Quiz

February 11, 2009

The principal metal used in manufacturing steel is ?
Ans: STEEL


An alimeter is used for measuring ?
Ans: ALTITUDE


Oology is the study of ?
Ans: BIRD EGGS


Radioactivity was discovered by ?
Ans: Henry Bacquerel


The metal used in storage batteries is ?
Ans: LEAD


The instrument used to measure the relative humidity of air is ?
Ans: Hygrometer


Barometer was invented by ?
Ans: Torricelli


The unit of power is ?
Ans: Watt


Radium was discovered by ?
Ans: Marie and Pierrie Curie


The existence of isotopes was discovered by ?
Ans: Frederick Soddy


Dynamo was invented by ?
Ans: Michael Faraday


The nuclear reactor was invented by ?
Ans: Enrico Ferni


The law of gravitation was propounded by ?
Ans: Sir Isaac Newton


Crescograph was invented by ?
Ans: J.C.Bose


Crescograph is used to measure the ?
Ans: Rate of growth of a plant


Galileo's first scientific discovery was ?
Ans: Pendulum


Microscope was invented by ?
Ans: Aaton Van Leewen Hock


The scientist who is known as father of modern biology is ?
Ans: Aristotle


The first person to see a cell under microscope was ?
Ans: Robert Hooke


The smallest flowering plant is ?
Ans: Worffia


The four blood groups were discovered by ?
Ans: Karl Landsteiner


Sodium was discovered by ?
Ans: Sir Humphry Davy


The atomic number of oxygen is ?
Ans: Eight


The basic building blocks of proteins are ?
Ans: Amino acids

The botanical name of the cotton plant is ?
Ans: Gossipium Hirsutum

The unit of loudness is?
Ans: Phon

An ammeter is used to measure ?
Ans: Electric current

Plant that eat insects are called ?
Ans: Insectivorous plants

Fruits that are formed without fertilization are called ?
Ans: Parthenocarpic

Plants that flower only once in their lifetime are called ?
Ans: Mono carpic

The botanical name for rice is ?
Ans: Oryza Sativa

Penicillin is obtained from ?
Ans: Mould

The largest tree in the world is ?
Ans: Seguoia Gigantica

Herpetology is the study of ?
Ans: Reptiles

Entomology is the study of ?
Ans: Insects

Ornithology is the study of ?
Ans: Birds

Ichtyology is the study of ?
Ans: Fishes

Osteology is the study of ?
Ans: Bones

The botanical name for brinjal is ?
Ans: Solanum melongenal

The botanical name for onion is ?
Ans: Allium Cepa

The study of sound is called ?
Ans: Acoustics

The study of heavenly bodies is called ?
Ans: Astronomy

The study of tissues is called ?
Ans: Histology

Electric Lamp was invented by ?
Ans: Thomas alva Edison

The fear of crowd is called ?
Ans: Ochlophobia

The fear of books is called ?
Ans: Bibliophobia

The fear of going to bed is called ?
Ans: Clinophobia

The symbol of gold is ?
Ans: Au

The symbol of sodium is ?
Ans: Na

The symbol of Sr stands for ?
Ans: Strontium

The symbol Rb stands for ?
Ans: Rubidium

The symbol Md stands for ?
Ans: Mendelevium

Calcium sulphate is commonly called ?
Ans: Plaster of Paris

Sodium carbonate is commonly called ?
Ans: Washing Soda

Sodium chloride is commonly known as?
Ans: Common Salt

The chemical name of Chloroform is ?
Ans: Trichloromethane

The chemical name of baking powder is ?
Ans: Sodium bicarbonate

The chemical name of bleaching powder is ?
Ans: Calcium hypochlorite

The formula HCL stands for ?
Ans: Hydrochloric Acid

The formula H2SO4 stands for ?
Ans: Sulphuric Acid

The formula CHCI3 stands for ?
Ans: Trichloromethane

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