HOCKEYWIZ - PRELIMS
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The document outlines a quiz consisting of 20 questions focused on various topics, including sports, historical figures, and significant events primarily related to India. It also provides detailed answers to each question, covering misconceptions about national sports, notable Indian athletes, and important cultural festivals. Additionally, it discusses the recognition of achievements in sports and the promotion of tourism efforts in India.
HOCKEYWIZ - PRELIMS
- 2. TODAY’S DEAL ● 20 Questions in total. ● Each question carries 1 mark. ● Questions 5, 10, 15 & 20 are Star Marked Questions. (In case of Tie Breakers) ● There are no hard questions, just think out of the box. ● Any “Yeh question mere ko pata hai” is purely coincidental because great minds think alike. ● All the best and let’s have a great session!!!
- 4. Q1 Mayuresh Agrawal, who teaches in V K Patil International School in Sindkheda tehsil of Dhule district of North Maharashtra, received the reply letter from Ministry, dated January 15, 2020 clearing a very popular misconception that every Indian has/had ever since childhood. The reply clearly stated that it is done so in order to promote all disciplines. What is being talked about?
- 5. Q2 Known as one of the best flickers of all time, this hockey player was accidentally shot by an RPF official in 2006 which forced him out of the Hockey World Cup but later on he made a comeback in 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and became the top scorer with 8 goals. This story was also shown in a Bollywood movie in 2018. He has now again come into news but for different reasons. Who is he?
- 6. Q3 X has been made the mascot for the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup. Alongside the promotion of the event, the mascot aims to raise awareness about the conservation of the Y, which is said to be on the verge of extinction in the state of Odisha. From the games perspective, X personifies the spirit of sportsmanship and encourages the participants to play the sport with complete fairness and in the right spirit. Identify X and Y.
- 7. Q4 X turned professional in Golf in 2020, made his debut at the Golconda Masters 2020. He featured in the Qualifying School in Ahmedabad and then competed at the Golconda Masters in Hyderabad, and the Players Championship in Bengaluru. Awarded for Excellence in Sports (Hockey) at 2nd edition of UDAAN by Zee Hindustan, 2022. X was the first-ever tribal to get Padma Shri Award. Identify this famous person.
- 8. *Q5* Connect them to a popular place of International Importance in current times.
- 9. Q6 This hockey player hails from the Sundergarh district which has produced the most number of hockey players from Odisha. She was one of the 4 players who were made to sit on the floor of the train for an hour due to unconfirmed Railway Ticket on their way back to home from Rio Olympics. She was a part of the Asia cup winning squad in 2017. She has also completed 100 International Caps for India. Who is She?
- 10. Q7 Earlier named after Rajiv Gandhi, Khel Ratna Award has been renamed thanks to people coming up and requesting PMO. Modi took to twitter and officially announced that it will be renamed after Major Dhyan Chand. BJP took to Social Media posting this and highlighting the change but soon took down the post due to a huge error. What mistake am I talking about?
- 12. Q8 X used to practice a lot during the night after his duty hours. He used to wait for the moon to come out so that the visibility in the field (there were no flood lights) improved. He was hence called X, by his fellow players, as his practice sessions at night invariably coincided with the coming out of the moon. ID X.
- 13. Q9 It is a brick-built double-storey structure in the classical Western style having of Doric-Corinthian column and a mixture of Greek and Victorian architecture. Lime-mortar has been used in construction of this palace. X did major additions to palace in 1892, which has 126 rooms. The front of the palace, which resembles the Buckingham Palace. Local people address this palace as Rajbadi. The Palace was home to six generations of rulers of which dynasty?
- 15. *Q10* CONNECT
- 16. Q11 X is an Indian Female Hockey Player born in Sundergarh, Odisha. She currently plays for the Women’s Hockey Team of India. She has 150 International caps with 3 International Goals. She completed her 100th international cap in India's final group stage match against Australia on her 22nd birthday at the 4 Nation Women Tournament at Darwin in Australia on 3 June 2016. She was recently selected for Arjuna Award in 2022. Who is X?
- 17. Q12 This is an Amul Ad for the movie Chak De India. What was the tagline for this Ad?
- 18. Q13 Gujarat’s first houseboat named EKTA is an attempt to support Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Government of Gujarat’s vision to establish Statue of Unity as one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions. Which multinational Indian Unicorn has built this & Name its founder.
- 19. Q14 This coastal discovery by American Zoologist Dr. H.R. Bustard was made in 1974. The annual visits of its most famous visitors have been erratic lately due to climate change and human interference. The Marine Sanctuary present here extends from mouth of Dharma River to mouth of Mahanadi River. Identify this famous place.
- 20. *Q15* He returned as a goalkeeping coach for the 1998 Asian Games in which the India men's national field hockey team won the Gold. Four years later, X was hired to be the goalkeeping coach of the India women's national field hockey team. The team won the Gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.He was also the assistant coach for the Women's team when it won the Gold at the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup. This is the later career of X. His early career involved high profile controversies wherein India lost 1-7 against Pakistan in 1982 Asian Games. Who am I talking about?
- 21. Q16 Identify a connect between both of them. What positions do they hold in contemporary times?
- 22. Q17 CONNECT
- 23. Q18 Born & brought up in Berhampur in the Ganjam district of Odisha, X was India’s High Commissioner to Ceylon in 1947 & the fourth President of India. During his tenure as President, X gave his assent to two revolutionary documents — the Shimla Agreement, a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan, and the bank nationalisation Bill of 1969, which continues to shape the Indian economy even after five decades. There is a market named after him in Berhampur. Identify X.
- 24. Q19 This famous festival is held on the banks of River X. X has a distributary Y which means “It can be passed through a wood bridge in ancient time.” This popular festival is held during the time when North East Monsoon winds start blowing in India. It was also mentioned by our PM in the G20 summit of 2022. Identify the festival and Y.
- 26. *Q20* This is an exhaustive list of countries. However, 1 country is missing from this list. Identify the missing country and the list.
- 27. ANSWERS
- 28. Q1 Mayuresh Agrawal, who teaches in V K Patil International School in Sindkheda tehsil of Dhule district of North Maharashtra, received the reply letter from Ministry, dated January 15, 2020 clearing a very popular misconception that every Indian has/had ever since childhood. The reply clearly stated that it is done so in order to promote all disciplines. What is being talked about?
- 29. A1 The misconception that Hockey is the national sport of India. "The government has not declared any sport/game as the National Game of the country, as the objective of the government is to encourage/promote all popular sports disciplines."
- 30. Q2 Known as one of the best flickers of all time, this hockey player was accidentally shot by an RPF official in 2006 which forced him out of the Hockey World Cup but later on he made a comeback in 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and became the top scorer with 8 goals. This story was also shown in a Bollywood movie in 2018. He has now again come into news but for different reasons. Who is he?
- 31. A2 SANDEEP SINGH
- 32. Q3 X has been made the mascot for the Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup. Alongside the promotion of the event, the mascot aims to raise awareness about the conservation of the Y, which is said to be on the verge of extinction in the state of Odisha. From the games perspective, X personifies the spirit of sportsmanship and encourages the participants to play the sport with complete fairness and in the right spirit. Identify X and Y.
- 33. A3 X : Olly Y : Olive Ridley Turtles ‘Olly’ represents the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles that travel thousands of miles in the ocean and arrive in millions every year on Odisha’s Rushikulya and Gahirmatha beaches for their annual nesting.
- 34. Q4 X turned professional in Golf in 2020, made his debut at the Golconda Masters 2020. He featured in the Qualifying School in Ahmedabad and then competed at the Golconda Masters in Hyderabad, and the Players Championship in Bengaluru. Awarded for Excellence in Sports (Hockey) at 2nd edition of UDAAN by Zee Hindustan, 2022. X was the first-ever tribal to get Padma Shri Award. Identify this famous person.
- 35. A4 Dilip Tirkey
- 36. *Q5* Connect them to a popular place of International Importance in current times.
- 37. *A5* BIRSA MUNDA INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY STADIUM
- 38. Q6 This hockey player hails from the Sundergarh district which has produced the most number of hockey players from Odisha. She was one of the 4 players who were made to sit on the floor of the train for an hour due to unconfirmed Railway Ticket on their way back to home from Rio Olympics. She was a part of the Asia cup winning squad in 2017. She has also completed 100 International Caps for India. Who is She?
- 39. A6 Lilima Minz
- 40. Q7 Earlier named after Rajiv Gandhi, Khel Ratna Award has been renamed thanks to people coming up and requesting PMO. Modi took to twitter and officially announced that it will be renamed after Major Dhyan Chand. BJP took to Social Media posting this and highlighting the change but soon took down the post due to a huge error. What mistake am I talking about?
- 42. A7 THE SOCIAL MEDIA POST BY BJP HAD THE IMAGE OF PARAM VIR CHAKRA INSTEAD OF KHEL RATNA. NETIZENS TOOK TO TROLL THE POST AND BJP REMOVED IT SOON AFTER.
- 43. Q8 X used to practice a lot during the night after his duty hours. He used to wait for the moon to come out so that the visibility in the field (there were no flood lights) improved. He was hence called X, by his fellow players, as his practice sessions at night invariably coincided with the coming out of the moon. ID X.
- 44. A8 Dhyan Chand
- 45. Q9 It is a brick-built double-storey structure in the classical Western style having of Doric-Corinthian column and a mixture of Greek and Victorian architecture. Lime-mortar has been used in construction of this palace. X did major additions to palace in 1892, which has 126 rooms. The front of the palace, which resembles the Buckingham Palace. Local people address this palace as Rajbadi. The Palace was home to six generations of rulers of which dynasty?
- 48. *Q10* CONNECT
- 49. *A10* Sponsors of FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023
- 50. Q11 X is an Indian Female Hockey Player born in Sundergarh, Odisha. She currently plays for the Women’s Hockey Team of India. She has 150 International caps with 3 International Goals. She completed her 100th international cap in India's final group stage match against Australia on her 22nd birthday at the 4 Nation Women Tournament at Darwin in Australia on 3 June 2016. She was recently selected for Arjuna Award in 2022. Who is X?
- 52. Q12 This is an Amul Ad for the movie Chak De India. What was the tagline for this Ad?
- 53. A12
- 54. Q13 Gujarat’s first houseboat named EKTA is an attempt to support Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Government of Gujarat’s vision to establish Statue of Unity as one of the world’s most popular tourist attractions. Which multinational Indian Unicorn has built this & Name its founder.
- 55. A13 OYO & RITESH AGARWAL
- 56. Q14 This coastal discovery by American Zoologist Dr. H.R. Bustard was made in 1974. The annual visits of its most famous visitors have been erratic lately due to climate change and human interference. The Marine Sanctuary present here extends from mouth of Dharma River to mouth of Mahanadi River. Identify this famous place.
- 58. *Q15* He returned as a goalkeeping coach for the 1998 Asian Games in which the India men's national field hockey team won the Gold. Four years later, X was hired to be the goalkeeping coach of the India women's national field hockey team. The team won the Gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.He was also the assistant coach for the Women's team when it won the Gold at the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup. This is the later career of X. His early career involved high profile controversies wherein India lost 1-7 against Pakistan in 1982 Asian Games. Who am I talking about?
- 60. Q16 Identify a connect between both of them. What positions do they hold in contemporary times?
- 61. A16 Both are from Odisha. Shaktikanta Das : Current RBI Governor Soma Mondal: Chairperson and functional director of SAIL
- 62. Q17 CONNECT
- 63. A17 DAMaN, stands for Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakarana (transl. Malaria Eradication in Inaccessible Areas), is a 2022 Indian Odia Biographical Social Drama Film. The film portrays a doctor's relentless fight against superstitions and struggle to make tribal people aware of facts about Malaria disease.
- 64. Q18 Born & brought up in Berhampur in the Ganjam district of Odisha, X was India’s High Commissioner to Ceylon in 1947 & the fourth President of India. During his tenure as President, X gave his assent to two revolutionary documents — the Shimla Agreement, a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan, and the bank nationalisation Bill of 1969, which continues to shape the Indian economy even after five decades. There is a market named after him in Berhampur. Identify X.
- 65. A18 V.V. Giri
- 66. Q19 This famous festival is held on the banks of River X. X has a distributary Y which means “It can be passed through a wood bridge in ancient time.” This popular festival is held during the time when North East Monsoon winds start blowing in India. It was also mentioned by our PM in the G20 summit of 2022. Identify the festival.
- 68. A19 BALIYATRA
- 69. *Q20* This is an exhaustive list of countries. However, 1 country is missing from this list. Identify the missing country and the list.
- 70. *A20* PAKISTAN (Countries which have won Men’s HWC)
- 71. THANK YOU SLIDE