Fresher’s Quiz 2023 at GMC Nizamabad.pptx

General quiz conducted for freshers ,2k23 batch at Government Medical College,Nizamabad

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1. Fresher’s Quiz 2k23 By Sttratonz 2k21 Govt. Medical College,Nizamabad 4th November 2023

2. RULES -12 questions in prelims. -Each team should require only one answer sheet. Write the names and mobile no.s on the sheet. Give yourself a creative team name. -Top few teams qualify for the finals. -Check out the bolded words for clues. -Don’t shy away from asking any doubts or clues. -Always guess for the answer and remember the simplest answer is always the correct answer!!

3. PRELIMS

4. 1. X and Y? This region was previously known as X as it was ruled by King Indradatta of the Traikutaka dynasty in the 5 th century. It was later renamed Y after Nizam Ali Khan, the second  Nizam of Hyderabad state.

5. 2. Who is the lyricist? The year 2023 has been designated as the International Year of Millets after a proposal for it was brought forward by Govt. of India and endorsed by Members of the U.N’s Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) governing bodies. On the occasion of this a prominent Indian collaborated with Grammy Award winning Indian-American Falguni Shah for a song ‘Abundance in Millets’. Who is this who penned the lyrics of the song?

6. 3.Connect

7. 4. Identify the product. This company’s product became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic. Newspapers have called it India’s ‘favourite snack’ due to the two-fold increase in sales in 2021. Identify the product.

8. 5. X ? According to Mahabharata, Maharishi Vyas and his disciples and sage Viswamitra decided to settle down in a cool and serene atmosphere after the Kurukshetra War. In the quest for a peaceful abode, he came to Dandaka forest and, pleased with serenity of the region, selected this place. Since Maharishi Vyasa spent considerable time in prayers, the place was then called and ______ turned into X due to the influence of the Marathi language in this region. X is also believed that this temple is one of the three temples constructed near the confluence of the Manjira and Godavari rivers . X is one of the two famous Saraswati temples in the Indian subcontinent, the other being Sharada Peeth . X?

9. 6. Which game? In a viral video ,MS Dhoni was seen playing a popular game in June. The video game received 3.6 million new downloads in just 3 hours after the video went viral.

10. *7. Which company? X is a British multinational manufacturer of equipment for construction, agriculture, waste handling, and demolition. It was founded in 1945 by Joseph Cyril Bamford and is based in Rocester, Staffordshire, England. The word X is also often used colloquially as a generic description for mechanical diggers and excavators, and the word even appears in the Oxford English Dictionary, although it is still held as a trademark.

11. *8. Who is this German? A four-year-old boy saved by a priest from drowning in the icy waters of the River Inn in Germany in 1894 could have been X,say historians. According to a newspaper report, which has surfaced in a German archive, the child was plucked from the river in Passau in January 1894. It quoted Max Tremmel , a priest who become one of Europe’s most famous organists,that his predecessor Johann Kuehberger had rescued “the terrified X”.

12. *9. Logo of what? The design of the this logo is taken from an Ashokan period relic of the 3rd century BCE which was found in excavations near Maski in Raichur district, Karnataka. The motto has been taken from the Isha Upanishad and means 'life eternal through learning'. The three intertwined swans symbolize the integration of the three aspects of the work of X, namely research & development, training and extension.

13. *10. Which sportsperson?

14. 11. After whom the city was temporarily renamed? To kick off the tour of an artist happening in the city, Glendale,Arizona changed the city name to X city . They put up in their website: “There is no need to calm down , we’re fearless and doing something highly unusual to celebrate the fact that X’s concerts start right here! We know all too well that she’s one of the most influential artists of her generation and we are writing our own love story for her and greeting every Xie in  style !”

15. 12.

16. QUICK RERUN

17. COLLECT SHEETS

18. ANSWERS FOLLOW

19. 1. X and Y? This region was previously known as X as it was ruled by King Indradatta of the Traikutaka dynasty in the 5 th century. It was later renamed Y after Nizam Ali Khan, the second  Nizam of Hyderabad state.

20. X- INDUR Y- NIZAMABAD

21. 2. Who is the lyricist? The year 2023 has been designated as the International Year of Millets after a proposal for it was brought forward by Govt. of India and endorsed by Members of the U.N’s Food and Agriculture Organisation(FAO) governing bodies. On the occasion of this a prominent Indian collaborated with Grammy Award winning Indian-American Falguni Shah for a song ‘Abundance in Millets’. Who is this who penned the lyrics of the song?

22. PM Modi

23. 3.Connect

24. Lokiverse /LCU

25. 4. Identify the product. This company’s product became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic. Newspapers have called it India’s ‘favourite snack’ due to the two-fold increase in sales in 2021. Identify the product.

26. Dolo 650

27. 5. X ? According to Mahabharata, Maharishi Vyas and his disciples and sage Viswamitra decided to settle down in a cool and serene atmosphere after the Kurukshetra War. In the quest for a peaceful abode, he came to Dandaka forest and, pleased with serenity of the region, selected this place. Since Maharishi Vyasa spent considerable time in prayers, the place was then called "______" and turned into X due to the influence of the Marathi language in this region. X is also believed that this temple is one of the three temples constructed near the confluence of the Manjira and Godavari rivers . X is one of the two famous Saraswati temples in the Indian subcontinent, the other being Sharada Peeth . X?

28. Gnana Saraswati Devalayam,Basara

29. 6. Which game? In a viral video ,MS Dhoni was seen playing a popular game in June. The video game received 3.6 million new downloads in just 3 hours after the video went viral.

30. Candy Crush Saga

31. 7. X is a British multinational manufacturer of equipment for construction, agriculture, waste handling, and demolition. It was founded in 1945 by Joseph Cyril Bamford and is based in Rocester, Staffordshire, England. The word X is also often used colloquially as a generic description for mechanical diggers and excavators, and the word even appears in the Oxford English Dictionary, although it is still held as a trademark.

32. 8. Who is this German? A four-year-old boy saved by a priest from drowning in the icy waters of the River Inn in Germany in 1894 could have been X,say historians. According to a newspaper report, which has surfaced in a German archive, the child was plucked from the river in Passau in January 1894. It quoted Max Tremmel , a priest who become one of Europe’s most famous organists,that his predecessor Johann Kuehberger had rescued “the terrified X”.

33. Adolf Hitler!

34. 9. Logo of what? The design of the this logo is taken from an Ashokan period relic of the 3rd century BCE which was found in excavations near Maski in Raichur district, Karnataka. The motto has been taken from the Isha Upanishad and means 'life eternal through learning'. The three intertwined swans symbolize the integration of the three aspects of the work of X, namely research & development, training and extension.

35. NCERT

36. 10. Which sportsperson?

37. Nikhat Zareen

38. 11. After whom the city was named? To kick off the tour of an artist happening in the city, Glendale,Arizona changed the city name to X city . They put up in their website: “There is no need to calm down , we’re fearless and doing something highly unusual to celebrate the fact that X’s concerts start right here! We know all too well that she’s one of the most influential artists of her generation and we are writing our own love story for her and greeting every Xie in  style !”

39. Swift City

40. 12.

41. #AIRANEVANCHALAENTI

42. Top Teams proceed to finals

43. Fresher’s quiz: Finals Three rounds: 5 qs clockwise ,1 written ,5 anticlockwise R1 and R3 Bounce and Pounce R1: Clockwise Bounce: +10/0 Pounce:+10/-5 If there are two parts to a question:5+5. Need the whole answer on pounce.

44. 1.Which temple? Responding to allegations from the opposition that the new Secretariat building were inspired from Nizam architecture the BRS government issued a notice that the ideas and inspiration of the domes of the imposing new complex are drawn from major temples — the X temple ,Hanuman temple at Sarangapur , the thousand pillar temple at Hanamkonda and the Wanaparthy Palace.

45. SAFETY SLIDE

46. Sri Neela Kanteshwara Devaalayam

47. 2. X and Y?

48. SAFETY SLIDE

49. Israel and Palestine

50. 3. Which syndrome? This 16th century Flemish Nativity painting, The Adoration of the Christ Child, may be one of the earliest European depictions of this syndrome. The angel on Mary's left and possibly the shepherd in the center of the background are identified as having characteristics of this syndrome including: a flattened mid-face, epicanthal folds, upslanted palpebral fissures, a small and upturned tip of the nose, and downward curving of the corners of the mouth. The hands, crossed over the breast, have short fingers, especially on the left.

51. SAFETY SLIDE

52. Down’s Syndrome

53. 4. FITB Like the rest of the world, people in Japan spent the better part of the last few years covering their faces. The Japanese government finally lifted its mask-wearing mandate in May this year. But many are reluctant to step out without the face cover. Not because of the fear of the coronavirus. But they feel they have forgotten how to _ _ _ _ _ .“_ _ _ _ _ practice” seminars have become a rage in Japan – people young and old, and a large number of women, are attending sessions on how to _ _ _ _ _ in a world where masks are no longer mandatory.

54. SAFETY SLIDE

55. SMILE

56. 5. Who is this? The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football . X has won the award most times winning the award 8 times. On this occasion, Adidas presented him with 8 14 karat gold championship rings. Who is this?

57. SAFETY SLIDE

58. Lionel Andres Messi

59. Scores please!

60. R2: Written round 5 questions on Minimalist Posters of Tollywood. They are posters which tell the plot about the movie with just an image. +10 for correct,no negatives. +20 Bonus for getting all correct..

61. 0.Example question

62. SAFETY SLIDE

63. RRR

64. 1.

65. 2.

66. 3.

67. 4.

68. 5.

69. EXCHANGE SHEETS

70. Answers follow

71. 1.

72. 1. Arjun Reddy

73. 2.

74. 2. Jersey

75. 3.

76. 3. 1 Nenokkadine

77. 4.

78. 4. Agent Sai Srinivasa Atreya

79. 5.

80. 5. Orange

81. Scores ..

82. R3 : Anti Clockwise Same bounce and pounce rules 5 questions +10/0 on bounce,+10/-5 on pounce

83. 6. Whose quote is this?

84. SAFETY SLIDE

85. Sir Alexander Fleming

86. 7. What main product did the parody account announce was going to be free? Last year,Twitter announced that any account can get verified if they paid $8 every month. What resulted was ,unofficial and parody accounts bought a blue tick and tried to impersonate big companies and celebrities. One such incident was when an account impersonating the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced that one of their most valuable products is going to be free. The fake message hit more than 1,500 retweets and 11,000 likes in just a few hours. It also resulted in Eli Lilly’s share dropping.

87. SAFETY SLIDE

88. Insulin

89. 8. Whose temple?Which body part? This is the only temple in India dedicated to X. It is located in the Khandsa village of Gurugram, Haryana, India. It is built atop the spot where X cut a body part of his and offered it to someone. His body part was buried in this location and a temple was built on top of it to honor this great hero.

90. SAFETY SLIDE

91. Eklavya,Thumb

92. 9.Process of what? 1. Lachrymatory-factor synthase is released into the air from this substance. 2.The synthase enzyme converts the amino acids sulfoxides into sulfenic acid. 3.The unstable sulfenic acid rearranges itself into syn- Propanethial -S-oxide. 4.Syn-Propanethial-S-oxide gets into the air and comes in contact with the body part. The glands become irritated and produces the fluid.

93. SAFETY SLIDE

94. Tears while cutting onions

95. 10. Origin of what word? The Old English wilcumian has two elements, “ wil -” indicates desire or pleasure. “Cuman” means come. So, ------- has always meant “it is good you have come,” in the sense of a guest. The phrase “you’re _______” in response to “thank you” is an adaptation of the same phrase to the formality of recognizing the gratitude a person is expressing in saying “thank you.” It is a way of saying, “it was a pleasure to help you.”

96. SAFETY SLIDE

97. Welcome…. To Freshers 2k23 from Strattonz 2k21

98. And the winners are..

99. Thank you for coming! More literary events to come..