School Quiz competition focusing on Madhya Pradesh Tourism will be held on July 23 simultaneously in all districts of the state. Keen enthusiasm regarding the competition has been witnessed among youths. So far, entries have been registered from 3689 schools.
Maximum 233 entries are from Bhopal followed by Bhind 159, Betul 145, Shajapur 139, Dhar 130, Rajgarh 129, Khargone 125, Chhindwara 118,Vidisha 110,Sehore and Ujjain 109 each and Neemuch 108. All arrangements have been made for systematic holding of the competition.
Quiz will be held in 2 phases on July 23. The first phase will hold written competition in which questions based on the subject related to tourism, culture, nature and cultural surroundings etc will be asked. The results will be declared the same noon.
Afterwards, the second phase audio visual quiz competition will be held. One team from every school will take part in the quiz. Each team will comprise 3 students each of class IX and X.
After written exam, 6 teams will be selected. Of these 6 teams, 3 will be declared top-3 winners after audio-visual round of the quiz. There will be total 9 winners. Decision of organizing and evaluation committee regarding selection will be final.
Main purpose of the competition is to apprise school students about importance of historical monuments and tourist destinations in the state. Three students each of class IX and X of Government and private schools on the district-level can take part in the competition.
The quiz competition will be held at Model Higher Secondary School, TT Nagar, Bhopal, Excellence Bal Vinay Mandir, Indore, Polytechnic College, Ujjain, MH Home Science, Jablpur, Government MlB Girls Higher Secondary School Murar, Gwalior, Schools of Excellence at Sagar, Hoshangabad, Rewa and Morena and Government Venkat School of Excellence, Shahdol.
For smooth conduct of the competition, corporation's MD Hari Ranjan Rao has issued necessary directives. In a letter, he has given directives to all district collectors. Responsibility for the competition has been entrusted by ever district collector to nodal officer, District Tourism Promotion Council, DEO and quiz masters.
Top three winner teams in every district would be given coupons by Tourism Development Corporation for free stay in corporation's hotels through which they can visit state's tourism destinations. Other participants will be given certificates and gifts.