QUIESTA THE INTRA BJEM

SCHOOL QUIZQM – SIDDHARTH MISHRA AND ALANKAR DEVTA

Prelims Set

Rules for the Prelims

25 Questions in all, with each Question carrying 1 mark. There are no negative marks – feel free to take a guess! There are 5 star marked Questions in total. Star marked Questions will be used to resolve any and all ties. If

the tie still persists, then the rules of Sudden Death will be applicable.

In case of names, last names are acceptable unless specifically mentioned so.

Minor spelling variations are acceptable. Use of any electronic devices is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

All the Best!

Q1.

Starring Ollywood superstar Anubhav Mohanty, the movie “____ __________ - The Forgotten Legend” was launched at Bhubaneswar this year in the month of January.

Said to be the first ever period movie of the industry, it is based on the life and actions of one of the state’s finest sons who started the first resistance against the British on its soil.

Who is the movie based upon?

A1.

Buxi Jagabandhu

Q2.

What structure, currently under construction, touted to dwarf all the other statues is blanked out?

A2.

Q3.

South Korea unveiled a new kind of costume for their Olympic athletes. Made of special materials and long sleeves, these costumes were meant to prevent them from catching a certain disease, one that was a major cause of worry during the Olympics and led to a lot of athletes not competing.

Which disease do these costumes supposedly stop? (image on next slide)

A3.

Zika Virus

Q4.

Considered as one of the “world’s largest congregation of religious pilgrims”, the story behind the origins is as follows – Lord Vishnu was transporting Amrita in a pot when he dropped a few drops from the pot at four different locations, and thus this holy event came into being.

Identify the event being mentioned here, which takes its name from the Sanskrit for ‘pot’.

A4.

Kumbh Mela

Q5.

Winning a Nobel Prize and an Academy Award are tremendous feats in themselves, and winning them both is a sure sign of excellence.

Till date, there have been only two people who have won both the Academy Award and the Nobel Prize. If one of them is George Bernard Shaw, who is the more recent addition to the list?

A5.

Bob Dylan

Q6.

Indian batsmen have a habit of scoring double centuries, with 4 different occasions when an Indian batsman has scored a double century.

If it was Sachin Tendulkar on the first occasion, Virendra Sehwag on the second and Rohit Sharma on the fourth – which batsman was it the third time?

A6.

Rohit Sharma!

Q7.

Considered to be the birthplace of many landmark inventions as well as the cradle of Western civilization, the Mesopotamian Civilization is an important part of human history.

The word Mesopotamia is taken from the ancient Greek root words μέσος (meso) "middle" and ποταμός (potamos) "river" and literally means "(Land) between rivers“.

Which two rivers formed the basis of the Mesopotamian civilization?

A7.

Tigris Euphrates

Q8.

Shown in these pictures are Bezwada Wilson (left) and TM Krishna. Which prestigious award were they the recipients of this year?

A8.

Ramon Magsaysay Award

Q9.

It is believed that this feature came about because of the drying up of the Saraswati river. It gets its name from Sanskrit / Vedic word irina (meaning “salt marsh”) attested in the Rigveda and Mahabharata.

Which geographical feature is this?

A9.

Rann of Kutch

Q10.

Shown in the image is Vileplume, which is a grass/poison type Pokemon.

The shape on its head is not just indicative of being a grass type Pokeomn, but is also inspired from a very famous kind of flower, known to all of us as the world’s biggest.

Which flower?

A10.

Rafflesia

Q11.

This is the cast of which famous sitcom, which takes its name from a famous theory about the origins of the universe?

A11.

The Big Bang Theory

Q12.

Which country did the Indian Kabbadi team recently beat with a 38-29 margin to win the 2016 Kabbadi World Cup?

A12.

Iran

Q13.

Considered to be one of the complex moves in the field, it has been successfully mastered by only five women till date –

• Yelena Sergeyevna _________, Russia.• Yamilet Peña Abreu, Dominican Republic• Fadwa Mohamed Abdellatif Mahmoud, Egypt.• Oksana Aleksandrovna Chusovitina, Uzbekistan• X What is being talked about here? Or, give the name of the person

to have successfully performed it recently.

A13.

 Produnova vault Dipa Karmakar

Q14.

With the tagline ‘Fly With A Smile’, identify this company from its logo shown below? It is the only one of its kind in the state.

A14.

Air Odisha

Q15.

Described as the “New Temple of Resurgent India” by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, he said on its inauguration –

“This ___ has been built with the unrelenting toil of man for the benefit of mankind and therefore is worthy of worship. May you call it a Temple or a Gurdwara or a Mosque, it inspires our admiration and reverence”

What is being talked about here?

A15.

The Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Project

Q16.

Which character from Indian Mythology is also known by the following names? The literal translation of the names is given beside them.

• Vajrakaya - Sturdy Like Metal• Manojavaya - Speed Like Wind• Kabalikrut - Swallower of the Sun• Kamaroopin - Changing form at will• Vijitendriya - Controller of the Senses

A16.

Hanuman

Q17.

Identify the movie from this minimalist poster

A17.

Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge

Q18.

Whose biography is this?

A18.

Kalpana Chawla

Q19.

In 2013, Samsung’s brand ambassador hosted a photography workshop for kids in his home country.

Who was the brand ambassador?

A19.

Usain Bolt

Q20.

While there is no provision that the Bharat Ratna should be awarded to Indian citizens, it has been awarded once to a naturalised Indian citizen (Mother Teresa) and twice to two non-Indians.

Name either of the two non-Indians to win the Bharat Ratna.

A20.

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Nelson Mandela

Q21.

With respect to currency, what is unique about the countries shown in red?

A21.

They all use Rupee

Q22.

Starting with King Mahendra who succeeded to his father Tribhuvan in 1955, the Nepali Rupee notes contained his portrait. From 1972 – 2001 During King Birendra’s rule Banknote of 500 rupees with portrait of king Birendra in uniform Banknote of Nepali rupees with portrait of king Birendra with crown were issued.

From 2001-2007  Birendras’s portrait was simply replaced by that of his younger brother and successor Gyanendra. 

In October 2007 a 500 rupee note was issued on which the king’s portrait was replaced by ‘X’. This reflected the historical change from kingdom to republic which took place in May 2008 in Nepal.

Id X.

A22.

Mt Everest

Q23.

Situated in T3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi what is this sculpture depicting?

A23.

Surya Namaskar

Q24.

The Man Who Knew Infinity is a 2015 British biographical drama film based on the 1991 book of the same name by Robert Kanigel. The film stars Dev Patel as the real-life famous Indian mathematician, who is credited to have made various breakthroughs in the field and has been hailed as an unparalleled genius.

Who is the movie based on? (image on next slide)

A24.

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Q25.

In the phonetic alphabet, A is referred as Alpha, B as Bravo, C as Charlie and so on.

One alphabet is referred to by the name of a country. Which alphabet and country?

A25.

I, India.