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General: Mixed India Trivia Quiz

India is blessed with innumerable luminaries from time immemorial. It is a land of ancient civilizations. A number of talented personalities laid the foundation of modern India. Here, only a few of their achievements are dealt with.

A multiple-choice quiz by indranil49. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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indranil49

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Only one poet in the world has the credit of penning national anthems for two different countries. Can you name this unique poet? Hint

William Wordsworth

Rabindranath Tagore

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

W.B.Yeats

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Question 2 of 10

2. The national anthem of India is "Jana Gana Mana". It was penned by the first Indian Nobel Laureate. He also wrote the national anthem of another country. Can you name it? Hint

Chitta Jetha Bhay Sunno

Sare Jaha se Accha

Bande Mataram

Amar Sonar Bangla, Aami Tomay Bhalobasi

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Question 3 of 10

3. Both India and Bangladesh got their national anthems from the pen of the first non-European 1913 Nobel Laureate. In which language were the songs written? Hint

Hindi

Bengali

Urdu

Arabic

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Question 4 of 10

4. Rabindranath Tagore wrote more than 2230 poems. What was the first poem written by him? Hint

Gitanjali

Abhilaash

Naibadya

Acholayatan

5. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was a noted Bengali novelist. Like most of his novels, his controversial novel "Anandamath" was translated into English. What was the first English publication title of "Anandamath" by Bankimchandra Chatterjee called? Hint

Raj Mohan's Wife

The Abbey of Bliss

Annandamath

Lalita O Manas

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Question 6 of 10

6. Present-day India has two other names. One is Hindustan; what is the other? Hint

Jambu Dwip

Aryabarth

Bharat (or Bharatbarsa)

Shyam Dwip

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Question 7 of 10

7. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is popularly called Rishi Bankim Chandra. Who conferred the honorific surname 'Rishi' to Chatterjee? Hint

Sri Aurobinda

Swami Vivekananda

Lord Macaulay

Sankarachariya

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Question 8 of 10

8. The national flag of India is also called 'The Indian Tricolour'. Who designed this flag? Hint

Nandalal Bose

Rabindranath Tagore

Pingali Venkayya

Mahatma Gandhi

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Question 9 of 10

9. Indian Writing in English (IWE) has developed its individual identity over time. Can you name the first novel written in English by an Indian writer? Hint

Durgeshnandini

Devi Chaudhurani

KapalKundala

Raj Mohan's Wife

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Indian national anthem is 'Jana Gana Mana'. What is its English title? Hint

I Bow To Thee

O Mother

Anthem of the People

The Morning Song of India

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Only one poet in the world has the credit of penning national anthems for two different countries. Can you name this unique poet?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Nobel Laureate from South Asia. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913 for his "Gitanjali" or "Song Offerings". Two of his songs had been chosen as national anthems in two different countries--India and Bangladesh.

2. The national anthem of India is "Jana Gana Mana". It was penned by the first Indian Nobel Laureate. He also wrote the national anthem of another country. Can you name it?

Answer: Amar Sonar Bangla, Aami Tomay Bhalobasi

Tagore wrote the song "Amar Sonar Bangla" in 1905. It was at the time of "Bangabhanga", or the Partition of Bengal. Tagore wrote the poem to infuse the spirit of oneness among the Bengalis living in both parts of Bengal.

3. Both India and Bangladesh got their national anthems from the pen of the first non-European 1913 Nobel Laureate. In which language were the songs written?

Answer: Bengali

Rabindranath Tagore was a versatile personality. Though he received the Nobel Prize for literature for his collection of devotional songs in English entitled "Song Offerings", he was basically a Bengali poet. Most of his literary activity was in Bengali. The national anthem of Bangladesh was written in Bengali.

4. Rabindranath Tagore wrote more than 2230 poems. What was the first poem written by him?

Answer: Abhilaash

Tagore wrote more than 2230 poems. The first published poem of Rabindranath Tagore was "Abhilaash". In 1874, Tagore's poem was published anonymously in an esteemed Bengali magazine of the time named "Tattobodhini".

Answer: The Abbey of Bliss

The first English publication title of "Anandamath" by Bankimchandra Chatterjee was "The Abbey of Bliss". It was published in 1882. The book was made into a movie in 1952.

6. Present-day India has two other names. One is Hindustan; what is the other?

Answer: Bharat (or Bharatbarsa)

The first Article of the Constitution of India states: "India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states." Thus, India and Bharat are both official names.

(source: Government of India Portal)

7. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is popularly called Rishi Bankim Chandra. Who conferred the honorific surname 'Rishi' to Chatterjee?

Answer: Sri Aurobinda

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee is called Sahitya Samrat Rishi Bankim Chandra. He was one of the first graduates from Calcutta University and a pro-Hindu intellectual of the time. He wrote a number of novels, poems, farces, etc. Most of his novels were translated into English.

Indian nationalists got their inspiring Mantra "Bande Mataram" from his famous novel "Annandamath". He served as a Deputy Collector for 32 years.

8. The national flag of India is also called 'The Indian Tricolour'. Who designed this flag?

Answer: Pingali Venkayya

Pingali Venkayya, a nationalist from Machilipattamam, designed the Indian national flag in 1916. He designed the tricolour flag with a charkha at the centre. It was adopted by the National Congress committee in 1931 at the Karachi Session. It was made the national flag of India on July 22, 1947.

9. Indian Writing in English (IWE) has developed its individual identity over time. Can you name the first novel written in English by an Indian writer?

Answer: Raj Mohan's Wife

Prior to the publication of "Durgeshnandini", Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote his first novel in English. It was a small novel named "Raj Mohan's Wife" (1864). It was serialized in the famous English journal of the time named "Indian Field". It was published in book form in 1935.

Here, Bankim Chandra tried to explore the hearts of middle class Bengali women in the complex social scenario of the times.

10. The Indian national anthem is 'Jana Gana Mana'. What is its English title?

Answer: The Morning Song of India

Rabindranath Tagore not only composed the national anthem of India in a highly Sanskritised Bengali language, but also translated it into English in 1919. While on a tour to South India in 1919, he spent some days at the Theosophical College, Madanapalle at the invitation of its principal James H Cousins. Tagore sang the song "Jana Gana Mana" at a college function there.

He then translated the song into English and entitled it "The Morning Song of India".

Source: Author indranil49

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