This document contains a quiz with multiple choice questions about topics related to Indian history, culture, and current events. Some of the questions are about famous Indian musicians like Kishori Amonkar, politicians like Rajiv Gandhi, and films based on real people and events in India. The questions cover a wide range of topics and require knowledge about religious practices, historical figures, government policies and more.

1. BCQC
Quiz by: Akshay
Hatwar
Saurabh Kulkarni

2. Q1
 X is a noted musician from Jaipur-Atroli gharana and she has sang only for
2 movies.During an interview,X commented on film music as:“You know I
defied my Mai and guru (Moghubai Kurdikar) to sing for Geet Gaya
Patharon Ne. She was furious and told me that if I wanted to sing for films
I shouldn’t ever touch her two tanpuras. I still remember how her words
struck me. Drishti happened because the subject convinced me. Film music
has now become only rhythmic noise. Amongst recent songs, I’ve only
liked the qawwali Khwaja Mere Khwaja (Jodha Akbar). It’s soul-stirring,” Id
X.

3. Kishori Aamonkar

4. Q2
 The X are ascetic Shaiva sadhus. They are known to engage in post-
mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed
smearing cremation ashes on their bodies, and have been known to use
bones from human corpses for crafting kapalas (skullcups which Shiva and
other Hindu deities are often iconically depicted holding or using) and
jewelry. Because of their practices that are contradictory to orthodox
Hinduism, they are generally opposed by other Hindus. Many X gurus
command great reverence from rural populations as they are supposed to
possess healing powers gained through their intensely eremitic rites and
practices of renunciation and tápasya.Give a name for X. Image follows.

5.  Aghori

6. Q3
 According to Popular beliefs this famous baby was nicknamed X because
he could cry in five different notes. Yet another version is that when the
veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar saw a newborn ________ uttering the
syllable Pa repeatedly, he nicknamed the boy X.Id this Famous personality.

7.  R.D. Burman called Pancham Da

8. *Q4
 Prantik Vivek Deshmkh is a yavatmal based marathi director who won thr
award for best short film in non-fiction category in the 62nd Filmfare
awards. This shortfilm was a documentary about the famous Indian dying
martial art,In the documentary.Bhagwan Tambekar from pune narrates
about the deterioration of this art because of modernisation and improper
fiancial support to this art.The name of the documentary is derived from
this art itself.Name it.

9.  Matitli Kusti

10. Q5
 London-based Foster + Partners group submitted 4 city-models based on
grandiose epics such as Gautami putra Satkarni and Bahubali for a much
awaited project for the development of X.The project will be completed in
around 10 years.Which city are we talking about.

11.  Amravati-New capital of AP

12. Q6
 They(Starting with the 'Man with the Briefcase') eat X every year.It is
because,Until the document is totally printed, No witness can go back
home,And is the reason of origin of the X ceremony. Even Suresh Prabhu
ate it this year.What are we talking about?

13.  Halwa Ceremony after Union Budget

14. Q7
 It was the practice , Mrs. Cousins used to hold informal meetings with the
college community on every Wednesday night after dinner called “sing
song fun session”. It was usually a programme of healthy hilarity and fun
.In Feb 1919 X visited Mrs Cousins and attended her session. Mrs Cousins
recounted the meetings as "In a voice surprisingly light for so large a man,
he sang something like a piece of geography giving a list of countries,
mountains and rivers; . The refrain to the first verse made us pick up our
ears. The refrain to the second verse made us clear our throats. We asked
for it again and again, and before long we were singing it with gusto.The
assembled audience was thrilled when X spoke a few words appreciating
the melody of the tune and the efforts of Mrs. Cousins in ”What was
created as result which is follwed till date.

15.  The 52 second version of The National Anthem of India

16. Q8
 Chhod do aanchal is a song from Movie Paying Ghost starring Dev Anand
and Nutan . The song was sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle and
Composed by S D Burman. S D Burman asked Asha to do Something while
singing the song to bring Reality into it .So what did he ask Asha to do.

17.  Imagine someone pulling her saree.

18. Q9
 Howe says he interviewed Henry Kissinger For Penthouse, after which he
was approached by the Indian Embassy in Washington and asked to do a
similar interview with X.. The embassy denies this and legal moves are
afoot to stop publication. Kissinger, however, failed in a similar attempt. X'
s press adviser, H.Y. Sharada Prasad, insists:"If Howe has given the
interview to Penthouse it reflects on his professional integrity". But the
damage has been done. The last thing X needs is the embarrassment of
appearing in Penthouse.The India today news about this read:'Sandwiched
between the breasts and bottoms in next month's Penthouse will be none
other than X'. The Issue was banned in India.
 ID X.

19.  Rajiv Gandhi

20. Q10
 Hazrat Nizamuddin used these words for the Tughlaq ruler (Ghiyas uddin
tughlaq or Mohammad bin tughlaq), when he was upset with the famous
sufi Nizamuddin Auliya, and upon his return to Dilli, had plans to get him
killed. He was returning to Dilli and had reached almost its suburbs. Hazrat
Nizamuddin's faithfuls kept exhorting him to scram and save himself, but
he said the famous phrase " _______________" and just sat there. Somewhere
outside of the city, the king fell off his elephant and died. Centuries later
Subhash Chandra Bose Ji used the Phrase "_________________" when he was
preparing for an attack on the British Army with the Help of Japanese
Army... Destination is not too far....... So when the Target is not so close
then these words.FITB.

21.  Dilli dur ast

22. Q11
 Himank is a project of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the Ladakh
region of northernmost India that started in August 1985. Himank is
responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads and related
infrastructure including the world's highest motorable roads across the
Khardung La, Tanglang La and Chang La passes.Project HIMANK is known
to have humorous road signs,as shown in the following image .The blank
refers to " Indian Pehlwan " of early 20th Century.

24.  Gama

25. *Q12
 RUDALI is a short story by MAHASHWETA DEVI , it was made into a film of
the sam Title by Director Kalpana Lajami starring Dimple Kapadia and
Rakhee Gulzar .
 The film is set in a small village in Rajasthan, India. It tells the story of a
woman named Shanichari, who was abandoned by her mother shortly after
her father's death. Bad fortune follows her throughout her life.
 The title is a reference to a custom in certain areas of Rajasthan where
women of a lower caste are hired as professional by upper-caste for
something which is against the social status of upper caste.

26.  Professional Mourners

27. Q13
 Killing Veerappan is a 2016 kannada language film directed by RGV.The
film is based on the events leading to Operation Cocoon to capture
Veerappan.
 Veerappan was a sandalwood smuggler and also abducted famous
kannada actor Dr.Raj Kumar.
 In the movie, when Cop Shivaraj captures Veerappan, reveals that apart
from professional reasons, he has personal hatred against Veerappan.Put
funda.

28.  The kidnapped actor was Shivraj’s Father.

29. Q14

30.  Sambhaji Brigade

31. Q15
 What is so unique about these Stamps from Indian Post ?
(Bigger picture follows)

33.  Scented Stamps

34. Q16
 Siddhendra Yogi was a 15th century artist who initiated local boys into
Bhama Kalapam, a dramatic dance expression.These artists then formed
groups or Bhagavata Melalu and travelled extensively to propagate the
spiritual aspect of this dance.
 Impressed by their performances,The ruler of Golconda Abul Hasan Qutub
Shah gifted them _________ village, envisioning it as a cultural centre of
sorts.
 Down the years,this rich art has lost its patronage. FIB

35.  Kuchipudi

36. Q17
This one of a kind funeral procession started from Omkareshwar temple to
the PMC Bhawan, covering a distance of roughly 1 km. It was a funeral of X
took out by the activists as a protest against a recent (April 17') incident at the
Aundh-SPPU road.What was the funeral of and why was it.

37.  Funeral of a tree on account of illegal cutting down of 9 trees for Aundh-
SPPU road enlargement.

38. Q18
 In a corner of the courtyard lies a wooden cabinet with five relics of the
Prophet known as Dargah Asar Sharif. These were inherited by the Mughals
from Timur who in turn got them them from Sultan Bayazid Yaldaram from
Turkey.
 Kept safely, are a treasure trove that includes a set of two Arabic writings in
Kufic script on deerskin. which is the handwritten Quran of Hazrat Ali, son-in-
law of the Prophet and excerpts of Quran Sharif translated by Imam Hasan-
grandson of the Prophet.
 Can you name the historic building we are referring to?

39.  Jama Masjid

40. Q19
 The Legenderay Kishore Kumar is one of the pillars of Bollywood Music.He
sang numerous hits for the Bollywood Industry Despite this He was
banned on National media like All India Radio and Doordarshan and the
sale of his records was freezed in 70's. Why?

41.  He refused to sing for INC rally.

42. Q20
 When Victoria Garden and the Albert Zoo were being laid out in India in
1904, the workers suffered a high incidence of malaria. It was overcome
successfully by developing these _____ gardens all around the place at the
suggestion of a Hindu worker. An infusion of the leaves is given in cases of
malaria. In recognition of the wonder, this ______ was declared an anti-
malarial in 1907 at the Imperial Malaria Conference.
 FITB.

43.  Tulsi-Basil

44. Q21
 The possible reason for occurrence of this phenomena in Assam in the month of June
are given as:
 1) Excess of iron ore and growing Iron industries in Assam ,
 2) Presence of Cinnabar (HgS) in the near by Mountains ,
 3) According to myth and local belief the reason being annual Ambubachi Mela held
yearly in Month of June in nearby Temple as the deity has her natural yearly course.
 Which phenomena and why the mela is celebrated ?

45. ANS:
 Brahmaputra water turning Red
 Menstruation of Goddess

46. Q22
 Born in Nainital, Kumaon division(now Uttarakhand) , X held the colonel rank in the
British Indian army.
 Martin Booth, who spent ten years of research on X’s definitive biography, follows his
footsteps through the Himalayan jungles and foothills that provided the backdrop for
some of his most hair-raising adventures. He named the biography "______ Sahib" as
called by the locals of India by mispronouncing his surname.
 FITB?

47. ANS
 Carpet Sahib

48. Q23
 Shahid Azmi was a noted Indian lawyer and human rights activist, most known for
defending those accused in cases of terrorism, including some of accused in the 2008
Mumbai attacks, such as Faheem Ansari, who was later acquitted for lack of evidence.
 At age 14, he was arrested during the 1992 Bombay Riots. He was arrested again under
TADA, serving seven years in Delhi's Tihar Jail, on charges of plotting against the state,
though he was acquitted later.
 A biographical Hindi film based on his life titled, Shahid (2013) starring Rajkummar Rao,
was directed by Hansal Mehta. Anurag Kashyap Co Produced the movie , he says I am
Honored to produce this movie and payback the debts as he had helped me lot when i
was under Scrutiny.
 PUT FUNDA?

49.  The real life Shahid Azmi had defended the 2004 film Black Friday in the courts while it
was languishing with the censor board for its controversial content.

50. Q24
 Indian food is heavily influenced by Mughal cuisine. But history tells us that the Mughal
bad shahs were fond of this Indian dish.
 It is said that when Jahangir was traveling through the province of Gujarat, he sampled a
local version of this dish and introduced this to the Mughal darbar.Several Gujrati
Khansamas were then appointed in the great Mughal kitchen.
 Abul Fazl mentioned seven variants of this dish in Ain-i-Akbari.This dish was later
prominently used as a diet for the Mughal soldiers as a light diet before war.

51.  KHICHADI

52. Q25
 A _________ Marriage is one of the eight classical types of Hindu marriage. This ancient
marriage tradition from the Indian subcontinent was based on mutual attraction
between two individuals of not necessarily opposite genders, with no rituals, witnesses or
family participation.
 The marriage of Dushyanta and Shakuntala was a historically celebrated example of this
class of marriage. Mythic beings in Hinduism and Buddhism, _________s are male nature
spirits and the masculine counterparts of the Apsaras. They are passionate lovers of
women and arouse erotic and romantic passion in women.
 In modern India, particularly in urban regions,_________ marriages are re-emerging. These
self-arranged marriages in India are now called love marriages.
 FITB

53.  GANDHARVA

54. Q26
 Jaisalmer Fort is one of the largest fully preserved fortified cities in the world. It is
situated in the city of Jaisalmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a World Heritage
Site.
 In 1970s,X visited the Jaisalmer fort(known as The Golden Fortress).
 Although X has traveled around the world as part of his Profession. People have curiosity
about this place , so number of tourists from Specially from Eastern India and around the
world visit the fort annually to experience for themselves the world that X portrayed
while working here.

55.  Feluda

56. Q27
 George Harrison is One of 'The Beatles'. Later he collaberated with Ravi Shankar and did
Various Fusion Music with him. He was heavily influenced by Indian Classical Music and
wanted to attend a Face to Face concert with X.
 X denied his proposal as X had ceased performing publically and was living in seclusion.
George Harrison took a Special Permission from then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi , X
agreed to the proposal.
 Gimme X.

57.  ANNAPURNA DEVI

58. Q28
 _________ ___________ is a 2002 history book by William Dalrymple , and tells the true story
of a love affair that took place in early nineteenth century Hyderabad between James
Achilles Kirkpatrick and Khair-un-Nissa Begum.
 At the heart of __________ ___________ is the story of a love affair which saw a British
dignitary, the East India Company Resident in Hyderabad, Captain James Achilles
Kirkpatrick, convert to Islam and marry Khair-un-Nissa, a Hyderabadi noblewoman of
royal Mughal descent. As the British Resident in Hyderabad, Kirkpatrick is shown to
balance the requirements of his employers, the East India Company, with his sympathetic
attitude to the Nizam of Hyderabad.

59.  WHITE MUGHALS

60. Q29
 The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Samiti Sangathan was formed by Aruna Roy, Shankar Singh
and Nikhil Dey along with a number of grassroot workers in Devdungari village of
Rajasthan in 1990.
 For the better part of the nineties MKSS began and continued a movement to bring a
level of transparency in village accounts,. This led to a campaign, which over the years
has forced the government, and as result X was created ?

61.  RTI

62. Q30
 Nadeem-Shravan is a musical direstor duo the grew famous right from the legendary
musical hit 'Aashiqi' in the 1990.
 They gave huge hits in the 1990s and were collaborated with many music companies,
most famously T-series'. After involvement in a certain incident, Nadeem had been in
exile since 1997.
 In 2014 Nadeem returned to India and Directed songs for Ishq Forever. Which Infamous
incident he was involved in 1997.

63. Q31
 He has had a brief acting career, in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He has since gone on
to become a sports commentator, has been a judge at the Miss Universe pageant, and
has developed a successful multimedia business called Hyde Park Entertainment along
with his brother. Who am I talking about?

64.  VIJAY AMRITRAJ

65. Q32
 A case was filed against X by an RTI activist Narasimha Murthy who stays in Bangalore.X
is said to have taken this loan for his marriage.X in turn had asked the public to help him
return the loan.Narsimha Murthy said he wanted to know the amount of loan to be
returned by X and howmant more years are left to fulfil it.Put funda.

66.  LORD VYANKATESWARA OR TIRUPATI

67. Q33
 900 of them exist (according to People’s Survey of India) as opposed to 1,652 (in the
1961 census). Every fortnight there is a loss of one, every decade we loss about 100 of
them. What?

68.  Mother Tongue

69. Q34
 The writer Madhuri Gharpure a Dombivili resident overheard someone relating the story
in a Mumbai local train and wrote it down for a Marathi newsletter. It was made into a
contemporary film that talked about frontiers of medical responsibility and was winner of
National Award For Best Film and was Critically acclaimed worldwide. Name the film?

70.  Shwaas

71. Q35
 In a very famous Indian work of fiction based on the backdrop of Sanyasi Rebellion of
Bengal, Mahendra, a young zamindar, leaves his drought affected village Padachihno for
a nearby town, but he is taken a captive by the soldiers.
 Bhavananda frees him and takes him to a secret hideout.Bhavananda is brave
commander who dies while fighting British Army and is Fond of Singing and sings a
particular song . Which was voice of the Sanyasi Rebellion as well as the National
Independence Movement.
 What is the name of the hideout?

72.  Anandmath

73. Q36
 XY is a general greeting in the Rajasthani language said to have originated in the Mewar
Empire in the early 8th century. And the built up meaning of this phrase is 'Forgiveness'.
 According to locals/native peoples' Y is a derived word from ‘Kumbha’ - Rana Kumbha,
who was the ruler of Mewer and of one the bravest Rajputs ever.‘X’ in Marwari means
‘lots and lots’.
 During those days it became a trend to greet people by saying ‘XY' which meant ‘ may
you be blessed with lots and lots of sons as brave as Rana Kumbha.Give XY.

74.  Khanni Ghamma

75. Q37
 Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars is a 1998 project of producer Dan the
Automator and also co-credited by the american DJ Shadow, in which music from 1970s
funk Bollywood composer duo Kalyanji-Anandji was taken and given a funky remix.It
contains this track called "The good,the bad and the chutney".
 Which other song from a movie in 2004 will you see this music in?

76.  Main Aisa Kyun Hoon

77. Q38
 Shawana Pandya is an Indo - Canadian and was recently famous because
of some rumours.She took on to a facebook post to clarify the
rumour.What are we talking about?
(Image follows)

79.  She was rumoured to be the 3rd Indian-origin woman to go into Space.

80. Q39
 The name of the brand is eponymous with a kitchen product in India.
 The name is an amalgam of X & Co — the original Dutch company which introduced the
product into India – and the ‘L’ of Hindustan Lever.
 The product stood for purity and claimed to be a cooking medium that preserved the
original, pure taste of food.It was ‘brotherly’ to the Indians and was marketed heavily as
a cheaper substitute to the desi version of the same.

81. ‘Dalda’- Coming from Dada&Co(The
dutch company) and ‘L’ from Lever.

82. Q40
 Naache Mayuri is a 1986 dance biographical Hindi film directed by T. Rama Rao . It is
remake of Telugu film, Mayuri (1984),Based on the real life story of a renowned
Bharatnatyam dancer and her tragic incident.She portrays herself as the lead actress.The
movie was critically acclaimed and so was the actress for her performance.The tragic
incident led to the creation of something. What thing and Who are we talking about?

83. Sudha Chandran-Jaipur Foot.

84. Thank you…