INTER-HOUSE HISTORY QUIZ- THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
To commemorate and celebrate the spirit of freedom, the Department of History held an Inter
-House History Quiz Competition for classes 6, 7 and 8 on Saturday, August 19, 2023. The
theme of the quiz was Patriotism- ‘Nation First, Always First’. The quiz was dedicated to
our defence forces. To grace the quiz, we had two veteran officers of the Indian Army, Col
Sanjiv Puri and Brig Deepinder Singh Sarao as our guests of honour.
Col Puri was a part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka and has held various
positions of authority guiding the building of roads in border areas. Brig Sarao is a qualified
helicopter pilot and has served in various combat and peace time locations.
The house teams were named after the infantry regiments of pre-independence India, namely
The Madras Regiment represented by Vikramashila House
The Punjab Regiment represented by Gandhara House
The Rajputana Rifles represented by Nalanda House
The Gorkha Regiment represented by Taxila House
The quiz comprised of four rounds namely Sanyojan (potpourri), Rahasyamay sutra (clue
based), Drishyam (visual) and Bir-Bar (quick thinker)
The result of the quiz is as follows.
S.no. Name Total Marks Position
1 The Punjab Regiment GANDHARA 90 I
2 The Gorkha Regiment TAXILA 80 II
3 The Madras Regiment VIKRAMSHILLA 50 III
4 The Rajputana Rifles NALANDA 15 IV