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If you are looking for a book that guarantees you to give different types of exciting and brain storming questions and answers on various subjects of common interest, such as Science, information and Technology, Literature, History, Geography, Sports, Cinema, Current Affairs, etc., Quiz Time - On the Go... is the ideal one. This is in line with the Quiz Time series which have already been published under the heads: Quiz Time History and Quiz Time Mathematics.The book is a unique compilation of more than 1100 interesting and brainteasing question with answers on all the above mentioned subjects and much more. The chapters have been divided according to the various subjects to make it easier for students to locate the relevant questions along with their respective answers.It is meant for all as it aims to educate and enlighten its readers, irrespective of age, sex, colour, race, profession, etc. It satisfies the curioisties of its readers, particularly the student section and the ones aspiring to successfully compete in different entrance examinations like the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), Bank Entrance Exams, CAT or the Common Admission Test by the Indian Institutes of Management, TOEFL, GRE, etc.

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Date de parution 01 juin 2015
Nombre de lectures 1
EAN13 9789350574492
Langue English

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The book includes an exclusive collection of more than 1100 informative, interesting and brain teasing questions along with their answers on: Physical and Life Sciences Environment Information Technology General Knowledge Literature Sports History Cinema Geography Awards & Honours, etc Mathematics
The book aims to educate and enlighten all its readers, particularly the student section and the ones studying hard to crack various competitive examinations, such as the Civil Services Examinations , Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management as a pre-requisite for admission to various management programmes of IIMs and other non-IIM institutions, International English Language Testing System (ELTS) , Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) , Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) , etc.
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Contents
Publisher’s Note
Science & Living Science
Information Technology
Literature
History
Geography
Sports
Cinema
Mathematics
Environment
General Knowledge
Miscellaneous

Q-1. What is made up of a variety of materials such as Carbon and inhibits the flow of current?
Ans. Resistor


Carbon resistor
Q-2. Global warming is due to increased production of which gas?
Ans. Carbon dioxide
Q-3. Which acid is present in lemon?
Ans. Citric acid
Q-4. Brass is an alloy of which two metals?
Ans. Copper and Zinc
Q-5. Which is the hardest natural substance found in the world?
Ans. Diamond
Q-6. Which substance helps in removing the permanent hardness of the water?
Ans. Sodium Carbonate
Q-7. Which is the most commonly used bleaching agent?
Ans. Chlorine
Q-8. Which gas is used in cigarette lighter?
Ans. Butane
Q-9. What is the common name of Sodium Bicarbonate?
Ans. Baking Soda
Q-10. What are the atoms of the same element having the same atomic numbers but different atomic weights called?
Ans. Isotopes
Q-11. What is the main constituent of soap?
Ans. Sodium Hydroxide
Q-12. Name a fertilizer that contains maximum amount of Nitrogen.
Ans. Urea
Q-13. Which compound is called Oil of Wintergreen?
Ans. Methyl Salicylate
Q-14. What is alum?
Ans. Potassium Aluminium Silicate
Q-15. Name an alloy of copper, antimony and tin.
Ans. Babbitt metal
Q-16. Famous New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize in which field?
Ans. Chemistry

Ernest Rutherford

Q-17. What is the name given to substances that are initially involved in a chemical reaction?
Ans. Reactants
Q-18. What is the fourth most abundant element in the universe in terms of mass?
Ans. Carbon
Q-19. Is sodium hydroxide (NaOH) an acid or base?
Ans. Base
Q-20. At room temperature what is the only metal that is in liquid form?
Ans. Mercury
Q-21. What is the centre of an atom called?
Ans. Nucleus
Q-22. K is the chemical symbol for which element?
Ans. Potassium
Q-23. A nuclear reaction where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts is known as nuclear fission or nuclear fusion?
Ans. Nuclear Fission

Nuclear fission reaction
Q-24. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Ans. Au
Q-25. What orbits the nucleus of an atom?
Ans. Electrons
Q-26. H 2 O is liquid, but what is H 2 S?
Ans. Gas
Q-27. Which element on adding to natural rubber makes it less sticky in hot weather and less hard in cold weather?
Ans. Sulphur
Q-28. What is a raincoat made up of?
Ans. Polychloroethene
Q-29. Which element can easily form chains?
Ans. Carbon
Q-30. Which element is used as an antichlor?
Ans. SO 2
Q-31. Which catalyst used in the manufacture of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen?
Ans. IRON
Q-32. Which element can be toxic to plants growing in soils that are high in acidity?
Ans. Aluminium
Q-33. Glass is made out of what?
Ans. Sand
Q-34. Which drug is present in cola drinks?
Ans. Caffeine
Q-35. Which drug is present in tobacco?
Ans. Nicotine
Q-36. Which element is present in the least amount in a living body?
Ans. Manganese
Q-37. What is the most common natural source for sulphur?
Ans. Volcanic region
Q-38. Which when dissolved in water gives hissing sound?
Ans. Limestone
Q-39. Which gas is also called Stranger Gas?
Ans. Xenon
Q-40. What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as?
Ans. Aluminium Oxides
Q-41. Which substance is used as a mordant in dying and tanning industry?
Ans. Magnesium Sulphate
Q-42. Mixture of which pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosion in mines?
Ans. Methane and air
Q-43. Which common device works on the basis of the principle of mutual induction?
Ans. Transformer

Transformer
Q-44. DC current can be controlled by which component?
Ans. Resistor
Q-45. Mesons are found in.
Ans. Cosmic rays
Q-46. Which substance is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor?
Ans. Graphite
Q-47. In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are held together by.
Ans. Exchange forces
Q-48. Due to what Television signal cannot be received generally beyond a particular distance.
Ans. Curvature of earth
Q-49. What is the main component of biogas and natural gas?
Ans. Methane
Q-50. Aviation fuel for Jet aeroplanes consists of purified.
Ans. Kerosene
Q-51. Who invented Bakelite?
Ans. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
Q-52. Cyrogenic engines find application in
Ans. Rocket technology
Q-53. What is the main constituent of coal gas?
Ans. Methane
Q-54. A red object when seen through a thick blue glass appears of which colour?
Ans. Black
Q-55. On what conservation laws does a rocket work?
Ans. Angular momentum

Rocket launching
Q-56. Where is the Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) located?
Ans. Jodhpur
Q-57. Which rare element would you associate with Marie and Pierre Curie?
Ans. Radium
Q-58. What process used to separate the different components of oil?
Ans. Fractional Distillation

TRIVIA
The process Fractional “Distillation is based on the fact that the different components of oil have different boiling points. In this process, oil is heated in a furnace to 400 degree Celsius(752 F) and it vapourises. The vapours are introduced into a tall fractionating column. There the component vapours condense one by one at different heights. The vapours with lower boiling points condense at the top and those with higher boiling points condense near the bottom. The various fractions are then collected from the column. Some of them are - Petroleumgas, gasoline, kerosene, diesel,fuel oil, lubricating oil, wax and asphalt.
Q-59. Which variety of coal contains the highest percentage of carbon?
Ans. Anthracite
Q-60. If you wanted to lighten your hair at home, what is the active ingredient used the dye preparation that will lighten your hair?
Ans. Hydrogen Perioxide
Q-61. Aspirin can be found in many household medicine cabinets. But what is it chemically?
Ans. Acetylsalicylic acid
Q-62. “Antifreeze” is used in car radiators to stop

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