Question # 1

The Saturn rings were discovered by:

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Copernicus

Newton

Galileo

None of these

Lake Victoria's shores touch all of the following countries except:

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Rwanda

Tanzania

Kenya

Uganda

Temperature in human beings is controlled by:

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Pituitary gland

Adrenal gland

Hypothalamus gland

Thyroid gland

The core of the earth is also known as:

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Lithosphere

Barysphere

Besosphere

Centrosphere

What is the name given to molten rocks that are erupted by a volcano?

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Firestone

Marble

Slate

Lava

What is the largest Caribbean Island?

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Cuba

Jamaica

Hispaniola

St.Thomas

Blood group of an individual is controlled by:

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Shape of RBC

Genes

Shape of WBC

Haemogloben

In what state is Devil's Tower located?

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Colorado

Washington

South Dakota

Wyoming

What is philography?

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Word pronunciation

Languages

Autograph collecting

None of these

What is the temperature of a normal man?

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81.1^oC

37^oC

21.7^oC

90^oC

who discovered that the earth was not the centre of the universe?

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Aristotle

Copernicus

Sir Lsaac Newton

Darwin

Which of the following sweeteners does not provide any energy to the body?

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Glucose

Fructose

Maltose

Saccharin

What is Cosmology?

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Study of stars

Study of universe

Study of sky

Study of satellites

Which of the following is known as the ''Red Planet''?

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Mercury

Mars

Saturn

Venus

Which country does not border Turkey?

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Iraq

Armenia

Bulgaria

Russia

Where is the Rub al-Khali desert located?

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South Arabian Penisula

South Africa

South America

South Europe

Hailstorm occurs in summer season due to the formation of clouds called:

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Cumulus

Cumulonimbus

Cirrus

None of these

Which of the following is not a contagious disease?

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Typhoid

Hysteria

Measles

Influenza

The most important ore of aluminium is:

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Calcite

Bauxite

Calamine

Galena

Coal is an example of:

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Sedimentary rocks

Sand dune

Metamorphic rocks

None of these

What is the approximately length of the Suez Canal?

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110 km

150 km

170 km

125 km

The image formed on the retina of the eye is:

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Real and upright

Real and inverted

Virtual and upright

Real and enlarged

Two or more forms of a chemical element having different physical properties but having identifiable chemical compounds are called:

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Allotropes

Isotopes

Isomers

Isotones

Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?

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Mercury and Venus

Venus and Mars

Venus and Neptune

None of these

Thermometer is used to:

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Measure temperature

Measure heat

Measure illnes

Measure coldness

The neutral atom's two isotopes differ in the number of:

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Neutrons

Protons

Electron shells

None of these

The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called:

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Cosmic year

Astronomical year

Light year

Parsec

What is the highest waterfall in the world?

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Yosemite Falls

Victoria Falls

Niagara Falls

Angel Falls

Which of the following is used in beauty parlours for hair setting?

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Chlorine

Sulphur

Silicon

Phosphorus

Old written material,which cannot be read easily,can be read by:

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Infra red rays

Cosmic rays

Ultra-violet rays

None of these

"Liverpool" is the seaport of UK and "Lisbon" is the seaport of which country?

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Brazil

Russia

Portugal

Canada

Anticyclones are caused by

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Violent winds

Heavy rainfall

Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre

None of these

Bio gas contains mainly:

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Butane

Methane

Carbon dioxide

Sodium

Increase in carbon dioxide in atmosphere

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Rise in earth temperature

Fall in earth temperature

Uniform earth temperature

increase in ultraviolet rays

What is Acaustics?

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Science of waves

Science of sound

Science of light

Science of radiography

Of these Asian 'seas', Which one is actually a real sea, and not a landlocked lake?

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Aral Sea

Caspian Sea

Dead Sea

Flores Sea

What is Mercury in our solar system?

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The smallest planet

The fastest planet

The planet nearest to Sun

All of these

What is the world's largest river?

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Rhine

Mississippi

Nile

Amazon

The four planets closer to the sun are called

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Gaseous planets

Asteroid planets

Blue planets

Rocky planets

Which nutrients are most likely to be affected by food processing and storage?

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Fats

Carbohydrates

Vitamins

Proteins

The planet with the shortest year is--

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Earth

Mercury

Mars

Pluto

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

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Corrosion

Desaliantion

Detoxification

Erosion

The dry wind 'Santa Ana' blows in:

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Siberia

California

Argentina

Switzerland

The greatest known ocean depth which lies in the Pacific Ocean is:

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8890 m

11033 m

10000 m

12008 m

The dynamo is a device for converting

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Mechanical Energy into electrical energy

Heat energy into electrical energy

Magnetic energy into electrical energy

Chemical energy into electrical energy

Oncology is the study of:

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Insects

Bee Keeping

Birds

Cancer