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RBI90Quiz organised in Doon, winners awarded cash prizes

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By OUR STAFF REPORTER 

Dehradun, 11 Nov: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is commemorating the 90th year of its operations this year. As part of the series of events being held throughout the year to mark this milestone, the Bank has launched the RBI90Quiz, a nationwide general knowledge-based quiz competition aimed at undergraduate students.

The RBI90Quiz is a team-based contest, being held in multiple stages. The online phase was conducted on 19-21 September. Based on the performance in the online phase, college teams were selected for participation in State-level rounds. The State-level round of the RBI90Quiz for Uttarakhand was conducted at Hotel Hyatt Centric, here, at which 72 students (36 teams) competed.

The team from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee comprising Vedant Dwivedi and Tanay Kapadia emerged as the winner, followed by those from MB Govt PG College and National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, in second and third places, respectively. Prizes for the top three teams are of Rs 2 lakh, Rs 1.5 lakh, and Rs 1 lakh, respectively.

The winning team will now compete in the Zonal round, which will take place between 21 November and 4 December. The national final will be held at Mumbai in December 2024.