Question # 1

How many grains are there in one troy ounce?

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460

480

496

498

"Caldera" is a feature associatedwith

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Folding of rocks

Volcanos

Earthquakes

Cyclones

The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than equatorial diameter by about:

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40 km

43 km

48 km

53 km

The number of ribs in human body is:

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12

18

20

24

Hanging valleys are formed due to the action of:

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Volcanic eruption

Glacier

Waves of Ocean

River

Dolerite is an example of:

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Dyke

Batholith

Laccolith

Lopolith

In 2013, the government of Pakistan handed over Gwadar port operations to:

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Indonesia

Malaysia

China

Singapore

Microphone is the invention of:

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sharphone

berliner

kirchhoff

The bright heavenly body with a long luminous tail,is called

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A planet

A constellation

A comet

A satellite

What river separates the Libyan Desert from the Nubian?

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Nile

Orange

Zambezi

Vaal

Which is the highest mountain peak in Europe?

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Everest

Mont Blanc

Elbrus

Olimpus

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

Where is Dead Sea Situated in the following continents?

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Europe

Australia

Asia

Africa

Atom bomb is based on the principle of:

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Nuclear fusion

Nuclear fission

Both (a) and (b)

None of these

Bagasse,a by-product of sugar manufacturing industry, is used for the production of:

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Glass

Paper

nylon

Alcohol

Which one is the biggest planet of the Solar system?

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Mercury

Earth

Pluto

Jupiter

At which particular place on earth are days and nights of equal length always?

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Prime Meridian

Equator

Poles

Nowhere

Which state or country lies at the approximate latitude of Bermuda?

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Cuba

Florida

South Carolina

Virgina

Ovum fertilized in test tubes and developed in the uterus is called:

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Ovum tubes

Ovum fertilized

Test tube baby

Ovum uterus

Which planet has shortest year?

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Mercury

Jupiter

Earth

Pluto

Plants having thorny leaves and penetrating roots are classified as:

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Xerophytes

Hygrophytes

Mesophytes

Desert plants

Atoms are composed of:

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Electrons

Protons

Neutrons

All of these

Which European country has over 200 volcanoes many of them are still active?

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Finland

Iceland

Ireland

Norway

The only snake that builds a nest is:

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Krait

King Cobra

Chain viper

None of these

The plane of contact of the troposphere and stratosphere is known as:

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Mesosphere

Tropopause

Ionosphere

None of these

Which form of phosphorus is used in safety matches?

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White phosphorous

Red phosphorous

Black phosphorous

Yellow phosphorous

permanent hardness of water due to sulphates of the metal, can be removed by the use of:

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Nitrates

Zeolites

Sulphonates

None of these

The percentage of oxygen in the atmospheric oxygen is approximately:

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10.95%

20.95%

30.95%

50.95%

Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?

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Callisto

Lo

Eurpa

Titan

Mention the instrument that is used to split light into its spectrum?

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Split meter

Spectroscope

Spectrograph

Electrometer

Mention the inventor of electric locomotive?

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bell

vail

hoe

watt

The science of vegetable culture is known as:

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Arboriculture

Horticulture

Apiculture

Agriculture

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

The world's largest flower is:

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Nelumbo

Rafflesia

Mango

Anacardium

Which of the following is a chemical change?

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Rusting of iron

Tempering of iron

Bending of iron

Melting of iron

Diamond is an allotropic form of:

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Silicon

Carbon

Sulphure

Germanium

In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?

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Granite

Igneous

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

who invented the stainless steel?

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walker

edison

berarley

none of these

The largest living bird is:

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Duck

Dodo

Ostrich

Peacock

What is a fireball that produces a sonic boom called?

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Meteorite

Bolide

Comet

No such object

The instrument used for measuring earthquake is:

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Seismograph

Pantograph

Barometer

Hydrograph

Which science describes maps and the features of universe?

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Cosmology

Cosmography

Cosmo-physics

Physical cosmography

The human body is immune to which disease?

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Jaundice

Diabetes

Small pox

Tuberculoses

In the northern hemisphere,the winds are deflected:

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To the left

To the right

Upward

Downward

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

The earth rotates around the axis pointing towards:

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The polar star

The moon

Sun

Uranus