Question # 1

Pigmentation of skin is due to:

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Lymphocytes

Monocytes

Leucocytes

Melanocytes

When applied to the affected area, which one of the following will relieve the pain due to ant-bite or bee-sting?

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Baking Soda

Caustic Soda

Vinegar

Lemon Juice

Who was the first person to cross what is now known as the Antarctic Circle?

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Robert Amundsen

Fabien Bellingshausen

James cook

John Davis

The incoming short-waves solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long wave radiation from earth going back to space.This is known as:

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Heat balance of earth

Wave balance of Earth

Earth radiation

None of these

Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening,the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius about:

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22 km

36 km

40 km

45 km

What percentage of insolation is received by the earth's surface?

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47%

51%

60%

79%

What are 'Red giants?

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Caucasians

Old Stars

Youngs Stars

None of these

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

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Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Thailand

The type of clouds which is thunder cloud and associated with heavy rain is:

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Cirrus

Cumulonimbus

Stratus

Cirrostratus

Which of the following elements is obtained from sea weeds?

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Argon

Sulphur

Iodine

Vanadium

Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac,are:

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sign of Roman gods

Imaginary region that encompasses the path of the planets

A group of stars

None of these

CT scan is done by using-

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Infra-red rays

Visible light

Ultrasonic waves

X-rays

Which two countries share the longest border?

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Chile and Argentina

USA and Canada

USA and Mexico

Brazil and Peru

The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is:

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One second

1.3 second

2 second

3 second

Which planet has maximum number of rings?

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Saturn

Venus

Jupiter

Mercury

Which country shares the Aral Sea with Kazakhstan?

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Turkmenistan

Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan

What is the highest waterfall in the world?

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Yosemite Falls

Victoria Falls

Niagara Falls

Angel Falls

Which of the following is the farthest from the centre of the earth?

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South Pole

Equator

Antarctic circle

Tropic of Capricorn

Which of the following is a small circle?

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Equator

23.5° E

20.5° E

25° S

What is the smallest unit of life?

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Cell

Atom

Virus

A & B

A sudden fall in the barometric reading indicates:

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Rain

Storm

Fine weather

Extreme cold

Citrus fruit products should not be preserved in vessels of:

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Tin

Copper

Steel

Iron

Early signs of scurvy include:

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Fatigue

Join pain

Both a & b

None of these

Albert Einstein was a:

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Physicist

Physician

Chemist

Biologist

Volcanoes that have not erupted at all in historic times retain the features of volcanoes are called:

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Active

Dormant

Extinct

Sleeping

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