A 25 question, Preliminary round for the India Quiz conducted at Quizzathon 2016.

1. India Quiz - Elims
QUIZZATHON-λ & Δ

2. 25 Questions
+1 for every correct part, no negatives so feel free to make absurd guesses
Questions 5,10,15,20 &25 are starred and will be used as tie-breakers
Hints will be provided unless 2 or more teams object, try not to depend on
them though.

3. This is an annual title conferred by a major Internet giant.
Some of the distinguished names that were considered included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, actors Deepika Padukone, Aamir Khan and
Shah Rukh Khan, cricketers M S Dhoni and Virat Kohli, social workers, human-, women- and child-rights
activists.
However according to the Giant:
“Prudence demands that the title belong to the one being that had the most significant impact on a variety
of matters, dominated national debate, pervaded general consciousness, evoked passion, initiated protests,
stalled work, and set the social media afire, among other things”
So, who was conferred the aforementioned title?
Question-1

4. The Cow was named Yahoo Personality Of The Year.

5. Give Funda behind this list.
• Inter planetary planes in the Vedic age with 30 engines invented over 7000 years ago by Maharishi Bhardwaj.
• Cows which can turn their food into 24 karat gold.
• Helmets from the age of Mahabharata being found on Mars- The result of inter planetary warfare.
• Autopsies being conducted in the Vedic age by soaking them in water for 3 days before being dissected by
instruments for surgeries carrying names of animals and birds.
Question-2

6. Indian Science Congress Presentations.

7. ____ __ _ _ _ _ is a 2006 Bollywood movie directed by Milan Luthria, produced by Ramesh Sippy.
A part of the movie’s name is also the name of an app made by the Taxi drivers of Mumbai, made in
order to compete with Ola and Uber.
What is the name of the App?
Question-3

8. The app was called 9211

9. What does this Amul Ad represent?
Question-4

10. The “Free Basics” Controversy

11. Located in the close vicinity of the Taj Mahal in Agra, is a nondescript café named
“Sheroes Hangout”
Besides serving coffee and some delicious bites, the cafe also houses a library, a
community radio hub and a boutique corner.
As per one review on TripAdvisor, there is no price quoted for any item on the menu.
You can pay as much as you feel like after having the food.
However, this place is unique for an altogether different reason. What is that reason?
Question-5*

12. It is run by acid attack victims

13. X is a German fairy tale known across much of Europe and is today one of the most famous
fairy tales worldwide. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their
collection Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
In 2010, in BBC described a burgeoning 2000 crore industry in India as the” The X
syndrome”, highlighting the sexist nature of society and our possible colonial hangover.
Id X.
Which industry?
Question-6

14. Snow White syndrome
The Fairness Cream industry

15. Mark Twain wrote about X “It is older than history, older than tradition, older even than
legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together”.
Identify X.
Question-7

16. Varanasi

17. 8) Founded by Dan Wieden and David Kennedy, Wieden + Kennedy is an independent advertising firm
headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Some of their most famous clients have been: Facebook, Nike, Coca-
Cola, ESPN and Honda among others.
Recently however they have been the subject of a social media storm in India.
Why is that? Give Funda.
Question-8

18. The ‘Make in India’ logo was made by this firm , using it’s Indian subsidiary

19. Identify the movie from the
minimalist poster.
Question-9

20. 3 idiots

21. The idea of declaring the _______ region a "Peace Park" was presented by environmentalists and peace
activists in part to preserve the ecosystem of the region badly affected by military presence. In September
2003, the governments of India and Pakistan were urged by the participants of 5th World Parks Congress held at
Durban, to establish a peace park in _______ to restore the natural biological system and protect species
whose lives are at risk.
An Italian ecologist Giuliano Tallone terming the ecological life at serious risk, proposed setting up of _______
Peace Park at the conference The region was nominated for inclusion in the United Nations' World Heritage List
as a part of the Karakoram range, but was deferred by the World Heritage Committee. The area to the east and
west of the _______ region have already been declared national parks: the Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary in
India and the Central Karakoram National Park in Pakistan.
FITB with the name of the place which also holds a very famous moniker.
Question-10*

22. Siachen

23. The following are the names of Chess Pieces in Persian:
Sarbaz, asb, piil, fers, X and Y
Id X and Y.
Question-11

24. Shah Rukh

25. Question-12
This question on Yahoo answers was
posted by a person who came in the
news for wrong reasons back in late
July 2015?
Whom are we talking about?
For the record: The question was
answered by Leander Paes, Kabir
Bedi and Sri Sri Ravishankar.

27. “The Ground Beneath her feet” is a novel by Salman Rushdie, set in Mumbai (erstwhile
Bombay), UK and the U.S.
Two characters in the novel, Vina Apsara and Umeed speak in a language (Kachra-pati
baat cheet) which they call HUG-ME. It was for people like them who don’t speak one
language well.
How does the name come about?
Question-13

28. H-Hindi
U-Urdu
G-Gujrati
M-Marathi
E-English

29. On February 1, Bajaj Auto released the bike Bajaj _. The interesting thing about this
bike is that it is very intimate connection to something which was once known as _
_ _ Hercules. It came into service with India on 4th March 1961 and left service on
31 January 1997.
What is the connection between the bike and _ _ _ Hercules?
Question-14

30. The Bajaj V is to be built using scrapped metal from INS Vikrant

31. These were some of the functions of a now defunct Government Institution.
• To make an assessment of the material, capital and human resources of the country, including technical
personnel, and investigate the possibilities of augmenting those are related resources which are found to be
deficient in relation to the nation's requirement.
• To formulate a plan for the most effective and balanced utilisation of country's resources.
• To define the stages, on the basis of priority, in which the plan should be carried out and propose the allocation of
resources for the due completion of each stage.
• To indicate the factors that tend to retard economic development
It has since been replaced by NITI AYOG. Which Institution?
Question-15*

32. The Planning Commision Of India

33. This is one of the tableaus at the Republic Day
Parade this year. It has a connect to the Chief
Guest of the ceremony.
Whom does this tableau belong to?
And what’s the connect?
Question-16

34. Chandigarh
Le Corbusier

35. X was created by Bobby Kooka, Umesh Rao and an artist from J. Walter
Thompson Ltd.
Recent renditions have a younger version of X, with spiky hair, sneakers and
jeans. While the twirling moustache still remains even that has been cut down
to size.
Id X.
Question-17

36. Air India- The Maharajah

37. This is Raghav Bahl, one of India’s foremost
journalists, also the author of
Superpower? The amazing race between China’s
_________ and India’s __________.
FITB
Question-18

38. Hare,Tortoise

39. A B
Dinesh Deol Kiran Singh
Pavitr Prabhakar Amar Khan
Neal Shaara Arani Desai
Rina Patel Roshanna Chatterji
Distinguish between the two lists.
Question-19

40. List A are Marvel Characters
List B are DC Characters

41. According the _______ ________ ____ _____ Trust:
The Trust has instituted 2 main Awards of Rs. 1,50,000 each:
Award A (Rs. 1,50,000): The Award goes to an Indian woman subjected to social justice,
on counts such as dowry, desertion etc., who faces the situation with guts and grit AND
then makes a success of life by assisting other woman in similar social distress.”
Award B (Rs. 1, 50,000): The Trust honors people from a very particular profession, “on
a worldwide basis”, who act beyond the call of duty in a difficult situation.
This Trust or rather the subject of it is soon to make a mark on public consciousness:
FITB.
Question-20*

42. Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust

43. X is a musician and actor amongst other things. His music has been published by
Universal. He has so far released 6 albums with “Network Tere Love Ka” and “Highway
Love Charger” being two of them. Apart from acting in a much maligned duology he has
also played in over 100 Rock Shows.
Recently, however he has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, which may be
termed as a case of “intolerance”.
Identify X.
Question-21

44. Guru Ram Rahim Singh, Dera Sada Saucha chief

45. The New Moore Island in the Sunderban delta was the center of a land dispute between
India and Bangladesh. Discovered in 1974 by an American satellite, the island grew
substantially in size owing to silt deposits by flooding rivers. Both the nations claimed the
territory and no solution was found until in 2010, when because of a specific natural
cause the dispute ended in a rather dramatic way as none of the nations could claim it.
What had happened?
Question-22

46. Well, it sank. The island got washed away because of the rising sea-level.

47. Hello _______ is a former TV show aired on Zee TV.
These were the following characters in the show:
Penny-An aspiring musician
Cyrus-An office executive
Rahul-A struggling model
Maya-A millionaire who escaped from her marriage
Sanjana-A serious level headed fashion designer
Vikram- A computer programmer who is forever depressed.
FITB.
Question-23

48. Friends

49. _________ District is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India.
It also shares its name with a folk painting practiced in the Mithila region of Nepal and
also the state of Bihar. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and
matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching
geometrical patterns. There are paintings for each occasion and festival such as birth,
marriage, Holi, Surya Shasti, Kali Puja, Upanayanam, Durga Puja etc.
Which painting?
Question-24

50. Madhubani Style of Painting

51. Identify this Bollywood film from the late 90’s.
Question-25*

52. Baadshah