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 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.

- 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 student 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 certificates of merit.

- 2 champions from each zone will qualify for the national round

5 Zonal Dates -

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.

- National finale will be held in a Delhi auditorium.

- Detailed guideline 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

Source :

“Korean Cultural Centre India” website, “About Korea”

http://india.korean-culture.org/en/135/korea/35

For Zonal round 2

“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 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 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