Guardians Of The Catalyst- Science Quiz Mains 2016-2017

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QUIZMASTERS:ASHISH AGGARWAL

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RULES• THE TEAMS WILL BE GIVEN 6 LINKS• THE TEAM CAN CHOOSE ONE LINK WHICH GIVES THEM

A VISUAL QUESTION WHICH SHOWS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEORY A SCIENTIST(S) HAS PROPOSED .

• MARKING: 100 POINTS FOR THE ANSWER ON THE FIRST CLUE, 75 POINTS ON THE SECOND CLUE ,50 ON THE THIRD CLUE AND 25 ON THE FOURTH CLUE. YOU GET NO POINTS FOR THE ANSWER ON THE FIFTH CLUE.

• YOU HAVE A MINUTE TO IDENTIFY USING ALL THE HINTS

• LET THE IDENTIFYING PROCESS BEGIN !!!

The birth of a new star in a constellation shows

that the heavens beyond the planets are

not unchanging.

Observations of comets show that they move

among the planets crossing their orbits.

This suggests that heavenly bodies are not

attached to fixed celestial spheres.

If planets are not fixed onto spheres an

elliptical orbit around the sun best explains

their observed motion.

The orbit of every planet is an ELLIPSE.

ANSWER

JOHANNES KEPLER

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When a metal such as zinc reacts with

a dilute acid, it produces bubbles.

These bubbles may be new air.

They burn rapidly when ignited.

The density of the gas is 11 times less than the ordinary

air.

This gas must be an inflammable air

(later named HYDROGEN)

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• HENRY CAVENDISH

Materials made from long molecules called polymers have special

qualities.

Shellac a resin used in varnish ,is naturally occurring polymer.

It is possible to make artificial Shellac by

treating coal tar with formaldehyde.

Addition of various chemicals gave rise to a hard mouldable and

thermoset plastic

BAEKELITE is not what I meant to invent.

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• LEO BAKELAND

A magnetic field can change the polarization of light.

This suggests that light may be an electromagnetic

wave

Assuming light to be an electromagnetic wave it is

possible to formulate equations to mathematically demonstrate the behavior of

light.

The discovery of long wavelength radio waves confirms the equations.Light and magnetism are

quirks of the same substance.

Optics and Magnetism has hence been UNIFIED.

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• JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

A Cepheid variable is a star whose brightness

we can know for certain which means we can calculate how far it is.

If the Cepheid variable is millions of light

years away, it must be in a galaxy outside our

own.

The light coming from other galaxies may be

blueshifted or redshifted.

The light of every distant galaxy is redshifted .

FURTHER THE GALAXY ,THE GREATER

THE REDSHIFT. Universe is big and getting bigger.

The rate of expansion of space soon became

known as “X Constant”.(HUBBLE)

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• EDWIN HUBBLE

Splitting the nucleus of an atom of uranium releases

three neutrons.

The three released can cause splitting of three more atoms ,but if at

least one splits ,a chain reaction can be initiated.

Each time an atom is split, A FRACTION OF MASS

CHANGES INTO ENERGY.

The chain reaction can be uncontrolled ,releasing ENOUGH ENERGY TO CAUSE AN EXPLOSION

(NUCLEAR BOMB)

AN AWESOME POWER IS LOCKED

INSIDE THE NUCLEUS OF AN ATOM

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J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

An evidence for “Theory of Everything” is still

being searched.

At about 1032K gravity separated from all the

four forces. At about 1027

K the strong nuclear force separated

At about 1015 K the electromagnetic and

weak forces separated.

This brought the weak interacting forces and electromagnetic force

together, thus giving us the Electroweak Theory.

It is proposed that at stupendously high

temperatures just after The Big Bang, all four forces were unified as one “SUPERFORCE”.

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• ABDUS SALAM• SHELDON GLASHOW• STEVEN WEINBERG

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Q.In this shown video you see that emptied tea bags when burnt rise up. Explain with scientific funda.

Answer

The air inside the air bags gets heated and hence due to convection the air bags rise.

Q.What is the fluid being used in the video shown?

Answer

Ferrofluid

Q.In the given medium if pressure is applied on a block of ice it melts what is the phenomenon called ?

Answer

REGELATION

Q.In the shown video you see a sea anemone and hermit crab in a relationship. What type of relationship?

Answer

Proto-cooperation

• Q.In the shown video ,you see crystals producing sparks when thrown at each other. This gave rise to the concept of what?

Answer

PIEZOELECTRICITY

Q.Explain the

phenomenon.

Answer

• Bleach breaks the chemical bonds between oxygen atoms in a process called oxidation. This process releases oxygen molecules that break up the chemical bonds of chromophores– groups of atoms and electrons that absorb or reflect certain light wavelengths and give organic molecules their color. Thus there is loss of color.

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Q1.

• A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

• A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

• A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.Who framed these laws?

• ?

ANSWER• Isaac Asimov

Q2.

This book follows a young teenage-spy hired by the MI6 to investigate Greenfields ,a genetic engineering company involved in manufacturing GM seeds for fields in Kenya.

Name of the mission literally means “Tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere”.

I want you to name the title of the book (name along with the series)

ANSWER

• ALEX RIDER: CROCODILE TEARS

Q3. PUT FUNDA

ANSWER

Q4. X is a non-medical term describing a range of injuries to

the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck associated with extension, although the exact injury mechanism(s) remain unknown. Although X is commonly associated with motor vehicle accidents, usually when the vehicle has been hit in the rear; however, the injury can be sustained in many other ways, including head banging, bungee jumping and falls. Also the name of a critically acclaimed 2014 Hollywood movie. Identify X(X is also the name of an Iron Man villain and a weapon in Pocket tanks)

ANSWER

• WHIPLASH

Q5X has all necessary parts of a probe droid. X has an ergonomic suitable shape, scanner, flight at high speeds to cross ground quickly and morphable fingers for different purposes. X is also armed with a plasma cannon in its right arm. However, it is odd that a simple probe would have a plasma gun. The gun might have been installed to remove obstacles and attack enemies. An example of this is when X blasts away an electromagnet X is trapped by.Identify X

ANSWER

• EVE

Q6. Connect

Q7.

The visual appearance and powers of the character have varied, but common powers include superhuman levels of strength, speed, stamina, durability, and reflexes; flight at subsonic speeds; and various offensive weapons such as concussive blasts of energy fired from its optical sensors or hands and an "encephalo-ray", which places victims into a deathlike coma. The latter ray also allows X to mesmerize and mind-control victims, or implant subliminal hypnotic commands within their minds to be enacted at a later time. X also has the ability to convert electromagnetic radiation into electrical energy for use or storage. You know what to do , Right?

ANSWER

ULTRON

AUDIENCE SPECIAL: Connect

ANSWER

Heterochromia iridum

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Q1.

IDENTIFY THE EVENT:

ANSWER

NEWTONMAS

Newtonmas is being celebrated because Sir Isaac Newton was born on Christmas according to the Julian’s Calendar.

Q2.

ANSWER

Q3. CONNECT

Selaginella bryopterisDesmotrichum fibratium

Valmiki

ANSWER

Sanjeevni booti

Q4. Identify

ANSWER

Arecibo signal

Q5.

When Germany invaded Denmark in World War II, Hungarian chemist George de Hevesy dissolved the gold Nobel Prizes of German physicists Max von Laue (1914) and James Franck (1925) in X to prevent the Nazis from confiscating them. During this incident something which was present more than 500 years ago literally found a place in modern chemistry. What is it???

ANSWER

Aqua Regia

Q6. Preparation of what?

ANSWER

Paracetamol

Q7.

"Now, a 100 years on in 2002, we are stretching the rules slightly, tongue very slightly in cheek, to say to the world, here was a great man who selflessly pursued bad people on behalf of the good, using science, courage and crystal clear thought processes to achieve his goals.“The Royal Society of Chemistry was quoted as saying while posthumously awarding X with honorary fellowship . Identify X?

ANSWER

• Sherlock Holmes

Q8.

Till 1950 ,7 Up contained a chemical from metal X which was used as a mood stabilizing drug. Today the chemical is used by psychiatrists.

Name either the chemical or the metal in the compound

ANSWER

• Lithium Citrate

• Lithium

Q9.

Which invention is being shown by the following doodle?

ANSWER

• The Modern Ball Point Pen invented by Lazlo Biro

Q10.• A 1678 news pamphlet The Mowing-Devil: or, Strange News Out of

Hartfordshire is claimed by some cereologists to be the first depiction of a X. X researcher Jim Schnabel does not consider it to be a historical precedent because it describes the stalks as being cut rather than bent.

• In 1686, British naturalist Robert Plot reported on rings or arcs of mushrooms in The Natural History of Stafford-Shire and proposed air flows from the sky as a cause. In 1991 meteorologist Terence Meaden linked this report with modern Xs, a claim that has been compared with those made by Erich von Däniken

• An 1880 letter to the editor of Nature by amateur scientist John Rand Capron describes how a recent storm had created several circles of flattened crops in a field.It was also recently seen in England. Identify X (Pic on next slide)

ANSWER

Crop circles

Q11.• There have been multiple theories postulated to explain X’s

distinctive facial features and a nickname given by rival managers especially Sam Allardyce.

• These are: - X’s fiery temper –• X suffers from Supraventicular Tachycardia and had to

undergo Cardioversion in 2003, a procedure which involves passing a shock through the heart to restore its natural rhythm.

• However, the actual reason is that X suffers from a skin condition called Rosacea that causes flushing of face, redness of eyes, burning sensation over the affected areas etc.

• Identify X.

ANSWER

• Sir Alex Ferguson

Q12

In the late 1880’s ,officials in Paris recovered a body from River Seine. The forensic pathologist was so overwhelmed by her beauty, that he created “a death mask” which became popular all over Europe. In late 1940’s Asmund Laerdal found a much better use for it which was instrumental in saving countless lives. Origins of what ? ( The most kissed face)

ANSWER

CPR Annie