INTRA-COLLEGE

INDIA QUIZ

Questions 5,10,15,20 are *-marked.No negative marking for wrong answer.

PRELIMS

She played cricket and badminton for Maharasthra but turned down the call to play cricket for India. Instead Saiyami Kher became a model and will star oppsite Anil Kapoor’s son in a bollywood film.

What movie will she appear in?

Q1.

Mirziya

The University of Cambridge named scholarships in the honour of a former PM of India,.

The scholarship aims to support students from India to pursue doctoral studies.

Which PM?

Q2.

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Name the only place home to both an IIT and an IIM.

Q3.

Indore

Q4.X was an opera in three acts

by Leo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille.

Set in British India in the mid-19th century, X is based on Theodore Pavie’s story “Les babouches du Brahamane” and novel Le Mariage de Loti by Pierre Loti.

X is the French form of an Indian goddess who is renowned for her beauty.

ID X.

Lakme

*Q5.

Kumbh Mela as seen from space.

Established in 1960 X started out as a one-man company exporting home furnishings, before stepping into domestic retail in 1976, when it opened its first retail store in New Delhi.

It was incorporated in Canton, Connecticut by Bissell and it operated from his one bedroom flat. He firmly believed in the emerging Indian textile industry and was determined to showcase Indian handloom textiles at X.

ID X

Q6.

Fabindia

Originated in India as bright coloured handkerchiefs of silk and cotton with spots in white on coloured grounds, chiefly red and blue.

The silk styles were made of the finest quality yarns, and were very popular. X prints for clothing were first produced in Glasgow from cotton yarns, and are now made in many qualities. The term, at present, generally means a fabric in printed styles, whether silk, silk and cotton, or all cotton.

Q7.

Bandana

X was born in 1981 in a Jat family and hails from the Churu district of Rajasthan. At the age of eight ,while climbing a tree X touched a live electric cable. X received medical attention but the doctors were forced to amputate X’s left hand.

X was named the Sportsman of the Year at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2016.

X is the only Indian to win two Paralympics golds.

Id X.

Q8.

Devendra Jhajharia

What is saunf called in the Western world?

Q9.

Fennel

Born Farrokh Bulsara(derived from Valsad, Gujarat), X was a British singer, songwriter, producer, known as the lead vocalist for of the rock band Y.

X also became known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range.

X wrote and composed numerous hits for Y including "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Killer Queen," "Somebody to Love," "Don't Stop Me Now," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," and "We Are the Champions“.

ID X and Y.

*Q10.

X-Freddie MercuryY-Queen

Indian women normally wear this on their second toe. A particular nerve from this connects the uterus and passes to heart. Thus, a ring on this toe strengthens the uterus, keeping it healthy by regulating the blood flow to it.

What is it called in India?

Q11.

Bichhiya

Who was the first recipient of the Arjuna Award?

Q12.

Nandu Natekar

The first Indian musician to win the Magsaysay award has recently been in the news for her 100th birth anniversary. On this occasion, Roli Books has come out with a new centenary edition of Lakshmi Vishwanathan’s “Kunjamma – Ode to a Nightingale”.

Who?

Q13.

M.S. Subbalakshmi

Logo of what, happening where?

Q14.

BRICS Summit held in Goa

American-Born Confused Desi (ABCD) is a term used to refer to South Asian Americans born or raised in the United States, in contrast to those who were born overseas and later settled in the USA.

Similar to this is EFGH. What is its full form?

*Q15.

Either from Gujarat or Hyderabad

The main plot of The Cursed Child involves a lot of time traveling by Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy into alternate timelines, and messing up the future, changing the one shown in Deathly Hallows. There’s one particular timeline where Ron and Hermione never ended up married, which causes huge ramifications for their adult personalities. The only problem with that scenario is that it was Ron who happily married __________, and Hermione remained single.

Fill in the blanks

Q16.

Padma Patil

Chausath Yogini Temple is an ancient temple dated to 1323 AD. The complex of the temple consists of 64 shrines in circular motion, one for each yoginis and a main shrine of Lord Shiva.

It is believed that the _________ _____, built in Delhi in the 1920s, has been patterned on the lines of this circular-shaped Chausath Yogini Temple.

Q17.

Parliament House

Similar to the crossing of the Hellespont by Hero and Leander, the star-crossed lovers Soni and Mahiwal also crossed a particular river.

Their story appears in Paar Channa De.Which river?

Q18.

Chenab

Farkhor, TajikistanParo Valley, BhutanAssumption Island, SeychellesCONNECT.

Q19.

Indian military base outside its territory

Tamil film ‘Visaarani’ is India’s official entry to the Academy Awards 2017 in the Foreign Language Film category. The film focuses on corruption and police brutality and has won 3 National Awards this year including Best Tamil Film.

The film is produced by X’s production house Wunderbar. Who is this producer famous for his other artistic pursuits?

*Q20.

Dhanush