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1. BALAJANASAKHYAM
QUIZ
2017

2. Rounds of the quiz

3. Rules of the quiz
 Direct question if answered
correctly will fetch you 20 marks
 Other teams will mark their answers
on paper and if you get it right you
get 10 marks
 No negative marking
 8 Questions per round

4.  Government of India celebrates January
25th as National Voters day to
commemorate the establishment of this
organization on Jan 25,1950.
 Which organization am I talking about?
Q-1

5.  Indias longest bridge currently at length of
9.15 kilometres connects the Upper Assam
and Eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh was
Inaugrated on May 26,2017.
 It is named after a famous Musician,Film –
maker,composer of lyrics and music from
Asom.
 Name the person
Q-2

6.  He won the Dadsaheb Phalke award in 2005. With his first four
feature films Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976)
and Bhumika (1977) he created a new genre, which has now come to
be called the "middle cinema" in India. Identify
Q-3

7.  Kelucharan Mohopatra, Sujata Mohopatra,Gangadhar Pradhan,
Pankaj Charan Das, Deba Prasad Das are associated with which
dance form.
Q-4

8.  Pramila Esther Abraham was the first
winner of which title?
Q-5

9.  These are pictures of World Heritage site which India shares with
another country?
 The name of this site can be translated to “Beautiful forests”?
 What is it known as
Q-6

11. Q-7
This an instrument used for Panchavadyam and Sopana
Sangeetham performances. It is more musical than
rhythmical and is believed that it has been sent to the
Earth by Lord Nataraja (Lord Shiva).
What is it called

12. Identify which logo Q-8

14. Q-1
Who has written the book Ministry of Utmost happiness
released recently?

15. Q-2
Arnab Goswami has launched a new Channel? What is it called

16. Q-3
Where is International court of Justice located which heard the
Kulbhushan Jadav case recently

17. Q-4
Leo Varadkar was in the news recently?
Who is he

18. Q- 5
Identify the person who is the Minister of State for Parliamentary affairs

19. Identify Q- 6

20. Identify Q- 7

21. Question-8
Catalonia is going through a referendum for
Independence.In which country is Catalonia
currently located

23. Identify this person who is an Internet activist,Co founder and editor in
chief of Wiki leaks, a website that publishes sensitive secret
information
Q-1

24. Where is the Devi Ahilya Bai
Holkar Airport located?
Q-2

25.  This is the national parliament of Iceland. It is the
oldest legislature in the world that still exists. It was
founded in 930 at Thingvellir (the "assembly fields"),
which is almost 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Iceland's
capital, Reykjavík. What is it called
Q-3

26.  This is a news item of Olive ridley turtles marching to
Gahirmata beach for nesting?Which state are we talking
about where we find Olive Ridley turtles?
Q-4

27.  Why was this girl in the news across the world
Q-5

28. Identify
 The Norwegian Nobel
Committee decided to award
the Nobel Peace Prize for
2016 to Colombian President
for his resolute efforts to
bring the country's more than
50-year-long civil war to an
end, a war that has cost the
lives of at least 220000
Colombians?What is his
name
Q-6

29. The name of the country is
derieved from Sanskrit words
which means Lion and
city.Which country are we
talking about?
Q-7

30. Question 8
The local time at Royal
observatory at which place in
England is taken to
internationnaly accepted
Universal time

32.  After which Indian scientist did
NASA name the third of the four
great observatories?
Q-1

33.  On the Internet what does the
abbreviation Y2K stand for
Q-2

34.  Identify Q-3

35.  What is the name of the
Supercontinent that existed during
the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic
era called?
Q-4

36. 
 The man in picture is Christiaan Neethling Barnard ?What do
we remember him for
Q-5

37. What are Common Mormon,Plain
tiger,Blue Pansy,Autumn
leaf,Common Jezebel,Blue tiger
and Tailed Jay types of ?
Q-6

38.  What are these extinct birds of
Madagascar called?
Q-7

39. Question 8
The first Stanza of which
Nursery rhyme did Thomas
Edison use to test his
invention of the phonograph in
1877?

40. Sports and Entertainment

41. Identify the trophy Q-1

42. Identify the sport

43. Identify Q-3

44. Q-4
 Name the first person of Asian descent to have won the
Oscar.He got the best director award for film Brokeback
mountain and Life of Pi
Q-4

45.  Poster of film that won the Best Film
at the Oscars this year.Name the film
Q-5Q-5

46. Who won the ladies
singles at Wimbeldon
held recently?
Q-6Question 6

47. Question-7
Whose Autobiography is
called Ace against Odds which
was released this year?
Q-7

48. Question 8
Who was the first batsman in
the history of international
cricket to be given out by
third umpire


50. Question -1
 Identify the person along with PM Modi

51. Identify

52. Which organizations Logo
Q-3

53. Question 4
 What organization did Sir George
Williams form in 1944 which has now
become one of the largest Youth
organizations in the world?

54. Question 5
 Which world body is he heading?

55. Question 6
 What is special about Nutonomy cars in Singapore?

56. Question 7
 The event is held annually encouraging
individuals, communities, and businesses to
turn off non-essential electric lights for one
hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on a specific day
towards the end of March, as a symbol of
commitment to the planet.[1] It was started as a
lights-off event in Sydney, Australia, in 2007.
Since then, it has grown to engage more than
7,000 cities and towns across 172 countries.It
is organised by Worldwide fund for
nature(WWF).What is the event called

57. Question 8
In which fictional town will you
find Truth printing press and
Lawley street

59. Rules of tie breaker
•We will have total of 6 questions
•Question to both teams
•Answers to be written on sheet of paper
•Team that answers more questions correctly will win the tie
breaker
•In case still there is a tie we look at question from 1 to 6
and who got the first one right and so on

60. Question 1
Which 2 countries are divided by
38th Parallel?

61. Question 2
What are yellow pages

62. Question 3
What is Ikebana

63. Question 4
Lotus temple is house of
Worship for which religious
group?

64. Question 5
Who played the role of
Srinivasa Ramunujan in
the movie “The man who
knew infinity?

65. Tie breaker Final question-6
 This nation is the youngest in the world
having gained Independence in 2011.
Salva Kiir Mayardit is the First president
of the nation?

66. Thanks