General Knowledge questions and answers from General science
GK questions from Physics,Chemistry and Biology
1. The satellite of Ecuador which was damaged on collision with Russian debris in space?
Ans: Pegasus. This is the first and only satellite
2. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Navigation centre was set up at _______________
Ans: Byalalu, about 40 km from Banglore
3. The acronym ________ means billion of operations per second
Ans: GB
4. A technology to provide high speed internet access over telephone wiring:
Ans: ADSL
5.Which device is used to study the way and object behaves when the air flows over it?
Ans: Wind Tunnel
6. The part of a computer that shows visual information on a screen.
Ans: Visual Display Unit (VDU)
7. What are the machines used to check the progress of unborn babies still in the mothers womb?
Ans: Ultra Sound Machines
8. A type glass that is highly resistant to heat.
Ans: Borosilicate Glass
9. The process of killing diseases producing micro organism in food items by heat.
Ans: Pasteurization
10. Tuberculosis is caused by it.
Ans: Bacteria
11. Which country in the world has maximum number of robots working?
Ans : Japan
12. What is the name of the instrument that measures wind speed?
Ans : Anemometer
13. A device used to measure the strength of magnetic field.
Ans: Magnetometer
14. A strip of flexible plastic with magnetic coating that is used to record sound and pictures.
Ans: Magnetic Tape
15. A method of growing plants without soil.
Ans: Hydroponics
16. Electricity produced from falling water.
Ans: hydroelectricity
17. The fear of being out of mobile phone contact is known as?
Ans: Nomophobia
18. In which year did IT Act came into force in India?
Ans: 2000
19. A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called ?
Ans: Televirtuality
20.The device used for locating submerged object sunder sea is-
Sonar