Anagrams

ABBREVIATION FULL FORMS

1) e-mail - Electronic mail
2) WWW - World Wide Web
3) HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
4) HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
5) URL - Uniform Resource Locator
6) FTP - File Transfer Protocol
7) AI - Artificial Intelligence
8) Internet - International Network
9) ERNET - Education and Research Network
10) DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
11) BPO - Business Process Outsourcing
12) KPO - Knowledge Process Outsourcing
13) ALGOL - Algorithmic Language
14) CDN - Content Distribution Network
15) LAN - Local Area Network
16) WLL - Wireless Local Loop
17) WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
18) XML - Extensible Markup Language
19) LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
20) Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity
21) DTH - Direct-to-Home
22) CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access
23) LED - Light Emitting Diode
24) PDF - Portable Document Format
25) BEL - Bharat Electronics Limited

26) BIOS - Basic Input Output System

27) BPR - Business Process Re-engineering

28) BSE - Bombay Stock Exchange

29) BIT - Binary Digit

 30) CBSE - Central Board of Secondary Education

31) CBI - Central Bureau of Investigation

32) AC - Alternate Current

33) AIDS - Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

34) AIIMS - All India Institute of Medical Science

35) ATM - Automated Teller Machine

36) BCC - Blind Carbon Copy

37) BIS - Bureau of Indian Standards

38) BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation

39) CID - Criminal Investigation Department

40) ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization

41) DTP - Desktop Publishing

42) VIRUS - Vital Information Resources Under Siege

43)WHO - World Health Organization

44)STD - Subscraiber Trunk Dialing

45) SIM - Subscriber Information Module

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR USAGE

INSTRUMENT USE
1) Altimeter - An instrument used in aircrafts for measuring
altitudes
2) Ammeter - Measures electric current
3) Anemometer - Used to measure the speed, direction and pressure of
the wind.
4) Audiometer - Measures intensity of sound
5) Barograph - Continuous recording of atmospheric pressure
6) Barometer - Measures atmospheric pressure and conditions.
7) Binoculars - An optical instrument used for magnified view of
distant objects.
8) Bolometer - Measures infra-red (Heat) radiation.
9) Callipers - Measures diameters of thin cylinder/wire.
10) Calorimeter - Measures quantity of heat
11) Carburettor - Used for charging air with petrol vapours in an
internal combustion engine.
12) Cardiogram(ECG) - Traces movements of the heart, recorded on a
Cardiograph
13) Cathetometer - Determines heights and levels
14) Chronometer - Determines longitude of a vessel at sea.
15) Cinematograph - Used for projecting pictures on the screen.
16) Commutator - Used in generators to reverse the direction of electric
current.
17) Crescograph - Used for measuring growth in plants.
18) Cryometer - Measurement of low temperature.
19) Cyclotron - Used for accelerating charged particles in microwave
oscillator
20) Dynamo - Coverts mechanical energy into electrical energy
21) Electroscope - Detects presence of an electric Charge
22) Endoscope - To examine internal parts of the body
23) Fathometer - Measures depth of the ocean
24) Galvanometer - Measures electric current
25) Gramophone - Used to reproducing recorded sound
26) Hydrometer - Measures the relative density of liquids
27) Hydrophone - Measure sound under water
28) Hygrometer - Used to measure the moisture content or the humidity
of air or any gas.
29) Hygroscope - Shows the changes in atmospheric humidity
30) Hypsometer - Determines boiling point of liquids.
31) Lactometer - Measures the relative density of milk.
32) Machmeter - Determines the speed of an aircraft relative to the
speed of sound
33) Manometer - Compares magnetic movement and fields
34) Microphone - Converts sound waves into electrical signals.
35) Micrometer - Coverts sound waves into electrical vibration
36) Vernier - Measures Small sub-division of scale.
37) Microscope - Used to obtain a magnified view of small objects
38) Odometer - An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to
measure the distance travelled.
39) Ohmmeter - Measures electrical resistance of objects
40) Ondometer - Measures the frequency of electromagnetic waves
(radio waves)
41) Otoscope - Used for visual examination of the eardrum.
42) Periscope - Used to view objects above sea level (Used in
submarines).
43) Phonograph - Used for reproducing sound.
44) Radar - Radio, Detection and Ranging.
45) Rain Gauge - Measures Rainfall.
46) Speedometer - An instrument used for measuring speed of the vehicle
47) Sphygmomanometer - Measures blood pressure.
48) Stethoscope - Used for hearing and analyzing the sound of Heart.
49) Telescope - Used for magnified view of distant objects.
50) Thermometer - Measures Temperature

Space & Universe

1) Which of the following phenomena cannot be observed on the Twinkling of stars
surface of the Moon?
2) Which of the following planets has a revolution time which is Venus
shorter than its rotation time?
3) Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? Mars

4) Which female astronaut spent the maximum time in space? Sunita Williams

5) Which planet has the fastest revolution time? Mercury

6) An astronaut in outer space will observe sky as Black

7) Which of the following planets rotates in a direction opposite to the Venus

direction of earth's rotation?
8) NASA's Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed Tempel 1
pictures of which comet nucleus?
9) Which of the following planets has a lesser rotation time than Jupiter
Earth?
10) What is the name of the first woman space tourist? Anousheh Ansari

11) Storms of gases are visible in the chromospheres of the Sun during Anticyclones

12) The name of the world's first black spaceman is Arnaldo Tamayo
Mendez.
13) The name of the galaxy in which the earth is a planet is Milky Way

14) The asteroid belt is located between which two planets in the solar Mars and Jupiter
system?
15) The planet that lies at the outermost orbit of the solar system is: Neptune

16) Which of the following planets is named after a Greek God, unlike Uranus
others which are named after Roman Gods?
17) The planet nearest to the sun is: Mercury

18) A star of which colour can be said to be the coolest? Red

19) In order to know the time, the astronauts orbiting in an earth a watch having
satellite should use: mainspring to keep it
going.

20) The planets on either side of the earth are: Mars and Venus

21) Black hole is: A massive collapsing

star
22) Which of the following planets/celestial bodies is nearest to the Saturn
Sun?
23) According to International Astronomical Union which one of the Pluto
following has lost its status as a planet?
24) New Horizons spacecraft was launched by NASA to study which of Pluto
the following planet?
25) The coldest planet in the solar system is: Uranus

26) Which of the following is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way? Andromeda

27) Which planet has the solar system's highest mountain Olympus Mars
Mons?
28) Which of the following is not a gas planet? Venus

29) Which Planet spins backwards relative to the others? Venus

30) How much time does it take for the sun rays to reach earth 8 Mins, 20 Sec

31) What scientific study of structure and origin of the universe is Cosmology
known as?

32) What study reveals the physical nature of stars, Galaxies and Astrophysics
Universe?

33) To which cluster of Galaxy our Milky Way belongs to? Local Group

34) What is the total number of constellations in the universe? 88

35) What coloured stars are the hottest ones with their surface Blue
temperature ranges from 200000C TO 500000C?
36) Which is the brightest star in the sky? Sirius

37) What is the chunk of rock that breaks off from asteroids and falls Meteriote
down on the earth?
38) What is the dark center of the sunspot called? Umbra

39) The Suns energy is generated by nuclear fusion reactions that Helium
converts hydrogen into-
40) Which is the most common element present other than Hydrogen Oxygen
and Helium in the Sun?
41) Which planet has the strongest magnetic field? Jupiter

42) What are the rings of Planet Saturn Made of? Dust, ice, rocks

43) Which planet spins faster than any other planet, and has shortest Jupiter
day of less than 10 hours?
44) Which is the brightest and hottest planet, where the ground Venus
temperature is 4700C?

45) Which is the most common element found in the earths moon? Oxygen

46) What are the two planets found to have no moons or natural Mercury and Venus
satellites?

47) What moons do that planets cannot? Orbit the planets

48) What is the scientific study of the moon called? Selenography

49) Who became the first astronomer to use telescope? Galileo Galilei

General Knowledge Extra Innings

1. Who painted the Mona Lisa? Leonardo da Vinci

2. Name the slowest moving mammal in the world. Sloth

3. Who wrote the childrens books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, and Matilda?

Roald Dahl

4. Which is the only US state that starts with the letter 'P'? Pennsylvania

5. Which sea animal has 3 hearts? Octopus

6. Who wrote the National Anthems for three countries? Rabindranath Tagore

7. Which is colder South Pole or North Pole? South Pole

8. Which Indian city is also known as the City of Palaces? Kolkata

9. Which country is the second biggest in the world? Canada

10. Who is known as the Flying Sikh of India? Milkha Singh

11. What is the full form of PETA? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

12. Name two best friends of Nancy Drew. Bess Marvin & George Fayne

13. Who is the current RBI Governor of India? Urjit Patel

14. Bermuda Triangle is located in which ocean? Atlantic Ocean

15. What was Buddha's sons name? Rahul

16. Name the largest fresh water lake in the world. Lake Superior

17. Which is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature? Mercury

18. What is the name of the Autobot leader in the movie Transformers? Optimus Prime

19. What is the tactile writing system for blind and visually impaired called? Braille

20. Name the actor who played the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Carribean

movie series. Johnny Depp

21. Northern Tropic is commonly known as _______________ Tropic of Cancer

22. Which 2016 Disney movie features a rabbit police officer called Judy Hopps? Zootopia

23. True or false: Buzz Aldrin was the second man in the world to walk on the moon? True

24. Which animal cannot walk backwards? Kangaroos

25. In which country was the cuckoo clock invented? Germany

26. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in which language?

Telugu

27. Who is the richest man on earth currently? Bill Gates

28. This wonder of the world took 9 years and 6 million tiles to be built. Name it.

Christ the Redeemer Statue (in Rio de Janerio, Brazil)

29. St. Nicholas, who was born during the third century in Greece is also popularly known as Santa

Claus
30. Donald Ducks nephews are named Huey, Dewey and Louie, what are Daisy Ducks nieces names?

April, May & June

31. Who invented the World Wide Web? Tim Berners-Lee

32. What was the name of the first lunar mission by the Indian space agency ISRO? Chandrayaan

33. Who is the founder of Red Cross? Henry Dunant

34. "Veni, vidi, vici" was the famous Latin quote by Julius Ceaser. What does it mean?

I came. I saw. I conquered.

35. What is the name of Rio 2016 Olympic mascot? Venicious

36. How many black squares are there on a chess board? 32

37. What is the name of TinTins dog? Snowy

38. Who was the first US president to be assassinated while in service? Abraham Lincoln

39. Who said this If you can dream it, you can do it!? Sir Walt Disney

40. Which famous President and Nobel Prize winner wrote the book Long Walk to Freedom?

Nelson Mandela

41. Which famous Rap singers real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III? Eminem

42. What is the real name of superhero, Batman? Bruce Wayne

43. When is World Food Day celebrated? 16th October

44. Which is the only continent, which is crossed by Tropic of Cancer, Equator and Tropic of Capricon?

Africa

45. Name the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Judas

46. In Indian Mythology, what is the name of the Kauravas sister? Dushala

47. What is the common name for Aurora Borealis? The Northern Lights

48. What is the day after Christmas Day called? Boxing Day

49. What is the name of the poison that Greek philosopher, Socrates drank? Hemlock
50. Which famous characters name means Flight of death in French in the Harry Potter series?
Voldermort