1: It was founded in 1924 by Master Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali Movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab, with the contributions from USA, Canada and mainly from the sons of the soil belonging to Lyallpur from the district of Sheikhpura (now in Pakistan). The earliest members include a tehsildar, S Mangal Singh Gill, Chanchal Singh from Jalandhar and the managing committee included legends like Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya and Master Tara Singh. The opening dedication was performed by Gandhiji on September 15, 1924. Which Indian institution are we talking about ?
Ans: THE HINDUSTAN TIMES.
2: The whole creation took place in exactly 6 hours notice when Lala Hardayal was invited to give a lecture as a result of factionalism within the YMCA. Pandit Ravi Shankar later put it to music?
Ans: Muhammad Iqbal’s Saare Jahan Se Accha
3: Common Hindi usage is a word called Saunf. What would be the exact name in English?
Ans: Fennel Seeds
4: With which state of India would you associate the following tribes: Angami, Ao, Chakhesang (Chokri/Kheza), Chang, Khiamniungan, Kuki, Konyak, Lotha, Phom, Pochury, Rengma, Sumi, Sangtam, Yimchungru and Zeliang?
Ans: Nagaland
5: Which raag is George Harrison playing in his sitar in the composition Norwegian Woods?
Ans: Raag Bageshree
6: Munshi Premchand started the journal Hans. Now, it is edited by a famous writer. Who?
Ans: RAJENDRA YADAV
7: Shamshad Begum first sang this song in a film made in 1941, which somehow went unnoticed. In 1972, Lata Mangeshkar sang the same song and created history. Which song?
Ans.: “Inhi Logon Ne Le Lina Dupatta Mera”
8: He was born on 13th May 1857, in Almora, Uttarakhand. At the age of 8, he was sent away to a boarding school in Southampton, England. In his school days he was very interested in writing poetry, painting and composing music. He was very dreamy and imaginative boy. In 1875, he went to study medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. After completing his course in 1880, he joined Indian Medical Service and was posted to Madras. He died in 16thSeptember 1932 after a long illness and severe asthma attack in Bath House, London. Who is he?
Ans: Sir Ronald Ross. Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology for discovering malaria parasite in 1902.
9: The roots of this kind of music can be traced back to Persia (today’s Afghanistan and Iran). In 11th century this Persian musical tradition called ‘Sema’ or ‘Sama’ majorly migrated to South Asia, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Amir Khusro Dahelvi is credited for fusing Persian and Indian musical tradition to create this as we know it today in the late 13thcentury. What?
Ans: Qawwali.
10: X is known in Indian Alchemy by the following mes: parada, rasa, rasendra, rasaraja, capala and suta. All these names are associated with shiva. What is X?
Ans: Mercury
11: The monthly newsletter of which Indian organization is Trustmail?
Ans: The Unit Trust of india
12: Mother’s name Prabhabati. Later she was called Iqbal Begum. Mother was the granddaughter of Rabindranath Tagore’s younger brother. The daughter who is a legendary actress was also a poet. Can you name the actress?
Ans: Meena Kumari
13:Which Indian institution was the site of Old Hijli detention camp?
Ans: IIT Kharagpur
14: Governor General Lord Bentick initiated this in 1840. He formed a committee that got the seeds from China and raised nurseries in the Brahmaputra Valley, Darjeeling and the Nilgiri areas.What did he start?
Ans: Commercial tea plantations
15: The important number is 7. It covers 2,369 kms from Varanasi to Kanyakumari. What are we discussing?
Ans: Longest National Highway
16: Built by Quli Qutub Shah, in 1591, with granite and lime-mortar. What was the main purpose of this iconic monument?
Ans: Charminar: Eradication of plague
17: We often buy CTC tea? What does CTC stand for?
Ans: Cutting, Tearing Curling
18: The first lift to be installed in India was in a building in Calcutta, in 1863 at the behest of Lord Curzon. Which was the building?
Ans: Raj Bhawan or Governor’s Residence. his was only 10 years after the first lift ever was introduced by Otis in New York.
19: It is in five parts. Its religious core is a collection of songs or hymns, the Gathas, The voluminous manuscripts of theoriginal are said to have been destroyed when Alexander the Great when he conquered Persia. The present text was assembled from remnants and standardized under the Sasanian kings (3rd–7thcentury AD). What are we discussing?
Ans: Zend Avesta
20: Which vice-President of India was one of the first recipients of the Bharat Ratna in 1954?
Ans: Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
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