Question # 1

Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced recently along the coasts of:

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India

China

Australia

Japan

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

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Meteorite

Asteroid

Meteoroid

Meteor

who described bacteria?

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wilson

leeuqenhoek

newton

fisher

What is the axial tilt of the Earth?

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24.5 degrees

17.5 degrees

12.7 degrees

23.5 degrees

Which of the following pairs does not contains a coinage metal?

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Zinc and Gold

Copper and Gold

Silver and Gold

Copper and Silver

Light emitted by sun reaches earth in:

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8 minutes and 30 seconds

10 minutes and 30 seconds

12 minutes and 30 seconds

15 minutes and 30 seconds

Which two countries share the longest border?

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Chile and Argentina

USA and Canada

USA and Mexico

Brazil and Peru

What do we call the tubes that carry blood away from the heart?

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Arteries

Intestines

Veins

None of these

At the core of the earth,the temperature is estimated to be around:

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1000 °C

1500 °C

2000 °C

2500°C

Two places on the same meridian must have the same:

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Length of summer

Latitude

Length of winter

Solar Time

The most important ore of aluminium is:

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Calcite

Bauxite

Calamine

Galena

Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?

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Callisto

Lo

Eurpa

Titan

which is the invention of Jenkins?

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safety-pin

pistol

nylon

movie machine

Cryptography is the study which deals with the:

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Secret writing

Weather

Wood Engraving

History of life

Palak leave are rich in:

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Vitamin A

Iron

Carotene

Vitamin D

The smallest of all human cells are:

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Nerve cells

WBCs

Epithelial cells

RBCs

Which clouds usually have the lowest altitude?

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Cumulonimbus

Cumulus

Cirrus

Stratus

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

Venom of cobra attacks on:

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Nervous system

Respiratory system

Digestive system

Circulatory system

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

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

Which of the following gases is most predominant in the sun?

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Helium

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Ozone

Which is the important raw material required in cement industry?

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Limestone

Limestone and clay

Clay

Gypsum

Which branch of science deals with the relationship between quantities of substances during chemical reaction?

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Chemistry

Microbiology

Stoichiometry

Solid State Physics

whose inventor is incandescent lamp.

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colt

waterman

bullock

hunt

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

A color blind person has difficulty to distinguishing between which colors?

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Green and Voilet

Green and Red

White and Yellow

Black and Blue

Which of the following is the chief crop of Australia?

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Rice

Maize

Wheat

Potato

Scientist associated with the success of green Revolution is:

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Norman Borlaug

J.C.bose

V.R.Rao

S.S.Balli

Which of the following is not a chemical reaction?

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Burning of paper

Digestion of food

Conversion of water into steam

Burning of coal

Which of the following is an amphibian?

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Whale

Turtle

Frog

Cow

Ready source of energy available for athletes is:

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Carbohydrate

fats

Protein

Vitamin

Where is the Rub al-Khali desert located?

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South Arabian Penisula

South Africa

South America

South Europe

Life appeared about:

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2.6 billion years ago

3.6 billion years ago

4.5 billion years ago

5.5 billion years ago

Which country has the equator pass through its capital of Quito?

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Ecuador

Argentina

Brazil

Peru

For which purpose instrument Centrifuge is used?

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To separate liquids

To separate mixtures of chemicals

To separate solids

None of these

Which is the shortest river in the world?

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D River (USA)

Roe River

Selenga

None of these

A person having which of the following blood group can receive blood of any group?

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A

AB

B

O

Approximately how much sunlight does Oslo receive each day from November through January?

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One hour

Two hours

Three hours

Four hours

What is Cosmology?

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Study of stars

Study of universe

Study of sky

Study of satellites

Which one of the following areas is dominant in hunting and gathering?

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Hot Desert

Cold Desert

Tropical Forest

Temperate grassland

Lunar Sea refers to:

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A small sea on the moon

A sea on early which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon

A dark plain on the moon

A large water body illuminated by moonlight

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

Non-stick cooking utensils are coated with:

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Black paint

Teflon

P.V.C

Polystyrene

In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?

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Granite

Igneous

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

What is mixture farming?

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cultivating different crops in the same farm

cultivating crops and keeping livestock in the same form

Cultivating different varieties of same crop

None of these