North East India Quiz

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RULES:
 All electronic devices should be switched off at all points during the quiz.
 30 questions. 50 points. 3 sections of question.
 Answers should be phonetically correct. Minor spelling variations are
allowed .
 Blanks are indicative of number of letters in a word.
 Starred questions will decide a tie. They are mentioned before each
section.

Section 1
Total 15 questions. 1 question carry 1 point each.
Section 2
Total 14 questions. 1 question carry 2 points each.
Part points are allowed.
Section 3
1 question. 7 variables. Total 7 points.

SECTION 1
 15 questions.
 1 question carry 1 point each.
 1, 5, 10 and 15 are starred questions.

1. He is one of the most famous musician of India. On 20th December, 1995,
while he was busy in the shooting of his TV serial The Awake i g , he
wrote a song to perform in a meeting on 27th December, 1995 on the
request of Bijit Saikia and Alam at Hotel Luit, Tezpur. This sketch by him is
found along with the song in his official pad.
Which song?

Ei Prithibi Ek Krirangan by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
Theme song of Guwahati SAF Games 2016.

2. This is a song called "The Surrender" sung by two famous Manipuri singers,
Roshibina, and Sando. The so g s like a conversation of two broken hearts, deeply
in love. Roshibina was singing in Manipuri and Sando in English.
It is based on the novel by X. The cover is a white silhouette of a Manipuri bride in
Potloi.
X received the Padma Shri in 1976, followed by Sahitya Akademi Award in 1979
for the novel (translated: The Princess and the Political Agent) based on the true
life story of a Manipuri princess, daughter of Maharaj Surchandra Singh.
X (the author) ??
The Surrender Live

The novel is
Bodo Saheb Ongbi Sanatombi
X – M.K. Binodini Devi

3. Once upon a time, a heavenly creature swallowed the moon and the whole earth
was plunged into darkness. Goddess Khuazingnu put a couple from each human
clan and representatives of each species of animals into a pit and sealed it with a
huge rock called the Chhinlung to protect them.
Some generations later, the goddess opened the mouth of the pit. Droves of
humans emerged and she closed the Chhinlung for she reasoned there were
enough people on earth. Among the people who emerged was a powerful man
named Thlanrawkpa. He was named king and to celebrate he planned to host a
feast, later to be known as the Thlanrawkpa Khuangchawi.
He, however, forgot to invite his father-in-law, Sabereka, who was furious and
caused thunderstorms that washed away all the earth of the village, leaving behind
only rock.
What tradition thus started among the Mizos ??

The legendary rain is said to be why a traditional Mizo
house is built on stilts, to avoid such calamities.

4. X was born into a family of Bangladeshi refugees. Since his father had just his tiny
sweet shop as the only source of income, he was raised with limited resources. His father
struggled to give him good education, but some how managed to send the boy to Dhaka
University to study statistics.
It was in 1985, he started working for BRAC, an international development agency based
in Bangladesh. The organisation trained him and appointed as a field officer in one of the
most poverty-stricken areas of Bangladesh.
Besides a Rs 1.75 lakh borrowed from a local moneylender at an interest rate of 7.5
percent per month, the Rs 25,000 borrowed from his sister and brother-in-law was the
only capital for his work as no commercial bank was willing to give money. In the early
days, he had only two staff members — Partha Samanta and Fatik Bera.
Who am I talking about ??

Chandra Sekhar Ghosh
(founder of Bandhan Bank)

5. He was born in 1932 in the Bombay Presidency of British India. He established an
ashram in the Chuchuyimlang village in Nagaland in 1955. At that time, the Naga
rebels and the Indian army were constantly at war and hence the militants considered
any "Indian" as a "spy" and they warned villagers not to shelter or aid him.
During his stay in Nagaland, he has been attacked and threatened by insurgents several
times to leave the state. Jawaharlal Nehru had encouraged him to stay in the village and
to continue his work; Nehru also allotted funds to promote his initiatives. Due to his
efforts, an extension centre of National Institute of Electronics and Information
Technology was started in Chuchuyimlang village in 2006.
For these tireless efforts for the people of Nagaland, he is called Nagala d s ______ .
FITB.

Nagala d s Gandhi.
He is Natwar Thakkar.

6. The poem, Vir Ko Parichay (Hallmark of the Brave), contributed by a then
unknown X, was published in the local weekly Kanchendzonga in 1968. This
was his first published poem.
He wrote three volumes of poetry namely Early Poems (Praumbhik
Kavitaharu), Perennial Dream: My Reality and Mo Ko Hun (originally in
Nepali, consists of 41 poems composed and written by him between 1986-
92).
X ??

Pawan Chamling Kiran / Pawan K Chamling
He is the Chief Minister of Sikkim. He is the longest standing Chief
Minister and has won the legislative assembly elections for 5
terms in a row and will
be completing 25 years
of governance by the next
legislative elections, (2019)
creating a political history
in India.

7. This was a propaganda film produced by the American Office of War
Information. The movie was narrated by Ronald Reagan. Here is a clip
showing a scene about the Chindits . It is the story
of Scots, Irish, English, Americans, Africans, Indians,
and Chinese working together to win the war, and
that they are now ready to work together to win a
peaceful post war world as well.
Name the movie.
The chindits clip ronald reagan

8. They, also known as the Mizo, the Kuki, the Chin, the Zomi and a number
of other names, are a large group of related Tibeto-Burman tribal peoples
spread throughout the northeastern states of India, northwestern Myanmar
(Burma), and the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. After the British
Colonizer ruled over India for a hundred years and Burma for fifty years; they
started invading the country from different corners and at last, the British
divided the country with the people living therein into different segments.
Attempts were made to come to an agreement, and all of them failed. And
then, this organization was formed. R Thangmawia, head of the organization,
was found dead in a Geneva hotel on July 20 last year.
Name the organization.

ZoRO - Zo Reunification Organization/ZOROLAND

9. Lai Haraoba is celebrated in honor of the sylvan deities known as
Umang Lai, the festival represents the worship of traditional deities
and ancestors. In this festival, Marjing, the god of a local tribe in
the correspondent state is offered ertai thi gs . The festival also
has a sequence dealing with the search of bride on the part of
Maibi with the help of the thing. Also the Maibis performs a unique
dance form with this thing in hand.
What does the god represent ??(image in the next slide)

Polo/ Sagol Kangjei
They offered polo mallet and bamboo root to Lord Marjing.

10. X is a Nepali traditional home-made, sweet, ring-shaped rice
bread/doughnut. It is mostly prepared during Tihar, a widely
celebrated Hindu festival in Nepal and Sikkim. It is made of rice flour with
adding customized flavours. It is customary for the groom to gift a bucket full
of freshly fried X s to the ride s parents during marriage. Also when the
bride visits her other s house and returns back to her hus a d s house, she
should carry a thumsey(local name for bamboo basket) full of fresh X s. This
tradition, in Nepali language, is known as Pani roti . Though a food made
during festivals, it is also used by the local people as sources of income.
X ??

11. Popular film actor late Bijoy Sankar acted in this iconic song. Since Bijoy Sankar was
not giving his confirmation for a long time whether he would act or not in this song
that had drunken scenes, this situation compelled director to take advice from Biju
Phukan for alternative. Biju Phukan told director Samarendra Narayan Dev that except
Bishnu Khargharia there was no any alternative for that song. Director then sent a
telegram to Bishnu Khargharia and called immediately to location. Bishnu Khargharia
thought that since Biju Phukan and Deuti Barua were there in the location, that was
better to go there. He came. He stayed there for 4 days. He even heard this song so
many times so that he could express required mood during acting. He did rehearsals
too for this song. It was night time. This song was to shoot on next day morning. But
suddenly Bijoy Sankar arrived there. This situation compelled director to think again.
Ultimately Bijoy Sankar acted in this song and Bishnu Khargharia was given a role of a
ill s manager.
Which song ??

Dinor Pohor Rangchangia
Dinor pohor, film - aranya

12. Born in the small village of Hnahthial in Mizoram, X is an Indian footballer
who currently plays for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.
He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage
match in Bangladesh. He led the Indian U19 team to the South Asian games in Sri
Lanka. In the last group stage match he scored a hat-trick against Pakistan in a 5–
1 win. He also scored four goals in his first three senior appearances for
the Indian national football team.
He was the highest Indian scorer in ISL 2014 and second highest scorer in ISL
2015 (after Sunil Chettri).
X ??

13. This is a photograph
of the Comilla Branch of
the Tripura Royal Family.
The person standing at
the middle (top row) is
Nabadwipchandra
(surname not mentioned
due to some reason), a
noted Indian sitarist and
Dhrupad singer.
Id the person (his son)
whose face is being
circled.

14. Playwin is run by the Sikkim government. Established in November
2001, it has operations in many Indian towns and promoted by the Essel
Group through Pan India Network Infravest Ltd.
Playwin has five lotto games:
Jaldi 5 , Jaldi 5 Double +, Thunderball, Thursday Super and Saturday Super.
What is Playwi s significance in Indian business ??

15. The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-
states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the
course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece. This battle has
remained an icon of western civilization ever since it was fought. The movies The
300 Spartans (1962) and 300 (2007) were based on the events during and close to
the time of the battle. Simonides, a Greek lyric poet, wrote the following lines in
memory of the Spartans :
Oh stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that
we lie here, trusting their words
An English classicist, dramatist and poet was inspired by this to write four such
stanzas. A misquotation of one of them can be found in a certain place in North
East India. Which place ??

The War Cemetery in Kohima, which commemorates the fallen of
the Battle of Kohima in April 1944.

SECTION 2
 14 questions.
 1 question carry 2 points each. Part points are allowed.
 1, 5 and 10 are starred questions. Both parts should be
answered correctly for consideration of breaking a tie.

1. X is in league with the other significant writers of our century- Gabriel Garcia
Marquez, R.K. Narayan, O.B. Vijayan in whom the place which they create, itself
grows into protagonist. In Marquez it is Macondo; in R.K. Narayan we have the
Malgudi; in O.B. Vijayan we have the tales of Khasak, and in X, we have ________.
________ is the Gauripur of the mid twentieth century, the hometown of X.
________ had Rajabahadur, the zamindar, village priest Gagan Thakur; nonchalant
tabla ustad Paresh Ghosh alias Felubabu, temperamental homeopath practitioner
Dinesh Doctor, the astrologer Satya Ganak; Chandra Seal, the biri company dancer;
thatched and bamboo house making expert Parashu Dafadar, ill tempered Keval
mama; ever happy tea stall owner Ramprasad; freaky Atapjan Pagli; singing
mendicant Sadhubaba, etc.
(a) Who is X ?? (1 point)
(b) Fill in the blanks. (1 point)

X - Sheelabhadra
Blank - Madhupur

2. Jaswant Singh Rawat was an Indian soldier who won the Maha Vir Chakra
posthumously.
According to a popular local story, it was the final phase of the Sino-Indian war in
November, 1962. Even as his company was asked to fall back, he remained at his post
and held back Chinese soldiers for three days assisted by two local Monpa girls named
X and Y . They set up weapons at separated spots and maintained a volume of fire
that made Chinese think they were opposed by a body of troops. But finally Chinese
soldiers got the trick and attacked in force, X died in a grenade burst, Y was
captured and Jaswant shot himself with his last cartridge when he realized that he was
about to be captured. To mark the tragic story, two places in Arunachal Pradesh are
named after the two monpa girls X and Y .
X and Y ?? (1 and 1 point each)

X - Sela/ Sela Pass
Y -Nura/Nuranang Falls

3. The band X derives its name from a cinema hall in the city. The band is
known for its revolutionary lyrics and folk music against the Armed Forces
Special Powers Act.
This song called Eche by the band was released in 2010 and was based on
Y .
(a) Name the band (X). (1 point)
(b) Whom the song is based on?? (Y) (1 point)
Eche mp3

X - Imphal Talkies
Y - Irom Sharmila Chanu

4. She(depicted in the painting) was a talented
artist and dancer lived in a hill, on the bank of
the river Brahmaputra.
He(the artist of the painting) was also a
talented artist and dancer. Without him the
scenario of Assamese culture is incomplete.
(a) Who is she ?? (1 point)
(b) Who is he ?? (1 point)

She- Chitralekha.
He- Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha.

5. On 27th April, 1901, X gave a historic speech at Shillong, which was his last
public appearance. In April, 1901, X visited the then undivided Assam from
Dhaka. From Assam, X sanctified the city of Shillong. During that time his health
deteriorated considerably and in order to improve his physical condition he visited
Shillong on an invitation of Y . X stayed in the house of Rai Saheb Kailash
Chandra Das at Laban, which is now known as La a House . About the place, X
said, I a o k s life, taking pilgrimages is their duty. And so he came to Shillong
via Kamakhya. Moreover, in a place where there is a person like Y that place itself
becomes a pilgrimage. Y is a person who understands I dia s problems very well
and wants its betterment. The Laban house where X stayed has gone on to
become a major pilgrimage site for visitors and tourists.
Identify X and Y (1 and 1 point)

X - Swami Vivekananda Y - Henry Cotton

6. Gaipajama is a fictional Indian principality located in British India. The
principality is located between 100 and 200 kilometres north of Delhi. The ruler of
Gaipajama is the Maharaja of Gaipajama.
The principality has a palace, the Royal Palace of Gaipajama. The palace as well
the principality appears in two books in a long series, say X. The protagonist, in
the first one, leaves Egypt and visits this place, and in the second book, he leaves
from there to China.
The palace was modelled after Y .
(a) Which series ?? (X) (1 point)
(b) After which was it modelled ?? (Y) (1 point)

X – Tintin (Cigar of the Pharaoh and
The Blue Lotus)
Y – Ujjayanta Palace, Tripura

7. The person, who established X, went to the 5th Dalai Lama.
When he sat down, Dalai Lama drew blood from his nose, and with
the help of five fingers, he drew the picture of Y in Kaw and
Thanka scroll. The painting was enclosed in a copper tube. Its
mouth was sealed with Dalai Lama with his own seal. He then
wrapped it in a silk cloth, sealed it and handed it over to the
person. Dalai Lama asked him to establish X and keep the sealed
scroll depicting Y in X .
(a) What was established ?? (X) (1 point)
(b)What did he draw ?? (Y) (1 point)

X - Tawang Monastery
Y - Goddess Kali

8. This is a song from the Bengali movie Har Har Byomkesh,
based on Saradindu Ba dopadhyay s thriller Banhi Patanga.
Now, this song is a bhajan, in which the singer X pays
tribute to a Bengali film personality Y by recreating a
scene from one of his famous movie based on Byomkesh
Bakshi.
(a) Who is the singer ?? (X) (1point)
(b) Which personality ?? (Y) (1 point)
Visual follows
Chain kaha
prabhu bina mp3

X - Kalpana Patowary
Y - Satyajit Ray
The movie is Chiriakhana.

9. This is a picture of some tribal women weaving some containers out of
bamboo. This is one of the few states in North East India where these are
made out of bamboos. The use of these objects and the strict measures
associated with their use makes the place famous.
(a)What are these ?? (1 point)
(b)Name the place! (1 point)

Dustbins for garbage disposal.
Mawlynnong – the cleanest village/place in Asia.

10. It is a paper cut of a historical news in the sports scenario of Assam.
Assa s win over Orissa in this match is one of the important milestone in
the particular sport. For that day, he (in the paper cut) is the hero for Assam.
(a)Give me the importance of this 1953 match. (1 point)
(b) Name the Hero ?
(1 point)

First win of Assam in a Santosh Trophy football Match.
Nip Baruah(The Hero), who scored the only goal for Assam.

11. It is a famous legend in Arunachal Pradesh. Commonly known as Grep-
fut, the Arunachalis have attributed it with a human face, a long nose,
glittering eyes and a conical forehead. It supposedly has short yellowish-
brown hair all over the body, but the hair on its head stands erect; it can
run with tremendous speed from hill to hill and has a shrill cry.
They are monsters in the long-running science fiction television series X.
They first appeared in the 1967 serial The Abominable Snowmen. They
then returned in the 1968 serial The Web of Fear.
(a) What am I talking about ?? (1 point)
(b) Name X. (1 point)

12. This is one of the famous temple of Manali, dedicated to X . It is
the only major temple dedicated to X in India. This temple is built
around a cave where X performed meditation. X was supposed
to have lived here with her brother and not much is known about
their parents. But tradition states that X belongs to (the) great
Bamun family of Nalbari, Assam.
The first capital of a north-eastern kingdom is named after X .
(a) Identify X . (1 point)
(b) Name the place. (1 point)
(image in the next slide)

X - Hidimba
And the place is Dimapur, the first capital of Dimasa
Kachari Kingdom.

13. The Nongkrem dance Festival is an extremely popular religious festival celebrated
in the state of Meghalaya. The festival is generally celebrated in the month of
November. It lasts for about five days during the autumn season amidst chilling
winters. It is the most popular festival for the inhabitants of Khasi hills. The most
important part of Nongkrem dance Festival is the ritual of Pemblang
ceremony, which is performed by the Syiem of Khyrim along with the high priest. It
refers to the sacrifice of an animal. The priest then offers an oblation to X ; by
sacrificing a cock. The offerings are made to the ancestors of the ruling clan.
(a) Identify X. (1 point)
(b) What is supposedly named after X ??
(1 point)

X – Leishyllong
Shillong is named after him.

14. In the history of journalism in Assam, the first ever
newspaper edited by a woman is X. It was edited by the
first woman graduate of Kachar Jotshna Chandra. Later she
became Assam Legislative Assembly member. She was an
ardent follower of the person who named the newspaper.
The person was fond of her and also encouraged her to
publish X.
(a) Name X ?? (1 point)
(b) Who named the newspaper ?? (1 point)

X is Vijayini(বিজবিনী)
The person is Rabindranath Tagore

SECTION 3
 1 questions. 7 variables.
 1 variable carry 1 point each. Total 7 points.

1. A is one of the first and finest musician of Assam. In 1888 he
published his book Gitawoli ,a collection of Assamese songs. He is
the first Assamese to use western notation of Assamese music. His
son is also famous, whose real name is same with a Hindu
mythological character, But become famous with the name B . He is
famous for the role C in the movie D , for which he became the
first Assamese to do so. E is the daughter of B and she is culturally
very active and she is married to F , who is also a famous musician.
F loves G so much that few months ago, G became a national
issue due to F s love towards G .
Solve for all the variables.

A- Laxmiram Baruah
B- Phunu Baruah (Parashurama)
C- Gadapani
D- Joymoti
E- Subhalaxmi Baruah
F- Amjad Ali Khan
G- The Ga ga ( Kha s Sarod)

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