Question # 1

At a latitude of 45°,the earth spins on its axis at the rate of:

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1120 km/h

500 km/h

510 km/h

620 km/h

Which of the following crops is the largest consumer of water?

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Rice

Wheat

Pulses

Sugarcane

who invented the fountain pen?

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waterman

burson

colt

spenser

Which of the following is the most stable element?

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Uranium

Hydrogen

Lead

Oxygen

Which of the following occurs more frequently than the other three in the Indian Ocean?

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Cyclones

Hurricanes

Tornadoes

Typhoons

The fixed path along which the earth revolves round the sun is called:

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The celestial sphere

The earth's orbit

The ecliptic plane

The ecliptic path

What is the minimum wind speed of a hurricane?

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54 mph

74 mph

94 mph

114 mph

What is Xylography?

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Secret writing

Weather

Wood Engraving

History of life

Sensitivity to pollen is called:

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Hay fever

Hypertension

Jaundice

Migraine

cryogenics is a science dealing with:

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high temperature

low temperture

friction and water

growth of crystals

The numbers of factors required for blood clotting is:

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7

11

13

17

The earliest man like primate was:

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Dryopithecus

Ramapathicus

Australopithecus

Proconsul

The largest satellite of Saturn is:

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Lapetus

Rhea

Dione

Titan

Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project is located in the southern Doda district of the Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir, It was constructed on

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Ravi River

Sutlej River

Chenab River

Indus River

Inventor of gasoline automobile is:

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Duryea Daimler

Thomsom

lane

swigar

Which of the following phenomenon gives an evidence for spherical shape of the earth?

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Solar eclipse

Lunar eclipse

Revolution

Rotation of earth

Which of the following gases in the atmosphere provides a shield against a harmful ultraviolet ray at the sun?

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Carbon monoxide

Ozone

Oxygen

Nitrogen

What is the world's oldest lake?

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Lake oldfolk

Lake Berryessa

Lake Khuvsgul

Lake Baikal

Which country can be found in the Ardennes?

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Liechtenstein

Andorra

San Marino

Luxembourg

Hallucination can be caused by the:

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Nicotine

Aspirin

Caffeine

LSD

Crystallography is the study of:

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Crystals

Waves

Light

Water

White blood cells act

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As a defence against infection

As source of energy

For clotting blood

As a medium for oxygen transport from lung to tissues

The monsoon has well developed cycle in:

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South and South East Asia

United States

East Australia

Africa

Which of the following is connected with blood pressure?

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Liver

Adrenal

Testis

Pancreas

The winds blowing from sea towards the coastal areas are called:

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Ocean current

Sea breeze

Ocean current

Land breeze

A group of cells that work together to perform a function is called what?

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Cell system

Organ system

Organ

Tissue

Mention the metres in one kilometre?

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1000

1500

1600

1800

Scurvy disease is caused by the shortage of:

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Vitamin A

Vitamin B

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin B-Complex represents a group of how many vitamins?

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5

6

9

12

The lightest layer of the earth is:

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Nife

Sima

Sial

Mantle

The International Date Line passes through:

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Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Mt. Kilimanjaro is in what country?

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Kenya

Ethiopia

Uganda

Tanzania

The main important feature of neutron bomb is that when it is dropped on a city,it would damage:

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The living organisms but spare buildings

Both the living organisms and buildings

The building but not living organisms

None of these

Which U.S state is statistically most likely to be hit by a tsunami?

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California

Alaska

Hawaii

Florida

Name the gland which secretes many hormones and controls the function of other endocrine glands:

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Pituitary gland

Thyroid gland

Pancreas

None of these

Winds blow:

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In region of low pressure

From a region of high pressure to the region of low pressure

From a region of low pressure to the region of high pressure

None of these

who discovered that the earth was not the centre of the universe?

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Aristotle

Copernicus

Sir Lsaac Newton

Darwin

What is the smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere?

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Belize

Dominica

St. Kitts & Nevis

Grenada

Where is the region of Ungava?

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South Africa

Indonesia

Canada

Algeria

which scientist discovered electron?

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takamine

hall

j. thomson

long

Who invented chronometer?

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John Harrison

Marconi

Dalton

None of these

In laundry soaps, a material called filler is used; which of the following is filler?

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Talc

Soda ash

Sodium silicates

None of these

Most highly intelligent mammals (excepts man) are:

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Whales

Dolphins

Elephants

Kangaroos

The largest part of most diets are made up of:

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Nucleic acid

Proteins

Carbohydrates

Lipids

The vitamin which cannot be had from any vegetables is:

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Vitamin B

Vitamin D

Vitamin C

Vitamin K

The Caicos passage can be found in which ocean?

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Atlantic

Indian

Pacific

Southern