Youth quiz 2022

YOUTH QUIZ
As part of National Youth Day celebrations
JANUARY 12

— SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
“In a conﬂict between the heart and
the brain, follow your heart. ”

RULES
● There are 25 questions in this quiz, each carrying 10 points. There is no
negative marking, feel free to guess.
● Please ﬁll all the details in the answer google form correctly. Submit the
google form at the end of the quiz.
● Message the admins of the WhatsApp group if you have any doubts
regarding the questions or the quiz.
● There are trap questions in the quiz to catch googling. Any team can be
disqualiﬁed on the grounds of cheating.

QUESTION 1
X involves the use of a set of basic shapes to depict various objects and each shape
ultimately symbolises the different elements of nature, which is very close to the
people who practice this -
● The circle represents the Sun and the Moon
● The triangles signify mountains and conical trees
● Deviating from the scheme, squares appear to be a human construct used to
indicate a sacred enclosure or a piece of land
What is being talked about here?

QUESTION 2
A FinTech company X had recently launched an animated ﬁlm involving two
characters (Y and Z), that took people down memory lane. Though Y is known for his
intelligence and for helping solve a lot of crimes, and Z for his stupidity and blunders,
Z giving a reality check to Y on the various technologies that exist in this ﬁnancial
world was shown.
Given that X has released unusual and quirky ads before, it became quite popular
among netizens.
ID X, Y and Z.

QUESTION 3
A few days after a certain declaration, the then Information and Broadcasting
Minister VC Shukla wanted Bollywood to endorse a program on All India Radio and
Doordarshan. Kishore Kumar was one among those approached for this, but he did
not entertain Congress leader Shukla’s calls. He also refused to meet CB Jain, the
then I&B Joint Secretary, and informed Jain that he did not want to sing for radio or
TV “in any case”.
This offended Jain, who informed his boss, I&B Secretary SMH Burney that the
singer’s refusal to meet him was “grossly discourteous”. Angered by Kishore Kumar’s
actions, the I&B Ministry barred Kishore Kumar songs from being telecast on AIR and
Doordarshan, listed ﬁlms he was acting in for “further action”, and froze the sales of
his gramophone records.
What was the government looking to promote through Kishore Kumar?

QUESTION 4
“Pacha vesham” or green makeup signifies that the performer is depicting a good or
divine character while green makeup with red streaks on the cheeks signifies an evil
character. Black makeup is for she demons while bright yellow describes the
character of a woman. Black beard signifies the personality of a forest inhabitant or
hunter and red beard is for evil characters. Different types of white lines are used to
denote the nature of characters.
These people usually wear vibrant costumes which makes them look like
superhumans.
Who are these people?

QUESTION 5
X, an Indian company, made the news in late 2020 for ﬁling a defamation case against
a critic. The reason for this criticism is its questionable advertising and marketing
practices, following several complaints from parents and media persons.
One especially controversial campaign was taken down only after it was targeted in
the aforementioned case. This was due to ﬁctional claims about a certain Y, who was
shown as being better than others in his age group as he learned to ____, while others
just sat around doing nothing. He goes on to achieve something desired by most of us.
ID X. What was this controversial campaign?

QUESTION 6
Towards the end of 2018, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, India issued a
novel guideline to airlines calling for a new series of in-ﬂight announcements.
Mainly relevant along the Delhi-Mumbai route, one of these announcements was
aimed at "enhancing the cultural experience of ﬂying through a rich country" - added
due to a directive from the Prime Minister.
What exact spectacle did this announcement seek to remind the passengers of?

QUESTION 7
Born in the early 1830s, he was the son of a merchant from Surat and moved to
Bombay at a young age. Recorded as the first Indian broker to be able to speak, read
and write English, he entered the lists as a stock broker in the late 1840s. Apart from
capital markets, he had significant business interests in the cotton and bullion trades
along with a huge interest in the finance sector. He was a founding member of Y, the
oldest of its kind in India as well as Asia.
X earned significant profits from the cotton boom started in 1860s, triggered by Z,
something that happened in a different continent.
X also has an award named after him, which is awarded by the Calcutta University to
outstanding Art Students.
ID Y and Z.

QUESTION 8
To enshrine the legacy of this famous person, on his birth centenary it was decided to
construct a monument, but due to the majority of the people around the proposed
area being of a different religion, it was not taken in a good taste. They made the ﬁrst
move and placed a X on the same area. This lead to unrest amongst the two groups
and reached a tipping point.
Eventually, the Madras High Court had to intervene and passed a law which resulted
in how the monument looks today.
ID X and give funda on the court ruling.

QUESTION 9
X was possibly the only person who held this position and also liked to drive his own
car - a Range Rover Vogue; gifted to him by the king of Jordan. X was often seen
sporting a white pair of Lotto sneakers and expensive sunglasses, driving like a Grand
Prix driver on the state roads, cleared, well in advance, by the security forces. His love
for fast speeds was no secret considering his previous occupation.
As a result, the ofﬁcial white Ambassador cars trailing him often fell far behind,
unable to keep pace with X’s breakneck speed.
ID X and his previous occupation.

QUESTION 10
In 2017, Narendra Modi became the ﬁrst Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel. To
commemorate the visit, the Ministry of External Affairs launched a short video on the
'25 years of India-Israel diplomatic relationship'.
The title of the video was a pun on a Bollywood movie and referenced the cultures of
both the countries. It celebrated the leaders of the two countries greeting each
other in person after years of diplomatic ties.
ID the title.

QUESTION 11
Around the 17th century, Baba Budan, a Suﬁ saint was introduced to X in Yemen.
Wanting to bring them along with him to India, he had to smuggle them in his beard as
the export of X around the world was solely controlled by Yemen.
This led to the introduction of X in India, from Yemen all the way to Chikmagalur in
India. The residents of Chikmagalur were so grateful to Baba Budan that they named
an entire hill range, Baba Budan Giri, after him.
ID X.

QUESTION 12
X is an Indian show that is known for its
various references to multiple religions
and mythologies. In each of its episodes’
title sequence it references a
mythological entity, which acted as a sign
of things to come in the episode.
Along with this, the show’s logo is a
modiﬁed version of The Endless knot
symbolising the endless cycle of rebirth in
Buddhism and Jainism.
ID X.

QUESTION 13
In 2014, It was widely reported that the then PM wanted to replace the iconic X with
something that represents the common man of the country.
According to the creator of X, it wasn't designed with any intention to undervalue
democracy but rather as a way to convey India’s high quality of service in the sector.
ID X.

QUESTION 14
X was born in Guwahati in an Assamese family and has a Bachelor's degree in
Sociology from the Hindu College in Delhi University. In 1994, X completed his
Master's in Social Anthropology from St. Antony's College, at Oxford University.
In 2017, as X was setting up his own venture, he got to know that he will be unable to
use a trademark that he is associated with, as his previous employer had applied for a
copyright on it.
In 2020, Delhi High Court ruled that X will be allowed to use it as part of his speech or
presentation of his venture.
ID X and his trademark.

QUESTION 15
X was a Sanskrit scholar at the Oriental research institute in Mysore. It is said that an
unknown man walked inside his library and gave him a heap of palm leaf manuscripts,
while arranging them in the correct order X realised that he had rediscovered a work
(Y) that had been lost for over a millennium.
Though Y's title may be slightly misleading, the book is actually a treatise on polity
and statecraft and talks about several other topics like social order and the topic
mentioned in its title.
The work Y is of great importance to the Indian historians who have very frequently
used Y to show that the ancient Indian literature was never purely religious and that
Indians had very well known the materialistic aspects of life.
ID Y.

QUESTION 16
It is said that X was built to look like Lord Krishna's crown by Y, a great devotee of
Lord Krishna, as an offering to the lord he worshipped. X was constructed as a
separate complex for women, with the idea being that the women inside could watch
the daily life of the city through the windows without being noticed by people on the
street.
The intricate latticework on X's numerous windows lends a honeycomb-like look to
the facade that faces the street. This view is often mistaken to be the front, but it is
actually the back of the building.
ID X.

Ammu Swaminathan was an important social worker during the height of Indian
Independence struggle. After independence, she was an integral part of a selected
group of people trying to compete a project.
During her tenure in that group, she was one of the ﬁrst to suggest an alternative
solution in the manufacture of the ‘product’; altering a certain characteristic of that
‘product’ in process. According to her, this characteristic of the ‘product’ discourages
its use by the masses even though it helped the ‘product’ achieve a world record.
What record/characteristic of project was being talked about which she wanted to
change?
QUESTION 17

QUESTION 18
Connect this exhaustive list of ofﬁcers:
● 1989: Lt. Abhimanyu Rai (Para Regiment)
● 1996: Maj. Arjun Singh (Unknown regiment)
● 2004: Maj. RP Sharma (Para Regiment)
● 2004: Sq. Ldr. VP Singh (Indian Air Force)
● 2012: Mr. Samar Anand (Para-Engineers)

QUESTION 19
For a few days in June 2007, X was the only subject of discussion at the Tagore Bal
Niketan School in Haryana. Students of the school, which was Y’s alma mater, had
offered special prayers for X’s safety.
"We were closely watching the developments since Thursday night. After X’s return
was deferred by a day due to bad weather, we conducted a special prayer for her," said
Raja Lamba, the school principal.
"It is great to hear that she has returned safely. My students and I were very
emotional about the whole expedition and are a relieved lot today," Lamba added.
ID X and Y.

QUESTION 20
X is a famous Indian author, born in the early part of the 20th century in a small town
in Punjab (with the district now lying in Pakistan). His most iconic novel was based on
his experience during the Independence struggle, with context to where he was from.
This was also made into a ﬁlm in 1998.
In recognition of X’s achievements, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan. However, he
returned the award ten years later in 1984 in protest against a certain event
authorized by the government at the time.
Which novel? Which event was the reason he returned his award?

QUESTION 21
Maharaja Ajit Singh Bahadur, the eighth king of the state of Khetri (in present day
Rajasthan) succeeded Raja Fateh Singh in 1870. He had been on the throne for 21
years when he met a bhakt of Sri Ramakrishna, who had set out from Belur as a
wandering monk in 1888. The monk's sole possessions were a water pot, a staff and
his two favourite books, the Bhagavad Gita and The Imitation of Christ.
Their meeting was during the hot summer, and it was upon Maharaja's suggestion that
the monk adopted something to protect himself from the hot winds. The monk being
a quickly learner, learnt it quickly and it became a quintessential part of his look.
What was adopted, and by whom?

QUESTION 22
The famous X, pertaining to Swami Vivekananda ﬁrst came into picture after his
famous speech in September 1893, thanks to Thomas Harrison.
X, which is assumed to be a natural body language, signiﬁed not only his career, but
also the public image of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission. Originally, 7 different
cabinet card portraits were taken out of which the portrait with a stiffer and a
resistant position was cropped and transferred onto a poster which became popular
throughout the world as the X.
ID X.

QUESTION 23
The following exhaustive list contains proper nouns which are directly related to the
theme of the quiz. Connect them and identify why The Peninsular is of particular
importance.
● The Peninsular
● The Empress of India
● La Touraine
● SS Britannic
● SS Germanic
● The Prinz Regent Luitpold
● SS Golconda
● SS Numidian
● La Champagne
● SS Rubattino

QUESTION 24
X’s meeting with Y in the winter of 1895 changed her life completely. Y’s principles
and beliefs inﬂuenced her deeply. She travelled to India in 1898. In Calcutta, Y taught
her about the history, culture, and traditions of India. She vowed to lead her life as a
Brahmacharini on 25 March 1898 and was given the name X by Y, which means “the
dedicated one”.
X’s book Kali, the Mother motivated Abanindranath Tagore who painted Bharat Mata.
In her memory, many schools and colleges have been named after her and the
government of India issued a postage stamp in 1968 to commemorate her work.
ID X.

QUESTION 25
Mayur Jumani is a musician and composer, known for turning viral topics into musical
renditions. He uploaded a video where he remixed an incident that happened in
February 2020, something that has since been turned into a meme.
The reactions to his video are shown in the images. What was the incident in
question?

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ANSWER
X - Cred
Y - Chacha Chaudhary
Z - Suppandi

ANSWER
X - Whitehat Jr
Wolf Gupta bagged a 10-150 crore job at the age 9-13

QUESTION 7
Born in the early 1830s, he was the son of a merchant from Surat and moved to
Bombay at a young age. Recorded as the first Indian broker to be able to speak, read
and write English, he entered the lists as a stock broker in the late 1840s. Apart from
capital markets, he had significant business interests in the cotton and bullion trades
along with a huge interest in the finance sector. He was a founding member of Y, the
oldest of its kind in India as well as Asia.
X earned significant profits from the cotton boom started in 1860s, triggered by Z.
X also has an award named after him, which is awarded by the Calcutta University to
outstanding Art Students.
ID Y and Z.

ANSWER
Y - BSE
Z - American Civil War

ANSWER
X - Cross.
Local Catholic Fishermen Placed a Cross on the rock and claimed it to be St. Xavier’s
Rock.
The court ruling meant that although the rock was Vivekananda Rock, there would be
“no memorial constructed on it”.
Hence all the structures have been built along the rock.

ANSWER
X - Coffee/Coffee Beans

QUESTION 13
In 2014, It was widely reported that the PM wanted to replace the iconic X with
something that represents the common man of the country.
According to the creator of X, X wasn't designed with any intention to undervalue
democracy but rather as a way to convey India’s high quality of service in the sector.
ID X.

QUESTION 14
X was born in Guwahati in an Assamese family and has a Bachelor's degree in
Sociology from the Hindu College in Delhi University. In 1994, X completed his
Master's in Social Anthropology from St. Antony's College, at Oxford University.
In 2017 as X was setting up his own venture, he got to know that he will be unable to
use a trademark that he is associated with, as his previous employer had applied for a
copyright on it. In 2020, Delhi High Court ruled that X will be allowed to use it as part
of his speech or presentation of his venture.
ID X and his trademark.

ANSWER
X - Arnab Goswami
Nation wants to know

QUESTION 15
X was a Sanskrit scholar at the Oriental research institute in Mysore.It is said that an
unknown man walked inside his library and gave him a heap of palm leaf manuscripts,
while arranging them in the correct order X realised that he had rediscovered a work
(Y) that had been lost for over a millennium.
Though Y's title may be slightly misleading, the book is actually a treatise on polity
and statecraft and talks about several other topics like social order and the topic
mentioned in its title.
The work Y is of great importance to the Indian historians who have very frequently
used Y to show that the ancient Indian literature was never purely religious and that
Indians had very well known the materialistic aspects of life.
ID Y.

Ammu Swaminathan was an important social worker during the height of Indian
Independence struggle. After independence, she was an integral part of a selected
group of people trying to compete a project.
During her tenure in that group, she was one of the ﬁrst to suggest an alternative
solution in the manufacture of a ‘product’; altering a certain characteristic of that
‘product’ in process. According to her, this characteristic of the ‘product’ discourages
its use by the masses even though it helped the ‘product’ achieve a world record.
What record/characteristic of project was being talked about which she wanted to
change?
QUESTION 17

Length of the Indian Constitution.
Record - Longest constitution in the world.
She suggested making a pocket sized constitution.
Answer

QUESTION 18
Connect this exhaustive list of ofﬁcers:
1989: Lt. Abhimanyu Rai (Para Regiment)
1996: Maj. Arjun Singh (Unknown regiment)
2004: Maj. RP Sharma (Para Regiment)
2004: Sq. Ldr. VP Singh (Indian Air Force)
2012: Mr. Samar Anand (Para-Engineers)

ANSWER
Ofﬁcers played by Shahrukh Khan

QUESTION 19
For a few days in June 2007, X was the only subject of discussion at the Tagore Bal
Niketan School in Karnal, Haryana. Students of the school, which was Y’s alma mater,
had offered special prayers for X’s safety.
"We were closely watching the developments since Thursday night. After X’s return
was deferred by a day due to bad weather, we conducted a special prayer for her," said
Raja Lamba, the school principal.
"It is great to hear that she has returned safely. My students and I were very
emotional about the whole expedition and are a relieved lot today," Lamba added.
ID X and Y.

ANSWER
X - Sunita Williams
Y - Kalpana Chawla

ANSWER
Novel - Train to Pakistan
Event - Operation Blue Star
(X - Khushwant Singh)

ANSWER
Turban adopted by Swami Vivekananda

QUESTION 22
The famous X, pertaining to Swami Vivekananda ﬁrst came into picture after his
famous speech in September 1893, thanks to Thomas Harrison.
X, which is assumed to be a natural body language, signiﬁed not only his career, but
also the public image of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission. Originally, 7 different
cabinet card portraits were taken out of which the portrait with a stiffer and a
resistant position was cropped and transferred onto a poster which became popular
throughout the world as the X.
ID or describe X.

ANSWER
X- Chicago Pose
Portrait of Swami Vivekananda crossing his arms

QUESTION 23
The following exhaustive list contains proper nouns which are directly related to the
theme of the quiz. Connect them and identify why the Peninsular is of particular
importance.
● The Peninsular
● The Empress of India
● La Touraine
● SS Britannic
● SS Germanic
● The Prinz Regent Luitpold
● SS Golconda
● SS Numidian
● La Champagne
● SS Rubattino

ANSWER
Ships used by Swami Vivekananda during
his travels.
The famous Chicago trip (known for
Vivekananda’s iconic speech) was made
through ‘the Peninsular’.

ANSWER
Trump mispronouncing Vivekananda

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