The Great Indian Quiz

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  1. 2. I first arrived to India in Kolkata in 1984, then in Delhi in 2002, in Mumbai in 2014. I was initiated in Jaipur and Chennai in the same month in 2015. What am I? (5)
  2. 4. Rome is called the 'City of Seven Hills'. Which is the 'City of Seven Islands'?(6)
  3. 6. This Indian conglomerate holds ownership of Luxury car brand Jaguar.
  4. 9. Amartya Sen won the Nobel Prize in this field in 1998. (9)
  5. 10. Right before annexation to Modern India, the ruler of Hyderabad was called a ___________. (5)
  6. 12. A specific word common to the following: Prasanna, Chandrashekhar, Bedi, Harbhajan, Kumble, Jadeja and Ashwin. (7)
  7. 13. Complete the list: Rajiv Gandhi, VP Singh, Chandra Shekhar, PV Narsimha Rao, HD Deve Gowda, IK Gujral, _______________ (10)
  8. 18. The river Yamuna originates from this point. (9)
  9. 21. One prize won only by Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai and Aravind Adiga among Indians. (6)
  10. 22. An ancient university which thrived during the reign of the 'Guptas', is being revived in modern Bihar. (7)
  11. 23. The capital of Lakshwadeep. (9)
  12. 24. The street which houses the BSE. (5)
  13. 26. Sardar Vallabhai Patel has many nicknames e.g. 'The Bismarck of India' and 'The _____ Man of India'. (4)
  14. 28. Ben _________ played the title role in Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' (8)
  15. 30. Guess the famous lineage: Prithviraj, Raj, Rishi and Ranbir (6)
  16. 31. These famous gentlemen have different surnames: Gandhi, Mahajan, Bajaj and Burman. What is their first name? (5)
  17. 32. 14 September of every year is celebrated as _____ Divas in India. (5)
  18. 33. The number of Sessions held annually in the Indian Parliament. (5)
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  1. 1. India rules at this team sport in the Olympics, winning a massive 8 Gold medals between 1928 and 1980.(6)
  2. 3. One animal which connects Commonwealth Games 2010, Nawaab of Pataudi and 'Heropanti'. (5)
  3. 5. Cricket have a famous pair of Rahul and Sachin. Even Indian Music have a famous pair of Rahul and Sachin. What is their common surname? (6)
  4. 7. The Mughal Emperor titled himself 'Alamgir', and killed all of his three brothers to usurp the Peacock Throne. (9)
  5. 8. The capital city of the Mythical dynasty of Kauravas (10)
  6. 11. My infancy is called 'TsangPo' in China, my youth is called _______ in India and my life ends as 'Jamuna' in Bangladesh. (11)
  7. 14. The Bachchan Family have invested in a ISL franchise belonging to this city.(7)
  8. 15. The number of times India has hosted the Hockey World Cup. (3)
  9. 16. National Aquatic Animal of India (7)
  10. 17. An Indian was denied the Nobel peace prize all the 4 times when he was nominated. Who is he? (8)
  11. 19. This famous structure in modern Delhi, also includes the 'Amar Jawan Jyoti', a memorial to the martyrs of the First World War. (9)
  12. 20. Apart from being CM, Lalu Yadav and Mamta Banerjee held a common portfolio in Central Government. Which one? (7)
  13. 23. This city has an elegant locality called Park Street.(7)
  14. 24. Name the city where one is most likely to come across the Raisina Hill and the Race Course Road.(5)
  15. 25. The only non-Indian geographical locality to feature in the Indian National Anthem. (5)
  16. 27. The first Rajdhani Express ran between New Delhi and ________ in 1969. (6)
  17. 29. number of countries with which India shares a land border (5)