SciQ (Science Quiz)- Can You Crack It?

Question 1: Which failure mode in materials is most sensitive to cyclic loading?

• Creep
• Brittle fracture
• Fatigue
• Ductile fracture

Question 2: A deadlock in concurrent processing can occur if:

• Simultaneous read operations occur
• The circular wait condition is present
• Only one process exists
• No shared resources exist

Question 3: The main driver of plate tectonics is believed to be:

• Earth’s magnetic field
• Mantle convection
• Atmospheric pressure
• Coriolis effect

Question 4: Which is not a vector quantity?

• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Distance
• Force

Question 5: The matrix product of a 2×3 and a 3×2 matrix is:

• 2×2
• 3×3
• 2×3
• 3×2

Question 6: In the context of renewable energy, what does ‘solar photovoltaic’ refer to?

• Using sunlight to heat water
• Solar thermal energy
• Solar-powered vehicles
• Converting sunlight directly into electricity

Question 7: An AND gate produces a high output only when:

• Any input is high
• All inputs are high
• All inputs are low
• Exactly one input is high

Question 8: Which element is liquid at room temperature?

• Oxygen
• Chlorine
• Bromine
• Iodine

Question 9: What is the pH of a neutral solution at 25°C?

• 1
• 7
• 14
• 10

Question 10: Which of these is NOT a base found in DNA?

• Thymine
• Adenine
• Cytosine
• Uracil