Question # 1

The epicentre of an earthquake is the:

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Nearest point to surface from the focus perpendicular to the earth's surface

Point where R-waves touch the surface

Point of intersaction

None of these

The solar wind is composed of:

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Outward stream of protons of the sun surface

Ionized gas

plasma

All of these

Israel has common borders with:

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Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt

Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Jordan

Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan, and Egypt

Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen

Air is a:

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Mixture

Element

Compound

Electrolyte

What is the normal lifespan of Red Blood Cells?

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120 Days

90 Days

60 Days

150 Days

Asia Minor consists of which country?

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India

Turkey

Vietnam

Sri Lanka

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately:

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12756 km

15000 km

16000 km

10000 km

Which of the following is a great circle?

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Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Arctic circle

Tropic of Cancer

Maximum differences in the spacing of longitude is:

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At poles

At equator

At tropic

At Arctic circle

The constellation of stars appears at different position in the sky at different times during night mainly:

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Because earth rotates about its axis

Because earth revolves around the sun

Because of optical illusion

Because celestial bodies are changing their position

Mt. Kilimanjaro is in what country?

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Kenya

Ethiopia

Uganda

Tanzania

The term meteor is applied to an interplanetary body:

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After it enters the atmosphere of the earth

After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in the mind air as a ball of fire

After it enters the earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without exploding in mid air

Before it enters the earth's atmosphere

The inclination of the earth's axis to the orbital plane is:

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21^1/2''

23^1/2''

66^1/2''

90"

How many layers are present in the atmosphere of the sun?

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1

2

3

4

For which purpose seismograph is used?

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For predicting earthquakes

For recording earthquakes

For detecting and measuring earthquakes

All of these

The temperature of sun's outer surface is:

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600 °C

6000 °C

500 °C

5000 °C

Antipodes are:

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Places diametrically opposite on earth surface

Lines joining places having a time difference

Lines joining places having the same depth

None of these

Which one is a mammal?

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Shark

Squid

Octopus

Whale

How many bones are there in the adult human body?

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206

306

250

260

Heavy water is:

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Tritium oxide

Deuterium oxide

Rain water

Water at -4°C

What stage of its life is our Sun in now?

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Red Giant stage

Natural sequence

Supernova

Main Sequence

which of the following metals form an amalgam with other metals?

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Lead

Tin

Zinc

Mercury

name the inventor of Hydrometer?

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Baume

Edision

Edison

Ester

What is a laughing gas?

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Nitrous oxide

Sulphur dioxide

Carbon dioxide

Carbon mono-oxide

The only snake that builds a nest is:

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Krait

King Cobra

Chain viper

None of these

Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

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Silver

Mica

Copper

Zinc

The International Data-line is an imaginary line extending from pole along the places on the earth's surface and lies along the:

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0° meridian

180° meridian

100° meridian

120° meridian

At one time, Greeks associated Venus with what goddess?

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Aphrodite

Andromeda

Cassiopeia

Athena

Biological death of a patient means death of tissues of the:

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Brain

Lungs

Heart

Kidney

The dynamo is a device for converting

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Mechanical Energy into electrical energy

Heat energy into electrical energy

Magnetic energy into electrical energy

Chemical energy into electrical energy

Which canal shortened the distance between Pakistan and Europe?

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Panama Canal

Suez Canal

Kiel Canal

None of these

Gene is:

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A segment of DNA

A segment of DNA and histone

A segment of DNA, RNA and histone

All of the above

1000 nanometres are equal to:

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One micrometre

Two micrometre

Three micrometre

Four micrometre

The Donetsk mining and industrial region lies in which country?

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Ukraine

Georgia

Russia

Belarus

The sea breeze blows during:

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Day from land to sea

Day from sea to land

Night from land to sea

Night from sea to land

The number of ribs in human body is:

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12

18

20

24

Which sea on Earth has no beaches?

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Sargasso Sea

Bass Sea

Nomad Sea

Utopia Sea

What are metal bearing rocks called

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Metalloids

Slag

Bitumen

Ores

For which purpose instrument Centrifuge is used?

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To separate liquids

To separate mixtures of chemicals

To separate solids

None of these

Nervous system is affected by the shortage of:

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Oxygen

Pericardium

Dermis

Epicardium

The smallest of all human cells are:

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Nerve cells

WBCs

Epithelial cells

RBCs

Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?

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Omnivores

Herbivores

Carnivores

None of these

Who invented X-rays?

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Rutherford

Roentgen

Einstein

Baird

Name the quantity that is measured by the unit coulomb.

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Electricity

Electric charge

Atomic power

Electric difference

The planet that has no satellite is:

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Mars

Mercury

Venus

Both b & c

which scientist discovered electron?

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takamine

hall

j. thomson

long