The document provides details about a quiz being conducted, including:
- There are 35 questions in the prelims round
- Participants get +1 point for each correct answer and -1 for incorrect answers
- The questions then provide details about the subjects being asked about, including science, history and general knowledge topics.
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Special Thanks to Aabhaas Dasgupta for his value contributions in making the set !
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Quizmaster: Aabhaas Dasgupta
Inter Branch Quiz- Prelims and Finals 2023Quiz Club NITW
Conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 21st March 2023. Themed on fun facts and amazing fundas on general topics. The set above consists of questions from both the Prelims and Finals conducted for team qualified in branch qualifiers rounds.
Special Thanks to Aabhaas Dasgupta for his value contributions in making the set !
In-house sci-tech filler quiz for HighQ 2023 set by Bisma Khan, Sehajpreet Kaur, Prachi Goyal, Subham Priya, and Mallika Ghosh. HighQ Day-1 (16.02.2023).
Business Science and Technology Quiz conducted by Quiz Club NITW in collaboration with ECE Association NITW for Technozion '22.
Quizmaster: Aabhaas Dasgupta
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A Quiz Club IIT Patna Quiz conducted by Aryan and Parth on 18th February 2022. The set was a 20 question test with a general theme to see how well you know the world around you. The Quizmasters had covered a variety of topics with their fun and interesting questions.
This quiz was held on 13th November 2021 as day event of Conoscenza, the annual quizzing fest of Quintessence. This Gen Quiz was hosted by Aishani &Nitesh. The set was meticulously prepared by the team of Conoscenza.
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Conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 20th March 2023. Themed on fun facts and amazing fundas on general topics. The set above consists of questions from qualifiers round conducted for each branch in NITW.
OPEN DAY 2023 - Science Quiz
A general Science quiz held for all high school, college and open quizzers as a part of St. Joseph's University's Open Day 2023.
Conducted on September 30th, 2023.
Set by Dr. Arul Mani and current Office Bearer Pranava
General quiz conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 8th April 2022, as a part of a trilogy of quizzes for the college fest Spring Spree 2022. The set has both the Prelims and Finals which include various questions on wide range of topics and quite derivable answers.
A Quiz Club IIT Patna Quiz conducted by Aryan and Parth on 18th February 2022. The set was a 20 question test with a general theme to see how well you know the world around you. The Quizmasters had covered a variety of topics with their fun and interesting questions.
This quiz was held on 13th November 2021 as day event of Conoscenza, the annual quizzing fest of Quintessence. This Gen Quiz was hosted by Aishani &Nitesh. The set was meticulously prepared by the team of Conoscenza.
Quintessence is the Quizzing Society of Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi. The society has been active for 10 years and has been actively holding Intra quiz sessions and quizzes for both school and college students in the circuit.
This MELAS Quiz was held on 12th March,2022 and hosted by Subhadra and Nitesh for Chakravyuh, 2022, the annual quizzing fest of Quintessence.
Quintessence is the Quizzing Society of Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi.
Conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 20th March 2023. Themed on fun facts and amazing fundas on general topics. The set above consists of questions from qualifiers round conducted for each branch in NITW.
OPEN DAY 2023 - Science Quiz
A general Science quiz held for all high school, college and open quizzers as a part of St. Joseph's University's Open Day 2023.
Conducted on September 30th, 2023.
Set by Dr. Arul Mani and current Office Bearer Pranava
Magister is a solo quizzing championship set by SJC Quizzers, a team of quizzers and quizzing alumni from St. Joseph’s College, for college and open quizzers across the country.
A quiz on politics marking the centenary of the October Revolution, conducted at the Karnataa Quiz Association.
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Written quiz for teams of two; conducted for the Karnataka Quiz Association.
Note: Presentation has answers immediately after questions; no gaps exist.
Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
This presentation explores a brief idea about the structural and functional attributes of nucleotides, the structure and function of genetic materials along with the impact of UV rays and pH upon them.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
Cellular respiration describes the series of steps that cells use to break down sugar and other chemicals to get the energy we need to function.
Energy is stored in the bonds of glucose and when glucose is broken down, much of that energy is released.
Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
The first step of respiration is called glycolysis. In a series of steps, glycolysis breaks glucose into two smaller molecules - a chemical called pyruvate. A small amount of ATP is formed during this process.
Most healthy cells continue the breakdown in a second process, called the Kreb's cycle. The Kreb's cycle allows cells to “burn” the pyruvates made in glycolysis to get more ATP.
The last step in the breakdown of glucose is called oxidative phosphorylation (Ox-Phos).
It takes place in specialized cell structures called mitochondria. This process produces a large amount of ATP. Importantly, cells need oxygen to complete oxidative phosphorylation.
If a cell completes only glycolysis, only 2 molecules of ATP are made per glucose. However, if the cell completes the entire respiration process (glycolysis - Kreb's - oxidative phosphorylation), about 36 molecules of ATP are created, giving it much more energy to use.
IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
WARBURG EFFECT Usually, cancer cells are highly glycolytic (glucose addiction) and take up more glucose than do normal cells from outside.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) In 1931 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his "discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.
WARNBURG EFFECT : cancer cells under aerobic (well-oxygenated) conditions to metabolize glucose to lactate (aerobic glycolysis) is known as the Warburg effect. Warburg made the observation that tumor slices consume glucose and secrete lactate at a higher rate than normal tissues.
3. Rules
• 35 questions in the prelims
• +1 for every correct answer; some questions
have 2 parts, so +1 for getting each right
• Stake +1 if you have the right answer; -1 if you
are wrong
4. 1.
The Dharwar kraton is made up of the 4th
oldest known rocks, and underlies most of the
Deccan plateau.
At which prominent landmark can you see
these rocks in Bangalore city?
7. 2.
The first episode of James Burke’s landmark
television show Connections was called The
Trigger Effect, and starts with the New York
power blackout of 1965. Burkes then asks us to
imagine what we’d do if we have to ‘reboot
civilization’ after a similar apocalypse. With this
thought experiment, he traces the growth of all
of human history, culture & technology to one
key invention.
What invention?
10. 3.
It might stand for ‘power’ or ‘potency’, being
derived from either the German ‘potenz’, the
French ‘puissance’, or the Latin ‘pondus’. That
Soren Sorenson used platinum electrodes in his
experiments might also explain its origin.
In fact, it stands for nothing at all and comes
from just the convention of using letters for
notation.
Urban legends for the origin of what term?
13. 4.
Instead of hardwood growing outwards, they just
have a jumble of scattered spongy tissue. The
lack of a conventional structure is what makes
them so flexible & supremely adapted to adverse
weather events that usually destroy other trees.
Identify this plant, that for many people evokes a
lovely tropical holiday.
16. 5.
It summarizes everything we know about matter &
energy, providing a detailed picture of the building
blocks from which everything is made. It surpasses in
precision, universality & range of applicability every
theory that has ever existed. Yet in physics news, it
always plays the role of the whipping boy. Successful
tests have an air of disappointment, and every hint of
inadequacy is greeted with glee.
There was no 'lone genius’ behind it, that it is a
“tapestry woven by many hands” and that it doesn’t
have a ‘sexy name’ might explain why this might be
so.
What unsung triumph of modern physics?
22. 7. Conservationist/photographer Paul Nicklen on
his experience late last summer on Somerset
Island in the Canadian Arctic –
"We stood there crying – filming with tears rolling
down our cheeks. Some criticized us for not doing
more…but we were too far away, we didn’t have a
weapon….to approach a predator would be
madness.
In the end, we did the only thing we could: used
my camera to make sure we would be able to
share this tragedy with the world. This is what
climate change looks like.”
What is he talking about?
24. Starving Polar Bear
Nicken’s photograph of an emaciated bear desperate for
food and struggling to walk went viral last year, and
elicited a “oh how sad!” response for about 10 seconds.
25. 8. His theories treated atoms & molecules as real
objects. Supposedly hanged himself as leading
scientists ridiculed & opposed him.
Who?
31. 10. Chladini figures are made by resonating a
rigid surface lightly covered with sand; the sand
concentrates on lines where there is no vibration.
Shown here are some patterns that form when a
tabla is struck.
From whose landmark study of the acoustics
of Indian instruments?
35. 11.
They are the most widely used insecticides in
the world, and are far less toxic to birds &
mammals when compared to the older
generation of insecticides.
They get their name from this, and the fact that
they bind to receptors in muscle tissue, just like
a well known toxic alkaloid produced by the
nightshade family of plants.
What class of chemicals?
44. 14. What project did frustrated graduate student
Alexandra Elbakyan start on 5th September 2011?
Despite being despised by certain industries, she
is seen as a ‘science hero’ by many.
47. 15. Odile Speed was primarily known for her nudes
& still life watercolours. However, none matched the
fame (?) of her most famous work, a small B&W
illustration. What iconic image?
54. 17. The crustacean Artemia
salina endures adverse
environmental conditions by
entering an ametabolic
state, or by producing
dormant eggs, and so is
widely used as fish-feed.
It endures in popular culture
through a name once
heavily marketed,
especially in comic books.
What name?
57. 18. For ~40 years he has been turning household
items & trash into toys, all in an effort to educate &
popularise science.
Identify this recent Padmashree laureate.
60. 19.
Studies in the 1970s showed that children chewing
_______-flavoured gum had fewer cavities &
missing teeth when compared with traditional
sucrose-sweetened gum.
Extracted from hardwood, it is arguably the world’s
first health-promoting additive, and is now a staple
in chewing gums & also as a sweetener.
Name the molecule.
66. 21.
One was an 18th-19th century polymath & physician,
with major contributions in physics, mathematics,
medicine, music, linguistics & history.
The other straddled the ages of classical & modern
physics, equally at ease with both theory &
experiment.
Identify both.
70. 22. They were classmates as doctoral students, but
solved only one problem together.
“I received Martin Hairer’s medal, who received X’s,
who received Arthur Avila’s, who received mine. An
unlikely scenario, even if the medals were
randomly. After the ceremony there was little chance
for all four of us, or even say three of us, to be in the
same place simultaneously. Due to constant photo
shoots, we each needed a medal with us at all times
so that we could fulfil our duties and pose with one
when asked.”
Identify both mathematicians who solved this
thorny problem in 2014.
73. 23.
The name for these porous alumino-silicate
minerals comes from the Greek for “to boil” and
“stone” – when heated they would produce
from the water they had adsorbed.
They find varied commercial uses – you might
have come across them in cat litter and laundry
detergent.
What’s the good word?
76. 24.
A recent paper in the British Medical Journal
titled “Does X really ____ ______ _ Y?
Longitudinal Analysis of Older English Adults”
seems to contradict an old adage.
The paper notes that “…physical
manifestations of X may also make people with
high levels of X less likely to Y – for example,
having a more upright and confident posture,
walking with the head raised high giving better
sight of oncoming obstacles, and walking with a
purposeful gait.”
What old adage?
79. 25.
Patent drawing of a device once used by
animators to add effects to live action, or to
create a matte for animated images. Famously
the light sabers in the original Star Wars were
created in this way.
Although now largely replaced by computers,
the process is still called by the name of the
device.
What’s the device called?
83. 26.
Edwin Hubble took the picture on the bottom
right in 1923, and went on use the picture (and a
few others of the same object(s)) to revolutionize
astronomy. Recently the Hubble telescope was
turned towards the same area and images were
captured as a tribute to Hubble’s original photo.
What did Hubble find in his photos? How did it
revolutionize astronomy?
86. Variable Star / Cepheid Variable
Helps in calculation of distance to
stellar objects
87. 27.
When this Nobel Prize winner was conferred the
Order of the Elephant in his country by King
Frederick IX, he designed the coat of arms shown
below. He was fascinated with the yin-yang,
which he felt represented his chief non-Nobel
prize claim to fame. He also added this idea as a
motto to the coat of arms. The yin-yang symbol
can also be seen in a bust of his placed in the
university he worked most of his life.
Who? What idea are the symbol & motto hinting
at?
91. 28.
The term X first appeared in print in 1873 in an
examination question set by James Thomson, the
brother of Lord Kelvin. However this angular
measure was used in all but name by Roger
Cotes in 1714. Till 1995 it was part of SI
Supplementary Units, but this category was
abolished and ever since X is considered to be a
SI Derived Unit.
What unit?
94. 29. This particular variation of an apparatus
named for a scientist was designed so that
whatever gave its name could be both stood up or
laid flat through mechanical means. The
scientist may have chosen this particular design
because it sounds like his name in some
languages.
What is this apparatus called? Which scientist
first used it?
97. 30.
With the coming changes in definitions of SI
units, specifically unit of mass, accurate
measurement of this will be important. To
demystify this definition, the table-top
measurement device has been developed from
building blocks that may be found in many
homes, or that can be purchased inexpensively.
What is the device called, OR what is it made
from?
What constant, which is the smallest expressed
SI unit?
101. 31.
In 2001, Pier Paolo Pandolfi of the Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, gave
the name X to the new member of a family of
oncogenes. He explained it came from POZ
Krupel erythroid myeloid ontogenic.
However, the trademark holders to the name X
didn’t buy it, saying “We don't want our image
undermined by associating Pokémon with
cancer.”
What is X?
104. 32.
Encountered by sea creatures or during
underwater photography, it is a circular area of
light with everything outside it being dark.
Sometimes called an optical manhole, it’s
common name is a reference to a 17th century
Dutch scientist whose principle explains why it
occurs it occurs.
What are these called?
108. 33.
Ads for the Kent Micronite cigarettes, one of the
first popular filter cigarettes, with filters made
by the Hollingsworth & Vose Company, said that
these Crocidolite filters offered “the greatest
health protection” in history, supposedly filtering
30% extra tar. 12 Billion of these cigarettes were
sold. Smokers hated the filter as it was too
effective and the cigarettes lacked flavour.
Thankfully for them, the filter was more
carcinogenic than the tobacco smoke.
What was the filter made from?
111. 34.
The top of the Washington Monument in D.C.
was truncated and a separately made pyramid
was to be put on top of it in 1884 as part of a
lightning rod. This 9 inch tall pyramidal block
was the largest block of that material up to that
point. Priced similarly to silver, its maker
arranged for it to be displayed in the window of
Tiffany’s.
In 1934, Edgar Dix, chief metallurgist of a
company that made the material declared "the
crown jewel of the -------- industry is the cap of
the Washington Monument."
What material?
114. 35.
Andy Cheng, of the Long-Range Reconnaissance
Image (LORRI), said that the idea has been
discussed for many years, and will be carried out
some time in January 2019, 28 years after the
original one. It will be a risky attempt, as LORRI
will have to pointed close to sun, but not so close
to be destroyed by it.
What are plans being made for, OR what will the
outcome be if successful?
Where is LORRI located?