Science For You

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The dating of fossil animals and plants counting the ridges on fossil shells and corals is known as
Palaeochronology

The study of annual rings in trees to determine dates and environmental conditions in the past is known as
Dendrochronology

Who was the first person to discover the existence of male and female reproductive cells?
Hippocrates

Which scientist is reputed to have invented the term ‘biology’?
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck

What is ‘the theory of spontaneous generation’?
Origin of life from non-life

Who gave the name ‘artery’ to the blood vessels which carry oxygenated blood?
Praxagoras of Cos

Who was the first scientist to have conducted dissections of the human body?
Alcmaeon

The first person to float in space was
Alexei Leonov

Which was the first spaceship to hit the moon?
Lunik-II

In which year the first man landed on the moon?
1969

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Which is the fist man-made object to reach the moon?
Pioneer-4

In which year was ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
Established?
1969

What is the highest record of staying in space?
237 days

The first human being to set foot on the moon was
Neil Armstrong

India’s first earth satellite station is situated at
Arvi near Pune

Who was the first person who died in space?
Vladimir Komarov

Who was the first modern Indian astronomer?
C. Raghunathachary

Which was the first Russia communication satellite?
Molniya-1

The first weather satellite launched in space was
Tiros-1

Which Indian rocket succeeded in placing small satellite, ‘Rohini’ into orbit”
SLV-3

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Name the first American to go into space?
Alan Shepard

Which is the country other than the U.S.A or Russia with manned space programme?
France

‘Aryabhatta’ is the name given to
India’s first artificial satellite

Which was ‘the word’s first artificial satellite’ which entered in to space?
Sputnik-1

Which is the first space craft to bring moon rocks to earth
Luna-16

The smallest planet in our solar system is
Mercury

Who is the first Asian astronaut?
Pham Taan

The first animal sent to space was ‘Laika’, it was a
Dog

Which planet is nearest to the earth?
Mars

The first ‘space probe’ to reach Jupiter was
Pioneer-10

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Who was the first Indian cosmonaut?
Rakesh Sharma

Which planet is known as the ‘red planet’?
Mars

‘Sea of Tranquillity’ is another name given to
Moon

The brightest star in the night sky is
Sirius

Name the planet which was discovered by Galileo?
Venus

How does the earth look when seen from moon?
Greenish blue

Which planet is renowned for dust storms?
Mars

Which planet is termed as the ‘Evening star’?
Mars

Which brightest star is also known as ’Dog star’
Sirius

The smallest stars are called
White Dwarfs

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Which is ‘the largest crater’ on the surface of the moon ?
Baiby

The nearest star to our solar system, the sun, is also called
Proxima Centauri

Which planet goes round the sun in the shortest time?
Mercury

Which planet is termed as the ‘Evening star’?
Venus

‘Titan’ is the name of the moon of a big planet of our solar system. Which is the planet?
Jupiter

Which is the largest constellation?
Hydra

Which planet sends out radio waves regularly?
Venus

Who was the first person to leave his spaceship[ and float in space?
Lt. Col. Lenov

Name the site on the moon where Neil Armstrong set his foot?
Mare Transquilthtis

If a man weights 72 Kg on earth, his weight on the moon shall be:
12 Kg

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Who laid the foundation of modern space science in our country?
Vikram Srabhai

Which American space vehicle was used to launch INSAT-1B?
Space shuttle Challenger

Who are first space couples?
Andrin Nikaloyev and Valentina Tereshkova

Who was the first lady-reached the space?
Valentina Tereshkova

Who was the first ‘cosmonaut’?
Yuri Gagarin

Who is the father of space science?
Konstantine Tsialkovsky

Who spent the longest time in the space?
Vladmir Jitov and Musa Manarov- They spent 366 days

From which language the word ‘rocket’ originated?
Italian

Who was the first to launch rocket?
Robert Hutchings

Who designed the primary blue print of the Indian space programme ?
Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha

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What are first group elements called ?
Alkali metals

What are second group elements called ?
Alkaline earth metals

What is meant by the word halogen ?
Salt producer

What is the other name for inner transition elements ?
F block elements

Name two elements having the lowest ionization energy ?
Caesium and Francium

Which is the most electronegative element ?
Fluorine

Who developed electronegativity scale ?
L. Pauling

Which element forms large number of hydrides ?
Carbon

Name two elements having largest atomic size ?
Caesium and Francium

What kind of elements generally form coloured compounds ?
Transition metals