14-Nov. 2010 School QuiZ: Class 8-12

Aarambh (PRELIM) NEETI (ROUND 1) DARSHNA (ROUND 2)KAUSHAL (ROUND 3) SUTRA (ROUND 4) VEDANTA (ROUND 5)

ROUND 1 – NEETI (APPLY YOUR LOGIC)

Rules•6 Questions in this round•Direct questions to a team•10 points on correct answer irrespective of direct or pass•No negative marks for wrong answer


Architect of the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro, this mild mannered 71-year-old civil engineer was named among the most outstanding Asians by Time magazine and awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour by the French government in 2005.

Question 11


Question 22

Eva Yuonne Linda Maday-de-Moros was born to a Hungarian Father and Russian mother. What was her contribution to Indian military?


Question 33

This is a french word meaning not equal, i.e. not a member of one of the teams, impartial


Question 44

This city was founded by Raja Badal Singh in 1475; later Sikandar Lodi (r. 1489–1517) made it his capital. After the sultan's death the city passed on to his son Sultan Ibrahim Lodi


Question 55

The name of this Indian delicacy is derived from Persian for "fried before cooking". It is believed that Timur the lame brought it to India.


Question 66

The puzzle, known as Number Place in the US, was first published in New York in the late 1970s by the puzzle publisher Dell in its magazine Math Problems and Logic Puzzles.


ROUND 2 – DARSHANA (VISUAL QUESTIONS)

Rules•6 Questions in this round•Direct questions to a team•10 points on correct answer irrespective of direct or pass•No negative marks for wrong answer


Question 11What does this MAP signifies


Question 22Name the structure and the place where you would find this?


Question 33From the world of Mythology , what does this signifies


Question 44Identify the Famous personality related to this rally.


Question 55For what these Indian Postage are themed at


Question 55Indian Railway Stations


Question 66IDENTIFY THE ORGANISATION FROM ITS FLAG


ROUND 3 – KAUSHAL (USE YOUR SKILL)

Rules•6 Questions in this round•8 topics to be displayed on the screen•Teams to choose one topic of their interest•10 points on correct answer irrespective of direct or pass•No negative marks for wrong answer

INDIAN HISTORY INDIAN SPORTS INDIAN SCIENCE

INDIAN MYTHOLOGY

INDIAN LEADERS

INDIAN FESTIVALS INDIAN LITERATURE INDIAN FILMS

SUTRA (ROUND 4)


The Non-Cooperation Movement went out of control and culminated in this unfortunate incident. Name the incident.

INDIAN HISTORY

BACK


At which venue in Pakistan did Sachin Tendulkar make his ODI debut in 1989-90 against Pakistan ?

INDIAN SPORTS

BACK


INDIAN SCIENCE

BACK

Which day is celebrated as Indian Science day?


INDIAN LEADERS

BACK

Who was independent India’s first education minister?


INDIAN Mythology

BACK

Which name of Lord Vishnu literally means ‘the cosmic child‘?


INDIAN FESTIVALS

BACK

What does the Sikh community celebrate just a day after Holi?


INDIAN LITERATURE

BACK

His real name was Dhanpat Rai , was born in Pandepur , a village near Banaras (now Varanasi). His father Mushi Ajaib Lal was a clerk in the Postal Department. Godaan and Id Gaah are some of his works


INDIAN FILMS

BACK

Which film established the ‘Angry Young Man’ image of Amitabh Bachchan in Hindi Cinema?


ROUND 3 – KAUSHAL (USE YOUR SKILL)

Rules•6 Questions in this round•8 topics to be displayed on the screen•Teams to choose one topic of their interest•10 points on correct answer irrespective of direct or pass•No negative marks for wrong answer


CLUE 1:His original name was Dilip Kumar and is married to Saira Bano

CLUE 2:The jingle of Airtel is composed by him

CLUE 3:He made successful translation from Tamil to Hindi cinema with music of Roja in 1992

Question 11


CLUE 1:Time magazine listed him among 100 most influential people in the world in the year 2010

CLUE 2:He is a Rajya Sabha Member from Assam

CLUE 3:From 1991 – 1996 he was the finance minister of India

Question 12


CLUE 1:This state is famous for cultivation of its tea, rubber and pepper

CLUE 2:According to Mythology this place was formed when Parushurama retrieved a piece of land from the sea by throwing his axe

CLUE 3:Their tagline is God’s Own Country

Question 13


CLUE 1:This Government of India undertaking, started it’s services on 15th September 1959

CLUE 2:This organisation’s head quarter is situated at Mandi House in New Delhi

CLUE 3:It’s name literally means “Faraway Vision”

Question 14


CLUE 1:The first book of this series was released on June 30th 1997

CLUE 2:By June 2008 had sold more than 400 million copies, has been translated into 67 languages and the last 4 books have set the records for the fastest selling books in history

CLUE 3:Ron Weasly and Hermoine Granger are best friends of the main character of this book series

Question 15


CLUE 1:This Indian filmstar’s first and hundredth film were Aboorva Raagangal and Sri Raghavendra respectively

CLUE 2:Shivaji Rao Gaekwad is his original name

CLUE 3:Has never endorsed any brand or company

Question 16


ROUND 5 – VEDANTA (THE CONCLUSION : RAPID FIRE)

Rules•5 Questions to each team in this round.•5 points on a correct ans•Each question can be answered only once•The team can say pass if to come back to a question•Non passing round

14-Nov. 2010 School QuiZ: Class 8-12

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