BATTLE

OF
THE
BRAINS
7TH KALPAVRIKSHA INTERSCHOOL
QUIZ COMPETITION 2018
 JUNIOR GROUP
CLASS VII-VIII
NEAR COUNTRIES VISITED BY
PM MODI IN LAST 4 YEARS
China Pakistan Afghanistan Bhutan

Nepal Bangladesh Myanmar Sri-Lanka

Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Mauritius

Uzbekistan UAE Saudi Arabia Qatar

 ROUND 1

GEOGRAPHY &
FLORA-FAUNA
 TEAM A

Q)Along with Russia, name

another Asian country which
borders 14 nations, the maximum
in the world ?

ANS ) CHINA
 TEAM B

Q)Name the Asian country

which is doubly landlocked .

ANS) UZBEKISTAN
 TEAM C

Q) The coastline of Saudi

Arabia has Gulf of Persia on
one side and _________on
another side of it .
ANS) RED SEA
 TEAM A

Q) Which Asian country is

roughly trapezoidal in shape
?

ANS) NEPAL
 TEAM B

Q) Which is the national

animal of Qatar ?

ANS) ARABIAN ORYX

 TEAM C

Q) What is the name of India

and China border line, also
called the land of actual
control?
ANS ) MACMOHAN LINE
 ROUND 2

DEMOGRAPHY,FLAGS &
SYMBOLS ETC
 TEAM B

Q) After India and Nepal ,

name the country which is a
Hindu majority country
where Hinduism is the
majorANS ) MAURITIUS
religion ?
 TEAM C

Q) Name the country which

has the highest per capita
income in the world ?

ANS ) QATAR
 TEAM A

Q) Dirham is currency of
which Asian country ?

ANS)UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

 TEAM B

Q) The three middle east

countries through which
Tropic of Cancer passes are
Oman, United Arab emirates
and ANS)
? SAUDI ARABIA
 TEAM C

Q) Thailand , is a Buddhist
majority country and follows
which school of Buddhism ?

ANS) THERAVADA
 TEAM A

Q) Who is the currently the

prime minister of Malaysia ?

ANS)MAHATHIR MOHAMAD
 ROUND 3

HISTORY , POLITICS
& CURRENT AFFAIRS
 TEAM C

Q) Name the country which

has been chosen to hold the
FIFA world cup 2020 ?

ANS) QATAR
 TEAM A

Q) Which country recently

suffered the worst tsunami
and experienced significant
losses ?
ANS) INDONESIA
 TEAM B

Q) Taimur the lame , who

emerged as the most
powerful ruler in the Muslim
world was born in present ?
ANS) UZBEKISTAN
 TEAM C

Q) Name the political party

from which Imran Khan
contested national election
and became Prime-minister ?
ANS) TEHREEK-E -INSAAF
 TEAM A

Q) Along with Jakarta which

Indonesian city hosted the
2018 Asian games ?

ANS) PALEMBANG
 TEAM B

Q) Mauritius the most densely

populated island is part of
which continent ?

ANS) AFRICA
 ROUND 4

Late.ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE

 TEAM A

Q) Atal Bihari Vajpayee was

born in which Indian city ?

ANS) GWALIOR
 TEAM B

Q)Under which prime minister

Vajpayee ji became the
minister of external affairs ?

ANS) MORARJI DESAI

 TEAM C

Q) Which five year term did

Atalji completed to become
the first non-congress leader
as Indian prime minister ?
ANS) 1999-2004
 TEAM A

Q) When Atalji was PM , who

was the president of Pakistan
who initiated the Kargil war
in 1999 and were defeated ?
ANS) NAWAZ SHARIF
 TEAM B

Q) Name the political party

which withdrew their support
from 13 mth coalition
government run by Vajpayeeji.
? ANS ) AI-ADMK
 TEAM C

Q) Name the year when

Pokharan –II took place under
the leadership of Vajpayeeji ?

ANS ) 1998
 ROUND 5

IDENTIFY THE PICTURE AND

ANSWER ONE QUESTION
RELATED TO IT
 TEAM B
Q 1) IDENTIFY THIS ANIMAL.
 ANS 1) DODO BIRD

Q 2 ) This bird which is now

extinct was found exclusively
in which country ?

ANS 2) MAURITIUS
 TEAM C
Q 1)IDENTIFY THIS LEADER.
 ANS 1 ) SUKARNO

Q 2) Sukarno fought and

helped gain independence for
Indonesia from which
European country ?
ANS 2) NETHERLANDS
 TEAM A
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS ANIMAL
ANS 1) KOMODO DRAGON

Q2) Name the only country in

the world where they are
found?

ANS 2) INDONESIA
 TEAM B
Q1) THIS EMBLEM BELONG
TO WHICH COUNTRY.
 ANS 1) SAUDI ARABIA

Q2)The ultraconservative
religious movement within
Sunni Islam which originated
propagated by S. Arabia is

ANS 2) WAHHABISM
 TEAM C
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS BUILDING
 ANS 1 ) PETRONAS TOWER

Q 2)The tallest twin towers in

the world ,Petronas Towers in
Malaysia houses the
headquarters of?
ANS 2)PETRONAS OIL COMPANY
 TEAM
Q1)IDENTIFY THIS BUILDING.
 ANS) BURJ KHALIFA

Q 2) Name the airline other

than Emirates airways famous
for its high end luxury &
modernity
ANS 2)ETIHAD AIRWAYS
 PAKISTAN

BHUTAN
ROUND
7
 PAKISTAN
Q 1)IDENTIFY THIS LADY.
 ANS 1) MALALA YOUSUZAI

Q 2) She was shot while

defying a terrorist group call
banning girl’s education .
Name the terrorist outfit
 ANS 2) TALIBAN

Q 3)Yousafzai's memoir I Am
Malala: is co-written with
which British journalist

ANS 3) CHRISTIAN LAMB

 BHUTAN
Q1)IDENTIFY THIS ANIMAL.
 ANS 1) BHUTANESE TAKIN

Q 2) Though Takin is specific

to eastern Himalayas, name
another continent where it is
being bred and reared?
 ANS 2) NORTH AMERICA
Q 3) As Bhutan is a
constitutional monarchy,who
is the King of Bhutan at
present
ANS 3) JIGME KHESAR
NAMGYEL WANGCHUCK
 NEPAL
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS WEAPON .
 ANS 1) KUKRI ( KHUKRI)

Q 2) Which army regiment

owns this characteristic
weapon all over the world?
 ANS 2) GORKHA REGIMENT

Q 3) Apart from India and

Nepal which country has
Gorkha regiment in their
army?
ANS 3) BRITAIN
 BANGLADESH
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS PERSON .
ANS 1) MOHAMMUD YUNUS

Q 2) What is his organisation

of microfinance and
microcredit called?
 ANS 2) GRAMEEN BANK

Q 3) In 2006, he received a
famous award for his
pioneering concept . Name the
award .
ANS 3) NOBEL PRIZE
 CHINA
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS PERSON .
 ANS 1) JACK MA YUN

Q 2) Name the organisation

which he conceptualised and
now is its cofounder ?
 ANS 2) ALIBABA e-commerce

Q 3) Who is called the father of

Modern China

ANS 3) sun yat sen

 MYANMAR
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS PECULIAR
TRIBE.
 ANS 1) KAYAN LAHWI

Q 2) Which special metal is

used to make these rings?
 ANS 2) BRASS

Q 3) Which Muslim tribe is

facing atrocities from the
Myanmar natives ?

ANS 3) ROHINGYA MUSLIMS