A general quiz conducted by Dr. Parthapratim Choudhury in Barpeta Grantha Utsav, 2025

A general quiz by Dr. Parthapratim Choudhury

1. DR. PARTHAPRATIM CHOUDHURY DR. BIRINCHI KUMAR DAS QUIZ MASTERS: GENERAL QUIZ

2. BARPETA GRANTHA UTSAV GENERAL QUIZ BY PARTHAPRATIM CHOUDHURY

3. ROUND-1

4. 12 QUESTIONS INFINITE BOUNCE. ( The team next to which answers a question gets the first shot in the next question ) 10 FOR DIRECT/ 5 FOR INDIRECT POUNCE: 10/ -5. WILL GO CLOCKWISE

5. Ready ????????????

6. Question-1

7. Question-1 The Assad regime in Syria came toppling down in lightning speed after rebel forces led a 4days-long offensive across the country and captured the capital. According to the experts, the key factor is a tiny white pill with a pair of interlocking half-moons on one side -- a synthetic and amphetamine that is wildly popular in the Middle East known as…………….

8. And the answer is…………

9. Question-2 Along with speculation from other historians, history professor Paul Sonnino  , Professor of History University of California ,claimed in 2016 that he finally found an answer to a nearly 400-year-old question. Sonniho identified him as as Eustache Dauger , and he was probably a valet. This conclusion of Prof. Sonniho nullified the theory of author Alexandre Dumas and philosopher Voltaire .

10. And the answer is…………

11. Question-3 When the Portuguese went to the country , they learnt about an old system prevailing where officials were selected from a nationwide test and the selected government officials started using a standard language. The Portuguese named the language as X. The term is derived from Sanskrit word MANTRI , meaning the language of the ministers. Now the language is known to us as X . What is X ? ( It is also the name of a common fruit)

12. And the answer is…………

13. X is MANDARIN

14. Question-4 According to the "Know Your Memes" website, Pakalu Papito (@ pakalupapito ) is a "novelty Twitter account" that debuted in 2013. His first tweet, posted on July 13, 2013, reads, "Hello Twitter, I'm single.“ Pakulo's Twitter account was suspended in 2018, and his Facebook profile was deleted. However, the cause for the disappearance of the two social media profiles remained unknown. But he resurfaced with another name and now one of the most famous meme star in social media. Now he is famous as ?

15. And the answer is…………

16. Question-5 IDENTIFY

17. And the answer is…………

18. Question-6 CONNECT

19. And the answer is…………

20. Question-7 In the ongoing Mahakumbh 13 prominent Akharas participated. Out of them Juna Akhara is the biggest. Which is the Oldest among the akharas . ( Headquarter in Varanasi)

21. And the answer is…………

22. Question-8 Although the site was a pilgrimage destination from the 1st Century A.D., it has a link with the Buddha as he often came here and two of his chief disciples, Sariputra and Moggallana , came from this area. The site has a number of small monasteries where the monks lived and studied and many of them were rebuilt over the centuries. It is told that one of the cells belonged to Naropa , who was instrumental in bringing Buddism to Tibet. It was in the 1860's that the great archeologist Alexander Cunningham identified the site as X and in 1915-1916 the Archeological Survey of India began excavations of the site. What is X ?

23. And the answer is…………

24. Nalanda University

25. Question-9 The First Section of the discourses expounds the meaning of the great mystical symbol, Om, or Praṇava , as a connotation as well as denotation of the Absolute. The Second Section explains the nature of the Universal Being, Vaiśvānara , or Virāt , as delineated in the Scripture. The Third Section propounds the mystery of Dream and Sleep, as also the cosmic counterpart of this state, namely, Hiraṇyagarbha , the Divine Immanent Being. The Fourth Section is an exposition of the profound significance of Sleep in the interpretation of the nature of the Spirit in man. The Fifth Section is centred round the great theme, the nature of Īsvara , the Supreme God of the Universe. The Sixth Section concerns itself with the majestic character of Reality as such, the Absolute, as the Transcendent Presence. The Seventh Section is the concluding summary, Which Scripture ?

26. And the answer is…………

27. Question-10 FUNDA??????

28. And the answer is…………

29. Question-10 First Red Card Dave Wagstaffe . KEN ASTON IDEA

30. Question-11 Vyasa's Mahabharata is one of our noblest heritages. And it is my cherished belief that to hear it faithfully told is to love it and come under its elevating influence. It strengthens the soul and drives home, as nothing else does, the vanity of ambition and the evil and futility of anger and hatred. In the preface of which book the author says this ? This book is translated into Assamese by Mahadev Sarma

31. And the answer is…………

32. Question-12 Complete the list: _____X______ , Sugar Honeycombs, Tug of War, Marbles, Hopscotch , ______Y_______.

33. And the answer is…………

34. X: Red Light Green Light Y: Squid Game