1. Nuclids with the same atomic number, but different mass number are called:
(a) Isotopes
(b) Isotones
(c) Isobar
(d) Isosteres
2. Which Planet of the Solar System spins on its axis at the fastest rate:
(a) Mercury
(b) Earth
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
3. Indian Research Station in the Arctic is:
(a) Maithry
(b) Himadry
(c) Bharathy
(d) Dakshina Gangotri
4. Halley's Comet appears once in:
(a) 40 Years
(b) 50 Years
(c) 76 Years
(d) 86 Years
5. Gaseous and strongest radio active element:
(a) Radon
(b) Uranium
(c) Cobalt
(d) Tritium
6. Madam Curie:
(a) Discovered Vaccination
(b) Invented Dynamite
(c) Isolated Radium
(d) Discovered Theory of Evolution
7. In free state, Hydrogen is present in:
(a) Natural Gas
(b) Sun
(c) Petroleum
(d) Mineral Salts
8. The Atlas bone in the human body is located in:
(a) Neck
(b) Head
(c) Chest
(d) Thigh
9. Ramsar Convention refers to the conservation of:
(a) Desert Lands
(b) Wetlands
(c) Agriculture
(d) Paddy Fields
10. Unit of Radioactivity is:
(a) Volt
(b) Curie
(c) Hertz
(d) Watt
11. How many litres make a gallon:
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 5.5
12. The instrument used for measuring blood pressure is:
(a) Barometer
(b) Sphygmomanometer
(c) Tonometer
(d) Manometer
13. Green Revolution was started in:
(a) Mexico
(b) India
(c) Philippines
(d) USA
14. Parsec is the unit of:
(a) Density
(b) Distance
(c) Momentum
(d) Time
15. Cocos Nucifera is:
(a) Lotus
(b) Bamboo
(c) The Coconut tree
(d) The crow
16. Natural rubber is a polymer of:
(a) Ethylene
(b) Vinyl Chloride
(c) Isoprene
(d) Styrene
17. Name the chemical weapon used by USA in Vietnam War:
(a) Methyl Isocyanide
(b) Chlorine
(c) Pottassium Cyanide
(d) Agent Orange
18. The Ozone Day is observed on:
(a) June 5
(b) August 16
(c) May 31
(d) September 16
19. Dendrology is the study of:
(a) Minerals
(b) Myths
(c) Trees
(d) Heat
20. Which of the following is not a non-conventional source of energy
(a) Wave Power
(b) Tidal Power
(c) Geothermal Energy
(d) Natural Gas
21. Stainless Steel is formed by:
(a) Copper and Tin
(b) Silver and Copper
(c) Iron and Chromium
(d) Copper and Nickel
22. Lunar eclipse is caused when:
(a) Earth comes between the Sun and Moon
(b) Moon comes between the Earth and Sun
(c) Sun comes between the Earth and Moon
(d) Moon comes between the Earth and Venus
23. Mina Mata disease is caused by:
(a) Arsenic
(b) Molybdenum
(c) Mercury
(d) Lead
24. Amount of power consumed by a zero watt lamp:
(a) 10 Watt
(b) 0 Watt
(c) 5 Watt
(d) 0.5 Watt
25. Which among the followings is 'Super cooled liquid':
(a) Plastic
(b) Glass
(c) Mercury
(d) Steel
26. Which chemical is known as 'salt gas':
(a) Nitrogen Chloride
(b) Hydrogen Cyanide
(c) Hydrogen Flouride
(d) Hydrogen Chloride
27. Which organ of the human body is affected by Bright's disease:
(a) Eyes
(b) Liver
(c) Kidney
(d) Bone
28. Which is the most abundant element in the human body:
(a) Calcium
(b) Chlorin
(c) Sodium
(d) Oxygen
29. Which organ produces the hormone renin:
(a) Liver
(b) Kidneys
(c) Heart
(d) Splean
30. Alcohol contains:
(a) Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
(b) Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
(c) Carbon, Hydrogen, Ammonia
(d) Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
31. Most of the light rays inside a tube light is in the form of:
(a) Visible Light
(b) Infra Red
(c) Ultra Violet
(d) Bright Light
32. Cooking gas is a mixture of:
(a) Butane & Propane
(b) Butane & Ethane
(c)Ethylene & Propane
(d) Butane & Mercaptane
33. Which is the most abundant element in the plant body:
(a) Oxygen
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Carbon
(d) Nitrogen
34. The fuse wire should have:
(a) Low resistance, high melting point
(b) Low melting point, low resistance
(c) Low melting point, high resistance
(d) Average resistance, low melting point
35. Substances like carbon dioxide change from solid form to gas when heated without becoming a liquid in between. This phenomenon is known as:
(a) Condensation
(b) Sublimation
(c) Evaporation
(d) Erosion
36. The device used to convert AC from higher voltage to lower voltage or vice versa is called:
(a) Transmitter
(b) Commutator
(c) Transformer
(d) Adaptor
37. In diesel engines, ignition takes place by;
(a) Compression
(b) Electrical Spark
(c) Dynamo
(d) Batterry
38. Which of the following crops help in nitrogen fixation:
(a) Maize
(b) Wheat
(c) Rice
(d) Beans
39. The substance most commonly used as a food preservative is:
(a) Sodium Citrate
(b) Benzoic Acid
(c) Tartaric Acid
(d) Calcium Carbide
40. Pneumonia affects:
(a) KidneY
(b) Spleen
(c) Liver
(d) Lungs
41. Detergents are sodium or potassium salts of:
(a) Adipic Acid
(b) Carboxilic Acid
(c) Sulphonic Acid
(d) Hydroflouric Acid
42. Cathode ray consists of:
(a) Neutrons
(b) Protons
(c) Photons
(d) Electrons
43. Which among the followings is produced through the Bosch process:
(a) Zink
(b) Copper
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Nitrogen
44. Which among the followings is a genetic disorder:
(a) Cataract
(b) Trachoma
(c) Color blindness
(d) Night blindness
45. Osteomalacia is caused by the deficiency of:
(a) Vitamin D
(b) Vitamin K
(c) Vitamin E
(d) Vitamin H
46. Athlete's foot is caused by:
(a) Bacteria
(b) Virus
(d) Fungas
(c) Plasmodium
47. The color of blood in molluscs:
(a) Red
(b) Blue
(c) Green
(d) Grey
48. Which livestock is affected by Ranikhet disease:
(a) Poultry
(b) Sheep
(c) Buffalo
(d) Rabbit
49. Corundum is chemically:
(a) Iron oxide
(b) Aluminium oxide
(c) Sulfur dioxide
(d) Ferrous sulfide
50. Which disease is spread through the contact with soil:
(a) Tetanus
(b) Typhoid
(c) Malaria
(d) Cholera
Answers
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