Everyday Science Oneliner MCQS 8

• Pitch of the cat sound is greater than the dog sound.
• Ultraviolet light is not visible.
• A guava contains more vitamin C than an orange.
• Sound travels faster in iron than air.
• Wheat Bridge is the name of an electrical circuit.
• Morphine can cause constipation and lowering of blood pressure.
• A convex lens is used for the correction of the Hyper-phobia.
• The nucleic acids are responsible for proteins synthesis in the human body.
• Entomology is the branch of zoology which deals with the study of insects.
• Beri Beri is the disease which is caused by the deficiency of vitamin B1.
• Oil rises in a wick of oil lamp because of a property of matter, called Capillary action.
• The production of genetically identical offspring is called as Cloning.
• Mercury is the fastest planet of the solar system.
• Mercury metal is 13.5 times heavier than water.
• Relative density of milk is measured by an instrument known as Lactometer.
• The temperature of a human body is measured by an instrument known as Mercury thermometer.
• Gold and silver are known as coinage metals.
• The amount of ozone in the atmosphere is expressed in ppm (parts per million).
• One of the country through which equator passes is Kenya
• Max Planck received the Noble prize in Physics in 1918 for his discovery of energy quanta.
• Bronze is made up of copper and tin
• Addison’s disease is caused by the excessive secretion of Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone.
• Margalla Hill is a branch of Himalaya Range
• Humming bird belongs to a category called Endotherm
• Insulin is secreted by Pancreas, thyroxin by Thyroid gland, Adrenalin by Adrenal gland, Oestrogen by Ovary, cortisol by Adrenal gland, Testosterone by Testes of male and ovaries of female
• Japan is called Land of rising sun.
• Rodenticides are used to kill rats.
• Venus planet of our solar system is called as Morning Star.
• The diameter of the earth is 12742 km.
• Insects are invertebrates
• Opium is found in poppy.
• Opium is used to make Heroine.
• Kitab-al-Manadhir was written by Ibn-al-Haisham.
• Speed of light is 300000 km/sec
• Generators convert mechanical energy into electric energy.
• Dry ice is CO2.
• Telephone was invented by Dr. Graham Bell.
• Ammeter is the instrument which is used to measure electric current.
• Ascorbic acid is vitamin C.
• Total number of bones in human face is 14.
• The sky appears blue due to Tyndall Effect.
• A, D, E, K are fat soluble vitamins
• The composition of the mixture used for welding is Copper Oxide and Aluminium.
• Abu ail Sina, Al Beruni, Ibn Al Haisham belonged to which 10th century.
• Bakelite is not a Thermoplastic.
• Haematite (a mineral) is the important source of iron.
• Bauxite is the mineral of Aluminium.
• Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.
• Skin is the largest organ of the body.
• Vaccine for T.B is Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG)