SciTech

Barry O Brien will be the Quiz Master for SciTech.

The last date to register for SciTech is 4th January 2009.

The Online Elimination Round has started. Click here to see the quiz.

Think you know a lot about technology? Science & Technology is what you thrive on? Want to prove yourself to be the sharpest mind in the country? Then here's your chance for glory. In a totally revamped quiz structure, SciTech is not just for the nerdy or the geeky any more. Only the fastest and the sharpest minds can crack this challenge.

1. Introduction

Techfest 2009 presents SciTech: The National Inter Collegiate Quiz Competition

1.2 Important Dates

The Online Elimination Round has started. Click here to see the quiz.

Registration for SciTech has started. Click here to register.

View the Competition Structure »

For further queries contact:

2.1 Elimination Round 1

Via Online Screening

1. The first stage is an Online Screening Stage. Each registered team will solve an online quiz. Top 15 teams will be short listed for the second stage at Techfest 2009.
2. Accommodation will be provided to these 15 teams during Techfest at IIT Bombay.
3. The Second Stage of selection is a written test. The details of this test shall be disclosed during Techfest 2009.

Via On the Spot Entries

1. Teams consisting of two students can register on the spot and participate in the Elimination Round which will be held at Techfest.
2. Top 15 teams will be short listed for the second stage at Techfest 2009.
3. All students with a valid identity card of their respective educational institutes are eligible to participate in this round.

2.2 Elimination Round 2

The 15 teams from the online elimination and 15 from the on the Spot Elimination will compete again in a written test and the top 6 teams from these will be selected for the Grand Finale.

2.3 Grand Finale

Top 6 teams will reach the Grand Finale to be held on the second night of Techfest 2009. The number of rounds and marking scheme will be disclosed during SciTech Grand Finale.

NOTE: Online Screening Stage is not applicable for IIT Bombay students. In order to qualify for the Grand Finale, they need to participate as On The Spot Entry in Elimination Round which will be held on day 1 at Techfest 2009.

View the Rules »

3.1 General Rules

1. The teams must adhere to the spirit of HEALTHY COMPETITION. Judges reserve the right to disqualify any team found indulging in misbehavior.
2. Judges' decision shall be final and binding on all.
3. The organizers reserve the rights to change any or all of the above rules as they deem fit. Change in rules, if any will be highlighted on the website and notified to the registered participants.

3.2 Team Specifications

A team must consist of 2 members. Participants are advised to form teams before registration, since the competition is essentially team event.

3.3 Eligibility

All students with a valid identity card of their respective educational institutes are eligible to participate in SciTech at Techfest 2009.

3.4 Certificate Policy

1. Certificate of Excellence will be given to the top 3 teams.
2. Certificates of Participation will be given to all the teams that are able to clear the Second Stage at Techfest 2009.

3.5 Registration

Registration for SciTech has started. Click here to register.
The last date to register for SciTech is 4th January 2009.

View the Online Elimination Round »

Online Elimination Round

To download the pdf of the quiz, click here.

Instructions

1. Quiz starts at 4:00 PM on 3rd January 2009 and ends at 4:00 PM on 4th January 2009.
2. Unless otherwise stated, please give full fundae/full connect to all questions and parts thereof. Any answer(s) not adhering to this rule is/are in danger of being marked as half correct.
3. Please do not question the quizmasters marking scheme. All decisions regarding the entries may be thought of as full and final.
4. Send your answers to scitech[at]techfest[dot]org, latest by 5:00 PM on 4th January 2009.
5. Post all your doubts on the Techfest Forum

Part 1: Science (How things work)

1. On what occasion was this google doodle made?
   
   
   



2. What is the name of this equation?
   
   
   



3. How are the elements with atomic numbers 43 and 61 unique?


4. Find A, B and C
   Limestone + Clay + Gypsum = A
   A + Water + Masonry = B
   A + Fly ash + Gravel + Sand + Water = C


5. This coat of arms was made from the hide of a certain mammal. Which one?
   
   
   



6. Its overall composition is similar to that of wrought iron. The exact composition details are as follows:
   Iron � 99.7%
   Silicon � 0.056%
   Phosphorus � 0.11%
   Carbon � 0.08%
   Sulphur � 0.01%
   What are we talking about?


7. The picture shows a conjunction of two planets that occurred many years ago. Kepler thought that it occurred once every 800 years. It is thought that it will next occur in about 400 years. How do we commonly know this conjunction?
   
   
   (Click on the above image to see the enlarged picture)

Part 2: Tech (machines and so on)

1. What is the name of this device? Which company manufactures it?
   
   
   



2. Connect these eight animals. (Hint: we don't exactly want a biological connect)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   



3. What is the name of this google add-on? What is its purpose?
   
   
   



4. What's the name of this guy, and what's his claim to fame?
   
   
   



5. For many years, British Airways used the slogan 'Arrive Before you Leave'. Why?

Part 3: Puzzle/IQ related questions

1. The graph shows the number of steps required to reduce a certain type of number to a well-known constant. What is the name of that constant?
   
   
   



2. For what is the mnemonic 'King Paul Came Out For Good Saturday' used?

Part 4: Trivia

1. This picture is from the Simpsons, and it shows the nearest approximate solution to a famous equation. Which one?
   
   
   



2. This commonly used thing comes in variants like wide, standard, vertical, big, large and detailed. What?


3. Connect: The Greek word for star, the Greek word for universe and the Chinese word for space.


4. Which aircraft got its name because the design engineers had to use the sine of a particular angle very frequently while working on it?


5. Shown in the picture is the list of semaphore symbols. The peace symbol is a combination of two of these. Identify the two letters whose symbols are used to make up the peace symbol and the reason for choosing them.
   
   
   

Part 5: Videos

1. Which robot is shown in the video?
   
   
   



2. What is the name of this phenomenon? The video was taken from an aircraft.
   
   
   



3. What is the name of this spacecraft?
   
   
   



4. Which game has been simulated in 3D, and how?