Question # 1

Which tissue is responsible for the passage of water in plants?

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Sclerenchyma

Xylem

Phloem

None of these

Which of the following gases is lighter than air?

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Carbon dioxide

Ammonia

Oxygen

Chlorine

Ornithology is the study of:

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Worms

Birds

Insects

Amphibians

Galvanized iron sheets have a coating of:

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Tin

Zinc

Lead

Chromium

What is the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa?

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Angola

Sierra Leone

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

What is philography?

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Word pronunciation

Languages

Autograph collecting

None of these

Which is the longest mountain chain in the world?

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Himalaya

Andes

Rockies

Pyrenees

Which of the following is used as a lubricant?

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Silica

Graphite

Iron oxide

Diamond

What is the least populous country in South America?

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Uruguay

Paraguay

Guyana

Suriname

Which part of a plant respires?

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Root

Leaf

Seed

All of these

Which of the following is not a cercal?

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Rice

Barley

Mustard

Maize

Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation?

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Tropical desert

Equatorial region

Land masses

Water bodies

What is the only country that shares a land border with Canada?

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Greenland

United States

Russia

Mexico

In an atomic explosion,enormous energy is related which is due to the:

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Conversion of neutrons into protons

Conversion of mass into energy

Conversion of mechanical energy intl nuclear energy

None of these

Which strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea

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Dardanelles Strait

Shelekhov Gulf

Tatar Strait

Yellow Sea

Life is absent on:

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Cabon

Hydrogen

Water

Nitrogen

Nine sq foot is equal to:

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2 sq yards

1 sq yards

3 sq yards

4 sq yards

Ocean tidal waves which result from earthquakes are known as:

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Hurricanes

Tsunami

Syzygy

Tornadoes

The largest living bird is:

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Duck

Dodo

Ostrich

Peacock

A huge mass of ice fed by snow on a high mountain slowly sliding downhill before it starts melting is called:

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Avalanche

Glacier

Iceberg

None of these

Which countries lie on the iberian Peninsula?

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Denmark and the Neitherlands

Italy and Austria

Spain and France

Spain and Portugal

Which of the following planets is known as ''Morning Star''?

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Mercury

Venus

Mars

Saturn

Which is the country in South America with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?

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Peru

Colombia

Chile

Brazil

Saliva in man is:

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Acidic

Alkaline

Neutral

None of these

Bile juice is secreted by:

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Pancreas

Liver

Spleen

Gall bladder

Seasons on the earth are caused by:

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Revolution of earth round the sun and its axis tilted at 66^1/2

Rotation on earth round its axis

All places of earth have equal temperature

None of these

Hurricanes are cyclonic storms in the:

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Indian Ocean

South China Sea

West Indies and Gulf of Mexico

West Pacific ocean

Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because:

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Water needs more energy to warm

Rocks are bad conductor of heat

Landmasses are solid

None of these

Which land is famous for Break basket?

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Monsoon lands

Steppes

Savanna

Prairies

Which planet is known as "Earth's near twin planet"?

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Mercury

Mars

Venus

Neptune

Paris is situated on bank of river:

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Seine River

Spree River

Rhine River

None of these

The proportion of nitrogen in dry air is:

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78% by volume

20% by volume

70% by weight

25% by weight

Which group are the 'universal receivers'?

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B+

AB-

AB+

A-

Goiter is caused by the deficiency of:

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Zinc

Chlorine

Iron

Iodine

Japan is called ' the land of rising sun' because:

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Japan,being the eastern most country in the world,it has the earliest sunrise

Sun rises as soon there as it sets

Sun always remains in the eastern part

The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sun rise beautiful in Japan

After Russia and Ukraine, which European country is the largest in area?

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Germany

Belarus

Spain

France

One sq foot is equal to:

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244 sq inches

144 sq inches

444 sq inches

344 sq inches

The four largest planets of the solar system in the descending order are:

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Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune

Saturn,Jupiter,Uranus,Neptune

Uranus,Neptune,Saturn,Jupiter

Jupiter,Uranus,Saturn,Neptune

A color blind person has difficulty to distinguishing between which colors?

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Green and Voilet

Green and Red

White and Yellow

Black and Blue

Which one of the following sources of irrigation in Baluchistan is suitable?

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Canals

Karez

Wells

Tanks

Which of the following diseases is hereditary?

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Dysentery

Tuberculosis

Cancer

Haemophilia

The surface of the Sun is called the?

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Chromospheres

Ground

Corona

Photosphere

Oozes are associated with:

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Volcanic deposits

Terrigenous deposits

Pelagic deposits

Coral reefs

The chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere is:

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Water vapour

Nitrogen

Typhoon

Hurricane

Lack of proper nutrition results in:

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Scurvy

Fluorosis

Anemia

Diabetes

The tallest waterfall of them all, "Angel Falls" is located in which country?

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Bolivia

Colombia

Uruguay

Venezuela