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3. DWITIYA SOPAN
COMPASS
BADEN POWELL AND SCOUTING ESTIMATION –
DISTANCE/WIDTH
1. Who is the founder of Scouting / Guiding? Lord FIRST AID
Baden Powell of Gilwell. HITCHES
LASHINGS
2. Where was Baden-Powell born? When? In Gilwell, SIGNALLING

on Feb 22, 1857. 4. TRITIYA SOPAN

ESTIMATION –
3. What the full name B.P? Robert Stephenson HEIGHTS/DEPTHS

Smyth Baden-Powell. FIRST AID

KNOTS & HITCHES
4. Who was B.P’s mother? Daughter of the British MAPPING

Admiral W. T. Sonyth. PIONEERING PROJECTS

SCOUTING IN INDIA
5. Who was Joseph Brewer Smith? B. P’s great SPLICING

grandfather. TRESTLE & ROPE LADDER

WHIPPING
6. When did B. P’s father die? When Robert was 5. RAJYAPURASKAR

about three years old. 6. PROFICIENCY BADGES

7. ACTIVITIES
7. Where did B. P study? Charterhouse School in DWITIYA SOPAN

London. PRATHAM SOPAN

TRITIYA SOPAN
8. What was B. P’s hobby in his childhood? Hiking, 8.QUESTION BANK
DWITIYA SOPAN
camping, sailing and tracing the source of the river
GENERALIA
Thames. PRATHAM SOPAN
PRAVESH
9. When did B.P. become a captain? B.P. became a RAJYAPURASKAR
captain in British army at 26. TRITIYA SOPAN
9.THINKING DAY
10. What was the nickname given to B. P. by the 91.KNOW MORE ABOUT BP
Africans? IMPESSA. 92. PPTs FOR YOU
93. SCOUT GRACES
11. What does IMPESSA mean? “Wolf that never 94. ALL FAITH PRAYER

sleeps”. 95. CAMPFIRE

96.PICTURE GALLERY
12. When did B.P. become a Colonel? In 1899, BP AND LADY BP

before he left for Mafeking. KNOTS AND HITCHES

PIONEERING PROJECTS
13. Where is Mafeking situated? In South Africa. SALUTE, SIGN & LEFT HAND

14. Who was the Sergeant Major of the Mafeking SHAKE

SPILICING
during the time of Seize? Goodyear. WHIPPING

15. By what means were the letters distributed at WOODCRAFT SIGNS

97.E-BOOKS ON SCOUTING
Mafeking during Seize? Bicycle. 98.TRITIYA SOPAN TESTING

16. What was the area of Mafeking during the time CAMP 2011
A MODEL MARK PATTERN
of seize? About 5 miles. APPLICATION FORM

17. When and where did B.P. die? B.P. died on Jan 8, INFORMATION SHEET
REQUIREMENTS
1941, in Kenya, Africa. TESTING METHODOLOGIES
99.SCOUTMASTERS4U
18. Who is the author of the book, “Aids to
AMENDMENTS
Scouting”? Baden Powell. General Scout Quiz
Proficiency Badges
19. What is called as B. P’s second life? Scouting. PRAVESH
20. Who was the chief of the world’s Girl Guides? TRITIYA SOPAN

Lady Baden Powell.

21. Who wrote the story of Baden Powell? William STUDY MATERIAL
syllabus
Hillcourt. 1.pravesh

22. Who was Mr. William Hillcourt? Director of Boys 2.pratham sopan
3.dwitiya sopan
Scout of America. 4.tritiya sopan

23. What inspired B.P. to start Scouting / Guiding? 5.rajyapuraskar

forms & certificates
The war of Mafeking. date of birth certificate

24. When was the war of Mafeking? In 1899. COH recommendation

pravesh pass certificate
25. How long was the war of Mafeking? For 217 pratham sopan pass
certificate
days.
dwitiya sopan pass
26. When and where was the first Scout camp held? certificate
activity completion
In 1907, at Brownsea Island, Dorset, England. certificate
27. Which was B. P’s first book on Scouting? proficiency badge certificate
COH recommendation for
“Scouting for Boys” PB
28. When did Scouting come to India? In 1909. first page bio-data for
general log books
29. When and where was the first scouting for first page data sheet for PB

Indian boys started? In 1915 in Bengal. notebooks

first page data sheet for
30. When was B.P. declared Chief Scout of the activity books

World? In 1920 at the end of the first World application form for TS
testing
Jamboree. application form for RP

31. When was the Bharat Scouts and Guides testing

test card
started? Nov 7, 1950. willingness letter

32. Where was the first Jamboree held? London. to join scout movement
to attend ts /rp testing
33. What is first Aid? First aid is immediate help camps

given after injury. to attend other scout

activities
34. What are the four ports of observation? Seeing, good turn diary format

Hearing, Smelling and tasting. all faith prayer

campfire opening & closing
35. What is the goal of scout/Guide movement? To song
Welcome
form good and honest citizens.
36. What type of Scouting did BP want to promote?
ARCHIVES
Peace Scouting. August 2015 (2)

37. What does a scout/Guide try to be good at? April 2015 (6)
July 2013 (1)
Scout / Guide craft. February 2013 (1)

38. What is the use of the Reef Knot? For bandage, December 2012 (1)
August 2012 (2)
parcels, and packing. December 2011 (1)

39. With what hitch does the diagonal lashing begin? October 2011 (2)
September 2011 (7)
Timber Hitch. August 2011 (10)

40. With what hitch does the square lashing begin? March 2011 (14)
February 2011 (20)
Clove hitch. January 2011 (69)

41. What are the different types of lashing? Parallel April 2010 (53)

lashing, sheer lashing, Diagonal lashing, Square

LATEST POSTS
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42. What is the Scout / Guide handshake? Left hand 30/11/2014 – Guide Section
Amendments made on
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43. What is the joyous part of a Scout’s Guide’s life? E-Books on Compass
Scout Quizzzzzzzzzzzzz
Camping. Scout Quiz Questions 4 U

44. What does the camping bring to a Scout? Health Campfire

All Faith Prayer
and Happiness. Camping

45. What is the knowledge of animals and nature Campcraft: A photo Gallery
KVS Unit, Cluster, District and
called? Woodcraft. Divisional Level Awards

46. How can you learn about different kinds of

animals? By following their tracks. TOP POSTS & PAGES
TRITIYA SOPAN QUESTION
47. Where does the whole sport of hunting animals BANK
lie? In the woodcraft. hand & whistle signals
wood craft signs
48. How does a Scout / guide get to like the campfire opening & closing
animals? By watching the animals in the open. song
all faith prayer
49. What is the chief duty of a Scout/Guide? Help forms & certificates
those in distress in any possible way one can. PRAVESH QUESTION BANK
DWITIYA SOPAN QUESTION
50. In the old days who were the real Scouts? The BANK

Knights. COH recommendation

pratham sopan pass
51. What should a Scout/Guide do if he/she had certificate

forgotten to do the daily good turn? He / she must

do two the next day. MY FOLLOWERS
52. Can a scout/guide be satisfied by reading books
and think that he/she knows? No, he / she must
practice it often.
53. When a scout / guide has learned all saving
tricks what shall he / she have? Confidence in
oneself.
54. What qualities does a scout / guide need to
carryout all his / her duties? He / she must be
strong, healthy and active.
55. How does a Scout / Guide keep himself / her self
fit? By doing exercises in the Morning and evening.
56. What is the purpose of a Scout’s / Guide’s
exercise? To keep up the circulation of blood.
57. How does a scout / Guide avoid thirst? By
breathing through the nose.
58. What is the test to become a scout/Guide?
Tender Test.
59. What does ‘Be Prepared’ mean? Readiness to do
one’s duty.
60. What is ‘Be Prepared’ in mind mean? Disciplining
oneself.
61. What is ‘Be Prepared’ in body mean? Making
oneself strong, active and able.
62. What direction does the Scout/Guide Badge
show? The North
63. How does a troop / Company stand for flag
break? In horseshoe formation.
64. What badge one gets for his / her hobbies?
Proficiency Badges or merit Badges.
65. What is a treasured companion of a scout /
guide? The Staff.
66. How many members can be there in a patrol? RECENT
COMMENTS
Six to eight. vyvidh on SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS WITH
67. What name does a Patrol bear? An animal’s REGARD…
name. RAMSPLOS on bharat
scouts and guides
68. How does a Fox bark? Ha-ha. flag

69. What is the cry of the night jar? Chur-r-r-r-r. Benesia on hand &

70. What is the cry of a wild boar? Broof – broof. whistle signals

bhavani shankar on
71. What colour is advised for bulldog? Light Blue hand & whistle
and Brown. signals
supreet shukla on
72. What is the colour of the owl? Blue.
PRAVESH QUESTION
73. What is the dress of Stork? Blue and White. BANK

74. Who were the first tribes of South Africa? Zulus. PRADEEP KUMAR
HOTTA on SONGS
75. Who is the author of the book “My sixty years in
Peshala
the Plains”? Bill Hamilton. Prabhapoorna on BP’s

76. Which American President had great admiration six exercises

arun shaji on NEW

for Scouting? Roosevelt. OFFICE BEARERS
77. How was the man who was good at finding ways PRABHAT SONI on

in a strange country called? Path Finder. PRAVESH QUESTION

BANK PACK…
78. Which is the direction or point, a Scout / Guide Tilesh Kumar on

most often talks about? North Point. PRAVESH QUESTION

BANK –…
79. How is the real North known as? True North. sarfaraz on KNOTS

80. Which star represents a man wearing a sword AND HITCHES

GALLERY
and belt? Orion. sheru khan on

81. What is the meaning of “Red at night, PIONEERING

PROJECTS
shepherd’s delight”? Fine day coming.
Karthik on APRO – E-
82. Who is the author of the Book, “The book of BOOKs

woodcraft”? E. Thompson Seton. a.subash jain on

bharat scouts and
83. What should one learn in Sea – scouting? guides flag
Swimming. ramasamypravesh on
To the Scouts &
84. When was the first Air Scout camp held? 1907. Scouters
85. Where was the first Air Scout camp held? At
Brown Sea Island. BLOG
86. Where is the Brown Sea Island? In the English ADMINISTERED BY
K.RAMASAMY,
Channel. SCOUTMASTER(HWB),
87. At least how many yards should a person be CHENNAI DIVISION,
KVS STATE BHARAT
able to swim to travel in a boat? 50 yards with SCOUTS AND
clothes on. GUIDES. E-MAIL:
RAMASAMY1975@GMAIL.COM
88. Who were trying to experiment and make some
kind of air-machine? Wilbur and Orville Wright.
89. To which country Wilbur and Orville Wright
belong? America.
90. What do the Scouts / Guides use for signalling?
Signal fires or smoke fires.
91. What does this smoke signal mean “Three big ADMIN
Register
puffs in slow succession”? Danger. Log in

92. What does “A succession of small puffs” mean? Entries feed

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93. How does a Scout / Guide cover the fire? With a

damp blanket. EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION
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94. Who used to signal news by means of beats on a subscribe to this blog and
drum? Tribes of Africa. receive notifications of new
posts by email.
95. What every Scout / Guide ought to learn for Email Address
signalling? The Morse Code.
Sign me up!
96. What signalling is done by waving arms at
different angles to each other? Semaphore. Join 408 other followers

97. What is the meaning of ‘Q’ in signalling? Q

means ‘wait’.
98. What is the meaning of ‘R’? Message received
correctly.
99. How does the Scout master / Guide captain call
the troop /company together? What signal he / she
uses? “Whistle signals” – the Scout’s / Guide’s call.
100. How can you prevent the end of a rope from
becoming fragile? By whipping the rope.
101. Which shelter is the simplest form of a hut?
Bivouac shelter.
102. How is bark or slabs of wood called? Shingles.
103. Who build their houses without poles? South
African inhabitants.
104. Whose house is known as ‘teepee’? Red
Indian’s.
105. Who uses the axe equally well left-handed or
right? Good axeman / axewoman.
106. How is trunk cut into lengths called? Log.
107. How many bridges did Scouts make in Ashanti?
Nearly 200 bridges.
108. With how many ropes do the natives make
bridges in the Himalayas? 3 ropes.
109. How is ‘Scouts / Guides going from country to
country travelling camp called? Tramping camp.
110. Whose tent is generally in the centre with flag
and camp fire? Scout master’s / Guide captain’s
tent.
111. In which country the Scouts squat on their
heels? India.
112. How many kinds of fires do the Indians use? 4
kinds.
113. Can you name the four types of fires the
Indians used? Council Fire, Friendly Fire, Signal Fire,
Cooking Fire.
114. Which books give instructions for laying a fire?
Two Little Savages.
115. What type of fire is used in North America for
heating the tent? Reflector fire.
116. Whose method does the Boy Scouts of North
America follow for fire-lighting? The method used by
the Red Indians.
117. Who makes fire by sawing a log with a
whipping cane? Borneos.
118. What are the only two things that Scouts /
Guides leave behind on breaking up camp? a)
Nothing and b) Thanks to the owners of the ground.
119. When one wants to observe wild animals, what
should one do? Stalk animals.
120. What are some of the games in stalking?
Scouting, hunting, message running, deer stalking,
flag raiding.
121. What game is played in the open country and
often killing, capturing are needed? Wide Games.
122. Can you say one of the Scout sayings? “Never
say die till you’re dead.
123. Which are the exercises recommended for
making the heart strong? The struggle and wrist
pushing.
124. What exercises make the stomach work? Cone,
body bending and twisting
125. What exercises make the Bowels active? Body
bending, kneading of abdomen.
126. What games help to develop strength? Wrist
pushing, staff tossing, follow the leader, and the
struggle.
127. Which English poet wrote these words: “It is
better to trust fresh air and exercise than to pay
doctor’s bills to keep yourself healthy? Dryden.
128. How do germs spread diseases? Through air
and water.
129. Which disease has affected a great many
people because of spitting? Tuberculosis.
130. What is the knot used for saving a drowning
person? Bowline.
131. What is the knot used for rescuing a person in
a building on fire? Fireman’s Chair Knot.
132. What does it indicate when there is bleeding
from the ears and insensibility after a fall? Injury to
the skull.
133. What is the best antidote for all stings?
Ammonia.
134. Can you tell some of the games in First Aid?
Missionaries, Wounded Prisoners, Displays.
135. To restore anyone who is apparently drowned
or someone who is not breathing, what should one
do? Give Artificial Respiration.
136. When do we ask a person to breathe entirely
through mouth? When bleeding from the nose.
137. Which is an excellent practice instead of
tramping or cycling? Boat cruising.
138. Who is the Chairman of Patrol – in Council?
Patrol Leader.
139. When and where was the first Girl Guide
Movement started in India? Jabalpur (Madhya
Pradesh)
140. In which year Lady B. P. become World Chief
Guide? In 1930
141. How many stars are there in Great Bear?
Seven Stars
142. What is Magnetic Variation? The Angle between
True North and the Magnetic North
143. What is the full name of B. P.’s father? What
was his profession? Herbert George Baden Powell.
He was a professor of Geometry at Oxford.
144. What’s the name of the school where B.P. was
first admitted? Dame School in Kinsington.
145. Who is the advisor of Court of honour? Scout
Master / Guide Captain or Asst. Scout Master / Asst.
Guide Captain.
146. Where and when was the first Gilwell Wood
badge course in India held? Calcutta in Tolly Gunj
from 3rd to 12th February, 1922
147. Who was the first Camp Chief of the Bharat
Scouts and Guides in India? Sardar Har Dayal Singh.
148. Where and when was the 1st Training
Conference of the D. C. C.’s held? Punjab State
Training Centre at Tara Devi in the year 1954
149. When was “SANGAM” World Guide Centre
opened? October 16th, 1966.
150. From whom did B.P. borrow the idea of left-
hand shake? Ashanti Tribe of Africa
151. What is the meaning of the left-hand shake? It
means a person trusts the other as he/ she offers
his/her left hand putting away a shield for
protection. In short it is a sign of friendship and
trust. Besides, the left hand is nearer to the heart.
152. What are the four essential branches of Scout/
Guide Training? Character, Health and Strength,
Handicraft and Service to others.
153. What is the International Scout/ Guide
Emblem? The “Fleur-de-lis.”
154. Where and when was the First Himalayan
(Rover) Wood Badge Course held? N.T.C. Pachmarhi
from 28th May to 6th June 1958.
155. Who laid the structure of B.P. Memorial Guide
Bhawan and which year? The then President of
India, Dr.Rajendra Prasad, in 1956.
156. With which section is “Totem pole’ related? Cub
Section
157. What represents the white block having shape
of revised “L” at the lower fly and corner of the
World Guide Flag? It shows our commitment to
Peace.
158. Which part of a trestle is known as “Transom”?
The upper most horizontal spar of the trestle.
159. In which year was the First World Guide
Company started? In 1910
160. From which year was the World Committee of
Girl Guides & Girl Scouts introduced to the new
World Trefoil?1991
161. The Scout/Guide Movement are based on few
principles: What are those principles? Duty to God,
duty to others and duty to self
162. What is the meaning of Agraj and Agraja?
Agraj means Elder Brother and Agraja means Elder
sister
163. When and where was the first Camp of Girl
Guides held in the World? In 1924, at Fox Lease,
England
164. How many World Centres are having WAGGGS
and Where? Four, Our Chalet in Switzerland; Pax
Lodge in U.K.; Our Cabana in Mexico; Sangam in
India
165. Where and when was the Ist World Jamboree
held?Olympia, London, in 1920
166. How many Countries and how many Scouts
participated in the First World Jamboree? 34
Countries and 8000 Scouts
167. For getting down from the tree Scouts and
Guides take the help of a hitch, what is the name of
this hitch? Draw Hitch
168. Who was the first Chief Patron of the Bharat
Scouts and Guides? Dr. Rajendra Prasad
169. In which year was the branch for Handicapped
Scouts started in the World? 1925
170. Who was the first Camp Chief of Gilwell?
Captain Francis Gidney 1919-23
171. From which year was Rashtrapati Rover/
Ranger Award started? 1971
172. Who is the present National Commissioner of
Bharat Scouts & Guides? Shri Lalit Mohan Jain
173. In which year did the Girl Guides Association
merge with Bharat Scouts and Guides?1951
174. As per the rules of the association, how many
Vice-Presidents in the Bharat Scouts & Guides are
there? Six
175. Who was the Second Camp Chief of Gilwell?
Colonel J. S. Wilson
176. What is the aim of Rovering? Brotherhood and
service for others
177. Where is the National Training Centre?
Parchmarhi in Madhya Pradesh
178. What is the full form of A.P.R.O? Aims, Policies,
Rules, Objectives
179. Name the thread on which Scouts/Guides wear
the whistle? Lanyard
180. When is the World Literacy Day? Sept. 8
181. When is the World Habitat Day? Oct. 5
182. At the age of 72 by whom was B.P. conferred
the highest honour of “Peerage”? By King George V
of England
183. When and where was the first Guide Company
formed? In 1910, in England
184. Give the full form of WAGGGS. World
Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
185. How will you extend First Aid in case of stings
and bites? Treat the sting with vinegar, if a bee
stings use ammonia or washing soda.
186. Who wrote “Hand Book for Girls” and when? B.
P. with the assistance of his sister, Miss. Agnes
Baden Powell in 1912.
187. What do you mean by “Investiture”? A
ceremony by which a boy/ girl becomes a Scout.
188. What was the initial idea of B.P. on Scouting/
Guiding? “A School of citizenship through
woodcraft”.
189. Who was called the “Hero of Mafeking”? Baden
Powell
190. On the head stone of B. P’s grave we find the
Scout/ Guide sign, a dot inside a circle. What does it
mean? “I have gone home”.
191. Where is B. P’s grave? In Nyeri, Kenya
192. On whose advice did B.P. give up his army
career in order to look after the Scout/Guide
Movement? King Edward VII
193. When and with whose help did B.P. start Girl
Guide Movement? In 1910, with the help of his
sister, Agnes Baden Powell
194. What is the National Bird, National Animal and
National Flower of India? They are Peacock, Tiger
and Lotus respectively.
195. Who established the Indian Boy Scouts
Association in South India and When? Dr. Annie
Besant, assisted by Dr. G. S. Arundale, in 1916.
196. Who established the Seva Samithi Scout
Association in North India? Pandit Madan Mohan
Malavia and Pandit Hridayanath Kunjru, assisted by
Shri Ram Bajpai, in 1917.
197. What are the Honorary Degrees given to Baden
Powell? Here are the Honorary Degrees given to B.P.
LLD Edinburgh (1910); LLD – Toronto, LLD – McGill,
Montreal, D.C.L. – Oxford (1923); LLD – Liverpool
(1929) and LLD – Cambridge (1931)
198. Mention, with the year, some of the many
Honours and Awards that B.P. received?
1901 -Companion of the Order of the Bath
1909 -Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Victorian Order 1910-
Order of Merit of Chile
1919 -Knight of the Grand Cross of Alfonso XII
(Spain)
1921 – Storkos of the Order of Danneborg
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