Neuropile is Quiz Competition organised by NGO Subham on the occasion of National Science Day. Go through the quiz once & let me know how it was. Email Id : arnavbayan111@gmail.com Contact no: 8876058437

1. Congratulations!!
To our SIX Finalists...

3. • Rules will be simple and will inform to you before every Round
of the Quiz.
• There will be 6 rounds in the Quiz.
• No tolerance for ‘aaahhh’ and ‘uuuhhh’s during the answer of
a quiz.
• Don’t shout out the answers and don’t make useless noises.
The Quizmaster hates everyone equally. So you may have
some chances of disqualifications.
• Avoid behaving like a Grammar Nazi.
Best of Luck...

4. The
WARM UP
Round..

5. • Direct Questions in clockwise direction.
• 6 questions will be there.
• 10 points for Direct answers.
• 10 points for passes.
• No pounce for The WARM UP Round.

6. It is any area in the nervous system composed of mostly
unmyelinated axons, dendrites and glial cell processes that
forms a dense region containing a relatively low number of
cell bodies. It comes from the Greek word X meaning
“Tendon or sinew” and Y meaning “Felt”. The origination
of the term can be traced back to the late 19th century.
Schizophrenia, Alzheimer are some of the diseases of it. It
has a diverse role in the nervous system, like the olfactory
glomeruli function as sorts of way-stations for the
information flowing from the olfactory receptor neurons to
the olfactory cortex. What ???

8. NEUROPILE

9. Born in May 24,1941 this songwriter, artist and writer has been
influential in popular music and culture for more than five
decades. Since 1994 he has published seven books of drawings
and paintings and his work has been exhibited in major art
galleries. Apart from his art books he has published Tarantula a
work of prose poetry and Chronicles : Volume one the first part
of his memoirs. Moreover he has been the subject of many
biographies and critical studies. But today is a special day for the
person who did something for the first time which later made
him famous.
What ??

11. BOB DYLAN RELEASES HIS FIRST
ALBUM, BOB DYLAN ON 19TH MARCH.

12. By the beginning of 1945 the German situation was
desperate. The NERO DECREE was officially titled as
Demolitions on Reich Territory Decree and has
subsequently become known as the Nero Decree after the
name of Roman Emperor Nero who supposedly
engineered the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD. On March
19,1945 during World War II Adolf Hitler issued this
“Nero Decree”.
Now my question is what he ordered actually ??

14. He issued the order of destroying all industries, military
installations, shops, transportation facilities and
communication facilities.

15. She is 56 years old now born in Karnal in 1962. She
acquired her Bachelor of Engineering degree in
Aeronautical Engineering in 1982 and probably she
was the first lady from her area to do so. She got
married to Jean-Pierre Harrison in 1983 who was a
flying instructor and an aviation author. She was
certified with a commercial pilot license for the
seaplanes, multi engine air place and glider. She also
was a certified flight instructor for glider and
airplanes.

17. NEUROPILE

18. He comes from a Garhwali Rajput family who was born in
the village Panchur and completed his Bsc in Mathematics
from H.N.B Garhwal University, Srinagar. He was made
Peethadhishwar of Gorakhnath temple amid traditional
rituals of the Nath sect on 14th Sept 2014. He is currently
Mahant of Guru Gorakhnath Temple after the death of
Aavaidyanath.
Who is he ??

21. Name this tree in front of the RRI, an institute of scientific
research located in Bangalore, India founded by a Nobel laureate
in 1948.

23. Raman Tree

25. John dedicated this song to whom ??

29. The
mind-DOGGLE
Round..

30.  This Round contains 6 Questions.
 Questions will be asked in the anti-clockwise way.
 For Direct question 10 marks.
 10 marks for passes.(Unless you don’t pounce)
 Pounce is allowed.
 +10/-10 for pounce.

31. In 2002 at the age of 15 years,1 month,27 days she beat Judit
Polgar’s previous record. She was originally named ___ who derived
the name from the word “Champion” but later changed the spelling
to more closely resemble a Russian sounding name. She is currently
working at ONGC Ltd. Id her.

33. Humpy Koneru

34. This map depicts what ??

36. Republic Day chief guests

37. This amul print ad is depicting which actor
?

39. Raj Kapoor

40. Name the cosmetic product launched by a
British company.

43. Google Doodle on which occasion ?

45. To remember Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday..

46. Which software developed by Google is
named after this famous Spanish Painter?

50. If
Peter Parker = Spiderman
Steve Rogers = Captain America
Clark Kent = Superman
Bruce Wayne = Batman
Then
Wade Winston Wilson = ???

52. Lets see the answer..

54. The
Spicy Pinata
Round..

55. This Round contains 6 Questions.
Direct Questions in Clockwise direction.
For direct Questions 10 marks and No passing.
Other teams can Pounce.
+10/-10 for Pounce.

56. It was previously thought to be just a few fragmented structures in the
digestive system. J Calvin Coffey a researcher at the University
Hospital Limerick who first discovered it said, “a whole new area of
science is discovered” although its function is still unclear. Medical
students and researchers can now investigate what role it might play
in abdominal diseases which could ultimately lead to new treatments.
Though it was described by the Italian polymath Leanardo da Vinci in
1508 it was ignored centuries back but now including heart, brain,
liver, lungs and kidneys these 5 vital organs now there are another 74
organs that play a role in keeping us healthy.
Which organ ??

58. Mesentery

59. What is common between ---
Gmail mic drop, Google maps disco, Google
Express Parachute, Google cardboard plastic, You
Tube snoopa vision, Inbox by Gmail Emoji smart
reply, Google’s physical flick Japanese input.

61. Google’s April Fools’ Day jokes 2016..
Beware...1 April coming soon...

62. Game developed by ??

64. Have you played it ??

65. This famous movie character resides on an island
modeled after the island of Dr.No which is a self
contained colony, having advanced communications,
weapons and labortaries to build various high tech
devices.
All his subordinates salute him in a manner typical of a
“Heil Hitler” style gesture.
One of this character’s lines which he recites when he is
pleased has become synonymous with the actor who
played the role.
Name the character.

68. George Townsend set up a business in 1851 in Redditch
making sewing needles. In 1882 his son also named
George started making components for cycle manufactures
including saddles and forks. By 1886 complete bicycles
were being sold under the name of Townsend and also
Ecossais. Albert Eadie joined the company and its name
became the Eadie Manufacturing Co in 1896 based in
Snow Hill, Birmingham. In 1893 it was registered under
the name ___ ___.
Which company ??

71. Claim to fame of this station near Bhopal
??

73. The first railway station to be fully
managed by a Private Party i.e. by
M/s. Bansal Pathways Ltd.

75. Name the movie and the singer..

77. Era Bator Xur & Mohammed Rafi

79. The
Written
Round..

80. Take your sheets…

81. Write down the names of Indian people who got Nobel
Prize.
(Indian citizen or of Indian origin both will be
considered)
** 2 points for each correct name.

82. Exchange…

83. 1.Rabindranath Tagore – 1913
2.C.V. Raman -1930
3.Dr. Hargovinda Khorana – 1968
4. Mother Teresa – 1979
5.Dr. Subhramaian Chandrashekar – 1983
6.Dr. Amartya Sen – 1998
7.Dr. V. Ramakrishnan – 2009
8.Mr. Kailash Satyarthi - 2014

85. The
Take it or leave it
Round..

86. The Round Contains 6 Questions.
No Direct Questions.
Only Open Pounce. So if you know the answer raise your
hand.
For Safe Pounce +10/-10.
+20/-20 for Double Pounce.
Negative marking up to -30 if you shout out the answer.

87. X are produced in many regions of the world and
may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking and
brewing. Sultana, currant, muscat are some
different variants of it. The word X dates back to
Middle English and is a loanword from Old
French. The old French word has been derived
from the Latin word Racemus .
What is the word X ??

90. A ______ ____ can contains:
80% water, 17% butane gas, 1% surfactant and 2%
others(including Vegetable oil)
When released from the can, butane evaporates
instantly forming bubbles, i.e. a gas-in-liquid
colloid (foam) and disappears within a few
minutes.
What am I talking about?
HINT????

92. Vanishing Spray..

93. The ___ ___ ___ known by its acronym ___ is a
bitmap image format that was developed by US
based software writer Steve Wilhite while working
at the internet service provider CompuServe in
1987 and hence come into widespread usage on the
World Wide Web due to its wide support and
portability. Its original version of the format was
called 87a. In 1989 CompuServe released an
enhanced version called 89a.
What ?? (image follows)

96. Graphics Interchange Format
or GIF ..

97. The “Hosori Geet” of Sonowal Kosari has
been divided into 4 parts. Two of them are
– Pohari Geet & Maremontra.
What are the other two types ??

99. Thiyo Geet and Bor Geet

100. Born at Nagaon village of Bhella in Barpeta he passed the
metric examination in the year 1958 and joined MC
College. He learnt the folk music from maestro Dayal
Chandra Sutradhar. During his student life he attended
numerous baithakis thus he later became a great folk singer
from this region. In 1961 the inter college youth festival was
held at Guwahati and it was for the first time that M.C.
College was participating in the festival in his lead and he
topped in the borgeet, adhunik geet, bhajan and ghazal
categories.
Who is this famous Barpetia ?

102. Rameswar Pathak

103. Watch it carefully..Name the place..

105. Hampi, Karnataka..
UNESCO world heritage site

107. These advertise characters promoted by ______ since
the IPL season 2 . They are white creatures with
ballooned bodies and egg heads are used to promote
various value added services. These are not done by
animated rather these are played by human actors in
body suit. These ads were handled by Oglivy &
Mather while the idea was given by Rajiv Rao.
What ??

109. Enjoy and Laugh...

111. The
SCI-FI
Round..

112. The Round Contains 6 Questions.
No Direct Questions.
Only Open Pounce. So if you know the answer raise your
hand.
For Safe Pounce +10/-10.
+20/-20 for Double Pounce.
Negative marking up to -30 if you shout out the answer.

113. He was born at Baluka village in Chhattisgarh Madhya
Pradesh. He was an expert chemist. During starvation in
Mohakoushal he was asked by the king to do something
to save the people. He told the King to send him all
metals present all over the state. He turned all metals into
gold and asked the king to sell this gold in another
countries and to buy food for the country people.
“Arogya-Monjori”,“Yogashar”,“Kakshya Putra Tantra”,
“Yogastak” are some of his book.
Who is he ??

115. Nagarjuna

116. He was born in Patna,the old Mogodh empire at a small
village Kushumpur. He was a mathematician and
astrologer. He was the discoverer of trigonometry and
the first person to apply pi in mathematics. “The world
is round and it moves around its axis” – he was the first
to inform this fact to the world. According to him a year
consists of 365.258604 days which is most accurate than
UK astrologer Talmi.
Who is he ??

118. Aryabhatta

119. Born in 1891 Behra Saharanpur District of West Punjab to Ishwar
Devi and Lala Ruchi Ram he was an Indian Paleobotanist who
studied the fossils of the Indian subcontinent. His major
contributions were in the study of the fossil plants of India and in
plant evolution. Id him.
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122. Birbal Sahani

123. Which day is celebrated annually on
October 23 from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm in
many schools and universities through out
the world?

125. Mole Day (Avogadro’s no.)

126. On which occasion ??

128. Image released by Fb team on
Chandrayan
mission..

129. What ??

131. Raman Effect

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