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01 Thetheoryofrelativitywaspropoundedby AlbertEinstein
02 Theprincipalmetalusedinmanufacturingsteelis Iron
03 Analimeterisusedformeasuring Altitude
04 Oologyisthestudyof Birdseggs
05 Radioactivitywasdiscoveredby HenryBacquerel
06 Themetalusedinstoragebatteriesis Lead
07 Theinstrumentusedtomeasuretherelativehumidityofairis Hygrometer
08 Barometerwasinventedby Torricelli
09 Theunitofpoweris Watt
10 Radiumwasdiscoveredby MarieandPierrieCurie
11 Theexistenceofisotopeswasdiscoveredby FrederickSoddy
12 Dynamowasinventedby MichaelFaraday
13 Thenuclearreactorwasinventedby EnricoFerni
14 Thelawofgravitationwaspropoundedby SirIsaacNewton
15 Crescographwasinventedby J.C.Bose
16 Crescographisusedtomeasurethe Rateofgrowthofaplant
17 Galileo'sfirstscientificdiscoverywas Pendulum
18 Microscopewasinventedby AatonVanLeewenHock
19 Thescientistwhoisknownasfatherofmodernbiologyis Aristotle
20 Thefirstpersontoseeacellundermicroscopewas RobertHooke
21 Thesmallestfloweringplantis Worffia
22 Thefourbloodgroupswerediscoveredby KarlLandsteiner
23 Sodiumwasdiscoveredby SirHumphryDavy
24 Theatomicnumberofoxygenis Eight
25 Thebasicbuildingblocksofproteinsare Aminoacids
26 Thebotanicalnameofthecottonplantis GossipiumHirsutum
27 AnElectroscopeisusedto Detectchargesonabody
28 Theunitofloudnessis Phon
29 Anammeterisusedtomeasure Electriccurrent
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30 Plantthateatinsectsarecalled Insectivorousplants
31 Fruitsthatareformedwithoutfertilizationarecalled Parthenocarpic
32 Plantsthatfloweronlyonceintheirlifetimearecalled Monocarpic
33 Thebotanicalnameforriceis OryzaSativa
34 Penicillinisobtainedfrom Mould
35 Thelargesttreeintheworldis SeguoiaGigantica
36 Herpetologyisthestudyof Reptiles
37 Entomologyisthestudyof Insects
38 Ornithologyisthestudyof Birds
39 Ichtyologyisthestudyof Fishes
40 Osteologyisthestudyof Bones
41 Thebotanicalnameforbrinjalis Solanummelongenal
42 Thebotanicalnameforonionis AlliumCepa
43 Thestudyofsoundiscalled Acoustics
44 Thestudyofheavenlybodiesiscalled Astronomy
45 Thestudyoftissuesiscalled Histology
46 ElectricLampwasinventedby ThomasalvaEdison
47 Thefearofcrowdiscalled Ochlophobia
48 Thefearofbooksiscalled Bibliophobia
49 Thefearofgoingtobediscalled Clinophobia
50 Thesymbolofgoldis Au
51 Thesymbolofsodiumis Na
52 ThesymbolofSrstandsfor Strontium
53 ThesymbolRbstandsfor Rubidium
54 ThesymbolMdstandsfor Mendelevium
55 Calciumsulphateiscommonlycalled PlasterofParis
56 Sodiumcarbonateiscommonlycalled WashingSoda
57 Sodiumchlorideiscommonlyknownas CommonSalt
58 ThechemicalnameofChloroformis Trichloromethane
59 Thechemicalnameofbakingpowderis Sodiumbicarbonate
60 Thechemicalnameofbleachingpowderis Calciumhypochlorite
61 TheformulaHCLstandsfor HydrochloricAcid
62 TheformulaH2SO4standsfor SulphuricAcid
63 TheformulaCHCI3standsfor Trichloromethane
64 TheformulaH2O2standsfor Hydrogenperoxide
65
Afunguswhichcanonlysurviveonotherlivingorganismsis
ObligateParasite
called
66 Aplantwhichlivesinthedarkiscalled Scotophyte
67 Aplantadaptedtoliveindryplacesiscalleda Xerophyte
68 Aplantadaptedforgrowthinwateriscalleda Hydrophyte
69 Bifocallenswasinventedby BenjaminFranklin
70 Cementwasinventedby JosephAspdin
71 Laserwasinventedby Dr.CharlesH.Townes
72 Electromagnetwasinventedby WilliamSturgeon
73 Rayonwasinventedby SirJosephSwann
74 Thermostatisaninstrumentusedforregulating Constanttemperature
75 Thescienceoforganicformsandstructuresisknownas Morphology
76 Phycologyisthestudyof Algae
77 TataInstituteofFundamentalResearchwasestablishedin 1945
78 CSIRstandsfor
CouncilofScientificand
IndustrialResearch
79 ISROstandsfor
IndianSpaceResearch
Organisation
80 Thefirsthumanbeingtolandonmoonwas NeilArmstrong
81 ThefirstIndianinspacewas RakeshSharma
82 ISACstandsfor ISROSatelliteCentre
83 VSSCstandsfor VikramSarabhaispaceCentre
84 TheheadquartersofISROislocatedat Bangalore
85 VSSCislocatedat Thiruvananthapuram
86 ISACislocatedat Bangalore
87 NationalScienceCentreislocatedat NewDelhi
88 CentralTobaccoResearchInstituteislocatedat Rajahmundry
89 IndianInstituteofHorticulturalResearchislocatedat Bangalore
90 TheAtomicEnergyCommissionwassetupin August1948
91 ThefirstIndianSatellitewas Aryabhatta
92 ThefirstIndianSatellitewaslaunchedintheyear 1975
93 ASLVstandsfor
AugmentedSatelliteLaunch
Vehicle
94 INSATstandsfor IndianNationalSatellite
95 Thefearofwomenisknownas Gynophobia
96 Thefearofmenisknownas Androphobia
97 ThescientistwhodevelopedtheQuantumtheorywas MaxPlonck
98 Thesteamenginewasinventedby JamesWatt
99 Thebotanicalnameofteais CamelliaSinensis
100 Logarithmsweredevisedby JohnNapier
101 Theacidusedinacarbatteryis Sulphuricacid
102 Thesystemforwritingbyblindpeoplewasinventedby LouisBraille
103 Theparachutewasusedforthefirsttimeby J.P.Blanchard
104
TheGermanphysicitwhofirstdemonstratedtheexistenceof
Radiowaveswas
HenrichHertz
105 Theinstrumentthatrecordstheintensityofearthquakesis Seismograph
106 Thelawsoffloatingbodieswasdiscoveredby Archimedes
107 Thedensityofmilkismeasuredbya Lactometer
108 Fountainpenwasinventedby L.E.Waterman
109 Theinstrumentusedtomeasurethepressureofgasesisthe Monometer
110 BhaskaraIwasafamous Astronomer
111 ThefirstatomicpowerstationestablishedinIndiawasthe TaraporeAtomicPowerStation
112 Theroleofhereditywasdemonstratedby Mendel
113
Theinstrumentusedtomeasuretheconcentrationofsaltwateris
the
Salinometer
114 Spectroscopyisthestudyof AndersJohnAngstrom
115 Dactylographyisthestudyof FingerPrints
116 Atangentgalvanometerisusedtostudythe Strengthofdirectcurrent
117 ThefruitofOakiscalled Acron
118 ZETAstandsfor
ZeroEnergyThermonuclear
Assembly
119 TheformulaC6H5OHstandsfor Phenol
120
MichaelFaradayworkedasanassistantunderanotherscientist
whosenamewas
SirHumphryDavy
121 Vulcanisedrubberwasinventedby CharlesGoodyear
122 ThesymbolZnstandsfor Zinc
123 ThesymbolHestandsfor Helium
124 Celluloidwasinventedby A.Parker
125 Gliderwasinventedby SirGeorgeCaley
126 Safetymatcheswasinventedby J.E.Lundstrom
127 Radiovalvewasinventedby SirJ.A.Fleming
128 SpaceApplicationsCentreislocatedat Ahmedabad
129 AtomicEnergyCommissionislocatedat Mumbai
130 Dynamicsisthestudyof Movementsofbodies
131 Staticsisthestudyof Forcesactingonbodiesatrest
132 Mechanicsisthestudyof Forcesactingonbodies
133 Zoologyisthestudyof Animallife
134 Botanyisthestudyof Plantlife
135 Psychologyisthestudyof Humanmind
136 ThefirstAmericantoorbitearthwas JohnH.Glen
137 Theelectro-cardiographwasinventedby WilliamEinthoven
138 Themolecularformulaofcanesugaris C12H22O11
139 AcompoundwhichcontainsonlyhydrogenandCarboniscalleda Hydrocarbon
140 Theliquidusedtopreservespecimensofplansandanimalsis Formalin
141 Thelawofsegregatonwaspropoundedby Mendel
142 Auriscopeisusedtodetect Eardisorders
143 Thethreestatesofmatterare Solid,liquidandgas
144 Thescientificnameforbloodplateletsis Thrombocytes
145 Theresponseofaplanttoheatiscalled Thermotropism
146 Theresponseofaplanttotouchiscalled Trigmotropism
147 ThesymbolZrstandsfor Zirconium
148 Nickelwasdiscoveredby Cronstledt
149 Manganesewasdiscoveredby Gahn
150 Thecommonnameforpottasiumcarbonateis Potash
151 Bismuthwasdiscoveredby Valentine
152 Thebiggestplantseedis Cocodemer
153 Toxicologyisthestudyof Poisons
154 Virologyisthestudyof Viruses
155 Paleontologyisthestudyof Fossils
156
Calorimeterisusedto
measure
Quantityofheat
157
Chronometerwasinvented
by
JohnHarrison
158
Stethoscopewasinvented
by
WilliamStockes
159
Spinningframewas
inventedby
SirRichardArkwright
160 Alstandsfor Aluminium
161 Gdstandsfor Gadolinium
162 Irstandsfor Iridium
163 Bistandsfor Bismuth
164
TheChemicalformulaof
sodiumbicarbonateis
NaHCO3
165
Thechemicalformulaof
commonsaltis
Nacl
166
washingsodais
Na2CO3,IOH2O
167
limesodais
CaCO3
168
chloroformis
CHcl3
169
Thestudyofgrassesis
knownas
Agrostology
170
Thestudyofantiquitiesis
knownas
Archaeology
171
Thestudyofthedurationof
lifeisknownas
Chronobiology
172
Thestudyofbacteriais
knownas
Bacteriology
173 Nylonwasinventedby Dr.WallaceH.Carothers
174
Electricrazorwasinvented
by
JacobSchick
175 Thesymbolofsilveris Ag
176 Thesymbolofsiliconis Si
177 Thesymboloftitaniumis Ti
178
Calciumoxideiscommonly
knownas
Quicklime
179 Adeviationoflightpassing
fromonemediumto
anotherisknownas
Refraction
180 Anapparatusforgeneration
ofatomicenergyiscalleda
Reactor
181 Amachineusedfor
convertingmechanical
energyintoelectrical
energyiscalleda
Generator
182 ThefirstIndianwomanin
spacewas
KalpanaChawla
183 Therevolverwasinvented
by
SamuelColt
184 Therefrigeratorwas
inventedby
J.Perkins
185 Whichistheonlycommon
metalthatisliquidatroom
temperature?
Mercury
186 Whenafireiscausedbyan
electricshortcircuit,why
mustyounotthrowwater?
Ifyouthrowwateronafirecausedduetoshortcircuit,youmaybe
electrocutedbecausewaterisagoodconductorofelectricity.
187 Whydoweseelightning Thisisbecauselighttravelsmuchfasterthansound.Lighttravels@2.99
muchbeforewehear
thunder?
x108mt/sec(2,99,000km/sec)whereassoundtravels@333mt/sec.
188 Whichplanetistheclosest
totheSun?
Mercury
189 Whichisthehottestplanet? Venus
190 Howmuchtimedoesthe
earthtaketocompletea
revolutionaroundthesun?
365%days.
191 Whyarewhaleshunted? Fortheblubberortheoilinthem.
192 Wheredoplatypuseslive? Inburrowsnearwater.
193 Howmanydaysdoesthe
moontaketogoroundthe
earth?
271/3days.
194 Amongtheinsectsthat
areextant,(thatareliving
still),whichisthemost
ancient?
Cockroach.
195 Whatismeantbyfulcrum? Fulcrumisthepointaboutwhichabarorleverwillrotate,whenaforce
isappliedatanydistancefromthatpointoraxis.
196 Whatkindofleavesdo
silkwormsthriveon?
Mulberryleaves.
197 Whyisitdangerousto
lookatdiesunduringan
eclipse?
Duringsolareclipse,theultravioletraysareinsuchhighproportionin
sunrays,thattheycancauseirrepairabledamagetotheeye.
198 HowdoesaPitcherPlant
eatflies?
APitcherPlantishollowandtubular.Thesurfacesareslipperyandthey
havehairs,whichpointdownwards.Whenaninsectlandsonapitcher
plant,itisimpossibleforittoescapebecauseoftheslipperysurfaceand
thedownward-pointedhairs.Itistheneasilydigested.
199 WhatistheIndiannamefor
theplanetMercury?
Budha.
200 WhereinIndiadothe
migratorycranesofSiberia
settledown?
TheRannofKutch.
201 Howmanyarmsdoesa
starfishhave?
Usuallyfive.
202 Whatisasolareclipse? Themooncomesinbetweenthesunandtheearth,andtherebyprevents
sunlightfromreachingtheearth.
203 Whofirstsawmountains
andcratersonthemoon
usingatelescope?
GalileoGalilei
204 Whichisthelargestanimal
onland?
AfricanElephant.
205 Whydoesarhinoceros
spendsomuchtimein
mud?
Tokeepcoolandprotectitselffrominsectbites.
206 Whichcountryfirstused
fingerprintstoidentify
people?
AssyriaandChina.
207 Inwhichcountrywassilk
firstmade?
China.
208 Whatischolesterol? Cholesterolisafatfoundinthehumanbodyandthebodyofotherlarge
animals.Initspureformitlookslikewhitesugar.Itismadeupoftiny
crystals,whichcanbeseenunderamicroscope.Itissaidthattoomuch
cholesterolinthebloodisresponsibleforthehardeningofarteriesand
forvariousotherheartailments.
209 Howdidthewatchgetits
name?
Fromthefactthatyouhavetowatchittoknowthetime.
210 Whatisvulcanisationof
rubber?
Theprocessofhardeningrubberbyaddingsulphurandheatingthe
mixtureisvulcanisation.VulcanisationwasdiscoveredbyCharles
Goodyear.Rawrubberissticky.Ithardenswhenthetemperatureis
lowandsoftenswhenitishigh.CharlesGoodyeardiscoveredthatby
combiningrawrubberwithsulphurandbyheatingit,therubberbecomes
strongerandelasticandalsoresistanttosolvents.Todayalmostall
rubber,whethernaturalorsyntheticisvulcanized.
211 Whenfacedwithdanger
whatdoesaPangolindo?
Itrollsintoaball.
212 Whereistheentrancetoa
baya'snest?
Atthebottomofthenest.
213 Whatisglassmadefrom? Limestone,SilicaandSodaash.
214 Whatisthemicroscopic
studyofplantandanimal
tissuecalled?
Histology.
215 Howdoesamariner's
compasshelpthemariner?
Theneedleofthecompassalwayspointstowardsthemagneticnorth
pole.Thisindicatesthedirectioninwhichtheshipismoving.
216 Whichisthesecondlargest
planetinourSolarSystem?
Saturn.
217 Howmanyweeksafterbirth
doestheyoungoneofacat
opensitseyes?
Threeweeks.
218 ThearmsoftheOctopus
havesuckercups.Whatis
theuseofthesecups?
Toholdontoasurface.
219 Whatfooddoesabearlove
most?
Honey.
220 HowdidtheRomansrub
offwhatwaswrittenona
woodenslatecoatedwith
wax?
Byheatingtheslate,thewaxwasmelted.Theslatebecamereadyto
reuse.
221 Whatareseashells? Outercasingsofsoft-bodiedanimals,calledmolluscs.
222 Howisapearlformed
withinthebodyofan
oyster?
Apearlisformedwhenagrainofsandorotherforeignmattergets
betweenthehardoutershellandtheinnercoatcalledthemantle,ofa
mollusc.Themolluscsurroundstheirritationwithnacre,asecretionfrom
themantle.Manythinlayersofnacregivethepearlitslustre.
223 Howmuchtimedoes
Plutotaketocompletea
revolutionaroundthesun?
248years.
224 WhatisaCatamaran? Aboatwithtwinparallelhulls.[FromtheTamilwordskattaandmaram,
meaningtiedup(katta)tree(maram).
225 Howmanyearsdoesa
spiderhave?
None.
226 Howmuchtimedoeslight
taketoreachtheearth
fromthesun?
8minutes.
227 Whatisacceleration? Thetimerateatwhichthevelocityofapointischangingisacceleration.
Velocityisjustthespeed(milesperhourorkilometrespersecond).The
termaccelerationisusedwhenthespeedkeepsincreasing.Theterm
decelerationisusedwhenthespeedbecomeslessandless.
228 Howdoesaspidereatits
food?
Thespiderinsertshisfangsintothevictim'sbodyandusesthemas
strawstosuckouttheliquid.
229 Whoinventedthe
telescope?
HansLippershey.
230 Whydopeoplelivinginthe
desertspreferwhitecolour
fortheirrobes?
Whitecolouredrobesdonotabsorblight,whereasdark-colouredclothes
absorbthelightandconductheattothebody.
231 Whatiscommonto
dolphinsandhumans?
Theyarebothmammals.
232 Inwhichcountrywasthe
dayfirstdividedinto12
parts?
Babylon(modernIraq).
233 Howdoesarocketmove
forward?
Itmovesforwardduetopropulsion.Youmusthaveseenthataboatman
pushesthewaterbackwardswithhisoar.Thiscreatesaforceinthe
forwarddirection.Thisispropulsion.Newton'sthirdlawofmotionstates
actionandreactionareequalandopposite.Inarocketwhenhotgases
comeoutoftherearwithgreatforceasaresultofcombustion,aforceis
createdintheoppositedirection.Thistakestherocketforward.
234 Whatarethethings
necessarytostartafire?
Heat,fuelandoxygen.
235 Howmanylegsdoesa
butterflyhave?
Six.
236 Whoinventedtheaeroplane
heavierthananairmachine
thatcouldfly?
OrvilleandWilburWright.
237 Whoinventedthemodern
lift?
ElishaOtis.
238 Whycan'tcranesperchon
treesbranches?
Theycannotcurltheirtoes.Asaresulttheycannothaveafirmgripona
branch.
239 AncientSumenansusedto
writeonclay.Howcould
thiswritingbepreserved?
Bybakingthetablets.Thiswouldremovethemoisturefromthetablets
andhardenthem.
240 Howbigarethetusksofan
Indianfemaleelephant?
Indianfemaleelephantsdonothavetusks.
241 Batscannotsee.Thenhow
dotheymoveabout?
Theyemitsoundsoflowintensity,whicharereflectedfromtheobjects
aroundthem.Thishelpsthebatstomoveabout.
242 Howdoesafrogcatchan
insect?
Itthrowsoutitstongue,whichisstickyandcatchestheinsects.
243 WhatisaPortugueseMan
ofWar?
Anamecommonlyappliedtojellyfish,foundintropicalseas.
244 Whyareoceansimportant
toman?
Theyenablemantotraveltodistantcornersoftheworld.Theyalso
providefood,oilandminerals.
245 Whatisthetransparent
portioninfrontofthe
eyeballcalled?
Cornea.
246 Whatisthemeaningofthe
peckingorder?
Peckingorderisanexampleofhierarchyamonganimals,particularly
hens.Inacoupcontaininghensandcocks,theseniormostcockcan
peckatalltheotherhensandcocksinthecoup.Ahencanpeckat
othersweakerthanit,butmustpermitpeckingbyseniormembersinthe
hierarchy.
247 Whomadetrainsrunby
steamenginepopular?
GeorgeStephenson
248 Howarevolcanoescaused? Deepunderthecrustoftheearthismoltenrockorlava,alsocalled
magma.Itisundergreatpressurebecauseoftheintenseheataroundit
andtheweightoftheearth'scrust.Whenthishotboilingmassfindsan
outletintheundersideoftheearth'scrust,itcomesthroughthesurface
aslava.
249 Whatisamaleantcalled? Drone.
250 Howcanafrogmakesuch
aloudsound?
Asthefrogforcesairfromthelungs,vocalchordsinthevoicebox
(larynx)vibratetomakecalls,distinctiveofitsspecies.Thebullsofsome
specieshaveairsacs,whichhelp,increasethevolumeofthesound.
251 Whowasthefirstmanon
themoon?
NeilArmstrong.
252 Whatisperistalsis? Peristalsisisatypeofmovementoccurringintheholloworgansof
animals,whichcausestheircontentstobepushedahead.
253 Whatarethemain
differencesbetweenan
Indianelephantandan
Africanelephant?
TheAfricanelephantismuchlargerinsize.Itsearsaswellastusksare
largerthanthoseofanIndianelephant.
254 Whatisitthatsilkworms
weavearoundthemselves?
Cocoon.
255 WhydidDr.Listeruse
carbolicacidtocover
wounds?
Topreventinfection.
256 Whatisthejuiceofthe
rubberplantcalled?
Latex
257 Whydoestheostricheat
sandorgravel?
Todigestitsfood.
258 Whichdiscoverymade
soap-makingabig
industry?
Itwasdiscovered(in1787)thatcausticsodacanbemadefromcommon
salt.Sincesoapismadefromcausticsodaandfat,manufacturingsoap
becamecheaper.
259 Whoinventedthe
Gramophone?
ThomasAlvaEdison
260 Whichisthelargestliving
bird?
Ostrich.
261 Whydidn'ttheBritishplant Rubbergrowsonlyintropicalcountries.
rubberinEngland?
262 Whydotigersturninto
man-eaters?
Whentigersbecomeoldorareincapacitatedbecauseofinjury,theyprey
onhumanbeings.Atigerthathaspreyedonmanandhastastedhuman
fleshoftencontinuestopreyonman.
263 WhatwascalledPenny-
farthing?
Thecyclewhosefrontwheelwasmuchlargerthantherearwheel.Itwas
inventedbyJamesStarley.Itwasderisivelynamedpenny-farthingafter
thelargestandsmallestEnglishcoppercoinsoftheperiod.
264 Whydoesnotthemoon
haveanatmosphere?
Evenifithadsomeatmosphere,itsmassissolowthatgravityonthe
surfaceisnotenoughtoretaintheatmosphere.
265 Nametheanimalthathas
thelargesteyesinthe
world?
TheAtlanticGiantSquid,about30cmwide.
266 Whoinventedthefour-
strokeMotorcarengine?
NikolausOtto.
267 Whataremeteorites? Theyarerocksorpiecesofrocksthatentertheatmosphereandare
usuallyburntoutbeforelandingonearth.Somelargemeteoritescan
crashagainstthesurfaceoftheearthandcausedamage.
268 WhatdidancientRomans
thinklightningwas?
Jupiter'sweapon.
269 Arethesoldierantsmaleor
female?
Theyareallfemale.
270 Whatisthenestofa
penguinmadeof?
Pebbles.
271 Whatarethecharacteristics
ofaparasiticplant?
Theycannotproducetheirownfoodandobtainfoodfromothersources.
272 Whatkeepsthesunsohot? Areactionsimilartothatofahydrogenbombtakesplacecontinuously
inthesun.Twoatomsofhydrogenfuseathightemperaturestoforman
atomofhelium.Immenseheatisreleasedinthisreaction.
273 WhatismeantbyBinary
System?
Wecarryouteverydaycalculations,usingthedecimalsystem,withthe
numbers1to9andzero.Thebinarysystemusesonlytwonumbers0
and1.Anelectriccurrentcanbeswitchedonandoffusingofffor0and
onfor1.Anynumbercanberepresentedinthebinarysystem.
274 Whichwasthefirst
spaceshiplaunchedby
man?
Sputnik-I,launchedbytheRussians
275 Whatkindofnestsdoowls
build?
Theydon'tbuildnests.Theyusehollowsintreesforlayingeggs.
276 Whyispolishedriceless
healthythanunpolished
rice?
Thehuskoffoodgrains(rice,wheat,etc)hasVitamins,muchofwhich
arelostwhenthegrainsarepolished.
277 WhichPsychologistdevised
theIQtest?
AlfredBinet.
278 WhodiscoveredRadium? PierreandMarieCurie.
279 Whatistheapproximate
temperaturedeepinside
thesun?
14milliondegreesC.
280 WhatareEpiphyticplants? Plantsthatgrowonotherplantsforsupport.Theseplantshoweverdo
nottakenourishmentfromthehost.
281 Sometimestheeaglespits
outpelletsfromitsmouth.
Whatarethey?
Bonesandfurofthepreythatareleftafterthefoodisdigested.
282 Whatdoesaruminant
mean?
Ruminantisananimalthatchewsitscudandhasafour-chambered
stomach.Whenfoodisswallowedbyaruminant,itpassesintothe
rumenorpaunch,whereitisstored,whiletheanimaleats.Chewingand
digestionarecarriedoutatleisure.Thefoodpassesfromtherumento
thereticulum,whereitisformedintosmallmassesandpushedupto
themouthtobechewed.Whenitisswallowedasecondtimeittakesa
differentroute.Gastricdigestiontakesplaceandthefoodpassesintothe
intestine.
283 WhodiscoveredthePlanet
Uranus?
SirWilliamHerschel.
284 WhoinventedTelevision? JohnLogicBaird.
285 Howdodolphins
communicatewitheach
other?
Byproducingscreechingsounds.
286 Whowasthefirstwomanto
travelinspace?
ValentinaTereshkova.
287 Whatarecloudsmadeof? Tinydropletsoficeorwater.
288 Whatisthediseasethat
causesdogstoturnmad?
Rabies.
289 Whoconductedthefirst
controlledfissionreaction
(thatledtothemakingof
theatombomb)?
EnricoFermi.
290 Whichwasthefirstsatellite
launchedbyIndia?
Aryabhata,in1975.
291 WhatisDryIce? SolidCarbonDioxide.
292 WhoinventedtheRadio? G.Marconi(JagadisChandraBosehasalsobeencreditedwiththis
discoverybuthisclaimhasnotbeenrecognised).
293 Whatwasthetheoryof
theatomputforwardby
Rutherford?
Rutherfordputforwardthetheorythateveryatomconsistsofatiny
nucleuswithapositivecharge,surroundedbyelectrons.Theelectrons
arefarapartfromthenucleusandfromoneanother.
294 Ofwhichelementis
diamondmadeof?
Carbon.
295 ThePitViperhaspoor
eyesight.Yetitcanlocate
itspreyaccurately.How?
Ithasheatsensorycellsinthepitsbetweentheeyeandthenostril,
whichdetectwarm-bloodedanimals.
296 Whofirstpropoundedthe
theoryofEvolutionofMan?
CharlesDarwin.
297 Fromwhichelementsis
steelmade?
IronandCarbon.
298 Whichinstrumentisused
formeasuringhumidity?
Hygrometer.
299 Ifyouspeakloudlyonthe
moon,approximatelyhow
farcanyourvoicetravel?
Soundwavesneedamediuminwhichtheycantravel.Theatmosphere
onthemoonisnegligible.Henceyourvoicecannottravelanydistance.
300 Whatisthedifference
betweenToadsandFrogs?
Toadshaveadrywartyskinwhilefrogshaveasmoothmoistskin.
301. Whofirstdiscoveredthatwaterwas
producedbyburninghydrogen?
HenryCavendish.
302. Whatarethepartsofacomet? Nucleus,comaandtail.
303
Whyarethebladesofthefan
slightlycurved?
Ifyouwishtocarrysandoranysolidsubstancefromoneplace
toanother,youcancarrylittleiftherearestraightmetalstrips.
Apailcancarrymuchmore.Inthecaseofair,whichisafluid,
aslightlycurvedbladeisenoughtohelpcirculateairinthe
room.
304 Whatisabsolutezerotemperature? Absolutezeroisthetemperatureatwhichthermalenergy
(energyrelatedtoheat)vanishes.Itcorrespondsto-273.15
degrees,ontheCelsiusscale.
305 Whoisconsideredthefatherof
plasticsurgeryinancientIndia?
Sushruta.Heisbestknownfortheoperationsheperformed
calledrhinoplasty(remodellingofthenose).
306 Whatareisotopes? Isotopesaredifferentformsofanelementwiththesame
numberofprotons,butavaryingnumberofneutronsinthe
nucleusofanatom.Allelementsconsistofatoms.Atomshave
anucleus,whichconsistsofprotonorprotonsandneutrons.
Theyusuallyhaveasmanyelectronsasprotons,continuously
whirlingaroundthenucleus.Hydrogenhastwonaturally
existingisotopes-onewithonlyaprotonandnoneutroninits
nucleusandanotherwithaneutronandaproton.Thefirstone
iscommonlyknownashydrogen.Thesecondoneisrareand
iscalleddeuteriumorheavyhydrogen.Athirdisotope,called
tritium,isartificiallyproduced.Tritiumhasoneprotonandtwo
neutrons.
307 Whodiscoveredthecauseof
malaria?
RonaldRoss.
308 Whichplanethasamoonnamed
Titan?
Saturn.
309 Namethelargestboneinthehuman
body.
Femur(inthethigh).
310 Whatisthesourceofallenergyon
earth?
Thesun.
311 Whatwasthenameofthe
instrumentusedbyJagadisChandra
Bosetomeasuresensitivityof
plants?
Crescograph.
312 Howlongdobanyantreeslive? Banyantreesseemtoliveforhundredsofyears.Aerialroots
developfromitsbranchesandtheytakerootinthesoil.Over
theyearstheserootsturnintosturdytrunks,whichtoogrow
rootsandthecyclecontinues.Itissaidthattheentirearmyof
Alexanderhadtakenshelterunderonesuchbanyantree.
313 Whichpartoftheplantdoyoueat
whenyoueatcarrots?
Roots.
314 Whowasthefirstmantotravelin
space?
YuriGagarin.
315 Whatisreinforcedconcrete? Reinforcedconcreteisordinaryconcretewhichhassteelrods
fixedinit.
316 Whatismeantbylatentheat? Heatabsorbedwhenasubstancechangesitsstatewithout
changesintemperature,e.g.waterboilsat100C.Whenwe
heatitfurtherthetemperatureisnotraisedbuttheheatis
absorbed.
317 InancientIndiashellsofasea-
animalwereusedasmoney.What
weretheycalled?
Cowries.
318 Howdoessprayingkeroseneon
marshesreducemosquitoes?
Afilmofoilisproducedwhichpreventsthelarvaeof
themosquitoesfromhavingaccesstotheoxygeninthe
atmosphere.
319 Howmanybonesarethereinan
adulthumanbeing?
206.
320 Whoisconsideredtobethefatherof
Geometry?
Euclid.
321 Whatisthestudyofsoundcalled? Acoustics.
322 WhichwasthefirstsatelliteIndia
launchedfromIndiansoilusingan
Indianlaunchvehicle,SLV3?
RohiniSatellite(RSI).
323 Whatarebacteria?Wherearethey
found?
Bacteriaformerlyclassifiedasplantsarenowclassified
separatelyasProkaryotes.Theyaresosmallthatwecan
seethemonlywithamicroscope.Theyarefoundalmost
everywhere.Bacteriacauseandspreaddiseases,butthereare
manybacteriathatarehelpfultoman.Bacteriaareresponsible
forconvertinggrapejuiceintowineandmilkintocurd.
324 Whatisthenameoftheinstrument
thatrecordsheartbeat?
Cardiograph.
325 Whodiscoveredtheconnection
betweenmagnetism
andelectricity?
HansChristianOersted.
326 Whodiscoveredthepresenceof
neutronsinthenucleusofelements?
PhysicistJamesChadwick.
327 Atwhattemperaturedoeswater
becomeice?
ZerodegreesontheCelsiusscale.
328 Whatdodeciduoustreesmean? Treesthatshedleavesinautumnarecalleddeciduoustrees.
329 Theelectricdischargeofwhichfish
isthemostpowerful?
SouthAmericanElectricEel.
330 Whatisthenameforpower
generatedfromwater?
Hydroelectricity.
331 Howissoundproduced? Basicallysoundisproducedwhenavibratingbodysetsair
moleculesinmotion.Musicalinstrumentsproducesoundsby
vibratingstrings.Thevibrationandwavesthatareproduced
reachtheear,whichpassesthevibrationstothebrain.Totest
thistakeasteeltumblerandtaponitwithametallicspoon.
Soundisproduced.Holdtheedgeofthetumblerbetweentwo
fingers.Thesoundstops.Thisillustratestheimportanceof
vibrationinproducingsound.
332 Howaremotionpicturesmade? Whentheeyesseeanimage,theyholdontoitintheformof
avisualmemoryforafractionofasecondafteritisgone.In
amotionpicture,theprojectorflashesstillpicturesquicklyin
succession.Theusualnumbersofpicturesthatareprojected
persecondare24.Becauseofpersistenceofvision,thepicture
seemstobeonecontinuousmovingpicture.
333 Fromwhichpartoftheplant,is
gingerthatweeatobtained?
Fromthestem.
334 Whowasthefirstpersontofind
outthatmicroscopicorganisms
areresponsibleformilk,wine,etc
turningsour?
LouisPasteur.
335 Whatisthemeaningoftheword
Hippopotamus?
RiverHorse.
336 WhoinventedtheHovercraft? ChristopherCockerell.
337 WhodiscoveredVitamins? ChristopherEijkman-thoughhedidnotusetheword,vitamin.
338 WhocoinedthewordVitamin? CasimirFunk.
339 WhydoestheplanetMarsappear
red?
Duetothehighlyoxidisedsurfaceoftheplanet.
340 NametheVitaminthatprevents
nightblindness.
VitaminA.
341 Wheredoseaplantsobtaincarbon
dioxidetomanufacturetheirfood?
Fromdissolvedgases
342 Whoisconsideredasthefatherof
modernMedicine?
Hippocrates.
343 HowdoesanOctopuscamouflage
itself?
Bychangingitscolourandmergingwiththebackground.
344 Whofirstprovedthatlightningisan
electricchargecomingdowntothe
earth?
BenjaminFranklin.
345 Whatarecosmicrays? Cosmicraysareradiationfromouterspace,whichbombardthe
earth.Theyconstantlystrikethemoleculesoftheearth'supper
atmosphere.Asaresult,additionalradiationsareproduced.
Theatmosphereabsorbsmostoftheserays.
346 Whatisacocoon? Itisasilkcase,thatcoversacaterpillarbeforeitbecomesa
moth(butterfly).Afterthecaterpillariscompletelywrappedin
itscocoon,itsleepsthroughthewinter.
347 WhatdoestheacronymLASERstand
for?
LightAmplificationbySimulatedEmissionofRadiation.
348 Howiscementobtained? Heatingamixtureoflimestoneandclay.
349 Nametheonlymammal,otherthan
man,thatcanwalkupright?
Gibbon.
350 Whichdiseaseiscausedby
insufficiencyofiodineinthediet?
Goitre.
351 Whataremolluscs? Aclassofanimalswithasoftbodyandnobones.
352 Whichanimalhasthelongestlife
span?
Tortoise.
353 Howistheglowofafireflycaused? Whencertainproteinsgetoxidised,inthepresenceofan
enzymecalledluciferase,lightisproduced.Fireflieshave
speciallightorgansontheundersideoftheabdomen.Herein
thepresenceofluciferase,lightisproduced.
354 Whofirstenunciatedthelawsof
heredity?
GregorJohannMendel
355 Whatdoestheacronym,SONAR,
standfor?
SoundNavigationandRanging.
356 Whatarecomets? Cometsareheavenlybodiesthattravelaroundthesun.When
theyarenearthesun,theylooklikestarswithlongglowing
tails.Halley'scometappearsonceinabout76-78years.
Somecometsappearnearthesunonlyonceinmillionsof
years.Acomethasahead,whichlookslikeastar.Theheadis
surroundedbyacomaorafuzzyhood.Thetailmaybemillions
ofkilometreslong.
357 Whydoesametalrodfeelcooler
thanapieceofwood?
Metalsaregoodconductorsofheat.Whenwetouchametallic
rod,ittakesawaytheheatfromthehandandfeelscooler.A
pieceofwoodisabadconductorofheatandthereforeitdoes
nottakeawaytheheatfromourhands.
358 Whydoesajetofwatercomeoutof
awhale'sback?
Itisair,exhaledbythewhale.
359 Howmanyteethdosheephaveon
theirupperjaw?
None.
360 Howarehelicoptersusefulinrescue
operations?
Ahelicoptercanmoveup,takeofforlandeasilyfromsmall
clearareas.Hencetheyareusefulindroppingfoodorrescuing
strandedpeople.Ithasarotor,whichenablesittoriseuporgo
down,vertically.
361 Howcanlizardswalkonwalls? Thebaseoftheirpawshascuplikestructuresthatsticktothe
walls.Thisenablesthemtomoveevenonwalls.
362 Howdoesaperfumespreadtothe
cornersofanyroomeventhough
thereisnobreeze?
Moleculesofoxygen,nitrogenandothergasesintheairkeep
onspreadingallaroundthem.
363 Wheredoeslightfallinsidetheeye? Retina.
364 Chlorineisveryinjurioustohealth.
Soissodium.Thetablesaltweuse
issodiumchloride.Whyisitnot
dangeroustohealth?
Itmustbenotedthatacompoundformedfromtwoormore
elementsneednothaveasinglepropertyofitsconstituent
elements.SodiumandChlorinecombinetoformtablesalt,
whichishealthy(insmallamounts).Water,whichsustains
life,isformedfromhydrogenandoxygen.Thepropertiesof
hydrogenaswellasoxygenarenotfoundinwater.
365 Howdoesafrogbreatheunder
water?
Throughitsskin.
366 Whatisthedifferencebetweena
tortoiseandaturtle?
Tortoiseisthenameappliedtotheterrestrialspeciesandturtle
isthenameappliedtotheaquaticspecies.
367 Whatismeantbysublimationin
chemistry?
Conversionofasubstancefromsolidstatetovapourstate
(withouttheinterveningliquidstate)issublimation.For
example,iodinesublimatesfromitssolidstatetovapour.
368 Whatarethesievelikeplatesina
whale'smouthcalled?
Baleens.
369 Whydopeoplecovericeslabswith
sawdust?
Sawdustisabadconductorofheatandslowsdownthemelting
ofice.
370 Whyaredropletsformedonthe
outersurfaceofaglasswhencold
waterispouredintoit?
Themoistureintheaircondensesonthecooloutersurfaceof
theglass.
371 Whyisfoodpreservedina
refrigerator?
Mostbacteriaaredestroyedasthetemperatureofthe
surroundingsrises.Temperatureshigherthan40Cdonot
favourgrowthofbacteria.Similarlylowtemperaturesprevent
bacteriafrommultiplying.Hencefoodispreservedinthe
refrigeratorbykeepingitscontentsatlowtemperature.
372 Whydowefeelsleepyafteraheavy
meal?
Thebloodcirculationtothedigestivetractincreases.Asaresult
thebloodcirculationtothebrainisreduced.Thismakesus
sleepy.
373 Whichorgansinthehumanbody
filterwasteproductsfromtheblood?
Kidneys.
374 Whichorgansaremostdamaged
whenapersonconsumesmuch
liquor?
Liverandstomach.
375 WhatdoesAuroramean? Brightpatchesoflightareseenathighlatitudesabove60
northorsouth.TheyarenamedAuroraBorealis(northern
lights)orAuroraAustralis(southernlights)dependingontheir
position.Theterm"AuroraPolaris",polarlights,isageneral
nameforboth.Theauroraconsistsofrapidlyshiftingpatches
anddancingcolumnsoflightofvarioushues.
376 Whichvitaminsaresolubleinwater? VitaminsoftheBandCgroup.
377 Whatisthecompositionof
perspiration?
Mostlywaterwithalittlesalt.
378 Whichglandinthehumanbody
producesinsulin?
Pancreas.
379 Whatistheprincipalenzymeinthe
gastricjuice?
Pepsin.
380 Whatisthevaccinationgivento
preventpolio?
SalkVaccine.ItwasdiscoveredbyJonasEdwardSalkin1952.
ThetheorybehindtheSalkVaccineisthatavirusthathas
beenkilledcannotinfectormultiply,butitcanstillproduce
antibodiesagainstthatparticularvirus.Thevaccinewastested
firstonmonkeysandeventuallyonchildren,includingDr.
Safk'sthreechildren,beforeitwasreleasedfornationwide
distribution.
381 WhatarePachyderms? Animalswiththickskinlikeelephantsandrhinoceros.
382 Whyisitthatsomepeoplehavea
darkskin?
Thedarkcolouroftheskinisduetoapigmentcalledmelanin.
Onexposuretosunlight,man'sskinundergoesgradualtanning
toprotecttheskinfrominjurioussolarrays.
383 WhichVitaminhelpsinpreventing
rickets?
Vitamin-D.
384 Whichisthesecondmostcommon
elementonthe
earth'ssurface?
Silicon.
385 Whichplanetisknownasthered
planet?
Mars.
386 Whatdoesalizarddowhenitslifeis
indanger?
Thelizarddiscardsitstailtodiverttheattentionofitsenemy.
387 Whyisthehouseflyconsidereda
healthhazard?
Ontheirlegstheymaycarrymillionsofgerms.Whentheyrest
onafoodplate,thesemaybetransferredtotheobjectthey
reston.
388 Whichmetalisalsocalled
quicksilver?
Mercury.
389 WhatisthemainfoodofaKoala
bear?
Eucalyptusleaves.
390 Ifhairisdeadtissue,howdoesit
grow?
ItistruethathairconsistsofKeratin,adeadtissue.Butthe
hairislodgedinafolliclelocatedalittlebelowthescalp,which
isverymuchalive.Thisiswherethegrowthtakesplace.The
livinghairpushesupthedeadtissue.Thatlivingtissuealso
diesandispushedup.Pulloutahairandyouwillfeelpainand
understandthetruthofthisstatement.
391 WhatismeantbyAcidRain? Whenthereisasubstantialamountofsulphurdioxide,carbon
dioxide,etcintherain,itisreferrectoasacidrain.
392 WhatisthecommonfoodoftheBlue
Whale?
Ashrimplikecreaturecalledkrill.
393 WhatisBetelgeuse? Itisoneofthebrighteststarsvisibleinthenightsky,Itisin
theconstellation,Orion.ItisalsocalledAlphaOrionis,Ittakes
about300yearsforthelightfromBetelgeusetoreachthe
earth.
394 Howlongdoelephantslive? 65to100years.
395 Whatdoakoalabear,opossum,
wombatandbandicoothavein
common?
TheyareallMarsupials,i.e.theycarrytheiryoungonesin
pouches.
396 Namethepersonwhofirst
discoveredthepresenceofMicrobes.
AntonVanLeeuwenhoek.
397 Howdomotheranimalsrecognize
theirbabies?
Bytheirsmell.
398 Whydowaterpipesburstinhill
stations?
Thereisanunusualexpansionofwater,whenitstemperature
goesbelow4C.Insteadofcontracting,thewaterbeginsto
expandtilliceisformedatzerodegreesCelsius.Unabletobear
thepressure,thepipebursts.
399 Whichanimalshootsitsquilland
hurtstheenemy?
Porcupine.
400 Whomadethefirstelectricmotor? MichaelFaraday.
401 Whofirstusedelectrolysisfor
isolatingelements?
SirHumphryDavy.
402 WhofirstputforwardtheAtomic
Theorythatallmatterismadeof
atoms,heldtogetherbysomeforce
ofattraction?
JohnDalton.
403 Isittruethattheageofatreecan
beknownbystudyingitsrings?
Yes,eachyearduringspringalightringgrowsjustinsidethe
barkofthetree.Duringsummerandautumn,theringthat
growsisdarker.Toolittlesunlight,toolittlemoistureorinjury
resultsinasmalleranddarkerring.Aftercountingtherings,
wecanassesstheageofthetree.
404 Howdoestherotationandrevolution
oftheearthaffectourlives?
Theearthrotatesonitsaxisevenwhileitrevolvesaroundthe
sun.Therotationresultsinnightandday.Astheearthrevolves
aroundthesun,italsotiltsonitsaxis.Thistiltcauseschanges
intheearth'sposition,whichresultsintheseasons.
405 Whofoundoutthatoxygenis
presentinbothwaterandair?
AntoineLavoisier.
406 WhichVitaminisimportantforthe
healthofbones?
VitaminD.
407 Whydoanimalslikeratsand
squirrelskeepgnawingatthings?
Gnawinghelpsweardowntheirteeth.Iftheydidnotgnawat
thingstheirteethwouldkeepongrowing.
408 WhowasthefirstwomanofIndian
origintotravelinaspacevehicle?
KalpanaChawla.
409 Whydoesasnakeflickitstongueso
often?
Tosmellthesurroundings.
410 Whatisthescientificnameforman? HomoSapien.
411 Whoisconsideredtobethefatherof
modernexperimentalscience?
GalileoGalilei.
412 Whatisthenameofourgalaxy? MilkyWay.
413 Howispetroleumformed? Remainsofplantsandtinyanimalsthatlivedmillionsofyears
agoremainburiedandturnintopetroleum.
414 Whatisamirage?Howisitcaused? Amirageisareflection,causedbythebendingoflightrays.
Whenweridealonghighwaysparticularlyinaridregions,we
seeareflectionahead,whichlookslikewater.Thisiscausedby
adenselayerofwarmairnearthesurfaceoftheearth.Light
raysfromtheskyarereflectedtowardone'slineofvision-
whatoneseesisareflectionoftheskyandnotwater.
415 Howisoxygenformedinthe
atmosphere?
Inthepresenceofchlorophyll,achemicalreactiontakes
placeintheleavesusingcarbondioxideintheairandwater
transportedfromtheroots.Asaresultofthechemicalreaction,
starchisproduced.Oxygenistheby-productofthisreaction.
416 Whichisthejuicesecretedindie
liverwhichhelpsdigestion?
Bile.
417 Whatismeantbythe
word'frequency'ofasound?
Frequencyisdefinedasthenumberofvibrationspersecond.It
mustbenotedthatsoundiscausedasaresultofvibrationsin
aircolumnsorstringsorobjects.Soundtravelsinwaves.
418 Whichisthelongestpoisonous
snakeindieworld?
KingCobra
419 Whatisthetendencyofplantsto
growtowardssunlightcalled?
Phototropism.
420 Whydosnakesshedtheirskin? Unlikehumanbeings,whosegrowthstopsaround20years,
snakeskeepongrowing.Thisbecomespossiblebecausethey
keepcastingoffoldskinanddevelopnewskin,whentheold
oneisshed.
421 Whydoesittakelongertocookfood
athighaltitudes?
Theatmosphericpressureathighaltitudesismuchlowerthan
atsealevel.Thegreaterthepressure,thefasterthecooking.
422 Whatistheuseoftheozonelayerin
theearth'satmosphere?
Itbouncesoffultravioletradiation.
423 Howdowegetheatandlightfrom
thesun?
Throughradiation.
424 Howdoinsectsbreathe? Insectsbreathethroughthetinyholesintheirbody.
425 Whydoesn'ticesinkinwater? Iceislighterthanwater.Afterthetemperatureofwatercools
downto4Celsius(insteadofcontracting)waterkeepson
expandingtillitreaches0Celsiusandbecomesice.
426 Apartfromearthonwhichother
planetinthesolarsystemdoeslife
exist?
Nowhereelse.Asweknowit.
427 WhatismeantbytheWaterTable? Waterfiltersdownthesurfaceofthegroundandisabsorbed
andstoredbysoilandrocksinazoneofsaturation.Thetop
ofthiszoneiscalledWaterTable.Duringdrought,theWater
Tabletoogoesdown.
428 Whoisknownasthefatherof
computers?
CharlesBabbage.
429 Whydowefeelhungrierinwinter? Inwinterweneedenergytomaintainthebodytemperaturein
additiontosustainingnormalactivitiesofthebody.Tomeet
thisrequirementofenergyweeatmore.
430 Canyougiveahexampleofreflex
action?
Kneejerk.Itistheinvoluntarykickcausedbyablowonthe
tendonjustbelowtheknee.
431 Whatisanelectrocardiograph? Theelectrocardiographisanelectricalinstrument,which
recordstheactivityoftheheartmuscle.Astheheart
beats,severalactivitiestakeplaceinaregular!order.The
electrocardiographrecordschangesthatoccurinaregular
order,duringacompleteheartbeat.
432 Whichbirdcanrotateitsheadby
180degreesoneitherside?
TheOwl.
433 Man,dogs,cats,horseshavelungs
throughwhichtheybreathe.Howdo
smalleranimalslikefish,earthworm,
etcobtaintheirrequirementof
oxygen?
Earthwormsalsorespire.Theyusetheirmoistskintoexchange
carbondioxideforoxygen.Thefishesusetheirgillstorespire.
Evenfrogsinthetadpolestageusetheirskinforrespiring.
Reptilessuchassnakesandturtlesandevenbirdsbreathe
throughlungs.
434 Whataretheusesofsnakevenom? Itishelpfulincuringmanyailmentsaffectingthenervous
system.
435 Whatisthemajorelementastaris
madeof?
Hydrogen
436 Wheredoesafemalebutterflylayits
eggs?
Undersideofleaves.
437 Whoinventedtheminer'ssafety
camp?
SirHumphryDavy.
438 Nametheworld'slargestrodentand
whereisitfound.
CapybarafoundintheAmazonjunglesofSouthAmerica.
439 Whatisthechemicalnameofbaking
soda?
SodiumBicarbonate.
440 WhatisTelepathy? Telepathyisdirectcommunicationofthoughtfromone
persontoanother,withoutusinganyphysicalchannelsof
communication.Thoughtherearemanywhoclaimtelepathyis
possible,therehasbeennopositiveproofoftheexistenceof
telepathy.
441 Whatisultrasound? Humanbeingscannothearsoundwaveswhichhave
frequenciesabove20,000vibrationspersecond.Thisistermed
ultrasound.
442 Whowasthescientistwhoinitiated
theAtomicEnergyProgrammeof
India?
HomiBhabha.
443 Whoinventedtherigidairship? FerdinandVonZeppelin.
444 Whoinventedthecalculator? BlaisePascal.
445 Fromwhichelementwasthefirst
AtomBombmade?
Uranium235.
446 Whoinventedthedieselengine? RudolfDiesel.
447 Whomadethefirstlocomotivethat
hadsuccessful
runs?
GeorgeStephenson.
448 Whatispapermadeof? Mainlywoodpulp.
449 NametheChinesemethodofcuring
ailmentsbyusingneedles?
Acupuncture.
450 Whatcausesrusting?Howcanitbe
prevented?
Metalslikeironareoftenexposedtomoisture.Rustingisthe
processofoxidationoccurringwhentheironandairslowly
combinetoformironoxides.Oilisoftenusedtoslowdown
rusting.Whenacoatofpaintorvarnishisgiventoametal,this
alsoprevents(reduces)oxidation.
451 WhatisGoogol? Googolisthenumberonefollowedbyahundredzeros.
452 Whicharetheonlymammals
thatcanseecolours?
Manandmonkey(apes).Itiscommonlybelievedthatbullsreact
violentlywhentheyseearedrag.Bullsjustcannotseeanycolour.
Theyreacttotheteasingmovementoftherag.
453 Whydoesanapplethathas
beencutopenturnbrownand
thenblack?
Polypnenolsintheapplegetoxidised.
454 Whydoestheliquidintheegg
becomesolidwhenheatedor
boiled?
Duetocongealing-coagulationoftheyolk.
455 Whatisthegreencolourofthe
leafdueto?
Chlorophyll.
456 HowmanydaysdoesMercury
taketocompleteonerotation
onitsaxis?
59earthdays.
457 Whatareaerialroots? Rootsthatgrowdownfromthebranchofatree.Thebanyantreeisa
goodexample.
458 WhatisHalley'scomet? TheHalley'scometisnamedaftertheEnglishastronomerEdmund
Halley.ThetheoryofgravitationdevelopedbyIsaacNewtonhelped
Halleytodiscoverthatthebrightcometthatappearedin1682had
anorbitthatbroughtitbacktotheinnersolarsystematregular
intervals.
459 Whyisheliumusedingas
balloons?
Becauseheliumisverylightanddoesnotburn.
460 Whatisplasticsurgery? Plasticsurgeryissurgeryperformedonsomeone'sfaceorbodyto
removeadeformityortomakeitmoreattractive.
461 Howcanthemoonwhichis
verysmall,coverthesun
whichisverybig,duringan
eclipse?
Thesunisfarfarawaycomparedtothemoon,Thereforeeventhough
thesunisverylarge,themooncancoverit.Evenacoincancover
themoon,ifheldclosetotheeye.
462 WhatistheArchimedes
Principle?
Itisalawofphysicsthatstatesthatwhenanobjectistotallyor
partiallyimmersedinafluid,itexperiencesanupwardthrustequal
totheweightofthefluiddisplaced.Theprincipleismostfrequently
appliedtothebehaviourofobjectsinwater,andhelpstoexplain
floatingandsinkingandwhyobjectsseemlighterinwater.
463 Whatismeantbyarefracting
telescope?
Arefractingtelescopeismadebyusingtwolenses,bothofwhichare
convex.
464 Whatarecorals? Theyarecombinedskeletonsoftinymarineanimals,whichlive
togetherinacolony.
465 Whatisthedistancebetween
theearthandthesun?
About150millionkilometres.
466 Whydoeswaterinanearthen
potbecomeverycoolin
summer?
Earthempotshavetinyholesfromwhichwaterseapsouttothe
surface.Whenthiswaterevaporates,ittakesawaythelatentheatof
vaporisationandkeepsthepot{anditscontents)cool.
467 Whydodogspant? Tokeepthemselvescool.Whentheythrowoutthetonguewhile
panting,themoistureinthetongueevaporates.Thisdirectlyresults
incooling.Humanskeepthemselvescoolbysweatingandthen
evaporationofthesweat,fromalargesurfaceoftheskin.
468 Whichimportantmineralisto
befoundinspinach?
Iron.
469 Whatdoesmilkingof
poisonoussnakesmean?
Itmeansdrawingoutpoisonfromtheserpentsformedicaluse.
470 WhofirstisolatedSodium? SirHumphryDavy.
471 Whatisarobot? Robotisanymachine,developedbymantodotheworkofahuman
beingsuchasrunningamachinerybyremotecontrolortooperate
deviceslikeswitchboardsautomatically.Itisusuallydirectedby
soundwaves,lightwavesorradiowaves.
472 Whatismoulting? Moultingtakesplacebecauseofanumberofreasons.Birdsdiscard
oldfeathersfornewones.Thisisalsoreferredtoasmoulting.Snakes
keepongrowing,unlikehumanbeingswhosegrowthstopsafter
attainingadulthood.Thesnakesdiscardtheirskinsforanewone.
Lobsters,crabs,etchaveahardcoveringoutsidethebodytosupport.
Theanimalthenbreaksoutoftheoldcoverandquicklygrowsbefore
thenewchitinalreadyrecreatedbydietissuesunderneadi,can
harden.Frequentlyduringsuchperiods,theanimalhides,sinceithas
noprotectionthen.
473 Inwhichorganofthehuman
bodyarethelymphocytecells
manufactured?
Spleen.
474 Whicharethedistinctlayersof
theskin?
DermisandEpidermis.
475 Whoinventedtheprinting
machine?
JohanGutenburg.
476 Whopioneeredtheuseof
antiseptic?
JosephLister.
477 Whatisthenameofthegland LachrymalGland.
thatproducestears?
478 Whatisthenameofthe
bacteriathatconvertsmilkinto
curd?
Lactobacillus.
479 WhatdoesDPTstandfor? Diphtheria,PertussisandTetanus.DPTisacombinedvaccinefor
diphtheria,whoopingcoughandtetanus.
480 WhatdoesaHydrometer
measure?
Densityofliquids.
481 Whyistherainbowseenonly
duringandaftertherain?
Thisissobecausetheraindropsservelikeprismsanddiffractthe
whitelightofthesunintoviolet,indigo,blue,green,yellow,orange
andredcolours.
482 Whatismeantbyaradio
telescope?
Fromtheirtelescopes,astronomerscouldstudyobjectsinouterspace
thatcouldnotbeseenwiththenakedeye.Radiotelescopesare
telescopesthatcanstudylongwaves,whicharenotvisible.Theycan
dothisusingantenna,sinceradiowavesaremuchlongerthanlight
waves.Tobeeffective,radiotelescopeneedstobemuchlargerthan
ordinaryopticaltelescope,
483 Whatissmog? Smogisamixtureofsolidandliquidfogandsmokeparticles.Fogis
formedwhenthehumidityishigh.Thewordsmogisderivedfrom
smoke+fog.
484 Whatisthenameofthelayer
intheatmosphereoftheearth
thatprotectstheearthfrom
harmfulradiation?
Theozonelayer.
485 Whatisthenameofthe
radiationthatcomesfrom
outerspace?
CosmicRays.
486 Fortheprotectionagainst
whichdiseaseistheB.C.G
vaccinationgiven?
Tuberculosis(T.B)
487 WhatareSunspots? Areaswherethesun'ssurfaceisslightlycoolerthannormal-about
4000degreeCinsteadof6000degreesC.
488 Whatisthescientificnamefor
VitaminC?
AscorbicAcid.
489 Namethegalaxythatis
nearesttoourgalaxy.
AndromedaGalaxy.
490 WhoinventedtheBarometer? EvangelistaTorricelli.
491 Tnthehumanbodywhatisthe
endproductofprotein
digestion?
Aminoacids.
492 Whogavethenamerubberto
thegumoftheHevea
tree?
JosephPriestley.Becausethegumcouldrubouipencilmarks.
493 Whataresalivaryglands? Salivaryglandsarelocatedinthemouth.Therearethreepairs,one
pairislocatedinfrontoftheears,onepairislocatedunderneaththe
lowerjawandthethirdisunderthetongue.Salivaryglandssecrete
anenzymecalledptyalin,whichhelpsinthedigestionofstarches.
Salivahasanalkalineaction.Ifyouseemanyplayerschewinggum,it
isbecausewhenapersonistense,thestomachproducesmoreacids.
Thesaliva,producedbychewinggum,neutralizesthisacid.
494 Whydocrocodilesshedtears? Theysecretetheexcesssaltindiebodythroughthisaction.Theyget
ridofthisbymeansofaglandnearthecomeroftheeyes.
495 WhatisBronze? Analloyofcopperandtin.
word"DINOSAUR"?
Terriblelizard.
497 WhatisBrass? AnalloyofCopperandZinc.
498 Whichelementisimportantfor
thehealthofbones?
Calcium.
499 WhichVitaminhelpsin
preventingrickets?
VitaminD.
500 Whatisthenameforthe
positionofthemoon,anearth
satellite,whenitisatthe
greatestdistancefromthe
earth?
Apogee.
501 Whatisthestudyofweather
andclimatecalled?
Meteorology.
502 Nametheunitinwhichelectric
currentismeasured?
Ampere.
503 Whatarethefourstagesinthe
developmentofabutterfly? a)Egg
b)Larva
c)Pupa
d)Butterfly
504 WhoinventedtheRadio? G.Marconi.
505 WhatismeantbyHibernation? Manyanimalssleeporgointoatrance-likestateduringthelong,
wintermonths.Thiswintersleepiscalledhibernation.Polarbearsgo
intohibernationinwinter.
506 WhatismeantbyEscape
Velocity?
Itistheminimuminitialvelocityrequiredforanobjecttoescape
thegravitationalattractionofanastronomicalbody,andtocontinue
travellingawayfromitwithouttheuseoffurthereffort.
507 Whichpresentdayanimalsare
saidtobedirectdescendants
ofdinosaurs?
KomododragonandCrocodile.
508 Whoinventedthemilitary
tank?
ErnestSwintonofBritain.
509 Whatisthestudyofbirds
called?
Ornithology.
510 Whowasthefounderofthe
systemofmedicineknownas
Homoeopathy?
SamuelHahnemann.
511 FromwhichoreisAluminium
made?
Bauxite.
512 Howdoesaplanttransfer
nutrientsitabsorbsthroughits
rootstootherparts?
ThroughtinytubescalledXylem.
513 Whodiscoveredtheplanet WilliamHerschel.
Uranus?
514 Kidneyshelpthebodyto
eliminatewaste.Whichother
partsofthehumanbodydo
thesame?
Lungs,skinandrectum.
515 Whyisasoapbubblealways
sphericalandnotasquareora
triangle?
Whenasoapbubbleformsandgoesupintheair,itissubject
toimmensepressurefromallsides.Onlyasphericalshapecan
withstandmaximumpressure.Thatiswhysoapbubblesarealways
spherical.
516 Whodiscoveredthecirculation
ofbloodinthehumanbody?
WilliamHarvey,in1628.PeopledidnotbelieveinwhatHarveysaid
andtheyopposedhisideas.Ittookmanyyearsfortheoppositionto
diedown.
517 Whatismeantbycentrifugal
andcentripetalforce?
Ifaballiswhirledattheendofastringinacircularmotion,itwould
seemasiftheballweresuddenlyveryheavyandpullingharderas
itiswhirledfaster.Theforceofthestringpullingtheballtowardthe
centreisthecentripetalforce.Thereisanoutwardforceonthestring
bytheball.Thisoutwardforceisthecentrifugalforce.
518 Howmuchblooddoesan
averageadulthumanbeing
have?
About6.5litres.
519 Whowrotethebookon"The
Originofspeciesbymeansof
NaturalSelection"?
CharlesDarwin.
520 Whichisthemostdestructive
insectintheworld?
DesertLocust.
521 Whoinventedthesewing
machine?
EliasHoweofUSAin1845.
522 Whatarethesubstancesthat
cancausecancercalled?
Carcinogens.
523 Whatismeantby
Photosynthesis?
Photosynthesisisthewordusedformakingfoodfromcarbondioxide
intheairandwaterfromthesoil,inthepresenceofsunlight.It
occursinplants.
524 Whatismeantbycolour
blindness?
Inabilitytodistinguishoneormoreoftheprimarycolours.
525 WhodiscoveredtheLawsof
Motion?
SirIsaacNewton,
526 WhoinventedtheTelegraph? SamuelMorse.
527 WhatisaSupernova? Astar,whichsuddenlyburnsupalotofitsmatterandgivesabrilliant
light.
528 Howmanychromosomesdoes
amanhaveinhisbodycell?
46.
529 Whyisseleniumusedinthe
makingofphotoelectriccells?
Photoelectriccellsconvertlightintoelectricity.Seleniumisusedin
makingdiesecellsbecauseitselectricalconductivityincreaseswhen
lightstrikesitandbecauseitcanconvertlightintoelectricity.
530 Forwhichinventionorprocess
isHenryBessemerbest
known?
Bessemerconverterusedformakingsteel.
531 Whowasthefirstmantostudy AGermanbynameHienrichSchwabe.
sunspots?
532 Mercuryisclosesttothesun,
thenhowcomeVenusisthe
hottestplanet?
Venushasthickcloudsarounditthatpreventheatfromescaping
fromitssurface.
533 Whichplanetrotatesthemost
slowlyonitsaxis?
Venus
534 Howdoesamicrowaveoven
work?
Watermoleculesvibrateandrubagainsteachother,producingheat
becauseheatisproducedbydiesemoleculesanexternalsourceof
heatisnotrequiredforcookinginamicrowave.
535 Whoproducedtheworld'sfirst
petroldrivencar?
KarlBenz.
536 Whydoestherunningsoundof
atrainchangewhenitpasses
overabridge?
Soundtravelsintheformofwaves.Thefrequencyofthewaves
anddieamplitude(thewidth)ofthewavesdeterminethesound.
Thesoundwavesareofdifferentkinds,whenatrainmovesonsolid
ground,andwhenitmovesonabridge,whethermadeofsteelor
plainconcrete.
537 Whatisaphotometer? Aninstrumentformeasuringtheintensityoflight.
538 WhatismeantbyRadiocarbon
dating?
Scientistsdescribetheradioactivityofanelementintermsofhalf-life
-thetimetheelementtakestolosehalfofitsradioactivitythrough
decay.Bymeasuringtheradioactivityscientistscancalculatetheage
oftheelementthatisbeingtested.
539 Whatisthemeaningof
geothermalenergy?
Theheatproducedwitiiinthecrustanduppermantleoftheearth,
primarilybydecayofradioactiveelements.
540 Whatisthedifferencebetween
nuclearfissionandnuclear
fusion?
Thereactionwhereheatisproducedbecauseofthefission(division)
ofanucleusiscallednuclearfission.Thereactioninwhichheatis
producedbecauseofthefusionoftwonucleiiscallednuclearfission.
Inhydrogenbombdiereactionwasduetonuclearfusion.Inthe
atomicbombdroppedonHiroshimaandNagasaki,itwasafusion
bomb.
541 WhatisRobertBoyleknown
for?
Boyleisknownforhisexperimentsonthephysicalpropertiesofair
andhislawontherelationshipbetweenthepressureandthevolume
ofthegas.
542 Whatisgenetics? Geneticsisthestudyofallthosequalitiesoforganismsthatare
governedbycertainbiologicallyactiveelementsderivedfromthe
parents.
543 Howmanytoesdoesanostrich
haveoneachofits
legs?
Anostrichhastwotoesineachleg.
544 Whoisconsideredtobethe
fatherofmodernastronomy?
Copernicus.
545 Fromwhichmaterialis
aluminummade?
Bauxite.
546 Whatareasteroids? Asteroidmeans"likestar".Asteroidsareheavenlybodieslikethe
earth,butverymuchsmallerinsize.Somemaybeonlyakilometre
ortwoindiameter.Theyalsoorbitaroundthesun.
547 Whatismeantbyconvectionof
heat?
Aprocessinwhichheatistransferredbymovementofheatedfluid
suchasairandwateriscalledconvection.
548 Whatismeantbycloud
seeding?
Sprayingofcertainchemicalsintocloudstoinducerain.
549 Whowasthefirstmantopoint
outthatthingsgetspoiled
becauseofgerms?
LoiusPasteur.
550 Whydoescuttingonionsgivea
burningsensationintheeyes?
Whenonionsarecut,volatileoils,containingsulphur,arereleased.In
combinationwiththewaterintheeye,theyproduceirritation.
551 Whatistheenzymeinhuman
saliva?
MainlyAmylase,whichconvertsstarchesancglycogenintothesugar
maltose.Apartfromsalivaamylasesarefoundinpancreaticjuices
andintestinaljuicestoo.
552 Whatismeantbyignition
point?
Ignitionoccurswhenthetemperatureofasubstanceisraisedtodie
pointatwhichitsmoleculeswillreadspontaneouslywithoxygen,and
thesubstancebegin;tobum.Thisiscalledtheignitionpoint.
553 Whichisthelargestand
heaviestsnakeintheworld?
Theanaconda.Itweighsupto200kg.
554 Towhichfamilyofplantsdo
bamboosbelong?
Thegrassfamily.
555 Whopropoundedthetheoryof
relativity?
AlbertEinstein.
556 Howdoesthechameleoncatch
itsprey?
Itflicksoutitslongstickytongueandcatchesunwaryinsectsflying
by.
557 Whatisconcrete?Howisit
made?
Concreteisarocklikesubstancemadefromcement,naturalsand,
stoneandwater.Cementandwaterreactchemicallyandserve
likegluetobondthestonesandformahardenedmass.Whenthe
materialisstillina"plasticstate"itcanbeveryeasilyformedinto
variousshapes.Butoncetheconcretesets(hardens)nochangescan
bemade.
558 Inwhichpartoftheirbodydo
spidersspinthethread?
Abdomen.
559 Whatismeantby
fermentation?
Breakdownoforganicsubstancesintosimplersubstancesdueto
theactionofbacteriaiscalledfermentation.Grapesarefermented
toproducewine.Thusfermentationofwheatandriceresultsinthe
breakdownofthestarchestosimplersugarsandalcohols.
560 Inwhichpartoftheplantare
ovulescontained?
Pistil.
561 Howlongdobutterflieslive? 2to3weeks.
562 Whatisthestudyofprehistoric
animalandplantlifethrough
theanalysisoffossilscalled?
Palaeontology.
563 Whatdoesmammalmean? Amammalisawarm-bloodedanimal,whichsucklesitsyoungones
withmilkandhashaironitsskin.
564 Whicharethemaingasesin
theatmosphereoftheearth?
Nitrogenandoxygen.
565 Whoinventedthestethoscope? Laennec.
566 Whatisahugemassofice
slowlymovingaheadcalled?
Glacier.
567 Whatisanammeterusedfor? Measuringthestrengthofanelectriccurrent.
568 Howdobatscommunicatewith
eachother?
Batsproducescreechingsounds.Asthesesoundsstrikeobjects
aroundthem,theyproduceechoes,whichareheardbythebats.This
helpsthebatsinnavigation.Humanbeingscannothearthesounds
producedbythebatsastheyhavemuchhigherfrequencythanthe
audiblerangeofthehumanear.
569 Whatarethethreemain
constituentsofagalvaniccell?
a.Ananode
b.ACathode
c.Anelectrolyteinwhichtheanodeandcathodeareplaced.
570 Whoinventedthetelephone? AlexanderGrahamBell.Hewas,however,interestedinconstructing
anelectricaldevicethatwouldhelpdeaf-muteslearntospeak.
571 Whatisthefluidpartofthe
bloodcalled?
Plasma.Itisabout90%water.
572 Whatismalaria? Malariaisanacutediseasecausedbyananimalparasitecalled
plasmodium.Thediseaseisspreadbythebiteofthefemale
Anophelesmosquito.
573 Whatistheoriginofthe
word'Malaria'?
Romanswerefamiliarwiththisdisease.Theythoughtitiscausedby
bad(mal)air(aria).
574 Howmanyeggsdoesastarfish
layatatime?
Millions.
575 WhatdoestheacronymRADAR
mean?
RadioDetectionandRanging.
576 WhatismeantbyDiabetes? Diabetesiscausedbecauseofinadequatesecretionofinsulinbythe
pancreasortheinabilityofthebodytoutilisetheinsulinproduced.
577 Howdoesthesungenerateits
energy?
Insidethesunareactionsimilartothatofahydrogenbombgoes
oncontinuously.Twoatomsofhydrogenfusetoproduceanatomof
helium.Thesunistodayatthemidwayofitslife.
word'Protozoa'?
Protozoameansthefirstanimal.Theyarethesimplestformoflife.
Theyaremadeofasinglecell.
579 Whatisthedifferencebetween
dyesandpigments?
Dyesarecomplexorganicsubstancesthatarechemicallyboundto
thefibres.Pigmentsconsistoflargerparticlesthatformafilmonthe
surface.
580 WhoproposedtheCentigrade
Scale?
AndersCelsiusfirstproposedthecentigradethermometer,whichhas
ascaleof100degreesseparatingtheboilingandfreezingpointsof
water.
581 Whydoflocksofswansflyina
V-formation?
Byflyinginthiswaytheymeetminimumresistancefromtheairto
theirflying.
582 Whichisthefastestmoving
landsnake?
TheBlackMamba,whichhasaspeedofabout11kmperhour.
583 Whatismeantbytheterm
habitat?
Habitatistheplacewhereacertainanimalorplantwouldliveand
grownaturally.Thusanoceanisthehabitatofwhalesandapondis
thehabitatoffrogs.
584 Howcanastronautswalkin
spacewithoutanysupportto
walkon?
Becausethereishardlyanygravityfarawayfromtheearth.(Orany
heavenlybody).
585 Whoisusuallyconsideredtobe
thediscovererofoxygen?
JosephPriestley.
586 WhatisaTapir?Whereisit
found?
ATapirisananimalthatlookslikeapig.ItisfoundinMalaysiaand
CentralandSouthAmerica.
587 Whyareteaplantscutwhen
theygrowtoaheightoftwo
metresormore?
Toforcemoretenderleavestobranchoutandmakehandpickingof
leaveseasier.
588 Whatisforging? Theshapingofmetalsbyhammeringthemiscalledforging.
589 WhatwasChandrasekhar
Subrahmanyanknownfor?
Indian-bornAmericantheoreticalastrophysicistandNobel
laureate,ChandrasekharSubrahmanyancontributedgreatlytoour
understandingoftheevolutionofstars.Chandrasekharwasbest
knownforhistheoreticalprediction,madeattheageof20,thatlarge
starswouldcollapseattheendoftheirlivesintosomeunknownstate
evenmoredensethanthatofawhitedwarf.
590 Whatistheconditioncaused
bylackofVitaminC?
Scurvy.s
591 Whowasthefirstmantomake
aphonograph(gramophone)?
ThomasAlvaEdison.
592 Whatisablackhole? Abodywhosemassissointenselyconcentratedthatevenlight
cannotescapeitsgravitationalattraction.Normalpropertiesofspace
initsvicinityarealtereddrastically.
593 HowdidCharlesGoodyear
discoverthevulcanisationof
rubber?
Accidentallyhespilledamixtureofrubberandsulphuronahotstove.
Heobservedthattherubberhadbecomestrongerandelastic.From
therehegot;theideaofhardeningrubber.
594 HowdidRoentgendiscoverX-
rays?
Whileexperimentingwithaglasstubefromwhichtheairhadbeen
pumped,Roentgenhappenedtopassanelectriccurrentthrough
thetube.NearbywasascreencoatedwithBariumPlatinocyanide.
Suddenlyhenoticedthatthescreenwasglowingwithagreenish
bluelight.Afterexperimentingwiththisradiation,comingfromthe
evacuatedglasstubeRoentgenfoundthatthisradiationcouldpass
throughsubstancesofvaryingdensitiesplacedbetweenthetubeand
thescreen.HenamedtheseraysX-rays.
595 Whatarechromosomes? Chromosomesaretinythread-likepartsofacell.Thesecanbeseen
underamicroscope.Theyaremadeupofsmallerpartscalledgenes.
Thesechromosomesandgenesdecideheredity.
596 Whowasthefirstpersonto
showthattheMilkyWayis
composedofstars?
GalileoGalilei.
597 Whatistheaveragelifeofa
redbloodcorpuscle?
120days.
598 Whatisthescientificstudyof
insectscalled?
Entomology.
599 Whatarethepropertiesof
aluminium,whichmakeit
veryuseful,particularlyinthe
aerospaceindustry?
Aluminiumisverylightandyetverystrong.Itdoesnotgetcorroded.
Aluminium'sexcellentelectricalconductivitymakesitveryusefulin
makinghighvoltageelectricalconductors.
600 WhoinventedtheBattery? AlessandroVolta.
601 Namethefirstaircrafttohard
landonthemoon.
Luna2.ItwaslaunchedonSeptember12,1959bytheUSSR.
602 Nametwocountries,
whichusegeothermalheat
(heatfromfarbelowthe
earth'ssurface)toproduce
electricity?
Italy,Iceland,Japan,NewZealand,USAandRussia.
603 Whatiscerebrum? Thecerebrumisthemainpartofthebrainandcontrolstheability
tothink.Thecerebrumreceivesimpulsesanddirectsthebodyinto
activity.
604 Whatarecitrusfruits? Citrusfruitsarethose,whichcontaincitricacidinsizeableamounts.
Citricacidgivesthecitrusfruitstheirsourtaste.Lemons,orangesand
limesallcontaincitricacid.
betweenanArabiancamel
andaBactriancamel?
TheArabiancamel(ordromedary)hasonlyonehump,whilethe
Bactriancamelhastwohumps.
606 Whatiscarbolicacid? ThescientificnameforcarbolicacidisPhenol.Itisextremely
poisonous.Itisusedinthepreparationofsomeplastics.PicricAcid,
obtainedfromphenol,isaningredientinmanyexplosives.
607 Whatismeantbya
Marsupial?
Animalscarryingtheiryoungonesinapouch.
608 Whatistheonlyfoodofthe
giantpandasinthewild?
Bambooshootsandleaves.
609 Whatisthenamefortheunit
ofelectricpower?
Watt.
610 Whatcausestidesinthe
oceanandsea?
Gravitationalpullofthemoonandtosomeextentthesun.
611 Whydoesafirelook
yellowish,attimes?
Whenthecombustion(burning)isnotcompletethecolouroffire
becomesyellowish.Whenthecombustioniscomplete,thecolour
changestopaleblue.
612 Whichmaterialisusedto
makecellophane?
Cellulose,thechemicalsubstancethatlinesthewallsofplantcells.
Cellophaneisusedinpackaging.
613 Whatisacataract? Cataractisadiseaseaffectingthelensoftheeye.Thelensconsistsof
asemi-solidsubstance,enclosedinacapsule.Cataractisaconditionin
whichthelenslosesitstransparencyandtendstobecomeopaque.
betweenmassandweight?
Weightandmassaretwodifferentthings.Theamountofmatterthat
abodycontainsismasswhereastheweightofanobjectwillbealittle
lessneartheequator(whereitisfurtherawayfromthecentreofthe
earth)andalittlemoreatthepoles.Anobjectinfreespacehasno
weight,butitwillhaveadefinitemass.
615 Whatismeantbyacatalyst? Acatalystisasubstance,whichalterstherateofspeedofachemical
reaction,withoutitselfbeingpermanentlychanged.Normallya
catalysthastensorencouragestherateofreaction.However,attimes,
catalystsareusedtoslowdownareaction.
616 WhodiscoveredPenicillin? AlexanderFleming
617 Whatismeasuredinthe
Richterscale?
Earthquakes.
618 Whenwasthemetricsystem
introduced?
DuringtheFrenchrevolution,Franceintroducedthemetricsystem.The
standardoflengthwasrelatedtothedimensionsoftheearthrather
thanthedimensionsofahumanlimb.
619 Wherewouldyoufindadodo? Nowhere.ItwaslastreportedinMauritiusin1681.Nowitisextinct.
620 WhendidMarieCuriewinthe
NobelPrize?
In1903forphysicsandin1911forchemistry.
621 Ofallthebonesintheskull
andtheface,whichisthe
onlymovableboneinhuman
beings?
Thelowerjaw.
622 HowbigistheMilkyWay? ItisestimatedthattheMilkyWayhasoverahundredbillionstars.The
sunisoneofthestarsintheMilkyWay.
623 Wheredoestheimpureblood
enterthehumanheart?
Itentersthecavityoftherightauriclethroughtwoveins-onecalled
thesuperiorvenacavaentersfromtheheadregionanddieother
calledtheinferiorvenacavaentersfromthelowerorposteriorregion
ofthebody.
betweenDirectCurrentand
AlternatingCurrent?
Thecurrentflowinginacircuitisdescribedasdirectcurrentifitflows
continuouslyinasingledirection,andasalternatingcurrentifitflows
alternatelyineachdirection.
625 Whatisdistillation? Distillationistheprocessofconvertingaliquidintovapourform(by
heating)andthencoolingthisvapourtorecovertheevaporated
constituentsbytheprocessofcondensation.
626 Howdoesathermos
flaskretaindieheatofits
contents?
Ithasatightlyfittingcapofcorkorsuchmaterial,whichisapoor
conductorofheat.Thebottlehasadoublelayerofglass.Glasstoo
isapoorconductor.Thereisvacuumbetweenthelayersofglassto
preventlossofheatbyconvectionandconduction.Ifthesurfacesare
madehighlyreflective,evenradiationcanbereduced.
627 Whomadethefirstballoon
thatcouldfly?
Joseph&JacquesMontgolfier.
628 Howaremosquitofishhelpful
toman?
Theyeatmosquitoes.
Hippocraticoath?
HippocrateswasaGreekphysicianwhoseoathisstilltakenbymedical
students,whentheygraduate.Theoathreads,inpart,"Iswearsofar
aspoweranddiscernmentshallbemine,I'llcarryoutregimenforthe
benefitofthesickandwillkeepthemfromharmandwrong.Tonone
willIgiveadeadlydrugevenifsolicited.IntowhatsoeverhouseIshall
enterI'llgoforthebenefitoftheirsick"Thereisalsoaclausethat
secrecywillbemaintainedabouttheailmentofthepatients.
630 Nametheanimal,whichhas
thelargesteyesintheworld.
TheAtlanticGiantSquid.Thediameterofitseyeisabout30cm.
631 Whatishorticulture? Horticultureisthescienceandartofgrowingfruits,vegetables,flowers
orornamentalplants.
632 Whatisahygrometer? Ahygrometerisoneoftheinstrumentsusedtomeasurethemoisture
intheair.
633 WhatisanIbex?Whereare
theyfound?
TheIbexisamountaingoat.ItwasclosetoextinctionintheAlps.It
isnowunderGovernmentprotection.InIndiaIbexisfoundathigh
altitudesinKashmir.
634 Whatisinertia? Inertiaisthepropertyofmatter,whichkeepsabodyatrestunlessa
forceisexertedonit.Inertiaalsokeepsamovingbodyinmotionat
thesamespeedandinthesamedirectionunlessaforceisappliedto
stopthisforwardmotion.
635 Whodiscoveredthelawsof
planetarymotion?
JohannesKepler-SirIsaacNewtonlaterusedtheselawsasthebasis
ofhislawofUniversalGravitation.
636 Whatishybridisation? Hybridisationisthematingorcrossingoftwoparentsofdifferent
speciesorvarieties.Thusamuleisahybridofahorseandanass.In
thecaseofflowers,hybridisationisdonebytakingpollenfromone
plantanddustingitonthepistilsofanotherplant.Abagisplacedover
thepistilsuntiltheseedsaredeveloped.Thentheseedsareplanted
andahybridisformed.
637 Whodiscoveredthegerm,
whichcausestuberculosis?
RobertKoch,afamousGermanphysician.
638 Whatisanantidote? Aremedyforpoisoningiscalledantidote.Theremedymayconsistof
(a)Neutralisingthepoison
(c)Preventingthebodyfromabsorbingitor
(d)Assistingthebodyineliminating.
639 Whatisadesert? Adesertisalargeareaoflandthatistoodrytosupportlife.Deserts
arenotalwayshot,dryorsandy.ThetundrasofSiberia(inRussia)are
deserts.Waterisfrozenhereanddoesnotsupportlife.
640 Whoinventedthedynamo? MichaelFaraday.
641 WhyistheEgyptianplover
birdpopularlycalled
the"crocodilebird"?
TheEgyptianploverbirdhasbeennicknamedthecrocodilebird
followinganaccountbyHerodotusthathesawthesebirdsenterthe
openjawsofcrocodilesandpickpiecesoffoodfromtheirgums.
642 Whichwerethefirst
passengerstoflyinaballoon?
Asheep,acock&aduck.
643 Whichwasthefirstliving
beingtoenterspace?
AdognamedLaika.
644 Whatisalightyear? Inmeasuringdistancesonearthweuseunitslikemilesandkilometres.
Butevenforgivingthedistancebetweenthesunandtheearth,we
havetowrite93,000,000millionmilesor150,000,000kilometres.
TowritethedistancebetweenAlphaCentauriandearthwehaveto
writelongnumbers.Hencemeasuringinunitsbasedonthespeedof
lighthasbeenadopted.Inthisscalethesunis8minutesfromthe
earth.Inkilometresonelightyearisapproximately924x1013or
9,240,000,000,000,000kilometres.AlphaCentauriisjust4.6light
yearsaway.
645 Whichelementisimportantin
theformationofblood?
Iron.
646 Nametheanimalthatcanlift
50timesitsweight.
Ant.
647 Whichfishcarriesitseggsin
itsmouth?
CatfishorCichlidfish.
648 Howdofirefliesproducelight? Thereareproteinsinthebodyoffirefliesthatproducelight,whenthey
getoxidizedinthepresenceoftheenzyme,Luciferase.
649 Whereintheworldarewooly
Mammothsfound?
Theyareextinctandarenotfoundanywhere.Butaboutamillion
yearsago,theyroamedoverlandTheyweretheancestorsofmodern
elephants.
650 Inwhichorganofthehuman
bodyarethelymphocytecells
(bloodcells)manufactured?
Spleen
651 Whataretheconstituentsof
stainlesssteel?
Stainlesssteelisanalloyofiron,nickelandchromium.Stainlesssteel
makinginvolvestheremovalofimpuritiesandadditionofdesirable
metalslikechromiumandnickel.
652 Whatismeantbytheterm
Watercycle?
WaterCycleisthestoryofaraindrop,whichpassesthroughother
phasestobecomearaindropagain.Insummerthewaterinlakesand
riversevaporates.Thiswatervapouriswarmandispushedupby
coldair.Asthewarmairmovesupwardsaircurrentsdevelop.They
arecalledwinds.Whenthewarmairpassesovermountainsorwhen
itgoeshighup,itcoolsdownandcondensestowateragainandfalls
downtoearth.Onthesurfaceoftheearththeraindropsmayjoinother
raindropsandiftheearthcannotabsorbthiswaterquickly,theyform
streamsandrivers.Andthecyclecontinues.
653 WhatisPlasterofParis? Whengypsumisheatedto120Citloseswaterandbecomesawhite
powder.Thatisplasterofparts.Whenwaterisaddedtothepowder,it
hardens.Itisusedforplasters,mouldsandmodels.
654 WhodiscoveredPlutonium? GlennSeaborg.
655 Whowasthepersontofirst
identifytheproton?
ErnestRutherford.
656 Whatisaplanarium? Aplanariumisasimpleformoflife,whichcrawlsaboutandfeedson
smallanimals.
657 Whydoesmilkspilloutwhen
boiled?
Whenmilkisheated,thewaterinitstartsevaporating.Thefat
globulespresentinthemilkgetseparatedandfloatonthetopas
cream.Onfurtherheating,morewatervapourisformed.Butwhenit
triestoescape,itgetstrappedbythethicklayerofcreamonthetop.
Thewatervapourpushesupthelayerofcreamandformsabulge,
whichfinallyburstsout,causingthespill.
betweenaporpoiseanda
dolphin?
Porpoisesaresmallerthandolphinsandtheydonothavebeaklike
snoutsofdolphins.Porpoisesliveintheshallowwaterofoceanbays
andthemouthsofrivers,whiledolphinsliveoutinthedeeperwaters.
659 Whereisthepituitarygland
situatedinthebody?
Inthebrainonitsunderside.
660 Whatisozone? Ozoneisanisotopeofoxygenwiththreeatomsofoxygeninits
molecule.
betweenaplanetariumanda
telescope?
Throughatelescopewecanseearealbutsmallpartofthesky.Onthe
domeoftheplanetariumwhatweseeisapictureofthesky,containing
thesun,themoon,thestarsandplanetsinanartificialsky.
term'Orbit'?
Orbitisthepathofanybodyrevolvingaroundanotherbody.Thispath
canbecircularorelliptical(asanellipse).
663 Wheredofrogslaytheir
eggs?
Allfrogsgobacktowatertolaytheireggs.
664 WhowasPythagoras? HewasaGreekPhilosopherandmathematicianwholivedaround520
BC.
665 Whopropoundedthetheory
thatthesunandnottheearth
isthecentreoftheSolar
System?
NicolusCopernicus(BhaskaracharyaoflllhCenturyA.DandAryabhata
ofthefifthcenturyA.Dseemtobeawareofthis).
666 Whoinventedthelightning
rodtohelppreventlightning
fromdamagingbuildingsand
physicalproperty?
BenjaminFranklinofUSA.
667 Whatisananableps? AnyofthethreespeciesofFish,commonlyreferredtoasfoureyed
fish.Ananablepshastheabilitytoseeaboveandbelowthewaterat
thesametime.
668 Whyisitdangeroustowalk
onquicksand?
Quicksandisabedofveryfine,powderywetsand.Itisathickfluid.
Onceafootisplacedonquicksand,itisnoteasytopullitaway.The
footmayslowlysinkinthequicksand.Strugglingtotakeoutthefoot
maysinkthefootfurtherdown.Itisadvisabletowaitforhelp.Ifa
manremainscalmanddoesnotmovehisfoot,hemaystopsinking.
669 Whatisanantiseptic? Itisachemicalusedtokillgermsontheskinorinthewounds.Itis
alsousedonthingspeoplehandle.
670 Whatisasatellite? Abodythatrevolvesaroundanotheriscalledasatellite.Theearthand
theotherplanetsaresatellitesofthesun.Themoonisasatelliteofthe
earth.
671 WhatisGreenwichMeridian
Time?
GreenwichMeridianisanimaginarynorth-southlineontheearth's
surfacedrawnthroughGreenwichnearLondonandbothgeographical
NorthPoleandSouthPole.Thislinehasbeenarbitrarilychosenasthe
0longitude.
672 Whoforthefirsttimein
recordedhistoryusedaprism
tosplitwhitelightintomany
colours?
SirIsaacNewton.
673 Whatisafuse? Thefuseisastripofmetal(ormetallicwires)thatmeltsatarelatively
lowtemperature.Whenanelectriccircuitcarriesmoreelectriccurrent
thanitissupposedtocarry,thefusemeltsandpreventsfires.
term'freezingpoint'?
Thetemperatureatwhichaliquidchangestothesolidstateiscalled
freezingpoint.
675 Whomadethefirstprinting
presswithmoveabletypes?
JohannesGutenbergofGermanyinthemiddleofthe|15*century.
676 Whatismeantbywireless
telegraphy?
WirelessTelegraphyoriginallyconsistedofasendingkey,which
openedandclosedthecircuitandasounderconnectedbywirestothe
key.Wheneverthecircuitwascompleteaclicksoundwouldbeheard.
Thusalltheletterswouldberepresentedbythesoundsbeingproduced
intherightsequence.
677 Whichisthelargestflesh-
eatinganimal?
Kodiakbear.
678 Whatislarva? Alarvaisayounganimalthatisnotfullydevelopedbutisableto
moveaboutandfeeditself.Itchangesintoanadultanimalthatusually
looksdifferent.Thischangeiscalledmetamorphosis.Tadpoles,which
growintofrogs,caterpillars,whichgrowintobutterflies,andgrubs,
whichgrowtobecomebeetles,areallexamplesoflarva.
679 IsittruethattheHimalayas
growtalleryearafteryear?
Yes,aboutonemmayear.Thesolidlayeroftheearthconsistsof
aboutadozensemirigidplates.AstheIndianplatemovingnorth
pressesagainstthestationaryAsianlandmass,theheightofthe
Himalayasincreases.Theincreaseisimperceptible.
680 Whydoesn'tacrocodileharm
theploverbirdsthatenterits
mouth?
Becausetheploverbirdsenterthemouthofthecrocodileandeat
tit-bitsfoundthere.Thishelpsthecrocodilestoimprovetheiroral
hygiene.Thereforecrocodilesdonotharmtheploverbirds.
681 Fromwheredoesthemoon
getitslightduringthenight?
Earth
682 Howmanypartswasaday
dividedinto,inancientIndia?
Eightparts,calledprahars.TheHindiword'dupahar',fornoon,is
derivedfrom'du'(two)andpahar(prahar).
683 Whatwasspecialabout
thetelescopeinventedby
Newton?
ThetelescopedevisedbyGalileowasarefractingtelescope.The
refractingtelescopeusesalargeconvexlensastheobjectivetofocus
lightandformarealimage.Anotherlensisusedtomagnifyit.The
reflectingtelescopeusesalargeparabolicorconcavemirrorinstead
oftheobjectivelenstofocuslightandformarealimage.Theimages
producedbythesetelescopesareinverted.Anadditionallensisusedto
righttheimage.
684 Howareweprotectedfrom
theultravioletraysofthe
sun?
Ultravioletrayscomefromthesun.Ifalltheultravioletraysemanating
fromthesuntravellingtotheearthweretoreachtheearth,alllifeon
earthwouldbedestroyed.Butthisdoesnothappen,becausealayer
ofozone(20to50km)abovetheearth'satmosphereabsorbsthe
ultravioletraysofthesun.
wordTanning'?
Convertingrawanimalskinintoleather.
686 Whodevelopedthemodem
conceptoftheelement?
AntoineLavoisier.
687 Howdobeescommunicate? Beescommunicatethesourceofnectartoothersbythepatternofthe
dancetheyperform.
688 WhoinventedtheThermos
Flask?
JamesDewar.
689 Whatwerethefirstwords
toberecordedonthe
gramophonemadebyEdison?
"Maryhadalittlelamb."
690 Whichisthehardest
substanceinthehuman
body?
Theenamelthatcoversteeth.
691 Whatisabonemadeupof? Two-thirdsoftheboneiscalciumphosphate.Theotherone-thirdis
gelatin.
692 Whataresweatglands? Sweatglandsarelocatedundertheskinofmammals.Theyarecoils
ofsoft,tinytubes.Thetubeendsatopeningsintheskincalledpores.
Sweatglandscarrymoistureandwastematerialtothesurfaceofthe
skin.Whenthewaterisbroughttothesurfaceoftheskinitevaporates
thereandkeepsthebodycool.
693 Whycan'tahorsesit? Theydon'thavekneesontheirhindlegs.
694 Whatistheleadofapencil
madeof?
Graphite,whosemainconstituentiscarbon
695 Whodiscoveredradioactivity? A.M.Becquerel.
696 Whoproducedthefirst
syntheticdye?
WilliamPerkin.
697 Wherearethelobster'steeth
located?
Inthestomach.
698 Whatisparachute?Howdoes
itwork?
Parachuteisnothingbutabigumbrellamadeofaspecialfabric.The
parachuteandthepersonusingitaresubjecttotwoforces:-1)
gravity,whichbringsthemdownand2)thebuoyantforceofair,which
pushesuptheumbrella.Iftheforceofthegravityisgreaterthanthe
buoyancy,theparachutemovesdown,butveryslowly.Hencemencan
reachthegroundsafely.
699 Whatisinoculation? ntroductionofgermsintoabodytoprecipitateamildformofa
disease.Asaresultantibodiesareproduced,whichprotectthebody
fromtheinvadinggerms.
700 Whatismeantby
Acrophobia?
Fearofheights.
701 Howmanylobesdoesa
humanliverhave?
Four
702 Whatisfog? Fogiswatervapourcondensingnearthesurfaceoftheearth.Fog
differsfromcloudsinthatfogisclosetotheearthandcloudsareinthe
sky.
703 Whatistheunitusedfor
measuringworkorenergy?
Foot-pound.Thusifanobjectweighingonepoundwereliftedthrougha
distanceofafoot,onefootpoundofworkwouldbedone.
704 Howmanychambersare Four.Rightauricle,leftauricle,rightventricleandleftventricle.
thereinahumanheart?
705 Whatisthebloodcondition
involvinganabnormal
reductioninthenumberof
redbloodcellscalled?
Anaemia
706 Howarehereditarycharacters
transmittedfromone
generationtothenext?
Genesarebelievedtoberesponsiblefortransmittinghereditary
characters.Everyhumancellcontains23pairsofchromosomes,which
aremadeupofmanypairedparticlesorunitscalledgenes.
707 Howarehydrocarbons
produced?
Hydrocarbonsconsistmainlyofhydrogenandcarbon.Theyare
producedfromthebreakdownofplantsandotherlivingbeings,either
bybacteriaorbyheatandpressureunderthesurfaceoftheearth.
TheyarealsocalledNaturalGas.
708 Whatisthehumanbody
madeupof,accordingto
Hippocrates?
Blood,phlegm,yellowbileandblackbile.
709 Fromwhichplantsdoweget
potatoes?How?
Potatoesgrowonpotatoplants.Theplantstemsgrowunderthe
groundandarecalledtubers.Thesearetheediblepartsandarecalled
potatoes.SpanishexplorersbroughtthepotatotoEurope.
710 Whatareglacialages? Therehavebeenseveralperiodsoftimewhenmuchoftheearth's
surfacebecamecoveredwithice.Thesedifferentperiodsoftimemake
uptheglacialages.
711 Howmanynephronsdoesa
humankidneycontain?
Aboutamillion.
712 Whatisthecommonunit
ofmeasurementofelectric
power?
KilowattHour.
713 Whenwerunveryfastor
workstrenuously,wefeel
tired.Whatisthistiredness
dueto?
LacticAcidisformedwhentheglycogenorsugarinthemusclesis
used.Thismakesusfeeltired.
714 Howaregillsimportantto
fish?
TheyareusedforbreathingairbymostFishesandcertainother
lunglessanimals.
715 Whatareradioactive
elements?
Theseareelementsinwhichprotonsandneutronsarenotinbalance.
Theyslowlybreakdowntoformstableelements.
716 Whatarelichens? Lichensareplantsthathavenoflowers,roots,leavesorstems.They
growonrocksandalongbeaches.Theyliveonthebarkoftreeonthe
highestmountains.
717 WhosenotebookswereFilled
withideasandsketchesof
inventions,includingdesigns
foranairplane?
LeonardodaVinci.
718 Whatisaligament? Ligamentisatermforindividualtoughfibrousbandsofconnective
tissuethatsupporttheinternalorgansandholdbonestogetheratthe
joints.
719 Whatisalarynx? Thelarynxisthevoicebox,locatedinthethroat.
720 Whoisconsideredasthe
fatherofmodernrocketry?
RobertMulchingsandGoddardHutchings.
721 WhatisBrownianmovement? Thatsmallparticlesofmatter(molecules)areinconstantmotionwas
observedbyRobertBrownthroughhismicroscope,byputtingvery
finepowderinwater.Thismovementofmoleculesisreferredtoas
Brownianmovement.
722 Whatiscamouflageinnature? Innaturemanyanimalsresorttoanumberofwaystoprotect
themselvesfromenemiesorpredators.Thisiscalledcamouflage.
ThePolarBear,havingawhitecolourisanexampleofcamouflage.
Similarlyzebra'scolourconfusesitsenemyandservesasa
camouflage.
723 Whatisthechiefsourceof
uraniumandradium?
Themineral,Pitchblende.
724 Whydoplanesflyingatgreat
speedsleavewhitefumes
behind?
Theplanesleavingfumebehindarejetplanes.Inabasicjetengineair
iscompressedandforcedintoachamber,wherefuelisadded.Here
combustion(burning)takesplace.Thehotgasesthatareproduced
escapefromthebaseoftheengine.Thispushestheaircraftforward.
Thewhitefumesthatyouseearethehotgasesastheyescapeout.
Sincethetemperaturearoundthejetislow,thefumecondensesand
becomesvisible.
725 Whydosomepeoplehavefat
legs?
Thecauseoffilaria(elephantleg)arewormscalledWuchereia
bancroftithefemalewormgivesbirthtoyoungwormsandnoteggs.
Theseyoungones,calledmicrofilaria,findthewayintobloodstreamof
theirvictimsandfromthereintothelymphaticvessels.Theimmediate
causeoffilarialisamosquitocalledculex.
726 Whatisadehumidifier?Why
isdehumidificationimportant?
Heating,cooling,ventilationanddehumidifyingareaspectsofair-
conditioning.Itisbelievedthatacoldclimatewithalowlevelof
humidityisgoodforhealth.Evenfoodispreservedbetterwhenthe
temperatureandhumidityarelow.
727 Whatismeantby
Quarantine?
Quarantineistheisolationofpersons,animalsorplants,whichhave
beenexposedtocommunicablediseases.
728 WhatisthePythagoras
theorem?
Thetheoremstatesthatthesquareofthehypotenuseofaright-angled
triangleisequaltothesumofthesquaresoftheothertwosides.
729 Whatarepseudopodia? Pseudopodiaaretemporaryextensionofthebodyofaone-celled
animalsuchasamoeba.
730 Howisplywoodmade? Plywoodismadebygluingwidethinslicesofwoodtogetherinorderto
makeastrongboard.
731 Howmanypairsoflegsdo
crabshave?
Fivepairs.
732 Whatisaraingauge? Itisadeviceusedformeasuringrainfall.
733 Howdoplanaria(flatworm)
reproduce?
Planaria(pluralofplanarium)constrictandfragmentjustbehindthe
pharynx.Bothpiecesthendevelopintocompleteanimals.
734 Whatisafungus? Afungusisaplantwithoutchlorophyllortrueleaves,stemandroot.
Sincetheyareunabletomaketheirownfood,theymustliveonother
livingordeadplantsandanimals.Fungi(pluraloffungus)arefound
almosteverywhere.Mushroomsarefungi.
735 Whatisresonance? Whenanobjectissetintovibrationwithacertainpitch(frequency)
anyotherobjectnearbythatcanvibrateatthesamepitch,willstart
vibrating.Thisisreferredtoasresonance.
736 Wherearethevocalcords
locatedinman?
Thevocalchordsarelocatedinthelarynx.Thelarynxisahollow
muscularorganforminganairpassagetothelungs.
737 Whatarealveoli? Thetinyairsacsinthelungsarecalledalveoli.Itisthroughthewalls
ofthealveolithattheexchangeofgasestakesplace.
738 Whatismeantbyembalming
abody?
Whenabodyistreatedinsuchawaythatitispreservedfromdecay,it
iscalledembalming.
739 Whatisembryology? Manyanimalsbeginlifeasafertilisedegg.Thesegrowoveraperiod
intotheformofanadultanimal.Thestudyofthechangesthattake
placeasaneggdevelopsintoananimalisthescienceofembryology.
740 Whatisanelement? Anelementisasubstancethatcannotbebrokendownordecomposed
intosmallerpartsbyordinarychemicalmeans.
741 Whatdoelementsconsistof? Positivelychargedprotons,negativelychargedelectronsandneutrons,
whichhavenocharge.
742 Whatiselectrolysis? Electrolysisisthedecompositionofasubstanceusingelectricity.
Forexamplewhentablesaltissubjectedtoelectrolysis,itturnsinto
sodiumandchlorine.
743 Whopropoundedthetheory
ofrelativity?
AlbertEinstein
744 Whatisecology? Ecologyisthestudyofplantsandanimalsinrelationshiptotheir
environment.Everythingthataffectsplantsandanimalsandhowthey
aredependentupontheirsurroundingsisthesubjectmatterofthe
studyofecology.
745 Whyisanearthwormalso
called'aFannersbestfriend'?
Theearthwormiscalledthefarmer'sfriendbecauseithelpshimto
keepthesoilrichandloosesothatplantscangrow.Astheyburrow
intosoftsoil,theyswallowsomeofit,whichpassesthroughtheir
bodiesandfinallyisleftbehindascastings.Thisisenrichedmaterial.
746 Whatisamammoth? Mammothwasanancestoroftheelephant(ofthemodernelephant),
whichisnowextinct.Wholefrozenmammothshavebeenfoundbelow
theiceinSiberia.
747 Whatisamanometer? Itisaninstrumentformeasuringthepressureofgases.
748 Howmanysatellitesdoes
Marshave?
Two.
749 Whatismedullaoblongata? Itisthepartofbrainthatconnectswiththespinalcord.
750 Howmanypairsofnerves
arethereinmanthatare
connectedtothebrain?
Twelvepairs.Theyarecalledthecranialnerves.
751 Whydoearthandotherplanets
revolvearoundthesun?
Sun'sgravitationalforcekeepstheplanetsinafixedorbit.
752 Nametheunitinwhichelectric
currentismeasured?
Ampere.
753 Whichplanetinthesolarsystem
movesfasteraroundthesunthan
anyotherplanet?
Mercury.
754 Whatareantibiotics?Howdo
antibioticshelpincuringdiseases
causedbybacteria?
Innature,therearemouldsandbacteriathatattackother
organismsinordertoobtainnourishmentandtoreproduce.
Antibioticsarechemicalsubstancesproducedbyorganisms
(usuallymicroorganisms)thatareharmfultootherbacteria
andlifeforms.Ifyoumoistenapieceofstalebreadandkeepit
intheopen,therewillbeagreenishgrowthonitalittlelater.
ThatisbecauseofthespreadofamouldcalledPenicillium
Notatum.Itproducespenicillin.Penicillinisahighlyeffective
antibiotic.Mostbacteriadoubleeveryhalfanhour.Justone
bacterium(singularofbacteria)becomesthousandswithina
fewhours.Anantibioticdoesnotpermitthemultiplicationof
bacteria.Inmanycases,theantibioticdoesnotpermiteven
thesurvivalofbacteria.
755 Whichisthestarclosesttoourearth,
afterthesun?
ProximaCentauri.
756 Whofoundedtheschoolof
mathematicsatAlexandriainEgypt?
TheGreekmathematicianEuclidaround300B.C.
757 Whataretheremainsofanimalsor
plants,preserveddeepunderthe
earthorinrocks,etccalled?
Fossils.
758 Theintensityofwhichinsect's
songgivesusanindicationofthe
temperature?
Thecricket.
759 Whatwasthenameofthefirst
AtomicReactorbuiltbyIndia?Where
isit?
Apsara,inMumbai.
760 Whicharetheonlyplanetstorevolve
clockwisearoundthesun?
VenusandUranus.
761 Whatisthestudyofwaterwith
referencetoitsoccurrenceinnature
knownas?
Hydrology.
762 Howcangarglingwithsaltwaterhelp
relieveasorethroat?
Aninfectionofthethroatspreadsrapidly.Quiteafewvarieties
ofbacteriadoubleeveryhalfanhour.Garglingwithwarm
waterdoesnotkillthesebacteria,butitpreventstheirgrowth.
Temperaturesofmorethan40degreesCelsiusarenot
conducivetothegrowthofbacteria.Anysolutionwhichhas
morethaneightpercentsaltinhibitsthegrowthofbacteria.
Thus,ifyougarglewithwarmsaltwater,itwillpreventthe
proliferationofbacteria.
763 Whydoesthesoundofwaterkeep
changingwhenavesselisbeingfilled
underatap?
Soundisproducedbythemovementofcolumnsofair.Strike
astainlesssteelglasswithaspoon.Asoundisproduced.Stop
thevibrationofthesteelglasswithyourfingers.Therewill
benosound.Whenwaterisbeingfilledinavessel,soundis
producedbecauseofthemovementofthecolumnofair.This
columnbecomessmallerandsmallerasthewaterlevelrisesin
thevessel.Hencethesoundchanges.
764 Whatistheforminwhichironis
foundinnature?
IronOxide.
765 WhoinventedtheDynamo? MichaelFaraday.
766 Howdoesacricketproducethe
chirpingsound?
Byrubbingitslegsagainstoneofitsfrontwings.
767 Whatismagmamadeof? Moltenrocks.
768 Whofirstintroducedtheconceptof
molecules?
AmedeoAvogadrointheyear1811.
769 Fromthebarkofwhichtreeisquinine
extracted?
Cinchona.
770 Wheredofrogsusuallyliveinthehot
season?
Buriedatthebottomofponds.
771 WhodiscoveredCalcium? SirHumphryDavy.
772 Whichisthemostabundantmetalin
theearth's
crust?
Aluminium.
773 Whatismattermadeof? Matterismadeofelectricallychargedprotons,foundinthe
nucleusandelectronstravellingaboutthenucleus.Inaddition,
thereareneutronsinthenucleuswithaweightsimilarto
protonsbutlackinganycharge.
774 Whofirstintroducedvaccinationin
medicalpractice?
EdwardJenner.
775 Nametheonlytwopoisonouslizards
intheworld
TheGilaMonsterandtheBeadedLizard.
776 Whatisthescientificstudyofthe
earth'scrustknownas?
Geology.
777 Namethemammalsthatlayeggs. PlatypusandEchidna.
778 WhydidGalileocomeintoconflict
withthechurch?
BecausehesupportedtheCopernicantheorythattheplanets
(includingtheearth)revolvearoundthesun.
779 WhatdoesU.F.Ostandfor? UnidentifiedFlyingObject.
780 Whichisthebrighteststarinthesky
atnight?
Sinus.
781 Whatmethodofhealingisalso
knownasshiatsu?
Acupressure.
782 WhatisHypothermia? Itisabodyconditioninwhichthetemperaturefallssuddenly
asaresultofexposuretoextremecold.
783 Whatisthethinflapofcartilage
attachedtothebaseofthetongueof
terrestrialvertebratescalled?
Epiglottis.
784 Whatisthetermusedtodescribethe
remainsofforestswherethetrees
havebeensubmergedorburiedand
thetreetissueshavebeenreplaced
graduallybymineralssuchassilicaor
calcite?
PetrifiedForest.

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