Science For You

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Where is the Birbal Sahini Institute of Palaeobotany located?
Lucknow

Which famous scientist named house at Cambridge the Golden Helix in eommemoration of the discovery of double helical structure of DNA?
Francis Harry Compton Crick.

Mineral substances crystallizing and developing into patterns resembling the outline of plants are known as
Pseudofossils

Moulds, mushrooms and puff balls are examples of
Fungi

What is an enzyme?
A chemical compound that helps in metabolism

Indole acetic acid is a
Naturally occurring auxin

What is the name of the instrument which is used for cutting thin sections of biological material for microscopic examination?
Microtome

An organism that is haploid through out its life except as a zygote is known as a
Haplont

A gland that produces a secretion that passes along a duct to an epithelial surface is known as a
Exorine gland

Which biologist is said to have remarked, “ God has an inordinate fondness for beetles”?
J.B.S Haldane

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When was the first test tube baby born?
25th July 1978

In which hospital was the first test tube baby born?
Oldham Hospital

Which doctor was responsible for ‘the first Indian test tube baby’?
Dr.Indira Hinduja

What was the name of the first Indian test tube baby?
Harsha

When was the first Indian test tube baby born?
6th August 1986

Who invented the contraceptive pills?
Gregory Pineus and John Rock

Which was the first contraceptive pill to be marketed?
Enovid

When was the first ‘frozen baby’ born?
11th April 1984

What was the name of the first ‘frozen baby’?
Zoe

In which hospital was the first ‘frozen baby’ born?
Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne

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The doctors who made the first ‘frozen bay’ possible?
Linda Mohr and Alan Frounson

What is the name given to the phenomenon when animals pass the hot summer months in a torpid condition, without moving about or eating anything?
Aestivation

Who invented tampon?
Earl Hass

Which company marked the world’s first commercial sanitary towels?
Kimberley-Clark

Under what name were the world’s first sanitary towels marketed?
Kotex

Bomb calorimeter is used for
Estimating the energy content of food stuffs per unit weight

Which common disease is also known as hydrophobia?
Rabies

What is the name given to the liquid secreted by the mammary glands immediately and for the first few days after parturition?
Colostrum

An association between two organisms in which one benefits anf the other remains unaffected either way is known as
Commensalism

How many species of living animals have been catalogued by biologists so far?
1,200,000

How many species of animals did Carolus Linnaeus list in his book ‘Systema Naturae’ in 1758?
4,200

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What is a ‘Mexican hairless’?
A hairless breed of dog

Which are the earliest animals ever to possess a true voice?
Frogs

Large white, Wessex saddle back and Land race are three breeds of an animal native to Britain. Which animal?
Pig

The simplest creatures that possess specialized nerve cells are
Coelenterates

Which is the smallest warm blooded animal in the world ?
Bee Humming Bird

What is the another name for the beast of prey sometimes called ‘a glutton’?
Wolverine

If an animal is described as feral, what does this tell about it?
A domestic animal gone wild

How many species of extinct animals have been identified by fossil study?
100,000

What is the name given to organisms that are able to tolerate wide variations of salt concentrations?
Euryhaline

Which is the smallest dinosaur yet found?
Compsognathus

The outermost layer of the epidermis of vertebrates is known as
Stratum corneum

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What is the common name for 'Ranun culus repens' ?
Creeping butter cup

What is the common name for 'Bellis Perennis' ?
Daisy

To which class of vertebrates grass snakes and slow worms belong
Reptiles

Is the 'wood louse' an insect or a crustacean ?
Crustacean

To which order of animals to the gorilla and chimpanzee belong ?
Primates

What is the name of the common green, one celled-alga that grows on the trunks of trees ?
Pleurococcus

What is the name given to the filaments that form the body of a fungus ?
Hyphae

Which insect carries and transfers the malarial parasite to humans ?
Mosquito- Female of Anopheles gambiae

What disease is caused by the parasite 'Trypanosoma gambiense' ?
Sleeping sickness

What is the everyday name for Paramecium ?
Slipper animalcule

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What is the scientific name for the bristles of an earth worm ?
Chaetae

What is the common name for Nere is ?
Sand worm

How many true legs does a caterpillar possess ?
60

What are the larva of the house-flies called ?
Maggots

What are young trouts called ?
Alevins

What name is given to the 'second stomach' of a bird ?
Gizzard

Which vitamin is responsible for the coagulation of blood ?
Vitamin K

Where is Insulin secreted ?
Pancreas

Which hormone contains iodine ?
Thyroxine

Which enzyme can hydrolyse sucrose ?
Invertase

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What is invert sugar ?
Mixture of glucose and fructose

Who introduce the pH scale ?
Sorenson

What is the chemical name of Vitamin B1 ?
Thiamine

What is riboflavin ?
Vitamin B2

What is cyanocobalamin ?
Vitamin B12

What are the Vitamins present in B Complex ?
B1, B2, B6 and B12

What is ascorbic acid ?
Vitamin C

What is the Vitamin present in rice-polishing ?
Vitamin B2

Beriberi is caused by the deficiency of
Vitamin B1

What is calciferol ?
Vitamin D3

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Which is a steroid vitamin ?
Vitamin D

Which vitamin prevents Pellagra ?
Niacin

What is a Sunshine Vitamin ?
Vitamin D

What is Ziegler- Natta catalyst ?
TiCl4+Al(C2H5)3

What is meant by malleability ?
Converting into sheets

What is the last element of the Periodic table that occurs in nature ?
Uranium

What is used for the measuring the wavelength of light ?
Interferometer

In which solvent gold can dissolve ?
Aqua regia

What is the unit of magnetic moment ?
Bohr magnetron

What is Bordeaux mixture ?
Mixture of CuSO4+Ca(OH)2

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What is Pitch-blende ?
An ore of Uranium

What is EDTA ?
Ethylene Di amine Tetra Acetic acid

What metal is present in hemoglobin ?
Iron

What is vermilion ?
Red form of HgS

What is salt gas ?
Hydrogen Chloride

What is King's Yellow ?
As2S3 + As2O3

What is mosaic gold ?
SnS2

What is the chemical name of Aspirin ?
Acetyl Salicylic acid

What is laughing gas ?
Nitrous gas

What is the metal name after a goddess ?
Vanadium (Goddess Vanadis)

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What is called sugar of lead ?
Lead acetate

What is Paris Green ?
Double salt of Copper acetate and Copper arsenite


What is oil of vitriol ?
Sulphuric acid

What is agate ?
Naturally occurring silica

What is carborundum ?
Silicon Carbide

What is milk of lime ?
Calcium Hydroxide

What is absolute alcohol ?
99% Ethyl alcohol

What is Mohr's salt ?
Ferrous ammonium sulphate

What is water gas ?
Mixture of Carbon monoxide and hydrogen

What is dry ice ?
Solid Carbon dioxide