Question

Read the passage and answer the following : (5 Marks)

> The Mastermind quiz is billed as a “battle of minds’. This battle is fought in two halves.

In the rst, each of four participants faces a barrage of questions, for two minutes, on

any topic of his or her choice. In the second round, the questions are on general knowl-

edge. There are two points for each correct answer and zero for wrong answers and

passes. In the event of a tie, the person who has passed fewer questions wins.

> Questions can be bizarre, but they are answered none the less. “It absolutely amazes

you that these guys know so much. In KBC, it used to be, that this guy knows so little,”

says Basu after the show. Siddhartha Basu was the director of Kaun Banega Crorepati

(KBC).

> This year’s Mastermind nal was won by Ramanand Janardhana, a 22 year-old soft-

ware engineer from Pune. Janardhana had Agatha Christie’s ‘Tommy and Tupence’

novels as his specialist topic. He even knew that Tommy used asofoetida to create a stink

in his room.

> There are, of course, all sorts of quizzers. The diary-toting, Manorama yearbook, wield-

ing variety will typically prepare for a contest by ‘studying’. He knows that the best ques-

tions, the ones that get the ‘wah-wahs’, are always repeated. He is a solid quizzer,

because he knows the obvious.

T> here is the other kind, like Janardhana, who claim they do nothing extra to prepare

for quizzes. They read the papers and magazines, watch TV, and become quizzers

because they enjoy the test of recall.

> It was a test the nation took when KBC fever was at its height. But long before KBC,

there were quiz societies across the country, in places from Guwahati to Gandhinagar.

Kolkata was the hub of the game; quizzing in India began here in 1967. Even now, the

majority of quizzers are from Kolkata. Of the four 2002 Mastermind nalists, two were

from that city.

> Quizzing is big in school and college festivals. It’s the ‘literary’ highlight of all fests.

There are even professional quizzers, who, like mercenaries, play for money and the thrill

of the game. They represent various organisations at dierent times.

> Most quizzers grow out of active quizzing after college. Some, the really hardcore

devotees of the game, keep at it. “I don’t get tired of quizzing,” says Pinaki Prasad Roy, a

Mastermind nalist. “I get excited.” Roy is a 46-year old nance professional from Kolk-

ata, and has been a quizzer for three decades.

> Curiosity is the most essential quality for a quizzer. A fantastic memory and instant

recall help. And for Mastermind at least, the choice of specialist subject is critical. In this

year’s event, Janardhana took an unassailable lead in the specialist round itself.
1. Why did Ramanand Janardhana win mastermind nal?

2. Who are called solid quizzers? Why?

3. Which is the most essential quality of a quizzer?

4. How is Kolkata associated with quizzing game?

5. Find the words from the passage which are similar in meaning to these words.

(a) Those who ght for money (para 7)

(b) Enthusiasts (para 8)

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