Question # 1

The Benguela current touches:

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The eastern coast of South America

West African coasr

Indian coast

None of these

Nutrients are recycled in the atmosphere with the help of certain micro-organisms referred to:

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Producers

Decomposers

Consumers

None of these

The idea of vaccination to prevent to attack of measles was given by:

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Alexander Fleming

John Snow

Edward Jenner

Louis Pasture

Oneirology is the study of dreams. What is opthalmology?

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Study of fossils

Study of eyes

Study of snakes

Study of virus

What is Acaustics?

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Science of waves

Science of sound

Science of light

Science of radiography

The prevailing winds blowing from 30^o S and 30^o N towards the equator are termed as:

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Monsoon winds

Antitrade winds

Trade winds

Polar winds

The organs in the body which accumulates iodine is:

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Pituitary gland

Thyroid gland

Thymus

Parathyroid

Which person occurs abundantly in eggs?

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Keratin

Albumin

Collagen

Haemoglobin

The unit of measuring distances between the stars is known as:

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Galactic unit

Light year

Cosmic kilometre

None of these

Heart attack is occurred due to:

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Bacterial attack on the heart

Lack of blood supply to the heart itself

Stopping of heart beat

None of these

What is chronometer?

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An instrument used to measure the degree of latitude.

A highly accurate time piece which is used to keep Greenwich meantime.

A scale which tells the distance between any two places.

None of these

Which of the following diseases is caused due to allergic reaction?

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Leprosy

Asthma

Typhoid

Tetanus

Oranges are rich source of:

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Carbohydrates

Vitamins

Fats

Proteins

The numbers of factors required for blood clotting is:

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7

11

13

17

Saturn was the first planet known to have:

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Rings

Sunspots

Satellites

Craters

The smallest ocean in the world is:

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Atlantic ocean

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Arctic Ocean

The approximate surface temperature on the sunlight side of the earth is:

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30 °C

25 °C

17 °C

10 °C

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

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Rice

Wheat

Pulses

Sugarcane

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

Which fruit can diabetic patients eat freely?

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Banana

Orange

Mango

Apple

Ounce is equal to:

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437.5 grains

16 drams

Both a and b

None of these

Which group are the 'universal receivers'?

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B+

AB-

AB+

A-

To a space traveler on moon,the lunar sky during day time appears:

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White

Blue

Black

Red

Which is the longest mountain chain in the world?

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Himalaya

Andes

Rockies

Pyrenees

what is invented by Watson-Watt?

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Radar

Jenkins

Colt

Galileo

What is the largest Australian island?

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Melville Island

Tasmania

Kangaroo Island

Dirk Island

Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac,are:

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sign of Roman gods

Imaginary region that encompasses the path of the planets

A group of stars

None of these

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called the:

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Asteroid planets

Blue planets

Rocky planets

Gaseous planets

Earth rotates in about how many hours?

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26 hours

12 hours

24 hours

23 hours

The primary rainbow has an angular radius of:

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42°

25.5°

30.5°

50.5°

Temperature is measured by:

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Watt

Degree Celsius

Specific heat

None of these

What are metal bearing rocks called

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Metalloids

Slag

Bitumen

Ores

Two or more forms of a chemical element having different physical properties but having identifiable chemical compounds are called:

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Allotropes

Isotopes

Isomers

Isotones

Which of the following is an element?

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Ruby

Diamond

Sapphire

Emerald

A heart beat requires approximately:

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0.8 second

20 seconds

1 minute

50 seconds

Ready source of energy available for athletes is:

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Carbohydrate

fats

Protein

Vitamin

Heat received by earth from the sun is known as:

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Solar radiation

Insolation

Solar heat

Thermal radiation

Which of the following is a chemical change?

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Rusting of iron

Tempering of iron

Bending of iron

Melting of iron

Hydrometer is the device that measures:

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The acidity of water

The specific gravity of a liquid

The gravity of milk

None of these

The disease generally associated with stress conditions is:

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Leprosy

Scurvy

Bronchitis

None of these

The gas that usually causes explosions in coal mines is:

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Hydrogen

Methane

Carbon monoxide

Air

Two places on the same meridian must have the same:

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Length of summer

Latitude

Length of winter

Solar Time

A digestive enzyme that breaks down starch to maltose.

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Amino acid

Amylase

ATP

Acetylcholine

Which is the Antarctic's highest point?

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Vinson Massif

Mount Queen Maud

Mount Erebus

Vostok

What is meant by Horticulture?

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Science of flowers

Scientific cultivations

Science of agriculture

Rural study

Where is Easter Island located?

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Pacific Ocean

Caribbean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean