palakkad independance day quiz prelims 2014 answers ppt
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Interschool quiz held on the eve of Independance day.120 schools with gathering of some of the best quizzing talent in the stateTRANSCRIPT
..a quizzing venture…
• Started as quizmaster in ‘Quest ‘a club in Wadia
college Pune where the most passionate quizzers
had trivia as their four square meals
• In 2010, rediscovered the passion at a
summer school camp in kerala.30 quizzes at school,
college, business schools followed in the next 4 years….
• Helped me to improve as a quizzer also.Won the
ultimate TATA Crucible Kochi round last year.
• Work as Brand manager for living in Malayala
Manorama handling the ULTIMATE encyclopedia..
Manorama Yearbook
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Preliminary round
We celebrate the
“National Education day” on
November11th.
What is the significance of this day?
1
Preliminary round 1
AnswerOn account of Birthday of
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Preliminary round
What is Velvet Divorce in modern History
2
Preliminary round 2
Answer 2Splitting up of Chezkoslovakia
into Czech republic and Slovak republic.Since the whole event was achieved through peaceful demonstration like Velvet it was called so
Preliminary round
3
Name the Non profit organization open to People who score at the 98th percentile or have a score of 140 or more on a standardised,Supervised IQ test
Preliminary round3
Answer
MENSA
Preliminary round
A New Zealander Wayne Gould a retired Judge from
Hong Kong found a book containing X.He created a
computer programme to generate the X which was
then published in newspapers across the world.X
became so popular that in 2006 a World
championship was held .In May 2006 Time magazine
listed Gould as one of the world's 100 most influential
people. What is X
4
Preliminary round 4
SUDOKO
Preliminary round
The Portrait of which Indian
King finds place in NASA
Headquarters
5
Preliminary round
Tipu Sultan,He was the first king to use Rocketery in Warfare
5
Preliminary round
Suzzy Levine an
Ambassador to
Sweden and
Liechenstein took her
oath of office in
June.What was unique
about the Oath taking
ceremony
6
Preliminary round
It was the first time in History that an ambassador has taken oath with a KINDLE having preloaded US Constitution
6
Preliminary round
On June 26,1985 in one of the
worst AIRCRAFT disasters,an
AIRINDIA aircraft was blown up
midair while in IRISH air space
killing 329 people.After which
Indian king was it named?
7
Preliminary round 7
King Kanishka
Preliminary round
Which Global event concieved by
WWF and the Sydney Morning
Herald in 2007 is held on last
Saturday of March annually
8
Preliminary round
EARTH HOUR
8
Preliminary round
Apart from South Korea from
which other Asian country has
an UN Secretary general been
appointed?
9
Preliminary round
Burma(Myanmar),U Thant
Preliminary round
Name the system of education
named after an Italian educator
which is based on belief in the
child's creative potential, his drive to
learn, and his right to be treated as
an individual.
1010
Preliminary round-10
Answer
The Montessori system is based on belief in the child's creative potential, his drive to learn, and his right to be treated as an individual
Preliminary round 11
What does the Sport of
ANGLING involve
Preliminary round
Catching of Fish
11
Preliminary round
Who was popularily known
as the Loknayak and was
instrumental in the formation
of Janata Party in 1977?
12
Preliminary round
Jayprakash Narayan
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13
Identify
Preliminary round
13
Zora Sehgal
Preliminary round
14
Preliminary round
14
Chief Justice of India
RM Lodha
Preliminary round
In 1661,which city was
presented to King Charles II as
part of the dowry when he
married Princess Catherine de
Braganza of Portugal?
15
Preliminary round
BOMBAY
Preliminary round
A mix of Butane,ISO butene
and Propane gas creates a
Foam which was widely used
recently.Where was the same
used extensively recently
16
Preliminary round
16
Use of Vanishing spray during the World cup during free kicks
Preliminary round
X is a notable Engineer who designed a flood
protection system to protect the city of
Hyderbad from Flood.He was also
instrumental in developing a system to
protect Vishakaptnam port from Sea
Erosion..Every year his birthday is
celebrated as the Engineers day in India
17
Preliminary round
17
M Visvesvaraya
On whose honour is the Google doodle
Preliminary round18
IdentifyPreliminary round 1
8
Birth Centenary of
Alla Rakha
Which Indian Political party
shares its symbol with
Republican party in USA
Preliminary round 19
Preliminary round 19
Bahujan Samaj Party,the Elephant
Preliminary round 20
Which State gets its name
from the Indo Aryan word
of Uneven
Preliminary round 20
ASSAM
Preliminary round 21
Who was the first Asian to
win the Oscar for Best
director?
Preliminary round21
Ang lee twice for Brokeback mountain(2005) and Life of Pi(2012)
Preliminary round 22
It is called “Buvos Kocka” in Hungary
and sometimes referred to as the
Hungarian Horror.It was designed to
teach Algebraic Group theory to
students with help of interlinked 27
wooden blocks? What is it popularily
called?
Preliminary round 22
RUBIK CUBE
Preliminary roundIdentify this lady who was in India recently23
Preliminary roundIdentify this lady who was in India recently23
Sheryl Sandberg,CEO Facebook
Preliminary round 24
Plassey is historic village which lies
just east of the Bhāgīrathi River. Plassey
was the scene of the decisive victory of
British forces under Robert Clive over
those of the nawab Siraj Ud
Dawlah.Where in India is Plassey
located
Preliminary round 24
West Bengal
Preliminary round
Whose Samadhi is known as Shanti Van?
25
Preliminary round
25 Jawaharlal Nehru
Thank you...
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