Acoustics is the science of:
- (A) Light
- (B) Waves
- (C) Sound
- (D) Colours
- (C) Sound
The multidisciplinary study of sound, known as acoustics, examines how mechanical vibrations in solids, water, and air are produced, controlled, transmitted, and received. It analyses phenomena like reflection, absorption, diffraction, and resonance and covers infrasound, ultrasound, and audible sound (20–20,000 Hz)..
The art of breeding Silk Worm and production of Silk is called:
- (A) Microbiology
- (B) Sericulture
- (C) Biochemistry
- (D) Horticulture
- (B) Sericulture
Sericulture is the art of breeding silkworms to produce silk. Growing mulberries, raising silkworms (mainly Bombyx mori), and harvesting silk from cocoons are all part of this agro-based industry.
The science of celestial bodies is known as:
- (A) Agronomy
- (B) Coprology
- (C) Astrology
- (D) Astronomy
- (D) Astronomy
Astronomy is the science that studies celestial bodies (like stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside of Earth’s atmosphere. It is a field of natural science that explains the formation, development, and motion of these objects using physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
Telepathy is:
- (A) Communication by sensory perceptions
- (B) Communication between mind and heart
- (C) Communication by means other than sensory perceptions
- (D) None of these
- (C) Communication by means other than sensory perceptions
Telepathy is defined as the direct, alleged, or hypothetical transmission of thoughts, emotions, or information from one mind to another without resorting to known sensory pathways or physical contact. Telepathy is often classified as a form of extrasensory perception or thought transfer.
Pedagogy is the science of:
- (A) Seeing
- (B) Behaving
- (C) Teaching
- (D) Learning
- (C) Teaching
Pedagogy refers to the combination of ‘science,’ ‘art,’ and ‘practice’ related to teaching and focuses on the means, theory, and strategies through which the process of learning occurs. Pedagogy involves the study of how people learn, preparation of teaching materials, and evaluation of educational outcomes in order to teach people.
Study of maps and features of the Universe is called:
- (A) Metaphysics
- (B) Cosmography
- (C) Cosmology
- (D) Cartography
- (B) Cosmography
Cosmography is the study that concentrates on outlining or charting the enormous features of the universe—from the sky to our home in the universe named Earth. Cosmography bridges geography, which maps Earth, and astronomy, which explores the bodies in heaven, and it describes an entire picture or connection showing how all the parts of the universe tie in or match each other.
- (A) Metaphysics → Branch of philosophy about the nature of reality, existence, being
- (B) Cosmography → Descriptive mapping/description of the universe
- (C) Cosmology → Scientific study of the origin, structure, and evolution of the universe
- (D) Cartography → Science of map-making (Earth’s surface)
Scientific study and measurement of behaviour is called:
- (A) Psychiatry
- (B) Psychology
- (C) Physiology
- (D) Psycho-analysis
- (B) Psychology
The scientific study and measurement of behavior is called psychology. It is defined as the systematic study of the mind, brain functions, and both conscious and unconscious behaviour in humans and non-humans.
– (A) Psychiatry: The field of medicine emphasized diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
– (B) Psychology: The scientific study of human behavior and mental processes.
– (C) Physiology: The branch of biology that studies how living things and their parts function.
– (D) Psychoanalysis: Therapy approach that involves exploring the unconscious ideas, emotions, and experiences to treat mental disorders, developed by Sigmund Freud.
Etymology refers to the study of:
- (A) Insects
- (B) Words
- (C) Medicines
- (D) Reptiles
- (B) Words
Etymology is a study of words, their origins, how their appearance, meaning, and pronunciation have changed over time, and how they all come from even older languages. It reveals connections between languages, how words are borrowed, formed, and modified, and is a vital aspect of linguistics and developing vocabulary.
Paediatrics is relevant to:
- (A) Children
- (B) Pregnant women
- (C) Old people
- (D) Bones
- (A) Children
Paediatrics is the branch of medicine specialising in the general well-being of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to 18 to 21 years of age. Paediatrics include preventive measures, monitoring growth and development, identifying and treating childhood illnesses and diseases of long and short duration, and managing congenital illnesses to facilitate growth and development.
Shape of the Milky Way Galaxy is:
- (A) Rectangular
- (B) Spiral
- (C) Elliptical
- (D) Circular
- (B) Spiral
The Milky Way galaxy itself appears to be a barred spiral galaxy because it contains a flattish disk with spiral arms extending outward from a central bar-shaped bulge of stars and matter, like a giant pinwheel with a bar in the middle from which the spiral arms originate. Our solar system is located in the Orion Arm, midway between the center and the edge of the galaxy.