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Class 11 Engineering Physics
Physical World
Quiz 6
Marie Curie is credited to the development of which of the following element ?
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Thorium
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Cesium
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Radium
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Carbon
Explanation
Marie Curie and Pierre Curie discovered the element radium. Thorium is discovered by Jons Jacob Berzellius. Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff discovered Cesium and Carbon is recognized as an element by Antoine Lavoisier.
'Raman Effect' is named after which of the following Indian scientists?
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Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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C. V. Raman
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Homi Jehangir Bhabha
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Jagadish Chandra Bose
Explanation
C. V. Raman.
Which scientist is most famous for his work on the quantum physics along side with Albert Einstein?
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Meghnad Saha
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S.S. Abhyankar
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Satyendra Nath Bose
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Vikram Sarabhai
Explanation
Satyendra Nath Bose is most famous for his work on quantum physics alongside Albert Einstein.
The messenger satellite launched by NASA was to study ___________.
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Mars
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Mercury
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Venus
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Saturn
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The messenger satellite launched by NASA was to study Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field.
Which Indian scientist is popularly known as missile man of India?
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Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Dr. C .V. Raman
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Dr. Har Gobind Khorana
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None of the above
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam is the Indrian aerospace scientist } \\\text { and } 11^{\text {th }} \text { president of India from } 2002 \text { to } 2007 \text { PS popularly } \\\text { known as missile man of India. }\end{array}$$
Which of the following phenomena will not be observed on the surface of the Moon ?
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Rising and setting of the Sun
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Solar eclipse
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Motion of comets
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Twinkling of stars
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Atmosphere refraction is responsible for twinkling } \\\text { of stars. The observer on moon will not observe } \\\text { twinkling of Stars as moon has no atmosphere. }\end{array}$$
Which subatomic particle is named after the Indian scientist Dr. Bose?
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Boson
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Boron
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Positron
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B meson
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Boson is a subatomic particle named arter the Indian } \\\text { scientist Dr.Bose. }\end{array}$$
'New Horizons spacecraft' was launched by NASA to study about which of the following planet ?
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Jupiter
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Mercury
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Mars
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Pluto
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { New Horizons } P S \text { an interplanetary space probe that was } \\\text { launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program in } 2006\end{array}$$
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { With the primary mission to perform a flyby study of the } \\\text { pluto system }\mathrm{in} 2015 \text { . }\end{array}$$
India has declared 2010-2020 as the decade of _________. Fill in the blank.
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Modernisation
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Innovation
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Invention
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Inspiration
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { The prime Minister in his speech at the Indian } \\\text { science congress on } 3^{\gamma d} \text { January } 2010 \mathrm{in} \text { Trivandrum, } \\\text { announced that the decade } 2010-2020 \text { will be the } \\\text { decade of inovation. }\end{array}$$
Which country has the highest number of space debris till date?
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France
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Russia
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Japan
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China
Law of buoyancy was given by ______________.
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Blaise Pascal
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Issac Newton
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Daniel Bernoulli
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Archimedes
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Law of buoyancy was given by
Archimedes.
Thus, Option (D) is correct.
Scientists have found a way to develop camouflaging skin inspired by which species?
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Octopus
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Cuttlefish
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Chameleon
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Only A and B
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Scientists have found a way to develop a synthetic } \mathrm{} \\\text { "Camouflaging Skin" inspired by studying and modelling the } \\\text { real thing in octopus and cuttlefish. }\end{array}$$
Where in Kerala has a new edible freshwater fish been discovered?
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Pampa river
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Periyar river
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Kallada river
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Kabini river
Laws of planetary motion were given by _____________.
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Issac Newton
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Archimedes
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James Maxwell
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Johannes Kepler
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The following laws of Physics weer given by -
Issac Newton - Laws of gravitation,
Archimedes - Archimedes's principle in fluid mechanics,
James Maxwell - Maxwell's equations in electrodynamics,
Johannes Kepler - Laws of planetary motion.
India is set to launch which new technology for expanding the potential of the networked society?
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5G
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IoT
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Big Data
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AI
NASA telescopes have spotted which cosmic bodies making massive planets on 3 distant solar systems?
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Dwarf stars
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Moons
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Comets
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Asteroids
Which planet was discovered by NASA's MAVEN to have a twisted magnetic tail?
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Venus
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Mars
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Saturn
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Neptune
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Mars Atmosphere and volatile Evolution (MAVEN) iS a space } \\\text { craft developed by NASA to investigate the upper atmosphere }\end{array}$$
C. V. Raman is known for his contribution in the field of ______________.
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Electricity
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Light Scattering
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Radioactivity
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None of these
Which is the first open university in India?
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Andhra Pradesh Open University
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Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
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Indira Gandhi National Open University
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Nalanda Open University
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Andhra Pradesh Government took the first initiative in 1982, to start the Andhra Pradesh Open University (now renamed Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University)
at Hyderabad
Scientists have discovered an artificial _____ which can help premature babies. Fill in the blank.
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Heart
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Lungs
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Pancreas
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Womb
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Scientists in the Netherlands Say they are developing } \\\text { an artificial womb that could save the lives of } \\\text { Premature babies. }\end{array}$$
Which is the largest open university in India?
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Indira Gandhi National Open University
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University
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Nalanda Open University
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Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
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Indira Gandhi National Open University is the largest open university in India.
Scientists have developed the first plant based vaccine to combat which virus?
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Swine flu
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Avian flu
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HIV-AIDS
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Zika
The Maulana Azad National Urdu University is located at ___________.
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Bhopal
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New Delhi
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Lucknow
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Hyderabad
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { The maulana Azad National Urdu University is a } \\\text { central University located in Hyderabad, telangana. }\end{array}$$
Which is the first engineering college of India?
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Thomson College
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P.S.G. College of Technology
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JNTU
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VIT
Which is the first law university in India?
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Al-Ameen College of law
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Alliance School of law
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R.K Law college
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National Law School of India
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The National Law School of India University is a public law school located in Bangalore, Karnataka is the first national law university established in India.
Who found Calcutta Medical College?
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Lord William Bentinck
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Warren Hastings
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Ram Mohan Roy
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Lord George Bentinck
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Lord William Bentinck
Name the Stephen Hawking project which detected 15 short radio bursts from space.
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Breakthrough Mission
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Breakthrough Listen
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Breakthrough Communication
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Breakthrough Action
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Break through listen Ps a profect announced in } 2015 \\\text { by bellionaire entrepreneur yuri Milner and a team }\end{array}$$
Scientists have turned oxygen in the air into which chemical fuel?
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Methane
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$$CH_4$$
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$$CH_3$$
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All of the above
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$$\text { Scientists have turned oxygen in air in to methane }$$
$$\begin{array}{l} C+O_{2} \longrightarrow C O_{2} \\ C O_{2}+H_{2} \frac{300-400^{\circ} C}{R_{u} \text { catalyst }} C H_{4}\end{array}$$
Who enunciated the principle of equipartition of energy?
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Ludwig Bolizmann
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Joseph Stefan
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Sir James Hopwood Jeans
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James Prescott Joule
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$$\begin{array}{l}\text { In } 1876 \text { Lud wig Boltz } \text { mann showed that the average } \\\text { energy was divided equally among all the independent } \\\text { components of a motion in a system. }\end{array}$$
Which is the first women's university in India?
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SNDT
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Mother Teresa Women's University
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Avinashilingam University for women
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SPMVV
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Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey University
, formerly known as the Indian women’s university, was India’s first women’s college.
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