Swaraj Quiz - Prelims

Identify this techie who was in news for his assignment bagged in Nov 2021 and subsequent development.

• Parag Agarwal

• Prashant Tandon

• Manish Maheshwari

• Aravind Srinivas

“X” inspired the naming of a Marvel comics character and also an English word which means a huge, powerful and overwhelming force. What is X?

• Varuna 

• Skanda

• Jagannath 

• Hanuman

Literally meaning the “Soul Refresher”, X was formulated in Delhi in 1906 and since 1948 has been manufactured by Y and its waqf spin-offs in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. What is X and Y?

• Rooh Afza and Hamdard 

• Chyawanprash and Baidyanath

• Hajmola and Dabur

• Rahat Rooh and Harbanshram

X’s great-grandfather, Lala Shankar Das Chopra, was the Nagar Shet of Kashmiri Chopras at Lahore. In 1947, he had to flee to India with his family, almost penniless. In 1950, he launched his own production company and by 2003 his company used to contribute ₹3-4 million per month to Prasar Bharati in terms of telecast fees just by telecasting Y. Name X and Y.

• BR Chopra and Mahabharata

• Ramanand Sagar and Ramayan

• Anand Mahendroo and Dekh Bhai Dekh

• Durga Khote and Wagle ki Duniya

Which recent Indian space mission’s name cleverly echoes the spirit of a legendary Hindu festival that marks Lord Rama’s return to Ayodhya, symbolizing triumph and illumination?

• Mangalyaan

• Gaganyaan

• Chandrayaan-3

• Aditya-L1

Initially a secretive recipe dating back to the Mughal era, X was introduced to the royal courts of Delhi and later became a household name. It shares its name with a color associated with royalty in ancient Persia and is still produced in the heart of India. What is X?

• Kesar

• Haldi

• Biryani

• Rogan Josh

The world saw its first “AI-generated” news anchor in a South Indian state capital known for its red-brick museum and ancient bronze Nataraja statue. Name the city.

• Chennai

• Bengaluru

• Hyderabad

• Thiruvananthapuram

This institution unveiled an unusual new land mark in its campus, a statute of Indian deity (picture ). Identify the institution.

• CERN

• UNESCO

• IMF

• NASA

This is the IMDb list of which famous economist ?

• Kenneth Rogoff

• Gita Gopinath

• Raghuram Rajan

• Ben Bernanke

Identify this .

• Aryabhata

• Mangalyaan

• Gaganyaan

• NISAR