The document describes the rules and questions from a science and technology quiz competition hosted by Quest NIT-J. It provides 10/0 points for direct answers and +10/-5 points for bounced answers, with ties resolved by bonus questions. The questions cover a range of topics including intelligent quotient, the Gutenberg Project, IBM Watson, micropython, meme, hyperloop, Michael Jackson, the first computer bug, Shakti supercomputer, ISRO founder Vikram Sarabhai, and Nobel Prize details.
2. RULES
• 1. Quizmaster’s decision is final.
• 2. Teams of 2-3 members.
• Two Rounds- Prelims and final.
• 3. Don’t use your phones.
• 4. Have fun. Peace.
3. FINALS
• 10/0 marks for each direct answer. +10/-5 marks for pounced
answer.
• Ties to be resolved by bonus questions.
4. 1. WHAT IS CALCULATED AS-
100*(MENTAL AGE/ CHRONOLOGICAL AGE)
10. 4. IDENTIFY X AND Y.
X IS AN EXTREMELY LIGHTWEIGHT, BUT
FEATURE-RICH SOFTWARE. X HAS A GREEK
LETTER IN ITS NAME WHICH DENOTES THE SI
PREFIX "MICRO-", AS A REFERENCE TO THE
PROGRAM'S VERY SMALL MEMORY FOOTPRINT. X
IS OWNED BY Y, WHICH IS A COMPANY FOUNDED
IN 2004 BY ASHWIN NAVIN AND BRAM COHEN. Y
IS ALSO THE NAME OF THE PROTOCOL THAT
SUPPORTS SOFTWARE SUCH AS X.
11.
12. 5. THE DOMAIN NAME FOR AN INDIAN
WEBSITE, IS .IN, SO WHICH REGION HAS THE
DOMAIN NAME .AQ.
20. 9. X MEANS "AN IDEA, BEHAVIOR, OR STYLE THAT
SPREADS FROM PERSON TO PERSON WITHIN A
CULTURE." IT ACTS AS A UNIT FOR CARRYING
CULTURAL IDEAS, SYMBOLS, OR PRACTICES THAT CAN
BE TRANSMITTED FROM ONE MIND TO ANOTHER
THROUGH WRITING, SPEECH, GESTURES, RITUALS, OR
OTHER IMITABLE PHENOMENA.
THIS WORD WAS COINED BY THE BRITISH
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST RICHARD DAWKINS IN THE
SELFISH GENE (1976) AS A CONCEPT FOR DISCUSSION
OF EVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES IN EXPLAINING THE
SPREAD OF IDEAS AND CULTURAL PHENOMENA.
WHICH COMMON WORD IN THE INTERNET DOMAIN??
22. 10. THE X IS A PROPOSED HIGH-SPEED
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN WHICH
SPECIALIZED PODS ARE ACCELERATED THROUGH
A LOW-PRESSURE TUBE TO ACHIEVE SPEEDS NEAR
THE SPEED OF SOUND. THE SYSTEM IS INTENDED
TO PROVIDE A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE AND
FASTER MODE OF TRAVEL BETWEEN CITIES
SEPARATED BY DISTANCES LESS THAN
APPROXIMATELY NINE HUNDRED MILES.
24. 11. IN MAY 2014, A 'HOLOGRAM' OF THIS
PERSON APPEARED AT THE BILLBOARD MUSIC
AWARDS
CEREMONY IN THE USA AS A HOLOGRAM,
DANCING ALONG TO A SONG NAMED "SLAVE TO
THE
RHYTHM". THIS IS FROM AN ALBUM NAMED
"XSCAPE", WHICH IS A POSTHUMOUS
COMPILATION OF THAT PERSON'S SONGS.
WHO?
32. 15. ALFRED NOBEL WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 21,
1833, IN STOCKHOLM. THIS BRILLIANT CHEMIST
AND INVENTOR WENT ON TO INSTITUTE THE
NOBEL PRIZES. HIS WILL STATES THAT FIVE
PRIZES BE GIVEN. OF THESE, FOUR ARE GIVEN BY
SWEDEN AND ONE BY ANOTHER COUNTRY.
WHAT PRIZE IS THIS AND WHICH COUNTRY
AWARDS IT?
