Edition 5: Quiz

It was a major popular uprising which affected large sections of Indian society, particularly in northern India. One of the popular leaders of that uprising was the Queen of Jhansi, Lakshmibai. Which year did the revolt take place?
1923 ¨
1857 ¨
1498 ¨
1875 ¨
Which movement did Mahatma Gandhi launch in August 1942?
Quit India movement ¨
Non-cooperation movement ¨
Champaran movement ¨
Civil Disobedience movement ¨
Which newspaper was started by Balgangadhar Tilak, known as Lokmanya, to serve the cause of the Indian freedom struggle?
Ghadhar ¨
Free Hindustan ¨
Swadesamitran ¨
Kesari ¨
The Home Rule League was founded by
Dadabhai Naoroji ¨
Annie Besant ¨
Subhash Chandra Bose ¨
Sarojini Naidu ¨
The Lal in Lal, Bal, Pal was:
Lala Lajpat Rai ¨
Lal Bahadur Shastri ¨
Motilal Nehru ¨
Jawaharlal Nehru ¨
Which Englishman's role was central to the founding of the Indian National Congress?
Allen Octavian Hume ¨
Lord Lytton ¨
Sir Stafford Cripps ¨
Robert Clive ¨
The Indian National Army was founded by?
Bipin Chandra Pal ¨
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ¨
Bhagat Singh ¨
Subhash Chandra Bose ¨
Who framed the Constitution of India?
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru ¨
Dr. B R Ambedkar ¨
Jatin Banerjee ¨
Ram Manohar Lohia ¨
When did India adopt its Constitution?
August 15, 1947 ¨
January 26, 1950 ¨
February 20, 1947 ¨
December 9, 1946 ¨
Who was assigned the task of partitioning India in 1947?
Allen Octavian Hume ¨
Lord Lytton ¨
Sir Cyril Radcliffe ¨
Robert Clive ¨
The Partition of India triggered the greatest human exodus in recorded history. Estimates range upwards of 10 million. Well-known writer Bhisham Sahni captured the tragedy and pain of the Partition in his book on which a popular TV serial was made in the 1990s. What was the name of that book?
Tiranga ¨
Nishant ¨
Ankur ¨
Tamas ¨
Writer Urvashi Butalia recently published a major work of great historical importance to the people of the subcontinent. It is a collection of the personal experiences as told by the survivors of Partition, and lifts the silence on this period. What is her work called?
The Other Side Of Silence ¨
Train to Pakistan ¨
Lajja ¨
Midnight's Children ¨
LOGIC PUZZLE
Cannibals ambush a safari in the jungle and capture three men. The cannibals give the men a single chance to escape uneaten.
The captives are lined up in order of height, and are tied to stakes. The man in the rear can see the backs of his two friends, the man in the middle can see the back the man in front, and the man in front cannot see anyone. The cannibals show the men five hats. Three of the hats are black and two of the hats are white.
Blindfolds are then placed over each man's eyes and a hat is placed on each man's head. The two hats left over are hidden. The blindfolds are then removed and it is said to the men that if one of them can guess what color hat he is wearing they can all leave unharmed.
The man in the rear who can see both of his friends' hats but not his own says, "I don't know". The middle man who can see the hat of the man in front, but not his own says, "I don't know". The front man who cannot see ANYBODY'S hat says "I know!”
How did he know the color of his hat and what color was it?
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LAST WEEKS ANSWER
Ans: Take a piece of fruit from the "apples and oranges" crate. If it's an apple then you know that is the "apples" crate since ALL THE CRATES ARE LABLED INCO-RRECTLY. This means the crate marked "apples" must be "oranges" and the crate marked "oranges" must be "apples and oranges".