This document appears to be about a quiz competition between schools on topics related to countries visited recently by the Indian Prime Minister and their neighboring countries. It contains questions and answers over 7 rounds covering geography, demographics, current affairs, China, pictures, and specific focus on Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh. The final round has picture identification questions about influential people from these countries.

1. BATTLE
OF THE
BRAINS

2. 5TH KALPAVRIKSHA INTERSCHOOL QUIZ
COMPETITION 2016

3. JUNIOR GROUP
CLASS VII-VIII
NEAR COUNTRIES
VISITED BY PM
MODI IN LAST 2
YEARSCHINA, PAKISTAN, NEPAL, AFGHANISTAN,
SRILANKA,BHUTAN, MYNAMAR &
BANGLADESH

4. ROUND 1
GEOGRAPHY

5. TEAM
A
ANS : GULF OF MANNAR
/PALK STRAIT
Q ) Name the geographical
features which separates
Indian subcontinent from
Srilanka .

6. TEAM
B
Q) Name the world’s highest
cold desert which is located in
Pakistan.
ANS :KATPANA DESERT,
SKARDU

7. C
Q )Apart from Kosi and
Gandhak name the third
major river which flows via
Nepal to join Ganges river
ANS : GHAGHRA

8. TEA
M A
Q) Apart from Padma( Ganges)
and Jamuna ( Brahmaputra ) ,
name the third river which
forms the Ganges delta in
Bangladesh ?
ANS ) MEGHNA RIVER

9. B
Q) Which northeastern state of
India other than Arunachal
Pradesh, Manipur and
Nagaland share common
border with Mynamar ?
ANS :MIZORAM

10. TEAM
C
Q) What is the ill marked
geographical border line
dividing Afghanistan from
Pakistan is called
ANS ) DURAND LINE

11. ROUND 2
DEMOGRAPHY
& SYMBOLS

12. TEAM
B
Q) Name the most spoken
language in Srilanka.
ANS: SINHALESE

13. TEAM
C
Q )Name the largest and the
most populated city in
Pakistan.
ANS : KARACHI

14. TEAM
A
ANS : AFGHANISTAN
Q) Pashto and Dari are the
official languages of which
country

15. TEAM
B
Q) Name the unit currency
of Bhutan.
ANS:BHUTANESE NGULTRUM

16. TEAM
C
Q) What is the capital of
Mynamar ?
ANS:NAYPYIDAW

17. TEAM
A
Q)Who is the prime minister
of Nepal ?
ANS ) PUSHPKAMAL DAHAL
(PRACHAND)

18. ROUND 3
PAST AND CURRENT
AFFAIRS

19. TEAM
C
Q)Name the country effected
by famous terrorist group
LTTE ( liberation tigers of
tamil eelam ) in the past
ANS : SRILANKA

20. TEAM
A
Q) Who wrote the national
anthem of Bangladesh
(Amar sonar bangla).
ANS : RABINDRANATH TAGORE

21. TEAM B
Q ) Name the country other
than Bangladesh and Bhutan
who supported India to
boycott SAARC summit to be
held in Islamabad this year ?
ANS: AFGHANISTAN

22. TEAM
C
Q) Name the controversial
seaport being developed
jointly by Pakistan & China
for trade in Balochistan
province
ANS : GWADHAR PORT

23. TEAM
A
Q )Name the country where
Indian army in 2015
carried out surgical strike
to kill Naga insurgents
ANS : MYNAMAR

24. TEAM
B
Q) Name the Bhutanese
mythological creature
represented in its national
flag.
ANS) DRUK (thunder dragon)

25. ROUND 4
CHINA

26. TEA
MA
Q) What is the international
boundary line between India
and China called
ANS : MACMOHAN LINE

27. TEAM
B
Q) What is the capital of Tibet
autonomous region
ANS: LHASA

28. TEAM
C
Q) Name the city other than
Delhi did Chinese premier Li
Jinping visited during his
official visit to India in 2014
ANS : AHMEDABAD

29. TEAM
A
Q) In which year did Peoples
republic of China attacked
India
ANS: 1962

30. TEAM
B
Q) Who is considered the
father of modern post-
imperial Republic of China
ANS : DR. SUN YAT SEN

31. TEAM
C
Q) Name the famous chinese
traveller who visited India
during Chandragupta II
(Vikramaditya) era
ANS : FA HEIN

32. ROUND 5
IDENTIFY AND ANSWER ONE
QUESTION RELATED TO
THESE PICTURES

33. MB
Q 1 ) IDENTIFY THIS LADY

34. ANS 1: AUNG SAN SUU KI
Q2 ) In which year did she
receive Nobel prize for peace
ANS :1991

35. C
Q 1) IDENTIFY THIS ARTIST

36. Q2) He is no more but his
nephew is continuing his
legacy as a singer. Name him.
ANS 1:NUSRAT FATEHALI KHAN
ANS 2) RAHAT FATEHALI KHAN

37. TEAM A
Q1 ) IDENTIFY THIS MONUMENT

38. ANS 1: GREAT WALL OF CHINA
QUES 2:Though construction
of the wall began BC and
extended time to time, which
Chinese dynasty of recent
times rebuild it
ANS 2: MING DYNASTY

39. TEAM
B
Q 1)IDENTIFY THIS PERSONALITY

40. ANS 1: TASLIMA NASRIN
Q 2 )Name the famous novel
written by her which got her
instant fame?
ANS 2: LAJJA( SHAME)

41. C
Q1 : IDENTIFY THIS LEADER

42. ANS 1: IMRANKHAN
Q 2: Name the political party
which he founded
ANS 2: TAHREEK -E- INSAAF

43. A
Q ) IDENTIFY THIS PERSON.

44. ANS : TENZING NORGAY
QUES 2:In which year did he
conquest Mt Everest along
with Edmund Hillary
ANS :29 May 1953

45. ROUN
D 7
MYNAMAR
SRILANKA

46. PAKISTAN
QUES 1 :IDENTIFY THIS LADY

47. ANS 1 : MALALA YOUSAFZAI
QUES 2 :She was shot while
defying a terrorist group call
banning girl’s education .
Name the terrorist outfit
ANS 2 : TALIBAN

48. QUES 3 :Yousafzai's memoir I
Am Malala: The Story of the
Girl Who Stood Up for
Education and was Shot by
the Taliban, is co-written with
which British journalist
ANS : CHRISTINA LAMB

49. AFGHANISTAN
QUES 1: IDENTIFY THIS SITE

50. ANS 1: BAMIYAAN
QUES 2:Name the god whose
statue is depicted in this
picture
ANS 2 : LORD BUDDHA

51. QUES 3:Name the terrorist
outfit which recently
destroyed this statue
ANS 3: TALIBAN

52. NEPAL
QUES : IDENTIFY THIS WEAPON?

53. ANS 1: KUKRI ( KHUKRI)
QUES 2) Which army
regiment owns this
characteristic weapon all over
the world
ANS: GORKHA REGIMENT

54. QUES 3:Apart from India
and Nepal which country has
Gorkha regiment in their
army
ANS 3: BRITAIN

55. BANGLADESH
Q 1: IDENTIFY THIS PERSON ?

56. ANS :MOHAMMUD YUNUS
QUES 2:What is his
organisation of microfinance
and microcredit called?
ANS : GRAMEEN BANK

57. ANS 3: 2006
QUES 3:In which year did he
receive Nobel prize for his
pioneering concept

58. Q 1: IDENTIFY THIS LADY
SRILANKA

59. ANS1: SRIMOVA BANDARANAIKE
QUES 2:She was the longest
serving primiminister of
Srilanka. How many terms
she served the office.
ANS 2 : 3 TERMS

60. QUES 3: What is the name of
her daughter who also
became the president of
Srilanka ?
ANS 3 :CHANDRIKA
KUMARATUNGA

61. MYNAMAR
QUES1 :IDENTIFY THIS TRIBE

62. ANS 2: BRASS
QUES 2 : Which metal is used
to make these rings
ANS 1 : KAYAN LAHWI

63. QUES 3 : Which muslim
tribe in Mynamar is facing
atrocities from the natives ?
ANS 3: ROHINGYA MUSLIMS