This document contains the rules and questions for a science quiz competition consisting of 6 rounds. The rounds cover topics in physics, chemistry, astronomy, scientists and their discoveries. Contestants are awarded points for correct answers within time limits, with bonuses or penalties based on speed and accuracy. The goal is to demonstrate broad scientific knowledge through visual, audio and rapid-fire questioning.
2. RULES OF THE GAME
POINT SCALE
• 10 points for a direct question
• 5 points for a passed question
• Part points will not be awarded
TIME LIMIT
• 20 seconds for a direct question
• 10 seconds for a passed question
4. 1. Gravitational attraction brings tiny bits
of matter together. But there are points
at which there is neither matter nor
electromagnetic radiation. Still, a
strange quantum-mechanical potential
lurks there. What is being described?
6. 2. X’s most important scientific contribution
may be his idea that geostationary satellites
would be ideal telecommunications relays.
He described this concept in a paper titled
Extra-Terrestrial Relays — Can Rocket
Stations Give Worldwide Radio Coverage?,
published in 1945. The geostationary orbit is
now sometimes known as the X Orbit or the
X Belt in his honor. Who is X?
8. 3. A ___________ , also known as a shock cord,
is an elastic cord composed of one or more
elastic strands forming a core, usually
covered in a woven cotton or polypropylene
sheath. The sheath does not materially
extend elastically, but it is braided with its
strands spiralling around the core so that a
longitudinal pull causes it to squeeze the
core, transmitting the cores elastic
compression to the longitudinal extension of
the sheath and cord. Fill the blank
10. 4. This class of particle derives its name
from the Greek word for intermediate,
because its predicted mass was
between that of the electron and
proton.
What are we talking about?
12. 5. The first known mention of the term
Panspermia was in the writings of the 5th
century BC Greek philosopher Anaxagoras. In
the nineteenth century it was again revived
in modern form by several scientists,
including Berzelius, Kelvin, Helmholtz and
Arrhenius. There is no evidence to support or
contradict Panspermia. What is Panspermia?
13. Panspermia Theory suggests that life seeds
came from outer space and planets
exchanged life. Panspermia literally means
seeds everywhere.
15. 1. That story says he was testing what would
happen when electric sparks pass through a
dark tube with certain gases. He was alone at
night doing his experiments, in the dark, and
noticed a glow on the wall caused by the
experiment. Since these strange new rays of
light were not caused by fluorescence or
other visible light, he named these new,
unidentified rays ‘X’. Identify this famous
experimentalist.
19. 3. ‘Since I was aware that there exists an infinite
number of points on the orbit and
accordingly an infinite number of distances
the idea occurred to me that the sum of
these distances is contained in the area of
the orbit. For, I remembered that in the same
manner Archimedes too divided the area of a
circle into an infinite number of triangles’.
Who said these words while he was
describing a law formulated by him?
21. 4. Some of his research papers have been rated
as the ‘most influential paper of the year’. He
has also been awarded the Padma Shri by the
Government of India in the year 2007. His
principal fields of research are Cosmology
and the interface between Gravity and
Quantum theory. His work has won awards
from the Gravity Research Foundation, USA
five times. He is an elected Fellow of the
three National Academies of Science in India.
Who is he?
23. 5. X, a Nobel laureate, died of the harmful
effects of X’s own discovery. X’s research
papers have been stored in lead boxes
because it is too dangerous to handle
without protective gear. X is the
discovered 2 elements of the periodic
table, one of which is named after X’s
hometown. Identify X.
27. 1. It is a magneto-optical
phenomenon. This effect is due to
the rotation of a light beam, which
is plane polarised by a magnetic
field. It occurs in liquids, gases and
in solids as well. Name the
phenomena.
31. 3. XYZ (Name has three parts) is an Indian
nuclear experimental physicist, though he is
presently working on nanocrystalline
magnetic materials and alloy systems. He is
also, however, interested in Earth Sciences
like extinction boundaries and meteorites.
XYZ sometimes talks about India’s cultural
values and ancient heritage . He is an avid
Hindi poet. But most of all, he is best known
for two of his works that has changed the
lives of a lot of young people in India. Identify
XYZ.
33. 4. He noticed that if he puts hot icecream mix into the freezer, it freezes
more quickly than the cooled icecream mix of his fellow classmates.
What effect did he discover with
this observation?
35. 5. When round projectiles were fired from
a firearm, the ball would grip one side of
the barrel, making it spin, and instead of
flying straight would curve off right, left,
up or down. This was rather frustrating
and there are some estimates that old
unrifled missiles managed to hit their
intended target less than 5% of the
trials. What effect does it depict?
59. The astronaut kicks off fine dust from the
surface of the Moon. When the sunlight
is incident, it gets scattered. As the
particles are fine, blue light gets
scattered (Rayleigh scattering)
61. RULES
• Every team gets 20 seconds to answer 5
questions.
• PLUS 10 for the correct answer and
NEGATIVE 5 for a wrong answer
• The question can be passed. Passed
questions will be asked at the last.
