The document outlines a quiz consisting of 20 questions focused on various topics, including sports, historical figures, and significant events primarily related to India. It also provides detailed answers to each question, covering misconceptions about national sports, notable Indian athletes, and important cultural festivals. Additionally, it discusses the recognition of achievements in sports and the promotion of tourism efforts in India.

1. PRELIMS
CETQUIZZITE

2. TODAY’S DEAL
● 20 Questions in total.
● Each question carries 1 mark.
● Questions 5, 10, 15 & 20 are Star Marked Questions. (In case of
Tie Breakers)
● There are no hard questions, just think out of the box.
● Any “Yeh question mere ko pata hai” is purely coincidental
because great minds think alike.
● All the best and let’s have a great session!!!

4. Q1
Mayuresh Agrawal, who teaches in V K Patil International School in
Sindkheda tehsil of Dhule district of North Maharashtra, received the
reply letter from Ministry, dated January 15, 2020 clearing a very
popular misconception that every Indian has/had ever since
childhood. The reply clearly stated that it is done so in order to
promote all disciplines. What is being talked about?

5. Q2
Known as one of the best flickers of all time, this hockey player was
accidentally shot by an RPF official in 2006 which forced him out of
the Hockey World Cup but later on he made a comeback in 2008
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and became the top scorer with 8 goals. This
story was also shown in a Bollywood movie in 2018.
He has now again come into news but for different reasons. Who is
he?

6. Q3
X has been made the mascot for the Odisha Men’s Hockey World
Cup. Alongside the promotion of the event, the mascot aims to raise
awareness about the conservation of the Y, which is said to be on
the verge of extinction in the state of Odisha. From the games
perspective, X personifies the spirit of sportsmanship and
encourages the participants to play the sport with complete fairness
and in the right spirit.
Identify X and Y.

7. Q4
X turned professional in Golf in 2020, made his debut at the
Golconda Masters 2020. He featured in the Qualifying School in
Ahmedabad and then competed at the Golconda Masters in
Hyderabad, and the Players Championship in Bengaluru.
Awarded for Excellence in Sports (Hockey) at 2nd edition of UDAAN
by Zee Hindustan, 2022. X was the first-ever tribal to get Padma Shri
Award.
Identify this famous person.

8. *Q5*
Connect them to a popular place of
International Importance in current times.

9. Q6
This hockey player hails from the Sundergarh district which has
produced the most number of hockey players from Odisha. She was
one of the 4 players who were made to sit on the floor of the train for
an hour due to unconfirmed Railway Ticket on their way back to
home from Rio Olympics. She was a part of the Asia cup winning
squad in 2017. She has also completed 100 International Caps for
India.
Who is She?

10. Q7
Earlier named after Rajiv Gandhi, Khel Ratna Award has been renamed
thanks to people coming up and requesting PMO. Modi took to twitter
and officially announced that it will be renamed after Major Dhyan
Chand. BJP took to Social Media posting this and highlighting the
change but soon took down the post due to a huge error.
What mistake am I talking about?

12. Q8
X used to practice a lot during the night after his duty hours. He used
to wait for the moon to come out so that the visibility in the field
(there were no flood lights) improved. He was hence called X, by his
fellow players, as his practice sessions at night invariably coincided
with the coming out of the moon.
ID X.

13. Q9
It is a brick-built double-storey structure in the classical Western
style having of Doric-Corinthian column and a mixture of Greek and
Victorian architecture. Lime-mortar has been used in construction of
this palace. X did major additions to palace in 1892, which has 126
rooms. The front of the palace, which resembles the Buckingham
Palace. Local people address this palace as Rajbadi.
The Palace was home to six generations of rulers of which dynasty?

15. *Q10*
CONNECT

16. Q11
X is an Indian Female Hockey Player born in Sundergarh, Odisha.
She currently plays for the Women’s Hockey Team of India. She has
150 International caps with 3 International Goals. She completed her
100th international cap in India's final group stage match against
Australia on her 22nd birthday at the 4 Nation Women Tournament at
Darwin in Australia on 3 June 2016. She was recently selected for
Arjuna Award in 2022.
Who is X?

17. Q12
This is an Amul Ad for the movie Chak De India.
What was the tagline for this Ad?

18. Q13
Gujarat’s first houseboat named EKTA is an attempt to support
Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Government of Gujarat’s
vision to establish Statue of Unity as one of the world’s most popular
tourist attractions.
Which multinational Indian Unicorn has built this & Name its founder.

19. Q14
This coastal discovery by American Zoologist Dr. H.R. Bustard was
made in 1974. The annual visits of its most famous visitors have
been erratic lately due to climate change and human interference.
The Marine Sanctuary present here extends from mouth of Dharma
River to mouth of Mahanadi River.
Identify this famous place.

20. *Q15*
He returned as a goalkeeping coach for the 1998 Asian Games in
which the India men's national field hockey team won the Gold. Four
years later, X was hired to be the goalkeeping coach of the India
women's national field hockey team. The team won the Gold at the
2002 Commonwealth Games.He was also the assistant coach for the
Women's team when it won the Gold at the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.
This is the later career of X. His early career involved high profile
controversies wherein India lost 1-7 against Pakistan in 1982 Asian
Games.
Who am I talking about?

21. Q16
Identify a connect between both of them. What positions do they hold in
contemporary times?

22. Q17
CONNECT

23. Q18
Born & brought up in Berhampur in the Ganjam district of Odisha, X
was India’s High Commissioner to Ceylon in 1947 & the fourth
President of India. During his tenure as President, X gave his assent
to two revolutionary documents — the Shimla Agreement, a peace
treaty signed between India and Pakistan, and the bank
nationalisation Bill of 1969, which continues to shape the Indian
economy even after five decades. There is a market named after him
in Berhampur.
Identify X.

24. Q19
This famous festival is held on the banks of River X. X has a distributary Y which
means “It can be passed through a wood bridge in ancient time.” This popular
festival is held during the time when North East Monsoon winds start blowing in
India. It was also mentioned by our PM in the G20 summit of 2022.
Identify the festival and Y.

26. *Q20*
This is an exhaustive list of countries. However, 1 country is
missing from this list. Identify the missing country and the list.

27. ANSWERS

28. Q1
Mayuresh Agrawal, who teaches in V K Patil International School in
Sindkheda tehsil of Dhule district of North Maharashtra, received the
reply letter from Ministry, dated January 15, 2020 clearing a very
popular misconception that every Indian has/had ever since
childhood. The reply clearly stated that it is done so in order to
promote all disciplines. What is being talked about?

29. A1
The misconception that Hockey is the national sport of India.
"The government has not declared any sport/game as the National
Game of the country, as the objective of the government is to
encourage/promote all popular sports disciplines."

30. Q2
Known as one of the best flickers of all time, this hockey player was
accidentally shot by an RPF official in 2006 which forced him out of
the Hockey World Cup but later on he made a comeback in 2008
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and became the top scorer with 8 goals. This
story was also shown in a Bollywood movie in 2018.
He has now again come into news but for different reasons. Who is
he?

31. A2
SANDEEP SINGH

32. Q3
X has been made the mascot for the Odisha Men’s Hockey World
Cup. Alongside the promotion of the event, the mascot aims to raise
awareness about the conservation of the Y, which is said to be on
the verge of extinction in the state of Odisha. From the games
perspective, X personifies the spirit of sportsmanship and
encourages the participants to play the sport with complete fairness
and in the right spirit.
Identify X and Y.

33. A3
X : Olly
Y : Olive Ridley Turtles
‘Olly’ represents the endangered Olive
Ridley sea turtles that travel thousands of
miles in the ocean and arrive in millions
every year on Odisha’s Rushikulya and
Gahirmatha beaches for their annual
nesting.

34. Q4
X turned professional in Golf in 2020, made his debut at the
Golconda Masters 2020. He featured in the Qualifying School in
Ahmedabad and then competed at the Golconda Masters in
Hyderabad, and the Players Championship in Bengaluru.
Awarded for Excellence in Sports (Hockey) at 2nd edition of UDAAN
by Zee Hindustan, 2022. X was the first-ever tribal to get Padma Shri
Award.
Identify this famous person.

35. A4
Dilip Tirkey

36. *Q5*
Connect them to a popular place of
International Importance in current times.

37. *A5*
BIRSA MUNDA INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY STADIUM

38. Q6
This hockey player hails from the Sundergarh district which has
produced the most number of hockey players from Odisha. She was
one of the 4 players who were made to sit on the floor of the train for
an hour due to unconfirmed Railway Ticket on their way back to
home from Rio Olympics. She was a part of the Asia cup winning
squad in 2017. She has also completed 100 International Caps for
India.
Who is She?

39. A6
Lilima Minz

40. Q7
Earlier named after Rajiv Gandhi, Khel Ratna Award has been renamed
thanks to people coming up and requesting PMO. Modi took to twitter
and officially announced that it will be renamed after Major Dhyan
Chand. BJP took to Social Media posting this and highlighting the
change but soon took down the post due to a huge error.
What mistake am I talking about?

42. A7
THE SOCIAL MEDIA POST BY BJP HAD THE IMAGE OF PARAM
VIR CHAKRA INSTEAD OF KHEL RATNA. NETIZENS TOOK TO
TROLL THE POST AND BJP REMOVED IT SOON AFTER.

43. Q8
X used to practice a lot during the night after his duty hours. He used
to wait for the moon to come out so that the visibility in the field
(there were no flood lights) improved. He was hence called X, by his
fellow players, as his practice sessions at night invariably coincided
with the coming out of the moon.
ID X.

44. A8
Dhyan Chand

45. Q9
It is a brick-built double-storey structure in the classical Western
style having of Doric-Corinthian column and a mixture of Greek and
Victorian architecture. Lime-mortar has been used in construction of
this palace. X did major additions to palace in 1892, which has 126
rooms. The front of the palace, which resembles the Buckingham
Palace. Local people address this palace as Rajbadi.
The Palace was home to six generations of rulers of which dynasty?

47. A9
Bhanja Dynasty

48. *Q10*
CONNECT

49. *A10*
Sponsors of FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023

50. Q11
X is an Indian Female Hockey Player born in Sundergarh, Odisha.
She currently plays for the Women’s Hockey Team of India. She has
150 International caps with 3 International Goals. She completed her
100th international cap in India's final group stage match against
Australia on her 22nd birthday at the 4 Nation Women Tournament at
Darwin in Australia on 3 June 2016. She was recently selected for
Arjuna Award in 2022.
Who is X?

51. A11
DEEP GRACE EKKA

52. Q12
This is an Amul Ad for the movie Chak De India.
What was the tagline for this Ad?

53. A12

54. Q13
Gujarat’s first houseboat named EKTA is an attempt to support
Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Government of Gujarat’s
vision to establish Statue of Unity as one of the world’s most popular
tourist attractions.
Which multinational Indian Unicorn has built this & Name its founder.

55. A13
OYO & RITESH AGARWAL

56. Q14
This coastal discovery by American Zoologist Dr. H.R. Bustard was
made in 1974. The annual visits of its most famous visitors have
been erratic lately due to climate change and human interference.
The Marine Sanctuary present here extends from mouth of Dharma
River to mouth of Mahanadi River.
Identify this famous place.

57. A14
Gahirmatha Beach

58. *Q15*
He returned as a goalkeeping coach for the 1998 Asian Games in
which the India men's national field hockey team won the Gold. Four
years later, X was hired to be the goalkeeping coach of the India
women's national field hockey team. The team won the Gold at the
2002 Commonwealth Games.He was also the assistant coach for the
Women's team when it won the Gold at the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.
This is the later career of X. His early career involved high profile
controversies wherein India lost 1-7 against Pakistan in 1982 Asian
Games.
Who am I talking about?

59. *A15*
Mir Ranjan Negi

60. Q16
Identify a connect between both of them. What positions do they hold in
contemporary times?

61. A16
Both are from Odisha.
Shaktikanta Das : Current RBI Governor
Soma Mondal: Chairperson and functional director of SAIL

62. Q17
CONNECT

63. A17
DAMaN, stands for Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakarana (transl. Malaria
Eradication in Inaccessible Areas), is a 2022 Indian Odia Biographical Social
Drama Film. The film portrays a doctor's relentless fight against superstitions
and struggle to make tribal people aware of facts about Malaria disease.

64. Q18
Born & brought up in Berhampur in the Ganjam district of Odisha, X
was India’s High Commissioner to Ceylon in 1947 & the fourth
President of India. During his tenure as President, X gave his assent
to two revolutionary documents — the Shimla Agreement, a peace
treaty signed between India and Pakistan, and the bank
nationalisation Bill of 1969, which continues to shape the Indian
economy even after five decades. There is a market named after him
in Berhampur.
Identify X.

65. A18
V.V. Giri

66. Q19
This famous festival is held on the banks of River X. X has a distributary Y which
means “It can be passed through a wood bridge in ancient time.” This popular
festival is held during the time when North East Monsoon winds start blowing in
India. It was also mentioned by our PM in the G20 summit of 2022.
Identify the festival.

68. A19
BALIYATRA

69. *Q20*
This is an exhaustive list of countries. However, 1 country is
missing from this list. Identify the missing country and the list.

70. *A20*
PAKISTAN
(Countries which have won Men’s HWC)

71. THANK YOU SLIDE