CSLQ 2.0 (Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz) - School Round Finals

1. Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz ‘14
IIM
RAIPUR
September 28th, 2014
School Finals

2. ROUND 1 – Infinite Bounce (Clockwise)
• RULES
• Total of 9 Questions.
• Marks for Each Question (Direct & Pass) – 10.
• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is
final.

3. 1
•What was this ad about?

4. 1
• Ishant Sharma’s seven wickets culminating in India’s first Test
victory at Lord’s in 28 years

5. 2
• The name of this Indian art form means to ‘tell a story’.
• The art form is believed to be originated from the practice of
storytelling of nomadic bards in ancient Northern India.
• Later the it developed as a classical art form in three major
schools namely Jaipur Gharana, Lucknow Gharana and
Benaras Gharana.

6. •Kathak
2

7. 3
• A 2010 award-winning movie is the story of a child, his struggles to
pursue his dreams and to surpass the boundaries of reality, is a
celebration of the human spirit pitted against overwhelming odds.
• What is blanked out?

8. • I Am Kalam
3

9. 4
• This coin was released in May 2011 to kick-off the 150th birthday
celebrations of which famous person?

10. • Rabindranath Tagore
4

11. 5
• Nehru and Sardar Patel had a major disagreement over who
should be the first President of India. Patel’s choice was
Rajendra Prasad (who eventually did become the 1st
President). Who was Nehru’s choice?

12. • C Rajagopalachari
5

13. 6
• Why was this Aadhaar card in the news recently? What has been
blanked out? Put funda.

14. 6
• Aadhar Card for Lord Hanuman
• A unique identification card with registration number 209470519541 issued in the
name of Lord Hanuman was despatched from Bangalore to Sikar in Rajasthan.

15. 7
• Identify this flower, whose Hindi name via a Bollywood detour lends
itself to a kind of a very popular dress worn by women.

16. 7
• Anarkali (Pomegranate Blossom)

17. 8
• During the Mughal period it occupied a unique place in the emblem of
the royalty of Oudh. This was usually used like a cloth to wipe off the
excess oil off the hands after the completion of an oil rich food laden
with meat and fat. In short it served as a substitute for a
‘Handkerchief’.
• What am I talking about?

18. •Rumali Roti
8

19. 9
• This everyday ritual gets its name from the Hindu goddess of
love and the Sanskrit word for complete. The various
components of the ritual represents solidity, liquidity, heat,
movement, space, etc.

20. • Aarti
9

21. ROUND 2 – 3 Shots to Glory
• RULES
• In each of the three questions, there shall be 3 clues about a
famous personality
• Press the Buzzer if you want to attempt the question
• Marks for getting the answer right/wrong after the first clue
would be +15/-5, the second clue would be +10/-5, and third clue
would be +5/-5
• Only one attempt allowed per team in each question

22. 1
• +15/-5: X was an Indian socialist considered to be one of the most
influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement.
• +10/-5: He is often referred to as "Shaheed X", the word "Shaheed"
meaning "martyr" in a number of Asian languages.
• +5/-5: Seeking revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of
the police, X was involved in the murder of British police officer John
Saunders.

23. • Bhagat Singh
1

24. 2
• +15/-5: X is one of the best-known and most
respected playback singers in India.
• +10/-5: X is the second vocalist to have ever been awarded
the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
• +5/-5: She is the elder sister of singer Asha Bhosle.

25. • Lata Mangeshkar
2

26. 3
• +15/-5: A B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration) from
the University of Colorado, X recently joined the Bangalore-based
GoSports Foundation as a member of their board of
advisors.
• +10/-5: X is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, the sole
distributor ofWalther arms in India.
• +5/-5: His autobiography, A Shot at History: My Obsessive
Journey to Olympic Gold was launched in October 2011.

27. • Abhinav Bindra
3

28. 4
• +5/-5: Why am I putting the man in the picture along with the above
three personalities now?

29. • Today is their birthday
4

30. ROUND 3 – Infinite Bounce (Anti-Clockwise)
• RULES
• Total of 9 Questions.
• Marks for Each Question (Direct & Pass) – 10.
• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is
final.

31. 1
• Dev Patel (in the pic), the protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire,
is all set to act in an upcoming English movie as which
extremely famous personality from pre-Independent India?

32. 1
• Srinivasa Ramanujan
• Movie based on this book,
to be directed by Matt Brown.

33. 2
• X was founded on 3 November 1838 as The Bombay Times
and Journal of Commerce in Bombay. As a semi-weekly
edition, published every Saturday and Wednesday; by
Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, a Maharashtrian
Reformist.
• How do we know X better today?

34. • The Times of India
2

35. 3
• What are these two boys’ claim to fame?

36. 3
•World Record partnership in cricket
• St Peter's High School, Hyderabad openers Manoj Kumar and
Mohammed Shaibaz, in 2006, added a world-record 721 runs
in 40 overs to eclipse the 664-run stand between Sachin
Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli set for Sharadashram
Vidyamandir in 1987-88.

37. • Connect
4

38. 4
• CV Raman, Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
• Uncle-Nephew duo to win the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930
and 1983, respectively.

39. 5
• According to myths, the Gods & Goddesses pleaded with Lord
Brahma to create another ‘Veda’ which would be simpler for
the common man to understand.
• Lord Brahma created the ‘Panchamveda’, an essence of the
other four Vedas. He then propagated this in the earth through
a sage, who lent his name to this art form. What am I referring
to?

40. • Bharata Natyam
5

41. 6
• What was banned on All India Radio from 1941 till 1971, for reasons
thought to be:
- it sounds 'besura'
- it is of foreign origin
- Tagore and Nehru did not like it

42. • Harmonium
6

43. • Connect
7

44. 7
• Bollywood movies inspired from Rabindranath Tagore’s
novels

45. 8
• Id the “deity” controversially called as Telangana Talli / Mother of
Telangana.

46. 8
• Sonia Gandhi
• P Shankar Rao, a former minister, was building a temple in
Mahbubnagar district to "thank" Mrs Gandhi for her party's
decision last July to split the southern state of Andhra Pradesh
and create a new state of Telangana.

47. 9
• Identify the two missing names in the complete list, and explain what
the list is.
• Abu’l Fazl
• Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
• Mulla Do-Pyaza
• Abul Fazi
• Raja Man Singh
• Raja Todar Mal
• Fakir Aziao-Din
• X
• Y

48. 9
• Birbal, Tansen - Navratnas in Akbar’s court

49. • RULES
ROUND 4 – Go all the way on the BUZZER!
• Total of 6 Questions.
• Marks for Each Question (Direct) : +10/-5.
• No passing of questions to other teams.
• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is final.

50. Thank You!