Question # 1

Which one of the following areas is dominant in hunting and gathering?

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Hot Desert

Cold Desert

Tropical Forest

Temperate grassland

What percentage of insolation is received by the earth's surface?

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47%

51%

60%

79%

The gas used to extinguish fire is:

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Neon

Nitrogen

Carbon dioxide

Oxygen

Which of the following is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere?

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Stratrosphere

Exosphere

Mesosphere

None of these

E=Mc was theorised by:

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Einstein

Max plank

Newton

Rutherford

Which of the following has the least penetrating power?

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Alpha particles

Beta particles

Gamma rays

None of these

The spring tide occurs when the moon, the sun and the earth make in angle of-

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180^o

90^o

45^o

33^o

How many millimetres constitute one centimetre?

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10 millimetres

15 milliemetres

12 millimetres

20 millimetres

"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

On which continent would you find the region of Patagonia?

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North America

Australia

South America

Asia

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

Lunar eclipse does not occur every month because:

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The sun's orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon

The moon's orbit is not all the time in the same plane as the earth

The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth

None of these

What is Mount Godwin Austen's original name?

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Aconcagua

Denali

Choguri

Aoraki

What is the main composition of the sun?

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Oxygen and Ammonia

Hydrogen and Helium

Hydrogen and Oxygen

Methane and Hydrogen

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately:

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12756 km

15000 km

16000 km

10000 km

A reptile with a four-chambered heart is:

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Snake

Crocodile

Turtle

Lizard

Inventor of wireless telegraphy is:

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Marconi

J.J. Thomson

Samuel Morose

None of these

Which of the following is a living fossil?

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Blue green algae

Ginkgo

Fungus

Blue

Seeds can best be preserved in:

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Hot and dry condition

Cool and dry condition

Hot and wet condition

Cool and wet condition

Which South American country is the only one that has territory below sea level?

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Brazil

Argentina

Colombia

Chile

What body of water is located directly west of Latvia?

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North Sea

Gulf of Bothnia

Gulf of Riga

Gulf of Finland

Which planet is known as the Earth's Twin?

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Venus

Mars

Uranus

Neptune

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

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34%

15%

5%

25%

Study of life in outer space is:

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Endobiology

Exobiology

Entrobiology

none of these

Cardiology deals with the study of heart. What is Craniology?

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Study of flowers

Study of skin

Study of frogs

Study of skulls

What Indian tribe lived in Peru and had their capital city at Cuzco?

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Aztecs

Tortudians

Mayans

incas

Of the total volume of the earth,which layer forms the major part?

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Sial

Sima

Mantle

Core

What is the world's biggest river?

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Rhine

Mississippi

Nile

Amazon

The doldrums is an area of

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Low temperature

Low pressure

Low rainfall

Low humidity

Comets revolved around:

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Earth

Sun

Venus

No single heavenly body

Short-sightedness is due to the:

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Shifting of the iris

Elongation of eyeball

Weakening of retina

Weaker muscles

Which is the main source of energy for human brain?

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Fats

Glucose

Vitamins

Protein

What is the object called when we see the streak of light in the sky?

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Meteor

Meteorite

Meteoroid

Jupiter

The study of heavenly bodies is known as:

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Astrology

Astrophysics

Astronomy

Geophysics

Stainless steel is an alloy of:

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Iron,carbon and nickel

Iron,chromium and nickel

Iron and manganese

Iron and zinc

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

One of the youngest sciences of the 20th century which deals with production,control and application of very low temperature is called:

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Cryptography

cryogenics

acarology

none of these

The chemical name for urea is:

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Anuerin

Chloroethane

Carbamide

None of these

The normal temperature of the human body is:

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90 F

98 F

98.6 F

98.4 F

The study of animals is called what?

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Hematology

Taxonomy

Zoology

Anatomy

Balloons are filled with:

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Oxygen

Helium

Nitrogen

Argon

Prime Meridian is also called:

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Arctic circle

Equator

Greenwich Meridian

Arctic pole

What is the highest mountain located in the western hemisphere?

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Mount Aconcagua

Mount McKinley

Mount Hood

Mount Baker

In which of the following do red blood cells originals (or formed)?

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Bone marrow

Brain

Ligaments

Muscles

Solar system was discovered by

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Kepler

Galileo

Copemicus

Eratosthenes

The brightest star in the sky is:

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Hayes

Praesepe

Sirius

Sun