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MATHEMASCIAN QUIZ CONTEST

ACE fiesta13QUIZ

Round 110 question 10 marks for each question 10 secondsRound 210 question 10 marks for each question 10 secondsRound 310 question 10 marks for each question 10 secondsRound 410 question 10 marks for each question 10 seconds

ROUND 1

Question #1Time starts now...910876543210

Locally called as SAIRANHRI VANAM, this forest is said to be the place where Pandavas lived during Vanavasa. By what name it is well known?

ANSWERSilent Valley.

Question #2

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This car needs no reverse gear because it can pivot 360 degrees on its wheels. Name the car/make.

ANSWER

Nissan Pivo2

Question #3Which of the following has the highest melting point?IceCopperButterIronTime starts now...910876543210

ANSWERIron 1,535CIce - 0CCopper 1,083CIron Butter - 32C

Question #4Time starts now...910876543210

Thierry Henrydefied soccer geometry and physics, highlighting another tremendous effort with an improbable bending goal directly off a corner kickfor NY Red Bulls against Columbus CrewWhat is this type of a goal called?

ANSWER

Olympic Goal

Question #5Time starts now...910876543210

He has invented something which has beenused by both terrorists and police. It was first officially used in 1949. What?

ANSWER.

AK-47 or Automatic Kalashnikov

Question #6

Time starts now...910876543210Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world? This largest magnet would weigh 50000 tons.a) CERN, Genevab) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Indiac) NASA, USd) Neutrino Observatory, India

ANSWER

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India

Question #7Time starts now...910876543210Which telecom company in the month of March 2013 launched high quality voice service for its subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria in the African sub-continent?a) Vodafoneb) Reliancec) Idea Cellulard) BhartiAirtel

ANSWER

BhartiAirtel

Question #8Time starts now...910876543210This youngster had to frequently change schools, from Bahai School in Gangtok to Bethany's in Darjeeling, and from Loyola School in Kolkata to theArmy Public School, Dhaula Kuan in New DelhiAfter starting his career for the Delhi-based City Club he transferred to Mohun Bagan and remained there for three seasons. On February 2013, it was announced thatI-Leagueside Churchill Brothershave taken him on temporary loan for the remainder of the ongoing 201213 season from Sporting.Identify

ANSWER

Sunil Chettri

Question #9Having an altitude of -2.2mtrs, this is India's lowest elevated place. Which place is referred here?Time starts now...910876543210

ANSWER

Kuttanadu

Question #10

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Left: Steve Jobs.Whos the guy on the right ?

ANSWER

Daniel Lyons (born 1960) is an American writer. He was a senior editor at Forbes magazine and a writer at Newsweek, before becoming editor of ReadWrite. In March, 2013 he left ReadWrite to accept a position at HubSpot.Dan Lyons, fake Steve Jobs

ROUND 2

Question #11Which of the following mineral is the hardest?TalcQuartzTopazDiamondTime starts now...910876543210

ANSWER

Diamond

Question #12Al-Khwarizmi was a 16thcentury Arab mathematician.He wrote a very famous book.A mathematical term X is derived from his work. Whatis X?(Bonus-Another mathematicalterm is derived from his name.What?)

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ANSWER

Algebra (Bonus- Algorithm)

Question #13Which Stadium is the second largest stadium in the world by capacity with a total capacity of 120,000?Time starts now...910876543210

ANSWER

Question #14Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses running in India? This software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across the computers and mobiles with the help of cloud computing technology a) MS Office 2009b) MS Office 365c) MS Office 2013d) MS Office 2010

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ANSWER

MS Office 365

Question #15Name the winner of Nobel Prize for literature, 2012 and the movie star who were given a political role in China by being selected as members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, one of the houses of Chinese parliament. a) Mo Yan and Jackie Chanb) Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Jackie Chanc)Mo Yan and Tony Leung Chiu Waid) Zhang Ziyi and Mo Yan

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ANSWER.

Mo Yan and Jackie Chan

Question #16Which of the following became the 28thnation to join the European Union in July2013?(a) Bulgaria (b) Croatia(c) Romania (d) SlovakiaTime starts now...910876543210

ANSWER

Croatia

Question #17Time starts now...910876543210The Western Ghats form a wall of mountains in our east, functioning as our rain shadow. This wall is interrupted to break only at one place. Where?

ANSWER

The Palakkad Gap

Question #18Time starts now...910876543210David J. Bradley of IBM took just 5 minutes to code a chunk of program called the Three FingeredSalute" in 1981 . Millions use it today. What am I talking about??

ANSWERCtrl+alt+del

Question #19Time starts now...910876543210Indias national animal is Tiger. Our national heritage animal is Elephant. Weve got a national aquatic animal too. Which one is that?

ANSWER

Ganges River Dolphin

Question #20Time starts now...910876543210Which is the only Asian country to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup?

ANSWER

South Korea

ROUND 3

Question #21Time starts now...910876543210Name- Jatropha curcasOrder- MalpighialesFamily- EuphorbiaceaeTribe- JatropheaeWhat is its environmentalsignificance?

ANSWER

It is a Renewable Biofuel

Question #22Time starts now...910876543210Google Doodle for what?

ANSWER

Earth Day 2013

Question #23Time starts now...910876543210There are 3 kinds of deserts. The sand desert, the salt desert and the cold desert. India has got few cold deserts. Where is the largest one located?

ANSWER

Ladak, Jammu and Kashmir

Question #24Time starts now...910876543210Who of the following won the WimbledonLadies Singles title 2013?Sabine Lisicki Maria Sharapova(c) Marion Bartoli (d) Victoria Azarenka

ANSWER

Marion Bartoli

Question #25Time starts now...910876543210Which country has passed a Nitaqat programmewhich is likely to affect Indians working abroad in that particular country ?

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Saudi Arabia

Question #26Time starts now...910876543210

Amul ad for what?

ANSWER

Sir Alex Ferguson bids farewell to Manchester UnitedC

Question #27Time starts now...910876543210Who is the sports ambassador of Dubai

ANSWERCigarette smoking is injurious to health

Question #28Time starts now...910876543210Amul ad for what?

ANSWER

Chinese intrusion into Indianterritory

Question #29Time starts now...910876543210World cancer day was observed on 4 February 2013 in order to raise awareness about this illness as well as to promote the measures, early detection, prevention and treatment of the disease. What was the theme for World Cancer Day, 2013? a) Global burden of cancerb) Cancer - Did you know?c) Together it is possibled) Teach children and teenagers to avoid UV exposure by being "sun smart"

ANSWER

Cancer Did You Know?

Question #30Time starts now...910876543210Name the state that made it mandatory to have an Aadhaar Card to withdraw salary from August for teaching and non-teaching staffs?a) Gujarat b) Uttar Pradeshc) Himachal Pradeshd) Maharashtra

ANSWER

Maharashtra

ROUND 4

Question #31Time starts now...910876543210World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 2013. What was the theme this year?

ANSWERNote: It aims at an anti-food wastage and loss campaign to encourage people to reduce their foodprint. It also calls for more awareness about the environmental impact of the food choices people make and empowers them to make informed decisions.World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Foodprint.C

Question #32Time starts now...910876543210Name the sports channel to whom on 7 June 2013 the High Court of Delhi directed to provide live signals of ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England to Doordarshan without any commercials till its further orders?

ANSWERNote: ICC Champions Trophy tournament started in England on 6 June 2013 and will continue till 23 June 2013.ESPN

Question #33Time starts now...910876543210Who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1 June 2013 in the wake of the raging spot-fixing scandal?

ANSWERRajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) was the chairman of Indian Premier League, an Indian journalist, political commentator, television host and the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning, Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament since 2000. He serves as secretary of the All India Congress Committee, the central governing body of India's largest political party. Following the scandal over alleged corruption and spot-fixing in the IPL, Shukla resigned as its chairman on 1st of June 2013.[1][2]

Rajeev Shukla

Question #34Time starts now...910876543210Which team lifted the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 on 23 June 2013?

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Note: India beat England by 05 runs in the final. Final was held at at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England.Man of the Match- RavindraJadejaMan of the Series- ShikharDhawanIndia

Question #35Time starts now...910876543210Name the Secretary of State of the United States who completed his India visit on 25 June 2013?

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He was on three-day visit to India from 23 June 2013 to 25 June 2013.John Kerry

Question #36Time starts now...910876543210Largest as well as the brightest moon of the year 2013, called the Supermoon was observed on 23 June 2013. What was special about Super moon?

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Supermoon is said to be that situation when the moon is closer to Earth in the orbit than every other day

Question #37Time starts now...910876543210Recently BSNL decided to put an end to one of the communication system being offered by it, which 160 years old. Name it?

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is the long-distance transmission of textual (as opposed to verbal or audio) messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus semaphore is a method of telegraphy whereas pigeon post is not.Telegram Services

Question #38Time starts now...910876543210Who on 10 June 2013 won the Canadian Grand Prix racing?

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Sebastian Vettel

Question #39Time starts now...910876543210Name the new feature announced by Facebook on 12 June 2013 which are basically the number signs used on services such as Instagram and Twitter for identification of topics for discussions?

ANSWER

Hashtags

Question #40Time starts now...910876543210Who announced American Model constitution for Travancore?[A] C P RamaswamiIyer[B] C Rajagopalachari[C] Pazhassi Raja[D] Kelappa Nair

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C P RamaswamiIyer