The Friday General Science & Awareness Quiz #2

Dear Friends,

Its Friday. Please find below questions for today. Be the first one to solve them!

Q1. Which of the following have been the reasons for opposition to Bt crops in India?

  1. Bt crops have been created by inserting a gene from soil bacteria into its genome
  2. There is a feeling that Bt toxin may get activates in the body and may cause leaky gut syndrome.
  3. The seeds of Bt crops such as Bt Brinjal are terminator seeds and require buying seeds every season again and again
  4. Introduction of Bt crops may affect bio diversity

Which of the above statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(c) 1, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only


 

Q2) In contxt of Multiple Drug Resistant bacteria, consider the following statements

 

  1. Improper use of antibiotics leads to the rise of MDR Bacteria
  2. MDR Bacteria only harms those people who make improper use of antibiotics
  3. MDR is a concern because very little advances have been made in invention of newer anti biotics.

Which of the above statements are correct?

(a) 1  only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only


 

Q3) Consider the following statements

  1. Blue color of the sky is due to the process of refraction of light.
  2. The ocean looks blue because red, orange and yellow (long wavelength light) are absorbed more strongly by water than the blue color.

Select the correct statements from the choices given below –

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2.

d) Neither 1 Nor 2


 

Q4)  With reference to pesticides and insecticides, consider the following statements :

1. Both pesticides and insecticides kill by poisoning, suffocating or paralyzing

2. Pesticides are a subgroup of insecticides that are specifically used for killing pests

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2


 

Q5)

There are four fundamental forces in the universe

1. Gravitational force

2. Electromagnetic force

3. Strong nuclear force

4. Weak nuclear force

Arrange these forces in the order from strongest to weakest using the following codes:

a) 3,1,2,4

b) 3,2,1,4

c) 3,2,4,1

d) 3,4,1,2

Q6)  Recombinant DNA technology allows genes to be transferred

1. Across different species of plant

2. From animals to plants

3. From microorganisms to higher organisms

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

 


 

Q7) Brazil is considered to be the world’s first sustainable biofuel economy where ethanol is

used to fuel cars. It is derived from

a) potatoe

b) rice

c) wheat

d) sugarcane


Comments

26 responses to “The Friday General Science & Awareness Quiz #2”

  1. moderate Avatar
    moderate

    1-D
    2-D
    3-C
    4-C
    5-
    6-
    7-D

  2. D C B C C D D

  3. elutherian Avatar
    elutherian

    1. D
    2. C
    3. B
    4. A
    5. C
    6. C
    7. D

  4. Annu_91 Avatar
    Annu_91

    C,D,C,A,D,C,D

  5. hard_work_pays Avatar
    hard_work_pays

    1:c

    2:c

    3D

    4a

    5c

    6a

    7 d

  6. 2c;4c;5a;6c;7d

  7. 1-c,2-c,3-c,4-a,5-c,6-a,7-d

  8. 1c
    2c
    3c
    4d
    5c
    6d
    7d

  9. Chhur Bura Avatar
    Chhur Bura

    1 b
    2 d
    3 d
    4 a
    5 d
    6 c
    7 d

  10. ashishbsnl Avatar
    ashishbsnl

    1-d,2-a,3-b,4-a,5-d,6-d,7-d

  11. Gaurav Tripathi Avatar
    Gaurav Tripathi

    1. b
    2. d
    3. b
    4. c
    5. c
    6. c
    7. d

  12. loneranger85 Avatar
    loneranger85

    1.d

    2.c

    3.b

    4.c

    5.c

    6.d

    7.d

  13. batmanreign Avatar
    batmanreign

    1.D
    2.D
    3.B
    4.A
    5.C
    6.D
    7.D

  14. Rohini Avatar
    Rohini

    1 D
    2 A
    3 B
    4 A
    5 C
    6 D
    7 D

  15. Spectre_007 Avatar
    Spectre_007

    1D
    2c
    3b
    4c
    5c
    6d
    7d

  16. Nishtha Narang Avatar
    Nishtha Narang

    1-c/d
    2-c
    3-b
    4-
    5-c
    6-d
    7-d

  17. SierraS Avatar
    SierraS

    1. D
    2. C
    3. B
    4. A
    5. C
    6. C
    7. D

  18. crazyfrog Avatar
    crazyfrog

    How to prepare science.very tough for me

  19. Q1) a) 1 and 2 only
    Q2) c) 1 and 3 only
    Q3) a) 1 only
    Q4) a) 1 only
    Q5) c) 3,2,4,1
    Q7) d) sugarcane

  20. vikulroy Avatar
    vikulroy

    1-b
    2-a
    3-d
    4-a
    5-c
    6-c
    7-d

  21. 1-d, 2-c, 3-c, 4-c, 5-c, 6-a, 7-d

  22. Cheeku Avatar
    Cheeku

    Q3 it should be none .. blue color is because of scattering of light.

  23. DrKingSchultz Avatar
    DrKingSchultz

    D
    A
    B
    A
    C
    C
    D

  24. Atul Das Avatar
    Atul Das

    D C B C C C D

  25. Nitesh Mishra Avatar
    Nitesh Mishra

    1. B
    2. D
    3. C
    4. C
    5. A
    6. B
    7. D

  26. Captain_Peroxide Avatar
    Captain_Peroxide

    1-d
    2-c
    3-b
    4-a
    5-c
    6-c
    7-d

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