India QuizPrelims

Presents

A quiz by – Dhanraj andRaghavendra Kamath

Special thanks to Dany James and Krishnananda

Baliga

NMAMIT, Nitte

1Plans for a hydroelectric project that threatened the parks high diversity of wildlife stimulated an environmentalist Social Movement in the 1970s called X which resulted in cancellation of the project and creation of the park in 1980.

Silent Valley

2Mizo National Front (MNF) is a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MNF emerged out of the Mizo National X Front, which was formed by Pu Laldenga to protest against the inaction of the Indian central government towards the X situation in the Mizo areas of the Assam state in 1959. It staged a major uprising in 1966, followed by years of underground activities. In 1986, it signed the Mizo Accord with the Government of India, renouncing secession and violence.

Famine

3It is believed that once, Duravasa Rishi cursed Indra because he recklessly threw away a garland gifted very generously by the Rishi. You don't do that. The gods were hence cursed with age. They would become mortals. The Devas, as usual, ran to Vishnu. Vishnu suggested that they churn the ocean of milk to yield the nectar of Immortality. The gods lacked manpower and hence they had to ask for help from the Asuras. Vasuki would be the rope, and Mount Sumeru would be used to churn the ocean. After 12 days, in the process of which Lakmshi, Kamdhenu , Airavat , the Apsaras, and Halahal among other things, appeared with the Amrita (nectar). The Devas and Asuras both went to war over getting it first. In the midst, in an attempt to save the Amrita from being misused Vishnu stole the _____ holding the Amrita, and flew. While he flew, he dropped four drops of the nectar at four places. Story behind what?

Kumbh Mela

4What was Operation Polo?

Operation Polo code name for The Hyderabad Police Action was a military operation in September 1948 in which the Indian Armed Forces invaded the State of Hyderabad and ended the rule of Nizam, annexing the state into the Indian Union.

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Dashrath Manjhi, also known as X. Dashrath Manjhi's wife, Falguni Devi, died due to lack of medical treatment because the nearest town with a doctor was 70 kilometres away from their village in Bihar, India.Dashrath did not want anyone else to suffer the same fate as his wife, so he carved a 360-foot-long through-cut, 25-foot-deep in places and 30-foot-wide to form a road through a mountain in the Gehlour hills, working day and night for 22 years from 1960 to 1982. His feat reduced the distance between the Atri and Wazirganj blocks of the Gaya district from 75 km to 1 km, bringing him national acclaim.He died on August 17, 2007.He was given a state funeral by the Government of Bihar.

Mountain Man

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ID this famous politician.

Ullal Srinivas Mallya

7To encourage inter-tribal interaction and to promote cultural heritage of Nagaland, the Government of Nagaland started organizing the _____________every year in the first week of December.

Organized by the State Tourism and Art & Culture Departments, _____________showcases a mélange of cultural displays under one roof. This festival usually takes place between the 1st and the 7th of December every year in Kohima. The aim of the festival is to revive and protect the rich culture of Nagaland and display its extravaganza and traditions. 

Hornbill Festival

8• This place near Ahmednagar

was established in 1923 and contains the tomb and other institutions created in memory of Sheriar Irani.

• It attracts over 30,000 pilgrims on his death day (January 31).From July 1925 till his death in 1969 he did not speak a word and communicated through an alphabet board and gestures.

• Which place?

Meherabad (Named after Meher Baba)

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Written and directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Kamal Haasan. It is based on the real-life Bombay underworld don Varada aka Varadarajan Mudaliar, and sympathetically depicts the struggle of South Indians living in Bombay.

In 2005, the Time Magazine included __________ in its list of "All-Time 100 Best Films"

Nayagan

10• The place had disappeared from the

tourist map due to its inaccessibility, but in 1931, Frank S. Smythe, Eric Shipton and R.L. Holdsworth, all British mountaineers, lost their way while returning from a successful expedition to Mt.Kamet and happened upon the valley, which was full of flowers. He was attracted to the beauty of the area, he named it the “X." He later authored a book of the same name.• In 1939, Miss Margaret Legge, a botanist deputed by the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, arrived at the valley for further studies. While she was traversing some rocky slopes to collect flowers, she slipped off and was lost. Her sister later visited the valley and erected a memorial near the spot.

• The X was established as a national park with effect from 6 November 1982.

Valley of Flowers

11 October 1963 at the ceremony to mark the dedication of the X Project to the Nation, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, "This has been built with the unrelenting toil of man for the benefit of mankind and therefore is worthy of worship. May you call it a Temple or a Gurdwara or a Mosque, it inspires our admiration and reverence".

Bhakra-Nangal Dam

12• _________ is a traditional folk dance

developed by the Bhil tribe. It is performed by women in swirling robes, and accompanied by men and women singing together.

• This folk dance gets its name from pirouetting which displays the spectacular colors of the flowing ‘ghaghara’, the long skirt of the Rajasthani women. Goddess Saraswati is worshipped during this dance.

Ghoomar

13

Name the fort.

Fort of Nani Daman

14. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• An ad by which organization and name the tribe.

• Survival International• Jarawa

15• In the southern most X

islands Y language is spoken by about 10,000 people, which is a variant of Divehi Language, spoken in the Maldives.

X- MinicoyY- Mahl

16X Y Football Club is a I-League football club from X, Meghalaya. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the diminishing standard of football in the state, and to spot, train and nurture local talent. In the local Khasi language Y translates to “our own”.

Shillong Lajong FC

17 Dadra and Nagar HaveliWhat post did Mr. K.G.Badlani, an IAS officer hold for a single day? Why?

Badlani was, for one day, designated the Prime Minister of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, so that, as Head of State, he could sign an agreement with the Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, and formally merge Dadra and Nagar Haveli with the Republic of India.

18 X refers to a militia in Chhattisgarh, India, which is aimed at countering the naxalite violence in the region. The militia consisting of local tribal youth receives support and training from the Chhattisgarh state government. On July 5, 2011, the Supreme Court of India declared the militia as illegal and unconstitutional. The court directed the Chhattisgarh government to recover all the firearms given along with the ammunition and accessories. It also ordered the government to investigate all instances of alleged criminal activities of X. The use of X by the government for anti naxal operations was criticized for its violations of human rights, use of child soldiers and poorly trained uneducated youth for counter-insurgency roles.

Salwa Judum

19X is a large river island in the Brahmaputra river, in Assam, India. X had a total area of 1,250 square kilometres (483 sq mi), but having lost significantly to erosion it has an area of only 421.65 square kilometres (163 sq mi) in 2001. X is the largest river island in the world.

Majuli

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Name the stadium and also the city.

HPCA stadium, Dharmashala

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ID keejiye.

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

22• X studied in Loyola High School,

Margao. He completed his secondary education in Marathi and went on to graduate in metallurgical engineering from IIT Bombay.

• X was awarded by IIT Bombay with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2001. X and Nandan Nilekani, Chairman of the new Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have graduated together from IIT Bombay in the year 1978.

• CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in politics category in 2012.

Manohar Parrikar

23Name the four parts of Puducherry.

Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam and Karaikal

24ID this businessman and the company he founded.

Chaudhary Raghvendra Singh, founder of DLF.

25The city was the cultural capital of Chandel Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled this part of India from the 10-12th centuries. The _______ temples were built over a span of 200 years, from 950 to 1150. The whole area was enclosed by a wall with eight originates, each flanked by two golden palm trees. There were originally over 80 Hindu temples, of which only 25 now stand in a reasonable state of preservation, scattered over an area of about 20 square kilometres (8 sq mi). The erotic sculptures were crafted by Chandella artisans. The temples, maintained by the locals, were pointed out to the English in the late 19th century when the jungles had taken a toll on the monuments. Today, the temples serve as fine examples of Indian architectural styles that have gained popularity due to their explicit depiction of sexual life during medieval times.

Khajuraho

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• ________ , born in royal family of Tripura and is a famous sportsperson.

• He is the grandson of Tripura's late royal scion Bikramendra Kishore.

• He had a career best ranking of 139.

Somdev Devvarman

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"Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees, every other of a quick growing variety. Be sure that there is plenty of space for lawns and gardens; reserve large areas for football, hockey and parks; earmark areas for Hindu temples, Mohammedan mosques and Christian churches.“Who said this? And what was he talking about?

Jamshedji Tata about Jamshedpur.

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Why is Druk White Lotus School famous?

The school in the movie 3 idiots.School was shown in the Cisco“human network” ad.

29*• The movement for a separate state of X land gained

serious momentum during the 1980s, when a violent agitation was carried out by X National Liberation front led by Subhash Ghising. The agitation ultimately led to the establishment of a semiautonomous body in 1988 called the Y X Hill Council to govern certain areas of Y district. However, in 2008, a new party called the X Janmukti Morcha raised the demand for a separate state of X land once again. On 18 April 2011, GJM signed an agreement with the state and central governments for the formation of X land Territorial Administration.

West BengalGorkha

30*This state boasts of possessing the world's largest known rookery of Olive Ridley sea turtle. The spectacular site of mass congregation of Olive Ridley sea turtles for mating and nesting enthralls both the scientists and the nature lovers throughout the world. This unique phenomenon is hardly seen anywhere in India. That rarity of mass congregation and the cruelty meted out to these innocent marine creatures, paved the way for declaration of the stretch of water body from old light house near Batighar to Maipura river mouth as X (Marine) Wildlife Sanctuary.

OdishaSagarmatha

31*• This is the country’s only assembly segment that

has no territorial boundary.• The X electorate, comprises of 3021 monks and 37

nuns, are spread over the four mountain districts of the state.

• The X seat was constituted by the erstwhile ruler, the Chogyal, in 1955 when the electoral process was introduced in the otherwise feudal system of governance.

• To preserve the distinct identity of the X, only registered monks and nuns can contest the seat. Political parties put up their nominees from among the clergies.

SikkimSangha constituency

32*• The X House of Worship was first mentioned in

Bahá'u'lláh's book of laws, the Kitáb-i-Aqdas .• X literature directs that a House of Worship

should be built in each city and town, and emphasizes that its doors must be open to all regardless of religion, or any other distinction. The X laws emphasize that the spirit of the House of Worship must be a gathering place where people of all religions may worship God without denominational restrictions.

• The Y is a X House of Worship completed in 1986. It serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has become a prominent attraction in the city.

New DelhiBahá'í Lotus Temple.

33*

• The X Road (from X, Assam, India to Kunming, Yunnan, China) was built during World War II so that the Western Allies could supply the Chinese as an alternative to the Burma Road which had been cut by the Japanese in 1942. It was renamed the Y Road (named after General Joseph Y of the U.S. Army) in early 1945 at the suggestion of Chiang Kai-shek. It passes through the Burmese towns of Shingbwiyang, Myitkyina and Bhamo in Kachin state.

Arunachal PradeshLode or Stilwell Road

34*

ID maadi!

ManipurSangai

35*• X is a structure built in Y by legendary architect,

Le Corbusier. Y hosts the largest of Le Corbusier's many X sculptures. It Stands 26 meters high, the structure was designed to in the wind. It is located in sector 1 in the Capitol Complex in Y.

• X is a recurring motif in Le Corbusier's architecture, a sign for him of "peace and reconciliation. It is open to give and open to receive." It represents the give and take of ideas.

ChandigarhOpen Hand Monument.