Question # 1

Anemometer is an instrument used to:

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Find the wind direction

Measure wind speed

Measure humidity

Measure low pressure

The pitch of the voice of the women is generally:

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Same as that of men

Higher than that of men

Much lower than that of men

None of these

Which fruit can diabetic patients eat freely?

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Banana

Orange

Mango

Apple

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

What is the longitude of a town if its local time is 6:00 pm when Greenwich time is 4:00 pm?

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20° E

30° E

20° W

20° N

Which of the following is not an ore of aluminium?

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Azurite

Bauxite

Feldspar

Cryolite

Respiration of fish is through:

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Arriers

Gills

Trachea

Stomata

The Cook Strait runs between two islands of New Zealand. Name them.

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North Island, South Island

Cook Island, Stewart Island

North Island, Chatham Island

Chatham Island, Steward Island

Light travels at 186,282 miles per:

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Hour

Minute

Second

Year

What was discovered in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo in 1914?

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Oil

Pearl

Gold

Mermaid

The distance of the equator for either of the poles is:

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500 km

5001 km

10002 km

2800 km

Red-Green color blindness in man is known as:

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Protanopia

Dueteranopia

Both (a) and (b)

None

What is the name of the deepest trench?

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Tonga Trench

Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep)

Kermadec Trench

Philippine Trench

What is the largest lake in the world by volume?

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Lake Michigan

Caspian Sea

Superior Lake

Lake Baikal

Which country does not border Turkey?

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Iraq

Armenia

Bulgaria

Russia

Which part of a plant respires?

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Root

Leaf

Seed

All of these

Which of the following is the chief crop of Australia?

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Rice

Maize

Wheat

Potato

Inventor of disc record is:

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Jarvik

tait

berliner

edison

The unit for measurement of magnetic induction is:

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Joule

Gauss

Gress

Weber

Kilowatt is a unit to measure:

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Work

Electricity

Power

A sudden fall in the barometric reading indicates:

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Rain

Storm

Fine weather

Extreme cold

The maximum fixation of solar energy is done by:

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Bacteria

Protozoa

Green plants

Fungi

What is the average adult pulse rate?

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140-150

115-125

72-80

60

Which country is farthest north?

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Botswana

Chad

Zambia

Congo

Which Mexican state is most directly south of Arizona?

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Chihuahua

Durango

Coahuila

Sonora

Which of the following is used in pencils?

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Silicon

Charcoal

Graphite

Phosphorus

What is the temperature of a normal man?

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81.1^oC

37^oC

21.7^oC

90^oC

What is a bright streak of light seen in the sky?

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Meteorite

Asteroid

Meteoroid

Meteor

Which of the following is the basic of modern periodic tables?

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Atomic number

Atomic size

Nickel and zinc

Nickel and silver

A mixture of salt and sand can be separated by:

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Dissolving in water

Sublimation

Gravity separation

Nome of these

The uppermost region of the Sun is called the?

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Photosphere

Ionosphere

Chromosphere

Corona

Which of the following combination of chromosomes is present in male?

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XX

XXX

XY

XYX

The earth revolves around the sun at a speed of:

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18.5 km/sec

26.6 km/sec

29 km/sec

31.9 km/sec

Sodium metal is kept under:

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Alcohol

Water

Petrol

Kerosene

The dense mass of small water drops on smoke or dust particles in the lower layers of the atmosphere is:

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Hail

Frost

Dew

Fog

Which of the following is used as filler in rubber tyres?

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Graphite

Carbon black

Coal

Coke

What is meant by myopia?

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Long-sightedness

Short-sightedness

Colour blindness

Night blindness

The main difference between the living and nonliving is:

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In the growth

In the size

In the movement

In the presence of protoplasm

Insulin is secreted in:

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Pituitary

Pancreas

Liver

Parathyroid

In North America,the hot dry winds that blow on eastern side of the rocky mountains are called:

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Foehn

Loo

Chinook

Sirocco

Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of:

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Precipitation

Radiation

Insolation

Condensation

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

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Myanmar

Syria

Oman

Mali

What is the name of the gulf located between Sweden and Finland?

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Gulf of Bothnia

Gulf of Finland

Gulf of Bosnia

Gulf of Gotland

Citrus fruit products should not be preserved in vessels of:

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Tin

Copper

Steel

Iron

Nuclear membrane is absent in:

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Prokaryotes

Eukaryotes

Protozoan

All of them

The world used to describe the shape of earth is:

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Flat

Circle

Oblate sphere

Sphere