The Quiz Fest is an annual fest by Tack On Quiz Club at UPES, Dehradun. This is Energy & Materials Quiz by Krishna Moorthi.

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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 Z
B 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 RY
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 road
Its construction started in December 2015 and
is proposed to finish by 2019
What 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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• Molecular Machines

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• Rhodium

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• Magnesium

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• 17 Phases

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• 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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• Tritium (Hydrogen - 3)

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• Metallic Solid Oxygen

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• 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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• Thiomersal

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• HYDROGEN (H7)

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• J