The Final round of the India Quiz of the Prometheans Club for the term July 2018 organised on 17/09/2018

2. India
Quiz
By - Afzal Ali & Nikhil Dwivedi

3. Mains

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5. RULES
 There will be 3 rounds.
 Each round shall have 6 questions.
 +20 for each DIRECT correct answer.
 +10 for pass.
 +20/-20 on pounce
 Max. no. of pounce per team is 6.

6. After Independence, two songs were finalised for the selection of
National Anthem. One was “Jana Gana Mana”, other was “X”. The
man who composed “X” went on to become National Poet of
Pakistan, hence this song was opposed and support for ‘Jana
Gana Mana” gained strength.
Guess X.

7. Saare Jahan Se Achchha by Mohammed Iqbal

8. Round 1 (Clockwise)

9. (1) An alumnus of the London School of Economics, he was an active
participant of Constituent Assembly Debates and wanted India to adopt
Presidential form of government. He also wanted words like ‘federal’,
‘socialist’, ‘secular’ to be included in Article 1 of Indian Constitution. He
lost the first Presidential election to Dr Rajendra Prasad.
Who?

10. K.T. Shah

11. 2) Dancing girl of ‘Mohenjo-Daro’ stands in a specific posture. This
posture is called ‘tribhang’ posture. An Indian classical dance uses
this posture. Name this classical dance.

12. Odissi

13. (3) In the General Elections of 1957, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was elected
an MP from Balrampur constituency but had lost another seat to
Raja Mahendra Pratap.
Identify this constituency in Uttar Pradesh which is also an important
Hindu shrine.

14. Mathura

15. (4) In 1834, 36 impoverished men from Bihar & Bengal set sail for a
particular place to work as indentured labourers.
The famous “16 steps” that those 36 people climbed on the shore of
that country became UNESCO World Heritage site.
Name this place.

16. Port Louis, Mauritius

17. (5) Team Manager of the Delhi franchise in IPL 2018, X holds a
unique achievement of being a part of the World Cup Winning
Team of 1983 without playing a single match for India in his
career. Identify this former cricketer.

18. Sunil Valson

19. (6) The Vedaranyam March was modelled on the earlier march
against the salt tax but was done on the east coast. A close
friend of Mahatma Gandhi led the protest from Trichi to
Vedaryam in Tanjore. There, he collected salt from sea and was
promptly arrested by police.
The man who led this march later went on to become the only
Indian and last person to hold a particular post.

20. C. Rajagopalachari

21. Audience Question
A theosophist, Bharatanatyam dancer & an animal right
activist, she is the first female to be nominated to the
Rajya Sabha. In 1977, Morarji Desai offered to nominate
her for the post of President of India, but she declined.
Who?

22. Rukmini Devi Arundale

23. Round 2
Anti-clockwise

24. (1) “ X ” was an offshoot of Mughal school of paintings. It is
regarded as the first independent school of painting which
focussed on the lives of common men. Artists were painting
lives of washer men ,hawkers, bangle-makers and potters.
Nerve centre of this school of painting was Bihar.
Identify X.

25. Patna Kalam painting or Company School of painting

26. (2) The Postal Index Number (PIN) helps Postal Department
zero-in on a destination with precision. All the states in India
are grouped into eight PIN regions. The ninth PIN is reserved
for ‘X’. What Is ‘X’?

27. Army Postal Service

28. (3) This gentleman was a fiction writer, publisher,
illustrator, calligrapher, music composer, graphic
designer and film critic. He designed the cover of
Jawaharlal Nehru’s Discovery of India and the logo of
Rupa Publication. Identify this brilliant individual X, who
is the only film personality after Charlie Chaplin to have
been awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford
University.

29. Satyajit Ray

30. (4) Spillage of water from this 123 year old dam goes
to Idduki Reservoir in Kerala. This dam was in news
when whole state of Kerala was battered by flood.
State of Kerala was blaming Tamil Nadu for releasing
excess water from this dam.
Name this dam.

31. Mullaperiyar Dam

32. (5) ‘X’ is a Marathi word. It is a political identity that emerged
in 1970s in connection with the rise of X literature in Marathi
and the X Panthers, a militant movement based out of
Maharashtra’s urban centres. This movement rejected the
patronage of mainstream political parties and preferred the
idiom of self-assertion. It was in news recently due to some
controversy over a government order.
Give me ‘X’.

33. Dalit

34. (6) The motto of IAF is taken from chapter 11, verse 24 of Bhagvat
Gita where Lord Krishna shows his divine form to arjuna and his
great form reaches up to heavens. Similarly IAF aims to overwhelm
adversaries with air power to defend the nation. This is denoted by
three word Sanskrit phrase and five word English phrase.
What is the motto of IAF?

35. Nabh Sparsham Diptam
Touch the sky with glory

36. (Audience Question)
On 21 November 1963, India made entry into an exclusive
group. The world took notice and was even surprised to see
picture of a vital component of this event being transported
on bicycle. Another picture followed where a bullock cart
was used. Which organisations humble beginning was on
back of bullock cart and bicycle?

37. ISRO

38. Round 3 (Clockwise)

39. (1)This woman was imprisoned thrice during the struggle for
independence. She has the distinction of being the first woman
to hold a cabinet post in pre-Independence era. In 1953, she
became the first lady and first Asian to be elected as president of
United Nations General Assembly.

40. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

41. (2) A Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Thanjavur,
Tamil Nadu, is also called as “Dakshin Meru”. This UNESCO World
Heritage Site was depicted on the Rupee Thousand note which was
demonetised by the Janata Party government.
Id this site.

42. Tanjore Temple

43. (3) Replacing the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, the MHRD has given
the status of the first war of Independence to this peasant
rebellion of 1817. The peasant militia had rebelled against the
British Rule under the leadership of Bakshi Jagbandhu
Bidyadhara. Identify the event.

44. Paika Bidroha

45. (4) He was the first NDA alumnus to be awarded the Paramveer
Chakra. An Indian Army Officer, who was martyred in Congo
working with the UN Peacekeeping Force, received PVC for his
valour outside India.
Name him.

46. Gurbachan Singh Salaria

47. (5) Shantanu Narayen from Hyderabad started his career at Apple
and then founded ‘Pictra’ which was a pioneer of digital photo
sharing over the internet. He then joined this computer software
company in 1998 where he eventually became CEO in 2007. This
company is the leader in Multimedia and creative software
products.
Which company?
Hint: Most of us have its app in our smartphones.

48. Adobe, PDF

49. (6) This particular phenomenon has taken place only thrice in
Indian history. In 1961 (for the Dowry Prohibition Act), in 1978
(Banking Services Commission Repeal Act) and in 2002
(Prevention of Terrorism Act). These special occasions are
provided under Article 108 and are convened by the President
of India.
What?

50. Joint Sessions of Parliament

51. ( Audience question)
A UNESCO World Heritage site, it harbours the largest collection
of pre-historic ,proto-historic and historic men’s paintings.
Legends say that Pandavas visited this place during their
agyatvas. One of the Pandavas sat at this place, hence the place
is named after him. Name it.

52. Bhimbetka

53. Thank you