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1. BATTLE
OF THE
BRAINS

2. 5TH KALPAVRIKSHA INTERSCHOOL QUIZ
COMPETITION 2016

3. JUNIOR GROUP
CLASS VII-VIII
NEAR COUNTRIES
VISITED BY PM
MODI IN LAST 2
YEARSCHINA, PAKISTAN, NEPAL, AFGHANISTAN,
SRILANKA,BHUTAN, MYNAMAR &
BANGLADESH

4. ROUND 1
GEOGRAPHY

5. TEAM
A
ANS : GULF OF MANNAR
/PALK STRAIT
Q ) Name the geographical
features which separates
Indian subcontinent from
Srilanka .

6. TEAM
B
Q) Name the world’s highest
cold desert which is located in
Pakistan.
ANS :KATPANA DESERT,
SKARDU

7. C
Q )Apart from Kosi and
Gandhak name the third
major river which flows via
Nepal to join Ganges river
ANS : GHAGHRA

8. TEA
M A
Q) Apart from Padma( Ganges)
and Jamuna ( Brahmaputra ) ,
name the third river which
forms the Ganges delta in
Bangladesh ?
ANS ) MEGHNA RIVER

9. B
Q) Which northeastern state of
India other than Arunachal
Pradesh, Manipur and
Nagaland share common
border with Mynamar ?
ANS :MIZORAM

10. TEAM
C
Q) What is the ill marked
geographical border line
dividing Afghanistan from
Pakistan is called
ANS ) DURAND LINE

11. ROUND 2
DEMOGRAPHY
& SYMBOLS

12. TEAM
B
Q) Name the most spoken
language in Srilanka.
ANS: SINHALESE

13. TEAM
C
Q )Name the largest and the
most populated city in
Pakistan.
ANS : KARACHI

14. TEAM
A
ANS : AFGHANISTAN
Q) Pashto and Dari are the
official languages of which
country

15. TEAM
B
Q) Name the unit currency
of Bhutan.
ANS:BHUTANESE NGULTRUM

16. TEAM
C
Q) What is the capital of
Mynamar ?
ANS:NAYPYIDAW

17. TEAM
A
Q)Who is the prime minister
of Nepal ?
ANS ) PUSHPKAMAL DAHAL
(PRACHAND)

18. ROUND 3
PAST AND CURRENT
AFFAIRS

19. TEAM
C
Q)Name the country effected
by famous terrorist group
LTTE ( liberation tigers of
tamil eelam ) in the past
ANS : SRILANKA

20. TEAM
A
Q) Who wrote the national
anthem of Bangladesh
(Amar sonar bangla).
ANS : RABINDRANATH TAGORE

21. TEAM B
Q ) Name the country other
than Bangladesh and Bhutan
who supported India to
boycott SAARC summit to be
held in Islamabad this year ?
ANS: AFGHANISTAN

22. TEAM
C
Q) Name the controversial
seaport being developed
jointly by Pakistan & China
for trade in Balochistan
province
ANS : GWADHAR PORT

23. TEAM
A
Q )Name the country where
Indian army in 2015
carried out surgical strike
to kill Naga insurgents
ANS : MYNAMAR

24. TEAM
B
Q) Name the Bhutanese
mythological creature
represented in its national
flag.
ANS) DRUK (thunder dragon)

25. ROUND 4
CHINA

26. TEA
MA
Q) What is the international
boundary line between India
and China called
ANS : MACMOHAN LINE

27. TEAM
B
Q) What is the capital of Tibet
autonomous region
ANS: LHASA

28. TEAM
C
Q) Name the city other than
Delhi did Chinese premier Li
Jinping visited during his
official visit to India in 2014
ANS : AHMEDABAD

29. TEAM
A
Q) In which year did Peoples
republic of China attacked
India
ANS: 1962

30. TEAM
B
Q) Who is considered the
father of modern post-
imperial Republic of China
ANS : DR. SUN YAT SEN

31. TEAM
C
Q) Name the famous chinese
traveller who visited India
during Chandragupta II
(Vikramaditya) era
ANS : FA HEIN

32. ROUND 5
IDENTIFY AND ANSWER ONE
QUESTION RELATED TO
THESE PICTURES

33. MB
Q 1 ) IDENTIFY THIS LADY

34. ANS 1: AUNG SAN SUU KI
Q2 ) In which year did she
receive Nobel prize for peace
ANS :1991

35. C
Q 1) IDENTIFY THIS ARTIST

36. Q2) He is no more but his
nephew is continuing his
legacy as a singer. Name him.
ANS 1:NUSRAT FATEHALI KHAN
ANS 2) RAHAT FATEHALI KHAN

37. TEAM A
Q1 ) IDENTIFY THIS MONUMENT

38. ANS 1: GREAT WALL OF CHINA
QUES 2:Though construction
of the wall began BC and
extended time to time, which
Chinese dynasty of recent
times rebuild it
ANS 2: MING DYNASTY

39. TEAM
B
Q 1)IDENTIFY THIS PERSONALITY

40. ANS 1: TASLIMA NASRIN
Q 2 )Name the famous novel
written by her which got her
instant fame?
ANS 2: LAJJA( SHAME)

41. C
Q1 : IDENTIFY THIS LEADER

42. ANS 1: IMRANKHAN
Q 2: Name the political party
which he founded
ANS 2: TAHREEK -E- INSAAF

43. A
Q ) IDENTIFY THIS PERSON.

44. ANS : TENZING NORGAY
QUES 2:In which year did he
conquest Mt Everest along
with Edmund Hillary
ANS :29 May 1953

45. ROUN
D 7
MYNAMAR
SRILANKA

46. PAKISTAN
QUES 1 :IDENTIFY THIS LADY

47. ANS 1 : MALALA YOUSAFZAI
QUES 2 :She was shot while
defying a terrorist group call
banning girl’s education .
Name the terrorist outfit
ANS 2 : TALIBAN

48. QUES 3 :Yousafzai's memoir I
Am Malala: The Story of the
Girl Who Stood Up for
Education and was Shot by
the Taliban, is co-written with
which British journalist
ANS : CHRISTINA LAMB

49. AFGHANISTAN
QUES 1: IDENTIFY THIS SITE

50. ANS 1: BAMIYAAN
QUES 2:Name the god whose
statue is depicted in this
picture
ANS 2 : LORD BUDDHA

51. QUES 3:Name the terrorist
outfit which recently
destroyed this statue
ANS 3: TALIBAN

52. NEPAL
QUES : IDENTIFY THIS WEAPON?

53. ANS 1: KUKRI ( KHUKRI)
QUES 2) Which army
regiment owns this
characteristic weapon all over
the world
ANS: GORKHA REGIMENT

54. QUES 3:Apart from India
and Nepal which country has
Gorkha regiment in their
army
ANS 3: BRITAIN

55. BANGLADESH
Q 1: IDENTIFY THIS PERSON ?

56. ANS :MOHAMMUD YUNUS
QUES 2:What is his
organisation of microfinance
and microcredit called?
ANS : GRAMEEN BANK

57. ANS 3: 2006
QUES 3:In which year did he
receive Nobel prize for his
pioneering concept

58. Q 1: IDENTIFY THIS LADY
SRILANKA

59. ANS1: SRIMOVA BANDARANAIKE
QUES 2:She was the longest
serving primiminister of
Srilanka. How many terms
she served the office.
ANS 2 : 3 TERMS

60. QUES 3: What is the name of
her daughter who also
became the president of
Srilanka ?
ANS 3 :CHANDRIKA
KUMARATUNGA

61. MYNAMAR
QUES1 :IDENTIFY THIS TRIBE

62. ANS 2: BRASS
QUES 2 : Which metal is used
to make these rings
ANS 1 : KAYAN LAHWI

63. QUES 3 : Which muslim
tribe in Mynamar is facing
atrocities from the natives ?
ANS 3: ROHINGYA MUSLIMS