q-continuum prelims answers

Q - Continuum

You will have to suffer,

Pratyush Pran Sarma

&

Dhruba Jyoti Barman

Rules :

1. 25 questions in the prelims.

2. 1 point for each correct answer/s of a question, no negative points. So, go for guesses !!

3. Starred questions decide tie, 1,3,5,7,9,21,23,25 are starred.

4. The quiz master (me, -_-) has researched all the questions, and has tried to cross-check almost every info. Any resemblance to questions in other blogs/pages/quizzes are purely coincidental. But there may be arguments, and I would like to handle that after the quiz. I am not the God, neither the Boss, I am a mere human. So have pity on me

5. Switch off mobile phones, and silence is what I love the most !!

Best of luck !!

Here we go….

Q Continuum –Answers

1. Disambiguation -_-

* _________ is a kind of measurement where gradual transfusion takesplace, from one condition to another, without any abrupt changes.

* _ _________ is also the name of an extended universe in the fictionalStar Trek universe where omnipotent entities all known as Qs exist.

* But, _________ is the name of the latest technology by Windows forits upcoming Windows 10 OS. This technology works by two modes –desktop and tablet mode. When you want to use only the touchscreen,tablet mode changes the layout of the operating system so it's moretouch-friendly. That means any open apps go full-screen and you canuse gestures to move through the OS. Once you connect a mouse andkeyboard, or flip your laptop around, Windows will go into desktopmode. Apps turn back into desktop windows that are easier to movearound with a mouse and you'll see your desktop again. Name of thetechnology ???

Q Continuum

2. Any body can cook !!

* X(the dish) is a French Provencal stewed vegetable dish, whichoriginated in Nice. The recipe of this dish comes from the Occitancuisine. The Catalan samfaina and the Majorcan tombet areversions of the same dish.

* X is actually a side dish, but can be presented as a main dishalong with rice, bread or pasta. Tomatoes serve as the keyingredient, which is accompanied by garlic, onion, zucchini,eggplant, bell peppers, marjoram, fennel and basil, or bay leafand thyme, or a mix of green herbs.

* X is also the name of a 2007 American computer animated filmby Pixar animated studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.Which dish ???

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3. Mor priyo xahityik !!

* _______ is an 2014 Assamese drama film directed by PrabinHazarika. The film was co produced by Assam State Film(Financeand development) Corporation Limited and Silverline Production.The film stars Adil Hussain and Jaya Seal Ghosh in the lead roles.Jaya Seal Ghosh and Badal Das respectively won the Best ActorFemale and Best Supporting Actor Male in the Prag Cine Awards2014.

* The film is based on a famous short story of a famousAssamese. The name of the short story and film are the same.Based on whose short story ??

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Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia

and the story is “Srinkhal”

4. Science and the city :P

* _________ is a steel gray, strong, lightweight and brittle alkaline earth metal(elements in Group II of the periodic table). Found in over 100 minerals, thecommercial use of __________ requires the use of appropriate dust controlequipment and industrial controls at all times because of the toxicity of inhaled________-containing dusts that can cause a chronic life – threatening allergicdisease (in some people) whose name is similar to the name of the element.

* Early precursors of the word ________ can be traced to many languages,including Latin, French, Greek, Prakrit, Pali, where the corresponding wordsmean ‘to become pale’. Although the original source is probably the Sanskritword – vaidurya – which is of Dravidian origin and could be related to the nameof this city “X”.

* “X” was the early capital of the Hoysala Empire., where the famous temple ofChennakesava Temple is located. “X” (with a slightly different name) is now aTown Municipal Council in the Hassan district in the state of Karnataka.

* Name the element and the city ???

Beryllium

and the city is Belur

5. Frigging Genius *_*

* ‘He’ had been planning to leave school. And ‘he’ told about it to‘his’ friend Yuri. ‘He’ told Yuri about ‘his’ plan of going to a doctorand asking for a fake certificate about ‘his’ nervous breakdown.Yuri was asked to find one.

* Dr. Ernst Weil had just become a doctor then. ‘He’ was probablyWeil’s first patient. ‘He’ met Weil and told the truth about ‘his’condition at school and ‘his’ will to go for higher studies. Dr. Weilcould somehow understand ‘the boy’s’ condition and issued‘him’ a fake medical certificate. ‘The boy’ left school and went forhigher studies and the rest is history.

* Who am I talking about ?? (referring as ‘him/he’ )

Albert Einstein

6. Its been there all this time.

* They are called ‘lunula’ in medical terms, which, inLatin, means ‘little moon’. They are actually an area ofloose dermis with lesser developed collagen bundles. Itappears whitish because a thickened underlying stratumbasale obscures/covers the underlying blood vessels.

What am I talking about ??

Nail moon

7. Ellenborough ?? Seriously ?

* He referred to himself as “Ellenborough” in this letter that hewrote to Krishna Kanta Barooah, brother of Jagannath Barooah,congratulating on receiving the ‘Rai Bahadur’ title. Who ??

* “My Dear Rai Bahadur, They say “better late than never”, so I am althoughlate in coming forward to congratulate you on your new distinction yet I havecome like a good boy and a sincere friend of yours. Well I now congratulate youand say, “Hello Rai Bahadur K.K.B. how do you do?” I am sorry I could not getyou at Gauhati long enough to talk to. Your uncalled for feverishness or illnessof that kind and my want of breathing time frustrated it. Better luck next time Isay, if that wished for luck comes to me again. With kindest regards to yourgood self and admiration and homage to your new acquisition Rai BahadurshipI conclude and subscribe. Yours very friendly, “Ellenborough” or __________ ofnot Bosabari but of Howrah.”

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Lakshminath Bezbaruah

or L.N. Bezbaruah(sounds almost like Ellenborough)

8. The Sky is blue and Grass is

green

* ___ ___ ____ is a 1959 novel by German author and nobellaureate Gunter Grass. The name of the nobel in German is DieBlechtrommel. It was one of Grass`s Danziger Trilogie(DanzingTrilogy).

* The story is narrated by Oskar Matzerath, a war hero and jazzdrummer, leaving all his fame and riches, allows himself to befalsely convicted of a murder and locked down in an insaneasylum, where he writes his memoirs.

* It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the Palme d`Or,in the same year, and the Academy Award for Best ForeignLanguage Film the following year. FITB

The Tin Drum

9. The grim terrors of her

‘waking dream’, her ghost

story……

In the summer of 1816, she, along with her husband, son andClaire Clairmont went to Lord Byron`s villa at Geneva. Theyplanned to spend the summer with Byron. One evening sitting bythe fire, they amused themselves with German ghost stories. Thisprompted Byron to propose that they each write a ghost story. Shewas always asked each morning if she has written any. And theanswer was always a negative. During one mid-June evening, theytalked about principles of life. Later that night, she had this dreamand she started writing about it, and the rest is history. Who is she?? What did she write ??

She is Mary Shelly and she wrote

Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus

10. Gijinka !!

* _____ _____ is a fictional character produced by the Japanesecompany Sanrio, created by Yuko Shimizu and currently designed byYuko Yamaguchi. The character is a gijinka, which is ananthropomorphism, where an animal is personified. She(thecharacter) is described as a little English girl called _____ White,from outside London. She has her sister Mimmy, father George,mother Mary, grandpa Anthony, etc in her family.

* The character was first introduced in Japan in 1974 and broughtto the United States in 1976. Sanrio had groomed this character toa kids brand that is worth about $7 billion now. Which characteror just FITB !!

Hello Kitty

11. Defying gravity !!

* These are cone shaped with a broad base painted in two distinctcolours. According to a law in physics, when hit with a certainvelocity, they get up on their own even if they fall. Generally theyare used in ‘no parking’ zones, etc.

* They are used as the logo of a software and it, the logo, wears aSanta hat on 18th December, one week before Christmas, andreverts to its normal appearance on January 1. These were used aslogo as a reference to the collection of them by Ecole Centrale`sNetworking Students’ Association. Which logo ??

The VLC media player logo – traffic cones

12. The common painter :P

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* The painting in the next slide is called ‘Landscape NearFigueras’(1910) by Spanish artist ________ ____. This is one of theearliest known works by him and is said to have painted by himwhen he was just six years old. This is one of the purest examplesof the then Impressionist Movement. Who is the painter I amtalking about ??

Salvador Dali

13. Rattas Rattas Rattas !!

* _____ ____ was a Hindu sage, an incarnation of Durga. When one of her stepsons died, she beseeched Yama, the Hindu God of Death to give her stepson back. But in a cruel turn of events, Yamaresurrected all her sons, but in the form of this “animal”.

* The place where now she is worshipped, there are thousands ofthese animals. Amongst the black ones. There are a handful ofwhite ones, which are believed as _____ ____ and her sons.Spotting them in the temple is considered lucky and blessed. FITBand simply name the animal !!

Karni Mata

The animal is Rat

14. Made in India :P

* The Baily Bridge is located in the Himalayan mountains, betweenthe Dras river and Suru river, in the Ladakh valley in the state ofJammu and Kashmir. It is about 30 metres long and was built bythe Indian Army in 1982. What is the specialty of this bridge ??

It is the bridge located at the greatest elevation in the world, i.e. the highest

bridge in the world !!

15. Playing with words….

* This video is from MTV Unplugged. The song is “Abhi Mujh MeinKahin” sung by Sonu Nigam. But the opening lines are from thetrack “Chalki Chalki” of Sonu Nigam`s “Classically Mild”, 2008. Thelyricist of the song is “X”, who passed away in September last year(2013) at the age of 42. “X” is famously known for his works in“Billu”, “Aakrosh”, etc. “X”………..?????

Ajay Jhingran