Techevince- Sci tech Quiz

SCI-TECH QUIZ
QUIZ MASTER : NIKHIL NAGRAJ
TechEvince

Rules
This is a written quiz
There are 25 questions.
The starred questions shall act as tiebreakers.
Quizmaster is God!

By what name do some
scientists and students
celebrate every 23rd October
between 6:02 pm and 6:03 pm
?
Q.1

Q.2 ID X & Y.
 The QR code was invented in Japan by the X subsidiary
Y in 1994 to track vehicles during the manufacturing
process & was originally designed to allow components
to be scanned at high speed.
 It has since become one of the most popular types of
two dimensional barcodes.

The first bionic man was
unveiled in the London’s
Science Museum. He had
synthetic blood which was
given by The Sheffield University.
This bionic man’s name was X.
Give me X.
*Q.4

Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cyber security
firm revealed that India is one among
various nations which are hit by the cyber
spying which has been targeting
governmental, diplomatic and scientific
research organizations for around 5 years.
What is the name of this cyber spying
campaign?
Q.5

The Mayan Doomsday predictions
about the world ending on 21
December 2012 had failed and
additionally NASA ruled out the
asteroid collision with Earth in 2040.
What is the name of this asteroid
which was feared to be collided?
Q.6

This is the headquarters of which
company?Q.7

We all know that snakes do not
have legs. Or do they?
In one species of snakes the
vestiges of hind legs were first
discovered. This species is _____.
Q.8

Sodium Azide is a compound very
commonly used in our cars for a
safety mechanism X. It was after
much difficulty a compound
compatible enough was found.
What is X ?
*Q.9

The Japanese scientists from the
Saitama University in the first
week of February 2013 filmed
for the first time, the thoughts of
which animal while it was
tracking its prey?
Q.10

Where will you find the
words “AKTIBOLAC” and
“OSAKEYHITO” ?
Q.11

Iran on 28 January 2013 announced
that it had successfully sent into space
a primate. Which primate did it send
into space?
Q.12

“To create a new standard takes something
that is not just a little bit different. It takes
something that is really new and captures
people’s imaginations. Macintosh meets
that standard”. These words were said
by____.
Q.13

Ans: OLD SNAKEY. A
VERSION OF THE GAME
SNAKE WHICH CAN BE
PLAYED IN GMAIL

He was the founder and chairman of
“Internet User’s Society of India” which was
established in 1995. Though the world wide
web was introduced in 1990, he was online
way before that through a telecom service
connection established with the help of
Steve Jobs.
He even had his own website
www.junglee.org.in. He is?
*Q.15

This widely criticized Microsoft
product had a codename
“Utopia”. Identify.
Q.16

While examinations are going on in
India, copying and cheating is
discouraged. But this company
produced a motto “We encourage
copying”. Which company am I talking
about?
Q.17

Ans: BILL GATE’S SETUP FOR
ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE

There is one Indian in the
“Internet Hall of Fame”. His
name is Dr. Srinivasan
Ramani. What did he do to
get his place there?
Q.19

Ans : CREATED INDIA’S
ACADEMIC NETWORK, ERNET

What did this inspire Google to do?
*Q.20

It is believed that X and Y weren’t
given the Nobel Prize because of their
animosity to each other. There is
circumstantial evidence that each
sought to minimize other’s
achievements and the right to win the
award, that both refused to accept it if
the other got it first and both rejected
any prospect of sharing it. X and Y are?
Q.23

X & his son Y are said to be the first
to use Missile technology/Rockets
in War. There is painting of one of
Y’s battles at NASA’s Wallops Flight
Facility, in Maryland.
Identify X & Y.
Q.25

X – Hyder Ali Y- Tipu Sultan

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