Materials & Energy Online Quiz at The Quiz Fest 17

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M AT E R I A L S A N D E N E R G Y O N L I N E Q U I ZB Y K R I S H N A M O O R T H I S & P R AT E E K J A I N

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Q U E S T I O N 0 1

What are the materials which convert electrical energy into mechanical energy called

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I D E N T I F Y T H E C O U N T R Y

This country gets its name from the latin name of a metal

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F R E E W I F I - L O A D I N G … … … … … . .

Radiations such as X-Rays and UV rays are extremely dangerous to human beings and will cause cancer after sufficient exposure. So, why is Wi-Fi, which is also an electromagnetic radiation, considered safe?

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Osmium is the densest element found in nature. Which is the densest element to ever exist?

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The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three US and French chemists for the discovery of an important breakthrough in Materials and Machinery. What breakthrough?

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On 22 July, 2009, this metal overtook platinum as the costliest metal in the world. Identify the metal.

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Iron is the most abundant metal in the universe by mass fraction. Which is the second most abundant metal in the universe by mass fraction?

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Pure Iron has 5 different crystalline phases in its solid state at various temperatures and pressures. How many crystalline phases does Pure Ice (solid H2O) have at its solid state?

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In the last decade, a few coastal towns of Kerala and Tamil Nadu have seen massive protests as the livelihood of the people has been threatened by extraction of a substance. Which Substance?

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India starting its own nuclear program was marked by the founding of an organisation. Which organisation?

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Q U E S T I O N 1 1

Which Physics Nobel Laureate first proposed the idea of Time Crystals?

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This material was first produced by Ernest Rutherford in 1934 and was first isolated by

Luis Alvarez and Robert Cornog in 1937.

This material has been one of the leading research interests in North Korea in recent

years to enable them to bypass the restrictions by UN and NPT against Nuclear weapons.

Which Material?

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In 1990, a particular metallic solid was discovered which exhibited

superconductivity at low temperatures. It attracted attention because it was

the only simple diatomic molecule to carry a magnetic moment. Which

solid is being discussed here?

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This is being developed by the ADB to combat energy reserve shortage in Pakistan and India.

Former Petroleum minister Late. Mr Murli Deora hailed the project and called it the

modern silk roadIts construction started in December 2015 and

is proposed to finish by 2019What am I talking about?

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Which country has the most fossil fuel

in the ground?

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In Greek mythology this character, a son of Zeus, was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with

the fruit ever eluding his grasp and the water always receding before he could take a drink.

This eternal punishment inspired the name of which chemical element?

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F I T B

……… is the least stable element known to man today. It was synthesised in 2002 in Russia and has the highest atomic and mass numbers of all elements that exist presently

……… is the only element to be named after a person who is currently alive

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Which Organo-mercuric compound’s presence in vaccines has caused a large amount of protest against it and vaccines in general among the public in USA and other western nations despite it being proven safe by various scientific studies?

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The isotope with the shortest half life (23*10^-24 s) was synthesised in 2003 at Riken’s Laboratory in Japan. Identify the element associated with this isotope

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M O N P Q R S T U W X Y Z

Which is the only alphabet not present in the periodic table?

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A N S W E R 0 1

• Piezoelectric materials

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A N S W E R 0 2

• Argentina

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A N S W E R 0 3

• Wi-Fi is non-ionizing radiation and has a large wavelength.

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A N S W E R 0 4

• Hassium

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A N S W E R 0 5

• Molecular Machines

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A N S W E R 0 6

• Rhodium

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A N S W E R 0 7

• Magnesium

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A N S W E R 0 8

• 17 Phases

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A N S W E R 0 9

• Mineral Beach Sand (Karimanal) rich in minerals such as ilmenite, zircon etc.

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A N S W E R 1 0

• TIFR (By Homi Bhabha in 1944-45)

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A N S W E R 1 1

• Frank Wilczek (Physics Nobel Laureate – 2004)

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A N S W E R 1 2

• Tritium (Hydrogen - 3)

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A N S W E R 1 3

• Metallic Solid Oxygen

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A N S W E R 1 4

• TAPI PIPELINE

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A N S W E R 1 5

• USA

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A N S W E R 1 6

• Tantalum

• Ekeberg wrote “This metal i call Tantalum , partly in allusion to its incapacity, when immersed in acid , to absorb any and be saturated.”

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A N S W E R 1 7

• OGANESSON (After Dr. Yuri Oganessian)

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A N S W E R 1 8

• Thiomersal

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A N S W E R 1 9

• HYDROGEN (H7)

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A N S W E R 2 0

• J