Everyday Science Test 33

Total Questions: 30

1 - When water boils, it's temperature

A ) Begins to increase
B ) Begin to decrease
C ) Remain constant ✅
D ) Fluctuates

2 - Rectifiers are used to convert

A ) DC to AC
B ) AC to DC
C ) High level to low voltage ✅
D ) Low level to high voltage

3 - Erect and virtual images are always produced by

A ) Plane and convex mirror ✅
B ) Plane mirrors alone
C ) Concave and convex mirror
D ) Concave mirrors alone

4 - What are primary colours?

A ) Colour of the rainbow
B ) Colour in the spectrum of white light
C ) Colours which cannot be produced ✅
D ) Colour found in nature

5 - Air bubbles in water shines because of the phenomenon of

A ) Dispersion
B ) Refraction
C ) Diffraction
D ) Total internal reflection ✅

6 - The advance of Ac over DC is that

A ) It contains more electrical energy
B ) It is free from voltage fluctuations
C ) It's generation costs much less
D ) It can be transmitted over long distances with minimum power loss ✅

7 - The spherical shape of a small drop of rain is due to

A ) Viscosity
B ) Surface tension ✅
C ) Atmospheric pressure
D ) Gravity

8 - The blue colour of the sky can be attributed to

A ) Differential scattering of sunlight by the atmosphere ✅
B ) Total internal reflection of the sunlight by the atmosphere
C ) Absorption of sunlight
D ) Refraction of sunlight by the atmosphere

9 - When wind blows at high velocity, roof tops are blown off because pressure

A ) Outside is more than inside the roof
B ) Inside is more than outside the roof ✅
C ) Increase due to wind velocity
D ) Is exerted by air from outside

10 - Tube light works on the principle of

A ) Chemical effect of current
B ) Heating effect of current
C ) Magnetic effect of current
D ) Discharge of electricity through gases ✅

11 - Chemically soap is?

A ) Base
B ) Acid
C ) Salt ✅
D ) Hydrocarbon

12 - Lipids are?

A ) Long chain fatty acids esters ✅
B ) Long chain sulphonic acid esters
C ) Polymeric aldehydes
D ) Polymeric aldehydes

13 - In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of

A ) Mercury
B ) Sodium
C ) Potassium
D ) Barium ✅

14 - Firdous Al Hikmat Fe Iimul Kemia was written by

A ) Al-Beruni
B ) Jabir bin Haiyan
C ) Khalid Bin yazeed ✅
D ) Buali Sina

15 - Ammonia was obtained from urine by

A ) Aljahiz
B ) Wohler ✅
C ) Jabir bin Haiyan
D ) Al-Beruni

16 - Madam Curie is famous for his work in the field of

A ) Biochemistry
B ) Nuclear Chemistry ✅
C ) Analytical chemistry
D ) Organic chemistry

17 - Which form of phosphorus is used in safety matches?

A ) White phosphorus
B ) Yellow phosphorus
C ) Red phosphorus ✅
D ) Black phosphorus

18 - Dalton's atomic rays theory gave the concept of

A ) Valency ✅
B ) Electrons
C ) Radioactivity
D ) Ionization

19 - When radioactivity rays are passed through air or any gas, they cause it to

A ) Ionize ✅
B ) Evaporate
C ) Freeze
D ) Boil

Explanation:
  1. Radioactivity was  discovered by Becquerel.
  2. Radioactivity emerges from: Nuclear energy.
  3. Radioactivity is measured by which device Geiger counter.
  4. Thorium metal is not only magnetic but also radioactive Radioactive element are Plutonium, Thorium, Uranium.
  5.  Alpha rays is a positively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element.
  6. A negatively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element during radioactive decay is called a beta particle.
  7. Radioactive isotopes are used in medicine for both diagnostic imaging and treatment.
  8. A 100 g sample of a radioactive element has a half life of 5 days. 12.5grams of radioactive material will remain after 15 days.
  9. Radioactive elements have atomic number greater than82.
  10. Weak Nuclear Force is responsible for the radioactive decay of the nucleus.
  11. The radioactive material must be placed in a box of Lead.
  12. Radioactive cobalt 60 is used for curing: Cancerous cells.
  13. Radioactive isotope present in atmosphere is: carbon -14.
  14. Unstable nuclei  are radioactive.When radioactivity rays are passed through air or any gas, they cause it to Ionize.

20 - The inorganic natural resources of the earth is

A ) Mineral fuels ✅
B ) Wood
C ) Coal
D ) Microbs

21 - Enzymes help in

A ) Respiration
B ) Digestion of food ✅
C ) Immune system
D ) Reproduction

22 - Ptyalin is an enzyme produced in the

A ) Salivary glands ✅
B ) Pituitary gland
C ) Thyroid gland
D ) Pancreas

23 - The strongest muscle in the human body is found in

A ) Hands
B ) Neck
C ) Buttocks ✅
D ) Legs

24 - What is gene?

A ) Sleep inducing drug
B ) Unit of heredity ✅
C ) A type of body cell
D ) A kind of vitamin

25 - The function of haemoglobin is

A ) To transport oxygen ✅
B ) Destruction of bacteria
C ) Prevention of anaemia
D ) Utilization of energy

26 - Wisdom teeth normally grow between the age

A ) 34_40 ✅
B ) 17_30
C ) 45_55
D ) 10_17

27 - Dossier means

A ) The do of medicine
B ) The actual things
C ) Relevant papers ✅
D ) Unarranged papers

28 - Lack of causes diabetes

A ) Sugar
B ) Insulin ✅
C ) Calcium
D ) Vitamins

29 - Biopsy is done on

A ) Tissue taken from a dead body
B ) Tissue taken from living body ✅
C ) Blood from veins
D ) Blood from arties

30 - Triple antigen vaccine is given children to protect them against

A ) Polio
B ) Whooping cough ✅
C ) Tuberculosis
D ) Contagious diseases