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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which part of the earth surface receive the highest amount of insolation ? |
| A. | Tropical deserts |
| B. | Equatorial region |
| C. | Savanna region |
| D. | Non such criteria |
| Answer» B. Equatorial region | |
| 2. |
What is the name of planet which take 88 days to make one revolution of the sun- |
| A. | Venus |
| B. | mercury |
| C. | Earth |
| D. | Pluto |
| Answer» C. Earth | |
| 3. |
The earth rotates around an axis pointing towards- |
| A. | The moon |
| B. | The pole star |
| C. | The sun |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» C. The sun | |
| 4. |
The Word used to describe the shape of earth is - |
| A. | Flat |
| B. | Circle |
| C. | Sphere |
| D. | Oblate Spheroid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the- |
| A. | Zenith |
| B. | Solstice |
| C. | Equinox |
| D. | Noontime |
| Answer» C. Equinox | |
| 6. |
The earth rotate around its axis from- |
| A. | North to South |
| B. | East to West |
| C. | South to North |
| D. | West to East |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Which of the following is the farthest planet to the sun ? |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Neptune |
| D. | Earth |
| Answer» D. Earth | |
| 8. |
Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in the terms of percent by mass in the earth crust? |
| A. | Silicon |
| B. | Oxygen |
| C. | Carbon |
| D. | Calcium |
| Answer» C. Carbon | |
| 9. |
The nuclear fuel in the sun is- |
| A. | Helium |
| B. | Uranium |
| C. | Hydrogen |
| D. | Oxygen |
| Answer» D. Oxygen | |
| 10. |
Which planet has the longest day and the shortest year ? |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Mercury |
| D. | Uranus |
| Answer» D. Uranus | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following is the tide produced as a consequence of moon and sun pulling the earth in the same direction ? |
| A. | Spring tide |
| B. | Neap tide |
| C. | High tide |
| D. | Low tide |
| Answer» D. Low tide | |
| 12. |
Which one of the following is a warm ocean current ? |
| A. | East Australian current |
| B. | West Australian current |
| C. | Benguela current |
| D. | Peru current |
| Answer» B. West Australian current | |
| 13. |
Major source of oceanic salinity is- |
| A. | Rivers |
| B. | land |
| C. | Wind |
| D. | Ash from Volcanoes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
One astronomical unit is the average distance between- |
| A. | The Earth and the Sun |
| B. | The Earth and the Moon |
| C. | The Jupiter and the Sun |
| D. | The Pluto and the Sun |
| Answer» B. The Earth and the Moon | |
| 15. |
We observe twinkling of stars due to- |
| A. | frequent and periodic fluctuation of temperature of the surface |
| B. | constant change of refractive index of the medium between the stars and the Earth because of temperature variation |
| C. | great distance of stars from the Earth |
| D. | rise and fall of gaseous ball of fire inside the stars |
| Answer» C. great distance of stars from the Earth | |
| 16. |
Which of the following do not belong to solar system ? |
| A. | Asteroids |
| B. | Comets |
| C. | Planets |
| D. | Nebulae |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The blue moon phenomenon occurs- |
| A. | When two full moons occur in the same month |
| B. | When four full moons appear in two consecutive months of the same calendar year |
| C. | When two full moons appear in the same month thrice in a callendar year |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. When four full moons appear in two consecutive months of the same calendar year | |
| 18. |
The inexhaustible source of energy of the stars is due to - |
| A. | Conversion of Hydrogen to Helium |
| B. | conversion of Helium to Hydrogen |
| C. | Decay of radioactive elements |
| D. | Excess of oxygen that helps burning and release of energy |
| Answer» B. conversion of Helium to Hydrogen | |
| 19. |
The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the Sun is located at one focus of the ellipse Imagine a situation in which the earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under that situation ? |
| A. | It would not make any difference |
| B. | Difference between seasons will be reduced |
| C. | The Earth would become very hot |
| D. | The Earth would become very cold |
| Answer» C. The Earth would become very hot | |
| 20. |
Mahavira Jaina breathed his last at- |
| A. | Rajgir |
| B. | Ranchi |
| C. | Pawapuri |
| D. | Samastipur |
| Answer» D. Samastipur | |
| 21. |
We always see the same face of the moon, because- |
| A. | It is smaller than the earth |
| B. | It revolves on its axis in a direction opposite to that of the earth |
| C. | It takes equal time for revolution around the earth and rotation on its own axis |
| D. | It rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun |
| Answer» D. It rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun | |
| 22. |
Meteorites are the heavenly bodies - |
| A. | Between the Mars and the Jupiter |
| B. | Between the Saturn and the Neptune |
| C. | Between the Mars and the venus |
| D. | That burn brightly on entering the Earth atmosphere |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The largest planet in our solar system is- |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Butterfly |
| Answer» C. Saturn | |
| 24. |
An atom has 7 electrons in its M- shell and contains 18 neutrons in its nucleus. What is its mass number ? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 27 |
| C. | 35 |
| D. | 43 |
| Answer» D. 43 | |
| 25. |
Whose experiment proved that the speed of light was always the same- |
| A. | James clark maxwell |
| B. | Michelson and Morley |
| C. | Miller and Stanley |
| D. | Werner Heisenberg |
| Answer» C. Miller and Stanley | |
| 26. |
The first Buddhist Council was held in which of the following cities ? |
| A. | Nalanda |
| B. | Gaya |
| C. | Rajgriha |
| D. | Bodh Gaya |
| Answer» D. Bodh Gaya | |
| 27. |
Which of the following is not electromagnetic in nature- |
| A. | cathode rays |
| B. | x-rays |
| C. | y-rays |
| D. | infrared-rays |
| Answer» B. x-rays | |
| 28. |
Which one of the following elements has two electrons in the K-shell only- |
| A. | Hydrogen |
| B. | Helium |
| C. | Neon |
| D. | Sulphur |
| Answer» C. Neon | |
| 29. |
Propagation of light quanta may be described by - |
| A. | photons |
| B. | protons |
| C. | neutrons |
| D. | electrons |
| Answer» B. protons | |
| 30. |
Wave length of X-rays is of the order of- |
| A. | 1 mm |
| B. | 1 cm |
| C. | 1 micron |
| D. | 1 angstorm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Which of the following has the longest wave length ? |
| A. | ultraviolet radiation |
| B. | y-radiation |
| C. | visible radiation |
| D. | infra red radiation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Which electromagnetic radiation is emitted by radioactive substances- |
| A. | Y-rays |
| B. | Radio waves |
| C. | micro waves |
| D. | x-ray |
| Answer» B. Radio waves | |
| 33. |
By which one of the following an old written material which can not be read easily can be read ? |
| A. | y - rays |
| B. | x -- rays |
| C. | IR---rays |
| D. | Radio frequency waves |
| Answer» C. IR---rays | |
| 34. |
Which of the following has highest frequency ? |
| A. | Cosmic rays |
| B. | x-rays |
| C. | Radio waves |
| D. | Micro waves |
| Answer» B. x-rays | |
| 35. |
Which of the following electromagnetic wave has the longest wave length ? |
| A. | Infra red rays |
| B. | Gamma rays |
| C. | Light rays |
| D. | Ultra violet rays |
| Answer» B. Gamma rays | |
| 36. |
Wavelength of which of the following colours of the visible spectrum of light are maximally absorbed by green plants- |
| A. | green and yellow |
| B. | red and blue |
| C. | green and red |
| D. | blue and yellow |
| Answer» C. green and red | |
| 37. |
Regarding the atom of a chemical element, the magnetic quantum number refers to - |
| A. | orientaton |
| B. | shape |
| C. | size |
| D. | spin |
| Answer» B. shape | |
| 38. |
In an atom the order of filing up of the orbitals is governed by- |
| A. | Aufbau principle |
| B. | Heisenberg s uncertainty principle |
| C. | Hund s rule |
| D. | Pauli s exclusion principle |
| Answer» B. Heisenberg s uncertainty principle | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following is not common in Buddhism and Jainism ? |
| A. | Non-violence |
| B. | Indifference to vedas |
| C. | Self mortification |
| D. | Rejection of rituals |
| Answer» B. Indifference to vedas | |
| 40. |
The a-particle carries two positive charges. Its mass is very nearly equal to that of- |
| A. | two protons |
| B. | an atom of helium |
| C. | sum of masses of two positrons and two neutrons |
| D. | two positrons as each positron carries a single positive charge |
| Answer» C. sum of masses of two positrons and two neutrons | |
| 41. |
The constituent particle of a nucleus in an atom are-- |
| A. | electron and proton |
| B. | proton and neutron |
| C. | electron and neutron |
| D. | electron, proton and neutron |
| Answer» C. electron and neutron | |
| 42. |
Neutron was discovered by;- |
| A. | J.J.Thomson |
| B. | Chadwick |
| C. | Rutherford |
| D. | Priestley |
| Answer» C. Rutherford | |
| 43. |
What does the term Dolby B or Dolby C printed on tape recorders and other sound systems refer to ? |
| A. | Frequency modulated system |
| B. | amplitude modulated system |
| C. | noise reduction circuit |
| D. | both DC and AC power can be used |
| Answer» D. both DC and AC power can be used | |
| 44. |
The technique of collecting information about an object from a distance without making physical contact with it is - |
| A. | remote sensing |
| B. | remote control |
| C. | remote accessing |
| D. | space shuttle |
| Answer» B. remote control | |
| 45. |
Direct conversion of solar energy with the use of photovoltaic cell results in the production of- |
| A. | Optical energy |
| B. | electrical energy |
| C. | thermal energy |
| D. | mechanical energy |
| Answer» C. thermal energy | |
| 46. |
The first explosion of an atomic device in India was carried out in the state of |
| A. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
The phenomenon of ejection of electrons from the surface of metals when light of suitable wavelength falls on it is known as- |
| A. | Electrolysis |
| B. | Ionization |
| C. | Photo electric effect |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 48. |
If a U-238 nucleus splits into two identical parts the two nuclei so produced will be- |
| A. | Radioactive |
| B. | Stable |
| C. | Isotopes |
| D. | Isobars |
| Answer» C. Isotopes | |
| 49. |
A nuclear reactor harnesses nuclear energy by- |
| A. | uncontrolled chain reaction |
| B. | nuclear fusion |
| C. | spontaneous fission |
| D. | controlled chain raction |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
In Buddhism what does Patimokkha stand for ? |
| A. | A description of Mahayana Buddhism |
| B. | A description of Hinayana Buddhism |
| C. | The rules of the Sangha |
| D. | The questions of Kind Menander |
| Answer» D. The questions of Kind Menander | |