QUESTIONS ON GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1) Which of the following was the first digital wallet company in India ?
1) Paytm
2) Mobikwik
3) Freecharge
4) PayZip

Ans: Mobikwik 

2) 'OneerTM' is a/ an .........
1) Innovative technology for "Drinking Water Disinfection System"
2) Antiviral herbal medicine
3) Bio-fertilizer
4) Deadly bacteria

Ans: Innovative technology for "Drinking Water Disinfection System" 

3) Which was the first country to print plastic currency ?
1) Canada
2) Sweden
3) Australia
4) New Zealand

Ans: Australia

4) Which one is the first web browser invented in 1990
A) Internet Explorer
B) Mosaic
C) Mozilla
D) Nexus

Ans: Nexus

5) Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?
A) Shawn Fanning
B) Ada Byron Lovelace
C) Sabeer Bhatia
D) Ray Tomlinson

Ans: Sabeer Bhatia

6) Which state government has introduced a unique LIC policy of Rs 5.00 lakh for farmers of age group 18-59 years ?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Telangana
4) Maharashtra

Ans: Telangana 

7) World's First International Airport fully equipped with solar energy is located at -
1) Bengaluru
2) Kochi
3) Ahmedabad
4) Kozhikode

Ans: Kochi

8) Mark Zuckerberg is the owner of
A) Facebook
B) Google
C) Linux
D) Linkedln

Ans: Facebook

9) Which of the following was invented by Wilhelm Roentgen ?
1) Radio
2) X-Ray Machine
3) Electric Bulb
4) None of the above

Ans: X-Ray Machine

10) The depletion in the Ozone layer is caused by -
1) nitrous oxide
2) carbon dioxide
3) chlorofluorocarbons
4) methane

Ans: chlorofluorocarbons

11) What is Jarvik-7 ?
1) Electronic leg
2) Pace-maker
3) Artificial heart
4) Artificial eye

Ans: Artificial heart 

12) Which of the following is the best energy source in view of keeping environment clean?
1) Solar cells
2) Nuclear fission
3) Petroleum product
4) Forest product

Ans: Solar cells

13) In which decade were the first successful diode and triode vacuum tubes invented?
A) 1800s
B) 1880s
C) 1890s
D) 1900s

Ans: 1900s

14) Which of the following space agencies has launched the LISA Pathfinder ?
1) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2) NASA
3) European Space Agency
4) China National Space Administration

Ans: European Space Agency 

15) Which of the following is a "Fire and Forget" anti tank missile?
1) Trishul
2) Agni
3) Akash
4) Nag

Ans: Nag

16) Paper was invented in -
1) India
2) Egypt
3) Greece
4) China

Ans: China

17) Who invented the Thermos Flask?
1) James Dewar
2) Thomas Alva Edison
3) Humphry Davy
4) Richard J. Galling

Ans: James Dewar 

18) Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries?
1) Pharma Industry
2) Paper Industry
3) Nuclear Power generation plants
4) Sugar plants

Ans: Nuclear Power generation plants 

19) The device used for locating submerged object sunder sea is-
1) Sonar
2) Radar
3) Laser
4) Maser

Ans: Sonar 

20) ISP stands for...
A) Internet Survey Period
B) Integrated Service Provider
C) Internet Security Protocol
D) Internet Service Provider

Ans: Internet Service Provider