Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Quiz/Archive45

Round 45
(To be updated as each answer is approved as correct)

Q 45.01
Here's a simple one to start.

This state is on a latitude which also passes through Northern Rajasthan. It has over 80% of its area under forest cover. Over 12% of forest cover constitutes Protected Area network in the state. What is it? Goutham787 (talk) 01:42, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Arunachal Pradesh ? -- Raghith 04:44, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes. Your Turn. Goutham787 (talk) 08:34, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.02

 * She is the first woman in the world to ~.
 * She is the first indian woman to ~.


 * Of course she is adventurous woman.
 * She faced many dangerous situations.
 * She is in the list of India’s 50 Most Illustrious Women.
 * Who is she ? -- Raghith 05:01, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Lakshmi Sahgal? sarvajna (talk) 09:57, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * NO. She is a sports person. -- Raghith 10:43, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * P. T. Usha ?? -- Madhuric (talk) 13:34, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * No.This field is considered to be one of the most dangerous activities in the world.-- Raghith 04:13, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * My guess would be bachendri pal, but she was not the first woman to climb everest so its just a guess :-) sarvajna (talk) 07:37, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅Oops My mistake, I aimed Bachendri Pal.I typed it wrong.Continue with the quiz sarvajna. -- Raghith 08:21, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.03
Thanks. This natural phenomenon occurs every 48 years, the destruction that occurs after this event was one of the reason for a major uprising in a state. Identify this natural phenomenon. sarvajna (talk) 09:41, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Is it Mautam?? -- Madhuric (talk) 10:17, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * yes that is the right answer, your turn Madhuric sarvajna (talk) 10:38, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.04
The flag of Indian Independance was designed by 3 people, they were responsible for the creation of the first version of Indian flag. Who are they? -- Madhuric (talk) 11:16, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Madam Cama, Savarkar and Shyamji Krishna Varma? sarvajna (talk) 11:25, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ Absolutely right. Next question pls. BTW was this a simple question?? -- Madhuric (talk) 12:21, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Its a good question,I knew about the flag, anyone who knows about Madam cama will know this thing but calcutta flag is also considered as the first flag.I will put a new question in sometime. Thanks sarvajna (talk) 12:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.05
Sorry for the delay, an easy one This person from Kerala was a journalist for some time, later an IFS officer and later a politician and the first Dalit to become something.Name him sarvajna (talk) 13:18, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

K. R. Narayanan... need I say more? undefinedDebashisM Talk 13:57, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Bang on! Debashis sarvajna (talk) 14:35, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.06
I hold the same position in another nation, as in India, though I never set foot upon it after its formation... undefinedDebashisM Talk 15:34, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Morarji Desai ? -- Raghith 17:11, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Rabindranath Tagore? Author of National Anthems of both India and Bangladesh, who couldn't have set foot in Bangladesh after its formation? Goutham787 (talk) 06:29, 29 May 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ You have it Goutham787 ... (I changed your 'w' to a 'c' above)  undefinedDebashisM  Talk 06:55, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.07
(Two days have expired since last correction, next question is thus being posted, however Goutham787 is not permitted to answer as per rules)

Which is the only state in India that has an ethnic majority composing of population belonging to an adjoining country. undefinedDebashisM Talk 03:29, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Sikkim, with Nepali/Indian Gorkhas ? - Prasad (talk) 05:52, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ You have it, Prasad  undefinedDebashisM  Talk 12:29, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.08
Connect an Ancient kingdom mentioned in Mahabharat with Ghazni, Tughlaqs, Jahangir, Nepali army, Ranjit Singh and finally British ! - Prasad (talk) 04:56, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The ancient kingdom is Gandhara/Afghanistan. Mahmud of Ghazni later captured it, Jahangir, Nepali Army,Ranjit Singh had few conquests in afg. British had their very own Anglo-Afghan wars sarvajna (talk) 05:27, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Very quick Sarvajna, but that was not i am looking for, i am looking for a particular place! - Prasad (talk) 05:37, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Kandahar ? sarvajna (talk) 05:53, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * No, it is in India! - Prasad (talk) 05:56, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Ancient kingdom -Trigarta Kingdom ? --Raghith 07:32, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The Kangra Fort was built by the Royal family of Kangra (The Katoch Dynasty), which traces its origins to the ancient Trigarta Kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata epic.
 * The fort of Kangra was taken by the Mahmud of Ghazni in AD 1009.
 * In 1337, it was captured by Muhammad bin Tughluq and again in 1351 by his successor, Firuz Shah Tughluq.
 * After a siege of fourteen months, it was conquered by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
 * In 1805 Nepalese army conquered Kangda valley.
 * Finally, with Maharaja of Punjab, Ranjit Singh was the conquerer of Kangra Fort in 1809.
 * Concurrently as British East India Company was also in their expansion spree of colonization advanced up to Nepal’s the then border.
 * Main article Kangra_Fort. -- Raghith 07:38, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

✅ On Dot!! Kudos Raghith, all yours! - Prasad (talk) 08:35, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.09

 * Modern agricultural development policy.
 * Nation's highest civilian honour.
 * Freedom struggle.
 * State minister, Central minister and Governor of state.
 * Use these clues to find him. -- Raghith 10:52, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Chidambaram_Subramaniam ? - Prasad (talk) 11:25, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

✅ Yes proceed.-- Raghith 11:29, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.10
Bharat Ratna was a big give-away :-))

Connect Mira Behn, Walter Sisulu, Raja Rao, Venky Ramakrishnan, Hargobind Khorana, Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar ...(List is not exhaustive) - Prasad (talk) 11:35, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * They all are Padma Vibhushan receipients.And having multiple citizenship or foreign citizenship. -- Raghith 11:51, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Very fast & accurate, all yours Raghith! - Prasad (talk) 12:04, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.11
Who is this doctor ? -- Raghith 04:30, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Physician.
 * Freedom fighter.
 * His birth day is celebrated as " ~ ".
 * He is considered as great architect, but by profession he is not an architect.
 * Dr. B C Roy, Doctor's Day! ? - Prasad (talk) 04:39, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

✅ Correct, Bidhan Chandra Roy. -- Raghith 05:24, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.12
An easy one:-))

This famous Telugu Film based on a folk tale based on the great epic "Mahabharata" but not present in the original epic. This is a unique film based on Mahabharata without any Pandava or Kunti present in the movie! All most all songs were super hit and have been re-used as movie titles in later years...Enough history, name the movie! - Prasad (talk) 06:47, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Mayabazar? sarvajna (talk) 06:56, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Correct answer, Sarvajna! (Sorry, Net suddenly died :-)) - Prasad (talk) 08:41, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.13
I hope I have got the answer right(as prasad did not mention it, I am asking the question as he has updated the score board :-) ). A very easy one .A king had three sons; none of them were as wise as the King. His ministers advised him that rather than teaching the scriptures to his sons he should somehow find a way to teach the wisdom present in the scriptures. King requested X to teach his sons and X created Y in the process. Identify X and Y in this story. sarvajna (talk) 07:38, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * X is Vishnu Sharma and Y is Panchatantra ? -- Raghith 08:18, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Right answer Raghith sarvajna (talk) 08:20, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.14

 * Social reformer.
 * Swaraj.
 * One of makers of Modern India.
 * Questioned the traditional beliefs of Hinduism.
 * Moreover founder of a Hindu reform movement.
 * Who is he ? -- Raghith 09:27, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Dayananda Saraswati of Arya Samaj ? sarvajna (talk) 15:37, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

✅ Correct answer sarvajna.-- Raghith 17:13, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.15
Easy one from mythology, A king had three queens and no sons, he performed a yajna and distributed sweets to two of his queens asking them to share it with the third queen because of which the third queen had a different fertility pattern when compared to the other two queens. Identify the king and queens.sarvajna (talk) 06:16, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * This is from epic Ramayana.King Dasharatha gave sweets to his wives Sumitra Kausalya and Kaikeyi. -- Raghith 06:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * yes sir, that is the right answer Raghith sarvajna (talk) 07:03, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.16
Use these clues to find this maestro.--Raghith 08:11, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Bihari.
 * Red fort and India's Independence.
 * Qamaruddin.
 * Bismillah Khan sarvajna (talk) 08:42, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅Correct, Bismillah Khan. -- Raghith 09:12, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.17
Sorry for the delay, here is the question. Before taking up Professorship in Physics C.V.Raman worked for a government department. Name the department.sarvajna (talk) 16:02, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * That will be the Indian Finance Department per the Nobel Prize site -- Harsh   Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 16:44, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I am looking for some other name, Finance is a very generic term sarvajna (talk) 16:55, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Financial Civil Services, as an Assistant Accountant-General then? Per the I.I.Sc site. -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 17:09, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I was looking for Indian Audit and Accounts Service/Department but I guess Financial Civil Services was its older name. Please go ahead Harsh and ask the next question sarvajna (talk) 17:27, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Nice Q sarvajna!! I'll post the question shortly. -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 17:38, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.18
Sitter:

This Indian farmer turned social worker and politician has contested election to the Parliament against Rajiv Gandhi in 1989 under 'unusual' circumstances. He also stood in the 2004 General Elections from a Uttar Pradesh Constituency. He formed a world renowned organisation of people afflicted with the same unusual condition which has an estimated all-India membership of about 20,000. However his organisation has been able to help only 4 out of it's members.

Who am I talking about? --  Harsh   Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 18:04, 11 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Lal Bihari Goutham787 (talk) 04:26, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
 * That is ✅!! Take it away sir! -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 04:54, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.19
Originally established by two british men in 1860s, this enterprise headquartered at Kolkata is now a state-owned company. What is it? Goutham787 (talk) 15:50, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Is that Balmer Lawrie? Established in 1867 by George Stephen Balmer and Alexander Lawrie? -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 17:31, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes. Balmer Lawrie and Company. Post a question Harsh. Goutham787 (talk) 15:46, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.20
X was originally jointly managed by the government of the state Y with the Government of India till the latter took over operations beginning in 1963. It is involved in activities of an elemental nature. ID X and Y. -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 12:42, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
 * X:HAL, Y:Karnataka --sarvajna (talk) 08:20, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I wasn't sure if HAL was the correct answer but it's WP page says that it was handed over to the Government of India in 1963 1964. So no, a good guess but sorry! -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 13:30, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * X:Indian Rare Earths Limited and Y:Government of Travancore Cochin. ? -- Raghith 17:01, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ Yes! Indian Rare Earths Limited and Government of Travancore Cochin was what I was looking for. Over to you Raghith. -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 20:55, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.21

 * He was the oldest man to be ~.
 * Was an austere individual.
 * Highest civilian honour of two countries.
 * If you know the story of his life, then name him.-- Raghith 05:48, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Morarji Desai sarvajna (talk) 06:05, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

✅ Correct answer. -- Raghith 07:01, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.22
I am sorry for the delay, who became the first scientist to submit his thesis in Hindi(according to his wiki page). -sarvajna (talk) 09:16, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Murli Manohar Joshi ? -- Raghith 09:36, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Very quick Raghith, correct answer sarvajna (talk) 09:39, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but here it says "Joshi also published a research paper in Physics in Hindi, which was a first of its kind.".As this page says Thesis and research paper are different. -- Raghith 09:49, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Raghith, I am on a restricted network so cannot comment on those sources, I checked his wiki page and asked the question(I also mentioned according to his wiki page in the question). May be we can take this opportunity to correct the wiki article. Let me know if this question can be considered a valid one or not. Thanks . -sarvajna (talk) 09:57, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * "Dr Joshi did his doctorate from Allahabad University and wrote his doctoral thesis on Spectroscopy. He was awarded Ph.D for this thesis as consequence of which Joshi joined as a lecturer of physics in Allahabad University. Joshi also published a research paper in Physics in Hindi, which was a first of its kind."-www.drmurlimanoharjoshi.in-- Raghith 10:33, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Clearly the wiki article needs to be corrected, but can you tell me whether the question is valid or not, I can try to frame another question. Thanks .-sarvajna (talk) 10:39, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Its correct, this quiz started for improving the quality of articles on Wikipedia.Now we found the error and will fix it.--Raghith 10:52, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I have already updated the leader board, you can ask the next question. -sarvajna (talk) 10:56, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.23

 * He was patriot.
 * He was a poet.
 * Ram and Agyat were his pen names.
 * There was desire for struggle in his heart.
 * Who is this legend? -- Raghith 12:05, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Ram Prasad Bismil. -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 12:31, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅"सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना अब हमारे दिल में है". Correct answer HarshAJ. -- Raghith 04:07, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.24
In the year 2000, 4 years before his eventual death a film was made about X's life and times which earned it's director the Best Director at a certain awards ceremony. X was notorious in what he did(smuggling was his main source of income) and had a bounty price of about USD $1 Million on him. He was considered by locals as the Indian version of Robin Hood. ID 'X' -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 18:10, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Veerappan --sarvajna (talk) 18:18, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅That went away like wildfire! Take it away! -- Harsh  Mujhse baat kijiye(Talk)(Contribs) 18:35, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Q 45.25
The person X is a very famous play back singer in India, a governor of a state in a different country honored X by naming a day after X. Identify X --sarvajna (talk) 09:22, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
 * X is Shreya Ghoshal. June 26 is Shreya Ghoshal Day in the U.S State if Ohio, instituted by Gov. Ted Strictland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HarshAJ (talk • contribs) 09:59, 8 July 2012
 * Yes sir, that is the right answer, you can start a new round --sarvajna (talk) 10:57, 8 July 2012 (UTC)