Intra-School Quiz for high school students(8-10). Loyola School, Jamshedpur

1. BATTLE OF
MINDS
PRELIMS

2. Question 1
As per the folktale, after her banishment from Ayodhya, Sita started
living at the ashram of Sage Valmiki. One day Sita left Luv in the custody
of Valmiki and went into the forest to collect firewood. But when the
sage went for his daily prayers, Luv went into the forest and followed
his mother. Upon returing, he became tense as he was not able to find
Luv. Not knowing how to answer Sita, Valmiki created something from a
strand of grass.
What?

3. Kush

4. Question 2
What was introduced in India by Sir James Wilson in 1860 in order to
meet the losses sustained by the Government on account of the Sepoy
Mutiny of 1857?

5. Income Tax

6. Question 3
What was started by a school teacher Juan Ceriani Gravier in 1930 in
Montevideo, Uruguay when he observed that youngsters were
practicing an outdoor sport on a basketball court because shortage of
actual pitches?
Today it is a worldwide sensation.

7. Futsal

8. Question 4
Diluted Silver Nitrate when brought in contact with skin, reacts with the
salt present on it and forms Silver Chloride and leave the stains which
are impossible to wash off and is only removed as external skin cells are
replaced.
The dilution formula is patented and only available with two entities in
the world.
What is being talked about?

9. Indelible ink

10. Question 5
The service derived from the Secret Service Bureau, which was founded
in 1909. The Bureau was a joint initiative of the Admiralty and the War
Office to control secret intelligence operations, particularly
concentrating on the activities of the Imperial German Government.
The bureau was split into naval and army sections which, over time,
specialised in foreign espionage and internal counter-espionage
activities, respectively. This specialisation was because the Admiralty
wanted to know the maritime strength of the Imperial German Navy.
This specialisation was formalised before 1914. During the First World
War in 1916, the two sections underwent administrative changes so
that the foreign section became the X, the name by which it is
frequently known in popular culture today.

11. Mi6

12. Question 6

13. Premier Futsal

14. Question 7
Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cricket Australia’s National Cricket
Centre in Brisbane and Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai in India
are the only three centers accredited to perform these activities.
The facilities were assessed against a range of criteria, including having
an indoor area large enough to carry out these activities; a motion
analysis system with a minimum of 12 high speed cameras capable of
producing three-dimensional data, suitably qualified personnel,
experience in using such systems, and implementing the ICC testing
protocol. What exactly is tested at these centers ?

15. Illegal/Suspected Bowling Actions

16. Question 8
What is this all about?

17. GST/Common Tax

18. Question 9
This group includes Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah,Umm Al Qaiwan,
Sharjah, Ajman and two more.
Which group is being talked about?

19. The Emirates (UAE)

20. Question 10
X is the first city in the India to be awarded the coveted ISO 14001
certificate (environmental management system certificate).
It will soon become India’s first ‘Zero Water Discharge’ city.
It is also the only million plus city in India without a municipal
corporation. Legend has it that in the late 1980s when the state
government proposed a law to end the administration of this city by
____Y___ and bring the city under a municipality, the local populace
rose in protest and defeated the government's proposal. In 2005, a
similar proposal was once again put up by lobbying politicians.
However, the objective was never achieved and ___X___ still remains
without a municipality.

21. X- Jamshedpur
Y- Tata Group

22. Question 11
In 1946. a young entrepreneur, K.M. Mammen
Mappillai, opened a small toy balloon manufacturing
unit in a shed at Tiruvottiyur, Madras. Although the
factory was just a small shed without any machines, a
variety of products, ranging from balloons and latex-
cast squeaking toys to industrial gloves and
contraceptives, were produced. How is this ‘factory’
known today?

23. MRF

24. Question 12
Annibale Gammarelli have been an exquisite design firm who have
tailored for X since many generations.
Their products include Zucchetto,which is a sacred skullcap and Papal
regalia and insignia.
ID X.

25. Pope
(they make Pope’s robes)

26. Question 13
Her depiction is seen on temple doorjambs. She is
depicted as black in complexion and stands on her
mount, the tortoise, holding a water pot in her hand. In
an ancient painting she is shown as a beautiful maiden
standing on the banks of the river. The goddess's name
is Yami. She is called the goddess of the _____. Yami is
the sister of Yama, the god of death and is the daughter
of Surya deva, the Sun god.

27. Yamuna

28. Question 14
X is the son of Pancham and Bhulna Devi from eastern
Uttar Pradesh. X and his brother Vinod both lived with
their father, a milk distributor in Mumbai while his
mother lived in the Neema village in Varanasi district
where she took care of farming. X’s brother is a DySP
with the Maharashtra government.
Identify this person who has been in the news for all
sorts of reasons.

29. Narsingh Yadav

30. Question 15
When Indian forces grove away the Portuguese from this colony, it
became an independent country according to the internationals laws.
The residents of the colony requested the Government of India for
administrative help.
Mr. K.G.Badlani, an officer of IAS was sent as the administrator. In 1961,
Mr.Badlani was for one day designated the PM of the ‘country’, so that,
as Head of the State he could sign an agreement with the PM of India,
Jawaharlal Nehru and formally merge the ‘country’ with the Republic of
India.
Which place is being talked about?

31. Dadar&Nagar Haveli

32. Question 16
It is known as Caucacus Indicus in Ancient Greek and stretches from
Afghanistan to Pakistan. It separates Central Asia from South Asia.
It was considered to be the dividing line between British and Russian
lines in Afghanistan during their war there.
One possible etymology is that the name means ‘kill the Hindus’, and is
a reminder of the days when slaves from the Indian subcontinent died
in the harsh weather typical of the Afghan mountains while being
transported to Central Asia.
Identify this relief feature.

33. Hindu Kush

34. Question 17
It is a member of the Flaviviridae virus family and
the genus Flavivirus. It is spread by daytime-active
Aedes mosquitoes, such as Aedes aegypti and
Aedes albopictus. Its name comes from the ____
Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first
isolated in 1947. This virus is related to the
dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and
West Nile viruses.

35. Zika

36. Question 18
Where would you find these Lego figurines? Name all three.

37. Juno space probe
Jupiter,Juno,Galileo

38. Question 19
From a minimalist poster
series celebrating
pioneering women in
science, this is a tribute to
a lady who has a U.S.
Navy destroyer and a Cray
model named after her.
Who?

39. Grace Hopper

40. Question 20
“Flippd” is a lifestyle label by?

41. Flipkart