Sunday, October 3, 2010

Teacher's Day Quiz

His  surname  comes  from  the  region  his  ancestors hailed  from, and he  was born in the city of the Triveni  Sangam.  He  wrote  poems  under  a pen  name,  which  is  a  synonym in Hindi  for  nectar.  One of  the  first  Indians  to  introduce  scouting  in  India,  he  also started  a  native  scouts organization called  Seva Samithi. He  was  the one  who  popularized  the  Satyameva  Jayate  slogan,  and also the Arati in Haridwar to the Ganga.  His  biggest  achievement  however  was  in starting  this  educational  institution   along with Annie  Beasant  in 1915.  Name  him  and  the  institution  he  founded(  no half points here).

The person was  Madan Mohan Malaviya.  The surname comes from the fact that he hailed from Malwa, he wrote under the pseudonym of Makrand, and of  course the founder of  Benaras Hindu University.
 Just name the lady  in the picture.





Maria  Montessori  of  course.
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (also commonly known as "Daffodils"[1] or "The Daffodils") is a poem by him. Identify him.
He is william Wordsworth
7)  Just  name  the  two  women in the  picture.(  Again no  half  points).


Helen Keller  and her tutor  Anne  Sullivan.

rabodh  Chandra  Bagachi,  Satyendranath  Bose, Sudhi Ranjan  Das, Amlan  Dutta,  Rajat Kanta Ray- Again  not  an  exhaustive  list,  but  what is the connect.

Basically  a list of people who served  as the  Vice Chancellor  of  Shantiniketan  University.

9) It  was  started  by  Satish  Ranjan   Das,  in  1935,  and  the  4  houses  are  named  after  Hyderabad,  Kashmir,  Tata  and  Jaipur. Formally opened  by  the  then Viceroy,  Lord  Willingdon. Jana Gana  Mana  was  chosen as  the  School Song. Knowledge  is  our  Light is the motto. Name the school.

Don School  in Dehradun. 

10) Where in  India  would  you  find  Robin Hood, Friar  Tuck,  Little John  and  Alan E Dale?

Houses in Sherwood College, Nainital. 






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