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NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY 2021

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

C V RAMAN GOT HIS NOBEL PRIZE IN THE YEAR

a)

1945

b)

1954

c)

1930

d)

1943

2.

PLACE OF BIRTH OF C V RAMAN IS

a)

RANCHI

b)

CHENNAI

c)

TIRUCHIRAPALLI

d)

TIRUPATI

3.

C V RAMAN WAS BORN ON

a)

7TH NOVEMBER 1888

b)

5TH DECEMBER 1856

c)

1ST AUGUST 1954

d)

2ND OCTOBER 1888

4.

C V RAMAN COMPLETED HIS SCHOOL EDUCATION IN

a)

St. Aloysius Anglo Indian High School

b)

St. Xavior School

c)

Chatholic International School

d)

Madras High School

5.

Raman passed the Civil Services Examination in the year

a)

1907

b)

1905

c)

1904

d)

1909

6.

The new Government of free India appointed Raman as the first National Professor in the year

a)

1947

b)

1948

c)

1949

d)

1950

7.

Twenty Eighth February has been declared as

a)

National Science Day

b)

National Water Day

c)

National Day for Biology

d)

National Day for Physics

8.

C V RAMAN'S OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST WERE

a)

Optics of Colloids

b)

The electrical and magnetic Anisotropy

c)

Acoustics of musical instruments.

d)

ALL

9.

National science day is celebrated to commemorate the discovery by

a)

Homi J.Bhava

b)

Hargovind Khurana

c)

Sir C.V. Raman

d)

A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

10.

What did Sir C.V.Raman discovered and got Nobel prize?

a)

Raman Phenomena

b)

Raman affect

c)

Raman Energy

d)

Raman Effect

11.

The first National Science Day was celebrated in which year?

a)

1928

b)

1930

c)

1977

d)

1987

12.

What is the theme for 2021 National Science Day?

a)

Science for Nation Building

b)

Women in Science

c)

Future of STI: Impact on Education Skills and Work

d)

Science for Sustainable Living

13.

Who was the co-discoverer of Raman effect

a)

Venkatraman Radhakrishanan

b)

APJ Abdul Kalam

c)

K.S.Krishnan

d)

Satyandranath Bose

14.

Name the scientific Journal founded by Sir C.V.Raman in 1926

a)

Indian Journal of Gender studies

b)

DREAM 2047

c)

Current Science

d)

Indian Journal of Physics

15.

Which one of the following was founded by Sir C.V.Raman

a)

Department of Science Technology

b)

Indian Academy of Science

c)

National Academy of Science

d)

Indian Institute of Technology

16.

Which one of the following was not awarded to Sir C.V.Raman?

a)

Hoover Medal

b)

Lenin Peace Prize

c)

Matteucci Medal

d)

Hughes Medal

17.

Which of these things eats dead organic matter and puts it back into the soil?

a)

Consumers

b)

Scavengers

c)

Producers

d)

Decomposers

18.

What is true about the organisms found at the top of the food chain?

a)

There are large numbers of these organisms.

b)

There are fewer populations of these organisms.

c)

They are the meanest.

d)

They photosynthesize

19.

Which of the following living things uses carbon dioxide in underwater ecosystems?

Seaweed

a)

Seaweed

b)

Fish

c)

Shrimp

d)

Clams

20.

Squirrel monkey is a type of __________?

a)

Squirrel

b)

Lizard

c)

Monkey

d)

Panda

21.

An instrument to measure temperature is called __________?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Auxanometer

d)

Rainguage

22.

The blanket of air that envelops the earth is called _________ ?

a)

Upper crust

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithospere

d)

Atmosphere

23.

Lunar eclipse refers to the eclipse caused by the _____________

a)

Sun

b)

Mars

c)

Moon

d)

Venus

24.

An astronomical measure of distance is called:

a)

Kilometre

b)

Yard

c)

Light Year


Metre

d)

Metre

25.

How is COVID-19 passed on?

a)

By using Mask

b)

Through droplets that come from your mouth and nose when you cough or breathe out

c)

By drinking unclean water

d)

All of the above

26.

What are the common symptoms of COVID-19?

a)

A new and continuous cough

b)

Fever

c)

Tiredness

d)

All of the above

27.

Which of the following people is COVID-19 more dangerous for?

a)

Children

b)

Older people – especially those aged 70 and above

c)

New born baby

d)

European people

28.
Which of the following is best shown in the picture?
a)
Earth's revolution
b)
A month on Earth
c)
A year on Earth
d)
Earth's rotation
29.
What type of orbit does the Earth have?  This was proven by astronomer Johannes Kepler.
a)
An elliptical orbit around the moon.
b)
An elliptical orbit around the Sun.
c)
A circular orbit around the moon.
d)
A circular orbit around the Sun.
30.
Day and night are caused by _______________.
a)
Earth's rotation
b)
Earth's revolution
c)
Moon's revolution
d)
Moon's rotation
31.
______________ improved on earlier models of the telescope to identify 4 moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn, phases of Venus, and more to become known as the "Father of Modern Observational Astronomy."
a)
Copernicus
b)
Newton
c)
Galileo
d)
Ptolemy
32.

Which animal is known as a Firefox ?

a)

Polar Bear

b)

Red Panda

c)

Brown Bear

d)

Giant Panda

33.

Name the animal also known as the Indian bison.

a)

Ox

b)

Yak

c)

Buffalo

d)

Gaur

34.

Which Spanish term denotes the mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtles on beaches.

a)

Arribada

b)

Aloja

c)

Tortugas

d)

None of the above

35.

Which is the fastest moving bird in the world?

a)

Canvasback duck

b)

Spine - tailed swift

c)

Peregrine Falcon

d)

Teal

36.

Another name for Indian Gooseberry.

a)

Amla

b)

Phalsa

c)

Jamun

d)

Amrood

37.

Which shrub derives its name from the Sanskrit word meaning 'horse smell'?

a)

Sanjivini

b)

Ashwagandha

c)

Shatavar

d)

Sarpgandha

38.

Found mainly in the Amazon rainforest of South America, which predator’s name comes from the Native American word meaning “he who kills with one leap”?

a)

a. Cheetah

b)

b. Leopard

c)

c. Puma

d)

d. Jaguar

39.

Standing at 176cm, which of these is the tallest flying bird in the world?

a)

a. Sarus Crane

b)

b. Andean Condor

c)

c. Bar headed Goose

d)

d. Black Stork

40.

Mountain Tree shrew has a symbiotic relationship with these plants. It uses them as toilets providing them rich nitrogenous content via excrement and the plants provides its minerals. What plants are these?

a)

a. Pitcher Plants

b)

b. Cactus

c)

c. Rafflesia Arnoldii

d)

d. Orchids

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