The document is a science quiz containing multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions about various science topics such as: - Identifying a device that uses clockwork gears to record tip movement under magnification - Naming the scientists involved in the "War of Currents" - Filling in blanks about scales used to measure breast development and male pattern baldness - Identifying buckminsterfullerene ("buckyballs") as the substance Nobel laureates were awarded for discovering - Naming the eye chart used in eye exams - Stating that the islets of Langerhans are found in the human pancreas

1. SCIENCE QUIZ
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2. .Question 1.
Identify the device shown to you by
using the information given in the next
2 slides

3. .Question 1.
• The device shown uses a series of clockwork gears and a
smoked glass plate to record the movement of the tip of a
________ at magnifications of up to 10,000
• Marks are made on the plate at intervals of a few seconds,
demonstrating how the rate of growth varies under varying
stimuli
• The picture on the right is from The Bose Institute at Kolkata

4. .Question 1.

5. .Question 2.
The famous “WAR OF CURRENTS”
was fought between which
2 famous scientists ??

7. .Question 4.
• The “LUDWIG Scale” is used to measure ________ in females
• The “NORWOOD-HAMILTON Scale” is used to measure _________
in the case of males
Fill in the blanks with suitable answers

8. .Question 5.
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In 1986, Harold Kroto, Robert Curl and Richard Smalley were awarded the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their roles in the discovery of “X”
“X” is named after a famous American architect whose Geodesic domes are similar in
shape to “X” (shown in pictures)
“X” is nothing but molecules of long chains of Carbon atoms having 60 or more atoms
“X” resembles a Soccer ball in shape
What is X ?

9. .Question 6.
Identify the Nobel-winning Scientist
on whose house (birthplace) the wall
painting has been made.

10. .Question 7.
These charts are found in many
Eye-care places.
What is the name of such charts ?

11. .Question 8.
Where in the human body would you find “The Islet of LANGERHANS” ?

12. .Question 9.
Code name : 6LL3
Born : 5 July 1996
Death : 14 February 2003
Named after her

13. It is found in
Cyanobacteria , algae
and plants
It is important for plants
because it allows plants
to absorb energy from
light
What is it ?
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14. Jagdish Chandra Bose wrote a
Bengali essay called Adrisya
Alok (meaning Invisible Light)
“The invisible light can easily
pass through brick walls and
buildings. Therefore, messages
can be transmitted by means of
it without using wires.”
17th December 1902
Marconi invented it
Marconi sent the first
message to the Atlantic
from North America
using the apparatus
shown in picture
What thing is being discussed here ?
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15. _________ is a 3-D puzzle invented in 1974
by a Hungarian Professor of architecture.
As of January 2009, 350 million pieces had
been sold worldwide making it the world's
top-selling puzzle game
43,252,003,274,489,856,000 is the
number of possible positions
Mats Valk of Netherlands holds the record
for solving it in only 5.55 seconds
Name the puzzle / toy