Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Quiz
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Welcome to the India quiz. The quiz is a general knowledge quiz centred around India that any registered Wikipedians can enter. It is run as a friendly competition to test and improve your knowledge of India. Most importantly, it's supposed to be fun. The questions and answers would be condensed in the form of "Did you know..." facts on Portal:India to be updated once or twice a week. Also, the relevant articles that get quoted in these quiz questions would hopefully get a face-lift with increased attention as a result of the questions.
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Round 40
(To be updated as each answer is approved as correct)
Score Board
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| 1 | Gautham | ViswaPrabha |
| 2 | ViswaPrabha | Nitin |
| 3 | Nitin | Amondal |
| 4 | Amondal | Admishra |
| 5 | Admishra | Prasad |
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Leader Board
| Questions Asked | User Name | Questions Answered |
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| 1 | Admishra | 1 |
| 1 | Amondal | 1 |
| 1 | Gautham | |
| 1 | Nitin | 1 |
| 1 | Prasad | 1 |
| 1 | ViswaPrabha | 1 |
Questions
Q 40.01
Connect a princess, a gift and Mercury. Goutham787 (talk) 21:54, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Kodaikanal, the "Gift of the forest, the land famed for a "princess" of Kurinji and where there was a "mercury" production plant by Unilever that had caused widespread pollution and threat to public health ? ViswaPrabha വിശ്വപ്രഭ (talk) 23:04, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
Oh yes. Time to post a good one vishwa! Goutham787 (talk) 02:37, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Q 40.02
Connect the axis of faith with the might of sword with a coloured line X and mention what is so special about X. ViswaPrabha വിശ്വപ്രഭ (talk) 05:45, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I missed out on a lot of the happenings in the Quiz the last few days. :) Is it the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi? Aibak was the 'axis of faith' but I am at a loss about the X. Nitin (talk) 09:06, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
You have got onto the right person, but not the landmark. ViswaPrabha വിശ്വപ്രഭ (talk) 09:22, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Something related to anarkali bazaar in Lahore? Goutham787 (talk) 10:09, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Noops! It involves one landmark, one locality, two personalities and X. ViswaPrabha വിശ്വപ്രഭ (talk) 10:18, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
Is the coloured line a reference to Blueline buses ? Is the landmark the Iron Pillar in the Qutb complex of Mehrauli and hence the locality Delhi ? So then if one personality was Qutubuddin Aibak then was Chandragupta Vikramaditya ("He, on whose arm fame was inscribed by the sword", hence the 'might of sword' as per the Iron pillar inscription) the other personality ? However if it is not the right answer then please give us a hint regarding the coloured line X. Nitin (talk) 06:22, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
You are so close yet so far...! The mighty of the sword is a true translation (from an Indian language) of a famous name. The coloured line is part of a prestigious project and an Indian superlative of its class. ViswaPrabha വിശ്വപ്രഭ (talk) 08:16, 22 September 2011 (UTC)05:16, 25 September 2011 (UTC)Chakravarthy87 (talk)
I got it! It is the Yellow line of the Delhi Metro which goes through the Qutb Minar station. Nitin (talk) 11:35, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
But can you please complete the answer by mentioning he remaining points in question? ViswaPrabha വിശ്വപ്രഭ (talk) 16:36, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
Qutubuddin 'Aibak' was the 'axis of faith' who built Qutb Minar. The coloured line X is the Delhi Metro Yellow Line which connects Airport Express Line at New Delhi station , Qutub Minar station and other stations in Delhi with HUDA city centre in Gurgaon in Haryana hence providing a faster link between Delhi and Gurgaon. But I couldn't identify the famous Indian personality 'might of sword'. Zubin ('mighty sword' in Parsi), surnames Talwar and Khanna and Saif ('sword' in Arabic) were the closest i got. Could Elattuvalapil mean the same ? Sorry but I am stumped here! Nitin (talk) 16:39, 24 September 2011 (UTC)
I think it is fine to have attempted so far. Let us move on :) "Tegh Bahadur" in Punjabi means "mighty of the sword". The yellow line connects between Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar (GTB Nagar) and Qutb Minar. This section of Delhi metro is the longest underground railway in India until now. (Please see its mention in List of longest tunnels in the world.
Nitin, the only one, please take us over to the next question! :) ViswaPrabha വിശ്വപ്രഭ (talk) 21:15, 24 September 2011 (UTC) Oh! that was close I had passed by the GTB and Tegh links as well. Anyhow the question was not an easy one to answer :) Nitin (talk) 03:17, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Q 40.03
Associated with the Sialkot region, he journeyed westward during his successful military career, was a mystic, great horseman and swordsman, had nearly died once (outside the battlefield) and had married thrice. He didn't like to get wet in rains while on horseback. Who was this? Nitin (talk) 03:58, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Is this Menander I--Chax Chakravarthy87 (talk) 05:14, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
- is that shahjahan, married thrice, had Sialkot under his kingdom, which was controlled by Ali Mardan Khan. when he was in the Military of his father,as a military commander he helped his fathers kingdom to expand on the western areas such as Deccan, Kangra and Mewar. But iam not sure about his get wet issues?????.--218.186.17.233 (talk) 06:57, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
No this person isn't Menander or Shah Jahan. Nitin (talk) 10:51, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Guru Gobind Singh? ViswaPrabha വിശ്വപ്രഭ (talk) 13:01, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
No. The last attribute is the clue; it was part of legend, although not a very heard of one, that he never rode wet through rains on horseback. Anybody else wouldn't have minded horseriding through rains and hence getting drenched. Nitin (talk) 16:52, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Bingo! Yes, you are right! This was about Indian mythology and not about history :) Madra, Nakula's mother's kingdom, was in the region of present-day Sialkot. Nakula and Sahadeva were sons of the Ashvini brothers (Hamal in the night sky) He was an expert horse-trainer and breeder as well as a great astrologer. After Yudhisthira ('Steady-at-war') became king he sent his four brothers on military campaigns in each cardinal direction, Bhima went east, Arjuna went north, Nakula went west and Sahadeva went south after he performed the Rajasuya sacrifice. Due to their successes Yudhisthra became emperor of 'Great India' (Mahabharatha). Nitin (talk) 17:47, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
Hi Amondal, it's your turn to post the next question now. Nitin (talk) 07:07, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Q 40.04
In movie A, B played the lead role. The story of the movie was based on the life of a person who was born in Europe. The movie won a prestigious award. C, spouse of B, was a noted film director. Identify A, B & C. --Amondal (talk) 16:07, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
- Hints: C was an Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee. --Amondal (talk) 14:16, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
Do Aankhen Barah Haath,Sandhya Shantaram, V Shantaram Goutham787 (talk) 15:14, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
- Bhagini Nivedita, played by Arundhati Devi (wife of Tapan Sinha) was based on Sister Nivedita's life and won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film in National Films Awards. - Admishra (talk) 15:31, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
- Admishra got it. Nice to see you here after a long time! Over to you now. --Amondal (talk) 02:44, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
Q 40.05
Have been sucked up in work for last 5-6 months Amondal, and so reluctantly was on a sort of hiatus. Not that I like it too much, but what to do. Anyways, here is a quickly formulated question
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A was known for his mastery over "proportions". His first achievement of note B impressed Nehru so much that he commissioned A to start work on a similar piece of work to commemorate one of the most significant achievemenets in early independent India. However, that work was never realized due to paucity of funds!
A is most well known for his work C, which is instantly recognizable worldwide, and copies of the same have been put on display in countries as separate as Russia, England, Italy, and Argentina. The largest copy of this work C is at display in India itself.
Identify A,B and C. Clues to follow, if this is too cryptic. -Admishra (talk) 09:32, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
- This is very cryptic, but by pure luck i got to this; hope this is the correct answer! A: Ram V. Sutar, B: Mother Chambal Symbolic monument at the GandhiSagar Dam, C: Mahatma Gandhi statue at Pragati Maidan ?? Prasad (talk) 11:01, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
- Indeed it is PadmaShri Ram V Sutar. Over to you Prasad.
- This is very cryptic, but by pure luck i got to this; hope this is the correct answer! A: Ram V. Sutar, B: Mother Chambal Symbolic monument at the GandhiSagar Dam, C: Mahatma Gandhi statue at Pragati Maidan ?? Prasad (talk) 11:01, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
Q 40.06
Thank you Admishra. Here's the next question. Identify this science enthusiast whose profession is different from science, who can be called as first bird watcher and who recorded eclipses details and comet's details also..Prasad (talk) 01:25, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
- Hint 1: His parents are Moslem father & Hindu mother. Prasad (talk) 03:55, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
A O Hume-Chax Chakravarthy87 (talk) 16:33, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
- No! Prasad (talk) 11:05, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
- Hint 2: He is the first person to record the correct gestation period of elephants, earlier zoologists were unaware of this! Prasad (talk) 16:48, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Emperor Jahangir ViswaPrabha വിശ്വപ്രഭ (talk) 17:48, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Is it Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana a famous composer and astrologer in the court of Akbar who had a father of Turkish descent and a Hindu mother? Nitin (talk) 18:01, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
- I'd say Viswa beat me to it - going by whatis mentioned [here|http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=26iH9l5iKmQC&lpg=PA31&ots=pPeTue0If9&dq=gestation%20period%20of%20elephants%20India%20bird%20watcher&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q=gestation%20period%20of%20elephants%20India%20bird%20watcher&f=false] :) - Admishra (talk) 19:35, 30 September 2011 (UTC)