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Questions Related to science in daily life

State whether given statement is True or False.
The systematic knowledge collected through observation of nature is called science?

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Who is considered as a "founding father" of Indian Space Programme ?

  1. C.V. Raman

  2. Dr Vikram A Sarabhai

  3. Satyendra Nath Bose

  4. Homi J Bhabha


Correct Option: B

Raghu learnt something in school and he told his friends "An object can appear smaller or bigger in size depending on its distance from you. So, an elephant can look as small asĀ a cat if it is far away."
Based on this, his friends said the following:
Kabir: "All stars are of the same size."
Raina: "All other stars are definitely smaller than the Sun."
Karen: "The Sun and the Moon are definitely of the same size.
"Shifa: "There could be a star which is bigger than the Moon."
Who is correct?

  1. Only Shifa.

  2. Only Raina.

  3. Only Kabir and Karen.

  4. Only Kabir and Raina.


Correct Option: A

ISRO stands for __________________.

  1. International Space Research Organisation

  2. Indian Space Research Organisation

  3. Indian Satellite Research Organisation

  4. International Satellite Research Organisation


Correct Option: B

An astronaut in outer space will observe sky as ___________.

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Blue

  4. Red


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Black,since there is no atmosphere to scatter light.

Geo-stationary satellite revolves at ____________.

  1. Any height

  2. Fixed height

  3. Height above pole

  4. Height which depends upon its mass


Correct Option: B

The first husband-wife team to get the Nobel Prize for Physics was.

  1. Frederick Joliot-Irene Joliot-Curie

  2. Pierre Curie-Marie Curie

  3. Carl Cori-Gerty Cori

  4. Gunnar Myrdal-Alva Myrdal


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first husband - wife to get the Nobel prize for Physics was PIERRE-CURIE and MARIE CURIE in $1903$ and they shared prize with Antonie Henri Becquerel for their joint research.

'New Horizons spacecraft' was launched by NASA to study about which of the following planet ?

  1. Jupiter

  2. Mercury

  3. Mars

  4. Pluto


Correct Option: D

Light pollution is caused when

  1. the ozone layer is damaged

  2. too much of light sources are used unnecessarily

  3. light sources pointing up to the sky rather than down to the earth

  4. sources of light are polluted


Correct Option: C

The volume of a single liquid drop can be measured using a :

  1. measuring jar

  2. measuring flask

  3. pipette

  4. burette


Correct Option: D