India Quiz Finals - Questions+Answers - by the IIT BHU Quiz Club. QuizMasters: Faizan Khan and Vaibhav Dixit Questions along with answers. Held at the MCIIE, IIT (BHU) on 21/04/2017 Questions about Indian History, Culture, Celebrities and more

1. India Quiz
-Faizan Khan
-Vaibhav Dixit

2. BUZZER/Written Round
 The quiz only contains 1 round
 The total number of questions is 29, 1 for each state in India
 The questions will be open on the buzzer as soon as the QM shows the slide.
 The slide will be hidden as soon as some one presses the buzzer. No time will
be allotted to read/see anything once the buzzer goes off
 +15/-15 on the buzzer
 If nobody presses the buzzer, the question is open and everybody may write
down the answer for +5/0.
 If the buzzer is wrongly answered, the question becomes open for +5/0
again. The team which wrongly answered may attempt again.
 Don’t argue with the QM. He is short of both time and temper.

4. Andhra Pradesh
Q1.This style of Kalamkari work involves vegetable dyed block-painting
of a fabric.
 This is listed among the 178 Geographical Indications in India
 Though the name of the art suggests it is practiced in the city X, it is
actually produced at the nearby town of Pedana in Krishna district. It
mainly uses vegetable dyes which are applied onto the fabric with the
help of wooden blocks
Give the art style X which is also the name of the city (pic on next slide).

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7. Machilipatnam Kalamkari

9. Arunachal Pradesh
Q2. The given pic is the Seal of the state of Arunachal
Pradesh.
The seal has the State Animal in the centre with the state
bird at both sides.
ID the bird only

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12. Hornbill

14. Assam
Q3. This ancient festival from Assam is celebrated at three
different times of the year, coinciding with the 3 phases of
the agricultural calendar:
1. The Bohag/Rongali: the most popular, celebrates the
onset of the Assamese New Year (around April 14–15) and
the coming of Spring (Baisaakh).
2. Maagh/Bhogali: (the middle of January), comes from the
word Bhog that is eating and enjoyment
3. Kaati (Kartik, the middle of October)

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16. Bihu Festival

18. Bihar
Q4. There is a movement in Bihar to recognise this head-dress as the
official head gear of the state of Bihar.
Taken from the blog “Save the X Campaign”:
X, an equivalent to cap, has been in all cultures of the world
irrespective of caste creed and religion. Working as a head-gear, Mithila
cap—X—dates back to pre-historic time when it was made of leaves of
plants and the Nomad used to wear leaves to cover their bodies.
Perhaps, X is the oldest form of cap in human civilization. Today, it
needs modification to keep it’s pace with the time.
Mithilalok endeavours to create a social revolution with an appeal to
Maithils in common to protect the prestige of Mithilanchal for wearing
X. X designed and developed by Mithilalok are of different shades,
colours and shapes considering fitting and suitability.

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20. Paag

22. Chhattisgarh
Q5. The state of Chhattisgarh is known for
producing around 70% of the Tendu leaves for the
country.
These leaves are used to make something very
common in India, generally used as by the lower
class community all over the country.
What?

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24. Wrappers for Beedi

26. Goa
Q6. Goa is the only state in India to offer this
form of transport. They are driven by Pilots,
and the passenger is allowed to carry only a
backpack.
What form of transport, easily recognisable
across the state due to its yellow
background?

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28. Two wheeler-taxis

30. Gujarat
Q7. ID the place in Patan, Gujarat,
located on the banks of Saraswati
River.

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33. Rani ki vav

35. Haryana
Q8. The Kurukshetra war, spanning 18 days, was fought in
the area around Kurukshetra, Haryana. Around 4 million
people were killed over the course of the war, with only
12 known survivors.
Some sources trace the war back to 3100 BC, at the start
of current Kaliyuga.
Which war?

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37. Mahabarata War

39. Himachal Pradesh
Q9. This is Mr. Shyam Sharan Negi, a
retired schoolteacher.
Why is he significant?

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42. The first person to cast the vote in
Independent India, General Elections, 1951
The majority of the election took place in February
1952
But the residents of Himachal Pradesh were given
the chance to vote five months early because of the
probability that heavy snowfall would make it
impossible for citizens to reach the polling stations

44. Jammu & Kashmir
Q10. X is the craft of making carpets by felting. This craft is said to
have traveled to Kashmir from Iran along with a Sufi Saint, ‘Amir kabi
Shah- e-hamdan’ many centuries ago (600yrs to 700yrs).
A popular Kashmiri woollen rug with embroidery works—X— has a
huge demand in and outside the Kashmir valley. Along with the
carpet, X is also exported to different countries as these exquisite
woollen rugs are used as decoration pieces as well.
Zufa Iqbal has earned a rare honour by winning the prestigious Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam IGNITE award for inventing the first of its kind `X Rolling
Machine’.

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47. Namda

49. Jharkhand
Q11. Recently this figure from Ranchi was made the CEO of
Gulf Oil India for a day. As a CEO of the company for the day,
he attended all the special meetings of the company. He also
took a few decisions, just like a real CEO. It was something
that was kept under the wraps by the company ,so it was a
surprise for the employees when he walked in as their new
CEO.
Who is this figure who was made the brand ambassador of
Gulf Oil in 2011?

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51. M.S. Dhoni

53. Karnataka
Q12. The coat of arms of Karnataka is displayed here,
along with the crest of Bengaluru FC (2 pics). In the
centre, it has a red shield charged with a white two-
headed bird, Gandaberunda bordured in blue.
This mythical creature was made famous as it was the
sigil of a very famous house in Karnataka.
Which house?

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56. The Wodeyars of Mysore
Given below is the coat of arms of Kingdom of Mysore

58. Kerala
Q13. Give me the name of these variety
of dishes traditionally served on a
banana leaf in Kerala. It can have
about 24-28 dishes served as a single
course.
Pic on next slide

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61. Sadhya

63. Madhya Pradesh
Q14. These rock shelters contain the earliest
traces of human life in the sub-continent.
The name is said to derive from a word
meaning "sitting place of Bhima“, from
Mahabharata.
ID this UNESCO World Heritage site (3 pics
ahead)

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67. BhimBetka

69. Maharashtra
Q15. It's not very clear on who first started the dish, but the
most common theory is that it was born somewhere in the
mill heartland of Central Mumbai catering to the mill
workers of what was earlier known as Girangaon.
The combination of the potato in a bread was a hit and
this became a popular snack across Mumbai and around.
Despite the ethnocentrism in Maharashtra in particular, it is
claimed to be a part of the culture of Marathis despite this
sandwich (bread and potato) being western in style.
Which dish?

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71. Vada Pav

73. Manipur
Q16. The Manipuri classical dance style
is very famous for exquisite
performances of love-inspired dance
drama.
Identify it from the video.

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76. RasLila

78. Meghalaya
Q17. These people are wearing a “Knup” (3 pics
ahead): the turtle shell-shaped rain shield of
bamboo and grass, propped up outside. Where will
you find residents wearing these, almost all the
time?
Hint: Don’t think too hard.

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82. Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth
 Cherrapunji will also give you marks

84. Mizoram
Q18. ID the dance, a variation of the
bamboo dance practised in several
regions around the world.

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87. Cheraw Dance

89. Nagaland
Q19. ID the “Festival of Festivals”
started in 2000 by the government of
Nagaland to encourage intertribal
interaction and to promote cultural
heritage of the state. (3 pics ahead)

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93. Hornbill Festival

95. Odisha
Q20. According to historians of Odisha, this delicacy originated in
Puri, as khira mohana (Kheer Mohan). It has been traditionally offered
as bhog to goddess Lakshmi at Jagannath Temple, Puri.
According to the local legend, Laxmi gets upset because her husband
Lord Jagannath goes on a 9-day sojourn (the ratha yatra) without her
consent. So, she locks Jai Vijay Dwar, one of the temple gates and
prevents his convoy from re-entering the sanctum sanctorum of the
temple. To appease her, Jagannath offers her this dish.
However the Bengalis claim the dish to be their work, crediting it to a
19th century sweetmaker. The dish?

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97. Rasagolla

99. Punjab
Q21. This tragic romance is one of the most popular folk tales (or
Kisse) in Punjab, and has been a focal point of many movies and
songs. There are several poetic narrations of the story, the most
famous by Waris Shah written in 1766.
It is speculated that the pair are based on real people, maybe
even Shah and his love interest. There is also a shrine dedicated
to the tragic pair (pic given). The synopsis of the story goes as
follows:
 Boy and girl love each other
 Girl’s parents marry her somewhere else

100. Punjab
 Boy become a jogi
 Boy finds girl again and decides to marry her (with
consent of others)
 Jealous uncle poisons girl on wedding day
 Boy too eats poison and dies
Name the pair, also the name of the folk tale.

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103. Heer Ranjha

105. Rajasthan
Q22. ID the place, as shown in the
video

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108. Chittorgarh Fort

110. Sikkim
Q23. United Sikkim FC,
the I-League club from
Sikkim is co-owned by
Dubai based Fidelis
World, Indian music
singer Shankar
Mahadevan and another
person X. ID X.

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112. Baichung Bhutia

114. Tamil Nadu
Q24. It traces its origins
to the Sanskrit text
Natya Shastra by Bharata
Muni. ID the classical
dance form, usually a
solo act, especially by
women.

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116. Bharat Natyam

118. Telangana
Q25. ID this
sculpture, dubbed a
melody in marble, at
the Salar Jung
Museum, Hyderabad
(2 pics).

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121. The Veiled Rebecca

123. Tripura
Q26. ID the composer.

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125. S.D.Burman

127. Uttar Pradesh
Q27. The
outline of?

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130. Fatehpur Sikri

132. Uttarakhand
Q28. The Beatles wrote most of the songs of their famous “The White
Album” (officially called The Beatles) March and April 1968 at a
Transcendental Meditation course in this city.
John Lennon wanted to “get away from everything” hence the
spiritual respite. The stay proved especially fruitful for George
Harrison as a songwriter, coinciding with his re-engagement with the
guitar after two years studying the sitar.
The Beatles left the city before the end of the course. Ringo Starr
was the first to leave, as he could not stomach the food; McCartney
departed in mid-March, while Harrison and Lennon were more
interested in Indian religion and remained until April.
Which city?

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134. Rishikesh

135. West Bengal
Q29. Connect the two images with the field of Astronomy.

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137. The Black Hole of Calcutta

138. Thank You!