IIEST_FINAL of Impetus Quiz Fest by BQC Rudra Chakraborty

Shibpur IIEST mechanical dept. tech fest Quiz Competition by BQC
Rudra Chakraborty

1. IMPETUS 8.0 Final Round Rudra Chakraborty

2. IMPETUS Total 3 Rounds( 24Qs) Mixed Bag Science & Technology Sports & Entertainment

3. RULES

4. Let the Game Begin

5. Round-1 Mixed Bag

6. Q-1 Ross Island is an island of the  Andaman Islands . It belongs to the  South Andaman  administrative  district ,  Andaman and Nicobar Islands . The island is situated 3 km (2 mi) east from central  Port Blair . The historic ruins are a tourist attraction for this Island. Ross island was earlier named after marine surveyor,  Daniel Ross. In December 2018, Govt. of India has renamed it as X. Identify the new name (X) of Ross Island?

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8. Answer: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island

9. Q-2 A group of Jewish assassins named their group as the X, This Jewish assassin group X was to hunt down Nazi war criminals after the WWII. They are even known to poison more than 2000 German war criminals. Identify the X group name. ( Clue: The modern group with the same name has many HEROES )

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11. Answer: Avengers

12. Q-3 Connect the image in the middle with RHS , LHS

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14. Answer: Operation Barbarossa Operation Barbarossa was the name of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. The operation was named after Frederick Barbarossa, a Holy Roman Emperor who sought to establish German dominance in Europe.

15. 4.Identify the Dance Form

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17. Answer: Waacking

18. Q-5 If X wins tomorrow, I will pay 100089 Rupees to a lucky winner who likes the tweet and comments the most. And for the rest, the top 10 people trying to get attention will get flight tickets. Let’s get support from India and outside the world for my brother. Whose tweet and why (X)?

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20. Answer: Rishabh Pant

21. Q-6 A Punjabi movie based on Khalistani movement was controversially banned in 2013 by Govt. of Punjab. Give me the name of the movie, that derives from slogan of Khalistan movement and shares with a popular Bollywood rock track of 2011.

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23. Answer: Sadda Haq

24. Q-7 In January 1960, a young woman kissed Abbas Ali Baig (after scoring 50) on the cheek during a Test match against Australia at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The incident was so iconic that it was even referenced in Salman Rushdie's novel. However, something more popular ( inspired something ) happened in 80’s which is very much nostalgic for all 80’s & 90’s kid.

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27. Answer: It inspired a famous Cadbury Dairy Milk ad 

28. Q-8 X is a residential property and it has 24  flats .   It is listed as a Grade-I heritage building by the  Kolkata Municipal Corporation . It was owned and built by a  Jewish   business magnate ,  David Elias Ezra  in 1910. X is currently the sole  Art Nouveau  building in the city of Kolkata. Currently, The  Life Insurance Corporation  (LIC) owns X . Identify X? (Know your city)

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30. Answer: Esplanade Mansion

31. Bonus Q (Pounce only) Identify the Film/ Web Series

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33. Answer : Squid Game

34. Round-2 Science & Technology

35. Q-1 During 2 nd or 3 rd decade of last century, the British government asked CTC to stop the movement of tram on Upper Circular Road (now A.P.C Road, from Sealdah to Shyambazar ) during college hours on some particular days. What was the reason behind this order?

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37. Crescograph was operated during that time. Answer

38. Q-2 A protein , an acronym, remembering Shakespeare , found in human milk is known to make drug resistant bacteria respond to antibiotics again . Just name it .

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40. Answer: Hamlet

41. Q-3 It is  a rare-earth metal and atomic number is 63 also it is silvery-white, soft, and highly reactive lanthanide element. French chemist Eugène- Antole Demarçay discovered it in 1901. It’s electron distribution which is half filled f-Subshell which leads to phosphorescence, which is fittingly exploited for anti-counterfeiting banknotes such as the one shown here. Which element?

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43. ANSWER Europium

44. Q-4 While studying at Harvard University, Trip Adler learnt from his Doctor father about the lengthy process required to publish his medical research paper. He got an idea to build a common platform for publishing any kind of content. In March 2007, Trip along with his friend Jared Friedman launched X. Presently, X has 80 million users, and hosts more than 50 million documents on its open publishing platform.

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47. Q-5 It is a 2001 American  biographical   drama film  about X or Who is this scientist X?

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49. Answer: John Nash

50. Q-6 In 1927, a German physicist X stated & gave this equation for Y. Hint: They say, science often has limitations and less accuracy . Identify X & Y.

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52. X: Y: Answer

53. Q-7 Identify the Ad? (clue: a disaster in 1980’s)

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55. Answer: Union Carbide

56. Q-8 (FITB) *currently in news It is an autoimmune disease that damages the peripheral nerves and nerve roots.  Symptoms include weakness, tingling, and pain in the legs and feet that can spread to the arms and upper body . A bacterial and viral infections , leads to sudden numbness, muscle weakness, and sometimes paralysis. Preventive measures include food hygiene, proper water sanitation, and early medical attention to improve prognosis and avoid complications. It is named after  French neurologists Georges ___________ (8) and Jean Alexandre _______ (5) , who first described the condition in 1916.

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58. Answer: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)

59. Last Round Sports & Entertainment

60. Q-1 A Kuchipudi dancer, CBSE English topper in class 12, born on 14/05/1997, earned “Indian of the Year award” from CNN IBN in 2017. Made debut in the film “Samrat Prithviraj ”. Came into worldwide news few years ago. Just name her.

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62. Answer: Manushi Chiller

63. Q-2 This motorcycle rider team from Indian Army Signal Corps is popularly known as _______. FITB

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65. Answer: Dare Devils

66. Q-3 Established in 1960, it runs for 2.1 km from east to west ( from  Gower street to La Brea Gateway  at  La Brea Avenue ) , and for 0.64 km from north to south. Classic film camera, television receiver, phonograph record, radio microphone, comedy/tragedy masks, and athletic trophy (representing sports entertainment) are the six types seen here. What am I talking about?

67. Answer: Hollywood Walk of Fame

68. Q-4 Identify the Sport

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70. Answer : Curling

71. Q-5 Who was the first Indian Sports star to receive a nomination in the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards (Comeback of the year award) held on 18.02.2019. Clue: Was in the news during middle of the Last Year

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73. Answer: Vinesh Phogat

74. Q-6 Which 5 letter word originally means a disorderly crowd of people also the name of the position in Rugby that involves players packing closely together with their heads down and all attempting to gain possession of the ball ?

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76. Answer: Scrum

77. Q-7 Identify the Movie

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79. Answer: Girl with a Pearl Earring

80. Q-8 (Last Question) Identify the Film/ Web Series

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82. Answer: Bandish Bandits

83. QM: RUDRA CHAKRABORTY Thank you