India Quiz

28 March 2015

Quiz Master: Pratyush Sinha

Acknowledgements

And the host, whoever it maybe.

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Rules

• 21 sawaal; 10 points/question unless mentioned otherwise

• Part points have been specified in the slides

• 5* questions to settle ties (7 to 11)

• Quiz Master is God

• Contact me on Messenger or Whatsapp in case of any controversy

1.Map depicting what ?

2.

• Brand X did not tie up with the first part and in fact served a legal notice for unauthorised use of its name. However, the dispute was settled amicably after X experienced a windfall of 35% in sales.

• Brand Y seems to have had a better ‘bond’ with the producers and they signed up a deal much in advance.

• Give brands X and Y.

[Part points]

3.ID. Part points (5 each)

4.ID. Part points.

5.

• Qimat Rai Gupta, one of India’s most low-profile business titans passed away recently.

• Said to be worth $ 2 billion at the time of his death, his big break had come in 1971 when he had bought a Germanic sounding brand from one of his suppliers, Haveli Ram Gandhi.

• Which brand ?

6.

• By a treaty signed on January 17, 1961, India ceded 12 villages near the SulemankiHeadworks on Sutlej in exchange for the village Hussainiwala.

• What was so special about this village ?

• Hint – The place is remembered once a year. Happened recently.

7.*

• What does this Safavid era painting from Isfahan, Iran show ?

8.*

• The person’s LinkedIn page recounts some accomplishments:Being awarded the London Critics Producer of the Year Award; winning the “BAFTA” (British Academy Award) for best British film and producing the highest grossing independent British-funded film to-date (East is East).

• Which person recently in news ?

9.*

• His Arabic-sounding second name has got him into some trouble, most notably when he was denied preclearance by U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2002.

• However, he claims the name comes from the Sanskrit word for laughter.

• Who ?

10.*

• One of the versions of how this north-eastern city got its name claims that it comes from a corruption of what would translate as the ‘city of Hidimba’

• Which city, largest in its state and in news recently for all the wrong reasons, is this ?

11.*

• This film was a fulfillment of one of Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s long standing desire.

• What is this 1963 movie’s claim to fame ?

• Next 10 questions are a tribute to RK Laxman

• 10 points each

12.Framed person ?

13.Blanked out person ?

14.Who’s selling military rule ?

15.ID the guy standing.

16.Either of the blanked out names.

17.Blanked out name.

18.What’s the name of the road-block ?

19.Who ?

20.Inspiration ?

21.Who with common man ?

Safety slide-1.

Safety slide-2. Answers beyond this point.

Map depicting what ?

• Shakti Peeth

• Blue ones are the Adi Shakti Peeth

• Brand X did not tie up with the first part and in fact served a legal notice for unauthorised use of its name. However, the dispute was settled amicably after X experienced a windfall of 35% in sales.

• Brand Y seems to have had a better ‘bond’ with the producers and they signed up a deal much in advance.

• Give brands X and Y.

Answer

• Zandu Balm (Emami) and Fevicol (Pidilite)

• Dabangg 1 and 2

25.ID. Part points

Answer

• Harivansha Rai Bachchan

• Sumitranandan Pant

• Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’

26.ID. Part points.

Answer

• Bhanu Athaiya and Ben Kingsley

3

• Qimat Rai Gupta, one of India’s most low-profile business titans passed away recently.

• Said to be worth $ 2 billion at the time of his death, his big break had come in 1971 when he had bought a Germanic sounding brand from one of his suppliers, Haveli Ram Gandhi.

• Which brand ?

Answer

• Havells from Haveli

8

• By a treaty signed on January 17, 1961, India ceded 12 villages near the SulemankiHeadworks on Sutlej in exchange for the village Hussainiwala.

• What was so special about this village ?

• Hint – The place is remembered once a year. Happened recently.

• Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were cremated here.

• It hosts a Shaheedi Mela every 23rd of March

12

• What does this Safavid era painting from Isfahan, Iran show ?

Answer

• Shah Tahmasp greeting the exiled Humayun

• Give points for Humayu

15

• The person’s LinkedIn page recounts some accomplishments:Being awarded the London Critics Producer of the Year Award; winning the “BAFTA” (British Academy Award) for best British film and producing the highest grossing independent British-funded film to-date (East is East).

• Which person recently in news ?

Answer

• Leslee Udwin of ‘India’s Daughter’ fame

18

• His Arabic-sounding second name has got him into some trouble, most notably when he was denied preclearance by U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorities at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2002.

• However, he claims the name comes from the Sanskrit word for laughter.

• Who ?

• Kamal Haasan

Haasan from haasya

22

• One of the versions of how this north-eastern city got its name claims that it comes from a corruption of what would translate as the ‘city of Hidimba’

• Which city, largest in its state and in news recently for all the wrong reasons, is this ?

Answer

• Dimapur in Nagaland

27.

• This film was a fulfillment of one of Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s long standing desire.

• What is this 1963 movie’s claim to fame ?

• First Bhojpuri feature film

Ambedkar

Gandhi herself

JP

Pramod Mahajan – 1995 Mahaelections

Either of the blanked out names.

PV Narsimha Rao

’71 war

Pranab Mukherjee

Ganesha.

Who with common man ?