Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz ‘13

IIMRAIPUR

October 2nd, 2013

School Prelims - Answers

• Who was the first non-American to be named Time Magazine's Man of the Year?

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• Mahatma Gandhi (in 1930)

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• The name of the Indian state X literally means "land of the hill people”.

• It became a state in 1987.• It has the second highest literacy rate in

India, second only to Kerala.

What is X?

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• Mizoram.

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• Meaning freedom and made famous as part of a powerful slogan during the Indian independence struggle, which word was also the original first name of Amitabh Bachchan?

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• Inquilaab• The slogan was ‘Inquilaab Zindabad’.

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• When Potti Sriramulu (in the pic) undertook a fast-unto-death for the creation of a separate Andhra state, which city did he demand be made the capital of the Andhra state?

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• Chennai/Madras.

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• In the Mahabharata, where does the 18-day war between Bhishma and Parashurama occur?

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• Kurukshetra

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• Upon which politician’s life is this movie based upon?

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• Phoolan Devi

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• Which Indian footballer is nicknamed as the Sikkimese Sniper?

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• Baichung Bhutia– because of his shooting skills in football.

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• What is the major language of Pakistan, accounting for being the lingua franca of over 45% of the population?

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• Punjabi

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• Of all the Bharat Ratna awardees in history, only two have been non-Indians. One of them is Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, known as Pride of Afghans. Who is the other one?

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• Nelson Mandela

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• X is an Indian Quiz contest that began on April 12, 1972.

• In 1992, it became a television show and continued for almost a decade on Zee TV and Sony TV.

• The most recent edition started earlier this year in August on Colors TV, hosted by Derek O’Brien.

What is X?

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• Bournvita Quiz Contest (BQC)

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• Name the creator of the new symbol of the Indian rupee (in the pic)

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• Udaya Kumar, currently an assistant professor at IIT Guwahati.

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• Which is the first state in India to pass a Food Security Act in December 2012?

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• Chhattisgarh

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• What was Satyajit Ray’s first film, which was the first movie in the Apu Trilogy, and which won multiple National and international awards?

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• Pather Panchali

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• What is the current name of the Raipur airport, earlier known as Mana airport?

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• Swami Vivekananda Airport

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• Identify, and how is he connected to the state of Chhattisgarh?

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• Mr. Shekhar Dutt, Governor of Chhattisgarh

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• If mortals wash away their sins in the River Ganga, in Hindu mythology, where does Ganga in the guise of a black cow- wash away those sins?

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• Narmada

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• Selaginella bryopteris is a lithophytic plant with medicinal properties. grows on the hills of tropical areas, particularly the Arawali Mountain terrains from east to west in India. The dry plants have traditionally been used as a remedy for several human health complications for centuries in India, particularly by tribal peoples.

• How do we know it better?

*17

• Sanjeevani

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• What are these?

*18

• Teams of the now-defunct Premier Hockey League.

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• X was first created in India in the 1940s as Band Gale Ka Coat (Closed Neck Coat).

• It was popularized by many including Beatles and was worn by famous people such as Johnny Carson etc.

• It was listed on TIME’s ‘Global Political Fashion List’ in 2012.

What is X?

*19

• Nehru Jacket

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• Which sporting tournament has the following logo?

*20

• Kabaddi Premier League

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