Quiz Time E-Book

Ivar Utial

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• Sprache: Englisch
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Improving knowledge while being entertained

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Dear Friends,

It affords me immense pleasure to see your ever-increasing thirst for General Knowledge. Your letters – full of curiosity, surprise and the urge for learning – assure me that India will ever be marching on the road to progress, at least, in the field of intellectual quest. Can a country’s advancement be ever retarded whose youth is eager to assimilate new things?

Quiz is very much in the air these days. Be it on television or radio, in magazines or newspapers, or in full-length books, it is always ‘Quiz Time’. No doubt, quiz is one of the best ways to increase knowledge and understanding of the world we inhabit. So, I too thought of presenting you this book.

Go through ‘Quiz-Time’, enjoy it and learn from it, and then write to me your candid assessment. You are aware that you are my torchbearer in the field of writing. Through you I learn of my shortcomings and your suggested topics guide me in taking up my future projects. Don’t you agree?

O.K. friends! Your letters shall be eagerly awaited.

With love.

Yours,Ivar Utial

Post Box 2562

New Delhi-110 005

 

CONTENTS

SCIENCE

HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY

LITERATURE

SPORTS

FILM

ENVIRONMENT

AWARDS & HONOURS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & CURRENT AFFAIRS

SCIENCE

1. There is a bird, an inhabitant of the snows, which cannot fly but is an efficient swimmer. Name the bird. Which creature is the greatest enemy of its eggs?

2. What is the difference between animate and inanimate beings?

3. Which creature (after man, of course) is known for its intelligence?

4. Name the creature whose eyes can focus in two different directions simultaneously.

5. What is the distance covered by the bee scurrying between the beehive and the fowers for collecting a pound of honey?

6. Birds from Siberia and other cold regions migrate to warm places during winter. Why?

7. Which vegetation is known as “Patthar ka Phool”?

8. Explain the terms stoma and stomata used in Botany.

9. What is the lifespan of the queen-bee? What is the maximum number of eggs she lays in one day?

10. From where does the atmosphere get maximum oxygen?

11. What is a Bathyscaphe and what is it used for?

12. What are Black Holes?

13. Which organisation has developed the Anupam-Pentium supercomputer, India’s fastest supercomputer?

14. Name the research ship which made the first nautical survey.

15. When was India’s Nautical Research Institute established?

16. Why do plants always bend towards light?

17. How is the height of a horse measured?

18. Mule, donkey and pony are members of the horse family. Which other animal belongs to this family?

19. Which planet is known as the ‘Morning Star’?

20. Which is the biggest water-snake?

21. What will be the number of pigeons in a pigeon-colony, born of a pair within three years, if breeding continues at its normal rate?

22. Which are the longest and the shortest bones in the human body?

23. What is an Encephalograph?

24. What is AIDS and how does it spread?

25. For which disease is Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine used?

26. Of the four blood groups of humans, which group can accept all the other groups?

27. What is the percentage of blood in a healthy human body?

28. What is a Geostationary satellite? Is it really stationary?

29. Name India’s first rocket and mention its launching station.

30. What is Sriharikota? Why is it famous?

31. What is OTEC?

32. Which was India’s first hydro-electric project?

33. What is ‘PuRNIMA’? And what is its function?

34. When and where were the first efforts made to generate electricity from hot-water springs?

35. What is meant by horsepower? Who named it so and why?

36. What is Mach Number?

37. What is calendering and what is it used for?

38. What is a transistor? Who invented it?

39. Which gas leaked the most during the Bhopal gas tragedy? But which other gas was the cause of the most deaths?

40. What is Photovoltaic Cell? How does it work?

41. What are the various things used as Superconductors these days?

42. Why do we usually sweat before rains?

43. Coloured cloth looks of deeper hue when wet. Why?

44. Who invented the first steamship?

45. What kind of a satellite is INSAT-1B? Who made it and how was it launched?

46. What is the chemical difference between chalk and limestone?

47. What is a communications satellite and who first conceived it?

48. Which was the first rocket to land on the moon?

49. Name the novelist who had imagined a journey to the moon, which proved to be a fact later.

50. Who was Robert Godard and what is he famous for?

51. What is meant by Escape Velocity?

52. What types of rays are known as Cathode rays?

53. What is Superconductivity and how is it acquired?

54. Is there a stone which can foat on water? If yes, name it.

55. Who was the Indian scientist who named his famous work on mathematics after his daughter?

56. Who was the first Indian F.R.S. (Fellow of Royal Society)?

57. Who was Dr. Meghnad Saha? With which institution is he associated?

58. Who was Dr. Homi Bhabha? Name the institution he established.

59. How can bats see in the dark?

60. Which is the largest fying bird?

61. What is the difference between saltwater fish and fresh-water fish?

62. Who invented the Logarithm?

63. What is the Fibonacci Sequence?

64. Who was Mahaviracharya and what is his famous work?

65. Name the most famous work of Greek mathematician Euclid?

66. Why is the Barnali Dynasty famous in the field of mathematics?

67. Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?

68. What is Jantar-Mantar and why is it famous?

69. Where has the earth been dug the deepest so far?

70. When and where was the biggest explosion carried out by man?

71. At which place does the wind blow the fastest on earth?

72. What is a weather satellite? Name the first such satellite.

73. What is amalgam?

74. What ingredients are there in carbohydrates?

75. What is the commonly used name of dilute acetic acid?

76. What is brine?

77. In which liquid can ice be kept without melting?

78. Why does a silver spoon turn black when it touches the yolk of an egg?

79. Which metal melts at normal heat?

80. What are gravitational waves?

81. In a cold region like Ladakh, even in bright sunshine, a shady spot is un-affected by the heat and remains cold. Why?

82. Why do glass containers or utensils crack when boiling water is poured into them?

83. When we are munching dry bread, we hear a loud crunching sound with each movement of the jaw, while a person sitting next to us does not hear it. Why is it not audible to him?

84. Can a singer break glass into fragments with the effect of his music?

85. What are chromosomes? How many chromosomes do we have in our body cells?

86. What is Mongolism?

87. What is Haemophilia? How does it affect a patient?

88. Who developed the Nuclear Reactor first?

89. Who is the inventor of the heart-lung machine?

90. At what temperature does gold melt?

91. Who invented the Radar?

92. Who is the inventor of the talkies (cinema with sound)?

93. Who made the first refrigerator?

94. Who invented air-conditioning?

95. Who made the first motor-car?

96. Who invented the electric fan?

97. What is the optical instrument for viewing distant objects with both eyes called?

98. In winters distant sound is more clearly audible than in summers. Why?

99. Who invented the helicopter?

100. What is a galaxy?

101. Name the laboratories in India currently engaged in research in superconductivity.

102. What are semiconductors and where are they used?

103. What is the distance between the two rails of broad-gauge railway line and narrow-gauge railway line?

104. What is Demerara Sugar?

105. Why is it that the number of jewels in a watch is always odd?

106. What is the difference between ‘Sterling Silver’ and ‘German Silver’?

107. Where is Jodral Bank situated and what is it famous for?

108. Which planet is nearest to the sun (apart from the earth)?

109. Is the Pole Star a definite star?

110. What are Pulsars?

111. How many stars can we see in the star-studded sky without the aid of any telescope?

112. Next to the sun, which star looks the brightest?

113. How much time does sunlight take to reach the earth?

114. The Platypus is a mammal but it has a prominent characteristic which differs from other mammals. What is that?

115. Which bird can fly for the longest duration at a stretch?

116. Which is the largest animal in the world?

117. Which is the fastest growing living being?

118. Name the astronaut to fly in Vostok-I. What was the duration of the fight?

119. When was the Nobel Prize instituted?

120. Who invented the graph-system in mathematics?

121. Why does the North Pole change its direction?

122. Who invented the revolver?

123. Who conceived the Hovercraft?

124. Who invented the sewing machine?

125. Why are bigger bubbles formed with a soap-water solution and not with plain water?

126. What is the Glen Effect which was first discovered by the us scientist John Glen?

127. Who was the first woman astronaut?

128. Neil Armstrong was the first to step on the moon. Who was the second person?

129. Name the insects which make minaretlike mounds that are firm and rocklike?

130. Which farthest star can we see without the help of a telescope?

131. What is anti-matter and where is it found in the cosmos?

132. What is N.M.R.?

133. What is decibel?

134. Why is Niels Bohr famous?

135. Who propounded the Quantum Theory?

136. Why is the sun visible before sunrise in the polar region?

137. Name the colour having maximum refractive index.

138. Why is a small drop of water round?

139. The letters N.L. are added after the name of a Nobel Prize winner. What do they signify?

140. Who invented the rail engine?

141. Which was the year when the Nobel Prize was not awarded? Why?

142. Lemmings, a species of rodent found in Norway, periodically rush towards the sea. Why?

143. Name the fish which is born in the sea but spends its life in lakes and ponds.

144. Why does the salmon come from the sea to rivers?

145. Who were the first men to land in the deepest place on earth? How did they reach there?

146. What is meant by Nautical mile?

147. What is the Nautilus? What made the Nautilus famous?

148. Name the explorer who, at the beginning of this century, came back from an Antarctic expedition but died 17 years thereafter at the Arctic region while searching for a fellow explorer.

149. What is fathom?

150. What is cyclotron?

151. Which is the strongest source of artificial light?

152. What is the lowest temperature recorded so far?

153. What are antimolecules?

154. The Moon has no atmosphere. But is there a satellite having its own atmosphere?

155. What are Supernovae?

156. What is meant by Quasar?

157. Which is the planet often called the twin-planet of earth because of a marked resemblance to the earth?

158. Name the space-ship in which the first Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma went into space. Also name the spaceship with which his space-ship was connected.

159. What are Auroras and why are they formed?

160. What is water-glass?

161. Who learns swimming easily and quickly – a fat person or a slim one?

162. If Gangotri is the source of the Ganga, which river emanates from ‘Dakshin Gangotri’?

163. Who was the founder-father of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?

164. When was the Royal Asiatic Society established?

165. Which institute keeps the international weights and measures in custody (kilogram and metres)?

166. Which institute was established in the country for conducting research on virus?

167. When and where was the first modern observatory set up?

168. Where is Occupational Health Research Institute situated and what is its function?

169. When was The Indian Council of Medical Research established?

170. Which institute is named PuSA Institute and where is it situated?

171. What is a penny-farthing?

172. Why does a table-tennis ball dance on a fountain?

173. Why are the sea and the sky blue?

174. Why does the flame of a candle always burn upward?

175. Who was James Watt and why is he famous?

176. What is the boiling and freezing point of heavy water?

177. What is the difference between Celsius and Centigrade?

178. What is ‘Lye’?

179. Who invented sunglasses?

180. If blue vitriol is copper sulphate and green vitriol is ferrous sulphate, what is white vitriol?

181. What are the alloys of – Brass, Bronze, Mild Steel, German Silver and White Gold?

182. Is it possible for man to die from lack of water without his feeling thirsty?

183. Sugar contains chemical elements found in charcoal and water. Is this correct?

184. Bones are considered dry but is there any water in our bones?

185. How do rats of the desert area quench their thirst and meet the requirement of body water?

186. Generally the cause of death in a desert is dehydration. How can we reduce the water requirement of our body?

187. Do women have less quantity of body water than men?

188. How much water-content is there in water-melon?

189. Why does a man die of thirst in the sea?

190. What is Ambergris?

191. Why is the Civet Cat so endearingly popular?

192. What is the source of musk?

193. Christopher Columbus and other explor-ers found the South American natives playing with ‘bouncy balls’ of hardened juice. What was it?

194. What proportion of water is sweet and fit for drinking, of all the water available on the earth?

195. Is the size of the brain linked in any way to intelligence?

196. Which gas turns into liquid at the lowest temperature?

197. Einstein spent a good part of his later life on one particular problem in Physics which was his last dream. What was it?

198. What is meant by hydrogenated oil?

199. What are the roaring forties?

200. Who tried to extract gold from sea-water in bulk?

201. What are polymetallic nodules?

202. What is our biggest international achieve-ment in ocean research?

203. Who was Dr. Salim Ali and why is he famous?

204. How much solar energy can we get per square metre in a year?

205. Who was the first Indian scientist to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics and what was his contribution?

206. When was the X-ray invented and who invented it?

207. What is the scientific name of the machine used for measuring breath?

208. Who was the Indian mathematician whose birth-centenary was celebrated in 1987?

209. Who discovered bacteria?

210. What is the ozone layer and how does it protect us?

211. Is the ozone layer disappearing?

212. What is the difference between an electric dynamo and an electric motor?

213. What is debugging?

214. What is galvanising?

215. What is the speed of electric current?

216. Who was the first Indian doctor to successfully perform heart-bypass surgery?

217. What is C.A.T. and why is it used?

218. What is biopsy?

219. Which mosquitoes carry malarial fever?

220. Who used anaesthesia for the first time?

221. How much water deficiency can the human body easily tolerate?

222. Which scientist discovered the process by which plants convert sugar out of carbon dioxide?

223. Who is the ‘Radium Lady’?

224. Name the non-Indian Nobel Prize winning scientist whose theories and research have helped us immensely in bringing about the ‘green revolution’.

225. How much solar energy do plants and trees use?

226. Two thin shirts can keep us warmer than a thick shirt in winter. Why?

227. Why are temple bells big in size?

228. Which medium does sound travel faster in — water or air?

229. One mile is 1.609 kilometres. How many miles are there in one kilometre?

230. Name the great Indian engineer who was also a politician and who died at the age of 100 plus.

231. Who was Al-Beruni and why is he famous?

232. Name the famous scientist in the field of Astrophysics.

233. What is the other tensile and strong metal like iron? Who discovered that metal?

234. What is mutation?

235. What is gene-engineering?

236. Who gave us the nomenclature ‘Bacte-ria’?

237. What is the main difference between vegetation and animals?

238. Which is the fastest-growing tree?

239. Why do sparrows take a dust-bath?

240. When was the Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to C. Venkata Raman (C.V. Raman)? When and where was Raman born?

241. Why is radio transmission clearer after sunset?

242. Why is the danger signal red in colour?

243. Why is it easier to swim in the sea than in a river?

244. Why do we feel suffocated on cloudy nights and not so much on clear nights?

245. When we bounce a ball while travelling in a moving train we can catch it again. Why?

246. Why do camphor particles dance when dropped in clear water?

247. Besides chlorophyll, what are the other pigments to give different colours to trees and plants?

248. Where is the biggest bird colony in the world and which are the main birds found there?

249. Why are fowers and fruits so colourful and attractive?

250. When and where was the first zoo in the world established?

251. Which birds cover the longest distance while migrating?

252. How many migratory birds visit India during winters?

253. Who invented the Internal Combustion Engine?

254. Who invented the Washing Machine?

255. Who invented the freezer?

256. Who invented the Steam Engine?

257. Who invented the Adding Machine?

258. Who invented the gas balloon?

259. Who invented the Calculating Machine?

260. Who invented the Electric Motor?

261. Name the six simple machines.

262. Who discovered Insulin?

263. How does a snake hear when it has no ears?

264. What is the full form of L.S.D.? How does it affect our metabolism?

265. Name the most commonly used drug.

266. Does alcohol really stimulate the brain?

267. What was the contribution for which Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics?

268. Who gave us the treatment for Rabies?

269. Why do we remember Alexander Fleming?

270. Name the bird of the Dinosaur-age.

271. Name some of the commonly used tranquillisers.

272. What is the well-known product with which the universal Fastener Company is associated? Who established it?

273. Which is the most used metal?

274. Who is the father of the Mutation Theory?

275. In 1986, along with Halley’s comet, scientists spotted another comet. Which was that?

276. Which acid is present in tomato sauce?

277. The first ever experiment in the field of generating electricity with sea-water was made in France. Do we, in India, have areas where this project can be carried out?

278. What is the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award?

279. What is fuel cell? Who invented it and where is it used?

280. We have heard a lot about ‘Flying Saucers’. They are also known as uFOs (unidentified Flying Objects). It was after a well-known sighting in 1947 that this name was given to these objects. What was that incident?

281. Which metal is as hard as diamond?

282. Does desert absorb more heat and solar energy than moist earth?

283. Why is a desert cooler at night than moist places?

284. Camels are of two kinds – those with one hump are called Arabian. The others have two humps. What are they known as?

285. How many cocoons are destroyed for obtaining one pound of silk?

286. Name the animal which is dumb though it has a long tongue.

287. One cubic foot of sweet water weighs 62.4 pounds. What is the weight of one cubic foot of sea-water, iron and cork?

288. What are the branches of mathematics in which Ramanujan did his new research work?

289. How many hectares are there in one acre?

290. Which apparatus is used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake?

291. How do living beings store carbohydrates?

292. Who demonstrated the first experiment of an electric train?

293. Fats are usually light yellow. Why?

294. What are enzymes?

295. How much food can a python consume in one go?

296. Name a marine animal which keeps a big harem.

297. How many eggs does a peahen lay at one time?

298. Is the bald eagle really bald? Why is it named so?

299. Is an overdose of Vitamin ‘A’ harmful?

300. How many vitamins are needed for a healthy body?

301. How many minerals do we need for good health?

302. What is meant by 14-carat gold?

303. Why is Sushrut famous?

304. Who was Charak?

305. What is the rate of hewing of trees and forests in our country?

306. How many years do uranus, Neptune and Pluto take to revolve around the sun?

307. Does the sun rotate around its axis like the Earth?

308. Why is a deep-water diver not allowed to come to the surface fast?

309. How much air can we pump into our lungs?

310. How deep can a man dive without the aid of any implement?

311. How do the Eskimos procure their drin-king water in the frozen Arctic region?

312. What is Plate Tectonics Theory?

313. What is Heroin?

314. In “X-rays”, what does “X” mean?

315. Although the climate is cold at high altitude, sun-burns are very common there. What is the reason?

316. What is the rate of fall in temperature as height is gained?

317. After crossing Jupiter, Saturn, uranus and others, a space-ship is going towards a far-off planet. Which ship is that?

318. Identify the three dinosaurs in the sketch at the bottom.

319. Where do maximum number of earthquakes occur?

320. Who was the leader of the first Indian Antarctic expedition?

321. What are the various changes that occur for the formation of hills and mountains?

322. Edible oils develop a kind of smell and undergo changes in taste. What is the reason for these changes?

323. How many cells are there in the human body?

324. What is meant by artificial intelligence?

325. What is cybernatics?

326. What is meant by oxygen-point?

327. What is a dye? Is every colour a dyeing agent?

328. Where does space begin?

329. How many litres are there in one gallon water?

330. How many kilograms are there in one quintal and what is 10 quintals known as?

331. When was the telescope first used for the study of stars?

332. How is it ascertained that car batteries need recharging? What apparatus is used for ascertaining this?

333. What is the strength of the current shot by the eel?

334. Is there an acid in grapes?

335. Which gas is used for disinfecting water of bacteria?

336. For measuring temperature at the South Pole which thermometer will be ideal – the one with alcohol or with mercury?

337. What is meant by the Aperture of a camera lens?

338. Letter ‘C’ denotes the Roman numeral 100. What numbers do the following letters denote – L, M, D?