More than 18,000 participants in Resurgent India Quiz Contest by Bhavya Bharat Foundation on ‘Swami Vivekananda’

The Resurgent India Quiz Contest aims to make the citizens of India especially the students and youth profound about India’s contribution to the world in various fields, lifeworks of great characters in India and their message, the Indian democratic system & constitution, glorious cultural heritage & tradition, varied geography & natural resources as well as current affairs & policies for the people. This quiz will be a source of knowledge for the participants that will inspire them to contribute to this pathway to a New India.

On the occasion of National Youth Day, Bhavya Bharat Foundation organized the Resurgent India Quiz Contest, which is an online Quiz contest with the theme of ‘Swami Vivekananda: Life, Work & Message’ from 5th January 2021 to 12th January 2021, which consisted of 20 questions related to the theme in the English language which had to be answered within 400 seconds time limit. The questions were related to Swami Ji’s thoughts, thoughts of great Indian leaders on him, his books, places associated with him, and similar topics which could inspire the youth to contribute more towards society and country based on their knowledge and skills in their future.  More than 18,600 people participated from 24 states across the country where more than 11,900 were youth and students. More than 10,300 people participated from Gujarat out of which more than 7,100 were youth/student participation. Apart from citizens of India, more than 2,500 NRIs also participated in the quiz from 4 countries which included more than 1,860 Indian students studying abroad.

Each question carried 5 marks, in which Divita Pahwa answered 19 questions correctly within 184 seconds and scored 95 marks to secure the first position.
Ved Patel answered 18 questions correctly and scored 90 marks to secure the second position and Shrey Patel answered 16 questions correctly and scored 80 marks to secure the third position in this quiz. Of the overall participants, only 62% of the participants were able to complete this quiz contest successfully within the given time limit. All the participants will be awarded certificates and the top 100 participants along with winners will be facilitated in a virtual award ceremony on 13th January 2021.