The document discusses the etymology and history of the word "epidemic". It notes that Homer used a word meaning "who is back home" in the Odyssey. Orators like Demosthenes used the verb form of this word to mean "to reside". Hippocrates used the adjective form of this word to mean "which circulates or propagates in a country". This adjective gave rise to the noun "epidemia" in Greek.
1. The document discusses the details of an event called Pandemonium including the date and time of the prelims and finals.
2. It provides questions and answers on topics related to the history and origin of words related to epidemics and diseases. References are made to authors like Homer, Hippocrates, and works like the Arthashastra.
3. Literary works like poems and movies that gained relevance during the COVID pandemic are also discussed with questions about the authors and details from the plots.
The document discusses various topics related to pandemics and diseases. It contains questions about:
1. The Plague of Athens in 430 BC and the Columbian Exchange between the Americas and Europe.
2. The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and cholera epidemics.
3. The zoonotic origin of diseases like Ebola, SARS, and COVID-19 transferring from bats.
4. Historical figures like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and events like the siege of Kaffa linked to disease spread.
I apologize, I do not have enough context to determine what is being referred to based on the single quote provided. Could you please provide some additional details or context about the quote?
The document provides the rules and questions for a medical trivia quiz. It consists of 18 preliminary questions across multiple slides, with the top 6 teams advancing to the finals. The rules specify this is not a memorization quiz, but one testing knowledge gained through medical training. It encourages guessing if unsure and notes the quiz moderator is "god" for the duration. The questions cover a wide range of topics related to medical history, discoveries, diseases and inventors.
This document provides information about various people, events, and terms in multiple choice questions. Some key details include:
- Question 1 refers to the Wheel of Fortune, a concept in ancient philosophy referring to the capricious nature of fate.
- Question 2 refers to Einstein, who was so well known that people would stop him on the street to ask about his theories.
- Question 30 refers to people who oppose vaccination, calling them "anti-vaxxers".
- Question 32 refers to the movie Malcolm X in Selma, about the African American civil rights leader Malcolm X.
The document tests knowledge across many topics in a multiple choice quiz format.
This document describes a dream had by Abraham Lincoln in which he saw a catafalque with a corpse wrapped in funeral vestments surrounded by mourning crowds and guards in the White House. When Lincoln demands who has died, a soldier answers "The President, he was killed by an assassin." The crowd then bursts into loud grief, awakening Lincoln from the dream.
1. The document discusses the details of an event called Pandemonium including the date and time of the prelims and finals.
2. It provides questions and answers on topics related to the history and origin of words related to epidemics and diseases. References are made to authors like Homer, Hippocrates, and works like the Arthashastra.
3. Literary works like poems and movies that gained relevance during the COVID pandemic are also discussed with questions about the authors and details from the plots.
The document discusses various topics related to pandemics and diseases. It contains questions about:
1. The Plague of Athens in 430 BC and the Columbian Exchange between the Americas and Europe.
2. The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and cholera epidemics.
3. The zoonotic origin of diseases like Ebola, SARS, and COVID-19 transferring from bats.
4. Historical figures like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and events like the siege of Kaffa linked to disease spread.
I apologize, I do not have enough context to determine what is being referred to based on the single quote provided. Could you please provide some additional details or context about the quote?
The document provides the rules and questions for a medical trivia quiz. It consists of 18 preliminary questions across multiple slides, with the top 6 teams advancing to the finals. The rules specify this is not a memorization quiz, but one testing knowledge gained through medical training. It encourages guessing if unsure and notes the quiz moderator is "god" for the duration. The questions cover a wide range of topics related to medical history, discoveries, diseases and inventors.
This document provides information about various people, events, and terms in multiple choice questions. Some key details include:
- Question 1 refers to the Wheel of Fortune, a concept in ancient philosophy referring to the capricious nature of fate.
- Question 2 refers to Einstein, who was so well known that people would stop him on the street to ask about his theories.
- Question 30 refers to people who oppose vaccination, calling them "anti-vaxxers".
- Question 32 refers to the movie Malcolm X in Selma, about the African American civil rights leader Malcolm X.
The document tests knowledge across many topics in a multiple choice quiz format.
This document describes a dream had by Abraham Lincoln in which he saw a catafalque with a corpse wrapped in funeral vestments surrounded by mourning crowds and guards in the White House. When Lincoln demands who has died, a soldier answers "The President, he was killed by an assassin." The crowd then bursts into loud grief, awakening Lincoln from the dream.
Kqa asqkance 2014 social sciences quiz prelims (with answers)reydv
1) The document is a quiz about social sciences and history containing 35 questions.
2) It covers a wide range of topics including the origins of terms like "Garden City", theories of homosexuality, and historical figures like Napoleon.
3) Many questions test knowledge of concepts in international relations, economics, and politics - including terms like "Atlantis", "Ponzi scheme", and the "Fragile Five" economies.
1. Melancholia is the mental state of depression caused by excess black bile humor, as depicted in a painting. Hypochondria takes its name from the Greek words for "under the cartilage", referring to the location of organs thought to cause black bile. The painter is Albrecht Dürer.
2. The common name of the walrus derives from Dutch and old Norse words meaning "horse-whale". Its scientific name, Odobenus rosmarus, comes from Greek and refers to its habit of hauling out of water.
3. The person is James Rennell and the town is Rangpur, a major tourist attraction in Bangladesh for its Sundarbans
A study found inmates are using ramen noodles as currency in prisons due to budget cuts reducing resources. Services are cut back and many costs are passed on to inmates.
This document summarizes a quiz that took place in November 2017 with 50 questions over 3 rounds. It provides details on the scoring and time format of the quiz. It then presents 13 questions from the quiz along with their answers related to topics like maps, historical figures, literature, science, and current events.
The document appears to be a weekly quiz with 12 multiple choice questions covering topics in history, science, arts and literature. Some of the questions ask the reader to identify people, places, events, discoveries and their significance. The questions require connecting different facts and applying reasoning to arrive at the answers.
Karl Landsteiner and Giulio Natta discovered a catalyst used in the synthesis of polymers of 1-alkenes. This catalyst is known as the Ziegler–Natta catalyst.
This document contains a quiz with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. The quiz covers topics like geography, history, literature, science, and movies. It tests knowledge of places, inventions, artistic works, scientific concepts, and more. The questions require identifying connections between pieces of information or filling in missing words.
Finals - The Shyam Bhatt Memorial Open Quiz 2013 at AFMC PuneChandrakant Nair
Questions from the 2013 edition of the Shyam Bhatt Memorial Open Quiz held on 16 Feb 2013, at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. This is also the oldest running Open Quiz in Pune.
This weekly quiz document contains questions on various topics including science, history, literature and geography. Some key details include:
- The quizmaster is Pankaj Rodey and it is the May 2021 edition of the K-Circle weekly quiz under lockdown.
- Questions cover topics like the Torino scale for measuring asteroid impact hazards, the origins of the words "Belarus" and "Beluga whale", Robert Hooke's observations of cork under a microscope, eponyms related to space missions and sports stadiums named after leaders, and more.
- Other questions involve decoding acronyms, identifying elements and diseases from clues, summarizing literary feuds between authors, explaining scientific concepts through images
A General Quiz with a bit of Medical FlavourJim Jacob Roy
This Quiz ,titled "The Alphabets" is a General Quiz with a bit of Medical Flavour - It is the Inaugural Quiz of "Tesseract" ,the Quiz Club of Kottayam Medical College...
1. The document discusses an upcoming pre-clinical quiz. It provides details on the format which will include multiple choice questions with opportunities for bounces between written rounds.
2. The document also contains clues and questions for the quiz. These include identifying Islets of Langerhans and insulin, polio as the earliest depiction of a disease, and Arthur Guyton as the answer to one question.
3. Additional clues and questions relate to collagen, Harold Urey's experiment, Disney, the Y chromosome, and growing a moustache as what is done in Movember.
I apologize, but I do not have enough context from the excerpt provided to identify the terms X and Y. Could you please provide some additional context or clues?
Medical trivia quiz hosted by me during KARMIC 2015 -- the annual national medical students' conference at Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Apollo Health CIty, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
QRIOUS Finals for Relativity, 2019, La Martiniere for BoysRahoulBanerjeeGhosh
This document provides information and rules for a quiz competition called Qurious Finals. It states there are 40 questions worth 10 points each, with a bonus or penalty for answering connect questions correctly or incorrectly. Questions 4, 11, 18, 20, 24, 29, 33, and 37 are connected in a "long connect" related to a specific topic. The document wishes participants good luck.
- This document contains a 60 question quiz about medical facts and trivia that are not typically taught in medical school.
- The quiz includes multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank style questions testing knowledge about medical history, terminology, discoveries and more.
- Correct answers are needed to score points and resolve ties on the quiz.
The document provides background information on various topics in a question-answer format. It includes 10 questions in each of two rounds on topics like notable people (Philip Noel-Baker, Abu Abraham, Srimanta Sankardev), historical events (Battle of Magenta, Quit India Movement), inventions (mauveine/aniline purple dye, coir factory in Kerala), and others. The questions are intended to test general knowledge.
Kqa asqkance 2014 social sciences quiz prelims (with answers)reydv
1) The document is a quiz about social sciences and history containing 35 questions.
2) It covers a wide range of topics including the origins of terms like "Garden City", theories of homosexuality, and historical figures like Napoleon.
3) Many questions test knowledge of concepts in international relations, economics, and politics - including terms like "Atlantis", "Ponzi scheme", and the "Fragile Five" economies.
1. Melancholia is the mental state of depression caused by excess black bile humor, as depicted in a painting. Hypochondria takes its name from the Greek words for "under the cartilage", referring to the location of organs thought to cause black bile. The painter is Albrecht Dürer.
2. The common name of the walrus derives from Dutch and old Norse words meaning "horse-whale". Its scientific name, Odobenus rosmarus, comes from Greek and refers to its habit of hauling out of water.
3. The person is James Rennell and the town is Rangpur, a major tourist attraction in Bangladesh for its Sundarbans
A study found inmates are using ramen noodles as currency in prisons due to budget cuts reducing resources. Services are cut back and many costs are passed on to inmates.
This document summarizes a quiz that took place in November 2017 with 50 questions over 3 rounds. It provides details on the scoring and time format of the quiz. It then presents 13 questions from the quiz along with their answers related to topics like maps, historical figures, literature, science, and current events.
The document appears to be a weekly quiz with 12 multiple choice questions covering topics in history, science, arts and literature. Some of the questions ask the reader to identify people, places, events, discoveries and their significance. The questions require connecting different facts and applying reasoning to arrive at the answers.
Karl Landsteiner and Giulio Natta discovered a catalyst used in the synthesis of polymers of 1-alkenes. This catalyst is known as the Ziegler–Natta catalyst.
This document contains a quiz with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. The quiz covers topics like geography, history, literature, science, and movies. It tests knowledge of places, inventions, artistic works, scientific concepts, and more. The questions require identifying connections between pieces of information or filling in missing words.
Finals - The Shyam Bhatt Memorial Open Quiz 2013 at AFMC PuneChandrakant Nair
Questions from the 2013 edition of the Shyam Bhatt Memorial Open Quiz held on 16 Feb 2013, at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. This is also the oldest running Open Quiz in Pune.
This weekly quiz document contains questions on various topics including science, history, literature and geography. Some key details include:
- The quizmaster is Pankaj Rodey and it is the May 2021 edition of the K-Circle weekly quiz under lockdown.
- Questions cover topics like the Torino scale for measuring asteroid impact hazards, the origins of the words "Belarus" and "Beluga whale", Robert Hooke's observations of cork under a microscope, eponyms related to space missions and sports stadiums named after leaders, and more.
- Other questions involve decoding acronyms, identifying elements and diseases from clues, summarizing literary feuds between authors, explaining scientific concepts through images
A General Quiz with a bit of Medical FlavourJim Jacob Roy
This Quiz ,titled "The Alphabets" is a General Quiz with a bit of Medical Flavour - It is the Inaugural Quiz of "Tesseract" ,the Quiz Club of Kottayam Medical College...
1. The document discusses an upcoming pre-clinical quiz. It provides details on the format which will include multiple choice questions with opportunities for bounces between written rounds.
2. The document also contains clues and questions for the quiz. These include identifying Islets of Langerhans and insulin, polio as the earliest depiction of a disease, and Arthur Guyton as the answer to one question.
3. Additional clues and questions relate to collagen, Harold Urey's experiment, Disney, the Y chromosome, and growing a moustache as what is done in Movember.
I apologize, but I do not have enough context from the excerpt provided to identify the terms X and Y. Could you please provide some additional context or clues?
Medical trivia quiz hosted by me during KARMIC 2015 -- the annual national medical students' conference at Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Apollo Health CIty, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
QRIOUS Finals for Relativity, 2019, La Martiniere for BoysRahoulBanerjeeGhosh
This document provides information and rules for a quiz competition called Qurious Finals. It states there are 40 questions worth 10 points each, with a bonus or penalty for answering connect questions correctly or incorrectly. Questions 4, 11, 18, 20, 24, 29, 33, and 37 are connected in a "long connect" related to a specific topic. The document wishes participants good luck.
- This document contains a 60 question quiz about medical facts and trivia that are not typically taught in medical school.
- The quiz includes multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank style questions testing knowledge about medical history, terminology, discoveries and more.
- Correct answers are needed to score points and resolve ties on the quiz.
The document provides background information on various topics in a question-answer format. It includes 10 questions in each of two rounds on topics like notable people (Philip Noel-Baker, Abu Abraham, Srimanta Sankardev), historical events (Battle of Magenta, Quit India Movement), inventions (mauveine/aniline purple dye, coir factory in Kerala), and others. The questions are intended to test general knowledge.
1) Professor Shonku is a Bengali science fiction character loosely based on Professor Challenger, created by Satyajit Ray.
2) The Marathi Vidnyan Parishad story writing competition's first prize winning story "Krishna Vivar" was written under the pseudonym Narayan Vinayak Jagtap, who was revealed to be Satyajit Ray.
3) The Malayalam film Kalachakram was advertised as the first Indian film on space, but the classic novel it was loosely based on was The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
The document discusses several topics:
1) It asks about the motto of College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET) and its founding date and location.
2) It discusses the rare genetic condition progeria, also known as Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), which was featured in the movie Paa.
3) It asks the reader to identify E.T. the extraterrestrial and Steven Spielberg from images provided.
The document discusses various topics including:
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- The EDSA Revolution in the Philippines that ousted presidents Ferdinand Marcos and Joseph Estrada
- Charles II initially using the Tower of London as the first Royal Observatory before moving it to Greenwich
- The town of Cândido Godói in Brazil having a high twin birthrate potentially due to geneticist Josef Mengele
- Abraham Lincoln meeting a young girl named Grace Bedell who had suggested he grow a beard
The document discusses four new colleges established in the 1340s in England to train clergymen, as the Black Death had killed approximately one third of the English clergy. It also mentions James Cook winning the Copley Medal in 1776 for preserving the health of his crew on HMS Endeavour despite shortages and potential unknown diseases. Finally, it discusses an advertisement by Coca-Cola at the Copenhagen airport that took advantage of a local custom of greeting visitors with banners.
This document contains 20 multiple choice quiz questions from "The Indrayani Express Quiz Round 8". The questions cover topics like marketing campaigns, current events, films, business models, animals, science, history, art, and more. Key details identified include questions about Mother Dairy's marketing in response to India-Pakistan tensions, yellow vest protests in France, the genre of film noir, businesses with both online and physical presences known as "click and mortar", and the Doppler effect being used in medical technology.
Question and Answer slides for Concurso'16, the General quiz conducted by QSI as a part of ISHYA 2016, The annual Cultural fest of IISER Thiruvananthapuram. This edition was an Intra IISER competition but will be extended to an intercollegeiate event from next year :)
The research team : Arun S. Manas B Sharma, Nadi Dixit and Jose Mathew. Support - Sowmya Murugan, Athira S, Anees M - Batch'14
1. Meghna Gulzar is a noted Indian film director and screenwriter. Some of her notable films include her directorial debut in 2002 and a 2015 film that was both a critical and commercial success.
2. Ludo is the name of a board game involving moving tokens around a track in different languages like Sorry! in North America and Mensch ärgere dich nicht in Germany.
3. The phrase "storm in a teacup" has origins in Latin and French phrases from the 17th-18th centuries referring to small disturbances or popular uprisings.
4. Owls are often associated with wisdom in Western culture since ancient Greece, where the goddess Athena had ow
Today marks the death of the Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz in 1903. He was the founder of modern ethnology (the study of animal behaviour by means of comparative zoological methods). He was known affectionately by his pupils as the "father of the grey geese" which he studied. His ideas revealed how behavioural patterns may be traced to an evolutionary past, and he was also known for his work on the roots of aggression. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine, for developing a unified, evolutionary theory of animal and human behaviour.
- The document outlines the rules for a quiz, including point values for different types of guesses.
- It mentions that from 1884-1911, the defending US Open tennis champion would automatically qualify for the next year's final.
- Jimmy Connors is the only player to win the US Open on all surfaces it has been played on.
- Recently, a Japanese woman made history by winning the tournament.
Quriozity 1.1 - Mains - The Engineers' Day Quiz, NIT Silchar Aveek Baruah
1. The document discusses various topics related to Indian history, mythology, science and technology. It contains multiple choice questions and answers about subjects like the Konark Sun Temple, Golconda, Voodoo religion, Agent Orange, and more.
2. Key people and events mentioned include Gandhari, Dhritarashtra and the Mahabharata, formation of the Indian National Congress, Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Swami Vivekananda, and Gulshan Kumar.
3. Places, objects and concepts defined include the Karmanasha river, Vantablack material, Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination, IKEA effect, and Dharmshala.
The document discusses the origins and construction of Lohagarh Fort in India. It was constructed under the direction of [X] and begun in 1732. Though completed 60 years later, the strong architecture allowed Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur to defend against British attacks in 1805, inflicting over 3000 casualties. The fort withstood repeated sieges by Lord Lake and the British forces.
1) James P. Allison won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2018 for his work discovering cancer treatment approaches for some of the deadliest cancers.
2) Mark Oliphant was the Australian physicist who first proposed the hypothetical existence of Helium-3.
3) Cheetahs are the only cat species that cannot fully retract their claws.
4) Skin effect describes how alternating electric currents tend to flow at the surface of a conductor rather than its interior.
5) Har Gobind Khorana was born in India and won the 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine for producing the first man-made gene in a laboratory.
This document contains multiple choice and fill in the blank quiz questions on various topics related to history, literature, science and current events. Some of the questions are:
- Identifying Oskar Schindler from details of his life spending and bankruptcy.
- Identifying the word "mesmerize" from details of Franz Anton Mesmer's medical practices involving hypnosis and trance states.
- Identifying that pianists began sitting sideways rather than facing the audience based on details of Jan Dussek's performances.
- Filling in blanks to identify details on how Tyrian purple dye was extracted from mollusks in ancient times and worn by Roman senators.
This document contains questions and answers for a general quiz. It includes questions about Oskar Schindler, Franz Mesmer, the invention of pianists sitting sideways, the source of the color purple, Sweden switching to right-hand driving, Muhammad Ali freeing American hostages in Iraq, J.P. Morgan and the Titanic, the medical condition of a man named Adam Rainer, Harvey Weinstein's accusers, Mohani coining the phrase "Inquilab Zindabad", Syed Fazl-ul-Hasn Hasrat and Babasaheb Ambedkar, power posing, Guru Dutt, Domino's 30 minute delivery guarantee, internet shutdowns in India, a former
1. Sushruta is regarded as the father of plastic surgery for performing the first nasal reconstruction and cataract surgery.
2. Vitamin D deficiency is commonly found in orthodox Muslim women due to lack of sunlight exposure from wearing burkhas.
3. The movie Paa is about Amitabh Bachchan playing a boy with progeria, a genetic disorder causing rapid aging, and his reunion with his parents.
A Visual Guide to 1 Samuel | A Tale of Two HeartsSteve Thomason
These slides walk through the story of 1 Samuel. Samuel is the last judge of Israel. The people reject God and want a king. Saul is anointed as the first king, but he is not a good king. David, the shepherd boy is anointed and Saul is envious of him. David shows honor while Saul continues to self destruct.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
This presentation was provided by Rebecca Benner, Ph.D., of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, for the second session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session Two: 'Expanding Pathways to Publishing Careers,' was held June 13, 2024.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
Iván Bornacelly, Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Skills, OECD, presents at the webinar 'Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach' on 12 June 2024
Temple of Asclepius in Thrace. Excavation resultsKrassimira Luka
The temple and the sanctuary around were dedicated to Asklepios Zmidrenus. This name has been known since 1875 when an inscription dedicated to him was discovered in Rome. The inscription is dated in 227 AD and was left by soldiers originating from the city of Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv).
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
3. Ishita Das
Q 1
Pre Hippocrates , this portmanteau word was used
by Homer in the epic Odyssey to combine a
preposition and a noun to mean loosely “who is
back home” .
Orators like Demosthenes (384 BC–322 BC) used
this word in its verb form to mean "to reside.“
In the Corpus Hippocraticum (5th Century),
Hippocrates used the adjective form of this word
to mean "which circulates or propagates in a
country“.
What’s the good word that means outbreaks of
disease confined to one part of the world, such as
a single country ?
Ishita Das
4. Ishita Das
A 1
Homer used epi (on) demos (people)
Demosthenas and Eschines used the word
epidemeo which was used to mean "to reside"
Hippocrates used the adjective epidemios to
mean "which circulates or propagates in a country"
.This adjective gave rise to the noun in
Greek, epidemia.
The good word looking for was “Epidemic”
Ishita Das
5. Ishita Das
Q 2
This incident was long considered among the first
descriptions of an epidemic. The epidemic killed
around one quarter of the city-state’s population
including its warrior leader, and is believed to
have entered through the city's port and sole
source of food and supplies.
In Jan 1999, University of Maryland attributed this
to Typhus.
What was this famous ancient epidemic, in the
summer of 430 BC , described by historian
Thucydides, while stating his accounts of
Peloponnesian War ?
7. Ishita Das
Q 3
Jani Beg was a Mongol Ruler of the Golden Horde who ruled
from 1342 to 1357. The Chudov Monastery of Moscow is
believed to have been built on a land he donated as his
mother was cured miraculously by Metropolitan Alexei.
In Popular Culture, Jani Beg is credited with a unique war
strategy once he found that his ranks were infested by Black
Plague , during a siege of the post city of Kaffa in 1345 to
target Genoese soldiers.
What strategy did he employ ? How did this event have an
effect on Europe ?
8. Ishita Das
A 3
He catapulted diseased corpses instead of
canon balls targeting to infest the enemies
and weaken defence.
According to an Italian notary, Gabriele de’
Mussi, the infected who escaped Kaffa by boat
intermingled with fellow Europeans and thus
the contagious disease spread. Siege of Kaffa
may have been the origin point for the Plague’s
introduction into Europe.
9. Ishita Das
Its argued that the epidemics like Cholera in India killed more
army men than the War itself. The following is an excerpt
from a poem called “Cholera Camp” depicting the poor
condition of infantry in India. It was first published in
McClure's Magazine in October 1896 by a renowned English
author.
“ There ain’t no fun in women nor there ain’t no bite to drink;
It’s much too wet for shootin’, we can only march and think;
An’ at evenin’, down the nullahs, we can ’ear the jackals say,
“Get up, you rotten beggars, you’ve ten more to-day!”
’Twould make a monkey cough to see our way o’ doin’
things—
Lieutenants takin’ companies an’ captains takin’ wings,
An’ Lances actin’ Sergeants—eight file to obey—
For we’ve lots o’ quick promotion on ten deaths a day!
Identify the poet.
Q 4
Ishita Das
11. Ishita Das
Q 5
The precursor to the experiments started at the
Zhongma Fortress prison on the South Manchuria
Railway.
The facility was expanded in 1936 under patronage
of King Hirohito under the commandership of
General Shiiro Ishii. The official name for
establishment was ”Epidemic Prevention and
Water Purification Department” whereas the
practise had the parlance of a lumber mill.
“How many logs fell?” was a common question
asked.
What was the intent of the experiments ?
12. Ishita Das
A 5
The intent of so called “Unit 731” was Biological
Warfare (development of the defoliation bacilli
bomb and the flea bomb used to spread bubonic
plague )
14. Ishita Das
Q 6
In 1917 French Canadian scientist Félix H.
d’Hérelle, found lesions in cultures of bacteria,
attributed to an agent called X .Like all virus, X is
composed of a protein nucleic acid molecule
surrounded by a protein structure.
What is the good word for X, now known to be
viruses that specifically infect bacteria. It’s a
portmanteau, the second part of is derived from
the Greek word which means “to devour”
16. Ishita Das
An 1883 story in the Janesville Gazette about action of
a policeman led to coinage of the term. The term was
used again by US activist Ralph Nader in early 1970s.
The football referees act as the agents to detect any
issues in the game , justifying the coinage.
What is this term attributed to Dr. Li Wanling of a
central hospital who succumbed to the virus in
Feb 2020 ?
Q 7
18. Ishita Das
Q 8
Introduction of the process was resisted by
staunch Hindus in India. In the 1950s, a
superstar’s action led to youngsters to be more
receptive to the process.
In 2011 Kai Kupferschmidt in Science Magazine
opined that though the origin was attributed to a
particular animal , the English doctor may actually
have used an equestrian strain for his
experiment to pioneer this.
What process am I talking about ?
19. Ishita Das
A 8
Vaccination
Etymologically the word comes from Latin word
“vacca” meaning Cow. Edward Jenner in 1796
isolated cowpox strain and injected into a
healthy boy who subsequently did not develop
the smallpox. As cow was sacred in India many
Hindus resisted the move to vaccinate in 1918
against Small pox.
In 1950s, Elvis Priesley took the shot before the
Ed Sullivan show which popularised taking shots
in US kids.
20. Ishita Das
Q 9
One of the measurements of proportion of
population infected is antibody positivity in a
random sample. Presence of antibody in blood
serum at a particular time confirms that the host
was infected in past.
What is this study of detection of prevalence of
antibodies called ?
22. Ishita Das
Q 10
X was used as a name for the Vespers in the Office
of the Dead, taken from a phrase used from
the Vulgate's Psalm. It meant someone who falsely
claimed a connection to the deceased to get a
share of the funeral meal, and hence a flatterer,
and so a deceptive act to please.
In medical terminology X means an inert substance
with no therapeutic value.
What is the term X, recently in controversy for a
double blind test that shook the nation ?
25. Ishita Das
Q 11
Epidemics in India around 1918-20 saw
unprecedented deaths and many dead bodies
were disposed off in the forests due to lack of
people to properly cremate them in burning ghats.
In the present state of Uttarakhand, such disposal
of the dead led to a imbalance in the food chain
leading to victimization of hapless Hindu Pilgrims
of a holy site. What was the saga that came to an end
in 1925, and was the subject of an 1947 work.
26. Ishita Das
A 11
Leopards turned Man eaters , due to easy food
availability . One such male Leopard at
Rudraprayag preyed on pilgrims who visited
Kedarnath and Badrinath , devouring 125 human
lives. Finally was killed by Jim Corbett in 1925.
Jim Corbett wrote the famous book “Man Eating
Leopard of Rudraprayag” subsequently in 1947,
published by Oxford University Press
27. Ishita Das
Q 12
One of the theories attributed to the spread of the
SARS-CoV-2 is that its spike protein contains a
highly infectious, misfolded, self replicating
particle called prions. Two effects of prions are
seen in Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad
cow disease) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in
humans.
In popular culture, because of their ability to
quickly switch their appearance between two
forms , the prions are also analogous to X. The
organisms having X characteristics are Vitamin B
deficient having pellagra like conditions.
Identify X
29. Ishita Das
A series of such public awareness
messages was released in wake of
the Pandemic in India.
Which entity/organisation was the
propagator of this message ?
Q 13
31. Ishita Das
Q 14
Observing the plight of the stranded migrant
workers due to the first phase of lockdown in India,
the government provided emergency trains called
Shramik Specials, to transport them to their natives.
A report by Business standard in Dec 2020 actually
shows that these trains, which had no screening for
boarders, and no social distancing actually
transported the virus through infected migrants to
distant villages.
What was the epithet attributed to the Shramik
Special trains as per this Business Standard
report ?
33. Ishita Das
Q 15
Adult-sized masks may not be suitable for small
faces. Looking at this problem, technology
company Airmotion cooperated with Danish
design studio Kilo Design to come up with a
mask specifically for children.
This modular system that the mask comes in,
encourages children and parents to put the parts
together, piece by piece, to build the finished
product. This interaction helps kids to customize
the mask the way they like it.
What is this mask named as, with a namesake
award-winning technology company with offices
in New York, London and Tel Aviv ?