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CATEGORY
SASTRA PRATIBHA CONTEST 2011
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Conducted by Science India Forum, UAE in association with
Vijnana Bharathi – India and supported by Embassy of India - UAE
Date: 26 September, 2011
Duration: 1 hour
Marks: 100
CATEGORY - SUB JUNIOR (Std V, VI & VII)
77. We see our image in a mirror since mirror
a) reflects light
b) mirror scatters light
c) mirror diffracts light
d) mirror refracts light
78. An Institute established by Megnadh Saha
a) Institute of Nuclear Physics
b) Indian Institute of Science
c) Institute of Mathematics
d) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
79. S.N. Bose was an outstanding Indian
a) Physicist
b) Chemist
c) Medical Doctor
d) Mathematician
1. Apiculture is related to:
a) Fishes
c) Bees
d) Vertebrates
c) Heliology
d) Pedology
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b) Birds
80. National Chemical Laboratory is located at
a) Mumbai
b) Ahmedabad
c) Nasik
d) Pune
81. A field of interest of S.S. Bhatnagar
a) Optoelectronics
b) Magnetochemistry
2. Branch of Science that deals with life beyond the earth
a) Exobiology
b) Cosmology
c) Acoustics
d) Relativity
82. If the mass of a star exceeds the Chandrasekhar Limit, it would
a) Become a White Dwarf
b) Continue to collapse
3. A lake in Gujarat built by Chandragupta in late 4th Century BC
a) Saudamini
b) Sudarshan
c) Bhoj Lake
d) Bhopali
c) Become a Black Hole
d) Become a Comet
83. The Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad was established by
a) Homi Bhabha
b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
c) Vikram Sarabhai
4. What is the name given to the green pigment in plants?
a) Stomata
b) Tendrils
c) Chlorophyll
d) Starch
d) M.N. Saha
84. When a drop of iodine solution is added to cooked rice, the colour of rice will change to
a) blue
b) yellow
c) red
5. The chronological date of Delhi Iron Pillar is
a) 302 BC
b) 402 BC
c) 502 BC
d) 602 BC
d) no colour change
85. Rusting of iron is a
a) Permanent change
6. Avesta is the text of
a) Parsis
c) Zoroastrians
d) Mangolians
c) Fast change
d) Physical change
c) Transpiration
d) Sedimentation
7. Water is called the universal solvent because
a) Water is essential for existence of life
c) Water shows high density
b) Temporary change
86. The process of changing steam into water is called
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
87. Metal wires are loosely hung between electric post during summer due to
a) Contraction
b) High voltage
c) Expansion
d) Prevent loose contact
88. The process of separation of cotton from the seeds is called
a) Ginning
b) Spinning
d) Knitting
c) Weaving
b) Egyptians
b) Water can dissolve many substances
d) Water occurs in the whole universe.
8. Proclaiming the copper technology of ancient India, a smelting furnace dated 800 BC was found in this place at Maharashtra
a) Amaravati
b) Naikund
c) Nashik
d) Lonavala
9. The atom is made of
a) Protons, Neutrons and Electrons
c) Protons and Quarks
b) Positrons, Neutrons and Electrons
d) Neutrinos, Gamma Rays and Positrons
89. The disease caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin D in the body
a) Anaemia
b) Rickets
c) Beri Beri
d) Scurvy
10. The name of an Indian naval Pilot hired by Vasco da Gama to captain his ships for his journey to India
c) Maiji
d) Mayya
a) Kumhar
b) Kanha
90. If your blood test result shows 8 gm/dl of hemoglobin, then the most correct diagnosis is
a) anemia
b) fever
c) diabetes
d) cardiac problems
11. The earliest recorded evidence of Zinc mining in India was at
a) Kota in Rajasthan
b) Anand in Gujarat
c) Zowar in Rajasthan
d) Risal in Jharkhand
12. Who discovered Penicillin?
a) Sir Alexander Fleming
b) Louis Pasteur
c) Watson and Crick
d) Robert Koch
b) Vedic Mathematics
c) Algebra
d) Astrology
91. The Austrian monk who conducted experiments on pea plant to prove transmission of characters from generation to generation
a) Hugo De Vries
b) Charles Darwin
c) Gregor Mendel
d) Aristotle
92. Which of the following is not an alternate fuel
a) CNG
b) LPG
c) Bio diesel
d) Diesel
13. ‘Nikhilam’ is a word used in
a) Astronomy
93.Difference between 100 and –100 is
a) 0
b) 200
c) 100
d) -100
14. The year 2010 has been declared as the International year of
a) Biodiversity
b) Ozone Layer Protection
c) Climate Change
d) Biotechnology
94. A number which is neither prime nor composite is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 29
d) 5
15. Acharya P.C. Ray was born in the village of
a) Barawani
b) Pargans
c) Ranil-Katipara
d) Shahpur
95. If + x is equal to –x, then x will be
a) 0
b) 1
c) perfect square
d) prime number
16. The decimal system is originated in the country of
a) India
b) Persia
c) Burma
d) Egypt
96 Heaviest snake
a) King Cobra
c) Boa Constrictor
d) Anaconda
17. ‘Rasa Ratnakara’ is a book written by
b) Nagarjuna
a) Charaka
c) Susrutha
d) Patanjali
c) 10
d) 12
18. The publications on this chemical brought P.C. Ray recognition from all over the world
a) Mercurous Sulphite
b) Mecurus Nitrite
c) Zinc Oxide
b) Viper
97. How many planets are there in our solar system?
a) 8
b) 9
d) Zinc Nitrite
98. Which of the following is necessary for burning (combustion)?
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon
d) Petrol
19. A thick cardboard is used to prevent further damage is the first-aid given to a victim who met with an accident of
a) severe burns
b) fracture
c) sprain
d) bleeding from cuts
99. Which of the following are known as "aves"?
a) Reptiles
b) Birds
c) Mammals
d) Fish
20. Dr. Anil Kakodkar is a famous Indian
a) Mathematician
b) Paleobotanist
c) Nuclear Scientist
d) Astrologer
100. What forms after the flowers have pollinated?
a) Leaves
b) Thorns
c) Fruits
d) New Branches
21. What is the total number of bones in the human body?
a) 32
b) 196
c) 206
d) 512
22. A student of Acharya P.C. Ray
a) Homi Bhaba
b) S.S. Bhatnagar
c) C.V. Raman
d) S.N. Patel
23. In 2010 the nation celebrates the 150th Birth Anniversary of this famous scientist
a) C.V. Raman
b) J.C. Bose
c) P.C. Mahalanobis
d) P.C. Ray
24. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born at
a) Rameswaram
b) Thiruchirapally
d) Mysore
c) Kumbakonam
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25. Which gas evolves when charcoal is burnt?
a) Carbon Dioxide
b) Nitrogen
26. The first nuclear reactor of India is located at
a) Kalpakom
b) Trombay
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c) Ozone
d) Oxygen
51. One of the following is a possible final stage of a star
a) White dwarf
b) Position Star
c) Rawabhatta
d) Panjim
52. The Nobel prize in Physics was awarded to Subramanyan Chandrasekhar in the year
a) 1982
b) 1983
c) 1984
d) 1985
d) Valsad
c) Tachyon
d) Neutrino
27. The Missile man of India?
a) Homi Bhabha
b) Vikram Sarabhai
c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
d) Anil Kakodkar
53. Indian Institute of Management is located at
a) Baroda
b) Surat
28. A famous Palaeobotanist
a) Birbal Sahni
b) J.C. Bose
c) S.N. Bose
d) H.G. Khorana
54. In 1957 Russian Space Programme had the successful launching of this satellite
a) Aryabhata
b) Bhaskara
c) Sputnik
d) Arion
29. ‘Ayurveda’ is also known as
a) Science of Veda
b) Science of life
c) Science of Karma
d) Science of Nirvana
55. The Indian Scientist who was not a Mathematician
a) Baudhayana
b) Panini
c) Nagarjuna
d) Pingala
30. Identify odd man out in 1, 4, 9, 19, 36, 49
a) 19
b) 1
c) 36
d) 49
56. ‘Venuaroham’ is a book written by
a) Bhaskaracharya
b) Sangama Grama Madhavan
c) Aryabhata
d) None of them
31. Indian Institute of Science is located at
a) Bangalore
b) Goa
c) Calcutta
d) Varanasi
57. Rudimentary concept of infinity could have been there in the mind of Indian Philosopher. This is evident from the book
a) Thainiyopanishad
b) Isavasyopanishad
c) Rig Veda
d) Manusmrithi
32. Prof. Ruchi Ram Sahni’s son
a) Anil
c) Birbal
d) Meghnad
58. “We should be grateful to Indians who taught us how to count”. These are the words of
a) Albert Einstein
b) Archimedus
c) Bernard Shaw
d) Thomas Alva Edison
33. Sir C.V. Raman won Nobel Prize for his pioneering work on
a) Scattering of light
b) Theory of relativity
c) Theory of diffusion
d) Magneto electric effect
59. The number known as Ramanujan Number
a) 1729
b) 1829
c) 1279
d) 1879
34. Indian Association of Cultivation of Science is located at
a) Mumbai
b) Bangalore
c) Calcutta
d) Goa
60. Cryogenics deals with
a) Temperature
c) Mass
d) Force
35. When 123 is divided by 10000 we get
a) 0.0123
b) 0.123
c) 123. 000
d) 0.89
61. A person is moving towards a plane mirror. His image will
a) Move towards him
b) Remain the same position
c) Move away from him
d) Move sideways
36. One of the subjects in which Sir C.V. Raman did researches
a) Thermodynamics
b) Acoustics
c) Algebra
d) Optoelectronics
62. The major part of air which does not support burning is
a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Nitrogen
63. Study of the sun
a) Hepatology
c) Heliology
d) Ichthyology
b) Jagdish
37. Dr. Har Gobind Khorana was awarded Nobel Prize for his work on
a) Interpretation of enzyme action
b) Interpretation of genetic code
c) Action of cancer suppressing drugs
d) Action of biomolecules on drug delivery
38. A scientist who shared Nobel Prize with H.G. Khoranna
a) Robert. W. Holley
b) Robert Clive
c) Paul Haniman
d) Henry. V. Theodore
39. This enzyme connects sections of DNA
a) Ligase
b) Co-polymerase
c) Kinase
d) Cryptose
40. The United Nations conference on the peaceful uses of Atomic Energy with Dr. Homi Bhabha as the Chairman was held in 1955 at
a) Geneva
b) Munich
c) Zurich
d) California
41. A colleague of Homi Bhabha at Cambridge University during 1934
a) Niels Bohr
b) Watter Heitler
c) M.N. Saha
d) J.C. Bose
42. The Scientist who was associated with the fabrication of the highly sensitive “Coherer” which detects radio waves
b) S.N. Bose
a) M.N. Saha
c) J.C. Bose
d) Homi Bhabha
43. The Scientist who was famous for the ‘Thermal Ionization Formula’
c) S.N. Bose
a) J.C. Bose
b) M.N. Saha
d) Homi Bhabha
44. Architect of Krishnarajasagar dam
b) S.R. Iyengar
a) M. Sreenivasan
d) None of these
c) M. Visveswaraya
b) Pressure
b) Hydroponics
c) Ahmedabad
64. The great Indian Mathematician who is credited as the Founder of Linguistics
a) Chandragupta
b) Kautilya
c) Varahamihira
d) Panini
65. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany is located at
a) Allahabad
b) Lucknow
c) Meerut
d) Muzafarpur
66. Sir C.V. Raman was born on
a) 6 November 1888
c) 8 November 1888
d) 27 February 1888
c) Winnowing
d) Filtration
b) 7 November 1888
67. Paddy husk is removed from rice grains by the process of
a) Sieving
b) Threshing
68. In 1917 Sir C.V. Raman joined this University as the Sir Taraknath Palit Professor of Physics
a) Banarus
b) Calcutta
c) Patna
d) Aligarh
69. Har Gobind Khorana was awarded Nobel Prize in the year
a) 1928
b) 1948
c) 1968
d) 1988
70. Founder of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
a) Vikram Sarabhai
b) Homi Bhabha
c) C.V. Raman
d) M.N. Saha
71. The first Chairman of Indian Atomic Energy Commission
a) Homi Bhabha
b) Vikram Sarabhai
c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
d) Anil Kakodkar
72. Rain is related to
a) condensation
c) evaporation
d) melting
45. From 1916 to 1921 S.N. Bose was serving at the ……….. University
b) Banaras Hindu
a) Allahabad
c) Aligarh
d) Calcutta
46. The first Director General of CSIR.
a) P.C. Ray
b) S.S. Bhatnagar
c) S.N. Bose
d) Homi Bhabha
47. A national Institute established by Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
a) CFTRI, Mysore
b) NDRI, Lucknow
c) Bose Institute, Calcutta
d) IVRI, Izatnagar
73. Homi Bhabha is famous for this theory
a) Theory of Relativity
b) Theory of Coherer
d) Diffusion theory of Coefficient
48. An Indian Mathematician who had significant contribution to the analytical theory of numbers
b) Srinivasa Ramanujan
c) Aryabhata
a) C.V. Raman
d) Bhaskara
74. A student of J.C. Bose
a) C.V. Raman
49. Author of the book ‘Orders of Infinity’
a) Euler
b) S. Ramanujan
d) Bernouli
75. This great Indian Scientist can be aptly called as the Inventor of Wireless telegraphy
a) J.C. Bose
b) S.N. Bose
c) M.N. Saha
d) P.C. Ray
76. M.N. Saha’s remarkable contribution is in the field of
a) Astrology
b) Chemistry
d) Mathematics
c) G.H. Hardy
50. There is a maximum mass of a star which can be supported against gravity by pressure made up of electrons and atomic nuclei.
The value of this limit is about 1.44 times a solar mass. This is known as
a) Bose-Einstein Limit
b) Bernauli’s Limit
c) Chandrasekhar Limit
d) C.V. Raman Limit
b) boiling
b) P.C. Ray
c) Cascade theory of electron showers
c) P. Maheswari
c) Astrophysics
d) S.N. Bose