THE INDIA QUIZ 14TH AUGUST-FINALS R-3.pptx

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1. The India Quiz

2. ORGANISED BY X

3. ROUND 3 POUNCE TAKEN QUICKLY 14 DIRECT QUESTIONS Pounce-Bounce based Round Pounce --- +10/-5 Bounce --- +10/0

4. Q 1 What’s their connection with a religious leader of India / Who is the leader ?

5. A 1 X= HUMDARD Y= ROOH AFZA

6. Q 2 X B Y (2013) , deals with X’s life up to his return to India following a 21-year period as a lawyer and civil-rights activist in a country who recently erased their ‘cricketing infamous identity’ Y A X: The History of the World's Largest Democracy (2007). The book covers the history of the India after it gained independence from the British in 1947, and also received Sahitya Academy Award for English in 2011. X is also credited with the formation of 3 soccer clubs named ‘Passive Resisters soccer club’. A & B are antonym to each other Name the two books ( 5 + 5 )

7. Q 2

8. A 2

9. Q 3 In 1986, our neighbourly premier playback singer X sang ‘ Zaalima ____ ____Pila De’ in the Punjabi film Chan Te Surma, it was filmed as a mujra in a kotha where the tawaif is urging her patrons to fetch her a ____ ____. She used light up the world with her charismatic performance in that time . The movie was released at the peak of the regime of a ruler who imposed severe punishment on using a certain entity. So to replace that, X used ____ ____ in the lyrics, which was a 19th century medicinal product, which contained ____ leaves and ____ nuts. Identify the singer (5) and the Medicinal Product (5)

10. A 3 NOOR JEHAN COCA-COLA

11. Q 4 This is a proposed flag for India from 1904, as seen in an Anglo-Indian weekly. Dark blue band - Hindus and Buddhists Green band – Muslims Light blue band – Christians Vertical purple band - provinces and states What does the Red borders represent here, which is also considered to be a foreign element in that flag ? (10)

12. Q 4

13. A 4 British Empire, which has welded India into a whole, and which keeps united, by the red border.

14. Q 5 The movement a _____(5) triggers a noise to the _______(6) structure which is generated by the combination of small-scales undulation between wheel of _____ (5), _______ and _______(6) ________ contact surfaces. Nowadays, _______ researches focused on dynamic behavior of track when the _____ (5) passed on it. This study discusses the dynamic behavior of _______ (6) vibrations caused by _____ (5) traffic load in terms of three axis direction (x, y and z direction). When the _____ (5) passes by, the range of frequency natural is in between 1.03 and 5.77 Hz and amplitude 1.70–4. Now this whole insight of a civil engineering research work paper would lead you to a very beautiful masterpiece from a very beautiful movie whose 10th year anniversary is now being celebrated by a certain Vidushak.

15. A 5

16. Q 6 Off course we are from ________(7) We don’t do WFH, We make offices our home. Off course we are from ________(7) We don’t go to clubs for vibing, shades under the tree is enough for us Off course we are from ________(7) We don’t use CCTV camera, we have _____ (5) Off course we are from ________(7) We don’t call each other, we just text a “Hi” on whatsapp Off course we are from ________(7) We don’t go to café for a date, rather ___________ Off course we are from ________ (7) and our bottle gourd is …

17. Q 6 From where, they all belong to, which has been a matter of discussion to us since 2020 ? (5) If CCTV is not spectating anyone for them, then who is ? The 5 lettered blank . (5)

18. A 6

19. Q 7 During the 1950s, after independence, India was facing a food shortage. To mitigate this crisis, the central government at that time decided to import wheat from the USA. But the wheat that was shipped to India was of inferior quality, and it was mixed with seeds of the Parthenium hysterophorus weed. It is alleged that when the weed was first spotted, the government didn’t take any step to stop its spread . For this reason, people named the weed ‘__________(8) grass’. People say that this could be due to the ability of the grass to spread rapidly and dominate landscapes (This is ironical given modern contexts, but at the time that this species spread in India, this was largely true). What is the colloquial name of this weed ??

20. A 7 X – Poona Y – Ball Badminton Z - Badminton

21. Q 8 During the independence struggle and also during the newly independent India era, almost every political leader used this brand of public address systems. X served as a distributor for an American company of the same name, but retained the branding when the American firm went out of business. It is now known as Motwane Communication Systems Pvt. Ltd and maintains a factory at Bangalore. Identify the American city, after which the radio company is named after, with which you can relate the year 1893 and a very prominent person from Eastern part of India .

22. Q 8

23. A 8 CHICAGO RADIO

24. Q 9 Currently three eponymous skills listed in the Code of Points (rulebook that defines the scoring system for each level of competition in ________) , named after X. Y - Handspring forward on - tucked double salto forward off Balance beam - Jump forward with ½ twist (180°) – salto backward piked. Floor exercise- landing on one or both feet, or in split sit position. Identify XY (5) Which Bengali girl came into news almost a decade back becoming one of the very few to achieve XY perfectly. Who/How ? (5)

25. A 9 Produnova Vault Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian to perform Produnova Vault perfectly in Rio Olympics, 2016

26. Q 10 X, were introduced to reach every village. Free and compulsory primary education in India was introduced for the first time by the state of Baroda in 1906. In this picture, one can see a vehicle filled with books from front to back. What is surprising is that this picture was taken at a time when motorized vehicles were rare. Y of Baroda went down in history for introducing 500 public X on wheels. Id. X, Y

27. Q 10

28. A 10 MOBILE LIBRARIES MAHARAJA SAYAJI RAO GAIKWAD III

29. Q 11 This Andhra city landmark, has been mired in controversy over being named in honor of X. This is one of the few structures of Islamic architecture in the region. Despite the conflicts, this has continued to stand in the city with the same name, remaining a symbol of harmony . Who/ Which tower ?(5) The locals and political leaders said that many Indians suffered due to this person and to have an architecture named after him is nothing more than a shame. However, Guntur Mayor and YSRCP leader Kavati Manohar Naidu ruled out the idea renaming it but made some changes in that structure . What did they do ?(5)

30. A 11 JINNAH TOWER

31. Q 12 XY, a brand of gin that is distilled by the X Spirits Company, a subsidiary company of Bacardi. Its name originates from the gin and tonic popularized by the Royal Indian Armed Forces during the British Raj in colonial India, and that’s why they have Z’s image on their bottles. X’s I-League team’s crest is shown in following slide and X’s ISL team previous crest consists of seven stars to represent the Seven _______ of X, and the X’s busiest identity. The Star of X is a 182-carat (36.4-g) cabochon-cut star Y originating in Sri Lanka, violet-blue color is caused by the presence of titanium and iron giving the blue tint, and vanadium contributing to its violet back color. Y again came into news earlier this year due to a long-awaited collab between an Bangali and a British who was recently seen standing as a (bride??) next to Ron Weasley. Id. X,Y,Z

32. Q 12

33. Q 12 X- Bombay Y- Sapphire Z – Queen Victoria