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Everyday Science MCQs
5. People with what blood type can give blood to anyone and are thus called universal
donors?
A. O- (Answer)
B. O
C. AB+
D. AB-
12. Which are the only two elements on the periodic table that are liquid at room
temperature?
A. Mercury and Bromine (Answer)
B. Carbon and helium
C. Nitrogen and Hydrogen
D. Oxygen and Neon
13. What are the three basic units of measurement for the metric system?
A. Metre, litre and gramme (Answer)
B. Centimetre, kilograms and metric
C. Kilogram, mass and energy
D. Kelvin, cd and mole
14. What has no charge, and is one of the fundamental particles making up an atom‟s
nucleus?
A. Electron
B. Neutron (Answer)
C. Proton
D. All of Above
The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads to Liver cirrhosis?
A. Copper (Answer)
B. Lead
C. Mercury
D. Zinc
What is amoxicillin?
A. Type of birth control
B. A herbal remedy
C. An antibiotic (Answer)
D. None
Most of the weather phenomena take place in which of the following layers of the
atmosphere?
A. Mesosphere
B. Ionosphere
C. Stratosphere
D.Troposphere (Answer)
Which of the following branch of Physics deals with the internal structure of earth?
A. Biophysics
B. Geophysics (Answer)
C. Plasma physics
D. Atomic physics
What is known the cold and dense air blowing down from the mountain slope during the
night-------?
A. Anabatic Wind
B. Katabatic wind (Answer)
C. Lue Wind
D. None of these
The hormone that increases the rate of heart beat and blood pressure after shock in a person
is-------_?
A. Adrenalin (Answer)
B. Gastrin
C. Thyroxin
D. Pancreatic
Which layer of the atmosphere reflects radio waves back to the earth‟s surface?
A. Troposphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Ozone layer
D.Ionosphere (Answer)
A clouding that develops in the lens of the eye or in its envelope obstructing the passage of
light is known as-----_?
A. Glaucoma
B. Hemophilia
C. Cataract (Answer)
D. Diphtheria
A clouding that develops in the lens of the eye or in its envelope obstructing the passage of
light is known as-----_?
A. Glaucoma
B. Hemophilia
C. Cataract (Answer)
D. Diphtheria
A common skin condition that causes skin redness and irritation is known as------?
A. Psoriasis (Answer)
B. Hypermetropia
C. Leukoderma
D. Diphtheria
A common skin condition that causes skin redness and irritation is known as------?
A. Psoriasis (Answer)
B. Hypermetropia
C. Leukoderma
D. Diphtheria
Ozone layer protects the Earth from ------- radiations from the Sun.
A. microwaves
B. infrared
C. X-rays
D.ultraviolet (Answer)
Ozone layer protects the Earth from ------- radiations from the Sun.
A. microwaves
B. infrared
C. X-rays
D.ultraviolet (Answer)
The only living cells in the body without blood supply is-------_?
A. Pupil
B. Nail
C. Cornea (Answer)
D. Hair
Liver uses which vitamin for creating new Red Blood cells?
A. B12 (Answer)
B. B6
C. A
D. K
Name the animal which can do without water in its entire life?
A. Desert lizard
B. Camel
C. Kangaroo rat (Answer)
D. Cuttlefish
The study of rearing fine and intelligent human beings through genetics is called-------?
A. Eugenics (Answer)
B. Biotechnology
C. Cloning
D. Geneology
Saliva contains-------?
A. Amylases (Answer)
B. Bite
C. Trypsin
D. None of these
Which of the following is a Non Metal that remains Liquid at room temperature?
A. Phosphorous
B. Bromine (Answer)
C. Chlorine
D. Helium
The biggest planet in solar system is ---- and having ---_ moons?
A. Uranus , Sixteen
B. Jupiter, Seventy-nine (Answer)
C. Saturn, Sixteen
D. Uranus, two
Dinosaurs and many other species were extinct about -----_ years ago.
A. 55 million
B. 66 million (Answer)
C. 75 million
D. 85 million
During winter in cold countries, the ------- is mixed to melt the ice on the icy roads.
A. Salt (Answer)
B. Chlorine
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Water
Which of the following slows down the formation of RBCs (Red Blood Cells)?
A. Vitamin B-1
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin D
D.Vitamin E (Answer)
Granite is a--------?
A. Metamorphic rock
B. Igneous rock (Answer)
C. Sedimentry rock
D. None of these
According to the definition of 1 KWh, a 100 watt bulb consumes one unit of electricity in------
?
A. 2 hours
B. 5 hours
C. 8 hours
D.10 hours (Answer)
The major part of natural gas, petroleum and coal consists of?
A. Carbon
B. Chlorine
C. CFC
D.Methane (Answer)
The gases which are used by drivers as an artificial atmosphere are helium and---------?
A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen (Answer)
C. Neon
D. Carbon monoxide
As the temperature of ice rises, the ice melts and its density?
A. Decreases
B. Remain constant
C. Increases (Answer)
D. Increases upto 10C
Why are soft drink made with chilled water rather than water at room temperature?
A. Ingredients dissolve better in chilled water
B. Chilled water enhances the taste
C. Chilled water attracts more carbon dioxide (Answer)
D. Chilled water is more hygienic
The property by virtue of which metals can be beaten into thin sheets is known as?
A. Ductility
B. Malleability (Answer)
C. Conductivity
D. Density
A man is standing on a weighing machine in a lift which is moving. The weighing machine
will slow MINIMUM reading when, the lift is moving?
A. Upward with uniform speed
B. Downward with uniform acceleration
C. In a free fall due to failure of the lift mechanism (Answer)
D. None of these
If there is no capillarity?
A. It would be impossible to use a kerosene lamp
B. The blotting paper would fail to function
C. There would have been no plants on earth
D.All of above (Answer)
Material for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to -----_?
A. Surface tension (Answer)
B. Viscosity
C. Specific gravity
D. Elasticity
What is the name of the branch of the science that studies the ocean?
A. Oceanography (Answer)
B. Algology
C. Phology
D. Orintology
The lowest region of the earth‟s atmosphere comes between the earth and stratosphere. what
is this region‟s name?
A. Ionosphere
B. Troposphere (Answer)
C. Stratosphere
D. Mesosphere
What prevents the earth‟s atmosphere from drifting away into space?
A. Gravity (Answer)
B. Ozone layer
C. Troposphere
D. Ecosystem
Which term describes the emission of light by a living organism?
A. Natural light
B. Bioluminescence (Answer)
C. Illumination
D. Mimicry
The psychological test of human emotions and personality, using inkblots, is formally known
as what?
A. Rorschach (Answer)
B. Nervous
C. Renal
D. All of above
Soap is ----?
A. Acid
B. Chemical
C. Powder
D.Salt (Answer)
The salinity of sea water is determined by the amount of common salt (Sodium Chloride) in --
----- of sea water.
A. 1 gram
B. 10 grams
C. 1 kg (Answer)
D. 10 kg
Ring planet is Saturn; least dense and 2nd largest planet is------?
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn (Answer)
C. Neptune
D. Mercury
Pollutants that are introduced into the environment by human activity are called as -------_?
A. Qualitative pollutants
B. Quantitative pollutants
C. Anthropogenic pollutant (Answer)
D. All of Above
The planet that moves round the Sun at the highest speed is------?
A. Jupiter
B. Venus
C. Mars
D.Mercury (Answer)
The second most abundant metal found in the earth‟s crust is---------?
A. Silicon (Answer)
B. Aluminium
C. Calcium
D. Sodium
The second most abundant metal found in the earth‟s crust is---------?
A. Silicon (Answer)
B. Aluminium
C. Calcium
D. Sodium
Clocks, which moves with the velocities comparable with the velocity of light, run ?
A. fast
B. slow (Answer)
C. equal to the velocity of light
D. with zero velocity
The ability of the Eye to see in the dark, is due to the production of a purple pigment known
as-----_?
A. Carotene
B. Rhodopsin
C. Iodopsin
D.Retinene (Answer)
The Reason for a Swimming Pool to appear Less Deep than the actual depth is-------?
A. Refraction (Answer)
B. Light scattering
C. Reflection
D. Interference
When a person enters a dark room from bright light he is not able to see clearly for a little
while because the?
A. Eye is unable to adjust itself immediately
B. Retina becomes insensitive momentarily
C. Iris is unable to dilate the pupil immediately (Answer)
D. Distance between the len
Which one of the following is the main culprit in the thinning of Ozone layer in the earth‟s
stratosphere?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Chlorofluorocarbons (Answer)
C. Nitrogen oxides
D. Methane
He was the first scientist to prove that Planets move around the sun?
A. Archimedes
B. Galileo Galilei (Answer)
C. John Kepler
D. None
For a fixed mass of gass at constant temperature, if we decrease volume, the pressure will -----
-?
A. also decrease
B. increase (Answer)
C. remains constant
D. none of these
Name the branch of science which deals with the study of sound and sound waves?
A. Aeronautics
B. Acoustics (Answer)
C. Aerostatics
D. Aetiology
Which of the following gases do plants and trees give out during photosynthesis?
A. Hydrogen
B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen (Answer)
D. Carbon dioxide
What is the common name for the drug acetyl salicylic acid?
A. Paracetamol
B. Analgin
C. Aspirin (Answer)
D. Penicillin
The cracking sound heard when dry hair is combed with a hard rubber comb is due to------?
A. The hair barging against the charged comb
B. Small electric sparks (Answer)
C. The rubbing of the comb with the hair
D. None of the above
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James P Allison
and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of which cancer?
A. Chemotherapy
B. Radiation
C. Surgery
D.Immunotherapy (Answer)
Radon is-------_?
A. germon radio
B. radio active gas (Answer)
C. artificial fibre
D. an explosive
Which one of the following gases is readily soluble in water at room temperature?
A. Chlorine
B. Nitrogen
C. Ammonia (Answer)
D. Carbon dioxide
If the length of a heater coil is reduced by 10% of its original length, then Power consumed by
heater will?
A. Increase over 10%
B. Decrease by 10% (Answer)
C. Decrease by 0.5%
D. Increase by 0.5%
In a very low temperature which from the following will freeze at last?
A. River water
B. Canal water
C. Sea water (Answer)
D. Water in a lake
It is observed that the total pressure exerted by air on the man of average size is around 14.7
lb wt. per square inch. But the man feels quite comfortable,. It is because of-------?
A. An equal and opposite pressure acts from inside (Answer)
B. of the height of a man
C. of gravity
D. Earth pulls the man upward
D. None of these
The time taken by Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is-------_?
A. 150 million years
B. 250 million years (Answer)
C. 300 millon years
D. 350 millon years
The Sun is at an average distance of about-----_ million kilometers away from Earth?
A. 100 million
B. 150 million (Answer)
C. 200 million
D. 250 million
According to many, including the Guinness Book of World Record,-----_is the world‟s rarest
mineral?
A. Painite (Answer)
B. Benitoite
C. Jadeite
D. Taaffeite
When a single month has two full moons, the second moon is called-----_?
A. Super moon
B. Blue moon (Answer)
C. Super blue moon
D. Red moon
Moon is a-------?
A. Star
B. Planet
C. A & B
D.Satellite (Answer)
The main culprit of greenhouse effect is Carbon dioxide. But which is the second element
contributing most to greenhouse effect
A. Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
B. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
C. Methane (CH4) (Answer)
D. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCs)
Scientist discovered a previously undetected feature of the human Anatomy that could be the
largest organ of human body?
A. Brass
B. Pectora
C. Interstitium (Answer)
D. Otic
Honey contain glucose and fructose along with some other ingredients, it has greater viscosity
due to--------?
A. hydrogen bonding
B. irregular shape of the molecules
C. irregular shape of the molecules and strong inter-molecular forces (Answer)
D. greater molecular size
In a fission nuclear reaction , a heavy nucleus breaks up into smaller nuclei whereas in
another nuclear reaction two or more than two possibly nuclei are fused to form a heavy
nucleus This nuclear reaction is called ?
A. Chemical Reaction
B. Nuclear reaction
C. Fission nuclear reaction
D.Fusion nuclear reaction (Answer)
D. None of these
How long does it take for the moon to orbit the earth once?
A. 26.3 days
B. 27.3 days (Answer)
C. 28.3 days
D. 30.3 days
The vitamin Folate works together with ------- to produce new red blood cells?
A. Vitamin D
B. Vitamin A
C. Vitamin B-12 (Answer)
D. None of the above
The hard, solid rocks, whose composition or texture has been changed by heat or pressure in
the Earth are called--------?
A. Sedimentary rocks
B. Metamorphic rocks (Answer)
C. Igneous rocks
D. All of the above
Bromine is a-------------?
A. black solid
B. red-brown liquid (Answer)
C. colourless gas
D. highly inflammable gas
The Planet of the solar system which has Maximum number of moons is-------_?
A. Jupiter (Answer)
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Uranus
Bamboo is a-------?
A. Herb
B. Grass (Answer)
C. Shurb
D. Tree
The setting sun often looks oval in the shape because of-------?
A. The fact that sun really becomes oval in the evening
B. Refraction of rays of sun passing through the atmosphere (Answer)
C. Optical Illusion
D. Dispersion
Which of the followong spacecrsft enabled man to step on the moon first?
A. Spuntnik I
B. Luna II
C. Vostok I
D.Apollo XI (Answer)
Among the planets of the Solar system the position of the Earth from the Sun is:------?
A. Second
B. Third (Answer)
C. Fourth
D. Sixth
Which on of the following planets orbits around the sun in a clockwise direction?
A. Earth
B. Mercury
C. Jupiter
D.Venus (Answer)
The top atmosphere of the Earth directly reflects back into space nearly what part of the total
amount of sun‟s energy coming to it?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30% (Answer)
D. 50%
The instrument that measures temperature, pressure, and humidity at various altitudes in the
atmosphere -------_?
A. Barograph
B. Radiosonde (Answer)
C. Aneroid barometer
D. Altimeter
Types of bones in human body are: Long, short, irregular and --------?
A. Flat (Answer)
B. Medium
C. Regular
D. Rough
The earth‟s atmosphere is divided into layers based on the vertical profile of -------?
A. Air pressure
B. Air temperature (Answer)
C. Air density
D. Wind speed
Fog that most often forms as warm rain falls into a cold layer of surface air is called ---------_?
A. Radiation fog
B. Evaporation (mixing) fog (Answer)
C. Advection fog
D. Upslope fog
When oil and gas resources are burnt they kill many forests and lakes by ----------- ?
A. deforestation
B. water pollution
C. acid rain (Answer)
D. forest fire
In middle latitudes, which cloud will have the lowest base ---------------- ?
A. Cirrostratus
B. Stratocumulus (Answer)
C. Altocumulus
D. Cirrus
Salinization is -------_?
A. Accumulation of salts in water
B. Accumulation of salts in soil (Answer)
C. Accumulation of salts in body
D. Accumulation of salts in animals
What sub-class of neutron star is known for its extremely high magnetic field?
A. Magnetar (Answer)
B. Quasar
C. Magneto
D. Magnetta
You have discovered a new celestial body. It has a thick atmosphere and it produces powerful
cosmic winds and, when observed, the clouds obscure the body. You have determined it is this
type of star.
A. Wolf-Rayet star (Answer)
B. Red supergiant
C. Stellar storm
D. Pulsar
When a star becomes a singularity and has zero volume and infinite density, it is called---------
-?
A. White dwarf
B. Blue giant
C. Wolf-Raynet star
D.Black hole (Answer)
Particle clouds from where stars are formed are known as--------?
A. Stellar nurseries (Answer)
B. Star clouds
C. Event horizons
D. Singularities
This in-between phase of stellar nurseries and star formation in stellar evolution is when the
gathered dust is still condensing to form a star.
A. Alpha Stage
B. Stellar Genesis
C. Protostar (Answer)
D. Star of Adam
The large dark patches on the Moon‟s surface are known as-------_?
A. Dark matter
B. Maria, or seas, even though there is no water on the Moon (Answer)
C. Maria, or seas, because they are filled with water
D. Moon spots
The average speed of a moving object during a given interval of time is always:
A. the magnitude of its average velocity over the interval
B. the distance covered during the time interval divided by the time interval (Answer)
C. one-half its speed at the end o
D.
An atom is---------?
A. smallest indivisible particle in an element
B. smallest particle of an element which can undergo a chemical reaction (Answer)
C. building block of an element
D. always sma
Some substances are good conductor of electricity in both the solid and liquid states. These
substances are generally---------_?
A. ionic substances
B. metallic substances (Answer)
C. molecular solids
D. covalent network solids
Rate of evaporation of petrol is greater than that of water at room temperature because:
A. petrol molecules do not have any hydrogen bond (Answer)
B. petrol is an organic compound
C. water molecules have small size
D. petrol molecules have greater size
“Each electron in an atom must have its own unique set of quantum numbers” is a statement
of----------?
A. Aufbau principle
B. Pauli exclusion principle (Answer)
C. Hund’s rule
D. Periodic law
In eye donation, which one of the following parts of donor‟s eye is utilized ?
A. Iris
B. Lens
C. Cornea (Answer)
D. Retina
According to the definition of 1 KWh, a 100 watt bulb consumes one unit of electricity in------
--?
A. 1 hours
B. 5 hours
C. 10 hours (Answer)
D. 15 hours
Quantity of fresh air required for a man is 1000 cubic feet of air for every--------?
A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 15 minutes
D.20 minutes (Answer)
Approximately, how many times each day do our heart valves open and close normally?
A. 10,000
B. 1,00,000 (Answer)
C. 1,50,000
D. 2,00,000
What kind of weathering takes place on the valley side above the surface of the glacier?
A. Plucking
B. Abrasion
C. Chemical weathering
D.Frost shattering (Answer)
“Rancidity produced in butter can be decreased by adding quinoline to the butter”. This
statements shows that ----------?
A. Nothing is impossible
B. Quinoline is an inhibitor (Answer)
C. Quinoline is a catalyst
D. Quinoline is an activator
The production of rubber tree is better adopted to areas where the climate is------
A. Warm and humid (Answer)
B. Warm and dry
C. Cool and moist
D. cool and dry
There are three types of plate boundaries i.e Divergent, Convergent and--------
A. Normal
B. Transform (Answer)
C. Complex
D. Plain
The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was built in---_?
A. 1932 (Answer)
B. 1940
C. 1930
D. 1928
When a warm air is lifted off the surface in temperature depression it is called -----_?
A. An occlusion (Answer)
B. A cold front
C. An anticyclone
D. A warm front
The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium--------?
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. Remain the same (Answer)
D. First decrease then increase
Which Vitamin gets destroyed on heating?
A. B
B. E
C. K
D.C (Answer)
What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping----?
A. Alkaline (Answer)
B. Acidic
C. Waterlogged
D. Soil with excessive clay content
Which pollutant from motor car exhaust causes mental disease ---_?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Lead (Answer)
C. Sulpher Dioxide
D. Mercury
An element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially is-------?
A. Plutonium (Answer)
B. Uranium
C. Radium
D. Thorium
In which part of the eye lies the pigment that decides the colour of the eyes of a person--?
A. Retina
B. Iris (Answer)
C. Cornea
D. Pupal
Which among the following is responsible for producing color of human skin --?
A. Insulin
B. Vitamin K
C. Melanin (Answer)
D. DNA
The rocks formed out of layers of sediment bonded together are known as ----------?
A. Metamorphic rocks
B. Sedimentary rocks (Answer)
C. Igneous rocks
D. All of the above
The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognizable traces of the original plant
material is--------?
A. bitumen
B. anthracite
C. lignite
D.peat (Answer)
The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called--------?
A. osmosis
B. deliquescence (Answer)
C. efflorescence
D. desiccation
An extremely small piece of silicon on which integrated circuits are implicated is called --------
----?
A. Card Reader
B. Hollerith Code
C. Feed
D.Chip (Answer)
Earth is closest to the sun every year in early ---------_, when it‟s winter for the Northern
Hemisphere. We‟re farthest away from the sun in early ------------, during our Northern
Hemisphere summer.
A. January – July (Answer)
B. June – December
C. July – January
D. December – June
At what angle above the horizon must the sun be to create a rainbow?
A. 90 degrees
B. 60 degrees
C. 40 degrees (Answer)
D. 65 degrees
Water is heated in a kettlE. The inside water is heated by convection. A person sitting near
the fire receives heat by -----_?
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation (Answer)
D. Reflection
D. None of these
The human brain uses------- percent of the total oxygen and blood in the body?
A. 20 (Answer)
B. 12
C. 35
D. 48
A Little inhalation is done through-----_?
A. cigarettes
B. pipes and cigars (Answer)
C. Both A and B offer little inhalation
D. both offer extreme inhalation
The ozone layer is at height of-----_kilometers from the surface of the Earth?
A. 10 to 20
B. 20 to 30 (Answer)
C. 30 to 40
D. 40 to 50
When white light is passed through a prism, it splits into ------- colours.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7 (Answer)
D. 8
The protons and neutrons are found in the center of the atom, which is called the ------of the
atom?
A. Nucleus (Answer)
B. Headquarters
C. Hub
D. None of These
A device which converts chemical energy into electrical energy is called -------?
A. motor
B. generator
C. moving-coil meter
D.battery (Answer)
When water is filled in a bottle and is allowed to freeze, the bottle breaks because
A. Water expands on freezing (Answer)
B. Bottle contracts at freezing point
C. temperature outside the bottle is less than that inside the bottle.
D. None of the above
The property by virtue of which metals can be beaten into thin sheets is known as?
A. Ductility
B. Malleability (Answer)
C. Conductivity
D. Density
The approximate intensity level of the sound which can cause damage to the ear drum is?
A. 20 dB
B. 60 dB
C. 100 dB (Answer)
D. 160 dB
The damage to the------nerve could result in the defect of the eye movement:
A. Optic
B. Trigeminal
C. Abducens (Answer)
D. none
The number of electrons of a neutral atom is automatically known if one knows the?
A. Atomic number (Answer)
B. Atomic weight
C. Number of orbitals
D. none
Albatros is-------?
A. A sea bird (Answer)
B. A beetle
C. A fruit
D. None
The field of specialization of famous Muslim scientist Abu Usman Aljahiz was?
A. Botany
B. Zoology (Answer)
C. Astronomy
D. None
Who proposed this concept “All motion is relative”?
A. Albert Einstein (Answer)
B. John Kepler
C. Galileo Galilie
D. None
Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to-----_?
A. Surface tension (Answer)
B. Viscosity
C. Specific gravity
D. Elasticity
In order to prevent the corrosion of iron pipes they are often coated with a layer of zinc. This
process is termed as--------?
A. Electroplating
B. Annealing
C. Galvanization (Answer)
D. Vulcanization
Scalding with steam is more severe than scalding by boiling water because-----?
A. Steam can penetrate the skin
B. Steam is at a higher temperature
C. Steam contains more energy than boiling water (Answer)
D. Steam is at a higher pressure
A train goes past a railway station at a high speed. A young boy standing on the edge of the
platform is likely to -------?
A. Remain unaffected
B. Fall away from the train
C. Fall towards the train (Answer)
D. Fall away from or towards the train depending upon the speed
Which one of the following sets of color combinations is added in color vision in TV‟?
A. Red, green and blue (Answer)
B. Orange, back and violet
C. White. red and yellow
D. Yellow, green and blue
Lead ball falls through water more slowly than through air because -------?
A. The value of ‘g’ is less in water
B. Density of air is less than that of water
C. Of the viscous force in water (Answer)
D. Of The surface tension of water
Bats can also fly in dark because they are capable of taking the help of ------?
A. Ultraviolet Waves
B. Ultrasonic Waves (Answer)
C. Electromagnetic Waves
D. Special Retina
The cow‟s milk contains how much amount of water in terms of percentage?
A. 60%
B. 65%
C. 72%
D.80% (Answer)
A lake starts freezing because of the cold atmosphere. It will first freeze
A. At the bottom
B. ln the middle pan
C. At the top surface (Answer)
D. Uniformly throughout the water body
The beautiful color patterns exhibited by a peacock in its tail feathers are due to ?
A. Selective absorption of light (Answer)
B. Selective re ection of light
C. Sinterference of light
D. Natural colour pattern of feathers
Which part of the Camera is analogue to the retina in the human eye?
A. Lens
B. Film (Answer)
C. Aperture
D. Shutter
A person with which of the following blood groups can receive blood of any group?
A. A
B. AB (Answer)
C. B
D. O
Which of the following vitamins promote healthy functioning of eyes in human beings?
A. Vitamin B
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin A (Answer)
D. Vitamin D
The instrument which i specially design for recording earth quake wave is called seismograph
which measure earth quake waves on a --------?
A. Diatonic scale
B. Fahrenheit Scale
C. Richter scale (Answer)
D. Celsius Scale
D. None of these
A body can escape the gravitational pull of the earth if it is thrown up with a velocity of?
A. 25 miles per sec
B.
C. 7 miles per sec (Answer)
D. 10 miles per sec
D. None of these
A nuclear reactor is a device used to carry out controlled nuclear reaction whereas GM
counter is a device used to detect?
A. Current
B. Voltage
C. Nuclear Radiation (Answer)
D. power
D. None of these
Lactometer is a type of Hydrometer which is used to measure the specific gravity of ------?
A. Honey
B. Water
C. Milk (Answer)
D. olive oil
D. None of these
The principle used in radar is the same as that of Sonar. In radar we use radio waves ;
whereas in sonar we use ?
A. red waves
B. Infrared waves
C. Ultrasonic (Answer)
D. super sonic
D. None of these
A six feet tall lady wants to see her full image in a plane mirror . The minimum length of the
mirror will be ?
A. 6 feet
B. 12 feet
C. 4 feet
D.3 feet (Answer)
D. None of these
When a ray of sunlight enters a dark room , its straight path become visible because of dust
particles hanging in the air. It is because light is ------?
A. Visible (Answer)
B. Transparent
C. Invisible
D. opaque
D. None of these
It is possible to recognize a person in the dark by simply hearing his unique voice . It is
because of the-----?
A. pitch (Answer)
B. Frequency
C. Time period
D. Quality
D. None of these
The echo (reflected sounD. will be distinctly heard only at ordinary temperatures if the
distance of the reflecting surfaces from the source of sound is at least -----_?
A. 1120 ft
B. 120 ft
C. 56 ft (Answer)
D. 100 ft
D. None of these
In winter an iron pipe feel colder than a wooden window . This is because wood is-----?
A. Conductor
B. Non-Conductor (Answer)
C. Semi- Conductor
D. Not a solid while iron is a solid
D. None of these
Name the famous book of Ibn-Sina in which he discussed human physiology and medicine ?
A. Al-Qanun (Answer)
B. Al-Masudi
C. New Renaissance
D. Tadhkira
D. None of these
Animal which captures and readily kills living animals for its food is called-------_?
A. Parasite
B. Scavenger
C. Predator (Answer)
D. Mammal
D. None of these
The phenomenon of Aurora Borealis, the display of red and green lights in northern
hemisphere is due to radiations from-------- ?
A. Ionosphere (Answer)
B. Troposphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Stratosphere
D. None of these
The half life of a radioactive element is 8-days. How long it take to reduce it from 10 mg to 5
mg?
A. 4 days
B. 12 days
C. 16 days
D.8 days (Answer)
D. None of these
The position of earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the sun causing
northern summer is called -------_?
A. Aphelion (Answer)
B. Perihelion
C. Perigee
D. Apogee
D. None of these
The most splendid and the most magnificent constellation on the sky is?
A. Orion (Answer)
B. Columbia
C. Canis Major
D. Taurus
D. None of these
The science which deals with study of manners and customs of people is ?
A. Ethnology (Answer)
B. Morphology
C. Ethics
D. Genetics
D. None of these
Which form of drug abuse involves most risk of infection with the HIV (AIDS) virus ?
A. Cigarette smoking
B. Using alcholo
C. Injection of heroine (Answer)
D. Taking too much aspirin
D. None of these
What is the chance of diabetic baby born to parents both heterogeneous normal ?
A. Zero
B. ¼ (Answer)
C. ½
D. ¾
D. None of these
Dr. Abdus Salam of Pakistan was one of the contributors of the unification of -------?
A. Electromagnetic force and gravitational force
B. Electromagnetic force and weak nuclear force (Answer)
C. Gravitational force and weak nuclear force
D. Weak nuclear force
Max Planck received the noble prize in Physics in 1918 for his discovery of ?
A. electron
B. energy quanta (Answer)
C. photon
D. positron
The three elements needed for healthy growth of plants are -------?
A. N, P, K (Answer)
B. N, C, P
C. N, K,
D. N, S, P