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Independence day Quiz - Aug 15th, 2012
Ustad Bismillah Khan's performance on Independence Day from 1947 until his death in 2006 was a highlight each year. Poti Sriramalu is remembered for paving the way for the creation and division of states in India on linguistic grounds. Homi Vyarawalla, India's first female photographer, was known for her car number DLD 13, which earned her the moniker "Dalda 13". Tarala Dalal is known for writing over 100 books and her cooking classes for Gujarati housewives. Sylvester Da Cunha has contributed to Indian advertising and pop culture through his creations.
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Independence day Quiz - Aug 15th, 2012
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- 3. Question 01 Which Bharat Ratna’s performance on Independence Day was a highlight every year from 1947 till his death in 2006?
- 4. Answer Ustad Bismillah Khan
- 5. Question 02 Post 1947,we have several unforgotten heros, one such person is Poti Sriramalu, a lot of people in this room own their origin to this person. What is he best remembered for?
- 6. Answer Creation of AndhraPradesh. He paved way for division of states on Linguistic grounds
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- 8. Answer Homi Vyarawalla, India’sfirst female photographer, was known for her car number DLD 13, which earned her the moniker DALDA 13.
- 9. Question 04 X wasborn and bough up in Bombay. She started taking cooking classes for Gujarati Housewives. She has writeen over 100 books and remains a bestseller till date. Identify her
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- 11. Question 05 Hailing fromGoa and descendants of Saraswat Brahmins (they were forced to convert to Catholicism in the 16th century by the Portuguese colonisers), X has contributed to Indian Advertising and pop culture in a deep manner. His creations are talk of people and eagerly awaited. Who is the person and his creation?
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- 13. Question 06 X wasthe first indian to be commemorated by a stamp by the erstwhile Soviet Union. The fact that he lived atleast 1500 years ago, and suddenly became relevant in 1975 adds to his mystique. Id X
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- 15. Question 07 Why willthis man laugh His way to bank this 15th August?
- 16. Answer Kabir Khan
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- 18. Question 01 Pritish Nandayopened X in 1996. It was started in Oberoi Hotel and was first accessible who could spare a few thousand bucks. It soon became a mass revolution. Even gained notoriety. What is X?
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- 20. Question 02 In Delhi, the Emperor was particularly worried about the health of his subjects. Water diseases were common. Upon asking his Head Physician he suggested the lack of spices in food and suggested cuisine for the same. What did it lead to?
- 21. Answer Chaat, esp. Gol Gappe
- 22. Question 03 On september16, 1931 a camp in Bengal known as “Hijli Detention Camp” saw two unarmed indian prisoners being shot. The camp was the site for what Nehru describes as a “Temple of Modern India”. What am I talking about?
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- 24. Question 04 Sir PittyChetty, one of the founders of the South Indian Liberal Federation (SILF), popularly known as Justice Party. A very rich man, Sir Chetty was a municipal councillor between 1882 and 1923. In 1919 when faced with housing shortage the Long Tank was drained and in 1925 the locality came up. Which area am I referring to?
- 25. Answer T Nagarin Chennai, Sir Chetty had Thyagrajan as middle name, made famous in North India by Brilliant Tutorials
- 26. Question 05 Id thiscreation by Cartier
- 27. Answer Discovered in aSouth African De Beers mine in March 1888, the pale yellow octahedron diamond was cut and displayed in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889 where it caused a sensation. Its present weight of 234.69 carats was the inevitable result of 200 carats being lost during the cutting process from its original natural state. It was purchased by Rajendra Singh, The Maharaja of Patiala in 1889. In 1925 Maharaja Bhupinder Singh visited Cartier in Paris with an abundant cache of loose stones in tow and with the intention of creating a ceremonial necklace as part of his crown jewels. This necklace later came to be called the Patiala Necklace, Cartier’s largest single commission ever. Completed in 1928 it contained a 1000 carats in 2930 diamonds.
- 28. Question 06 In 1738,Nadir Shah invaded india, while returning with his loot ( included the famed Kohinoor) his convoy would be attacked by guerilla at noon ( while his troops rested) and at night while they slept. What did this lead to?
- 29. Answer The urban legendof Sikhs turning mad at 12
- 30. Question 07 X inSanksrit means supreme. It originally had 64 computers which helped it clock 1 Giga Flops per second. Hailed as a marvel it was seen as a symbol of Indian Technological excellence. Id X?
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- 33. Question 01 It wasGuru Dronacharya who lead Kauravs who was the first Commander in Chief of Pandavas? ( Someone said remembering firsts was easy!)
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- 35. Question 02 This sportwas known as Rathera in the ancient days, played with chariots. Today it is more modest and is also played in our National Games.
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- 37. Question 03 This form of Embroidery was introduced by Turk-Afghans in the 12th Century, it uses gold and silver as threads . Today several families in Uttar Pradesh have kept the tradition alive. Salvaar Kameez and bridal outfits are where it is used most. A lighter variant has found way to upmarket fashion stores. Which ?
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- 39. Question 04 It isa form of satirical rural theatre. There is evidence that this form developed in the sixteenth century for the entertainment of the Mughal Troops stationed in Deccan Plain. The name is Persian and means fun or entertainment. A popular entertainment for Maharashtrians
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- 41. Question 05 In DDLJhow did Aditya Chopra pay tribute to the superhit “Waqt”?
- 42. Answer The song ayemeri zohar jabeen. The ailing mother in DDLJ is Achala Sachdev to whom it was originally sung in 1965. http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=OQzLYj0FcfY
- 43. Question 06 What is the town of Thalassery in Kerala known for?
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- 45. Question 07 X isa genre of Music which was created by North Indians who were taken to the Caribbean Islands for Sugarcane Cultivation. The creation was fueled by their needs to stay in touch with their roots. Though, over years various Caribbean influences have also been adopted into it and hence X gets its name.
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- 48. Question 01 In whichacclaimed book is the protagonist Saleem Sinal born at midnight of August 15, 1947?
- 49. Answer The Midnight Children
- 50. Question 02 The Rs100 Note on it has only has Mahatama Gandhi on it. Why? ( Yes he is the father of nation. But the committee did consider Rabindranath Tagore among others) then why?
- 51. Answer The beard iscomplicated to draw, Gandhiji has little facial hair
- 52. Question 03 The JobSpecification of this place reads something like Male, preferably married, required to wear clean white lungi every day to work without any underwear, basic arithmetic. What place?
- 53. Answer Money Counter atTirupathi Balaji Temple
- 54. Question 04 Don Bradman in his illustrious career had the dubious record of getting hit wicket only once. An Indian was the bowler. He did this after scoring 185.
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- 56. Question 05 What’s commonto Chutney Dhoti Pundit Dhaba Dharma Hawala Catamaran
- 57. Answer Indian Words in Oxford Dictionary
- 58. Question 06 X, Y,Devildog, Avatar,Blue Dreamer, Icharus, Logos, Nabonidus, Nebuchadnazzer, the list is not exhaustive. X and Y have indian connection.
- 59. Answer Ganesh and Brahma,Ships in Matrix
- 60. Question 07 If youwere to dial to the Base station India has setup in Antarctica “Dakhsin Gangotri” from USA. What calling code would you use?
- 61. Answer +91 same asthe country code. Calls from India will be STD dialing code being Delhi.
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