THE MAINS OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY QUIZ WAS HELD ON THE 15TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2015.
TOP 8 TEAMS FROM THE PRELIMS TOOK PART IN THE MAINS.
ROUND 1 - CHAK DE! INDIA
(PLACE : TOWN CENTRE, JIAGANJ, MURSHIDABAD, W.B.)
3. INFINITE BOUNCE
10 QUESTIONS
+10 FOR CORRECT ANSWERS
NO NEGATIVES
30 SEC. FOR THE FIRST TEAM
NO EXTRA TIME FOR THE SUBSEQUENT TEAMS
QUIZMASTER’S DECISION IS FINAL
4. The Persians always dropped the ‘S’
or replaced it with ‘H’.
The Greeks tended to drop even the ‘H’.
What consequence
did this have for Geography
or perhaps for History?
5. The Persians always dropped the ‘S’
Or replaced it with ‘H’.
The Greeks tended to drop even the ‘H’.
What consequence
did this have for Geography
or perhaps for History?
6. The Persians always dropped the ‘S’
Or replaced it with ‘H’.
The Greeks tended to drop even the ‘H’.
What consequence
did this have for Geography
or perhaps for History?
Sindhu/Hindu/
Indus and thus
India
7. Which event is
held at Ahmadabad
On January 14
every year,
on the occasion of
Makar Sankranti?
8. Which event is
held at Ahmadabad
On January 14
every year,
on the occasion of
Makar Sankranti?
9. Which event is
held at Ahmadabad
On January 14
every year,
on the occasion of
Makar Sankranti?
13. "Nghah Lou dawr" shops are common
along the highway in Seling - a place that is about
65 kilometers far from the capital Aizawl, Mizoram.
One can buy various sorts of Groceries, vegetables,
fruits and flowers at these shops.
What is unique about these shops?
16. This Indian martial art,
which originated in the state of Kerala,
is considered to be the oldest
fighting system in existence.
It is now practiced in Kerala,
in contiguous parts of Tamil Nadu
and among the Malayali community of Malaysia.
Just name this art.
17. This Indian martial art,
which originated in the state of Kerala,
is considered to be the oldest
fighting system in existence.
It is now practiced in Kerala,
in contiguous parts of Tamil Nadu
and among the Malayali community of Malaysia.
Just name this art.
18. This Indian martial art,
which originated in the state of Kerala,
is considered to be the oldest
fighting system in existence.
It is now practiced in Kerala,
in contiguous parts of Tamil Nadu
and among the Malayali community of Malaysia.
Just name this art.
19. Vivek Express, India’s longest routed train
has one termination point at Kanyakumari.
Which is the other termination station?
20.
21.
22. The name of this place
comes from the flower
of the wild flowering plant called Kewhi,
found in the mountains.
The anglicized current name
was officially given by the British
as they could not pronounce
the original name that meant
“the land where the flower Kewhi grows.”
Just name the city.
23. The name of this place
comes from the flower
of the wild flowering plant called Kewhi,
found in the mountains.
The anglicized current name
was officially given by the British
as they could not pronounce
the original name that meant
“the land where the flower Kewhi grows.”
Just name the city.
24. The name of this place
comes from the flower
of the wild flowering plant called Kewhi,
found in the mountains.
The anglicized current name
was officially given by the British
as they could not pronounce
the original name that meant
“the land where the flower Kewhi grows.”
Just name the city.
25. Name this traditional dance form
that has Krishna Radha love as its central theme
- the dance also incorporates
the characteristic cymbals (kartal or manjira)
and double-headed drum (pung or mridanga)
of sankirtan into the visual performance.
26. Name this traditional dance form
that has Krishna Radha love as its central theme
- the dance also incorporates
the characteristic cymbals (kartal or manjira)
and double-headed drum (pung or mridanga)
of sankirtan into the visual performance.
27. Name this traditional dance form
that has Krishna Radha love as its central theme
- the dance also incorporates
the characteristic cymbals (kartal or manjira)
and double-headed drum (pung or mridanga)
of sankirtan into the visual performance.
Raas Leela
(Manipuri dance)
28. The name of this Indian state capital
comes from the fact that there were
abundant turmeric fields there in the past.
Its name is literally derived from the
local words for Turmeric and Fields.
Its state name literal meaning is
"land of the hill people”.
Bara Bazaar, Solomon’s temple and Durtlang hills
are the major tourist attractions here.
Which Indian state capital are we talking about?
29. The name of this Indian state capital
comes from the fact that there were
abundant turmeric fields there in the past.
Its name is literally derived from the
local words for Turmeric and Fields.
Its state name literal meaning is
"land of the hill people”.
Bara Bazaar, Solomon’s temple and Durtlang hills
are the major tourist attractions here.
Which Indian state capital are we talking about?
30. The name of this Indian state capital
comes from the fact that there were
abundant turmeric fields there in the past.
Its name is literally derived from the
local words for Turmeric and Fields.
Its state name literal meaning is
"land of the hill people”.
Bara Bazaar, Solomon’s temple and Durtlang hills
are the major tourist attractions here.
Which Indian state capital are we talking about?