Science and Technology GK questions

Questions
Q1: How many planets are there in our solar system?

A    10

B    9

C    8

D    7

Q2: Which planet is also known as the Red planet?

A    Mars

B    Earth

C    Saturn

D    Jupitor

Q3: Which planet has maximum moons or natural satellites?

A    Saturn

B    Jupitor

C    Uranus

D    Neptune

Q4: Which member of our solar system has the largest size?

A    Jupitor

B    Saturn

C    Earth

D    Sun

Q5: Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?

A    Mercury

B    Mars

C    Jupitor

D    Pluto

Q6: Which planet is closest to the Sun.

A    Mars

B    Venus

C    Mercury

D    Earth

Q7: How many stars are there in our solar system?

A    9

B    8

C    1

D    None

Q8: Pluto is classified as a

A    Planet

B    Dwarf Planet

C    Star

D    Asteroid

Q9: Which planet's ring system can be easily observed from the Earth?

A    Jupitor

B    Venus

C    Uranus

D    Saturn

Q10: Which is the closest star outside our solar system?

A    Alpha Centauri A

B    Proxima Centauri

C    Pole Star

D    North Star

Q11: The third closest planet to Sun is

A    Venus

B    Earth

C    Mars

D    Mercury

Q12: Which is the largest planet of our solar system?

A    Saturn

B    Jupitor

C    Earth

D    Mars

Q13: The farthest planet from Sun in our Solar system is

A    Jupitor

B    Saturn

C    Uranus

D    Neptune

Q14: Seismograph is an instrument used for

A    Recording intensity of earthquake shocks

B    Used to measure refractive index of a substance

C    Used for measuring electric current

D    Used for measuring blood pressure.

E    Used for measuring density of a liquid.

Q15: Galvanometer is an instrument used for

A    Used for measuring electrical power.

B    Used for detecting presence of electric charge.

C    Used for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy.

D    Used for measuring electric current.

E    None of these

Q16: Which was the first country to launch Artificial satellite in the space.

A    Russia

B    U.S.A

C    Germany

D    Japan

E    United Kingdom

F    France

Q17: Which continent does Brazil lie in ?

A    South America

B    North America

C    Africa

D    Europe

Q18: National amblem of which of these countries shows a Lion and sword.

A    India

B    South Africa

C    Nepal

D    Sri Lanka

Q19: Which of the following companies is the world's largest maker of computer chips ?

A    Intel

B    Microsoft

C    AMD

D    None of these.

Q20: Mercedes-Benz has it's headquarter in

A    U.S.A

B    U.K

C    Germany

D    Japan

E    Italy

Q21: The first spacecraft to reach Mars was

A    Sputnik

B    Appolo-12

C    GSLV-5

D    Viking-1

Q22: Who was the first woman cosmonaut?

A    Margaret Thatcher (U.K.)

B    Junko Tabei (Japan)

C    Sunita Williams (India)

D    Velentina Tereshkova (Russia)

Q23: Who was the first man to fly into space ?

A    Yuri Gagarin (Russia)

B    Rakesh Sharma (India)

C    Neil Alden Armstrong (U.S.A)

D    Michael Collins (U.S.A)

Q24: What was the name of the spacecraft, that landed the first humans on moon ?

A    Apollo 9

B    Apollo 10

C    Apollo 11

D    Apollo 12

E    Sputnik

Q25: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on moon, on

A    October 26, 1979

B    June 12, 1980

C    April 12, 1986

D    July 20, 1969

Q26: GPS is space based satellite navigation system. GPS stands for

A    Global positioning system

B    Global pointer satellite

C    General positioning system

D    General purpose satellite system

Q27: ISRO stands for

A    Indian Space Research Organisation

B    International Space Research Organisation

C    International Special Research Organisation

D    Indian Software Research Organisation

Q28: The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, functions, and organic disorders of nerves and the nervous system is

A    Neurology

B    Pathology

C    Ophthalmology

D    None of these.

Q29: Global Navigation Satellite System or GlONASS has benn developed by which country?

A    Russia

B    France

C    United Kingdom

D    Germany

Q30: NASA stands for

A    National Aeronautics and Space Administration

B    North Atlantic Space Association

C    North American Space Administration

D    National Association of Space Astronauts

Q31: ROSCOSMOS is the space agency of which country?

A    U.S.A

B    Russia

C    India

D    European Union

Q32: The first internet search engine was

A    Google

B    Yahoo search

C    Bing Search

D    Archie

Q33: The first subcutaneous pacemaker was built by

A    Graeme Ferguson

B    John Hopps

C    Graham Bell

D    Thomas Edison