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1.

kilohertz is a unit which measures

A. power used by a current of one ampere
B. electromagnetic radio wave frequencies
C. voltage
D. electric resistance
Answer» C. voltage
2.

Atoms are composed of

A. electrons and protons
B. electrons only
C. protons only
D. electrons and nuclei
Answer» E.
3.

The hardest substance available on earth is

A. Gold
B. Iron
C. Diamond
D. Platinum
Answer» D. Platinum
4.

Production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) gas which is proposed to be banned in India, is used in which of the following domestic products?

A. Television
B. Refrigerator
C. Tube light
D. Cooking gas
Answer» C. Tube light
5.

The major ingredient of leather is:

A. ollagen
B. arbohydrate
C. olymer
D. ucleic acid
Answer» B. arbohydrate
6.

Optical fibers are mainly used for which of the following?

A. usical instruments
B. ood industry
C. eaving
D. ommunication
Answer» E.
7.

Rayon is chemically a

A. ellulose
B. ectin
C. lucose
D. mylase
Answer» B. ectin
8.

Epoxy resins are used as:

A. etergents
B. nsecticides
C. dhesives
D. oth repellents
Answer» D. oth repellents
9.

Which of the following is commonly called a 'poly-amide'?

A. erylene
B. ylon
C. ayon
D. rlon
Answer» C. ayon
10.

According to Avogadro's Hypothesis, the smallest particle of an element or a compound, that can exist independently, is called:

A. molecule
B. cation
C. n anion
D. n atom
Answer» B. cation
11.

'No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers' is stated in

A. ewton's law
B. ohr's law
C. ufbau principle
D. auli's exclusion principle
Answer» E.
12.

In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are held together by:

A. ravitational forces
B. xchange forces
C. oulombic forces
D. agnetic forces
Answer» C. oulombic forces
13.

Which of the following rays are the most penetrating?

A. eta rays
B. lpha rays
C. amma rays
D. -rays
Answer» D. -rays
14.

Nuclear fission is caused by the impact of:

A. eutron
B. roton
C. euteron
D. lectron
Answer» B. roton
15.

Isotopes are separated by:

A. rystallisation
B. ublimation
C. istillation
D. iltration
Answer» D. iltration
16.

Atoms are composed of:

A. lectrons and protons
B. lectrons only
C. rotons only
D. lectrons and Nuclei
Answer» E.
17.

A chronometer measures:

A. olour contrast
B. ound waves
C. ime
D. ater waves
Answer» D. ater waves
18.

Electric current is measured by:

A. ommutator
B. nemometer
C. mmeter
D. oltmeter
Answer» D. oltmeter
19.

Kilowatt is a unit to measure:

A. ork
B. ower
C. lectricity
D. urrent
Answer» C. lectricity
20.

Decibel is the unit used for:

A. peed of light
B. ntensity of heat
C. ntensity of sound
D. adio wave frequency
Answer» D. adio wave frequency
21.

Newton is the unit of:

A. orce
B. omentum
C. cceleration due to gravity
D. elocity
Answer» B. omentum
22.

The percentage of oxygen present in air is approximately-

A. 4%
B. 3%
C. 0%
D. 1%
Answer» E.
23.

What are metal bearing rocks called?

A. itumen
B. auxite
C. etalloids
D. res
Answer» E.
24.

Which is the absolute temperature scale?

A. elsius
B. ahrenheit
C. elvin
D. ll of these
Answer» D. ll of these
25.

Which layer protects earth from harmful rays of the Sun?

A. onosphere
B. zone layer
C. roposphere
D. agnetosphere
Answer» C. roposphere
26.

Which of the following schemes is launched for the school going children:

A. ok Jumbish
B. id day meal
C. arva Shiksha Abhiyan
D. yush
Answer» C. arva Shiksha Abhiyan
27.

BACK TO VILLAGES slogan was given by:

A. enin
B. ao
C. ehru
D. atel
Answer» C. ehru
28.

What cause a moving body to resist a change in its state of motion?

A. isplacement
B. cceleration
C. nertia
D. elocity
Answer» D. elocity
29.

Glass is made of the mixture of:

A. uartz and mica
B. and and silicates
C. alt and quartz
D. and and salt
Answer» C. alt and quartz
30.

One kilometer is equal to how many miles?

A. 0.84
B. 0.5
C. 0.6
D. 0.62
Answer» E.
31.

Very small time intervals are accurately measured by

A. hite dwarfs
B. uartz clocks
C. tomic clocks
D. ulsars
Answer» D. ulsars
32.

The two elements that are frequently used for making transistors are:

A. oron and Aluminium
B. ilicon and Germanium
C. ridium and Tungsten
D. iobium and Columbium
Answer» C. ridium and Tungsten
33.

Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of:

A. odium Carbonate
B. lum
C. otassium Permanganate
D. ime
Answer» B. lum
34.

Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called:

A. llotrope
B. somers
C. somorphs
D. sotopes
Answer» B. somers
35.

Sodium metal is kept under:

A. etrol
B. lcohol
C. ater
D. erosene
Answer» E.
36.

Most soluble in water is:

A. amphor
B. ulphur
C. ommon salt
D. ugar
Answer» E.
37.

Among the various allotrope of carbon

A. okeis the hardest, graphite is the softest
B. iamond is the hardest, coke is the softest
C. iamond is the hardest, graphite is the softest
D. iamond is the hardest, lamp black is the softest
Answer» D. iamond is the hardest, lamp black is the softest
38.

The chemical (Ethyl Mercaptan) added to the otherwise odourless LPG cooking gas for imparting a detectable smell to the gas is a compound of:

A. romine
B. luorine
C. hlorine
D. ulphur
Answer» E.
39.

Heavy water is:

A. euterium oxide
B. H7
C. ain water
D. ritium oxide
Answer» B. H7
40.

The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognizable traces of the original plant material is

A. itumen
B. nthracite
C. ignite
D. eat
Answer» E.
41.

Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because:

A. t has a high specific heat
B. t has no colour
C. t has a high dipole moment
D. t has a high boiling point
Answer» D. t has a high boiling point
42.

Production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) gas which is proposed to be banned inIndia, is used in which of the following domestic products?

A. elevision
B. efrigerator
C. ube light
D. ooking gas
Answer» C. ube light
43.

Permanent hardness of water can be removed by adding:

A. hlorine
B. ashing Soda
C. otassium Permanganate
D. leaching Powder
Answer» C. otassium Permanganate
44.

Electric bulb filament is made of

A. opper
B. luminum
C. ead
D. ungsten
Answer» E.
45.

The tree which sends down roots from its branches to the soil is known as:

A. ak
B. ine
C. anyan
D. alm
Answer» D. alm
46.

Q: Who has the maximum field of vision?

A. plane mirror
B. convex mirror
C. concave mirror
D. All of them
Answer» C. concave mirror
47.

Q: Who is called the father of modern chemistry?

A. Dalton
B. Lavoisier
C. Mendeleev
D. None of these
Answer» C. Mendeleev
48.

Q: Who is considered as the ultimate source of all forms of energy?

A. Coal
B. Atom
C. Water
D. Sun
Answer» E.
49.

Q: Whose unit is Farad?

A. Conductivity
B. resistance
C. Motivation
D. Capacity
Answer» E.
50.

Q: Why are white dresses worn in summer?

A. Bad absorbers of heat are
B. are cheap
C. are attractive
D. None of these
Answer» B. are cheap