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Indian history quiz

Encuesta IIT Tirupati
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Here's the quiz on Indian History presented by Siddhant Mohan on 31st July 2020.It covers a range of domains in the history of India, spanning across literature,classical music,architecture,etc.,

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1. The Panopticon (derived from a Greek word meaning all-seeing) is a type of building developed by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham. He visited Russia in 1786 and developed the architecture after observing the workers there. The plan consists of a rotunda with an inspection house at the centre. It works on the principle that people will regulate their own behaviour if they are unable to know if theyre being watched. Bentham conceived his basic plan as being applicable to a wide variety of buildings, but it was used only for a specific purpose. Name the most famous building in India based on this plan.
Indian history quiz
Cellular Jail (Kalapani), Port Blair
2. This day is celebrated with great pomp and fanfare in a place in India. It commemorates a momentous historical event that occurred about a couple of centuries ago, and symbolizes freedom from oppression.The people crowd the streets to cheer marching soldiers despite the summer heat. Representatives from two countries lay wreaths at theTomb of the Unknown Soldier. Name the place and the date.
Pondicherry & Bastille Day (14 July 1789)
3 The X are concentrated in the historical region of Arakan.The first Hindu-Buddhist kingdom of that region flourished in the city of Dhanyawadi around the 4th century, and later another kingdom came up in Waithali. It is not exactly clear when the X migrated to that region, but later immigrants to the region in the 10th century gradually displaced them and took control of the region. In 1826, the rulers of the region forcibly deported X to the nearby regions, but were later forced to bring them back. History repeated 191 years later. Give X.
Rohingya
4 The X is a sacred forest frequently mentioned in Puranic literature as well as both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. It is the place where Puranas had been narrated for the first time before a large gathering of sages.The place proper was undoubtedly of much religious efficacy as it was the abode of sixty-thousand Rishis. Its name is derived from a Sanskrit word literally meaning a twinkling of an eye, but actually referring to a very small span of time. According to the Puranas, Daityas (demons) had been slain there in a very short span of time. Today, a very sacred temple ofVishnu is found in that region.The name of the forest was also one of the suggested names for UP during the state reorganization process. Give X.
Naimishaaranya
5 X is the title of a 1903 novel by Hari Narayan Apte which chronicles an Indian historical event.The event occurs in a place originally named after theVedic rishi Kaundiniya, but was renamed after the events occurred. The title of the book X was repeated by a character in a recent Indian movie. Name the movie and give X.
Gad Aala Pan Sinh Gela,Tanhaji
6 Chinnaiah, Ponnaiah, Sivanandam andVadivelu (known collectively as X) lived in the court of Serfoji II and contributed to the development of Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam. The four brothers formally trained in Carnatic music from the renownedY for seven years.They composed several tanavarnams, kirtanas with their signatures: Guruguhadasa, Gurguhabhakta, and Gurguhamurti. Give me X &Y.
Tanjore Quartet, Muthuswamy Dikshithar
7 Sultan Said Khan was a ruler of theYarkand Khanate in China from 1514-1533. He died near a mountain pass while returning from an expedition fromTibet, whose aim was to destroy the iconic Potala Palace of Lhasa and convert theTibetans to Islam. Ghulam Rasool was a Kashmiri origin explorer who was part of a team of British explorers that were exploring the regions north of the Chang Chemo valley in 1899. Give the connection between the two people (post-facto of course).
Chinese incursions (Daulat Beg Oldi & Galwan)
8 Operation Red Lotus is a book by Parag X which was released in 2010. Called by the Hindu as an example of revisionism at its best, this book provides a new perspective on a historical event which has been dismissed byWesterners as a scattered revolt by peasant landowners with no sense of solidarity against a common enemy. It talks of the visionary role played by 3 people a Brahmin who became a warrior, a lowly cannon-loader who rose through the ranks, and the wife of a visionary general. Give the event and the name of the author (a descendant of the cannon-loader).
1857War of Independence, ParagTope
9 Sugauli is a small village in Bihar. It hosted a historical event that has now assumed primary importance, although some may argue that it was generated by a country not orginally involved in the historical event.The event has suddenly become the focus of news headlines and forced a radical reinterpretation of the equation in the Indian subcontinent.What is the event which has caused this historical event to assume importance again?
Indo-Nepal border dispute (Treaty of Sugauli)
10 The first wave of Indians from X began to wash up onYs shores in the 1960s.They started at the bottom of the business with low quality roughs, which offered very small margins of profit, and were of little interest to the established Jewish houses.Their products were sent to family members back in India for cutting and polishing, where labour costs were a fraction that ofYs. The Jews just couldnt withstand our competitiveness, he said with a matter-of- fact shrug of the shoulders. We are married to our businesses. We will work at night.We will work on the weekends. We will do whatever it takes to get a client. And we are willing to work this hard even for small margins. Therefore, the Indian community began dominating the business. Name the cities X &Y.
Surat & Antwerp
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  • 2. 1. The Panopticon (derived from a Greek word meaning all-seeing) is a type of building developed by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham. He visited Russia in 1786 and developed the architecture after observing the workers there. The plan consists of a rotunda with an inspection house at the centre. It works on the principle that people will regulate their own behaviour if they are unable to know if theyre being watched. Bentham conceived his basic plan as being applicable to a wide variety of buildings, but it was used only for a specific purpose. Name the most famous building in India based on this plan.
  • 5. 2. This day is celebrated with great pomp and fanfare in a place in India. It commemorates a momentous historical event that occurred about a couple of centuries ago, and symbolizes freedom from oppression.The people crowd the streets to cheer marching soldiers despite the summer heat. Representatives from two countries lay wreaths at theTomb of the Unknown Soldier. Name the place and the date.
  • 6. Pondicherry & Bastille Day (14 July 1789)
  • 7. 3 The X are concentrated in the historical region of Arakan.The first Hindu-Buddhist kingdom of that region flourished in the city of Dhanyawadi around the 4th century, and later another kingdom came up in Waithali. It is not exactly clear when the X migrated to that region, but later immigrants to the region in the 10th century gradually displaced them and took control of the region. In 1826, the rulers of the region forcibly deported X to the nearby regions, but were later forced to bring them back. History repeated 191 years later. Give X.
  • 9. 4 The X is a sacred forest frequently mentioned in Puranic literature as well as both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. It is the place where Puranas had been narrated for the first time before a large gathering of sages.The place proper was undoubtedly of much religious efficacy as it was the abode of sixty-thousand Rishis. Its name is derived from a Sanskrit word literally meaning a twinkling of an eye, but actually referring to a very small span of time. According to the Puranas, Daityas (demons) had been slain there in a very short span of time. Today, a very sacred temple ofVishnu is found in that region.The name of the forest was also one of the suggested names for UP during the state reorganization process. Give X.
  • 11. 5 X is the title of a 1903 novel by Hari Narayan Apte which chronicles an Indian historical event.The event occurs in a place originally named after theVedic rishi Kaundiniya, but was renamed after the events occurred. The title of the book X was repeated by a character in a recent Indian movie. Name the movie and give X.
  • 12. Gad Aala Pan Sinh Gela,Tanhaji
  • 13. 6 Chinnaiah, Ponnaiah, Sivanandam andVadivelu (known collectively as X) lived in the court of Serfoji II and contributed to the development of Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam. The four brothers formally trained in Carnatic music from the renownedY for seven years.They composed several tanavarnams, kirtanas with their signatures: Guruguhadasa, Gurguhabhakta, and Gurguhamurti. Give me X &Y.
  • 15. 7 Sultan Said Khan was a ruler of theYarkand Khanate in China from 1514-1533. He died near a mountain pass while returning from an expedition fromTibet, whose aim was to destroy the iconic Potala Palace of Lhasa and convert theTibetans to Islam. Ghulam Rasool was a Kashmiri origin explorer who was part of a team of British explorers that were exploring the regions north of the Chang Chemo valley in 1899. Give the connection between the two people (post-facto of course).
  • 16. Chinese incursions (Daulat Beg Oldi & Galwan)
  • 17. 8 Operation Red Lotus is a book by Parag X which was released in 2010. Called by the Hindu as an example of revisionism at its best, this book provides a new perspective on a historical event which has been dismissed byWesterners as a scattered revolt by peasant landowners with no sense of solidarity against a common enemy. It talks of the visionary role played by 3 people a Brahmin who became a warrior, a lowly cannon-loader who rose through the ranks, and the wife of a visionary general. Give the event and the name of the author (a descendant of the cannon-loader).
  • 19. 9 Sugauli is a small village in Bihar. It hosted a historical event that has now assumed primary importance, although some may argue that it was generated by a country not orginally involved in the historical event.The event has suddenly become the focus of news headlines and forced a radical reinterpretation of the equation in the Indian subcontinent.What is the event which has caused this historical event to assume importance again?
  • 20. Indo-Nepal border dispute (Treaty of Sugauli)
  • 21. 10 The first wave of Indians from X began to wash up onYs shores in the 1960s.They started at the bottom of the business with low quality roughs, which offered very small margins of profit, and were of little interest to the established Jewish houses.Their products were sent to family members back in India for cutting and polishing, where labour costs were a fraction that ofYs. The Jews just couldnt withstand our competitiveness, he said with a matter-of- fact shrug of the shoulders. We are married to our businesses. We will work at night.We will work on the weekends. We will do whatever it takes to get a client. And we are willing to work this hard even for small margins. Therefore, the Indian community began dominating the business. Name the cities X &Y.