Thursday, January 23, 2014

General Knowledge- 2

• Plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970 
• Barometer was invented by Torricelli 
• The first person to see a cell under microscope was Robert Hooke 
• The unit of power is Watt 
• An ammeter is used to measure Electric current 
• Dynamo was invented by Michael Faraday 
• The botanical name for rice is Oryza Sativa 
• Microscope was invented by Aaton Van Leewen Hock 
• The four blood groups were discovered by Karl Landsteiner 
• Plants that flower only once in their lifetime are called Mono Carpic 
• The scientist who is known as father of modern biology is Aristotle 
• Entomology is the study of Insects 
• Sodium was discovered by Sir Humphry Davy 
• Ornithology is the study of Birds 
• The atomic number of oxygen is Eight 
• Ichtyology is the study of Fishes 
• Plant that eat insects are called Insectivorous Plants 
• Osteology is the study of Bones 
• The botanical name of the cotton plant is Gossipium Hirsutum
• There is no sound in space 
• Christmas trees originated from German 
• Peru has more pyramids than Egypt 
• The lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years. 
• Female lions complete 90% of the hunting in their herd. 
• Germany borders 9 other countries. 
• The Olympic flag was designed in 1913 
• The longest possible eclipse of the sun is 7.31 minutes 
• Mars appears red because it's covered in rust 
• The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific

• Carrots contain 0% fat. 
• Oology is the study of Birds eggs 
• 1 billion snails are served in restaurants each year. 
• A shark top speed is 70kmh (44mph). 
• Chihuahua is the smallest dog in the world 
• A Dolphins top speed is 60kmh (37mph) 
• The life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days. 
• Radium was discovered by Marie and pierrie Curie 
• The principal metal used in manufacturing steel is Iron 
• The nuclear reactor was invented by Enrico Ferni 
• The theory of relativity was propounded by Albert Einstein 
• Crescograph was invented by J.C.Bose 
• The tea bag was invented in 1908 
• Sharks are immune to all known diseases 
• Gorillas sleep 14 hours a day 
• The Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second 
• An altimeter is used for measuring Altitude 
• Crescograph used to measure the Rate of growth of a plant 
• Radioactivity was discovered by Henry Bacquerel 
• An Electroscope is used to Detect Charges on a body 
• The law of gravitation was propounded by Sir Isaac Newton 
• Herpetology is the study of Reptiles 
• The existence of isotopes was discovered by Frederick Soddy 
• The metal used in storage batteries is Lead 
• The unit of loudness is Phone 
• The largest tree in the world is Seguoia Gigantica 
• The instrument used to measure the relative humidity of air is Hygrometer 
• Galileo,s first scientific discovery was Pendulum 
• Penicillin is obtained from Mould 
• The smallest flowering plant is Worffia

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