1. THEILLUMINATIINDIA QUIZPRELIMS

2. 1 This committee had the following members. What committee?1. X- Chairman2. K M Munshi (Ex- Home Minister, Bombay)3. Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer (Ex- Advocate General, Madras State)4. N Gopalaswami Ayengar (Ex-Prime Minister, J&K, member of Nehru Cabinet)5. B L Mitter (Ex-Advocate General, India)6. Md. Saadullah (Ex- Chief Minister of Assam, Muslim League member)7. D P Khaitan (lawyer). 3. The Drafting Committee X- Dr B R Ambedkar 4. 2*. What is this an exhaustive list of? Mahatma Gandhi Bal Gangadhar Tilak C Rajagopalachari Lala Lajpat Rai Pt Motilal Nehru Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Sardar Patel Chittaranjan Das Dr BR Ambedkar Morarji Desai V D Savarkar Rabindranath tagore Sarojini Naidu Chaudhary Charan Singh Dr. S P Mukherji Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Lal Bahadur Shastri Pt. Jawaharlal Nehtu Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dadabhai Naoroji 5. Portraits in the Central Hall of ParliamentHouse 6. 3 GIVE THE INDIA CONNECT OF THIS TRACK. 7. Music inspired from Urvasi track by ARRehman 8. 4.ID 9. State seal Of Bihar 10. 5. Id this document 11. Instrument of accession of J&K 12. 6 Identify this sporting personality. Name the sport he is associated with. 13. Ashish Kumar, Gymnastics 14. 7. Niz can sprinkle the story of the City of Pearls with anecdotes of generosity andtehzeeb of the Hyderabadi people, the food and the dance forms. At the sametime, he can tell how Hyderabad became the IT hub it is today and attracted theMicrosofts and Googles of the world. A term used to describe a cool guy who gets all the chicks and is respected byhis peers. Sometimes the word is used as a term of endearment, used byfemales to refer to a boyfriend / close male friend. Often, but not always,the term is used to refer to a male originally from the Indian subcontinent whohas a first name beginning with the letter 'N'; but it can also be used to refer toa European male who is respected. That guy's full name is Nilesh, but we all call him Niz because he is cool. Why should this term be in news? 15. NIZ The Mascot for Hyderabad Metro rail 16. 8.* Where can you find the followingentities? Seshadri Neeladri Garudadri Anjanadri Vrushabhadri Narayanadri Venkatadri 17. The seven hills that form the Tirumalarange, Tirupati 18. 9. X is a village in Firozpur disrict in Punjab state, India. It lies nearthe banks of the Sutlej river. The village is on the borderwith Pakistan, opposite the Pakistani village of Ganda Singh Wala.Since 1970 there has been a Retreat Ceremony at the bordercrossing every day at 6 pm. Attendees are seated in close proximityhere and Indian and Pakistani attendees often wave to oneanother. Video follows. 19. Hussainwala Border 20. 10. X is popularly called Chittar Palace by the local public, thefoundation of this grand piece of architecture was laid on 18th nov.1929 by Maharaja X. Made on the Chittar Hills in South Easterndirection of the City, this palace took 16 years and one crore twentyone lac rupees for completion. One of the last royal constructionsand is one of the world's largest private residences. The Palacewas built to provide employment to thousands of people during thetime of famine. 21. Umaid Bhavan Palace 22. 11. X is the seat of the annual winter session of the Maharashtra stateassembly, "Vidhan Sabha". X is also called the Tiger Capital ofIndia as it connects many tiger reserves in India to the world. X liesat the dead centre of the country with the Zero Mile markerindicating the geographical centre of India and the city was rated asthe best Indian city to live in. It also has the diamond crossing. 23. Nagpur 24. 12.* A classical form of Manipuri dance based and inspired by the theme ofLord Krishna and his beloved Radha's love story and the devotion of theGopis (companions) toward Lord Krishna. This graceful and slowmovement of the dance makes it one of the most acclaimed classicaldances of India. The costume is elegant, as there are nicely embroideredclothes that give lustre to the beauty of the art. This dance is very excitingdance. Iskcon led by Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami has put X on Globalmap with its performance in many prestigious event like many WorldConference on science and religion, United Religions Initiativeconference, Kumbha Mela and many more. 25. Manipuri Ras-leela 26. 13. X is a colorful recreational folk art from the state of Kerala. It isperformed by trained artists to entertain people on the occasion ofOnam, an annual harvest festival, celebrated mainly in the Indianstate of Kerala. On the fourth day of Onam celebrations (NalaamOnam), performers painted like tigers and hunters in bright yellow,red, and black dance to the beats of instruments like Udukku andThakil. Literal meaning of X is the 'play of the tigers' hence theperformance revolve around the theme of tiger hunting. 27. Pulikali 28. 14. Organized by the State Tourism and Art & Culture Departments,Hornbill Festival showcases a mlange of cultural displays underone roof. This festival usually takes place between the 1st and the7th of December every year Following clip titled Lady Gaga performing at ________ shows aperformance from the above fest. ID 29. Hornbill festival 30. 15*. X kebab is a South Asian kebab attributed to the cityof X in Uttar Pradesh. One such story says that the kebab was created by the Nawab of X, SyedMohammad Haider Kazmi, who, stung by the remark of a British officer about thecoarse texture of the kebabs served at dinner, ordered his rakabdars (gourmetcooks) to evolve a more refined seekh kebab. After ten days of research, they cameup with a kebab so soft and so juicy it won the praise of the very British officer whohad scorned the Nawab. The winning formula that his rakabdars came upon includedmince obtained from no other part but the raan ki machhli (tendon of the leg ofmutton), khoya, white pepper and a mix of powdered spices. However the hint that would help you follows. 31. A famous trial was once held at this place, as a result of which following arrestsFwroemreA mgraade:Chandra Dhar JauhariChandra Bhal JauhariFrom AllahabadShitala SahaiJyoti Shankar DixitBhupendra Nath SanyalFrom BanarasManmathnath GuptaPhanindera Nath BanerjiDamodar Swarup SethDev Datt BhattacharyaIndra Vikram SinghMukundi LalFrom BengalSachindra Nath SanyalYogesh Chandra ChatterjiiRajendra LahiriSharat Chandra GuhaKali Das BoseFrom EtahBabu Ram VermaFrom HardoiBhairon SinghFrom KanpurRam Dulare TrivediGopi MohanRam Dutt ShuklaMadan LalRaj Kumar SinhaSuresh Chandra BhattacharyaFrom LahoreMohan Lal GautamFrom LakhimpurHarnam SundarlalFrom LucknowGovind Charan KarShachindra Nath VishvasFrom MeerutVishnu Sharan DublishFrom MathuraShiv Charan Lal Sharma(Warrant was issued against Mr.Sharma but he was not arrestedbecause he fled to Pondicherry)From OraiVeer Bhadra TiwariFrom PuneRam Krishna KhatriFrom ShahjahanpurRam Prasad BismilBanarsi LalLala Har GovindIndubhushan MitraThakur Roshan SinghRam Ratna ShuklaAshfaqulla KhanPratapgarhShachindra Nath Bakshi 32. Kakori kebab Kakori train robbery Kakori trials 33. 16. The princely state of Rewa( in present day Madhya Pradesh) oncemaintained a very friendly relationship with the Mughals. And worthmentioning, it was in the Battle with Rewa at Kalinjar was whereSher Shah Suri lost his life which helped in the reinstatement ofMughal rule. Akbar and Raja Ramchandra Singh Baghela were fastfriends. Name the two precious gems that the Rewa ruler gifted Akbar. 34. Birbal and Tansen Two of the nine Navratnas 35. 17. Kempe Gowda II (who came to power in 1585), the feudal ruler ofBangalore, is credited with building four watchtowers setting limitsfor Bangalore's expansion, which included a tower on the X(on thesouthern boundary) as it commands a panoramic view ofBangalore city. It is said that at sunset a sentry would blow the bugle and hold atorch (Kannada:panju) which was visible from the other three watchtowers. This landmark spreads over an area of 16 acres (6.5 ha). What is X? 36. Bugle Rock 37. 18.* Inbuan is a form of wrestling native to the peopleof Mizoram in India. Inbuan is said to have originated in the villageof Dungtland in 1750. It was recognized as a sport after the Mizopeople migrated from Burma to the Lushai Hills. How does it differ from other forms of wrestling in India? 38. The decision of defeat Unlike other forms, in this, opponent has to be lifted off the groundand not pinned to it. 39. 19. ID with X The fourth integrated plant in the Public Sector - started takingshape in 1965 in collaboration with the Soviet Union. It wasoriginally incorporated as a limited company on 29th January 1964,and was later merged with SAIL, first as a subsidiary and then as aunit, through the Public Sector Iron & Steel Companies(Restructuring & Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1978. Theconstruction work started on 6th April 1968. The Plant is hailed as the countrys first X steel plant, built withmaximum indigenous content in terms of equipment, material andknow-how. 40. Bokaro Steel Plant X- swadeshi 41. 20. It happened for the first time on I Day 1988. 20 years later, another version came. This version features Indian musicians, singers, sportspersons and filmpersonalities from the current generation. The current version's 16 min 17 seclength exceeds the older 6 min 9 sec version and was directed by KailashSurendranath who had produced the original version as well. It attracted criticism in a large part of the population among them werethe Sindhi community. What is the subject? Hint : it has been dubbed the unofficial national anthem. 42. Mile sur mera tumharaPhir mile sur mera tumhara The Sindhi Community objected to the removal of the Sindhi linesfrom the song. 43. 21.* A consortium of Turner Construction (consultant of BurjKhalifa), Michael Graves and Associates and Meinhardt Group, willsupervise the project. It will take 56 months to complete the project,15 months for planning, 40 months for construction and two monthsfor handing over by the consortium What is the context? 44. Statue of Unity 45. 22. An Indian sport commonly played in schools and colleges around thecountry. It is a great test of the participants` physical fitness, strength,speed and stamina and dodging ability. No one has exact knowledge onhistory or when the first game was played, though many historians saythat it is actually a modified form of `Run Chase`. In the ancient era, aversion of the game was played on `raths` or chariots in Maharashtra.This was known as Rathera. According to the game rules, each of the participating teams consists oftwelve players, though only nine players take the field for a contest. Afterthe toss, one team sits in a row down the middle of the court, withalternate members facing opposite directions. They are the chasers. Theopposing team sends a player in the court as a dodger. 46. Kho Kho 47. 23.Identifythe personwho hasundersigned this, givethe fullname of theperson 48. Chandrashekhar Azad 49. 24. Following places of India are connected by a common thread to the list on next side. ID theconnection: Gujarat Manipur Tripura Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan West Bengal Jharkhand 50. Bangladesh: Kulna Dhaka and Chittagong divisions Taiwan : Chiayi county Mexico: state of Baja California sur UAE: Abu Dhabi Emirate only Bahamas: Exumas and long Island. 51. Tropic of Cancer 52. 24. Oh! Defenders of bordersYou are great sons of my landWhen we are all asleepYou still hold on to your deedWindy season or snowy daysOr scorching sun's sweltering raysYou are there guarding all the timeawakeTreading the lonely expanses asyogisClimbing the heights or striding thevalleysDefending the deserts or guardingthe marshesSurveillance in seas and bysecuring the airPrime of your youth given to thenation!!Wind chimes of my land vibrateyour featWe pray for you brave men!!May the Lord bless you all!! I was swimming in the sea,Waves came one after the otherI was swimming and swimming toreach my destination.But one wave, a powerful wave,overpowered me;It took me along in its owndirection,I was pulled long and along.When I was about to lose amidstthe sea wave power,One thought flashed to me, yes,that is courageCourage to reach my goal,courage to defeat the powerfulforce and succeed;With courage in my mind,indomitable spirit engulfed me,With indomitable spirit in mind andaction,I regained lost confidenceI can win, win and winStrength came back to me,overpowered the sea waveI reached the destination, mymission. 53. Books by the same person include: My journey The luminous sparks The life tree Developments in fluid mechanics and space technology Mission India Guiding souls Ignited minds X, the autobiography ID 54. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam X- Wings of Fire 55. END OF PRELIMS