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1.Anor gani sm’ sabi l

it
yt oemi titsownl i
ghti scal led…
Biolumi nescence
Incandescence
Phosphor escence
2.Bi olumi nescenceandbi of l
uor escence.Howdot heydiff er
?
Nodi fference.Theyar esy nony ms
Biof l
uor escenceneedsanext ernal sour ceofl ight
Ther e’snowor dcal ledbi of l
uor escence
3.Whati scount erillumi nat i
on?
Acamouf laget echni quet ohi def rom t hepr edat or
Produci ngbr ighterl ightt ost unapr edat or
At echni queusedbypr edat or st ost unt hepr eybef or
et helattertri
gger sit
sdef encemechani sm
4.Bi olumi nescencei scat egor i
sedas" coldl i
ght ".Whati s“ coldli
ght ”
?
Lightpr oducedbyani mal soft hepol arr egi on
Lightpr oducedbyor gani smsoft hedeepsea
Lightt hatgener at eslesst han20%t her mal r adiation,orheat
5.Whi choft hef ollowi ngcompoundshel psal ight -emitti
ngor ganism producel ight.
Luci dase
Luci fer i
n
Luci del l
ar ibal ta
6.“ Milkyseas”ar econt i
nuousgl owsi nt heoceanst hatcoul dbeseenev enf rom satelli
tes.Whatcauses
thisphenomenon?
Bleachedcor als
Light -emi ttingbact eria
Jellyfish
7.At ol l
a, aj el l
y fi
sh, i
sknownf ori tsbr illi
antl i
ghtdi splayt hatcanbeseenf or300f eet.Whydoy out hi
nkit
setsof ft hi s“ bur glaral arm” ?
Tobl i
ndi tspr edat or,andescape
Toexposei tsat tackert oal ar gerpr edat or
Tost eel apr eyf rom apr edat or
8.Thebobt ail squi di sinasy mbi ot i
cr elationshi pwi t
hthesel ight-
emi t
tingor ganismshousi ngt hem inits
“li
ghtor gan” .Whi choft hef ol l
owi ngf it
st hebi l
l?
Algae
Fungi
Bact er ia
9.Tomopt er isi saseawor m, oneoft hef ewt hatcanpr oducey ell
owl ight.Howdoesi tmanaget odot hi
s?
Bypr oduci nggl owi ngspar ksf rom i t sf oot -
likeappendagescal ledpar apodia
Byeat ingpl ankt ont hatcont ainzi ncoxi de
Itdoesn’ tpr oducey ellowl i
ghtal way s.Itdependsonmagnesi um cont entinitsimmedi atevicinit
y
10.Thedi nof lagel l
at esar epl ant -
likeor gani smswhi chbl oom i ntheoceant ocauseaphenomenoncal led…
Bluebl ooms
Redt ides
Greenf l
ashes
11.Bar nar d’sst arbwasi nnewsl astweek.Whati si t?
Af rozenpl anetwi thamassov ert hr eet i
mest hatoft heEar th
Ar unawayst arf rom t heMi lkyWaygal axy
Anewl y-di scov er edsuper nov a
12.Theki logr ammehasbeenr edef ined.Thebasel i
nemeasur eformassi snowbasedonasci ent i
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const ant ,andnotal umpofi ridium-pl
atinum.Namet heconst ant.
Gr av i
tat i
onal const ant
Planck’ sconst ant
Bol tzmannconst ant
13.Whatar eEumani rapt orans?
Ancest orsofbi rds
Ancest or sofar thropods
Ancest or sofmar i
neani mal s
14.Recent ly,NASAr eti
redoneofi t
sspacet elescopes.Namei t.
Transi t
ingExopl anetSur veySat el
li
te
Kepl erSpaceTel escope
Cosmi cHotI nt erstellarSpect romet er
15.Amnesi ai st heactofl osingmemor ywhol l
yorpar t
ly.Anamnesi accanev enf or
gethis/hername,
but notl anguage.Why ?
Amnesi aaf fect sonl ythecer ebel l
um
Amnesi aaf fect sonl yt hecor tex
Languagepr ocessi ngi snotf ull
yabr ainf unction
16.Whati saneur omor phiccomput er?
Acomput ert hatmi mi cst hef i
ringofneur ons
Acomput ert hatusesneur onsast hebasi cunits
Acomput ermadeofor gani cmat eri
al
17.Thebi rthofZhongZhongandHuaHua, announcedi nJanuar y2018, tri
ggeredreportsconcernedwith
thef utureoft hehumanr ace.Whoar eZhongZhongandHuaHua?
Thef irstcl oneddogs
Thef i
rstcl onedpr i
mat es
Thef irstcl onedhor ses
18.Whoi scr edi tedt ohav ecoi nedt heterm Ar ti
ficial
Intelli
gence?
JohnMcCar thy
SigmundFr eud
IvanPav lov
19.ISRO’ sGSLV- MkI IIrocketl aunchedacommuni cationsat ell
it
ei ntospaceonNov ember14, 2018.Which
oft hef oll
owi ngbi gt icketmoonmi ssionsi sgoi ngt obel aunchedbyt herocket?
India’ sChandr ay aan2mi ssion
Japanesebi l
lionai reYusakuMaezawa’ sDearMoonmi ssion
India- I
sr ael Spar rowmi ssion
20.Whi choft hef ol l
owi ngcomponent soft hecel lisinvolvedi ntransmissionofthegenet i
ccodef rom t
he
nucl eust ot her ibosome?
DNA
RNA
Mi tochondr ia
21.Whoi swi del yknownast hef ounderoft heBi gBangt heory?
Geor gesLemai tre
Edwi nHubbl e
Geor geGamow
22.Whi chpar toft heeggcont ainst hebulkofi t
spr otein?
Yol k
Whi t e
Bot hi nequal amount s
23.RecentDNAr esear chshowedt hatthecl osestr el
at i
veoft hisbi r
distheextinctelephantbi
rdof
Madagascar ,andnotot herbi rdsinitsv i
cinity.Whi chbi r
di sthis?
Emu
Ost rich
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24.I
nv ent edbyDenni sRi tchi eint he1970s, thiscomput erl anguage’ snamei slinkedtoanot herearli
er
l
anguaget hus: It
sf irstlet terf oll
owsi tspr edecessor si nt healphabet i
calorder.Whichlanguagei sit?
Jav a
C
HTML
25.Somet imesasugarpi l
lgi vent oani l
l personi nsteadofr eal medicineact uall
ywor ksasat reatment.
Whati st hisef fectcal led?
Butt
erflyef fect
Placeboef f
ect
Josephsonef fect
26.This17t hcent urymat hemat icianiscr edi tedwi thbei ngt hef i
rsttobui ldupanal yt
icalgeomet ry
.Who
wast hismat hemat ician?
Paul Val er y
PierredeFer mat
ReneDescar tes
27.Withi naper son’ sgutr esi decl oset o500di fferentty pesofbact eria,andt hecombi nati
onofbact eri
a
withinoneper son’ sguti suni que, l
ikeaf inger print
.Whati sthi
scal led?
Micr obi ome
Enter obi ome
Enter i
cf l
or a
28.Whyi shy drogenknownasagr eenf uel ?
I
tconsumesv er ylit
tleener gyt omakef ire
Itdoesnotl etoutcar bondi oxidewheni tbur ns
I
tisv erycheapandef fi
cient
29.Descr ibedasNASA’ sf lagshi pmi ssion, theChandr aX- rayobser vatoryisnamedaf terafamousper son
ofIndi anor i
gi n.Whoi si t?
Chandr asekhar aVenkat aRaman
Subr ahmany anChandr asekhar
Banki m Chandr aChat ter j
i
30.OnOct ober20, 2018, theBepi Colombospacecr aftbegani tsseven- yearj
our neytoMer cury.The
missi oni sacol labor at i
onbet ween…
TheEur opeanSpaceAgencyandt heJapanAer ospaceExpl orationAgency
TheEur opeanSpaceAgencyandt heSr iLankaAer onaut icsandSpaceAgency
TheEur opeanSpaceAgencyandspacer esear chbodi esofBangl adeshandSr iLanka
31.Recent lyNASAdi scov eredast ell
arobj ectofsomedi stinct i
onknownasKes75.Whati sKes75?
They oungestpul sari nt heMi lkyWayknownsof ar
Thel ar gestgal axycl ust erseenunt i
l now
Abi nar yst arpai rclosestt ot hesun
32.Whati st henameoft hel ittl
e10x10x10cubi ccent imet r
e- sizedCubeSatl aunchedbyNASAi n2017?
Thor
Odin
Dellingr
33.Whi choft hef ol l
owi ngi sanendanger edgr eatape, knowncommonl yaspy gmychi mpanzee?
Orangut an
Bonobo
Gor i
lla
34.Whi choft hef ol l
owi ngi snotacar nivor ouspl ant ?
Acal ypha
Droser a( sundew)
Nepent hes( Pitcherpl ant )
35.Theskul lofLuz i
ai st heol destknownhumanf ossil i
nt heAmer i
cas.I twasi nnewsr ecently.Why?
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om theAcapul coHi stor
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twaspr esent edbyt heSmi t hsonianNat i
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canHi
stor
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sNati
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Museum
I
twasf oundi nt hedebr isatBr azil’
sNat i
onalMuseum, whichwasgut
tedinSeptember
36.Whatdi dNasa' sOper ati
onI cebridget eam fi
ndr ecentl
y ?
Rectangulari ceber gs
Domei ceber gs
Dry-
Docki ceber gs
37.TheNi geri
anv ill
ageUbangi sknownf oroneuni quephenomenon.Whatisit
?
Ubangi sthewor l
d’sonlyplacewher ey oufindonl ytwins
Menandwomenspeakdi ff
er entlanguagesi nUbang
Ubangi sthewor l
d’sfi
rstvil
lagemadeunl i
vabl ebyclimatechange
38.Harvestmoonandhunt er’
smoonar eassoci atedwith…
Autumnal equi nox
Vernalequi nox
Winterequi nox

39.Igni ti
ont emper atureofamat eri
ali
st het emperat ureatwhi chitcatchesf ir
e.Whati sthei gnit
ion
temper atur eofpaper ?
451degr eesCel sius
233degr eesCel sius
100degr eesCel sius
40.Thehi ghert heel ect ri
calresisti
vi
tyofasubst ance, themor eitopposest heflowofel ect
riccur rent
throughi t.Whi choft hefoll
owi ngmat erialshast hehi ghestelectr
icalresisti
vit
yatroom t emper atur
e?
Seawat er
Copper
Iron
41.Whi choft hef ollowi ngpar t
iclesisasl i
ght l
yheav i
ercousi noft heelectronandi sclassif
iedasal ept
on?
Pr oton
Kaon
Taupar ti
cl e
42.Whati st het emper atureoft hevisi
blelay erofthesun’ satmospher e-thephot osphere?
3,000degr eesCel sius
6,000degr eesCel sius
10, 000degr eesCel sius
43.Thi si st heout er mostl ayeroft hesun’sat mospher e,butitisvisi
bleonlydur i
ngat otalsolar
ecl i
pse. Whati si tcal l
ed?
Phot ospher e
Chr omospher e
Cor ona
44.Acy clot ronaccel eratespar ti
clesfr
om t hecent reinanout wardspi r
al.Iti
saci rcul
araccel erat
or .Who
bui l
tt hewor l
d’sf ir
stcy cl
otron?
E.O.Wi lson
HansBet he
E.O.Lawr ence
45.Whi choft hef ollowi nganimal shavenosenseofsmel l?
Dol phi ns
Seaanemones
Silkwor m mot hs
46.Whi choft hef ollowi ngfami l
yofani mal sincludesmar inemammal s?
Cet aceans
Lamponi dae
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47.Howmanyt ypesofadapt ivei mmunecel l
sar et hereint hehumanbody ?
One
Two
Thr ee
48.Whi choft hef ollowi ngt ermsdoesnotr ef ert ot he‘bel lcurve’
, oneoft hemostcommon
distr i
but ionsseeni nst at i
stics.
Gaussi andi stribut ion
Poi ssondi st ribut ion
Nor mal dist ri
but i
on
49.Whi choft hef ollowi ngf lower shasi tsf l
or etsseti naFi bonacci sequence?
Sunf lower
Rose
Lot us
50.Technol ogy ,Ent er tainment ,Desi gnLLCi samedi aorgani sati
ont hatpost stal
ksonl i
neforfree
distr i
but ionundert hesl ogan“ i
deaswor thspr eading.”I ndependentev entssimil
artot hi
scanbe
organi sedbyany onewhoobt ainsaf reel icencef rom t hem, butt heyhav etoagr eetocertai
nprincipl
es
suchasspeaker sr elinqui shi ngt her ightst ot heirmat erialandhav ingv ol
unteersorganisetheev ent.
Whati st henameoft hisev entt hathasseenmanyi terat i
onsi ncol legesinIndiarecentl
y?
Answer :TEDx
51.Whati st heappr oxi mat esi zeofEscher i
chi acol i
, acommonbact er ium?
1–2mi cromet reormi cr on
1–2nanomet re
1–2mI ll
imet re
52.Whi choft hef ollowi ngi s, i
nf act ,av ir
ust hati shar mful tobact eria?
Bact eriocin
Bact eriophage
Bact eriorhodopsi n
53.Met hanogenesi s,orpr oduct i
onofmet haneasaby productofmet abolism,isseeni nthi
sclassof
mi cr oor gani sms.Whati st hi sclasscal led?
Bact eria
Archaea
Eukar y a
54.Whi chwast hef irstant ibiotict obedi scov er ed?
Peni cill
in
Strept omy cin
Amoxy cil
li
n
55.Whi char et hebact eriacapabl eofphot osy nthesi s?
Azot obact er
Hel icobact er
Cy anobact er ia
56.Whati st heshapeofMet hicill
inr esi stantSt aphy l
ococcusaur eus( MRSA) ,whichisabact er
ium thatis
ant i
bi ot i
c-resi st antandcausesi nf ectionsi ndi fferentpar t
soft hebody ?
Strai ght
Round
Spi ral
57.In2016, r
esear cher sdi scov eredt hebact erium I deonel lasakaiensi swhi chhadapar t
icul
arbehav iour
thati sofgr eati nter esti npr esentt i
mes.Whati st hisbehav i
or?
Itcandi gestPET( Pol yet helenet etrapht hal ate)
Itreleasesf uel byact ingongr eenl eav es
Itcausedani nfect iont hatspr eadext r
emel yfast
58.Whi choft hef ollowi ngi scausedbyav irus, andnotabact eri
um?
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Chol er a
Polio
59.Whi chbact eriaf oundi nt her ootnodul esofpl ant shel pi nf ixingni trogen?
Salmonel la
Azot obact er
Lactobaci llus
60.Justl ikey ouhav egutbact eria, youhav efungal strai nsi ny ourgutal so.Whi choft hefol l
owi ngi s
anexampl eoft his?
Candi da
Rumi nococcus
Pept ococcus
61.ShewasknownasMont oasachi ld, andl ov eddr awi ngaer opl anes.Sheear nedt womast er’sdegr ees
andaPh. D.i naer ospaceengi neer ing, andbecameacer ti
fiedcommer cial pilotf orseapl anesand
gli
der s.I n1997, af terasuccessf ul mi ssion, shesai d, “Wheny oul ookatt hest ar sandt hegal axy ,you
feelthaty ouar enotj ustofanypar ticul arpi eceofl and, butf rom t hesol arsy st em. ”Whoi sshe, who
woul dhav et urned57t oday ?
Answer :Kal panaChawl a
62.Ther ei sahi ghwayi nspacecal led‘ TheI nter planet ar ySuper highway ’.ItwasmappedoutbyNASA
scient istst osendpr obesar oundt hesol arsy st em.Hi ghway sonear thar ebui lttakingint o
consi der at iont hesur roundi ngt er r
ai nandf easi bi li
tyofconst ruct i
on.Thi sspacehi ghwayt akesi nto
accountt hel eastr esist anceof fer edbyacer tai nuni v ersal ent ity.Whatf act ordeci desitspat h?
Answer :Gr av i
ty( duet oot herspaceobj ect s)
63.ALagr angepoi nti sal ocat ioni nspacewher et hecombi nedgr av i
tat ional for cesoft wol argebodi es,
suchasear thandt hesun, orear t handt hemoon, equal thecent r
ifugal forcef eltbyamuchsmal l
er
thi
rdbody ,likeaspacecr af t.Thi spr oper tymakest hesespot sexcel lentcandi dat esforapar ticul ar
necessi tyt hathumanswoul dneeddur ingl ongi nter -planet ar yt ravel s.Whatwi llthesepoi nt sbe?
Answer :Par kingspot s( Ar estper i
odwhennoener gyi sspentbyt hespaceshi p)
64.Thef i
rstman- madecr af tt osuccessf ul l
yl andonanot herpl anetandsendbackdat awast heSov iet
Vener a7i n1970.I tsentonl y23mi nut esofweakdat a, presumabl ybecausei tlandedoni tssi de.That
wasenought ol ett hem knowt hesur facet emper at ur e( 475° C)andat mospher icpressur e( 9
Megapascal ).Onwhi chpl anetdi dVener al and?
Answer :Venus
65.Luna15wasanunmannedSov i
etspacecr af tt hatwasl aunchedonJul y18, 1969t ostudyt hel unar
gravitat ional fieldandt hechemi cal composi tionofl unarr ocks.Thr eeday sl at eritorbi
t edt hemoon,
butt hepr obe’ sl andi ngdi dn’ tgoaspl anned, andi tunf or tunat elycr ashedont hemoon.Dur i
ngt histhe
Amer icanswer et alkingt ot heSov iet si npr obabl yt hev er yf irsti nstanceofU. S. –Sov i
etcooper at i
oni n
thespacer ace.Whywer et heAmer icanswor riedaboutt hel ocat i
onoft heSov ietprobe?
Answer :IthappenedwhenNei lAr mst rongandBuzzAl drinwer eont hemoon, andt heywant edt o
ensur et hepr obedi dn’tcauseanyi ssuesf ort hem.
66.TheEur opeanSpaceAgencydev elopedaspacepr obewhi chwoul di nv estigat et heef f
ect sofcr ashi ng
aspacecr af ti nt oanast er oidonacol lisioncour sewi thear thandsuccessf ullydef l
ectit.Themi ssionis
namedaf teraf ictional Spani shkni ght , l
ikewhom i twi ll‘attack’ anobj ectmuchl argerthani t
sel f ,
hopef ul lywi thi mpr essiv er esul ts.Thecr af twi ll alsor eleaseanor bi tercal l
edSanchowhi chwi l
l not
i
mpactbutr ecor dt heev ent s.Whati st henameoft hespacecr af t
?
Answer :DonQui xot e
67.nGr eekmy thol ogy , Char oni st hef erry manofHadeswhocar riessoul soft hedeadacr osst her iverSt yx.
Aspay ment ,acoi nwassomet i
mespl acedi noront hemout hoft hebody .Thati soneoft her easons
theNewHor izonsspacecr aft,whi chwasl aunchedi n2006, car r
iesacoupl eof25centcoi nsonboar d.
In2014, thespacecr aftsuccessf ul lycompl et edt hispar tofi tsmi ssi on.Bywhatnamedoweknow
Hades, andwher ewoul donef indChar onnow?
Answer :Pl ut o,andChar oni st hemoonor bi t
ingi t
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68.In2007, NASAdi scov eredapower f
ul j
etofhi gh-energyX-ray sandgammar aysf r om asuper massi ve
blackhol ei nonegal axy ,blast i
ngst raightati t
sor bit
ingcompani ongalaxy .Thisr esembl edaf amous
sequencef rom af il
m wher eamobi lespacest ati
ondest royspl anetswithasi mi l
arr ay.Owi ngt ot his,
whatdi dsci ent istsnamet hisgal axy ?
Answer :Deat hSt arGal axy( from St arWar s)
69.Hy per -veloci tyAst eroidMi ti
gationMi ssionf orEmer gencyResponsei saconceptst udybyNASAona
spacecr af tt hatcandet onateanucl earbombt odef l
ectanast eroi
donacol li
sioncour setoear t h.By
whatappr opr i
at enamewi llthiscr aftbeknown?
Answer :HAMMER
70.In1995, amassi vecl oudwasdi scov eredneart heconst el
lationAqui l
a,whi chis10, 000l i
ghty ear sfrom
earth.Thecl oudi s1, 000t imest hedi amet erofoursol arsy stem andcont ains200t ri
l
li
ont r
ill
ionl it
res
ofanor gani ccompoundwhi chi smuchsoughtaf teronear th.Asmal l
ercl oud, Sagi tt
ari
usB2, has10
bill
ionbi ll
ionl i
t res, butt hisoneal socont ainsethylformate, whichmi ghtgi veitar aspber r
yf l
av our.
Whati sf oundi ncopi ousquant iti
esi nthesecl ouds?
Answer :Al cohol
71.Apr oposal hasbeensubmi t
tedt otheI nternati
onal BureauofWei ghtsandMeasur estonamel arge
number swi tht hepr efixes‘ r
onna’ and‘ quecca’.Justhowbi gar ethenumber sunderdi scussion?
1015and1018r espect ively
1021and1024r espect ively
1027and1030r espect i
vely
72.Whi chamongt hef oll
owi ngaf t
eref fectsofcl imatechangei ssopot entt hatitcancausehav oct oan
entireecosy stem?
Bleachi ngofcor als
Extremecl imat eev ent s
Mel tingofar ctici ce
73.Whi choft hef ol lowi ngcl oselyappr oximat esthemassoft hesun?
3,300t imesmassoft heEar t
h
33,000t imesmassoft heEar th
330, 000t i
mest hemassoft heEar th
74.Escapev eloci tyi st hemi nimum speedt hatanobj ectneedst ohav einordert oescapef rom the
grav i
t ational pul l ofanymassi vebody .Theescapev el
ocit
yf rom thesur faceoft heear this11. 2km per
second.Whati st heescapev elocityf r
om t hesurfaceoft hesun?
617. 5km persecond
11.2km persecond
60.2km persecond
75.Whi choft hef ol lowi ngi sanani mal andnotapl ant?
Edibl eseacucumber
Eel gr ass
Furcel laria
76.Thenestoft hisbi rdcont ainsi tssol idi
fiedsalivaandi susedi nmaking‘ bird’snestsoup’ .Whi ch
categor yofbi rdi sbei ngr eferredt oher e?
Owl
Bat
Swi ftlet

77.I
nchemi str
y ,
whatdoest heterm‘ol
eophil
ic’
mean?
Havinganaf f
init
yf orwater
Havinganaf fi
nityforoil
Havingahy drocarbongr oupini
tschemicalfor
mul
a
78.JohnMcCar thyisknownasoneoft hefourfoundi
ngf
ather
sofar
ti
fi
ciali
ntel
l
igence,
alongwi
thMar
vin
Minsky,All
enNewel land..
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Her ber tA.Spencer
79.Amongwat er,waxandal cohol ,whi chhast hehi ghestboi li
ngpoi nt
?
Wat er
Wax
Al cohol
80.In1791, theFr enchNat ional Assembl ygav et hisdef initiontoauni tofdistance: “Onet en-milli
onthof
thel engt hoft heEar th'smer i
dianal ongaquadr ant( onef ourththecir
cumf er enceoft heEar th)”.Name
theuni t.
Met re
Naut i
cal mi l
e
Fur l
ong
81.TheI nter nat i
onal Sy stem ofUni ts(SIUni ts)wasest ablishedi n1960byani nt ergov ernment al t
reaty
or gani sat ioncr eat edbyt heMet reConv entionsi gnedi n1875.Whi chofthef ol l
owi ngi sthe
or gani sat ion?
Int ernat ional Commi tteef orWei ghtsandMeasur es( CIPM)
Int ernat ional Bur eauofWei ght sandMeasur es(BI PM)
Gener alConf erenceonWei ght sandMeasur es( CGPM)
82.The1889def init i
onoft hemet reisbasedupont hear t
ef actinter
nati
onal prototy peofapl atinum-
i
r i
di um al loybar .Itwasr epl acedi n1960wi t hadef i
nitionbaseduponawav elengt hofr adiationofone
oft hef ol lowingi sot opes.Namei t
.
Iron- 60
Kr y pton- 86
Zir coni um- 89
83.Whi chamongt hef oll
owi ngmeasur esist hel ongestdi stanceperuni t
?
Ast ronomi cal uni t
Lighty ear
Par sec
84.Whatdoesoneast ronomi cal unitsignify?
Di st ancebet weenEar thandSun
Di amet eroft hesol arsy stem measur edonsummersol stice
Di stancebet weenEar thandMoon
85.Whi choft hef ollowi ngcl oselydef inesami cr on?
typi cal di amet erofahumaneggcel l
typi cal di amet erofahumanr edbl oodcel l
typi caldi amet erofabact erium
86.Namedaf teraf amousphy sicist—wel l
,li
kemostuni tsar e—t hi
sunitdefinesanel ectron'
sr adius.
Namet heuni t.
Pl anckl engt h
Compt onl engt h
Bohrr adi us
87.Whi choft hef ollowi ngnear l
ymeasur esthedi amet erofaDNAhel i
x?
2.4263096angst roms
20angst roms
3.4angst roms
88.Onenaut icalmi leequal s...
1.1508mi l
es
0.868976mi l
es
1.738mi l
es
89.Whi choft hef ollowi ngast ronomer 'swor ktomeasur et hedistancefrom theSunandadi stantst argav
e
riset ot het erml i
ghty ear?
Josephv onFr aunhof er.
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Friedr i
chBessel
Dani el Ber noul li
90.Whati st heal titudeatwhi chageost ati
onar yor bi
tcanbeachi evedbyasat ell
it
e?
3,578km abov et heequat or
35,786km abov et heequat or
357, 865km abov et heequat or
91.Whi choft hef ollowi nghy pot het ical part
iclesi sofi nt
erestasapossi blecomponentofdar kmat ter
?
Axi on
Neut rino
Topquar k
92.Inr ecenty ear st herei sgr owi ngev i
dencet hatNeander thalsandsomemoder nhumans( Homosapi ens)
i
nt er bredandpr oducedof fspr ing.Howmanyy earsbackdi dt hisadmi xturetakepl ace?
8,000–10, 000y ear sago
20,000–30, 000y earsago
93.40,000–60, 000y ear sago
94.Whi choft hef ollowi ngi saspeci esofbact eri
af oundint hehumangut ?
My cobact eri
um l eprae
My cobact eri
um t uber culosi s
Hel icobact erpy lor
95.Chr ist i
anDoppl erf i
rstpr oposedi n1942whatcamet obecal l
edt heDoppl eref f
ect.Thisistheappar ent
changei nt hewav elengt h, ofasour ceof ,say ,li
ghtorsound, whenobser vedf r
om amov ingframe.On
whatobser vat iondi dDoppl erbasehi sar gument ?
Thechangei ncol ourofl ightf rom di st
antst ars
Thechangei nf requencyofsoundgi venof fbyamov i
ngt rain
Proper t
iesofl ightpassi ngt hr oughacr ystal
96.Whi choft hef ollowi ngor ganel l
esf oundi nt hepl antcellhelpsi tinthepr ocessofphot osy nt
hesi s?
Chl or opl ast s
Chr omopl ast s
Nucl eus
97.Whati st heav er agel ifespanofahi ppopot amus?
40–50y ear s
70–80y ear s
110–120y ear s
98.Themooni st idal lylockedwi tht heear thsot hatweonl yseewhati scal l
edt henearsi de.Thesi dewe
donotseef rom ear thiscal ledt hef arside.Whi chofthesesi desi smor est ronglymar kedbycr aters?
Thenearsi de
Thef arsi de
Bot hequal l
y
99.Endosy mbi osi si sat heor yaccor dingt owhi ch,someoft heor ganell
esi nt heeukar yoti
ccel lwere
i
nitial lysi nglecel ledindependentor ganismst hatfusedi ntot heot herpr okaryoticcellbyapr ocessof
symbi osis.Whi choft hef ol l
owi ngor ganel lesisanexampl eofendosy mbi osis.
Gol gi bodi es
Mi tochondr i
a
Plast i
d
100. TheHumanGenomePr ojectwasani nternati
onal scient i
fi
cpr ojectwhi chhadt hegoal of
det er mi ningt hesequenceofal l thenucleot i
debasepai rsthatmakeupt hehumangenome.I tranf or
13y ear sbef or ecompl etingi tsgoal .Whendi ditbegin?
1980
1990
2000
101. LeoSzi l
ar di sdescr ibedast heFat heroft heAt omi cBombf orheconcei vedt heideaofa
nucl earchai nr eact ion.Szi lar d'slettertot heU. S.President,co- si
gnedbyaf amoussci entist
,coul dbe
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"credited"wi thl aunchi ngt henucl earage.Whoi st hi
ssci entist?
Enr i
coFer mi
ErnestRut her for d
Alber tEi nst ein
102. OnAugust6, 1945, theU. S.mi li
taryusedt hewor ld’sf i
rstnucl eardev iceonHi roshima.Whi chof
thef ollowi ngi st henamegi vent obomb?
Manhat tan
Trinity
Lit
t l
eBoy
103. “Iam becomeDeat h, theDest roy erofWor lds.
”Whor epor t
edlyquot edthisv er
sef rom t
heGi ta
aftert hev er yf irstnucl eardev icet est ?
Alber tEi nst ein
J.R.Oppenhei mer
Kennet hBai nbr idge
104. My sor eanr ocket st akepr ideofpl acei nbeingt hef irsti r
on-casedr ocket susedasweapons.
Whodev elopedt hef irstt ruer ocket s?
TheChi nese
TheMongol s
TheJapanese
105. Thi sact ordev el opedar adi ogui dancesy stem f orU. S.Nav ytorpedoes.Thought heU.S.Nav y
didnotputi tint ooper at i
on, thet echnol ogywentont obecomet hefor erunneroft oday '
ssecurewi -f
i,
GPSandBl uet oot h.Namet heact or .
Hedy Lamar r
JulieNewmar
PennJi ll
et te
106. Gr enade, asmal l,shor t-rangeexpl osi v
edev i
ce, derivesi tsnamef r
om. ..
theSwahi liwor df ort uber oot s
theYi ddi shwor df orpot at o
theFr enchwor df orpomegr anat e
107. Per iscopes, theey esofsubmar ines, workont hepr i
nci pleof...
Ref r
act i
on
Ref l
ect i
on
Diffract ion
108. Indi a'sBr ahMos, consi der edt hewor l
d'sfastestsuper soniccr uisemi ssil
e,isnamedaf t
er.
..
Brahmast ra, theweaponofl astr esor tment i
onedi nIndi anepi cs
ther iver sBr ahmaput raandMoskv a
Lor dBr ahma, thegodofcr eat ion
109. Apar tf rom dy nami te, Al fredNobel alsoownedaEur opeanar mscompany ,whi chhasbeeni n
news.Whi chcompanyar ewet alkingabout ?
Bof ors( Maker sofhowi t zerguns)
Dassaul t(Maker sofRaf al ef ight erj ets)
Agust aWest land( Maker sofhel icopt ers)
110. Thi sbomb, meantt obur ni tst arget s,usesoxy genf rom t heat mospher e,r
athert hancarry
ingan
oxidisi ngagenti ni tsexpl osi ves.Andi t
'sof tenwr onglyr eferredt oasav acuum bomb.Whati sthe
correctname?
Condensedbomb
Laserbomb
Ther mobar icbomb
111. Whi choft hef ol l
owi ngbact eriadonotcausei ntest i
nal t
ractinfection?
Escher ichi acol i
Salmonel l
a
Lact obaci llus
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112. Whi choft hef ollowi ngi sapr oper tyofashockwav e?
Ittrav el ssl owert hant hel ocal speedofsound
Ittrav elsf ast ert hant hel ocal speedofsound
Ittrav el satt hespeedofl i
ght
113. Sagi ttariusA*i st henameofasuper massi v
ebl ackhol eatt hecent r
eofourgal axy,theMi l
ky
Way .Whati st henameoft hepr oj
ectdev otedt oseei ngt hi sbl ackhol e?
Thi rtymet ert elescope
Ev entHor i
zonTel escope
AtacamaLar gesubmi l
limet erAr ray
114. Whati st henameoft heChi nesemi ssi ont hatr ecent lymadenewsbyl andi ngont hef arsideof
theMoon?
Chang’ e4
Chang’ e6
Luna3
115. Quant um keydi stribut iont apst hepowerofquant um mechani cst oenabl esecur e
communi cat ionbet weent wopeopl e.Whoamongt hef ol
lowi ngwasnoti nvolvedi ndiscov eringt his
prot ocol ?
Lesl ieLampor t
Char lesBennet t
GillesBr assar d
116. Thisel ephant -sizedher bivorer oamedt hel anddur ingt hel ateTr iassic,near l
y237mi l
liony ears
ago.Di scov eredbypal eont ologi stsinPol and, whatwasi tnamed?
Wi ster iasi nensi s
Elephasmaxi mus
Lisowi ciaboj ani
117. Bubbl esf ormi ngonwat erar eunst abl e, butify ouaddsoap, y oucanf orm st ablebubbl es.What
i
st hephy sical pr oper tyatt hebot tom oft his?
Sur facet ensi on
Viscosi ty
Densi ty
118. Whi choft hef ollowi ngcausesmal aria?
Plasmodi um v i
v ax
119. Folat ei sav i
tami nt hati sv erygooddur ingpr egnancyandi nfancy .Whichoft hef ollowingi sa
sour ceoff olat e?
Oranges
Chi ckpeasandbeet root
Car rot
120. Oneast ronomi cal uni tisdef inedast heav eragedi stanceofEar thfrom t heSunandmeasur es
ast ronomi cal dist ances.Whati stheuni tAngst rom usedt omeasur e?
Lar get imei nt erv als
Cur v at ureofspace
Mi croscopi cdi st ances
121. Apowerpl anti nt hesout heast ernFr encht ownofAl ber t
v il
l
eusest hewast eofapopul arlocal
productt opr oduceel ect ri
ci ty.Whent hepr oducti smade, al otof‘ whey ’isproduced.Bact eri
ai sadded
tot his, whi cht ransf ormst hewheyt obi ogas.Thi sgasi st henf edt hr oughanengi newhi chheat swat er
to90degr eesCel si
ust ogener ate2, 800MWh/ y rofel ectricity.Whatdel iciousandt ypicall
yFr ench
producti st hi s?
Answer :Cheese( Beauf or tcheese)
122. Thisel ementwi that omi cnumber34i sanon- met al wi t
hapecul i
arelect ri
calcapabi li
ty.It
conduct sel ect ricityonl ywhenl ightshi nesoni tandi sani nsul at orint hedar k.Thi sproper tymakesi t
usef ul indev icessuchasphot ocel l
s,lightmet ersforcamer as, copi ersandsol arcells.Whati sthis
elementy ouwoul dusual lyf indi nant i
-dandr uf fshampoo?
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Answer : Seleni um
123. Muscl ecel lsar est imul atedbyel ect ricityandt heconst antcont ractionandexpansi onoft his
vital muscl ei st hankst oel ectricity.Ifanext ernal cur rentpassest hrought hesemuscl es, itcanov erri
de
thenat uralpr ocessanddi stur bther hy thm oft hi sor gan.Thi smi ghtcauseamedi cal probl em t hat
coul dl eadt omaj ori ssues.Whati st hispr obl em?
Answer : Arrhy thmi a
124. Forel ect ricityt ot ravel throughal iqui d, amov ementofchar gemustt akepl ace.Thi shousehol d
appl ianceusual lycont ainsdi lutesul phur icaci d.Ov ert i
me, wi t
huse, t
hesul phuricaci dbecomes
concent rated.Di stilledwat er,whi chbyi tsel fdoesnotconductel ectr i
city,isaddedt oincr easei t s
product i
v i
ty,thusmaki ngi tacar r yi
ngagentf ori ons.Whati st hisappl i
ancet hat’susual lyusedmor ein
thesummer ?
Answer : UPSi nv erterbat t
er y
125. Elect rocept ion( orel ectror ecept ion)i st hebi ol ogical abilit
yt oper ceivenat ur alelect rical stimuli.
Itisal mostal way spr esenti naquat icani mal s, aswat erisagoodconduct orofel ect r
icit
y .Mostof
theseani mal sar ebor nwi ththisabi li
ty—ev enababyshar kcanuseel ect ri
citytol ocat epr ey .Theonl y
mammal st ohav ef ull
yev olvedel ectrocept i
onar et hesest rangecr eat uresf oundi nAust ralia.Whati s
thisani mal that ’sal soar aremammal t
hatl ay seggs?
Answer : Duck- billedpl atypus
126. ackCov er ,aNasar esear cher , dev el opedanel ectricst unguni n1969.I tfiredt wosmal l darts
whi chat tachedt ot het argetanddel i
v eredanel ectriccur r
entt odisr uptv oluntarycont rol ofmuscl es.
Thi shasbeenshownt or educeof ficeri njur iesdur i
ngpol icewor kby76%.Cov erwasi nspi redbyt he
her oofoneofhi sf av ouritechi ldhoodbooks, Tom Swi ftandHi sEl ectricRi fl
e.Whatdi dCov ernamehi s
stungun?
Answer : Taser( ThomasA.Swi ftEl ect ri
cRi fl
e)
127. Anor mal i
ncandescentbul busesal most80%ener gyt ocr eat eheatandonl y20%f orpr oduct ion
ofl i
ght .Themostener gyef fi
ciental ternat i
v esar et hesel i
ght st hathav esemi -conduct orsi nt hem.As
elect ronspasst hr ought hist ypeofsemi conduct or, t
heyt urni ntolight .Unl i
keot herbul bs, thesedon’ t
bur noutbutonl ygetdi mmerwi t
hage.Theexpect edl ifeisatl east25, 000hour s.Thebul bsar eknown
byat hr ee-lett eracr ony m whi chr efer stot hesemi -
conduct or .Whati st hename?
Answer : L.
E. D( li
ghtemi t
tingdi ode)bul bs
128. OnJanuar y1, 2019, NASA’ sNewHor i
zonsspacecr af tflewpastacel estial bodycal ledUl tima
Thul e.Whati ssospeci alaboutt hef lyby ?
UltimaThul ei st hef arthest ,andpot ent ial l
yol dest , cosmi cbodyev erobser vedbyaspacecr aft
UltimaThul ei st henewf r
ont ieroft hesol arsy stem, andcoul dr eplacePl utoast heni nt hpl anet
NewHor i
zonswast hef i
rstspacecr af ttol eav et hesol arsy stem
129. Howf arawayi sUl timaThul e?
About6. 5bi llionkm f rom Ear t
h
About6. 5bi l
lionkm f rom Sun
About4bi ll
ionkm Ear t
h
130. Ul t
imaThul ei sinar egionknownast heKui perbel t
.Whi choft hef ollowingi sNOTt rueabout
theKui perbl et ?
Kui perbel tisnotapar toft hesol arsy st em
Plut oi st heco- r esi dentofUl t
imaThul ei nt heKui perbel t
Lef tov ersf rom t hesol arsy stem' sear lyhi stor ypopul atet heKui perbel t
131. Whenwast henameUl timaThul ef irstused?
Dur ingt heRomanEmpi re
Dur ingNazi rul ei nGer many
Dur ingMussol ini'sr ulei nItaly
132. WhenwasUl ti
maThul edi scov er ed?
2014
1930
1999
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133. Whichofthefol
lowi
ngisNOTtrueabouttheevol
vingshapeofUlt
imaThul
easNewHor i
zon
keepssendingimages?
Bowli
ngpin
Redsnowman
Dir
tysnowball
134. Atl
aunch,NewHor i
zonswasthefast
estspaceprobeeverl
aunchedfr
om Ear
th.Howl
ongdid
NewHor i
zonstaketoreachUlt
imaThul
e?
Nearl
y13y ears
Nearl
y42y ears
Nearl
y47y ears

134. B.Ulti
maThul ei sdescr ibedasacont actbi nary.Whati sacont actbinary?
Twosepar ateobj ect st hatar enowboundt oget her
Twoobj ectst hatr ev olvear oundeachot her
Twosepar ateobj ect smov ingatt hesamespeed
135. Wi thoutt hispr obeNewHor izonswoul dn'thav ebeenpossi bl
e,saysNASA.Whi chspace
telescopei sNASAt alkingabout ?
Her schel SpaceObser vat ory
Hubbl eSpaceTel escope
Chandr aX- RAYobser vat ory
136. Whatwoul dbet hebi ggestt akeawayoft heNewHor i
zonscr af
t'
sst udyofUlti
maThul e?
Itwoul dhel pst udyf ormat ionofpl anet s
Itwoul dhel pboostspacet our i
sm
Itwoul dhel pint hesear chofext raterrest ri
alintelli
gence( al
iens)
137. TheGr eatDy i
ngi st hewor stev ermassext inct i
onev ent.I
t'
salsoknownas. .
.
Ordov ician–Si lurianext inct i
on
Triassic–Jur assicext inct i
on
Per mian–Tr i
assicext inct ion
138. TheGr eatDy i
nghappenedar ound. .
.
About250mi ll
iony ear sago
About450mi l
li
ony ear sago
About350mi l
li
ony ear sago
139. Howl ongdi dt heGr eatDy ingl ast?
2,000y ears
200, 000y ears
20,000y ear s
140. Whi choft hef oll
owi ngi sNOTt rueaboutt heGr eatDy i
ng?
Lesst han5%oft hemar ineani malssur vived
Lesst hanat hirdoft hel ar gel andani mal ssur viv
ed
Dinosaur swer ewi pedoutf r
om t hef aceofEar t
h
141. Howmassi vewast heGr eatDy ing?
Somassi v ethatmor ethan90%oft hespeci esper ished
Somassi vet hatonl y30%oft hespeci essur vi
v ed
Somassi vet hatal l smal lmar i
neor gani smsdi edout
142. Whi choft hef oll
owi ngi sident i
f i
edast hemaj orcauseoft heGreatDy ing?
Dest ruct i
onoft heozonel ay ercausedbyv olcani cer upti
ons
Alienmi crobesbr oughti nbyast eroids
Massi v etsunami scausedbyseaquakes
143. Theemer genceofwhi chsuper cont i
nenti scl oselyli
nkedt otheGr eatDying?
Vaal bara
Rodi nia
Pangaea
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144. Howl ongdidi ttakeforli
feonEarthtorecoverfr
om t
heGr eatDy
ing?
undefi
ned
200mi l
lionsyears
10mi l
li
ony ears
145. Wher edidthet r
iggerfortheGreatDyi
nglie?
PresentdayIndiansubcont i
nent
PresentdaySi ber
ia
PresentdayBer mudat r
iangle
146. TheGr eatDyingwasoneoft hef
ivemassext i
ncti
onevent
s.Butit
'sbr
andedt
hegr
eat
estev
er
suchev entasitdi
dn'tev enspare..
.
Insect
s
Algae
Plankt
ons

147. Nowav ianf luorbi r

df lui sawel l-
recogni sedillnesst hatspr eadsf rom bir
dst ohumans.Whi ch
wast hef i
rstbi rdi nwhi cht hiswasdet ect ed, andwhen?
Pigeonsi nNor ther nI ndia1970
Seagul lsinAust r
al i
a, in1990
Ter nsi nSout hAf ri
cai n1961
148. Thecasquei sahor n-li
kepr ojectionont opoft hebeakwhi chgi veshor nbi
llsthei
rname.Butof
theni nev arietiesofhor nbi
llsseeni nIndia, oneoft hef ol
lowi nghasnocasque.Whi chonei sit?
Mal abarpi edhor nbill
Mal abarGr eyHor nbi l
l
GreatI ndianHor nbill
149. Thisf l
y cat cheri sendemi ctocent ral andsout hernWest er
nGhat sandf oundonl yint henil
giri
s
andpal anihill
s.Namei t?
Blackandor angef lycat cher
Ver diterf l
ycat cher
Par adisef l
ycat cher
150. Thisbi rd, whi chi nhabi t
sr ainforestsi nCent ral andSout hAmer i
ca, hasraisedanev oluti
onary
puzzl e.I t
scl osestr el ativesgenet i
call
yar ebi rdsl i
vingacr osst heoceani nAsi aandAf r
ica.Itisnow
classif i
edi ntoaf ami lyt hatmat chesi t
sname.Whi chi st hisbi r
d?
Amaz onki ngfisher
Sapay oa
Hy acint hMacaw
151. Whi chi st hel ar gestbirdt hatweev erknowof ?
Ost ri
ch
Elephantbi rd
Albat ross
152. Whi chi st heol destjour nalofor nithology ,whichi sbei ngpublishedsi nce1853?
TheJour nalofOr nithol ogy
BulletinofBr i
tishor nithologists’ cl
ub
TheWi lsonJour nal ofOr ni
thology
153. Whatpr oper tydoest hesout hAmer i
canbi rd,thest eamerduck, sharewi t
hPengui nsandKi wis?
Itisequal lyaggr essi veandengagesi nbl oodybat tles
Itisf l
ight l
ess
Thei reggsar et hebi ggestamongspoeci esoft heirfami ly
154. Thisheav ywei ghtbi rdisnextonl yt ot heost ri
ch, andcanev enkillhumans.Namet hi
snat i
veof
Aust ralia.
Kiwi
Cassowar y
Sitell
a
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155. Thi sf l
ight lessbi rdfrom NewZeal andhasaf acel ikeanowl ,thest anceofapengui nandthe
gaitofaduck.Whati sitcal l
ed?
Aust ral asianSwamphen
Weka
Kakapo
156. Thi sf r
uit -
eat ingbi rdisalmosti nstantlyrecogni sedasanAmazoni an.Itsdistinctivecolourf
ulbil
l
canbeone- thirdoft hebi rd’stotal l
engt h.Namet hebi rd.
Pelican
Toucan
Hummi ngbi rd
157. In2005, 10sci entistswr otet ot heRoy alSwedi shAcademyofSci encesont hewr ongful
omi ssi ont hisphy isicistf rom theNobel prize.Whoi sit?
E.C. G.Sudar shan
StephenHawki ng
DonnaSt rickland
158. Ot toHahnwasawar dedt he1944Chemi stryNobel f
ort hedi scover yofnucl earfission.Buthis
resear chpar tnerwasnotconsi der edf ort hepr i
ze.Nameher .
Mar iaGoepper t
-May er
Dor ot hyCr owf ootHodgki n
LiseMei tner
159. Aconj ect ur eposedbyt hisf amousmat hemat i
cian, t
heor eticalphy sici
st,engi neer,
andphi losopherofsci encewassol v edonl yin2010.Butt hepol ymat hwasnotawar dedt hePhy si
cs
Nobel .Whoi she?
Henr iPoi ncar é
Wi l
liam Val l
anceDougl asHodge
Pet erSwi nner t
on- Dy er
160. Bet ween1930and1953hegar neredar ecor d155nomi nationsf ort hePhysi ologyorMedi cine
Nobel , butnev erwonone.Whoi she?
PierrePaul Émi leRoux
Gast onRamon
Arnol dSommer feld
161. HewasEi nst ein'scol l
abor ator .Andasubat omi cpar ti
cl ehasbeennamedaf terhim.Buthet oo
hasnotbeenawar dedt heNobel .Whoi she?
Sat yendr aNat hBose
Jagdi shChandr aBose
Debendr aMohanBose
162. Hisnamei sinsepar ablef rom t heannal sofchemi stry.Buthenev ergotaNobel despite
repeat ednomi nat ions.Whoi she?
Wi l
liam Odl i
ng
JuliusLot harMey er
Dmi triMendel eev
163. Amer icancosmol ogistRal phAl pherhaddonepi oneer ingwor kont heBi gBangt heory.I
n1948,
Alpher ’sPhDadv iserGer ogeGamowaddedaf el
lowphy sici
st'snamej ustapl ayont heGr eeklett
ersα,
β,andγ( alpha, bet a, gamma) .Ironi cally,thet hi
rdsci entistwhosenamewasaddedf orfunwentont o
wint heNobel ,whi cht heot hertwonev ergot .Whoi st het hi
rdsci entist
?
HansBet he
Subr ahmany anChandr asekhar
JohnBar deen
164. Rosal i
ndFr ankl i
n, despiteherwor kont hest ructur eoft heDNA, wasnotawar dedt he1962
Nobel Prizei nphy siologyormedi ci ne, whi chwentt oherf amouscol leaguesJamesWat son,Francis
CrickandMaur iceWi lki
ns.Why ?
Rosal indFr ankl indi edi n1958.Ther ear enopost humousNobel s
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Nobelscanbeshar edbyamaxi mum oft hreepeopl e
Therewasaconf usi onov ert hef ieldofherr esearch
165. Whi choft hef ol
lowi ngI ndi ansci entistshav en'tbeennomi natedf ort heNobel prize?
Homi J.Bhabha
MeghnadSaha
Vikr
am Sar abhai
166. Whi l
eAl ber tEi nstei nwonaNobel ,whydi dn'tSt ephenHawki ngdespi tehiswor konEi nstein’
s
general t
heor yofr elativi
ty ?
Hawki ng’sr esear chi sy ett obeexper iment allypr oved
Hawki ng'sr esear chdi spr ov edEi nst ein
Hawki ngwant edt heNobel Foundat iont or ecogni sehi swor kdi rectly,andnott hroughnomi nati
ons
167. Al fr
edNobel wasbor nonOct ober21, 1833, i
nSt ockhol m.Thi sbr il
liantchemi standi nventor
wentont oi nst itutet heNobel prizes.Hi swi llstat
est hatf ivepr izesbegi v en.Oft hese, fourar egivenby
Swedenandonebyanot hercount ry.Whatpr i
zeist hisandwhi chcount ryawar dsi t
?
Answer :Nobel PeacePr ize, Nor way
168.
169. Henr yDunantwasawar dedt hef i
rstNobel PeacePr i
zei n1901.Hef oundedanor ganisati
on
whichwasawar dedt heNobel PeacePr izei n1917, 1944and1963.Whati sthisorgani sationthat
pl
ay edav ital rolei nmaj orev ent st hatpr ecededt hosepar ti
culary ears?
Answer :RedCr oss
170. Fr ancesH.Ar noldshar edt he2018chemi st ryNobel withGeor geP.Smi t
handGr egoryP.Wi nter
.
Howmanywomenhav er ecei vedt hechemi stryNobel befor eher ?
4
2
5
171. The2018phy sicsNobel wi nnerDonnaSt ri
ckl andi sonl yt het hir
dwomanl aureat einthef i
eld.
Whenwast hel astt imet hephy sicspr izewentt oawoman?
1911
1963
1935
172. Whi choft hef ol
lowi ngf ieldshast hehi ghestnumberofwomenl aur eates?
Physics
Chemi stry
PhysiologyorMedi cine
173. The2018phy sicsNobel wi nnerAr thurAshki nis. .
.
Oldestper sont owi naNobel
Secondper sont owi nNobel sindi fferentf ields
Fi
fthper sont owi nt woNobel s
174. Spr interUsai nBol twasi nsomesci ence- l
inkednewsr ecent ly.Whatdi dhedo?
Hespr intedt hr ought hinai ri nnearzer o-grav itycondi ti
ons
Hewast hesubj ectofabi omi met icsexper i
mentt odev elopbet terrobot i
car ms
Hisbrainwasst udi edi nabi dtodev elopneur osensor sf orsel f-
repl i
cat i
onmi cr
obot s
175. Whi choft hef ol
lowi ngspacepr ogr ammesi st heEur opeanr ivaltot heU. S.GPSpr ogramme?
Plat
o
Copernicus
Gali
leo
176. TwoCol umbi aUni v ersityast romer s’ madeadi scov eryrecent lywithoneoft her eserachers
putt
ingt hef inding“ bi gandwei rdbysol arsy stem st andar ds”.Whatdi dtheydi scover?
Thef i
rstcl earev idenceofanexomoon
Thebi ggestexopl anet
Acandi dat et or eplacePut o
177. InJanuar y2010, anewspaperr epor tquot ingat opof ficial saidthatt heIndianAi rFor cewason
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ami ssiont osel ectfourf i
ght erpil
otstobet rai
nedasIndia'
sownastronauts.Whatwast henamegi ven
tothesedesi ast r
onaut s?
Vyomanaut
Gagganaut
Brahmanaut
178. Electroceutical sar edev i
cest hataretoutedasthefutur
eofmedi ci
ne.Whi chofthef ol
lowingis
anelect r
oceut i
caldev ice?
Pacemaker s
MRIscandev ices
Stents
179. Whi chamongt hef ol lowingisnotacol our-
changi
ngspecies?
TheAr cticfox
GoldenTor toiseBeet le
Wallabies
180. Mimi ckingIsapr ot ectiv
emechani sm,themimicoctopuscopiescertai
nf eat
uresofot hertypes
ofanimal sint hewat er.Whi chofthef oll
owingistrueaboutthemimicoctopus.
Adoptst hesoundoff ellowmar inespecies
Adoptst hecol ouroff ellowmar inespecies
Adopt sthebehav i
ouroff ellowmar i
nespeci es
181. Thanat osi
sisadef encemechani sm usedbycer t
ainanimal
stoescapef rom predators.Whatdo
theydowhi leempl oy ingt hi smechani sm?
Theypl aydead
Theychangeappear ance
Theysev erabodypar t

181. B.HowdoesMul lerianmi micr yworki nanimals?

Whent woormor ehar mf ulani
mal sdevelopsimilarappearancesformut ualbenef
it
Whenapr eyadapt sapr edat or’sappear ances
Whenmal eandf emal eofaspeci esinterchangesex
182. Whati sdef ensi vemasquer ade?
Whenacl imberadopt stheappear anceoft heobject/pl
antitcli
ngsto
Whenpl antsadoptt heappear anceofanon- l
ivi
ngthing
Whenabact er
ia‘hides’ f
r om avirusattack
183. Whi choneoft hef oll
owingbact eriacancauseur inar
yt r
acti
nfecti
onsassociatedwithhospi
tal
-
acqui redillness?
E.Col i
Azot obact er
Pur plebact er i
a
184. Greensul phurbact er
iacansy nthesisetheirownf oodusingatypeofbact er
iochl
orophyl
l.Wher
e
dowef indt hesebact eria?
TheCaspi ansea
TheMedi terraneansea
TheBl acksea
185. Alsoknownast hewel l
-t
o-hell,
whi chisthewor l
d’sdeepestart
if
ici
alhole?
Kol aSuper deepBor ehol e,Russia
ProjectMohol e,USA
Al ShaheenOi lwel l
,Qat ar
186. Thisper iodl ast i
ngf r
om 635t o542mi ll
ionyearsagoi swherethewor l
dhasgotsomeofi t
s
oldestf ossi l
sofsof t-bodi edanimal s.Whati stheperiodcall
ed?
Cambr ian
Ediacar an
Ordov ician
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Whi choft hef ollowingmat hemat icianswonbot ht heFi eldsmedal andtheAbel pr
ize?
Sri
ni vasaVar adhan
Michael At iyah
Cedr icVi ll
ani
187. Fossi l speci menshav ebeenf oundembeddedi nsev eraltypesofmedi um butnoti nthisone.
Whi choft hef ollowingar ewet alkingabout ?
Lav a
Amber
Oilsl i
ck
188. Whi choft hesemammal sdonothav et usks?
Nar whal s
Wal ruses
Bar racuda
189. Wher ewoul dy ouf indabi obankf ormi lkteet h?
Ger many
Nor way
China
190. Whi choft hef oll
owi ngter restri
al mammal shast hehi ghestnumberoft eet
h?
Priodont usmaxi mus–t hear madi llo
Var anuskomodoensi s–t hecommodor edr agon
Ather urusaf ricanus–Af ricanbr ush- tail
edpor cupine
191. Snai l
shav emanyt eeth.Whati st hespeci al proper t
yoft heseteeth?
Theyar enat ur e’sstrongestmat er i
al
Theyl astonl yunt il
thesnai lapproachesadul thood
192. Whi choft hef oll
owi ngani mal sisnott oothless?
Snake
Baleenwhal e
Ant eater
193. Thi sshar k,thel argestev er, wentext inctmi ll
ionsofy earsago.Researchersputt ogetherwhat
theshar kwasl ikebasedoni t
smassi vetoot hfossi lwhichal sogav eitsname.Whi choft hefollowi
ngis
i
t?
Prionacegl auca
Car char oclesmegal odon
Stegost omaf asci at
um
194. I
nwhi chpar tofAf rica,mor eandmor eelephant sarepr oducingtuskl
essof fspr
ingt oreducethe
chanceofget tingki ll
edbypoacher s?
Congo
Mozambi que
Niger i
a
195. Whoi sHesy -Re, andwhati shi sconnect i
onwi thdent istr
y?
Hewast hef i
r stpat i
entt ounder godent altransplant
Hewast hef irstdent i
st
Hewast hef i
r stpat i
entt odi edur ingadent al surger y
196. Whi chamongt hef oll
owingwasf ir
stusedasananest heti
cdur i
ngadent alprocedure?
Cocai ne
Laughi nggas
Formal dehy de
197. Amongmammal st hereisagr oupcal ledungul ates.Whatchar acteri
sesthisgroup?
Theyhav ewel l-defi
nedf inger sandt oes
Theyhav ehoov es
Thehav enof eetandsl it
herl i
kesnakes
198. Wher ewoul dy oucomeacr osst heter m‘ladderf uel
s’?
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Mitochondr ia
El
ect rochemi str
y
Forestf ir
es
199. Amongt hef ol
lowingspeci
esofdeer ,i
nwhichspeciesdothefemalesgrowant
ler
s?
Caribou
El
k
Chital
200. Whichoft hefoll
owingconstel
lat
ionsalsogoesunderthename‘greatbear’
?
UrsaMaj or
CanisMaj or
Cygnus
201. Howl ongisoney earonSaturnintermsofEarthyears?
9.
4y ears
19.6y ears
29.46y ears
202. Whichoft hesecloudformshasaf inefi
lament
ousst r
uctur
e?
Cir
rus
Cumul onimbus
Cumul ous

203. Whenwer edogsdomest icat

ed?
15,000y earsago
20,000y earsago
200, 000y earsago
204. Whichoft hefoll
owingwer etamedf i
rst?
Sheep
Pigs
Cattle
205. Theaur ochi stheancestorof…
Cows
Hor ses
Goat s
206. Whichamongt hefoll
owingbeastsofbur denwast hefir
stt
obedomest i
cated?
Ox
Donkey
Camel
207. Whichamongt hefoll
owingev ent
ssawt hefirstrecordeduseofhomingpigeons?
Anci entOl ympi cs
SiegeofBaghdad
BattleofWat erloo
208. Howol di smoder nbeekeeping?
200y ears
500y ears
2000y ears
209. I
nwhi choft hef ol
lowingregi
onswer eelephantsf i
rstusedinwars?
Indiansubcont inent
Sout heastAsi a
TheMedi t
erranean
210. TheMi lankov i
tchcycl
esdr i
vesomecy cl
iccl
imatechangepat ter
nsonEarth,suchasget
ti
ngi
n
andoutofi ceages.Whatdoest histerm act
uall
yreferto?

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Theel ev en- year , sunspotcy cle
Changesi nEar t h’sor bitaroundt hesun
Dailychangesduet ot heear th’sr ot ati
on
211. Wher ecanwef i
ndt hebr ist l
ewor ms?
Inthehumangut
Inredsoi l
Midwat eroceans
212. Anci entDNAofawomanr ecov eredf rom Deni sov av al
leyr evealedt hatshehadanunusual
parent ageconsi stingofdi ff
erenthomi ninspeci es.Herf at herwasDeni sov an.Whi chspeciesdi dher
mot herbel ongt o?
H.neander thal ensi s
H.sapi ens
H.hei del ber gensi s
213. Whi choft hef ollowingi spr esenti nal lcell
s?
Cy toskel et on
Exoskel et on
Endoskel eton
214. Whi choft hef ollowingi schi eflymadeofRNA, andf oundi nhugenumber sinthecell?
Genes
Ribosomes
Plast ids
215. OnAugust18, 1869, astronomer sdi scov er
edt hisgaseousel ementwhenv iewingasol ar
eclipsei nGunt ur .Whati sitsname?
Hy dr ogen
Hel i
um
Chlor i
ne
216. Landf il
lsofdecay i
ngmat erial andwast eareknownt oexudegasescommonl yknownasl andf
il
l
gases.Whatf ormsamaj orcomponentoft his?
Met hane
Ethane
Hy dr ogenSul phi de
217. Thegassy n-Propanet hial S- oxideismor efamiliart oust hanwet hink.Wher ehav eyou
encount er edi tiny ourl i
fe?
Atpet r ol bunks
Wheneggsgor ot ten
Whenpeel i
ngoni ons
218. TheI ndi a-bor nAust r
alianmat hemat icianAkshayVenkat eshwasi nt henewsr ecentl
y.Whatwas
hisachi ev ement ?
Her ecei vedt heAbel Prize
Hewont heFi eldsMedal
Hepr ov edt heRi emannhy pothesi s
219. Thi sr ecent lyfoundexopl aneti sthreet imest hesi zeofJupi t
erandonl yhal fasdense.Pl usiti
s
thehot testexopl anetwher ei ronandt itanium gl owini t.Whi choft hef oll
owi ngisit?
Proxi mab
Kelt -9b
Kepl er -1654b
220. Whowast hef irstphy sici
stt odemonst r
atesuper conduct i
vit
yi nthel ab?
Hei keKamer li
nghOnnes
P.W.Ander son
Wal therMei ssner
221. Whatar eel ephantcor ridor s?
Her dsofel ephant sdi videleav ingt hi snar r
owpassagei nt hemi ddlet ofool hunters
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Manmadepassagest oallowwi ldel ephant st opasst hroughset t
lement s
Nar rowl andpassagesusedbyel ephant st omov ef r
om onehabi tattoanot her
222. Wher eonear t
hdoy ouf i
nddement orwasps?
Engl and
Hawai i
Thai land
223. I
tpr ot ect st heDNAf r
om damage, andr ecentdi scoveri
esi mplyt hatitslengthisconnect edto
cellularagei ng.Whi chcompoundar ewet alkingabout ?
Telomer e
Cent romer e
Chr omat in
224. Thist echnol ogywhi chgai nedf amef rom i tsassociati
onwi thcryptocurrencyisinf actsetto
revolut ioniset heI nt ernetwor l
d.Whati sitsname?
Blockchai n
Bitcoi n
Internetoft hi ngs
225. Whi choft hef ollowi ngisf oundt obeEar th’sdomi nantl i
feforms, basedonanewcensusbased
onbi omass?
Flora
Fauna
Bact er i
a
226. I
nt hisspeci es, thedadi st heonewhoact ual l
y“getspr egnant”anddel i
versthebabi es.Whoi s
this“ mom- dad” .
Seahor ses
SeaLi ons
Platy puses
227. Mal esofapr i
mat especi esactasmi dwi vest otheirpar t
nersapar tfrom transporti
ng, f
eeding
andgr oomi ngt hei rlit
tleones.Namet hespeci es.
Guer ill
as
Chi mpanzees
Mar moset s
228. Apar tf rom ot herpat ernal dut i
es, mal esoft hisbirdoftenneedt opr otecttheeggsf rom their
ownmot her s.Namet hebi rd.
Thegeese
Thej acanas
Theki wi s
229. Theyar ethemostv isiblesy mbol sofanunt idyplace.Butwheni tcomest oparentalcare,male
member soft hesei nsect scl eanbi r
ddr oppi ngsbyeat i
ngt hem.Whi chinsect sarewet alki
ngabout ?
Cockr oaches
Bedbugs
Housef lies
230. Cont inui ngwi thinsect s,themal esoft hegi antwat erbugar eoneoft hebestdads.Why ?
Theykeept hei reggsdr ybyf anni ngt hem f ormor et hanhal faday
Theydi eal lowi ngt hei rl
arv aet of eedont heirbodi es
Theycar ryupt o150eggsont hei rback
231. Thisdaddyf i
sht akest het erm st ay i
ngputf orkidst oanewl evel.Heuseshi sfi
nst oglue
himsel ftot hesur facet owat chov erhi seggst i
lltheyhat ch.
Thecl ownf ish
Thel umpf i
sh
Thet rumpet fish
232. OnJul y27, 2018, ast r
onomer swer eex citedbecauseMar swasat“ opposi ti
on”.Whatdoest his
meanr eally?
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Mar sandSunar eononel ineandonopposi t esi desoft heEar t
h.
Mar sandEar thar eonopposi tesi desoft heSun, alongast raightl i
ne.
Mar si scl osestt oEar th, sot het wopl anet sar eonast raightl i
ne.
233. Whi chi nstitutei nI ndiahousest heMeasur ementSt andar dsoft hecountry?
Phy sical Resear chLabor atory,Ahmedabad
Nat i
onalPhy sical Labor at ory,Del hi
Instit
ut eofPhy sicsBhubaneswar
234. Whi choft hef ol lowi ngbi rds, thoughbel i
ev edtobecr i
ticallyendangered,wassi ght
edinfair
number sr ecent l
y, addi ngt ohopeofsur vival?
IndianVul tur e
BengalFl or i
can
Himal ay anQuai l
235. Whati stheMaundermi nimum ot her wi seknownas?
Litt
leI ceAge
Prolongedper i
odofv er yf ewsunspot s
Perihel i
onofEar th( distanceofcl osestappr oacht osun)
236. Whi choft hef ol lowi ngpl ant sbear sf lower ssosl owl ythatt heplantsarenearlysevenyearsol d
befor et heybl oom?
Himal ay anLi ly
Rhododendr on
BlueHi mal ayanAnemone
237. Whi choft hef ol lowi ngisnotamedi cinal plant?
Ginger
Datur a
Oleander
238. Whi choft hef ol lowi ngr elatest odi nosaur s?
Cephal opods
Saur opods
Gast ropods
239. Whati sahapl ogr oup?
Agr oupofpeopl ewhi chshar esacommonancest or
Agr oupofpeopl ewhi chdescendsf r
om t wodi fferentgr oupsofancest ors
Agr oupofpeopl ewhosegenet iclineagei sy ett obeest abli
shed
240. Ify ouhav et ogi veanor deroft hemagni tudeoft henumberofneur onsinthehumanbr ain,
whichoft hef oll
owi ngwoul dy ouchoose?
1bi l
li
on
10bi ll
ion
100bi ll
ion
241. Someani mal shav ebr ainst hatcandoa‘ ment al ti
met ravel ’
sothattheycanpl anfort
hef ut
ur e.
Whi choft hef oll
owi ngani mal smaynothav et hatabi l
ity ?
Chimpanzees
Crows
Turkey s
242. Sinceear l
yt he1900s, theconceptoft hebl ood-br ai
nbar rier(BBB)iscentral
tourunderstanding
ofthebr ai n.Whati sBBB?
Aspeci al regioni nt hebr ainwhi chdoesnotal lowbl oodt of l
owt hrough.
Aspeci alizedl ayerofcel l
st hatcont rolsexchangeofmol ecul esbet weent hebloodandt hebrain
Achemi cal whicht empor aril
ypr ev entsbl oodf rom ent er ingt hebr ain.
243. Whowast hef irstt osenset hepr esenceofabl ood- brainbar r
ier
?
PaulEhr l
icht hebact er i
ol ogist
Edwi nGol dmann
Mar cel l
oMal phighi
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244. Whi choft hef ol lowi ngi snott r
uei ngener al aboutinvertebr
atebrains,forexampl
einsects?
Theyhav enocent ralizedbr ain
Thei rbr aini sint hef or m ofneur al net wor ks
Mosti nsect shav eabr ainl i
kehumans, butmuchsmal ler
245. Spongeshav easpeci al t
y peofbr ain.Whi choft hef ol
lowingisit?
Theyhav ecommuni tybr ains
Theyhav eneur onsdi sper sedov ert hei rbody
Theyhav enoor ganl iket hebr ain
246. ThomasHar v ey ,adoct oratt hePr incet onhospi talwher eAl
bertEinsteindied,
hasaunique
connect ionwi tht hesci ent i
st'sbr ain.Whati sit?
Hest oleEi nst ein’ sbr ain
Heper for medEi nst ein' sbr ainsur ger y
Hesol dpar tofEi nst ei n'sbr aint oI srael
247. Whi choft hef ol lowi ngar eai st he“ li
ngui sticzone”oft hehumanbr ai
n?
Neocor tex
Archi cor tex
Paleocor tex
248. Whi chser vesast hehumanbr ain'sshockabsor ber?
Cer ebr ospi nalFl uid
Cer ebel l
um
Cer ebrum
249. Whati saki lonov a?
Bur stofl i
ghtseendur ingt hecol li
si onoft woneut ronstars
Brightexpl osi onseendur ingt hel astst agesofast ar
Brightgl owseendur ingt hecol li
si onoft wogal axi es
250. Thesuper bugNewDel hi Met al
loBet aLact amase- I(NDM)cr eatedal otofbuzzoverit
sname.
Now, t
hequest ioni s, whyi sasuper bugcal led,wel l
,asuper bug?
Ifbact er i
aar ebugs, thenbugst hatsur v i
veonbugsar ecalledsuperbugs
Bugst hatcar rysev er al dr ug- resi st antgenesar esuper bugs
Bugst hati nf ectot herbugsar ecal ledsuper bugs
251. Geor geBool ewasaBr iti
shmat hemat icianwhosewor konlogiclaidmanyoft hefoundat
ions
fort hedi gital revol ution.Butwhoamongt hef ollowi ngisregar dedasthe" FatherofLogi
c"?
Arist otl
e
Socr ates
Plato
252. Whatdoes‘ Pi notnoi r
’ref ert o?
Oneoft hepopul arv ar i
et yofbl ackcur rants
Oneoft hepopul arv ar i
et yofbl ackber ri
es
Oneoft hepopul arv ar iet yofwi negr apes
253. Inhi sbook, “ TheHi ddenLi feofTr ees” ,Pet erWohl lebenwr i
testhattreescandefend
themsel v es,shar er esour ces, andcommuni catewi theachot her.Whichoft hefoll
owingi
stermedas
themedi um ofcommuni cat ionoft he" woodwi deweb" ?
Fungus
Elect ri
cal cur rentpr oducedi nsoi l
Chemi cal spr esenti nt hesoi l
254. Whati sCRI SPR- Cas9?
Anewt ypeofmol ecul e
ANASAspacecr aft
Agene- editingt ool
255. Whi choft hef ol lowi ngi snott r
ueaboutant sandwasps?
Theybot hbel ongt ot hecl asscal ledHy menopt er a
Ant sar emor ecl osel yr elat edt obeest hanwasps
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Ant sar et otallydi fferentf rom beesandwasps
256. Whi choft hef ollowi ngmar supi als’genomehasbeensequencedr ecent l
y?
Kangar oo
Koal a
Wal laby
257. Ar ecentf indingsuggest edt hatt hismoonofSat urncoul dsuppor tlife.Namet hemoonwhi chis
namedaf teramy thologi cal char act erwhowast heof fspr i
ngofEar thandSky ?
Atlas
Encel adus
Pandor a
258. TheGROWTH- Indi af aci l
ityatLadakh’ sHanl eispar tofamul ti-count rycol l
abor at i
vei niti
ativeto
obser veev ent sint heuni ver se.Howi sGROWTHexpanded?
GlobalRel ayofObser v ator iesWat chingTr ansi ent sHappen
GiantRadi al Obser vator yf orWeakf orceandHi ggsboson
GiantRecei verObser vator yf orWeakTel epor tationHy perchar ge
259. Oumuamua, ourf irstv i
sitorf r
om anot hersol arsy stem, iscont inuingt othr ownewsur prisesand
i
skeepi ngast ronomer sont hei rtoes.Whati st hel atestupdat eaboutt hisi nterstellarobj ect?
It
’sbeencl assifiedasanast eroid
It
’sbeencl assifiedasagasgi ant
It’
sbeencl assi fi
edasacomet
260. Ther e’sagr owi ngmov ementamongmat hemat i
cianswhoar guet hatphasi ngoutPi woul d
maket hedi sciplinesi mpl er.Whi choft hef ollowi ngsy mbol sdot heyt hinkshoul dr eplacePi ?
Tau
Omega
Mu
261. Indi aj oinedanel i
tecl ubofpl anet -
spot tingcl ubwi ththedi scov eryofapl anetsi xt i
mesbi gger
thanEar th,rev olvingar oundaSun- l
ikest ar.Whatdi dt heI ndianast ronomer snamei t?
EPI C
SHUNYA
BHARATA
262. Bl ue- greenal gaear ef oundnott oneedwhi teli
ghtf orphot osy nthesi s.Insteadt heyuse. .
.
Neari nfrar edl ight
Fari nfrar edl ight
Gammar ay s
263. Phy sicists, engi neer sandt echni ciansatt heKar lsruheI nstitut eofTechnol ogyhav est art
ed
collect i
ngdat af rom a200- met r
ict onnedev i
cet onar r
owdown, orev enpi npoi nt
, theact ual massoft he
wor ld’sl i
ght estpar t
icle.Now, whi choft hef ollowi ngi st hel i
ghtestaccor dingt ocur rentest i
mat es?
Elect ronneut ri
no
Muonneut ri
no
Tauneut rino
264. Al anTur i
ngi swel lknownasacomput ersci entist,buthei sal sof amousf orhav i
ngl aidthe
foundat ionsofadi fferentf i
el d.Whi chonei st his?
Chemi st ry–Theor yofr eact ions
Biology–Theor yofmor phogenesi s
Phy sics-Theor yofr elativity
265. Whi choft heseI ndianswasamongt hef irstr ecipientsoft heFundament al Phy sicsPr ize?
Subr ahmany am Chandr asekhar
AshokeSen
Manj ulBhar gav a
266. FoundedbyMahendr aLal Si rcar,aphi lant hr opist ,
thiswast hepl acewher eC. V.Ramandi dhis
monument al wor k, onphy si cal opt ics, l
eadi ngt ot hedi scov eryoft hecel ebr atedRamanef fect .Name
thei nstitut i
onandi tslocat ion.
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IndianAssoci ationf orCul tiv at i
onofSci ences, Kolkat a
RamanResear chI nst itute, Bengal uru
PresidencyCol lege, Kol kata
267. Theshapeoff oot bal lisawel lknowngeomet ryi nsci ence.Whi choft hefollowingshar esit
s
geomet rywi thf oot bal l
?
Thecel lul arnucl eus
Agal axynei ghbour ingt heMi lkyWay
Anal lot ropeofcar bon–C- 60
268. Whyi sitabadi deat odr inkal cohol whenpl ay ingamat ch?
Alcohol cangot otheheadf ast erwhent heper soni sact i
v elyr unningar ound.
Itisadi ur et i
candsopl ay er sconsumi ngal coholwi lllosemor ewat er,withdireeffects.
Itcanmaket hepl ay er ssl uggi shandpr onet omi ssthei rt arget s.
269. Themai nst ringsi nat enni sracquetpl ayakeyr olei ncont roll
ingt hespinoft hebal lt
hrough
whati scal ledt hesnap- backef fect .For mer l
ymadef rom t hei ntestinesofcows, t
heyar enowmadeof
polyest er .Whati st headv ant age?
Ithashi ghercoef fi
ci entoff rict i
on
Ithasl owercoef ficientoff riction
Itavoi dsani mal ti
ssue
270. Whowast hef irstt odev elopanal gorit
hm t osol vet heRubi k’scubeofanysi ze?
ErikDemai ne
ErnoRubi k
Jessi caFr i
dr ich
271. Whati sanAt hlet eBi ologi cal Passpor t?
Ar ecor dofbi ologicalv ariabl est ocheckdopi ng
Abi omet rics-basedpasspor tissuedt oint er
national athlet es
Amedi cal recor dofi nt ernat i
onal athletesai medt opr ev entdi seasespr ead
272. Whi choft hef ollowi ngi sanewcl assofbi omar kert odet ectdopi ng?
Transf er -messengerRNAs
Smal l nucl earRNAs
mi croRNAs
273. Mer edi t
hChar lesGour di nei sr emember edasani nv ent orwhohel dmor ethan30pat ents.But
hisequal lybi gachi ev ementl i
esi nspor ts.Whatdi dheaccompl i
sh?
Hewonl ongj umpsi l
v eri nt he1952Hel sinkiOly mpics
Hewast hef irstAf rican- Amer icanbasket ball
ert oear n$100mi l
li
on
Hewast hef atheroft hedi sci pl inecal l
edspor tsscience
274. whati sGust avZander ’scl aimt of ame?
Invent oroft heexer cisemachi ne
Pioneerofspor tsmedi cine
Medi ci neNobel winnerf orhi swor kinphy si
otherapy
275. Thi senzy mef oundi neukar yotes( or
gani smst hathav eawel ldefined,membr ane-bound
nucleus)i sknownas‘ fount ainofy outh’.Whi choft hef oll
owi ngi sit?
Hexoki nase
Telomer ase
Act i
n
276. Thi s“ moonwal ker ”, whosetr ecor dsinspace, diedr ecent ly.Namehi m?
Edwi nAl dr in
JohnYoung
BuzzAl dr i
n
277. I
fy oucant hinkoft heMor secodeasadi git
al dat asy stem, howmanydi gital st
ateswoul dyou
sayconst i
tut esi tslanguage?
2
3
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278. Howbi gi saYot taby t
e?
Abi llionGB
At rill
ionGB
Aquadr il
lionGB
279. Weknowt hatSr ini vasaRamanuj anhasmadesubst antialcontributionstomat hemat ics.Whi ch
oft hef ollowi ngf ieldswi thinmat hhashemai nlywor kedin?
Anal yticnumbert heor y
Algebr aicgeomet ry
Geomet ry
280. Recent lyi twassuggest edthatther ose-ringedpar akeetbenamedt hestat ebirdofAndhr a
Pradesh.Thesuggest ionwascount eredwi ththenameofanot herendemi cbirdf orthishonour .Whi ch
birdwassuggest ed?
Par adi seFl ycat cher
Jer don’ sCour ser
BlueJay
281. Sev eni mpor tantpr oblemsi nmat hemat i
csknownast hemi l
l
eni um pr oblemswer eannounced
i
n2000byt heCl ayI nst itute.Onl yoneoft hesewassol v
edbyt hemat hemat i
cianGr igoriPer elman, who
refusedt hepr izemoneyof$1mi l
li
on.Whi chpr oblem wassol vedbyhi m?
TheRi emannHy pot hesi s
ThePoi ncar eConnj ect ur e
ThePVer susNPpr oblem
282. Recent ly ,Nasasci entistsdiscov eredsomet hingonMar s,
whi chal ongwi t hearlierdiscov eryof
met hane, gi vesi nt erest ingpossi bil
iti
est ost udyast robiology.Whatwast hisdi scov ery?
Primi ti
v elifef or ms
Compl exi nor gani ccompounds
Organi cmol ecul es
283. Wi tht hisexper i
ment ,honeybeesj oinedanel i
teclassofani mal ssuchassomemonkey sand
birds, apar tf rom humans.Whati st heski lltheexper i
mentt estedf or
?
Maki ngandusi ngt ool s
Under standi ngt heconceptofzer o
Ver bal communi cat i
on
284. Whi choft hef oll
owi ngchemi cal
si sapol lutantgener atedbyt hebat terymanuf acturingindust r
y?
Cadmi um
Chl or ofor m
Napht halene
285. Whi chi st hel argestdustdeposi tonEar th.
HillsofCal ifor ni a‘swi necount ry
Sahar adeser t
Chi na’ sLoessPl at eau
286. Whoi sknownas“ FatherofModer nGeol ogy ”
?
JamesHut ton
Denni sDut ton
Andr ewBur ton
287. Howdoesgeogr aphydi ff
ersfrom geol ogy ?
Nodi fference.Theyar esy nony mous.
Geogr aphyi saboutphy sical shapesofEar th,andgeol ogyi saboutwhati sEar thmadeof
Geol ogyi sabr anchofgeogr aphy .That'sal l.
288. Whi choft hef oll
owi nggeol ogical regionsi sconsi deredoneoft henar rowestl andf ormson
Ear th?
TheGi br altarAr c
TheAr ct i
cAr c
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289. In2017, S.Geor gePhilanderofPr i
ncetonUniversi
tyandMar kA.CaneofCol
umbiaUni
versi
ty
wont heVet lesenPr ize—Geol ogy '
sNobel —f orworkononeoft hefoll
owing.Nameit
.
ElNiño
Dustdev il
Eyjafjal
lajökullvolcanoer upti
on
290. Recent l
y,scientist
sunv ei
ledaplanf oraeDNAhuntf ort
heLochNessmonst er
.Whati
seDNA?
Env i
ronment alDNA
Ecologi calDNA
Evolut i
onalryDNA
291. An“ ali
enast eroid”hasbeendesi gnatedbyresearchersasastrongcandi
dat
efort
heoldest
objecti nthesol arsy stem.From whi chplanet’
sorbi
talpathdoesitcir
clet
hesun?
Uranus
Jupiter
Nept une

292. Whati sOSI RIS-REx ?

Adistantcousi nofT.Rex
Anast eroid-chasi ngspacecr aft
Adistantcousi nofVel acir
apt or
293. Whi choft hef oll
owingt ypesofcl oudsarecalledthunderheads?
Cumul onimbus
Nimbost ratus
Cir
rostratus
294. Thev agusner veisresponsiblefor .
..
Taste
Smell
Hearing
295. Recent l
y ,scient i
stsdiscoveredanewsour cethi
sgas.Namei t
.
Oxygen
Heli
um
Nitr
ogen
296. Whi choft hef oll
owingmammal i
snotapi nniped?
Seals
Seaot ters
Walruses
297. Anar chipel agoi sar esultof
...
Under waterv olcani cact i
vit
y
Meetingofl av aandocean
Meteorshower s
298. Apar tf rom l endinghi snamet ot hewor l
d'stal
lestpeak,GeorgeEverestisal
soassociat
edwi t
h..
.
Zoological Sur veyofI ndia
TheGr eatTr igonomet ri
calSur v
ey
BotanicalSur veyofI ndia
299. Withwhi choft hefollowingvir
usesi sthismammal ofthegenusPt eropusassoci
atedwith?
Nipah
SARS
Marbur g
300. Recent l
y ,theear th’
ssecondol destrockwasf oundi nOdisha.Wherewast heworld’
soldest
onediscov ered?
MtVesuv i
us, It
aly
Kil
auea
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JackHill,Aust
ral
ia
301. Howmanybonesdoesanel
ephant
’st
runkhave?
205
102
None
302.Whi chpartofthebl
oodi
saf
fect
edi
fonehasThalassemi
a?
RedBl oodCor puscles
Whi t
eBl oodCor puscl
es
Plasma

303.Whichoft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sasy
mpt
om ofPar
kinson’
sdi
sease?
Tremorinbody
Tir
edness
Lossofmemory

304.Arguablythesmar
testl
i
vingphy
sici
st,
hehasal
sowont
heFi
eldsMedal
,mat
hemat
ics’
tophonour
.Name
hi
m.
StevenWei nber
g
EdwardWi tten
BrianGreene

305.Whoamongthef
oll
owi
ngwashai
l
edbyMI
Tast
he“
fat
herofAr
ti
fi
cial
Int
ell
i
gence”
?
TerenceTao
NgoBaoChao
Mar v
inMinsky

306.Whatislat
eralepi
condy
li
ti
sbet
terknownas?
Tennisel
bow
Golf
er’
selbow
Tendonit
is

307.Whichbi
rddoest
hegenusPav
oref
ert
o?
Peafowl
Parakeet
s
Vult
ures

308.Recentl
yNASA/ESAHubbl
etel
escopedetect
edthi
selementontheexopl
anetWASP-
107bwhi
chor
bit
sa
starthati
sabout200l
ighty
ear
saway.Whichelementwasdet
ected?
Hy drogen
Oxy gen
Hel i
um

309.Whati sa‘ti
mecry
stal’
?
Acr y
stalusedi
nmakinghigh-pr
ecisi
onti
mersandclocks
Crystal
sinwhichatomsspinperiodi
cal
lysi
mulat
ingat i
cki
ngcl
ock
Acr y
stalofpal
ladi
um

310.Howmanyy ear
sbackdosci
ent
ist
sbel
i
evet
hatt
heBi
gBangt
ookpl
ace?
9.
8bill
i
ony ear
sago
13.8bi
ll
ionyearsago
1.
3bill
i
ony ear
sago

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311.Recent
lyNASAlaunchedthespacecraf
tTESSi
ntospace.Whati
sTESS’
mai
nobj
ect
ive?
Tolookforext
rat
err
estr
iall
if
e
Tosurveysome200,000starsfordi
mmi ngduetopl
anettransi
ts
Tostudythesunincl
oseproximit
y

312.
Howlong,appr
oxi
mat
ely
,hav
emoder
nhumanswal
kedont
heear
th?
6000year
s
100,
000year
s
300,
000year
s

313.Whatisthe‘Cambrianexpl
osion’thathappenedabout540mill
ionyear
sago?
Amassiveerupti
onofvolcanoesthatexti
nguishedmostoflif
eonearth?
Anexpl
osiononMar sthatcausedtheredspot
Ahugediversi
fi
cati
onoff l
oraasev i
dencedbyf ossi
lrecor
d

314.Colobopsi
sexpl
odensexpl
odeswheni
tscol
onyi
sthr
eat
ened.Whi
chspeci
esofi
nsect
sdoesi
tbel
ongt
o?
Termit
es
Wasps
Ants

315.St ephenHawki
ng’
slastpaper
,whi
chhesubmi
tt
edt
enday
sbef
orehi
sdeat
h,shedl
ighton…
Blackhol es
Babyuni verses
Mul t
iverse

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