The document outlines the rules and details of a quiz conducted by the Government Medical College in Kottayam on September 24, 2015, consisting of 35 questions related to various topics, including medicine, history, and culture. Each question has specific instructions regarding answers, scoring, and language. The document also includes the answers to the quiz questions, reflecting a mix of trivia and educational content.

1. MEDEX QUIZ
Govt.Medical College ,Kottayam
24th September 2015

2. Rules
• A total of 35 questions.
• Some questions carry 2 points.
• No negative points for an incorrect answer.
• Answers can be written in English or in
Malayalam.
• The answers written should be readable
( Spelling mistakes are not a problem)
• Starred questions carry more weightage , in case
of a tie.

3. Quiz master’s Advice…

4. Q1.
• There are many popular myths about how this
place in Kerala got its present name.
1. Because this region had a lot of rivers & flowers
2. The most often quoted one is when Raja
Chembakassery travelled to a nearby place
through the river flowing through this area ,the
people on the banks hailed him in loud noise –
from that a name was coined - this over time
became the present name of the place.

5. ANSWER
• Arpookkara ( The Panchayth where Kottayam
Medical college is located !!!)

6. Q2.The pic below is Caduceus ,staff of
the Greek God Hermes .It is often
incorrectly regarded as the Doctor’s
Symbol.

7. This is the WHO logo and what is
shown with it is the correct doctor’s
symbol.What is it called ??

8. ANSWER
• Staff of Asclepius
• (Asclepius is the Greek God of Medicine)

9. Q3.
The only bone in the human body which does
not form any joint with other bones .
It only distantly articulates with the neighboring
bones by muscles & ligaments.

10. ANSWER
• Hyoid Bone

11. Q4.
• Who performed the 1st successful heart
transplantation in Kerala ??
• He did this in 2003.
• He is an alumnus of Kottayam Medical College
( 1978 batch )
• The nation honoured him with Padmashri
Award in 2011.
• He performed the first successful heart
retransplant in the country in 2014.

12. ANSWER
• Dr Jose Chacko
Periyapuram

13. Q5.
• Words formed by the fusion of 2 other words
are called ‘Blend’ or ‘Portmanteau’ words .
• Eg. Electronic + Mail – Email
. Breakfast + Lunch – Brunch
Goodbye is a Portmanteau word ,formed by the
fusion of ??

14. ANSWER
• God be with you

15. Q6.
• What is the dome shaped muscular partition
separating the Chest Cavity (containing the
Heart & Lungs ) from the Abdominal cavity ??
• It is an important muscle of respiration.

16. ANSWER
• Thoracic Diaphragm

17. Q7.
• “I am proud to belong to a religion which has
taught the world both tolerance and universal
acceptance. We believe not only in universal
toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I
am proud to belong to a nation which has
sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all
religions and all nations of the earth”
• Who is the Speaker ??
• The occasion ??
(1 point for each)

18. ANSWER
• Swami Vivekandan
• World Parliament
of Religions,Chicago,1893
1893

19. Q8.
• What is the investigation which uses high
frequency sound waves to visualize muscles,
tendons, and many internal organs, to capture
their size, structure and any
pathological lesions ??
• It is relatively inexpensive & portable.
• It does not use any ionising radiation - so a
preferred investigation during pregnacy.

20. ANSWER
• Ultrasonography (USG)

21. Q9.
• What is the name of the flattened circular
organ in the uterus when pregnant ,that
nourishes and maintains the foetus through
the umbilical cord & gets expelled after birth
??

22. ANSWER
• Placenta

23. Q10.ID X
• Amazing Fantastic Incredible A Marvelous
Memoir
• In this beautifully illustrated graphic memoir-
illustrated by celebrated artist Colleen Doran -
X tells the story of his life .
• Amazing Fantastic Incredible documents the
life of a man and the legacy of an industry and
career.

24. ANSWER
• Stan Lee

25. Q11.
• Sweetness, Sourness, Bitterness, and Saltiness
– the 4 basic tastes.
• Which is the 5th ??
• A pleasant "brothy" or "meaty" taste with a
long lasting, mouthwatering and coating
sensation over the tongue .
• Monosodium Glutamate (Ajinomotto) tastes
like this.

26. ANSWER
• Umami

27. Q12.
• ……. is the term used to describe the injuries and pain
sustained from looking down at wireless devices for
too long.
• The symptoms associated with this condition are neck
pain , chronic headaches , upper back pain & shoulder
pain.
• It may lead to early onset of arthritis & the potential
for decreased lung capacity.
• Prevention is the key.
• Hold your phones at eye level as much as possible.
• Take breaks from your phones and laptops
throughout the day

28. ANSWER
• Text Neck

30. Q13.
• X is the capital of ancient Khmer civilisation.
• The city was buried in the dense dark forests of the
land ,until Henri Mouhot ,a French explorer
,stumbled upon this city in the late 19th century.
• The landmark of the city is Y , one of the greatest of
its kind in the world , dedicated to the Hindu God
Vishnu.
• The Y also finds a place in the National Flag of the
country.
• Identify X & Y.
(1 point for each)

31. ANSWER
• X – Angor (present day Cambodia)
• Y – Angor wat

33. Q14.
• On May 28th 2015,the Oxford Union conducted a debate ,the
motion for the debate being : “This House Believes Britain
Owes Reparations to her Former Colonies” and X , along with
eminent speakers from Ghana and Jamaica, spoke in favour of
it.
• X’ s speech was widely appreciated in India because of the
preciseness with which he illustrate how and why colonial rule
exploited the subcontinent, and how violence and racism
were the order of those days.It went viral in the social medias.
• “It’s a bit rich to oppress, enslave, kill, torture, maim people
for 200 years and then celebrate the fact that they are
democratic at the end of it. We were denied democracy, so
we had to snatch it, seize it from you,”
• “The Sun couldn’t set on the British empire, because even
God couldn’t trust the English in the dark.”

34. ANSWER
• Shashi Tharoor

35. Q15.
• ……….. is an infection caused by the Corynebacterium .
• It is a completely vaccine preventable disease.
• The incidence of the disease was very low – but it is re
emerging due to inadequate immunisation.
• In the northern districts of Kerala,this disease was
recently reported and a 12 year old child died in
Malapuram and many are under observation.
• The Orthodox Muslims oppose the administration of
vaccines to children there and there is an alarming
increase in the number of unimmunised children in
those parts of the state.

36. ANSWER
• Diphtheria

37. Q16.The Missing ones ?? (2 points )
???
No Batsman Country Opposition Venue Date
1. Rameez Raja Pakistan England
Karachi,
Pakistan
20
November
1987
2.
Mohinder
Amarnath
India Sri Lanka
Ahmedabad,
India
October
1989
3.
Inzamam-ul-
Haq
Pakistan India
Peshawar,
Pakistan
6 February
2006
4.
Mohammad
Hafeez
Pakistan South Africa
Durban,
South Africa
21 March
2013
5. Anwar Ali Pakistan South Africa
Port
Elizabeth,
South Africa
27
November
2013
6. ?? ?? Australia
Lord’s,
England
5 September
2015

38. ANSWER
• Ben Stokes , England
• Obstructing the Field in ODIs

39. Q17.
• …….. mainly affects children under 5 years of age.
• There is no cure for this disease , it can only be
prevented. The vaccine, given multiple times, can
protect a child for life.
• In 2014, only 3 countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria and
Pakistan) remain endemic for the disease , down from
more than 125 in 1988.
• On 27 March 2014, the WHO South-East Asia Region
was certified free of this disease , meaning that
transmission of the virus has been interrupted in this
bloc of 11 countries stretching from Indonesia to India.
• Identify the disease.

40. ANSWER
• Polio
Polio

41. Q18.
• The Company X asked Oglivy & Mather to create a series
of 30 advertisements which could be aired each day
during the IPL Season 2 (held in South Africa).
• Rajiv Rao (National Creative Director of Ogilvy & Mather)
who was the brain behind the name Y (the name of the
characters in the ad) & the story lines said , “we wanted
to make real people look as animated as possible".
• The ads were shot in South Africa and were a hit among
the Indian audience
• The Company received the first People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA) 2009 Glitterbox Award, for
replacing their ads with more humane alternatives.
• Name the Company X and their Ad Y

42. ANSWER
X – Vodafone
(previously Hutch)
Y - Zoozoo

43. Q19.
• ………… is a strategy to ensure cure from
Tuberculosis by providing the most effective
medicine & confirming that it is taken.
• It is the only strategy against tuberculosis
which has been documented to be effective
worldwide on a programme basis.

44. ANSWER
• DOTS

45. Q20.
• On 30th July 2015 , something happened in
India after 2 long years .
• The next day ,the Commission dealing this
submitted a report to the Government
advising its termination ,with a few
exceptions, citing the example in 140 other
nations.
• What is being talked about here ??

46. ANSWER
• Judicial Haging / Capital Punishment

47. Q21.
• This is a pouch like organ where bile is stored
& concentrated .
• Occassionally ,stones form in this organ and
can result in inflammation and may need its
surgical removal.
• Name the organ.

48. ANSWER
• Gall Bladder

49. Q22.
• Primarily eaten as a tea-time snack, X is one of the oldest
brand names in India.
• For decades, the product was instantly recognized by its
iconic white and yellow wax paper wrapper. The image on
the wrapper is also very popular (even a recent controversy
about it as well !!)
• There was a time when the dominance of the company
was threatened by rival brands which targeted kids.
• But when the company sponsored a children's television
show (one of the most popular and longest-running
television series for Indian children ) , it literally rescued the
brand.
• Name X & the show.

50. ANSWER
• Parle G
• Shaktimaan

51. Q23.FITB.
• മേളമതോളഗ്നിമ ോത്രീ
• രജകനുളിയനൂര്‍ -
തച്ചനുും
• പിന്നെ വമളോന്‍
………… വടുരല േരുവുും
• നോയര്‍ കോരയ്ക്കല്‍ േോരോ
ന്നെമേ മകളുപ്പുകൂറ്റന്‍
• ന്നപരിയ രിരുവര-
ങ്ങന്നതഴുും
• പോണനോരുും
മനമര നോരോയണത്രോന്തനുേുടനകവൂര്‍-
ച്ചോതനുും പോകനോരുും

52. ANSWER
• Vayilla Kunnilappan

53. Q24.
• The yellowish discolouration of skin,sclera and
mucous membranes is termed as “Jaundice”.
• The discolouration occurs due to increasing
concentrations of a pigment in blood.
• This pigment is a product of Hemoglobin
metabolism.
• Name the pigment.

54. ANSWER
• Bilirubin

55. Q25.
Listen to the Audio
Fox Productions – 20th century Fox

56. Q26.
Expand KAAPA
The pic on the
right is that of
Mohammad
Nisham who was
charged under
the KAAPA for
nurdering a
Security Guard. .

57. ANSWER
• KAAPA - Kerala Anti Social Activities
Prevention Act

58. Q27.
• “Death shall come on swift wings to him who
disturbs the peace of the King”
• Tell me where this was written.
• Who was the leader of the team that
disturbed the King’s peace ??
• (1 point for each)

59. ANSWER
• King Tut’s Tomb
• Howard Carter

60. Q28.THEY ??

61. ANSWER
• Female Aedes Mosquito

62. Q29.
• ……… is one of the most widely used medications in the
world with an estimated 40,000 tonnes of it being
consumed each year.
• The chemical name of the drug is acetylsalicylic acid.
• It used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation .
• It is also used long-term, at low doses, to help
prevent heart attacks, strokes, and blood
clot formation in people at high risk of developing
blood clots
• It is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines,
the most important medications needed in a
basic health system.

63. ANSWER
• Aspirin

64. Q30.This is a doodle honouring MF
Hussain,”The Picasso of India” that
appeared on September 17th,2015.

65. Name the 4 leaders portrayed in this
controversial painting of MF Hussain
(2 points)

66. ANSWER
• Einstein
• Gandhiji
• Mao Zedong
• Hitler

67. Q31.An excerpt from the Preface of a
treatise by a French Physician
In 1816, I was consulted by a young woman laboring under general
symptoms of diseased heart, and in whose case percussion and the
application of the hand were of little avail on account of the great
degree of fatness. The other method just mentioned [direct
auscultation] being rendered inadmissible by the age and sex of the
patient, I happened to recollect a simple and well-known fact in
acoustics, ... the great distinctness with which we hear the scratch of a
pin at one end of a piece of wood on applying our ear to the other.
Immediately, on this suggestion, I rolled a quire of paper into a kind of
cylinder and applied one end of it to the region of the heart and the
other to my ear, and was not a little surprised and pleased to find that
I could thereby perceive the action of the heart in a manner much
more clear and distinct than I had ever been able to do by the
immediate application of my ear.

68. ANSWER
• Rene Laennac
• (Inventor of Stethescope)

69. Q32.
• …….. is a dicotyledonous angiosperm,
a plant species and commonly known as
the suicide tree .
• It is a species native to India and other parts of
southern Asia, growing preferentially in
coastal salt swamps and in marshy areas .
• Its fruit, when still green, looks like a
small mango, with a green fibrous shell.
• It yields a potent poison that has been used for
suicide and murder.
• Name the plant.

70. ANSWER
• Odollum Tree

71. Q33.
• ……. is a genetic disorder - It is the most common
chromosomal abnormality in humans.
• It is named after John Langdon ……, the British doctor who
fully described the syndrome in 1866.
• It is typically associated with physical growth delays,
characteristic facial features, and mild to
moderate intellectual disability.
• Due to his perception that children with ……. shared facial
similarities with those of Mongolian, John used the term
'mongoloid'.While the term mongoloid continued to be used
until the early 1970s, it is now considered unacceptable and is
no longer in common use.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) dropped the term in
1965 after a request by the Mongolian delegate.

72. ANSWER
• Down Syndrome

73. Q34.
• The pic (next slide) shows dilated veins over
the abdomen ,appearing to radiate from the
umbilicus.
• This clinical sign is seen in Chronic Liver
Disease.
• The name of the sign is …….. ,because it
resembles the body part of an infamous
Mythological Character.

74. .

75. ANSWER
• Caput Medusae
( Head of Medusa)

76. Q35.
• X is the Spanish term for sauce .
• There is a form of dance in the West by the same
name.
• There is a form of music ,again popular in the West,by
the same name.
• There is a Portugese clothing company by the same
name,popular for their Jeans.
• X is a palindrome when written in Malayalam.
• X became familiar among Keralites as it featured in a
recent Malayalm Film.
• X is ??

77. ANSWER
• Salsa
• (in KunjiRamayanam)

78. •HOPE YOU
GUYS ENJOYED
IT !!!!