1. Which was the first satellite to be repaired in space?
1. Challenger
2. Solar marX
3. Discovery
4. Palapa
2. A photoelectric cell converts
1. electrical energy into heat energy
2. light energy into sound energy
3. electrical energy into light energy
4. light energy into electrical energy
3. The colour of a star is an indication of its
1. size
2. shape
3. temperature
4. distance
4. Infra-red rays were first detected by
1. Herschel
2. Rayleigh
3. Huygens
4. Maxwell
5. The intensity level of sound is measured in
1. Hertz
2. Bel
3. Joules
4. Angstrom
6. The material used for a fuse wire should have
1. low melting point
2. high melting point
3. high ductility
4. high resistivity
7. Redioactivity is a property of
1. X-rays
2. ultraviolet light
3. atomic nuclei
4. excited electronics
8. What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite?
1. A dynamo
2. Solar cells
3. A thermopile
4. A mini nuclear reactor
9. The following is used as a lubricant in heavy machines.
1. Sulphur
2. Bauxite
3. Graphite
4. Phosphorus
10. 1 byte is equal to
1. 2 bits
2. 8 bits
3. 16 bits
4. 32 bits
11. The working principle of a washing machine is
1. Centrifugation
2. Decantation
3. Capillarity
4. Diffusion
12. Which one of the following scholars suggests the Earth’s origin from gases and dust particles?
1. H. Alfven
2. O. Schmid
3. F. Hoyle
4. James Jeans
13. Chemically, baking soda is
1. baker’s yeast
2. calcium phosphate
3. hydrogen
4. chlorine
16. The boiling point of water, on the Kelvin scale of temperature, is
1. 273
2. 373
3. 100
4. 212
17. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is
1. ethane
2. ethylene
3. acetylene
4. carbon dioxide
18. The Central Drug Research Institute is in
1. Lucknow
2. Bangalore
3. Allahabad
4. Hyderabad
19. The substance coated on plastic taperecorder tapes is
1. magnesium oxide
2. zinc oxide
3. iron sulphate
4. iron oxide
20. The commonly used medicine for typhoid is
1. a sullpha drug
2.chloromycetin
3. chloroquin
4. ascorbic acid
21. In oil wells, oil, water and gas are present in the following ascending order.
1. gas, oil, water
2. oil, gas, water
3. water, oil, gas
4. water, gas, oil
22. The Indian Rice Reseach Institute is located at
1. Kolkata
2. Cuttack
3. Mumbai
4. New Delhi
23. The substance that cannot be further decomposed by chemical means is
1. silver
2. sugar
3. water
4. air
24. The first synthetically prepared organic compound was
1. methane
2. benzene
3. glucose
4. urea
25. Artificial silk is also known as
1. nylon
2. rayon
3. dacron
4. fibre glass
26. In sunilight, a rose appears red. In green light, the same rose appears.
1. Black
2. Yellow
3. Green
4. Red
27. The numerous minute pores in the epidermis of a leaf are called
1. stomata
2. lenticels
3. hydathodes
4. perforation
28. Which of the following is mots important for the growth of children up to the age of 14?
1. Fats
2. Milk
3. Vitamins
4. Proteins
29. The transport of organic substances in plants is throught
1. xylem
2. phloem
3. fibres
4. wood
30. The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources is at
1. Jammu
2. Shillong
3. New Delhi
4. Hangalore
31. The niniversal recipient blood group is
1. AB
2. A
3. B
4. O
32. The International Rice Research Institute is based in
1. Nigeria
2. Mesico
3. Australia
4. Philippines
33. Venous blood is carried to the lungs for oxygenation by the
1. pulmonary veins
2. pulmonary arteries
3. right ventricle
4. vena cava
34. Insufficient dietary iodine causes a/an
1. giant
2. cretin
3. enlarged thyroid
4. small thyroid
35. Agents that cause birth defeccts are
1. teratogens
2. pathogens
3. mutagens
4. abortogens
36. Sea animals which are used in making jewellery are
1. Sea fish
2. Algae
3. Corals
4. Zooids
37. The total number of ear bones are
1. 8
2. 6
3. 4
4. 2
38. The functional unit in Ecology is the
1. population
2. biosphere
3. organism
4. ecosystem
39. A drug used in the prevention and control of malaria is
1. Heterozine
2. Chloroquine
3. Piperazine
4. Resorcinol
40. The study of structure of living organisms is known as
1. Anatomy
2. Cytology
3. Histology
4. Physiology
41. The Nobel Prize 2007 winner for Literature is
1. Albert Fert
2. Eric Maskin
3. Doris Lessing
4. Gerhard Ertl
42. The 14th SAARC Summit was held during
1. 5-6 March, 2007
2. 3-4 April, 2007
3. 12-14 November,2007
4. 10-11 Dec, 2007
43. The number of member countries of the European Union is
1. 21
2. 23
3. 25
4. 27
44. The Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and peace, 2008 was conferred on
1. Wangari Maathai
2. Nelson Mandela
3. Shyam Benegal
4. John Banville
45. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is being held once in
1. six months
2. a year
3. two years
4. three years
46. The winner of the Wimbledon Women Singles title 2008 is
1. Venus Williams
2. Serena Williams
3. Dinara Safina
4. Ana Ivanovic
47. D.L.F. Indian premier League (I.P.L.) title was won by
1. Kolkata Knight Riders
2. Mumbai Indians
3. Chennai Super-Kings
4. Rajasthan Royals
48. The 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 will be held at
1. London
2. Sydney
3. New Delhi
4. Colombo
49. The champion of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 is
1. India
2. Sri Lanka
3. Australia
4. England
50. The 95th Science Congress was held at
1. Hyderabad
2. Visakapatnam
3. Kanpur
4. Tiruvananthapuram
51. The North European Gas Pipeline deal is between
1. Germany and Russia
2. Russia, Poland
3. France, Germany
4. Germany, Poland
52. The Right to Information Act of 2005 replaces the old Freedom of Information Act of
1. 2000
2. 2001
3. 2002
4. 2003
53. Brahmos, the supersonic cruise missile, is jointly developed by India and
1. France
2. Russia
3. U.S.A.
4. Germany
54. The dispute over Baglihar Project is between India and
1. Nepal
2. China
3. Bangladesh
4. Pakistan
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