Thursday 21: Hardcore Quiz Questions

Q.1. Designed by Atul S Pande, it is a motif of a sun in red and yellow with a fingerprint across it's centre. What am I talking about?

a.)Bandhan Bank Logo
b.)Smart City Logo
c.)Aadhar Logo

c.) Aadhar Logo

Q.2. There is an annual tradition that in the famed procession of Dussera Festival, the titular king of Mysore State was seated in a decorated throne and taken through the streets of mysore.

However, in a major turn of events, the tradition was changed. King has been replaced with something else on the throne. What is that?
a.) Idol of Godess Chamundeshwari
b.) An Idol of last active Wodeyar
c.) Royal Staff of the state of Mysore

a.)Idol of Godess Chamundeshwari
The very name of the city of Mysuru comes from the ancient legend of slaying of Mahishasura, the demon by Goddess Durga.

Q.3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the Delhi sultan in medieval times, brought 2 pieces of X, one from Topra and other from Meerut. He installed them at Firoz Shah Kotla and North Delhi Ridge. What are these special things he brought.
Residents of Delhi, might know.

a.) Ashoka Edicts
b.) Sundial
c.) White Marbles

a.) Ashoka Edicts

Q.4. The history of the X can be traced back to an old Hindu legend that tells of Lord Krishna’s granddaughter-in-law, Usha. The way she danced popularized a precursor to the X, known as lasya nritya. Traditionally, the dance is performed in circles around a decorated lamp known as the _______.
Since we are almost into Dussehra or what is also called Navratri. That's enough for a hint.

a.) Kuchipudi
b.) Garba
c.) Kathak

b.)Garba

Q.5. In 1877, during the reign of Maharaja Shri Dungar Singh, the first batch of X was produced. In September 2010, the by-now-famous X was given the Geographical Indication tag, and is now also the generic name to a specific kind of eating item. It is famous in folk legends that, the unique crispy taste of the X comes from the sand(never confirmed and being a saying among common folks I would take it with a pinch of salt.) What is X, being talked about.
a.) Kutchci Dhokla
b.) Bikaneri Bhujia
c.) Dal Bhati

b.) Bikaneri Bhujia
With, Haldiram's as one of the flagbearer of the brand, it has become a part of our daily lives.