Science Quiz 26:General Science Quiz

Science Quiz 26:General Science Quiz

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1. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on 14 June which is the birthday of a famous scientist who distinguished the main blood groups in 1900. Who is he?

William Harvey
Karl Landsteiner
Samuel Rahbar
Anton van Leeuwenhoek

2. When is National Technology Day celebrated?

11 May
15 May
21 June
11 April

3. White gold is an alloy of gold. Which one of the following is commonly added to gold to make white gold?

Nickel
Copper
Silver
Zinc

4. Where is National Sugar Institute (NSI) located?

New Delhi
Chennai
Bangalore
Kanpur

5. India's first indigenous computer was designed, developed and constructed by Samarendra Kumar Mitra. Where did he design and install the computer?

Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Defence Research and Development Organization, New Delhi

6. Name largest planetarium in Asia which is in India.

Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
Leo Planetaria, New Delhi
Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore
Birla Planetarium, Chennai

7. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is the largest research and development organisation in India. Who is the chairman of CSIR?

President
Prime Minister
Union Minister of Science and Technology
Vice President

8. The Annus mirabilis papers are four articles which contributed substantially to the foundation of modern physics and changed views on space, time, mass, and energy. Who wrote it?

Albert Einstein
Richard Feynman
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton

9. MRI is a type of scan that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the inside of the body. What does MRI stand for?

Machine Readbale Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Restoration Information
Magnified Resonance Imaging

10. Which protein that makes up 80% of the protein in cow's milk and gives milk the white colour

Beta-lactoglobulin
Alpha-lactalbumin
Casein
Carotene

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