Question # 1

Photosynthesis is:

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An exothermic process

An endothermic process

A neutral process

None of these

The planets are kept in motion in their respective orbits by:

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Gravitation and centrifugal force

The rotation and density

Their great size

Rotation of sun on its axis

Oranges are rich source of:

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Carbohydrates

Vitamins

Fats

Proteins

What is Cosmology?

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Study of stars

Study of universe

Study of sky

Study of satellites

The hottest planet is:

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Mercury

Venus

Jupiter

Saturn

Clotting of blood vessels is called:

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Thrombosis

Fibrosis

Agglunitation

None

How many rods constitute one chain?

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4

6

8

10

Solar eclipse occurs when:

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Earth comes between sun and moon

Moon is at right angle to earth

Moon comes between sun and earth

Sun comes between moon and earth

The largest part of the human brain is:

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Cerebellum

Cerebrum

Mid-brain

Medulla

Schonbein 's discoverer is:

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ozone

netutron

radium

quasars

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

A gas first enters into the blood and then leaves it by the process of:

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Osmosis

Diffusion

Transpiration

Condensation

Blood group of an individual is controlled by:

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Shape of RBC

Genes

Shape of WBC

Haemogloben

What is the name of the huge modern Ferris wheel overlooking the Thames in downtown London?

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London Eye

Big Ben

Stonehenge

None of these

Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?

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Tartaric acid

Lactic acid

Butyric acid

Acetic acid

What is measured by the unit joule?

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Work

Energy

Quantity of heat

All of them

The panhandle of Cyprus points toward which country?

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Egypt

Lebanon

Greece

Turkey

A digestive enzyme that breaks down starch to maltose.

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Amino acid

Amylase

ATP

Acetylcholine

Latitudes and longitudes both:

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Pass through poles

Run parallel to equator

Run perpendicular to each other

None of these

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 line of latitude lies at 0 degrees?

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Parallels

Grids

Equator

Meridians

40 sq. rods make:

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1 rood

4 roods

5 roods

8 rood

point out the invention of Richter.

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Richter scale

lamp

bicycle

razor

Which of the following is is the second most abundant metal in the earth's crust?

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Copper

Iron

Zinc

Aluminium

Hailstorm occurs in summer season due to the formation of clouds called:

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Cumulus

Cumulonimbus

Cirrus

None of these

If there is no sun,the colour of the sky would be:

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Orange

Blue

Yellow

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

Which Mexican state is most directly south of Arizona?

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Chihuahua

Durango

Coahuila

Sonora

What is the main composition of the sun?

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Oxygen and Ammonia

Hydrogen and Helium

Hydrogen and Oxygen

Methane and Hydrogen

From which mineral is radium obtained?

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Limestone

Pitchblende

Rutile

Haematite

One of the youngest sciences of the 20th century which deals with production,control and application of very low temperature is called:

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Cryptography

cryogenics

acarology

none of these

Saturn was the first planet known to have:

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Rings

Sunspots

Satellites

Craters

Which desert is known as the Great Indian Desert (also known as friendly desert)?

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Nafud

Gobi

Thar

Arabian

The crust forms what percentage of the volume of the earth:

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0.5%

2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

They usually happen after a rainstorm

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Lunar eclipse

Meteor shower

Rainbows

Solar Flare

The combustible material at the tip of a safety match stick is:

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Sulphur

Antimony sulphide

Manganese oxide

None of these

Electric lamp was discovered by:

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Ford

Marconi

Edison

None of these

Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets?

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Venus

Mercury

Mars

Earth

The spring tide occurs when the moon, the sun and the earth make in angle of-

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180^o

90^o

45^o

33^o

A semi fluid shell which includes both the crust and uppermost part of mantle is known as:

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Lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Mesophere

Semisphere

Which of the following is a flightless bird?

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Swam

Emu

Hen

None of these

RAM is described as the memory which:

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Temporarily stores data or programs

Is controlled by the storage unit

Permanently stores instructions

Is retained even after the computer is shut down

Name the inventor of kodak camera?

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darwin

fulton

eastman

barnard

Where is our thyroid gland located?

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Arm pit region

Groin region

Neck region

Brain

which is of the following invention of lane?

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pistol

safety-pin

harvester threster

none of these

what is invented by Watson-Watt?

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Radar

Jenkins

Colt

Galileo