INDIA THAT IS BHARAT IN 2024 The preliminary round of Swadesh, The india quiz conducted on 30th April, 2024.

2. Ram Lal Anand
College
Ram Lal Anand College was established in
1964 under the esteemed leadership of the
late Shri Ram Lal Anand, Situated in close
proximity to the South Campus of the
University of Delhi, the institution boasts an
extensive campus spanning ten acres. As a
multifaceted, co- educational institution, we
take pride in announcing Prof. Rakesh Kumar
Gupta as our Principal.

3. Quru
Quru, the Quizzing Society of Ram Lal Anand College, is
a dynamic platform dedicated to fostering intellectual
curiosity and knowledge exchange among students.
With its vibrant community and engaging events, Quru
serves as a catalyst for intellectual growth, teamwork,
and friendly competition.
Through quizzes, workshops, and interactive sessions,
Quru cultivates a spirit of inquiry, critical thinking, and
camaraderie among students, enriching their academic
experience and preparing them for future endeavors.

4. Qurukshetra
QuRU, THE quiz society of Ram Lal Anand College is one of the prominent quiz societies in the Delhi Quizzing Circuit. The society
focuses on all types of quizzes.
Society conducts it's annual quiz fest named Qurukshetra around the even sem which draws out participants from colleges
all across Delhi.
If you have the hunger to know more and more, this is the place to be...
So,
इस चक्रव्यू में आपका स्वागत है। ❤️🤗

5. INDIA QUIZ
PRELIMS
THERE IS A THEME INVOLVED>>>
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6. Instructions and rules
📌 20 questions in Prelims. Each carries 1 mark, part markings;
wherever mentioned.
✨5, 6, 12, 13, 17 & 20 are star marked, to resolve any ties.
📌 6 Teams will be qualifying for the final round.
📌 There won't be any blocks accepted, because *NO HINTs* or *GET TO's* will be
provided.
📌 Mind it, checkings won't be on a liberal basis. So, be very articulate in your
answers.
📌 Quiz Masters decision is final and binding, there won't be any if's & but's.

7. YES<.>
We would have started…
But,
First of all; everyone needs to switch off their electronic devices.
VOLUNTEERS PLEASE CHECK, IF ANYONE HAVEN’T DONE IT YET.
HUMBLE REQUEST…
PLEASE DO SWITCH-OFF,
BECAUSE IF FOUND USING UNFAIR MEANS; THE TEAM WILL BE
IMMEDIATELY DISQUALIFIED.
WRITE YOUR TEAM NAME, COLLEGE, YOUR RESPECTIVE NAMES & PHONE NUMBER AT THE TOP
OF YOUR SHEET.

8. Question 1
Told in nonlinear narrative, the story of a bodybuilder
turned supermodel, who turns into a Hunchback by the
hands of his enemies by using a ‘X’ Virus. After being
deformed, due to H4N2 INFLUENZA; he exacts revenge
upon those who were responsible for his predicament.
What is the name of the virus/cinema?
THIS IS THE PLOT OF ?

9. Question 2
The British found the gentle undulating slopes ideal for growing
tea and the pleasant climate in the hills made Ooty the natural
choice of residence in the scorching summer months. In 1827,
Ooty was declared the summer capital of Madras presidency. In
1899 the _____________was completed to ease the journey to
the hills and back. It still remains a tourist attraction and a
journey through the tea gardens at its gentle pace is a must for
every traveller with an eye for beauty.
BLANKS NOT INDICATIVE (3 words, be precise)
IDENTIFY THE ENTITY? (focus on the landscape, where
ooty is located)

10. Question 3
COMMEMORATING WHOM?

11. Question 4
Kangla Fort is a renowned historical and political place, Kangla or 'dry
land' as it means in the local language, spoken in the vicinity was built
2 millenia ago. It has records of being in history from as old as 33AD.
It was the traditional seat of past for certain community rulers.
From 2 sides, currently it resides in only 1.
This Fort is situated at the banks of a river in a state of India…
(no more, hints)
Which Capital City is it located in.

12. Question 5
TEST DEBUT:1998
ODI DEBUT:1998
T20I DEBUT:2006
“X” took just 21 balls in certain form of international cricket to achieve this
milestone.
This record is still unbroken on an INDIAN point of view.
*(couldn’t specify more, bcz this is star marked)
CAREER PROFILE IS PRESENT IN THE NEXT PAGE…(image follows)
FIND ‘’X’’

14. Question 6
Incorporated on 10 december 1917 with Head office at BOMBAY. It was into
manufacturing and sale of soaps, detergents, cooking oils, fish products,
Oil cakes, glycerine, etc.
This company owned famous soap brands like HAMAM, MOTI & detergent
named MAGIC…
In 1952, LAKME was started as a 100% subsidiary of this entity.
During 1990s, this brand was sold to their competitors because it did not met
the owners long term strategy.
Identify this company, (which doesn’t exist now)?

15. Question 7
This Athlete, also known as _____ (5) express currently holds
the national record in 400m race, recently it has been in the
news for not being present in practice sessions and has been
suspended for 12months, which will be lifted around
september 2024.
BLANK NOT NEEDED.
BLANK & ATHLETE NAME ARE DIFFERENT.
Who is it (he/she)? (Only name the athlete)

16. Question 8
EASY PEASY, LEMON SQUEEZY!
This ain’t any hint. <>

17. Question 9
‘X’ was a part of INDIAN INDEPENDENCE movement, which
has been given the GI tag. It was one of the favourites of our
freedom fighters. Today, the original of its kind has been
improvished a little as it was time consuming, and items
used are also expensive but its connection to the
independence movement is still alive.
HINT: QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT & BENARAS.
IDENTIFY X

18. Question 10
WHAT IS BLANKED OUT?
Identify, why this person is there in picture
and guess the brand…
Only brand name needed, no marks for
anything else.
YES <we won’t specify, if brand name is same
as the blanked out>

19. Question 11
IDENTIFY THE LOGO? NO HINTS, EASY PEASY.

20. Question 12
On august 15 1947 while INDIA celebrated the grandest event of all.
Thousands of people in
BENGAL formed queues for an entirely different reason. They were there to
collect free tubes of their
Beloved “X”
This beloved “X” of theirs is used to soften/smoothen
‘Certain<?>’ surfaces.
(image is not that helpful, unless you have Seen the
actual advertisement) IMAGE ON NEXT PAGE.
FIND ‘X’

22. Question 13
“X” Was released internationally as “straight from the heart”. It was
based on ‘Rashtriya shayar’ JHAVERCHAND MEGHANI’S play titled
“ SHETAL NE KATHE “.
It’s a hindi language romantic genre film…
The story is of a newly wed man, who chooses an unconvential path
to make her wife’s life happy. [ ENOUGH HINTS ]
Find X

23. Question 14
Born, when BRAHMA sang seven sacred hymns over the two
halves of the egg shell from which GARUDA hatched.
It is also the reason that,
There is a myth which states ‘an animal can bring clouds’.
GUESS WHO?

24. Question 15
X is believed to be the first mughal garden in India.
Y led the foundation of this garden.
Another name of this garden is “bagh I gulafsha” meaning
flowers scattering garden.
FIND ANSWER TO:
The “not so original name” X and The “person” Y.
(part points for half answer)

25. Question 16
DIRECTED BY ?
No hints will be provided, relieve the good old memories and answer this straight forward question…

26. Question 17
The ‘X’ was actually manufactured from tobacco grown near the town of
Dindigul in Present day ‘X’.
This formed one of india’s main items of export during the victorian era.
“Winston Churchill” noted for the fondness of this, use to prefer ‘X’
instead of Heavy pungent smell of HAVANAS.
This has led to the increase in demand of this Commodity in the
international market leading to overnight sprung of various Factories &
companies manufacturing ‘X’.
IDENTIFY ‘X’

27. Question 18
‘X’ is a resist dyeing technique in which the yarn is “tied” &
“dyed” before the fabric is “dyed” & “woven”.
In indonesian language ‘X’ means to bind.
Since, the pattern is created in the yarn itself, both sides of this
commodity are in a patterned form.
What is ‘X’.

28. Question 19
_______(7) is an agricultural festival mainly observed by the western part
of an eastern state of the subcontinent.
It is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. According to the
calendar it is observed on panchami tithi of the lunar fortnight of the
month of ‘BHADRABA’, the day after the festival of “GANESH CHATURTHI”.
FILL IN THE BLANKS.

29. Question 20
IRAN, EUROPEAN UNION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
INDONESIA, FINLAND, RUSSIA, UNITED KINGDOM,
SOUTH AFRICA, TAIWAN, PANAMA, GHANA, PAKISTAN,
SRI LANKA, etc.
{*this is not an exhaustive list*}
WHAT DO THESE COUNTRIES SHARE SPECIAL AMONGST
THEMSELVES ON A RECENT NOTE…
Some got over, some yet to come.

30. FEEDBACK FORM

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32. THE THEME:
INDIA THAT IS BHARAT IN 2024

33. ANSWERS:
1.I film
2.Nilgiri mountain railways
3. Dada saheb phalke
4.Imphal
5.Ajit Agarkar*
6.Tata oil mills company*
7.Hima Das
8.Akshardham Temple
9.Tiranga Barfi
10.Iodex
11.Sabyasachi
12.Borolin*
13.Hum dil de chuke sanam*
14Airavat
15.Ram bagh; BABUR
16.Anurag kashyap
17.Tiruchirapalli/Trichy CIGARS*
18.Ikat sarees
19.Nua khai
20.2024General elections (also in INDIA)*

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