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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