Question # 1

Science that uses electrons is known as:

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Atomic scienece

Electronics

Electrology

Electrolysis

The purest form of iron is:

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Steel

Wrought iron

Cast iron

Pig iron

Which waterfall once had the title of being the 'Suicide Capital of the World'?

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Angel Falls

Niagara Falls

Victoria Falls

Yosemite Falls

Entomology is the study of:

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Insects

Bee keeping

Birds

Cancer

Which country lies on the equator?

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Tanzania

Gabon

Rwanda

Chad

Which of the following does not provide carbohydrates?

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Fish

Cheese

Butter

Spinach

Name the study of plants and animals in relation to their natural surroundings and in relation to each other.

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Ecology

Biology

Histology

Environmentology

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

The asteroid belt is a zone between the orbits of Mars and:

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Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Junpiter

Scientist associated with the success of green Revolution is:

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Norman Borlaug

J.C.bose

V.R.Rao

S.S.Balli

The enzyme that is present in the saliva of man is:

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Pepsin

Renin

Amylase

Trypsin

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

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Iraq

Kuwait

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called:

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Gaseous planets

Asteroid planets

Blue planets

Terrestrial planets

Which of the following glands in human body is popularly called 'Adam's apple'?

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Adrenal

Pituitary

Thyroid

Thymus

Antarctica is classified as a desert. How big is the desert?

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8.95 million square km

7.25 million square km

12.1 million square km

14 million square km

calculus was discovered by:

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newton

harvey

spenser

plato

On which continent would you find the region of Patagonia?

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North America

Australia

South America

Asia

Bile juice is secreted by:

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Pancreas

Liver

Spleen

Gall bladder

Typhoid is a disease of:

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Liver

Lungs

Intestine

Stomach

which of the following is the invention of Franklin?

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lamp

Artificial

Bifocal lens

elestroplating

Which is called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes?

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Texas

Alaska

California

None of these

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

What is sponge?

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A plant

A fungus

An animal

A fossil

Which science describes maps and the features of universe?

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Cosmology

Cosmography

Cosmo-physics

Physical cosmography

What is the highest mountain located in the western hemisphere?

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Mount Aconcagua

Mount McKinley

Mount Hood

Mount Baker

Which one of the following countries has the highest agricultural production in Europe?

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France

Switzerland

Denmark

Germany

Which lenses are used by people have long sightedness

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Convex

Concave

Glasses

None of these

Japan is called ' the land of rising sun' because:

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Japan,being the eastern most country in the world,it has the earliest sunrise

Sun rises as soon there as it sets

Sun always remains in the eastern part

The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sun rise beautiful in Japan

What is the world's longest river?

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Nile river

Yangtze river

Mississippi River

Amazon river

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

Which disease is not caused by insect bite?

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Plague

Arthritis

Typhus

Malaria

The percentage of radiant energy, reflected back by a surface is called:

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Albedo

Insolation

Greenhouse effect

Refraction

How many quarts make one gallon?

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2 quarts

4 quarts

5 quarts

6 quarts

At a latitude of 45°,the earth spins on its axis at the rate of:

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1120 km/h

500 km/h

510 km/h

620 km/h

Osteology is the study of:

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Cell

Eyes

Nose

Bones

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

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

What is usually seen near the poles in the night sky that can be red, yellow or green?

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Zodiacal light

Aurora

Gegenschein

Plage

Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of:

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Precipitation

Radiation

Insolation

Condensation

The core of the earth is also known as:

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Lithosphere

Barysphere

Besosphere

Centrosphere

Thee first organism on earth were;

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Autotrophs

Heterotrophs

Saprotrophs

None of these

Stainless steel is an alloy of:

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Iron,carbon and nickel

Iron,chromium and nickel

Iron and manganese

Iron and zinc

Which European country is surrounded by Germany, Poland, and Austria?

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Czech Republic

Switzerland

Romania

Slovakia

The largest planet of the solar system is:

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Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

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

Name the branch of science which deals with the laws which govern the structure of the universe,and forms of the matter and energy and their interactions.

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Chemistry

Physics

Cosmology

Biology