Physics
What is the most suitable unit for expressing nuclear radii?
A. Micrometre
B. Nanometre
C. Fermi
D. Angstrom
Fermi
What radiation emitted by Cobalt-60 has therapeutic effects?
Gamma Rays
What is the name of the technology used to genetically modify human embryo?
CRISPR
What is the full form of 'POST'?
Power-On Self Test
What is the current geological age named?
Anthropocene
Ferromagnetic materials exhibit paramagnetic properties after a certain temperature. What is the full name of the scientist after whom this temperature was named?
Pierre Curie
'Yellow Cake', an item of smuggling across borders. What is 'Yellow Cake'?
Uranium Oxide
What is the phenomenon of summer sleep by animals called?
Which of the following is the most secure encryption standard?
a) AES
b) DES
c) 3DES
d) TDES
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) (a)
In which laboratory is Summit, the world's fastest supercomputer, situated?
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee
A computer's internal clock works on an oscillating mechanism. What is the principle that governs it?
Piezo-electric effect
'Misch metal' is an unusual alloy which has diverse uses. What makes this alloy unusual?
It is one of the few alloys of lanthanide elements.
What is the scientific term for an apparent 'throwback' characteristic of an organism that reveals traits of an earlier ancestor?
Atavism
Which type of data validation cannot be done by means of programming code?
a) Personal Check
b) Range Check
c) Correctness Check
d) Format Check
Correctness Check (c)
What is the maximum possible mass of the lightest neutrino in Kilograms?
1.5 x 10-37 Kg
Assertion - Water flows out of a beaker with ice in it once the ice melts.
Reason - Two factors that are responsible are intermolecular rearrangement and displacement.
Choose the correct option:-
A. The assertion is correct and the reason is incorrect
B. The assertion is incorrect and the reason is correct
C. Both assertion and reason are correct
D. None of them is correct
The assertion is incorrect and the reason is correct (Option - B)
"Do you miss it still,
the semiconductor crown
that silicon stole?''
What element is this haiku talking about?
Germanium
Which enzyme is necessary to bring about clotting of blood?
Thrombokinase
What do we call software which adds functionality to a program?
Plug-in
This inventor was traumatized when he was labelled 'The Merchant of Death' due to his inventions. Now, he has been immortalized as the inspiration behind one of the most coveted recognitions in science.
Who are we talking about?
Alfred Nobel
Riddle: Light speed + Oculus = Mass
What is the above riddle talking about?
Large Hadron Collider or Higgs Boson (God Particle)
Riddle: Source → Splitting → Cascade → Amalgamation → Outburst
"Set fire to the rain".
What is the riddle speaking about?
Hydrogen Bomb
What species of rust-eating bacteria were named after the cruise liner RMS Titanic after it was discovered on a fragment of the ship's wreckage?
Halomonas Titanicae
Apple's Siri is an example of what type of AI?
Narrow AI or Weak AI
What is the energy released (in calories) when the body digests 1 gram of C6H12O6?