Quiz competition on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan organized

Pakistan News & Features Services

The department of computer science of the Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), Karachi, organized a quiz competition as part of the 200th birthday celebrations of the great Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

The audience was enlightened about the monumental efforts of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in promoting the modern education among the Muslims of South Asia. 

The students took part with great interest and enjoyed the whole event. The faculty members also came to encourage the participants. 

The Convener of the Aligarh Institute of Technology (AIT), Engr Syed Anwer Ali, who is also the Vice President of the Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association (AMUOBA), was the chief guest in the prize distribution ceremony. 

The chief guest paid glowing tributes to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan for having awakened the Muslims of South Asia.

“Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s contribution for the Muslims in this part of the world has been legendary. We take pride in following the Aligarhian spirit of his to further the cause. The students of today who are the leaders of tomorrow should also derive inspiration and the legacy should continue eternally,” Engr Syed Anwer Ali opined. 

Meanwhile the duo of Parshan Kumar (2017-BSCS-28) and Hasham Faridi (2017-BSCS-14) won the quiz competition which was spread over three rounds.  

The opening round was MCQ-based while the second round was based on true/false and picture identification of famous places and personalities. The third and final round witnessed stopwatch contest as the participants were given 60 seconds for maximum answers. 

A total of six teams participated in the competition and a couple of teams were eliminated after each round. Team 2 and Team 6 made it to the final round with the latter clinching the trophy.