General Science Questions

The layer of air around the earth is known as Atmosphere. And this atmosphere has 4 layers like troposhere, stratosphere, ionosphere and mesosphere.

Oenology is the science and study of wine and winemaking. So person who is specialist in that is called as Oenologist.

The intensity of Earthquakes is measured on Mercalli scale.

The Mudumalai National Park (MNP) is located about 150 kilometres north-west of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu. The protected area is home to several endangered and vulnerable species including Indian elephant, Bengal tiger, gaur and Indian leopard. There are at least 266 species of birds in the sanctuary, including critically endangered Indian white-rumped vulture and long-billed vulture.

The iodine test is used to test for the presence of starch i.e, Carbohydrate.

1. Lichens are plants that grow in exposed places such as rocks or tree bark.

2.  Lichens are widely used as environmental indicators or bio-indicators. They can be used as air pollution indicators, especially of the concentration of sulfur-di-oxide in the atmosphere.  

3. They need to be very good at absorbing water and nutrients to grow there.