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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Marine Ecosystems 1 / 5 | What is the name of the zone in the ocean where sunlight cannot penetrate and photosynthesis cannot occur? Abyssal zone Twilight zone Mesopelagic zone Aphotic zone The aphotic zone is the portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or…
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Questions: 1. A German engineer built the first train powered by electricity in 1879. He also founded a company that is a major electrical engineering multinational corporation today, and his name has been adopted as the SI unit of __________ ___________. Name the engineer and fill in the blanks. 2. In April 1869, George Westinghouse,…
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Daily Quiz | On scales that measure hurricanes Representational image of waves crashing into a sea wall in England START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Name the wind-speed scale first developed in 1969, with modifications bringing it into its modern form in 1971, to assess the likely impact on low-cost housing of a storm…
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Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Science Quiz appears thrice a week in the daily Science page. The page is available to read on all days except Saturday in the epaper. Questions: 1. Which “superfood” is dubbed as “the food of the gods” and was consumed by ancient civilisations for…
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Colours to dye threads which are used to make colourful threads for embroidering the Namda carpets. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmed/The Hindu Q: X is a dye named for a country, associated with the name of a revolt in that country in 1859, and whose colour is popularly associated today with denim jeans. Name X….
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