Independence day quiz

An India quiz held in IISER Mohali on the occasion of Independence day 14 by Omprakash

1. Vande Mataram Independence Day Quiz Quiz Master-Om Prakash

2. 1.What is the national game of india ? (Most of you know the wrong answer confidently)

3. Not Declared yet

4. 2 .X married Surinder Kaur (daughter of Mr. Virsa Singh) on 2 May 1988 while he was in jail . His fiancé married him in his absence by marrying his photo in an Anand Karaj. X was the last man to be hanged in  Tihar Jail in Delhi until Afzal Guru who was hanged on 9 February 2013 for being the conspirator of  2001 indian parliament attack,who was X ?  

5. 3 .The Parliament of India opened for its winter session on 21 November 2012. _______ was the only non-member to be noted in its traditional list of obituaries. He is one of few people to have been recorded thus without being a member of either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. Despite having not held any official position, he was given the 21-gun salute, which was again a rare honour. Both houses of Bihar Assembly also paid tribute ?

6. 4 . He was involved in the salt- satyagraha , while he was in prison as he wrote an exposition on the Bhagavad-Gita. He argued in this that the Bhagavad-Gita did not belong to a particular religion but rather to the entire humanity as a scripture of yoga for the spiritual enlightenment and prosperity of the entire world. Id Who is this and company he founded ?

7.   Kasinathuni Nageswararao founder of Amrutanjan Limited  

8. 5 .A committed suicide because of insult in place of recognition. After many years B, who got the recognition, took off his crown and recognised A's efforts and now the world knows that A is the second in the world (that too independently, just 2-3 months of difference) to do such feat?

9. A =  Subhash Mukhopadhyay ( physician) B = TC Anand Kumar

10. 6 .ID the movie (stop at 1:30 sec.)

11. 7 .Only 4 persons knew how to enter the Chakravyuha , of them Abhimanyu knew how to enter but not exit it. Apart from Arjun and Krishna, who is the other person who knew how to enter and exit the Chakravyuha , but did not take part in Kurukshetra ?

12. 8 *.Which journalist, historian, poet and dramatist was given the title Moon of India in 1880 in a public meeting by the unanimous consent of the vernacularpress and vidwans (learned men) of Kasi headed by Pandit Rama Sankar Vyas, Editor of Sarsudh-Nidhi ?

13. 9 .Every (old) quizzer’s favourite memory!Which famous voice intones the familiar words“Cadbury’s presents the Bournvita Quiz contest”?

14. Hamid Sayani Program started in 1972 with Hamid. Ameen took it over after his brother’s death in 1975. However, the original announcement was retained.

15. 10*.X is a retired American gymnast who competed at the 1997 and 2001 World Championships and earned a team silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She is the first Indian-American gymnast, and the second Indian-American athlete overall, ever to medal at the Olympics . This retired sportsperson has made an appearance in a 2006 film connected to that sport ?

16. Mohini Bhardwaj

17. 11*.This person was not Indian by birth. Came to India to do social work. Went to prison during the freedom struggle. Was most famous for giving a boost to a state's economy. Name the person and the task with which he boosted the state's economy

18. Satyananda Stokes is best remembered today for having introduced apple cultivation to the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, where apples are today the major horticultural export crop.

19. 12.Only time that the Ashok Chakra has been awarded to foreigners was on April 11, 1984 when Yuri Malyshevand Gennady Strekalov were honoured.Who was the third awardee, He was conferred with the honour of “Hero of Soviet Union” along with them?

20. Rakesh Sharma , the first Indian to travel in space. ( for the space voyage onboard the Russian ship Soyuz T-11).

21. 13.Id the singer

22. Pankaj Kapoor

23. 14.The lyrics of this famous Hindi movie song were written by an Indian ruler when he was deposed by Lord Dalhousie. Identify the lyricist ?

24. Wajid Ali Shah( King of Oudh-last Nawab of the state of Awadh in present day Uttar Pradesh). Singer - Kundan Lal Saigal for the 1930s movie Street singer

25. 15*. Over the years its activities have expanded to included Carpentry, Weaving (Handloom & Powerloom ), Tailoring, Chemical, Handmade paper, Commercial art and Bakery. Later in 2009, a shoe manufacturing unit was established using the Public-Private Partnership model, and thus the brand  X  was launched .  ' Ek Nayi Pahal ' is a in house magazine of X,and some of the popular clients of this brand are- 1.Parliament House, New Delhi 2.High Court of Delhi 3.All District Courts of Delhi

26. 16.She was a national swimming champion, a video jockey , She was the winner of  Femina Miss India Universe 1997 and was a finalist in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant in Miami. , an actress, she  hanged herself in her flat in  Versova  on 29 July 2004. Who am I talking about?

27. 17.Although mute, this resident of Kolkata received visitors from across India, and around the world. At the time of his death within the last five years he was one of the oldest residents of Kolkata(c. 1750 - 22 March 2006) (aged about 255). What was his name?

28. adwaita - the tortoise

29. 18. The maternal grandfather of actress Amrita Singh lived in Sujan Singh Park near Khan Market, New Delhi,which is Delhi’s first apartment complex built by his father in 1945, and named after his grandfather.His father was a major landowner and built several prominent buildings of Lutyen’s Delhi including SouthBlock , India Gate and Connaught Place market complex.Name the maternal grandfather. He died recently ?

30. 19.This first appeared under the name “ matrameru ” in the Sanskrit scholar Pingala . It got wide range popularity after its appearance in The Da Vinci Code. What?

31. Fibonacci Series

32. 20.As per the wishes of the song writer, Saregama (HMV) is required to contribute a certain amount to the Army Welfare Fund for the disabled and war widows from the royalty proceeds of sale of records of the song X. Identify the song X.

33. Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon

34. 21.This 2014 biographical film has dialogues in Tamil and English. The films have been shot in locations in Tamil Nadu such as Namakkal , Kumbakonam , and Madras and in England in Cambridge and London.

35. 22.Basharat Peer is a journalist and author from Kashmir. In 2014, he will be seen on screen in a Hindi feature film, which he has also co-written. Which film, which replaces Denmark with Kashmir, in a manner of speaking?

36. “ Haider ”, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

37. 23.Which Indian bank was is this which merged with ICICI Bank in 2010 having tagline  "Dare To Dream" ?

38. Bank of Rajasthan 

39. 24.The name of this place became popular, particularly in the Hindi belt, due to a certain kind of activity of its citizens. However, with advancing technology, that kind of activity is perhaps less now, or at least, the urban India does not care to know if that activity continues to this day. This place, which once had palatial houses of rich businessmen, has again gone down to become a relatively poor and neglected place. Name the place ?

40. Jhumri Tilaiya , the residents of this place are famous for sending in requests for songs on Vividh Bharti.

41. 25.ID the voice of freedom fighter ?(start 43 sec.)

42. 26.X  popularly known as Janpriya Lekhak _________, is recognized as one of the foremost and most talented writers of detective fiction in Hindi after Devaki Nandan Khatri. He has more than 450 Hindi detective novels to his credit .  he joined the Indian Freedom Struggle and was jailed twice by the then British Raj for his involvement in the freedom movement. It was during this period that he started writing. His passion for writing developed from his obsession with reading. Several times in his creations, he has portrayed his rebellious attitude towards religious and social orthodoxy . He authored some four or five novels featuring ' Bhootnath ' as his tribute to the legendary Devaki Nandan Khatri. He also named his imaginary colony, official residence of personnel of ' Kendriya Khufia Vibhag ' as ' Bhootnath Colony‘.  film  Chameli Ki Shaadi with  Anil Kapoor in the lead role was made based on his novel  Notable works: Sanjh Ka Sooraj ,  Nili Ghodi ka Sawar ,  Pishach Sundari ,  Phir Aaya Toofan ,  Doosra Taj Mahal , Apne Desh ka Ajnabi

43. Again its better to know QUIZ MASTER Om Prakash Sharma

44. 27.X was created in the UK in the 19th century, but today it is more popular in India than in the UK. X provided essential services during The Blitz of London in 1940. Early advertisements for X relied on the sailor's fear of stormy weather at sea. What is X?

45. 28*.It's been quite a long fight. The main protagonist has been an Indian company. The battle was fought in USA and France, separately. The company has been announced as a winner. And as a result, a particular product from India has been officially recognised for its uniqueness. What is the product, company, and outcome of the fight?

46. 29.A was born in a poor Brahmin family, but gained prominence and became a prominent courtier in a royal court. 402 years later, B was born in the same region,B was a prominent politician. B also became a big player in the Government.B had many controversies in the past. Name A and B ?

47. Birbal and Arjun singh Both are from  Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh