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C.Q.C

BEGINNERS’

QUIZ(India Quiz)By-

Saradhambal (a.k.a Rajashri Iyer) & Upasana Srinivasan

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QUESTION 1

“There is no scope of reform or rehabilitation of the convicted-accused. This is a rarest of rare matter, so he should face capital punishment"-said the judges. A report of 1,208 pages was filed against the man in

question and a huge amount of Rs.12 crore was allegedly spent on him, who is a terrorist.

Who am I talking about?

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ANSWER:

“AJMAL MOHAMMED AMIR KASAB”TERRORIST WHO WAS CAUGHT FOR VARIOUSATTACKS AT 26/11 @ MUMBAI

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QUESTION 2

According to the Indian National Calendar, when is the Indian New

Year!? 

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1 Chaitra 30/31 March 22 Aries

2 Vaishākha 31 April 21 Taurus

3 Jyaishtha 31 May 22 Gemini

4 Āshādha 31 June 22 Cancer

5 Shrāvana 31 July 23 Leo

6 Bhādrapada 31 August 23 Virgo

7 Āshvini 30 September 23

Libra

8 Kārtika 30 October 23 Scorpio

9 Agrahayana 30 November 22

Sagittarius

10 Pausha 30 December 22

Capricorn

11 Māgha 30 January 21 Aquarius

12 Phālguna 30 February 20 Pisces

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>ANSWER:

MARCH 22In leap years, Chaitra has 31 days and starts on March 21 instead.

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QUESTION :3 

This Britisher is known as the Father of INDIAN

Ornithology. He was also the co-founder the INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS. Who

is the britisher??

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ANSWER:

ALAN OCTAVE HUME

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QUESTION:4Who is the first actor from India to have a honorary

doctorate from Universita Popolare Degli

Studi Di Milano or the People's University, Milan?

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ANSWER:

VIKRAM

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QUESTION:5What is the name of the mobile hospital train run

by the Impact India foundation in collaboration

with the Indian railways and Health Ministry?

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ANSWER:

JEEVAN RAKSHAEXPRESS

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QUESTION :6WHICH TELEVISON SHOW ENTERED THE LIMCA BOOK

OF RECORDS IN 2009 AS THE LONGSEST RUNNING WEEKLY QUIZ SHOW ON TELEVISION IN INDIA ?

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ANSWER:DD's BSNL SPORTS QUIZ

AIRED EVERY SATURDAY IN PODHIGAI

FROM(10.10 PM-11.10 PM)

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THIS STAMP WAS RELEASED ON 12

FEB 2011 BY PRESIDENT

PRATHIBA PATIL WHAT IS SPECIAL

ABOUT THIS STAMP?

QUESTION:7

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ANSWER

IT IS FIRST EVER STAMP MADE IN KHADI CLOTH AND IT IS A

LIMITED EDITION STAMP

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QUESTION :8

This statement was in the news very recently- "The UN is planning a series of events to stress the empowerment of the youth. Plans are on to declare 2013 as year of youth and bring out their talents. In this regard, I have been invited by them specially to address a meeting at Kenya between 15 and 18 March"Who is this famous female actor and politician, WHO IS GOING TO ADDRESS A

GATHERING AT THE UN ?

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ANSWERKUSHBOO SUNDAR

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QUESTION :9His name is Prem Behari Narain (Saxena), son of Brij Behari Narain Raizada and hails from Delhi. Although he is not himself well-known, he wrote something in his own hand, using a flowing italic style in the best calligraphic traditions. What did he write?

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ANSWER:CONSITUTION OF INDIA

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QUESTION :10Who became the first Tamil Director to bag the Dada Saheb Phalke award?

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CLUE

HIS first movie wasNEERKUMIZHI

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ANSWERK.BALACHANDER

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QUESTION :11 The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan is known to have had a very refined taste for Architecture and Arts. Other than the Taj Mahal, name a famous monument and not a mosque built by him.

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ANSWER:

MONUMENT- RED FORT !

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QUESTION :12 ____________ is a type of chutney, reputedly created by a 19th century British Army officer of the same name who presumably lived in Colonial India. Its characteristic ingredients are mango, raisins, vinegar, lime juice, onion, tamarind extract (occasionally), sweetening and spices

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ANSWER:  MAJOR GREY'S CHUTNEY

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QUESTION:13 She was a national swimming champion, a jockey, a Miss India, an actress, and also a politician.Who am I talking about??

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ANSWER:Nafisa ali

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QUESTION:14Name the only SISTER of the KAURAVAS of the epic Mahabharata?

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ANSWER DUSSHALA

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QUESTION :15 Nine of the last thirteen winners (from 1999–2011) have been Indian Americans reflecting the recent dominance of students of this community in this competition.It is important to note that Indian Americans make up less than 1% of the population of the USA. Sukanya Roy was the latest Indian-American to win _________________

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ANSWER: Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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QUESTION :16 Born as ______________ Sivaram Tiwari, he was a freedom fighter. When Mohandas K. Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement,______________ , then a 15 year old student, joined the movement. As a result, he was arrested and presented before a magistrate.

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When the magistrate asked his name, he immediately replied "Azad", meaning The Liberated. When he was asked to tell his father's name, he answered- "Swatantra" meaning Freedom. Then, the magistrate asked

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- "Where do you live?" He answered- "Jailkhana" meaning prison. He was sentenced to imprisonment for fifteen days with hard punishments.From that day onward, assumed the title 'Azad' and came to be known as ___________ 'Azad'

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ANSWER:CHANDRASEKHAR AZAD

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QUESTION :17Who was the first Indian to win the Oscar, for which movie?

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ANSWERBhanu Athaiya(COSTUME DESIGNER)MOVIE: GANDHI

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QUESTION :18CONNECT THESE PEOPLE WITH A ENGLISH WORD

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ANSWER

THE ENGLISH WORD IS “ASSASINATION”

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QUESTION :19 Which prominent personality passed away on the April 24th last year?

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ANSWER :

Satya Sai Baba (puttaparathi)

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QUESTION :20IDENTIFY THIS PLACE

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ANSWERQUTUB-MINAR

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QUESTION:21------ is celebrated at different locations depending on the position of the planet of Bṛhaspati (Jupiter) and the sun.

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When Jupiter and the sun are in the zodiac sign Leo (Singh Rashi) it is held in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik; when the sun is in Aries (Mesha Rashi) it is celebrated at Haridwar; when Jupiter is in Taurus (Vrishabha Rashi ) and the sun is in Capricorn (Makar Rashi)

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-------is celebrated at Prayag; and Jupiter and the sun are in Scorpio (Vrishchik Rashi) the ----- is celebrated at Ujjain. Each site's celebration dates are calculated in advance according to a special combination of zodiacal positions of Sun, Moon, and Jupiter

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WHAT FESTIVAL IS DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE CONTEXT?

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ANSWER:

KUMBHA MELA

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QUESTION :22

The playful Ganesha, once swallowed the Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu. Vishnu begged Ganesha to return the Chakra but Ganesha would not oblige. So Vishnu started trying all sorts of things to get the Chakra out

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In the process, he performed the _______. This provoked such a laughter in Ganpati he ejected the Sudarshan chakra out of his mouth. Now what did Vishnu do?

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ANSWER:THOPPUKARANAMNOW THE AMERICANS CALLED THIS AS “SUPER BRAIN YOGA”

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QUESTION :23When X was busy attending to his parents, a visitor knocked at his door. X told the visitor that he was busy attending to his parents. He threw a brick and asked the visitor to stand on the brick and wait for him. And that's how the visitor got his name.Identify the visitor and X

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ANSWER:THE VISTOR WAS “PANDURANGA VITTALA”X IS PANDULIKA

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QUESTION :24CONNECT THESE TWO PICS

BEASANT NAGAR

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ANSWERDR.ANNIE BEASANT

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IDENTIFY THE PERSONALITY

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ANSWER

SONIA GANDHI


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