Energy and environment quiz 28th feb 2012

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Energy and Environment Quiz

National Science Day Celebration,Pandit Deendayal Petroleum

University,Gandhinagar


CONTENT TEAM

ANMOL GARGROHAN DESAI

SOURAB PANCHANAN


Rules• 15 questions, 1 mark for each question, no negatives• 4 questions are starred(*) ,they carry more weightage and would be

considered in case of a tie.• 6 teams would qualify for the finals• Quizmaster’s discretion would be final.• Use of mobile phones and internet (Googling etc.) during the prelims is strictly

prohibited and will lead to disqualification. • Participants are expected to quiz in the spirit of quizzing • Audience is requested not to litter the auditorium • No food/drinks are allowed inside the venue • Smoking and consumption of Alcohol/Tobacco/Illegal Drugs is strictly

prohibited in the campus/auditorium/canteen/buses • ALL THE BEST TO EVERYONE! • Happy Quizzing!


1. Which phenomenon was discovered on Feb 28, 1927 which resulted in a Nobel Prize in 1930 for the scientist who

discovered it?


2. Who is the Minister for Environments and Forests of India?


3. What is the name given to a vehicle which uses two or more

power sources to run?


4. If a 3 star appliance and a 5 star electrical appliance is available to me at the same price with the same specifications,

then which appliance should I buy to have a lower electricity bill?


*5. To mark the birthday of which scientist did Google come up with this doodle?


6. Proximate analysis of fuel is determination of percentage of

a. Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur, moistureb. Fixed carbon, ash, volatile matter, moisturec. Higher calorific valued. Lower calorific value


7. The nodal agency for coordinating the energy conservation activities under EC act in India is

a) Bureau of Indian Standards b) Bureau of Energy Efficiencyc) Bureau of Energy Education d) Bureau of Energy and Environment


8. What minerals are found in the run-off from agricultural land and treated and untreated

sewage effluents, which are highly responsible for eutrophication of water bodies?

a. Phosphorous and carbon b. Nitrogen and phosphorus c. Potassium and arsenic

d. Iron and manganese


9. This method of farming reduces soil erosion in hilly regions. It also creates hundreds of small

dams, slows down water flow, and increases infiltration, which reduces erosion and promotes

better water quality. What is this beneficial method known as?

a. Contour farmingb. Multiple croppingc. Crop rotationd. Jhum cultivation


10. Following a nuclear holocaust what season do scientists believe will engulf the earth and have even coined a term for it?


*11. In which unit is the ozone layer thickness measured?


*12. What is the difference between the countries in brown and blue in relation to a historic climate agreement change treaty?


13. Who gave the following slogan for the Chipko movement

‘Ecology is permanent economy’?


14. What is the name given to a nuclear reactor capable of generating more fissile material than it consumes?


*15. X refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from sitting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. What is X?

ANSWERS


Energy and Environment Quiz

National Science Day Celebration,Pandit Deendayal Petroleum

University,Gandhinagar


1. Which phenomenon was discovered on Feb 28, 1927 which resulted in a Nobel Prize in 1930 for the scientist who

discovered it?


Raman effect


2. Who is the Minister for Environments and Forests of India?


Jayanthi Natarajan


3. What is the name given to a vehicle which uses two or more

power sources to run?


Hybrid vehicle


4. If a 3 star appliance and a 5 star electrical appliance is available to me at the same price with the same specifications,

then which appliance should I buy to have a lower electricity bill?


A 5 star appliance


5. To mark the birthday of which scientist did Google come up with this doodle?


Heinrich Hertz


6. Proximate analysis of fuel is determination of percentage of

a. Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulphur, moistureb. Fixed carbon, ash, volatile matter, moisturec. Higher calorific valued. Lower calorific value


b. Fixed carbon, ash, volatile matter, moisture


7. The nodal agency for coordinating the energy conservation activities under EC act in India is

a) Bureau of Indian Standards b) Bureau of Energy Efficiencyc) Bureau of Energy Education d) Bureau of Energy and Environment


Bureau of Energy Efficiency


8. What minerals are found in the run-off from agricultural land and treated and untreated

sewage effluents, which are highly responsible for eutrophication of water bodies?

a. Phosphorous and carbon b. Nitrogen and phosphorus c. Potassium and arsenic

d. Iron and manganese


Nitrogen and Phosphorus


9. This method of farming reduces soil erosion in hilly regions. It also creates hundreds of small

dams, slows down water flow, and increases infiltration, which reduces erosion and promotes

better water quality. What is this beneficial method known as?

a. Contour farmingb. Multiple croppingc. Crop rotationd. Jhum cultivation


Contour farming


10. Following a nuclear holocaust what season do scientists believe will engulf the earth and have even coined a term for it?


Nuclear winter


11. In which unit is the ozone layer thickness measured?


Dobson


12. What is the difference between the countries in brown and blue in relation to a

historic climate change agreement?


Countries in blue have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol while the countries in brown have ratified the Kyoto Protocol


13. Who gave the following slogan for the Chipko movement

‘Ecology is permanent economy’?


Sunderlal Bahuguna


14. What is the name given to a nuclear reactor capable of generating more fissile material than it consumes?


Fast breeder reactor


15. X refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from sitting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. What is X?


Green Building

FINALS

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Famous Indian Scientists

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Rules

• 6 Questions, 1 direct question per team• +10 for direct,+5 for a pass• No negatives, feel free to guess• If no team is able to answer then question would

pass on to the audience• Audience is requested not to prompt• Quizmaster’s decision would be final and binding• Good Luck to all Teams! Happy Quizzing!

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• X was knighted in 1941 by the British Government and his research area included emulsions, colloids and industrial chemistry.

• He became the first director general of CSIR and is known as ‘The Father of Research Laboratories’

• An annual award for recognition of outstanding scientists has been institutes by CSIR in his honour

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• X was an Indian polymath: a physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction.

• He is hailed for the introduction of experimental science in the Indian subcontinent and is also considered the father of Bengali science fiction.

• He was the first person from the Indian subcontinent to receive a US patent, in 1904.

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• X was the founding director of India’s two well known research institutions including TIFR.

• He gained prominence for deriving the correct expression for the probability of scattering positrons by electrons and his major contributions are in the field of Compton scattering and nuclear physics

• He died in a plane crash near Mont Blanc in 1966.

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• X was an Indian astronomer and mathematician and his works on calculus predates those of Newton and Leibnitz by nearly 500 years

• His contributions include principles of quadratic equations, proof of Pythagorean theorem, concepts of differential calculus and Rolle’s theorem among many others

• Legend has it that his book on arithmetic was written for his daughter Lilavati

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• X’s work on particle statistics clarified the behaviour of photons and created a new field in quantum mechanics which has resulted in multiple Nobel Prize winners

• He worked with the likes of Einstein and Bohr and has given his name to a sub atomic particle

• He could speak several languages, play esraj and was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1954

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• X is widely regarded as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India

• He was one of the most eminent researchers in the field of turbulence and boundary layers and is credited for setting up the first supersonic wind tunnel in India

• X succeeded Dr Vikram Sarabhai as the chairman of ISRO and was instrumental in the development of PSLV and INSAT

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Audience question

• X is remembered for his contributions in the field of number theory, infinite series, continued fractions and mathematical analysis.

• Although he had no formal education, he compiled 3900 results and English mathematician G H Hardy reveres him in the same league as Euler and Gauss

• In recognition of his contributions, the GOI has decided to celebrate his birthday 22nd Dec as ‘National Mathematics Day’

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Mixed Bag

1. Initially discovered by the chemists Frank Rowland and Mario Molina in 1973, this hypothesis was strongly opposed by the aerosol industries. Rowland, Molina and Crutzen were awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this work. Which famous theory did they propose?

Depletion of ozone layer by CFCs

2. Known as danti in hindi and Ratanjyot in Gujarati, this plant is resistant to a high degree of aridity and its oil is used for energy purposes after treatment with ethanol and NaOH. Identify this energy plant.

Jatropha

3. The second Earth summit was held in Johanessburg in 2002. It was held 10 years after the first Earth Summit was held at X.

The first Earth Summit resulted in an agreement on Climate Change Convention and Agenda 21. Id X

Rio de Janeiro. The summit at Jo’burg was also known as ‘Rio+10’

4. Which international standard for energy efficient consumer products was created in the early 1990s by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reduce greenhouse gas

emission and energy consumption?

5. Ratified by 196 countries and the European Union, it has been hailed by Kofi Annan as “perhaps the single most successful international agreement to date”. Identify this

landmark agreement which celebrates 25 years this year.

Montreal Protocol

6. This proposed project has been in news for protests after the Fukushima disaster. If built it would become the world’s largest nuclear power plant

by net electrical power rating. Which power plant is being discussed?

Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant

Audience Question

Ocean Thermal Energy


Mixed Bag -2


Rules




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• The earliest known form of X was invented in the late 1890s by Peter Cooper Hewitt. The Cooper Hewitt lamps were used for photographic studios and industries. The helical (three-dimensional spiral) form of X was invented in 1976 by Edward Hammer, an engineer with General Electric

• Because of their higher efficiency, X uses between one-quarter to one-third of the power of an equivalent incandescent lamp. Id X



Compact fluorescent lamp(CFL)


2. What is the significance of this car?



REVA,India’s first electric powered car


3.Name the theory which is explained using the graph as shown below



Hubbert’s Peak Oil Theory


4. Connect



Bhopal Gas Tragedy


5.

• Which manmade disaster in the 1991 accounted for 2% global CO2 emissions, daily emissions of SO2 which was 57 % that of those in USA and 3400 metric tons of soot per day?



Kuwaiti Oil Fires(1991)


6.

• After seven years of extensive research work TERI developed an easy and cost-effective bioremediation process. Providing great significance to bioremediation in the worldwide effort to tackle incidents of oil spills, TERI has developed X– a consortium of crude oil and oily sludge degrading bacteria – deriving from various bacterial cultures existing in the natural environment. X is multiplied under laboratory conditions, mixed with carrier materials, and packed into reusable polybags for convenient transportation .Id X



Oil Zapper(Bioremediation of Oil spills, oily sludge and cuttings)


Audience Question

• A measure of the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions of a defined population, system or activity, considering all relevant sources, sinks and storage within the spatial and temporal boundary of the population, system or activity of interest. Calculated as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) using the relevant 100-year global warming potential (GWP100).Definition of what?



Carbon Footprint


Visuals


Rules




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2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill


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On the occasion of Earth Hour in 2008


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Meeting of the Cabinet of Maldives to raise awareness about climate change


7.


Sunderlal Bahuguna

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Rapidfire

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RULES

• Last round of the Quiz!!!• 4 questions to each team • 60 seconds• +10 for a correct ans, -5 for a wrong ans,0 for pass• Bonus 20 points if all 4 questions are correctly

answered• The first answer given by the team will be accepted

by the Quizmaster• Quizmaster’s decision is final and binding



1.

• What is the energy obtained by using heat from Earth’s interior known as?

• With which environmental activist would you associate The Green Belt Movement?

• With which natural phenomenon would you associate the change in frequency of siren of an approaching vehicle ?

• ‘For a Living Planet’ is the motto of which very famous international conservation organisation?



• Geothermal energy

• Wangari Mathai

• Doppler effect

• World Wide Fund for Nature


2. • What is the name given to the natural light display in sky in

the high latitude regions caused by the collision of the energetic charged particles with atoms in the thermosphere?

• India’s 63 % energy needs are met from which fossil fuel?

• With which former American Vice President would you associate the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth?

• Which World Heritage Site in India is home to two thirds of the world’s one horned rhinoceros?



• Aurora

• Coal

• Al Gore

• Kaziranga National Park


3. • Which commonly observed natural phenomenon is exploited

in the study of size and density of particles in aerosols and colloids?

• On the vehicle of which Indian wildlife conservationist would you find the words ‘Snakes are not as poisonous as human beings’?

• ‘Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment’ is the motto of which organisation?

• Athabasca deposit in Canada is the world’s largest source of which unconventional energy resource?



• Tyndall effect

• Snake Shyam

• PETA

• Oil tar/tar sands/


4. • Which movement began in September 1983 when people led

by Panduranga Hegde hugged the trees in Kalase forest?

• The optical fibers used in telecommunication utilise which optical phenomenon?

• Which Indian politician started the organisation ‘People for Animals’ in 1992, the largest organisation for animal welfare in India?

• What is the general name given to fuels derived from vegetable oils, biomass, corn, soyabean etc?



• Appiko Movement

• Total internal reflection

• Maneka Gandhi

• Biofuels


5.

• Which Australian television personality and wildlife expert was nicknamed The Crocodile Hunter?

• What is the global sum of ecosystems known as ?

• Which term refers to methane adsorbed in the solid matrix of coal?

• Which natural phenomenon causes ionisation of air leading to the formation of nitric oxide?



• Steve Irwin

• Biosphere

• Coal bed methane

• Lightning


6.• Who is the Chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change and shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore in 2007?

• Which phenomenon first observed by Hertz results due to the absorption of energy from EM radiation of very short wavelength?

• The degree of variation of life within a given ecosystem , biome or planet is known as ________

• With which unconventional energy source would you associate methane clathrate?



• RK Pachauri

• Photoelectric effect

• Biodiversity

• Gas hydrates


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