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The document is a quiz about India with multiple choice questions covering topics like famous people, places, history, and culture. It contains 3 rounds of questions - a prelims round with 12 questions and no negative marks, a finals round with 18 questions and scoring parameters, and it ends by thanking the participants. The questions test knowledge about people like Mukesh Khanna, Akash Chopra, and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, places like Nagpur, Ballia, and Nanda Devi, events like the 1971 election of Indira Gandhi, and concepts like planned cities in India and objects represented on currency notes.

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India Quiz BHARAT ADHYARU NITIN SHARMA MANDAR JANI S01E01: THE PILOT PRESENTS
Prelims Round
Rules-Prelims ▶ 12 Questions ▶ No negative marks. Do attempt all. ▶ Refrain from using mobile phone. Usage of phone will lead to expulsion from session. ▶ Enjoy!
1. Mukesh Khanna is an Indian television and film actor, best known for his portrayal of Bhishma Pitamah and X. He is also the chairman of Children's Film Society of India. What’s X?
Answer Shaktimaan
2. These books are written by a well known sports commentator, who recently became a meme material on social media.
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Answer Akash Chopra
3. As per the founder 197 was the telephone directory number of BSNL in Delhi. Since he was building something completely based on telecom industry, he decided to name it as “One97 Communications Ltd”. One97 is the company that runs X. What’s X?
Answer Paytm
4. Naturally produced by several species of large evergreen Elaeocarpus tree, these are said to be the result of someone's deep pain and sorrow. It is a combination of 2 words. The first being a name for Lord Shiva and the second meaning an eye in Sanskrit. Identify X.
Answer Rudraksha
5. The Indian city of X, well-known for Y fruit, got a GI tag on Y in 2014. Its scientific name is Citrus Reticulata. X also serves as the headquarters of a nationalist organization founded in 1925. Identify X and Y.
Answer X-Nagpur Y-Orange
6. Here are some achievements of X. Arjuna Award in 2003. Silver medal in 2004 Olympic Games. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2004. Padma Shri in 2005. Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Ex-colonel in Indian Army X is currently serving as Information & Broadcasting minister in Government of India. Identify X.
Answer Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
7. X was developed as a herbal tonic by Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majid in 1906 in Delhi. The Urdu word translates to nourishment for the soul. Hamdard Laboratories manufacture them even today. What are we talking about?
Answer Rooh-Afza
8. Whose autobiography is aptly named “Ace Against Odds”? The person has been more successful playing in a team rather than solo.
Answer Sania Mirza
9. Atal Bihari Vajpyee : Bharatiya Janata Party Arvind Kejriwal : Aam Aadmi Party AO Hume : ?
Answer Indian National Congress
10. What is common between these films, except they have Raj Kapoor as lead?
Answer Only indian films to have 2 intervals
11. Indira Gandhi wanted to name her son Rahul, but a very famous businessman had named his son Rahul already. Not to create an impression of copying the name, Indira named her son Rajiv, whose son recently hugged Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha. Who’s that businessman?
Answer Jamnalal Bajaj
12. 1st : The beginning. 18th (last) : The ascent to heaven Put funda.
Answer Mahabharat
Final Round
Rules-Finals ▶ 18 Questions ▶ +10/0 on bounce. ▶ +15/-10 on pounce. ▶ QMs will have the final discretion, if & when required. ▶ Enjoy!
1 Ballia (also known as Bagi Ballia) is a district in Uttar pradesh. The well known freedom fighter Mangal Pandey was from here. This is the only place in India where something happened twice. Keeping the current month in mind, what do you think what rare thing Ballia has done twice?
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Answer It got freedom twice. 1st in 1942 & 2nd with India.
2 This is an older logo for X. The newer logo now in use was designed by Shekhar Kamat, an alumni of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. It’s design has several interpretations one of them being that it was inspired by something from Ahmedabad. Which logo?
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Answer SBI logo. Thought to be inspired from Kankaria Lake
3. R.D. Burman, one of the most influential music directors of the Indian film industry took inspiration from this Latin American percussion instrument called Guiro and used an object of daily use for similar sound this song. • What’s that object of daily use?
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Answer A comb.
4. He was a pro-masculine figure, for him a woman was born to serve and a man to be served. His vision of the perfect wife is one that is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night. Apart from his views against women, he was a man of immense intelligence, his works founded the basis of political theory. He was born around 370 BC. Give his name.
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Answer Chanakya
5. This is a standard marking system of an organization, which has attracted many business schools for management studies. Where can you see this?
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Answer Mumbai Dabbawalas
6. A boy sat under a tree and opened the bundle of chapatis.The smell attracted several nearby houseflies. Frustrated, the boy slapped his hand on the chapati. When he lifted his palm, he saw several dead black flies. He began to count: One, two, three…thirty! He had managed to kill thirty houseflies with one strike of his hand! The next morning, the boy went to a nearby village and boasted to the first person he saw, Impressed, the person passed it on. A phrase is said to have this origin story. What phrase also a title which was also given to 6th Nizam of Hyderabad?
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Answer Tees Maar Khan
7. In 1975, Indira Gandhi contested and got elected in Lok Sabha from _____ constituency in Uttar Pradesh. However, the Supreme Court of India debunked the verdict and barred her from election process for 6 years after the opposition candidate’s appeal. Fill in the blank.
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Answer Rae Bareilly
8. On which famous mountain in Himalayas CIA and RAW placed a radioactive device to measure nuclear experiments of China? It is the highest among the mountains which are entirely located within the country. Valley of flowers, a world heritage site is located near it.
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Answer Nanda Devi
9. A joint military operation in Arabian Sea, led by NATO and having more than 20 countries involved, lasted between 2009 to 2016, witnessed India and Pakistan fighting against a common enemy. Who were the enemy?
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Answer Somalian Pirates
10. According to a legend, there were 18 forts on either side of river Shivanth in the area of southern Kaushal in central India. What entity gets its name from the above fact?
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Answer Chattisgarh
11. Connect JRD Tata Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Mother Teresa Nelson Mandela These foreign-born personalities have achieved something which only 41 people born in India have achieved. What is it?
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Answer They are all Bharat Ratna awardees
12. Here Jawaharlal Nehru and Le Corbusier should be given major credit for inspiring future generations. These cities have something in common. • Chandigarh • Jamshedpur • Bhubaneswar • Gandhinagar What’s common?
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Answer Planned cities of India
13. ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ was the biggest distinction in Soviet Union. Who is the only Indian to win it? In India, this person’s beautiful answer to Indira Gandhi’s question is more popular than this honour.
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Answer Rakesh Sharma
14. • Konark Sun Temple, Orissa • Garuda Shrine, Karnataka • Rani ki Vav, Gujarat • Sanchi Stupa, MP • Red Fort, Delhi • Mangalyaan Connect?
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Answer All are present on the new currency notes of India.
15. Which famous personality is in this doodle?
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Answer Dadasaheb Phalke
16. Mr. Harpal Singh won the 1st X in a lucky draw. On 14 Dec. 1983, X was presented to him by then PM Indira Gandhi. X was the vision of her son, Sanjay Gandhi. Id X.
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Answer Maruti-800
17. Bhanu Athaiya won an Oscar for best costume for movie ‘____’, in which an actor, born as Krishna Bhanji, played the main role and won an Oscar for best actor. Which movie? A single scene from the movie had around 300,000 extras, which is a world record.
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Answer Gandhi
18. ______ Gazette is the first newspaper in India, started in 1777. ______ is also a geographical region, once ruled by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah. Fill in the blank.
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Answer Bengal
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  • 1. India Quiz BHARAT ADHYARU NITIN SHARMA MANDAR JANI S01E01: THE PILOT PRESENTS
  • 3. Rules-Prelims ▶ 12 Questions ▶ No negative marks. Do attempt all. ▶ Refrain from using mobile phone. Usage of phone will lead to expulsion from session. ▶ Enjoy!
  • 4. 1. Mukesh Khanna is an Indian television and film actor, best known for his portrayal of Bhishma Pitamah and X. He is also the chairman of Children's Film Society of India. What’s X?
  • 6. 2. These books are written by a well known sports commentator, who recently became a meme material on social media.
  • 9. 3. As per the founder 197 was the telephone directory number of BSNL in Delhi. Since he was building something completely based on telecom industry, he decided to name it as “One97 Communications Ltd”. One97 is the company that runs X. What’s X?
  • 11. 4. Naturally produced by several species of large evergreen Elaeocarpus tree, these are said to be the result of someone's deep pain and sorrow. It is a combination of 2 words. The first being a name for Lord Shiva and the second meaning an eye in Sanskrit. Identify X.
  • 13. 5. The Indian city of X, well-known for Y fruit, got a GI tag on Y in 2014. Its scientific name is Citrus Reticulata. X also serves as the headquarters of a nationalist organization founded in 1925. Identify X and Y.
  • 15. 6. Here are some achievements of X. Arjuna Award in 2003. Silver medal in 2004 Olympic Games. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2004. Padma Shri in 2005. Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Ex-colonel in Indian Army X is currently serving as Information & Broadcasting minister in Government of India. Identify X.
  • 17. 7. X was developed as a herbal tonic by Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majid in 1906 in Delhi. The Urdu word translates to nourishment for the soul. Hamdard Laboratories manufacture them even today. What are we talking about?
  • 19. 8. Whose autobiography is aptly named “Ace Against Odds”? The person has been more successful playing in a team rather than solo.
  • 21. 9. Atal Bihari Vajpyee : Bharatiya Janata Party Arvind Kejriwal : Aam Aadmi Party AO Hume : ?
  • 23. 10. What is common between these films, except they have Raj Kapoor as lead?
  • 24. Answer Only indian films to have 2 intervals
  • 25. 11. Indira Gandhi wanted to name her son Rahul, but a very famous businessman had named his son Rahul already. Not to create an impression of copying the name, Indira named her son Rajiv, whose son recently hugged Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha. Who’s that businessman?
  • 27. 12. 1st : The beginning. 18th (last) : The ascent to heaven Put funda.
  • 30. Rules-Finals ▶ 18 Questions ▶ +10/0 on bounce. ▶ +15/-10 on pounce. ▶ QMs will have the final discretion, if & when required. ▶ Enjoy!
  • 31. 1 Ballia (also known as Bagi Ballia) is a district in Uttar pradesh. The well known freedom fighter Mangal Pandey was from here. This is the only place in India where something happened twice. Keeping the current month in mind, what do you think what rare thing Ballia has done twice?
  • 33. Answer It got freedom twice. 1st in 1942 & 2nd with India.
  • 34. 2 This is an older logo for X. The newer logo now in use was designed by Shekhar Kamat, an alumni of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. It’s design has several interpretations one of them being that it was inspired by something from Ahmedabad. Which logo?
  • 36. Answer SBI logo. Thought to be inspired from Kankaria Lake
  • 37. 3. R.D. Burman, one of the most influential music directors of the Indian film industry took inspiration from this Latin American percussion instrument called Guiro and used an object of daily use for similar sound this song. • What’s that object of daily use?
  • 41. 4. He was a pro-masculine figure, for him a woman was born to serve and a man to be served. His vision of the perfect wife is one that is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night. Apart from his views against women, he was a man of immense intelligence, his works founded the basis of political theory. He was born around 370 BC. Give his name.
  • 44. 5. This is a standard marking system of an organization, which has attracted many business schools for management studies. Where can you see this?
  • 47. 6. A boy sat under a tree and opened the bundle of chapatis.The smell attracted several nearby houseflies. Frustrated, the boy slapped his hand on the chapati. When he lifted his palm, he saw several dead black flies. He began to count: One, two, three…thirty! He had managed to kill thirty houseflies with one strike of his hand! The next morning, the boy went to a nearby village and boasted to the first person he saw, Impressed, the person passed it on. A phrase is said to have this origin story. What phrase also a title which was also given to 6th Nizam of Hyderabad?
  • 50. 7. In 1975, Indira Gandhi contested and got elected in Lok Sabha from _____ constituency in Uttar Pradesh. However, the Supreme Court of India debunked the verdict and barred her from election process for 6 years after the opposition candidate’s appeal. Fill in the blank.
  • 53. 8. On which famous mountain in Himalayas CIA and RAW placed a radioactive device to measure nuclear experiments of China? It is the highest among the mountains which are entirely located within the country. Valley of flowers, a world heritage site is located near it.
  • 56. 9. A joint military operation in Arabian Sea, led by NATO and having more than 20 countries involved, lasted between 2009 to 2016, witnessed India and Pakistan fighting against a common enemy. Who were the enemy?
  • 59. 10. According to a legend, there were 18 forts on either side of river Shivanth in the area of southern Kaushal in central India. What entity gets its name from the above fact?
  • 62. 11. Connect JRD Tata Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Mother Teresa Nelson Mandela These foreign-born personalities have achieved something which only 41 people born in India have achieved. What is it?
  • 64. Answer They are all Bharat Ratna awardees
  • 65. 12. Here Jawaharlal Nehru and Le Corbusier should be given major credit for inspiring future generations. These cities have something in common. • Chandigarh • Jamshedpur • Bhubaneswar • Gandhinagar What’s common?
  • 68. 13. ‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ was the biggest distinction in Soviet Union. Who is the only Indian to win it? In India, this person’s beautiful answer to Indira Gandhi’s question is more popular than this honour.
  • 71. 14. • Konark Sun Temple, Orissa • Garuda Shrine, Karnataka • Rani ki Vav, Gujarat • Sanchi Stupa, MP • Red Fort, Delhi • Mangalyaan Connect?
  • 73. Answer All are present on the new currency notes of India.
  • 74. 15. Which famous personality is in this doodle?
  • 77. 16. Mr. Harpal Singh won the 1st X in a lucky draw. On 14 Dec. 1983, X was presented to him by then PM Indira Gandhi. X was the vision of her son, Sanjay Gandhi. Id X.
  • 80. 17. Bhanu Athaiya won an Oscar for best costume for movie ‘____’, in which an actor, born as Krishna Bhanji, played the main role and won an Oscar for best actor. Which movie? A single scene from the movie had around 300,000 extras, which is a world record.
  • 83. 18. ______ Gazette is the first newspaper in India, started in 1777. ______ is also a geographical region, once ruled by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah. Fill in the blank.