General Science Part- 8


• Pyrometer or Radiation thermometer is an instrument used for measuring:
Ans: High temperature

 The liquid which conducts electricity but does not undergo electrolysis is:
Ans: Mercury

 Spherical surface's curvature is measured by:
Ans: Spherometer

Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit named:
Ans: Fermi

• The most of the mass of rotating wheels are concentrated at the rim inorder to:
Ans: increase the moment of inertia

• Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double when seen through a telescope are:
Ans: Binary star

The prolonging of sound due to reflection is called:
Ans: Reverberation

In an Electric motor, Electrical energy is mainly converted to:
Ans: Mechanical energy

Ozone quantity is measured by the unit of:
Ans: Dobson

The gas used in Refrigerator is:
Ans: Freon

A Thermos Flask is polished well to:
Ans: reflect all radiation from outside

Parsec is the unit of:
Ans: distance

We cannot lift up a chair while sitting on it. The reason for this is:
Ans: Internal force acts against gravitational force

Skating on ice is possible due to:
Ans: Regelation

The temperature at which water has least volume and high density:
Ans: 4° C

The particles with high energy photons are called:
Ans: Gamma Rays  

The brick quickly absorbs water. The reason for this is:
Ans: Capillarity

Device used for recording sound under water:
Ans: Hydrophone

The heat of Sunlight is due to:
Ans: Infrared rays

Lens used in car head light:
Ans: Concave lens

As we go up in the atmosphere, the temperature:
Ans: decreases

 The red colour in rainbow is seen at an angle of:
Ans: 42.8 degree

Name the scientist who discovered that sunlight consists of seven colours.
Ans: Isaac Newton

The arm of a spanner is made longer to:
Ans: increase the torque

For getting maximum horizontal range the projectile should project with an angle of projection:
Ans: 45° c

The value of escape velocity of moon is:
Ans: 2.38 kmis

In nuclear fission which sub-atomic particle is used to start the fission reaction?
Ans: Neutron

Combining three primary colours Red, Blue and Green, we get:
Ans: white

Name the device used to measure the humidity.
Ans: Hygrometer

Temperature which shows same measurement in Farenheit and kelvin scale:
Ans: 574.25

One calorie is equal to:
Ans: 4.2 Joules

Photoelectric effect was discovered by:
Ans: Henrich Hertz

Photo electric effect was explained by:
Ans: Albert Einstein

The line used to define the boundary between the earth's atmosphere and outer space is:
Ans: Karman line

The first Asian Country to launch space craft to Mars:
Ans: India

Lightning conductor was discovered by:
Ans: Benjamin Franklin

The biggest satellite of Saturn:
Ans: Titan

Titan was discovered by:
Ans: Christiaan Huygens

We feel cool under fan while sweating. Why?
Ans: Because evaporation produces cooling of liquid

The tank appears shallow than its actual depth due to:
Ans: Refraction

The frequency of household electric current in India is:
Ans: 50 Hertz

Voltage of electricity supplied for household use in India:
Ans: 220-230 volt

What is the boiling point of water in Rankine scale ?
Ans: 671.641 R

In the Romer scale of temperature, what is the freezing point of water ?
Ans: 7.5 degree

What is the boiling point of water in Romer scale ?
Ans: 60 degree

What is the working principle of radiator in a motor car ?
Ans: Principle of convection

The process of heat transmission in the form of electromagnetic waves is called ____. 
Ans: Radiation

Which type of thermometer is used to measure human body temperature?
Ans: Clinical thermometer

The clinical thermometer measures temperature in _____. 
Ans: Degree Fahrenheit (F)

Who was the first to develop thermometer?
Ans: Galileo. Galilei 

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