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1351.

______________ is the tip of the bulb:

A. Node
B. Month
C. Nose
D. Hirsute
Answer» D. Hirsute
1352.

All of the following are bulbous and tuberous-rooted plants except:

A. Dahlias
B. Dutch iris
C. Caladiums
D. Snapdragons
Answer» E.
1353.

Plants that have been clipped or pruned into two-dimensional forms are:

A. Espalier
B. Topiary
C. Balanced
D. Dynamic
Answer» B. Topiary
1354.

Pinus halipensis is very healthy growing in:

A. Tropical zone
B. Subtropical zone
C. All of the above zones
D. None of the above zones
Answer» D. None of the above zones
1355.

Term viticulture is used for:

A. Grape cultivation
B. Citrus cultivation
C. Mango cultivation
D. None of these
Answer» B. Citrus cultivation
1356.

Green hard stage of date fruit is:

A. Kimri
B. Rutab
C. Doka
D. Dung
Answer» B. Rutab
1357.

Which of the following vegetable crop is a relative of cotton:

A. Onion
B. Okra
C. Mustard
D. Brinjal
Answer» C. Mustard
1358.

Direction of plant growth is controlled by:

A. Auxins
B. Gibberellins
C. Kinins
D. All of above
Answer» B. Gibberellins
1359.

Banana fruit bunch is called:

A. Hand
B. Heart
C. Finger
D. All of above
Answer» B. Heart
1360.

Hybrid varieties of cucumber grown in tunnels are:

A. Parthenocarpic
B. Zygotic
C. Both types
D. None of these
Answer» B. Zygotic
1361.

Edges of the leaf are called

A. Margin
B. Midrib
C. Veins
D. Petiole
Answer» B. Midrib
1362.

The showy red, pink, or white portion of the poinsettia are:

A. Flowers
B. Bracts
C. Petals
D. Sepals
Answer» C. Petals
1363.

Water potential in rhizosphere is measured with:

A. Tensiometer
B. Hygrometer
C. pH meter
D. Thermo meter
Answer» B. Hygrometer
1364.

French Mathematician who worked in tobacco industry is ……..

A. Paul Tannery
B. Jules Tannery
C. Michel Chasles
D. Laplace
Answer» B. Jules Tannery
1365.

Nobel Prize for peace is given by

A. Swedish Academy
B. Norwegian parliament
C. Committee of five members appointed by Norwegian parliament
D. Committee appointed by Swedish parliament
Answer» D. Committee appointed by Swedish parliament
1366.

Who founded the ‘Royal Society for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge’ in 1662?

A. Charles II
B. Charles I
C. James I
D. James II
Answer» B. Charles I
1367.

___________________ is the first Prime Minister of Britain of twentieth century.

A. John Harold Plumb
B. Robert Arthur Gascoyne
C. Fitzgerald
D. Alan Louis Bullock
Answer» C. Fitzgerald
1368.

Which one of the following is a characteristic featrure of a good experimental design?

A. Accuracy
B. Precision
C. Consistency
D. All of these
Answer» E.
1369.

How many blocks were there in the Great Pyramid at Giza?

A. 2, 30,000
B. 23,00,000
C. 32, 00,000
D. 3,20,000
Answer» C. 32, 00,000
1370.

………. caused a revolutionary change in craft

A. The discovery of boats driven by sails
B. The invention of Potter’s wheel
C. The invention of two and four wheeled vehicles
D. Growth of the new classes of traders
Answer» C. The invention of two and four wheeled vehicles
1371.

Who introduced a drastic reform in the making of calendar?

A. Galen
B. Claudius Ptolemy
C. Julius Caesar
D. Cicero
Answer» D. Cicero
1372.

……… was home to the earliest inhabitation in China

A. Nile Valley
B. Indus Valley
C. Yellow River valley
D. Tigris-Euphrates valley
Answer» D. Tigris-Euphrates valley
1373.

Who has been hailed as the French Newton?

A. Laplace
B. Hooke
C. Kepler
D. Descartes
Answer» B. Hooke
1374.

Popper uses the term ……….instead of verification.

A. Falsification
B. Identification
C. Analysis
D. Simplificatiuon
Answer» B. Identification
1375.

Classical Indian medical knowledge is called…………

A. Carakasamhita
B. Susruta samhita
C. Ayurveda
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1376.

Who was the head of the Lyceum from 287 to 269 BC?

A. Aristotle
B. Theophrastus
C. Strato of Lampascus
D. Exodus
Answer» D. Exodus
1377.

The theory of Evolution was propounded by ……

A. Charles Darwin
B. Newton
C. Einstein
D. None of these
Answer» B. Newton
1378.

Mendel worked on ____________ plant.

A. Ground nut
B. Cashew nut
C. Pea plant
D. Tea-plant
Answer» D. Tea-plant
1379.

The one who spoke about ‘Scientific temper’ was ……..

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Newton
C. Bacon
D. None of these
Answer» B. Newton
1380.

Who instigated the murder of Hypatia in 415?

A. St,Cyril
B. Archbishop Theophilus
C. Ptolemy
D. Alexander
Answer» B. Archbishop Theophilus
1381.

………………. is a problem of the entire West

A. Poverty
B. Illiteracy
C. The gulf between arts and science
D. Language
Answer» D. Language
1382.

Who prepared a star chart of about 800 stars?

A. Shih Huang Ti
B. Lao Tsu
C. Shih Shen
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1383.

Complex surgical procedures were described in details in the …………..

A. Yajur Veda
B. Sushruta Samhita
C. Kanada Sutras
D. Caraka Samhita
Answer» C. Kanada Sutras
1384.

Knowledge from experience or experiments is called _____________ Knowledge.

A. Hypothesi
B. Inference
C. Theorem
D. Empirical
Answer» E.
1385.

The belief that the values of science, like its aims and goals, are unified is known as ……..

A. Axiological unity
B. Ontological unity
C. Epistemological unity
D. None of these
Answer» B. Ontological unity
1386.

Aristotle interpreted all motion as………. of natural inclinations

A. Complementary
B. Parallel
C. Opposite
D. Gratification
Answer» E.
1387.

________________ discovered law of X-ray diffraction.

A. W.L Bragg
B. Rutherford
C. Eddington
D. Dirac
Answer» B. Rutherford
1388.

The Skeptical Chemist was written by ……….

A. Robert Boyle
B. Hooke
C. Kepler
D. Descartes
Answer» B. Hooke
1389.

What are the qualities of the mother?

A. Stylish and talkative
B. Affection and practical knowledge
C. Love and care
D. None of these
Answer» C. Love and care
1390.

………. Is concerned with knowing.

A. Praxis
B. Techne
C. Theoretical Knowledge
D. None of there
Answer» D. None of there
1391.

The notion that the various concepts, models, theories, etc. that scientists use to explore and explain the phenomena can themselves be reduced to the concepts, models, theories of a more basic science, is known as …..

A. Ontological reduction
B. Epistemological reduction
C. Axiological reduction
D. None of these
Answer» C. Axiological reduction
1392.

Is the author of Lucky Jim?

A. Kingsley Ami
B. John Osborne
C. C.P Snow
D. T.S Eliot
Answer» B. John Osborne
1393.

Pottery was invented during the ………… age.

A. The Neolithic
B. The Bronze
C. The Palaeolithic
D. The Copper
Answer» D. The Copper
1394.

Positron was discovered by ……….

A. James Chadwick
B. Otto Hahn
C. Carl D. Anderson
D. Darwin
Answer» D. Darwin
1395.

The word ‘po – lo – men’ means ………..

A. Brahmin
B. Soldier
C. King
D. Common men
Answer» B. Soldier
1396.

_______________ is the father of nuclear Physics.

A. Faraday
B. W.L Bragg
C. Chadwick
D. Rutherford
Answer» E.
1397.

All science begins with ..........

A. Experimentation
B. Hypothesis
C. Observation and measurement
D. Inference
Answer» D. Inference
1398.

…………. says that physical environment,rather than social conditions, determines culture.

A. Casual determinism
B. Logical determinism
C. Environmental determinism
D. Biological determinism
Answer» C. Environmental determinism
1399.

NOA was introduced by …..

A. Einstein
B. Newton
C. Arthur Fine
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1400.

__________________ is a tribe of Eastern U.S.

A. Mexican
B. Puritans
C. Chikus
D. Alleghenies
Answer» E.