India Quiz at NM - Finals

These are the questions from the main round of the quiz by me and Ankur.

The Answers are in black and you can highlight the space after the question to find out the answers.

1. Name this monument. Humayun's Tomb

2. This city derived its name from the Sanskrit equivalent of the term ‘city of virtuous deeds’ and was as usual modified by the British to its current name. Which city are we talking about? Pune from Punyanagari

3. Why was this gentleman recently in news? P.Sainath for winning the Ramon Magsaysay award in Journalism

4. Who comes next to complete the trio? Lata Mangeshkar, "The Nightingales of India". The ones in picture are Sarojini Naidu and M.S.Subbulakshmi.

5. Which Company says “ Its all about Imagineering” ? L & T

6. Yashwant Sinha, recently wrote a book with the oxymoronic title “ Confessions of a swadesi reformer”. Which politician from the opposite camp wrote the book with an equally oxymoronic title, “Confessions of a secular fundamentalist” ? Mani Shankar Aiyar

7. Flying officer, Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon, has a unique distinction on behalf of the IAF. What is it ? First and only officer from IAF so far to win the Param Vir Chakra

8. He was the youngest Indian participant in 2000 Sydney Olympic games. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, he broke the Olympic record but failed to win the medal in his sports event category. Who are we talking about? Abhinav Bindra in Air Rifle

9. This cricketer who was written off 2 years back, was asked at the airport, in West Indies during 1970-71 tour, if he had anything to declare. He said, “I have come here with runs and I’ll go back with more”. Walking the talk, he scored 642 runs in the 5 match series, next only to Sunil Gavaskar. After this series, he was referred as the “Renaissance man of Indian Cricket”. Dilip Sardesai

10. In 1932 Los Angels Olympics, India won the gold medal in Hockey by defeating the US Hockey team in the final. What is special about this match. Highest victory margin ever of 24-1

11. Who is the first Indian ever to win a medal in the World Championships in Athletics? Anju Bobby George in Paris 2003

12. He is the first army officer below the rank of brigadier to be awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, a non gallantry award for exceptional service. He essentially got this for exceptional service in a sport. Who are we talking about? Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

13. This tournament is the third oldest tournament in the world in it’s game, started in 1888 in Shimla, with only the English FA-cup and Scottish FA-cup being older than it. Name this annual tournament. Durand Cup

14. Which iconic sports man’s biography was recently released under the name “ Forgive me Amma” ? Dhanraj Pillai

15. The founder of this media company decided on the logo of his company after he saw the bindi on the forehead of his wife. Which media company are we talking about? NDTV

16. This Indian company claims that only 4 countries in the world have population more than the number of customers it has in India. Which Indian Company is this ? LIC

17. This is an exhaustive list of Indian Companies. Connect. Indian Companies on NYSE

1. Dr.Reddy's 2.HDFC Bank 3. ICICI Bank 4. MTNL 5. Patni 6. Satyam Computers

7 .Sterilite 8. Tata Motors 9. VSNL 10.Wipro 11. WNS Holdings

18. Which is the largest food brand from India, in terms of sales ? Amul

19. Which Specialized Indian Government owned organization's logo is this? EXIM Bank

20. What was founded by 6 young men who, in 1976, left their well paid jobs at Delhi Cloth Mills (DCM)? Fortunately, an year later, this company got a fillip in its business when the Janata Party led government drove IBM out of India. HCL Limited

21. Who holds the Director Identification Number (DIN) Number 1 ? Ratan Tata

22. Maniratnam, in 1997 made a movie Iruvar, (The Duo), dealing with the dynamics of Dravidian politics with Prakashraj playing M.Karunanidhi and Mohanlal playing MGR. This movie also marked the movie debut of an already famous woman who played the role of Jayalalitha. Who made her debut playing Jayalalitha in Iruvar? Aishwarya Rai

23. This Indian film director, writer and composer has scored music for films like Sathya, Chachi 420, and also for serials like Jungle book, Alice in Wonderland (the Indian Adaptation). His first venture as a director was a children’s film and he later on also directed another children’s film, based on a story by Ruskin Bond. Who is he? Vishal Baradwaj

24. Sivaji: The Boss, recently became the first Tamil movie to figure in the UK Top 10. Which Indian Movie, in Aug 1998 had the distinction of being the first Asian movie to feature in the UK Top 10 ? Dil Se

25. He was a popular radio announcer with the Hindi service of Radio Ceylon before he moved over to Acting. He was elected to the Lok Sabha for five terms from the same constituency in Maharashtra. Who is this actor-cum-politician? Sunil Dutt

26. This Classical Musician from India was described by George Harrison as the “Godfather of world Music”. He holds the Guinness record for the longest International career. Who is he ? Pandit RaviShankar

27. He was jointly awarded the Grammy for best world music album in 1994. He modified the Spanish guitar to form a new instrument called Mohan Veena. What is his name? Pandit ViswaMohan Bhatt

28. This king like his father, lost his kingdom early but with Persian aid he eventually regained an even a larger one, controlling major parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India. Upon his succession of throne for the first time he had rivals in kings Sultan Bahadur and one more Afghan king who defeated him in the battle of Kannauj forcing him to flee the country. Who was he ? Humayun

29. Who holds the record for the highest victory margin of 62% of the electorate in a parliamentary election, while defeating H.N.Bahuguna in the 1984 General Elections ? Incidentally, he didn't complete his term in that Lok Sabha and had to resign in 1987, following the newspaper reports of his implication in a scandal. Amitabh Bachchan

30. What comes next
Fatehpur (UP), Ballia(UP), Nandyal(AP), Lucknow, Kanakapura(Karnataka), Jalandhar, Lucknow ,____________ Assam. The constituencies represented by Prime Ministers of India from V.P.Singh till Vajpayee. Manmohan represents Assam in the Rajya Sabha

31. What is this ?
1. Mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty
2. Mutual non-aggression
3. Mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs
4. Equality and mutual benefit
5 .Peaceful co-existence

Panch sheel between India and China

32. None of us can visit the building shown below anymore. Name this building ? Babri Masjid

33. Which King’s empire spread as far as this ? Rajendra Chola I

34. In which Rajput king’s court will u find Poet Chand Birdai, whose poems are still sung in most households in Rajasthan ? Pritviraj Chauhan

35. What happened when a demonstration was held to seek the release of Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchlew arrested under the Rowlatt Act ? Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre

36. ‘Pattern 1853 Enfield’. This holds a special place in the history of the India’s independence struggle. What is it? The rifle which was greased with beef and pork fat which caused the First war of Indian Independence in 1857

37. In the 1938 session of the Congress, serious differences arose between the Mahatma and Netaji, with the Mahatma saying, “ Subhas’s victory is my defeat ”. Facing a no-confidence motion, Bose resigned and formed a new party which is still alive today with 3 MPs in the current Lok Sabha. Name this party. All India Forward Block

38.Also known as Indian Statutory Commission, this was a group of seven British Members of Parliament that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in the Raj. Ironically, one of its members was Clement Attlee, the British Prime Minister who would oversee the granting of independence to India and Pakistan in 1947. What is this ? Simon Commission

39. What does the drawing on the rear of a 500 rupee note depict ? Dandi March

40. This has been declared as a national geological monument. This is about 65 million years old from the Mesozoic era and now it’s a 61 m tall monolith column of black basalt rock from the molten lava. This is unique in the sense that such an old geological monument inside a big metropolis. Name this monument. Gilbert Hill in Andheri, Mumbai

41. The Geographic Indicator of this product reads like, “been cultivated, grown, produced, manufactured and processed in the hilly areas of Sardar sub-division, Kalimpong sub-division, comprising of Samabeong estate, Ambiok estate, Mission hill estate, Kumai estate and Kurseong sub-division”. Which Product are we talking about ? Darjeeling Tea

42. Which Indian nationalist, businessman, philanthropist’s memorial at Golders Green in London reads as, “What we call life, is a wonderful journey - full of purpose . When the mission is realised the person passes away ... this is the eternal law of nature” . G.D.Birla

43. There has been only one Indian, who has been named by TIME as the Person of the Year. Incidentally, He was also the first non-American to feature as the TIME Man of the Year. Who was he? Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 for the Dandi March

44. They were first used in India in 1989-90. Then it cost Rs.5,500. The microchip used is sealed and imported from Japan. Any attempts to tamper with the chip can lead to the destruction of the chip. Each of this can record 3840 entries and the data can be stored up to 10 years. In 2004, we used 10.3 lakhs units of them. This device has saved an estimated $ 40 million for India and precious greenery. What is this ? Electronic Voting Machines

45. It is an equinoctial dial, consisting a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's axis. On either side of the gnomon is a quadrant of a circle, parallel to the plane of the equator. What are we talking about? Jantar Mantar

46. On August 14th between 11 and mid night, the constituent assembly of India met when Nehru gave his “Tryst with Destiny” speech. Actually there were three speakers who spoke between the national song and the flag hand over on that day. One was Chaudary Khaliquzzaman representing the Muslims who chose to stay back in India and another who was arguably the most learned man on eastern philosophy. Who was this third person who spoke on that historic day ? Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

47. Potti Sriramulu, started a fast-unto-death on 19th October 1952 in Madras. This went on for 58 days against an unrelenting Nehru and Rajaji until he died on 16th December 1952. Ultimately after his death Nehru yielded. What did this fast lead to or what was it for ? Creation of Andhra Pradesh

48. What does Antrix Corporation do? Market the services of ISRO for launching the payload of other countries