Question # 1

Which African country is long and narrow, sandwiched between Ghana and Benin?

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Togo

Djibouti

Burkina Faso

Cote D'lvoire

which of the following is Edison's invention?

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photophone

phonograph

photography

telephone

Which country lies on the equator?

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Tanzania

Gabon

Rwanda

Chad

One mile is equal to:

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1760 yards

1860 yards

1900 yards

1960 yards

CT scan is done by using-

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Infra-red rays

Visible light

Ultrasonic waves

X-rays

One fathom is equal to:

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6 metres

6 feet

60 feet

100 cm

Insulin is a peptide hormones produced by:

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Pituitary gland

Thyroid Gland

Pancreas

None of these

Name the inventor of airplane with motor?

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Wright Brothers

Pascal

Newton

Faraday

The 'Solar Corona' mainly consists of:

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Cosmic rays

Molten rays

Molten lava

Gases

Ready source of energy available for athletes is:

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Carbohydrate

fats

Protein

Vitamin

The lower layer of the atmosphere is known as--

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Mesosphere

Ionosphere

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor?

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Ordinary water

Radium

Graphite

Thorium

Which of the following vitamins is considered helpful to keep the eyes healthy?

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Vitamin C

Vitamin A

Vitamin B

Vitamin D

The average heart beat per minute in a normal man is

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50

72

80

100

Between which two Scandinavian countries would you find the Oresund?

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Sweden and Finland

Sweden and Denmark

Denmark and Norway

Norway and Finland

Upon how many hills was Rome built?

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Three

Five

Seven

Nine

The line joining places of equal atmospheric pressure is termed-

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Contour

Isohyet

Isotherm

Isobar

The largest part of the human brain is:

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Cerebellum

Cerebrum

Mid-brain

Medulla

Epilepsy is disease of the:

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Skin

Nervous system

Bones

Heart

The approximate surface temperature on the sunlight side of the earth is:

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30 °C

25 °C

17 °C

10 °C

A light year is equal to:

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6 million, million kms

7.50 million, million kms

9.50 million, million kms

11 million, million kms

The weight of an average human male brain is about:

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1 kg

1200 gm

1350 gm

1500 gm

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

Mercurys year is how many Earth's days?

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59

88

365

28

How many bones are there in a newly born infant?

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206

230

280

300

The vast resources of unutilised natural gas can be used in the production of:

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Graphite

Fertilizer

Carbide

Synthetic petrolium

Mention the metres in one kilometre?

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1000

1500

1600

1800

who invented the balloon?

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Davy

Montgolfier

Edison

Jarvik

One register ton is equal to:

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300 cubic feet

100 cubic feet

200 cubic feet

400 cubic feet

The tide at its maximum height is known as:

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Equinox

Neap tide

Spring tide

Tsunami

Nitrogen fixation is done by:

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Red algae

Blue green algae

Brown algae

None of these

Which tissue is responsible for the passage of water in plants?

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Sclerenchyma

Xylem

Phloem

None of these

Plants synthesize protein from

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Starch

Sugar

Amino Acids

Fatty acids

whose inventor is incandescent lamp.

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colt

waterman

bullock

hunt

Inventor of disc record is:

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Jarvik

tait

berliner

edison

The lowest fat percentage is found in the milk of:

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Cow

Camel

Buffalo

Goat

Which strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea

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Dardanelles Strait

Shelekhov Gulf

Tatar Strait

Yellow Sea

What is the highest peak in Australia?

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Mount Canberra

Mount Erebus

Mount Kosciusko

Mount Blanc

Name the discoverer of rabies vaccine.

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Newton

Roemer

Pasteur

Waksman

Which of the correctly explain the phenomenon of ''Test tube Baby''?

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When the fertilization is external and development is internal

When the embryo process formation is in the test-tube

When the fertilization is internal and development is external

None of these

The hunting and gathering economy can support only

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1 person per sq. km

3 persons per sq. km

5 persons per sq. km

7 persons per sq. km

The mean radius of the earth is approximately:

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3000 kms

400kms

6400kms

7000kms

The crop most susceptible to frost is:

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Wheat

Cotton

Red gram

Black gram

The outermost layer of the sun is called:

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Lithosphere

chromosphere

corona

photosphere

Which is called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes?

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Texas

Alaska

California

None of these

The planet having the large number of satellites in the solar system is:

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Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus