Science Quiz -01(English)

Q1. Which mosquito is the carrier of Zika virus?

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(a) Culex

(b) Aedes

(c) Anopheles

(d) Culiseta

Q2. The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is—

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(a) zinc

(b) copper

(c) aluminium

(d) iron

Q3. Hepatitis affects which organ of the human body?

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(a) Liver

(b) Pancreas

(c) Spleen

(d) Small intestine

Q4. Which one of the following is an ohmic conductor?

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(a) Germanium

(b) Silicon

(c) Carbon

(d) Silver

Q5. Anemometer is an instrument meant for measuring __________ .

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(a) velocity

(b) air masses

(c) wind speed

(d) temperature

Q6. Increased RBC's in the blood leads to a condition called __________ .

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(a) Anemia

(b) Haemophilia

(c) Polycythemia

(d) Leukaemia

Q7. The spring balance works on the principle of __________ .

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(a) Boyle's Law

(b) Hooke's Law

(c) Bernoulli's principle

(d) Pascal's Law

Q8. The blotting technique used to identify the isolated protein is ________

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(a) Northern blotting

(b) Western blotting

(c) Southern blotting

(d) Cloning

Q9. If there were no gravity, which of the following will not be there for a fluid?

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(a) Viscosity

(b) Surface Tension

(c) Pressure

(d) Upward Thrust

Q10. Calcium salts used as fertilizer is:

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(a) Calcium Carbide

(b) Calcium Carbonate

(c) Calcium Cyanide

(d) Calcium Sulphate

Q11. The liberation of oxygen during photosynthesis is due to __________ .

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(a) hydrolysis of carbohydrates

(b) photolysis of water

(c) reduction of CO2

(d) breakdown of chlorophyll

Q12. Formic acid is produced by __________ .

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(a) White ants

(b) Cockroaches

(c) Red ants

(d) Mosquitoes

Q13. Which one of the following forms of phosphorus is most reactive?

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(a) Black phosphorus

(b) White phosphorus

(c) Violet phosphorus

(d) Red phosphorus

Q14. Root cap is derived from—

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(a) Dermatogen

(b) Calyptrogen

(c) Protoderm

(d) Histogen

Q15. Leptospirosis is a disease caused by—

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(a) Virus

(b) Fungus

(c) Protozoa

(d) None