social science quiz

8/4/2019 social science quiz

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I - General

II - Indian Geography

III - Indian CricketIV - Indian History

V - Indian Dances

VI - Indian Mythology

VII - Indian Forts

VIII - Indian Poets

IX - Indian Quotes

X - Indian Paintings

XI - Indian Singers

XII - Indian Musical InstrumentsXIII - Identify The Literarian

XIV - Indian Scientists

XV - Rapid Fire


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I ROUNDI ROUND

GENERAL ROUNDGENERAL ROUND

10 Points for each correct answer.

No Negative marks for wrong answer.

Only the first answer would be accepted.

Question wont pass to the next team.

10 seconds to answer.


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Which is the largest andmost widely spread tribal

group of Rajasthan ?

Bhils

Gharasias

Meos

Minas


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Which of the following

types of Sarees was

introdued by Rani Ahilya

Bai Holkar of MadhyaPradesh ?

Tussar Silk Chanderi

PiathaniMaheshwari


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The Quwwat-ul-Islam

mosque in Delhi was built

by

Sher Shah Suri Muhammad Ghori

Qutubuddin Aibak Mahmud of Ghazni


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The Ggyanvapi mosque

at Varanasi was built by

Akbar

Nb Wajid Ali Shah

Aurangzeb

Muhammad Tuglaq


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II ROUNDII ROUND

GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY10 Points for each correct answer.






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Which of the followingstate is described as The

Spice Garden of India ?

Kerala Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh Karnataka


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Which city is known as the

Manchester of South India?

Ooty Pondichery

Coimbatore Bangalore


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Digboi in Assam

is famous for

Oil Natural Gas

LigniteCoal


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Which of the following

is described as

Sorrow of Bengal ?

River Koshi River Hoogly

River Ganges River Damodar


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III ROUNDIII ROUND

INDIAN CRICKETINDIAN CRICKET





10 seconds to answer


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B S Bedi MAK Pataudi

Vijay Hazare Vijay Merchant

Who captained the Indiancricket team when it won

its first ever test match in

1952?


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1935 1937

1940 1947

The Ranji Trophy was

started in.


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S Jayasurya Steve Waugh

Kapil Dev V Richards

Before World Cup 2003,who held the record of

scoring the fastest world

cup century?


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Kapil Dev 72 balls againstZimbabwe in 1983; His record

was broken by the CanadianJohn Davison who scored 100

runs in 67 balls againstW

estIndies in the 2003 World Cup


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J Srinath Ashish Nehra

Kapil Dev Anil Kumble

Who is the first Indianbowler to take 6 or more

wickets in the world cup

match?


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IV ROUNDIV ROUND

HISTORYHISTORY10 Points for each correct answer.






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N S Reddy

J L Nehru Porri Sriramulu

Who among the following was

NOT a member of thecommittee that was formed in

1947 to look into the demandfor a separate Andhra State?

Sardar Patel


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Nadar Self-Respect

Ezhava Justice

Which of the followingcaste movement did not

start in Tamil Nadu?


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1853 1923

1944 1953

The earliest specimen ofHarappan script was

noticed in.


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The earliest specimen of theHarappan script was noticed

in 1853 and the completescript was discovered in 1923.

The script remainsundeciphered until now.


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Baiju Bawara Mian Tansen

Amir Khusro Niamat Khan

Who among the followingwas given the title Shah

Sadarang in the darbar of

Mohammad Shah?


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Niamat Khan Veenkar,

who was a descendant of

Misri Singh, son-in-law ofTansen, is ranked as the

second great musician ofIndia afterMian Tansen.


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V ROUNDV ROUND

DANCESDANCES10 Points for each correct answer.

(-05) marks for wrong answer.


Question will pass to the next team.

10 seconds to the first team.

05 seconds to the next ones.


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Name

this

Indian

Dance

ODISSI


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Name

thisIndian

Dance

Mohiniattam


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Name

thisIndian

Dance

Kuchipudi


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Name

thisIndian

Dance

Bharathanatayam


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VI ROUNDVI ROUND

INDIAN MYTHOLOGYINDIAN MYTHOLOGY10 Points for each correct answer.

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Name the faminine form ofLord Vishnu which he

ususally uses to entice the

demons

Menaka Lakshmi

Mohini Surabhi


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A legend relates that this river

obtained its name through sageVasishta as it declined to drown

Vasistha when he was trying to

commit suicide. Which is thisriver?

Beas Ravi

Chenab Ganga


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He is represented as a white

man deformed in body, having3 legs & 8 teeth. He has sons

named Manigriva, Mayuraja

and a daughter Minakshi. Whois he?

Kanha Jallandhar

Kubera Sugreeva


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Which of thefollowing is not a

Jyotirlinga ?

Somnath Pashupatinath

Sri Kedarnath Sri Mahakaleshwar


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VII ROUNDVII ROUND

INDIAN FORTSINDIAN FORTS10 Points for each correct answer.







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Name this fort


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Name this fort


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Murud-Janjira is the local name

for a fort situated at the coastalvillage of Murud, in the Raigad

district ofMaharashtra, India. It is

famous for being the only fort

along India's western coast that

remained undefeated despiteMaratha, Dutch and English East

India Company attacks.


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VIII ROUNDVIII ROUND

INDIAN POETSINDIAN POETS








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Identify this

Poet


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IX ROUNDIX ROUND

INDIAN QUOTESINDIAN QUOTES







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If you can't

feed a hundred

people, then

feed just one


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Even if I died in the service of

the nation, I would be proud ofit. Every drop of my blood...

will contribute to the growth of

this nation and to make it

strong and dynamic


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"I am the thread that runs through

all these pearls, and each pearl is areligion or even a sect thereof. Such

are the different pearls, and God is

the thread that runs through all ofthem; most people, however, are

entirely unconscious of it


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Peace is not a relationship of

nations. It is a condition of mind

brought about by a serenity of

soul. Peace is not merely the

absence of war. It is also a stateof mind. Lasting peace can come

only to peaceful people.


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INDIAN PAINTINGSINDIAN PAINTINGS








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Name

the

painter


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Namethe

painter

N th i t


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Name the painter


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Namethe

painter


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XI ROUNDXI ROUND

INDIAN SINGERSINDIAN SINGERS








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Name

theSinger


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1994 - "Ghoongat Ki Aad Se" for the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke

1999 - "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" for the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Sing any of her song forwhich she received

NATIONAL FILM AWARD


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Namethe

Singer


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She has been awarded the 1996 National Film Award for

Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction for 'Amrit Beej',

the 1998 Gold Plaque Award for Special Achievement in

Music, at the 34th Chicago International Film Festival,

for her music in the film Dance of the Wind (1997), and

the _____________ in 2000.

Fill in the blanks


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Namethe

Singer


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Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya, Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya

Hum Jee Ke Kya Karenge, Jab Dil Hi TootGaya

Name the movie


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Name

the

Singer


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Alisha received the Filmfare Best

Female Playback Award for the song"Kajra Re" from the filmBunty Aur Babli in the year 2005

Sing the song for which she

received Filmfare Best FemalePlaybak AWARD in 2005


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INDIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSINDIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS







The tambura is a long necked


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Identify this

musical

instrument

The tambura is a long necked

plucked lute, a stringed

instrument found in different

versions in different places. The

tambura (South India) or tanpura

(North India) in its bodily shape

somewhat resembles the sitar,

but it has no frets, as only the

open strings are played as aharmonic accompaniment to the

other musicians. It has four or

five (rarely, six) wire strings,

which are plucked one after

another in a regular pattern tocreate a harmonic resonance on

the basic note (bourdon or drone

function).

Identify this


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Identify this

musical

instrument


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Identifythis

musicalinstrument

Identify this


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The idakka, also spelt edakka,

is an hourglass-shaped drum

from Kerala in south India. This

handy percussion instrument isvery similar to the pan-Indian

damaru. While the damaru is

played by rattling knotted cords

against the resonators, theidakka is played with a stick.

Like the damaru, the idakka's

pitch may be bent by

squeezing the lacing in the

middle.

Identify this

musical

instrument


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XIII ROUNDXIII ROUND

IDENTIFYIDENTIFY THE LITERARIANTHE LITERARIAN

10 seconds for each clue

25 POINTS on first clue

20 POINTS on second clue

15 POINTS on third clue

10 POINTS on fourth clue

05 POINTS on fifth clue

Only one answer accepted for each clue; no minus marks for

wrong answer.

Question will not pass to the next team.


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I He was born on July 31, 1880. 25 points

II Father Azaayab Lal was a clerk in a Post Office 20 points

III He brought realism to Hindi Literature 15 points

IV His real name was Dhanpat Rai Srivastava 10 points

V He is famously known as MUNSHI .. 05 points


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I He was born on May 7, 1861 25 points

II 7th son Sarada Devi 20 points

III Sailed to England in 1878 with his elder brother to

study Law but returned in 1880 15 points

IV He was given Knighthood in 1915 by King Geoge V

10 points

V He wrote the famous GITANJALI 05 points


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I She was born on Nov 24, 1961 25 points

III Her mother is a Keralite christian and father

a Bengali Hindu 15 points

II Performed a small role in Pradeep KrishensMASSEY SAHEB 20 points

IV She was awarded Sydney Peace Prize in 2004 10 points

V Won Booker Prize in 1997 for her first Novel

THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS 05 points


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I He was born on June 20, 1952 25 points

II His father PREM was an employee of BATA, mother

Leila was the first woman Delhi High Court Judge20 points

IV He is a famous Indian Poet, Novelist, Travel Writer,

Childrens writer Biographer & Memorist 10 points

V He has won W H Smith Literary Award &

The Commonwealth Writers Prize for his NovelA SUITABLE BOY 05 points

III He did his schooling from THE DOON School

in Dehradun 15 points

XIV ROUNDXIV ROUND


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XIV ROUNDXIV ROUND

INDIAN SCIENTISTSINDIAN SCIENTISTS





10 seconds to the first team.05 seconds to the next ones.


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Namethe

Scientist

C id d th F th f th I di


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Considered the Father of the Indian

space program; instrumental in

establishing the Physical Research

Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad in

November 1947; was Chairman of theAtomic Energy Commission. He along

with other Ahmedabad-based

industrialists played a major role in thecreation of the Indian Institute of

Management, Ahmedabad.


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Scientist


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He was the first to prove

that plants too have

feelings. He invented

wireless telegraphy a yearbefore Marconi patented

his invention.


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Namethe

Scientist


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Founded Tata Institute of

Fundamental Research; was thefirst chairman of India's Atomic

Energy Commission; was

chairman of the first UnitedNations Conference on the

Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy,held in Geneva in 1955.


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Namethe

Scientist


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C.V. Raman is one of the most

renowned scientists produced byIndia. His full name was

Chandrasekhara VenkataRaman. For his pioneering work

on scattering of light, C.V.

Raman won the Nobel Prize for

Physics in 1930.

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RAPID FIRERAPID FIRE

Answer as many as in 60 seconds.


No negative marks for wrong answer.


You may say PASS if you dont know theanswer.


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