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Test Your Knowledge of Indian History and Culture

Welcome to this engaging quiz that explores significant aspects of Indian history, culture, and achievements. Dive into intriguing questions about famous personalities, historical events, and iconic dishes to test your knowledge.

Highlights of this quiz:

10 thought-provoking questions
Designed for history buffs and culture enthusiasts
Fun and informative experience

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ExploringWonder42

X is said to have no formal education in the field of Maths, yet was one of the most phenomenal mathematicians the world ever witnessed. X is said to have obtained education from a Goddess, and was seen inscribing miraculous formulae on the walls of the temple in X's hometown. X also went on to become a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. There is also a movie to document X's achievements. Identify X.

X is the largest religious meeting in the world that is celebrated in a cycle of 12 years at 4 holy river banks which are pilgrimage sites in India, and the largest among them being in Haridwar. The given picture might help you:

During the Emergency in 1977, the 42nd amendment was enacted, during which two changes were made to the preamble. In the penultimate line, the words “unity of the nation” were changed to “unity and integrity of the nation”. The other change was the addition of two terms in the first line. The first word added refers to the ideal that wealth should be shared equally by society through distributive justice. What word is this?

A few months before the Revolt of 1857, there was a mysterious distribution of thousands of X, from villages in North India. This baffled the Britishers and terrified them. Xs was carried by people called runners during the night to distances as far as 300km. This came to be known as the X Movement. Today, X is an important part of Indian cuisine. Identify X.

The dish Luqmat al qadi consisted of a yeast dough fried and then dipped in a syrup of honey and rose water. X is a famous and iconic Indian dish derived from it. In fifteenth-century India, X was known as Kundalika or Jalavallika. The dish has made its way into many cuisines in South Asia, West Asia, and North Africa. X is prepared by deep-frying maida flour batter in pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked in sugar syrup Identify X.

Ajay Bhatt is credited with the invention of a revolutionary storage device which was extremely portable because of the fact that it was generally about 4 inches long. It was very hand for TRANSPOTING data from one place to another. Which invention is it?

Originally called "Tata Institute", this prestigious Institute in Bangalore was created as a result of an accidental meeting between two famous personalities: Swami Vivekananda and Jamsethji (Jamshedji) Tata on a ship from Japan to Chicago. A large portion of the land required was donated on behalf of the state of Mysore by Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV. The institute’s first Indian Director was the Nobel Laureate Sir C.V. Raman. Which institute is being spoken about here?

This was originally a series of fables, written in the 11th century by Kashmiri poet Somdev Bhatt, It was broadcasted as a television series that aired on DD National in 1985. They mainly feature the conversation between a legendary emperor of India, whose capital was situated at present day Ujjain, and a ghost was challenged the king with mind-racking questions. By what name do we know this television series?

The person given in the picture was once a chemical engineer, but gave up his profession because of his passion for comics. His most famous comics' name has an interesting story: whenever he called a meeting to decide upon a name for his comics, it would always be interrupted with the sound of the ringing telephone. He finally decided to call it a day and assigned the comic the name of the sound the telephone made There is also a google doodle for his 82nd birthday given below. Identify him.

The earliest version of this weapon can be traced back to 1780, where the ruler of Mysore, along with his father, invented it to fight off the British during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. It was then made of caste-iron and cylinders, attached with swords, launched to travel hundreds of metres before crashing down on the soldiers. Identify this weapon of mass destruction.

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