National Level Online Quiz On National Science Day - 2021

Q-1) The Raman Effect was discovered while Sir CV Raman was working in the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in which city? 

A. Delhi

B. Kolkata

C. Mumbai

D. Banglore

Answer : B. Kolkata

 

Q-2) The Theme for National Science Day 2021 is 'Future of STI: Impact on Education Skills and Work'. What does I in STI stands for? 

A. Innovation

B. Information

C. Indigenous

D. Intelligence

 Answer : A. Innovation

 

Q-3) Who was the father of the Indian Space Programme?

A. Dr Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai

B. Dr Satish Dhawan

C. Dr Homi J. Bhabha

D. Dr Krishnaswami Kasturirangan

 Answer : A. Dr Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai

 

 

Q-4) Who was the first Indian of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore? 

A. Dorabji Tata

B. C V Raman

C. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

D. Satish Dhawan

Answer : B. C V Raman

 

Q-5) Who is regarded as the Missile Woman Of India?

A. Dr Tessy Thomas

B. Dr Homi J. Bhabha

C. Dr A. S. Kiran Kumar

D. Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

 Answer : A. Dr Tessy Thomas

 

Q-6) White coal' is-

A. Uranium

B. Hydro-electricity

C. Ice

D. Diamond

Answer : B. Hydro-electricity

 

Q-7) Radioactivity is measured by -

A. GM Counter

B. Polarimeter

C. Calorimeter

D. Colorimeter

Answer : A. GM Counter

 

 

Q-8) The name of the scientist who designed India's first space satellite Aryabhatta is

A. Prof. U. R. Rao

B. Prof. Yashpal

C. Prof. C. N. R. Rao

D. Dr A. S. Kiran Kumar

Answer : A. Prof. U. R. Rao

 

 

Q-9) In which year the First National Science Day in India was celebrated?

A. 1987

B. 1996

C. 1975

D. 1986

 Answer : A. 1987

 

Q-10) Which of the following terms is related to the rearing of honey-bees?

A. Sericulture

B. Pisciculture

C. Tissue culture

D. Apiculture

Answer : D. Apiculture

 

Q-11) Chandrayaan-2 Mission was launched by which vehicle?

A. GSLV MkIII

B. PSLV C11

C. GSLV F11

D. PSLV C45

 Answer : A. GSLV MkIII

 

Q-12) Zika virus was named after the Zika Forest of which country?

A. Nigeria

B. Angola

C. Nicaragua

D. Uganda

Answer D. Uganda

 

Q-13) Name the physicist who is credited with the discovery of the Neutron. This 1932 discovery led to his winning the Nobel Prize.

A. Max Plank

B. J.S. Fleming

C. Enrico Fermi

D. James Chadwick

Answer : D. James Chadwick

 

Q-14) Oncology is the study of -

A. Birds

 

B. Cancer

C. Mammals

D. Soil

Answer : B. Cancer

 

Q-15) Rutherford's alpha-particle scattering experiment on thin gold foil was responsible for the discovery of -

A. Electron 

B. Proton

C. Atomic nucleus

D. Neutron

Answer : C. Atomic nucleus

 

Q-16) Red colour of onion is caused due to the presence of -

A. Zinc

B. Sulphur

C. Iron

D. Anthocyanin

Answer : D. Anthocyanin

 

Q-17) Which of the following gas has the highest contribution to global warming?

A. Carbon-di-oxide

B. Chlorofluorocarbon

C. Nitrous oxide

D. Methane

 Answer : A. Carbon-di-oxide

 

Q-18) Who coined the term Biodiversity?

A. B. P. Singh

B. Karl Mobius

C. Sir A. G. Tansley

D. Walter G. Rosen

Answer : D. Walter G. Rosen

 

Q-19) Which one of the following is the well-known example of a bioindicator of air pollution?

A. Lichens

B. Methy1 mercury

C. Rose plant

D. Sunflower

Answer : A. Lichens

 

Q-20) India's first satellite of 2020 GSAT-30 was successfully launched is a -

A. Remote Sensing Satellite

B. Communication Satelite

C. Spy Satellite

D. Metrological Satellite

Answer : B. Communication Satelite