Question # 1

Name the quantity that is measured by the unit coulomb.

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Electricity

Electric charge

Atomic power

Electric difference

The earth's annual circuit round the sun covers a distance of:

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1096 million km

966 million km

1036 million km

none of these

Optics is the study of light with which study of science it belongs?

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Biology

Chemistry

Physics

None of these

What is the world's longest river?

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Nile river

Yangtze river

Mississippi River

Amazon river

Which of the following is brightest planet?

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Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Which of the following is used in pencils?

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Silicon

Charcoal

Graphite

Phosphorus

Age of a tree can be determined by:

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Counting the number of rings in the stem

Counting the number of leaves

Counting the number of branches

Measuring the size of the tree

Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?

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Rainfall

Waterfall

Dew

Fog

The oldest evolution history was discovered in:

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man

Horse

Frog

Dinasaurs

What is the approximately length of the Suez Canal?

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110 km

150 km

170 km

125 km

Ocean tidal waves which result from earthquakes are known as:

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Hurricanes

Tsunami

Syzygy

Tornadoes

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

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Virus

Bacteria

Protozoa

Red algae

Which one of the following latitudes forms a Great Circle?

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0 degree

23-1/2 degree

66-1/2 degree

90 degree

Transistor was invented by:

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Baird

Shockley

Marconi

Graham Bell

How many feet constitute one nautical mile?

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5080

6080

7080

4080

The most important ore of aluminium is:

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Calcite

Bauxite

Calamine

Galena

Atoms of an element differ from those of all other element in:

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Atomic number and electronic configuration

Atomic number and number of valence electrons

Number of neutrons and electronic configuration

Number of neutrons and number of valence electrons

Plants synthesize protein from

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Starch

Sugar

Amino Acids

Fatty acids

The only line of latitude which is as large as any line of longitude is the:

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Prime Meridian

Tropic of Capricom

Tropic of cancer

Equator

Which of the following is biodegradable?

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Paper

D.D.T

Aluminium

Plastic

What is the main cause of the movement in the earth's atmosphere?

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Difference in air pressure

Solar energy

Difference in temperature

Wind

Which of the following diseases is caused due to allergic reaction?

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Leprosy

Asthma

Typhoid

Tetanus

who invented the stainless steel?

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walker

edison

berarley

none of these

Anticyclones are so called because:

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They move in a direction opposite to that of cyclones

They have no pressure gradient

They destroy the cyclonic conditions

None of thes

The average heart beat per minute in a normal man is

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50

72

80

100

The study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms is called what?

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Taxonomy

Hematology

Thermodynamics

Physiology

The Tiber River flows through which city?

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Madrid

Rome

Algiers

Baghdad

What is sponge?

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A plant

A fungus

An animal

A fossil

Which strait connects the South Atlantic with the South Pacific?

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Cook Strait

Makassar Strait

Strait of Magellan

Soya Strait

The function of DNA in the body is

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To help in the synthesis of proteins

To control the heredity

To assist in the release of energy

None of these

RAM is described as the memory which:

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Temporarily stores data or programs

Is controlled by the storage unit

Permanently stores instructions

Is retained even after the computer is shut down

Goitre is caused by the deficiency of:

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ZInc

Iodine

Chlorine

Iron

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

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

Oral polio vaccine was discovered by:

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Jonas Salk

Robert Hook

Fleming

Darwin

The study of insects is called what?

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Taxonomy

Entomology

Hematology

Anatomy

What is the largest joint in the human body?

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Elbow

Ankle

Neck

Knee

Emerald is_______ in color.

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Voilet

Yellow

Deep green

Prussian blue

Which one of the following is the sweetest natural sugar?

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Glucose

Fructose

Lactose

Sucrose

Hanging valleys are formed due to the action of:

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Volcanic eruption

Glacier

Waves of Ocean

River

Sedimentary rocks are formed by the process of:

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Metamorphism

Deposition

Weathering

Solidification

The study of animals is called what?

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Hematology

Taxonomy

Zoology

Anatomy

Which of the following planets has the maximum number of satellites?

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Jupiter

Uranus

Saturn

Venus

What is the largest island in the Mediterranean?

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Cyprus

Crete

Sardinia

Sicily

Jupiter is larger than the earth by about:

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5 times

10 times

20 times

25 times

who is the inventor of motorcycle?

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De forest

bell

daimler

harrison