WELCOMEINTRA-COLLEGIATE QUIZ

COMPETITION 2015Organised by

BEd Social Science Department

Pingali Venkayya, 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?

Ans:

Designer of Indian national flag

Question:2

• Japan surrendered to Britain on this day. So it

was considered as a lucky day . How that

particular date is associated with India.?

Ans:

• Mount Baton chose this date for giving

independence to India.

Question:3

• Who was the first guest of the

Republic day?

Ans:President sukarno(Indonesia)

Question:4

• The national song of India is adopted from the

work ‘Anantha Math’.The work comprises of

usages from two different languages.One is

Bengali.Which is the other language?

Ans:

• Sanskrit

Question:5

• The ceremony known as ‘Beating Retreat’ is

held at..?

Ans:

• Vijay Chowk

Question:6

• What did the Param Vir Chakra replace when India became a Republic?

Ans:Victoria Cross

Question:7

• Which important human right is protected in article 21 of the constitution of India?

Ans:

• Right to life and liberty.

Question:8

• Identify the European who worked ardently for the Indian National Movement and bitterly criticized the British rule by saying’the British Empire is rotten to the core,corrupt in every direction & tyrannical and mean’

Ans:Sr Nivedita(Margaret Noble)

9.

• How many Gun salutes are presented to the

president on Republic day?

21

10

• Theosophist, Educationist and Indian National leader’.Who fits this description?

Ans:Annie Besant

11

“Be proud that you are an Indian,Proudlyclaim I am an Indian,every Indian is my brother..’ - who had said these words?

Ans:Swami Vivekananda