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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Araneology

  1. Study of fish

  2. Study of fruits

  3. Study of frogs

  4. Study of spiders
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Araneology is the study of spiders. Ichthyology studies fish (option A), Pomology studies fruits (option B), and Herpetology studies frogs (option C). The term comes from 'araneae' - the spider order.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Batracology

  1. Study of earthquakes

  2. Study of birds

  3. Study of frogs

  4. Study of secret writing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Batracology is derived from Greek 'batrachos' meaning frog, referring to the scientific study of frogs and other amphibians. Ornithology studies birds (B), seismology studies earthquakes (A), and cryptography deals with secret writing (D).

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Pisciculture

  1. Study of soils

  2. Study of fish

  3. Silk industry (culture of silk moth and pupa)

  4. Study of fruits
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Pisciculture comes from Latin 'piscis' meaning fish and refers to fish farming or breeding. Pedology studies soils (A), sericulture is silk production (C), and pomology studies fruits (D).

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Explain why the Earth can be seen from the space by Astronauts.

  1. The Earth gives out its own light.

  2. The Earth's crust which produces heat and light energy allows itself to be visible in space.

  3. The Earth reflected light from the closest star to itself to the Astronauts' eyes.

  4. The Earth refracted light from the Sun to the Astronauts' eyes.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Earth is visible from space because it reflects sunlight - it doesn't produce its own light. The Sun is the closest star to Earth, and its light reflects off Earth's surface (oceans, land, clouds) back to observers. Option A is wrong because Earth doesn't generate light. Option B is incorrect - crust heat doesn't produce visible light. Option D uses 'refracted' incorrectly - reflection is the correct phenomenon.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

When was Genographic project launched?

  1. April 11 2005

  2. April 14 2005

  3. April 12 2005

  4. April 13 2005
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Genographic Project, launched by the National Geographic Society and IBM in partnership with the Waitt Family Foundation, was officially announced on April 13, 2005. It uses DNA analysis to study human migration patterns. The date April 13, 2005 is the correct launch date.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Dreamt is the not the only word that ends with the letters 'mt'........

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The statement claims 'dreamt' is the only word ending with 'mt', but this is FALSE. Several English words end with 'mt': dreamt, undreamt, redreamt, daydreamt, and outdreamt are all valid words. Therefore, the answer is False. The claimed answer B is correct because the statement IS false (dreamt is NOT the only word ending with 'mt').

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The full name L.A(USA) is "El puebo de nuestra senora la renia de los angeles de porcicuncula"....

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Los Angeles was originally founded as 'El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula' (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula). While the statement is factually correct in identifying the full original name, the spelling is severely garbled with multiple typos. Despite the poor spelling quality, the answer 'True' is correct in identifying this as the full historical name.