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Friends, every year on 28th February, National Science Day (NSD) is celebrated to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir C.V. Raman for which he was awarded the Noble Prize in 1930. As a part of NSD celebration, Vigyan Setu Foundation brings an interesting quiz on Science.
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Since when National Science Day has been celebrated on 28th February?*
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1987
1977
1988
1978
Find the odd man out (Hint: Sir C V Raman received Nobel Prize for Raman Effect)*
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Stark Effect
Raman Effect
Coriolis Effect
Zeeman Effect
In daylight, the human eye is most sensitive to which color?*
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Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
Evaporation from water surfaces exposed to air is independent of*
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Depth of the water
Humidity
Wind velocity
Temperature
The estrogen and androgen hormones which regulate sexual development and function are structurally related to*
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Adrenaline
Cholesterol
Beta Carotene
Ethanol
Thermal insulation is used to*
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Reverse the direction of heat flow
Stop the flow of heat
Absorb heat
Reduce the flow of heat
Which of the following is believed to be responsible for the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica?*
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Radioactivity
Compounds containing chlorine
Carbon dioxide
Compounds containing sulphur
Nitrogen is abundant in our atmosphere. Plants get their nitrogen from*
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Bedrock
Air
Rain
Soil
Effect of exposure to high levels of noise results in tinnitus, which means*
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A persistent ringing or hissing in the ears after exposure
A temporary loss of hearing, especially of higher frequencies
A permanent loss of hearing
Abdominal discomfort from low frequency noise
What power cycle is used in jet engines?*
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Stirling
Rankine
Otto
Brayton
Plumbism is another name for*
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Plum cake
A type of activism
Lead poisoning
Plumber’s disease
A cyclone is an engineering device that is used to*
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Transport materials
Model fractals
Segregate particles
Control switching devices
Which of the following is primarily composed of calcium carbonate?*
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Oyster shells
Shark teeth
Whale bones
Fish scales
The science of weights and measures is called*
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Morphology
Mineralogy
Metrology
Meteorology
Occasionally, a bad cold cause a decrease in a person’s hearing ability. This problem is caused due to blockage of which tube?*
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Laryngeal tube
Pharyngeal tube
Eustachian tube
Esophageal tube
Famous scientist and inventor who participated in the invention of the Aqua-Lung is*
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Leonardo da Vinci
Thomas Edison
Isaac Newton
Jacques Cousteau
How many time zones are there on Earth?*
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12
16
24
18
The member of cat family that lives and hunts in groups is*
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Jaguar
Lion
Leopard
Cougar
Pollination by birds is also called as*
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Ornithophily
Anemophilty
Autogamy
Entomophily
Sphygmomanometer is an instrument that measures*
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Blood pressure
Atmospheric pressure
Muscle pressure
Absolute pressure
Which heavy metal causes Itai Itai disease?*
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Lead
Thallium
Cadmium
Chromium
Monosodium glutamate is the chemical name of which salt?*
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Egyptian frost salt
Kosher salt
Table salt
Chinese salt
The chemical added to make tooth pastes white is*
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Benzydamine hydrochloride
Stannous fluoride
Titanium dioxide
Calcium peroxide
Fraction of volume of ice seen outside when immersed in water?*
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1.5%
15.0%
1.05%
10.5%
What is sodium carbonate commonly known as?*
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Soda pop
Washing soda
Soda lime
Baking soda
Which polymer is used to manufacture saucepan handle?*
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Bakelite
PET
Teflon
Thermoplastic
Which is the most abundant gas in the earth’s atmosphere?*
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Argon
Nitrogen
Carbon monoxide
Oxygen
Which group of animals is Charles Darwin best known for studying?*
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Finches
Feral cats
Lizards
Whales
The pollutants which move downward with percolating groundwater are called*
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Leachate
Percolate
Transude
Dribble
Which of these is not a part of endocrine system?*
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Adrenal gland
Thyroid gland
Sweat gland
Pituitary gland
A person, weighing 98 kg, sitting in an artificial satellite of the earth has weight*
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More than 98 kg
Same (98 kg)
Less than 98 kg
Zero weight
Which of the following joints is not found in the human body?*
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Ball and Socket
Mortise and Tenon
Saddle
Gliding
How many basic tastes can humans sense?*
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Four tastes
Five tastes
Six tastes
Three tastes
Exchange particle in Quark-Quark interaction is*
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Baryon
Lepton
Hadron
Gluon
A banana plant is a*
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Shrub
Grass
Tree
Herb
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Navigation Centre is at*
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Shriharikota
Thumba
Byalalu
Ahemdabad
Which of these is not a kind of plant?*
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Amaranthus
Abacus
Acacia
Acanthus
Celsius and Fahrenheit show the same temperature at*
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+40 and -40 degrees
None of the above
+40 degrees
-40 degrees
A baby blue whale drinks how many liters of milk per day?*
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190 liters
19 liters
9 liters
1 liter
The fear of being out of mobile phone contact is known as?*
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Anemophobia
Chrometophobia
Phonophobia
Nomophobia