Question # 1

The world used to describe the shape of earth is:

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Flat

Circle

Oblate sphere

Sphere

The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately:

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1° per day

2° per day

3° per day

4° per day

Anticyclones are caused by

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Violent winds

Heavy rainfall

Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre

None of these

which is the invention of Jenkins?

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safety-pin

pistol

nylon

movie machine

Which of the following is essential for the formation of red blood cells?

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Vitamin C

Folic acid

Calcium

Vitamin A

Which milk contains more fat?

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Cow

Buffalo

Camel

Reindeer

Earthquakes are caused by:

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Landslides

Eruption of volcanoes

Tectonic planets

None of these

Alexandria is the seaport of:

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Egypt

Greece

France

Spain

Hypertension is the term used for:

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Decrease in heart rate

Decrease in blood pressure

Increase in blood Pressure

Increase in heart rate

"Seattle" is the seaport of which country?

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Germany

Canada

China

USA

Which of the following crops is the largest consumer of water?

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Rice

Wheat

Pulses

Sugarcane

The gas usually exist in the electric bulb is:

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Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

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

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France

Switzerland

Denmark

Germany

The highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest colorific value,is:

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Bituminous

Lignite

Anthracite

Peat

The percentage of radiant energy, reflected back by a surface is called:

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Albedo

Insolation

Greenhouse effect

Refraction

A vegetable containing sulphur is:

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Potato

Cabbage

Brinjal

Pumpkin

Washing soda is the common name of:

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Calcium carbonate

Calcium bicarbonate

Sodium carbonate

Sodium bicarbonate

who discovered the velocity of light?

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tesla

roemer

pascal

newton

Insulin is given to people suffering from which of the following diseases?

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Polio

Cancer

Diabetes

Tuberculosis

Bleaching powder is made from:

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Sulphur dioxide

lime and chlorine

Bauxite

Soda ash and lime

Wisdom teeth normally grow during the age of:

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17-30 years

12-15 years

30-40 years

40-45 years

One metric carat is equal to:

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200 milligrams

300 milligrams

400 milligrams

500 milligrams

The main factor which determines the balance of nature is:

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Human activities

Habit and habitat

Environmental pollution

Availability of food

________deals with organic tissues

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Pathology

Carpology

Histology

Cryogenics

What is the name for an object that goes around another object backwards calleds?

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Retrograde

Upside down

Prograde

Normal

Which vaccine was first discovered?

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BCG

Small pox

Cholera

DPT

Diamond is an allotropic form of:

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Silicon

Carbon

Sulphure

Germanium

The planet with the shortest year is--

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Earth

Mercury

Mars

Pluto

Which sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea?

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Sargasso

Ionian

Tasman

Aegean

In which year will Pluto complete one orbit since its discovery?

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2010

2178

2426

1930

What is Africa's newest country?

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South Sudan

Cole D'lvori

Burkina Faso

Erilrea

Atoms are composed of:

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Electrons

Protons

Neutrons

All of these

The formation of fog occurs when:

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Moist air meets cold surface of the earth

Cold air blows over warm water

Warm air meets cold surface

None of these

The asteroid belt is a zone between the orbits of Mars and:

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Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Junpiter

How many yards are there in one sq rod,polo or perch?

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304.50

404.50

505.75

207.25

Which of the following gases is not found free in air?

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Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

The first artificial satellite was launched in:

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October 4, 1951

October 4, 1961

October 4, 1957

October 4, 1967

who discoverer of the psychoanalysis is:

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Sabin

Jenner

Freud

Salk

Planet nearest to the sun are:

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Mercury and Mars

Mercury and Venus

Earth and Mercury

Mercury and Uranus

USA is divided into___________ time zones.

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5

7

10

12

Which Southeast Asian country was the only to not have been colonized by a European Country?

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Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Thailand

What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

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30000 km

40000 km

50000 km

60000 km

Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for spherical shape of the earth?

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Solar eclipse

Lunar eclipse

Revolution

Rotation of earth

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

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Aztecs

Tortudians

Mayans

incas

Latitude of South Pole is:

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0°

40°

60°

90°

Isotopes are separated by:

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Filtratiom

Distillation

Sublimation

None of these