Tuesday 6 August 2013

Important Points of General Science for SSC Exams

01 The theory of relativity was propounded by Albert Einstein

02 The principal metal used in manufacturing steel is Iron.

03 An alimeter is used for measuring Altitude

04 Oology is the study of Birds eggs

05 Radioactivity was discovered by Henry Bacquerel

06 The metal used in storage batteries is Lead.

07 The instrument used to measure the relative humidity of air is Hygrometer.

08 Barometer was invented by Torricelli

09 The unit of power is Watt.

10 Radium was discovered by Marie and Pierrie Curie.

11 The existence of isotopes was discovered by Frederick Soddy

12 Dynamo was invented by Michael Faraday

13 The nuclear reactor was invented by Enrico Ferni.

14 The law of gravitation was propounded by Sir Isaac Newton.

15 Crescograph was invented by J.C.Bose.

16 Crescograph is used to measure the Rate of growth of a plant.

17 Galileo's first scientific discovery was Pendulum.

18 Microscope was invented by Aaton Van Leewen Hock

19 The scientist who is known as father of modern biology is Aristotle

20 The first person to see a cell under microscope was Robert Hooke.

21 The smallest flowering plant is Worffia.

22 The four blood groups were discovered by Karl Landsteiner.

23 Sodium was discovered by Sir Humphry Davy.

24 The atomic number of oxygen is Eight.

25 The basic building blocks of proteins are Amino acids.

26 The botanical name of the cotton plant is Gossipium Hirsutum.

27 An Electroscope is used to Detect charges on a body.

28 The unit of loudness is Phon.

29 An ammeter is used to measure Electric current.

30 Plant that eat insects are called Insectivorous plants.

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