Question # 1

Which instrument is used to measure minute electrical currents?

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Electrometer

Galvanometer

Electric meter

None of these

Artesian wells are formed in:

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Basalt rocks

Aquifer rocks

Coral rocks

Dykes

Electric lamp was discovered by:

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Ford

Marconi

Edison

None of these

The mean distances on the perihelion and aphelion is:

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100 km

149.5 km

180.5 km

185 km

Nitrogen fixation is done by:

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Red algae

Blue green algae

Brown algae

None of these

Where is Dead Sea Situated in the following continents?

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Europe

Australia

Asia

Africa

What is the name of the strait between Australia (mainland) and Tasmania?

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Cook Strait

Torres Strait

Bass Strait

Lock Strait

The chief production in region having black soil is--

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Cotton

Rice

Wheat

Tea

''Beaufort scale'' is used to measure

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Air pressure

Wind pressure

Wind direction

Humidity

A color blind person has difficulty to distinguishing between which colors?

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Green and Voilet

Green and Red

White and Yellow

Black and Blue

Which of the science deals with tumour?

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Oncology

Serology

aoarnithology

Chronology

The vitamin which cannot be had from any vegetables is:

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Vitamin B

Vitamin D

Vitamin C

Vitamin K

Which endocrine gland produces melatonin?

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Pineal gland

Thymus

Pituitary gland

Adrenal cortex

The chromosomes number in man is 46. What is it in orangutan,chimpanzee and gorilla?

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40

43

45

48

Gene is:

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A segment of DNA

A segment of DNA and histone

A segment of DNA, RNA and histone

All of the above

The science of vegetable culture is known as:

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Arboriculture

Horticulture

Apiculture

Agriculture

Which of the following elements is a chemical constituent of sand particles?

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Carbon

Iron

Sodium

Silicon

Which of the following is known as the ''Red Planet''?

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Mercury

Mars

Saturn

Venus

Which color is most closely associated with loess?

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Yellow

Red

Blue

White

Which is the largest muscle in the body?

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Buttock muscle

Stapedius

Monocyte

Lymphocyte

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

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Light waves

Ship

Sound waves

Aeroplanes

Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

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Loo

Tornado

Cyclone

Typhoon

The wind system in the equatorial areas is known as:

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Westerlies

Trades

Doldrums

Monsoon

San Francisco Golden gate located in which state?

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California

Washington

Texas

Arizona

Pituitary gland is also known as:

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Small grand

Large gland

Master gland

None of these

Kilowatt is a unit to measure:

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Work

Electricity

Power

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

Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac,are:

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sign of Roman gods

Imaginary region that encompasses the path of the planets

A group of stars

None of these

The fastest planet is:

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Saturn

Jupiter

Mercury

None of these

The geological and chemical study of rocks is called?

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Thermodynamics

Taxonomy

Hematology

Petrology

If you swim one km,how many miles do you swim?

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0.5

0.62

0.84

2.6

Which desert is known as the Great Indian Desert (also known as friendly desert)?

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Nafud

Gobi

Thar

Arabian

Baghdad lies on which river?

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Ganges

Tigris

Euphrates

Indus

Which instrument is used to measure the pressure of air?

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Radio telescope

Barometer

Compass

Electrometer

Soils are usually formed by the process of-

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Erosion

Deposition

Denudation

Weathering

name the inventor of submarine.

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vail

holland

lake

pascal

Which state or country lies at the approximate latitude of Bermuda?

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Cuba

Florida

South Carolina

Virgina

The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth's surface up to 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is:

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Stratosphere

Troposphere

Tropopause

None of these

How many feet are there in one yard?

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6

3

5

10

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

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Aristotle

Copernicus

Sir Lsaac Newton

Darwin

The deficiency of which vitamin cause anemia?

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Vitamin B₁

Vitamin B₆

Vitamin B₁₂

None of these

Which country does not border Turkey?

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Iraq

Armenia

Bulgaria

Russia

The scientific study of aging is know as:

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etiology

geratology

osteology

teratology

How old is the Earth?

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5.0 to 5.1 Billion years

4.8 to 5.0 Billion years

4.0 to 4.2 Billion years

4.5 to 4.6 Billion years

What is called the study of Algae?

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Phycology

Cartography

Philately

Lexicography

Priestley 's discovery is:

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velocity

oxygen

light

quantum theory