Open India Quiz Finals: CQD Fundraiser Quizzes for Assam

Fundraiser Quizzes For Assam
India Quiz: Finals
by Abhinav, Amlan, Ankit, Hetvi, Sonal, Zainab
July 2, 2022
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A huge thanks to Aaroosh, Bharath, Divya, Jeevanesh, Kristi, Romana, Shreyasi,
Shruti, Sujit and Tanisha for helping out with the logistics of the quiz.
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RULES
● 29 Questions in the Finals.
● 13 clockwise, 3 written, 13 anticlockwise.
● +10 for a direct.
● +10/-5 for a pounce.
● Blanks are indicative throughout the quiz, unless mentioned otherwise.
● Please keep your camera switched on and hands visible throughout the
length of the quiz. Failing to do so may result in disqualiﬁcation.
● Please refrain from using any unfair means.
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Q1. Identify the English musician known for being part
of a famous rock band. In which UNESCO Heritage Site
was this album recorded? For donations
On the following slide, you will see snippets of the studio that was built
inside a complex to record a passionate project featuring artists from
India, Israel and England.
According to the artists involved, the reason why the album was recorded
here was to have a less polished sound. The location also gave the tracks
a natural reverb.
(images follow)

A1. Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead and Mehrangarh
Fort
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Q2. Which ad is this?
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Shown here is a snippet from the shooting of this iconic ad created by
Ogilvy in 2009. A sequel ad of sorts, the idea was to have a narration of a
person after they have seen the place.
Jeilachmee Appadorai, a Malaysia based South Indian model who has
learned Bharatnatyam and other Indian classical dances, was found
perfect for the job because of the expressive quality that was required.
(image follows)

A2. MP Tourism Hindustan Ka Dil Dekha
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Q3. Who is being talked about?
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A few months ago, the government had announced that India is
targeting to export 10-15 million tonnes of wheat and ﬁll a part of the
supply void created by the Russia-Ukraine war. However, it had to take a
U-turn after realizing the crop size is smaller than estimated. It was
found out that one reason for the erroneous prediction is the usage of
an archaic system.
Turns out India still relies on this system developed centuries ago by a
high ranking noble. Other contribution of this person involves the
introduction of a land survey and settlement system, new taxation
system and standard weights and measures.

A3. Raja Todar Mal
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Q4. Which song is this?
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The title of this song from a movie released little over a decade ago pays
tribute to a singer and actor who is considered the ﬁrst superstar of the
Hindi ﬁlm industry. To record the song, music director Ram Sampath
decided to get a dubbing artist instead of a singer for the vocals.

A4. Saigal Blues
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Q5. What location was chosen for these experiments, a
place that was closed a couple of decades ago, but
whose name remains popular for other reasons? For donations
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research sponsored a series of
experiments in the second half of 20th century. During these
experiments, some unusual events were observed which have remained
unexplained to this day.
While at that time the events were understood to be possibly due to the
decay of a massive unknown particle, later studies point in direction to
the presence of Dark Matter, which was unknown at the time.

A5. Kolar Gold Fields
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Q6. Who is this 19th Century Philosopher? Who was
speaking about him and the Buddha in Kathmandu in
1956? For donations
In the later part of his life, he spent a lot of time studying and writing about
Buddhism and its viability in the contemporary world.
In a speech delivered in Kathmandu in 1956, he drew comparisons between
the teachings of the Buddha and the ideas of another modern revolutionary
thinker and philosopher who was born 2831 years after Gautam's death.
Similarities between the two thought systems have also been drawn by other
writers and publications since then, and it has largely been opined that
Buddhism indeed has a soul connection with the ideas of this 19th Century
philosopher.

A6. Karl Marx; Dr Ambedkar
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Q7. Which horrifying incident? Whose speech acted
as the trigger?
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Quit India 1983 Bashbari is a poem in Assamese by Miya poet and legislator
Ashraful Hussain. It is written in ﬁrst person perspective, about experiences in a
foreigners’ tribunal. The title of the poem is a reference to an almost 40-year-old
event that remains one of the deﬁning pieces of the Bengali-Muslim experience in
Assam.
Although communal tensions and xenophobia were already high in the area due
to the Assam Movement, it is often speculated that actual large-scale damage
would not have occurred if not for a highly charged election speech by a
personality often seen as the moderate mask of an otherwise fascist organisation.

A7. Nellie Massacre; Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Q8. Who was this student? Who is Dutt’s much more
famous cousin?
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The Star Theatre in Kolkata is one of the oldest institutions of commercial theatre
in the city, and was also one of the two places to ﬁrst screen motion pictures in the
city. During the late 1880s and 1890s, an Amritalal Dutt was the music director of
the theatre. During this time, he was approached by a young vocalist who sought
to learn instrumental music from Dutt. Dutt agreed and took him under his
tutelage, and taught him to play multiple instruments.
Dutt himself was an acclaimed musician but despite his achievements he is a
mostly forgotten ﬁgure today. He isn’t even the most famous person in his family,
as that position is occupied by his cousin who created ripples with his skills a few
years after Dutt took his aforementioned student in.

A8. Alauddin Khan; Vivekanand
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Q9. Which ritual? What is special about the one at
Kankana?
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Due to the fear of Mughal attacks, a transfer took place to the island of
Kankana in the 1730s for a period of 4 months. Here today you can still ﬁnd 3
circular stones known as the ‘Bije Chakka’ (image), seemingly used for the
purpose.
Hence today from a nearby village, you will ﬁnd a unique form of a ritual is
observed as a voyage to Kankana.
(images follow)

A9. Rath Yatra
It is observed from mainland to this island by boat
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The Bije Chaka is apparently where the idols of Lord Jagannath,
Balabhadra and Subhadra were installed.

Q10. Who are being talked about? What did they reject
in the 1960s? What did they use instead? What do they
use now, on the suggestion of the Government? For donations
Given unrest in this area in the 1960s, this tribe decided to not use
something for their language because they felt threatened. A decade
later, they unanimously decided to use X for the same purpose. It was
rejected because it was of "foreign origin", and the community was asked
to choose something else. But in deﬁance, they decided to publish a
version of a textbook using X. Now, they use Y for the same purpose, at
government of India's suggestion in 1975. The present day version of the
textbook looks something like the following image.

A10. Bodo people rejected the Assamese script, and
used Latin for their language till the Government
suggested that they switch to Devanagari. For donations

Q11. What genre did Mishra popularise? What kind of
operation did he run?
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Pictured here is the statue of Mahendra Mishra, which stands at
an intersection in the Saran district of Bihar. Also known by his
stage name Misr, Mishra was a noted folk singer noted for
popularising a certain genre of Bhojpuri music. This genre is
named after a raga of eastern origin which is one of the fourteen
original compositions of Tansen.
However, very few know that Mishra also ran a particular
clandestine operation in the ﬁrst half of the twentieth century.
This was to support the freedom ﬁghters leading the struggle
against British colonisation and help overcome their problem of
poverty.

A11. Poorvi (Poorbi) Genre; Printed counterfeit notes
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Q12. Which singer is the focus of Ali Sethi’s essay?
Which song, not written in the format of a ghazal, is
now synonymous with her? For donations
Raag Yaman ka Jinn is a 2019 essay by Ali Sethi that appeared on Caravan
Magazine’s Hindi edition. In the essay, Sethi provides an account of a legendary
Pakistani singer making preparations, in ripe old age, for a concert in her
birthplace Calcutta. Notably, Sethi has also been researching on the artiste for
some time to make a documentary on her life and works.
The title of the essay is a reference to a work that has now become synonymous
with her, despite it not being her original work. Originally written, composed, and
sung for movie Badal aur Bijli by three different men, it was her rendition that
eventually gained popularity, and in turn became her most remembered work.

A12. Farida Khanum; Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo
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Q13.
Hanle is a village in Ladakh, which is the site of the 17th-century Hanle
Monastery of the Drukpa Kagyu branch of Tibetan Buddhism.
When it was first built, it was a major staging post on the lucrative
Kashmiri–Lhasa trading route for what item?
The area is in the rain shadow region of the Himalayas and also hardly gets
any snowfall. Due to these advantages, a facility was set up in 2001 on 120
acres of land.
A couple of weeks back an MoU was signed, post confirmation of which local
scientists will work towards the preservation of the whole region from
pollution.
What first in India is this location being declared as? Looking for a 3-word
answer.
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A13 Pashmina
Dark Sky Reserve/Preserve
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Written Round
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● 3 questions on Indian building inspirations
● +10 for each answer, part points apply.

Q1.
Built in 1887, this palace was designed in the classical style of the Italian
Renaissance. With its ribbed dome and Corinthian pillars spanning
multiple storeys, the building is in fact clearly inspired by another
European religious building.
Which Indian palace?
Which European building inspired it?
(image follows)
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Q2.
On the left we see the main gates of the royal residence palace (right)
of a dynasty who were originally generals under Peshwa Baji Rao I.
Its main gates are said to be a replica of the gates used in another royal
European building used for the same purpose, and exclusively shipped from
the country.
Which Indian palace?
Which European building inspired it?
(images follow)
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Q3.
This is the Basilica di Santa Maria, Florence whose construction began in 1296
and was completed structurally in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo
Brunelleschi.
This church’s dome inspired which Indian landmark’s dome (inaugurated
in 1903)?
The façade of this 1903 inaugurated building is inspired by which other
Indian palace?
(image follows)
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A1 Cooch Behar Palace
St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
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A2 Lalbagh Palace, Indore
Buckingham Palace
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A3 The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Hawa Mahal
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Q14. How is he different from the various other Indians
who fought in WW2? What song were they singing?
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Michiolette Madhavan was was one of the ﬁrst people who joined the Youth League of Mahe
that was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1934. Later he also joined the Harijan Sevak Sangh
which allowed him to gain access to education and also a chance to study in Paris.
During the time of World War 2 when France fell into the hands of the Nazis, he joined the
French Communist Parties and became a part of the French Resistance. He performed
many activities such and bombings, for which he was eventually arrested. His last known
presence was noted by one of his fellow prisoners who stated that the last time he saw
Madhavan was when he was being taken away along with a few other prisoners under the
impression that the German forces were extraditing them to some other part of the world.
As the prisoners were leaving, they were singing a particular song they had learnt at
university.

A14. Only Indian (and Malayali) to be executed by the
Nazis. They were singing La Marseillaise (French
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Q15. What is being talked about?
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In January this year, this Indian company came up with an alternative: a
marker, to do the same work that has traditionally been done via vials,
setting their sights on a rollout for the July event while maintaining
conﬁdentiality on the quantity supplied.
Each marker could work 1000 times and is aimed at being more
convenient, time-saving, and economical while reducing the wastage by
spills over the vials.

A15. Indelible Election Ink
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Presidential Elections are in July, so it is kept conﬁdential.

Q16. ID the startup. Also, FITB/ what tool is being
talked about?
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Short for Meri Shop, this startup is helping ordinary people discover their calling as
entrepreneurs. The company is enabling thousands of Indians to start their online
business with zero investment.
They give them the ability to sell through social channels and have also bought
hundreds of thousands of pan-India products for them to sell, while offering delivery
and payment support.
This brand has disrupted the social reselling space — and has found ________ as an
indispensable tool in doing so. This is because of the automated messaging feature
which this allows. Additionally, both the customers and businesspersons are familiar
with the general version of this tool, adding to its user convenience.

A16. Meesho and Whatsapp Business
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Q17. Which Indian chain does Harshita stumble upon
in Vienna?
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The Bankster is a 2013 Financial Crime Thriller by Ravi Subramanian which
deals with a money-laundering nexus between workers of a private bank,
German nuclear scientists, and an international terrorist organization.
A crucial juncture of the novel takes place in Vienna, where bank employee
Harshita Lele is murdered after she uncovers this nexus. While in Vienna,
Harshita gets excited about discovering an outlet of a Bangalore-based
restaurant chain in the European city, and data accidentally uploaded over
the free WiFi in the restaurant plays a major role in the later half of the
novel.

A17. Cafe Coffee Day
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Insert Answer

Q18. Whose coat of arms is this?
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A synonym for one of the objects depicted here is
a nice play of words on the person's surname.
Looking at one of the birds might help you
narrow down the location.

A18. Sir Edmund Hillary
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Q19. FITB. The ﬁrst usage of which word by the Jains is
evidenced here?
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The ______ Bronzes represent a rare and important set of
68 Jaina images which can be dated back to the period
between the 6th and 12th century CE. This collection of
sculptures is named after the area in Baroda, Gujarat
where they were discovered.
Most of these images feature ascetics or tirthankaras
seated in yogic positions. It is alleged that these
belonged to the Vasatika of Arya Rath established in the
Kshatrapa era. Interestingly, the inscriptions on these
sculptures record the ﬁrst usage of a certain word by the
Jains. A corruption of this word is now a popular
surname in this region.

A19. These are the Akota Bronze Sculptures.
The word is Sadhu (Shahu, shah)
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Q20. What GI-tagged product is this?
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Their origin is believed to date back to the 18th century when a famous
queen ordered artisans from Surat and surrounding Malwa to design
special garments to be presented to guests and royal dignitaries.
The garment is named for the capital of the queen’s dynasty, which had
itself been a centre of handloom weaving since the 5th c. The detailing
on the main fort and other local architecture in the city served as design
inspiration for the craftsmen creating it.
(image follows)

A20. Maheshwari Sarees
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Maheshwar was the capital of Ahilyabai Holkar.
Image showed the Maheshwar Fort.

Q21. What linguistic project did Sanjiv thus begin?
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Sanjiv Saraf is a Rajasthan-born businessman who founded and runs Polyplex, a
polyester manufacturing MNC. Belonging to a business family in Rajasthan,
Saraf grew up in a cultural household, and took interest in the rich literature and
music he grew up reading and listening to.
However, when as an adult in 2012 he wished to look online for the works that
had enriched his childhood, he was dismayed to ﬁnd little to no resources in the
public domain. This eventually led him to begin the task of archiving these
literatures on his own. Running his project as a CSR initiative of Polyplex, Saraf
managed to digitise 100000 books by July 2020 in his free-for-all website that
has now become the most trusted entity in its ﬁeld in the country.

A21. Rekhta Foundation
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Insert Answer

Q22. FITB.
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The special thing about _____ is that it is made daily. Its similar
counterparts are made occasionally- to mark a sacred day or time, to
celebrate annual festivals. Moreover, they're often made in highly
ritualized contexts like temples. Some might depict human or animal
ﬁgures as well, unlike _____ which are highly geometric.

A22. Kolam/Muggu
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Q23. Which director is being spoken about? ID the
politician and the apolitical position held by him.
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In a recent interview, this director narrated how after the success of his films in
2004 he was diagnosed with cancer and was given a couple of weeks to live.
Unable to find a hospital bed for himself, he asked a close associate from the
film industry for help, who in turn requested a prominent politician for
assistance.
The politician in question was also a veteran actor who was able to arrange a
bed quickly. Apart from the union cabinet ministry held by him towards the end
of his career, he was also given an apolitical position by the state government in
the 80s. Other people who have held this position include- Dilip Kumar and
Sunil Gavaskar.

A23. Anurag Basu; Sunil Dutt served as Sheriff of
Mumbai
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Insert Answer

Q24. For which project were they approached? By
who?
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In mid-1930s, Lahore-based sound recordist duo Faizi Brothers were called for their
services to a location almost 2000 kms eastwards for a pioneering project. They were
approached because of the novelty of their equipment, as the head of the project
wanted his work to stand out from what had been made elsewhere so far.
However, it was later found out that their equipment ended up carrying sounds of
the rain and other commotions, which rendered their recordings unusable. In the
end, the pioneer had to re-record all the portions himself, under a day, which he
achieved by modulating his voice variously.
The name of Faizi Brothers remains undocumented in history apart from this one
incident.

A24. Jyotiprasad Agarwala approached them for
recording the dialogues of Joymoti.
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Insert Answer

Q25. What is the name of the character (pictured)?
Also, ID the character inspired by Aladdin
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It may be the age of Marvel and DC, but this homegrown
superhero, _____________ (8) is taking the international Islamic
community by storm. This character has been developed by
Falah Faisal who says he got the idea from a stand up comic
who looked like ‘Muslim Clark Kent’. The character thus derives
his name from a name from a combination of his religious
identity and the superhero he is inspired by.
The creator has also recently launched another comic starring
himself, inspired by the adventures of Aladdin. The titular
character of this series is thus a play on these two identities.

A25. The Islamic superhero is named Musal Man. The
titular character is Falahdeen/Falahddin
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Q26. Who are the two sportspersons being talked
about?
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In October 2013, a legend of the sport was playing their ﬁnal match in
Haryana, which had ground ﬁlled and people had lined up outside to
catch a glimpse of them.
Within the crowd was a 10-year-old who was inspired by the occasion and
took a deeper interest in the sport.
6 years later the youngster would go on to break a record of the legend.

A26. Sachin Tendulkar and Shafali Verma
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In 2019, she became the youngest
Indian to reach the maiden
International half-century mark.
Shafali did it at 15y 286d while Sachin
was 16y 214 d.

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