3. THE RULES
25 Questions / 30 points
5 Star Questions – 2 Answers so 2 points each
All other questions have 1 point each
No Negatives
In case of tie, those with more star questions correct go through
Still a tie? The team with earliest answer wrong is eliminated
Please write Team Name / Team Number with your contact details
DO NOT WRITE COLLEGE NAME
PLEASE GIVE ANSWERS IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS
4. QUESTION-1
The longest word in English is the chemical name for the protein
______. It is 189,819 characters long. What word is this?
7. Answer 2
Frederick Sanger was the first man to sequence DNA(to the right is the
first DNA sequence i.e. of insulin, Sangers reagent which was pivotal in
the mechanism)
10. Question 4
This is an exhaustive list.
X
July 4, 1997 to September 27, 1997
Opportunity
January 25, 2004 to present
Spirit
January 4, 2004 to March 22, 2010
Y
August 6, 2012 to present
What am I talking about? What are X and Y?
22. Question 10*
Opened in 2005, this Dubai Mall is named after the 14th century scholar
____ _______, who was famous for his book Rihla (Voyages), a detailed
account of his travels. Fittingly, the six courts in the mall are named after
the countries he attended namely China, India, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia,
Andalusia. Who is this?
24. Question 11*
Frank Herbert’s book, Dune, won this award for the first time in1965.
This award is titled ‘The Nebula Award’. To which genre of books is it
awarded to?
32. Question 15*
This country regards plumpness as a sign of good health. Its literacy rate
is 83% and was the richest country in south-east Asia during the British
Rule. It is also known as the land of golden Pagodas.
36. Question 17*
The cantonment town of Mhow in Madhya Pradesh was renamed for
being the birthplace of a person. The person's father, a Subedar Major in
the Mahar Regiment, was then stationed there at the time of the birth
in 1891. Who?
40. Question 19
One of the man-made wonders of the world was built because it was
believed to be staircase to heaven for the kings. What are we talking
about?