Question # 1

A crack in the earth's crust through which hot magma and gases forces out is called:

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Eruption

Volcano

Break

Crack

K2 (Mt.Godwin Austen), 8611 m is the highest mountain of which country?

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Nepal

India

China

Pakistan

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

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30 °C

25 °C

17 °C

10 °C

The rising of the evening star indicates the

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South Pole

North Pole

East

West

Typhoid is a disease of:

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Liver

Lungs

Intestine

Stomach

Which science describes maps and the features of universe?

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Cosmology

Cosmography

Cosmo-physics

Physical cosmography

Name the discoverer of rabies vaccine.

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Newton

Roemer

Pasteur

Waksman

Which ocean current is popularly known as warm blanket of Europe?

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East Australian current

Gulf Stream

Brazil current

Equatorial current

Between which two Scandinavian countries would you find the Oresund?

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Sweden and Finland

Sweden and Denmark

Denmark and Norway

Norway and Finland

Ocean tidal waves which result from earthquakes are known as:

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Hurricanes

Tsunami

Syzygy

Tornadoes

Bleaching powder is made from:

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Sulphur dioxide

lime and chlorine

Bauxite

Soda ash and lime

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

Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?

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Omnivores

Herbivores

Carnivores

None of these

The point in the Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the sun (152.5 million kilometers) and it occurs on the 3rd or 4th of july is called:

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Aphelion

Perihelion

Latitude

Solar time

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

Latitude of South Pole is:

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0°

40°

60°

90°

Where is Dead Sea Situated in the following continents?

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Europe

Australia

Asia

Africa

________deals with organic tissues

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Pathology

Carpology

Histology

Cryogenics

which of the following metals form an amalgam with other metals?

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Lead

Tin

Zinc

Mercury

The size of the earth was first measure by:

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Issac Newton

Galileo

Eratosthenes

Kepler

Cultivation of the plants without use of soil is called?

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Meteorology

Xylography

Hydroponics

Cryptography

Which planet is known as "Earth's near twin planet"?

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Mercury

Mars

Venus

Neptune

Spring tide means:

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Higher high tide, higher low tide

Higher high tide, lower low tide

Lower high tide, lower low tide

Lower high tide, higher low tide

The centre of cyclone is called:

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Apex

Eye

Vertex

Focus

Pre-historic record shows that colored rock painting were first done by:

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Java man

Peking man

Cro-Magnon man

Neanderthal man

Any foreign particle which stimulates the formation antibodies is called:

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Histone

Antigen

Receptor

Antibiotic

In the ocean,water moves horizontally over vast areas due to:

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Density difference

Slope of the ocean floor

Waves

Currents

The chemical name for urea is:

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Anuerin

Chloroethane

Carbamide

None of these

Which planet shares an orbit with two groups of asteroids, known as the Trojan Asteroids?

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Saturn

Venus

Pluto

Jupiter

Angiology deals with the study of blood vascular system. What is dermatology?

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Study of flowers

Study of skin

Study of frogs

Study of skulls

name the discoverer of chlorine.

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freud

dohl

fermi

scheele

Which Seaport is known as the "Coffee Port" of the world?

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Valencia (Spain)

Santos (Brazil)

Rio de Janeiro

Kobe (Japan)

Dendrology is associated with the study of:

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worms

animals

wooded plants

none of these

Which is the highest mountain peak in Europe?

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Everest

Mont Blanc

Elbrus

Olimpus

The study of bacteria in relation to disease

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Taxonomy

Hematology

Bacteriology

Archaeology

10 decagrams are equal to one hectogram and 10 hectogram are equal to:

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2 kilograms

1 kilograms

3 kilograms

4 kilograms

The first artificial satellite was launched in:

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October 4, 1951

October 4, 1961

October 4, 1957

October 4, 1967

Ounce is equal to:

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437.5 grains

16 drams

Both a and b

None of these

At one time, Greeks associated Venus with what goddess?

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Aphrodite

Andromeda

Cassiopeia

Athena

Electric current is measured by:

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Anemometer

Ammeter

Voltmeter

Commutator

whose discoveries are aluminum and electroytic process?

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bell

hall

marconi

none of these

The constellation of stars appears at different position in the sky at different times during night mainly:

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Because earth rotates about its axis

Because earth revolves around the sun

Because of optical illusion

Because celestial bodies are changing their position

How many feet are there in one yard?

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6

3

5

10

A light microscope uses lenses to make the objects look much bigger,What this increase in size is called?

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Magnification

Megafying

Both of these

None of these

Petrology deals with:

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study of rocks in the earth's crust

study of formation of soils

study of petroleum products

none of these

The two elements that are frequently used for making transistors are:

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Boron and aluminium

Silicon and germanium

Iridium and germanium

Niobium and columboan