Our beloved Derek has started a quiz via his twitter handle from 21st September. Below is a compilation of questions courtesy fellow quiz enthusiasts:
Q1. The 4th battalion of the Sikh Light Infantry was the last army unit to be stationed in which UNESCO World Heritage site in Delhi?
Answer: Red Fort
Q2. In the 1970s, which was the first Indian film whose dialogue soundtracks were released in the market?
Answer: Sholay
Q3. Which great Indian ruler first enacted a law for the protection of wildlife and environment?
Answer: Ashoka
Q4. In 1983, what became the first product to be sold in a sachet in India?
Answer: Shampoo
Q5. In India, who is the first person to be enumerated in the census?
Answer: President of India
Answer: Red Fort
Q2. In the 1970s, which was the first Indian film whose dialogue soundtracks were released in the market?
Answer: Sholay
Q3. Which great Indian ruler first enacted a law for the protection of wildlife and environment?
Answer: Ashoka
Q4. In 1983, what became the first product to be sold in a sachet in India?
Answer: Shampoo
Q5. In India, who is the first person to be enumerated in the census?
Answer: President of India
Q1. In 2009, the makers of which Oscar winning film donated ₤500,000 towards child development in Mumbai?
Answer: Slumdog Millionaire
Q2. Who was the first non-American TIME Person of the Year?
Answer: Kalpana Chawla
Q3. After which NASA astronaut, was the first dedicated meteorological satellite of India named?
Answer: Kalpana Chawla
Q4. In India, the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme certifies which valuable mineral?
Answer: Diamond
Q5. In 2010, which Indian cricketer was chosen as a United Nations Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: Slumdog Millionaire
Q2. Who was the first non-American TIME Person of the Year?
Answer: Kalpana Chawla
Q3. After which NASA astronaut, was the first dedicated meteorological satellite of India named?
Answer: Kalpana Chawla
Q4. In India, the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme certifies which valuable mineral?
Answer: Diamond
Q5. In 2010, which Indian cricketer was chosen as a United Nations Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
Q1. According to the Guinness World Records, which company is the world’s largest manufacturer of bicycles?
Answer: Hero Cycles
Q2. Which famous Indian building was built using 700 million bricks and three million cubic feet of stone?
Answer:Rashtrapati Bhavan
Q3. India’s first sea bridge, in Mumbai, is named after which former Prime Minister?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi
Q4. What is the common name of the Hindu festival ‘Dhulheti’ or ‘Phagwa’?
Answer: Holi
Q5. Which item of India’s national pride was based upon a design by Pingali Venkayya?
Answer:The Indian Flag
Q1. In 2009, who became the youngest recipient to be honoured with an honorary doctorate from the Aligarh Muslim University?Answer: Hero Cycles
Q2. Which famous Indian building was built using 700 million bricks and three million cubic feet of stone?
Answer:Rashtrapati Bhavan
Q3. India’s first sea bridge, in Mumbai, is named after which former Prime Minister?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi
Q4. What is the common name of the Hindu festival ‘Dhulheti’ or ‘Phagwa’?
Answer: Holi
Q5. Which item of India’s national pride was based upon a design by Pingali Venkayya?
Answer:The Indian Flag
Answer:AR Rahman
Q2. More than 86% of India’s rhinos live in which national park?
Answer: Kaziranga
Q3. A traffic circle in Bengaluru is named after which Indian Test cricketer?
Answer:Anil Kumble
Q4. Which train in India boasted of the first STD/ISD service installation?
Answer: Rajdhani Express
Q5. Who is the first Bollywood star to feature at Madame Tussauds?
Answer:Amitabh Bachchan
Q1. When the Indian government launched the ‘e-passports scheme’, who received the first copy?
Answer: Pratibha Patil
Q2. Which was the earliest authoritative text on public finance, administration and fiscal laws in India?
Answer:Kautilya’s Arthasastra
Q3. On which national holiday are the Padma Awards given?
Answer: Republic Day or 26th January
Q4. In 1970, the National Dairy Development Board initiated which operation to increase the availability of milk?
Answer: Operation Flood or White Revolution
Q5.Which famous Indian brand was named after Nirupama Patel?
Answer:Nirma
Q1. Which is the only Indian monument to appear on the list of the New Seven Wonders of the World?
Answer:Taj Mahal
Q2. Which is the first Indian product to obtain the Geographical Identification tag?
Answer: Tea
Q3. What kind of an animal is ‘Shera’- the mascot of 2010 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: Tiger
Q4. Which novel by Vikram Seth has 1,349 pages and 591,552 words and is one of the longest novels ever published?
Answer: A Suitable Boy
Q5. Which is the first IT company from India to be listed on NASDAQ?
Answer: Infosys
Answer: Pratibha Patil
Q2. Which was the earliest authoritative text on public finance, administration and fiscal laws in India?
Answer:Kautilya’s Arthasastra
Q3. On which national holiday are the Padma Awards given?
Answer: Republic Day or 26th January
Q4. In 1970, the National Dairy Development Board initiated which operation to increase the availability of milk?
Answer: Operation Flood or White Revolution
Q5.Which famous Indian brand was named after Nirupama Patel?
Answer:Nirma
Q1. Which is the only Indian monument to appear on the list of the New Seven Wonders of the World?
Answer:Taj Mahal
Q2. Which is the first Indian product to obtain the Geographical Identification tag?
Answer: Tea
Q3. What kind of an animal is ‘Shera’- the mascot of 2010 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: Tiger
Q4. Which novel by Vikram Seth has 1,349 pages and 591,552 words and is one of the longest novels ever published?
Answer: A Suitable Boy
Q5. Which is the first IT company from India to be listed on NASDAQ?
Answer: Infosys
Q1. Which actor founded the production company Red Chillies Entertainment?
Answer: Shah Rukh Khan
Q2. Which is the world’s most expensive spice by weight?
Answer: Saffron
Q3. To increase its brilliance, which diamond was cut from 186 1/16 carats to 105.602 carats?
Answer: Kohinoor
Q4. Who has composed the theme song of the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: A R Rahman
Q5. Which famous Indian brand is named after Ramaniklal Ambani’s son?
Answer: Vimal
Q1. Along with Gary Hamel, who is the originator of the concept of core competencies?
Answer: C. K. Prahalad
Q2. In 1993, who was awarded the Booker of Bookers Prize?
Answer: Salman Rushdie
Q3. After the Taj Mahal, which was the most visited monument in India in 2009?
Answer: Qutub Minar
Q4. In 1947, the Radcliffe Line became the border between India and which country?
Answer: Pakistan
Q5. In 2008, which river was declared India’s National River?
Answer: The Ganges
Answer: Shah Rukh Khan
Q2. Which is the world’s most expensive spice by weight?
Answer: Saffron
Q3. To increase its brilliance, which diamond was cut from 186 1/16 carats to 105.602 carats?
Answer: Kohinoor
Q4. Who has composed the theme song of the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: A R Rahman
Q5. Which famous Indian brand is named after Ramaniklal Ambani’s son?
Answer: Vimal
Q1. Along with Gary Hamel, who is the originator of the concept of core competencies?
Answer: C. K. Prahalad
Q2. In 1993, who was awarded the Booker of Bookers Prize?
Answer: Salman Rushdie
Q3. After the Taj Mahal, which was the most visited monument in India in 2009?
Answer: Qutub Minar
Q4. In 1947, the Radcliffe Line became the border between India and which country?
Answer: Pakistan
Q5. In 2008, which river was declared India’s National River?
Answer: The Ganges
Q1. Hailey National Park was renamed after which hunter turned conservationist?
Answer: Jim Corbett
Q2. The birth name of which historical figure was Farid Khan?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri
Q3. Chausa, Totapuri, Jahangir and Rumani are different varieties of which fruit?
Answer: Mango
Q4. Which Sarod maestro composed raga Priyadarshini in memory of Indira Gandhi?
Answer: Amjad Ali Khan
Q5. The names of 70,000 Indian soldiers are inscribed on the walls of which monument?
Answer: India Gate
Q1. Which sitarist was awarded India’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999?
Answer: Ravi Shankar
Q2. Who established the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 in Calcutta?
Answer: Mother Teresa
Q3. Balram Halwai is the hero of which MAN Booker Prize winning book?
Answer: The White Tiger
Q4. A PhD Scholarship at St John’s College-Cambridge,is named after which Indian PM?
Answer: Dr. Manmohan Singh
Q5. Which Mughal emperor founded a religious doctrine called Din-i-Ilahi?
Answer: Akbar
Answer: Jim Corbett
Q2. The birth name of which historical figure was Farid Khan?
Answer: Sher Shah Suri
Q3. Chausa, Totapuri, Jahangir and Rumani are different varieties of which fruit?
Answer: Mango
Q4. Which Sarod maestro composed raga Priyadarshini in memory of Indira Gandhi?
Answer: Amjad Ali Khan
Q5. The names of 70,000 Indian soldiers are inscribed on the walls of which monument?
Answer: India Gate
Q1. Which sitarist was awarded India’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999?
Answer: Ravi Shankar
Q2. Who established the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 in Calcutta?
Answer: Mother Teresa
Q3. Balram Halwai is the hero of which MAN Booker Prize winning book?
Answer: The White Tiger
Q4. A PhD Scholarship at St John’s College-Cambridge,is named after which Indian PM?
Answer: Dr. Manmohan Singh
Q5. Which Mughal emperor founded a religious doctrine called Din-i-Ilahi?
Answer: Akbar
Q1. Who held the office of prime minister for the shortest period of time in India?
Answer: Atal Behari Vajpayee
Q2. Who is the youngest to score a century in Test for India?
Answer: SR Tendulkar
Q3. Which film has been chosen as India’s official entry at the Oscars in 2010?
Answer: Peepli Live
Q4. Which is the most common subspecies of tiger?
Answer: Royal Bengal tiger
Q5. ‘The Polyester Prince’ by Hamish McDonald is an unauthorised biography of whom?
Answer: Dhirubhai Ambani
Answer: Atal Behari Vajpayee
Q2. Who is the youngest to score a century in Test for India?
Answer: SR Tendulkar
Q3. Which film has been chosen as India’s official entry at the Oscars in 2010?
Answer: Peepli Live
Q4. Which is the most common subspecies of tiger?
Answer: Royal Bengal tiger
Q5. ‘The Polyester Prince’ by Hamish McDonald is an unauthorised biography of whom?
Answer: Dhirubhai Ambani
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