india quiz finals ppt

• X was given the name because it’s remains was discovered in the year that saw 100th birth anniversary celebrations of a famous Indian. However, poor quality of the discovered remains have failed to determine its food habits. What is X?

Who is he? What was he the first person in the world to do?

• There is a misconception regarding the etymology of the fruit. The name is supposed to be that of a neighboring country, but it has been distorted to mean a ghost. The full-grown fruit measure 60 to 85 mm (2.4 to 3.3 in) long and 25 to 30 mm (1.0 to 1.2 in) wide with a red, yellow, orange or chocolate color. DRDO in 2009 proposed using the fruit in grenades and aerosol sprays as a non-lethal ingredient. Put fundae.

These are 2 out of 6 abodes of a Hindu God. Which God and why are these 2 significant?

• According to Diodorus Siculus, a historian contemporary of Alexander, when Porus was defeated, his nephew fled to X. King of X, Xandrammes, had an army of 20,000 horse 200,000 infantry, 2,000 chariots and 4,000 elephants trained and equipped for war. Also, X’s elephants were the largest in size in the world. What is X?

• This place, formerly known as Hafizabad, manufactures and exports nearly 90 percent of India’s flutes. A tiger reserve is close to this place, and it is classified both as a seismic zone and a high risk flood zone. However, in mid-2009, this place came into the news due to wrong reasons. Which place?

A former treasurer of the BSE and commodities trader, he founded a bank named after him. Name him and the Bank

• This organization was initially known as Bicholam before being acquired by their current owners and given their current name. Subhash Sinari, Bernard Olivera, Tolentino Serrao, Bhaskar etc. were the earliest big names associated with the organization. Which organization?

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• X took place in Assam during a six-hour period in the morning of 18 February 1983. More than 5000 lives were alleged to be lost. What is X?

A former Maoist leader, he was one of the earliest prominent leaders of the People’s War Group. Was killed by rivals in 1975. Was in the news last year. Who is he?

• Richardson Cruddas, Jessops & Company, Smith Stanistreet, Osler Lamps, Agnelo Brothers and British India Corporation – what were these a part of? (I am looking at a couple of keywords)

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• X is generally recognized as the first major poet of the Punjabi language. His descendents mostly carry the name Fārūqī. A city in Pakistan bears his name. His descendants include the Sufi saint Salim Chishti, whose daughter was Emperor Jehangir's foster mother. Who is X?

What’s happening?

• In 1947, Conny Jepsen became the first Danish man to win the All England Badminton Championship. Who did he beat?

Where is it, and the same incident which led to this being built also led to what?

• India and France have a unique collaboration on groundwater research at a research facility in India where work is done on how to protect rainwater through bore-wells. Which institute and located in which city?

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• “Mautam” and “Thingtam” together constitute what?

The orange area shows the kingdom of a local chieftain who fought the Mughals. Who was the chieftain?

• X is one of the eleven schools of Sanskrit grammar mentioned in Pāṇini's Ashtadhyayi. It is named after an Indian God. Arthur Coke Burnell, a renowned orientologist, in his 1875 book details this school. Kātyāyana was one of the prominent mathematicians of this school. Which school?

A boxer who won the national championships 11 times in a row (1961-72). Won 2 Asiad Heavyweight Golds (1966, 70). Who is he?

• The film was made in the 1963 and became a big commercial success in its time, being considered a hit for Rajasthan cinema. This was a milestone in the history of the Rajasthan movie industry. The popular bhajan songs "Khamma Khamma" and "Runecha ra Dhaniya" are from this movie. Starring Mahipal and Anita Guha, it is a biography of a local folk deity. Name the movie

The duo, Aneesh Reddy and Krishna Mehra, have taken up cloud computing in India seriously and have been called the next Murthy-Nilekani in some media quarters. What is the name of their company very much in the news?

• Bithoor in Uttar Pradesh • village Asotra of Barmer district in Rajasthan • Dudhai in the state of Madhya Pradesh• Khed Brahma in Kerala • Kodakka in Karnataka• Besakih in Bali • Prambanan in Yogyakarta, (Indonesia)• Tirupattur, Trichy in TamilNadu• All alleged to have what? (most of them are

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An educational institute in Northern India is named after him. The institute was shown in the movie “Bunty aur Babli” . Classes of IIT K were held here till their building was found. Who is he and what’s the name of the institute

• Many of the Buddhist texts which were taken to China along the Silk Route were written using a version of the X script. It was also used to write Sanskrit during the period ca 600-1200 CE. In Japan the writing of mantras and copying of Sutras using the X script is still practiced in the esoteric Buddhist schools of Shingon and Tendai. What is X?

A promising racer, he is sponsored by Yuvraj Singh foundation. Who is he?

• X is a professor of Physics at IIT Kanpur, from where he did his PhD also, under supervision of Prof. G.N. Rao . Subsequently X worked as Lecturer and then Reader at Patna University, India. X is an Nuclear Experimental physicist, whose chief interest lies in Condensed Matter and Materials Applications. Currently, he is working on Nanocrystalline Magnetic Materials and Alloys Systems. Who is X?

He founded a series of eye hospitals in India. What’s the name of the chain, and which organization curiously inspired him?

• X was born in Maihar (in current day MP) as Roshanara Khan. She was allegedly married to a student of her father’s. While the student Y went on to become world-famous, X was content to be his duet partner for a while and then retire. Many musicians of fame, including Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia are said to be students of X. Who are X and Y?

Currently,he is authoring a ten-volume unabridged English translation of The Mahabharata. A distinguished economist. Who?

• X is hailed as one of the greatest tribute to mother's love in Indian literature. This book has been written by famous author and social activist Sane Guruji. The book was adapted as a movie which won President's Medal as best feature film. What is X?

A brilliant film where Kamal Hassan plays a handicapped Communist and Madhavan, a journalist strongly supporting capitalism. On a journey from Bhubaneshwar to Chennai, they argue on various aspects of global finance including financial disparity etc. name the film

• What curious event occurred from July 25 to September 23, 2001 in which the popular media reported that researchers Godfrey Louis and Santhosh Kumar proposed a controversial hypothesis that extraterrestrial beings were involved?

What is unique about this cave painting from Bhimbetka?

• The Dasakuta and Vyasakuta were the 2 prominent groups of which prominent cultural movement?

Who is the owner?