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IITB Open SciTech Quiz—8th January 2013 Elims

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Quizmaster: Antariksh Bothale

Quizmaster:

Antariksh Bothale

With a generous helping of questions from Ravi Bhoraskar and Naman Agarwal (CSE08)




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Scientists at the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation inChicago found that when people engage in a certain activity—P, chemicalsknow as Catecholamines are released, causing symptoms like flushing ofthe skin, itching or sweating and tissue inside the nose to swell.

They used special imaging cameras that show blood flow in the body toshow 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, anumber of results in number theory and described various properties ofnumbers. 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 byH, expressed a desire to receive the author's next work, and waspresented, in due course, with a loyally inscribed copy of An ElementaryTreatise on Determinants.

H also wrote a pamphlet “Lawn Tennis tournaments—the true method ofassigning 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 behaviourof numbers. Just as Albert Einstein's general relativity theory observed thatspace was not an absolute but depended on the observer's movement intime, and that time was not an absolute, but depended on the observer'smovement 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 wordmeaning 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 peculiardistinction of being the mathematical problem for which the greatestnumber of incorrect proofs have been published.“

Proofs for K submitted to the Wolfskehl committee apparently constituteover 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 aluminary, 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 evidenceof 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. Whatchange did Microsoft make to this ever-popular Windows game and thussaved 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 insistson 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 aimedat providing a revolutionary new navigation system for the blind thatanalyzed the space around them and then helped them to navigate thespace by giving voice instructions.

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

Which “unusual” device did this system use?




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Xbox Kinect




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X editing retains each permutation of typedkeys. This creates a path in the decision

tree which unambiguously identifies anycommand.

Y commands are key combinations forwhich modifier keys are held down while

other keys are pressed; a command getsexecuted once completely typed. This stillforms a decision tree of commands, but notone of individual keystrokes.

Historically, X is a smaller and fasterprogram, with a more limited capacity forcustomization.

Y takes longer to start up and requires morememory. However, it is highly customizableand includes a large number of features, asit is essentially an execution environment.

X uses distinct editing modes Y uses metakey chords

X was originally exclusively used inside of atext-mode console, offering no graphicaluser interface (GUI)

Y, while also initially designed for use on aconsole, grew a GUI fairly early on.

Identify X and Y




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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 tothe 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 UnitedStates, but the American government had ceased all tradewith communist China for political reasons. Thus, F was refused entry tothe 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, atLondon'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 thebehaviour 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 eachphoto)




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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 anumber 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 nowater supply within the park, and temperatures can reach as high as 114.8degrees Fahrenheit, "making this a potentially life threatening issue."

Some of the people saved by police had been stranded for up to 24 hourswithout 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 theminimum number of members necessary for an assembly to function. Asimilar 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, butadmitted 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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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 topof 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, crossthem over so your wrists are crossing over each other.

10. Meanwhile doing the leg movement, with your arms crossed over, and your wristsbending down and up again, swiftly.

11. Now mix those two together.

What is being described here?




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Gangnam Style!

What is being described here?




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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", andthe 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 establishradio communication with each other by touching them together or bringingthem into close proximity, usually no more than a few centimeters.

Present and anticipated applications include contactless transactions, dataexchange, and simplified setup of more complex communications such asWi-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 thatare between five and seven inches. These devices combine thecapabilities of a smartphone and mini tablet — and occasionallyincorporate a stylus. A B is larger than most smartphones, but not as largeas 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 number772.55, in tribute to his most famous "work"?

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

O S Q th Eli




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

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