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551. |
What instrument is used to detect objects under water? |
A. | Laser |
B. | Radar |
C. | Sonar |
D. | Scuba |
Answer» D. Scuba | |
552. |
Vaccination is to Disease as Maintenance is to |
A. | Paint |
B. | Breakdown |
C. | Expense |
D. | Oiling |
Answer» C. Expense | |
553. |
What is the chemical composition of Red Lead? |
A. | Pb3O4 |
B. | Hgs |
C. | Pbo |
D. | Pbs |
Answer» B. Hgs | |
554. |
What is the chemical formula of propanol? |
A. | $$C_6H_6$$ |
B. | $$C_2 H_5OH $$ |
C. | $$C_3H_8O$$ |
D. | $$C_2H_6$$ |
Answer» D. $$C_2H_6$$ | |
555. |
Which law of Newton is also known as Galileo's Law? |
A. | First law |
B. | Second law |
C. | Third law |
D. | None |
Answer» B. Second law | |
556. |
What is the smallest gland of the human body? |
A. | Liver |
B. | Pituitary Gland |
C. | Pancreas |
D. | Thyroid |
Answer» C. Pancreas | |
557. |
Who developed Polio vaccine? |
A. | Marie Curie |
B. | Jonas Salk |
C. | Louis Pasteur |
D. | Alexander Fleming |
Answer» C. Louis Pasteur | |
558. |
Which of the following is an aldehyde? |
A. | Propanal |
B. | Propanol |
C. | Propine |
D. | Propanone |
Answer» B. Propanol | |
559. |
Who among the following received the Nobel Prize 2019 for Physics? |
A. | James Peebles |
B. | Michel Mayor |
C. | Didier Queloz |
D. | All are correct |
Answer» E. | |
560. |
The oesophagus and lining of the mouth are also covered with |
A. | Squamous epithelium |
B. | Ciliated epithelium |
C. | Columnar epithelium |
D. | Glandular epithelium |
Answer» B. Ciliated epithelium | |
561. |
Who has become the first deaf person to row an ocean by finishing a 3,000 - mile journey across the Atlantic? |
A. | Missy Franklin |
B. | Elizabeth Beisel |
C. | Kathleen Baker |
D. | Mo O'Brien |
Answer» E. | |
562. |
Which of the following is the largest living bird? |
A. | Eagle |
B. | Peacock |
C. | Ostrich |
D. | Kiwi |
Answer» E. | |
563. |
Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of |
A. | conduction |
B. | condensation |
C. | radiation |
D. | insolation |
Answer» D. insolation | |
564. |
Which one of the following animals can hear ultrasonic sound? |
A. | Rat |
B. | Squirrel |
C. | Cat |
D. | Bat |
Answer» E. | |
565. |
Literal meaning of the term " Home sapiens " is |
A. | Man - The Wise |
B. | Man - The supreme |
C. | Man - the omnivore |
D. | Man - the fool |
Answer» B. Man - The supreme | |
566. |
What happens to the weight, when iron rusts? |
A. | Weight increases |
B. | Weight decreases |
C. | Weight remains the same |
D. | Weight first increases then decreases |
Answer» E. | |
567. |
In which of the following fields Nobel Prize is not given? |
A. | Physics |
B. | Mathematics |
C. | Chemistry |
D. | Medicine |
Answer» C. Chemistry | |
568. |
Who invented dynamite? |
A. | Alfred Noble |
B. | Antoine Lavoisier |
C. | Marie Curie |
D. | Thomas Edison |
Answer» B. Antoine Lavoisier | |
569. |
Which among the following is used to dilute oxygen in the gas cylinders used by divers? |
A. | Krypton |
B. | Argon |
C. | Helium |
D. | Neon |
Answer» D. Neon | |
570. |
Which one of the following does not form oxyacid? |
A. | Sulphur |
B. | Chlorine |
C. | Nitrogen |
D. | Fluorine |
Answer» E. | |
571. |
The release of which of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling mosquitoes? |
A. | Snail |
B. | Crab |
C. | Dogfish |
D. | Gambusia fish |
Answer» E. | |
572. |
The ambient air is stable when the ambient lapse rate is |
A. | Neutrally stable |
B. | Hyper-adiabatic |
C. | Sub-adiabatic |
D. | Super-adiabatic |
Answer» D. Super-adiabatic | |
573. |
Our eyes are able to detect light due to the presence of the which of the following receptor? |
A. | Phonoreceptors |
B. | Thigmoreceptors |
C. | Photoreceptors |
D. | Gustatoreceptors |
Answer» D. Gustatoreceptors | |
574. |
Which among the following is an example of solid sol? |
A. | Milk of magnesia |
B. | Foam |
C. | Coloured gemstones |
D. | Rubber |
Answer» D. Rubber | |
575. |
Which gas is present in biogas in large percentage? |
A. | Moisture (H2O) |
B. | Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
C. | Methane (CH4) |
D. | Hydrogen sulphide (H2S). |
Answer» D. Hydrogen sulphide (H2S). | |
576. |
What is the common characteristic of the elements of the same group in the periodic table? |
A. | Electrons in outer most shell |
B. | Total number of electrons |
C. | Total number of electrons |
D. | Atomic weight |
Answer» B. Total number of electrons | |
577. |
What is the scientific name of Banyan Tree? |
A. | Mangifera indica |
B. | Ficus benghalensis |
C. | Azadirachta indica |
D. | Shorea robusta |
Answer» C. Azadirachta indica | |
578. |
The food substances which get oxidised easily can be kept for longer duration by adding |
A. | oxygen and keeping them in sun for few days |
B. | nitrogen and keeping them in sun for few days |
C. | oxygen and keeping them in airtight containers |
D. | nitrogen and keeping them in airtight containers |
Answer» E. | |
579. |
What is white Phosphorus? |
A. | P4 |
B. | P |
C. | O3 |
D. | Pb |
Answer» B. P | |
580. |
Light sensitive salts Metal is___. |
A. | Zinc |
B. | Silver |
C. | Copper |
D. | Aluminium |
E. | Iron |
Answer» C. Copper | |
581. |
Which of the following nature of light is proved by polarization property of light? |
A. | Transverse wave nature |
B. | Quantum nature |
C. | Particle nature of light |
D. | Longitudinal wave nature |
Answer» B. Quantum nature | |
582. |
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? |
A. | IAA- Cell wall elongation |
B. | Abscisic Acid- Stomatal closure |
C. | Gibberellic Acid-leaf fall |
D. | Cytokinin-Cell division |
Answer» D. Cytokinin-Cell division | |
583. |
The joint of radius-ulna with upper arm is- |
A. | Ball and socket joint |
B. | Pivot joint |
C. | Saddle joint |
D. | Hinge joint |
Answer» E. | |
584. |
The major component used in preparation of different types of glasses is : |
A. | Sodium borate |
B. | Sodium Silicate |
C. | Silica |
D. | Calcium Silicate |
Answer» D. Calcium Silicate | |
585. |
The process of dissolving an acid or base is____. |
A. | Exothermic |
B. | Endothermic |
C. | Both (a) or (B) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Endothermic | |
586. |
Who is known as the father of evolution? |
A. | Charles Babbage |
B. | Adam Smith |
C. | Charles Darwin |
D. | Carolus Linnaeus |
Answer» D. Carolus Linnaeus | |
587. |
Which of the following organelles are called the Protein factories of the cell? |
A. | Mitochondria |
B. | Lysosomes |
C. | Chloroplasts |
D. | Ribosomes |
Answer» E. | |
588. |
In which city is the headquarters of international Atomic Energy Agency situated? |
A. | New York |
B. | Geneva |
C. | Vienna |
D. | Paris |
Answer» D. Paris | |
589. |
The branch of study dealing with old age and aging is known as _. |
A. | Gerontology |
B. | Teratology |
C. | Oncology |
D. | Ornithology |
Answer» B. Teratology | |
590. |
In which of the following the garden cultivation is studied? |
A. | Botany |
B. | Horticulture |
C. | Geology |
D. | Anatomy |
Answer» C. Geology | |
591. |
Zero degree centigrade is equal to what degree Fahrenheit? |
A. | 100 F |
B. | 30 F |
C. | 34 F |
D. | 32 F |
Answer» E. | |
592. |
Which planet spins the fastest? |
A. | Mars |
B. | Jupiter |
C. | Mercury |
D. | Venus |
Answer» C. Mercury | |
593. |
Which is the principle of Learning Environment study? |
A. | Principle of necessity |
B. | Principle of utility |
C. | Principle of relationship with life |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
594. |
What is the normal resting heart rate range for adults (beats/min)? |
A. | 60 to 100 |
B. | 50 to 80 |
C. | 120 to 180 |
D. | 75 to 120 |
Answer» B. 50 to 80 | |
595. |
Which of the following is desirable aim of Science Education at Primary Level? |
A. | To know the facts and principles of sciences and its applications. |
B. | To nurture the natural curiosity, aesthetic sense and creativity in science and technology. |
C. | To imbibe the values of honesty, integrity and co-operation. |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
596. |
The first Indian communication satellite was- |
A. | Aryabhatta |
B. | Bhaskara-1 |
C. | Apple |
D. | Chandrayaan-1 |
Answer» D. Chandrayaan-1 | |
597. |
Which of the following is used to measure obesity? |
A. | PMI |
B. | BMI |
C. | AMI |
D. | KMI |
Answer» C. AMI | |
598. |
How much time is taken by Jupiter to complete a revolution of the sun? |
A. | 25 years |
B. | 30 Years |
C. | 12 Years |
D. | 6 Years |
Answer» D. 6 Years | |
599. |
Which of the following is not a source of air pollution? |
A. | Automobile exhaust |
B. | Burning of firewood |
C. | Windmill |
D. | Power plant |
Answer» D. Power plant | |
600. |
The level of sound during normal conversation is |
A. | 20 db |
B. | 40 db |
C. | 60 db |
D. | 80 db |
Answer» D. 80 db | |