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- 2. Prelims CHQ 2014: Bangalore Edition
- 3. Rules & Regulations • 25 questions • 1 point per question • Questions 1,5,10,15,20 and 25 are starred and would be used to break a tie • Top 6 teams make it to the final • Maximum of 1 team per school can qualify the final
- 4. *1 It is said that King Ballala of the Hoysala dynasty once got lost in the jungle and came across an old woman, who offered him some boiled beans. As an expression of his gratitude, the King gave this place a name. Origin of which city’s name is talked about here?
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- 7. 5 Which classical dance form features various types of elaborate costumes like Sathwika (for the hero), Kathi (for the villain), Minukku (for female characters), and Thatti ? 3
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- 10. *5 Isa Muhammad Effendi was the chief architect and Ismail Afadi was the dome expert. Other specialists included Lahore’s Qazim Khan who cast the gold finial, and Delhi’s Chiranjilal who was the chief mosaicist. What are we talking about?
- 11. 3 The Golden Threshold, published, in 1905 was the first volume of poetry of which political activist? 6
- 12. 8 In Hindu myth, Garuda is the mortal enemy of which creature? 7
- 13. 10 8
- 15. 8 Which President of India has served for the longest span of time? 9
- 16. 4*10
- 18. In The Mahabharata, how many sons did Kunti give birth to? 11
- 19. Which instrument known as the world's loudest non-brass acoustic instrument contains three parts namely kuzhal, thimiru, and anasu, and is traditionally made out of a tree called aacha? 12
- 20. 1313
- 22. 14 14 The name of which place in Karnataka takes its name from a word/phrase meaning ‘picturesque fort’?
- 23. 1115*
- 25. 17 Which form of Biryani gets its name from big sized cups /bowls made from areca nut palm leaf, on which the Biryani is served? 16
- 26. 20 17 Originally built in 1501 by Mallabaire Gowda, this fort, was attacked by Nanjarajaiah in 1749, before it passed into the hands of Hyder Ali. In 1791, during the Anglo-Mysore War, the fort went under the British. Which fort are we talking about?
- 27. 16 18
- 29. 19 Which garment takes its name from a Persian word meaning ‘collarless shirt’?
- 30. 18*20
- 31. 20*
- 32. 15 21 Which festival derives its name from an earthen pot in which the Goddess Shakti is invoked and is held at the famous Dharmarayaswamy temple in Bangalore?
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- 35. 24 23 At the north east of which famous monument would you find the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, one of the earliest mosques built by the Delhi Sultans?
- 36. 25 24 Which traditional Indian sport is also known as Chedugudu in South India?
- 37. 2425*
- 38. Finalists CHQ 2014: Bangalore Edition
- 39. Team1 ASSAM JATIYA VIDYALAYA ARCHAN & VEDANTA
- 40. Team2 LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL ANGARAJ & BISHAL
- 41. Team3 MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR SILPUKHURI NIVAN & AMRITNANDINI
- 42. Team4 MODERN HIGH SCHOOL SANJEEV & DEBASHIS
- 43. Team5 HOLY HOME SECONDARY SCHOOL AYUSH & BHASKAR
- 44. Team6 ST STEPHENS SCHOOL MONDEEP & PRITAM
- 45. FinalCHQ 2014: Bangalore Edition
- 46. Dharma Chakra • They can be used in rounds 2, 3 and 5 of the quiz to double the points for the question for which it is used • E.g.:- If a question in rounds 2,3 and 5 carries 10 points, a team can use the Dharma Chakra before answering the question and if they get it right, they will get 20 points • Each Dharma Chakra can only be used once
- 47. ROUND 1
- 48. Everyone has a reason to pray
- 49. Rules • 2 statements would be given to each team • Teams have to identify whether each statement is a fact (true) or fiction (false) - it may be the case, that both statements are true, or both statements are false, or one is true and the other is false • 10 points for each correct identification • 1 Dharma Chakra for each correct identification
- 50. A
- 51. Hiriya Gidde Gowda was the son of Kempananje Gowda, who had ruled Yelhankanadu for more than 70 years and played a prominent role in the formation of Bangalore Fact Fiction A A B
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- 53. Ramanjaneya Gudda was built by Kengal Hanumanthaih and has a 9 metre long statue of Hanuman hugging Rama Fact Fiction 1.1 A B
- 54. Janamajeya the son of Yudhistira’s grandson Parikshit is said to be the listener of the first narration of the Mahabharata Fact Fiction 1.2 A B
- 55. 2
- 56. Purandara dasa is referred to as the “Sangeeta Pitamaha” of Carnatic music Fact Fiction 2.1 A B
- 57. The Theyyam dance in Kerala is performed mostly by men, except the Devakkooth Theyyam where it is performed by a lady. Fact Fiction 2.2 A B
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- 59. Dharwad Pedha is synonymously called as BabuSingh Thakur Pedha or Lal Bazar Pedha Fact Fiction 3.1 A B
- 60. Naraka Chaturdashi is also known as Yamadeepdaan and lamps are kept burning through the night in reverential adoration to Yama Fact Fiction 3.2 A B
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- 62. One of the four Rock Cut Cave Temples of Badami is a Jain temple located at the top of the hill Fact Fiction 4.1 A B
- 63. The Arjuna award was first instituted in 1985 and the first recipient in Athletics was O.P Nambiar Fact Fiction 4.2 A B
- 64. 5
- 65. The last Mughal emperor used a part of his name meaning ‘brave’ as his pen name and wrote many Urdu ghazals under it Fact Fiction 5.1 A B
- 66. The name of a stringed instrument also known as Taus is derived from its shape, which is in the form of the national bird of India Fact Fiction 5.2 A B
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- 68. As per the Bhagavata Purana, the son of the Varaha avatar of Vishnu, Banasura was killed by Lord Krishna. Fact Fiction 6.1 A B
- 69. The Tipu’s Tiger, a mechanical toy created for Tipu Sultan is currently at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London Fact Fiction 6.2 A B
- 71. Rules • 6 questions- 1 for each team • 10 points for each correct answer • Questions would be a mix of dry and visual questions • Questions pass clockwise • Dharma Chakra can be used in this round
- 72. A
- 73. 1 A
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- 79. 1 2 During his youth he took part in the Non- Cooperation Movement. He has been described as the "Rabindranath Tagore of Modern India who has been one of the finest novelists-activists since Independence" by Ramachandra Guha. He even returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against emergency. Identify this freedom fighter.
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- 81. 1 The dynasty was founded by Mayurasharma in 345 CE. At the peak of its power under King Kakushtavarma it ruled large parts of southern India. A festival is also celebrated every year by Government of Karnataka in honour of this kingdom. 3
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- 86. 1 The green, yellow & red colours on the flag symbolized –Islam , Hinduism & Buddhism respectively . Who raised this "Flag of Indian Independence" on 22 August 1907, at the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, Germany ? 5
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- 90. White Truth, Peace and Purity
- 91. Rules • 6 questions- 1 for each team • 10 points for each correct answer • Questions would be a mix of dry and visual questions • Questions pass anticlockwise • Dharma Chakra can be used in this round
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- 96. 1 2 The Temple, a gift from the nationalists Shiv Prasad Gupta and Durga Prasad Khatri, was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1936 at Varanasi. A second version of this type of temple is can be found in the banks of The Ganges at Haridwar. Which temple?
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- 104. 1 Located on an island, the construction was started by Maharana Karan Singh. Legend has it that Prince Khurram took refuge here in 1623 when he was hiding from his father. He is believed to have stayed in the Gul Mahal located within the palace. Which famous palace am I talking about? 5
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- 108. THE WHEEL OF TRUTH
- 109. Rules • 6 questions- 1 for each team • Each question will have 6 correct answers • A team will have to choose the 6 correct answers from a grid which will have 9 possible answers • For each correct answer a team gets +4 • For an incorrect answer a team gets -4 • If a team gets all 6 correct, they get a bonus of 10 points • A team can quit at any point and take the number of points they have earned, without risking any more negatives • Questions do not pass
- 110. A
- 111. A Ganga Uttar Pradesh Himachal Maratha Yamuna Utkal Vindhyas Narmada Madras Mentioned in the Indian National Anthem
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- 113. 1 Veerbhadra Bhairava Sharabha Gandaberunda Valmiki Lakshmana Durvasa Hanuman Piplaad Avatars of Lord Shiva
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- 115. 2 Saraswati Rudra Brahma Venu Sursingar Pepa Pinaakee Ekatantri Kinnari Types of Veena
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- 117. 3 Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Zakir Hussain Gopal Swarup Pathak Varahagiri Venkata Giri Basappa Danappa Jatti Ramaswamy Venkataraman APJ Abul Kalam Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Gyani Zail Singh Vice Presidents of India
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- 119. 4 Kalidas Vetala Bhatta Varahamihira Mahesh Das Arya Bhatta Annamacharya Vararuchi Amarasimha Shanku Navratnas in the court of Vikramaditya
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- 121. 5 Babur Ibrahim Lodi Ahmad Shah Durrani Shah Shuja Durrani Ranjit Singh Nadir Shah Bahadur Shah Zafar Maha Singh Ashraf Khan Owners of the Kohinoor diamond
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- 123. 6 Dumhal Lava Maanch Bakarkhani Mattha Pari Khanda Bihu Ghoomar Koli Folk dances in India
- 124. green Prosperity, Vibrance and Life
- 125. Rules • Total 6 questions • All questions on the buzzer • A set of visual/ audio visual clues will appear on screen • Teams will have to find a common theme between the clues • 10 points for each correct answer • -5 for an incorrect answer • Brahmashtra can be used in this round
- 126. A
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- 140. Thank You
- 141. Ladies and gentlemen please stand up….
Editor's Notes
- Bangalore/Bengaluru- The King gave the place the name Bende Kaala Uru meaning town of boiled beans.
- Identify this UNESCO world heritage site in South India - Pattadakal
- Kathakali
- Identify this character from Hindu mythology- Prahlad
- Taj Mahal
- Sarojini Naidu
- Snakes
- Who has been featured on this commemorative coin- Chanakya
- Rajendra Prasad
- Identify this style of painting- Tanjore Painting
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- Nadaswaram
- Identify this legend featured on this stamp- Dadasaheb Phalke
- Chitradurga from Chitrakaldurga
- Google doodle dedicated to whom? R.K Narayanan
- Donne Biryani
- Devanahalli fort
- Identify this famous musician born in Karnataka- Pt Bhimsen Joshi
- Kurta
- Name this traditional art form- Dollu Kunitha
- Karaga festival
- Which award? Ashoka Chakra
- Qutub Minar
- Kabaddi
- Identify the two characters featured in this dance off- Mohini and Bhasmasura
- Fiction- Hiriya Kempe Gowda was the son of Kempananje Gowda, who had ruled Yelhankanadu for more than 70 years and is credited with being the founder of Bangalore
- Fact
- Fiction- Janamajeya was the son of Arjuna’s grandson Parikshit. The Mahabharata states that it was recited to Janmejaya at the sarpa satra (snake sacrifice) by the sage Vaishampayana to whom it had been imparted by the original author of the epic Vedavyasa. He was performing to the sarpa satra, to exterminate the enter race of the Nagas, in order to avenge the death of his father Parikshit, who was killed by Takshaknag. It was interrupted by the sage Astika who convinced Janmajeya to stop the snake sacrifice.
- Fact- He formulated the basic lessons of teaching Carnatic music by structuring graded exercises known as Swaravalis and Alankaras, and at the same time, he introduced the Raga Mayamalavagowla as the first scale to be learnt by beginners in the field.
- Fact- It is the only theyyam in North Kerala performed by a lady. Presently it is performed by Smt. Laxmi Amma from Madayi and she has already retired due to her old age after the 2010 performance. It is the right of the Vadakkan Kooran family to decide her successor
- Fiction- Dharwad Pedha is synonymously called as BabuSingh Thakur Pedha or Line Bazar Pedha. Dharwad Pedha traces its origin to Thakur family which migrated from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh to Dharwad after the dreaded plague broke out there sometime in early 19th Century. With meagre funds, Shri. Ram Ratan Singh Thakur (first generation sweet maker) started making ‘pedhas’ and selling them and gradually, it started becoming popular. Shri. Ram Ratan Singh Thakur’s grandson, Shri. Babu Singh Thakur, built the reputation of the ‘pedha’ with a missionary zeal. With no time, the ‘pedha’ became so popular that local people of Dharwad began identifying it by his name and as ‘Line Bazaar Pedha’ (the name of the street on which the shop is located).
- Fiction- Dhanteras is also known as Yamadeepdaan and lamps are kept burning through the night in reverential adoration to Yama. An ancient legend ascribes the occasion to an interesting story about the 16 year old son of King Hima. His horoscope predicted his death by snake-bite on the fourth day of his marriage. On that particular day, his newly-wed wife did not allow him to sleep. She laid out all her ornaments and lots of gold and silver coins in a heap at the entrance of the sleeping chamber and lit lamps all over the place. The next day, when Yama, the god of Death, arrived at the prince’s doorstep in the guise of a Serpent, his eyes were dazzled and blinded by the brilliance of the lamps and the jewelry. Yam could not enter the Prince's chamber
- Fact- There are four such cave-temples, three Brahmanical and the fourth Jaina. The earliest of them (Cave 3), dedicated to Vishnu, is the largest of the series and was excavated, according to its inscription, in Saka 500, i.e. A.D. 578, by Mangalesa, a powerful ruler. It was followed in quick succession by the other two, Cave 2, the smallest, also dedicated to Vishnu, and Cave 1, of medium size, dedicated to Siva. The Jaina cave-temple at the very top of the hill is later by about a century from the rest.
- Fiction- The Dronacharya award was first instituted in 1985 and the first recipient in Athletics was O.P Nambiar
- Fiction- The last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar used a part of his name, Zafar meaning ‘victory’ as his pen name and wrote many Urdu ghazals under it
- Fact- The mayuri vina also known as Taus is defined by its peacock shaped body
- Fiction- As per the Bhagavata Purana, the son of the Varaha avatar of Vishnu, Narakasura was killed by Lord Krishna. Narakasura was the son of Varaha avatar and Bhudevi
- Fact- The carved and painted wood casing represents a tiger savaging a near life-size European man. The tiger was discovered in his summer palace after East India Company troops stormed Tipu's capital in 1799. The Governor General, Lord Mornington sent the Tiger to Britain initially intending it to be an exhibit in the Tower of London. First exhibited to the London public in 1808 in East India House, then the offices of the East India Company in London, it was later transferred to the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in 1880
- Statue of which deity? Ugranarasimha, at Hampi
- Which incident from mythology is depicted in this Raja Ravi Varma painting? Kalantaka (Ender of Death) is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as the Conqueror of Time and Death, itself personified by the god Yama.He is depicted as defeating or killing Yama when the latter comes to take the life of Shiva's devotee Markandeya
- K.Shivaram Karanth
- Kadamba dynasty
- Amar Chitra Katha dedicated to which ruler (hint:- he battled Babur)? Rana Sanga- Rana Sanga succeeded his father, Rana Raimal, as king of Mewar in 1509. He fought against the Mughals in the Battle of Khanwa, which ended with Mughal victory, and died shortly thereafter on March 17, 1527. One day he slept under a banyan tree. A snake came out from a hole in the tree. It held its hood like a regal umbrella over his head. It remained in that position for a long time.
- Madam Bhikaji Cama
- Identify this woman associated with a memorable act of bravery in Karnataka history. On the right is a spot in a fort in Karnataka associated with her famous act. Name this lady- Onake Obavva- During the reign of Madakari Nayaka, the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of Hyder Ali(1720-1782). A chance sighting of a man entering the Chitradurga fort through a hole in the rocks led to a plan by Hyder Ali to send his soldiers through that hole. The Guard (Kalanayak who was on duty near that hole) had gone home to have his lunch. During his meal he needed some water to drink, so his wife Obavva went to collect water in a pot from a pond which was near the hole in the rocks, halfway up the hill.She noticed the army trying to enter the fort through the hole. She used the Onake or pestle (a wooden long club meant for pounding paddy grains) to kill the soldiers one by one by hitting them on the head and then quietly moving the dead without raising the suspicions of the rest of the troops
- According to one legend, he belonged to the Ikshvaku dynasty of ancient Ayodhya and had about 100 sons. He is majorly associated with the history of a particular religion. Identify him- Rishabha/Adinath (this is his statue at Khajuraho)
- The Bharat Mata Temple- where instead of any deity , a marble map of India is present here
- Who is commemorated in these stamps? Kalidasa – on the left is the Yaksha from Meghdutam and on the right is Shakuntala
- What is the speciality of these pillars (located at a famous temple in a city designated as a UNESCO world heritage site) and where is it located? These are the famous musical pillars at the Vittala Temple in Hampi. Each of the pillars that support the roof of the main temple is supported by a pillar representing a musical instrument, and is constructed as 7 minor pillars arranged around a main pillar. These 7 pillars, when struck, emanate the 7 notes from the representative instrument,
- Jag Mandir or the Lake Garden Palace in Udaipur- Jag Mandir Palace is a beautiful palace located on the southern island of Lake Pichola
- Whose statue is shown here?- Guru Basava
- Ganga, Yamuna, Himachal, Utkal, Vindhyas, Maratha
- Veerbhadra, Bhairava, Sharabha, Durvasa, Hanuman, Piplaad
- Saraswati, Rudra, Brahma, Pinaakee, Ekatantri, Kinnari
- Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussain, Gopal Swarup Pathak, VV Giri, Basappa Danappa Jatti, Ramaswamy Venkataraman
- Kalidas, Vetala Bhatta, Varahamihira, Vararuchi, Amarasimha, Shanku
- Babur, Ibrahim Lodi, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Shah Shuja Durrani, Ranjit Singh, Nadir Shah
- Dumhal (kashmir) Lava (lakshadweep) Maanch (Central india) Bihu Ghoomar Koli (Maha)
- Avatars of Vishnu:- 1. Parashurama 2. Rama 3. Krishna 4. Lord Buddha (video shown) 5. Kalki
- Connect (Where would you all see them together?)- Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, all featured in the video (Amitabh Bacchan (video shown), Mallika Sarabhai, M.Balamuralikrishna, Mario Miranda, Prakash Padukone, Syed Kirmani)
- Mysore Dasara- i) Mysore Palace lit up during the 10 days ii) the Golden Howdah on which the idol of Chamundeshwari is placed iii) The idol of Chamundeshwari is carried during the procession iv) Dasara literally means Dashahara means the defeat of Dashanan Ravana at the hands of Rama
- Parks in Bangalore- i) Field Marshall K.M Cariappa after whom the Cariappa Memorial park is named ii) Mark Cubbon after whom the Cubbon park is named iii) Lalbagh was commissioned by Hyder Ali (video shown)
- MTR- i) MTR foods was sold to Norwegian company Orkla in 2007 ii) Rava Idli (video shown) was invented by MTR iii) MTR was founded by the Maiya family
- Cities in India- i) Aurangabad after Emperor Aurangzeb ii) Gandhinagar after Mahatma Gandhi iii) Jodhpur after Rao Jodha iv) Mysore after Mahishashura (video shown) v) Adilabad after Muhammed Adil Shah
- State symbols of Karnataka- i) Lotus- state flower ii)Indian roller- state bird iii) Asian Elephant- State Animal iv) Sandalwood tree- State tree
- Add audio of Jana Gana Mana