7th Korea-India Friendship Quiz Competition 2022

Deadline: April 15, 2022

Source: india.korean-culture.org

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7th Korea-India Friendship Quiz Competition 2022 (image credit: india.korean-culture.org)

Korean Cultural Centre India, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, invites all Indian school students to participate in the biggest quiz of the year “The 7th Korea-India Friendship Quiz 2022”. It aims to spread awareness about Korea and its diverse facets among school students, leading to a greater understanding of the nation, its people, and its interaction with India over the years.  

The questions will focus on various interesting aspects of Korea, including the following:

• People of Korea, history & culture, traditions, arts & literature, science & technology, entertainment, sporting achievements, education, famous personalities, events.
• Land & geography, natural resources & heritage, wildlife & nature, travel attractions & tourist destinations, cuisine & food culture International relations, current affairs, ties and links with India: people-to-people, cultural, diplomatic, commercial, educational

COMPETITION STRUCTURE

Round 1– Individual-level online tests on quiz website (1st March to 15th April 2022)

Round 2 –State Level quizzes on videoconference (27th April to 29th April 2022)

Round 3 –National level quiz in Delhi (12th May 2022)

Round 1 – Individual-level online tests on quiz website

• Across India, schools are being invited to register students for this exciting National level offline quiz.
• The online quiz will be held from 1st March to 15th April 2022
• Students need to register at www.koreaindiaquiz2022.com and take the preliminary quiz there.

Guidelines

• The student should be a regular school student.
• Every student will get only 1 attempt at the test.
• There will be 30 questions.
• The test will be for15 minutes (900 seconds) and will consist of multiple-choice, written, and image questions.
• 2 students with the highest score in the shortest time will be declared the winner in each state and will qualify for the state quiz round.
• The online quiz will be open for participation from 1st March to 15th April 2022.

Winners

• Every student who completes the online quiz will receive a digital Certificate of Participation.
• The school with the maximum number of participants within each city will win a Special Plaque from Korean Culture Centre India along with a personalized letter

Round 2 State Level quizzes on videoconference

The top 2 scorers in each state preliminary test will be invited to join the meeting for the State Round.

Guidelines 

• An online meeting will be set up, and the students should enter the meeting room at the prescribed date and time.
• They will be given a set of 25 questions, which would be displayed, one by one, on the screen and participants will be requested to give the answer.
• The detailed guideline will be provided to the participants for round 2 in advance.
• 2 students from every zone will be invited for the national quiz rounds
• The state quizzes will be held from 27th April to 29th April 2022 according to zones.

[ The guidelines may change according to unforeseen circumstances.]

Winners

• All 2 State Champions will be awarded a cash prize of INR 3000 and 2000 respectively along with a digital certificate of merit.
• 2 champions from each zone will qualify for the national round

5 Zonal Dates

ZONE 1 SOUTH
27 April 22, Wednesday	Andhra Pradesh	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu	Puducherry	Andaman & Nicobar Islands
	Lakshadweep	Kerala
ZONE
27 April 22, Wednesday	HImachal Pradesh	Uttar Pradesh	Jammu & Kashmir	Chandigarh	Uttarakhand
	Punjab	Haryana	Ladakh	Delhi
ZONE 3 EAST
28 April 22, Thursday	Assam	Meghalaya	Tripura	Mizoram	Nagaland
	Sikkim	Manipur	Arunachal Pradesh
ZONE 4 WEST
28 April 22, Thursday	Rajasthan	Goa	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Maharashtra	Gujarat
ZONE 5 CENTRAL
29 April 22, Friday	Madhya Pradesh	Odisha	Telangana	Chhattisgarh	Bihar
	West Bengal	Jharkhand

Round 3 - National level offline quiz in Delhi

• The National Finale will be held on 12 May 2022
• The 10 winners of the zonal quiz will be invited to Delhi for the title of “National Champion”.
• Airplane round tickets and 1-day hotel accommodation will be provided to the contestant and 1 guardian by KCCI.
• The national finale will be held in a Delhi auditorium.
• Detailed guidelines regarding the nationals will be announced later.
• At the end of the quiz, the 3 students with the highest scores will be adjudged the National Champions.

Winners

• The winner will be awarded a cash prize of INR 2,00,000.
• The runner-up will be awarded INR 1,50,000.
• The 2ndrunner-up (3rd rank) will be awarded INR 1,00,000.
• All 10 zonal champions will win INR 10,000 each along with Certificates of Honor and KCCI Membership for 2 years.

REFERENCE MATERIAL

Here is a list of online resources to which the quiz contestants can refer, to find relevant and updated information on the subject and its various aspects:

For Round 1

“Korean Cultural Centre India” website, “About Korea” [http://india.korean-culture.org/en/135/korea/35]

For Zonal round 2

“News coverage” on the KCCI website(the whole contents from 1st Jan 2021 to 28th Feb 2022) [https://india.korean-culture.org/en/1272/board/934/list]

“Newsletter” on the KCCI website(the whole contents from 1st Jan 2021 to 28th Feb 2022, Issue number 16 to 27. [https://india.korean-culture.org/en/1269/board/933/list?pagenum=1]

For National round 3

All the above “Korean Cultural Centre India” website, “About Korea” [http://india.korean-culture.org/en/135/korea/35]

“News coverage” on KCCI website (the whole contents from 1st Jan 2021 to 28th Feb 2022) [https://india.korean-culture.org/en/1272/board/934/list]

“Newsletter” on the KCCI website (the whole contents from 1st Jan 2021 to 28th Feb 2022, Issue number 16 to 27. [https://india.korean-culture.org/en/1269/board/933/list?pagenum=1]