Everyday Science MCQs

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“Father of Optics” is the title given to__________?
A. Ibn-al-haitham
B. Ibn-e-sina
C. Al-kandi
D. Al-biruni
Galileo was an Italian astronomer who _________?
A. Developed the telescope
B. Discovered four satellites of jupiter
C. Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
D. All of the above
Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because ________?
A. Resistance power increases
B. The infrared light kills bacteria in the body
C. The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into vitamin d
D. The pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
Friction can be reduced by changing from _________?
A. Rolling to sliding
B. Sliding to rolling
C. Dynamic to static
D. Potential energy to kinetic energy
Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for ________?
A. Physics in 1956 and 1972
B. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
C. Physics in 1903 and chemistry in 1911
D. Chemistry in 1954 and peace in 1962
Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the _______?
A. Centripetal force due to the earth’s rotation
B. Earth’s gravitational pull
C. Pressure of the atmosphere
D. Moon’s gravitational pull