Quiz on International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026

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  • QUIZ CLUB NATIONAL LEVEL E-QUIZ in connection with International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026
  • THEME: EMPOWERING WOMEN, ADVANCING SCIENCE
  • Date: 11.02.2026 – 18.02.2026
  • Free Participants
  • Open to All Students.
  • E – certificate will be provided to the participants who secure above 60%.

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Quiz on International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026

  1. International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on
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    2 points
    February 10
    February 11
    March 8
    April 22
  2. Which organization declared February 11 as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science?
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    2 points
    WHO
    UNESCO
    United Nations
    UNICEF
  3. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
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    2 points
    Rosalind Franklin
    Marie Curie
    Jane Goodall
    Ada Lovelace
  4. Marie Curie won Nobel Prizes in which two fields?
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    2 points
    Chemistry and Biology
    Physics and Medicine
    Physics and Chemistry
    Chemistry and peace
  5. Who is known as the first computer programmer?
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    2 points
    Grace Hopper
    Ada Lovelace
    Margaret Hamilton
    Katherine Johnson
  6. Which Indian woman scientist played a key role in India’s missile program?
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    2 points
    Kalpana Chawla
    Tessy Thomas
    Asima Chatterjee
    Indira Hinduja
    Other:
  7. Kalpana Chawla was associated with which field?
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    2 points
    Medicine
    Aerospace engineering
    Chemistry
    Biology
  8. Which woman scientist is known as the “Rocket Woman of India”?
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    2 points
    Ritu Karidhal
    Kalpana Chawla
    Tessy Thomas
    Sunita Williams
  9. Rosalind Franklin contributed significantly to the discovery of
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    2 points
    Atom
    Electron
    DNA Structure
    Cell
  10. Who developed the first compiler for computer programming languages?
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    2 points
    Ada Lovelace
    Grace Hopper

    KatherineJohnson
    Radia Perlman
  11. Which woman scientist is associated with the discovery of pulsars?
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    2 points
    Jocelyn Bell Burnell
    Vera Rubin
    Caroline Herschel
    Annie Jump Cannon
  12. Which Indian woman scientist was Project Director of Chandrayaan-2?
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    2 points
    Muthayya Vanitha
    Sunita Williams
    Tessy Thomas
    Muthulakshmi Reddy
  13. Gender equality in science leads to
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    Limited innovation
    Inclusive growth
    Fewer discoveries
    Reduced opportunities

14.Which Indian woman scientist is known for her work in gynaecology and IVF?
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2 points
Indira Hinduja
Asima Chatterjee
Tessy Thomas
Vanitha

  1. Vera Rubin made major contributions to the study of
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    2 points
    DNA
    Dark matter
    Radioactivity
    Cell theory
  2. Who is known as the ‘Mother of the Internet’?
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    2 points
    Radia Perlman
    Grace Hopper
    Caroline Herschel
    Annie Jump Cannon
  3. Which field does biotechnology primarily relate to?
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    2 points
    Physics
    Chemistry
    Biology and Technology
    Mathematics

18.Which woman scientist discovered the phenomenon of genetic transposition?
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2 points
Barbara McClintock
Rosalind Franklin
Elizabeth Blackburn
Jane Goodall

  1. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics?
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    2 points
    Irene Joliot – Curie
    Marie Curie
    Lise Meitner
    Maria Goeppert Mayer

20.Which Indian organization runs the ‘Women Scientist Scheme’?
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2 points
ISRO
DRDO
DST
CSIR

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