Saturday, October 19, 2013

Science and Technology

Q.Zoological Survey of India has it headquarter at -
1Kolkata
2Chennai
3Delhi
4Dehradun
Ans: 1
Q.Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because-
1it is used in photosynthesis
2its absorbs infrared radiation
3it emits visible radiation
4its concentration remains always higher than other gases
Ans: 2
Q.What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?
1Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
2Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
3Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
4Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
Ans: 3
Q.Name the process of production of energy in the Sun
1Radioactivity
2Nuclear fission
3Ionization
4Nuclear fusion
Ans: 4
Q.Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause cancer?
1Carbon monoxide
2Oxides of nitrogen
3Polyclinic hydrocarbons
4Lead
Ans: 1
Q.Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic?
1Edward Jenner
2James Simpson
3Alexander Fleming
4Christian Barnard
Ans: 2
Q.Which of the following is biodegradable?
1D.D.T.
2Paper
3Plastic
4Aluminium
Ans: 2
Q.Which of the following countries has become first to pass Climate Act?
1China
2USA
3Canada
4Germany
Ans: 3
Q.Who invented the ball-point pen:
1Lazzlo Biro
2Curie
3Newton
4Baird
Ans: 1
Q.When did India Join the International Tsunami Warning System?
12005
22007
32006
42004
Ans: 4
1p
Q.Electrostatic precipitator is used to control--
1Water pollution
2Solid waste
3Noise pollution
4Air pollution
Ans: 4
Q.A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called -
1Virtual reality
2Televirtuality
3Alternate reality
43-D reality
Ans: 2
Q.X-rays were discovered by -
1Roentgen
2H.Davy
3Lavoisier
4Faraday
Ans: 1
Q.Penicillin, an, antibiotic, is obtained from a
1Fungus
2Virus
3Flowering plant
4Bacterium
Ans: 1
Q.Which among the following elements (metals) pollutes the air of a city having large number of automobiles?
1Lead
2Nickel
3Chromium
4Cadmium
Ans: 4
Q.Where was India's first computer installed?
1Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
2Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
3Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
4Indian Iron & Steel Co.Ltd., Burnpur
Ans: 1
Q.Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
1uncontrolled fusion reaction
2controlled fusion reaction
3uncontrolled fission reaction
4controlled fission reaction
Ans: 1
Q.Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?
1Fibre glass
2Quartz glass
3Flint glass
4Pyrex glass
Ans: 1
Q.Supersonic Jet causes pollution by thinning of
1CO2 layer
2O2 layer
3O3 layer
4SO2 layer
Ans: 3
Q.Who invented penicillin?
1Louis Pasteur
2Alexander Fleming
3Dreser
4Edward Jenner
Ans: 2
2p
Q.The name of the white revolution is associated with
1Kurien Verghese
2C.Rangarajan
3M.S.Swaminathan
4J.V.Narlikar
Ans: 1
Q.Scientists at the Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC) successfully sequenced the genomes of which of the following vegetables?
1Brinjal
2Onion
3Potato
4Tomato
Ans: 4
Q.Venkataraman Ramakrishnan was jointly awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the year 2009 for the:
1theory of electron transfer
2studies of the structure and function of the ribosome
3palladium catalysed cross couplings in organic synthesis
4work in the area of olefin metathesis
Ans: 2
Q.Consider the following statements with regard to the renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Mechanism launched in November 2010 by the Government of India:
1. It enables the obligated entities to meet their renewable purchase obligation.
2. It is one of the pioneering efforts in any developing country for mainstreaming therenewable energy generation through market mechanism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
11 only
22 only
3Both 1 and 2
4Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 3
Q.Atomic Power Station is located in which of the following places in India?
1Kalpakkam
2Allahabad
3Pune
4Shimla
Ans: 1
Q.Solar energy is due to
1fission reactions
2combustion reactions
3chemical reactions
4fusion reactions
Ans: 4
Q.Which of the following branches deals with the interactions of same species of living organisms with their non-living environment?
1Synecology
2Ecology
3Palaeontology
4Autecology
Ans: 2
Q.A non-conventional source of power is—
1Solar Power
2Coal
3Uranium
4Petroleum
Ans: 1
Q.India's permanent Research Station 'Dakshin Gongotri' is located at -
1Indian Ocean
2Himalayas
3Arabian Sea
4Antarctica
Ans: 4
Q.Chittaranjan in West Bengal is well known for its -
1Iron and Steel Industries
2Locomotive Works
3Cement Factory
4Fertilizer Plant
Ans: 2
3p

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