india quiz
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Quiz on India , Independence and Indian History QuizTRANSCRIPT
INSTRUCTIONS
Starred Questions 15 Points
Clockwise & Anticlockwise
Each Question – 10 Points
Specific to each Group
Three Rounds
Finals
• 1) “Mother India “ was written by
a) V.D Savarkar
b) Katherine Mayo
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) None of the Above
2) In which Indian city would you find the mosque with "Shaking Minarets"?
1) Hyderabad 2) Lucknow 3) Ahmedabad 4) Allahabad
3)”Vande Mataram “ was first published in
• a) Kesarib) Gitanjalic) Harijand) Anandmath
4) Who was the Congress President when India became free ?
• a) Mahatma Gandhi• b) Sardar Patel• c) J.B Kriplani• d) Jawaharlal Nehru
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• To which country the only Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was sent ?
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• What took place in June 1984 that angered many Sikhs?
3)
• The only Indian to receive the highest civilian awards from both India and Pakistan - the Bharat Ratna and Nishaan-e-Pakistan.
4)
• Which former President had the unique distinction of getting two consecutive terms in office?
Guess who ???????????
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Round - 2
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Round – 2
• Identify the Picture – Only 4 Chances • Time Limit – 30 seconds
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Round – 3 Rapid Fire Round
• Time Limit - 3 Minutes • Answer 7 Questions
Team - A
• 1) Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize ?• 2) Which is the first Indian film to be nominated in the Oscars ?• 3) Who won the heavy weight title for the best boxer three
times in a row ?• 4) What is the title of Autobiography of JRD Tata ?• 5) Expand ICICI • 6) The catch-line 'American dream, Indian soul' was of the
film...?• 7) Identify -
Team - B
• 1) Which is India’s Highest Literary Honour ?• 2) Which is the first movie to be shown in the UN ?• 3) With which sport is the 'Choudhury Trophy' associated?• 4) “It happened in India “ is the autobiography of whom ?• 5) “ One Family one bank “ is the tagline of which bank ?• 6) Aishwarya Rai was crowned Miss World in which year?• 7)
Team - C
• 1) Who is known as the pioneer of Carnatic Music ?• 2) When was the First Film fare awards introduced ?• 3) The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with...?• 4) “ The End of Economic Man “ is the famous book
written by – • 5) “ Celebrate Life “ is the tagline of which company ?• 6) Which of these films was Ashutosh Gowariker's
directorial debut?• 7)
Team - D
• 1) Who is the first Indian Woman to win the Booker Prize ?• 2) Which was the first film to be made in India ?• 3) The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal is –• 4) “ Imaganing India “ recently published book authored by –• 5) ‘ Inspire the next ‘ is the tagline of which company –• 6) Which Indian movie gained entry into Hollywood's Oscar
Awards in 2003?• 7)
Extra -
• Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?