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A)
Counting the number of tree rings
B)
Counting the number of tree rings
C)
Counting the seasons of its flowering
D)
Measuring the size of the bark

Correct Answer :   Counting the number of tree rings

Dendrochronology (or tree-ring dating) is the scientific method of dating tree rings (also called growth rings) to the exact year they were formed.

A)
25
B)
50
C)
75
D)
100

Correct Answer :   75

Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–76 years. Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and thus the only naked-eye comet that can appear twice in a human lifetime.

A)
Mercury
B)
Venus
C)
Moon
D)
Pluto

Correct Answer :   Pluto

When Pluto was discovered in 1930 , it was called the ninth planet in our solar system, but its status as a fully fledged planet came into question in the 1990s. Pluto was officially reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 . The best-known dwarf planet, Pluto is also the largest in size and the second largest in mass.

A)
Fermi
B)
Nanometre
C)
Micron
D)
Angstrom

Correct Answer :   Fermi

This means that the nuclear radius is of the order of fermi. Hence, the most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radius is Fermi.

A)
Carotenoids
B)
Flavanoids
C)
Mineral Salts
D)
Vitamins

Correct Answer :   Flavanoids

A)
Copper
B)
Francium
C)
Gallium
D)
Flourine

Correct Answer :   Flourine

Electronegativity increases from bottom to top in groups, and increases from left to right across periods. Thus, fluorine is the most electronegative element, while francium is one of the least electronegative.

A)
90
B)
113
C)
118
D)
122

Correct Answer :   118

A)
Cerebellum
B)
Cerebrum
C)
Hippocampus
D)
Brain Stem

Correct Answer :   Cerebrum

A)
Mercury
B)
Jupiter
C)
Mars
D)
Saturn

Correct Answer :   Mercury

Essentially because Mercury is closest to the Sun, when taking an average over time, Mercury is the closest planet to the Earth, and—in that measure—it is the closest planet to each of the other planets in the Solar System.

A)
Archimedes
B)
Vesalius
C)
Aristotle
D)
Gustav Fechner

Correct Answer :   Aristotle