india quiz for iimk staff and children
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- 2. Joseph Stein was an American architect In 1952 he moved to India. He is noted for designing several important buildings in India which includes India International Centre, India Habitat Center , Express Towers (the first high rise built in India). What is his Calicut connection?
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- 4. He designed IIM Kozhikode buildings
- 5. His name is Pingali Venkayya, a freedom fighter from Andhra Pradesh. What is his contribution to our nation? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 5
- 6. Safety Slide 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 6
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- 8. Ancient travellers and tradesmen referred to it in their writings, variously alluding to it as Cocym. The origin of the name is thought to be from the Malayalam word for 'small lagoon'. Accounts by Italian explorer Nicolo Conti say that it is named after the river connecting the backwaters to the sea. How do we all know this name? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 8
- 9. Safety Slide 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 9
- 10. Kochi
- 11. On 2 October 1957, India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was watching a performance Delhi's Ramlila ground, at the Red Fort. During the performance, a short circuit caused a fire to break out in a shamiana. Harish Chandra, a 14-year- old scout, promptly took out his knife and ripped open the burning tent, saving the lives of hundreds of trapped people. This incident inspired Nehru to start something. What was started? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 11
- 12. National Bravery Awards for children First award was given to Harish Chandra 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 12
- 13. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 13 These three freedom fighters are commonly known with one portmanteaus. Which common name ?
- 14. Lala Lajpat Rai Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bipin Chandra Pal 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 14
- 15. There are two people who have got Bharat Ratna ,but not citizens of India. One was Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Who was the other? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 15
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- 17. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 17 Whose voice ?
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- 19. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 19 Name the dance form
- 20. Manipuri 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 20
- 21. Who was assigned the task of partitioning India in 1947? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 21
- 22. Sir Cyril Radcliffe 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 22
- 23. Google doodle remembering what ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 23
- 24. Dandi March 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 24
- 25. Who wrote the book The Jungle Book ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 25
- 26. Rudyard Kipling 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 26
- 27. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 27 Identify the two child actors
- 28. Identify this person who was born in Kozhikode 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 28
- 29. Verghese Kurien, who founded AMUL 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 29
- 30. Who was the founder of Azad Hind Fauj ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 30
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- 32. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 32 Connect
- 33. C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan C. V. Raman 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 33
- 34. This game(Moksha Patam) was popular in ancient India and emphasized the role of fate or karma. It was used as a tool for teaching the effects of good deeds versus bad. British simplified it. How do we know this game now ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 34
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- 36. In which state of India , Bihu festival is celebrated? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 36
- 37. Assam 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 37
- 38. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 38 This is google view image of Kankaria lake, Ahmedabad. Which company's logo is inspired by this lake?
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- 40. Amul Ad on which movie ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 40
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- 42. Who wrote the book Malgudi Days 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 42
- 43. R.K. Narayan 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 43
- 44. In which state of India, Ajanta and Ellora caves are located ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 44
- 45. Maharashtra 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 45
- 46. Vasco da Gama first came to Kozhikode (Calicut) in 1498. From which country he was ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 46
- 47. Portugal 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 47
- 48. Which monument was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai? It was also the place from where the last British troop Somerset Light Infantry left India. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 48
- 49. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 49 The Gateway of India
- 50. What is common to the rivers Mahi, Narmada and Tapti ? 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 50
- 51. These are the only major rivers in India that flow from east to west. 8/15/2015 Atharva, IIM Kozhikode 51
- 52. 52 Connect?
- 53. 53 The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan (2010)
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