1. THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT QUIZ
August 23rd , 2017
NIT Raipur
2. On orders of the HRD Department, Govt. Of India.
Top 10 or 20 teams to be qualified for future rounds.
Then from there few members will be selected to meet
the Prime Minister and President.
The information regarding the future rounds will be
conveyed soon.
About the Quiz
3. Rules & Regulations
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Feel free to guess the answers.
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humiliation.
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In case you have the habit of asking unnecessary doubts, feel free to ask
us. Do not discuss amongst yourselves.
6. We all know that its been 75 years since the
launch of the Quit India Movement.
Give me the exact date.
(DD/MM/YYYY)
Question 1.
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7.
8. Question 2.
This Indian freedom
fighter is titled as of
‘The Heroine of 1942’
movement or
‘Grand Old Lady’
of Independence
Movement.
Identify her.
#YS
12. X is a famous park which was initially used to bathe cows. In
marathi X means owner of the cattle. The cattle owners
would bring the cows to be bathed in the waters of the tank.
X was also a very prominent tramterminus. Trams would start
and finish there and one could travel to the Prince of Wales
Museum in one anna (six paise).
X is now also called as Y. The name Y itself suggest a very
important event which took at this place.
Id the park and event.
Question 4.
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13. Gowalia tank maidan or August kranti maidan where Gandhiji
issued Quit India Speech and gave the slogan "do or die".
14. X and some of her close associates began Y in the wake of Quit
India Movement. X’s associates included many leaders and people
who supplied equipments and provided technicians. Although Y
functioned only for three months, it greatly assisted the
movement by disseminating uncensored news and other
information banned by the British-controlled government of India.
It broadcasted recorded messages from Gandhi ji and other
prominent leaders across India and hence kept them in touch with
the public.
Reminiscing about those days, X described her involvement with Y
as her finest moment and also as her saddest moment, because an
Indian technician had betrayed them to the authorities. Id X and Y.
Question 5.
#AN
16. Put funda :-
Republic of Congo-French rule - 1960
Korea - Japanese colonization - 1945
Bahrain - British rule- 1971
Liechtenstein - German rule- 1866
India - British colonization- 1947
Question 6.
#YS
19. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30
January 1948 in the compound of Birla House
(now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in
central New Delhi.
20. During his stint in Lahore jail in 1942 ,he was elected as the
mayor of Bombay. In 1928, he came up with the catchphrase
“Simon Go Back” in protest against the all-British Simon
Commission appointed by the imperial government to
recommend improvements to British governance in India.
He was released from prison in 1946 after being
imprisoned eight times during the freedom struggle and
went on to become an MLA in Independent India and
founder of the Congress Socialist Party. He is the man who
coined the iconic slogan 'Quit India’
Identify Him.
Question 8.
#AN
22. Give the full name of these freedom fighters.
Question 9.
#FK
23. Lal Bal Pal
Lala Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bipin Chandra Pal
24. Question 10.
This social and religious function was started by X, it got
popularized as a national festival to bridge the gap between
the Brahmins and the non-Brahmins because it was
supported by people belonging to both the upper castes
and lower castes alike, leaders and followers alike.
But most importantly this festival served a strategic purpose
of providing a meeting place for uniting common people of
all castes and communities at a time when public social,
political gatherings were banned by the British.
Identify X and the festival.
#YS
28. Question 12.
X auction is a variation on the typical English auction that
became popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
In a X auction, the end of the auction is signaled by the expiration
of X which was intended to ensure that no one could know
exactly when the auction would end and make a last-second bid.
Modern variant of the X auction is used in some online
auction systems to prevent auction sniping. In these auctions, a
computer randomly selects the time when the auction will end to
discourage snipers from attempting to enter bids at the last
second.
Identify X.
#VJ
30. Identify the
person on the
right & his mission
whose failure also
played an
important role in
Gandhi's call for
The Quit India
Movement.
Question 13.
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32. Question 14.
On what occasion, a 1 rupee commemorative coin was
issued for general circulation on 12th July 1993 to mark
the completion of the same. The other coins issued in this
theme, in the denomination of 10 rupees, 50 rupees and
100 rupees, were only issued as proof and uncirculated
specimens.
The reverse of this coin shows the ‘Martyrs’ Memorial’,
captioned ‘Seven Freedom Fighters’ installed outside the
Bihar State Secretariat Building at Patna. It was minted at
Kolkata, Mumbai and Hyderabad
Why were these coins released?
#AN
36. Question 16.
The X was established in 1922 as a unitary, teaching and
residential university by an Act of the then Central
Legislative Assembly of the British India.
It was originally to be named Prince Charles University,
but after few discussions it was argued that if the
university fails, that would certainly antagonise the
Prince. The name was suggested by which it is known
today.
Associated with purple colour its mascot is an elephant
and its logo says "Dedicated to truth".
Id X.
#VJ
38. Question 17.
Identify the person in the
picture. He was a great
leader of the Indian
Independence Movement,
a person who started off as
a leader of Hindu-Muslim
unity but sadly, slowly
gravitated towards an
independent nation for
Indian Muslims.
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39. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 - 1948 ) leader of
the All India Muslim League and first governor
general of Pakistan.
40. Question 18.
X , fame of the Dharasasna Salt raid was active during the
Quit India Movement period. Addressing a political
conference at Vellore (Madras) she said: “The Hindus and
Muslims are the two eyes of the nation and if both eyes
were to be focused together on the Swaraj image under
the leader ship of Mahatma Gandhi, freedom would be
theirs ere long.”
Immediately after India attained independence, X had
the privilege of being the first woman Governor of
Uttar Pradesh in 1947.
Id X.
#AN
44. On the Golden jubilee of the Quit India Movement in 1992,
the National Committee formed for the celebration,
recommended that the name of the Monument ‘X’ should
be named “August Kranti Park”
Thus the name of X is officially “August Kranti Park” but
sadly no one uses this name for X. Recently in the latest
edition of the “Man ki Baat” prime minister Modi urged the
nation to use the above name for X.
Identify X.
Question 20.
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46. Section 2: Star Marked
(To be considered in the event of tie)
47. Krishna Pandit Bhanji, an Oscar winning actor is popularly
known as X. He won his Oscar for the portrayal of a Famous
Indian in the movie Y.
X is regarded as one of the most versatile actor in Hollywood
and said this about his portrayal in Y “I was frightened but
determined to get the role. I practiced yoga in the morning that
helped keep my mental focus and energy levels high. In the
evenings I did my shoots and in the night I took spinning
classes”
Identify X and the movie Y.
Question 21*.
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49. A Beretta M1934, of the serial no. 606824
was used to put an end to the life of X. X
played decisive role in the Quit India
Movement.
Identify X and the owner of the above
mentioned Beretta.
Question 22*.
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51. - X has a unique place in Indian Natural History, since the Ostrich
egg-shell has been found at Sindi (Railway) in X district.
- X got its name from river X.
- X is a sister city for Sevagram, and both were used as major
centers for the Indian Independence Movement.
- In July 1942, the Congress Working Committee met at X and a
resolution was passed which was termed The X Resolution. It is also
known as Quit India Resolution which demanded, "The British Rule
in India must end immediately.
Identify X .
Question 23*.
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53. Question 24*.
Baker’s first plan was to have an equilateral
triangle with three sides housing the three
chambers.
Lutyens, however, insisted on a ‘circular
Colosseum design’. Baker later admitted to
being ‘declared out’ and reduced the grandeur
scale and proportions of the building.
What exactly they were designing here?
#VJ
55. This is Sanjiv Mehta the owner of a well known brand which has been
launched as- a luxury goods brand. After a long absence from the
market place.
The company delivers goods in over 30 countries and its major
products include Tea, Coffee and home decor.
Identify the Brand.
Question 25*.
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