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Are You Smarter Than a Tenth-Grader?

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1. About 5000 years ago, Egyptians obtained a powder by heating gypsum (calcium sulphate) in open air fires. This powder was used for cementing blocks of their monuments. Chemically, it is calcium sulphate hemihydrate. What is it more commonly known as?
    Portland Cement
    Plaster of Paris
    Quick Lime
    Bleaching Powder


2. Which of the following is a defect of vision?
    Myopia
    Ethiopia
    Europia
    Eatopia


3. What is a cathode?
    the electrode where oxidation occurs
    the electrode where reduction occurs
    the positive electrode
    the negative electrode


4. Which of these conditions is NOT necessary for combustion to occur?
    presence of combustible material (fuel)
    all these conditions are necessary
    presence of air (oxygen) as a supporter of combustion
    attainment of ignition temperature


5. Where was the first ever atomic bomb exploded by U.S.?
    Hiroshima, Japan
    Bikini Atoll
    Nagasaki, Japan
    Alamogordo, New Mexico


6. Let me tell you, the muscle fibers of the heart are specialized at certain parts of the heart to generate electric currents that in turn cause the normal rhythmic heartbeats. Now you tell me, which instrument is it that records these electrical changes during heartbeat?
    electrocardiogram
    pace maker
    electroencephalograph
    electrocardiograph


7. A reflex action is an unconscious and involuntary response of muscles and glands to a stimulus. Which of the following is NOT a reflex action?
    coughing
    netsurfing
    sneezing
    yawning


8. When I say 'Tom is an alcoholic', which alcohol am I referring to?
    ethyl alcohol
    isopropyl alcohol
    methanol
    phenol


9. Which of these is NOT a barrier method to prevent pregnancy?
    tubectomy
    diaphragm
    condom
    cervical cap


10. Which of these constellations is not also a zodiac sign?
    Cetus
    Sagittarius
    Taurus
    Aquarius


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Compiled Jun 28 12