India Quiz-Faizan Khan

-Vaibhav Dixit

BUZZER/Written Round

The quiz only contains 1 round

The total number of questions is 29, 1 for each state in India

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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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Machilipatnam Kalamkari

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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Hornbill

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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Bihu Festival

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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Paag

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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Wrappers for Beedi

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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Two wheeler-taxis

Gujarat

Q7. ID the place in Patan, Gujarat,

located on the banks of Saraswati

River.

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Rani ki vav

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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Mahabarata War

Himachal Pradesh

Q9. This is Mr. Shyam Sharan Negi, a

retired schoolteacher.

Why is he significant?

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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

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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Namda

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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M.S. Dhoni

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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The Wodeyars of Mysore

Given below is the coat of arms of Kingdom of Mysore

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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Sadhya

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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BhimBetka

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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Vada Pav

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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RasLila

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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Mawsynram, the wettest place on Earth

Cherrapunji will also give you marks

Mizoram

Q18. ID the dance, a variation of the

bamboo dance practised in several

regions around the world.

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Cheraw Dance

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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Hornbill Festival

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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Rasagolla

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

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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Heer Ranjha

Rajasthan

Q22. ID the place, as shown in the

video

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Chittorgarh Fort

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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Baichung Bhutia

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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Bharat Natyam

Telangana

Q25. ID this

sculpture, dubbed a

melody in marble, at

the Salar Jung

Museum, Hyderabad

(2 pics).

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The Veiled Rebecca

Tripura

Q26. ID the composer.

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S.D.Burman

Uttar Pradesh

Q27. The

outline of?

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Fatehpur Sikri

UttarakhandQ28. 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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Rishikesh

West Bengal

Q29. Connect the two images with the field of Astronomy.

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The Black Hole of Calcutta

Thank You!