The document provides details about a quiz being conducted at ITHIHAASIC'17, including 26 questions on Indian history and current affairs. Answers are in alphabetical order from A-Z. Teams will be disqualified if caught surfing other sites during the quiz. The quiz master's decision is final in case of any contradictions.

1. ITHIHAASIC’17 QUIZ
PRELIMS

2. THE DEAL
 26 Questions, 33 Part Points.
 Answers are in a Sequence starting from A-
Z.
 Please don’t surf. If got Red-handed, the
teams will get disqualified.
 The QM’s decision will be final incase of any
contradictions in the Answers.
 Indian History and Current Affairs are
covered.
 That’s it. Enjoy Quizzing.

3. Q.1
• X is an Indian Business conglomerate based in Chennai
which has several business interests in Manufacturing
Tractors, Plantation, Trading etc.
• It was established by S. Anantharamakrishnan who during
the early 1940s was a Director at Simpsons & Co.
• What is X?
• Image slide follows

5. Q.2
• He is an Indian Politician from Vidarbha Region. He was a
Member of Parliament from the Nagpur(Lok Sabha
Constituency) three times, twice as an Indian National
Congress member, once as a BJP member.
• In 2003, he launched his own party called Vidarbha Rajya
Party and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Nagpur
in 2004.
• Who is he?

6. Q.3
• A common misconception is that Cape of Good Hope is the
southern tip of Africa. It was first sighted by the Portuguese
navigator Bartolomeu Dias in 1488 on his return voyage to
Portugal after ascertaining the southern limits of the
African continent.
• One historical account says that Dias named it X and that
John II of Portugal renamed it Cape of Good Hope(because
its discovery was a good omen that India could be reached
by sea from Europe).
• In general, What is the old name of Cape of Good Hope?

7. Q.4
• On 25th November 2017, Mr. X proclaimed that he would
probably be Y’s “Person of the Year” for 2017—except that
he didn’t really want the honor.
• “Y called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named
‘Man(Person) of the Year’, like last year, but I would have to
agree to an interview and a major photo shoot,” X tweeted.
• Identify X and Y.

8. Q.5
• Before entering politics, X a was a senior Civil Servant and
investment banker at Rothschild & Cie Banque. He studied
philosophy at Paris Nanterre University, completed a
Master’s of Public Affairs at Science Po.
• He was appointed Deputy Secretary General in François
Hollande’s first government in May 2012, having been a
member of the Socialist Party from 2006 to 2009.
• Identify X

9. Q.6
• Named in memory of Nanjunda Swamy, the Nanjunda SOS
feature is the latest innovation of this online giant.
Nanjunda who was the Wishmaster of this company went
to deliver a particular product to a customer but was killed
by him as he had no money to pay for the product.
• Which company?

10. Q.7
• The ______ style includes characteristics like pointed arch,
the ribbed vault and the flying buttress, appealing to the
emotions, whether springing from faith or from civic pride.
• Giorgio Vasari used the term “barbarous German style” in
his 1550 Lives of the Artists to describe this style, and he
attributed responsibility for destroying the ancient
buildings after the proponents conquered Rome, and
erecting new ones in this style.
• What style is this?

12. Q.8
• She grew up as Akhila Ashokan in Kerala, married a Muslim
man Shafin Jahan last year. Her case has been dubbed as
“Love Jihad”, a practise in which vulnerable Hindu women
are allegedly lured by Muslim men who are agents of
terrorist groups.
• The Kerala HC dismissed her plea to live with her husband
and pronounced that she should be with her parents. But
the SC freed her and allowed her to finish her Internship.
• Who is She?

13. Q.9
• This Bank was inaugurated by the then Union Finance
Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in 1994. It’s founder is
Srichand P. Hinduja.
• According to the bank, its name is derived from the most
famous Civilisation which we are all familiar with. The logo
of this bank too has link with the same Civilisation.
• Name the Civilisation, the Bank and it’s Logo.

14. Q.10
• X is an Indian Painter. He was one of the most famous pupils of
Abanindranath Tagore, whose artistic originality and contributions to
the emergence of modern art in India remains unquestionable.
• He was honoured with the Viceroy’s gold medal in an all India
exhibition for once of his work. In 1954,he was awarded the Padma
Bhushan by the Government of India.
• On 11th April 2017 Google India dedicated a Google Doodle to
celebrate him on what would have been his 130th birthday.
• Who is X? Google Doodle follows.

16. Q.11
• X is an American fashion model and television
personality. She has won many television awards
during her teen age.
• She appeared in an ad where she silences a group
of protestors by giving Y to a Police officer which led
to many controversies later on.
• Identify X and Y.

17. Q.12
• In 1992, X made a brief cameo in a romance film ‘Como
Agua Para Chocolate’ in which he played the friend of the
male lead, Pedro Muzquiz. Later in 2004, he made his
second acting appearance on the Mexican telenovela
named Corazones al limite in which he played Roy.
• Acting isn’t this person’s interest. He is a singer and
songwriter. X made headlines very recently for his famous
song Y which gained him a lot of fame.
• Name X and Y.

18. Q.13
• It recently earned the name of being the first Humanoid
robot built in India by Invento Robotics. It was built to
greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump at
the Global Entrepreneurs Summit, Hyderabad.
• It’s founders are Balaji Viswanathan and his 14-member
team, who domestically sourced all the parts except for the
chips needed to build them.
• What is the name of the robot?
• Image slide follows.

20. Q.14
• He studied at the Bishop’s Cotton Boys’ School and
St.Joseph High School Dharwad, Karnataka and received a
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT
BOMBAY.
• He was an Entrepreneur, Bureaucrat and Politician(Not
Active politics). He was the co-founder of Infosys and the
Chairman of UIDAI which issues AADHAR.
• Name this gentleman.

21. Q.15
• It is a 16-18 day folk festival running from mid or late
September to the first weekend in October, with more than
6 million people from around the world attending the event
every year.
• Very recently, Adidas released a new set of shoes which is
said to be Puke and Beer proof for this annual event. It is
one of the world’s largest Volksfest held annually in
Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
• What event? Spellings matter.

22. Q.16 CONNECT(apart from BJP)

23. Q.17
• X is a question and answer site founded by two former
Facebook employees. It is a website where people can find
answer to questions and explore complex topics in depth.
• Currently an Indian is the most followed person on this
site.
• Name X and any one of the founders of X.

24. Q.18
• He was a celebrated 19th century Indian painter and artist.
His works are held to be among the best examples of the
fusion of European techniques with a purely Indian
sensibility.
• He was patronised by Ayilyam Thirunal, the next
Maharajah of Travancore and began formal training
thereafter. He learned the basics of painting in Madurai.
Some of his famous works include, Shakuntala, The
Orchestra, Victory of Indrajit etc.
• Who is this famous Painter?

25. Q.19
• X is a 3rd century Buddhist complex situated in the Raisen
District of the State of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the
oldest stone structures in India and was originally
commissioned by emperor Ashoka.
• It’s nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure
built over the relics of Buddha. The image of this structure
can be found in the dimensions 146mm x 66mm.
• What structure and Where can it be found?

26. Q.20
• This was an organisation formed in New York City, United States on
17th November, 1875. It was self-described as “an unsectarian body
of seekers after Truth, who endeavour to promote Brotherhood and
strive to serve humanity.”
• Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was its first president, and remained
president until his demise in 1907.
• This organisation was founded in South India by Olcott and Annie
Besant and still remains till date.
• What organisation?

27. Q.21
• X is a regional airport development and
“Regional Connectivity Scheme” (RCS) of
Government of India, with the objective of “
Let the common citizen of the country fly” ,
aimed at making air travel affordable and
widespread.
• Name the scheme

28. Q.22
• He was a freedom fighter, who challenged the might of
the British rulers and suffered long terms of imprisonment.
He was born on September 5, 1872, in a family of “Old-time
pleaders” in Ottapidam in the composite Tirunelveli district,
present Tuticorin district.
• With the support and assistance of great leaders like
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Aurobindo Ghose, he
was able to procure two ships for the Swadeshi Steam
Navigation Company Ltd.
• Identify this gentleman.

29. Q.23
• This is an International Non-Profit organisation which is in
the news very oftenly. Its website, initiated in 2006 in
Iceland by the organisation Sunshine Press, claims a
database of 10 million documents in 10 years since its
launch. Y, an Australian Internet activist, is generally
described as its founder, editor-in-chief, and director.
• Its main purpose is to publish ‘secret’ information,
classified media provided by anonymous sources.
• Identify X and Y.

30. Q.24
• This application was originally released in China with the
name Shan Chuan in 2012 and was known as Flash
Transfer outside China. In 2013, it supported more
languages and its name was changed.
• The main purpose of this application is to connect two or
more smartphones to share photos, applications and other
media.
• By what name do we all know this App?

31. Q.25
• She was Thailand’s first female Prime Minister and its
youngest in over 60 years. Also, she holds the distinction as
the world’s first female of Chinese descent to had led the
government of a UN member state.
• She was removed from office on 7 May 2014 by a
controversial Constitutional Court decision.
• She was also the Chief Guest at Republic Day celebrations
on January 26, 2012.
• Who is this?

32. Q.26
• ____ Corporation is an Information Technology and
business management software as a service (SaaS)
developer. The company was founded in 1996 by Sridhar
Vembu and Tony Thomas in Pleasanton, California and has
development offices in India.
• Till 2009, the company was known as AdventNet Inc. The
company launched and grew without outside funding and
is privately owned. Sridhar remains its CEO till date.
• What Company or Corporation?

33. ANSWERS

34. Q.1
• X is an Indian Business conglomerate based in Chennai
which has several business interests in Manufacturing
Tractors, Plantation, Trading etc.
• It was established by S. Anantharamakrishnan who during
the early 1940s was a Director at Simpsons & Co.
• What is X?
• Image slide follows

35. Answer:

36. Q.2
• He is an Indian Politician from Vidarbha Region. He was a
Member of Parliament from the Nagpur(Lok Sabha
Constituency) three times, twice as an Indian National
Congress member, once as a BJP member.
• In 2003, he launched his own party called Vidarbha Rajya
Party and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Nagpur
in 2004.
• Who is he?

37. • Answer : Banwarilal Purohit, Governor
of Tamil Nadu

38. Q.3
• A common misconception is that Cape of Good Hope is the southern
tip of Africa. It was first sighted by the Portuguese navigator
Bartolomeu Dias in 1488 on his return voyage to Portugal after
ascertaining the southern limits of the African continent.
• One historical account says that Dias named it X and that John II of
Portugal renamed it Cape of Good Hope(because its discovery was a
good omen that India could be reached by sea from Europe).
• In general, What is the old name of Cape of Good Hope?

39. • Answer: Cape of Storms

40. Q.4
• On 25th November 2017, Mr. X proclaimed that he would
probably be Y’s “Person of the Year” for 2017—except that
he didn’t really want the honor.
• “Y called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named
‘Man(Person) of the Year’, like last year, but I would have to
agree to an interview and a major photo shoot,” X tweeted.
• Identify X and Y.

41. Answer:
X-Donald Trump
Y-Time

42. Q.5
• Before entering politics, X a was a senior Civil Servant and
investment banker at Rothschild & Cie Banque. He studied
philosophy at Paris Nanterre University, completed a
Master’s of Public Affairs at Science Po.
• He was appointed Deputy Secretary General in François
Hollande’s first government in May 2012, having been a
member of the Socialist Party from 2006 to 2009.
• Identify X

43. Answer: Emmanuel Macron

44. Q.6
• Named in memory of Nanjunda Swamy, the Nanjunda SOS
feature is the latest innovation of this online giant.
Nanjunda who was the Wishmaster of this company went
to deliver a particular product to a customer but was killed
by him as he had no money to pay for the product.
• Which company?

45. Answer: Flipkart

46. Q.7
• The ______ style includes characteristics like pointed arch,
the ribbed vault and the flying buttress, appealing to the
emotions, whether springing from faith or from civic pride.
• Giorgio Vasari used the term “barbarous German style” in
his 1550 Lives of the Artists to describe this style, and he
attributed responsibility for destroying the ancient
buildings after the proponents conquered Rome, and
erecting new ones in this style.
• What style is this?

47. Answer: Gothic Style

48. Q.8
• She grew up as Akhila Ashokan in Kerala, married a Muslim
man Shafin Jahan last year. Her case has been dubbed as
“Love Jihad”, a practise in which vulnerable Hindu women
are allegedly lured by Muslim men who are agents of
terrorist groups.
• The Kerala HC dismissed her plea to live with her husband
and pronounced that she should be with her parents. But
the SC freed her and allowed her to finish her Internship.
• Who is She?

49. Answer: Hadiya

50. Q.9
• This Bank was inaugurated by the then Union Finance
Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in 1994. It’s founder is
Srichand P. Hinduja.
• According to the bank, its name is derived from the most
famous Civilisation which we are all familiar with. The logo
of this bank too has link with the same Civilisation.
• Name the Civilisation, the Bank and it’s Logo.

51. Answer:
Indus Valley Civilisation; IndusInd Bank;
Humped Bull

52. Q.10
• X is an Indian Painter. He was one of the most famous pupils of
Abanindranath Tagore, whose artistic originality and contributions to
the emergence of modern art in India remains unquestionable.
• He was honoured with the Viceroy’s gold medal in an all India
exhibition for once of his work. In 1954,he was awarded the Padma
Bhushan by the Government of India.
• On 11th April 2017 Google India dedicated a Google Doodle to
celebrate him on what would have been his 130th birthday.
• Who is X? Google Doodle follows.

53. Answer: Jamini Roy

54. Q.11
• X is an American fashion model and television
personality. She has won many television awards
during her teen age.
• She appeared in an ad where she silences a group
of protestors by giving Y to a Police officer which led
to many controversies later on.
• Identify X and Y.

55. Answer:
X- Kendall Jenner
Y- Pepsi Can

56. Q.12
• In 1992, X made a brief cameo in a romance film ‘Como
Agua Para Chocolate’ in which he played the friend of the
male lead, Pedro Muzquiz. Later in 2004, he made his
second acting appearance on the Mexican telenovela
named Corazones al limite in which he played Roy.
• Acting isn’t this person’s interest. He is a singer and
songwriter. X made headlines very recently for his famous
song Y which gained him a lot of fame.
• Name X and Y.

57. Answer:
X-Luis Fonsi
Y-Despacito

58. Q.13
• It recently earned the name of being the first Humanoid
robot built in India by Invento Robotics. It was built to
greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump at
the Global Entrepreneurs Summit, Hyderabad.
• It’s founders are Balaji Viswanathan and his 14-member
team, who domestically sourced all the parts except for the
chips needed to build them.
• What is the name of the robot?
• Image slide follows.

59. Answer: Mitra

60. Q.14
• He studied at the Bishop’s Cotton Boys’ School and
St.Joseph High School Dharwad, Karnataka and received a
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT
BOMBAY.
• He was an Entrepreneur, Bureaucrat and Politician(Not
Active politics). He was the co-founder of Infosys and the
Chairman of UIDAI which issues AADHAR.
• Name this gentleman.

61. Answer: Nandan Nilekani

62. Q.15
• It is a 16-18 day folk festival running from mid or late
September to the first weekend in October, with more than
6 million people from around the world attending the event
every year.
• Very recently, Adidas released a new set of shoes which is
said to be Puke and Beer proof for this annual event. It is
one of the world’s largest Volksfest held annually in
Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
• What event? Spellings matter.

63. Answer…

64. Q.16 CONNECT(apart from BJP)

65. Answer: Padmavati Banned States

66. Q.17
• X is a question and answer site founded by two former
Facebook employees. It is a website where people can find
answer to questions and explore complex topics in depth.
• Currently an Indian is the most followed person on this
site.
• Name X and any one of the founders of X.

67. Answer:
X- Quora; Founders: Adam D’
Angelo & Charlie Cheever.

68. Q.18
• He was a celebrated 19th century Indian painter and artist.
His works are held to be among the best examples of the
fusion of European techniques with a purely Indian
sensibility.
• He was patronised by Ayilyam Thirunal, the next
Maharajah of Travancore and began formal training
thereafter. He learned the basics of painting in Madurai.
Some of his famous works include, Shakuntala, The
Orchestra, Victory of Indrajit etc.
• Who is this famous Painter?

69. Answer: Raja Ravi Varma

70. Q.19
• X is a 3rd century Buddhist complex situated in the Raisen
District of the State of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the
oldest stone structures in India and was originally
commissioned by emperor Ashoka.
• It’s nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure
built over the relics of Buddha. The image of this structure
can be found in the dimensions 146mm x 66mm.
• What structure and Where can it be found?

71. Answer:
• Sanchi Stupa
• New 200
Rupees Note

72. Q.20
• This was an organisation formed in New York City, United States on
17th November, 1875. It was self-described as “an unsectarian body
of seekers after Truth, who endeavour to promote Brotherhood and
strive to serve humanity.”
• Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was its first president, and remained
president until his demise in 1907.
• This organisation was founded in South India by Olcott and Annie
Besant and still remains till date.
• What organisation?

73. Answer: Theosophical Society

74. Q.21
• X is a regional airport development and
“Regional Connectivity Scheme” (RCS) of
Government of India, with the objective of “
Let the common citizen of the country fly” ,
aimed at making air travel affordable and
widespread.
• Name the scheme

75. Answer: UDAN

76. Q.22
• He was a freedom fighter, who challenged the might of the
British rulers and suffered long terms of imprisonment. He
was born on September 5, 1872, in a family of “Old-time
pleaders” in Ottapidam in the composite Tirunelveli district,
present Tuticorin district.
• With the support and assistance of great leaders like
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Aurobindo Ghose, he
was able to procure two ships for the Swadeshi Steam
Navigation Company Ltd.
• Identify this gentleman.

77. Answer: V.O. Chidambaram Pillai

78. Q.23
• This is an International Non-Profit organisation which is in
the news very oftenly. Its website, initiated in 2006 in
Iceland by the organisation Sunshine Press, claims a
database of 10 million documents in 10 years since its
launch. Y, an Australian Internet activist, is generally
described as its founder, editor-in-chief, and director.
• Its main purpose is to publish ‘secret’ information,
classified media provided by anonymous sources.
• Identify X and Y.

79. Answer:
X- WikiLeaks
Y- Julian Assange

80. Q.24
• This application was originally released in China with the
name Shan Chuan in 2012 and was known as Flash
Transfer outside China. In 2013, it supported more
languages and its name was changed.
• The main purpose of this application is to connect two or
more smartphones to share photos, applications and other
media.
• By what name do we all know this App?

81. Answer: Xender

82. Q.25
• She was Thailand’s first female Prime Minister and its
youngest in over 60 years. Also, she holds the distinction as
the world’s first female of Chinese descent to had led the
government of a UN member state.
• She was removed from office on 7 May 2014 by a
controversial Constitutional Court decision.
• She was also the Chief Guest at Republic Day celebrations
on January 26, 2012.
• Who is this?

83. Answer: Yingluck Shinawatra

84. Q.26
• ____ Corporation is an Information Technology and
business management software as a service (SaaS)
developer. The company was founded in 1996 by Sridhar
Vembu and Tony Thomas in Pleasanton, California and has
development offices in India.
• Till 2009, the company was known as AdventNet Inc. The
company launched and grew without outside funding and
is privately owned. Sridhar remains its CEO till date.
• What Company or Corporation?

85. Answer: ZOHO Corporation