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
(c) CuSO3.5H20
(d) CoSO4.5H20
5. The correct representation of a scientific name on a “printed Document” is (a) panthera tigris
(b) Panthera tigris
(c) Panthera Tigris (d) Panthera tigris 6. The type of mirror used in vehicles is
(a) Convex mirror (b) Concave mirror
(c) Plane mirror (d) None of these 7. Which visible colour has the lowest wavelength?
(a) Ultra violet (b) Red
(c) Infra red (d) Violet 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 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 world’s biggest flower is (a) Sunflower
(b) Chrysanthemum
(c) Rafflesia (d) Sunflower 11. The world’s most poisonous frog is
(a) Giant leaf frog (b) Dyeing dart frog
(c) Golden poison frog (d) Lovely poison frog 12. Musca domestica refers to the insect
(a) Grasshopper (b) Spider
(c) Housefly (d) Cockroach 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
(c) A and B (d) None of these 16. The speed of light is
(a) 3 x 108 (b) 2.9 x 107
(c) 3 x 106 (d) 3 x 109 17. Which is the body’s shortest bone?
(a) Incus (b) Malleus
(c) Stapes (d) Femur 18. Which is the longest measuring scale?
(a) Meter (b) Yard
(c) Foot (d) Mile 19. The residue of fire is called
(a) Soot (b) Debris
(c) Ash (d) Arson 20. The energy generated from water is known as
(a) Relative energy (b) Irrigation
(c) Hydroelectric energy (d) Electromagnetic energy 21. If the temperature of a solution is 37°C and the conversion of °C to °F is
[°F] = [°C] × 9⁄5 + 32 then temperature of the solution in °F is?
(a) 98.7°F (b) 98.6°F
(c) 98.5°F (d) 98.4°F 22. How many bones are there in our body?
(a) 206 (b) 212
(c) 200 (d) 306
23. When the oxygen level in our brain drops and the carbon dioxide level rises, what do we do?
(a) Sleepwalk (b) Yawn
(c) Burp (d) Hiccup 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
(c) Lignite (d) Peat 26. Which of these has the highest calorific value?
(a) Rubber (b) Gasoline
(c) Coal (d) Hydrogen 27. What are egg laying animals known as?
(a) Oviparous (b) Viviparous
(c) Amphimixis (d) None of these
28. The world’s strongest material and one of world’s softest material are allotropes of which element
(a) Iron (b) Carbon
(c) Americium (d) Copper 29. The lightest metal of the periodic table is
(a) Helium (b) Osmium
(c) Lithium (d) Aluminium 30. The larynx produces sound in our throat because of……….
(a) Air
(b) Epiglottis
(c) Glottis (d) Trachea 31. Isotopes are elements with
(a) Same A and Z
(b) Same A and different Z
(c) Different A and same Z (d) Different A and different Z 32. Vitamin C is has the active component known as
(a) Lycopene (b) Ascorbic acid
(c) Caspase
(d) Hydrochloric acid 33. The tongue has more than
(a) 2000 taste buds (b) 1000 taste buds
(c) 8000 taste buds (d) 5000 taste buds 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
(c) Kidney failure (d) AIDS
36. Name the scientist to win Nobel Prize twice? (a) Madam Marie Curie
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) CV Raman (d) Jane Goodall
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
(c) Hiccups (d) Sneeze 39. The heat of chillies is measured by the unit
(a) Scoville (b) Dobson
(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
(c) Lead (d) Tin 43. Which vaccine was developed by Louis Pasteur?
(a) Rabies vaccine (b) Cholera vaccine
(c) Small pox vaccine (d) Typhoid vaccine 44. Identify the world’s highest waterfalls
(a) Niagra falls (b) Angel falls
(c) Jog falls (d) Tugela falls 45. The full form of Wi Fi is
(a) Wireless formation (b) Wirefree fanning
(c) Wireless fidelity (d) Wire free
46. The unit of current is (a) Ampere
(b) Volts
(c) Ohms (d) Joules 47. The intensity of an earthquake is measured by a
(a) Barometer (b) Hydrometer
(c) Sphygmomanometer (d) Seismograph
48. Numismatics is the study of
(c) Stamps (d) Space 49. Ornithology is the study of
(a) Bats (b) Snakes
(c) Birds (d) Bones
50. Who among the following is associated with the invention of the computer? (a) Edison
(b) Mac Milen
(c) Babbage
