This document appears to be a science quiz containing multiple choice questions about various topics in science, including biology, chemistry, and physics. Some of the questions ask about organisms like beetles and barnacles, scientific discoveries like cyanocobalamin and dynamite, scientific theories like natural selection and quantum theory, scientific figures like Charles Darwin and Marie Curie, and scientific concepts like zero point energy, the Faraday effect, and gravitational potential energy. The quiz contains over 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge across several branches of science.

1. SCIENCE QUIZ
NAMRATA
B.Ed PROGRAMM
2014-15
NUV

2. What is the name of the pigment-containing
organelles in autotrophs that collect light energy?

3. Charles Darwin, famous for his description of
natural selection as a guiding mechanism of
evolution, was also an expert on what
organisms?
a) Beetles
b)Barnacles
c) Slugs
d)Migratory birds

4. The specialized structure(s) in snakes that help
give them their keen sense of smell is/are the
____________
a)Jacobson's organ
b)Olfactory pits
c) Forked tongue
d)Tympanum

5. What helpful substance is cyanocobalamin
better known as?
a) The acid blocking medication Prilosec
b)Vitamin B6
c) Vitamin B12
d)The active ingredient in Benadryl

6. Which of the following is considered an
autoimmune disorder?
a) Systemic lupus erythematosus
b)Erythroblastosis fetalis
c) Diverticulitis
d)Pediculosis

7. Born in Sweden, he is known as the "father of
taxonomy". Who is he?
a) Robert Brown
b)Carolus Linnaeus
c) Robert Whittaker
d)Ernst Haeckel

8. Which does NOT belong to the kingdom
Protista?
a) Amoeba
b)Euglena
c) Marchantia
d)Paramecium

9. The word angiosperm is derived from two
Greek words: "angio" and "sperma". What
does one mean by the two?
a) Flowering, seed
b)Naked, seed
c) Covered, seed
d)Non-flowering, seed

10. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
an organism belonging to the Phylum
"Platyhelminthes"?
a) True Coelom
b)Body Dorsoventrally Flattened
c) Triploblastic
d)Bilateral Symmetry

11. Which of the following is not an echinoderm?
a) Holothuria
b)Chiton
c) Echinus
d)Antedon

12. In which of these are you most likely to find
chloroplasts?
a) Tracheids
b)Stone cells
c) Companion cells
d)Guard cells

13. A man has a mass of 60 kg on Earth. What will
his mass be on the Moon?
a) 90 kg
b)20 kg
c) 60 kg
d)30 kg

14. What is the period of revolution of Mercury?
a) 88 days
b)160 days
c) 1 year
d)49 days

15. Which of these is graphite not used for?
a) Dry-cell batteries
b)Lubrication
c) Insulation
d)Writing

16. What will happen to a fresh egg in
concentrated saline?
a) It will break
b)It will float
c) It will sink
d)It will sink slightly and remain at the centre of the
water

17. Who invented dynamite?
a) Joseph Priestly
b)Isaac Newton
c) Alfred Nobel
d)Henry Cavendish

18. Who is known as "the father of quantum
theory"?
a) James Chadwick
b)Max Planck
c) Albert Einstein
d)Otto Hahn

19. What is the maximum number of solar eclipses
that can be seen from the Earth in one year?
a)5
b)7
c)10
d)8

20. Pressure is a concept that is used extensively
when considering the physics of gases and
liquids. Which of the following is a simple
explanation of what pressure is?
a) Force per unit area
b)Mass per unit acceleration
c) Power per unit time
d)Mass per unit volume

21. Physics is known for its equations and calculations for
the forces acting on an object that travels in a
straight line. However, there is also a force that
causes objects to move in a circular motion, such as
the movement of a simple pendulum that rotates
360 degrees about an axis. What is this force that is
also the subject of the equation F = (mv^2)/r?
a) Electromagnetic force
b) Centripetal force
c) Inertial force
d) Quantum force

22. Ignoring the medium through which waves travel,
the speed of a wave (v) is related to two things.
Firstly, it is related to its wavelength which is
measured in metres and secondly it is related to
how many waves pass a certain yet arbitrary
point per second. What physical phenomenon is
the second factor describing?
a) Frequency
b) Multiplicity
c) Capacitance
d) Conductance

23. Gravity is an intriguing phenomenon and it is one which
we don't yet truly understand, however, the little we
do know started with the work of Isaac Newton and
has developed ever since. There is a specific type of
energy which is related to the acceleration caused
due to gravity and this is gravitational potential
energy (GPE). What is the equation which represents
GPE?
a) GPE = mgh
b) GPE = VgP
c) GPE = mgv
d) GPE = IgP

24. This pigment is what affects the colour of the hair,
skin and eyes in humans and other mammals. It
also helps protect the skin from the Sun's
harmful ultra-violet (UV) rays. It is what helps
human skin tan in the sun. What is the name of
this pigment?
a) Babe
b) Limonene
c) Melanin
d) Carotene

25. Escherichia coli (or E. coli) bacteria are very
essential for us, while at the same time, they
can pose a hazard. They break down certain
foods we eat, such as beans and green leafy
vegetables, to release different nutrients. Which
part of our digestive tract do they inhabit?
a) Stomach
b) Large intestine
c) Mouth
d) Oesophagus

26. This acid is the most acidic of all organic acids and
has the chemical formula CH2O2. It is present in
the stings of stinging nettles, bees and ants.
Which acid is this?
a) Glycogenic acid
b) Hydrochloric acid
c) Formic acid
d) Calciferic acid

27. The spider-webs we see around us are
constructed out of fine, silky threads of a
certain variety of chemical compounds.
Which compounds are these?
a) Vitamins
b)Lipids
c) Carbohydrates
d)Proteins

28. There is a simple trick to see if your fancy
knives are really of a good quality stainless
steel. What could you use on the spot to see
if it is really good stainless steel?
a) A pen
b)A hand magnifying glass
c) A magnet
d)A diamond (to make a scratch)

29. Suppose you have a big aquarium in your living room.
When you put a wooden plate in the water with a
rock firmly attached to the top of the plate, the water
level will change. Take this new level as a reference.
What happens to this level when you turn the plate
upside down and the rock is under the plate?
a) Level will increase
b) Nothing
c) Level may increase or decrease
d) Level will decrease

30. In 2013 a retired professor from Edinburgh
University jointly won the Nobel prize for
physics when the existence of a particle named
after him was officially confirmed. What is his
name?
a) Peter Stringfellow
b) Peter Andreas
c) Peter Higgs
d) Peter Hain

31. Which of the following materials is NOT made
up of crystals?
a) Snow
b)Sugar
c) Feldspar
d)Glass

32. 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?
Zero point energy

33. 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?
 Thanu Padmanabhan

34. 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.
Marie Curie

35. 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.
Faraday’s effect

36. How does the bug walk on water?
 The water strider's legs are covered with microscopic
hairs that trap tiny air bubbles, allowing the insect to
simply float.

37. Identify it
 Antibody

38. Identify it
 t RNA

39. Identify it
 Haemoglobin

40. Identify it
 Lock and Key Model

41. Identify it
 Karyogram

42. You may encounter this element in pure form
fairly often. This metallic element is:
 Copper

43. This yellow element is a component of
gunpowder. It is:
 Sulphur

44. The big clue for this metal's identity is how it is
being used. This element is:
 Lead

45. You would wear protective gloves to hold this
radioactive element. It is said that the metal is
warm to the touch. This is:
 Uranium

46. This isn't totally pure, but the majority of the
picture is of one element. It's the most
abundant element in the universe. This element
is:
 Hydrogen