Question # 1

USA is divided into___________ time zones.

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5

7

10

12

What is the farthest planet that can be seen without a telescope?

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Uranus

Neptune

Saturn

Jupiter

whitney's invention is:

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pendulum

photoelectric

cotton gin

phonograph

Hemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by:

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Males and expressed by males

Females and expressed by males

Females and expressed by females

None of these

The largest cell in the human body is:

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Liver cell

Nerve cell

Muscle cell

Kidney cell

Which of the following is essential for blood clotting?

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RBC

WBC

Blood platelets

Lymph

Combustion is the process in which:

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Heat is produced

Heat and light are produced

Light is produced

None of these

The earliest man like primate was:

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Dryopithecus

Ramapathicus

Australopithecus

Proconsul

An area in which rainfall is usually less than 250 mm per year and vegetation covers less than 50 percent of the ground is called:

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Desert

Lake

Gulf

Sand

Amnesia is related to:

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Loss of sight

Loss of memory

Loss of hearing

None of these

Priestley 's discovery is:

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velocity

oxygen

light

quantum theory

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

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Fats

Carbohydrates

Vitamins

Proteins

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

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8890 m

11033 m

10000 m

12008 m

'Pampas' are areas of:

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Grassland

Desert

Rain forest

Mountain

The temperature of Sun's centre is 15 million C and the temperature of outer surface of sun is:

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4000 to 5000^oC

4500 to 5000^oC

5500 to 6000^oC

Which radioactive pollutant has recently dawn the attention of the public,due to its occurrence in the building material?

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Thorium

Radium

Radon

Plutonium

Which of the following is is the second most abundant metal in the earth's crust?

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Copper

Iron

Zinc

Aluminium

Most highly intelligent mammals (excepts man) are:

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Whales

Dolphins

Elephants

Kangaroos

Artesian wells are found in:

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Igneous rocks

Sedimentary rocks

Metamorphic rocks

None of these

Where is Dead Sea Situated in the following continents?

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Europe

Australia

Asia

Africa

What is a laughing gas?

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Nitrous oxide

Sulphur dioxide

Carbon dioxide

Carbon mono-oxide

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

How many feet are there in one yard?

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6

3

5

10

Palak leave are rich in:

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Vitamin A

Iron

Carotene

Vitamin D

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

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Glucose

Fructose

Maltose

Saccharin

Drugs used for relieving pain are called:

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Tranquilizers

Analgesics

Antipyrotio

None of these

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

Element present in largest amount in human body is:

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Hydrogen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Carbon

The lowest fat percentage is found in the milk of:

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Cow

Camel

Buffalo

Goat

Which is the largest landlocked country in the world?

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Kazakhstan

Magnolia

South Africa

Afghanistan

The jet stream is found in the

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Troposphere

Mesosphere

Stratosphere

None of these

Isotopes are separated by:

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Filtratiom

Distillation

Sublimation

None of these

Which strait connects the South Atlantic with the South Pacific?

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Cook Strait

Makassar Strait

Strait of Magellan

Soya Strait

A gas first enters into the blood and then leaves it by the process of:

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Osmosis

Diffusion

Transpiration

Condensation

When Neptune officially was discovered?

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September 23, 1846

September 23, 1781

September 23, 1930

September 23, 1864

The phenomenon of aurora borealis,the display of red and green lights in northern hemisphere is due to radiation from:

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Troposphere

Mesosphere

Stratosphere

None of these

What is the difference between hurricanes and typhoons?

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Location

Wind Speed

Direction of spin

None of these

Mouna Loa is an example of:

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Active volcano

Extinct volcano

Plateau in volcanic region

None of these

Supernova is:

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An asteroid

A dying star

A comet

A black hole

Which of the following countries is closest in size to Yemen?

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Myanmar

Syria

Oman

Mali

Retina in the eyes act as a:

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Film in the camera

Lens in the camera

Shutter in the camera

None of these

Photosynthesis is:

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An exothermic process

An endothermic process

A neutral process

None of these

How many senses are there?

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4

5

6

7

Which river touches more countries than any other?

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Danube

Rhine

Amazon

Nile

Tides are the highest :

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When the earth is nearest to the sun

When the earth nearest to the moon

When the sun,moon and earth are in line

None of these