1. Which is the only country in the world apart from the United States of America that has built the super-powerful petaflop computer?
IndiaChina
Japan
2. Which type of ant earns the distinction of scoring a 4.0 on the Schmidt Pain Index?
Bullet antFire ant
Red Harvester ant
3. Which worm is set to help scientists make a new bone-repairing medical adhesive?
Tape wormHook worm
Sandcastle worm
4. What is the name of the theory that attributes the origin of life on Earth to the deposition of critical elements and/or bacteria by other heavenly bodies such as asteroids?
PanspermiaAutocatalysis
Clay theory
5. Who was the world's first successful test-tube baby?
Patrick SteptoeRobert Edwards
Louise Brown
6. Who devised the mirror-box technique for relieving the pain in amputees' phantom limbs?
Olaf BlankeVilayanur Ramchandran
Van Lommel
7. By stimulating which part of the brain can an Out Of Body Experience be brought about?
Right Temporal Parietal JunctionIslets of langerhans
Limbic system
8. Which endocrine gland is closely associated to the spiritual concept of the "third eye" thanks to its alleged release of hallucinogen Dimethyltryptamine?
Thyroid glandAdrenal gland
Pineal gland
9. Which one of the following is what can be described by modern science as an elementary particle?
AtomNeutron
Quark
10. Which animal is said to have the most complex vision system known to science?
Mantis shrimpBald eagle
Jumping spiders
Compiled by Yash Rohera
Comments