“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

 Describe & Guess for School Students

Describe & Guess for School Students

Converts electrical energy into light — Bulb

Measures body temperature — Thermometer

Used to observe distant objects in space — Telescope

Shows direction using Earth’s magnetism — Compass

Device that stores and processes data — Computer

Converts sound waves into electrical signals — Microphone

Produces electricity from fuel — Generator

Used to measure weight — Weighing scale

Helps view tiny organisms — Microscope

Converts AC to DC power — Adapter

Protects a building from lightning — Lightning rod

Stores electrical charge — Battery

Measures atmospheric pressure — Barometer

Measures speed of vehicles — Speedometer

Measures earthquakes — Seismograph

Measures time precisely in labs — Stopwatch

Helps pilots navigate aircraft — Radar

Converts solar energy to electricity — Solar panel

Prevents electrical overload — Fuse

Amplifies sound — Loudspeaker

Animal adapted to desert with water storage — Camel

Mammal that can fly — Bat

Cold-blooded reptile living in water and land — Crocodile

Bird known for migration over long distances — Arctic tern

Fastest land animal — Cheetah

Animal with protective quills — Porcupine

Marine mammal using echolocation — Dolphin

Largest land animal — Elephant

Only bird that can fly backward — Hummingbird

Nocturnal bird with sharp vision — Owl

Process of plants making food — Photosynthesis

Change from liquid to gas — Evaporation

Gas essential for breathing — Oxygen

Force pulling objects toward Earth — Gravity

Change of solid directly to gas — Sublimation

Movement of water through soil — Percolation

Process of plants losing water vapor — Transpiration

Energy stored in food — Chemical energy

Heat transfer without medium — Radiation

Study of earthquakes — Seismology

Written plan before building construction — Blueprint

Official record of financial transactions — Ledger

Person who designs buildings — Architect

Study of past human life — Archaeology

System of government by the people — Democracy

Removal of forest cover — Deforestation

Protection of natural resources — Conservation

Study of weather — Meteorology

Buying and selling of goods — Trade

Movement of people to cities — Urbanization

Device used to detect lies — Polygraph

Machine that scans internal body structures — MRI scanner

Satellite used for communication — Communication satellite

Device that records heart activity — ECG machine

Technology storing data in “cloud” — Cloud computing

Vehicle exploring Mars — Rover

System identifying fingerprints — Biometric system

Artificial intelligence that learns from data — Machine learning

Device used for digital payments — POS machine

Online storage service — Cloud drive

Sport played on ice with sticks — Ice hockey

Race covering 42.195 km — Marathon

Game using racket and shuttle — Badminton

Sport combining swimming, cycling, running — Triathlon

Indoor board game of strategy — Chess

Bat-and-ball sport with innings — Cricket

Sport using cue and balls on table — Billiards

Game played on court with net and ball — Volleyball

Sport where players dribble and shoot hoops — Basketball

Activity involving climbing natural rock — Rock climbing

Structure carrying vehicles over water — Bridge

Underground railway system — Metro

Tallest type of building for offices — Skyscraper

Large water storage structure — Dam

Road crossing over another road — Flyover

Path for airplanes to land — Runway

Facility for launching spacecraft — Spaceport

Controlled traffic crossing — Signal junction

Circular road intersection — Roundabout

Underground water channel — Tunnel

Device storing digital photos — Memory card

Sends emails and accesses internet — Laptop

Small wearable fitness tracker — Smartwatch

Records moving images — Video camera

Software used for presentations — PowerPoint

Tool for editing images — Photoshop

Program protecting from viruses — Antivirus

Online meeting platform — Zoom

Website search tool — Search engine

Digital book format — E-book

Symbol representing a country — National flag

Written law of a nation — Constitution

Person representing a country abroad — Ambassador

Election where citizens vote — General election

Tax added to goods and services — GST

Official population count — Census

Agreement between countries — Treaty

System of ruling by a king/queen — Monarchy

Group of ministers advising leader — Cabinet

Place where laws are made — Parliament

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Physics & Chemistry

Resistance to change in motion — Inertia

Unit of electric current — Ampere

Force per unit area — Pressure

Energy due to motion — Kinetic energy

Energy stored due to position — Potential energy

Bending of light in a new medium — Refraction

Splitting of white light into colors — Dispersion

Device converting mechanical to electrical energy — Generator

Substance that speeds reactions — Catalyst

Smallest unit of an element — Atom

Combination of atoms — Molecule

Loss of electrons in reaction — Oxidation

Gain of electrons — Reduction

Substance with pH less than 7 — Acid

Substance neutralizing acid — Base

Pure substance of one type of atom — Element

Mixing without chemical change — Physical change

Burning in presence of oxygen — Combustion

Heat transfer through contact — Conduction

Heat transfer by fluid movement — Convection

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Biology

Basic unit of life — Cell

Plant tissue for transport of water — Xylem

Tissue carrying food in plants — Phloem

Process of cell division — Mitosis

Transfer of pollen to stigma — Pollination

Male reproductive cell — Sperm

Female reproductive cell — Ovum

Green pigment in plants — Chlorophyll

Process of breathing in oxygen — Respiration

Study of living organisms — Biology

Warm-blooded animals — Mammals

Backbone animals — Vertebrates

Disease caused by virus — Viral infection

Body defense mechanism — Immunity

Breakdown of food in body — Digestion

Organ pumping blood — Heart

Liquid part of blood — Plasma

Organ filtering blood — Kidney

Process of growing plants from seeds — Germination

Study of heredity — Genetics

Geography & Environment

Layer of air around Earth — Atmosphere

Large landmass — Continent

Water covering most Earth surface — Ocean

Sudden shaking of Earth — Earthquake

Molten rock below Earth — Magma

Molten rock outside Earth — Lava

Cutting down forests — Deforestation

Protection of environment — Conservation

Increase in Earth’s temperature — Global warming

Gas trapping heat — Greenhouse gas

Movement of people across regions — Migration

Line dividing Earth into halves — Equator

Imaginary north-south lines — Longitude

Imaginary east-west lines — Latitude

Natural home of organisms — Habitat

Variety of living organisms — Biodiversity

Farming without chemicals — Organic farming

Wind energy device — Wind turbine

Water storage underground — Aquifer

Soil removal by water/wind — Erosion

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Civics & Economics

Government rule by elected people — Democracy

System ruled by a king — Monarchy

Rule by a small powerful group — Oligarchy

Written rules of a country — Constitution

Law-making body — Legislature

Head of state in India — President

Head of government in India — Prime Minister

Taxes on goods/services — GST

Buying and selling system — Market economy

Rise in prices over time — Inflation

People without jobs — Unemployment

Income difference in society — Economic inequality

Money deposited in banks — Savings

Borrowed money to repay — Loan

Financial plan of government — Budget

Exchange of goods — Trade

Selling to other countries — Export

Buying from other countries — Import

Use of machines replacing humans — Automation

Digital payment method — UPI

History & Culture

Study of past events — History

Period before written records — Prehistory

Oldest Indian civilization — Indus Valley Civilization

System dividing society into groups — Caste system

Journey for religious purpose — Pilgrimage

Movement for India’s freedom — Independence movement

Non-violent protest — Satyagraha

Policy of not taking sides — Non-alignment

Period of British rule in India — Colonial rule

Handwritten ancient text — Manuscript

Technology & Modern World

Artificial human intelligence system — AI

Network connecting computers worldwide — Internet

Protection of digital data — Cybersecurity

Crime using computers — Cybercrime

Currency in digital form — Cryptocurrency

Learning through internet — Online education

Storing data on remote servers — Cloud storage

Self-driving vehicle technology — Autonomous driving

Robot performing human tasks — Automation robot

Study of space and universe — Astronomy

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Physics (Conceptual & Analytical)

Tendency of a body to resist change in its state — Inertia

Rate of change of momentum — Force

Work done per unit time — Power

Product of mass and velocity — Momentum

Energy stored in a stretched spring — Elastic potential energy

Bending of light due to density change — Refraction

Returning of light to same medium — Reflection

Change in wave direction around obstacles — Diffraction

Overlapping of waves producing patterns — Interference

Apparent change in frequency due to motion — Doppler effect

Property opposing electric current — Resistance

Ratio of voltage to current — Resistance (Ohm’s law relation)

Closed conducting path for current — Electric circuit

Device storing electric charge — Capacitor

Energy stored in moving charges — Electrical energy

Force between electric charges — Electrostatic force

Magnetic field around current-carrying wire — Electromagnetism

Conversion of AC to DC — Rectification

Energy transformation in turbine — Mechanical to electrical

Force acting toward Earth’s center — Gravitational force


Chemistry (High-level reasoning)

Substance increasing reaction rate without consumption — Catalyst

Electron loss during reaction — Oxidation

Electron gain during reaction — Reduction

Reaction releasing heat — Exothermic reaction

Reaction absorbing heat — Endothermic reaction

Substance donating H⁺ ions — Acid

Substance accepting H⁺ ions — Base

Neutral substance in solution — Salt

Substance resisting pH change — Buffer solution

Arrangement of elements by atomic number — Periodic table

Outermost electron shell — Valence shell

Bond by electron sharing — Covalent bond

Bond by electron transfer — Ionic bond

Attraction between molecules — Intermolecular forces

Energy required to remove electron — Ionization energy

Reaction forming insoluble solid — Precipitation reaction

Law of constant mass in reactions — Law of conservation of mass

Reaction reversing under conditions — Reversible reaction

Equal rate forward and backward reaction — Chemical equilibrium

Substance dissolving another — Solvent

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Biology (Olympiad depth)

Structural and functional unit of life — Cell

Control center of cell — Nucleus

Site of protein synthesis — Ribosome

Powerhouse of cell — Mitochondria

Fluid matrix inside cell — Cytoplasm

Selectively permeable cell boundary — Cell membrane

Cell division forming identical cells — Mitosis

Division producing gametes — Meiosis

Transfer of genetic traits — Heredity

Study of genes — Genetics

Conversion of light into food — Photosynthesis

Breakdown of glucose for energy — Respiration

Transport of water in plants — Xylem

Transport of food in plants — Phloem

Loss of water vapor through leaves — Transpiration

Maintenance of internal balance — Homeostasis

Defense against pathogens — Immunity

Organism feeding on dead matter — Saprophyte

Organism depending on host — Parasite

Interaction where both benefit — Mutualism

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Geography & Environment (Analytical)

Layer protecting Earth from UV rays — Ozone layer

Gradual increase in Earth’s temperature — Global warming

Gas trapping infrared radiation — Greenhouse gas

Sudden Earth surface shaking — Earthquake

Molten rock beneath crust — Magma

Eruption of molten material — Volcano

Fertile river-deposited land — Alluvial soil

Large rotating air mass — Cyclone

Movement of Earth around Sun — Revolution

Tilting motion on its axis — Rotation

Natural region supporting organisms — Ecosystem

Interconnected food relationships — Food web

Loss of fertile soil layer — Soil erosion

Underground water storage — Aquifer

Renewable energy from sunlight — Solar energy

Renewable energy from moving air — Wind energy

Natural vegetation of a region — Biome

Species dying permanently — Extinction

Protection of biodiversity — Conservation

Study of Earth’s physical features — Geomorphology

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Civics, Economics & Society (Reasoning level)

Rule by elected representatives — Democracy

Power division among government levels — Federalism

Written legal framework of nation — Constitution

Law-making body — Legislature

Implementation of laws — Executive

Interpretation of laws — Judiciary

System based on supply–demand — Market economy

Rise in overall price level — Inflation

Lack of employment opportunities — Unemployment

Gap between rich and poor — Economic inequality

Production of goods in large scale — Industrialization

Movement from villages to cities — Urbanization

Money deposited in financial institutions — Savings

Borrowed capital with repayment — Loan

Exchange of goods internationally — Trade

Government financial planning — Budget

Goods sent abroad — Export

Goods brought from abroad — Import

Digital financial transaction system — UPI

Study of resource allocation — Economics

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