1. The document discusses the rules and format for a quiz competition with multiple rounds covering topics related to Indian culture, history and geography. 2. It provides 8 sample questions from the first round covering topics like Indian poems, monuments, epics and musical instruments. The correct answers are also stated. 3. The document similarly provides questions, answers and scores for subsequent rounds covering diverse Indian topics.

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* Grand Finale *

3. Rounds Topics
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4. Bharat Ek Khoj

5. RULES
* 8 questions. (4 Clock & 4 Anti-Clock)
* Traditional Format.
* Flat scoring of 10 points.
* Half points, if any, is totally QM’s
discretion.

6. • If you are doubly sure about the answer, then you can
double up your score by saying “Double” before giving
out the answer.
• Marks : Correct answer fetches you → +20
Wrong answer fetches you → - 05
DOUBLE

9. Q. 1 || Round 1
Published in 1923, this series of paintings
depict the first few lines of a poem taken
from a 1881 novel which created a lot of
controversy during that time.
Identify that well-known poem.

10. Q. 1 || Round 1

12. A. 1 || Round 1
Vande Mataram

13. Q. 2 || Round 1
Which iconic landmark (also a major tourist
attraction) got it’s popular name after it’s
roof and top storey were covered with
gilded copper plates in 1802?

15. A. 2 || Round 1
Golden Temple, Amritsar

16. Q. 3 || Round 1
Described as ‘the longest poem ever
written’, the original version contains
approximately 1.8 million words and is
roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and
the Odyssey combined.
Name it.

18. A. 3 || Round 1
Mahabharata

19. Q. 4 || Round 1
This Indian stringed instrument is unique
as it does not play a melody but only provides a
continuous harmonic drone. It also comes in
different sizes and pitches, as larger one are
called ‘males’ & smaller ones ‘females’.
Identify this instrument whose name comes
from Sanskrit for ‘complete musical phrase’.

21. A. 4 || Round 1
Tanpura

23. Q. 5 || Round 1
On February 10, 1904, Viceroy Lord Curzon
visited Burdwan to confer the title of
Maharaja on then king of Burdwan,
Vijaychanda. Bhairav Chandra Nag, a local
sweet-maker, had made this sweet to mark
the occasion. As per folklore, a mythological
character was also very fond of this sweet.
Identify the dish.

25. A. 5 || Round 1
Sitabhog

26. Q. 6 || Round 1
During the festival of Uttarayan in Gujarat,
it is a tradition to celebrate it with ____. On
the same occasion, an International ____
Festival is also organised.
Just, fill in the blanks with an object that
comes in many colours and shapes.

28. A. 6 || Round 1
Kite

29. Q. 7 || Round 1
Other than dance
performances, where
these three mudras
can be seen since
2007?

31. A. 7 || Round 1
Indian Coins

32. Q. 8 || Round 1
As per the
historians,
what
supposedly
happened at
this place
sometime in
14th century
that has been
back in news
in early-2018?

34. A. 8 || Round 1
Jauhar by Rani Padmavati

35. Scores Please!!!!!!

36. Bharat Darshan

37. RULES
* 4 questions.
* Traditional Format.
* Flat scoring of 10 points.
* Half points, if any, is totally QM’s
discretion.

39. Q. 1 || Round 2
In reply to this question asked by the then
PM of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi, astronaut
Rakesh Sharma gave a very fitting answer.
Quoting from a poem, what did he say?

41. A. 1 || Round 2

42. Q. 2 || Round 2
Believed to have originated among the Hela
tribe, this instrument is supposedly named
after someone who used it during his prayers
to the Lord Shiva.
Name the instrument.

44. A. 2 || Round 2
Ravanahatta

45. Q. 3 || Round 2
Originated in Iran, this art-form is practised
in India in two distinctive styles – the
Srikalahasti style and the Machilipatnam
style.
Which art-form is this?

47. A. 3 || Round 2
Kalamkari

48. Q. 4 || Round 2
This ad beautifully portrays an Indian folk
dance form, usually performed in
Western-India.
Name the dance-form.

50. A. 4 || Round 2
Bhavai Dance

52. Q. Aud || Round 2
Considered to be one of the oldest surviving
fighting systems in the world, this Indian
martial-art has been presented in a very filmy
style .
Which martial-art is this?

54. A. Aud || Round 2
Kalaripayattu

55. Scores Please!!!!!!

56. Unity in Diversity

57. RULES
* Teams will get to pick the topic as
per Ascending Order.
* Bonus available on passing.
* Marks :--
Direct : + 10 / Bonus : + 15

58. GRID

61. Q. 1 || Round 3
If traditional sources are to be believed, how
this sword-fight between the goddess and
the asura are observed presently with much
fanfare and revelry?

63. A. 1 || Round 3
Dandiya Dance

65. Q. 2 || Round 3
This google doodle paid tribute to a noted
dancer who once refused the Presidentship
of India by saying that she had already built
her ‘Rashtrapati Bhavan’ in Besant Nagar,
Chennai.
Who?

67. A. 2 || Round 3
Rukmini Devi Arundale

69. Q. 3 || Round 3
As per historical records, Noorjehan created
this food-item by mixing sweetened milk
and an array of fruit pulps with crushed ice
imported from Himalayan lakes. With time,
the recipe has seen a lot of change.
Identify this food-item which is found, even
today, in almost every nook-and-corner of India.

71. A. 3 || Round 3
Kulfi

73. Q. 4 || Round 3
The Banias are an occupational community
of bankers and merchants. Long ago, a few
of that community started selling perfumes
and scented products and eventually came
to be known with a particular surname.
Which famous surname originated thus?

75. A. 4 || Round 3
Gandhi

77. Q. 5 || Round 3
One of the difficult asanas to do, it shares its
name with one of the avatars of Vishnu.
Name it.

79. A. 5 || Round 3
Kurmasana

81. Q. 6 || Round 3
The world’s largest bird sculpture in an
upcoming nature park in Kerala, is a tribute
to whom?

83. A. 6 || Round 3
Jatayu
The sculpture is 200 feet long, 150 feet broad, 70 feet in
height and has a floor area of 15,000 square feet

84. Scores Please!!!!!!

85. Who am I????

86. RULES
* 4 questions.
* Buzzer Round.
* Marks –
* On the 1st Clue : +20/-10
* On the 2nd Clue : +15/-05
* On the 3rd Clue : +10

88. Q. 1 || Round 4
I, an ancestor of the Pandavas and the
Kauravas in the Mahabharata, was known as
the founder of a dynasty. My dynasty’s
mention can be found in the Rigveda.
I am..........
Clue 1 +20/-10

89. Q. 1 || Round 4
I was depicted as a child
playing with some
wild animals in this
painting by Raja Ravi
Verma.
I am..........
Clue 2 +15/-05

90. Q. 1 || Round 4
The lady, featuring on the stamp is my
mother.
I am..........
Clue 3 +10

92. A. 1 || Round 4
King Bharat

93. Q. 2 || Round 4
I am the centre of attraction of a 42-acre
complex (map is given below), which includes
a mosque and a guest house and is set in
formal gardens.
I am..........
Clue 1 +20/-10

94. Q. 2 || Round 4
After experiencing my ethereal beauty,
Rabindranath Tagore once described me as
the “teardrop on the cheek of time”.
I am..........
Clue 2 +15/-05

95. Q. 2 || Round 4
I am very much
remembered for the
association with this
lady named Arjumand.
I am..........
Clue 3 +10

97. A. 2 || Round 4
Taj Mahal

98. Q. 3 || Round 4
My origin can be traced to Natya Shastra -
the ancient Sanskrit text of performing arts.
I was mentioned in the text as
‘Odra-Magadhi’.
I am..........
Clue 1 +20/-10

99. Q. 3 || Round 4
I gained recognition in the 1950s, particularly
by Kavichandra Kalicharan Pattanayak - a
renowned poet and dramatist. He is also
credited with giving me the name by which I
am known today.
I am..........
Clue 2 +15/-05

100. Q. 3 || Round 4
After being included in IIT Bhubaneswar's
B.Tech curriculum, I became associated with
the University of Oxford in 2016. These two
ladies are very much associated with me.
I am..........
Clue 3 +10

102. A. 3 || Round 4
Odissi

103. Q. 4 || Round 4
It has been wrongly speculated that I was
created to praise George IV, during his visit
to India. My first public performance took
place at the Calcutta Session of the Indian
National Congress in 1911.
I am..........
Clue 1 +20/-10

104. Q. 4 || Round 4
Margaret, wife of Irish poet James H. Cousins,
is credited for setting me to a tune, when the
creator visited the Madanapalle College in
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.
I am..........
Clue 2 +15/-05

105. Q. 4 || Round 4
I was given a very special status on 24
January, 1950. But since 1935, I am credited
as the ‘School Song’ in Doon School.
I am..........
Clue 3 +10

107. A. 4 || Round 4