Question # 1

Which of the following is a flightless bird?

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Swam

Emu

Hen

None of these

name the inventor of dynamic loudspeaker?

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talbot

colt

Kellogg pice

harrison

What is the approximately length of the Suez Canal?

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110 km

150 km

170 km

125 km

Leprosy is treated by:

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Penicillin

Erythromycin

Sulphones

Tetracycline

The tallest waterfall of them all, "Angel Falls" is located in which country?

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Bolivia

Colombia

Uruguay

Venezuela

Our Sun is located where in the galaxy?

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Not in any galaxy

In the center of the galaxy

30,000 light years from the center

At the very outer edge of the galaxy

The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is:

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Silicon

Carbon

Hydrogen

Aluminium

Where would you find Mauna Loa volcano?

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Philippines

Japan

Hawaii

China

The earth rotates around its axis from:

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North to South

East to West

West to East

North to East

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 strait is the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea?

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Strait of Dover

Palk Strait

Strait of Gibraltar

Magellan

What is a bright region in the sun called?

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Prominence

Sunspot

Plage

Flare

Iron is present in the blood in the form of a:

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Free salt

Compound

Complex

Mixture

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

PVC is obtained by the polymerization of:

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Vinyl chloride

Acetylene

Propene

Styrene

Hailstorm occurs in summer season due to the formation of clouds called:

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Cumulus

Cumulonimbus

Cirrus

None of these

Horticulture is the study of garden cultivation. What is sericulture?

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Study of flower yielding plants

Study of female reproductive organ

Teaching by pictures and models

Silk industry (culture of silk)

Which instrument is used to measure the pressure of air?

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Radio telescope

Barometer

Compass

Electrometer

Life appeared about:

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2.6 billion years ago

3.6 billion years ago

4.5 billion years ago

5.5 billion years ago

A mixture of salt and sand can be separated by:

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Dissolving in water

Sublimation

Gravity separation

Nome of these

Which continent is host to the most countries in the world?

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America

Asia

Africa

Europe

Which one of the following is not a sedimentary rock?

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Marble

Limestone

Sandstone

Shale

Which of the following is least effective in photosynthesis?

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Sunlight

Red light

Blue light

Green light

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

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Uranus

Jupiter

Neptune

Pluto

Earth rotates in about how many hours?

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26 hours

12 hours

24 hours

23 hours

The organs which are morphologically different but perform the same functions are called:

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Homologous organs

Analogous organs

Vestigial organs

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

Which European country is surrounded by Germany, Poland, and Austria?

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Czech Republic

Switzerland

Romania

Slovakia

Which of the following is unit of area?

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Cubic

Square metre

Both of them

None of them

Which of the following is a small circle?

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Equator

23.5° E

20.5° E

25° S

Dolerite is an example of:

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Dyke

Batholith

Laccolith

Lopolith

Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what?

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Antibiotics

Mycology

Photosynthesis

Extinction

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

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Magma

Igneous Rock

Lava

Sedimentary

Which body of water lies between the Sudan and Saudi Arabia?

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Red Sea

Pacific Ocean

Cook Strait

Coral Sea

The Human cell contains how many chromosomes?

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44

48

46

23

What is a fireball that produces a sonic boom called?

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Meteorite

Bolide

Comet

No such object

Itaipu Dam Spans the Parana RIver. It is located in which country?

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Brazil/Paraguay border

Peru/Paraguay border

Brazil/Peru border

Uruguay/Paraguay border

Which planet is known as "Earth's near twin planet"?

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Mercury

Mars

Venus

Neptune

What is measured by metre per second?

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Acceleration

Velocity

Speed

Aeroplane's speed

Which one of the following is most destructive?

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Cyclone

Tornado

Typhoon

Willy-willy

Who was the first to observe ultraviolet rays?

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Rutherford

John Wilhelm Ritter

William Herschel

Auguste Comte

The hardest substance available on earth is:

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Diamond

Silver

Coal

Platinum

What should be given to an athlete for instant energy?

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Carbohydrates

Fat

Protein

Vitamin

Where is Edmund Hillary from?

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United Kingdom

Australia

New Zealand

Canada

Which is the longest of the following lines?

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0° Meridian

45° E

90° W

All are equal