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Independence Day Quiz- August 15, 2014
This document contains 23 multiple choice questions with answers about people, companies, organizations and events related to India. It tests knowledge in areas such as Indian history, business, sports, science and technology. The questions cover topics like the designer of the Indian national flag, online restaurant guide company Zomato, Indian badminton league teams, scientist who worked on Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan missions, and founder of telecom company Bharti Airtel.
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Pingali Venkayya designed the Indian national flag and died in poverty in 1963. He was commemorated with stamps.
Foodiebay.Com, renamed to Zomato, received significant investment in 2010, being a top internet company.
Laishram Sarita Devi from Manipur won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The first Indian to contest a British election and first president of the INC was Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee.
Shashi Tharoor is the author of the book 'India From Midnight to Millennium'.
Teams like Warriors, Hotshots, Pistons, Smashers, Beats, and Masters are part of the Indian Badminton League.
Punjab National Bank (PNB) is India’s first wholly Indian bank, now with over 5,800 branches.
Essar Group is an Indian multinational with investments in steel, energy, infrastructure, and technology.
The Murugappa Group is linked through various business entities.
Heena Sidhu is the first Indian to be ranked World No.1 in her sport.
Sam Pitroda served as chairman of both the National Knowledge Commission and the National Innovation Council.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, an Indian-born structural biologist, is a Nobel Prize winner.
Captain Mohan Singh's identity is discussed and identified.
Mylswamy Annadurai led the Mangalyan project and was project director of Chandrayaan I and II.
Shanti Bhushan proposed the Lokpal Bill in India for the first time in 1968.
Yogendra Singh Yadav is an Indian politician with prior roles in various educational and advisory councils.
Kushal Pal Singh, with a wealth of $7.3 billion, featured in the Forbes list in 2011.
Azim Premji was the first Indian to sign up for “The Giving Pledge” led by Buffett and Gates.
Swraj Paul founded the Caparo Group in the UK, after working in the family business in India.
The logo of the inaugural Badminton League features Qutub Minar as a notable monument.
Sunil Bharti Mittal founded a leading Telecom provider after starting with crankshafts manufacturing.
Virender Singh is the only Indian gold medalist at the 22nd Deaflympics in 2013.
Bandhan Financial Services serves as a notable entity among banks, NBFCs, and microfinance institutions.
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- 2. QUESTION 1 PingaliVenkayya, an Indian freedom fighter from Andhra Pradesh died in poverty in 1963 A postage stamp was issued to commemorate him in 2009 and in 2011 and it was proposed that he will be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna. Why he is famous?
- 3. ANSWER He designed theIndian national flag
- 4. QUESTION 2 Foodiebay.Comstarted by Deepinder goval was renamed to company X X is an online restaurant discovery guide company In 2010, the website was named among the top 25 most promising internet companies in India by SmartTechie Magazine Info Edge (India), the parent company of the Naukri.com group, invested INR4.7 crore (US$1 million) in the business of x in 2010. Identify X
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- 6. QUESTION 3 The thirty-twoyear old from Manipur won a silver medal in the CWG at Glasgow. Who is she ?
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- 8. QUESTION 4 Thefirst Indian to contest the election for the British house of commons although he lost the election He was the first president of INC (Indian national congress) He made two unsuccessful attempts to enter the British parliament Identify the person
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- 10. QUESTION 5 “India FromMidnight to millennium” - Who is the author of this book ?
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- 13. ANSWER Teams of IndianBadminton League (IBL)
- 14. QUESTION 7 The firstwholly Indian Bank was set up by this man Now it has over 5,800 branches and over 6,000 ATMs across 764 cities Identify the bank name?
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- 16. QUESTION 8 An Indian multinationalconglomerate “X” with investments in the sectors of steel, energy , infrastructure and services (shipping, telecom) and outsourcing and technology solutions. The Company name X is derived by combining the first letter of the brothers’ names . What is “X”?
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- 20. QUESTION 10 She isthe 1st Indian to be ranked World No.1 in her sport. Identify her
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- 22. QUESTION 11 Theperson in the picture served as Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission Currently chairman of National Innovation Council What is the name of the person ?
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- 24. QUESTION 12 Indian-born American and Britishstructural biologist He is a Nobel Prize winner Identify the person
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- 26. QUESTION 13 Identify theperson
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- 28. QUESTION 14 “X” isborn in Tamilnadu Program Director of Mangalyan project He was also the project director of Chandrayan I and II Who is Mr. “X” ?
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- 30. QUESTION 15 “Lokpal Bill”- Who proposed this Bill for the first time in India and when was it proposed?
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- 32. QUESTION 16 Mr. Xis an Indian politician who was a former member of University Grants Commission (UGC) and National Advisory Council (NAC) on RTE. He held the post of political advisor to Rahul Gandhi and recently joined the newly founded anti corruption party? Guess who is X?
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- 34. QUESTION 17 Hestands at 130th position in the Forbes's list of world's richest people, released in 2011, and has a personal wealth of $7.3 billion. His autobiography, named 'Whatever the Odds: The Incredible Story Behind ……..', was launched by Jack Welch in 2011. Identify the person
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- 36. QUESTION 18 He wasthe first Indian and third non- American after Richard Branson and David Sainsbury to sign up for the “The Giving Pledge” , a campaign led by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. Who is he?
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- 38. QUESTION 19 X, anIndian born British-based business magnate who founded Y in 1968, one of the leading manufacturers of steel products in UK. Before starting this company he worked for his family business, Apeejay-Surrendra group in India. Name X and Y?
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- 40. QUESTION 20 This isthe logo of the inaugural Badminton League. What monument will complete this Logo (i.e.) what will come behind the blue block?
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- 42. QUESTION 21 X, bornin Punjab, is the founder of one of the leading Telecom service providers in the world whose first business venture was to make crankshafts for bicycle manufacturers. X’s father was Member of Parliament for three terms. Identify X.
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- 44. QUESTION 22 • The28 year old Mr. X is the only Indian to win a gold medal at the 22nd summer event Z held in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2013. • The motto of the event is PER LUDOS AEQUALITAS (Equality through sport) Who is Mr. X and what is the name of the event Z ?
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- 46. QUESTION 23 Identify Bank BANK NonBanking Financial Company (NBFC) Microfinance institutions
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