Question # 1

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

Which of the following ores does not contain iron?

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Haematite

Magnenite

Cassiterite

Limonite

What is Acaustics?

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Science of waves

Science of sound

Science of light

Science of radiography

Which is the longest river in Europe?

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Danube

Volga

Dnepr

Thames

Which of the following hormones contains iodline?

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Adrenaline

Thyroxine

Insulin

Testosterone

The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

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3000 kms

400kms

6400kms

7000kms

The Human cell contains how many chromosomes?

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44

48

46

23

Electric lamp was discovered by:

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Ford

Marconi

Edison

None of these

Which vitamin is provided by sunlight to the body?

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Vitamin A

Vitamin B

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called:

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Basalt

Lava

Magma

Laccoliths

Which milk contains more fat?

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Cow

Buffalo

Camel

Reindeer

Saturn was the first planet known to have:

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Rings

Sunspots

Satellites

Craters

Of the total volume of the earth,which layer forms the major part?

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Sial

Sima

Mantle

Core

What rays of sunlight are mostly utilized by chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

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Red

Yellow

Green

Blue

who invented colour photo?

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goldmark

lves

howe

fulton

How many square metres are there in one hectare?

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1000

1200

1500

1800

Which quantity's unit is kilogram cubic metre?

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Volume

Density

Area

Momentum

The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by:

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Cornea

Iris

Pupil

None of these

Days and nights are equal throughout the globe when sun is above:

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poles

Equator

Tropic of cancer

Tropic of capricorn

What is the object called before it enters our atmosphere?

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Meteorite

Jupiter

Meteor

Meteoroid

Light emitted by sun reaches earth in:

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8 minutes and 30 seconds

10 minutes and 30 seconds

12 minutes and 30 seconds

15 minutes and 30 seconds

Point out the science of heart including the study of heart beat and breathing?

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Heartology

Cardiology

Cardiography

None of these

Which of the following occurs more frequently than the other three in the Indian Ocean?

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Cyclones

Hurricanes

Tornadoes

Typhoons

Proteins are made of:

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Sugar

Fatty acid

Nucleic acid

Amino acid

Vernal equinox falls on:

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21^st March

21^st June

25^th April

20^th December

The tide at its maximum height is known as:

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Equinox

Neap tide

Spring tide

Tsunami

What causes aurora?

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Impact of atomic particles from the sun

Rainbows

Jet trails in the sky

High clouds

Hypertension is the term used for:

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Decrease in heart rate

Decrease in blood pressure

Increase in blood Pressure

Increase in heart rate

The chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere is:

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Water vapour

Nitrogen

Typhoon

Hurricane

________deals with organic tissues

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Pathology

Carpology

Histology

Cryogenics

The maximum temperature to human skin can tolerate without getting blisters is:

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40°c

60°c

80°c

90°c

The pitch of the voice of the women is generally:

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Same as that of men

Higher than that of men

Much lower than that of men

None of these

The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest:

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Along the equator

At the North Pole

Along the tropic of cancer

Along the Arctic circle

The material that comes out of a volcano at the time of eruption is:

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Solid liquid gaseous

Solid and liquid

Solid and gaseous

Liquid and gaseous

The orbits of planets around the sun,or of satellites around the earth can be:

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Circular and elliptic

Circular and hyperbolic

Elliptic and parabolic

parabolic and hyperbolic

Eskers are related to what?

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Waves

Plate Tectonics

Glaciers

Winds

Earth's crust below the oceans is composed of:

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Igneous rocks

Sedimentary rocks

Metamorphic rocks

Slate

The study of bacteria in relation to disease

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Taxonomy

Hematology

Bacteriology

Archaeology

The total number of bones in human skull is:

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8

12

30

34

The largest planet of the solar system is:

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Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

The planet which revolves very slowly around the sun is:

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Neptune

Jupiter

Mars

None of these

who inventor the gas mantle?

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wellsbach

spenser

berliner

colt

What is the highest point on Antarctica?

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Vinson Massif

Mt. Markham

Mt. Kirkpatrick

Mt. Menzies

Which country can be found in the Ardennes?

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Liechtenstein

Andorra

San Marino

Luxembourg

Respiratory centre is situated in:

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Cerebrum

Medulla

Cerebellum

None

The epicentre of an earthquake is the:

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Nearest point to surface from the focus perpendicular to the earth's surface

Point where R-waves touch the surface

Point of intersaction

None of these