Question # 1

if a places is located at 20° N,80° E,in which of the following continents does it lie?

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Africa

Asia

Europe

America

A mixture of water and alcohol can be separated by:

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Filtration

Distillation

Evaporation

Decantation

In which year will Pluto complete one orbit since its discovery?

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2010

2178

2426

1930

Goiter is caused by the deficiency of:

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Zinc

Chlorine

Iron

Iodine

Vitamin C is absent in:

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Strawberry

Apricot

Date

Apple

Which among the following four planets is the biggest in size?

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Venus

Mercury

Earth

Mars

Which land is famous for mixed farming?

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Monsoon Lands

Steppes

Savanna

Prairies

Agronomy is a science dealing with crop plants. What is Anthology?

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Study of flowers

Study of skin

Study of frogs

Study of skulls

A reptile with a four-chambered heart is:

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Snake

Crocodile

Turtle

Lizard

10 dekalitres are equal to:

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1 hectolitre

2 hectolitre

5 hectolitre

6 hectolitre

The gastric glands in the stomach produce which enzyme?

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Ptyalin

Pepsin

Tropism

Insulin

What is Great Barrier Reef?

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A belt of Coral along the east coasts of Australia

A cave between Sydney and Melbourne

A fish found area in the sea near New Zealand

A mine situated in the Great Victoria Valley

The planet that has no satellite is:

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Mars

Mercury

Venus

Both b & c

How many astronomical units (AU) is the planet Mercury from the Sun?

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1.00 AU

38 AU

3.8 AU

10.0 AU

What is the smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere?

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Belize

Dominica

St. Kitts & Nevis

Grenada

Insulin is given to people suffering from which of the following diseases?

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Polio

Cancer

Diabetes

Tuberculosis

Hallucination can be caused by the:

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Nicotine

Aspirin

Caffeine

LSD

Saliva in man is:

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Acidic

Alkaline

Neutral

None of these

How many square metres are there in one hectare?

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1000

1200

1500

1800

What is the smallest unit of life?

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Cell

Atom

Virus

A & B

Short-sightedness is due to the:

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Shifting of the iris

Elongation of eyeball

Weakening of retina

Weaker muscles

How many feet constitute one nautical mile?

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5080

6080

7080

4080

The heaviest mass revolving round the sun is:

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Moon

Jupiter

Neptune

Pluto

Yerevan is the capital of which country, formerly part of the Soviet Union?

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Lithuania

Chechnya

Armenia

Turkmenistan

Which is the smallest gland in human body?

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Liver

Thyroid

Pituitary

Salivary Glands

what is invented by Kettering?

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Quick start

Automobile self-start

Automobile quick start

None of these

In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?

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Granite

Igneous

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

Mycology is the study of

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Fungus and fungi dieseases

Secret writing

Wood Engraving

History of life

What is the use of forensic medicine and science

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Post-mortem

Use of scientific techniques to solve criminal cases

For legal matters

For police

The oldest evolution history was discovered in:

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man

Horse

Frog

Dinasaurs

The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are.This is due to:

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Atmospheric refraction

Motions of the earth

These are visible

vertical motions

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean to which Sea?

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Tyrrhenian Sea

Sea of Azov

The Red Sea

The lonian Sea

The asteroid belt is a zone between the orbits of Mars and:

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Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Junpiter

What type of rock is Uluru comprised of?

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Shale

Granite

Sandstone

Feldspar

What is the axial tilt of the Earth?

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24.5 degrees

17.5 degrees

12.7 degrees

23.5 degrees

The scientific study of aging is know as:

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etiology

geratology

osteology

teratology

Storm accompanied by strong winds revolving round a centre of atmospheric low pressure is known as:

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Blizzard

Cyclone

Chinook

Gale

Liquefied petroleum gas consists of mainly:

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Methane,butane and propane

Methane,hexane and heptane

Ethane,hexane and octane

None of these

In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of:

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Mercury

Barium

Sodium

Potassium

Food is mainly digested in:

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Liver

Large intestine

Small intestine

Mouth

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

Where can you find the so-called "Pompeii of America"?

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Mexico

El Salvator

Ecuador

Peru

Which of the following countries is landlocked country?

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Switzerland

Belarus

Austria

All of above

Name the device that is used to measure the humidity.

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Hydrometer

Hygrometer

Galvanometer

Hexameter

A light year is equal to:

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6 million, million kms

7.50 million, million kms

9.50 million, million kms

11 million, million kms

Which of the following is a post-volcanic activity?

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Earthquakes

Lava ejection

Thermal spring formation

Typical behaviour of animals