Quest for knowledge, like everything else of
value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for,
thought for, and more than that, must be prayed for. To encourage the students
to widen their knowledge on our father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, GG
International school had organized Inter House Mahatma Gandhi Quiz Competition
on the eve of Rashtrapita Janmahotsav held on 11 February 2013. The day was
also celebrated as Grandparents Day. The grandparents of std. VI to VIII were
invited for the event.
Three students of each house from std. VI to
VIII participated in the competition .The first round was a rapid fire round. Each
team was asked three questions. The second round was a visual round. In the third
round each team was asked one question based on Gandhiji’s life which they had
to answer in twenty seconds. All the teams were well prepared and the
competition was very tough. The students surprised the audience with their in
depth knowledge and information on Mahatma Gandhi. The quiz masters were Mihir Kaslikar,
Dhruv Panchal and Chaitanya Kulkarni of Std XII. They conducted the quiz
expertly and confidently.
The grandparents were also asked questions as
a part of the quiz which they enthusiastically answered. They were awarded for
answering correctly. The results were announced at the end of the quiz. Ayush
Mallick, of std. VI, Shambhavi Sabahit of std. VII, and Saurabh Vaidya of std
VIII of Eklavya House were declared the winners and Anjali Nair of std. VI,
Shllok Gupta of std. VII and Gauri Menon of std. VIII of Dhruv House were
adjudged the runners up.
