Science and Technology Quiz Questions and Answers

Science and Technology GK Questions

1. Central Rice Research Institute is located in– Cuttack (Odisha) 
2. Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet which tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to– Force of cohesion 
3. One who attends to the disease of the eye is– Oculist 
4. Cinema was invented in 1895 by– A.L. and L.J. Lumiere (France) 
5. Who gave the theory of Expansion of Universe? – Edwin Hubble

6. Phenol is used in the manufacturing of– Bakelite 
7. The substance used to bring down body temperature in high fever is known as– Antipyrotics 

8. If speed of rotation of the earth increases the weight of a body at equator would be– Decreased 
9. In a dry cell (battery), which are used as Electrolytes ? – Ammonium Chloride and Zinc Chloride 
10. Alfred Nobel is associated with the invention of– Dynamite 
11. National Brain Research Centre is situated in– Gurgaon 
12. The pulse in the human wrist beats– at the same rate as the heart 
13. Litmus-the acid base indicator is obtained from– Lichen 
14. The reaction which converts sugar solution into alcohol is an example of– Fermentation 
15. Which types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus? – Infrared waves 
16. Coulomb is the measuring unit of– Electrical Charge 
17. In human body, the structure to which the appendix is attached is– The large intestine 
18. The human organ which is responsible for detoxication of alcohol is– Liver 
19. Reflex Actions are controlled by– The Spinal Cord 
20. Which provide resistance against disease in the body? – White corpuscles 
21. The hormone which regulates calcium and phosphate in human body is– Parathyroid Hormone 
22. A flourescent tube is preferred to an electric bulb because– in a tube electrical energy is almost fully converted to light 
23. An organism involved in the fermentation of toddy is– Saccharomyces 
24. The main constituent of skin is– Collogen 
25. Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as– Pascal's Law 
26. The inexhaustible source of energy of the stars is due to– Conversion of Hydrogen to Helium 
27. Which materials are generally employed as solder in soldering operation in electronics? – Lead and Tin 
28. Vinegar is an aqueous solution of– Acetic Acid 
29. Which disease is caused through the wound or injury or surfaces of unsterilised surgical instruments? – Tetanus 
30. In the context of CO₂, emission and Global Warming, what is the name of a market driven device under the UNFCC that allows developing countries to get funds/incentives from the developed countries to adopt better technologies that reduce green- house gas emissions ? – Clean Development Mechanism