______ dish’ to be prepared for him. The chef looked into his supplies
and discovered that he only had half of _______ to cook with. So,
hastily, he improvised and tossed it with liberal amounts of butter,
tomato, and garam masalas and prepared an unknown dish. What he
didn’t know was that the dish he had made was for the ruler of Mareelun
– who, unsurprisingly, loved it.
 Name the dish X.

37. ANSWER
 X – Butter Chicken

38. Q18.
 Coronation Park is a park located in North Delhi. It was
on this park that the three massive event by the same
name took place.
 The first time in 1877 and then subsequently in 1903
and 1911.
 In 1911 it was attended by George V, emperor of India.
It was the largest celebration and had ruler of all
princely states.
 Tell me the name of the event.

39. ANSWER
 Delhi Durbar / Imperial Durbar

40. Q19.
 While the entire nation was angry after the Pulwama
attack that took place on 14th February, Sari traders in
Surat came up with a new way to show their outrage.
 The traders designed sarees with armed soldiers on it
but made a huge mistake.
 Tell me what went wrong.
 Image in the next slide.

42. ANSWER
 They printed photos of US Soldiers rather
than Indians

43. *Q20.
 A brilliant student and academic, X was born in 1899 and
studied in Calcutta’s Presidency College before heading to the
University of London – where he bagged a gold medal for
mathematics.
 At the age of 22, X joined the Indian Civil Service, and by
1947, he had climbed to the senior-most rank that an ICS
officer could attain during the British Raj – Chief Secretary – in
West Bengal.
 All this experience in 1950 helped X become India’s first Y – a
position that held the responsibility for designing an important
system for the largest democracy in the world!
 Identify X and Y.

44. *ANSWER
 X – Sukumar Sen
 Y - First Chief Election Comissioner Of
India