1. THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT QUIZ August 23rd , 2017 NIT
Raipur
2. On orders of the HRD Department, Govt. Of India. Top 10 or
20 teams to be qualified for future rounds. Then from there few
members will be selected to meet the Prime Minister and President.
The information regarding the future rounds will be conveyed soon.
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6. We all know that its been 75 years since the launch of the
Quit India Movement. Give me the exact date. (DD/MM/YYYY) Question
1. #FK
7. Question 2. This Indian freedom fighter is titled as of The
Heroine of 1942 movement or Grand Old Lady of Independence
Movement. Identify her. #YS
8. Aruna Asaf Ali
9. Question 3. Identify the symbol. #VJ
10. East India Company's coat arms
11. X is a famous park which was initially used to bathe cows.
In marathi X means owner of the cattle. The cattle owners would
bring the cows to be bathed in the waters of the tank. X was also a
very prominent tramterminus. Trams would start and finish there and
one could travel to the Prince of Wales Museum in one anna (six
paise). X is now also called as Y. The name Y itself suggest a very
important event which took at this place. Id the park and event.
Question 4. #VJ
12. Gowalia tank maidan or August kranti maidan where Gandhiji
issued Quit India Speech and gave the slogan "do or die".
13. X and some of her close associates began Y in the wake of
Quit India Movement. Xs associates included many leaders and people
who supplied equipments and provided technicians. Although Y
functioned only for three months, it greatly assisted the movement
by disseminating uncensored news and other information banned by
the British-controlled government of India. It broadcasted recorded
messages from Gandhi ji and other prominent leaders across India
and hence kept them in touch with the public. Reminiscing about
those days, X described her involvement with Y as her finest moment
and also as her saddest moment, because an Indian technician had
betrayed them to the authorities. Id X and Y. Question 5. #AN
14. X = Usha Mehta Y = Secret Congress Radio
15. Put funda :- Republic of Congo-French rule - 1960 Korea -
Japanese colonization - 1945 Bahrain - British rule- 1971
Liechtenstein - German rule- 1866 India - British colonization-
1947 Question 6. #YS
16. All five countries mark August 15 as their Independence
Day
17. Question 7. When and Where? #AN
18. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 in the
compound of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in
central New Delhi.
19. During his stint in Lahore jail in 1942 ,he was elected as
the mayor of Bombay. In 1928, he came up with the catchphrase Simon
Go Back in protest against the all-British Simon Commission
appointed by the imperial government to recommend improvements to
British governance in India. He was released from prison in 1946
after being imprisoned eight times during the freedom struggle and
went on to become an MLA in Independent India and founder of the
Congress Socialist Party. He is the man who coined the iconic
slogan 'Quit India Identify Him. Question 8. #AN
20. Yusuf Meherally
21. Give the full name of these freedom fighters. Question 9.
#FK
22. Lal Bal Pal Lala Lajpat Rai Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bipin
Chandra Pal
23. Question 10. This social and religious function was started
by X, it got popularized as a national festival to bridge the gap
between the Brahmins and the non-Brahmins because it was supported
by people belonging to both the upper castes and lower castes
alike, leaders and followers alike. But most importantly this
festival served a strategic purpose of providing a meeting place
for uniting common people of all castes and communities at a time
when public social, political gatherings were banned by the
British. Identify X and the festival. #YS
24. X - B.G. Tilak Festival - Ganesh Chaturthi
25. Question 11. Identify the person in this advertisement
released during the Quit India Movement. #FK
26. Question 12. X auction is a variation on the typical
English auction that became popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
In a X auction, the end of the auction is signaled by the
expiration of X which was intended to ensure that no one could know
exactly when the auction would end and make a last-second bid.
Modern variant of the X auction is used in some online auction
systems to prevent auction sniping. In these auctions, a computer
randomly selects the time when the auction will end to discourage
snipers from attempting to enter bids at the last second. Identify
X. #VJ
27. Candle auction
28. Identify the person on the right & his mission whose
failure also played an important role in Gandhi's call for The Quit
India Movement. Question 13. #AN
29. Sir Stafford Cripps who headed the Cripps' mission
30. Question 14. On what occasion, a 1 rupee commemorative coin
was issued for general circulation on 12th July 1993 to mark the
completion of the same. The other coins issued in this theme, in
the denomination of 10 rupees, 50 rupees and 100 rupees, were only
issued as proof and uncirculated specimens. The reverse of this
coin shows the Martyrs Memorial, captioned Seven Freedom Fighters
installed outside the Bihar State Secretariat Building at Patna. It
was minted at Kolkata, Mumbai and Hyderabad Why were these coins
released? #AN
31. Quit India Movement: Golden Jubilee
32. Question 15. Id the campaign(blanked out part) #VJ
33. Question 16. The X was established in 1922 as a unitary,
teaching and residential university by an Act of the then Central
Legislative Assembly of the British India. It was originally to be
named Prince Charles University, but after few discussions it was
argued that if the university fails, that would certainly
antagonise the Prince. The name was suggested by which it is known
today. Associated with purple colour its mascot is an elephant and
its logo says "Dedicated to truth". Id X. #VJ
34. Delhi university
35. Question 17. Identify the person in the picture. He was a
great leader of the Indian Independence Movement, a person who
started off as a leader of Hindu-Muslim unity but sadly, slowly
gravitated towards an independent nation for Indian Muslims.
#AN
36. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 - 1948 ) leader of the All India
Muslim League and first governor general of Pakistan.
37. Question 18. X , fame of the Dharasasna Salt raid was
active during the Quit India Movement period. Addressing a
political conference at Vellore (Madras) she said: The Hindus and
Muslims are the two eyes of the nation and if both eyes were to be
focused together on the Swaraj image under the leader ship of
Mahatma Gandhi, freedom would be theirs ere long. Immediately after
India attained independence, X had the privilege of being the first
woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh in 1947. Id X. #AN
38. Sarojini Naidu
39. Question 19. B.R.Ambedkar - Chaithrabhoomi Lal B. Shastri -
Vijayghat Rajiv Gandhi - Veerbhumi Morarji Desai - Abhayghat Indira
Gandhi - ? Complete the given analogy:- #YS
40. Samadhis of famous Indian freedom fighter Indira Gandhi -
Shaktisthal
41. On the Golden jubilee of the Quit India Movement in 1992,
the National Committee formed for the celebration, recommended that
the name of the Monument X should be named August Kranti Park Thus
the name of X is officially August Kranti Park but sadly no one
uses this name for X. Recently in the latest edition of the Man ki
Baat prime minister Modi urged the nation to use the above name for
X. Identify X. Question 20. #FK
42. India Gate aka August Kranti Park.
43. Section 2: Star Marked (To be considered in the event of
tie)
44. Krishna Pandit Bhanji, an Oscar winning actor is popularly
known as X. He won his Oscar for the portrayal of a Famous Indian
in the movie Y. X is regarded as one of the most versatile actor in
Hollywood and said this about his portrayal in Y I was frightened
but determined to get the role. I practiced yoga in the morning
that helped keep my mental focus and energy levels high. In the
evenings I did my shoots and in the night I took spinning classes
Identify X and the movie Y. Question 21*. #FK
45. Ben Kingsley in Gandhi (1982)
46. A Beretta M1934, of the serial no. 606824 was used to put
an end to the life of X. X played decisive role in the Quit India
Movement. Identify X and the owner of the above mentioned Beretta.
Question 22*. #FK
47. Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse
48. - X has a unique place in Indian Natural History, since the
Ostrich egg-shell has been found at Sindi (Railway) in X district.
- X got its name from river X. - X is a sister city for Sevagram,
and both were used as major centers for the Indian Independence
Movement. - In July 1942, the Congress Working Committee met at X
and a resolution was passed which was termed The X Resolution. It
is also known as Quit India Resolution which demanded, "The British
Rule in India must end immediately. Identify X . Question 23*.
#VJ
49. Wardha
50. Question 24*. Bakers first plan was to have an equilateral
triangle with three sides housing the three chambers. Lutyens,
however, insisted on a circular Colosseum design. Baker later
admitted to being declared out and reduced the grandeur scale and
proportions of the building. What exactly they were designing here?
#VJ
51. Parliament house
52. This is Sanjiv Mehta the owner of a well known brand which
has been launched as- a luxury goods brand. After a long absence
from the market place. The company delivers goods in over 30
countries and its major products include Tea, Coffee and home
decor. Identify the Brand. Question 25*. #FK
53. East India Company.
54. Thank You! #AN Akansha Nigam #FK Faisal Khan #VJ Vipul Jain
#YS Yasha Shukla All rights reserved Team Interact