encuesta-2015--india quiz (mains)
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India Quiz (Mains)Encuesta-2015
Deshbandhu College
Rules:-
• Pounce is Applicable for all Questions.+10/-10 on pounce+10 on Direct.
• Infinite Bounce.
Let’s Begin!
1. In this 1999 cricket world cup Ad , Name the Character played by Sudhir Mishra?
2.
One of the first serial killers to be photographed. He was a leader of the Thuggee cult active in Oudh in northern central India during the late 18th and early 19th century, that is often cited as one of the world's most prolific serial killers. He may have been involved in up to 931 murders by strangulation between 1790–1840 performed with a ceremonial cloth (or handkerchief ,which in Hindi means rumal), used by his cult. He was executed in 1840 by hanging by British East India Company.
Pic on the next slide.
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Answer:-
• Thug Behram.
3.
• X is is a 150 years old temple situated about 40 miles from the town of Kavi Kamboi, in the state of Gujrat. This ancient Y’S temple is located on the betwixt of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Cambay. This is very simple temple with nothing extraordinary in the architecture for the on lookers, but it is still a very unusual must visit religious sites of India.
• This Temple of y can only be visited during the low tide hours. In the hour of high tide, it remains mostly submerged.
X= Templey= Deity
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Answer:-
• X:- Stambheshwar MahadevY:- Shiva
4.• X is located at about 5000m in the Himalayan
Range of Uttarakhand. In 1942 a forest guard H K Madhwal stumpled upon hundreds of human skeletons on the banks of X
• Carbon Dating of the corpses puts them between 12th and 15th c. The fact that intrigued the investigators has that there was no historical account of any such past incident on the trade route to Tibet. These Skeletons are believed to be of pilgrimages of kannauj on their way to Nanda devi.
Popular Names:- Mystery Lake, Skeleton lake.Identify X
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Answer:-Roopkund
5.• By 1983, Tinkle was already on its way becoming the
most popular children’s magazine in India. Their biggest rival that time was another children magazine named Target, run by Living Media. Unlike Tinkle, Target was more of a narrative magazine, with a few pages of comics. Their flagship character that time was Detective Moochhwala (Hindi for "the man with a mustache") by Ajit Ninan. Moochhwala who was a detective with penetrating eyes and a huge mustache. Tinkle decided to create a competing character. Subba Rao and Dhruva, two of the creators at Tinkle, came up with the proposal for such a character. They decided to base this new character on a boastful but cowardly big game______in the then famous television drama, I Love Lucy.
I am Talking About which Cartoon Character.
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Answer:-Shikari Shambhu
6.• X is an Indian farmer and activist from Amilo, in
Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, who was officially dead between 1975 and 1994. His uncle had bribed government officials to declare him dead so as to inherit their ancenstral land, and so, as per official records, X was registered as 'deceased'. Once he realized what had happened, he started his struggle against the Indian bureaucracy to prove that he was alive. Meanwhile, he added Mritak (deceased) to his name, and founded MritakSangh, the Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People, to highlight other cases like his
He stood for election against Rajiv Gandhi in 1989 and lost, to prove that he is alive
ID X.
Answer:- Lal Bihari’Mritak’
7.• The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of
India is a day dedicated towards collection of funds from people of India for the welfare of the Indian Armed Forces personnel. It has been observed annually in India on Which Date since 1949. Over the years, it has become a tradition to commemorate this day as an honour to the soldiers, airmen and sailors of India.
The idea behind observing a Flag Day was to distribute small flags to the general population and in return collect donations. Flag Day gains more significance as it considers that it is the responsibility of the civilian population of India to take care of the families and dependents of the armed forces personnel who fight for the country.
8.
• It is India's oldest fast food restaurant chain Based in North India. The chain traces its origins to "HOTELINDIA“.In 1940, on request of the Indian Coffee Board, they opened the Indian Coffee Shop in Janpathintroducing espresso , which became an instant success. Soon afterwards they launched two theme restaurants —‘La Boheme’, a Hungarian restaurant; and ‘Gufa’, an Indian restaurant. In the 1950s, the 'Chinese Room' was opened, the oldest Chinese restaurant in Delhi. It is still on its original premises.
It was also the first Western-style fast food restaurant in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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9.• This temple is built in Dravidian style of architecture associated with
the temples located in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu, featuring high walls and a 16th-century Gopuram.
• It is the richest Hindu temple in the world.
• Several extant Hindu Texts like the Brahma Purana, Matsya Purana, Varaha Purana, Skanda Purana, Padma Purana, Vayu Purana, Bhagavata Purana and the Mahabharata mention this shrine
• The temple has six hitherto known vaults (Kallaras), labeled as A to F, for book keeping purpose by the Court, in April 2014, has reportedly found two more further subterranean vaults that have been named G and H). While vaults A and B have been unopened over the past many years the vaults C to F have been opened from time to time. The two priests of the temple, the 'Periya Nambi' and the 'Thekkedathu Nambi', are the custodians of the four vaults, C to F, which are opened periodically.
Answer:-Padmanabhaswamy Temple
10.• X is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in
Hindu and Buddhist mythology. X are said to be able to change their shape at will, and rule over the fortunes of gaming and gambling.
• There are two types of x ; Laukika(worldly), of whom thirty-four are specified, and Daivika(divine), of which there are ten.
• The Bhagavata Purana also states that the x were born from Kashyap and Muni.
Id X?
Apsara
11.
• Rastrapati Bhawan.
Sunita Kohli:- RenovatedHearbet Backer:- CreatedLord Irwin:- First OccupantQueen MARY:- Inaugurated
12.
X was one charismatic eunuch who became the first transgender Indian to be elected a member of the Madhya Pradesh state Legislative Assembly and served from 1998 to 2003.
X's influence inspired other transgender in the state to establish their own political party called ‘Jeeti JitayiPolitics’ (JJP). Strange as it may sound, the name of the party literally means a political that has already won the elections. This was like a strategy to differentiate the transgender's party from mainstream parties.
In 2005, a fiction feature film titled ‘X' was made about her life. The role of X was played by Ashutosh Rana.
ID X?
Answer:-
13.• X is an Indian model turned actor who made his
debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Jhankaar Beats and has performed in award-winning films such as Bong Connection and Carnival.
X has hosted Television series like Cook Na Kaho, High Tension, and worked with brands like L'Oreal, Levi's, Samsung and Bacardi.
He was a witness in the Murder of Jessica Lalltrial. Yet when the trial on the case began, X turned hostile stating that he did not understand Hindi, the language that was used to file the initial FIR by the Delhi Police.ID X?
• Shayan Munshi
14. X were a private militia organized by Qasim
Razvi to resist the integration of Hyderabad State into the Dominion of India. They also attempted to make the Nizam accede his princely state to Pakistan instead of India. X were affiliated to the Majlis-e-IttehadulMuslimeen political party.
X were responsible for the killing, rape,and brutal murder of many people in the Telangana and Marathwada region who were driven out. Eventually, the Indian Army routed the X during Operation Polo. Qasim Razvi was initially jailed and then allowed to move to Pakistan where he was granted asylum.X is an Arabic and Urdu word for volunteer
Give me X.
Answer:-
• Razakars
15.• ________________ Sports Festival, popularly known as
the Rural Olympics, is held annually in Punjab, India.
It was in 1933. Philanthropist Inder Singh Grewalvisualized an annual recreational meet where farmers from areas surrounding _____________could get together and test their corporal endurance.
In February each year, Ludhiana becomes the destination for hundreds of sports enthusiasts, including foreigners.
Other events that are big on entertainment include a dog race, horse dance, camel race, tractor race, and a tug-of-war. But the chance to see some really off-beat activities is the hugest drawcard -- such as people lifting bicycles with their teeth, pulling cars with their teeth or ears, or riding a bicycle ringed with a burning tyre, and other daredevil stunts. The Rural Olympics really is a test of endurance, skill and strength!
Answer:- Kilaraipur Sports Festival
16.
• X was a member of three Olympic gold medal winning teams, in London (1948), Helsinki (1952) (Vice Captain) and Melbourne (1956) (Captain)
• X’s Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic men's hockey final remains unbeaten. He set this record when he scored five goals in India's 6-1 victory over the Netherlands in the gold medal game of the 1952 Olympic Games
• He was the Manager and Chief Coach of the Indian team for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup, which India won.ID?
Answer:-
• Balbir Singh SR.
17.
• Bhim, who was the chief of the Mahemi tribe, had an interesting ritual whenever he had to assign a difficult task, he would call a meeting at his Mahim fort where warriors used to be given a sumptuous feast. After the feast, a plate containing a betel leaf would be placed in the middle of the gathering and the man who picked the leaf was entrusted with the difficult task. This is a proposed explanation of the origin of a popular term what?
• Supari (contract killing)
18. Connect:-
•General M. A. G. Osmany
•General Yahya Khan
•General Muhammad Musa
•Lt General Ghulam Jilani Khan
•Tun Hussein Onn
•General Ibrahim Ismail
Products Of IMA
19. Id the Art Form?
Pithora Art.
20.Connect?
Answer:-
• Coaches of teams of Inaugural Badminton league.
21.
• “To Hell With Hockey” is the autobiography of which Hockey Player?
Aslam Sher Khan
22.
• Legend Has it that thi stemple was originally built By lord Indra Himself. It is dedicated to goddess Parvati. It was famously sacked by malik kafur and rebuilt by Vishwanatha Nayak. There are an estimated 33,000 sculptures in the temple. It was on the list of top 30 nominees for the "New Seven Wonders of the World".
Which Temple?
• Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
23.
• What is the title of Rabindranath Tagore’s Autobiography, illustrated by Gaganendranathtagore Using Far eastern brush techniques?
Jeevan Smriti
24.
• Modelled on palace of versailles(france), Which Palace was donated by the ruler of Kapurthala to be turned in to a sainik school.
• It was designed by a French architect M. Marcel and built by a local builder Allah Ditta. It was built in renaissance style with the sunken park in the front (Known as Baija). Its Durbar Hall (Diwan-E-Khas) is one of the finest in India and the Plaster of Paris figures and painted ceilings represent the finest features of French and Italian art and architecture. The construction of this palace was commenced in 1900 and completed in 1908 in time for the new wife of the Maharajah Anita Delgado.
Jagatjit Palace
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• LONG Visual Connect.Points mentioned on Slides.
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15 items that came out after samundra manthan
• Kamadhenu or Surabhi(Sanskrit:kāmadhuk), the wish-granting divine cow - taken by Vishnu, and given to sages so ghee from her milk could be used in sacrifices.
• Airavata, and several other elephants, taken by Indra, leader of the devas.
• Uchhaishravas, the divine 7-headed horse - given to the demons.
• There were three valuables;
• Kaustubha, the most valuable jewel in the world, worn by lord Vishnu.
• Parijat, the divine flowering tree with blossoms that never fade or wilt - taken to Indraloka by the devas.
• Sharanga, A powerful bow - symbolic of the demon's belligerence.
• Additionally produced were;
• Chandra, the moon which adorned Shiva's head
• Dhanvantari, the doctor of the gods with Amrita the nectar of immortality. (At times, considered as two different Ratnas)
• Halahala, the poison swallowed by Shiva
• This list varies from Purana to Purana and is also slightly different in the epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Lists are completed by adding the following Ratnas:[2]
• Shankha Vishnu's conch
• Jyestha - the goddess of misfortune
• the umbrella taken by Varuna
• the earrings given to Aditi, by her son Indra
• Kalpavriksha plant
List IT 1:-
• List of all female Governers of Indian states
Safety Slide
List it 2:-• Sarojani Naidu
• Padmaja Naidu
• Vijayalakshmi Pandit
• Sharda Mukherjee
• Kumudben Manishankar Joshi
• Jyothi Venkatachalam
• Ram Dulari Sinha
• Sarla Grewal
• Chandrawati
• Rajendra Kumari Bajpai
• Rajani Rai
• Fathima Beevi
• Sheila Kaul
• V. S. Ramadevi
• Pratibha Patil
• Prabha Rau
• Kamla Beniwal
• Urmila Singh
• Margaret Alva
• Sheila Dikshit
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