58SCIENCE REPORTER, MAY 2015

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1. Par cles that par cipate in strong nuclear interac on are called: a) Neutrinos b) Hadrons c) Leptons d) Photons

2. Sum of the charges of 14 up quarks and 11 down quarks: a) 52/3 b) 39 c) 3 d) 17/3

3. Bo om Quark is also known as: a) Charm quark b) Bubble quark c) Bilou quark d) Beauty quark

4. Which of the following is the most massive object? a) Z-par cle b) W-par cle c) Top quark d) None of the above

5. Which of the following par cles is not a boson? a) The photon b) The gluon c) The muon d) The Higgs par cle

6. Which of the following is not conserved in a nuclear reac on? a) Nucleon number b) Baryon number c) Charge d) All of the above are conserved

7. The fi rst an par cle found was the: a) Positron b) Quark c) Baryon d) Hyperon

8. The proton, neutron, electron and photon are called: a) Secondary par cles b) Fundamental par cles c) Ini al par cles d) Basic par cles

9. The exchange par cle of electromagne c force is: a) Gluon b) Muon c) Photon d) Proton

10. The electron and muon both are: a) Hadrons b) Leptons c) Mesons d) Baryons

11. Par cles that interact with strong force are called: a) Electrons b) Hadrons c) Muons d) Leptons

12. A baryon is made of: a) A quark an quark pair b) Three quarks c) Three an quarks d) Electron-positron-gamma state

13. How many diff erent gluons exist? a) 5 b) 6c) 7 d) 8

14. The proton in the quark model is composed of: a) u-d-d b) d-d-dc) u-u-u d) u-u-d

15. The neutron in the quark model is composed of: a) u-d-d b) d-d-dc) u-u-u d) u-u-d

16. The search for elementary par cles is an example of: a) Reduc onism b) Irra onalism c) Holism d) Determinism

17. Which of the following is not found in an atom? a) Neutrino b) Quark c) Proton d) Electron

18. Which of the following is the large hadron collider looking for? a) Neutrino b) Tau leptons c) Quarks d) Higgs bosons

19. Which of the following is not a par cle physics experiment? a) Gargamelle b) Aladin c) Belle d) Babar

20. Which of the following is not associated with LHC experiment? a) Atlas b) LHCb c) Alice d) Aleph

ANSWERS: 1.b 2.d 3.d 4.c 5.c 6.d 7.a 8.b 9.c 10.b 11.b 12.b 13.d 14.d 15.a 16.a 17.a 18.d 19.a 20.d

59 SCIENCE REPORTER, MAY 2015

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1. Epitrochlear bursi s is another name for: a) Middle ear infl amma on b) Sore throat c) Tennis elbow d) Bunions

2. Spider angioma is an abnormal grouping of blood vessels near the surface of the: a) Eyeballs b) Skin c) Tongue d) Fingernails

3. Somnambulism is another name for: a) Small blood clot b) Snoring c) Sleepwalking d) A pronounced limb

4. If a child develops a chalazion, which part of his or her body is aff ected? a) Eyelid b) Skin c) Throat d) Stomach

5. Encephali s is an irrita on and infl amma on aff ec ng which organ? a) The brain b) The liver c) The heart d) The thyroid gland

6. A por on of your stomach protrudes through a hole in your diaphragm and upward in your chest. You have: a) A compounded ulcer b) A hia al hernia c) Severe heartburn d) Esophageal refl ex

7. Alterna ng pain, weakness, numbness and ngling in a leg are likely symptoms of: a) A pinched nerve b) A muscle tear c) Phlebi s d) Scia ca

8. Which of the following is not a hereditary disease? a) Albinism b) Mental retarda on c) Hemophilia d) Atherosclerosis

9. Which of the following disease is known as the Hansen’s disease? a) Leprosy b) Infl uenza c) Tuberculosis d) Pneumonia

10. Curvature of the spine is associated with: a) Dyslexia b) Epilepsy c) Scoliosis d) Angelman

11. Hypertrichosis is also some mes informally called: a) Vampire disorder b) Mummy disease c) Zombifi ca on d) Werewolf syndrome

12. Fregoli syndrome causes people to believe that complete strangers are in fact: a) People they know b) Famous celebri es c) Mirages d) Aliens

13. Cotard’s syndrome is a psychological disorder in which people believe they are: a) Immortal b) Famous c) Dead d) None of the above

14. A disease in which unusual thread-like fi bers appear under the skin: a) Morgellons disease b) Asperger’s disease c) Seizure disease d) Addison’s disease

15. Korsakoff ’s syndrome is an amnes c disorder caused by damage to the: a) Cerebral cortex b) Amygdale c) Hippocampus d) Thalamus

16. Cirrhosis is a condi on involving: a) Abnormal out pocke ng of the large intes ne b) Infl amma on of the small intes ne c) Constric on of the esophagus with a tumor d) Degenera on of the liver

17. Dysphagia is a term describing diffi cult, painful or abnormal: a) Passing of stool b) Emptying of stomach c) Chewing of food d) Swallowing

18. If you have GERD, you have: a) Gall bladder disease b) Stomach ulcers c) Severe heartburn d) Alcoholic liver disease

19. Crohn’s disease is associated with: a) Liver b) Intes nal tract c) Heart d) Lung

20. A disease associated with thickening of skin and underlying ssues:

a) Schizophrenia b) Anorexia Nervosac) Lympha c Filariasis d) Narcolepsy

ANSWERS: 1.c 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.a 6.b 7.d 8.d 9.a 10.c 11.d 12.a 13.c 14.a 15.d 16.d 17.d 18.c 19.b 20. c