BATTLE

OF
THE
BRAINS
7TH KALPAVRIKSHA INTERSCHOOL
QUIZ COMPETITION 2018
 SENIOR GROUP
CLASS IX-X
FAR COUNTRIES VISITED BY PM MODI IN
LAST 4 YEARS
ASIA Russia, Iran, Japan , Malaysia, South Korea, Israel,
Philippines , Turkey , Singapore
AUSTRALIA Australia
S. AMERICA Brazil
N. AMERICA USA ,Mexico ,Canada
EUROPE United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain , Portugal ,
Switzerland , Belgium , Sweden, Netherlands
AFRICA South Africa, Kenya , Uganda , Mozambique ,
Tanzania
 ROUND 1

ASIA
Russia, Iran, Japan , Malaysia,
South Korea, Israel, Philippines
, Turkey , Singapore
 TEAM A

Q) Which country has the world’s

largest natural gas reserves and
its leading exporters?

ANS ) RUSSIA
 TEAM B

Q).What is the currency of

Malaysia called

ANS) RINGGIT
 TEAM C

Q) Who at present is the

("Supreme Leader")
responsible for directing the
policies of the Iran?
ANS) AL KHAMENEI
 TEAM A

Q) Name the country where

the martial art form
Taekwondo originated

ANS) SOUTH KOREA

 TEAM B

Q) Straddling between both

Europe and Asia - making it
the only city in the world to sit
across two continents is

ANS) ISTANBUL
 TEAM C

Q) Mossad is the intelligence

agency of which country?

ANS ) ISRAEL
 ROUND 2

EUROPE
United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Spain , Portugal ,
Switzerland , Belgium , Sweden,
Netherlands
 TEAM B

Q) Movie Haider and Omkara

directed by Vishal Bharadwaj
is adapted from novel and
plays written by ?
ANS )WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
 TEAM C

Q) Name the French

aristocrat , who is
considered the father of
modern Olympic games ?
ANS ) Pierre de Coubertin
 TEAM A

Q) The monochromatically
reversed Swiss flag became the
symbol of the Red Cross
Movement founded in 1863 by

ANS)HENRY DUNANT
 TEAM B

Q) Alfred Nobel , inventor of

dynamite and institutor of the
Nobel Prize ,belonged to
which country ?
ANS) SWEDEN
 TEAM C

Q)Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

known as "the Father of
Microbiology", and one of the
first microscopists was from
ANS) NETHERLANDS
 TEAM A

Q) Audi and Porsche , the

famous luxury car brands are
researched and manufactured
in which country ?
ANS) GERMANY
 ROUND 3

NORTH AMERICA
 TEAM C

Q) When we write the capital

of USA , Washington DC ,
what does DC stands for ?

ANS) DISTRICT of COLUMBIA

 TEAM A

Q)After the 9/11 attack by Al-

Qaeda , Americans raged war
on terror against which two
countries ?
ANS) AFGHANISTAN & IRAQ
 TEAM B

Q)To avoid middle east crisis

,under whose presidency
military missions like Desert
storm were initiated ?
ANS) GEORGE H.W BUSH
 TEAM C

Q)?

ANS) TEHREEK-E -INSAAF

 TEAM A

Q)?

ANS) PALEMBANG
 TEAM B

Q)?

ANS) AFRICA
ROUND 4

AFRICA
 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

SOUTH AMERICA &

AUSTRALIA
 TEAM C

Q) Name the year when

Pokharan –II took place under
the leadership of Vajpayeeji ?

ANS ) 1998
 TEAM C

Q) Name the year when

Pokharan –II took place under
the leadership of Vajpayeeji ?

ANS ) 1998
 TEAM C

Q) Name the year when

Pokharan –II took place under
the leadership of Vajpayeeji ?

ANS ) 1998
 TEAM C

Q) Name the year when

Pokharan –II took place under
the leadership of Vajpayeeji ?

ANS ) 1998
 TEAM C

Q) Name the year when

Pokharan –II took place under
the leadership of Vajpayeeji ?

ANS ) 1998
 TEAM C

Q) Name the year when

Pokharan –II took place under
the leadership of Vajpayeeji ?

ANS ) 1998
 ROUND 6

IDENTIFY THE PICTURE AND

ANSWER ONE QUESTION
RELATED TO IT
 TEAM B
Q1)IDENTIFY THIS PLAYERS .
ANS 1) ROGER FEDERER

Q 2 ) Ranked at no. 2 is
international ranking , which
country does he represent ?

ANS 2) SWITZERLAND
 TEAM C
Q 1)IDENTIFY THIS SINGER.
 ANS 1 )MICHEAL JACKSON

Q 2) Name the most famous and

best selling album of Michael
Jackson which also won Grammy
awards for best album of the year?

ANS 2) THRILLER
 TEAM A
Q1)IDENTIFY THIS CARTOON
 ANS 1) ADVENTURES OF
TINTIN
Q2) This series of 24 comic
albums created by cartoonist
Georges Remi ( Herge ),
belonged to which country

ANS 2) BELGIUM
 TEAM B
Q1)IDENTIFY THIS PLAYER .
 ANS 1)LEWIS HAMILTON

Q2) How many times has he

won the Formula 1 racing
championship till now?

ANS 2) FOUR TIMES

 TEAM C
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS PLAYER
ANS 1 )CHRISTINO RONALDO

Q 2)Name the football club for

which he plays as professional
footballer ?

ANS 2) JUVENTUS ( ITALY)

 TEAM
Q1)IDENTIFY THIS DANCE FORM.
 ANS) FLAMENCO

Q 2) Name the main musical

instrument used during
Flamenco performance .

ANS 2) GUITAR
 N. AMERICA

ASIA
ROUND
7
 NORTH AMERICA
Q1)IDENTIFY THIS PERSON.
ANS 1)MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

Q 2) He received Nobel prize

in 1964 for his fight against
 ANS 2) RACIAL INEQUALITY

Q 3) Name the famous speech

he gave in front of Lincoln
memorial in Washington?

ANS 3) I HAVE A DREAM

 SOUTH AMERICA
Q1)IDENTIFY THIS PERSON.
 ANS 1) PELE

Q 2) What is the famous

nickname given to him?
 ANS 2)BLACK PEARL

Q 3) What was the jersey

number of Pele as forward
striker

ANS 3) NUMBER 10
 ASIA
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS PERSON .
 ANS 1)BAN KI MOON

Q 2)Before becoming secretary

General of UN (2007-2016) he
held which ministry in South
Korean govt ?
 ANS 2)FOREIGN MINISTRY
Q 3) Name the South Korean
company which recently
inaugurated its world largest
mobile manufacturing unit in
Gurugram
ANS 3) SAMSUNG
 EUROPE
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS LEADER .
 ANS 1)ADOLF HITLER

Q 2)Name the country where

he was born?
 ANS 2)AUSTRIA

Q 3) What was Hitler’s

personal standard or symbol
of Nazi army?

ANS 3) BLACK UPRIGHT

SWASTIK
 CHINA
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS PERSON .
 ANS 1) NELSON MANDELA

Q 2)He received Nobel prize in

1993 for his untiring effort to
end Apartheid . Who shared
this prize with him?
 ANS 2) F. W de CLARK

Q 3)Name the famous Jail

island where Nelson Mandela
was imprisoned for 18 years
during his struggle
ANS 3) ROBBEN ISLAND
 AUSTRALIA
Q1) IDENTIFY THIS ANIMAL
 ANS 1)KAOLA BEAR

Q 2) What is the characteristic

of this mammal regarding the
way they rear their young
ones?
 ANS 2)MARSUPIALS

Q 3) Name the tree and their

leaves on which they
exclusively feed on

ANS 3)EUCALYPTUS