Question # 1

Which of the following gases is not found free in air?

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Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

What is the traditional mode of transportation in the Sahara desert?

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Camel

Car

Horse

Train

Which of the following countries is closest in size to Yemen?

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Myanmar

Syria

Oman

Mali

What is the world's longest river?

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Nile river

Yangtze river

Mississippi River

Amazon river

The dry wind 'Santa Ana' blows in:

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Siberia

California

Argentina

Switzerland

Cytology is the study of

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Cell

Tissue

Organ

None of these

Which of the following is not a cercal?

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Rice

Barley

Mustard

Maize

The percentage of radiant energy, reflected back by a surface is called:

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Albedo

Insolation

Greenhouse effect

Refraction

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

How many kilogram constitute one quintal?

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50

100

150

200

White Blood Cells are also known as:

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Leucocytes

Thrombocytes

Erythrocytes

None of these

What is the world's oldest lake?

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Lake oldfolk

Lake Berryessa

Lake Khuvsgul

Lake Baikal

Which of the following is known as the graveyard of RBCs?

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Spleen

Liver

Bone Marrow

Appendix

The union of a sperm and an egg is called:

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Reduction

Meiosis

Fertilization

Germination

Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called:

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Basalt

Lava

Magma

Laccoliths

The art of compiling dictionary is called

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Phycology

Cartography

Philately

Lexicography

Gulf Stream carries

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Warm equatorial water to West American coast

Warm equatorial water to eastern coast of Brazil

Warm equatorial water to the western coast of Europe

None of these

Apiculture is science of Bee keeping. What is ornithology?

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Insects

Bee keeping

Birds

Cancer

Grit is another name for:

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Shale

Sandstone

Granite

Breccia

Which Southeast Asian country was the only to not have been colonized by a European Country?

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Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Thailand

Which gland is called master Gland?

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Pituitary gland

Testes

Ovaries

Adrenals

Water vapour beyond the dew point results in:

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Precipitation

Condensation

Hailstorm

Formation of ice

What is the name of the waterfall world famous for its height?

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Angel Falls

Niagara Falls

Victoria Falls

Yosemite Falls

The first synthetic fibre made by man was:

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Rayon

Nylon

Polyster

None of these

Winds blow:

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In region of low pressure

From a region of high pressure to the region of low pressure

From a region of low pressure to the region of high pressure

None of these

Which of the following is used as a lubricant?

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Silica

Graphite

Iron oxide

Diamond

Latitude of South Pole is:

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0°

40°

60°

90°

Which is the shortest river in the world?

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D River (USA)

Roe River

Selenga

None of these

10 decagrams are equal to one hectogram and 10 hectogram are equal to:

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2 kilograms

1 kilograms

3 kilograms

4 kilograms

Which of the following is a mixture fertilizer?

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Urea

NPK

CAM

Sulphate

The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by:

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Gravitation and centrifugal force

The rotation and density

Their great size

Rotation of sun on its axis

what is invented by babbage?

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teletype

zipper

calculating machine

tire

Science that uses electrons is known as:

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Atomic scienece

Electronics

Electrology

Electrolysis

Which of the following is the most stable element?

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Uranium

Hydrogen

Lead

Oxygen

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

The olfactory bulb is a key component of which of these human senses?

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Hearing

Touch

Smelling

Sight

What is the farthest planet that can be seen without a telescope?

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Uranus

Neptune

Saturn

Jupiter

Which of the following is a small circle?

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Equator

23.5° E

20.5° E

25° S

Deficiency of iron in diet cause:

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Jaundice

Anaemia

Vomiting

Tension

Which blood group is known as the 'universal donor'?

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A-

O+

O-

A+

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

Goiter is caused by the deficiency of:

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Zinc

Chlorine

Iron

Iodine

Grand Cullie Dam is located in:

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USA

Canada

Russia

India

Which is the highest mountain peak in Europe?

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Everest

Mont Blanc

Elbrus

Olimpus

Who developed the telegraph code?

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Andre Ampere

Samuel Morse

Joseph Henry

Jean Fourier

What is the meaning of virus?

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Fatal

Poison

Protein

Acid