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1. Which of these is not a polymer:

1. Protein
2. Bones
3. DNA
4. All of the above are polymers.
A bone is considered a composite material.
2. Which planet has the shortest day?
Jupiter has the shortest day in solar system. A day on
Jupiter lasts 9 hours and 56 minutes. In other words, the
average sleeping time of a college student.
3. On the Mohs Hardness Scale, what has a hardness of 10?
Diamond had the highest Mohs Hardness of 10. The Mohs
Hardness scale is a qualitative scale based on the ability of
one mineral to visibly scratch another mineral.

4. If 8 bits = 1 byte, then 4 bits = 1 _____?

4 bits is equal to 1 Nibble.
5. What comes into 4 different shapes: spiral, elliptical, lenticular,
and irregular?
Galaxies come in the above mentioned four shapes. Our
own Milky Way Galaxy is a spiral galaxy.
6. In 1992, which scientists idea did the Vatican accept?
Galileo Galilei. The idea was the heliocentric theory of
Solar System. Pope John Paul II in 1992 expressed regret
for how the Galileo affair was handled, more than 350
years after death of Galileo under house arrest.
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7. As per World Health Organization, which of these is not a

disease:
1. Hairy palms and soles
2. Restless Legs Syndrome
3. Homosexuality
4. Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Homosexual behaviour was removed from the list of Mental
Illnesses by WHO in 1990. Medical research has shown that
same-sex sexual and romantic attractions, feelings, and
behaviors are normal and positive variations of human
sexuality.
8. Dolly was worlds first mammal to be cloned. To which species
did she belong?
Dolly, born on 5th of July 1996, was a sheep. She lived for
6.5 years.

9. Who was worlds first computer programmer?

Lady Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) is generally considered to
be worlds first computer programmer. She wrote worlds
first algorithm for Charles Babbages Analytical Engine.
10.

How many planets in the solar system have rings?

4 Planets: the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune each have a ring system. Of course, Saturn has
the most well-known and prominent rings.

11.

What is absolute zero in Fahrenheit scale?

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-459.6 Fahrenheit. It was a question of converting 0 Kelvin
to Fahrenheit.
12.

Draw a general diagram of a bell curve.

Bell Curve is a graph of a Gaussian function which comes
out as a bell shaped curve. This function has many
applications in numerous fields.

13.

What is known as Fermats Last Theorem?

Fermats last theorem states that no three positive
integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation
+ = for any integer value of n greater than two.
Fermat conjectured this theorem in 1637 and claimed he
had a proof, but died before proving it. It took more than
350 years to prove this theorem.

14.
What was the name of the comet lander which landed on
comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko on 12th November last
year?
Philae. It accompanied the Rosetta spacecraft.
15.
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics was given for which
invention?
For the invention of Blue LED.
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16.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Mangalyaan belongs to which category:

Lander
Rover
Probe
Orbiter

17.
Who hosted the second season of the popular science TV
show Cosmos?
Neil deGrasse Tyson, an American astrophysicist,
cosmologist, author, and science communicator.
18.

Bosons are named after which scientist?

Satyendra Nath Bose.

19.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Which of these is not made of quarks?

Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
Pions

20.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Which metal was used in making the Statue of Liberty?

Copper
Iron
Silver
Zinc

21.

What are Maitri, Dakshin Gangotri, and Bharati?

These are Indias research bases in the Antarctic. Bharati
is still a proposed base.

22.
Deep blue color in glass is imparted by the presence of
which of the following?
1. Cupric oxide
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2. Nickel oxide
3. Cobalt oxide
4. Iron oxide
23.
The movie Theory of Everything was based on the life of
British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. On which British
mathematicians life was The Imitation Game based?
Alan Turing.

24.
Which isotope of Uranium is capable of sustaining a chain
reaction?
1. U-238
2. U-245
3. U-239
4. U-235
25.
How many complete revolutions does the Moon make
around the Earth in a single year?
13 complete revolutions, and a fraction of fourteenth.

26.
When the reading of a barometer goes down, it indicates:
1. Storm
2. Rain
3. Intense heat
4. Snow
When reading of a barometer goes down it indicates a drop in
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27.
Which gas was first discovered in the chromospheres of
the sun?
Helium. It is named after the Greek god of Sun, Helios.

28.
What type of attack is used to make a computer system
unavailable?
1.
2.
3.
4.

DNS poisoning.
Rootkit installation.
Server spoofing
Denial of Service

29.
Which Russian Internet company is demanding anti-trust
litigation against Google due to Android search?
Yandex.

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2.
3.
4.

MAVEN is a:
Research Journal
Space Mission
iPhone App
Semiconductor fabrication lab