This quiz was conducted on 10/9/2011 for senior students of Orchid International School, Nashik,Maharashtra, India

1. Social Science
Quiz
for Senior Students
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2. Social Science Quiz
for Senior Students
Geography Round
History, Civics & Economics
Geography Visual Rounds
Rapid Fire
Buzzer Rounds
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3. 1. Four questions for each house
2. Each question carries 10 points
3. Question will not be passed
4. Select the Question number
5. Do not repeat the number
6. Only one answer would be accepted
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4. Social
Geography Round! Science
Quiz
Back 16
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5. What is a Cash Crop?
1. A rich harvest
2. A crop grown for sale to manufacturers
3. Plantations crop
4. None above all
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6. A crop grown for sale to
manufacturers
who converts them into
products
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7. What is the name given to the
widened river-mouth found at
the point where a river enters
the sea?
1. Bay
2. Gulf
3. Estuary
4. Delta
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8. Estuary
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9. These rivers of ice are always
slow on their move. What is
their correct name?
1. Ice packs
2. Snowcaps
3. Ice floes
4. Glaciers
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10. Glaciers
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11. On which river bank is Delhi
situated?
1. Ganga
2. Chambal
3. Yamuna
4. Alaknanda
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12. Yamuna
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13. The Tropic of Cancer does not
pass through
1. Rajasthan
2. Orissa
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Tripura
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14. Orissa
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15. The easternmost longitude
of India is
1. 970 25’ E
2. 680 07’ E
3. 770 06’ E
4. 820 32’ E
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16. 970 25’ E
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17. My friend is from a country
which does not share land
boundary with India.
Identify the country.
1. Bhutan
2. Tajikistan
3. Bangladesh
4. Nepal
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18. Tajikistan
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19. If you intend to visit Kavarati
during your Diwali vacations.
Which one of the following
Union Territories of India will
you be going to?
1.Pondicherry
2. Lakshadweep
3. Andaman and Nicobar
4. Diu and Daman
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20. Lakshadweep
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21. Which plateau lies between the
Aravalli and Vindhya range?
1. Deccan Plateau
2. Malwa Plateau
3. Baghelkhand Plateau
4. Dandakaranya Plateau
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22. Malwa plateau
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23. Which river is known as
Dakshin Ganga ?
1. Mahanadi
2. Kaveri
3. Narmada
4. Godavari
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24. Godavari
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25. Near Which city is Ellora?
1. Malegaon
2. Aurangabad
3. Nashik
4. Ahmadnagar
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26. Aurangabad
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27. Which of the following things
is NOT found in India?
1. Iceberg
2. Glacier
3. Lagoon
4. Desert
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28. Iceberg
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29. Diamond Harbour is formed
by which river?
1. Damodar
2. Ganga
3. Bhagirathi
4. Hooghly
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30. Hooghly
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31. What is the time difference
for every degree of
longitude?
1. Eight minutes
2. Ten minutes
3. Four minutes
4. Twelve minutes
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32. Four minutes
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33. What is Baroda now called?
1. Vadodara
2. Barda
3. Varoda
4. Varda
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34. Vadodara
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35. Which longitude is taken as
the Indian Standard Time?
1. 970 25’ E
2. 680 07’ E
3. 770 06’ E
4. 820 30’ E
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36. 820 30’ E
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37. Social Science Quiz
II Round
History
Civics
History
Economics
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38. Who was the first President of
India?
1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4. M. K. Gandhi
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39. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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40. Who built the Agra Fort?
1. Shah Jahan
2. Jehangir
3. Akbar
4. Humayun
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41. Akbar
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42. Who built the Red Fort in
Delhi?
1. Akbar
2. Shah Jahan
3. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
4. Sher Shah Suri
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43. Shah Jahan
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44. Who built the Qutub Minar?
1. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
2. Shah Jahan
3. Sher Shah Suri
4. Bahadur Shah Zafar
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45. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
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46. In whose memory was the Taj
Mahal built?
1. Shah Jahan
2. Mumtaz Mahal
3. Noor Jehan
4. Anarkali
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47. Mumtaz Mahal
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48. Name the Rajput princess
whom Akbar married.
1. Mumtaz Mahal
2. Jija Bai
3. Jodha Bai
4. Noor Jehan
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49. Jodha Bai
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50. Who was the last ruler of the
Mughal dynasty?
1. Aurangzeb
2. Bahadur Shah Zafar
3. Shah Jahan
4. Jehangir
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51. Bahadur Shah Zafar
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52. Who defeated Sultan Ibrahim
Lodi in the First Battle of
Panipat in 1526?
1. Humayun
2. Babur
3. Akbar
4. Jehangir
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53. Babur
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54. Name the famous battle that
Rana Pratap fought against
Akbar's forces.
1. Panipat
2. Haldighat
3. Plassey
4. Kalinga
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55. Haldighat
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56. Who was the founder of
Sikhism?
1. Guru Gobind Singh
2. Guru Granth Sahib
3. Guru Nanak
4. Vardhamana Mahavir
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57. Guru Nanak
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58. Who was the 24th Tirthankara
of Jainism?
1. Guru Nanak
2. Gautama Buddha
3. Guru Gobind Singh
4. Vardhamana Mahavir
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59. Vardhamana Mahavir
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60. Name the holy book of the
Parsis.
1. Zend Avesta
2. Guru Granth Sahib
3. Koran
4. Bible
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61. Zend Avesta
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62. Who built the famous Sanchi
stupa?
1. Buddha
2. Vikramaditya
3. Harsha
4. Ashoka
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63. Ashoka
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64. Where is the Deer Park where
Buddha first preached his
religion?
1. Benaras
2. Mathura
3. Sarnath
4. Lumbini
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65. Sarnath
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66. Name the place where
Buddha was born.
1. Sarnath
2. Mathura
3. Lumbini
4. Bodh Gaya
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67. Lumbini
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68. Name the capital of King
Vikramaditya.
1. Raigadh
2. Agra
3. Ujjain
4. Kanauj
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69. Ujjain
End of History Round
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70. Civics
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71. The Council of States in India
is generally known as:
1. Lok Sabha
2. Rajya Sabha
3. Parliament
4. AD hoc Committee
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72. Rajya Sabha
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73. The First Lok Sabha
commenced on which date:
1. 1947
2. 1952
3. 1957
4. 1962
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74. 1952
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75. The Lok Sabha is also
known as:
1. Council of states
2. The Upper House
3. The House of the People
4. Parliament
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76. The House of the People
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77. The precursor to the Indian
Parliament was the :
1. AD hoc committee
2. Provisional Parliament
3. Constituent Assembly
4. Supreme Assembly
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78. Constituent Assembly
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79. The maximum number of
members of the Rajya Sabha :
1. 220
2. 235
3. 238
4. 250
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80. 238
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81. In the Rajya Sabha, the
President can nominate how
many representatives
1. Six
2. Eight
3. Twelve
4. Fifteen
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82. Twelve
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83. The ex-officio chairman of
the Rajya Sabha is the:
1. President of India
2. Vice President of India
3. Prime Minister of India
4. None of these
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84. Vice President of India
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85. The number of years that a
member is elected to the
Rajya Sabha is :
1. 2 years
2. 4 Years
3. 6 Years
4. 8 Years
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86. 6 years
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87. The current leader (2011) of
the Rajya Sabha is
1. Sonia Gandhi
2. Dr. Manmohan Singh
3. Mr. Arun Jaitly
4. Mohd. Hamid Ansari
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88. Dr Manmohan Singh
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89. Which of the following is not
an eligibility qualification for
the LOK Sabha:
1. Aged 25 or over
2. Mentally sound
3. Should not have any criminal
proceedings
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90. Must be physically fit
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91. What is the maximum strength
of the Lok Sabha envisaged by
the Constitution:
1. 530
2. 540
3. 550
4. 552
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92. 552 members
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93. The Presiding Chairman of
the Lok Sabha is the
following:
1. Prime Minister
2. President
3. Vice President
4. Elected from the Lok Sabha
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94. Elected from the Lok Sabha
Members
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95. The minimum age for
holding office in the Lok
Sabha is:
1. 18 Years
2. 21 years
3. 25 Years
4. 30 years
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96. 25 years
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97. A motion of no confidence
against the government can
be introduced by
1. President
2. Rajya Sabha
3. Lok Sabha
4. Prime Minister
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98. Lok Sabha
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99. How many sessions of the
Lok Sabha take place in a
year:
1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. Five
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100. Three Sessions
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101. Which of the following are
not sessions of the Lok
Sabha:
1. Budget Session
2. Monsoon Session
3. Spring Session and Summer
Session
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4. Winter Session
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102. Spring and Summer session
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103. What is the concept of a
developed country?
1. Optional income
2. Per capita income
3. Absolute poverty
4. Monetary income
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104. Per capita income
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105. Which country among the
following is a developing
country?
1. India
2. Japan
3. France
4. Sweden
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106. India
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107. Which country among the
following is a developed
country?
1. Pakistan
2. Sri Lanka
3. India
4. England
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108. England
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109. What is the form of economy
in developing economy
countries?
1. Backward
2. Developing
3. Against development
4. Dual
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110. Dual
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111. In which type of economy are
markets completely free?
1. Capitalist
2. Socialist
3. Mixed
4. None of These
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112. Capitalist
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113. Who owns the production
resources in socialism?
1. State
2. Entrepreneur
3. Market mechanism
4. Planning commission
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114. State
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115. In which year was the world
trade Organistaion
established?
1. 1998
2. 1991
3. 1995
4. 1992
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116. 1995
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117. Which of the following
economic activities belong to
secondary sector?
1. Fishing
2. Banking
3. Industries
4. Cattle rearing
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118. Industries
End of Economics Round
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119. Visual Round
3rd Round Geogr
aphy
1. Historical Personalities 2. Drainage Patterns
3. Mountain Range
5. Multipurpose River Valley
4. Contour Maps Projects
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120. 1. Each question carries 10 points
2. Question will not be passed
3. Only one answer would be accepted
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121. Identify the person
in the picture
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122. Chandrashekhar Azad
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123. Identify the person
in the picture
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124. Bal Gangadhar
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125. Identify the person
in the picture
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126. Annie Besant
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127. Identify the person
in the picture
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128. Dadabhai Naoroji
End of Historical Personality Round
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129. • Identify the River drainage pattern
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130. Dendritic Drainage
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131. • Identify the River drainage pattern
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132. Trellis Drainage
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133. • Identify the River drainage pattern
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134. Disappearing Drainage
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135. • Identify the River drainage pattern
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136. Radial Drainage
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137. • Identify the
Mountain
Ranges
shown in Red
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138. Karakoram Range
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139. • Identify the
Mountain
Ranges
shown in
Red Line
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140. Aravali Range
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141. Identify the
Mountain
Ranges
shown in Red
Line
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142. Garo, Khasi & Jantia Range
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143. Identify the
Mountain
Ranges
shown in Red
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144. Satapura Range
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145. 3rd Round
• Identify the graphic representations
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146. Terraced slope
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148. Contour diagram
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150. Wind Gap
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152. Waterfall
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153. • Identify the
Multipurpose
river valley
project
shown in
Red Marks
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154. Hirakud Project
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155. • Identify the
Multipurpose
river valley
project
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156. Bhakra Nangal
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157. • Identify the
Multipurpose
river valley
project
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158. Nagarjuna sagar
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159. 4th Round
• Identify the
Multipurpose
river valley
project
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160. Mettur
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161. Social Science Quiz
Buzzer Round
Buzzer Round
Geography
Video 1 Video 2
Rapid Fire
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162. 1. A video will be shown in each round. (Two rounds)
2. Please identify which motion which is shown in the video
3. After Video round a jigsaw puzzle will be given.
(Two rounds)
4. Please ring the bell as soon as you get the answer
5. It is a transferrable round
6. 90 seconds time will be given
7. Each question carries 10 points
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163. Time Starts Now
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164. Time Starts Now
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169. Congratulations!
That’s Correct.
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170. That’s Incorrect.
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