Science Quiz #97
Science and Nature Quiz for 24 November 2010
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Q1.
What is the name for the study of the advent and evolution of biological systems in the universe, with particular emphasis on the possibility of non-terrestrial life?
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Q2.
Which gas is likely to be present in a light bulb?
Note: This question was updated in July 2015
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Q3.
What is the height of a triangle with an area of 16 square metres and a base 4 metres long?
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A
A city built in a circle pattern
C
One revolution of a planet around its sun
D
Accelerator for atomic particles
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Q5.
What name is given to a class of functional mental disorders involving distress where behaviour is not outside socially acceptable norms?
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Q6.
Joseph Marie Jacquard invented the punch card in 1801 as a means of automating what process?
C
Sorting debtors' records
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Q7.
Which of these is a rodent?
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