Question # 1

The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is:

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Silicon

Carbon

Hydrogen

Aluminium

Which country has the equator pass through its capital of Quito?

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Ecuador

Argentina

Brazil

Peru

Fat is a?

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Lipid

Protein

Amino acid

Ether

Comets are celestial bodies moving around the solar system in:

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Elliptical or hyperbolical orbits,usually accompanied by a shinning tail

Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shinning tail

Hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shinning head

Hyperbolic orbit without projecting tail

Which one of the following is not a mammal?

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Shark

Dolphin

Seal

Whale

The species to which we belong is:

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Homo sapiens

Homo erectus

Australopithecus rebustus

None of these

Which of the following is an Argillaceous rock?

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Shale

Sandstone

Limestone

Slate

Which of the following the plant eat insects?

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Urn plant

Pitcher plant

Cacti

Ribbon plant

The nearest relatives of man are:

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New world monkeys

Apes

Old world monkeys

Lemurs

Latitude of South Pole is:

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0°

40°

60°

90°

Laws of electrolysis were propound by:

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Kepler

Faraday

Dalton

Snell

Which Mexican state is most directly south of Arizona?

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Chihuahua

Durango

Coahuila

Sonora

Emerald is_______ in color.

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Voilet

Yellow

Deep green

Prussian blue

Which planet is known as watery planet?

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Mercury

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Which of the following substance is a bad conductor of electricity but a good conductor of heat?

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Asbestos

Mica

Celluloid

None of these

Point out the science of heart including the study of heart beat and breathing?

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Heartology

Cardiology

Cardiography

None of these

Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on:

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December 22

November 20

July 20

March 25

Retina in the eyes act as a:

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Film in the camera

Lens in the camera

Shutter in the camera

None of these

What is meant by Horticulture?

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Science of flowers

Scientific cultivations

Science of agriculture

Rural study

Days and nights are equal throughout the globe when the sun is above:

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Poles

Equator

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

The vector of virus causing dengue fever is spread by:

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Housefly

Mosquito

Sandfly

None of these

which of the following is Galileo's invention?

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telephone

pendulum

ferquency

tank

The lowest fat percentage is found in the milk of:

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Cow

Camel

Buffalo

Goat

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of neutrons?

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Chadwick

Goldstein

Bohr

Rutherford

Life is absent on:

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Cabon

Hydrogen

Water

Nitrogen

Which European country is surrounded by Germany, Poland, and Austria?

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Czech Republic

Switzerland

Romania

Slovakia

Light travels at 186,282 miles per:

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Hour

Minute

Second

Year

What Indian tribe lived in Peru and had their capital city at Cuzco?

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Aztecs

Tortudians

Mayans

incas

The southernmost point of South America, Cape Horn, belongs to which country?

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Chile

Ecuator

Argentina

Peru

Which country is on an island in the Persian Gulf?

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Qatar

Kuwait

Oman

Bahrain

Name the quantity that is measured by the unit coulomb.

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Electricity

Electric charge

Atomic power

Electric difference

The element required for solar energy conversion is:

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Beryllium

Silicon

Tantalum

Ultra pure carbon

Which of the science deals with tumour?

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Oncology

Serology

aoarnithology

Chronology

_______ is the study of fruits and seeds

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Pathology

Carpology

Histology

Cryogenics

The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season:

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In the Pacific Ocean

In the Indian Ocean

In the Mediterranean Ocean

In the Atlantic Ocean

What is the highest mountain located in the western hemisphere?

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Mount Aconcagua

Mount McKinley

Mount Hood

Mount Baker

Among the planets of the solar system,the one which has the longest period of rotation is:

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Mars

Venus

Saturn

None of these

According to Dalton's atomic theory,the smallest particle which can exist independently is:

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A cation

An atom

A molecule

An anion

what is invented by babbage?

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teletype

zipper

calculating machine

tire

The earlier man like primate was:

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Dryophitecus

Ramapathecus

Australopithecus

Proconsul

When matter spins towards a black hole, what kind of energy does it release?

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Light energy

Ultraviolet rays

Infrared light

X-ray energy

In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?

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Cutting very hard substance

Making cement and glass

Disinfecting water of ponds

Making casts for statues

The sun shines vertically on the Equator:

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Twice a year

Once a year

6 months

Throughout the year

The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is:

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One second

1.3 second

2 second

3 second

The instrument used for measuring air pressure:

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Anometer

Barometer

Hygrometer

Thermometer

Artesian wells are formed in:

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Basalt rocks

Aquifer rocks

Coral rocks

Dykes