Sunday, July 26, 2009

General Science Quiz

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  1. Which instrument is used to measure pressure?
    1. Saccharimeter
    2. Ammeter
    3. Manometer
    4. Lactometer


  2. What does Angstrom measure?
    1. Quantity of liquid
    2. Length of light waves
    3. Length of cables
    4. Speed of ships


  3. Light year is related to
    1. Energy
    2. Speed
    3. Distance
    4. Intensity


  4. Match the following columns
    Column 1 Column 2
    A. Relative 1. Pyrometer humidity
    B. Anemometer 2. High temperature
    C. Navigation 3. Hygrometer
    D. Direction of wind 4. Chronometer




    		1 2 3 4
    a. B D A C
    b. D B A C
    c. A D B C
    d. C A D B


  5. Which of the following instruments is used to measure pressure of gases?
    1. Barometer
    2. Manometer
    3. Ammeter
    4. None of these


  6. Joule is the unit of
    1. Temperature pressure
    2. Energy
    3. Heat


  7. How many Dynes are there in one gram weight?
    1. 900
    2. 375
    3. 981
    4. 250


  8. How many Ergs are these in 1 Joule?
    1. 102
    2. 104
    3. 106
    4. 107


  9. The unit of current is
    1. Ohm
    2. Watt
    3. Ampere
    4. None of these


  10. The unit of energy in MKS system is
    1. Volt
    2. Erg
    3. Ohm
    4. Joule


  11. The intensity of an earthquake is measured with a
    1. Barometer
    2. Hydrometer
    3. Polygraph
    4. Seismograph


  12. Centigrade & Fahrenheit scales give same reading at
    1. - 400o
    2. - 32o
    3. - 273o
    4. - 100o


  13. Match the following columns
    Column 1 Column 2
    A. Anemometer 1. To measure underwater depth using sound
    B. Aneroid barometer 2. To measure very small distances
    C. Micrometer 3. Find out wind speed
    D. Fathometer 4. Find out direction of wind


    		5. Measure atmospheric pressure




    		1 2 3 4
    a. A4 B5 C3 D1
    b. A3 B5 C2 D1
    c. A5 B1 C3 D4
    d. A3 B1 C5 D2


  14. Who among the following described protoplasm as the physical basis of life?
    1. T. H. Huxley
    2. Leeuwenhoek
    3. Rudolf Virchow
    4. J. C. Bose


  15. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
    1. Newton
    2. Dalton
    3. Copernicus
    4. Einstein


  16. Alexander Fleming discovered
    1. Penicillin
    2. X-ray
    3. Streptomycin
    4. Telephone


  17. Who among following invented the steam engine?
    1. Marconi
    2. James Watt
    3. Thomas Savery
    4. Wright Brothers


  18. Who invented typewriter?
    1. Shockley
    2. Pascal
    3. Sholes
    4. Waterman


  19. Match the following columns:
    Column 1 Column 2
    A. Proton 1. Chadwick
    B. Neutron 2. Millikan
    C. Charged Electron 3. Goldstein
    D. Shelled nature of atom 4. Rutherford


    		5. Madam Curie


    a. A1 B2 C3 D5
    b. A2 B1 C4 D3
    c. A2 B3 C1 D4
    d. A4 B2 C3 D1


  20. Who discovered circulation of blood in human body?
    1. Edward Jenner
    2. Joseph Lister
    3. William Harvey
    4. Jonon Esals


  21. The first attempt in printing was made in England by
    1. James Arkwright
    2. James Watt
    3. William Caxton
    4. Isaac Newton


  22. Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?
    1. Edward Jenner
    2. Joseph Lister
    3. Henry William
    4. John Sleeman


  23. The credit of inventing the television goes to
    1. Faraday
    2. Baird
    3. Edison
    4. Marconi


  24. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to
    1. Jonas Salk
    2. Alb E. Sabin
    3. Selman Waksman
    4. None of these


  25. Mark the wrong combination
    1. James Watt: Steam Engine
    2. A.G. Bell: Telephone
    3. J. L. Baird: Television
    4. J. Perkins: Penicillin


  26. Choose the correct combination
    1. Typewriter: Remington
    2. Dynamite: Dunlop
    3. Evolution: Darwin
    4. Aeroplane: Harway


  27. Who invented the ball point pen?
    1. Waterman
    2. Oscar
    3. Wilson
    4. Lazlo Biro


  28. Blaze Pascal is associated with
    1. Calculating machine
    2. Computer
    3. Cinema
    4. None of these


  29. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the
    1. Balloon
    2. Bicycle
    3. Aeroplane
    4. None of these


  30. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
    1. Roentgen: X-ray
    2. Newton: Law of gravitation
    3. Faraday: Diffusion of gases
    4. Pasteur: Bacteriology


  31. Philology is the
    1. Study of bones
    2. Study of muscles
    3. Study of architecture
    4. Study of languages


  32. Anatomy is the branch of science which deals with
    1. Structure of animals and plants
    2. Functioning of body organs
    3. Animal behavior
    4. Cells and tissues


  33. Study of earthquakes is known as
    1. Ecology
    2. Seismology
    3. Numismatics
    4. None of these


  34. Ecology deals with
    1. Birds
    2. Cell formation
    3. Relation between Organisms and their environment
    4. Tissues


  35. Meteorology is the science of
    1. Weather
    2. Meteors
    3. Metals
    4. Earthquakes


  36. Oncology is the study of
    1. Birds
    2. Cancer
    3. Mammals
    4. Soil


  37. Study of life in outer space is known as
    1. Endobiology
    2. Exobiology
    3. Enterobiology
    4. Neobiology


  38. Numismatics is the study of
    1. Coins
    2. Numbers
    3. Stamps
    4. Space


  39. Eugenics is the study of
    1. Altering humans beings by changing their genetic components
    2. People of European origin
    3. Different races of mankind
    4. Genetics of plants


  40. Ornithology is the
    1. Study of bones
    2. Study of birds
    3. Study of smells
    4. None of these


  41. Who invented the Doctor’s thermometer?
    1. Fahrenheit
    2. Edison
    3. Galileo
    4. None of these


  42. The velocity of light was first measured by
    1. Einstein
    2. Newton
    3. Romer
    4. Galileo


  43. Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?
    1. Darwin
    2. Lammarck
    3. Oparin
    4. Haechel


  44. The telephone was invented by
    1. John Logie Baird
    2. Alexander Graham Bell
    3. Thomas Elva Edison
    4. James Watt


  45. Who among the following evolved the concept of relationship between mass and energy?
    1. Einstein
    2. Planck
    3. Dalton
    4. Rutherford


  46. Match the following columns:
    Column 1 Column 2
    A. Radioactivity 1. Planck
    B. Periodic Table 2. Thomson
    C. Quantum Theory 3. Rutherford
    D. X-Rays 4. Mendeleev


    		5. Roentgen


    		6. Becquerel


    a. A1 B3 C5 D2
    b. A6 B5 C3 D5
    c. A3 B2 C1 D5
    d. A6 B4 C1 D5


  47. Match the following columns:
    Column 1 Column 2
    A. Marconi 1. Radio
    B. Darwin 2. Natural selection theory
    C. Laennec 3. Orthogenesis theory
    D. Baird 4. Stethoscope


    		5. Television


    a. A1 B3 C4 D5
    b. A5 B4 C3 D2
    c. A1 B2 C4 D5
    d. A3 B5 C2 D4


  48. Robert Koch worked on
    1. Tuberculosis
    2. Cholera
    3. Malaria
    4. Diabetes


  49. Who discovered Uranus?
    1. Herschel
    2. Ganleo
    3. Copernicus
    4. None of these


  50. Who among the following is associated with the invention of computers?
    1. Edison
    2. Babbage
    3. Mac Millen
    4. Rangabhashyam

Answers to General Science Questions

1. c 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. b
6. c 7. c 8. d 9. c 10. d
11. d 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. c
16. a 17. b 18. c 19. c 20. c
21. c 22. b 23. b 24. a 25. d
26. c 27. d 28. a 29. c 30. c
31. d 32. a 33. b 34. c 35. a
36. b 37. b 38. a 39. a 40. b
41. a 42. c 43. c 44. b 45. a
46. d 47. c 48. a 49. a 50. b

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