Quark National Quiz Pune, Delhi elims

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*A is a company whose trademark brands often became the generic names for the product. A played a major role in Project B, apart from being critical to the success of the Apollo missions. ‘Little boy’, a consequence of B Project played a major role in shaping world history.

Transcript of Quark National Quiz Pune, Delhi elims

*A is a company whose trademark brands often became the generic names for the product.

A played a major role in Project B, apart from being critical to the success of the Apollo missions.

‘Little boy’, a consequence of B Project played a major role in shaping world history.

• C, who worked on B project has a synthetic element as well as a class of particles named after him. Paul Dirac gave these particles their name to honour C

• Cions (the particles) include all leptons and *Ds

• Among other things, D is the name of the dog in Honey I Shrunk the Kids

• D is also a Star Trek character, and a type of robot in E

• E is a British Science fiction programme produced by F

• The Guinness Book of world records lists E as the longest running sci-fi show in the world and the most successful sci-fi series as well in terms of broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales and iTunes traffic

• F, which aired E has the role to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the UK, Chanel islands and Isle of Man

• It is the largest broadcasting company in the world in terms of number of employees

• In 2006, F launched an experimental channel called F G.

• F G became official in December 2007

• The term G originated in the late 1930s, but devices were considered ‘G’ only when compared to older devices

• G is often represented by a number followed by the letter ‘p’ standing for progressive scan or ‘i’. We shall now refer to ‘i’ as *H

• H would be apt to describe the type of questions in this prelims. When applied to image encoding, H is supported by a file format I.

• I led to the growth of animations on the internet

• I was introduced by Compuserve, which is now owned by *J

• J had merged with Time Warner in 2000, but it was not fruitful and Time Warner spun off J into a separate public company in 2009

• J was started off as Control Vide Corporation by Bill Von Meister

• J’s sole product when it started was a gameline for the 2600 video game console produced by K

• K was founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney

• Bushnell conceptualised a game called Breakout. Al Alcorn, the project manager asked L to design a prototype for $750

• L asked his partner M to design the hardware and M designed it in 4 days

• L and M later founded the world’s third largest mobile phone maker N

• N released a platform O for its PDA in 1987

• O was an English physicist who was actually deeply religious and wrote more on the interpretations of the Bible than he did on science.

• O had a bitter dispute with P regarding the development of a field of mathematics

• The royal society accused P of plagiarism but it was later found that O himself had written the concluding remarks on P.

• However today we use P’s notations and credit both of having developed it independently.

• P is now regarded as the most important logician since Aristotle and *Q.

• Q wrote “the laws of thought” and is regarded as the founder of computer science.

• Most programming languages have a reference to Q in their syntax

• R is one such language which was originally called S, but was renamed R after a type of coffee due to trademark issues

• S is a type of wood from which barrels for aging brandy, scotch and bourbon whisky are made

• Wine makers face a great dilemma in choosing between American and French S

• A special type of S is used in making T’s, which are used in the wine industry

• T was used in footwear to improve climate control and also in older space shuttles as part of a *U

• U’s are also affixed to firearms to protect the users hands

• *V is a firearm manufacturer. One of their products, the M&P 15 sport does not have a U

• V’s pistols and revolvers are a standard issue to police and armed forces in several countries across the world

• V is headquartered in *W, Massachusetts. W is also home to the Miriam Webster’s dictionary and although it appears in The Simpsons, it’s not the same one

• The first six letters of W spell out a component used in mechanical devices

• The mechanical device was studied by X, who discovered the law of Y

• X described the law in the anagram ‘ceunosssttuv’. The law is used in designing the mechanical device more accurately

• Even though Y is technically greater for materials such as steel, in everyday life, Y is associated with a class of materials known as Z.

• In the 20th century, A produced many different types of Z.

Answers

A is a company whose trademark brands often became the generic names for the product.

A played a major role in Project B, apart from being critical to the success of the Apollo missions.

‘Little boy’, a consequence of B Project played a major role in shaping world history.

(A)Dupont is a company whose trademark brands often became the generic names for the product.

(A) Dupont played a major role in Project (B) Manhattan, apart from being critical to the success of the Apollo missions.

‘Little boy’, a consequence of (B) Manhattan Project played a major role in shaping world history.

• C, who worked on B project has a synthetic element as well as a class of particles named after him. Paul Dirac gave these particles their name to honour C

• Cions (the particles) include all leptons and Ds

• Among other things, D is the name of the dog in Honey I Shrunk the Kids

• (c) Fermi, who worked on (B) Manhattan project has a synthetic element as well as a class of particles named after him. Paul Dirac gave these particles their name to honour (C)Fermi

• Cions (Fermions) (the particles) include all leptons and (Ds) Quarks

• Among other things, (D) Quark is the name of the dog in Honey I Shrunk the Kids

• D is also a Star Trek character, and a type of robot in E

• E is a British Science fiction programme produced by F

• The Guinness Book of world records lists E as the longest running sci-fi show in the world and the most successful sci-fi series as well in terms of broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales and iTunes traffic

• (D) Quark is also a Star Trek character, and a type of robot in (E) Dr. Who

• (E) Dr.Who is a British Science fiction programme produced by (F) BBC

• The Guinness Book of world records lists (E) Dr.Who as the longest running sci-fi show in the world and the most successful sci-fi series as well in terms of broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales and iTunes traffic

• F, which aired E has the role to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the UK, Chanel islands and Isle of Man

• It is the largest broadcasting company in the world in terms of number of employees

• In 2006, F launched an experimental channel called F G.

• F G became official in December 2007

• (F)BBC, which aired (E) Dr.Who has the role to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the UK, Chanel islands and Isle of Man

• It is the largest broadcasting company in the world in terms of number of employees

• In 2006, (F) BBC launched an experimental channel called (F G) BBC HD.

• (F) BBC (G) HD became official in December 2007

• The term G originated in the late 1930s, but devices were considered ‘G’ only when compared to older devices

• G is often represented by a number followed by the letter ‘p’ standing for progressive scan or ‘i’. We shall now refer to ‘i’ as H

• H would be apt to describe the type of questions in this prelims. When applied to image encoding, H is supported by a file format I.

• The term (G) HD originated in the late 1930s, but devices were considered ‘G’ (high definition) only when compared to older devices

• (G) HD is often represented by a number followed by the letter ‘p’ standing for progressive scan or ‘i’. We shall now refer to ‘i’ as (H) interlaced

• (H) interlaced would be apt to describe the type of questions in this prelims. When applied to image encoding, (H) interlaced is supported by a file format (I) GIF.

• I led to the growth of animations on the internet

• I was introduced by Compuserve, which is now owned by J

• J had merged with Time Warner in 2000, but it was not fruitful and Time Warner spun off J into a separate public company in 2009

• (I) GIF led to the growth of animations on the internet

• (I) GIF was introduced by Compuserve, which is now owned by (J) America Online/AOL

• (J)AOL had merged with Time Warner in 2000, but it was not fruitful and Time Warner spun off (J)AOL into a separate public company in 2009

• J was started off as Control Vide Corporation by Bill Von Meister

• J’s sole product when it started was a gameline for the 2600 video game console produced by K

• (J) AOL was started off as Control Vide Corporation by Bill Von Meister

• (J)AOL’s sole product when it started was a gameline for the 2600 video game console produced by (K) Atari

• K was founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney

• Bushnell conceptualised a game called Breakout. Al Alcorn, the project manager asked L to design a prototype for $750

• L asked his partner M to design the hardware and M designed it in 4 days

• (K) Atari was founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney

• Bushnell conceptualised a game called Breakout. Al Alcorn, the project manager asked (L) Steve Jobs to design a prototype for $750

• (L) Steve Jobs asked his partner (M) Steve Wozniak to design the hardware and (M) Wozniak designed it in 4 days

• L and M later founded the world’s third largest mobile phone maker N

• N released a platform O for its PDA in 1987

• O was an English physicist who was actually deeply religious and wrote more on the interpretations of the Bible than he did on science.

• L(Jobs) and M(Wozniak) later founded the world’s third largest mobile phone maker (N) Apple

• (N)Apple released a platform (O) Newton for its PDA in 1987

• (O) Newton was an English physicist who was actually deeply religious and wrote more on the interpretations of the Bible than he did on science.

• O had a bitter dispute with P regarding the development of a field of mathematics

• The royal society accused P of plagiarism but it was later found that O himself had written the concluding remarks on P.

• However today we use P’s notations and credit both of having developed it independently.

• (O)Newton had a bitter dispute with (P)Leibniz regarding the development of a field of mathematics

• The royal society accused (P)Leibniz of plagiarism but it was later found that (O) Newton himself had written the concluding remarks on (P) Leibniz.

• However today we use Leibniz’s notations and credit both of having developed it independently.

• P is now regarded as the most important logician since Aristotle and Q.

• Q wrote “the laws of thought” and is regarded as the founder of computer science.

• Most programming languages have a reference to Q in their syntax

• (P)Leibniz is now regarded as the most important logician since Aristotle and (Q) George Boole.

• (Q)Boole wrote “the laws of thought” and is regarded as the founder of computer science.

• Most programming languages have a reference to (Q) Boole in their syntax

(Boolean)

• R is one such language which was originally called S, but was renamed R after a type of coffee due to trademark issues

• S is a type of wood from which barrels for aging brandy, scotch and bourbon whisky are made

• Wine makers face a great dilemma in choosing between American and French S

• (R)Java is one such language which was originally called (S)Oak, but was renamed (R)Java after a type of coffee due to trademark issues

• (S)Oak is a type of wood from which barrels for aging brandy, scotch and bourbon whisky are made

• Wine makers face a great dilemma in choosing between American and French (S)Oak

• A special type of S is used in making T’s, which are used in the wine industry

• T was used in footwear to improve climate control and also in older space shuttles as part of a U

• U’s are also affixed to firearms to protect the users hands

• A special type of (S)Oak is used in making (T’s)Corks, which are used in the wine industry

• (T)Cork was used in footwear to improve climate control and also in older space shuttles as part of a (U) Heat Shield

• (U’s) Heat Shields are also affixed to firearms to protect the users hands

• V is a firearm manufacturer. One of their products, the M&P 15 sport does not have a U

• V’s pistols and revolvers are a standard issue to police and armed forces in several countries across the world

• V is headquartered in W, Massachusetts. W is also home to the Miriam Webster’s dictionary and although it appears in The Simpsons, it’s not the same one

• (V)Smith and Wesson is a firearm manufacturer. One of their products, the M&P 15 sport does not have a (U) Heat Shield

• (V) S&W’s pistols and revolvers are a standard issue to police and armed forces in several countries across the world

• (V) S&W is headquartered in (W)Springfield, Massachusetts. W is also home to the Miriam Webster’s dictionary and although it appears in The Simpsons, it’s not the same one

• The first six letters of W spell out a component used in mechanical devices

• The mechanical device was studied by X, who discovered the law of Y

• X described the law in the anagram ‘ceunosssttuv’. The law is used in designing the mechanical device more accurately

• The first six letters of (W)Springfield spell out a component used in mechanical devices

• The mechanical device was studied by (X) Robert Hooke, who discovered the law of (Y) Elasticity

• (X) Hooke described the law in the anagram ‘ceunosssttuv’. The law is used in designing the mechanical device more accurately

• Even though Y is technically greater for materials such as steel, in everyday life, Y is associated with a class of materials known as Z.

• In the 20th century, A produced many different types of Z.

• Even though (Y)Elasticity is technically greater for materials such as steel, in everyday life, it is associated with a class of materials known as (Z)Polymers.

• In the 20th century, (A)Dupont produced many different types of (Z)Polymers.