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- Question
What type of bone is a phalanx?
Options- A. Short bones
- B. Joints
- C. Long bones
- D. None of the above
- Correct Answer
- Long bones
ExplanationThe phalanges or a phalanx are/is digital bones in the hands and feet of most vertebrates. In primates, the thumbs and big toes have two phalanges while the other digits have three phalanges. The phalanges are classed as long bones.
- 1. LPG consists of mainly
Options- A. methane, ethane and hexane
- B. ethane, hexane and nonane
- C. methane, hexane and nonane
- D. methane, butane and propane Discuss
- 2. Rainbow is produced when sunlight fall on drops of rain. Which of the following physical phenomena are responsible for this?
- Diffusion
- Refraction
- Internal reflection
Options- A. I, II and III
- B. I and II
- C. II and III
- D. I and III Discuss
- 3. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
Options- A. Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
- B. Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
- C. Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
- D. Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka Discuss
- 4. What kind of data can you send by e-mail?
Options- A. Audio
- B. Pictures
- C. Video
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 5. The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one?
Options- A. Hertz
- B. Amper
- C. Galvani
- D. Volta Discuss
- 6. What African-American inventor received 5 patents in the field of shoemaking?
Options- A. Elijah McCoy
- B. Jan Ernst Matzeliger
- C. Ernest Just
- D. Lewis Latimer Discuss
- 7. On whom did the U. S. President George W. Bush bestow, in 2002, the U.S.'s highest award for life time achievement in the field of scientific research?
Options- A. Arun Netravalli
- B. Dr.Hargoving Kohrana
- C. Subramania Chandrasekar
- D. Professor C. Radhakrishna Rao Discuss
- 8. Tripping is associates with
Options- A. Snooker
- B. Volleyball
- C. Football
- D. Cricket Discuss
- 9. Who created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?
Options- A. Phil Zimmermann
- B. Tim Berners-Lee
- C. Marc Andreessen
- D. Ken Thompson Discuss
- 10. Vinod Kambli on his Test debut made 28 runs having a strike rate of :
Options- A. 63.58
- B. 46.66
- C. 12.55
- D. 91.07 Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: methane, butane and propane
Correct Answer: II and III
Correct Answer: Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
Explanation:
India's copper ore reserves have been estimated at 400 million tonnes, with a metal content of 5 million tones. The principal copper belt of India lies in Singhbhum and Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. The mining centres are located at Mosabani, Ghatsila, Thobani and Badia of Singbhbum, Hazaribagh of Bihar, the Khetri and Dariba areas of Rajasthan, and Agnigundala of Andhra Pradesh. Total production is 2.6 million tones.
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: Volta
Explanation:
Italian, Alessandro Volta discovered the first practical battery in 1800. Life would be very different without batteries.
Correct Answer: Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Explanation:
Matzeliger never benefited financially from his inventions. He died in 1889 at the age of 37 from tuberculosis.
Correct Answer: Arun Netravalli
Correct Answer: Football
Correct Answer: Phil Zimmermann
Explanation:
Phil Zimmermann created the first version of PGP encryption in 1991. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting and decrypting texts, E-mails, files, directories and whole disk partitions to increase the security of e-mail communications.
Correct Answer: 63.58
Explanation:
His footwork was dazzling against the spinners - he once smashed Shane Warne for 22 runs in an over.
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