Daily Science Short Questions PDF SET – 14
Qns. Oasis is associated with___________?
A. Glaciers
B. Desert
C. Islands
D. Volcanoes
E. Fertile land
Qns. Quartz crystal in quartz watches work on the principle called?
A. Photoelectric effect
B. Stark effect
C. Thermionic effect
D. Piezo-electric effect
E. None of these
Qns. The fruits without seed, like banana, are called_____________?
A. Seedless fruits
B. Parthenogenesis fruits
C. Parthenocarpic fruits
D. placental fruits
E. Organic fruits
Qns. Animal which captures and readily kills living animals for its food is called___________?
A. Parasite
B. Scavenger
C. Predator
D. Mammal
E. None of these
Qns. In a railway track, two rails are joined end to end with a gap tin between them because?
A. Steel can be saved
B. Accidents due to contraction in winter can be avoided
C. Air gaps are necessary for bearing the weight of running train
D. Accidents due to expansion in summer can be avoided
E. All of these
Qns. Water is heated in a kettlE. The inside water is heated by convection. A person sitting near the fire receives heat by ________?
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Reflection
E. None of these
Qns. In winter an iron pipe feel colder than a wooden window . This is because wood is_______?
A. Conductor
B. Non-Conductor
C. Semi- Conductor
D. Not a solid while iron is a solid
E. None of these
Qns. The echo (reflected sounD. will be distinctly heard only at ordinary temperatures if the distance of the reflecting surfaces from the source of sound is at least ________?
A. 1120 ft
B. 120 ft
C. 56 ft
D. 100 ft
E. None of these
Qns. It is possible to recognize a person in the dark by simply hearing his unique voice . It is because of the_______?
A. pitch
B. Frequency
C. Time period
D. Quality
E. None of these
Qns. When a ray of sunlight enters a dark room , its straight path become visible because of dust particles hanging in the air. It is because light is _________?
A. Visible
B. Transparent
C. Invisible
D. opaque
E. None of these
Qns. A six feet tall lady wants to see her full image in a plane mirror . The minimum length of the mirror will be ?
A. 6 feet
B. 12 feet
C. 4 feet
D. 3 feet
E. None of these
Qns. The principle used in radar is the same as that of Sonar. In radar we use radio waves ; whereas in sonar we use ?
A. red waves
B. Infrared waves
C. Ultrasonic
D. super sonic
E. None of these
Qns. In a fission nuclear reaction , a heavy nucleus breaks up into smaller nuclei whereas in another nuclear reaction two or more than two possibly nuclei are fused to form a heavy nucleus This nuclear reaction is called ?
A. Chemical Reaction
B. Nuclear reaction
C. Fission nuclear reaction
D. Fusion nuclear reaction
E. None of these
Qns. Parsec is a unit of ___________?
A. Energy
B. Time
C. Power
D. Distance
E. None of these
Qns. German Silver is an alloy of___________?
A. Zn + Ni
B. Cu + Zn
C. Cu + Ni
D. Cu + Sn
E. None of these
Qns. The Continent Antarctica lies at the__________?
A. North pole
B. South pole
C. middle of the earth
D. Equator
E. None of these
Qns. The temperature of the dead body is_______________?
A. 0 ‘C
B. 37 ‘
C. Room Temperature
D. Temperature of the place where it is kept
E. None of these
Qns. Lactometer is a type of Hydrometer which is used to measure the specific gravity of _________?
A. Honey
B. Water
C. Milk
D. olive oil
E. None of these
Qns. Cusec is a unit of _________?
A. Area
B. Time
C. Distance
D. mass
E. None of these
Qns. The deepest place on earth is ____________?
A. Trench
B. Mariana Trench
C. Mangrove
D. Groove
E. None of these
Qns. Twinkling of stars is caused by ?
A. Reflection of light
B. Polarization of light
C. refraction of light
D. Interference of light
E. None of these
Qns. Magnifying power of a simple microscope can be increased by ?
A. increasing focal length of the lens
B. Decreasing focal length of the lens
C. Lens of large aperture
D. lens of short aperture
E. None of these
Qns. A body can escape the gravitational pull of the earth if it is thrown up with a velocity of?
A. 25 miles per sec
b ) 60 miles per sec
C. 7 miles per sec
D. 10 miles per sec
E. None of these
Qns. Night vision is possible with the help of ___________?
A. Red light
B. Violet light
C. Infrared Rays
D. Ultra violet Light
E. None of these
Qns. Myopia is a defect of Human eye. it can be corrected by using a lens called?
A. Convex lens
B. Concave lens
C. Cylindrical lens
D. Plano convex lens
E. None of these
Qns. The instrument which i specially design for recording earth quake wave is called seismograph which measure earth quake waves on a ____________?
A. Diatonic scale
B. Fahrenheit Scale
C. Richter scale
D. Celsius Scale
E. None of these
Qns. In humans , most nutrient molecules are absorbed by the ?
A. Small intestine
B. Stomach
C. Liver
D. Large intestine
E. None of these
Qns. Cobalt is a material which is ?
A. Strongly attracted by a magnet
B. Not attracted by a magnet
C. not a magnet
D. Weakly attracted by a magnet
E. None of these
Qns. What is the body temperature of a normal man?
A. 81.1 °C
B. 37.0 °C
C. 98.6 °C
D. 21.7 °C
Qns. Which of the following helps in clotting of blood?
A. Vitamin B1
B. Vitamin B2
C. Vitamin D
D. Vitamin K
Qns. Total volume of blood in a normal adult human being is
A. 5-6 liters
B. 3-4 liters
C. 8-10 liters
D. 10-12 liters
Qns. Red blood corpuscles are formed in the____________?
A. Liver
B. Bone marrow
C. Kidneys
D. Heart
Qns. How many bones are there in an adult human being?
A. 210
B. 260
C. 206
D. 300
Qns. Tibia is a bone found in the ____________?
A. Skull
B. Arm
C. Leg
D. Face
Qns. The largest part of the human brain is ___________?
A. Medulla oblongata
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebrum
D. None of these
Qns. What is the main component of bones and teeth?
A. Calcium carbonate
B. Calcium phosphate
C. Calcium sulphate
D. Calcium nitrate
Qns. The main constituent of hemoglobin is___________?
A. Chlorine
B. Iron
C. Calcium
D. None of these
Qns. The main function of the kidney is ____________?
A. To control blood pressure
B. To control body temperature
C. To remove waste product from the body
D. To help in digestion of food