Question # 1

An area in which rainfall is usually less than 250 mm per year and vegetation covers less than 50 percent of the ground is called:

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Desert

Lake

Gulf

Sand

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

Which of the following countries got status of landlocked country on 28th June 2006?

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Montenegro

Serbia

San Marino

Bolivia

Of these Asian 'seas', Which one is actually a real sea, and not a landlocked lake?

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Aral Sea

Caspian Sea

Dead Sea

Flores Sea

Loss of memory is caused by the destruction of?

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Medulla

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

Pons

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

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

Glucose syrup is made from:

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Oat

Wheat

Maize

Rice

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

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Saturn

Venus

Pluto

Jupiter

What percentage of insolation is received by the earth's surface?

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47%

51%

60%

79%

Which is the smallest gland in human body?

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Liver

Thyroid

Pituitary

Salivary Glands

Respiratory centre is situated in:

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Cerebrum

Medulla

Cerebellum

None

The study of insects is called what?

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Taxonomy

Entomology

Hematology

Anatomy

Who suggested that most of the atom is located in the nucleus?

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Bohr

Rutherford

Thompson

None of these

Soda water contains:

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Carbon dioxide

Nitrous acid

Carbonic acid

Sulphuric acid

Carbon,diamond and graphite are together called:

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Isomers

Allotropes

Isomorphs

Isotopes

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

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Valencia (Spain)

Santos (Brazil)

Rio de Janeiro

Kobe (Japan)

A gas first enters into the blood and then leaves it by the process of:

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Osmosis

Diffusion

Transpiration

Condensation

Which of the following the plant eat insects?

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Urn plant

Pitcher plant

Cacti

Ribbon plant

Planet nearest to the sun are:

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Mercury and Mars

Mercury and Venus

Earth and Mercury

Mercury and Uranus

Agronomy is a science dealing with crop plants. What is Anthology?

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Study of flowers

Study of skin

Study of frogs

Study of skulls

What is the enzyme that is in stomach acid called?

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Amylase

Pepsin

Maltase

None of these

Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to

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Revolution of earth

Uneven heating

Gravitational pull

Rotational of earth

Which planet is known as the Earth's Twin?

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Venus

Mars

Uranus

Neptune

Plants receive their nutrients mainly from:

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Chlorophyll

Atmosphere

Light

Soil

The filament of an electric bulb is made up of:

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Iron

Tungsten

Nichrome

Graphite

Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening,the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius about:

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22 km

36 km

40 km

45 km

When applied to the affected area, which one of the following will relieve the pain due to ant-bite or bee-sting?

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Baking Soda

Caustic Soda

Vinegar

Lemon Juice

Anticyclones are caused by

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Violent winds

Heavy rainfall

Winds that blow spirally outwards from the centre

None of these

Balloons are filled with:

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Oxygen

Helium

Nitrogen

Argon

Where is Easter Island located?

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Pacific Ocean

Caribbean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

The fastest planet is:

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Saturn

Jupiter

Mercury

None of these

Solar eclipse occurs when:

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Earth comes between sun and moon

Moon is at right angle to earth

Moon comes between sun and earth

Sun comes between moon and earth

In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?

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Old sedimentary

Old igneous

Old metamorphic

New metamorphic

The instrument used for measuring earthquake is:

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Seismograph

Pantograph

Barometer

Hydrograph

Which of the following is not a cercal?

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Rice

Barley

Mustard

Maize

The largest amount of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into space before reaching the earth's surface is due to:

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Clouds

Water bodies

Snow areas

None of these

A chronometer measures:

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Sound waves

Time

Water waves

Colour contrast

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

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Melbourne

Dehli

Tokyo

Madrid

Animal meat is a good source of--

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Protein

Vitamin

CHO

Chlorophyll

Comets are celestial bodies moving around the solar system in:

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Elliptical or hyperbolical orbits,usually accompanied by a shinning tail

Elliptical orbits usually accompanied by a long shinning tail

Hyperbolic orbit always accompanied by a shinning head

Hyperbolic orbit without projecting tail

What do we call the tubes that carry blood towards the heart?

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Arteries

Intestines

Veins

None of these

Greenwich Mean Time is the local time of:

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180 degree longitude

80 degree west longitude

0 degree longitude

80 degree East longitude

Which of the following was to be discovered first in the chromosphere of the sun?

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Xenon

Helium

Neon

Krypton

Which country's name used to be the United Arab Republic and what is the current name for this country?

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Morocco

Egypt

Algeria

Libya

Which of the following is connected with blood pressure?

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Liver

Adrenal

Testis

Pancreas