Question # 1

Anticyclones are caused by

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Violent winds

Heavy rainfall

Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre

None of these

One sq foot is equal to:

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244 sq inches

144 sq inches

444 sq inches

344 sq inches

The study of earthquakes and the movement of waves through the Earth is called what?

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Seismology

Hematology

Cryptography

None of these

The surface of earth the lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called:

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Torrid zone

Frigid zone

Temperate zone

South temperate zone

Grand Cullie Dam is located in:

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USA

Canada

Russia

India

What is the name of the strait between Australia (mainland) and Tasmania?

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Cook Strait

Torres Strait

Bass Strait

Lock Strait

Blood grouping was discovered by:

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William Harvey

Landsteiner

Robert Koch

Chadwick

Which of the following is a non-ferrous metal?

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Aluminium

Iron

Nickle

Cobalt

Which of the following is not a chemical reaction?

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Burning of paper

Digestion of food

Conversion of water into steam

Burning of coal

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

point out the Wilson's discovery.

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chlorine

calcium carbide

electron

chloroform

Polythene is industrially prepared by the polymerization of:

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Methane

Ethylene

Styrene

Acetylene

How many U.S states border the Pacific Ocean?

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Four

Seven

Three

Five

Diabetes is caused due to the malfunctioning of:

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Liver

Kidney

Pancreas

Spleen

point out the inventor of Minor's safety lamp.

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Goldmark

Davy

Spencer

Richter

Washing soda is the common name of:

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Calcium carbonate

Calcium bicarbonate

Sodium carbonate

Sodium bicarbonate

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

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30 °C

25 °C

17 °C

10 °C

Green House Effect means:

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Pollution in houses in tropical regions

Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxid

Cultivation in green houses so as the check pollution

None of these

Soda water contains:

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Carbon dioxide

Nitrous acid

Carbonic acid

Sulphuric acid

Accumulation of water in tissues is caused by the:

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Vitamin B

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin A

Which milk contains more fat?

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Cow

Buffalo

Camel

Reindeer

The earliest man like primate was:

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Dryopithecus

Ramapathicus

Australopithecus

Proconsul

The four major components of atmosphere are

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Oxygen,Nitrogen,Carbon dioxide and Argon

Oxygen,Hydrogen,Helium and Carbon

Oxygen,Water vapours,Nitrogen,Argon

None of these

The Celtic Sea is located between which two countries.

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Australia and New Zealand

India and Sri Lanka

Zanzibar and Tanzania

England and Ireland

Which of the following chemicals is used to preserving fruit juice?

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Sodium benzoate

Ammonium sulphate

Sodium hydroxide

None of these

The speed of rotation of earth is:

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25 km/sec

30 km/sec

9.72 km/sec

29.8 km/sec

In which of the following do red blood cells originals (or formed)?

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Bone marrow

Brain

Ligaments

Muscles

Sodium metal is kept under:

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Alcohol

Water

Petrol

Kerosene

Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of:

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Metamorphism

Deposition

Weathering

Solidification

Short-sightedness is due to the:

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Shifting of the iris

Elongation of eyeball

Weakening of retina

Weaker muscles

Which country's flag was planted upon first arrival at the South Pole?

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Great Britain

Japan

France

Norway

The study of bacteria in relation to disease

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Taxonomy

Hematology

Bacteriology

Archaeology

who invented colour photo?

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goldmark

lves

howe

fulton

Which country does the Tropic of Cancer pass through?

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Laos

Sudan

Morocco

China

Gulf Stream carries

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Warm equatorial water to West American coast

Warm equatorial water to eastern coast of Brazil

Warm equatorial water to the western coast of Europe

None of these

Vitamin C is absent in:

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Strawberry

Apricot

Date

Apple

Using the International Date LIne as the limit, as geographers usually do, which country stretches farthest to the east?

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China

North Korea

Japan

Russia

Which of the following is not a a bone in the human body?

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Sternum

Pericardium

Tibia

Humerus

Which of the following is used for removing air bubbles from glass during its manufacture?

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Ammonium sulphate

Ammonium phosphate

Urea

Potassium carbonate

Which of the following glands in human body is popularly called 'Adam's apple'?

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Adrenal

Pituitary

Thyroid

Thymus

Anemometer is an instrument used to:

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Find the wind direction

Measure wind speed

Measure humidity

Measure low pressure

The term meteor is applied to an interplanetary body:

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After it enters the atmosphere of the earth

After it enters the earth's atmosphere and explodes in the mind air as a ball of fire

After it enters the earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface of the earth without exploding in mid air

Before it enters the earth's atmosphere

calculus was discovered by:

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newton

harvey

spenser

plato

name the inventor of submarine.

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vail

holland

lake

pascal

Sargasso sea is located in:

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North Pacific Ocean

North Atlantic Ocean

South Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

What is meant by myopia?

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Long-sightedness

Short-sightedness

Colour blindness

Night blindness