Question # 1

What is Celluloses?

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Fats

Carbohydrates

Vitamins

Protein

In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?

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Granite

Igneous

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

A microscopic organism playing a vital role in nitrogen cycle is:

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Virus

Bacteria

Protozoa

Red algae

The largest living bird is:

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Duck

Dodo

Ostrich

Peacock

Which of the following is the chief crop of Australia?

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Rice

Maize

Wheat

Potato

Tsunami is a word of __________ language

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Japanese

Greek

German

English

The deficiency of which vitamin cause anemia?

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Vitamin B₁

Vitamin B₆

Vitamin B₁₂

None of these

Very small time intervals are accurately measured by the:

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Pabsars

Atomic clock

Quartz clocks

White dwarfs

Grand Cullie Dam is located in:

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USA

Canada

Russia

India

What was discovered in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo in 1914?

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Oil

Pearl

Gold

Mermaid

What is the axial tilt of the Earth?

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24.5 degrees

17.5 degrees

12.7 degrees

23.5 degrees

Saliva in man is:

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Acidic

Alkaline

Neutral

None of these

Which instrument is used to measure minute electrical currents?

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Electrometer

Galvanometer

Electric meter

None of these

Which waterfall once had the title of being the 'Suicide Capital of the World'?

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Angel Falls

Niagara Falls

Victoria Falls

Yosemite Falls

Which of the following vitamins is essential for proper bone and teeth formation?

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Vitamin D

Vitamin B

Vitamin C

Vitamin A

The gas used to extinguish fire is:

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Neon

Nitrogen

Carbon dioxide

Oxygen

How many square centimetres constitute one square metre?

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200 sq.decimetre

100 sq.decimetre

300 sq.decimetre

400 sq.decitmetre

Galvanized iron sheets have a coating of:

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Tin

Zinc

Lead

Chromium

Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?

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Mercury and Venus

Venus and Mars

Venus and Neptune

None of these

The Florida Strait connects the Atlantic Ocean to:

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Caribbean Sea

Gulf of Mexico

Pacific Ocean

Bermuda

Which part of a plant respires?

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Root

Leaf

Seed

All of these

Goiter is caused by the deficiency of:

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Zinc

Chlorine

Iron

Iodine

100 hectares are equal to:

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1 sq.kilometres

3 sq.kilometres

2 sq. kilometres

4 sq.kilometres

The hunting and gathering economy can support only

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1 person per sq. km

3 persons per sq. km

5 persons per sq. km

7 persons per sq. km

Name the discoverer of rabies vaccine.

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Newton

Roemer

Pasteur

Waksman

Which planet is known as the "Evening Star"?

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Saturn

Venus

Jupiter

Mercury

whitney's invention is:

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pendulum

photoelectric

cotton gin

phonograph

Only glucose is used for energy requirement by:

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Kidney

Muscles

Brain

Liver

Which of the following is a great circle?

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Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Arctic circle

Tropic of Cancer

Which Seaport is known as the "Coffee Port" of the world?

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Valencia (Spain)

Santos (Brazil)

Rio de Janeiro

Kobe (Japan)

Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?

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Slate

Sandstone

Peat

Shale

Which endocrine gland produces melatonin?

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Pineal gland

Thymus

Pituitary gland

Adrenal cortex

Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in:

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Astronomy

Navigation

Road mile

None of these

Honey has the percentage of:

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Water

Starch

Glucose

Sucrose

If Antarctica were a country, where would it rank in size among other countries?

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First

Second

Third

Fourth

'Blue dwarfs' refer to:

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Caucasians

Young stars

Old stars

None of these

What is the name of the huge modern Ferris wheel overlooking the Thames in downtown London?

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London Eye

Big Ben

Stonehenge

None of these

The geologic periods called Cambrian and Precambian come from the place known as Cambria. What is Cambria?

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Scotland

Wales

Brittany

Saxony

Crystallography is the study of:

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Crystals

Waves

Light

Water

What is the official height (feet above sea level) of Everest?

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29,200

29,000

29,035

28,500

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 vitamin which cannot be had from any vegetables is:

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Vitamin B

Vitamin D

Vitamin C

Vitamin K

The time required for moon light to reach earth:

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3 seconds

1.3 second

3.5 seconds

5 seconds

One sq foot is equal to:

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244 sq inches

144 sq inches

444 sq inches

344 sq inches

Gene is:

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A segment of DNA

A segment of DNA and histone

A segment of DNA, RNA and histone

All of the above