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Jack Kilby '09
  • akshatbakshatb October 2009
    Ik most people here dont fit the age reqs for Kilby, but im participating for the first time this year and it would be gr8 if I could help me out. Any advice?
  • predatoryassassinpredatoryassassin October 2009
    What class are  u in?
    what school?
     
  • ShreyansShreyans October 2009
    Don't need much preparation. The quiz isn't that difficult.
    A sample:
    What acid is present in the stomach? (Yes, we got this wrong)
     
    Don't worry will put a few more questions in the days to come.
    http://agrimsingh.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/jack-kilby-2008
  • predatoryassassinpredatoryassassin October 2009
    I guess HCl atleast that is what my book says :)
  • ShreyansShreyans October 2009
    It is HCl but we were thinking too much, thought that the answer won't be so simple, so wrote gastric acid.
  • predatoryassassinpredatoryassassin October 2009
    Another sample:
    What was earlier known as 66 due to its structure?
    Hint:was later named after the shortened names of 2 cities. 
  • predatoryassassinpredatoryassassin October 2009
    the same thinh happened 2 me 3 yrs ago at the columban open quiz.
    Easy questions often baffle u.
  • ShreyansShreyans October 2009
    Nylon, after New York and London.
  • questforquiz October 2009
    ne more hints on how 2 prepare for d quiz?
  • prateekv October 2009
    We made some archives of last years questions. Will upload them here.
  • samarthssamarths October 2009
    So akshat u are going? You should really stop crying, you know.
    @ shreyans: Isnt it gastric acid? thats what agrim said at least.
    @ prateekv: great archive.The one collaborated with Ankurb rite? I got most of the questions....except for the recognize Alan Turif waala. Have only seen the Bus photo of him. Anyway....
    GOOD LUCK to all those who are gonna be there on the 6th@!
  • prateekv October 2009
    @Samarths - Which school are you from? Yes the same, we have 2 years archives I think. And Sarthak and Agrim can help more maybe.
  • angad October 2009
    i went for it wen i was in class 9. they giv great prizes..... i came 3rd in the regional finals (delhi) and got a digital camera, trophy and voucher for oxford bookstore worth 5000 bucks!!!
  • prateekv October 2009
    Yes the quiz is very well-researched as it is done by KQA and the prizes are brilliant! Best of Luck to all. Please post the Schedule and How to Register here.
  • agrimsinghagrimsingh October 2009
    samarths, akshatb are from Amity Saket.
    I've lost my archive of last year's written...will try upload it before 6th...but its unlikely. From what I remember:
    1. Connect 2 pics - One was a clover leaf, the other was a road structure ' the cloverleaf interchange'. The connect was obv. cloverleaf.
    2. A picture of Indira Gandhi at the pokharan site. The question was 'Which place is this'.
    3. A diagram of adsorption i guess? Where particles were being separated from air to give clean air...like in an air conditioner.
    4. Acid in the tummy. We wrote 'PEPTIC' acid coz we thought it sounds hell of a lot cooler. Its Gastric acid.
    5. structure 66. Nylon.
    6. The rocket launch centres all over the world were shown in this pic with the names 'sri harikota, kennedy, johnson etc' blocked out. we had to guess what the map showed.
    7. Diagram of the wheatstone bridge. (was a star q, fetched me a calcy)
    i'l think of the rest and put them down here...
  • ShreyansShreyans October 2009
    Some from the stage-
    1. A photograph of a Chaurasingha, which our genius quizmaster thought was a Chinkara.
    2. The family tree of the Royal Family of Britain, showing the passing down of Thalassemia or something.
  • predatoryassassinpredatoryassassin October 2009
    it was haemophilia
  • ShreyansShreyans October 2009
    Oh yeah sorry.
  • akshatbakshatb October 2009
    @all: Thanks. It sounds easy.
    @agrim: I thot its HCl..?
  • agrimsinghagrimsingh October 2009
    its not exactly hcl....you refer to them as gastric juices. or acid.
  • prateekv October 2009
    Here are some "Sample" Questions from the Quiz
    1. Although we associate Vatican with religion, italso owns a couple of fine observatories. There is oneobservatory in the papal summer residence. It wasbuilt to aid the development of what?2. Before calculating machines became popular, inlarge engineering activities, women were employed tomanually do the calculations. What were these ladiescalled?3. Mho is the unit of measurement of reciprocal ofwhat?4. The word describes the whorl of petals in a flower.It comes from the Latin word for crown and is now wellknown because of a very popular model of car. Whatword?5. This is the thin, transparent tissue that coversthe outer surface of the eye. More known because ofthe itching ailment that affects it. What is thetissue called?AnswersThe Gregorian CalendarComputersResistance or ImpedanceCorollaConjunctiva
  • prateekv October 2009
    Past Years Questions
    Also, for this Quiz some areas which students need to be strong at
    1. Flora and Fauna (Plants and Animals of all kinds)
    2. Chemical Elements
    3. Scientists
    4. Computers and IT
    5. General Awareness
    6. Scientific Concepts/SI Units
    Do watch out recent scientific discoveries and inventions, Nobel Prize Winners 2009, and also Google Doodles (Science-related).
    Best of luck to all.
    Details of the Quiz can be found here: www.tiif.org
     
    Attachments
    		 Jack Kilby Science Quiz 2006 Prelims.pdf 486K
    		Jack Kilby Science and Technology Quiz 2007.pdf 948K
    		Jack Kilby Science and Technology Quiz 2006 Finals.pdf 461K
  • akshatbakshatb October 2009
    @prateek: Thanks for all the help! :D I knew 2nd, 3rd and 4th from ur first post.
  • prateekv October 2009
    @Akshat - No Probs. Okay Best of Luck! Will try to post more Finals Questions 2morrow.
  • mnkvachher October 2009
    Thanks for the advice to all!
  • samarthssamarths October 2009
    @prateekv: thank u for the great archives. seems like a mix of easy and difficult questions. didnt have the 2nd file. again thanks a lot.
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