Science Quiz #59
Science and Nature Quiz for 3 March 2010
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Q1.
Which of these has the most legs?
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Q2.
What genus of grass is also known as kaffir corn, dhurra, Guinea corn and Indian millet?
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Q3.
The pineapple is native to which part of the world?
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Q4.
What instrument consisting basically of a telescope that can be rotated vertically and horizontally on graduated scales was designed for use in land surveying for measuring by triangulation?
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Q5.
What name is applied to the general stiffening of the muscles caused by a coagulation of the muscle-plasma?
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Q6.
Which of these are single-celled organisms of microscopic dimensions?
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Q7.
What economic theory was originated by Major C H Douglas?
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