Science Quiz 54

Science Quiz 54

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1. J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics is awarded by

American Physical Society
Physical Society of Japan
Chinese Physical Society
French Physical Society

2. Name the Nobel prize winning physicist who gave Higgs boson the nickname "The God Particle"

Stephen Hawking
Leon M Lederman
Jack Steinberger
Norman Foster Ramsey

3. Which one of the following is the most reactive halogen?

Iodine
Astatine
Fluorine
Bromine

4. Which is the only regenerative organ in human body?

Lungs
Brain
Pancreas
Liver

5. Who was the first to use chloroform as anesthetic in humans?

Robert Mortimer Glover
James Young Simpson
Camillo Golgi
Samuel Guthrie

6. Which mineral is essential for the synthesis of haemoglobin?

Calcium
Manganeze
Zinc
Iron

7. Which one of the following white blood cells have a large nucleus?

Eosinophils
Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes

8. Who first predicted existence of radion waves?

James Clerk Maxwell
Heinrich Hertz
Guglielmo Marconi
Jagadish Chandra Bose

9. Who wrote the book "The Origin of Species"?

Louis Pasteur
Charles Darwin
Sir Alexander Fleming
Stephen Hawking

10. Which one of the following is used to make bullet proof materials?

Polyvinyl choloride
Polycarbonates
Polystyrene
Polypropylene