QUIZ on Girl child

Elimination Round: Questionnaire

1) Marriage is near universal in India. What percentage of women gets married before the age of 18 years? 40%, 50%, 60% 2) Child sex ratio indicates the no. of girls to 1000 boys in ____ age group (0 to 6 years) 3) Kiran Desai won the Man Booker prize for her novel (The Inheritance of Loss) 4) (Jhumpa Lahiri) won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Interpreter of Maladies. 5) What were the names of first Indian women athletes who took part in Olympic Games? Neelima Ghosh and Mary De'Suza 6) Name three famous Indian women sports persons Anju Bobby George, track and field Bachendri Pal, mountaineering Geeta Zutshi, track and field Joshna Chinnappa,National Squash Champion M D Valsamma , track and field Nafisa Ali, swimming Saina Nehwal, Badminton Sania Mirza, tennis Shiny Abraham, track and field Soma Biswas, track and field Stephie D'Souza, track and field P. T. Usha, track and field Rohini Rau,National Sailing Champion PriyaDarshini, Athletics-Ultra Marathon, Stage Races 7) Who was the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize? Arundhati Roy 8) PT Usha is also nicknamed as (Payyoli Express)

9) Name the author of Famous Five series Enid Blyton

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Match the following: 1. The Female Eunuch 2. Gone With the Wind 3. Little Women 4. Jane Eyre 5. Wuthering Heights a. Germaine Greer b. Margaret Mitchell c. Louise M. Alcott d. Charlotte Bronte e. Emily Bronte

11) Which woman player has the distinction of winning the four grand slam tennis single tournament at least 4 times each? Steffi Graf 12) She was the first woman Swimmer in the world to swim across seven seas and she is an Indian? Name her. Bula Chowdhary 13) Match the following Savitri Damyanti Mandavi Shrutikirti Gandhari Satyavan Nala Bharat Shatrugan Dritarashtra

14) Who wrote the Vagina Monologues? Eve Ensler 15) Who is the CEO of HSBC? Naina Lal Kidwai 16) Who is the Chairwoman and CEO of one of the largest food and beverages co.? Indra Nooyi 17) Name three women Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi Benazir Bhutto Bhandarnaiyeke 18) Which constituency does Indias first woman president belong to? Jalgaon 19) Which year have been announced as the International Womens Year? 1975 20) Which Country First Observed International Womens Day? USA

Round I Fastest First

This round celebrates women who are pioneers in their field. Features of this round Buzzer round of Who is the First Indian Woman Qs will appear on the AV screen 10 Qs Each correct answer wins 10 points Minus 5 points for wrong answer Total points possible- 100 Wrong answer/ No answer will pass on to audience Audience wins prize for correct answer The First Indian Woman 1. To Scale Mt. Everest Bachindri Pal 2. Astronaut of Indian Origin Kalpana Chawla 3. To swim the English Channel Arti Saha 4. To be awarded Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi 5. IPS officer Kiran Bedi 6. Commercial Pilot Durba Banerji 7. To win a UK Reality show Shipa Shetty 8. President of Indian National Congress Sarojini Naidu 9. Ambassador of India Vijaylakshmi Pandit (USSR 1947-49) 10. Woman Chief Justice of a High Court

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Round - II Literary Quotient

Questions on famous writers and mythology Features of the round are: 1. 25 questions- 5 to each team 2. Questions in order of seating 3. 10 points for each correct answer 4. Unanswered Q passes to next team 5. 5 points for answering passed Q 6. No negative marking for wrong or no answer 7. Q passes to audience, if none of the teams fail to answer 8. Audience wins a prize for correct answer 9. Qs will appear on the AV screen

1) Name the woman who fought and won the case against Shylock in Merchant of Venice Portia 2) Omkara is based on Shakespeares Othello. Name the woman in Othello on which Kareena Kapoors character is based Desdemona 3) How many daughters did King Lear have Three 4) What was the name of the daughter who looked after him? Cordelia 5) Who wrote Yugant (A Marathi Novel?) Iravati Karve 6) Who is the creator of the famous character Hercule Poirot? Agatha Christie 7) Name the book associated with Anne Frank The diary of Anne Frank 8) Name two Indian women poets/authors awarded the Jnanpith Award Mahadevi Verma and Mahasweta Devi

9) Name three female protagonists of common fairy tales? Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel 10) Name the novel by Jane Austen on which Gurinder Chadhas movie is based? Pride and Prejudice 11) For which book did Arundhati Roy win the Booker prize? God of Small things 12) Name the Mumbai based model turned writer and columnist? Shobhaa De 13) Who wrote the book on which the movie Hazar Chaurasi ki Ma was based? Mahasweta Devi 14) Name the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka? Shakuntala 15) What is the name of the only sister of the Kauravas? Dussala 16) What is the name of Prahlads stepsister? Holika 17) Name the three wives of King Dashratha Kaushalya, Kaikayee, Sumitra 18) On whose advice did Kaikayee demand that Rama be sent for Vanvaas Manthara 19) Pootna the rakshasi tried to kill Krishna 20) By what other names (any one) is Sitaji known Janaki, Vaidehi, Pritha 21) What was the name of Krishnas biological parents? Devki and Vasudev 22) Subhadra is the mother of (Abhimanyu)

23) Match the following Lakshmi Saraswati Durga Lion Owl Swan

24) Who wrote the famous poem Khub ladi mardani who tho Jhansi wali Rani Thi Subhadra Kumari Chauhan 25) Name the sister and wife of Ravan Surpanakha, Mandodari

Round -III Facts and Figures

This round tests your knowledge of Gender indices in India Features of this round Buzzer round Qs will appear on the AV screen 10 Qs Each correct answer wins 10 points Minus 5 points for wrong answer Total points possible- 100 Wrong answer/ No answer will pass on to audience Audience wins prize for correct answer 1. Which state has the highest female sex ratio 2. Which state has the lowest female sex ratio 3. Which district has the highest sex ratio 4. Which district has the lowest sex ratio 5. What is the % of seats for the women in the parliament 6. Which state has the highest no of female headed houses 7. Which state has the highest female literacy rate Kerala-1058 Haryana-861 Mahe(Pondicherry)-1147 Daman and Diu-591 16% Tamil Nadu Kerala-87.7

8. Which state has the lowest female literacy rate 9. What is the child sex ratio of Mumbai 10. What is the male and female life expectancy at birth (The percentage closest to the correct answer)

Bihar-33.1 898 Female-63.9 Male 62.3

Round - IV Shooting Stars

About achievers in the sporting arena Features of the round are: 20 questions- 5 to each team Questions in order of seating 10 points for each correct answer Unanswered Q passes to next team 5 points for answering passed Q No negative marking for wrong or no answer Q passes to audience, if none of the teams fail to answer Audience wins a prize for correct answer Qs will appear on the AV screen 1) Which woman athlete got distinction of becoming Indias fastest woman athlete for three years in a row? Roshan Mistri 2) How many medals did P.T. Usha win at Asian Championship? 19 3) Who was the first woman athlete to win gold double in sprints at National Athletic championship? Roshan Mistri 1949 4) Who was the first Indian woman to win Olympic medal in weight lifting and later stripped of her medal for drug abuse? Karanam Malleshwari 5) Who was the first girl to win British Junior Squash Open under 19 title? Joshna Chinnappa 6) Who was the first Indian woman to win world junior badminton championship? Saina Nehwal

7) Who became the first woman to finish swimming within 1 min in the 100 meters event? Dawn Lorriene Frazer 8) The first woman athlete to break the 2 hour 30 min barrier in the marathon? Grets Waitz 9) Who was the first Indian woman to reach final of Olympic event by winning her 400meter hurdle semi-final? PT usha 10) In 1988, she won the Olympic gold as well as the four grand slam single titles in Tennis. She is the only player to have won the Golden Grand Slam title. Name her. Steffi Graf 11) Who is Indias first Womens World Billiards Championship winner Anuja Thakur 12) Name Indias first woman Grandmaster in Chess Koneroo Hampi 13) Which India Woman shooter won 4 golds in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester Anjali Bhagwat 14) Who is the current womens world Carrom champion Ilavazhagi 15) Who is the first Indian woman cricketer to score a century in International cricket Shantha Rangaswamy 16) The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with Weightlifting 17) Who is Tennis player who became the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of Grand Slam tournament in the 2005 US open Sania Mirza 18) Which Tennis player reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times and won the womens singles titles 9 times Martina Navratilova 19) Who led the first Womens expedition to the South Pole in 1993 Anne Bancroft 20) When was the first time Indian Women athlete took part in Olympic Games?

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Round - V Bioscope
This round is on prominent women in films, art, and culture Features of this round Rapid fire round Teams will get 60 seconds to answer as many questions as they can unto a max. of 10 questions Every correct answer wins 5 points Total points possible- 50 No negative points for wrong answer/ no answer Qs dont pass on to the audience

Team 1
1) In which film did Aishwarya Rai make her debut? Jeans 2) Persis Khambatta was famous for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in which movie? ET Star Wars Star Trek: the Motion Picture 3) Which Hollywood Actress has been nominated for the Academy Awards for a record number of fourteen times? Meryl Streep Elizabeth Taylor Sophia Loren 4) What form of music would you associate Gangubai Hangal with? Hindustani 5) For which film did Shubha Mudgal get a Golden Plaque Award for achievement in music at the 34th Chicago International Film Festival? Dance of the Wind 6) Which actress won the National Award for her performance in the film Reshma Aur Shera in 1971? Rehana Sultan Waheeda Rehman Hema Malini 7) Who was the first woman from India to win the Miss Universe contest? 9

Sushmita Sen 8) To which Indian dance form would you associate Kanak Rele with? Mohini Attam 9) Deepika Padukone is the daughter of a famous badminton player. Name him. Prakash Padukone 10) Name the film in which Mallika Sherawath acted with Jackie Chan. The Myth

Team 2
1) Who was known as Bharatiya Kokila (Nightingale of India)? Sarojini Naidu 2) Who were the famous Travancore Sisters who were classical dancers as well as film actors? a. Lalita, Padmini & Ragini b. Kamala, Lalita & Ragini c. Padmini, Kamala & Ragini 3) In which film did Madhuri Dixit make her acting debut? d. Tezaab e. Abodh f. Tridev 4) Fearless Nadia was known as Bollywoodsoriginal stunt queen. What was her official name? Mary Ann Evans Margaret Evans Viloo Nadia 5) Who is the only other singer to have won the Bharat Ratna apart from M S Subbulakshmi? Lata Mangeshkar 6) Which singer in South Indian films is a contemporary of Lata Mangeshkar? g. S Janaki h. P Susheela i. Vani Jairam 7) The famous South Indian actress Urvashi Sharada belongs to which State? Andhra Pradesh 8) Name the actress who directed the all women crew for the film Mitr: My Friend. Revathi

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9) Name the eminent Indian Painter, sometimes known as Indias Frida Kahlo? Amrita Sher-Gil 10) Which Indian lady won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1982? for Gandhi? Bhanu Athaiyya

Team 3
1) Which film of Nargis Dutt was nominated for the Academy Award for the best foreign Language film in 1958? Mother India 2) Shashi Kapoors wife played a remarkable role in the film 36 Chowringhee Lane. Name her. a. Jennifer Kendal b. Jennifer Lopez c. Jennifer DCruz 3) Mani Ratnams wife is an actor, cinematographer, and film director. Name her. d. Suhasini e. Subhashini f. Revati 4) Which actress won the National Award for her performance in the film Godmother? Shabana Azmi 5) Who was known as the Dream Girl of Bollywood? Hema Malini 6) Indians ex-cricket captain, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi is married to a famous actress of yesteryears. Name her. Sharmila Tagore 7) Anjolie Ela Menon was awarded the Padma Shree in which year 2000 2002 2004 8) Name two movies by Sai Parnjpye Sparsh, Katha, Chasme Buddoor, and Disha. Disha won an award at the Cannes Film Festival. 9) Who was the First Indian Woman to win the title of Miss World? Reita Faria

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10) Who was an Indian writer and poet, considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist, to win the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan? Amrita Pritam.

Team 4
1 Which University was founded by Dr D.K. Karve in 1916? Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University (SNDT Women's University) 2 Name the singer who sings khyal in the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana style. Popularly known as Gana Saraswati Kishori Amonkar 3 Who made her debut as a film director with 36 Chowringhee Lane? Aparna Sen 4 Name 3 women film directors from India. a. Mira Nair b. Aparna Sen c. Deepa Mehta d. Pooja Bhatt e. Revathy f. Farah Khan g. Zoya Akhta h. 5 Which Indian film personality is often compared with Marilyn Monroe of Hollywood? a. Madhubala b. Meena Kumari c. Nutan 6 In which Hindi film did Sridevi make her debut after establishing herself successfully in South Indian films? d. Himmatwala e. Solva Savan f. Sadma 7 Actor Rekhas father was a superstar in South Indian films. Name him. g. Shivaji Ganesan h. Gemini Ganesan i. Sobhan Babu

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Name the film for which Farah Khan got the National Award for Choreography in 2004. Koi Mil Gaya

9 Who is the director of Maati Maay? Chitra Palekar 10 Who was the first female actor to become the Chairperson of the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) in India? a. Asha Parekh

Team 5
1 Who became the first Bollywood and Indian actress to have her own statue at London's Madame Tussauds museum? Aishwarya Rai Which Bengali actress starred in the award winning Telugu film Oka Oori Katha directed by Mrinal Sen? a. Aparna Sen b. Mamata Shankar c. Suchitra Sen Who is the only female music director to have made a mark in Hindi films to date? a. Usha Uthup b. Usha Khanna c. Jaddan Bai Name the famous Indian painter, sister of great Hindi film director, producer and actor Late Guru Dutt and features in Amir Khans Taare Zameen Par. Lalita Lajmi

Who is a Padma Shri recipient Indian female entrepreneur best known for her herbal cosmetics, particularly skin care products Shahnaz Husian 6 Tabu won the Best Actress award for which two Indian Films? Macchis & Chandni Bar 7 Who is the youngest journalist in India to be awarded the Padmashri? Barkha Dutt Who was the first Indian woman to perform at the Grammy Awards and has two Grammy Nominations to her credit? Anoushka Shankar 8

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9 Who is known as the nightingale of Carnatic music? Madurai Shanmukhavadivu (M.S) Subbalakshmi 10 Who is known for being the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in the film Gandhi? Rohini Hattangadi

Round VI Change Agents

This round is about women at the forefront of the development sector Features of this round Lucky Dip Round Teams pick a chit each with a Name in it Team has to state the NGO/Issue associated with the person named in the chit Every correct answer wins 10 points Total points possible- 20 No negative points for wrong answer/ no answer Q passes to audience, if none of the teams fail to answer Audience wins prize for correct answer Name Flavia Agnes Medha Patkar Ulka Mahajan Aruna Roy Paromita Goswami Vandana Shiva Teesta Setalvad Maneka Gandhi Elaben Bhatt Shanta Sinha Name Bhavri Devi Sharda Sathe Dr. Rani Bang Shiraz Balsara Manisha Gupte Dr. Mandakini Amte Vandana Gopikar Dr. Nilima Mehta issue they are working for Majlis (Domestic violence, womens rights) Narmada Bachao Andolan Sarvahara Jan Andolan (Tribal Issue) Majdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatna (RTI) Shramik Yalgar (Tribal Issue) Green revolution issue, agriculture Communalism Combat (Human Rights) Animal Rights Womens economic empowerment Child Labour Organization they are associated with Child Marriage issue SMS Stree Mukti Sanghatana SEARCH Kastkar Sanghatana MASUM, Founder Aandavan Banyan Former Chairperson, Child Welfare

Tie Breaker Questions:

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1. Who is Indias first women cinematographer? Suhasini Mani Ratnam B R Vijayalakshmi Fauzia 2. UN Secretary General U Thant invited a famous Indian singer to perform at the UN General Assembly in 1966. Name the singer. Lata Mangeshkar M S Subbulakshmi Gangubai Hangal 3 In which film did Deepa Mehta make her directorial debut? Camilla Fire Sam and Me

Back up Questions 1 Which benevolent woman was called 'The Lady with the Lamp'? Florence Nightingale 2Who is the noble prizewinning American author, editor, and professor of The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved? Toni Morrison 3 Who is a former Chief Minister. She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She is popularly called Amma (mother) J Jayalalitha Flavia Agnes Majlis (Domestic violence, womens rights) Medha Patkar (Narmada Bachao Andolan) Ulka MahajanSarvahara (Jan Andolan (Tribal Issue) Aruna Roy (Majdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatna (RTI) Paromita Goswami {Shramik Yalgar (Tribal Issue) Vandana Shiva (Green revolution issue, agriculture) Teesta Setalvad (Communalism Combat (Human Rights) Maneka Gandhi (Animal Rights) Elaben Bhatt (Womens economic empowerment) Shanta Sinha (Child Labour) Bhavri Devi (Child Marriage issue) Sharda Sathe (SMS Stree Mukti Sanghatana) Dr. Rani Bang (SEARCH society for education action and research in community health) Shiraz Balsara (Kastkari Sanghatana) Manisha Gupte (MASUM, Founder) Dr. Mandakini Amte (Anandvan,working with tribals) Vandana Gopikumar (Banyan working with mentally destitute women) 15

Dr. Nilima Mehta (Former Chairperson, Child Welfare)

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