Question # 1

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

Where would you find Mauna Loa volcano?

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Philippines

Japan

Hawaii

China

A man with colour blindness will see red aas

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Green

Yellow

Blue

Violet

Which canal shortened the distance between Pakistan and Europe?

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Panama Canal

Suez Canal

Kiel Canal

None of these

The chemical name for urea is:

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Anuerin

Chloroethane

Carbamide

None of these

Temperature in human beings is controlled by:

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Pituitary gland

Adrenal gland

Hypothalamus gland

Thyroid gland

The art of compiling dictionary is called

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Phycology

Cartography

Philately

Lexicography

The change in colour of stars arises due to:

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Variation in their distance from the earth

Variation in their surface temperature

Fluctuation in their composition and size

Irregular absorption or scattering in earth's atmosphere

The planet having the large number of satellites in the solar system is:

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Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

The greatest deposits of loess are found in--

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New Zealand

Central Europe

China

Argentina

Which country shares the longest continuous border with China?

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Russia

Kazakhstan

India

Mongolia

From which mineral is radium obtained?

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Limestone

Pitchblende

Rutile

Haematite

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately:

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12756 km

15000 km

16000 km

10000 km

The instrument used for measuring air pressure:

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Anometer

Barometer

Hygrometer

Thermometer

In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of:

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Mercury

Barium

Sodium

Potassium

The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December is:

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Melbourne

Dehli

Tokyo

Madrid

Paper is manufacture by:

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Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin

Wood and resin

Wood and bleaching powder

None of these

The sun is composed mainly of these two elements

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Hydrogen and Helium

Helium and Argon

Nitrogen and Hydrogen

Carbon and Oxygen

The deficiency of which vitamin cause anemia?

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Vitamin B₁

Vitamin B₆

Vitamin B₁₂

None of these

The chief agent of evolution is:

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Mutation

Natural selection

Acquired characters

Sexual reproduction

A crack in the earth's crust through which hot magma and gases forces out is called:

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Eruption

Volcano

Break

Crack

The dynamo is a device for converting

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Mechanical Energy into electrical energy

Heat energy into electrical energy

Magnetic energy into electrical energy

Chemical energy into electrical energy

Maximum differences in the spacing of longitude is:

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At poles

At equator

At tropic

At Arctic circle

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

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

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

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Aristotle

Copernicus

Sir Lsaac Newton

Darwin

The main asteroid belt is between the planets

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Jupiter and Saturn

Mars and Jupiter

Earth and Mars

Mercury and Mars

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

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

What is the highest large lake in the world?

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Lake Titicaca

Grand Lake

Lake Baikal

Lake Malawi

A terrestrial planet is a planet of:

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A dense,rocky body

Low density balls of gas

High density balls of gas

None of these

The international Date-line passes through the:

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Bering Strait

Florida Strait

Gibraltar Strait

Malaca Strait

Most meteorites come from?

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The Sun

The Moon

The asteroid belt

Mars

Which is the brightest planet in the Solar System?

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Jupiter

Mercury

Uranus

Venus

whose discoveries are aluminum and electroytic process?

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bell

hall

marconi

none of these

Which disease is caused by the bacterial genus in milk?

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Typhoid

Diphteria

Cholera

Dysentery

whose inventor is incandescent lamp.

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colt

waterman

bullock

hunt

What is the official language of Haiti?

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Spanish

English

Dutch

French

Itaipu Dam Spans the Parana RIver. It is located in which country?

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Brazil/Paraguay border

Peru/Paraguay border

Brazil/Peru border

Uruguay/Paraguay border

Which Mexican state is the most agriculturally productive?

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Sonora

Veracruz

California Norte

Yucatan

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

The lowest fat percentage is found in the milk of:

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Cow

Camel

Buffalo

Goat

Lunar Sea refers to:

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A small sea on the moon

A sea on early which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon

A dark plain on the moon

A large water body illuminated by moonlight

London is situated on bank of river:

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Delaware River

Nile River

Thames River

None of these

Which ocean has the world's largest number of active volcanoes and is called:

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Indian ocean

pacific ocean

Atlantic ocean

Antarctic ocean

Among the planets of the solar system,the one which has the longest period of rotation is:

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Mars

Venus

Saturn

None of these