Question # 1

The dry wind 'Santa Ana' blows in:

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Siberia

California

Argentina

Switzerland

What is called the study of Algae?

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Phycology

Cartography

Philately

Lexicography

Where is the Wakhan Corridor?

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Afghanistan

Qatar

Vietnam

China

A star that flares up for a short time and then returns to its original magnitude is a:

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Pulsar

Nova

Quasar

Black hole

Which Indian state lies between Bhutan and Nepal?

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Utter Pradesh

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

How many cubic feet make one cubic yard?

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5.5

15

27

33

Name the device that is used to measure the humidity.

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Hydrometer

Hygrometer

Galvanometer

Hexameter

Who invented the lift?

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E.G.Otis

J.L. Baird

Edison

faraday

An area in which rainfall is usually less than 250 mm per year and vegetation covers less than 50 percent of the ground is called:

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Desert

Lake

Gulf

Sand

Air is a:

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Mixture

Element

Compound

Electrolyte

Which part of the earth's surface receives the highest amount of insolation?

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Tropical desert

Equatorial region

Land masses

Water bodies

Which is the hottest place of the word?

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Aziziyah

Seville

Death Valley

JaccZ

Any foreign particle which stimulates the formation antibodies is called:

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Histone

Antigen

Receptor

Antibiotic

The deepest trench "Mariana Trench" is in:

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Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Arctic Ocean

The main factor which determines the balance of nature is:

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Human activities

Habit and habitat

Environmental pollution

Availability of food

How many millimetres constitute one centimetre?

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10 millimetres

15 milliemetres

12 millimetres

20 millimetres

Which strait connects the South Atlantic with the South Pacific?

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Cook Strait

Makassar Strait

Strait of Magellan

Soya Strait

The normal temperature of the human body is:

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90 F

98 F

98.6 F

98.4 F

The function of hemoglobin in the body is:

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Transport of oxygen

Destruction of bacteria

Prevention of anemia

Utilization of iron

Which among the following is a positively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element?

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Beta rays

Alpha rays

Gamma rays

Cathode rays

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

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France

Switzerland

Denmark

Germany

name the inventor of sewing machine?

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tait

howe

goldmark

Digital crop

The approximate age of the earth is:

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2.6 X 10⁷years

3.6 X 10⁸ years

4.6 X 10⁹ years

None of these

Latitude of South Pole is:

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0°

40°

60°

90°

Mention the inventor of modern bicycle?

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westinghouse

walker

Baume

Eletroplating

Which part of the body is affected by drinking alcohol?

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Lungs

Liver

Kidney

None of these

Which of the following countries has no landlocked country?

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Australia

Antarctica

North America

All of above

Which country gained its independence from France on March 20, 1956?

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Morocco

Tunisia

Egypt

Algeria

The science of celestial bodies is known as:

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Carpology

Agronomy

Radio astronomy

Astronomy

Biodegradable wastes can usually be converted into useful substances with the help of

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Bacteria

Nuclear protiens

Radioactive substances

None of these

Victoria Falls in Africa is located on:

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River Niger

Riyer Zambezi

River Congo

River Nile

Element that is not found in blood is:

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Iron

Chromium

Copper

Magnesium

The greatest deposits of loess are found in--

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New Zealand

Central Europe

China

Argentina

The winds blowing from sea towards the coastal areas are called:

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Ocean current

Sea breeze

Ocean current

Land breeze

Galileo's invention is

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telecope

Militery tank

telephone

razor

The spring tide occurs when the moon, the sun and the earth make in angle of-

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180^o

90^o

45^o

33^o

The study of human population is called:

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Anatomy

Demography

Cytology

Histology

what is invented by Kettering?

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Quick start

Automobile self-start

Automobile quick start

None of these

The highest radius of earth is at:

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Cancer

Capricorn

Poles

Equator

The study of heavenly bodies is known as:

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Astrology

Astrophysics

Astronomy

Geophysics

Enzymes mostly made proteins, Enzyme is:

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Vitamin

Bacterium

Bio-catalyst

Virus

Who gave the first general theory of evolution on earth?

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Lamarck

Stanley Miller

Aristotle

None of these

who invented the furnace for steel?

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^Siemens

harrison

hertz

none of them

Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of:

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Aluminium

Sodium carbonate

Lime

Potassium

Which of the following enzymes converts proteins into peptones?

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Pepsin

Trypsin

Erepsin

Amylase

Force is measured by:

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Pascal

Newton

Kelvin

Ampere