YOUTH FESTIVAL QUIZ 2020 (YUVA)

YOUTH FESTIVAL QUIZ 2020 (YUVA)
JIAGANJ AZIMGANJ MUNICIPALITY
DATE : JANUARY 18, 2020
VENUE : BOHUMUKHI
QM : SASWATA CHAKRABORTY

1. ?
UIZ COMPETITION
YUVA
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2. ART-CULTURE-LITERATURE
ROUND -1
CLOCK-WISE ROUND
10 MARKS FOR DIRECT (10 SEC. TO ANSWER)
5 MARKS FOR BONUS (5 SEC. TO ANSWER)
NO NEGATIVE(S)

4. BiknainBankuraandDariyapurofBardhhaman
districtarefamousforthisparticularart-form,
whichisbelievedtohaveoriginatedalmost4000
yearsago,asthefamous‘DancingGirl’isthe
mostfamousexampleofthisformofart.
Which art form is being talked about?

5. BiknainBankuraandDariyapurofBardhhaman
districtarefamousforthisparticularart-form,
whichisbelievedtohaveoriginatedalmost
4000yearsago,asthefamous‘DancingGirl’is
themostfamousexampleofthisformofart.
Which art form is being talked about?

8. Intheyear2017,theUNESCOhasdeclaredthis
formofartas‘IntangibleCulturalHeritage’.The
art-formisfamousinbothWestBengaland
Bangladesh,wheretheultimateproductismade
fromthebarkoftheherbofthegenus‘Murta’,or
‘Mostak’.
Which product or art form
is being talked about?

9. Intheyear2017,theUNESCOhasdeclared
thisformofartas‘IntangibleCultural
Heritage’.Theart-formisfamousinboth
WestBengalandBangladesh,wherethe
ultimateproductismadefromthebarkof
theherbofthegenus‘Murta’,or‘Mostak’.
Which product or art form
is being talked about?

12. Thisgoddessisbelievedtobethewifeofthe
famousdemonMaya.Whatisparticularly
noteworthyaboutthegoddessisthatsheis
reveredbythepeopleofallreligioussectsof
Bengal.AstheHindudeity,sheisofdeepyellow
complexionandisdrapedinbluesari.Heridols
couldbefoundinbothstandingorinsitting
posture,carryingachildinherlap.
Which goddess is being talked about?

13. Thisgoddessisbelievedtobethewifeof
thefamousdemonMaya.Whatis
particularlynoteworthyaboutthegoddess
isthatsheisreveredbythepeopleofall
religioussectsofBengal.AstheHindu
deity,sheisofdeepyellowcomplexionand
isdrapedinbluesari.Heridolscouldbe
foundinbothstandingorinsittingposture,
carryingachildinherlap.
Which goddess is being talked about?

16. Connect: (types of songs)
Gadanhati
Manoharshi
Rennetti
Mandarni
Jharkhandi

17. Connect: (types of songs)
Gadanhati
Manoharshi
Rennetti
Mandarni
Jharkhandi

20. Thistypeofsweet-dishiscalled‘Basundi’in
GujaratandMaharashtra.Hooghly’sAainyaand
Gaonpurarefamousforthistypeofsweet-dish.
Which sweet-dish is being talked about?

21. Thistypeofsweet-dishiscalled‘Basundi’in
GujaratandMaharashtra.Hooghly’sAainya
andGaonpurarefamousforthistypeof
sweet-dish.
Which sweet-dish is being talked about?

24. Regardingtheoriginofthissweet-dish,itissaid
thatonceinthesweetmeatshopofMadhusudan
PaulofNatore,Bangladesh,thesweet-makers
didn’tnotturnupforworkandasaresult,almost
70kilosofcottagecheesewasgoingtorot.To
savethehugequantity,thecottagecheesewas
mixedwithsugarysyrupandwassimmeredata
lowflame.
Which sweet-dish is being talked about?

25. Regardingtheoriginofthissweet-dish,itis
saidthatonceinthesweetmeatshopof
MadhusudanPaulofNatore,Bangladesh,
thesweet-makersdidn’tnotturnupfor
workandasaresult,almost70kilosof
cottagecheesewasgoingtorot.Tosavethe
hugequantity,thecottagecheesewas
mixedwithsugarysyrupandwassimmered
atalowflame.
Which sweet-dish is being talked about?

28. Thisfictionaldetectivecharacterwascreatedby
HemendraKumarRoy.Heisnotonlywise,but
alsoaverystrongpersonphysically.Hetakessnuff
powderquiteoftenandplaysfluteduringleisure.
Which fictional detective character
is being talked about?

29. Thisfictionaldetectivecharacterwas
createdbyHemendraKumarRoy.Heisnot
onlywise,butalsoaverystrongperson
physically.Hetakessnuffpowderquite
oftenandplaysfluteduringleisure.
Which fictional detective character
is being talked about?

32. Thisfamouspersonality’snameliterallytranslatesinto
“someonewithfine/beautifullocks(Hair)”.Thoughhis
firstnameistypicallyusedasasurnamewhichoriginated
inIreland,therearemanytheoriesbehindsuchnameof
thisperson.Onepopulartheorystatesthathewas
namedaftertwocricketplayersofNottinghamCounty.
ThefirstonewasFrancisJoseph(Frank)Shacklock–a
bowlerandthesecondonewasMordecaiSherwin–a
wicketkeeper.
Identify the literary character.

33. Thisfamouspersonality’sname literally
translatesinto“someonewithfine/beautifullocks
(Hair)”.Thoughhisfirstnameistypicallyusedas
asurnamewhichoriginatedinIreland,thereare
manytheoriesbehindsuchnameofthisperson.
Onepopulartheorystatesthathewasnamed
aftertwocricketplayersofNottinghamCounty.
ThefirstonewasFrancisJoseph(Frank)
Shacklock–abowlerandthesecondonewas
MordecaiSherwin–awicketkeeper.
Identify the literary character.

36. Tagorecomposedthesong“সর্বখর্বতারেদরেতর্
ক্রাধদাে-/ক্েভৈের্,শক্তিদাও,ৈি-পারেচারো।।/দূে
কেমোরুদ্রযাোমুগ্ধ,যাোক্ষুদ্র-/মৃতুুরেকক্তেরর্তুচ্ছ
প্রারেেউত্সাে।।/দুুঃরখেমন্থেরর্রেউঠিরর্অমৃত,/শঙ্কা
েরতেক্ষাপারর্যাোমৃতুুৈীত।/তর্দীপ্তক্েৌদ্রক্তরে
ক্তের্বক্তেযােক্তিরর্ক্য/প্রস্তেশৃঙ্খরিামুিতুারেেপ্রর্াে।।”
afterhearingaboutthedeathofoneofthegreatest
patriotsofIndia.Thattimehewasrehearsingforhis
drama‘Tapati’.Later,heincludedthesonginthedrama.
About which famous patriot
the song was composed?

37. https://youtu.be/RvU-gQyOv5Q
Tagorecomposedthesong“সর্বখর্বতারেদরেতর্
ক্রাধদাে-/ক্েভৈের্,শক্তিদাও,ৈি-পারেচারো।।/
দূেকেমোরুদ্রযাোমুগ্ধ,যাোক্ষুদ্র-/মৃতুুরেকক্তেরর্
তুচ্ছপ্রারেেউত্সাে।।/দুুঃরখেমন্থেরর্রেউঠিরর্অমৃত,
/শঙ্কােরতেক্ষাপারর্যাোমৃতুুৈীত।/তর্দীপ্তক্েৌদ্র
ক্তরেক্তের্বক্তেযােক্তিরর্ক্য/প্রস্তেশৃঙ্খরিামুিতুারেে
প্রর্াে।।”afterhearingaboutthedeathofoneof
thegreatestpatriotsofIndia.Thattimehewas
rehearsingforhisdrama‘Tapati’.Later,he
includedthesonginthedrama.
About which famous patriot
the song was composed?

41. SPORTS
ROUND -2
ANTICLOCK-WISE ROUND
10 MARKS FOR DIRECT (10 SEC. TO ANSWER)
5 MARKS FOR BONUS (5 SEC. TO ANSWER)
NO NEGATIVE(S)

42. Connect: (Game)
Diamond
Pyramid
Christmas Tree
Rectangle

43. Connect: (Game)
Diamond
Pyramid
Christmas Tree
Rectangle

46. Connect: (Football)
The Old Lady
The Girlfriend of Italy
Madam
The Black and Whites
The Zebras
The Killer Lady

47. Connect: (Football)
The Old Lady
The Girlfriend of Italy
Madam
The Black and Whites
The Zebras
The Killer Lady

50. What is the lightest weight category in boxing?

51. What is the lightest weight category in boxing?

54. This Indian cricketer known for his fitness never missed
a match because of injuries. In 184 innings as a batsman
in Tests, he was never a victim of run out.
Name the great cricketer.

55. This Indian cricketer known for his fitness never
missed a match because of injuries. In 184
innings as a batsman in Tests, he was never a
victim of run out.
Name the great cricketer.

58. Which ball game uses the largest field of all?

59. Which ball game uses the largest field of all?

62. Theworld’slargestteamsportsisplayedinIndia.
Name the sports.

63. Theworld’slargestteamsportsisplayedinIndia.
Name the sports.

66. Chintadripet, in north Chennai, is referred to as the
country’s capital in which sport?

67. Chintadripet, in north Chennai, is referred to as
the country’s capital in which sport?

70. Which is the longest athletic event at the
Olympic Games?

71. Which is the longest athletic event at the
Olympic Games?

74. What is the name of the official colour of a
tennis ball?

75. What is the name of the official colour of a
tennis ball?

79. POLITICS-ECONOMICS
ROUND -3
CLOCK-WISE ROUND
10 MARKS FOR DIRECT (10 SEC. TO ANSWER)
5 MARKS FOR BONUS (5 SEC. TO ANSWER)
NO NEGATIVE(S)

80. ThisfamouspoliticianhaswontheRamonMagsaysay
Awardandisanex-IITian.Hehadwrittenabooknamed
‘Swaraj’andintheyear2017,adocumentaryfilmtitled
‘AnInsignificantMan’wasmade.
Which politician is being talked about?

81. ThisfamouspoliticianhaswontheRamon
MagsaysayAwardandisanex-IITian.Hehad
writtenabooknamed‘Swaraj’andintheyear
2017,adocumentaryfilmtitled‘AnInsignificant
Man’wasmade.
Which politician is being talked about?

84. Which Indian bank was registered on 19 May 1894
under the Indian Companies Act with its office in
AnarkaliBazar Lahore, Pakistan?

85. Which Indian bank was registered on 19 May 1894
under the Indian Companies Act with its office in
AnarkaliBazar Lahore, Pakistan?

88. Which is the oldest Hindu Nationalistic
Political Party in India?

89. Which is the oldest Hindu Nationalistic
Political Party in India?

92. According to Limca Book of Records,
who is the longest serving President
of any Indian Political Party?

93. According to Limca Book of Records,
who is the longest serving President
of any Indian Political Party?

96. TheIndianRupee(INR)isusedbyfourcountries;two
officialandtwounofficialusers.NepalandZimbabweare
theunofficialusers.
India being one official user,
name the other.

97. TheIndianRupee(INR)isusedbyfourcountries;
twoofficialandtwounofficialusers.Nepaland
Zimbabwearetheunofficialusers.
India being one official user,
name the other.

100. Connect: (Apart from state currencies)
Indian National Rupee (INR),
Japanese Yen, Euro,
British Pound Sterling
US Dollar

101. Connect: (Apart from state currencies)
Indian National Rupee (INR),
Japanese Yen, Euro,
British Pound Sterling
US Dollar

104. YONOisanintegrateddigitalbankingplatformoffered
byStateBankofIndia(SBI)toenableuserstoaccessa
varietyoffinancialandotherservicessuchasflight,train,
busandtaxibookings,onlineshopping,ormedicalbill
payments.YONOisofferedasasmartphoneappfor
bothAndroidandiOS.
Expand YONO.

105. YONOisanintegrateddigitalbankingplatform
offeredbyStateBankofIndia(SBI)toenable
userstoaccessavarietyoffinancialandother
servicessuchasflight,train,busandtaxibookings,
onlineshopping,ormedicalbillpayments.YONO
isofferedasasmartphone appfor
bothAndroidandiOS.
Expand YONO.

108. What in Economics did Einstein call
“The most difficult thing to understand”?

109. What in Economics did Einstein call
“The most difficult thing to understand”?

112. Who formed the political party –
Scheduled Castes Federation, in 1942,
to fight for the rights of the
Dalit community of India?

113. Who formed the political party –
Scheduled Castes Federation, in 1942,
to fight for the rights of the
Dalit community of India?

117. ENVIRONMENT-HEALTH ISSUES
ROUND -4
ANTICLOCK-WISE ROUND
10 MARKS FOR DIRECT (10 SEC. TO ANSWER)
5 MARKS FOR BONUS (5 SEC. TO ANSWER)
NO NEGATIVE(S)

118. Theseanimals,nowextinct,waslastsightedin1936.
Oftenconsideredasthebiggestcarnivorousmarsupials,
thesedogorwolflikeanimalshadstripesliketigersonits
bodyandoftenbeenconsideredastigers.
Which animal is being talked about?

119. Theseanimals,nowextinct,waslastsightedin
1936.Oftenconsideredasthebiggestcarnivorous
marsupials,thesedogorwolflikeanimalshad
stripesliketigersonitsbodyandoftenbeen
consideredastigers.
Which animal is being talked about?

122. Of which emperor’s rule has been described as
“one of the very few instances in world history
of a government treating its animals as citizens
who are as deserving of its protection
as the human residents”?

123. Of which emperor’s rule has been described as
“one of the very few instances in world history
of a government treating its animals as citizens
who are as deserving of its protection
as the human residents”?

126. Hisbrandofclimateactivismatfirstinvolved
performance–suchasnarratingaclimatechangefilm,the
11
th
Hour,in2007.Butoverthelastfewyearshehas
increasinglyusedhisfortuneandhisfoundationto
supportConservationefforts.Hisspeechtourgea
globalaudiencetorejectthe“politicsofgreed”,and
supportleaderswillingtotakeactionagainstclimate
changebecamequitefamousrecently.
Which celebrity?

127. Hisbrandofclimateactivismatfirstinvolved
performance–suchasnarratingaclimatechange
film,the11
th
Hour,in2007.Butoverthelastfew
yearshehasincreasinglyusedhisfortuneandhis
foundationtosupportConservationefforts.His
speechtourgeaglobalaudiencetorejectthe
“politicsofgreed”,andsupportleaderswillingto
takeactionagainstclimatechangebecamequite
famousrecently.
Which celebrity?

130. Tocombatthetwinproblemsofmalnutritionand
environmentaldegradation,‘OperationGuerrillaGreen’
—amovementtoplantlargenumbersoffruitbearing
treesonvacantlandwasstartedbytheTribalpeople.To
createawareness,theyhavebegunamonth-longplanting
campaigntocoincidewithharijiroti—theGondand
Korkufestivalcelebratingthebeginningoftherainsand
thenewsowingseason.
In which Indian state
you find this movement?

131. Tocombatthetwinproblemsofmalnutritionand
environmentaldegradation,‘OperationGuerrilla
Green’—amovementtoplantlargenumbersof
fruitbearingtreesonvacantlandwasstartedby
theTribalpeople.Tocreateawareness,theyhave
begunamonth-longplantingcampaignto
coincidewithharijiroti—theGondandKorku
festivalcelebratingthebeginningoftherainsand
thenewsowingseason.
In which Indian state
you find this movement?

134. Accordingtoalegend,theriverGanges,pollutedby
millionsofpeoplebathinginit,assumestheformofa
blackcowandcomestothisrivertobatheandcleanse
itselfinitsholywaters.LegendsalsosaythatforLord
Shiva,theHinduGod,theriverisespeciallysacredon
accountofitsorigin,anditisoftencalledShankari.The
Riverassacredistestifiedbythefactthatthepilgrims
performaholypilgrimageofaparikramaor
circumambulationoftheriver.Itisoneamongtheseven
holyriversofIndia.
Identify it.

135. Accordingtoalegend,theriverGanges,polluted
bymillionsofpeoplebathinginit,assumesthe
formofablackcowandcomestothisriverto
batheandcleanseitselfinitsholywaters.
LegendsalsosaythatforLordShiva,theHindu
God,theriverisespeciallysacredonaccountofits
origin,anditisoftencalledShankari.TheRiveras
sacredistestifiedbythefactthatthepilgrims
performaholypilgrimageofaparikramaor
circumambulationoftheriver.Itisoneamong
thesevenholyriversofIndia.
Identify it.

138. Thefirstknowndescriptionofthisconditionwasgiven
byHippocratesinthe5
th
centuryBCE.However,the
namebywhichweknowitisaneologismcoinedbyRene
Laennecin1819fromtheGreekfor“yellowish,tawny"
(referringtotheorange-yellowcolourofthediseased
organ).Onalighternote–PGWodehousecalledita
diseasetobeproudof,becauseifyoudiedofit,atleast
peopleknewyouhadmoneybecauseyouneedtospend
moneytodevelopthisdisease.
What is the good word?

139. Thefirstknowndescriptionofthisconditionwas
givenbyHippocratesinthe5
th
centuryBCE.
However,thenamebywhichweknowitisa
neologismcoinedbyReneLaennecin1819from
theGreekfor“yellowish,tawny"(referringtothe
orange-yellowcolourofthediseasedorgan).Ona
lighternote–PGWodehousecalleditadiseaseto
beproudof,becauseifyoudiedofit,atleast
peopleknewyouhadmoneybecauseyouneedto
spendmoneytodevelopthisdisease.
What is the good word?

142. ThiswordwascoinedbySamuelHahnemannfromthe
Greekfor“otherthanthedisease/suffering”in1810to
highlightthefactthatconventionalmedicineinhistimes
concentratedupontreatingthesymptomsratherthan
therootcauseofthedisease.
Which much misused term
am I talking about?

143. ThiswordwascoinedbySamuelHahnemann
fromtheGreekfor“otherthanthe
disease/suffering”in1810tohighlightthefactthat
conventionalmedicineinhistimesconcentrated
upontreatingthesymptomsratherthantheroot
causeofthedisease.
Which much misused term
am I talking about?

146. Xisagroupofdiseasesknownformanycenturiesusually
characterisedbyfever,chills,headacheandflulike
symptomsandnamedaftertheGreekwordforsmokyor
hazy,describingthestateofmindofthoseaffectedwith
thisdisease.
Identify X.

147. Xisagroupofdiseasesknownformanycenturies
usuallycharacterisedbyfever,chills,headache
andflulikesymptomsandnamedaftertheGreek
wordforsmokyorhazy,describingthestateof
mindofthoseaffectedwiththisdisease.
Identify X.

150. Profoundlyfoundinthesteepandrockyregionofthe
Himalayas,itisthedescendantofthewildcatand
pantherfamilies.Theyhavethick,longfur,andtheirskin
colorvariesfromyellowingtantosmokygray.The
animalscanbeeasilyidentifiedbyitstailasitis80-105
cmlong.Withthelossofhabitatandwidespreadhunting,
therehasbeena20%reductionintheirpopulationover
thepast20years.Inaddition,theyareillegallyhuntedin
thefurtradeformakingluxurycoatsandtheirbonesare
soughtafterfortraditionalAsianmedicine.Unlikeother
bigcatstheycan’troar.Theircubsarebornblind.They
don’tgainsightuntiltheyaresevendaysold.
Identify the animal.

151. Profoundlyfoundinthesteepandrockyregionofthe
Himalayas,itisthedescendantofthewildcatand
pantherfamilies.Theyhavethick,longfur,andtheir
skincolorvariesfromyellowingtantosmokygray.
Theanimalscanbeeasilyidentifiedbyitstailasitis
80-105cmlong.Withthelossofhabitatand
widespreadhunting,therehasbeena20%reduction
intheirpopulationoverthepast20years.Inaddition,
theyareillegallyhuntedinthefurtradeformaking
luxurycoatsandtheirbonesaresoughtafterfor
traditionalAsianmedicine.Unlikeotherbigcatsthey
can’troar.Theircubsarebornblind.Theydon’tgain
sightuntiltheyaresevendaysold.
Identify the animal.

155. WORLD AFFAIRS
ROUND -5
CLOCK-WISE ROUND (LOWEST SCORING TEAM ONWARDS)
ELIMINATION ROUND
10 MARKS FOR DIRECT (10 SEC. TO ANSWER)
5 MARKS FOR BONUS (5 SEC. TO ANSWER)
NO NEGATIVE(S)

156. Thisapphadbeeninservicesincethemonthof
Septemberof2016.ByteDanceofChinamarketedthe
app.Theveryfamousappwaspreviouslyknownas
‘Douyin’.AmongtheTop-10usersofthisapp,theonly
IndianisFaisalSekh.
Which app is being talked about?

157. Thisapphadbeeninservicesincethemonthof
Septemberof2016.ByteDanceofChina
marketedtheapp.Theveryfamousappwas
previouslyknownas‘Douyin’.AmongtheTop-10
usersofthisapp,theonlyIndianisFaisalSekh.
Which app is being talked about?

160. TeamIndialostoneofitsoldestsuperfansasthe87year
oldwheelchair-boundelderlylady,whocaughtthe
attentionofthecricketingfraternityduringthe2019
WorldCup,passedawayattheageonJanuary13.
Name the lady.

161. TeamIndialostoneofitsoldestsuperfansasthe
87yearoldwheelchair-boundelderlylady,who
caughttheattentionofthecricketingfraternity
duringthe2019WorldCup,passedawayatthe
ageonJanuary13.
Name the lady.

164. Which female politician
became the first Indian-origin Home Secretary
in the Boris Johnson Cabinet
of England in 2019?

165. Which female politician
became the first Indian-origin Home Secretary
in the Boris Johnson Cabinet
of England in 2019?

168. Commemorating the 150
th
Birth Anniversary
of Mahatma Gandhi, the 50 KW Gandhi Solar Park
was inaugurated on the roof
of which international body’s headquarters?

169. Commemorating the 150
th
Birth Anniversary
of Mahatma Gandhi, the 50 KW Gandhi Solar Park
was inaugurated on the roof
of which international body’s headquarters?

172. Formed in the run-up to the 2019 General Elections, what
was the anti-BJP, anti-Congress alliance called?

173. Formed in the run-up to the 2019 General Elections,
what was the anti-BJP, anti-Congress alliance called?

176. Which eminent historian of India
was asked by JNU to submit her CV
for evaluating her position as Professor Emerita?

177. Which eminent historian of India
was asked by JNU to submit her CV
for evaluating her position as Professor Emerita?

180. In2019,‘Sir’RavinraJadejareceivedtheArjunaAward.
AnothercricketerwontheArjunaAwardin2019.
Name the other cricketer.

181. In2019,‘Sir’RavinraJadejareceivedtheArjunaAward.
AnothercricketerwontheArjunaAwardin2019.
Name the other cricketer.

184. Mention the occasion
https://youtu.be/KRMOmNg9qV8

185. Mention the occasion
https://youtu.be/KRMOmNg9qV8

188. Identify the speaker
https://youtu.be/5wpxk-QFY6Y

189. Identify the speaker
https://youtu.be/5wpxk-QFY6Y

194. ?
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