Round 5 and Rapid Fire
Round 5 and Rapid Fire
2 Which of the following is present in an onion peel but not a cheek cell?
a) Ribosome
b) Cell membrane
c) Cell wall
d) Nucleus
3 The powerhouse of the cell is
a) Nucleus
b) Mitochondria
c) Ribosomes
d) Lysosomes
9 The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air used by deep sea divers for
breathing, is
Helium
14 Which among the following country first reached the ‘Dark Side’ of the Moon?
China
21 Which sea is the saltiest natural sea and is also at the lowest elevation on the face of
the earth?
Dead sea
22 What is the name of the new technology whereby a glass fibre carries as much
information as hundreds of copper wires?
Fiber optics
26 What is the name given to the process, discovered by Goodyear, of adding sulphur to
heated rubber?
Vulcanization
29 What are the only places where dogs have sweat glands?
Nose and Paws
30 What body functions are rats unable to do which makes them more vulnerable to
poisons?
Vomit
35 The earliest experiments on chromosome theory and inheritance were developed by?
Gregor Mendel
36 What substance was used as a moderator for the chain reaction in the first nuclear
reactor?
Graphite
39 Name the device used to measure the amount of moisture in the atmosphere
Hydrometer