Question # 1

The planet that lies at the outermost orbit of the solar system is:

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Saturn

Naptune

Mercury

None of these

The position of the earth in its orbit,when it is at its greater distance from the sun causing summer in the Northern Hemisphere is:

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Perihelion

Aphelion

Perigee

Apogee

Oranges are rich source of:

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Carbohydrates

Vitamins

Fats

Proteins

Who discovered polio vaccine?

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Salk

Dahl

Freud

Newton

Which river touches more countries than any other?

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Danube

Rhine

Amazon

Nile

The oldest evolution history was discovered in:

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man

Horse

Frog

Dinasaurs

name the discoverer of chlorine.

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freud

dohl

fermi

scheele

Which of the following is a great circle?

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Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Arctic circle

Tropic of Cancer

Which radioactive pollutant has recently dawn the attention of the public,due to its occurrence in the building material?

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Thorium

Radium

Radon

Plutonium

"Bar" is the unit of:

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Heat

Atmospheric pressure

Current

None of these

Insulin is given to people suffering from which of the following diseases?

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Polio

Cancer

Diabetes

Tuberculosis

Which country is farthest north?

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Botswana

Chad

Zambia

Congo

What is meant by Horticulture?

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Science of flowers

Scientific cultivations

Science of agriculture

Rural study

What is usually seen near the poles in the night sky that can be red, yellow or green?

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Zodiacal light

Aurora

Gegenschein

Plage

The isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reaction is:

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U-235

U-238

U-239

U-242

What will be the weight of one litre?

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2 kg

one kg

3 kg

3.5 kg

which of the following is Galileo's invention?

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telephone

pendulum

ferquency

tank

Fluorine is present in:

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Sea-food

Common salt

Drinking water

Green vegetable

Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

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Loo

Tornado

Cyclone

Typhoon

10 decagrams are equal to one hectogram and 10 hectogram are equal to:

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2 kilograms

1 kilograms

3 kilograms

4 kilograms

It all the plants of the World die,all the animals will also die due to shortage of:

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Cold air

Oxygen

Food

Shelter

In which park would you find Old Faithful?

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Zion

Grand Teton

Yellowstone

Yosemite

What is the name given to molten rocks that are erupted by a volcano?

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Firestone

Marble

Slate

Lava

name the discovered of penicillin.

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McCollum

fleming

hoist

colt

which scientist discovered electron?

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takamine

hall

j. thomson

long

Proteins are made of:

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Sugar

Fatty acid

Nucleic acid

Amino acid

The human body is immune to which disease?

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Jaundice

Diabetes

Small pox

Tuberculoses

Yerevan is the capital of which country, formerly part of the Soviet Union?

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Lithuania

Chechnya

Armenia

Turkmenistan

What is the largest country in terms of area in Africa?

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Sudan

Nigeria

Algeria

Chad

What is the world's biggest river?

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Rhine

Mississippi

Nile

Amazon

Mount McKinley is the highest mountain of which state?

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Alaska

Texas

Yukon, Canada

California

who invented the stainless steel?

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walker

edison

berarley

none of these

Petrology deals with:

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study of rocks in the earth's crust

study of formation of soils

study of petroleum products

none of these

What is the axial tilt of the Earth?

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24.5 degrees

17.5 degrees

12.7 degrees

23.5 degrees

Which South American country is the only one that has territory below sea level?

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Brazil

Argentina

Colombia

Chile

Which of the following countries is closest in size to Yemen?

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Myanmar

Syria

Oman

Mali

The monsoon has well developed cycle in:

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South and South East Asia

United States

East Australia

Africa

The pitch of the voice of the women is generally:

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Same as that of men

Higher than that of men

Much lower than that of men

None of these

Knot is a unit of speed of which of the following?

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Light waves

Ship

Sound waves

Aeroplanes

In human body, the legs are:

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Humerus and Femur

Fibula and Tibia

Fibula and Ulna

Tibia and Radius

A semi fluid shell which includes both the crust and uppermost part of mantle is known as:

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Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Mesophere

Semisphere

In the capital city of Bogota you will find the Gold Museum. Where are you?

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Chile

Paraguay

Bolivia

Colombia

What is the largest lake in the world by volume?

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Lake Michigan

Caspian Sea

Superior Lake

Lake Baikal

The evolution of human species took place mainly in:

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Arthropod

Reptile

Amphibian

Echinoderm

Which human gland does secret growth hormone?

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Pancreas

Thalamus

Pituitary Gland

Liver

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient required by the body for the development and maintenance of:

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Cartilage

Blood vessels

Skin

Both a & b