IITB sci tech 2013 elims

IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Elims

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Quizmaster:

Antariksh Bothale
With a generous helping of questions from Ravi Bhoraskar and Naman Agarwal (CSE08)
Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale


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Scientists at the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in
Chicago found that when people engage in a certain activity—P, chemicals
know as Catecholamines are released, causing symptoms like flushing of
the skin, itching or sweating and tissue inside the nose to swell.
They used special imaging cameras that show blood flow in the body to
show that intentional P causes an increase in blood pressure.



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Lying



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L was an Indian mathematician who discovered, working largely alone, a
number of results in number theory and described various properties of
numbers. He has a number and a class of numbers named after him. ID.



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Kaprekar



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An apocryphal but well-known story tells how Queen Victoria, charmed by
H, expressed a desire to receive the author's next work, and was
presented, in due course, with a loyally inscribed copy of An Elementary
Treatise on Determinants.
H also wrote a pamphlet “Lawn Tennis tournaments—the true method of
assigning prizes, with proof of the fallacy of the present method”



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Lewis Carroll



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N itself is simply a revolutionary new way of understanding the behaviour
of numbers. Just as Albert Einstein's general relativity theory observed that
space was not an absolute but depended on the observer's movement in
time, and that time was not an absolute, but depended on the observer's
movement in space, so it is now realized that numbers are not absolute,
but depend on the observer's movement in restaurants.



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Bistromathics



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The origin of this word R that we all love to hate, is from the Latin word
meaning pebble or stone used for counting.
It derives its form from the Latin word for limestone.



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Calculus



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Howard Eves, a mathematical historian, says, “K has the peculiar
distinction of being the mathematical problem for which the greatest
number of incorrect proofs have been published.“

Proofs for K submitted to the Wolfskehl committee apparently constitute
over 3 metres of stacked paper.



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Fermat’s Last Theorem



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X dedicated his book Y to Z
On Z's death X wrote "Science has lost a friend, literature has lost a
luminary, the mountain gorilla and the black rhino have lost a gallant
defender.“
Y contains four "consciousness-raising" messages:
• Atheists can be happy, balanced, moral, and intellectually fulfilled.
• Natural selection and similar scientific theories are superior to a "God
hypothesis”
• Children should not be labeled by their parents' religion
• Atheists should be proud, not apologetic, because atheism is evidence
of a healthy, independent mind



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X: Richard Dawkins
Y: The God Delusion
Z: Douglas Adams



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Popular myths connect this 'standard industry practice' to Abraham Lincoln,
John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King.
Another popular myth says it represents a positive expression. But industry
insiders say that it is done to highlight manufacturer's logo.
What is this standard industry practice ?



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Clocks showing the time 10:10 in the showroom



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Most Minesweeper games were getting over too early initially. What
change did Microsoft make to this ever-popular Windows game and thus
saved users much frustration and disappointment?



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The first click is never a mine.



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What is the only type of invention for which the US Patent Office still insists
on seeing a working model?



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Perpetual Motion Machines



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Students at the Univ. Of Konstanz recently demoed a unique project aimed
at providing a revolutionary new navigation system for the blind that
analyzed the space around them and then helped them to navigate the
space by giving voice instructions.

This system consisted of a belt to be worn by the user which housed the
feedback system and helmet with a device mounted on it that formed the
heart of this system.

Which “unusual” device did this system use?



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Xbox Kinect



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Identify X and Y
X editing retains each permutation of typed Y commands are key combinations for
keys. This creates a path in the decision which modifier keys are held down while
tree which unambiguously identifies any other keys are pressed; a command gets
command. executed once completely typed. This still
forms a decision tree of commands, but not
one of individual keystrokes.
Historically, X is a smaller and faster Y takes longer to start up and requires more
program, with a more limited capacity for memory. However, it is highly customizable
customization. and includes a large number of features, as
it is essentially an execution environment.
X uses distinct editing modes Y uses metakey chords
X was originally exclusively used inside of a Y, while also initially designed for use on a
text-mode console, offering no graphical console, grew a GUI fairly early on.
user interface (GUI)



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X: vi
Y: emacs
“War of the editors”



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Give the context for this tweet by Drew Houston



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Google launched Google Drive, a cloud storage system.



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F was born in 1957, caught in December 1957 in Sichuan, and moved to
the Beijing Zoo in January 1958.
It went on a journey to Tierpark Berlin, the zoo in the eastern part of the
then divided city. By then F had already been sold to a zoo in the United
States, but the American government had ceased all trade
with communist China for political reasons. Thus, F was refused entry to
the USA
F died on 22 July 1972 and was mourned by the nation. A post mortem
was conducted. Her remains, now a stuffed exhibit, sit in a glass case, at
London's Natural History Museum.



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Chi-chi, the WWF panda.



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Francis Galton was convinced that hereditary factors dominated the
behaviour of mankind and coined this phrase by borrowing from Tempest—

What phrase, whose truth is still being debated, did Galton coin?

A devil, a born devil, on whose _______
_______can never stick; on whom my pains,
Humanely taken, all, all lost, quite lost;
And as with age his body uglier grows,
So his mind cankers. I will plague them all,
Even to roaring.



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Nature v/s Nurture



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About what was said:
“Ars artium omnium conservatrix”
meaning “The Art that preserves all the Arts”?



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Typography



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ID the people and the company they’re associated with (1 point for each
photo)



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Jeff Bezos (Amazon) Marrissa Mayer (Yahoo!)



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The Victoria police in Australia said they have been called to rescue of a
number of distressed motorists over the past several weeks who got lost in
Australia's Murray-Sunset National Park.
The police told people that they are "extremely concerned," as there is no
water supply within the park, and temperatures can reach as high as 114.8
degrees Fahrenheit, "making this a potentially life threatening issue."
Some of the people saved by police had been stranded for up to 24 hours
without any food or water. Others walked long distances through
dangerous terrain to try to get phone reception and find their way out.
What was responsible for this?



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Apple iOS6 Maps (Apple Maps)



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This word, derived from the Latin genitive plural form of 'who', refers to the
minimum number of members necessary for an assembly to function. A
similar but unrelated word is the name of a Palo-Alto-based question-and-
answer website. Give either word.



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Quora



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Identify these two gentlemen (funda is enough):



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Instagram Founders



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Prof Stephen Hawking said G deserved a Nobel Prize for his work, but
admitted the discovery had come at a cost:
He said: “I had a bet with Gordon Kane of Michigan University that
___________. It seems I have just lost $100.”
Which discovery?



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Higgs Boson



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What is being described here?

1. Open your legs and bend your knees slightly.
2. Do a little step to the left, then right, then left and left, but add a bounce to your step.
3. Now do the same with the right leg, then left then right-right.
4. While doing the leg movements, there are two arm movements you can do.
5. The first one is to put your hand in front of you as if you're checking the time on your
watch but lift your arm a little higher.
6. Holding your position, put your hands in the air so your fingers are a width from the top
of your head.
7. Swing your arms in a circle facing upwards so your arms are doing an "I'm running late
but enjoying this party anyway" kind of image.
8. Now try doing those moves together, in time with the beat.
9. The second one is to do the same movement with your legs, but with your arms, cross
them over so your wrists are crossing over each other.
10. Meanwhile doing the leg movement, with your arms crossed over, and your wrists
bending down and up again, swiftly.
11. Now mix those two together. Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale


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What is being described here?

Gangnam Style!



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Sisu is a Finnish term loosely translated into English as strength of will,
determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity.
Sisu has been described as being integral to understanding Finnish
culture. The literal meaning is equivalent in English to "having guts", and
the word derives from sisus, which means something inner or interior.
What popular culture trope can be explained by the above?



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The indestructibility of Nokia phones.



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T is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish
radio communication with each other by touching them together or bringing
them into close proximity, usually no more than a few centimeters.
Present and anticipated applications include contactless transactions, data
exchange, and simplified setup of more complex communications such as
Wi-Fi.
Communication is also possible between a T device and an unpowered T
chip, called a “tag”.
Which application of the T technology can you find in the IITB Campus?



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NFC (Near Field Communication)

Cashless Campus



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Identify these logos



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Stumble Upon SETI



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B is an informal term for consumer touch-screen devices with screens that
are between five and seven inches. These devices combine the
capabilities of a smartphone and mini tablet — and occasionally
incorporate a stylus. A B is larger than most smartphones, but not as large
as a tablet or mini-tablet.



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Phablet



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The headstone on the grave of which English scientist carries the number
772.55, in tribute to his most famous "work"?



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James Prescott Joule (772.55 is the mechanical equivalent of work in
imperial units)



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Fill in the blanks in the two XKCD comics below.



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Carnot Windows File Transfer Dialog Box



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Helicopter Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgvuQGY946g



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The frame rate of the camera aligns with the speed of rotation of the blade.
(Stroboscopic Effect)


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