Question # 1

A roundworm that enters man's body through the soles of the feet is:

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Hookworm

Leech

Tapeworm

Trichina

Man cannot survive without taking minimum amount of:

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Carbohydrate

Fats

Proeins

Minerals

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

Which one of the following is most destructive?

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Cyclone

Tornado

Typhoon

Willy-willy

Sense of time is due to:

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Rotation of earth

Revolution earth

Rotation of moon

Both (a) and (b)

Which of the following glands is situated beneath the brain and whose over secretion produces giant-size children?

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Pituitary

Adrenal

Thyroid

Pancreas

Which strait connects the South Atlantic with the South Pacific?

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Cook Strait

Makassar Strait

Strait of Magellan

Soya Strait

The ________ is also known as the Northern Lights.

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Aurora borealis

Nova

Quasar

Black hole

Which of the following is brightest planet?

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Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

The position of a planet when it is nearest to the sun,is called

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Perihelion

Aphelion

Apogee

Perigee

The Horse latitudes are:

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The regions of calm and light variable winds

The regions lying between 5° N and 5° S

The region of low atmospheric pressure

None of these

Mercurys year is how many Earth's days?

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59

88

365

28

Which Southeast Asian country was the only to not have been colonized by a European Country?

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Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Thailand

Anticyclones are so called because:

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They move in a direction opposite to that of cyclones

They have no pressure gradient

They destroy the cyclonic conditions

None of thes

Respiration of fish is through:

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Arriers

Gills

Trachea

Stomata

A huge mass of ice fed by snow on a high mountain slowly sliding downhill before it starts melting is called:

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Avalanche

Glacier

Iceberg

None of these

Mercury thermometer was invented by:

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newton

galileo

priestly

fahrenheit

Which of the following latitude forms a great circle?

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0°

23.5°

66.5°

90°

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

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Pituitary

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Pineal

In the northern hemisphere,the winds are deflected:

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To the left

To the right

Upward

Downward

The largest satellite of Saturn is:

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Lapetus

Rhea

Dione

Titan

How many metres are there in one cubic decametre?

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1000

1500

1800

Which countries lie on the iberian Peninsula?

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Denmark and the Neitherlands

Italy and Austria

Spain and France

Spain and Portugal

What should be given to an athlete for instant energy?

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Carbohydrates

Fat

Protein

Vitamin

The phenomenon of aurora borealis,the display of red and green lights in northern hemisphere is due to radiation from:

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Troposphere

Mesosphere

Stratosphere

None of these

Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above:

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Tropic of Capricorn

Equator

Poles

Tropic of Cancer

The geologic periods called Cambrian and Precambian come from the place known as Cambria. What is Cambria?

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Scotland

Wales

Brittany

Saxony

How many days does the moon take to return to the same position among the constellations?

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28 days

29 days

26 days

30 days

The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of:

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March

June

July

August

Which is the largest endocrine gland?

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Pituitary glands

Thyroid glands

Adrenal glands

Salivary glands

point out the invention of Richter.

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Richter scale

lamp

bicycle

razor

The study of biology at a molecular level is called:

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Hematology

Taxonomy

Molecular Biology

Cryptograph

Titan's atmosphere consists mainly of:

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Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Helium

Oxygen

Gene is:

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A segment of DNA

A segment of DNA and histone

A segment of DNA, RNA and histone

All of the above

Through which choke point does the least oceanic cargo pass?

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Strait of Gibraltar

Strait of Malacca

Strait of Magellan

Strait of Hormuz

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

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Neurology

Taxonomy

Archaeology

Mineralogy

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

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Montenegro

Serbia

San Marino

Bolivia

Mention the inventor of modern bicycle?

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westinghouse

walker

Baume

Eletroplating

The doldrums is an area of

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Low temperature

Low pressure

Low rainfall

Low humidity

The same side of the moon always faces the earth because:

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Moon and earth have gravitational force

Moon cannot change its position

The period of rotation of the moon on its axis and period of revolution around the earth is almost the same

None of these

Who is father of genetics?

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Lamarck

Gregor Mendel

Darwin

Harvey

How many yards are there in one sq rod,polo or perch?

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304.50

404.50

505.75

207.25

Which ocean has the world's largest number of active volcanoes and is called:

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Indian ocean

pacific ocean

Atlantic ocean

Antarctic ocean

Botany is the:

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Study of plants

Study of herbs

Study of forest

The inclination of the earth's axis to plane of the orbit is---

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90^o

23 1/2^o

66 1/2^o

0^o

Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), was established on

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September 16, 1960

September 16, 1961

September 16, 1962

September 16, 1963