1. |
How much urine does the average person produce in a typical day? |
1.5 – 2 litres |
2. |
How much of the world’s water is suitable for human use? |
0.25 per cent |
3. |
Ichtyology is the study of |
Fishes |
4. |
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research is located at |
Bangalore |
5. |
Which chemical weapon used in Vietnam was first discovered in animal urine? |
Phosphorous |
6. |
Which country was the first to make fireworks? |
China |
7. |
Which group of animals don’t urinate? |
Fish |
8. |
Which plant makes Aspirin? |
White Willow |
9. |
Which sea is the saltiest natural lake and is also at the lowest elevation on the face of the earth? |
The Dead Sea |
10. |
Logarithms were devised by |
John Napier |
11. |
Manganese was discovered by |
Gahn |
12. |
Mechanics is the study of |
Forces acting on bodies |
13. |
Michael Faraday worked as an assistant under another scientist whose name was |
Sir Humphry Davy |
14. |
Name the famous mathematician/physicist who was born in the year Galileo died. |
Newton |
15. |
Name the process of large energy production in the Sun? |
Nuclear fusion |
16. |
Name the three common gases found in farts |
CH4 (methane); H2S (hydrogen sulphide); NH3 (ammonia) |
17. |
Name two poor conductors of heat. |
Lead and Mercury |
18. |
Name two tissues that provide control and coordination in multicellular animals |
Nervous and muscular tissues. |
19. |
National Science Centre is located at |
New Delhi |
20. |
Nickel was discovered by |
Cronstledt |