Question # 1

Which planet takes the largest time to go once around the sun?

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Uranus

Jupiter

Neptune

Pluto

Which of the following is essential for blood clotting?

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RBC

WBC

Blood platelets

Lymph

What is Asia's longest river?

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Huang He

Yangtze

Mekong

Ganges

Petrology deals with:

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study of rocks in the earth's crust

study of formation of soils

study of petroleum products

none of these

The most accepted theory of origin of life is:

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Theory of special creation

Oparin-Haldane Theory of Chemosynthesis

Catastrophe Theory

None of these

The Strait of Hormuz joins which of the following water bodies-

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Red Sea and Mediterranean sea

Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

Caspian sea and black sea

Gulf of Oman and Arabian sea

On which continent would you find the region of Patagonia?

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North America

Australia

South America

Asia

Solar system was discovered by

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Kepler

Galileo

Copemicus

Eratosthenes

The study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms is called what?

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Taxonomy

Hematology

Thermodynamics

Physiology

Which type of cells has no nucleus?

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Red Blood cells

Nerve cells

White blood cells

None of these

The average salinity of sea water is:

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2%

3.5%

5.5%

7%

Which of the following ores does not contain iron?

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Haematite

Magnenite

Cassiterite

Limonite

The first artificial satellite was launched in:

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October 4, 1951

October 4, 1961

October 4, 1957

October 4, 1967

Which is the main source of energy for human brain?

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Fats

Glucose

Vitamins

Protein

Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

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Silver

Mica

Copper

Zinc

Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced recently along the coasts of:

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India

China

Australia

Japan

"Ring of Fire" refers to the ring of volcanoes present in

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Ring of earthquakes

Five Permanent members of UN

Circum-Pacific Seismic belt

Five continents

What stage of its life is our Sun in now?

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Red Giant stage

Natural sequence

Supernova

Main Sequence

who is the inventor is power loom?

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woods

cartwright

edison

marconi

Who is father of genetics?

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Lamarck

Gregor Mendel

Darwin

Harvey

who invented the fountain pen?

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waterman

burson

colt

spenser

The skeleton makes up what percentage of the body's weight?

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34%

15%

5%

25%

The approximate age of the earth is:

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2.6 X 10⁷years

3.6 X 10⁸ years

4.6 X 10⁹ years

None of these

What is Africa's newest country?

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South Sudan

Cole D'lvori

Burkina Faso

Erilrea

San Francisco Golden gate located in which state?

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California

Washington

Texas

Arizona

The fixed path along which the earth revolves round the sun is called:

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The celestial sphere

The earth's orbit

The ecliptic plane

The ecliptic path

What is the world's longest river?

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Nile river

Yangtze river

Mississippi River

Amazon river

Which country does not border the Arabian Sea?

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Saudi Arabia

India

Pakistan

Oman

Naturally occurring molten rock material generated and found within the Earth.

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Magma

Igneous Rock

Lava

Sedimentary

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

Glucose syrup is made from:

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Oat

Wheat

Maize

Rice

"Caldera" is a feature associatedwith

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Folding of rocks

Volcanos

Earthquakes

Cyclones

The instrument used for measuring air pressure:

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Anometer

Barometer

Hygrometer

Thermometer

Pedology is the study of:

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Soil

Forests

Rocks

Crop disease

Which of the following elements is a chemical constituent of sand particles?

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Carbon

Iron

Sodium

Silicon

Oral polio vaccine was discovered by:

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Jonas Salk

Robert Hook

Fleming

Darwin

who invented the stainless steel?

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walker

edison

berarley

none of these

The point in the Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the sun (152.5 million kilometers) and it occurs on the 3rd or 4th of july is called:

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Aphelion

Perihelion

Latitude

Solar time

Most of the weather phenomena take place in troposphere only because:

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Temperature remains almost constant in troposphere

It contains electrically charged particles

It absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun

It contains almost all the water vapour and most dust particles

When applied to the affected area, which one of the following will relieve the pain due to ant-bite or bee-sting?

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Baking Soda

Caustic Soda

Vinegar

Lemon Juice

What are soaps?

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Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids

Salts of silicates

Sodium or potassium salts

Mixture of glycerol and alcohol

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

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Mercury

Mars

Saturn

Venus

The planet with the shortest year is--

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Earth

Mercury

Mars

Pluto

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

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Spleen

Liver

Bone Marrow

Appendix

Prime Meridian is also called:

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Arctic circle

Equator

Greenwich Meridian

Arctic pole

Which country does not border France?

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Netherlands

Belgium

Switzerland

Monaco