Question # 1

The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest:

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Along the equator

At the North Pole

Along the tropic of cancer

Along the Arctic circle

Which is the main source of energy for human brain?

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Fats

Glucose

Vitamins

Protein

How many decagrams are there in 10 grams?

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1

2

3

4

The uppermost portion of the earth is called the crust or:

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Mantle

Minerals

Lithosphere

Sedimentary

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

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Chadwick

Goldstein

Bohr

Rutherford

The North Star is a part of the constellation:

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Orion

Big dipper

little dipper

None of these

Which of the following pairs does not contains a coinage metal?

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Zinc and Gold

Copper and Gold

Silver and Gold

Copper and Silver

Removal of the top layer of soil/rocks by wind. water is known as:

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Corrosion

Desaliantion

Detoxification

Erosion

Which of the following is known as the ''Red Planet''?

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Mercury

Mars

Saturn

Venus

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

who is the inventor is power loom?

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woods

cartwright

edison

marconi

Cytology is the study of

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Cell

Tissue

Organ

None of these

Which of the following countries has no landlocked country?

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Australia

Antarctica

North America

All of above

Which of the following diseases is caused due to allergic reaction?

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Leprosy

Asthma

Typhoid

Tetanus

Which African country is long and narrow, sandwiched between Ghana and Benin?

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Togo

Djibouti

Burkina Faso

Cote D'lvoire

Insulin was discovered by:

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Dr.F.G. Banting

Edmund Fisher

Fleming

None of these

Victoria Falls in Africa is located on:

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River Niger

Riyer Zambezi

River Congo

River Nile

What do we call the tubes that carry blood away from the heart?

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Arteries

Intestines

Veins

None of these

What is called the study of structure of earth?

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Geography

Geology

Geo-engineering

Earth sciences

Element present in largest amount in human body is:

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Hydrogen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Carbon

Which is the Europe's highest peak?

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Jungfrau

Mont Blanc

Mount Elbrus

Matterhorn

What stage of its life is our Sun in now?

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Red Giant stage

Natural sequence

Supernova

Main Sequence

Which metal is used in storage batteries?

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Iron

Lead

Copper

Tin

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

The Kiel Canal links-

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Mediterranean and Black Sea

Pacific and Atlantic oceans

Mediterranean and Red Sea

North Sea and Baltic Sea

mention out the discoverer of intelligence testing.

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alfred

hunt

bell

niese

Which of the following is a post-volcanic activity?

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Earthquakes

Lava ejection

Thermal spring formation

Typical behaviour of animals

The world's highest dam is Nurek; where is located?

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Georgia

Russia

Nigeria

Tajikistan

Which waterfall once had the title of being the 'Suicide Capital of the World'?

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Angel Falls

Niagara Falls

Victoria Falls

Yosemite Falls

Which land is famous for maximum biodiversity?

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Monsoon lands

Steppes

Savanna

Prairies

The only snake that builds a nest is:

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Krait

King Cobra

Chain viper

None of these

Which European country has over 200 volcanoes many of them are still active?

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Finland

Iceland

Ireland

Norway

What is the largest salt water lake in the world by volume?

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Lake Michigan

Caspian Sea

Superior Lake

Lake Baikal

Mohenjo-Daro was ancient city in the valley of what river?

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Euphrates River

Indus River

Huang He River

Yangtze River

The layer of the atmosphere which provides ideal conditions for flying a jet aeroplane is:

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Stratosphere

Inosphere

Mesosphere

None of these

Epilepsy is disease of the:

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Skin

Nervous system

Bones

Heart

Which of the following is the unit for measurement of power?

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Watt

Joule

Volts

Kelvin

Earthquakes are caused by:

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Landslides

Eruption of volcanoes

Tectonic planets

None of these

Artesian wells are found in:

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Igneous rocks

Sedimentary rocks

Metamorphic rocks

None of these

Most highly intelligent mammals (excepts man) are:

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Whales

Dolphins

Elephants

Kangaroos

Mouna Loa is an example of:

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Active volcano

Extinct volcano

Plateau in volcanic region

None of these

Latitude of South Pole is:

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0°

40°

60°

90°

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are called?

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Balkan States

Yugoslavia

Scandinavia

Baltic States

Which of the following is used in beauty parlours for hair setting?

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Chlorine

Sulphur

Silicon

Phosphorus

Which planet shares an orbit with two groups of asteroids, known as the Trojan Asteroids?

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Saturn

Venus

Pluto

Jupiter

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