General Knowledge Important Questions..!!

1 The existence of isotopes was discovered by

Frederick Soddy

2 Dynamo was invented by

Michael Faraday

3 The nuclear reactor was invented by

Enrico Ferni

4 The law of gravitation was propounded by

Sir Isaac Newton

5 Crescograph was invented by

J.C.Bose

6 Crescograph is used to measure the

Rate of growth of a plant

7 Galileo’s first scientific discovery was

Pendulum

8 Microscope was invented by

Aaton Van Leewen Hock

9 The scientist who is known as father of modern biology is

Aristotle

10 The first person to see a cell under microscope was

Robert Hooke

11 The theory of relativity was propounded by

Albert Einstein

12 The principal metal used in manufacturing steel is

Iron

13 An alimeter is used for measuring

Altitude

14 Oology is the study of

Birds eggs

15 Radioactivity was discovered by

Henry Bacquerel

16 The metal used in storage batteries is

Lead

17 The instrument used to measure the relative humidity of air is

Hygrometer

18 Barometer was invented by

Torricelli

19 The unit of power is

Watt

20 Radium was discovered by

Marie and Pierrie Curie

21 The smallest flowering plant is

Worffia

22 The four blood groups were discovered by

Karl Landsteiner

23 Sodium was discovered by

Sir Humphry Davy

24 The atomic number of oxygen is

Eight

25 The basic building blocks of proteins are

Amino acids

26 The botanical name of the cotton plant is

Gossipium Hirsutum

27 An Electroscope is used to

Detect charges on a body

28 The unit of loudness is

Phon

29 An ammeter is used to measure

Electric current

30 Plant that eat insects are called

Insectivorous plants

31 Fruits that are formed without fertilization are called

Parthenocarpic

32 Plants that flower only once in their lifetime are called

Mono carpic

33 The botanical name for rice is

Oryza Sativa

34 Penicillin is obtained from

Mould

35 The largest tree in the world is

Seguoia Gigantica

36 Herpetology is the study of

Reptiles

37 Entomology is the study of

Insects

38 Ornithology is the study of

Birds

39 Ichtyology is the study of

Fishes

40 Osteology is the study of

Bones

41 The botanical name for brinjal is

Solanum melongenal

42 The botanical name for onion is

Allium Cepa

43 The study of sound is called

Acoustics

44 The study of heavenly bodies is called

Astronomy

45 The study of tissues is called

Histology

46 Electric Lamp was invented by

Thomas alva Edison

47 The fear of crowd is called

Ochlophobia

48 The fear of books is called

Bibliophobia

49 The fear of going to bed is called

Clinophobia

50 The symbol of gold is

51 The symbol of sodium is

52 The symbol of Sr stands for

Strontium

53 The symbol Rb stands for

Rubidium

54 The symbol Md stands for

Mendelevium

55 Calcium sulphate is commonly called

Plaster of Paris

56 Sodium carbonate is commonly called

Washing Soda

57 Sodium chloride is commonly known as

Common Salt

58 The chemical name of Chloroform is

Trichloromethane

59 The chemical name of baking powder is

Sodium bicarbonate

60 The chemical name of bleaching powder is

Calcium hypochlorite

61 The formula HCL stands for

Hydrochloric Acid

62 The formula H2SO4 stands for

Sulphuric Acid

63 The formula CHCI3 stands for

Trichloromethane

64 The formula H2O2 stands for

Hydrogen peroxide

65 A fungus which can only survive on other living organisms is called

Obligate Parasite

66 A plant which lives in the dark is called

Scotophyte

67 A plant adapted to live in dry places is called a

Xerophyte

68 A plant adapted for growth in water is called a

Hydrophyte

69 Bifocal lens was invented by

Benjamin Franklin

70 Cement was invented by

Joseph Aspdin

71 Laser was invented by

Dr.Charles H.Townes

72 Electromagnet was invented by

William Sturgeon

73 Rayon was invented by

Sir Joseph Swann

74 Thermostat is an instrument used for regulating

Constant temperature

75 The science of organic forms and structures is known as

Morphology

76 Phycology is the study of

Algae

77 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research was established in

1945

78 CSIR stands for

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

79 ISRO stands for

Indian Space Research Organisation

80 The first human being to land on moon was

Neil Armstrong

81 The first Indian in space was

Rakesh Sharma

82 ISAC stands for

ISRO Satellite Centre

83 VSSC stands for

Vikram Sarabhai space Centre

84 The headquarters of ISRO is located at

Bangalore

85 VSSC is located at

Thiruvananthapuram

86 ISAC is located at

Bangalore

87 National Science Centre is located at

New Delhi

88 Central Tobacco Research Institute is located at

Rajahmundry

89 Indian Institute of Horticultural Research is located at

Bangalore

90 The Atomic Energy Commission was set up in

August 1948

91 The first Indian Satellite was

Aryabhatta

92 The first Indian Satellite was launched in the year

1975

93 ASLV stands for

Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

94 INSAT stands for

Indian National Satellite

95 The fear of women is known as

Gynophobia

96 The fear of men is known as

Androphobia

97 The scientist who developed the Quantum theory was

Max Plonck

98 The steam engine was invented by

James Watt

99 The botanical name of tea is

Camellia Sinensis

100 Logarithms were devised by

John Napier

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