2. NAMESAKE RULES SLIDE
• The quiz will have 20 questions
• * Marked questions resolve ties,if any
• Some questions contain two parts,each part
carries a point each
• If tie persists after star marked questions,they
will be resolved by means of sudden death
from question #1
• Above all,do NOT copy
• Goodluck
3. 1)
• In the next slide you will see a poster designed
by artist Rob Osborne depicting superheroes
and comic characters performing yoga
postures
• Simply identify the two characters performing
Purna Navasana(BOAT) and Adho Mukha
Swanasana(DOWNWARD FACING DOG)
• Keep in mind that these characters are
represented the way they are in the comics
and not the way you see them in movies
4.
5. 2)*
• On June 8,a large team of yoga experts got together at this
famous landmark in Salisbury to perform mass yoga in
preparation for the yoga day celebrations.
• "X is the UK's most powerful and popular historic location. It's
a magical place. What can be a better place to perform and
promote yoga where history and folklore suggest that the
_____ emit positive energy and are termed as healing _____,"
said Dinesh Patnaik, Deputy High Commissioner of India in
London.
• Give me X.
• (Blanks are helpful in identifying the landmark)
7. • In the previous slide,you saw a meme trolling
PM Narendra Modi's recently released video
of him performing yoga.He uploaded this as a
response to another celebrity's fitness video
challenging all Indians.Who?
9. • In the previous slide,you saw an image of
Justin _______ doing a yoga pose known as
mayurasana.Years ago his father Pierre,the
former prime minister of a certain country had
done this but there was no social media back
then for it to go viral.Fill in the blanks or tell
me who is the person in the image.
10. 5)
• He was born as Ajay Mohan Bisht on 5 June
1972 in Panchur,UP(present day
Uttarakhand)He left his home around the
1990s to join the Ayodhya Ram temple
movement. He came under the influence of
Mahant Avaidyanath, the chief priest of the
Gorakhnath Math and became his disciple.
Subsequently, he was given the name X.He
started a militant wing known for frequent
violent activities in UP,known as Hindu
11. 6)
• This is the YOGA tablet,a multimode tablet
that offers the users a choice among multiple
positions to which it can be adjusted hence
the name
• Simply identify the Chinese company that
launched it
• (Image in next slide)
14. 8)
• _____ defines yoga as "yogas chitta vritti
nirodha" or stilling the mind in order to
experience Ultimate Reality. _____ is an
Indian consumer goods company.
Manufacturing units and headquarters are
located in the industrial area of Haridwar.
while the registered office is located at Delhi.
16. 10)
• The longest day of the year in the northern
hemisphere (shortest in the southern
hemisphere), having special significance in
many parts of the world., the summer solstice
marks the transition to Dakshinayana. The first
full moon after summer solstice is known as
Guru Poornima. Dakshinayana is also
considered a time when there is natural
support for those pursuing spiritual
practices.What selection was made after
17. 11)
• He was born as Ramakrishna Yadav in
Mahendragarh,Haryana. He claims he became
paralyzed when he was two & half and was later
cured by practicing Yoga.While living in Kalwa
Gurukul in Jind district, Haryana, he offered free yoga
training to villagers.Then he moved to Haridwar in
Uttarakhand, where he practiced self-discipline and
meditation, and spent several years studying ancient
Indian scriptures at Gurukul Kangri
Vishwavidyalaya.He has lately entered the field of
business and shows an interest in political
issues.Who?
18. 12)
• The ministry of youth affairs and sports had
made a historic decision in 2015 which was
later reversed.However 11 colleges under
Delhi University have made reservations in
compliance with the earlier decision of the
ministry.What is the anomaly in the quota that
the ministry itself disagrees with
20. 14)
• Early yogis were inspired by the things they
saw in their surroundings to formulate and
name asanas,thus giving us postures like
bhujangasana (cobra pose),halasana (plough
pose) etc.
• The posture in the next slide is one of the few
that though named after an animal,doesn't
emulate it's whole body,rather a part of it
• Which animal,what part?(Image follows)
21.
22. 15)
• This is Andrey Stadnik,a Ukranian wrestler
who won the silver medal in the 66kg men's
freestyle at the Beijing Olympics en route to
which he best India's Sushil Kumar in the
quarter finals.
• However the reason why he is featuring in this
yoga quiz is entirely different.In a way he
helped demonstrate the immense strength
that can be had from the practice of yoga.He
was at the losing end of a 12-0 bout in the pro
23.
24. 16)
• Contrary to popular belief, this pose is much
more than mere relaxation.It takes yoga to a
place where you can completely let go.It
signifies the final surrender to the greater self
and can be very difficult to learn and practice
as the ability to lie completely still while being
fully aware of the surroundings takes a lot of
practice.Which Asana am I talking
about,widely deemed to be the easiest pose
in yoga.
25. 17*)
• Identify this yoga guru who is widely believed to be the man
who popularised yoga in the West and passed away in August
2014.
27. 19*)
• The following are the stages in what yogic activity?Pranamasana
• Hasta utthanasana
• Pada hasthasana
• Ashwa sanchalasana
• Dandasana
• Ashtanga Namaskara
• Bhujangasana
• Parvatasana
• Ashwa sanchalasana
• Padahasthasana
• Hasta utthanasana
• Pranamasana
28. 20)
• According to a new york times report from
1984,X,an Indian squadron leader was to do 3
yoga exercises several times for 5 days,one for
25 minutes,one for 35 minutes,one for an
hour.This was done to examine the effects of
something he did in the same year on various
bodily functions.Who is is X and what did he
do?
29.
30.
31. 1)
• In the next slide you will see a poster designed
by artist Rob Osborne depicting superheroes
and comic characters performing yoga
postures
• Simply identify the two characters performing
Purna Navasana(BOAT) and Adho Mukha
Swanasana(DOWNWARD FACING DOG)
• Keep in mind that these characters are
represented the way they are in the comics
and not the way you see them in movies
34. 2)
• On June 8,a large team of yoga experts got together at this
famous landmark in Salisbury to perform mass yoga in
preparation for the yoga day celebrations.
• "X is the UK's most powerful and popular historic location. It's
a magical place. What can be a better place to perform and
promote yoga where history and folklore suggest that the
_____ emit positive energy and are termed as healing _____,"
said Dinesh Patnaik, Deputy High Commissioner of India in
London.
• Give me X.
• (Blanks are helpful in identifying the landmark)
37. • In the previous slide,you saw a meme trolling
PM Narendra Modi's recently released video
of him performing yoga.He uploaded this as a
response to another celebrity's fitness video
challenging all Indians.Who?
40. • In the previous slide,you saw an image of
Justin _______ doing a yoga pose known as
mayurasana.Years ago his father Pierre,the
former prime minister of a certain country had
done this but there was no social media back
then for it to go viral.Fill in the blanks or tell
me who is the person in the image.
42. 5)
• He was born as Ajay Mohan Bisht on 5 June
1972 in Panchur,UP(present day
Uttarakhand)He left his home around the
1990s to join the Ayodhya Ram temple
movement. He came under the influence of
Mahant Avaidyanath, the chief priest of the
Gorakhnath Math and became his disciple.
Subsequently, he was given the name X.He
started a militant wing known for frequent
violent activities in UP,known as Hindu
44. 6)
• This is the YOGA tablet,a multimode tablet
that offers the users a choice among multiple
positions to which it can be adjusted hence
the name
• Simply identify the Chinese company that
launched it
• (Image in next slide)
49. 8)
• _____ defines yoga as "yogas chitta vritti
nirodha" or stilling the mind in order to
experience Ultimate Reality. _____ is an
Indian consumer goods company.
Manufacturing units and headquarters are
located in the industrial area of Haridwar.
while the registered office is located at Delhi.
53. 10)
• The longest day of the year in the northern
hemisphere (shortest in the southern
hemisphere), having special significance in
many parts of the world., the summer solstice
marks the transition to Dakshinayana. The first
full moon after summer solstice is known as
Guru Poornima. Dakshinayana is also
considered a time when there is natural
support for those pursuing spiritual
practices.What selection was made after
54. • Summer Solstice falls on June 21
• Yoga day was selected on this basis
55. 11)
• He was born as Ramakrishna Yadav in
Mahendragarh,Haryana. He claims he became
paralyzed when he was two & half and was later
cured by practicing Yoga.While living in Kalwa
Gurukul in Jind district, Haryana, he offered free yoga
training to villagers.Then he moved to Haridwar in
Uttarakhand, where he practiced self-discipline and
meditation, and spent several years studying ancient
Indian scriptures at Gurukul Kangri
Vishwavidyalaya.He has lately entered the field of
business and shows an interest in political
issues.Who?
57. 12)
• The ministry of youth affairs and sports had
made a historic decision in 2015 which was
later reversed.However 11 colleges under
Delhi University have made reservations in
compliance with the earlier decision of the
ministry.What is the anomaly in the quota that
the ministry itself disagrees with
61. 14)
• Early yogis were inspired by the things they
saw in their surroundings to formulate and
name asanas,thus giving us postures like
bhujangasana (cobra pose),halasana (plough
pose) etc.
• The posture in the next slide is one of the few
that though named after an animal,doesn't
emulate it's whole body,rather a part of it
• Which animal,what part?(Image follows)
64. 15)
• This is Andrey Stadnik,a Ukranian wrestler
who won the silver medal in the 66kg men's
freestyle at the Beijing Olympics en route to
which he best India's Sushil Kumar in the
quarter finals.
• However the reason why he is featuring in this
yoga quiz is entirely different.In a way he
helped demonstrate the immense strength
that can be had from the practice of yoga.He
was at the losing end of a 12-0 bout in the pro
67. 16)
• Contrary to popular belief, this pose is much
more than mere relaxation.It takes yoga to a
place where you can completely let go.It
signifies the final surrender to the greater self
and can be very difficult to learn and practice
as the ability to lie completely still while being
fully aware of the surroundings takes a lot of
practice.Which Asana am I talking
about,widely deemed to be the easiest pose
in yoga.
73. 19*)
• The following are the stages in what yogic activity?Pranamasana
• Hasta utthanasana
• Pada hasthasana
• Ashwa sanchalasana
• Dandasana
• Ashtanga Namaskara
• Bhujangasana
• Parvatasana
• Ashwa sanchalasana
• Padahasthasana
• Hasta utthanasana
• Pranamasana
75. 20)
• According to a new york times report from
1984,X,an Indian squadron leader was to do 3
yoga exercises several times for 5 days,one for
25 minutes,one for 35 minutes,one for an
hour.This was done to examine the effects of
something he did in the same year on various
bodily functions.Who is is X and what did he
do?