Chennai, February 6, 2023: After 70 questions on diverse topics, Bhavya Bansal from Pikhuwa, Uttar Pradesh won the second edition of The Good Quiz, presented by the Murugappa Group.
Ayush Utsav from Delhi and Sayan Maity from West Bengal came second and third, respectively. Gift vouchers worth ₹17,000 will be distributed to the top 10 finalists. Audience prizes worth ₹8,000 were given away. In the preliminary round, prizes worth ₹47,000 were awarded to participants.
Fourth and fifth places were awarded to Harish Naik from Bengaluru and Mustafa from Hyderabad.
Conducted virtually by quizmaster Dr. Navin Jayakumar, the national open quiz saw over 2,500 participants contesting in the preliminary round on Saturday, February 4, 2023, of which the 200 top scorers made it to the finale.
Commenting on the second edition of the quiz, Dr. Navin Jayakumar said, “A quiz is all about learning and as a host, I have thoroughly enjoyed putting this quiz together – the idea was to make it fun, accessible, easy and friendly for everyone.”
The quiz, based on the theme of ‘Being good, doing good’ is one of the initiatives of the Murugappa Group, for which the Group has been running several campaigns. The questions ranged from facts on inventions and music to non-profit organizations.
The video of the quiz is available to watch on the Murugappa Group’s official YouTube channel.
About the Murugappa Group
Founded in 1900, the INR 547 Billion (INR 54,722 crores) Murugappa Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. The Group has 29 businesses including ten listed Companies traded in NSE & BSE. Headquartered in Chennai, the major Companies of the Group include Carborundum Universal Ltd., CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd., Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd., Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd., Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd., Coromandel International Ltd., Coromandel Engineering Company Ltd., E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd., Parry Agro Industries Ltd., Shanthi Gears Ltd., Tube Investments of India Ltd. and Wendt (India) Ltd.
The Group holds leadership position in several product lines including Abrasives, Technical Ceramics, Electro Minerals, Auto Components & Systems, Power Conversion Equipment, Transformers & Reactors for the Power T&D segment, Solutions for Railways in Rolling Stock & Signalling Equipment, Bicycles, Fertilisers, Sugar, Tea and Spirulina (Nutraceuticals). The Group has forged strong alliances with leading international companies such as Groupe Chimique Tunisien, Foskor, Mitsui Sumitomo, Morgan Advanced Materials, Yanmar & Co. and Compagnie Des Phosphat De Gafsa (CPG). The Group has a wide geographical presence all over India and spanning 6 continents.
Renowned brands like BSA, Hercules, Montra, Mach City, Ballmaster, Ajax, Rhodius, Parry’s, Chola, Gromor, Shanthi Gears and Paramfos are from the Murugappa stable. The Group fosters an environment of professionalism and has a workforce of over 59,000 employees.
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