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IIT GUWAHATI-INDIA QUIZ PRELIMS
- 2. PRELIMS • RULES: • 20 QUES • QUES 11-20 are star marked and would be used in case of tie. • QUES 11-15 AND 18 are of 2 marks each. • All other ques are of 1 mark each. • If tie still persists ,it would be broken by sudden death.
- 3. Q1 As per Jain mythology X was the first chakravartin (universal emperor or possessor of chakra) of present half time cycle. He was also the eldest son of Rishabhadeva , first Tirthankara of Jainism. Who was X, his name being very apt. to be the answer of first question.
- 4. Q2 She is Shakuntala Devi ,popularly known as the 'human calculator' and has her name in the guinness book. However she has also authored a book on a completely different topic, called- 'The World of X', which is also considered the first study of X in India. Just tell X.
- 5. Q3 These are the pictures of a famous indoor stadium in Laxmi Bai Nagar,Delhi which also hosted the netball events of Commonwealth Games 2010.It is named after a person who along with Shyama Shastri and Muthuswami Dikshitar was regarded as the Trinity of Carnatic music. So name the person on whom this stadium is named.
- 6. Q4 Complete this exhaustive list. 1. Yanam 2. Mahe 3. Karaikal 4.
- 7. Q5 Previous name of this city meant -. ‘light of the east’. Present name of this city is derived from a combination of 2 local words meaning ‘areca nut’ and ‘market’. Name the city.
- 8. Q6 Manthan is a 1976 Hindi film made by the filmmaker Shyam Benegal , inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Varghese Kurian written jointly by him and Vijay Tendulkar. It is set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India. Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it said to be first of its kind in India. What was so unique about this?
- 9. Q7 He is Devisingh Ranisingh Shekhawat. He is a former MLA from Amaravati constituency in Maharashtra. But his more famous claim to fame is to be the first to hold a certain important unofficial post/title. Tell the post/ his claim to fame?
- 10. Q8 Whole of India follows the Indian standard time ( IST) WHICH IS 5:30 hrs. ahead of GMT. But in certain places in India , IST is not followed.Instead they have their own standard time and which is 1 hour ahead of IST. Tell where? (need a very specific answer)
- 11. Q9 According to wikipedia-'Jaddanbai Hussain was born around 1892, the daughter of Daleepa Bai, one of _____ most renowned courtesans. Her father was _____'. Jaddanbai was the mother of famous actress Nargis (wife of Sunil Dutt and mother of Sanjay and Priya Dutt). So who was the illegitimate father of Jaddanbai,also an important figure in the Indian Independence Movement?
- 12. Q10 Dev Anand starring movie 'guide' is based on a famous novel of the same name . Who is the author of this novel?
- 13. *Q11 Sister Nivedita, the famous disciple of Swami Vivekanand wanted to carry this painting from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to spread nationalist fervor among the people of the country. Identify the painting and the artist.
- 14. *Q12 • This is a father son duo who have both won olympic medals for India. • The son has won it in an individual event and the father in a team event. • NAME this father son duo.
- 15. *Q13 Recently Allahabad was renamed to Prayagraj.Earlier also names of cities like Bombay,Madras,Calcutta,Gurgaon have been changed.Now there is a demand by certain groups to rename Ahemdabad and Hyderabad to their 'ancient' names X and Y respectively. Tell X and Y.
- 16. *Q14 There are 2 cities in India which has both an IIT and an IIM. Name both the 2 cities.
- 17. *Q15 • Connect & Complete the exhaustive list. • 1: Col. C.K Naydu • 2: Ajit Wadekar • 3: X
- 18. *Q16 This is a temple dedicated to Lord Rama in Orchha , Madhya Pradesh called the 'Ram Raja Temple'. What is so unique about this Temple?
- 19. *Q17/ This is a public museum located in the town hall in Amritsar, India. This museum was inaugurated on 25 August 2017.This museum is dedicated to which topic?
- 20. *Q18 X,an employee of the Indian Navy was one of the only seven Gold medalists for the country at the 1998 Asian Games, and won it by overcoming an opponent named Timur Tulyakov hailing from Uzbekistan. One of the major ramifications of this victory was that a child footballer Y,from the same region as this medalist,got inspired and changed to this sport instead.This person became much more famous than this medalist over the years,and even got a spot in the Indian Parliament. Tell X and Y.
- 21. *Q19 • X was an Indian theoretical physicist and a professor at the University of Texas. X has been credited with numerous contributions to the field of theoretical Physics including optical coherence, V-A theory, Tachyons particles that travel faster than light, Quantum Zeno effect, open quantum system and Lindblad equation, spin–statistics theorem, non-invariance groups, positive maps of density matrices, quantum computation among others. His contributions include also relations between east and west, philosophy and religion. • According to him-"The 2005 Nobel prize for Physics was awarded for my work, but I wasn't the one to get it. Each one of the discoveries that this Nobel was given for work based on my research." • Name X.
- 22. *Q20
- 23. *Q20 • Whom is this Google Doodle dedicated to?
- 24. Answers
- 26. BLANK
- 27. Q1 As per Jain mythology X was the first chakravartin (universal emperor or possessor of chakra) of present half time cycle. He was also the eldest son of Rishabhadeva , first Tirthankara of Jainism. Who was X, his name being very apt. to be the answer of first question.
- 28. Answer Bharata
- 29. Q2 She is Shakuntala Devi ,popularly known as the 'human calculator' and has her name in the guinness book. However she has also authored a book on a completely different topic, called- 'The World of X', which is also considered the first study of X in India. Just tell X.
- 31. Q3 These are the pictures of a famous indoor stadium in Laxmi Bai Nagar,Delhi which also hosted the netball events of Commonwealth Games 2010.It is named after a person who along with Shyama Shastri and Muthuswami Dikshitar was regarded as the Trinity of Carnatic music. So name the person on whom this stadium is named.
- 32. Answer Thyagraj
- 33. Q4 Complete this exhaustive list. 1. Yanam 2. Mahe 3. Karaikal 4.
- 35. Q5 Previous name of this city meant -. ‘light of the east’. Present name of this city is derived from a combination of 2 local words meaning ‘areca nut’ and ‘market’. Name the city.
- 37. Q6 Manthan is a 1976 Hindi film made by the filmmaker Shyam Benegal , inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Varghese Kurian written jointly by him and Vijay Tendulkar. It is set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India. Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it said to be first of its kind in India. What was so unique about this?
- 38. Answer • It was the first crowd funded movie in india. The benefitted farmers contributed for the movie.
- 39. Q7 He is Devisingh Ranisingh Shekhawat. He is a former MLA from Amaravati constituency in Maharashtra. But his more famous claim to fame is to be the first to hold a certain important unofficial post/title. Tell the post/ his claim to fame?
- 41. Q8 Whole of India follows the Indian standard time ( IST) WHICH IS 5:30 hrs. ahead of GMT. But in certain places in India , IST is not followed.Instead they have their own standard time and which is 1 hour ahead of IST. Tell where? (need a very specific answer)
- 42. Answer Tea Gardens of Assam
- 43. Q9 According to wikipedia-'Jaddanbai Hussain was born around 1892, the daughter of Daleepa Bai, one of _____ most renowned courtesans. Her father was _____'. Jaddanbai was the mother of famous actress Nargis (wife of Sunil Dutt and mother of Sanjay and Priya Dutt). So who was the illegitimate father of Jaddanbai,also an important figure in the Indian Independence Movement?
- 45. Q10 Dev Anand starring movie 'guide' is based on a famous novel of the same name . Who is the author of this novel?
- 47. *Q11 Sister Nivedita, the famous disciple of Swami Vivekanand wanted to carry this painting from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to spread nationalist fervor among the people of the country. Identify the painting and the artist.
- 48. Answer • 'Bharat Mata' by Abanindranath Tagore
- 49. *Q12 • This is a father son duo who have both won olympic medals for India. • The son has won it in an individual event and the father in a team event. • NAME this father son duo.
- 51. *Q13 Recently Allahabad was renamed to Prayagraj. Earlier also names of cities like Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Gurgaon have been changed. Now there is a demand by certain groups to rename Ahmedabad and Hyderabad to their 'ancient' names X and Y respectively. Tell X and Y.
- 53. *Q14 There are 2 cities in India which has both an IIT and an IIM. Name both the 2 cities.
- 55. *Q15 • Connect & Complete the exhaustive list. • 1: Col. C.K Naydu • 2: Ajit Wadekar • 3: X
- 56. Answer • Virendra Sehwag; India cricket team's captain in its first Test,ODI,T-20 match respectively
- 57. *Q16 This is a temple dedicated to Lord Rama in Orchha , Madhya Pradesh called the 'Ram Raja Temple'. What is so unique about this Temple?
- 58. Answer • In India this is the only temple where Lord Ram is worshiped as a king and that too in a palace.
- 59. *Q17/ This is a public museum located in the town hall in Amritsar, India. This museum was inaugurated on 25 August 2017.This museum is dedicated to which topic?
- 61. *Q18 X,an employee of the Indian Navy was one of the only seven Gold medalists for the country at the 1998 Asian Games, and won it by overcoming an opponent named Timur Tulyakov hailing from Uzbekistan. One of the major ramifications of this victory was that a child footballer Y, from the same region as this medalist ,got inspired and changed to this sport instead .This person became much more famous than this medalist over the years, and even got a spot in the Indian Parliament. Tell X and Y.
- 63. *Q19 • X was an Indian theoretical physicist and a professor at the University of Texas. X has been credited with numerous contributions to the field of theoretical Physics including optical coherence, V-A theory, Tachyons particles that travel faster than light, Quantum Zeno effect, open quantum system and Lindblad equation, spin–statistics theorem, non-invariance groups, positive maps of density matrices, quantum computation among others. His contributions include also relations between east and west, philosophy and religion. • According to him-"The 2005 Nobel prize for Physics was awarded for my work, but I wasn't the one to get it. Each one of the discoveries that this Nobel was given for work based on my research." • Name X.
- 65. *Q20
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