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CSLQ 2.0 (Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz) - College Round Finals
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Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz ‘14
IIMRAIPUR
September 28th, 2014
College 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)
• Born as Chandra Mohan Jain in Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh, this professor of “philosophy” began his teaching career at Raipur Sanskrit College in the year 1957; however, the vice-chancellor soon asked him to seek a transfer since he considered him a danger to his students' morality, character and religion.•Which world famous personality am I speaking about?
1
• Osho/Acharya Rajneesh
1
•Amul is always known for its candid digs at current newsmakers in its print ads. What recently-in-the-news topic is being depicted here?
2
•Deepika Padukone vs ToI• The latest controversy of
Deepika Padukone’s privacy being intruded by Times of India, and the subsequent furore raised against irresponsible journalism.
2
• Dr. Vipin Gopal is currently the Vice President, Clinical Analytics at Humana, a Fortune 500 company that markets and administers health insurance in the United States.
• What is considered as his famous contribution to Tourism in India, but the origins of which have actually been traced back to early 19th Century in Ireland?
3
• Kerala: God’s Own Country• He’s credited with coining the tagline “God’s Own Country” in 1993 when he
created the first Web page about Kerala, on CMU website.• But, the phrase was first used to describe Wicklow Mountains of Ireland by
Edward du Bois in a book in 1805.
3
• Haji Meraj Khalid Noor is the President of the Rashtriya Awaami Movement (RAM). After obtaining a PGDM in Rural Development from Patna University, he became a social activist.
• He announced his candidature for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from Varanasi against NaMo, but his nomination was rejected.
• He was used by Ram Vilas Paswan and Lalu Prasad earlier in 2004-05, in their election campaigns. What’s so special about this guy?
4
•Known as Bihar’s “Bin Laden”•He was primarily used in the earlier campaigns to attract
Muslim votes.
4
•Who is this font named after?
5
Mahatma Gandhi
• Leo Burnett India created a commemorative Mahatma Gandhi font on his birthday in 2011. The typeface was modeled after Gandhi's glasses.
5
• In 1884, with the International Meridian Conference in Washington D.C, Bombay and Calcutta were declared British India’s two official time zones.•But since these two time zones were separated by more than an hour, it was extremely difficult for the Railway schedules. What resulted because of this confusion? (as a precursor to the IST)
6
•Madras Time• It was the official Timezone for the Railway network across the country till the IST came into prominence.
6
•Who has been blanked out in this first ever Brylcreem ad in India?
7
•Kishore Kumar
7
•Denmark ruled over the X from 1756 to 1868 naming them 'Frederick _____' after a Danish King. In 1847, Denmark had offered to transfer this piece of land to Great Britain for a consideration of 50,000 pounds but the offer was rejected by the British. However, in 1868 the King of Denmark handed over this piece of land to Great Britain free of cost.
•Name this piece of land.
8
•Nicobar Islands
8
• Identify the cricketer.•He played 1 international test and 6 ODIs.•He made his debut at Wellington against New Zealand.
9
•Yograj Singh
9
• RULES• Each team shall be given a random number from 1-6, and shall be given
chance in that order accordingly• There are 8 topics to choose from initially, and the final team shall have
three topics to choose from• Each topic has one question, which carries 10 points. No passing allowed
among teams• The remaining two topics shall be passed to audience.• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is final.
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have ItTopic Round
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
Arts Bollywood Chhattisgarh Science
History In-the-News Politics Sports
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ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
• The name of this dance form comes from a Sanskrit word. • It is generally performed around a centrally lit lamp or a
picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti, and the dancing in circles around it represents the cycle of rebirth, where the only thing constant is God.
•Which is this famous dance form?
Arts
•Garba (“garbha” == “womb”)
Arts
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
•Which car has been accorded the status of “Official Kidnapping Car of Bollywood”?
Bollywood
•Maruti Omni
Bollywood
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
•X was born in 1795 in Sonakhan, Chhattisgarh. When the flames of 1857 war reached Chhattisgarh, the masses elected the imprisoned X as their leader and liberated him from the jail. •His public execution on 10 December 1857 provoked the public and the army contingent, which rose in yet another revolt.•Who is X, and what is his connection to sports?
Chhattisgarh
•Narayan Singh Binjhwar, after whom Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium at Raipur is named.
Chhattisgarh
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
•A Bharat Ratna awardee (in the pic) in 1955, his birthday, the 15th of September is celebrated by many present over here. Identify the person, and what’s his birthday celebrated as?
Science
• Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya• Engineer’s Day
Science
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
•When the sepoys stormed into Delhi during the Mutiny of 1857, they remained strangers with different dialects, accents and customs. Delhi people referred them as X or Purbias – effectively outsiders. X is a reference to the region Y in South India, where the British originally recruited many of their sepoys during the Carnatic Wars of the eighteenth century. • Identify X and Y.
History
•X – Tilangas•Y – Telangana
History
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
• Identify the man in the pic, currently in the news, and how is he related to the state of Chhattisgarh?
In-the-News
• Justice HL Dattu was appointed earlier this month, to be the 42nd Chief Justice of India. He’s set to take charge from TODAY (28th September).•He was earlier a Chief Justice of the High Court of
Chhattisgarh in 2007.
In-the-News
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
•U.K. Senthilkumar is native of Coimbatore and belongs to the 1989-92 batch of the Government Film Institute, Chennai. He has worked as cinematographer in about 50 films. • But something else was his most visible
contribution in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year. What is it?
Politics
• The cameraman who managed the 3D holographic shooting campaign for Narendra Modi in this year’s polls.
Politics
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
• It is the national sport of Bangladesh, and It is known by different names in various countries such as, Zoo in Iran, Guddo in Sri Lanka and Techib in Indonesia.• It received international exposure when it was played as a
demonstration sport at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. •What is the sport?
Sports
•Kabaddi
Sports
ROUND 2 – You Name It, We Have It
• RULES• Total of 9 Questions.• Marks for Each Question (Direct & Pass) – 10.• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is final.
ROUND 3 – BIZ UnpluggedInfinite Bounce (Anti-Clockwise)
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•Ahead of the festive season, which beverage brand has launched a new campaign with the positioning ‘Formality hatao’ earlier this month?
1
•Coca-Cola
1
•This word found its way into English language from India during the colonial era and is derived from Hindi “_______” which is itself derived from the Sanskrit word “capayati”(चपयति�) meaning to press, knead, soothe.
2
•Shampoo
2
• “Chilli Paneer”, is a series of webisodes about food, love, dreams and the seamless integration of banking into our lives. •Which international bank recently broke the traditional
advertising norm in the Indian banking space to engage with the consumers and build brand awareness with this initiative?
3
• DBS Bank
3
•A quora post, which spread like fire, claims X is ‘Neeru Deshpandey’ from Nagpur, and that the picture was clicked when she was 4 years 3 months old. The Wikipedia page of the brand claims that X’s real name is 'Gunjan Gundaniya'.•Last year, Mayank Shah, group product manager of the brand revealed: It was actually an illustration by an Everest (ad agency) creative back in the 1960s. •Which iconic figure are we referring to as X?
4
• The Parle-G girl (on the pack cover)
4
•An Indian couple Rishi and Pranoti in Singapore have invented a robot after 6 years of research that has raked in 5 Million Singapore Dollars, in pre-sale orders from the US recently.• It is the first device of its kind to use robotic technology and awaits US certifications required for such products for the American market. •What’s the robot all about? Put funda.
5
• Rotimatic is the first kitchen device to use robotic technology which can produce about one baked chapati per minute.
5
• In the 1970s, a research was done for HLL. The insight that the company got was that the Indian housewife spent her entire time cooking or managing the house except the 10 mins that she spends taking a bath. They then commissioned what she fantasized from dawn to dusk. What resulted?
6
• The Liril Waterfall Girl Ad
6
•The name of this company is derived from Antariksha, the Sanskrit word for Space or Sky.• It is the marketing arm of ISRO for promotion and commercialization of space products, technical consultancy services and transfer of technologies developed by ISRO. • Identify.
7
• Antrix Corporation Limited
7
• Identify the advertiser, put funda.
8
• Union Bank of India, to popularize Joint accounts
8
•Viacom18, a known movie studio based in India, has acquired the rights for making a movie based on the book in the pic. Which fast-growing technology is this recently released thriller based on?
9
•Bitcoin
9
• RULES• There will be one image pertaining to two unrelated themes on each slide.• Total of 7 Slides. (Completely Exhaustive Lists) • Points for getting either of the theme correct, are present on each slide. • Getting both the themes correct will fetch a bonus 5 points.• Only one attempt allowed per team, for each theme. • No shouting out of answers allowed. Should be written and shown.• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is final.
ROUND 4 – Multi Level Visual Connect
+14/-7
+12/-6
+10/-5
+8/-4
+6/-3
+4/-2
+2/0
ANSWERS
ROUND 4 – Multi Level Visual Connect
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
+14/-7
Shadja – Mother of Six
Morarji Desai
+12/-6
Rishaba – Bull
Charan Singh
+10/-5
Gandhara – Sweet Fragrance
Jagjivan Ram
+8/-4
Madhyama – Middle
Yashwantrao Chavan
+6/-3
Panchama – Pancham Da (RD Burman’s nickname)
Devi Lal
+4/-2
Dhaivata – The “Six”th Note
L K Advani
+2/0
Nishada – Nala’s Kingdom
ONLY SEVEN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS
OF INDIA
THEMES
MEANINGS OF SAPTA-SWARA
Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni
• 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 5 – Hearts in Mouth, Hands on BUZZER!
Thank You!
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