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Indian Miscellany Trivia Quiz

A somewhat generic quiz on India and its history.

A multiple-choice quiz by wiseguy27. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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wiseguy27

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5 mins

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Quiz #
348,569

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. An easy one to start off with. He is a well-known economist and is the author of books such as 'The Argumentative Indian' and 'The Idea of Justice'. In 1998, he was awarded the Nobel prize for his contributions to welfare economics. Which Indian are we talking about? Hint

Meghnad Desai

Ashok Mitra

Mahbub ul Haq

Amartya Sen

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Question 2 of 10

2. When, and against which other country, came India's greatest military victory (and possibly the greatest military victory in the Indian subcontinent)? Hint

1971, against Bangladesh

1972, against Bangladesh

1970, against Pakistan

1971, against Pakistan

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Question 3 of 10

3. The rupee is the common name for the currencies of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Mauritius, Indonesia (rupiah), Nepal and the Maldives (rufiyaa). Which ruler of northern India introduced the rupee during his brief reign between 1540-45? Hint

Muhammad Adil Shah

Sher Shah Suri

Feroz Shah Tughlaq

Jalal-ud-Din Akbar

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which town in central India is home to a large group of medieval temples, famous for their erotic sculptures, and is also listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site? Hint

Gwalior

Khajuraho

Chhatarpur

Mandu

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the religion founded by Akbar, one of the greatest Mughal rulers of India, who borrowed 'positive' elements from different faiths and synthesized them in to his own religion? Hint

Din-i-Shia

Din-i-Fateh

Din-i-Ilahi

Sufism

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Question 6 of 10

6. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was the champion of the Dalit cause in India and also a leader of the Indian freedom struggle. He also served as a key member in drafting the Indian Constitution. Which American university was this lawyer an alumnus of? Hint

Columbia

Harvard

Yale

Brown

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Question 7 of 10

7. He is considered the first modern thinker from India and during his lifetime, he worked to reform traditional Hindu culture into a more liberal and modern one. A multi linguist, he supported the introduction of Western education in India and was one of the pioneers of women's rights in the subcontinent. He is buried in Bristol, England. Who are we talking about? Hint

Dadabhai Naoroji

Ram Mohan Roy

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Dwarakanath Tagore

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Revolt of 1857 saw Indian sepoys of the British East India Company army rise up in rebellion for many reasons, with the immediate cause being the 'Cartridge Affair'. Mangal Pandey, a sepoy of the Barackpore Regiment is known to have fired the first shot of the Revolt. But which was the cantonment town in North India where the the rebellion took its revolutionary character after eighty-five of the ninety troopers of the third cavalry revolted against their British commander? Hint

Meerut

Ambala

Agra

Kanpur

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Question 9 of 10

9. A question about cricket. Which all-rounder of sorts won the Man of the Match award for both the finals and the semi-finals of the 1983 World Cup? Hint

Madan Lal

Mohinder Amarnath

Sunil Gavaskar

Dilip Vengsarkar

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Question 10 of 10

10. India undertook market-based economic reforms in 1991 and began to follow a liberal economic policy by privatising major industries and opening up the economy to foreign investment. Who were the Prime Minister and Finance Minster at the helm of this new economic policy in 1991? Hint

VP Singh and Madhu Dandavate

Rajiv Gandhi and VP Singh

PV Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh

Chandra Shekhar and SB Chavan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics. A historian of sorts, he has also authored the widely acclaimed 'The Argumentative Indian', a book on Indian history and culture. Mahbub ul Haq (incorrect answer) was the economist who developed the Human Development Index (HDI). He was also one of Sen's lifelong friends.

2. When, and against which other country, came India's greatest military victory (and possibly the greatest military victory in the Indian subcontinent)?

Answer: 1971, against Pakistan

India inflicted a crushing defeat on Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, which liberated East Pakistan, and created the nation of Bangladesh.

Answer: Sher Shah Suri

The 'rupya' was the precursor to the modern rupee. The term 'rupya' (Sanskrit: 'wrought silver coin') had originally been used to refer to any silver coin, but during Sher Shah Suri's time (1540-45), 'rupya' came to be known as a silver coin of a certain standard and weight.

4. Which town in central India is home to a large group of medieval temples, famous for their erotic sculptures, and is also listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site?

Answer: Khajuraho

There are about twenty temples made out of sandstone that remain in Khajuraho which are Jain and Hindu. These temples are famous for their erotic sculptures and have also been referred to by tourists as the Kamasutra temples. They were built by the Chandela Rajputs between 500-1300 AD.

Answer: Din-i-Ilahi

Akbar's inter-faith conferences at the Ibadat Khana in the 16th century served as an early example of India's pluralistic culture. The constant bickering between proponents of different religions in these inter-faith dialogues led him to believe that a new religion must be created that could borrow from the positive aspects of all these different faiths (Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism).

The result was Din-i-Ilahii, which was followed by a few people initially, but later died out.

Answer: Columbia

Ambedkar got his MA from Columbia University in 1915. He'd gone there on a scholarship awarded by the princely ruler of Baroda. In 1917, Columbia awarded him a Ph.D for his paper 'Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development'.

Answer: Ram Mohan Roy

Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833) practically got the inhumane practice of Sati abolished, by which a widow was made to burn alive in her husband's pyre. He formed the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform movement. He was an advocate of women's rights and called for the introduction of English education in India.

Answer: Meerut

Meerut cantonment is the place where the rebellion started in April 1857 when Hindu and Muslim soldiers refused to touch rifle cartridges (the cartridge was meant to be opened with one's mouth and the contact of pig fat with the mouth is considered unholy by Hindus and Muslims) that were rumoured to have a coating made of animal (pig) fat.

9. A question about cricket. Which all-rounder of sorts won the Man of the Match award for both the finals and the semi-finals of the 1983 World Cup?

Answer: Mohinder Amarnath

Mohinder Amarnath won these awards for his splendid performances with both the bat and the ball. In the final, he scalped three West Indies' wickets at a very low economy rate.

Answer: PV Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh

India faced a balance of payments crisis in 1991, and as part of a bailout deal with the IMF, it had to pledge its gold reserves and also implement economic reforms. Hence, PV Narasimha Rao and his Finance Minister Manmohan Singh started the reforms in April 1991.

Source: Author wiseguy27

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