Question # 1

The phenomenon of an opening in the earth's surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forced out regular intervals is called:

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Crater

Geyser

Volcano

Hot spring

What is the 3rd highest peak in the world called?

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Kanchenjunga

K2

Lhotse

Makalu

Which one is a mammal?

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Shark

Squid

Octopus

Whale

What word is a synonym for all lines of latitude?

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Meridian

Equator

Parallel

Hemisphere

who invented the balloon?

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Davy

Montgolfier

Edison

Jarvik

Which of the following characteristics is not shown by hydrogen?

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It supports combustion

It burns in air to form water

It combines all metals

None of these

The longest bone in body of human being is:

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Tibia

Femur

Fibula

Stapes

If Antarctica were a country, where would it rank in size among other countries?

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First

Second

Third

Fourth

What is called the study of structure of earth?

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Geography

Geology

Geo-engineering

Earth sciences

Which planet is known as the Earth's Twin?

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Venus

Mars

Uranus

Neptune

Lunar eclipse is caused when the:

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Moon comes between the sun and the earth

Earth comes between the sun and the moon

Sun comes between the earth and the moon

None of these

What are metal bearing rocks called

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Metalloids

Slag

Bitumen

Ores

Mycology is the study of

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Fungus and fungi dieseases

Secret writing

Wood Engraving

History of life

It is the point in the Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun (147.5 million km) and it occurs on the 3rd or 4th of January is called

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Latitude

Solar time

Perihelion

Aphelion

The lowest fat percentage is found in the milk of:

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Cow

Camel

Buffalo

Goat

The study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms is called what?

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Taxonomy

Hematology

Thermodynamics

Physiology

The world's highest dam is Nurek; where is located?

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Georgia

Russia

Nigeria

Tajikistan

Which of the following is a cold wind?

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Foehn

Buran

Chinook

Sirocco

For which purpose seismograph is used?

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For predicting earthquakes

For recording earthquakes

For detecting and measuring earthquakes

All of these

The word 'Prokaryotic cell' means a cell:

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With many nuclei

With one nuclei

With diffused nucleus

Without chloroplast

point out the discoverer of the theory of isotopes?

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edison

soddy

biro

waterman

An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on Richter scale hit the northern areas and Azad Kashmir on:

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6th October 2004

8th October 2005

8th October 2006

6th October 2005

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

How is known the study of animals and plants that had lived on earth in the past?

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Histology

Paleontology

Hysteria

History

What is the normal lifespan of Red Blood Cells?

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120 Days

90 Days

60 Days

150 Days

In February 1945, Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met at this town on the Black Sea. What was the town Called?

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Yalta

Sevastopol

Istanbul

Odessa

Electron was first identified by:

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J.J. Thomson

J.Kepler

Rutherford

Chadwick

The first Operational compound microscope was developed by:

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Robert Hooke

Robert Brown

Rutherford

None of these

Asteroids have their orbits between the planets:

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Mars and Jupiter

Earth and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Mercury and Venus

The core of the earth is also known as:

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Lithosphere

Barysphere

Besosphere

Centrosphere

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately:

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12756 km

15000 km

16000 km

10000 km

How many feet are in there in one 12 inches?

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1 foot

2 feet

3 feet

4 feet

How many square centimetres consist of 100 square millimetres?

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2

1

5

8

Mention the metres in one kilometre?

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1000

1500

1600

1800

What is the most important stimulant in tea leaves?

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Brucine

Caffeine

Phenylalanine

Theine

Which of the following crops is the largest consumer of water?

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Rice

Wheat

Pulses

Sugarcane

Mention the instrument that is used to split light into its spectrum?

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Split meter

Spectroscope

Spectrograph

Electrometer

The hardest substance available on earth is:

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Diamond

Silver

Coal

Platinum

Which vaccine was first discovered?

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BCG

Small pox

Cholera

DPT

Nervous system is affected by the shortage of:

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Oxygen

Pericardium

Dermis

Epicardium

Liquefied petroleum gas consists of mainly:

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Methane,butane and propane

Methane,hexane and heptane

Ethane,hexane and octane

None of these

Where on earth is the duration of sunshine equal all times?

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Equator

Tropics

Both of these

Poles

The Galapagos Islands belong to which country?

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Ecuador

Colombia

Venezuela

Peru

In which park would you find Old Faithful?

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Zion

Grand Teton

Yellowstone

Yosemite

Two or more forms of a chemical element having different physical properties but having identifiable chemical compounds are called:

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Allotropes

Isotopes

Isomers

Isotones

What is the exact time it takes the earth to revolve around the sun?

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365 days, 7 hours, 32 minutes, and 18 seconds

365 days, 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 49 seconds

364 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes, and 38 seconds

365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 12 seconds