Question # 1

The largest amount of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into space before reaching the earth's surface is due to:

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Clouds

Water bodies

Snow areas

None of these

Grand Cullie Dam is located in:

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USA

Canada

Russia

India

How many litres are there in one dekalitre?

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10

12

15

18

The ________ is also known as the Northern Lights.

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Aurora borealis

Nova

Quasar

Black hole

Mention the instrument that is used to split light into its spectrum?

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Split meter

Spectroscope

Spectrograph

Electrometer

The combustible material at the tip of a safety match stick is:

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Sulphur

Antimony sulphide

Manganese oxide

None of these

The organs in the body which accumulates iodine is:

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Pituitary gland

Thyroid gland

Thymus

Parathyroid

Which one is the biggest planet of the Solar system?

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Mercury

Earth

Pluto

Jupiter

Insulin is a peptide hormones produced by:

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Pituitary gland

Thyroid Gland

Pancreas

None of these

What is the object called before it enters our atmosphere?

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Meteorite

Jupiter

Meteor

Meteoroid

The uppermost portion of the earth is called the crust or:

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Mantle

Minerals

Lithosphere

Sedimentary

Planet nearest to the sun are:

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Mercury and Mars

Mercury and Venus

Earth and Mercury

Mercury and Uranus

How is known the study of animals and plants that had lived on earth in the past?

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Histology

Paleontology

Hysteria

History

What are the two parts of the nervous system?

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Cranial and spinal

Central and peripheral

Parietal and occipital

Frontal and temporal

Which one of the following countries has the highest agricultural production in Europe?

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France

Switzerland

Denmark

Germany

What are 'Red giants?

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Caucasians

Old Stars

Youngs Stars

None of these

The original inhabitants of New Zealand are known as-

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Maoris

Bedouins

Magyars

Tartars

What is the philately?

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Stamp Collecting

Art of compiling book

Art of arrangement of flowers

Art of compiling dictionary

In the northern hemisphere,the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the doldrums is called:

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Westerly wind

Trade wind

Polar wind

None of these

Atoms are composed of:

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Electrons

Protons

Neutrons

All of these

How many layers are present in the atmosphere of the sun?

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1

2

3

4

Which animal produces the biggest baby?

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Blue whale

Lion

Camel

Elephant

Which of the following elements is obtained from sea weeds?

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Argon

Sulphur

Iodine

Vanadium

What is Asia's longest river?

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Huang He

Yangtze

Mekong

Ganges

The amount of insolation received at a place on the surface of earth depends on:

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Its longitude

Its climate

Its latitude

Its meridian

''Beaufort scale'' is used to measure

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Air pressure

Wind pressure

Wind direction

Humidity

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

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India

China

Australia

Japan

Which canal shortened the distance between Pakistan and Europe?

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Panama Canal

Suez Canal

Kiel Canal

None of these

Air is a:

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Mixture

Element

Compound

Electrolyte

The lowest layer of atmosphere is known as:

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Stratosphere

Troposphere

Mesosphere

None of these

Life is absent on:

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Cabon

Hydrogen

Water

Nitrogen

Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of:

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Metamorphism

Deposition

Weathering

Solidification

Which of the following rocks is metamorphic equivalent of sandstone?

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Marble

Quartzite

Granites

Granite

If the father has blood group A and mother has blood group O, then which of the following blood groups may be found in their son

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O

B

A

AB+

The image formed on the retina of the eye is:

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Real and upright

Real and inverted

Virtual and upright

Real and enlarged

Which two European countries compose the iberian Peninsula?

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Spain & Porugal

Albania & Greece

Italy & San Marino

Norway & Sweden

Which of the following is an Argillaceous rock?

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Shale

Sandstone

Limestone

Slate

What is the name of the place where two streams meet?

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Convergence

Delta

Meander junction

Confluence

In laundry soaps, a material called filler is used; which of the following is filler?

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Talc

Soda ash

Sodium silicates

None of these

Which of the following phenomena is responsible for the formation of the highest mountains?

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Denudation

Fault formation

Volcanic activity

Folding

What is the only country that shares a land border with Canada?

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Greenland

United States

Russia

Mexico

What are asteroids?

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Minor planets revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

Luminous celestial bodies moving round the Sun

A group of fixed stars arranged naturally

None of these

Seasons on the earth are caused by:

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Revolution of earth round the sun and its axis tilted at 66^1/2

Rotation on earth round its axis

All places of earth have equal temperature

None of these

What is the approximately length of the Suez Canal?

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110 km

150 km

170 km

125 km

Which of the following is used in beauty parlours for hair setting?

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Chlorine

Sulphur

Silicon

Phosphorus

Which is the smallest gland in human body?

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Liver

Thyroid

Pituitary

Salivary Glands