1. The document describes the details of a poverty quiz held on Foundation Day on October 2nd, 2018 by Dr. Madhu Vamsi.
2. The quiz had 6 rounds covering a variety of question formats like written, mixed bag, and list-based questions.
3. The rounds covered topics related to poverty alleviation efforts, social movements, environmentalism and prominent social workers in India.
2. Rounds:
1. Written I - 3
2. Mixed Bag II - 6
3. List It I - 1
4. Written II - 3
5. Mixed Bag II - 6
6. List It II - 1
Total Questions: 20
Max Time: 30 minutes
3. Round 1 - Written I
• 3 questions.
• *10 for each.
• Extra/part points.
• Write legibly.
• Mention your team.
8. 3.
Sunderlal Bahuguna is a noted environmentalist and a follower of
of Non-violence and Satyagraha.
One of Bahuguna's notable contributions to X was his creation of
the slogan "Ecology is permanent economy." He helped bring X to
prominence through about 5,000-kilometer trans-Himalayan
march, gathering support for the movement. He met the then
Indian PM Indira Gandhi and that meeting is credited with resulting
in subsequent 15-year ban on felling of green trees in 1980s. He
was associated with Gaura Devi, one of the pioneers of X. X later
inspired Appiko Movement in Karnataka.
What is X, which also gave Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Magsaysay Award
in 1982?
17. 3.
Sunderlal Bahuguna is a noted environmentalist and a follower of
of Non-violence and Satyagraha.
One of Bahuguna's notable contributions to X was his creation of
the slogan "Ecology is permanent economy." He helped bring X to
prominence through about 5,000-kilometer trans-Himalayan
march gathering support for the movement. He met the then
Indian PM Indira Gandhi and that meeting is credited with resulting
in subsequent 15-year ban on felling of green trees in 1980s. He
was associated with Gaura Devi, one of the pioneers of X. X later
inspired Appiko Movement in Karnataka.
What is X, which also gave Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Magsaysay Award
in 1982?
20. Round 2 - Mixed Bag I
Infinite pounce & bounce format.
6 questions.
+20/-10 on pounce.
+10/0 on direct/pass.
Bounce in clockwise.
On pounce, raise your hands.
Write legibly in the sheets.
In doubt, ask QM.
23. MK Gandhi
I hope the rules and regulations are clear.
All the very best!
24. 4.
Masanobu Fukuoka (1913–2008), a Japanese philosopher,
established an ecological approach. He introduced in his 1975
book The One-Straw Revolution. It is also referred to as "the
Fukuoka Method" or "do-nothing way". The title refers not to
lack of effort, but to the avoidance of manufactured inputs and
equipment.
Although this approach differs greatly from conventional type,
which Fukuoka considers to be another modern technique that
disturbs ecology.
What is the approach talked about? (you must have used this
term more than once every day!) (photo next slide)
27. Natural Farming
Although natural farming is considered a subset of organic
farming, it differs greatly from conventional organic farming,
which Fukuoka considered to be another modern technique that
disturbs nature.
Fukuoka distilled the natural farming mindset into five principles:
•No tillage
•No fertilizer
•No pesticides or herbicides
•No weeding
•No pruning
28. 5.
If MS Swaminathan is known as the Indian Father of Green
Revolution, I am known as the Father of Green Revolution
(worldwide). I am an American agronomist and humanitarian,
who conceived World Food Prize. It was first awarded to my
colleague MS Swaminathan.
I am honoured with Nobel Peace Prize (in 1970) and Padma
Vibhushan (in 2006).
I proposed an hypothesis, increasing the productivity of
agriculture on the best farmland can help control deforestation
by reducing the demand for new farmland.
Who am I? (photo next slide)
32. 6.
Aquaculture - Fish production
Tissue culture - Propagation of cells
Horticulture - Fruit production
Sericulture - Silk production
Pisciculture - Fish farming
Apiculture - Honeybee rearing
Vermiculture - ?
34. Agriculture of Earthworms
Vermiculture means artificial rearing or cultivation of worms
(Earthworms) and the technology is the scientific process of
using them for the betterment of human beings.
Vermicompost is the excreta of earthworm, which is rich in
humus.
35. 7.
October 2nd is MK Gandhi's birthday. Related to his birthday, the
world around observes the following:
1. Gandhi Jayanti (India)
2. International Day of Non-Violence
3. World Day for F A (WDFA)
World Day for F A (WDFA) was launched in 1983 to expose abuses
for food throughout the world. This date was selected because
Mahatma Gandhi is the world’s foremost advocate of nonviolence.
Give F & A. (answer both)
38. 8.
X is a socioeconomic ideology. X literally means Rising In The
End. X was first developed by Gandhiji, inspired from John
Ruskin’s book, Unto This Last. Phoenix farm was thus
established in South Africa during Gandhi’s stint.
X express are completely unreserved/general coaches
designed by Indian Railways.
Nowadays, almost every other scheme's/project's name has X
in it.
What is X?
40. Antyodaya [Ant (=End) + Udaya
(=Rise)]
• Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana
• Antyodaya Express
September 25th is celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas to
celebrate the birthday of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
41. 9.
X is an international observance celebrated every year on October
17 throughout the world. The first commemoration of the event
took place in Paris, France, in 1987 when 100,000 people gathered
to honour victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear at the
unveiling of a commemorative stone by Father Joseph Wresinski. In
1992, four years after Wresinski's death, the United Nations
officially designated October 17 as X.
One of the primary goals of X is to recognize the struggles of the
impoverished and to make their voices heard by governments and
ordinary citizens. Participation by the poorest of people is an
important aspect of the observance of X.
Give X.
47. 10.
In accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Orders (Amendment) Act of 1976, list scheduled tribes of
Andhra Pradesh (present day).
Total: 34
(*2, +10 if more than 20)
48. Exchange Sheets.
• Perfect spelling/grammar not required.
• Give bonus wherever told.
• In doubt, ask QM.
• Total points in the end.
• List coming up.
69. Round 5 - Mixed Bag II
Infinite pounce & bounce format.
6 questions.
+20/-10 on pounce.
+10/0 on direct/pass.
Bounce in anticlockwise.
On pounce, raise your hands.
Write legibly in the sheets.
In doubt, ask QM.
70. 14.
1: No Poverty, 2: Zero Hunger, 3: Good Health and Well-being,
4: Quality Education, 5: Gender Equality, 6: Clean Water and
Sanitation, 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, 8: Decent Work
and Economic Growth, 9: Industry, Innovation and
Infrastructure, 10: Reduced Inequalities, 11: Sustainable Cities
and Communities, 12: Responsible Consumption and
Production, 13: Climate Action, 14: Life Below Water, 15: Life
on Land, 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 17:
Partnerships for the Goals.
Above is a list of ___________.
73. 5.
15.
X are a scheduled tribal community habituated southern part of
India.
X speak X language, which is a member of the Dravidian
language family. X are mainly settled cultivators and artisans,
expertise in making bamboo furniture.
X population is mostly spread out in the states of Telangana,
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Andhra
Pradesh. X are second largest populated tribe of Andhra
Pradesh (ertswhile) with the population of over 5 lakhs,
according to the census of 2001.
Give X.
75. Koya Tribe
Also known as Koi, Koyalu, Koyollu, KoyaDoralu, Dorala Sattam,
etc.
Koya tribes can be further divided into Koya, Doli Koya, Gutta
Koya or Gotti Koya, Kammara Koya, Musara Koya, Oddi Koya,
Pattidi Koya, Rasha Koya, Lingadhari Koya (ordinary), Kottu
Koya, Bhine Koya, Raja Koya, etc.
76. 16.
I Too Had a Dream (English),
An Unfinished Dream (English),
Sapna Jo Poora Hua (Hindi),
Māru svapna (ṃ Gujarati).
Who wrote these books?
79. 17.
Krishnammal Jagannathan & Sankaralingam Jagannathan, Ruth
Manorama, Swami Agnivesh / Asghar Ali Engineer, People's Science
Movement of Kerala, Dr. H. Sudarshan / Vivekananda Girijana
Kalyana Kendra, Vandana Shiva, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Chipko
movement, Ladakh Ecological Development Group, Rajni Kothari,
Self-Employed Women's Association / Ela Bhatt are the Indian
recipients of X.
X is given in Sweden to honour and support those offering practical
and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us
today.
X is promoted as "Alternative Nobel Prize".
82. 18.
X is a nonprofit NGO trust based in Chennai, India. It was founded in
1988. It develops and promotes strategies for economic growth that
directly target increased employment of poor women in rural areas.
Their methods maximize the use of science and technology for
equitable and sustainable social development and environmental
stability. X's logo signifies continuity and change, invoking the DNA
model of open-ended, many-sided, and continuous evolution.
X operates in five major program areas — Coastal Systems Research,
Biodiversity and Biotechnology, Ecotechnology and Food security,
Gender and development, and Informatics.
Give X.
(closely related to a previous question) (logo next slide)
86. 19.
These are a few of a set. Set contains 120, so far.
What is this set about?
Minimum Support!?, Face'less', disABLED, Adivasi, Climate Change,
Ageing Young India, The 'tidal', Education, Rainfed Farming,
Handloom Industry, Nomadic, Natural Farming, Urban 'Poor',
Women, Unsung Hero, Occupations Losing Ground, Minority,
Gender, Street Vending, Migration, Watershed +, Decentralization,
Panchatantra, 12th Five Year Plan, Cartoons, Budget, Manifesto,
Goods and Service Tax, Development Management, Social Audit,
Demonetization, Insurance, TRUE - Tribal, Rural, Urban & Emerging,
Dalit, etc.
92. 20.
Give the list of Indians who received Ramon
Magsaysay Award.
Total: 54
(*2, +10 if more than 40)
93. Exchange Sheets.
• Perfect spelling/grammar not required.
• Give bonus wherever told.
• In doubt, ask QM.
• Total points in the end.
• List coming up.