Question # 1

name the discovered of penicillin.

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McCollum

fleming

hoist

colt

The International Date-line makes slight deviation from 180° meridian so that it:

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Divides the land masses under the same administration

Does not divide the Bering Strait

Does not divide a group of islands under the same administration

Divides the pacific ocean into two equal halves

Which of the following theories as regards the origin of life on earth is accepted today?

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Theory of spontaneous generation

Theory of special creation

Theory of biogenesis

Cosmozoic theory

Gun was invented by:

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Bushnell

Browning

Plante

Parson

The deficiency of vitamin B_{2 may lead to which of the following?}

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Osteomalacia

Cataract

Night blindness

Diarrhoea

Which country does Greenland belong to?

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Great Britain

Denmark

Switzerland

Germany

Which of the following pairs does not contains a coinage metal?

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Zinc and Gold

Copper and Gold

Silver and Gold

Copper and Silver

What is the name of the place where two streams meet?

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Convergence

Delta

Meander junction

Confluence

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of neutrons?

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Chadwick

Goldstein

Bohr

Rutherford

A digestive enzyme that breaks down starch to maltose.

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Amino acid

Amylase

ATP

Acetylcholine

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

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Arteries

Intestines

Veins

None of these

name the inventor of Hydrometer?

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Baume

Edision

Edison

Ester

Which is the lowest water body on earth?

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Black Sea

Dead Sea

Aral Sea

Red Sea

Study of life in outer space is:

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Endobiology

Exobiology

Entrobiology

none of these

Science that uses electrons is known as:

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Atomic scienece

Electronics

Electrology

Electrolysis

How many people were died in 8th October 2005's earthquake in Pakistan?

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65000

67000

71000

73338

How many feet constitute one nautical mile?

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5080

6080

7080

4080

Which was the first Soviet Republic to declare independence?

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Estonia

Lithuania

Latvia

Armenia

How many bones are there in human body?

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100

150

206

238

The 'Solar Corona' mainly consists of:

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Cosmic rays

Molten rays

Molten lava

Gases

Vernal equinox falls on:

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21^st March

21^st June

25^th April

20^th December

Fat is a?

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Lipid

Protein

Amino acid

Ether

Mars is the ____________ plant from the Sun.

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Third

Fourth

Fifth

Second

Upon how many hills was Rome built?

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Three

Five

Seven

Nine

One fathom is equal to:

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6 metres

6 feet

60 feet

100 cm

Air is a:

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Mixture

Element

Compound

Electrolyte

Which of the following gases is most predominant in the sun?

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Helium

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Ozone

Which of the following is not an ore of aluminium?

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Azurite

Bauxite

Feldspar

Cryolite

Zoology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of:

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Animals

Plants

Pets

Humans

What is meant by myopia?

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Long-sightedness

Short-sightedness

Colour blindness

Night blindness

What are the systems of interlocking lines of latitude and longitude on a map called?

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Parallels

Grids

Equator

Meridians

Human blood contains _________percentage of plasma

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35%

40%

50%

65%

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

Spring tide means:

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Higher high tide, higher low tide

Higher high tide, lower low tide

Lower high tide, lower low tide

Lower high tide, higher low tide

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

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Georgia

Russia

Nigeria

Tajikistan

Which European country has over 200 volcanoes many of them are still active?

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Finland

Iceland

Ireland

Norway

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

Polythene is industrially prepared by the polymerization of:

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Methane

Ethylene

Styrene

Acetylene

"Seattle" is the seaport of which country?

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Germany

Canada

China

USA

This desert can be found in northern China and Mongolia?

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Taklimakan

Atacama

Victoria

Gobi

Force is measured by:

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Pascal

Newton

Kelvin

Ampere

Which of the following country's border does not associated with Iran?

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Iraq

Kuwait

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Anticyclones are so called because:

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They move in a direction opposite to that of cyclones

They have no pressure gradient

They destroy the cyclonic conditions

None of thes

When the lens of the eye becomes foggy,it is called:

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Myopia

Cataract

Presbyopia

Hypermetropia

Which of the following country is called enclave?

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Kosovo

Liechtenstein

Slovakia

San Marino

The chief production in region having black soil is--

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Cotton

Rice

Wheat

Tea