Question # 1

Water is compound because:

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It contains two different elements joined by chemical bonds

It contains hydrogen and oxygen

It exists as solid, liquid or gas

None of these

Equator passes through?

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Pakistan

Malta

Malaysia

Indonesia

The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

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3000 kms

400kms

6400kms

7000kms

Rusting of iron involves:

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Reduction

Oxidation

Decomposition

Displacement

Which is the smallest muscle in the body

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Gluteus maximus

Stapedius

Monocyte

Lymphocyte

Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightening and thunder?

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Convectional

Orographic

Frontal

None of these

The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by:

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Cornea

Iris

Pupil

None of these

The geologic periods called Cambrian and Precambian come from the place known as Cambria. What is Cambria?

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Scotland

Wales

Brittany

Saxony

Pre-historic record shows that colored rock painting were first done by:

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Java man

Peking man

Cro-Magnon man

Neanderthal man

Which is the lowest water body on earth?

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Black Sea

Dead Sea

Aral Sea

Red Sea

Volcanoes that have not erupted at all in historic times retain the features of volcanoes are called:

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Active

Dormant

Extinct

Sleeping

The deficiency of vitamin B_{2 may lead to which of the following?}

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Osteomalacia

Cataract

Night blindness

Diarrhoea

At which particular place on earth are days and nights of equal length always?

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Prime Meridian

Equator

Poles

Nowhere

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

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Omnivores

Herbivores

Carnivores

None of these

The average heart beat per minute in a normal man is

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50

72

80

100

Bonn is situated on bank of river:

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Delaware River

Elbe River

Rhine River

None of these

What part of the body exchange gases with air?

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The liver

Stomach

Lungs

Intestines

Which endocrine gland produces melatonin?

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Pineal gland

Thymus

Pituitary gland

Adrenal cortex

The largest part of the human brain is:

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Cerebellum

Cerebrum

Mid-brain

Medulla

Healing of wounds is hastened by vitamin:

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A

B

C

K

Who was the first to observe ultraviolet rays?

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Rutherford

John Wilhelm Ritter

William Herschel

Auguste Comte

How many planets are present in our galaxy?

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9

8

10

11

which scientist discovered blood circulation?

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harvey

fisher

bier

wilson

Glass is made of the mixture of:

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Quartz and mica

Sand and salt

Sand and silicates

None of these

Oncology is the study of:

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Insects

Bee Keeping

Birds

Cancer

The Bosporus is a strait separating what large land masses?

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Asia and Europe

Australia and New Zealand

Europe and Afirca

Iceland and Greenland

Which U.S state is statistically most likely to be hit by a tsunami?

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California

Alaska

Hawaii

Florida

What are metal bearing rocks called

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Metalloids

Slag

Bitumen

Ores

Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

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Loo

Tornado

Cyclone

Typhoon

The specific gravity of the earth as a whole is:

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4.50

4.65

5.52

6.68

What is it called when the sun is blocked out by the Moon's shadow?

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Lunar eclipse

Earth eclipse

Solar eclipse

Partial eclipse

What is the approximately length of the Suez Canal?

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110 km

150 km

170 km

125 km

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) gas is used in which of the following products?

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Television

Tube light

Refrigirator

None of these

One sq foot is equal to:

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244 sq inches

144 sq inches

444 sq inches

344 sq inches

The approximate diameter of the earth is:

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12756 km

14500 km

14000 km

16500 km

Green House Effect means:

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Pollution in houses in tropical regions

Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxid

Cultivation in green houses so as the check pollution

None of these

name the discoverer of chlorine.

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freud

dohl

fermi

scheele

Which is the longest mountain chain in the world?

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Himalaya

Andes

Rockies

Pyrenees

The light coming from stars gives the idea of their:

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Size

Rotational speed

Mass

Density

Who is father of genetics?

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Lamarck

Gregor Mendel

Darwin

Harvey

Force is measured by:

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Pascal

Newton

Kelvin

Ampere

Which one of the following latitudes forms a Great Circle?

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0 degree

23-1/2 degree

66-1/2 degree

90 degree

who discovered the velocity of light?

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tesla

roemer

pascal

newton

Milk contains the flat soluble vitamin A,D,E and:

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K

B

C

None of these

which is of the following invention of lane?

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pistol

safety-pin

harvester threster

none of these

The temperature of Sun's centre is 15 million C and the temperature of outer surface of sun is:

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4000 to 5000^oC

4500 to 5000^oC

5500 to 6000^oC