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Category Description: Science is a rigorous, systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world. Modern science is typically divided into three major branches: natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; the social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which study individuals and societies; and the formal sciences (e.g., logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science), which study formal systems, governed by axioms and rules.
Q1. When is National Science Day celebrated?
Q1. When is National Science Day celebrated?
Answer: (D) 28 February
National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28th each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928.
28 February,
National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28th each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928.
Q2. What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
Q2. What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
Answer: (C) Crust
Crust The structure of the Earth is divided into four major concentric layers: inner core, outer core, mantle and crust (the outermost layer). The crust is made up of tectonic plates, which are in constant motion.
Q3. Which of the following Indian Economist won Nobel Prize in Economic Science?
Q3. Which of the following Indian Economist won Nobel Prize in Economic Science?
Answer: (D) Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen is the only Indian economist to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which he received in 1998. Sen is known for his work on welfare economics, social choice theory, and development economics. He is also known for his interest in the problems of society's poorest members and his work on the causes of famine.
Q4. Which planet is also referred to a "Dwarf Planet"?
Q4. Which planet is also referred to a "Dwarf Planet"?
Answer: (D) Pluto
Pluto
Q5. Tectona grandis Linn is the scientific name of -
Q5. Tectona grandis Linn is the scientific name of -
Answer: (C) Teak
Teak
Q6. Why the sky appears blue?
Q6. Why the sky appears blue?
Answer: (C) Dispersion of light
Blue colour of the sky is due to dispersion or scattering of light. The two most common types of matter present in the atmosphere are gaseous nitrogen and oxygen. These particles are most effective in scattering the higher frequency and shorter wavelength portions of the visible light spectrum.
Q7. Which comet does appear after 76 years
Q7. Which comet does appear after 76 years
Answer: (A) Halley's comet
Halley's Comet
Q8. The path of Halley's Comet in its orbit around the sun is
Q8. The path of Halley's Comet in its orbit around the sun is
Answer: (C) Elliptical
Elliptical
Q9. Which planet of the Solar System is the brightest planet?
Q9. Which planet of the Solar System is the brightest planet?
Answer: (C) Venus
Venus can often be seen within a few hours after sunset or before sunrise as the brightest object in the sky (other than the moon). It looks like a very bright star. Venus is the brightest planet in the Solar System.
Q10. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
Q10. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
Answer: (A) Marie Curie
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. Marie won her 1st Nobel Prize in 1903 in Physics with her husband for their pioneering work developing the theory of "radioactivity" - a term she coined. Marie won her 2nd Nobel Prize in 1911 in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium, using techniques she invented for isolating radioactive isotopes.
Marie Salomea Skłodowska–Curie
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. Marie won her 1st Nobel Prize in 1903 in Physics with her husband for their pioneering work developing the theory of "radioactivity" - a term she coined. Marie won her 2nd Nobel Prize in 1911 in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium, using techniques she invented for isolating radioactive isotopes.
Q11. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because of
Q11. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because of
Answer: (D) The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
Q12. Which among the following elements is a liquid at room temperature?
Q12. Which among the following elements is a liquid at room temperature?
Answer: (A) Mercury
Mercury
Q13. The period of one revolution of the Sun around the center of galaxy is called?
Q13. The period of one revolution of the Sun around the center of galaxy is called?
Answer: (D) Cosmic Year
The galactic year, also known as a cosmic year, is the duration of time required for the Sun to orbit once around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. One galactic year is approximately 230 million Earth years.
Q14. What vitamin is contained in the Sun light ?
Q14. What vitamin is contained in the Sun light ?
Answer: (D) Vitamin D
The body creates vitamin D from direct sunlight on the skin when outdoors. But between October and early March we do not make enough vitamin D from sunlight.
Vitamin D
The body creates vitamin D from direct sunlight on the skin when outdoors. But between October and early March we do not make enough vitamin D from sunlight.
Q15. The center of our solar system is
Q15. The center of our solar system is
Answer: (B) The Sun
The Sun
Q16. What is the normal temperature of human body?
Q16. What is the normal temperature of human body?
Answer: (A) 37°C
Normal body temperature is considered to be 37°C (98.6°F); however, a wide variation is seen. Among normal individuals, mean daily temperature can differ by 0.5°C (0.9°F), and daily variations can be as much as 0.25 to 0.5°C.
Q17. Which Disease is caused due to deficiency of Iron?
Q17. Which Disease is caused due to deficiency of Iron?
Answer: (D) Anaemia
Anemia
Q18. Who discovered the Rings of Saturn?
Q18. Who discovered the Rings of Saturn?
Answer: (C) Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei becomes the first to observe Saturn's rings with his 20-power telescope in 1610. He thought the rings were "handles" or large moons on either side of the planet.
Q19. Which one of the following is not a member of outer planets
Q19. Which one of the following is not a member of outer planets
Answer: (B) Mars
Mars
Q20. Who invented the original Ballpoint Pen?
Q20. Who invented the original Ballpoint Pen?
Answer: (C) John J. Loud
John Jacob Loud (November 2, 1844 – August 10, 1916) was an American inventor known for designing the first ballpoint pen.