Science and Technology - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Turbulent disc
B)
Light Disk
C)
Thin disc
D)
Spiral

Correct Answer :   Spiral

A)
Methane and carbon monoxide
B)
Methane and carbon dioxide
C)
Methane and nitrous oxide
D)
Methane and nitrogen

Correct Answer :   Methane and carbon dioxide

Biogas is principally a mixture of methane (CH₄) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) along with other trace gases. Biogas can be collected from landfills, covered lagoons, or enclosed tanks called anaerobic digesters.

A)
Distilled water
B)
Soda water
C)
Heavy Water
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Heavy Water

Heavy water (D₂O), also called deuterium oxide, water composed of deuterium, the hydrogen isotope with a mass double that of ordinary hydrogen, and oxygen.

A)
Argon
B)
Methane
C)
Butane
D)
Propane

Correct Answer :   Argon

It is extracted from crude oil and natural gas. LPG is composed hydrocarbons containing three or four carbon atoms. The normal components of LPG thus, are propane (C3H8) and butane (C4H10).

A)
Hydrogen
B)
Carbon Dioxide
C)
Oxygen
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Carbon Dioxide

The bubbles in fizzy drinks are caused by carbon dioxide (CO₂). Carbon dioxide is a colourless odourless gas that dissolves in water under pressure. The carbon dioxide forms a very weak carbonic acid, (H₂C0₃) which causes the tingly sensation on your

A)
Carbon Dioxide
B)
Hydrogen
C)
Oxygen
D)
Nitrogen

Correct Answer :   Nitrogen

Argon is a commonly used gas, used to fill incandescent light bulbs. It increases the bulb life by preventing the tungsten filament from deteriorating too quickly. Other gases such as helium, neon nitrogen and krypton are also used in lightning.

A)
Edward Teller
B)
Enrico Fermi
C)
Hans Bethe
D)
George Gamow

Correct Answer :   Edward Teller

Edward Teller, the 'father of the H-bomb', has died aged 95. Teller was one of the most controversial figures to emerge from the US nuclear-weapons programme instigated during the Second World War.

A)
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
B)
Birla Panetarium, Hyderabad
C)
Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
D)
Guwahati Planetarium

Correct Answer :   Birla Planetarium, Kolkata

Situated at Chowringhee Road adjacent to the Victoria Memorial, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the Maidan in South Kolkata, it is the largest planetarium in Asia and the second largest planetarium in the world and First in India.

A)
A crack
B)
A cleft
C)
A crevasse
D)
A crevice

Correct Answer :   A crevasse

A crevasse is simply a deep crack in a glacier or ice sheet.

A)
Sedge
B)
Sludge
C)
Scrubber
D)
Toxic waste

Correct Answer :   Sludge