General Science Multiple Choice Questions Answers Quiz - 18 June 2014

1. WiMAX is related to ________________________.
[A]Missile technology
[B]Communication technology
[C]Space technology
[D]Biotechnology


2. Which animal never lies down and sleeps usually only for 20 minutes?
[A]Giraffe
[B]Dog
[C]Cow
[D]Rhinocerous


3. Why do we have difficulty to see through fog?
[A]Rays of light are scattered by the fog droplets
[B]The refractive index of fog is extremely high
[C]Rays of light suffer total internal reflection from the fog droplets
[D]Fog droplets absorb light


4. The air at the summit of Mount Everest which is 29,029 feet is only ___________ thick as the air at sea level?
[A]Two thirds
[B]Three fourth
[C]One third
[D]One fourth


5. Which scientist became famous for his disc record gramophone?
[A]Ferdinand Verbiest
[B]Emile Berliner
[C]Frederick Banting
[D]Thomas Edison