Question # 1

Grit is another name for:

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Shale

Sandstone

Granite

Breccia

''Beaufort scale'' is used to measure

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Air pressure

Wind pressure

Wind direction

Humidity

Which of the following countries got status of landlocked country on 28th June 2006?

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Montenegro

Serbia

San Marino

Bolivia

What are soaps?

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Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids

Salts of silicates

Sodium or potassium salts

Mixture of glycerol and alcohol

At a latitude of 45°,the earth spins on its axis at the rate of:

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1120 km/h

500 km/h

510 km/h

620 km/h

When Neptune officially was discovered?

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September 23, 1846

September 23, 1781

September 23, 1930

September 23, 1864

Seasonal variation is the least:

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In the arctic circle

Frigid zone

Temperate zone

South temperate zone

Which of the following glands are known as exocrine glands?

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Salivary glands

Sweat glands

Thyroid glands

Both a & b

What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?

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30000 km

40000 km

50000 km

60000 km

Which state or country lies at the approximate latitude of Bermuda?

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Cuba

Florida

South Carolina

Virgina

On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?

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Mars

Venus

Jupiter

Saturn

In which one of the following countries, is the ratio of hydroelectric generation to the total electricity generation to the highest?

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Norway

Sweden

Italy

Denmark

Solar system was discovered by:

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Kepler

Galileo

Copernicus

Plato

What is the highest peak in Australia?

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Mount Canberra

Mount Erebus

Mount Kosciusko

Mount Blanc

A man with colour blindness will see red aas

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Green

Yellow

Blue

Violet

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

Halley's comet appears once in a period of:

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24 years

30 years

76 years

80 years

Which planet's winds are the fastest in the Solar system?

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Neptune

Mercury

Pluto

Jupiter

Entomology is the study of:

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Insects

Bee keeping

Birds

Cancer

Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightening and thunder?

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Convectional

Orographic

Frontal

None of these

Which of the following is a post-volcanic activity?

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Earthquakes

Lava ejection

Thermal spring formation

Typical behaviour of animals

In petroleum,one barrel is equal to:

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34.97 UK gallons

42 UK gallon

0.159 cubic metre

All of them

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

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XX

XXX

XY

XYX

What is the world's biggest river?

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Rhine

Mississippi

Nile

Amazon

Which neighbour country of Pakistan is called landlocked country?

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Iran

India

China

Afghanistan

When matter spins towards a black hole, what kind of energy does it release?

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Light energy

Ultraviolet rays

Infrared light

X-ray energy

name the discovered of penicillin.

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McCollum

fleming

hoist

colt

If there is no sun,the colour of the sky would be:

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Orange

Blue

Yellow

None of these

Oceans cover how much of the earth's surface?

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71 percent

75 percent

70 percent

76 percent

What temperature can the center of Earth's core reach up to?

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7000 K

7500 K

7300 K

8100 K

Most highly intelligent mammals (excepts man) are:

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Whales

Dolphins

Elephants

Kangaroos

The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than equatorial diameter by about:

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40 km

43 km

48 km

53 km

How many cubic feet make one bulk barrel?

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5.8 cubic feet

6.7 cubic feet

8.8 cubic feet

10 cubic feet

A semi fluid shell which includes both the crust and uppermost part of mantle is known as:

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Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Mesophere

Semisphere

The normal temperature of human body is:

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98.6 °F

96.4 °F

93.4 °F

100 °F

The largest planet of the solar system is:

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Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Radioactive disintegration of uranium ultimately results in formation of:

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Radium

Thorium

Lead

Polonium

Fluorine is present in:

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Sea-food

Common salt

Drinking water

Green vegetable

The normal temperature Of human body on the Kelvin scale is:

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280 K

310 K

335 K

360 K

Which area of the brain is responsible for control of the body temperature?

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Pituitary

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Pineal

Which of the following is least effective in photosynthesis?

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Sunlight

Red light

Blue light

Green light

How many bones are there in the adult human body?

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206

306

250

260

Which is the largest country of Europe according to area excluding Russia?

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Germany

Italy

Spain

Ukraine

The maximum fixation of solar energy is done by:

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Bacteria

Protozoa

Green plants

Fungi

The planet having five moons is:

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Venus

Mars

Uranus

Neptune

The most abundant metal in the earth's crust is:

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Zinc

Copper

Silicon

Iron