SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND DEVICES (MCQs)

The instrument for measuring the speed of wind is:

  • (A) Anemometer
  • (B) Speedometer
  • (C) Hygrometer
  • (D) Tachometer
Check Answer
  • (A) Anemometer

Which of the following is used to show the direction of the wind?

  • (A) Anemometer
  • (B) Rain Gauge
  • (C) Wind Vane
  • (D) Compass needle
Check Answer
  • (C) Wind Vane

The rain is measured with an instrument called:

  • (A) Compass
  • (B) Rain Gauge
  • (C) Anemometer
  • (D) Wind Vane
Check Answer
  • (B) Rain Gauge

Which instrument is used to receive radio waves from objects in space?

  • (A) Radio telescope
  • (B) Radiograph
  • (C) Seismograph
  • (D) Atomic telescope
Check Answer
  • (A) Radio telescope

Which instrument is used for estimating the height of an aircraft above sea level?

  • (A) Compass meter
  • (B) Altimeter
  • (C) Thermometer
  • (D) Barometer
Check Answer
  • (B) Altimeter

‘Scotograph’ is an instrument for:

  • (A) Aiding the blind to write
  • (B) Testing the heart beat
  • (C) Magnifying small objects
  • (D) Measuring pulse rate
Check Answer
  • (A) Aiding the blind to write

Which instrument is used to measure speed of ship?

  • (A) Periscope
  • (B) Angstrom
  • (C) Sextant
  • (D) Monometer
Check Answer
  • (B) Angstrom

Sailors used a device to find close to the North and South geographic poles. How is known the device?

  • (A) Compass
  • (B) Pole meter
  • (C) Magnetic pole
  • (D) Electric meter
Check Answer
  • (A) Compass

A ‘Sextant’ is used to measure:

  • (A) Area of hill
  • (B) Volume of buildings
  • (C) Height of an object
  • (D) Breath of a tower
Check Answer
  • (C) Height of an object

Solar radiation is measured by:

  • (A) Monometer
  • (B) Pyrometer
  • (C) Astrometry
  • (D) Barometer
Check Answer
  • (B) Pyrometer

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