Quiz by Hirak
This quiz was conducted on 15th January as the Martin Luther Memorial Quiz. The idea was to 'go back to your roots'. For a long time there was no quiz that was exclusively India-centric.
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Connect:
March 22 or March 21 in a LeapYear.
King Salivahana
1900~=1823
All-astronomical works in Sanskrit written after 500 AD.
Saka Era.
March 22/21 being the first day ie Chaitra 1,
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Panthera __X___
Pavo cristatus
Mangifera indica
Nelumba nuciferaAll National symbols Tiger - Panthera Tigris, Peacock, Mango, Pink Lotus
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Connect the following:
1. Mrs Savitri Khanolankar (born Eva Yuonne Linda Maday-de-Maros to a Hungarian father and Russian mother) who was married to an Indian Army officer. Eva married Capt. Vikram Khanolkar,a Sandhurst graduate who joined the Sikh regiment. Eva thus became Savitri Khanolkar at the age of 15 -- her husband was 27 then.Savitri studied Hindi and Sanskri at the Patna University. She delved deep into the Vedanta and later became a follower of Ramakrishna
2. Rishi Dadich who donated his thigh bones to gods for making Vajra
3. Shivaji's sword Bhawani
Param Vir Chakra
Savitri Khanolkar designed the medal. Rishi Dadich symbolizes the ultimate sacrifice of giving his life and Shivaji is the famous Maratha hero. -
What should logically be the fourth picture in this series
Sushmita Sen, first Miss Universe
Since the others are,
Esther Abraham - first Miss India (voted by press)
Meher Mistry Castellino - first Femina Miss India
Reita Faria - First Miss World
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Connect the following pictures
All famous people not of Indian origin born in India. Vivien Leigh, actress - Darjeeling
George Orwell, author - Punjab
Rudyard Kipling, author - Bombay
Engelbert Humperdinck, singer - Madras
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Which Indian city literally means the city of Banyan trees?
Vadodara, from Vad = Banyan tree
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Originally the firzan ("counselor"), he had limited powers but in the course of time he was replaced by the fers who had little more powers and mobility. About 1475 a major revamp saw the fers transform into the king's consort and gain expanded powers. What am I talking about
Queen in Chess
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Why is the Nepalese Flag so oddly shaped.
[Hint: Funda relates to something that was in the news a few years ago]
The flag is made of two separate pennants from the Royal Family and the Rana family who were the Prime Ministers. The two families are always at odds with each other in the struggle for power and this was done to assuage both sides.
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The Hindu prince Parameshwara was wandering in Malaya on a hunt when he chanced to see an agile deer fight off a predator. Impressed by its bravery, he decided to found a city on that spot, naming it for the gooseberry tree under whose shade the fight had taken place. The city still exists and reflects the Sanskrit word for a gooseberry. Which city
Molluca or Malaka
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Raja Nabakrishna Deb in 1756 at Shova Bazar Rajabari to celebrate Clive's victory in the Battle of Plassey did what ?
First Durga Puja was organised.
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Fill in the 3 blanks:
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sahasra
ayuta , laksa
prayuta, kota
arbuda ,abja
Kharva, nikharva, mahapadma, sanku ,
jaladhi , antya , madhya parardha, …..Ek, dasha, shata.
They are the names of the powers of 10 in order in Sanskrit. -
Jambho Ji prescribed 29 golden commandments, an eclectic collection of wisdom distilled from the best of religious and social practices across the world
The Bishnoi, who started the Chipko movement.
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Name the Tribe:
Although most Indians with African origins are descendants of the large influx of slaves brought to western India in the 17th century, the first Africans reportedly arrived on the Konkani Coast in the first century during the time of the Arab slave trade. Today, most tend to be Muslims and live predominantly in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and other states and union territories,The Siddhis.