East Godavari district Collector Kartikeya Misra donned the role of a quizmaster to make youngsters aware of the importance of getting enrolled as voters. He conducted the grand finale of the quiz competition conducted in the jam-packed Ambedkar Auditorium on Friday in run-up to the ‘Jnana Bheri’ programme scheduled for December 22 here in which Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is to interact with the students of different educational institutions.
Seven teams, each consisting of two members of representing one revenue division each, took part in the grand finale that lasted for about a couple of hours. Along with students, parents and teachers, officials of all the government departments and elite from the city formed part of the audience. The quiz is all about the Indian Constitution with special reference to the right to vote. Questions on history and cultural heritage were also asked.
The first round consisting of general knowledge while the second one was about elections and the third round was on Indian heritage. The participating teams were given a chance of choosing a particular topic from the given list for the fourth round and the audio, visual questions find place in the penultimate round. It was the rapid fire round that selected the winners for the first and the second places.
Selection of winning team for the third place became another challenge with three teams vying with one another by scoring equally. The quizmaster opted for the tie-break and announced the winning team for the third position. Mr. Misra handled the quiz in a professional way and tried not to imitate the professional quizmasters. Besides highlighting the importance of casting the vote in between the rounds, he also elaborated a few points related to the quiz questions.
Winners
Team consisting of Prasanth Patel and P. Sameesh from Bhashyam English Medium High School, Ramachandrapuram won the first place, while G. Sai Abhinay of Suryadeep English Medium High School and Yamini of Government Junior College, Gokavaram, representing Rajamahendravaram team stood in the second place. O. Bhavani and P. Nagachandra Poorna from Chebrolu Zilla Parishad High School representing the Peddapuram team won the third place.
Trophies and prizes were presented to the winners.
