General Science Quiz 9

General Science Quiz 9

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1. The presence of which toxic chemical in martian soil is spoiling any evidence of living organisms on the red planet?

Methane
Perchlorates
Sulphur dioxide
Carbon dioxide clathrate

2. Which chemical agent was used in the Ghouta chemical attack that occurred during the Syrian Civil War in 2013?

Sarin
Tabun
Lewisite
Soman

3. Which one of the following is historically called acidum salis and muriatic acid?

Sulfuric Acid
Hydrochloric Acid
Nitric Acid
Phosphoric acid

4. Which one of the following is an artificial nitrogen fixation process and is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia today?

Haber process
Birkeland–Eyde process
Ostwald process
Frank–Caro process

5. Fat soluble vitamins like vitamin A are stored in which part of the human body?

Skin
Liver
Lungs
Kidney

6. Tocopherol is a fat-soluble vitamin is a naturally occuring antioxidant which can be isolated from vegetable oil. Can you name the vitamin?

Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Vitamin D

7. Caloris Planitia is one of the largest impact basins in solar system. On which planet is it?

Jupiter
Mercury
Saturn
Venus

8. What is the term used in medical parlance to a time period lasting for one hour, or less, following traumatic injury being sustained by a casualty or medical emergency, during which there is the highest likelihood that prompt medical treatment will prevent death?

Critical Hour
Trauma Hour
Golden Hour
Emergency Hour

9. Edaphology is the study of

Soil
Edible plants
Elephants
Sea

10. Name the important product of economic importance obtained from the tree Hevea brasiliensis

Hair dye
Sponges
Chewing gum
Rubber

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