UL National Science Safety Quiz was held by NDTV on 4th October, 2016 at St. Xavier’s School, Mumbai in Andheri East. The students of Class IX and X were the participants at the zonal round. Ms. Arpita Samal of Class X and Master. Harshit Saraswat of Class IX were selected for the zonal round held at Mumbai.
The ‘National Safety Science Quiz’ was for school kids across 5 major cities in India from Classes 9 to 11. This quiz was aimed at instilling a greater awareness on the need for safety amongst school children and to spread the message through safety education across the country. It was an effort to ignite young minds towards a safer India.
The subject of the quiz was “Safety in Everyday Life” and in the preliminary round (written) for selection, 25 questions were asked on various topics like road safety, electricity, health hazards, fire safety, water accidents etc.Some Questions asked in the Selection Round were:
- You have been asked to take care of your little sister, who is about 8 months old in what safe position should you put the baby to sleep? On stomach, on her side, or on her back to minimize the risk of sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
- According to Red Cross, what is the maximum amount of time in which you should be able to evacuate a house in case of fire?
- When climbing a ladder, you must face the ladder and follow the ________ point of contact rules to minimize the chances of slipping and falling from the ladder.
- Name the first aid technique which involves uninterrupted chest compression and is also used on people who have suffered serious electrical shocks.
- Suppose a friend of yours has fainted and lying unconscious, is it a good idea to try to get them to drink water? Why or why not?
- How would you decipher or make sense of these mnemonics with respect to safety science?
A. - for Ash, B. - for Barrel, C. - for Current, D. – for Dynamite, K. – for Kitchen - Name the gas that creates more global warming than CO2 gas generated mostly from dump yards?
- What ingredient is found in East Asian food, meat which is harmful for the health and can lead to cause heart attack sometimes?
