DPS Ruby Park's Inter House SST Quiz Finals PS : Too much sarcasm to be expected

1. INTER HOUSE SST
FINALS
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2. Very average Rules
◦ Haha, I am STILL your God.
◦ Dis is Fun session!
◦ Make sure to not give the security head or his team a tough time or
karma hoga.
◦ 4 Rounds, specific rules you will get as they come.
◦ Yes, design team decided to not prank me after I put them in the
basement, hence a very good PPT Design

3. SOME GREAT PERSON HAS SAID…
SO KINDLY MAKE SURE NOT TO MATCH-FIX WITH GOOGLE.
QM WILL MATCH-FIX ONLY WHEN HE IS IN A BAD MOOD.

4. LET THE QUIZZING BEGIN!

5. ROUND 1:
QUESTIONS MADE IN INDIA
6 QUESTIONS, PASS-N-PLAY, +100/0 (50)

6. QUESTION 1(JHELUM)
In the Indian domestic market, this type of manufacture is by far the most popular – over 80% of
tea production is of the CTC type.
CTC teas generally produce a rich red-brown colour when they are boiled by the Indian method.
The drawback of the CTC method is that it tends by its nature, and unfortunately by adulteration,
to homogenize all black tea flavors.
What is CTC?

7. SAFET.

8. ANSWER
Crush/Cut, Tear, Curl

9. QUESTION 2(NARMADA)
An imposing marble statue of Lord Cornwallis (1738-1805) greets the visitors. The statue, carved
by Thomas Banks, was financed by funds raised from the public, depicts the scene of surrender of
two sons of Tipu Sultan as hostages.
In the Reserve Collection there are a number antiquities among which mention may be made of the
First Marriage Register of the St. Mary's Church recording the marriage of Robert Clive, the Bible
used by Strenysham Master, who was instrumental in the construction of the Church.
Name the museum

10. SAFET.

11. ANSWER
Fort St. George

12. QUESTION 3(TEESTA)
This sect was formed on a sand dune called Samrathal Dhora in Thar desert of Rajasthan by Guru
Jambeshwar.
Consisting of teachings that are covered by 29 principles, 120 shabads and sandhya mantra, this sect
is one of the finest examples of people making bio-diversity as one of the cornerstones of their
existence.
Name the sect (Blackbucks, much?)

13. SAFET.

14. ANSWER
Bishnois

15. QUESTION 4(KAVERI)
The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Samiti Sangathan was formed by Aruna Roy, Shankar Singh and Nikhil
Dey along with a number of grassroot workers in Devdungari village of Rajasthan in 1990.
For the better part of the nineties MKSS began and continued a movement to bring a level of
transparency in village accounts,. This led to a campaign, which over the years, finally forced the
government to enact which act in the Parliament?

16. SAFET.

17. ANSWER
RTI

18. QUESTION 5(GANGA)
At the order of Colonel Waugh, X started measuring the height of mountains. The brilliant
mathematician, who had perhaps never seen Y, discovered in 1852 that Kangchenjunga, which was
considered to be the tallest in the world, wasn’t really so. Compiling data about Y from six observations,
he eventually came to the conclusion that it was the tallest in the world.
It was during the computations of the northeastern observations that X had calculated the height of
Peak XV at exactly 29,000 ft (8839 m), but Waugh added an arbitrary two feet because he was afraid that
the X’s figure would be considered a rounded number rather than an accurate one. He officially
announced this finding in March 1856, and this remained the height of Y till an Indian survey re-
calculated it to be 29,029 ft or 8848 m in 1955.
ID X and Peak XV.

19. SAFET.

20. ANSWER
X – Radhanath Sikdar
Peak XV = Y = Mount Everest

21. QUESTION 6(CHENAB)
Food heritage. X was first conceived in the ancient Punjab region, but soon became popular all over
India. The south-Indian states have their own versions of X.
In Myanmar (Burma) it is eaten with curries or cooked with either egg or mutton, or as a dessert
with white sugar.
X in Trinidad and Tobago is generally larger and thinner.
What are we talking about?

22. SAFET.

23. ANSWER
Paratha

24. ROUND 2:
SPOTLIGHT
8 QUESTIONS, POUNCE, +200/-100

25. QUESTION 1
First sung by Rabindranath Tagore in the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress. The first
two verses of the song were adopted by the Congress Working Committee prior to the end of
colonial rule in August 1947.
An ode to the Motherland, it was written in Bengali script and The "mother goddess" in later verses
of the song has been interpreted as the motherland of the people –– Banga Mata (Mother Bengal)
and Bharat Mata (Mother India), though the text does not mention this explicitly.
What am I talking about?

26. SAFET.

27. ANSWER
Vande Mataram

28. QUESTION 2
Viscount Cyril John X, was a British lawyer and Law Lord. He served as the first chancellor of the
University of Warwick from its foundation in 1965 to 1977.
But he is most probably known for heading the commission in 1946-47 which created the Y , on
which he says, "I had no alternative, the time at my disposal was so short that I could not do a
better job. Given the same period I would do the same thing. However, if I had two to three years, I
might have improved on what I did.“
After seeing the mayhem occurring on both sides of the boundary, X refused his salary of 40,000
rupees (then 3,000 pounds)
ID X and Y.

29. SAFET.

30. ANSWER
X – Radcliffe, Y – Radcliffe Line

31. QUESTION 3
Connect

32. SAFET.

33. ANSWER
Books on the Partition

34. QUESTION 4
Platanus orientalis, the Old World sycamore or Oriental plane, is a large, deciduous tree of the
Platanaceae family, growing to 30 m (98 ft) or more, and known for its longevity and spreading
crown. In Autumn its deep green leaves may change to blood red, amber, and yellow.
We however know it for an entirely different name after which a location in Kolkata and one in the
centre of Dal Lake, having four trees is named. What name?

35. SAFET.

36. ANSWER
Chinar
Char Chinar and Chinar Park

37. QUESTION 5
What elite club are these 17 countries in, if in this context it’s biodiversity?

38. SAFET.

39. ANSWER
The 17 Megadiverse countries.

40. QUESTION 6
Why is there no one after George VI?

41. SAFET.

42. ANSWER
The title Empress/Emperor of India was abolished.

43. QUESTION 7
Connect (-100 for animals or state animals)
DURGA THE BABY ELEPHANT

44. SAFET.

45. ANSWER
Mascots of WS, NP and Reserves
Bhoorsingh – Kanha
Macha – Coringa
Nanhi – Satpura
Durga – Dudhwa

46. QUESTION 8
Jodha bai (daughter of Bharmal of Amber—modern Jaipur State) or Mariam-uz-Zamani was
married to Akbar on January 20, 1562 at X Town.
X has been designated as a Ramsar site (recognized wetland of international importance) because
the wetland is a key wintering area for tens of thousands of pink flamingos and other birds that
migrate from northern Asia and Siberia. The specialized algae and bacteria growing in the lake
provide striking water colours and support the lake ecology that, in turn, sustains the migrating
waterfowl. There is other wildlife in the nearby forests, where Nilgai move freely along with deer
and foxes.
ID X.

47. SAFET.

48. ANSWER
Sambhar Lake

49. ROUND 3:
STONE AND MOSS OF HISTORY
6 QUESTIONS, PASS-N-PLAY, +100/0 (50)

50. QUESTION 1(JHELUM)

51. SAFET.

52. ANSWER
Terracotta Soldiers
China
Teracotta
Qin Shi-Huang, the first emperor of China
Zhao Kangmin – Archaeologist who found the site

53. QUESTION 2(NARMADA)

54. SAFET.

55. ANSWER
Stonehenge
United Kingdom
Stone
Transformers: The Last Knight – Major Plot Point
King Arthur – Most Myths connect the monument to Arthur or aliens (I pick Arthur)

56. QUESTION 3(TEESTA)

57. SAFET.

58. ANSWER
Victoria Terminus (Now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus)
India
Victoria
Shivaji
Ra.One – The iconic record-breaking(broke a lot of other things too) train scene in VT

59. QUESTION 4(KAVERI)

60. SAFET.

61. ANSWER
Louvre Museum
France
Glass Pyramids
Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo – Pieces of Art and Sculpture in the Museum

62. QUESTION 5(GANGA)

63. SAFET.

64. ANSWER
Parthenon
Greece
DPS Ruby Park – Acropolis (location)
Athena
Considered a symbol of democracy

65. QUESTION 6(CHENAB)

66. SAFET.

67. ANSWER
Yellowstone
USA
Yellow – Chenab ofc
The Yellowstone Volcano
Ulysses S. Grant brought Yellowstone to being.

68. ROUND 4:
MIXED BAG
11 QUESTIONS, FFF, +100/0 (50)

69. QUESTION 1
The Ficus elastica produces a series of secondary roots from higher up its trunk and
can comfortably perch atop huge boulders along the riverbanks, or even in the
middle of the rivers.
One special bridge, believed to be the only one of its kind in the world, is actually
two bridges stacked one over the other and has come to be known as the
"Umshiang Double Decker Bridge."
Which area are we talking about?

70. SAFET.

71. ANSWER
Cherrapunji

72. QUESTION 2
Map of what?

73. SAFET.

74. ANSWER
Delhi Map

75. QUESTION 3
Who is the PM in this case?

76. SAFET.

77. ANSWER
Thunberg.
Who else...

78. QUESTION 4
The pass provides a natural divide between the Kullu Valley with a primarily sanatani culture, and
the arid high-altitude Lahaul and Spiti valleys with a Buddhist culture.
The pass lies on the watershed between the Chenab and Beas basins. On the southern side of this
pass, the Beas River emerges from underground and flows southward and on its northern side, the
Chandra River, a source stream of the river Chenab, flows westward.
What?

79. SAFET.

80. ANSWER
Rohtang Pass

81. QUESTION 5
_______ is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara, the Aboriginal people of the area, known as the Aṉangu.
The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and
ancient paintings.
________ is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ______ and Kata Tjuta, also known as the
Olgas, are the two major features of the _______-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.
FITB.

82. SAFET.

83. ANSWER
Uluru/Ayers Rock

84. QUESTION 6
X (shown in the map n. s.) is made up of the sedimentary rock Y. X’s tourism went from the
thousands to the millions after the climactic scene of the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade was filmed there.
Y found in the X has two types: the Disi Y and the Umm Ishrin Y. Contrary to popular belief,
organic matter only constitutes 0.2% of Y, rarely exceeding 1%. Formations of Y contain about
30% of the world’s petroleum reserves.
ID X and Y.

86. SAFET.

87. ANSWER
X – Petra, Y - Limestone

88. QUESTION 7
Even though X is being said to be the first medallist for athletics from India, in a way he isn’t.
Y, an athlete and actor born in Calcutta in 1875 was the first one at the Paris 1900, bagging two
silvers. Y later became the IFA secretary from 1900 to 1902
ID X and Y.

89. SAFET.

90. ANSWER
X – Neeraj Kumar, Y – Norman Pritchard

91. QUESTION 8
Even though the naming and dating of the event X is correct according to the Y. It is incorrect in
the current setup and off by 13 days, which would have led to the event occurring in the month of
November.
X has been one of the most prominent events during World War I and the Y has been named after
Julius Caesar.
X was a result of power-sharing disagreements among the ‘Majority’, ‘Minority’ and the ‘Whites’.
ID X and Y.

92. SAFET.

93. ANSWER
X – October Revolution, Y – Julian Calendar

94. QUESTION 9
X is located on the banks of the Sarayu, near the Mempi forest, on border of the states of Mysore
and Madras and a few hours' away from Madras. X was created by Sir Fredrick Lawley, a British
officer in the 19th century by combining and developing a few villages.
X has buildings and lanes like, such as Lawley road, Variety Hall, and Bombay Anand Bhavan.
X was a portmanteau of two Bangalore localities - Malleshwaram and Basavanagudi. ‘He’ created
the town on September 1930, on Vijayadashami, an auspicious day to start new efforts and thus
chosen for him by his grandmother.
ID X.

95. SAFET.

96. ANSWER
Malgudi

97. QUESTION 10
:Politically this region would constitute areas spanning three states including the
Jalpaiguri district, the plains of Darjeeling, upper Cooch Behar, Alipurduar,
Mainaguri, Malbazar and Birpara from West Bengal, districts of Kokrajhar, Dhubri,
Barpeta, Goalpara and Bongaigaon in Assam and foothills of Arunachal Praesh.
Siliguri is the largest city of the region.
Which region?

98. SAFET.

99. ANSWER
Dooars

100. QUESTION 11
Connect [Ask me for this question later, your parents will love it. At least my dad did.]

101. SAFET.

102. ANSWER
Items featuring on the backside of the currencies.