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Question Bank
KARNATAKA
Dakshina Kannada
District Association
Scouts,Guides,Rovers,Rangers Section.
Pravesh
To
Rajyapuraskar
Questions and Answer Key
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BADEN POWELL AND SCOUTING ❖ What doesIMPESSAmean?
❖ “Wolf thatneversleeps”.
❖ Who is the founder of Scouting/ Guiding?
❖ LordBaden Powell of Gilwell.
❖ When did B.P. become aColonel?
❖ WherewasBaden-Powellborn?When? ❖ In 1899, before he left for Mafeking.
❖ InGilwell, on Feb 22, 1857.
❖ Whereis Mafekingsituated?
❖ What the fullnameB.P? ❖ In South Africa.
❖ RobertStephensonSmythBaden-Powell.
❖ Who was the Sergeant Major ofthe Mafeking duringthe timeof Seize?
❖ WhowasB.P‟smother? ❖ Goodyear.
❖ DaughteroftheBritishAdmiralWilliam Henry Smyth.
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❖ Who wrote thestoryof Baden Powell? ❖ Nov 7, 1950.
❖ WilliamHillcourt.
❖ Wherewas thefirstJamboree held?
❖ Who was Mr. WilliamHillcourt? ❖ London.
❖ When andwhere wasthe first Scout campheld? ❖ What does ascout/Guide tryto begoodat?
❖ In 1907, atBrownseaIsland,Dorset,England. ❖ Scout / Guide craft.
❖ What is a treasuredcompanion ofa scout /guide? ❖ How was the manwho wasgoodat findingwaysin a strange
❖ TheStaff. countrycalled?
❖ PathFinder.
❖ Howmanymemberscan betherein a patrol?
❖ Sixto eight. ❖ Which is the direction orpoint, a Scout / Guidemost often talks
❖ about?North Point.
❖ WhatnamedoesaPatrolbear?
❖ Ananimal‟sname. ❖ Howis the real Northknown as?
❖ True North.
❖ How does aFoxbark?
❖ Ha-ha. ❖ Which starrepresents a manwearingasword and belt?
❖ Orion.
❖ What is the cryofthenightjar?
❖ Chur-r-r-r-r. ❖ Whatisthemeaningof“Redatnight,shepherd‟sdelight”?
❖ Finedaycoming.
❖ What is the cryofawild boar?
❖ Broof– broof. ❖ Who is the author ofthe Book, “Thebook ofwoodcraft”?
❖ E. ThompsonSeton.
❖ What colouris advised for bulldog?
❖ LightBlueandBrown. ❖ What should one learn in Sea – scouting?
❖ Swimming.
❖ What is the colour ofthe owl?
❖ Blue.
❖ When was the first Air Scout camp held?
❖ 1907.
❖ What is the dress of Stork?
❖ Blueand White.
❖ Wherewas thefirst Air Scoutcamp held?
❖ AtBrown SeaIsland.
❖ Who werethe firsttribes of South Africa?
❖ Zulus.
❖ Whereis the BrownSeaIsland?
❖ Inthe EnglishChannel.
❖ Who is the author ofthe book “Mysixtyyearsin the Plains”?
❖ BillHamilton.
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❖ At least how many yards should a person be able to swim to travel ❖ Whatisthemeaningof„R‟?
in aboat? ❖ Messagereceivedcorrectly.
❖ 50yardswith clothes on.
❖ How does the Scoutmaster / Guidecaptain call the troop
❖ Who weretryingto experiment and make somekind of air- /companytogether?Whatsignalhe/sheuses?
machine? ❖ “Whistlesignals”–theScout‟s/Guide‟scall.
❖ Wilbur andOrvilleWright.
❖ How canyou prevent the end ofarope frombecoming fragile?
❖ To which countryWilbur andOrvilleWrightbelong? ❖ Bywhippingthe rope.
❖ America.
❖ Which shelter is the simplest form of ahut?
❖ What do the Scouts /Guides use for signalling? ❖ Bivouacshelter.
❖ Signalfires or smokefires.
❖ Howis bark or slabsof woodcalled?
❖ What does this smoke signal mean “Three big puffs in ❖ Shingles.
slowsuccession”?
❖ Danger. ❖ Who build their houses without poles?
❖ SouthAfrican inhabitants.
❖ What does “A succession of smallpuffs” mean?
❖ Come hereto rally. ❖ Whosehouseisknownas„teepee‟?
❖ RedIndian‟s.
❖ How does a Scout /Guide cover the fire?
❖ With a dampblanket. ❖ Who uses the axeequallywell left-handed orright?
❖ Good axeman /axewoman.
❖ Who used to signalnewsbymeans of beatson adrum?
❖ Tribes of Africa. ❖ Howis trunk cut into lengthscalled?
❖ Log.
❖ What everyScout /Guide ought to learn for signalling?
❖ TheMorseCode. ❖ Howmanybridgesdid Scouts make in Ashanti?
❖ Nearly200 bridges.
❖ What signallingis donebywavingarms atdifferentangles to each
other? ❖ With how manyropes do the natives makebridges in the Himalayas?
❖ Semaphore. ❖ 3ropes.
❖ Withwhichsectionis“Totempole‟related? ❖ Forgettingdown from the tree Scouts and Guides takethe help
❖ CubSection ofahitch,what is the name of this hitch?
❖ DrawHitch
❖ What represents thewhite block havingshapeof revised “L” at
thelowerflyandcorner oftheWorld Guide Flag? ❖ Who was the first ChiefPatron oftheBharatScouts and Guides?
❖ Itshows our commitment toPeace. ❖ Dr.Rajendra Prasad
❖ When andwhere was the first Guide Companyformed? ❖ What is the NationalBird,NationalAnimal and National Flower
❖ In1910, inEngland ofIndia?
❖ TheyarePeacock,TigerandLotusrespectively.
❖ Givethe fullformofWAGGGS.
❖ World Association ofGirl Guides andGirl Scouts ❖ Who established theIndianBoyScouts Association in SouthIndia
andWhen?
❖ Howwillyou extend First Aid in case ofstings and bites? ❖ Dr. Annie Besant, assisted byDr. G. S.Arundale, in 1916.
❖ Treat thestingwith vinegar, ifabee stings useammonia
orwashingsoda. ❖ Who established the SevaSamithiScoutAssociation in
NorthIndia?PanditMadanMohanMalavia
❖ Who wrote “HandBookforGirls” andwhen? andPanditHridayanathKunjru, assistedbyShriRamBajpai, in
❖ B. P. with theassistanceofhis sister, Miss. AgnesBaden Powell in 1917.
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❖ What are the HonoraryDegreesgivento BadenPowell? Park,GreatBritai,
HerearetheHonoraryDegreesgivento B.P. • 1933 -Godollo, Hungary
• LLDEdinburgh (1910); • 1937 -Vegelenzang,Holland
• LLD– Toronto, • 1947 -
• LLD – McGill, Moisson,France
• Montreal, • 1951 -BadIshil,
• D.C.L.– Oxford (1923); Austria
• LLD–Liverpool (1929) • 1955 -Niagara on theLake,Canada
• 1961 -Manila,Phillipines
• LLD – Cambridge (1931)
• 1963 -Marathon, Greece
• 1967 -Idaho, U.S.A.,
❖ Mention, with theyear, someof themanyHonours andAwards • 1971 -Nippon, Japan
thatB.P.received? • 1975 -Oslo, Norway
• 1901 -Companion ofthe Order of theBath • 1983 -Alberta, Canada
• 1987 -Sydney,Australia
• 1909 -Knight Commander ofthe Order ofthe BathKnightCommander
• 1991 -Mt.Sorak, South Korea
oftheVictorianOrder1910-Order ofMerit of Chile
• 1919 -Knight of theGrand Cross of Alfonso XII(Spain)
❖ When andwhere werethe National Jamborees held
• 1921 – Storkos ofthe Order ofDanneborg(Denmark)Order of inIndia?
theCommander ofthe Crown of Belgium ➢ 1953 – 1st Hyderabad,AndhraPradesh
• 1922 – Commander oftheLegion of Honour(France) ➢ 1956 – 2nd Jaipur,
• 1923 -Grand Cross of theVictorianOrder Rajasthan1960 –
• 1929 -Firstclass of the Order ofMerit (Hungary) 3rdBangalore,Karnataka
• 1931 -TheGrand Cross of theOrder ofMerit ➢ 1964 – 4th Allahabad,
(Austria) UttarPradesh
• 1933 -Grand Cross of theOrder of ➢ 1967 – 5th West Bengal
theSword(Sweden) ➢ 1970 – 6th Maharashtra
• 1937 -WatelerPeace Prize ➢ 1974 – 7th Faridabad,Haryana
➢ 1979 – 8th
Maraimalainagar,Tamilnadu
❖ When andwhere werethe World Scout /Guide ➢ 1982 – 9th BothGaya,Bihar
Jamborees held? ➢ 1986 – 10th
Bangalore,Karanataka
• 1920 -Olympia,London. ➢ 1990 – 11th Bhopal,Madhya
• 1924- Pradesh
Copenhagen,Denmark, ➢ 1994 – 12th Palghat, Kerala
• 1929 -Arrowe ➢ 1998 – 13th Chennai
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➢ 2002 – 14th
➢ 2005 – 15th Haridwar ❖ Expand APRO
❖ Aims,Policy,RulesandOrganization
❖ ExpandJOTI
❖ Jamboree OnTheInternet
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❖ Howmanyproficiencybadges aregiven in toto in APRO for Scouts?.94
❖ 24.WhatareKim‟sGames?
❖ The games for trainingofyoursenses.(Sensetraining games)
❖ On whichsleeve,rajyapuraskarbadgeis tobeworn?
❖ Leftarm sleeve
❖ HowmanynightsshouldaTritiyasopanscout/guidespendfor„Camper‟
❖ proficiencybadge?
❖ 06 Nights
❖ 10.Whichproficiencybadgeisrelatedto„VanMahotsav‟?
❖ Ecologist
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❖ 11. When do wecelebrateLeprosyDayinIndia?30thJan.
❖ 12.HowmanyilliteratepeopleorchildrenshouldbetaughtthreeR‟s(Reading,writingandarithmetic)in„Literacy‟proficiencybadge?
❖ 10 people
❖ What is the duration of completion ofthe activity– planting and takingcareof 10 plants– in thesoil conversation proficiencybadge?
❖ 30 Days
❖ 16.Whichmethodofsignalingisusedin„Signaller‟proficiencybadge?
❖ Semaphore
❖ .Howmanypointprogrammeistobefollowedin„leprosy‟proficiency
❖ badge?
❖ Five pointprogrammeof BS&G
❖ Childrenorpeopleofwhatagegroupcanbetaughtunder„Literacy‟
❖ proficiencybadge?
❖ 15-40
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❖ Name anytwo methods of Whipping.
❖ AmericanWhipping,Sailmakerwhipping and West CountryWhipping
❖ What knot is used to rescue people from the top of abuildingunder fireorcollapedbuilding?
❖ Fireman‟sChairknot
❖ InInch to foot method, how manysteps aretaken from the foot of the tree?11 Units
❖ Name theimaginarylines on themap which join all the adjacentplacesofsameheight abovethe mean sealevel?
❖ Contour lines
❖ Expand CPR
❖ Cardio PulmonaryResuscitation
❖ What is the type of fracturewherein theinjured boneis cuttingopen theskin and gets in contactwith theoutside air?
❖ Compound / Openfracture
❖ What is a scale?
❖ Theratio of distance between two points on themap and the distancebetween samepoints on the ground.
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❖ PlaneTable method, Road Traversemethod,TriangulationMethod
❖ 29.WhatarethefiveD‟sinMapping?
❖ Direction,Distance,Demarcation,Details and Destination
❖ What is a sprain?
❖ Tearingof the ligaments of thejoint and thetissues round the joint.
❖ What aregridlines?
❖ Verticaland horizontal lines which divide themap into manysquares
❖ Similartrianglemethod, Nepolean method, Compass method, Foldpapermethod,Lobstick method, Parallaxmethod- arealldifferentmethods used forwhat?
❖ For measuringwidth/distance.
❖ Name any4camptools?
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❖ Handsaw, Chopper, hammer,Hand axe, Knife,Wedges.
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