The Cultural Council of the College organized ‘U. N. Bene Inter-Collegiate Quiz Competition’ on May 15, 2021, from 08:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Google Meet platform. The theme of the competition was ‘Incredible India!’ Fourteen teams registered for the competition and Ten teams participated.
The competition commenced at 09:00 a.m. after the inaugural function at 08:30 a.m. At the inaugural function, Prof. Dr. Prita D. Mallya, Principal of Shree Damodar College welcomed the virtual gathering while Asst. Prof. Preksha Chopdekar briefed on the activities of the Cultural Council and introduced the Quiz Master, Mr. Suraj Kamat Founder, The Quiz Labs.
The competition was conducted in two rounds, viz. the preliminary round and the final round. The preliminary round had twenty-five questions, which participants had to answer within thirty minutes through a time-based Google Form. The link to the Google Form was mailed to the participants five minutes prior to the commencement of the preliminary round. Each participant answered the preliminary round individually. The average score of the two highest scoring participants from a team were considered for deciding the teams that qualified for the final round.
The final round comprised four rounds based on the following themes: Round 1: History, Geography, Heritage and Biodiversity of India; Round 2: Governance, Polity, and International relations of India (Buzzer Round); Round 3: Economy, Education, Science and Technology in India and Round 4: Culture, Sports, Arts, Literature and Entertainment in India (Buzzer Round). The final round was held in a relay format, viz., an individual member of the team played each round. No member could play two consecutive rounds and each member played at least one round. The winning team was decided based on the aggregate score of all four rounds of the final round.
The competition ended at 11:30 a.m. followed by the valedictory function at 12:00 p.m. where Dr. Rodney D’Silva, Vice-Principal of the College proposed the vote of thanks while Asst. Prof. Muktali Cuncolienkar declared the winners.
| Prize | Winning Team | Team Members |
| 1st Place: Rolling Trophy & Rs. 7,000 Cash | BITS Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar | Arav Jain, Animesh Jajjo, Manish Dash, and Anand Prabhakar |
| 2nd Place: 1st Runner-Up Trophy & Rs. 5,000 Cash | Goa Medical College, Bambolim | Ashwin Mascarenhas, Chaitanya Naik, M P Shreesh Bhat and Anish Shyadligeri |
| 3rd Place: 2nd Runner-up Trophy & Rs. 3,000 Cash | V. M. Salgaonkar College of Law, Miramar | Sachin Panicker and Siddhant Shetye |
All the participants received e-certificates. The participants provided a very positive feedback about the competition and appreciated the organizers for organizing the competition well amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Jackson Rodrigues (SY B.Com-B) was the compere for the competition. Ms. Shreya Rahate (TY B.Com-B), Mr. Jackson Rodrigues (SY B.Com-B) and Ms. Esha Pai Fondekar (FY B.Com-C) were the students in charge while Asst. Prof. Mayuresh Adsul and Asst. Prof. Muktali Cuncolienkar were the faculty in charge of the event.
