What is Ganga Quest 2021?
What is Ganga Quest 2021?
Ganga Quest is a competitive knowledge-building platform, an awareness initiative and a scientific baseline determination exercise to assess the knowledge gaps and attitude orientation about Ganga and Rivers.
Ganga Quest is a national bilingual (Hindi and English) online quiz on Ganga which is organized jointly by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), an authority under the Government of India which implements ‘Namami Gange’ programme and TREE Craze Foundation (TCF), a not for profit organization committed to Ganga, Rivers, and Environment.
Apart from engaging and creating awareness and knowledge among participants, the Ganga Quest initiative aims at analyzing and evaluating the nature of participation and status of awareness among the participants. The targeted objectives are; Knowledge Building, Awareness, Orientation, Knowledge Gap Assessment, and Baseline Determination. Its ultimate aim is to increase public participation in the ‘Namami Gange’ programme and to enhance ownership of children and youth for rivers and Ganga. Anyone above 10 years of age can participate in the quiz!
Ganga Quest is an online quiz on Ganga being conducted by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), an authority under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. TREE Craze Foundation, a not for profit organization working on Ganga, Rivers, and Environment, is the implementation partner for Ganga Quest. The unique feature of the Ganga Quest 2021 are:
a) Conducted in both Hindi and English;
b) An online quiz
c) Being a Pan-India quiz.
Apart from engaging the youth, creating awareness and knowledge, Ganga Quest initiative aims at building a sensitized next generation that cares for our river ecosystem and adapts sustainable lifestyle that commensurates with nature. Thus, the targeted objectives of Ganga Quest are; Knowledge Building, Awareness Creation, Attitude Orientation, Knowledge Gap Assessment, and Baseline Determination.
What is the History of Ganga Quest?
Ganga Quest was launched for the first time in 2019 under the aegis of Namami Gange programme, a national flagship programme for the restoration of river Ganga. In 2020, the response to Ganga Quest is unprecedented, with 1 million + participation came from across the country and 10 countries globally. National Mission for Clean Ganga is planning to make it an annual exercise for the next 3 years - till 2023.
Details About Ganga Quest 2021- The uniqueness of Ganga Quest is its online format which enables international reach with much less time and resources than otherwise. Looking at the success of first two versions of Ganga Quest, Ganga Quest 3.0 (www.gangaquest.com) is being launched again in 2021. The format and structure of the quiz is similar to previous year with even more attractive and user-friendly web interface, more prizes, and enriching experiences. Registrations will start on March 22nd and other important dates are given below.
March 22, 2021 World Water Day - Launch and Registration
April 7, 2021 World Earth Day Quiz Starts
May 8, 2021 World Migratory Bird Day Quiz Ends
June 20, 2021 Ganga Dussehra Announcement of winners
How can I participate in Ganga quiz?
Structure of Ganga Quest - Categories - Anyone above 10 years of age can participate
Grade I - Class VIII or below
Grade II - Class IX - X
Grade III - Class XI-XII
Grade IV - Adults / Senior Citizens
Ganga Quest 2021 - Round I
Qualifying Round (10 questions)
Captures perception/attitude orientation
No right /wrong answer All questions to be answered
Ganga Quest 2021 - Round II
Qualifying Round (10 questions)
Knowledge Building Feedback mechanism
All questions need to be correctly answered
Can attempt any number of times.
Ganga Quest 2021 - Round III
Final Round (10 questions)
Most important round for announcing winners 2 themes to be selected out of 8 themes
Accuracy and time taken - Parameters to announce winners Can only be attempted once.
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Details of Rounds
Round I – It is the qualifying round. There is no right or wrong answer in this round. Tarini Dolphin just wants to capture what you perceive about our rivers. This round helps to design workshop modules for school children which are based on the performance in this very round. Only when you have attempted all 10 answers, you can attempt Round II. In this round, Tarini Dolphin wants you to give your honest opinions and not get influenced by the opinions of your friends, parents, teachers, etc.
Round II – You can move to the next round only when you have attempted all 10 questions correctly. The good news is that you can attempt it as many numbers of times as you want. Once you submit an unanswered question or an answer, Tarini Dolphin will tell you the correct answer and will also tell some interesting facts related to the question. It is a wonderful round where you will enhance your knowledge and expand your thoughts.
Round III – It is the final round to announce winners. Before you start attempting this round, please make sure you are sitting in a comfortable and quiet place with a computer or laptop connected to a charger. If you are using a computer, please make sure that you are protected from power-cuts. In case you are using a laptop, make sure it is charged. You only get to attempt it once, and accuracy along with the time taken to answer decides the winner.
At the start, you are asked to choose 2 out of 8 themes. The 8 themes are :
Historical and Cultural Significance of Ganga
Flora and Fauna
Current Affairs
Physical geography
Famous places and personalities
Governance
Socio-economic and Livelihood
Pollution/water treatment technology
Questions will be asked only from the two themes chosen. Any attempt to use Google or other search engines to answer the question will increase the time taken and hence would reduce your chances to be a winner. At the end of the quiz, your performance will be displayed on the screen along with the average time taken by other participants.
