Transcript of India Quiz for IIMK Staff and Children
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- 2. Joseph Stein was an American architect In 1952 he moved to
India. He is noted for designing several important buildings in
India which includes India International Centre, India Habitat
Center , Express Towers (the first high rise built in India). What
is his Calicut connection?
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- 4. He designed IIM Kozhikode buildings
- 5. His name is Pingali Venkayya, a freedom fighter from Andhra
Pradesh. What is his contribution to our nation? 8/15/2015 Atharva,
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- 8. Ancient travellers and tradesmen referred to it in their
writings, variously alluding to it as Cocym. The origin of the name
is thought to be from the Malayalam word for 'small lagoon'.
Accounts by Italian explorer Nicolo Conti say that it is named
after the river connecting the backwaters to the sea. How do we all
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- 10. Kochi
- 11. On 2 October 1957, India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal
Nehru, was watching a performance Delhi's Ramlila ground, at the
Red Fort. During the performance, a short circuit caused a fire to
break out in a shamiana. Harish Chandra, a 14-year- old scout,
promptly took out his knife and ripped open the burning tent,
saving the lives of hundreds of trapped people. This incident
inspired Nehru to start something. What was started? 8/15/2015
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- 12. National Bravery Awards for children First award was given
to Harish Chandra 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 12
- 13. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 13 These three freedom
fighters are commonly known with one portmanteaus. Which common
name ?
- 14. Lala Lajpat Rai Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bipin Chandra Pal
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- 15. There are two people who have got Bharat Ratna ,but not
citizens of India. One was Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Who was the other?
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- 17. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 17 Whose voice ?
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- 19. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 19 Name the dance
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- 21. Who was assigned the task of partitioning India in 1947?
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- 22. Sir Cyril Radcliffe 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode
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- 23. Google doodle remembering what ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM
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- 24. Dandi March 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 24
- 25. Who wrote the book The Jungle Book ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM
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- 26. Rudyard Kipling 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 26
- 27. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 27 Identify the two child
actors
- 28. Identify this person who was born in Kozhikode 8/15/2015
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- 29. Verghese Kurien, who founded AMUL 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM
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- 30. Who was the founder of Azad Hind Fauj ? 8/15/2015 Atharva,
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- 32. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 32 Connect
- 33. C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan C. V. Raman
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- 34. This game(Moksha Patam) was popular in ancient India and
emphasized the role of fate or karma. It was used as a tool for
teaching the effects of good deeds versus bad. British simplified
it. How do we know this game now ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode
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- 36. In which state of India , Bihu festival is celebrated?
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- 38. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 38 This is google view
image of Kankaria lake, Ahmedabad. Which company's logo is inspired
by this lake?
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- 40. Amul Ad on which movie ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode
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- 42. Who wrote the book Malgudi Days 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM
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- 44. In which state of India, Ajanta and Ellora caves are
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- 46. Vasco da Gama first came to Kozhikode (Calicut) in 1498.
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- 48. Which monument was built to commemorate the visit of King
George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai? It was also the place from where
the last British troop Somerset Light Infantry left India.
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India
- 50. What is common to the rivers Mahi, Narmada and Tapti ?
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- 51. These are the only major rivers in India that flow from
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- 53. 53 The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan (2010)
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