The document provides information about an interdepartment general quiz competition hosted by the Physics Association in 2017. It outlines the rules of the competition, including that it will have 5 rounds with the first 4 in a bounce-pounce format and the last being a buzzer round. It also provides examples of sample questions that will be asked in each round related to physics, history, geography and more. The document aims to inform participants about the structure and rules of the upcoming general quiz competition.

2. PHYSICS ASSOCIATION 2017
PRESENTS
INTERDEPARTMENT GENERAL QUIZ COMPETITION
QM: JAYAKRISHNAN V M

4. Dr. Shyla Joseph
Dr. I Hubert Joe
Major Chandrakant Nair
Anandu S Madhu
AbhinT S
And
All my Physics Xycoz buddies. 

5.  Decision of Quiz Master is final.
 5 Rounds
 First 4 Rounds Bounce and Pounce format
(+10/-5)
 Last Round Buzzer Round (+10/-10)
 Most of the clues are there in the question
itself. Read carefully.
 Questions will be on the Pounce first, then
moves to Bounce.

6. If you know the
answer, raise
your hand
Write the answer
on the given sheet
of paper
If it is correct
+10
If it is wrong
- 5
You wont get a turn
during normal
round.

7. If I answer
the
question
correct
Next
question
comes to
me directly

8.  5 Questions clockwise
 Bounce-Pounce Format
 +10/-5

9.  Jatropha curcas is the scientific name of this plant and
is used primarily to produce bio-fuel.
 The local name of this plant is ______ .
 A region/area/place in Kerala got its name from the
same local name of this plant as these plants used to be
found in abundance in that region .
 The name of the above mentioned region became very
popular in mid 2016 in Kerala and was widely discussed.
 Name the plant or the place which I’m talking about.
Image of the plant in next slide.

13.  What do you call for the small freight carrier or lift
used to carry objects in multistoried buildings?
 Invented by GeorgeW. Cannon
 You can find it in the textile shops of Kerala.
Image in the next slide.

16.  Dumbwaiter

17.  Catatumbo lightning is an atmospheric phenomenon
inVenezuela. It occurs only over the mouth of the Catatumbo
River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo.
 It originates from a mass of storm clouds at a height of more
than 1 km, and occurs during 260 nights a year, 10 hours per
day and up to 280 times per hour.
 This phenomenon has been popularly known for centuries as
the Lighthouse of Maracaibo, since it is visible for miles
around Lake Maracaibo.
Images in the next slides.

20.  Lightning strikes here more frequently than any
other place in the world.
 It is the source of 97% of X produced in the world.
 It has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site because of this.
What is X or what is this phenomenon a source of?

22.  Ozone
It is the source of 97% of world’s terrestrial
Ozone produced.

23.  Eshtebak is a 2016 internationally co-producedArabic
drama film directed by Mohamed Diab. It was selected as
the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
 Set just after the political events of Egypt in June 2013, the
film is shot entirely in the confines of a police van containing
Muslim Brotherhood members and pro-army supporters, as
well as other people belonging to neither of these factions.
 The title of the movie has been literally made real by the
Malayali audience.
 What is the English title of the movie Eshtebak?

25.  Clash
Golden Crow Pheasant for
Best Film IFFK 2016
Audience Prize - Rajatha
Chakoram IFFK 2016

26.  X is an Indian-American singer who was born in Chennai and
raised inVirginia.
 She learnt Carnatic music from D.K. Nagarajan, brother of the late
D. K. Pattammal.
 She first started performing onYouTube with her sisterVandana
on ShankarTucker'sYouTube channel.
 She released her first mashup cover on herYouTube channel Y in
April 2015 and has gained over 90 million views since then.
 She sings in a variety of languages includingTamil, Malayalam,
Telugu, Hindi, English, Bhojpuri and French.
 Mashups containing Malayalam are Kuttanadan Punchayile and
Be Free | Pallivaalu Bhadravattakam.
Give me either X orY.

29.  5 Questions clockwise
 Bounce-Pounce Format
 +10/-5

30.  Few reasons for what recent proposal by a state
government?
 A jumping to the 4th position, when it comes to speaking in
the parliament, among many.
 A geographical anomaly when looking at India as a whole.
 Inspiration from a neighboring state.
 Example of Punjab in 1950.
 Erase the memory of an unfortunate pre-independence
episode.

32.  West Bengal changing name to Bangla

33.  The following image is of a temple in Kullu, Himachal
Pradesh.
 According to Mahabharata, the deity married Shanta,
the sister of Lord Rama.
 This deity is an important character in a 1988
Malayalam movie, although the movie is named after
another character in the film.
 Identify the deity.
(Image of deity and the temple in the following slides)

38.  Deity- Rishyasringan
 Temple: Sringa Rishi
Temple, Kullu

39.  X was designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel for
an event on 29 July 1981 at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
 It was 25-foot (7.2m) long and was valued at £9000
at that time.
 It was made in ratio to the cathedral in which the
event took place.
 Since it was too long, it was folded like an accordion
and taken to the event.
Give me X.

41.  Princess Diana Wedding Dress.

43.  In 1795 the British established their supremacy in South
India, a Resident Colonel was appointed by East India
Company as administrative head ofTravancore.
 During his tenure the Colonel oversaw the land
reclamation efforts in the delta where Kallada River joins
Ashtamudi Lake and the reclaimed island was named after
him as X.
 The villagers of this island depended on coconut coir
manufacturing as livelihood, however, post Indian Ocean
Tsunami, things have changed. Low-lying areas of the
Island are now under a threat of submerging in high tides.
 A Malayalam movie was released in 2015 with the title X
depicting the life of villagers of the island.
Name the island X ?

45.  MunroeThuruthu ( Monroe Island) named after
Colonel John Monroe

47.  Riyaz Amlani, the man behind one of India’s most
popular chain of Bars, Social, had made an offer which
says everytime ‘something’ happened, drinks will be
offered at his bars on December 31, at just Rs 31 .
However fortunately for Amlani that ‘something’
never happened on that day.
What is this something?

49.  Narendra Modi using the word Mitrom in his
new year eve speech.

51.  5 Questions anticlockwise
 Bounce-Pounce format
 +10/-5

52.  This a house in
Swansea, gone viral on
the internet for it’s
similarity with a very
(in)famous person.
Identify the person
which it resembles.

55.  In 1908 Herr Schomberg, a German chemist identified the presence of
‘something’ in the coir imported from Kerala. Encouraged by the great
demand in those days for that ‘something’, Schomberg established the
first plant for ‘something’ in 1910 in Kerala.
 Subsequent to the arrest of Schomberg on charges of being a German
spy during the first world war, both his plants were closed down.
 By 1932, a private entrepreneur established the F. X. Perira and Sons
(Travancore) Pvt. Ltd, the forerunner to X. Ownership of the company
subsequently changed hands three times, after which in 1956 it was
taken over by the state government.The unit was subsequently
converted as a limited company in 1972 by the name of X.
Give me X.

57.  KMML
(Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited)

58.  This place was known as Kuzhiyath before the
establishment of X.
 Later X was established and inaugurated by
Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951, and the place came to
be known in the name of X.
Give me X.

60.  Medical College,Trivandrum

61.  A young boy grazing cattle of the priest had to enter the
forest in search of a strayed cow. Mala Arayas, a
cannibal tribe in the jungle capture him.The chief of the
tribe likes the intelligence of the boy and teaches him
the magic which the tribe had been practicing for long.
 The boy stayed with the MalaArayas for 12 years and
escapes from them.
 It is believed that the boy escaped by staying in the
church when the Mala Arayas tried to destroy the
church and capture him.The scars are still visible on the
walls of the church.
The boy grew up and became famous in another name.
By what name do we know this boy?

63.  Kadamattathu Kathanar

64.  X is a Persian word, used as a respected title for persons
who have achieved mastery over languages.
 It became a surname for people whose ancestors had
received this title.
 In modern Persian, this word is also used to address clerks
and secretaries.
 X also shares it name with a Malayalam television
programme , directed by Anil Banerjee on a popular
Malayalam channel.
 It has been aired continuously since September 2000. and
as of 1st February, 2017 it has completed 5889 episodes.
X please.

67.  Munshi

68.  5 Questions anticlockwise
 Bounce-Pounce format
 +10/-5

69.  X is a rare herb found in the Western Ghats having the
scientific name Plumbago auriculata and is said to bring
eternal fortune to its bearer.
 It forms a part of the title of a book written by B Sandhya IPS
“___________yude Kaavalkaari” (The Protectora of X ) .
 X has references in the novel “Oru Desathinte Kadha” (The
Story of a Locale) written by S K Pottekkad, published in
1971, in which Appu goes in search of X to cure his paralyzed
sister Narayani.
 X also has an important part to play in the plot of a
Malayalam movie released in 2015.
Images in next slides.
X?

70.  Book by B Sandhya IPS

74.  Neelakoduveli

76.  After formal education he first joined a wood industry but he was
axed.Then he joined Gracim and laterTamil Nadu electricity
board.While working there he started a restaurant there.The Rs
10 paisa bonda was very famous. He then became a sub contractor
for construction works inTamil Nadu. He then returned to Calicut
and started his dream business.
 The company he founded introduced different colored product for
the first time in Kerala, though blue and white color was the
common.
 He is the MLA representing Beypore constituency in Kozhikode
district in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and was earlier the
mayor of Kozhikode corporation.
 Identify him. Founder of a very famous Kerala company which is
named after him.
Either the brand or the person will fetch you points.

78.  V. K.C. Mammed Koya

79.  Blanked out place?

85.  Jarvis

86.  Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan is fed by seven rivers
and has been shrinking, like the Aral Sea, for many
years now. Approximately 600 km long overall, the
lake is divided into two sections, east and west, by a
strip of land called the Saryesik Peninsula.
 The eastern section is narrower and deeper, while the
western section is shallower.
 In spite of the two halves being linked by the Strait
Uzynaral, this lake is unusual in that one half is useful,
while the other half isn‘t.What is the reason?
Need a specific answer.

89.  Freshwater and Saltwater in the same lake.
 Western part is freshwater and Eastern part is
saline.

91.  Final Round
 On your Buzzers
 +10/-10
 Q0. Sample Question ( no points, no
negatives )

92.  Connect.
(In exhaustive list)

94.  Demonetised currencies

95.  OnYour Buzzers

98.  Test Captains who got out hit wicket.

99.  OnYour Buzzers

102.  Geographical Indications in India
 Aranmula Kannadi
 Basmati Rice
 Feni
 Mysore Sandal Soap
 DarjeelingTea
 Kancheepuram Silk Sarees
 Tirupati Laddus

103.  OnYour Buzzers

107.  SI derived units or SI units

108.  OnYour Buzzers

112.  OnYour Buzzers

116. ThankYou 