Answers 30th Nov 2010

Q1. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi, the earliest systematic work in linguistics?

A: Panini. It is earliest known work on grammar and the structure of language. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81%E1%B9%87ini#The_Ashtadhyayi

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Q2 What microbial forms are considered lifeless as they lack a cellular structure & require to infect a cell for metabolism?

A: Viruses. Viruses are little more than grains of dust unless they infect the cell of a living organism. They then use the host cell's machinery for metabolism and reproduction. http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/yellowstone/viruslive.html

Correct answers: @KiranKS, @kirankarlmarx, @Karmasura, @quietist, @prashanthkpp

Q3. What is the general shape of our galaxy the Milky Way?

A: Spiral. All about it: http://cass.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/MW.html

Correct answers: @KiranKS, @kirankarlmarx, @Karmasura, @Prashanth_Krish, @prashanthkpp, @aaindian

Q4. Which new form of optical storage uses 3-D light interference patterns to store data, offering greater capacity than DVD?

A: Holographic storage. While CDs and DVDs store data on the surface of the recording medium (disc), holographic memory will use the entire volume of the medium. "Holographic memory offers the possibility of storing 1 terabyte (TB) of data in a sugar-cube-sized crystal." http://www.howstuffworks.com/holographic-memory.htm

Correct answers: @Karmasura

Q5. The olfactory lobes in the brain are responsible for which sense? 

A: Smell

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