SCIENCE QUIZ 1. Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?

(a) Monkey (b) Ostrich (c) Echidna (d) Elephant

2. Which of the following scientists exclaimed EUREKA while bathing and came up with a pioneering discovery in the principles of Physics? (a) Albert Einstein (b) Isaac Newton (c) Stephen Hawking (d) Archimedes

3. Which Indian won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in the year 2009 for his contribution on the structure and function of ribosomes by crystallography? (a) Hargobind Khorana (b) Venkataraman Ramakrishnan (c) Rajendra Pachauri (d) Amartya Sen

4. Blue coloured compound Copper sulphate has the chemical formula (a) CuSO4.5H20 (b) CuSO4.4H20 (a) panthera tigris (b) Panthera tigris 6. The type of mirror used in vehicles is (a) Convex mirror (b) Concave mirror 7. Which visible colour has the lowest wavelength? (a) Ultra violet (b) Red 8. Identify the first animal to set foot in space. (a) Laika the dog (b) Ham the chimpanzee (c) A Spider (d) Belka and Strelka, the dogs (c) Infra red (d) Violet (c) Plane mirror (d) None of these (c) CuSO3.5H20 (d) CoSO4.5H20 (c) Panthera Tigris (d) Panthera tigris

5. The correct representation of a scientific name on a printed Document is

9. Insects like honey bee, mosquito etc undergo stages of development, this process is known as (a) siphoning (b) Metamorphosis (c) Moulting (d) Shedding

10.The worlds biggest flower is (a) Sunflower (b) Chrysanthemum 11.The worlds most poisonous frog is (a) Giant leaf frog (b) Dyeing dart frog 12.Musca domestica refers to the insect (a) Grasshopper (b) Spider (c) Housefly (d) Cockroach (c) Golden poison frog (d) Lovely poison frog (c) Rafflesia (d) Sunflower

13. If the pH of a solution is 6, then the nature of the solution is (a) Acidic (b) Weak acidic (c) Basic (d) Weak basic

14. When phenolphthalein solution is added to sodium hydroxide, the solution becomes (a) Pink (b) Colourless (c) Orange (d) Green

15.In a micelle the hydrophobic end which traps the dirt or grease is

(a) A (b) B 16. The speed of light is (a) 3 x 108 (b) 2.9 x 107 17.Which is the bodys shortest bone? (a) Incus (b) Malleus 18.Which is the longest measuring scale? (a) Meter (b) Yard 19.The residue of fire is called

(c) A and B (d) None of these (c) 3 x 106 (d) 3 x 109

(c) Stapes (d) Femur

(c) Foot (d) Mile

(a) Soot (b) Debris 20.The energy generated from water is known as (a) Relative energy (b) Irrigation

(c) Ash (d) Arson

(c) Hydroelectric energy (d) Electromagnetic energy

21.If the temperature of a solution is 37C and the conversion of C to F is [F] = [C] 95 + 32 then temperature of the solution in F is? (a) 98.7F (b) 98.6F 22.How many bones are there in our body? (a) 206 (b) 212 (c) 200 (d) 306 (c) 98.5F (d) 98.4F

23.When the oxygen level in our brain drops and the carbon dioxide level rises, what do we do? (a) Sleepwalk (b) Yawn 24.LASER is the abbreviated form for (a) Light Automation By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (b) Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (c) Light Amplification By Stimulated Expansion Of Radiation (d) Laser Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation 25.Which variety of coal has the highest percentage of carbon? (a) Anthracite (b) Bituminous 26.Which of these has the highest calorific value? (a) Rubber (b) Gasoline 27.What are egg laying animals known as? (a) Oviparous (b) Viviparous (c) Amphimixis (d) None of these (c) Coal (d) Hydrogen (c) Lignite (d) Peat (c) Burp (d) Hiccup

28.The worlds strongest material and one of worlds softest material are allotropes of which element

(a) Iron (b) Carbon 29.The lightest metal of the periodic table is (a) Helium (b) Osmium

(c) Americium (d) Copper

(c) Lithium (d) Aluminium

30. The larynx produces sound in our throat because of. (a) Air (b) Epiglottis 31. Isotopes are elements with (a) Same A and Z (b) Same A and different Z 32.Vitamin C is has the active component known as (a) Lycopene (b) Ascorbic acid 33.The tongue has more than (a) 2000 taste buds (b) 1000 taste buds (c) 8000 taste buds (d) 5000 taste buds (c) Caspase (d) Hydrochloric acid (c) Different A and same Z (d) Different A and different Z (c) Glottis (d) Trachea

34.To which part of the body does the term Brachial refer? (a) Stomach (b) Heart (c) Kidneys (d) Arms

35.Oncology is the diagnosis and treatment of which disease? (a) Tuberculosis (b) Cancer 36.Name the scientist to win Nobel Prize twice? (a) Madam Marie Curie (b) Rabindranath Tagore (c) CV Raman (d) Jane Goodall (c) Kidney failure (d) AIDS

37. Stem cells which are human meristamatic cells originate from which tissue? (a) Bone marrow (b) Bone (c) Cartilage (d) Brain

38. It is the spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm that repeats several times per minute. In humans, the abrupt rush of air into the lungs causes the epiglottis to close, creating the noise. How do we know it better?

(a) Burps (b) Snore 39.The heat of chillies is measured by the unit (a) Scoville (b) Dobson

(c) Hiccups (d) Sneeze

(c) Joules (d) Watts

40.Which spice is known as the Indian saffron or yellow root in many languages? (a) Cumin (b) Turmeric (c) Mace (d) Cloves

41. The technique by which plants are grown in water without soil is called (a) Hydroponics (b) Plant biotechnology (c) Grafting (d) Vegetative propagation

42.Eating of fish contaminated by which metal caused the Minamata disease in Japan in 1953? (a) Copper (b) Mercury 43.Which vaccine was developed by Louis Pasteur? (a) Rabies vaccine (b) Cholera vaccine 44.Identify the worlds highest waterfalls (a) Niagra falls (b) Angel falls 45.The full form of Wi Fi is (a) Wireless formation (b) Wirefree fanning 46.The unit of current is (a) Ampere (b) Volts 47.The intensity of an earthquake is measured by a (a) Barometer (b) Hydrometer 48.Numismatics is the study of (a) Coins (b) Numbers (c) Sphygmomanometer (d) Seismograph (c) Ohms (d) Joules (c) Wireless fidelity (d) Wire free (c) Jog falls (d) Tugela falls (c) Small pox vaccine (d) Typhoid vaccine (c) Lead (d) Tin

(c) Stamps 49.Ornithology is the study of (a) Bats (b) Snakes

(d) Space

(c) Birds (d) Bones

50.Who among the following is associated with the invention of the computer? (a) Edison (b) Mac Milen (c) Babbage (d) Rangabhashyam