Question # 1

Solar eclipse occurs when:

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Earth comes between sun and moon

Moon is at right angle to earth

Moon comes between sun and earth

Sun comes between moon and earth

Greenwich Mean Time(GMT) is the standard time of which of the following countries?

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India

Japan

UK

France

How many bones are there in a newly born infant?

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206

230

280

300

How many U.S states border the Pacific Ocean?

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Four

Seven

Three

Five

How old is the Earth?

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5.0 to 5.1 Billion years

4.8 to 5.0 Billion years

4.0 to 4.2 Billion years

4.5 to 4.6 Billion years

Which of the following is not a mammal?

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Fish

Cow

Goat

Whale

Which of these lies between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula?

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Andaman Sea

Sunda Strait

Strait of Malacca

Java Sea

name the inventor of military tank.

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daimler

swinston

tesla

biro

The chromosomes number in man is 46. What is it in orangutan,chimpanzee and gorilla?

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40

43

45

48

Which among the following is a positively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element?

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Beta rays

Alpha rays

Gamma rays

Cathode rays

point out the inventor of Minor's safety lamp.

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Goldmark

Davy

Spencer

Richter

Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor?

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Ordinary water

Radium

Graphite

Thorium

Which is the important raw material required in cement industry?

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Limestone

Limestone and clay

Clay

Gypsum

The proportion of nitrogen in dry air is:

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78% by volume

20% by volume

70% by weight

25% by weight

''Parsec'' is the unit of measurement of:

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Density of stars

Orbital velocity of giant stars

Astronomical distance

None of these

Plants having thorny leaves and penetrating roots are classified as:

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Xerophytes

Hygrophytes

Mesophytes

Desert plants

what is invented by Watson-Watt?

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Radar

Jenkins

Colt

Galileo

calculus was discovered by:

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newton

harvey

spenser

plato

Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution ?

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Mars

Venus

Jupiter

Saturn

Which of the following rocks is metamorphic equivalent of sandstone?

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Marble

Quartzite

Granites

Granite

Which of the following countries got status of landlocked country on 28th June 2006?

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Montenegro

Serbia

San Marino

Bolivia

Which of the following is an element?

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Ruby

Diamond

Sapphire

Emerald

Which country shares the Aral Sea with Kazakhstan?

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Turkmenistan

Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan

Dolerite is an example of:

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Dyke

Batholith

Laccolith

Lopolith

Which of the following clouds is made up of tiny ice particles?

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Cumulus clouds

Cirrus clouds

Stratus clouds

None of these

The study of earthquakes and the movement of waves through the Earth is called what?

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Seismology

Hematology

Cryptography

None of these

A medium sized icy solar system object is called a?

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Asteroid

Planet

Comet

Star

Which of the following is unit of area?

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Cubic

Square metre

Both of them

None of them

How many ounces are equal to one pound?

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16

20

22

28

What is the main purpose of white blood corpuscles?

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To carry nutrients

To Combat infection

To carry oxygen

To give strength

What are metal bearing rocks called

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Metalloids

Slag

Bitumen

Ores

Which country can be found in the Ardennes?

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Liechtenstein

Andorra

San Marino

Luxembourg

Glass is made of the mixture of:

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Quartz and mica

Sand and salt

Sand and silicates

None of these

The science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms

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Taxonomy

Genetics

Hematology

Archaeology

Which country's name used to be the United Arab Republic and what is the current name for this country?

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Morocco

Egypt

Algeria

Libya

What is the highest mountain located in the western hemisphere?

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Mount Aconcagua

Mount McKinley

Mount Hood

Mount Baker

A gas first enters into the blood and then leaves it by the process of:

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Osmosis

Diffusion

Transpiration

Condensation

The earth rotates around its axis from:

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North to South

East to West

West to East

North to East

The crust forms what percentage of the volume of the earth:

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0.5%

2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

Which country does Greenland belong to?

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Great Britain

Denmark

Switzerland

Germany

The organs in the body which accumulates iodine is:

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Pituitary gland

Thyroid gland

Thymus

Parathyroid

Which of the following is not a a bone in the human body?

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Sternum

Pericardium

Tibia

Humerus

"Bar" is the unit of:

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Heat

Atmospheric pressure

Current

None of these

The tide at its maximum height is known as:

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Equinox

Neap tide

Spring tide

Tsunami

Rusting of iron involves:

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Reduction

Oxidation

Decomposition

Displacement

How many cubic inches are there in one cubic foot?

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1628 cubic inches

1728 cubic inches

1428 cubic inches

1320 cubic inches