Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz ‘14

IIMRAIPUR

September 28th, 2014

School Finals

• RULES• Total of 9 Questions.• Marks for Each Question (Direct & Pass) – 10.• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is

final.

ROUND 1 – Infinite Bounce (Clockwise)

•What was this ad about?

1

• Ishant Sharma’s seven wickets culminating in India’s first Test victory at Lord’s in 28 years

1

• The name of this Indian art form means to ‘tell a story’.

• The art form is believed to be originated from the practice of storytelling of nomadic bards in ancient Northern India.

• Later the it developed as a classical art form in three major schools namely Jaipur Gharana, Lucknow Gharana and Benaras Gharana.

2

•Kathak

2

• A 2010 award-winning movie is the story of a child, his struggles to pursue his dreams and to surpass the boundaries of reality, is a celebration of the human spirit pitted against overwhelming odds.

• What is blanked out?

3

• I Am Kalam

3

• This coin was released in May 2011 to kick-off the 150th birthday celebrations of which famous person?

4

• Rabindranath Tagore

4

•Nehru and Sardar Patel had a major disagreement over who should be the first President of India. Patel’s choice was Rajendra Prasad (who eventually did become the 1st President). Who was Nehru’s choice?

5

• C Rajagopalachari

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• Why was this Aadhaar card in the news recently? What has been blanked out? Put funda.

6

• Aadhar Card for Lord Hanuman

• A unique identification card with registration number 209470519541 issued in the name of Lord Hanuman was despatched from Bangalore to Sikar in Rajasthan.

6

• Identify this flower, whose Hindi name via a Bollywood detour lends itself to a kind of a very popular dress worn by women.

7

•Anarkali (Pomegranate Blossom)

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• During the Mughal period it occupied a unique place in the emblem of the royalty of Oudh. This was usually used like a cloth to wipe off the excess oil off the hands after the completion of an oil rich food laden with meat and fat. In short it served as a substitute for a ‘Handkerchief’.

• What am I talking about?

8

•Rumali Roti

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• This everyday ritual gets its name from the Hindu goddess of love and the Sanskrit word for complete. The various components of the ritual represents solidity, liquidity, heat, movement, space, etc.

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•Aarti

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• RULES

• In each of the three questions, there shall be 3 clues about a famous personality

• Press the Buzzer if you want to attempt the question

• Marks for getting the answer right/wrong after the first clue would be +15/-5, the second clue would be +10/-5, and third clue would be +5/-5

• Only one attempt allowed per team in each question

ROUND 2 – 3 Shots to Glory

• +15/-5:  X was an Indian socialist considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement.

• +10/-5: He is often referred to as "Shaheed X", the word "Shaheed" meaning "martyr" in a number of Asian languages.

• +5/-5: Seeking revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police, X was involved in the murder of British police officer John Saunders.

1

• Bhagat Singh

1

• +15/-5: X is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India.

• +10/-5: X is the second vocalist to have ever been awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

• +5/-5: She is the elder sister of singer Asha Bhosle.

2

• Lata Mangeshkar

2

• +15/-5: A B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration) from the University of Colorado, X recently joined the Bangalore-based GoSports Foundation as a member of their board of advisors.

• +10/-5: X is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, the sole distributor of Walther arms in India.

• +5/-5: His autobiography, A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold was launched in October 2011.

3

• Abhinav Bindra

3

• +5/-5: Why am I putting the man in the picture along with the above three personalities now?

4

• Today is their birthday

4

• RULES• Total of 9 Questions.• Marks for Each Question (Direct & Pass) – 10.• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is

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ROUND 3 – Infinite Bounce (Anti-Clockwise)

•Dev Patel (in the pic), the protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire, is all set to act in an upcoming English movie as which extremely famous personality from pre-Independent India?

1

• Srinivasa Ramanujan•Movie based on this book,

to be directed by Matt Brown.

1

•X was founded on 3 November 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce in Bombay. As a semi-weekly edition, published every Saturday and Wednesday; by Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, a Maharashtrian Reformist.•How do we know X better today?

2

• The Times of India

2

• What are these two boys’ claim to fame?

3

•World Record partnership in cricket

• St Peter's High School, Hyderabad openers Manoj Kumar and Mohammed Shaibaz, in 2006, added a world-record 721 runs in 40 overs to eclipse the 664-run stand between Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli set for Sharadashram Vidyamandir in 1987-88.

3

• Connect

4

• CV Raman, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar

•Uncle-Nephew duo to win the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 and 1983, respectively.

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•According to myths, the Gods & Goddesses pleaded with Lord Brahma to create another ‘Veda’ which would be simpler for the common man to understand.

• Lord Brahma created the ‘Panchamveda’, an essence of the other four Vedas. He then propagated this in the earth through a sage, who lent his name to this art form. What am I referring to?

5

• Bharata Natyam

5

• What was banned on All India Radio from 1941 till 1971, for reasons thought to be:

- it sounds 'besura'

- it is of foreign origin

- Tagore and Nehru did not like it

6

• Harmonium

6

• Connect

7

• Bollywood movies inspired from Rabindranath Tagore’s novels

7

• Id the “deity” controversially called as Telangana Talli / Mother of Telangana.

8

• Sonia Gandhi• P Shankar Rao, a former minister, was building a temple in

Mahbubnagar district to "thank" Mrs Gandhi for her party's decision last July to split the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and create a new state of Telangana. 

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• Identify the two missing names in the complete list, and explain what the list is.• Abu’l Fazl• Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana• Mulla Do-Pyaza• Abul Fazi• Raja Man Singh• Raja Todar Mal• Fakir Aziao-Din• X• Y

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• Birbal, Tansen - Navratnas in Akbar’s court

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• RULES• Total of 6 Questions.• Marks for Each Question (Direct) : +10/-5.• No passing of questions to other teams.• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is final.

ROUND 4 – Go all the way on the BUZZER!

Thank You!