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India Quiz
28 March 2015Quiz Master: Pratyush Sinha
Acknowledgements
And the host, whoever it maybe.
Maus -
Rules
• 21 sawaal; 10 points/question unless mentioned otherwise
• Part points have been specified in the slides• 5* questions to settle ties (7 to 11)• Quiz Master is God• Contact me on Messenger or Whatsapp in
case of any controversy
1.Map depicting what ?
2.
• Brand X did not tie up with the first part and in fact served a legal notice for unauthorised use of its name. However, the dispute was settled amicably after X experienced a windfall of 35% in sales.
• Brand Y seems to have had a better ‘bond’ with the producers and they signed up a deal much in advance.
• Give brands X and Y.[Part points]
3.ID. Part points (5 each)
4.ID. Part points.
5.
• Qimat Rai Gupta, one of India’s most low-profile business titans passed away recently.
• Said to be worth $ 2 billion at the time of his death, his big break had come in 1971 when he had bought a Germanic sounding brand from one of his suppliers, Haveli Ram Gandhi.
• Which brand ?
6.
• By a treaty signed on January 17, 1961, India ceded 12 villages near the Sulemanki Headworks on Sutlej in exchange for the village Hussainiwala.
• What was so special about this village ?
• Hint – The place is remembered once a year. Happened recently.
7.*
• What does this Safavid era painting from Isfahan, Iran show ?
8.*
• The person’s LinkedIn page recounts some accomplishments:Being awarded the London Critics Producer of the Year Award; winning the “BAFTA” (British Academy Award) for best British film and producing the highest grossing independent British-funded film to-date (East is East).
• Which person recently in news ?
9.*
• His Arabic-sounding second name has got him into some trouble, most notably when he was denied preclearance by U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2002.
• However, he claims the name comes from the Sanskrit word for laughter.
• Who ?
10.*
• One of the versions of how this north-eastern city got its name claims that it comes from a corruption of what would translate as the ‘city of Hidimba’
• Which city, largest in its state and in news recently for all the wrong reasons, is this ?
11.*
• This film was a fulfillment of one of Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s long standing desire.
• What is this 1963 movie’s claim to fame ?
• Next 10 questions are a tribute to RK Laxman• 10 points each
12.Framed person ?
13.Blanked out person ?
14.Who’s selling military rule ?
15.ID the guy standing.
16.Either of the blanked out names.
17.Blanked out name.
18.What’s the name of the road-block ?
19.Who ?
20.Inspiration ?
21.Who with common man ?
Safety slide-1.
Safety slide-2. Answers beyond this point.
Map depicting what ?
• Shakti Peeth• Blue ones are the Adi Shakti Peeth
• Brand X did not tie up with the first part and in fact served a legal notice for unauthorised use of its name. However, the dispute was settled amicably after X experienced a windfall of 35% in sales.
• Brand Y seems to have had a better ‘bond’ with the producers and they signed up a deal much in advance.
• Give brands X and Y.
Answer
• Zandu Balm (Emami) and Fevicol (Pidilite)• Dabangg 1 and 2
25.ID. Part points
Answer
• Harivansha Rai Bachchan• Sumitranandan Pant• Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’
26.ID. Part points.
Answer
• Bhanu Athaiya and Ben Kingsley
3
• Qimat Rai Gupta, one of India’s most low-profile business titans passed away recently.
• Said to be worth $ 2 billion at the time of his death, his big break had come in 1971 when he had bought a Germanic sounding brand from one of his suppliers, Haveli Ram Gandhi.
• Which brand ?
Answer
• Havells from Haveli
8
• By a treaty signed on January 17, 1961, India ceded 12 villages near the Sulemanki Headworks on Sutlej in exchange for the village Hussainiwala.
• What was so special about this village ?
• Hint – The place is remembered once a year. Happened recently.
• Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were cremated here.
• It hosts a Shaheedi Mela every 23rd of March
12
• What does this Safavid era painting from Isfahan, Iran show ?
Answer
• Shah Tahmasp greeting the exiled Humayun• Give points for Humayu
15
• The person’s LinkedIn page recounts some accomplishments:Being awarded the London Critics Producer of the Year Award; winning the “BAFTA” (British Academy Award) for best British film and producing the highest grossing independent British-funded film to-date (East is East).
• Which person recently in news ?
Answer
• Leslee Udwin of ‘India’s Daughter’ fame
18
• His Arabic-sounding second name has got him into some trouble, most notably when he was denied preclearance by U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2002.
• However, he claims the name comes from the Sanskrit word for laughter.
• Who ?
• Kamal HaasanHaasan from haasya
22
• One of the versions of how this north-eastern city got its name claims that it comes from a corruption of what would translate as the ‘city of Hidimba’
• Which city, largest in its state and in news recently for all the wrong reasons, is this ?
Answer
• Dimapur in Nagaland
27.
• This film was a fulfillment of one of Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s long standing desire.
• What is this 1963 movie’s claim to fame ?
• First Bhojpuri feature film
Ambedkar
Gandhi herself
JP
Pramod Mahajan – 1995 Maha elections
Either of the blanked out names.
PV Narsimha Rao
’71 war
Pranab Mukherjee
Ganesha.
Who with common man ?