booquiz 2017 (prelims)

BOO?UIZ - 2017@JIAGANJ BOOK FAIR

FEB. 03, 2017FIRST PRIZE: RS. 1000/=

SECOND PRIZE: RS. 500/=THIRD PRIZE: RS. 300/=

RS. 200/= EACH FOR FINALIST TEAMS (TWO MEMBER TEAM)

VENUE : JIAGANJ BOOK FAIR 2017 (JIAGANJ B.S.S. HIGH SCHOOL )JIAGANJ, MURSHIDABAD / TIME: 1:00 P.M. SHARP

FORMAT : GENERAL OPEN QUIZ WITH POUNCE, BOUNCE

Contact: 9831632026 / 8906740023

QM : SASWATA CHAKRABORTY

BOO?uiz (Prelims)Rules

 • 15 questions of two marks each would be asked in the written prelims.• Please write your names and phone numbers on your answer sheet • No negatives, feel free to guess and answer• Teams of 2 (strictly) – a single quizzer is not welcome to answer and if any such case happens, the single quizzer, if qualified, will not be allowed to appear in the finals!• Anyone found using any illegitimate means will be immediately disqualified.• Question numbers 3, 6,9,12 & 15 are starred.  Starred questions will be used to break ties.• Question numbers 1 – 10 are dry questions; they will be repeated at the end.  • Question numbers 11-15 are audio.  The audio clips would be played only once. Only the questions would be repeated.  So listen to the clips attentively!  • Answers are to be written strictly adhering to the corresponding serial numbers – right answer in wrong serial number will not yield any result.  Phonetically correct spelling in Bengali and English would be allowed, no short cut writings and symbols will not be granted as correct answers!  No part marking!• In case of persistent ties, sudden death will be used.

GENERAL RULE – QM’S DECISION IS FULL & FINAL

All the best!

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

1) ‘‘ a¡jl¡ h m¡, n£ al pl¡ E ml Bcl, n¡m- p¡ uV¡l, mf-Lðm a¡oL-Q¡cl z

N¡m¡f-Ny¡c¡l N hÑ j¤Ml c¤f¤l hm¡, Bjl¡ h¢m, ph¡l pl¡ hC ul jm¡ z’’ -

- L¡e ¢hMÉ¡a Rs¡L¡ ll pª¢ø ?

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2) Name the city which is set to host the World’s First Gender Literature Festival

in the month of March?

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3)* Which Bengali daily completed its 50th year

of publication on the 3rd January 2016?

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4) Set in the 1970’s, this novel deals with the story of a woman  from an affluent Bengali  family who  learns  that her  youngest  son  is  among  the  several  thousands  of youth  killed  by  the  Police  to  curb  a  Naxalite  Revolt.   When she reaches the morgue, she sees her son’s corpse among the several dead bodies numbered and strewn in the morgue.  She begins to ponder why her son adopted this  ideology,  and  gradually  learns  the  reasons  her  son joined  the  struggle.    Also  made  into  a  National  Award Winning  Hindi  Film,  which  highly  acclaimed  work  of literature is this and name the author, too. 

(PART MARKING)

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5) His Guru was Priest Bhagaban Ganguly, and his philosophy was

Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga,

Hatha Yoga. Identify the famous person.

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6)*   X  joined  the  Royal  Air  Force  as  a physical  instructor.    When  the  1942  Quit  India movement  was  gaining  momentum  in  India,  X,  who was still working with RAF, slapped a British officer for his  offensive  remark  against  India.  This  led  to  X’s immediate court martial and he was put behind bars.  X utilised his time  in  jail and started doing something for which he  later become famous.   After his  release, once  India  became  independent,  X  settled  in  Kolkata and started selling coconuts at Sealdah railway station. Later X clinched three gold medals at the Asian Games.  Identify X.

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7) The Toll-free number

14444 has been introduced in India

for what specific purpose?

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8) What is being defined here: An adjective defined as

‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping

public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’.

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9)*  This food  item is made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts, whipped egg whites, and sometimes  chopped  candied  fruit.    Many legends  exist  around  its  origins.  The  earliest recipes  of  it,  probably  borrowed  from  Central Asia,  were  found  in  a  10th  century  Middle Eastern book in Baghdad. At the end of the 10th century,  the  traveller  and  geographer  Ibn Hawqal  wrote  that  he  ate  this  in  Manbij  (in modern  Syria)  and  Bukhara  (in  modern Uzbekistan). What is the food item?

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10) Chiranjeet Chakraborty starrer ‘Kiriti Roy’ is based on

which Kiriti Classic written by Nihar Ranjan Gupta?

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11) Identify the voice.

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12)* Identify the famous kirtan artisan.

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13) Identify the singer.

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14) Identify the singerand the composer

(PART MARKING)

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15)* Theme music of which famous tele serial is played?

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SUBMIT YOUR ANSWER-SHEETS

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ANSWERS

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

1) ‘‘ a¡jl¡ h m¡, n£ al pl¡ E ml Bcl, n¡m- p¡ uV¡l, mf-Lðm a¡oL-Q¡cl z

N¡m¡f-Ny¡c¡l N hÑ j¤Ml c¤f¤l hm¡, Bjl¡ h¢m, ph¡l pl¡ hC ul jm¡ z’’ -

- L¡e ¢hMÉ¡a Rs¡L¡ ll pª¢ø ?

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ih¡e£fËp¡c jS¥jc¡l (hC ul jm¡, eu a¡ qm¡)

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2) Name the city which is set to host the World’s First Gender Literature Festival

in the month of March?

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Patna

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3)* Which Bengali daily completed its 50th year

of publication on the 3rd January 2016?

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

4) Set in the 1970’s, this novel deals with the story of a woman  from an affluent Bengali  family who  learns  that her  youngest  son  is  among  the  several  thousands  of youth  killed  by  the  Police  to  curb  a  Naxalite  Revolt.   When she reaches the morgue, she sees her son’s corpse among the several dead bodies numbered and strewn in the morgue.  She begins to ponder why her son adopted this  ideology,  and  gradually  learns  the  reasons  her  son joined  the  struggle.    Also  made  into  a  National  Award Winning  Hindi  Film,  which  highly  acclaimed  work  of literature is this and name the author, too. 

(PART MARKING)

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

5) His Guru was Priest Bhagaban Ganguly, and his philosophy was

Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga,

Hatha Yoga. Identify the famous person.

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Loknath Brahamachari

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6)*   X  joined  the  Royal  Air  Force  as  a physical  instructor.    When  the  1942  Quit  India movement  was  gaining  momentum  in  India,  X,  who was still working with RAF, slapped a British officer for his  offensive  remark  against  India.  This  led  to  X’s immediate court martial and he was put behind bars.  X utilised his time  in  jail and started doing something for which he  later become famous.   After his  release, once  India  became  independent,  X  settled  in  Kolkata and started selling coconuts at Sealdah railway station. Later X clinched three gold medals at the Asian Games.  Identify X.

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Manohar Aich

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7) The Toll-free number

14444 has been introduced in India

for what specific purpose?

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To make the countrymen aware regarding the cashless

and digital payment

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8) What is being defined here: An adjective defined as

‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping

public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’.

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

9)*  This food  item is made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts, whipped egg whites, and sometimes  chopped  candied  fruit.    Many legends  exist  around  its  origins.  The  earliest recipes  of  it,  probably  borrowed  from  Central Asia,  were  found  in  a  10th  century  Middle Eastern book in Baghdad. At the end of the 10th century,  the  traveller  and  geographer  Ibn Hawqal  wrote  that  he  ate  this  in  Manbij  (in modern  Syria)  and  Bukhara  (in  modern Uzbekistan). What is the food item?

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Nougat

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10) Chiranjeet Chakraborty starrer ‘Kiriti Roy’ is based on

which Kiriti Classic written by Nihar Ranjan Gupta?

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

BOO?uiz (Prelims) 

11) Identify the voice.

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Roger Federer

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12)* Identify the famous kirtan artisan.

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Radharani Devi

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13) Identify the singer.

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Remo Fernandes

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14) Identify the singerand the composer

(PART MARKING)

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Alia BhattA.R. Rahaman

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15)* Theme music of which famous tele serial is played?

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FINALS