Question # 1

Prime Meridian is also called:

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Arctic circle

Equator

Greenwich Meridian

Arctic pole

A reptile with a four-chambered heart is:

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Snake

Crocodile

Turtle

Lizard

Which of these lies between Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula?

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Andaman Sea

Sunda Strait

Strait of Malacca

Java Sea

Age of a tree can be determined by:

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Counting the number of rings in the stem

Counting the number of leaves

Counting the number of branches

Measuring the size of the tree

The planet that has no satellite is:

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Mars

Mercury

Venus

Both b & c

Carbon,diamond and graphite are together called:

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Isomers

Allotropes

Isomorphs

Isotopes

Which of the following is a flightless bird?

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Swam

Emu

Hen

None of these

Drugs used for relieving pain are called:

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Tranquilizers

Analgesics

Antipyrotio

None of these

The heavier silicates named Sima on Silica+ magnesium are most abundant in the:

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Crust

Core

Ocean floors

Mantle

Khartoum is situated on bank of river:

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Delaware river

Rhine river

Nile river

None of these

How many cubic feet make one cubic yard?

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5.5

15

27

33

The difference between a nuclear reactor and an atom bomb is that:

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No chain reaction takes place in nuclear reactor while in the atomic bomb,there is a chain reaction.

The chain reaction in nuclear reactor is controlled.

The chain reaction in nuclear reactor is not controlled.

None of these.

Which country is on an island in the Persian Gulf?

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Kuwait

Oman

Bahrain

In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?

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Cutting very hard substance

Making cement and glass

Disinfecting water of ponds

Making casts for statues

The primary rainbow has an angular radius of:

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42°

25.5°

30.5°

50.5°

Which among the following four planets is the biggest in size?

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Venus

Mercury

Earth

Mars

Two places on the same meridian must have the same:

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Length of summer

Latitude

Length of winter

Solar Time

According to definition of deserts, which desert is the largest in the world?

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Antractica

Gobi, Mongolia/northern China

Shahra, northern Africa

Kalahari, southwestern Africa

What is the smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere?

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Belize

Dominica

St. Kitts & Nevis

Grenada

Which countries lie on the iberian Peninsula?

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Denmark and the Neitherlands

Italy and Austria

Spain and France

Spain and Portugal

Which is the longest of the following lines?

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0° Meridian

45° E

90° W

All are equal

Which of the following is an Argillaceous rock?

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Shale

Sandstone

Limestone

Slate

What is the highest mountain located in the western hemisphere?

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Mount Aconcagua

Mount McKinley

Mount Hood

Mount Baker

The gas that usually causes explosions in coal mines is:

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Hydrogen

Methane

Carbon monoxide

Air

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

Who was the first person to cross what is now known as the Antarctic Circle?

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Robert Amundsen

Fabien Bellingshausen

James cook

John Davis

The world used to describe the shape of earth is:

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Flat

Circle

Oblate sphere

Sphere

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 branch of medicine dealing with the nervous system and its disorders:

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Neurology

Taxonomy

Archaeology

Mineralogy

What is the meaning of virus?

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Fatal

Poison

Protein

Acid

Citrus fruit products should not be preserved in vessels of:

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Tin

Copper

Steel

Iron

Milk is poor source of:

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Protein

Iron

Vitamins

Calcium

Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?

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Tartaric acid

Lactic acid

Butyric acid

Acetic acid

What is the highest large lake in the world?

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Lake Titicaca

Grand Lake

Lake Baikal

Lake Malawi

Kilowatt is a unit to measure:

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Work

Electricity

Power

Vernal equinox falls on:

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21^st March

21^st June

25^th April

20^th December

Upon how many hills was Rome built?

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Three

Five

Seven

Nine

The light coming from stars gives the idea of their:

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Size

Rotational speed

Mass

Density

Which is the smallest among the following water bodies?

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Arctic Sea

Hudson Bay

Japan Sea

Okhotsk Sea

who invented the Photographic paper?

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bell

spenser

talbot

spenser

The number of ribs in human body is:

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12

18

20

24

What is Asia's longest river?

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Huang He

Yangtze

Mekong

Ganges

Food is normally digested in the:

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Liver

Stomach

Small intestine

Large intestine

The disease generally associated with stress conditions is:

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Leprosy

Scurvy

Bronchitis

None of these

What is a bright streak of light seen in the sky?

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Meteorite

Asteroid

Meteoroid

Meteor

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

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Aztecs

Tortudians

Mayans

incas