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QUESTION: THIS PAINTING BY KRISHEN KHANNA TITLED THE NEWS OF ………….. THAT PRESENTS INDIAN CITIZENS UNITED IN SHOCKS . THROUGH DIFFERENCES IN CLOTHING ,CLASS ,GENDER AND RELIGION ,FIGURES STAND READING THE NEWS UNDER A STREETLIGHT, SURROUNDED BY DARKNESS. THIS WAS THE NEWS OF WHICH TRAGIC EVENT? Follow us on our you tube channel https://youtu.be/V0Mc05cAmA0

The Quizzing in India | Jiqyasa - The Quiz Club

Quizzing in India differs from quizzing in the United States and the United Kingdom in that it is diversified, with several genres catering to various geographical regions, age groups, and hobbies. In 1967, Neil O'Brien held the first documented, official quiz in Calcutta's Christ the King Church Parish Hall (now Kolkata). O'Brien, who had recently returned from England and had been exposed to pub quiz culture there, introduced quizzing to the Anglo-Indian community first, before spreading to a wider audience. O'Brien continued to participate in quizzes, eventually presenting popular quiz show broadcasts such as "North Star Quiz." Bournvita Quiz Contest, a quiz show for high school students, debuted on radio in India on April 12, 1972, and quickly became one of the most popular programmes in the country. The show's original quizmasters were Hamid Sayani and his brother Ameen. It lasted over a decade until being resurrected as a television quiz show in th...

The Interesting Origin of Quiz | Jiqyasa - The Quiz Club

A quiz is a type of game or mental sport in which competitors strive to properly answer questions about a specific or a variety of topics. Quizzes can be used as a quick assessment tool in education and other industries to track knowledge, talents, and skills progress. They can also be shown on television for entertainment reasons, usually in the style of a game show. The word's origins may be traced back to 1780; its derivation is uncertain, but it is thought to have originated in student slang. It was first used to describe a "odd, quirky person"[a] or a "joke, prank." Later, it developed to signify "to examine, study intently" (perhaps as a result of association with words like "inquisitive"), and then (from about mid-19th century) a test or exam. The word quiz is the subject of a well-known urban legend that claims that in 1791, a Dublin theatre owner named Richard Daly wagered that he could introduce a word into the language in under 2...

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