Science Applications in Daily Life
Tests understanding of biological, environmental, and chemical concepts applied to everyday situations including human health, environmental issues, and practical science.
Questions
Human actions are leading to problems in our environment. We can certainly make a difference by changing our habits. There are three R's associated with this, what are these three R's?
- Reduce, Reuse and Revive
- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
- Revive, Reduce and Recycle
- Revive, Reuse and Recycle
- NA
A person is taking insulin injection everyday because he is suffering from a disease. What disease is he suffering from?
- Tonsillitis
- Thyroid
- Diabetes (Type -2)
- Appendicitis
- NA
The number of vultures is decreasing day by day and it is a matter of concern for the environment. Which category of animals does the vulture belong to?
- Producers
- Scavengers
- Parasites
- Herbivores
- NA
One day, Sohan and Rohan finished their lunch very fast as they wanted to play football. After reaching the ground, they started to feel pain in their stomach. What could be the reason for the same?
- The food was not properly chewed down by both of them.
- Large food pieces might enter into the stomach which causes this pain.
- Both (1) and (2)
- None of these
- NA
Acid rain is causing lot of harm to our environment, especially to monuments and buildings like Taj Mahal. What are the main causes of that?
- Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
- Oxides of nitrogen and phosphorous
- Oxides of lead and phosphorous
- Oxides of lead and sulphur
- NA
The ozone layer is depleting nowadays. It is a matter of concern for the environment as the ozone layer protects us from some harmful rays. Which type of rays does it protect us from?
- Infrared
- Microwave rays
- X-Rays
- UV-rays
- NA
In a class room, there are some students who were not able to read the material written on the blackboard. What might be the reason for this? If they are suffering from a problem, name it.
- Hypermetropia
- Myopia
- Squint
- Glaucoma
- NA
Aditi's mummy is making her crispy pakoras. She is using baking soda to make it. What is the chemical formula of baking soda?
- Sodium bicarbonate
- Sodium Chloride
- Sodium carbonate
- Sodium phosphate
- NA
Radhika met with a serious accident and she was immediately rushed to the hospital. The doctor advised for the transfusion of the blood. Radhika's blood group is B. Which type of blood group can be transfused to Radhika, other than group B?
- AB
- Only group B can be given
- O
- Any type of blood can be given
- NA
Meena is suffering from Anaemia because of which she gets tired very soon, her skin colour is turning pale and her haemoglobin content is also very low. Deficiency of which mineral causes this disease?
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Iodine
- Calcium
- NA
Government is advertising a lot nowadays so that young boys and girls do not engage in unprotected sexual activities to avoid sexual diseases and unwanted pregnancy. What kind of contraceptive methods are used to avoid pregnancy?
- Condoms
- I-Pills
- Copper-T
- All of the above
- NA
Plant hormones such as auxin helps in the growth of the stem. Which hormone helps in cell division?
- Cytokinin
- Abscisic acid
- Gibberlins
- None of these
- NA
During a cricket match, a batsman hits the ball for six and a spectator was not aware that the ball is coming towards him. As it approaches towards him, he suddenly puts his hand and protects him from hitting. This action is known as reflex action. Which part of body controls this action?
- Cerebrum
- Cerebellum
- Medulla Oblongata
- Spinal Cord
- NA
Sometimes a body or some part of the body does not decompose properly and eventually hardens and retains the impression of the body part of that living creature. These types of traces help in studying the extinct creatures from the Earth. What are they called?
- Vestigial organs
- Fossils
- Analogous organs
- Homologous organs
- NA
A baby girl was born in a village and her father starts accusing her wife for this. His accusation is wrong because it is the pair of chromosomes in males which decide the gender of the baby. Which pair of chromosomes is different in males and females?
- 21st
- 22nd
- 23rd
- 15th
- NA
Unicellular organisms like bacteria and protozoa split into equal halves during cell division. This type of reproduction is known as
- pollination
- fission
- fragmentation
- regeneration
- NA
Rohan's father never bothered to check the brand/contents of the salt he had purchased from the market. Rohan noticed that her sister had developed swollen neck. The doctor advised her to eat iodised salt. Name the disease from which Rohan's sister suffered.
- Anaemia
- Goitre
- Diabetes
- Respiratory disorder
- NA