Questions based on developments in science and Tech

1. PRASTUTI QUIZZO 2019
QM: Shreyas Sarkar
Prabhakar Singh

2. Prelims
20 Questions
All even numbered questions will be used for tiebreakers

3. 1.Established in 1963, the _______ is a professional
association headquarterd in NYC, that is dedicated to
advancing technological innovation and excellence, with
about 425,000 members in 160 countries. Identify this
organisation.

4. 2. A company by the name of Fischer ____ Company
claims to have designed a product that works very well
in adverse conditions like vacuum, underwater, over
grease, in places where you hardly remain in stable
equilibrium.
This product can be the perfect solution to a famous
intriguing query raised in a decade old blockbuster
movie.

5. 3. Recently making headlines the F-series planes are a
class of fighter jets that became a bone of contention
for both US as well as Pakistan. The fighter jets F-16
and F-15 are the class named after two birds, X and Y
respectively.
Name them.

6. 4. This extremely famous American Polymath, also
became a successful newspaper editor and printer in
Philadelphia starting 1730,publishing the Pennsylvania
Gazette at the age of 23.]He became wealthy publishing
this and Poor Richard's Almanack, which he authored
under the pseudonym "Richard Saunders". Name this
Polymath.

7. 5. Out of the seven basic SI Units, only two of them are
named after Scientists. Name both of them ( 0.5+0.5)

8. 6. It is the world's most popular fruit. Each year, more
than 60 million tonnes are produced which is 16
million tonnes more than the second most popular
fruit, the banana. The name of this fruit comes from
the Aztec language where it means “plump thing with
a navel” . Which is the most consumed fruit in the
world that I am talking about?

9. 7. Started by graduate Kazakh student Alexandra
Elbakyan in 2011, which project, despised by many
industries and companies, made this student a “Science
Hero” ?

10. 8. This instrument/device/arrangement first developed
by Sir Charles _________ in 1843, was meant for the
testing of soil and its analysis, but now is a fundamental
component of any budding Electrical Engineer’s
subject of interest. What are we talking about?

11. 9 . Common misconceptions regarding this term includes
“Potenz” in German, “Puissance” in French, or
“Pondus” in Latin. One more origin of this
misconception is the use of Platinum electrodes by
Soren Sorenson in his experiements.
But, keeping all of these apart, the origin of this is
believed to have just come from the convention of
using letters for notation.
Which term are we talking about?

12. # Current Affairs
10. Mayoori Kango, a yesteryears’ actress, momentarily
shot to fame through acting in Bollywood movies like
"Papa Kehte Hai, Betaabi, Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet and
Badal”, in the 1990s. But she again came into news
recently for being appointed as the Industrial Head for
India Operations of a certain Global Giant. Name the
Global Giant.

13. 11. Inspired by a speech by antiseptic advocate Joseph
Lister, Robert Wood _______ joined his brothers James
Wood _______ and Edward Mead _______ to create a
line of ready-to-use antiseptic and surgical products in
1885. The company produced its first products in 1886
and incorporated in 1887.
The company still uses the signature of one of the
Brothers as its logo and is one of the oldest logo still in
use.

14. 12. ______ or bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane is a
saturated cycloalkane with the formula C5H8. It is a
colorless volatile liquid at room temperature. Other
than its complicated IUPAC name, it is known by its
much easier common name. Give the common name.

15. 13. In electrical engineering, the X effect is an increase in
voltage occurring at the receiving end of a
long transmission line, above the voltage at the sending
end. This occurs when the line is energized, but there is a
very light load or the load is disconnected. The capacitive
line charging current produces a voltage drop across the
line inductance that is in-phase with the sending-end
voltage, assuming negligible line resistance. Therefore,
both line inductance and capacitance are responsible for
this phenomenon.
It was first observed during the installation of
underground cables in Sebastian Ziani de X's (a British
Scientist of Italian Heritage) 10,000 volt distribution system
in 1887.

16. 14. Which revolutionary book, written by Rachel Carson
in 1962, later led to the nationwide ban on pesticides
like DDT for agricultural uses in the USA? This book
features in the list of 25 Greatest Science Books,
published by Discover Magazine.

17. 15. Which infamous moniker was given to the following
employees (in picture) of the Shockley Semiconductor
Laboratory?

18. 16. The Monument to the laboratory ______ is a
sculpture in the city of Novosibirsk in Siberia, Russia.
It is located in a park in front of the Institute of
Cytology and Genetics of the Russian Academy of
Sciences, grabbed worldwide attention in 2013 after its
inauguration. The _____ holds knitting needles in its
paws and is shown knitting a double helix of DNA. It
has been described as : “ Here, the images of a
laboratory _____ and a scientist are combined because
they are connected to each other and serve one cause.
It is a tribute to all the sacrifices it has made.”

19. 17. ________ has declared May 26 as Science Day in
honour of visiting former President, Late Dr. A P J
Abdul Kalam. The ____ government, considering his
vast expertise in Science and Technology, announced
this following his arrival ,on 26th May 2005.

20. 18. Another mandatory EEE Question, what is this map
all about?
This is an index about certain Standards in the World of
Electricity. What is it that we are talking about?
Indicates the most followed standard worldwide (Sky
blue also indicates the same with little variation)
Indicates the 2nd most followed one

21. 19.This patent, registered in the USA in 1849, is an
invention which lifts boats over shoals and
obstructions over a river, but this invention was never
made eventually. Nevertheless, this person is only one
of his kind to hold any patent. Name this patented
person.

22. 20.
The "standard interpretation" of the ______ test, in
which player C, the interrogator, is given the task of
trying to determine which player – A or B – is a
computer and which is a human. The interrogator is
limited to using the responses to written questions to
make the determination. _____ proposed that a
human evaluator would judge natural language
conversations between a human and a machine
designed to generate human-like responses. This was
thus one of the earliest applications of AI.