Mega quiz targets 1 million expatriate children in Gulf
Professor Raynolds flanked by Najeeb, right and Najmuddin, addressing a press conference in Jeddah to explain the GCC mega quiz program. (AN photo)
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS
JEDDAH: Malarvadi Balasangam, a cultural organization of Indian expatriates, will hold a two-monthlong mega quiz program targeting a million Indian children and families in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
Well-known Indian quiz master G.S. Pradeep will host the program in the last two stages, said Najmuddin Ambalagaden, event coordinator in Jeddah. Winners will receive fabulous prizes worth 1.4 million rupees.
He said more than 10,000 volunteers in six GCC countries and community leaders are contributing toward staging the event. A 22-member reception committee headed by professor Raynolds of King Abdulaziz University has been set up to organize the program in Jeddah.
We intend to instill the qualities of truthfulness, kindness and love in the minds of children through this program, said K.M. Abdul Kareem, PR coordinator.
The quiz will be held in the 10 regions of Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Salalah and Muscat and in three categories kids, sub-junior and junior.
The first stage will be held on Nov. 15-30 when children can join the contest through www.malarvadionline.com. Those who getting a set percentage of marks in the objective type online exam will be selected for the second stage. The second stage test will take place in 50 centers on Dec. 9 and the first three mega quiz winners will receive Rs100,000, Rs75,000 and Rs50,000 cash prizes.
Those who win first and second positions at regional level contests will qualify to take part in GCC-level contest, said C.K. Najeeb, general coordinator. The mega final will be on Dec. 23.
courtesy:- http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article521234.ece
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