Question # 1

Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), was established on

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September 16, 1960

September 16, 1961

September 16, 1962

September 16, 1963

Insulin is a peptide hormones produced by:

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Pituitary gland

Thyroid Gland

Pancreas

None of these

Which is the largest sea in the world?

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North sea

South China Sea

Caspian Sea

Mediterranean Sea

The largest cell in the human body is:

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Liver cell

Nerve cell

Muscle cell

Kidney cell

Mammals are:

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Warm-blooded

Clod-blooded

Both (a) and (b)

None of these

Biological death of a patient means death of tissues of the:

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Brain

Lungs

Heart

Kidney

Deep blue color is imparted to glass by the presence of:

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Iron dioxide

Cobalt oxide

Cupric oxie

None of these

The constellation of stars appears at different position in the sky at different times during night mainly:

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Because earth rotates about its axis

Because earth revolves around the sun

Because of optical illusion

Because celestial bodies are changing their position

The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is:

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Silicon

Carbon

Hydrogen

Aluminium

The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called:

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Cosmic year

Astronomical year

Light year

Parsec

The volcanic region "Ring of Fire" surrounds:

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Arabian Sea

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Which sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea?

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Sargasso

Ionian

Tasman

Aegean

Lunar eclipse occurs only on a:

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First quarter day

Full moon day

New moon day

Last moon day

Which country has the largest claim in Antarctica?

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New Zealand

Australia

United States

Chile

How many sheikdoms comprise the United Arab Emirates?

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Three

Seven

Eleven

Fifteen

Approximately how much sunlight does Oslo receive each day from November through January?

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One hour

Two hours

Three hours

Four hours

BCG is injected to get immunity from:

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Cholera

Polio

Tuberculosis

Small pox

Which of the following is not a a bone in the human body?

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Sternum

Pericardium

Tibia

Humerus

What causes aurora?

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Impact of atomic particles from the sun

Rainbows

Jet trails in the sky

High clouds

The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is:

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Pantograph

Hygrograph

Hydrograph

Barograph

Which of the following vitamins is considered helpful to keep the eyes healthy?

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Vitamin C

Vitamin A

Vitamin B

Vitamin D

At the core of the earth,the temperature is estimated to be around:

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1000 °C

1500 °C

2000 °C

2500°C

Removal of the top layer of soil/rocks by wind. water is known as:

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Corrosion

Desaliantion

Detoxification

Erosion

The planet which has longest year is:

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Mercury

Venus

Earth

Neptune

Which of the following does not belong to the group of Vitamin B complex?

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Thiamine

Retinol

Riboflavin

Folic acid

Which planet has maximum number of rings?

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Saturn

Venus

Jupiter

Mercury

Osteology is the study of:

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Cell

Eyes

Nose

Bones

What is the approximate diameter of the earth?

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7926.2 miles (12.756 km)

12,000 miles (19,300 km)

22,000 miles (34,400 km)

25,000 miles (40,200 km)

Which part of a plant respires?

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Root

Leaf

Seed

All of these

The vitamin which cannot be had from any vegetables is:

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Vitamin B

Vitamin D

Vitamin C

Vitamin K

Where would you find the Ebro Basin?

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Italy

Spain

Portugal

Greece

Year is longest on:

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Mercury

Earth

Jupiter

None of these

A digestive enzyme that breaks down starch to maltose.

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Amino acid

Amylase

ATP

Acetylcholine

Which planet shares an orbit with two groups of asteroids, known as the Trojan Asteroids?

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Saturn

Venus

Pluto

Jupiter

The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of:

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Equator

Axis of the earth

Arctic circle

Tropic of Capricorn

Any foreign particle which stimulates the formation antibodies is called:

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Histone

Antigen

Receptor

Antibiotic

Monazite is an ore of:

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Iron

Thorium

Titanium

Zirconium

Which of the following is a mixture fertilizer?

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Urea

NPK

CAM

Sulphate

What is a fireball that produces a sonic boom called?

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Meteorite

Bolide

Comet

No such object

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

What is the only country that shares a land border with Canada?

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Greenland

United States

Russia

Mexico

Which African country is long and narrow, sandwiched between Ghana and Benin?

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Togo

Djibouti

Burkina Faso

Cote D'lvoire

Which disease is caused by the bacterial genus in milk?

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Typhoid

Diphteria

Cholera

Dysentery

Electric automobile is the invention of:

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Franklin

Morrison

Edison

Jarvik

Where is the region of Ungava?

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South Africa

Indonesia

Canada

Algeria

The pH of human is:

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6.5-7

7.5-8

8-9

4.5-5