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Root-cause failures quiz

by J SURYA MANIDEEP
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1. Failure Analysis Quiz Test your understanding of the root causes behind these 10 engineering and technical failures. 1. EEE (Electrical & Electronics Engineering): Why did the Texas power grid fail in 2021, leaving the state in the dark? ● A) A massive cyberattack on infrastructure ● B) Temperatures dropped below zero ● C) A planned maintenance outage went wrong ● D) Solar flares disrupted transmission

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2. ECE (Electronics & Communication Engineering): What caused the Chandrayaan-1 mission to end early? ● A) Extreme heat in lunar orbit disabled onboard electronics ● B) A collision with space debris ● C) Complete loss of solar panel functionality ● D) A software navigation bug

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3. MECH (Mechanical Engineering): What critical flaw led to the Samsung Washing Machine recall? ● A) The motor overheated and caught fire ● B) The water pump leaked and short-circuited ● C) High-speed spin vibrations snapped support rods and tore off the lid ● D) The digital display malfunctioned

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4. CIVIL (Civil Engineering): What was the primary oversight in the FIU Bridge collapse? ● A) Using inferior quality concrete ● B) An unexpected earthquake destabilized the supports ● C) Traffic was left open under a new bridge showing major structural cracks ● D) The bridge was struck by an oversized vehicle

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5. CSE (Computer Science & Engineering): Why did the $500M Ariane 5 Flight 501 mission explode at launch? ● A) Reusing software from an older rocket ● B) A fuel tank rupture ● C) Miscalculated trajectory coordinates ● D) Engine failure during the first stage

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6. DS (Data Science): What caused the failure of Zillow Offers? ● A) A sudden housing market crash ● B) An algorithm bought thousands of homes at inflated prices without human oversight ● C) A massive data breach of customer financial records ● D) Failure to secure adequate venture capital

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7. CS (Cyber Security): How was Change Healthcare locked down by ransomware? ● A) A sophisticated zero-day exploit ● B) Employees falling for a phishing email campaign ● C) A single stolen password without a two-step login ● D) An insider threat from a disgruntled employee

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8. AI (Artificial Intelligence): How was the xAI Grok chatbot compromised in a recent controversy? ● A) Its core training data was deleted ● B) Simple word tricks tricked the AI into breaking its safety guardrails ● C) Hackers bypassed its primary firewall ● D) It was overwhelmed by a DDoS attack

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9. AIML (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning): Why did the Uber autonomous car crash? ● A) The physical brakes wore out prematurely ● B) It lost connection to the GPS satellite ● C) The AI couldn't decide what a pedestrian was and failed to brake ● D) The human backup driver purposefully accelerated

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10. IT (Information Technology): What brought an entire Toyota factory to a halt? ● A) A localized power outage ● B) A ransomware attack on their servers ● C) A single database storage error • D) A physical cut to their main fiber optic line

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