iit (bhu) aagman quiz prelims-for freshers

AAGMAN QUIZAditya Shekhar AcharyaAshwini Kumar Sahay

Nishchal KumarClass of 2014

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Rules

• A total of 25 questions• 20-25 are starred questions• In case we are still tied, sudden death will be

employed• NO NEGATIVES, so feel free to take a shot at

everything (except the quizmaster)• No animals were harmed in the making of this quiz • QUIZMASTER PLAYS GOD

PRELIMS

1.

2.

• This is a neologism that refers to a lifestyle associated with a certain district of Seoul. Its signature moves were attempted by many notable political leaders such as the British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who hailed it as a "force for world peace". What are we talking about ?

3.• The molecule responsible for the action is

lawsone, otherwise known as henotannic acid (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone). The acidic functionality of lemon juice serves to destabilize the plant’s cellulose while allowing the lawsone molecules to remain intact. The lemon juice attacks the lawsone directly to create a unified acidic substance. Lawsone, a relatively small molecule, migrates to the site of action and undergoes a Michaels’ reaction. This reaction happens quite quickly.

• What is the chemical commonly known as in India?

4.

• Identify the company from its logo that also highlights the "31 flavors" it promised its customers - one variety each day of the month.

5.• Originally, the structure was a dull copper

color, but shortly after 1900 a green patina, caused by the oxidation of the copper skin, began to spread. By 1906 it had entirely covered the structure. Accepting a view that the patina was evidence of corrosion, Congress authorized to paint the structure both inside and out. There was considerable public protest against the proposed exterior painting. The Army Corps of Engineers studied the patina for any ill effects to the structure and concluded that it protected the skin. The structure was painted only on the inside. The Corps of Engineers also installed an elevator to take visitors from the base to the top of the pedestal.

• Which structure?

6.

7.

8.

• When the plague was claiming millions of lives in Europe, the city of Dubrovnik, Slovakia, made a rule as per which any newcomer or ship to the city were made to stay 40 days in a restricted location waiting to see if any symptoms of the plague would develop. What one word term did this give rise to?

• Question Courtesy: Deepanshu Pathak

9.

• Promotion for which movie?

11.

What am I talking about? • Ukranian Ironbelly • Swedish Short Snout • Chinese Fireball • Peruvian Vipertooth • Romanian Longhorn • Hebridean Black • Norwegian Ridgeback• Common Welsh Green • Antipodean Opaleye • Hungarian Horntail 

12.

• Connect:• Bossa Nova: a distinctive style of

Brazilian music; influenced by both jazz and samba music; known for distinctive rhythms.

• Carnavalesca: an adjective meaning "of or related to the carnival"

• Brazuca: an informal term for a Brazilian; can be used to denote 'national pride in the Brazilian way of life'.

• Brazuca won, by the way.

13.

• X and Y, who have appeared in many films over the years, are slated to appear together in a non-animated movie for the first time (based on an announcement made in 2013). The director and producer of this 2015 movie are the director & producer respectively of the latest movie featuring X. The producer has also directed movies featuring Y. They never appear together in comics and in this movie, Y is portrayed as the nemesis of X. Name X and Y.

14.

• The pictures next slide are of US patent 5255452. Identify the patent holder.

15.

• Native to Kenya, the lizard rock agama (Agama mwanzae) can change colour quickly. The brightly coloured males will change brown at night or if frightened. They can also run on their hind legs and scale vertical walls.

• What popular nickname has been given to these?

16.• Since Adidas is an official sponsor for the

2014 FIFA World Cup, rival shoe makers have come up with several ways to stand out at the World Cup without violating any rules. Several high profile footballers are wearing shoes by the German footwear maker Puma, which are under the "evoPOWER Tricks" brand. What difference do these pairs of shoes use to get noticed, perhaps both equally by girls and boys?

17.• In the 1963 film Tere Ghar Ke Saamne, Dev

Anand attempted to picturize the song Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar inside a certain location, with the cylindrical shafts and the balconies offering a perfect setting for the same.

• However, the unwieldy and large size of the cameras back then made shooting inside the narrow staircase of the location a challenge. And so, Dev Anand had to settle for a replica set.

• Where was the song originally supposed to be shot?

18.• Gumnami Baba lived at Ram Bhavan in

Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, at around 1985. He was popularly perceived to be an alias for someone else, who was assumed dead. The Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry was formed to look into the matter, and it held that the Baba was not the person people perceived him to be, for want of clinching evidence. However, it did not completely deny it either, saying there was a similarity in the handwriting. Who is the person who was assumed to be dead?

19.

• Following a local referendum in the province of Catalonia in Spain, a famed national practice has come to end in that state. The last of its kind was held in Barcelona; Jose Tomas was the key ringleader. This does not affect the practice in the rest of the country. What practice is being talked about?

*20.

• As per one of the founders, the inspiration for this venture first came from Janet Jackson's role in the 2004 Super Bowl incident, when her breast was exposed during her performance, and later from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

• What am I talking about?

*21.

• The movie “Legend of Bagger Vance” is based on the 1995 book of the same title by Steven Pressfield, which in turn is roughly based on X. The characters “R. Junuh” played by Matt Damon and Bagger Vance played by Will Smith were also named after the characters/role in X. Plot of the movie is a down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddie.

*22.

• The 'fixing' started on 12 September 1919 and takes place daily. These days, the proceedings take place by phone and the five participants are Scotia-Mocatta, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Société Générale. The chair always ends the meeting with the phrase "There are no flags, and we're fixed". What is being 'fixed'?

*23.• The Church of Satan was established at the Black

House in San Francisco, California, by Anton Szandor LaVey, who was the church's High Priest until his death in 1997.

• Camarillo State Mental Hospital, also known as Camarillo State Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital for both developmentally disabled and mentally ill patients in Camarillo, California. The hospital closed in 1997. The site has been redeveloped as the California State University, Channel Islands. 

• Now connect the trivia provided above to pop culture. Both of these places were rumored to be underlying references of a cult hit musical masterpiece.

*24.

• A popular origin of the term comes from the opening bowler G. Corling of NSW and Australia. Apparently his wife was having an affair with another of his team mate. So whenever he came to bowl the opposite team used to sing a 1966 #1 song by R&B singer Percy ________.

• What term originated from his surname?

*25.• Connect: 17 Sep 2014

End Of Prelims

ANSWERS FOLLOW

1.

2.• This is a neologism that refers to a

lifestyle associated with a certain district of Seoul. Its signature moves were attempted by many notable political leaders such as the British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who hailed it as a "force for world peace". What are we talking about ?

Gangnam Style

3.• The molecule responsible for the action is

lawsone, otherwise known as henotannic acid (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone). The acidic functionality of lemon juice serves to destabilize the plant’s cellulose while allowing the lawsone molecules to remain intact. The lemon juice attacks the lawsone directly to create a unified acidic substance. Lawsone, a relatively small molecule, migrates to the site of action and undergoes a Michaels’ reaction. This reaction happens quite quickly.

• What is the chemical commonly known as in India?

Mehendi/Henna

4.

• Identify the company from its logo that also highlights the "31 flavors" it promised its customers - one variety each day of the month.

5.• Originally, the structure was a dull copper

color, but shortly after 1900 a green patina, caused by the oxidation of the copper skin, began to spread. By 1906 it had entirely covered the structure. Accepting a view that the patina was evidence of corrosion, Congress authorized to paint the structure both inside and out. There was considerable public protest against the proposed exterior painting. The Army Corps of Engineers studied the patina for any ill effects to the structure and concluded that it protected the skin. The structure was painted only on the inside. The Corps of Engineers also installed an elevator to take visitors from the base to the top of the pedestal.

• Which structure?

6.

7.

8.

• When the plague was claiming millions of lives in Europe, the city of Dubrovnik, Slovakia, made a rule as per which any newcomer or ship to the city were made to stay 40 days in a restricted location waiting to see if any symptoms of the plague would develop. What one word term did this give rise to?

• Question Courtesy: Deepanshu Pathak

Quarantine

9.

• Promotion for which movie?

11.

What am I talking about? • Ukranian Ironbelly • Swedish Short Snout • Chinese Fireball • Peruvian Vipertooth • Romanian Longhorn • Hebridean Black • Norwegian Ridgeback• Common Welsh Green • Antipodean Opaleye • Hungarian Horntail 

Dragons in the Harry Potter universe

12.

• Connect:• Bossa Nova: a distinctive style of

Brazilian music; influenced by both jazz and samba music; known for distinctive rhythms.

• Carnavalesca: an adjective meaning "of or related to the carnival"

• Brazuca: an informal term for a Brazilian; can be used to denote 'national pride in the Brazilian way of life'.

• Brazuca won, by the way.

Name of the football in FIFA 2014

13.• X and Y, who have appeared in many

films over the years, are slated to appear together in a non-animated movie for the first time (based on an announcement made in 2013). The director and producer of this 2015 movie are the director & producer respectively of the latest movie featuring X. The producer has also directed movies featuring Y. They never appear together in comics and in this movie, Y is portrayed as the nemesis of X. Name X and Y.

14.

• The pictures next slide are of US patent 5255452. Identify the patent holder.

15.

• Native to Kenya, the lizard rock agama (Agama mwanzae) can change colour quickly. The brightly coloured males will change brown at night or if frightened. They can also run on their hind legs and scale vertical walls.

• What popular nickname has been given to these?

16.• Since Adidas is an official sponsor for the

2014 FIFA World Cup, rival shoe makers have come up with several ways to stand out at the World Cup without violating any rules. Several high profile footballers are wearing shoes by the German footwear maker Puma, which are under the "evoPOWER Tricks" brand. What difference do these pairs of shoes use to get noticed, perhaps both equally by girls and boys?

17.

• In the 1963 film Tere Ghar Ke Saamne, Dev Anand attempted to picturize the song Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar inside a certain location, with the cylindrical shafts and the balconies offering a perfect setting for the same.

• However, the unwieldy and large size of the cameras back then made shooting inside the narrow staircase of the location a challenge. And so, Dev Anand had to settle for a replica set.

• Where was the song originally supposed to be shot?

18.• Gumnami Baba lived at Ram Bhavan in

Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, at around 1985. He was popularly perceived to be an alias for someone else, who was assumed dead. The Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry was formed to look into the matter, and it held that the Baba was not the person people perceived him to be, for want of clinching evidence. However, it did not completely deny it either, saying there was a similarity in the handwriting. Who is the person who was assumed to be dead?

19.

• Following a local referendum in the province of Catalonia in Spain, a famed national practice has come to end in that state. The last of its kind was held in Barcelona; Jose Tomas was the key ringleader. This does not affect the practice in the rest of the country. What practice is being talked about?

*20.

• As per one of the founders, the inspiration for this venture first came from Janet Jackson's role in the 2004 Super Bowl incident, when her breast was exposed during her performance, and later from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

• What am I talking about?

*21.

• The movie “Legend of Bagger Vance” is based on the 1995 book of the same title by Steven Pressfield, which in turn is roughly based on X. The characters “R. Junuh” played by Matt Damon and Bagger Vance played by Will Smith were also named after the characters/role in X. Plot of the movie is a down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddie.

*22.

• The 'fixing' started on 12 September 1919 and takes place daily. These days, the proceedings take place by phone and the five participants are Scotia-Mocatta, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Société Générale. The chair always ends the meeting with the phrase "There are no flags, and we're fixed". What is being 'fixed'?

Fixing of Gold Price

*23.• The Church of Satan was established at the Black

House in San Francisco, California, by Anton Szandor LaVey, who was the church's High Priest until his death in 1997.

• Camarillo State Mental Hospital, also known as Camarillo State Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital for both developmentally disabled and mentally ill patients in Camarillo, California. The hospital closed in 1997. The site has been redeveloped as the California State University, Channel Islands. 

• Now connect the trivia provided above to pop culture. Both of these places were rumored to be underlying references of a cult hit musical masterpiece.

• And I was thinking to myself,"This could be Heaven or this could be Hell“

• And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device“

• You can check-out any time you like,But you can never leave! "

*24.

• A popular origin of the term comes from the opening bowler G. Corling of NSW and Australia. Apparently his wife was having an affair with another of his team mate. So whenever he came to bowl the opposite team used to sing a 1966 #1 song by R&B singer Percy ________.

• What term originated from his surname?

Sledging from Percy Sledge

*25.• Connect: 17 Sep 2014

Hostels of IIT (BHU)