The School Science Quiz

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The National Physical Laboratory, India (NPLI) is the custodian of NPK-57 which was provided by the BIPM (Bureau international des poids et mesures) in 1958 after its first calibration in 1955. The NPK-57 has been recalibrated in 1985, 1992, 2002 & 2012 so far at the BIPM. It is served as primary standard in India. What is the significance of NPK-57?

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How is Cocos nucifera commonly known as?

Q.• The nucleophilic addition of a carbanions to α,β-unsaturated

carbonyl compound is referred to as Michael addition. • Lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone), also known as

hennotannic acid chemically reacts with the protein known as keratin in a solution with pH < 7. This results in a strong permanent stain. This practice is very common in South Asia. What is being referred to here?

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FITBGoogle doodle on _____.

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This is a controversial cartoon by the New York Times. Give Funda.

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As quoted by the above gentleman - "Frankly, I value both my ___X____ prize and ___Y____ prize at the same level and for me Y was the manifestation that I can take jokes, a little bit of self-deprecation always helps. Id X and Y.

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What is ‘hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia’ fear of?

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X is place in Japan has about 22 Homo sapiens and more than 120 numbers of Felis catus and was in the news recently. Id X

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Medically known as synchronous diaphragmatic flutter (SDF), or singultus. It is an involuntary action involving a reflex arc. Once triggered, the reflex causes a strong contraction of the diaphragm followed later by closure of the vocal cords. What am I talking about?

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X is a South African-born, Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor. He is the founder of SpaceX and a cofounder of Paypal, Inc., Tesla Motors, and Zip2. He has also envisioned a conceptual high-speed transportation system known as the Hyperloop. He taught himself computer programming, and at age 12 sold the computer code for a video game called Blastar for $500. He is considered a real-life example of Tony Stark from the Iron man movies.

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X (born 8 August 1970) is an Indian-American mathematician. He is the R. Brandon Fradd Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, the Stieltjes Professor of Number Theory at Leiden University, and also holds Adjunct Professorships at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and the University of Hyderabad. He is known primarily for his contributions to number theory. X received his doctorate from Princeton in 2001, supervised by Andrew Wiles

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X was awarded the Fields Medal for his work on "for developing powerful new methods in the geometry of numbers, which he applied to count rings of small rank and to bound the average rank of elliptic curves”. X is also an accomplished tabla player, having studied under gurus such as Zakir Hussain. He also studied Sanskrit from his grandfather, a well-known scholar of Sanskrit and ancient Indian history. Id X

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How is this statement below mathematically significant?

“How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics”- James Jeans. It is sometimes referred to as piem.

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FITB

Xenobiology is the study of ____

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H1N1: Swine Flu :: Rhino Virus:?

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UN has declared 2015 as the International Year of X and X-based Technologies and also as the International Year of Y.

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Working principle of what?

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X is a product which is the precursor to a highly popular modern day device Y. Id X and Y .

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Excerpts from what?

I swear to fulfil, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those _______ in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.I will apply, for the benefit of the _____, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of __________ and __________.

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I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed.I will respect the privacy of _______, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. If it is given me to save a life, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to take a life; this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play at God.

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I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm.

If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of ________ those who seek my help.