LET'S PLAY WITH YOUR MIND
SCIENCE QUIZ
ROUND - 1
Q1.Which number should come next in the
pattern?
37, 34, 31, 28
Answer:- 25
Q2. Find the answer that best completes
the analogy:
Book is to Reading as Fork is to:
1. Drawing
2. Writing
3. Stirring
4. Eating
Answer:- (4) Eating
Q3. Find two words, one from each
group, that are the closest in meaning:
Group A Group B
talkative, job, ecstatic angry, wind, loquacious
1. Talkative and wind
2. Job and angry
3. Talkative and loquacious
4. Ecstatic and angry
Answer:- (3) Talkative
and loquacious
Q4. Which of the following can be
arranged into a 5-letter English word ?
1. H R G S T
2. R I L S A
3. T O O M T
4. W Q R G S
Answer:- (2) RAILS
(3) MOTTO
Q5. What number best completes the
analogy:
8:4 as 10:
1. 3
2. 7
3. 24
4. 5
Answer:- (4) 5
Q6. Which answer expresses the
meaning of the specified word best?
REASSURING
1. Compassionate
2. Comforting
3. Explanatory
4. Meddlesome
Answer:- (2) Comforting
Q7. Which number logically follows
this series?
4 6 9 6 14 6 ...
1. 6
2. 17
3. 19
4. 21
Answer:- (3) 19
Q8. Which of the figures in the bottom
row should logically be in the spot of the
question mark in the top row?
Answer:- (4)
Q9. Which conclusion follows from the
statements with absolute certainty?
None of the stamp collectors is an architect.
All the drones are stamp collectors.
A. All stamp collectors are architects
B. Architects are not drones
C. No stamp collectors are drones
D. Some drones are architects
Answer:- (2) Architects
are not drones
Q10. What does the resulting cube look
like if you fold this cube together?
Answer:-
Q11. Find the answer that best
completes the analogy:
Safe : Secure :: Protect :
1. Lock
2. Guard
3. Sure
4. Conserve
Answer:- (2) Guard
Q12. Plotting to a photographer of a boy Suresh
said: “He is the son of the only son of my
mother”. How is Suresh related to that boy?
“He is the son of the only son of my
mother”
1. Brother
2. Uncle
3. Cousin
4. Father
Answer:- (4) Father
Q13. 20 + (90 / 2) is equal to:
1. 50
2. 55
3. 65
4. 60
Answer:- (3) 65
Q14. How many years are there in a
Decade?
1. 5 years
2. 10 years
3. 15 years
4. 20 years
Answer:- (2) 10 years
Q15. Choose the word which is different
from the rest?
1. Kiwi
2. Eagle
3. Emu
4. Ostrich
Answer:- (2) Eagle
[All eagle are flightless bird]
ROUND - 2
Q1. How many bones are in the
human body?
A. 210
B. 206
C. 208
D. 205
Answer:- (2) 206
Q2. Why the white blood corpuscles are
popularly called "soldiers of the body”?
A. Appear uniform
B. Defend the body
C. Disciplined
D. March at regular place
Answer:- (2) Defend the body
Q3. Which of the following have
Alpha-keratin as protein?
A. Blood
B. Eggs
C. Skin
D. Wool
Answer:- (4) Wool
Q4. Who was the ancient Greek god
of medicine?
A. Apollo
B. Admetus
C. Coronis
D. Aesculapius
Answer:- (4) Latin Aesculapius
Q5. Restriction enzymes were
discovered by -----
A. Smith and Nathans
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Berg
D. None
Answer:- (1) Smith and
Nathans
Q6. Which bacterium is used in the production
of insulin by genetic engineering?
A. Saccharomyces
B. Rhizobium
C. Escherichia
D. Mycobacterium
Answer:- (3) Escherichia
Q7. Gel electrophoresis is used for -----
A. Construction of recombinant DNA by joining with
cloning vectors
B. Cutting of DNA into fragments
C. Separation of DNA fragments according to their size
D. Isolation of DNA molecules
Answer:- (3) Separation of
DNA fragments
according to their size
Q8. What is the most abundant gas in
the Earth’s atmosphere?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Nitrogen
D. Hydrogen
Answer:- (3) Nitrogen
Q9. A protein that accelerates the rate
of chemical reactions?
A. Gene
B. Hybrid
C. Enzyme
D. DNA
Answer:- (3) Enzyme
Q10. Why does DNA have a slight
negative charge?
A. Presence of phosphate group
B. Presence of phosphodiester bond
C. Presence of hydrogen bond
D. Presence of bases
Answer:- (1) Presence of
phosphate group
Q11. Why does DNA have a slight
negative charge?
A. Presence of phosphate group
B. Presence of phosphodiester bond
C. Presence of hydrogen bond
D. Presence of bases
Answer:- (1) Presence of
phosphate group
Q12. The fastest-running terrestrial
animal is:
A. Cheetah
B. Lion
C. Tiger
D. Jaguar
Answer:- (1) Cheetah
Q13. What is the name of the light sensitive
panel of cells at the rear of the eye?
A. Iris
B. Retina
C. Pupil
D. Cornea
Answer:- (2) Retina
Q14. How many hearts do octopuses
have?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer:- (3) Three
Q15. Which is the most sensitive of the
senses?
A. Hearing
B. Smell
C. Sight
D. Touch
Answer:- (1) Hearing
ROUND - 3
Q1. Which one of the following systems of
the body is primarily attacked by the HIV?
A. Cardiovascular
B. Immune
C. Respiratory
D. Reproductive
Answer:- (2) Immune
Q2. Identify the Earth's largest
INVERTEBRATE animal?
A. Colossal squid
B. Giant squid
C. Blue glaucus
D. Goliath bireater
Answer:- (1) Colossal squid
Q3. Albacore is a type of:
A. Meteroids
B. Marble
C. Longfin tuna
D. Shell fish
Answer:- (3) Longfin tuna
Q4. Who was the marine biologist and author
of Silent Spring who was one of the first people
to warn of the dangers of pesticides like DDT?
A. Marlin Perkins
B. Charles Darwin
C. Rachel Carson
D. Jacques Cousteau
Answer:- (3) Rachel Carson
Q5. What element, whose symbol derived
from the Latin for "liquid silver", has been
found in Egyptian tombs from 1500 B.C.?
A. Mercury
B. Iron
C. Gold
D. Silver
Answer:- (1) Mercury
Q6. What wonder drug was used for three
years by the Army and Navy before becoming
available to the general public in 1944?
A. Erythromycin
B. Streptomycin
C. Penicillin
D. Amoxicillin
Answer:- (3) Penicillin
Q7. What was the name of the first man-made
satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
A. Luna 1
B. Sputnik 1
C. Explorer 1
D. Vanguard 1
Answer:- (2) Sputnik 1
Q8. The human genome project was
launched in the year?
A. 1980
B. 1973
C. 1990
D. 1989
Answer:- (3) 1990
Q9. Roughly how long does it take for the
sun’s light to reach Earth – 8 minutes, 8
hours or 8 days?
A. 8 seconds
B. 8 minutes
C. 8 hours
D. 8 days
Answer:- (2) 8 minutes
Q10. Which famous British physicist
wrote A Brief History of Time?
A. Simon Mitton
B. Nicholas Copernicus
C. Stephen Hawking
D. Galileo Galilei
Answer:- (3) Stephen Hawking
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A Biodiction
(A Unit of Dr. Divya Sharma)

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