S&T Quiz Bee - Round 2

1. A collection of eight bits is called

• Record
• File
• Byte
• Terabyte

2. Which hormone raises the level of calcium in the blood?

• Calcitonin
• Parathyroid
• Aldosterone
• Cortisol

3. The time a computer takes to start has increased dramatically. One possible explanation for this is that the computer is running out of memory.

• Conclusion
• Experiment
• Observation
• Hypothesis

4. It is a gas law which states that under constant pressure and temperature, the number of moles of a particular gas sample is directly proportional to the volume of a gas.

• Boyle’s law

• Avogadro’s law

• Charles’s law

• Ideal gas law

5. Which among the following can be called an electronic check ?

• Debit Card
• Smart Card
• Credit Card
• None of these

6. In Biology, the correct order for classifying organisms by their taxonomic rank is:

• Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Kingdom
• Species, Kingdom, Order, Family, Genus, Class, Phylum
• Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Species, Genus, Family
• Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

7. Which one of the following types of solar radiation does sunscreen protect the skin from?

• X-rays
• Infrared
• Ultraviolet
• Microwaves

8. Science is both knowledge and activities done by human beings to improve life survival?

• Personal & religion
• personal & career
• personal & emotion
• personal & social

9. What is the main function of red blood cells?

• Fight disease in the body
• Carry oxygen to all parts of the body
• Help the blood to clot
• None of these

10. Firewall in computer is used for ____?

• Security
• Data Transmission
• Authentication
• Monitoring