Question # 1

In which park would you find Old Faithful?

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Zion

Grand Teton

Yellowstone

Yosemite

What is the axial tilt of the Earth?

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24.5 degrees

17.5 degrees

12.7 degrees

23.5 degrees

Reflex action is the function of:

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Cerebellum

Autonomous nervous system

Spinal cord

Cerebrum

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

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Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Thailand

In vulcanization, natural rubber is heated with:

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Carbon

Sulphur

Silicon

Phosphorous

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

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Mars

Venus

Moon

Sun

Soda water contains:

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Carbon dioxide

Nitrous acid

Carbonic acid

Sulphuric acid

The orbit along which the earth revolves is:

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Circular

Elliptical

Irregular

None of these

What figure in decametres shows 10 meters?

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2 decametres

1 decametres

3 decametres

3 decimetres

The surface of the Sun is called the?

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Chromospheres

Ground

Corona

Photosphere

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

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East Australian current

Gulf Stream

Brazil current

Equatorial current

Marsh gas is:

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Methane

Hydrogen

Ethane

Nitrogen

The lowest fat percentage is found in the milk of:

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Cow

Camel

Buffalo

Goat

Which of the following chemicals is responsible for the depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere?

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Chlorofluorocarbons

Nitrous oxide

Sulphur oxide

Carbon oxide

It is the point in the Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun (147.5 million km) and it occurs on the 3rd or 4th of January is called

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Latitude

Solar time

Perihelion

Aphelion

What is the normal lifespan of Red Blood Cells?

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120 Days

90 Days

60 Days

150 Days

Which of the following is not an ore of aluminium?

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Azurite

Bauxite

Feldspar

Cryolite

Pluto was discovered on what date?

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January 13, 1908

December 17, 1916

December 11, 1921

February 18, 1930

40 sq. rods make:

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1 rood

4 roods

5 roods

8 rood

Petrol engine was invented by:

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Nikolaus otto

james watt

rudolf diesel

none of these

Which of the following is least effective in photosynthesis?

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Sunlight

Red light

Blue light

Green light

Taxonomy is the study of classification of organisms. What is virology

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Study of eyes

Study of fossils

Study of snakes

Study of virus

inventor of long playing record is:

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berliner

goldmark

colt

spenser

Which amongst the following pairs of organisms represents predator-prey relationship?

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Tiger and deer

Man and camel

Deer and rabbit

None of these

Study of life in outer space is:

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Endobiology

Exobiology

Entrobiology

none of these

The core of the earth is also known as:

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Lithosphere

Barysphere

Besosphere

Centrosphere

Insulin is a peptide hormones produced by:

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Pituitary gland

Thyroid Gland

Pancreas

None of these

who invented the paper machine?

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hoe

bell

dickinson

marconi

Khartoum is situated on bank of river:

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Delaware river

Rhine river

Nile river

None of these

The planet with the shortest year is--

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Earth

Mercury

Mars

Pluto

The visible part of the sun is called:

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Ionosphere

Hydrosphere

Photosphere

Troposphere

How many U.S states border the Pacific Ocean?

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Four

Seven

Three

Five

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

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A

AB

B

O

What is Bio-Engineering?

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Science of medicine

Science of life

Application to biology and medicine

None of these

Which of the following is not a component of the brainstem?

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Medulla oblongata

Midbrain

Forebrain

Pons

What is the average salt content in a litre of sea water?

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49 gm

37 gm

35 gm

40 gm

The average heart beat per minute in a normal man is

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50

72

80

100

Which form of phosphorus is used in safety matches?

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White phosphorous

Red phosphorous

Black phosphorous

Yellow phosphorous

The sunspots cause:

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Aurora australis and aurora borealis

Magnetic storms on the surface of the sun

Polar auroras

All of these

The earth revolves around the sun at the speed(per minute) of:

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1000 km

1200 km

1300 km

More than 1600 km

Who are the only people allowed to touch the Stonehenge monument?

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Druids

Stuarts

Lords

None of these

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

The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is:

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Diastase

Zymase

Maltase

Invertase

Which country gained its independence from France on March 20, 1956?

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Morocco

Tunisia

Egypt

Algeria

Oxygen is transported to every cell of human body by:

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Red blood cells

Blood platelets

White blood cells

None of these

How many teeth are known as milk teeth in human beings?

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14

12

15

18