Question # 1

Against what country did Britain declare war in 1982?

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Argentina

Colombia

Brazil

Guyana

Paris is situated on bank of river:

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Seine River

Spree River

Rhine River

None of these

The formation of fog occurs when:

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Moist air meets cold surface of the earth

Cold air blows over warm water

Warm air meets cold surface

None of these

Which country can be found in the Ardennes?

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Liechtenstein

Andorra

San Marino

Luxembourg

Which of the following celestial bodies bear,'The Sea of Tranquillity' and 'The Ocean of Storms'?

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Mars

Venus

Moon

Sun

What is the enzyme that is in stomach acid called?

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Amylase

Pepsin

Maltase

None of these

Places experiencing equal impact of an earthquake are called:

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Snow lines

Seismic line

Isobars

Belts

The lower layer of the atmosphere is known as--

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Mesosphere

Ionosphere

Troposphere

Stratosphere

The largest cell in the human body is:

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Liver cell

Nerve cell

Muscle cell

Kidney cell

What is the highest peak in Australia?

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Mount Canberra

Mount Erebus

Mount Kosciusko

Mount Blanc

The tide at its maximum height is known as:

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Equinox

Neap tide

Spring tide

Tsunami

In which of the following disease do the germs enter through open wounds?

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Tetanus

Typhoid

Sucrose

Glucose

The planet with the shortest year is--

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Earth

Mercury

Mars

Pluto

An observation at the point on the earth where only the penumbra region of moon's shadow will move past, will observe a:

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Total solar eclipse

Partial solar eclipse

total lunar eclipse

None of these

The largest part of most diets are made up of:

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Nucleic acid

Proteins

Carbohydrates

Lipids

The earth revolves around the sun at a speed of:

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18.5 km/sec

26.6 km/sec

29 km/sec

31.9 km/sec

Nitrogen fixation is done by:

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Red algae

Blue green algae

Brown algae

None of these

Short-sightedness is due to the:

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Shifting of the iris

Elongation of eyeball

Weakening of retina

Weaker muscles

What bay in Canada could hold the entire state of Texas with room to spare?

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Hudson Bay

Bay of Fundy

James Bay

Baffin Bay

What of Agrostology?

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Study of forests

Study of grasses

Study of plants

Study of agriculture

How far is our solar system away from the nearest bright star cluster?

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150 light years

50 light years

100 light years

2 light years

Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in:

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Astronomy

Navigation

Road mile

None of these

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

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Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Thailand

Silk is produced by:

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Larva of silkworm

Egg of silkworm

Pupa of silkworm

None of these

Which is the shortest river in the world?

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D River (USA)

Roe River

Selenga

None of these

Khartoum is situated on bank of river:

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Delaware river

Rhine river

Nile river

None of these

What is Africa's newest country?

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South Sudan

Cole D'lvori

Burkina Faso

Erilrea

The organs in the body which accumulates iodine is:

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Pituitary gland

Thyroid gland

Thymus

Parathyroid

The isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reaction is:

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U-235

U-238

U-239

U-242

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

Artesian wells are formed in:

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Basalt rocks

Aquifer rocks

Coral rocks

Dykes

Nine sq foot is equal to:

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2 sq yards

1 sq yards

3 sq yards

4 sq yards

The nearest relatives of man are:

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New world monkeys

Apes

Old world monkeys

Lemurs

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

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

The steam engine was invented by:

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James Watt

James Joule

Thomas Newcomen

Issac newton

If Antarctica were a country, where would it rank in size among other countries?

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First

Second

Third

Fourth

Which of the following is a lightest metal?

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Mercury

Silver

Lithium

Lead

The study of the structure and organization of living things (study of human body) is called?

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Taxonomy

Hematology

Anatomy

Archaeology

The lungs, nose, and trachea are part of which organ system?

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Digestive

Respiratory

Muscular

Circulatory

Which of the following fuels causes minimum environmental pollution?

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Diesel

Kerosene

Hydrogen

Coal

Which of the following country is called enclave?

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Kosovo

Liechtenstein

Slovakia

San Marino

What is the largest salt water lake in the world by volume?

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Lake Michigan

Caspian Sea

Superior Lake

Lake Baikal

Borden's discovery is:

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insulin

milk condensation

DNA

RNA

Removal of the top layer of soil/rocks by wind. water is known as:

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Corrosion

Desaliantion

Detoxification

Erosion

Earth rotates in about how many hours?

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26 hours

12 hours

24 hours

23 hours