BJEM School Quiz conducted by me and siddharth

1. QUIESTA
THE INTRA BJEM
SCHOOL QUIZ
QM – SIDDHARTH MISHRA AND ALANKAR DEVTA

2. Prelims Set

3. Rules for the Prelims
 25 Questions in all, with each Question carrying 1 mark.
 There are no negative marks – feel free to take a guess!
 There are 5 star marked Questions in total.
 Star marked Questions will be used to resolve any and all ties. If the tie still
persists, then the rules of Sudden Death will be applicable.
 In case of names, last names are acceptable unless specifically mentioned
so.
 Minor spelling variations are acceptable.
 Use of any electronic devices is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

4. All the Best!

5. Q1.
 Starring Ollywood superstar Anubhav Mohanty, the movie “____
__________ - The Forgotten Legend” was launched at Bhubaneswar this
year in the month of January.
 Said to be the first ever period movie of the industry, it is based on the life
and actions of one of the state’s finest sons who started the first resistance
against the British on its soil.
 Who is the movie based upon?

6. A1.
 Buxi Jagabandhu

7. Q2.
 What structure, currently under construction, touted to dwarf all the other
statues is blanked out?

9. A2.

10. Q3.
 South Korea unveiled a new kind of costume for their Olympic athletes.
Made of special materials and long sleeves, these costumes were meant
to prevent them from catching a certain disease, one that was a major
cause of worry during the Olympics and led to a lot of athletes not
competing.
 Which disease do these costumes supposedly stop? (image on next slide)

12. A3.
 Zika Virus

13. Q4.
 Considered as one of the “world’s largest congregation of religious
pilgrims”, the story behind the origins is as follows – Lord Vishnu was
transporting Amrita in a pot when he dropped a few drops from the pot at
four different locations, and thus this holy event came into being.
 Identify the event being mentioned here, which takes its name from the
Sanskrit for ‘pot’.

14. A4.
 Kumbh Mela

15. Q5.
 Winning a Nobel Prize and an Academy Award are tremendous feats in
themselves, and winning them both is a sure sign of excellence.
 Till date, there have been only two people who have won both the
Academy Award and the Nobel Prize. If one of them is George Bernard
Shaw, who is the more recent addition to the list?

16. A5.
 Bob Dylan

17. Q6.
 Indian batsmen have a habit of scoring double centuries, with 4 different
occasions when an Indian batsman has scored a double century.
 If it was Sachin Tendulkar on the first occasion, Virendra Sehwag on the
second and Rohit Sharma on the fourth – which batsman was it the third
time?

18. A6.
 Rohit Sharma!

19. Q7.
 Considered to be the birthplace of many landmark inventions as well as
the cradle of Western civilization, the Mesopotamian Civilization is an
important part of human history.
 The word Mesopotamia is taken from the ancient Greek root words μέσος
(meso) "middle" and ποταμός (potamos) "river" and literally means "(Land)
between rivers“.
 Which two rivers formed the basis of the Mesopotamian civilization?

20. A7.
 Tigris
 Euphrates

21. Q8.
 Shown in these pictures are Bezwada Wilson (left) and TM Krishna. Which
prestigious award were they the recipients of this year?

22. A8.
 Ramon Magsaysay Award

23. Q9.
 It is believed that this feature came about because of the drying up of the
Saraswati river. It gets its name from Sanskrit / Vedic word irina (meaning
“salt marsh”) attested in the Rigveda and Mahabharata.
 Which geographical feature is this?

24. A9.
 Rann of Kutch

25. Q10.
 Shown in the image is Vileplume,
which is a grass/poison type
Pokemon.
 The shape on its head is not just
indicative of being a grass type
Pokeomn, but is also inspired from a
very famous kind of flower, known to
all of us as the world’s biggest.
 Which flower?

26. A10.
 Rafflesia

27. Q11.
 This is the cast of which famous sitcom, which takes its name from a
famous theory about the origins of the universe?

28. A11.
 The Big Bang Theory

29. Q12.
 Which country did the Indian Kabbadi team recently beat with a 38-29
margin to win the 2016 Kabbadi World Cup?

30. A12.
 Iran

31. Q13.
 Considered to be one of the complex moves in the field, it has been
successfully mastered by only five women till date –
• Yelena Sergeyevna _________, Russia.
• Yamilet Peña Abreu, Dominican Republic
• Fadwa Mohamed Abdellatif Mahmoud, Egypt.
• Oksana Aleksandrovna Chusovitina, Uzbekistan
• X
 What is being talked about here? Or, give the name of the person to have
successfully performed it recently.

32. A13.
 Produnova vault
 Dipa Karmakar

33. Q14.
 With the tagline ‘Fly With A Smile’, identify this company from its logo
shown below? It is the only one of its kind in the state.

34. A14.
 Air Odisha

35. Q15.
 Described as the “New Temple of Resurgent India” by Pt Jawaharlal
Nehru, he said on its inauguration –
“This ___ has been built with the unrelenting toil of man for the benefit of
mankind and therefore is worthy of worship. May you call it a Temple or a
Gurdwara or a Mosque, it inspires our admiration and reverence”
 What is being talked about here?

36. A15.
 The Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Project

37. Q16.
 Which character from Indian Mythology is also known by the following
names? The literal translation of the names is given beside them.
• Vajrakaya - Sturdy Like Metal
• Manojavaya - Speed Like Wind
• Kabalikrut - Swallower of the Sun
• Kamaroopin - Changing form at will
• Vijitendriya - Controller of the Senses

38. A16.
 Hanuman

39. Q17.
 Identify the movie from this minimalist poster

40. A17.
 Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge

41. Q18.
 Whose biography is this?

42. A18.
 Kalpana Chawla

43. Q19.
In 2013, Samsung’s brand ambassador hosted a photography workshop for
kids in his home country.
Who was the brand ambassador?

44. A19.
 Usain Bolt

45. Q20.
 While there is no provision that the
Bharat Ratna should be awarded to
Indian citizens, it has been awarded
once to a naturalised Indian citizen
(Mother Teresa) and twice to two non-
Indians.
 Name either of the two non-Indians to
win the Bharat Ratna.

46. A20.
 Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
 Nelson Mandela

47. Q21.
 With respect to currency, what is unique about the countries shown in red?

48. A21.
 They all use Rupee

49. Q22.
 Starting with King Mahendra who succeeded to his father Tribhuvan in
1955, the Nepali Rupee notes contained his portrait. From 1972 – 2001
During King Birendra’s rule Banknote of 500 rupees with portrait of king
Birendra in uniform Banknote of Nepali rupees with portrait of king
Birendra with crown were issued.
 From 2001-2007 Birendras’s portrait was simply replaced by that of his
younger brother and successor Gyanendra.
 In October 2007 a 500 rupee note was issued on which the king’s portrait
was replaced by ‘X’. This reflected the historical change from kingdom
to republic which took place in May 2008 in Nepal.
 Id X.

50. A22.
 Mt Everest

51. Q23.
 Situated in T3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi what is this
sculpture depicting?

52. A23.
 Surya Namaskar

53. Q24.
 The Man Who Knew Infinity is a 2015 British biographical drama film
based on the 1991 book of the same name by Robert Kanigel. The film
stars Dev Patel as the real-life famous Indian mathematician, who is
credited to have made various breakthroughs in the field and has been
hailed as an unparalleled genius.
 Who is the movie based on? (image on next slide)

55. A24.
 Srinivasa Ramanujan

56. Q25.
 In the phonetic alphabet, A is referred as Alpha, B as Bravo, C as Charlie
and so on.
 One alphabet is referred to by the name of a country.
 Which alphabet and country?

57. A25.
 I, India.