Science Quiz competition

For
Life Science Students
By
Sachin Narwadiya
Scientist
Vigyan Prasar

mail:-sachin@vigyanprasar.gov.in

Round I

General

Terms and conditions

Each team will get two questions with multiple choice.
If unanswered, question will not PASS ON to next team.
Each question will have 10 points.
Answer time is 10 second.

TEAM- A

Team A:

At global level_____kg/yr water

vapours pass through stomata.
a) 10X1015
b) 20X1015
c) 22X1015
d) 32X1015

TEAM- B

The anatomy of Pinus needle

reflects the features of a
a) Mesophyte
b) Hydrophyte
c) Xerophytes
d) Epiphyte

TEAM- C

During photosynthesis for each gram atomic

weight of carbon taken up, how much
potential energy obtained?
a) 52 kcal
b) 72 kcal
c) 112kcal
d) 212 kcal

TEAM- D

In which one of the following is

the anus absent ?
a) Roundworm
b)Tapeworm
c) Flatworm
d) Leech

TEAM- E

Glucagon is a hormone secreted by___________

a) Pancreas
b) Liver
c) kidneys
d) Intestine

TEAM- A

The female part of a flower that contains the

ovary and ovule is termed as_____________
a) Stigma
b) Style
c) Stamen
d) Pistil

TEAM- B

Synthesis of urea in liver takes place by

a) Krebs Cycle
b) Ornithine Cycle
c) Nitrogen Cycle
d) Glycolysis

TEAM- C

Acid rain is mainly a mixture of

a) Sulphuric acid and nitric Acid
b) Hexane and Methane
c) Acetic acid and bromine
d) Ascorbic acid and citric acid

TEAM- D

The end product of purine metabolism

is
a) Urea
b) Uric Acid
c) Bilirubin
d) Urobilinogen

TEAM- E

The rate of photosynthesis is maximum in

a) Green Light
b) Blue Light
c) Red Light
d) White Light

Audience Questions
1. Rheumatism affects which part of the
body?
2. Oxides of non metals are _______ in
nature
3. DOTs treatment is related to which
disease?
4. Rickets disease caused due to lack of
____Vitamin.

Round II
Science in Laboratory

Terms and conditions

Each team will get two questions with 10 point to
each question.
If unanswered, question will PASS ON to next team
carrying 5 bonus point.
Answer time is 30 seconds.

TEAM- A

Riboflavin, is type of a vitamin. Give

name of that vitamin.

Vitamin B

TEAM- B

The process of using centrifugal force to

separate lighter portion of a solution,
mixture or suspension from the heavier
one.

centrifugation

TEAM- C

SI unit of radioactivity and defined as

one decay per second

Becquere
l

TEAM- D

TSH is a hormone secreted by___

Pituitary Gland

TEAM- E

The process by which concentration or

activity of given solution is decreased by
addition of solvent.

Dilution

TEAM- A

A solution that contains all the

components of a reaction except
the analyte.

Blank

TEAM- B

Unit
of
intensity
Candela

luminous

TEAM- C

Mass of a molecule of a
substance and calculated by
summing the atomic weights of
the atoms making up the
substances molecular formula.
Molecular Weight

TEAM- D

Solution that contain 1 mole of

solute in each liter of solution

Molar
Solution

TEAM- E

The solutions of which the

concentration of solute is
accurately known
Standard Solution

Audience Questions
What is unit of illumination?
Which is the hottest planet in solar system?
Speed of wind is measured by instrument
called as
The year 2015 celebrated
international year of.

as

the

Round III

Photo Identification Round

Terms and conditions
Each team will get one question

Picture of equipment/process/technique will be shown on

the screen.
If identified without any clue then 10 points will be
awarded.
2 points for each clue will be deducted for next four clues.
If unanswered, question WILL NOT pass on to next team.

TEAM-A

1. Technique based on Beer Lamberts Law

2. Works in both visible and UV Range
3. Generally used as part of semi auto
analyzers
4. Its advance version of colorimeter.

Spectrophotometer

TEAM-B

1. Its separation technique

2. Has two phases
stationary phase and
mobile phase
3. It can be performed
using paper, column.
4.

Eluted fractions can be evaluated by

using spectroscopy.

Column Chromatography

TEAM-C

1. It is a separation
technique
2. It uses mobile phase
and stationary phase
3. Paper is used as
stationary phase
4.Ascending flow or
descending flow can
be maintained

Paper Chromatography

TEAM-D

1.Technique is used to
determine 3d structure of
proteins
2.Max Perutz and John
Kenrew in 1950 invented
this technique.
3. Atoms in crystals
scatters the X-rays
4.Till date about 10,000 proteins structure has
been determined by this technique.

X-Ray Crystallography

TEAM-E

1.General shapes
of DNA &RNA
contents can be
determined.
2.It
is based on
flow cytometry
3. It can select one
cells from
thousand of other
cells
4. It can be used to purify
different types WBCs

Fluorescent Activated cell sorter ( FACS)

Round IV

Science in General

Terms and conditions

Each team will be asked continuous questions for 1
minute or maximum eight question.
Answer should be given in True or False.
Each question will carry 5 points.

1. Insulin is the smallest hormone in human

being.
2. M.Tubercule bacteria also called as acid
fast bacilli
3. FSH secreted by Ovary.
4. Detoxification is work of heart.
5. RBCs are nucleated
6. Ornithology is study of insacts
7. Genes are bigger that DNA in size
8. RBCs life span is about 120 days
9. After age of 70 years red bone marrow
decreases and converted into yellow bone
marrow

10. Presbiopia disease associated with lungs

11.Flourides has capacity to stop glycolysis.
12.Urea Cycle operates in Lungs
13 The electronegativity increases across a
horizontal row of the periodic table from left to
right
14. In blood T3 and T4 bound to albumin.
15. 0.85% NaCl is the concentration in Normal
Saline
16. 40g NaCl in 1 Litre water constitutes 1 Molar
solution.
17. Complement are necessary for antibodies
to act
18. Crixivan, a drug is widely used in the fight

19. Methane is a major component in the

atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune
20. Atomizer is used in flame photometry
21. Sickle cells anemia has spheroid RBCs
22. Ethene is produced naturally by fruits such as
tomatoes and bananas as a plant hormone for the
ripening process of these fruits
23 Fluorocarbons have extraordinarily low boiling
points when compared to hydrocarbons of the
same molecular weight
24. Diseases spread world wide are pandemic
diseases

25. Buffer has capacity to resists in

temperature
26.On
1st
day
of
starvation
increased
gluconeogenesis occur in liver.
27.Salivary alpha-amylase acts on starch
28. Alcohol with long carbon chain is much
less soluble in water
29. Carbonic anhydrase regulates the acidity of
blood and the physiological conditions relating to
blood pH
30. Next to sodium, zinc is the most used
reductant.
31. Iodine acts as decolourizer in grams stain
32. Hyaluronic acid present in synovial fluid.

33. Bats belongs to mammals

34. Plasma can be obtained from clotted blood.
35.Lowering of H ion will increase pH of a
solution.
36. The type of H chain determines the class of
immunoglobulin
37. Amylase is secreted by pancreas
38. RBCs swells in isotonic solutions.
39. Study of color is called chromatography.
40. Bense Johns Protein appear in urine in
myloma condition