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Who developed ‘radio telescope’
Gorte Reber-1937
Who invented telescope?
Hans Lippershey
Who improved telescope?
Galileo
Where is the largest refractor telescope situated?
At Yerkes Observatory in Chicago University
Which is the largest comet?
Holmes comet
Who is the progenitor of the theory of the ‘evolution of universe’?
Gamov
Who was the first to give evidence to the theory that ‘the universe is expanding always’?
Edwin P Hubble
Where is the largest reflector telescope situated?
At Mount Semirodriki in Mount Caucasus, Russia
What is Van Allen Belt?
This is the ozone region of the ionosphere
Which is the star that is changing into gas?
Nova
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What is the name given to the bright spot on the sun?
Facula
Who propounded the idea “black hole”?
John Archibald
Which branch of the science studies the position of man in the universe?
Anthrospic Cosmology
What is the name given to the large constellation in the southern sky?
Hydra
Which is the eclipse that occurs only in the new moon?
Solar eclipse
What is the unit of distance of stars?
Light year
What is the life span of an ordinary star?
100 crore years
For which discovery did Subrahmaniam Chadrasekhar get Nobel prize?
For the theory about white dwarfs
Which are the six planets that could be seen with naked eyes?
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Earth
Where is the solar observatory situated in India?
Ahmedabad
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Where is the name given to the small dense hot star that has reached the last stage of its life?
White dewarf
In which state substance exists in the sun?
Plasma
Which are the important pulsating nebulae?
Hublind, Toury
How much time required for the sun one revolution on its own axis?
25.4. days
Which is the most helpful star to know direction?
Polestar
Name the scientist who made detailed study of Nova?
Tycho Brache
Which is the earliest work on Astronomy?
Aryabhattiyam
The outer most layer of the sun is called
Corona
The innermost layer in the sun is called
Photosphere
The region between the corona and the photosphere is called
Chromosphere
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Name the scientists who have detailed information about nebulae?
Charles Medier, W.Herschel, Van Mannar, L.H Aller Barman, R Milkovsky
What is the ‘FM” in FM radio?
Frequency Modulation
When was the satellite communication system introduced in our country?
On 2nd February 1971 at Arvi near Pune
Which was the first artificial satellite launched for telecommunication?
Telstar
Where did the first correct television broadcast start? When?
At Alexandra palace in London, 1936
Who were the advocates of architecture post modernism?
Robert Ventury and Charles Moore
What does the VHS in Video denote?
Video Home System
What is the speed of telecom signals?
About the speed of light
‘Small is beautiful’ is a famous book on technology and environment.
Who is the author?
E.F. Schumaker
‘Telex’ is the short form of two words. What are they?
Telegraph and Exchange
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What is the peculiarity of a nuclear clock?
Nuclear clock is the cost accurate. 17 crore years will take to have a second’s difference
Which is the first commercial communication satellite in the world?
Intelsat-1
Which is the medium of satellite communication?
Microwave-radio
In India where did the first cellular systems begin?
Kolkatta
When was the ‘Printogram’ introduced?
1st August 1956
Cyber space is the space in which electronic communication takes place over computer networks. What are the other names of this?
Infoban, Information Super Highway
The aeroplane that travels faster than sound in the air
Supersonic
What is Wi-Fi?
It is an open standard technology that enables you to build wireless connectivity between laptops and local area net works
What is tele communicational integration
Doing different works in the same line?
What is the name given to the use of biological process in the field of industry and medicines especially antibiotics?
Biotechnology
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Which part of the body is affected by hepatitis?
Liver
Which disease is known as Hansen’s disease?
Leprosy
Which hormone is responsible for ferminity?
Oestrogen
Who discovered virus for the first time?
lvanosky
Which is the biggest salivary gland?
Parotid gland
Which gland secrets tears?
Lachrymal gland
Which organ is affected by Malaria?
Spleen
What is the full from of B.C.G vaccine?
Bacillus Calmette Guerin
Which is the hardest part in human body?
Enamel of tooth
Removal of a breast is known as
Mastectomy
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Which is the gland that keeps the balance of water and salt in human body?
Adrenal gland
Hair and nail in the body in produced by of which organ?
Skin
Which vitamin is produced with the help of sunlight
Vitamin D
How much blood does the body have?
Average 5 litres
Who is known as the father of immunology?
Emil Von Behring
Which disease used to be known as ‘jail fever’ because it was frequent in prisoners?
Typhus
What is Lyssophobia?
Morbid fear of insanity
How many boned are there in human foot?
26
Who discovered ‘oral polio vaccine?
Albert Bruce Sabin
What is ‘bruxism’?
Habitual grinding of teeth in sleep
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