First Elimination Round

1. General Round
1. Which city is known as ‘ Silicon valley of India”?
a. Bengaluru
1. Who composed the Indian national song” Vande Mataram”?
A. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
2. Which Indian state is known as spice garden of India?
A. Kerala
4.Which Mughal emperor built the Red Fort of India?
A. Shah Jahan
5.Which river is known as Ganga of the South?
A. Godavari
6. Who was the leader of Indian National army during world war II?
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
7. Who was the first chairman of ISRO?
A. Dr Vikram Sarabhai
8. Which mammal is capable of true flight?
A. Bats
9. Which temple in South India is known as the richest Hindu temple in the world due to
its extensive gold holding?
A. Padmanabhaswamy Temple
10. Who is known as Iron Lady of India?
A. Indira Gandhi
11. Name the place in India where the National flag was first hoisted?
A. Kolkata
12. Who is the longest serving prime minister of India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
 Group 2
Second Elimination Round
1. Who is called Lion of Punjab?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. Which is the highest dam in India?
A. Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand
3. Which ocean is to the west of India?
A. Arabian Sea
4. Which Indian car manufacturer is known for its cars like Alto and swift?
A. Maruti Suzuki
5. Who is the famous Indian wrestler as well as film star?
A. Dara Singh
6. Who was the first Indian scientist to win Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. C. V. Raman
7. The golden temple of Amritsar is associated with which religion?
A. Sikh
8. Which place is referred to as coal capital of India?
A. Jharkhand
9. What ancient Indian system of medicine focuses on balance of three doshas-
Vata ,Pitta and Kapha?
A. Ayurveda
10. Who wrote the epic Ramayana?
A. Valmiki
11. Who is the legendary playback singer known as the “Nightingale of India”?
A. Lata Mangeshkar
12. Which Indian state is known as” the Land of the Rising Sun”?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
 Extra questions for Elimination Round
1. What is the name of the desert located in the western part of India?
A. Thar desert
2. Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
A. Kosi River
3. Who composed the music for the film” Slumdog Millionaire”?
A. A. R. Rehman
4. Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar?
A. Bhanu Athaiyan (costume designer) for the film “Gandhi”.
5. Which ancient Indian emperor is known for his extensive Maurya Empire?
A. Emperor Ashoka
6. Who was the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor- General of independent
India?
A. Lord Mountbatten