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Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because1 it is used in photosynthesis 2 its absorbs infrared radiation 3 it emits visible radiation 4 its concentration remains always higher than other gases Ans: 2 Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface? 1 Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation 2 Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation 3 Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation 4 Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight Ans: 3 Q. Name the process of production of energy in the Sun 1 Radioactivity 2 Nuclear fission 3 Ionization 4 Nuclear fusion Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause cancer? 1 Carbon monoxide 2 Oxides of nitrogen 3 Polyclinic hydrocarbons 4 Lead Ans: 1 Q. Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic? 1 Edward Jenner 2 James Simpson 3 Alexander Fleming 4 Christian Barnard Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is biodegradable?

1 D.D.T. 2 Paper 3 Plastic 4 Aluminium Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following countries has become first to pass Climate Act? 1 China 2 USA 3 Canada 4 Germany Ans: 3 Q. Who invented the ball-point pen: 1 Lazzlo Biro 2 Curie 3 Newton 4 Baird Ans: 1 Q. When did India Join the International Tsunami Warning System? 1 2005 2 2007 3 2006 4 2004 Ans: 4 Q. Electrostatic precipitator is used to control-1 Water pollution 2 Solid waste 3 Noise pollution 4 Air pollution Ans: 4 Q. A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called -

1 Virtual reality 2 Televirtuality 3 Alternate reality 4 3-D reality Ans: 2 Q. X-rays were discovered by 1 Roentgen 2 H.Davy 3 Lavoisier 4 Faraday Ans: 1 Q. Penicillin, an, antibiotic, is obtained from a 1 Fungus 2 Virus 3 Flowering plant 4 Bacterium Ans: 1 Q. Which among the following elements (metals) pollutes the air of a city having large number of automobiles? 1 Lead 2 Nickel 3 Chromium 4 Cadmium Ans: 4 Q. Where was India's first computer installed? 1 Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta 2 Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 3 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 4 Indian Iron & Steel Co.Ltd., Burnpur Ans: 1 Q. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of 1 uncontrolled fusion reaction

2 controlled fusion reaction 3 uncontrolled fission reaction 4 controlled fission reaction Ans: 1 Q. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic? 1 Fibre glass 2 Quartz glass 3 Flint glass 4 Pyrex glass Ans: 1 Q. Supersonic Jet causes pollution by thinning of 1 CO2 layer 2 O2 layer 3 O3 layer 4 SO2 layer Ans: 3 Q. Who invented penicillin? 1 Louis Pasteur 2 Alexander Fleming 3 Dreser 4 Edward Jenner Ans: 2 Q. The name of the white revolution is associated with 1 Kurien Verghese 2 C.Rangarajan 3 M.S.Swaminathan 4 J.V.Narlikar Ans: 1 Q. Scientists at the Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC) successfully sequenced the genomes of which of the following vegetables? 1 Brinjal 2 Onion

3 Potato 4 Tomato Ans: 4 Q. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan was jointly awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the year 2009 for the: 1 theory of electron transfer 2 studies of the structure and function of the ribosome 3 palladium catalysed cross couplings in organic synthesis 4 work in the area of olefin metathesis Ans: 2 Q. Consider the following statements with regard to the renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Mechanism launched in November 2010 by the Government of India: 1. It enables the obligated entities to meet their renewable purchase obligation. 2. It is one of the pioneering efforts in any developing country for mainstreaming the renewable energy generation through market mechanism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 1 1 only 2 2 only 3 Both 1 and 2 4 Neither 1 nor 2 Ans: 3 Q. Atomic Power Station is located in which of the following places in India? 1 Kalpakkam 2 Allahabad 3 Pune 4 Shimla Ans: 1 Q. Solar energy is due to 1 fission reactions 2 combustion reactions 3 chemical reactions 4 fusion reactions Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following branches deals with the interactions of same species of living

organisms with their non-living environment? 1 Synecology 2 Ecology 3 Palaeontology 4 Autecology Ans: 2 Q. A non-conventional source of power is 1 Solar Power 2 Coal 3 Uranium 4 Petroleum Ans: 1 Q. India's permanent Research Station 'Dakshin Gongotri' is located at 1 Indian Ocean 2 Himalayas 3 Arabian Sea 4 Antarctica Ans: 4 Q. Chittaranjan in West Bengal is well known for its 1 Iron and Steel Industries 2 Locomotive Works 3 Cement Factory 4 Fertilizer Plant Ans: 2 Q. Vulcanisation is the process of heating rubber with 3-5% of 1 Lime 2 Sulphur 3 Naphthalene 4 Potassium permanganate Ans: 2 Q. Watson and Crick are famous for their discovery of 1 Antibodies

2 Structure of DNA 3 Vaccinia 4 Life history of Plasmodium Vivax Ans: 2 Q. Dimension of gravitational constant is 1 gm cm-3 sec-2 2 cm sec-3 gm-2 3 cm4 sec-1 gm-2 4 cm3 sec-2 gm-1 Ans: 4 Q. The nuclear reaction involved in a nuclear reactor is-1 Fusion 2 Fission 3 Spallation 4 Neutron absorption Ans: 1 Q. The scientist associated with the success of Green Revolution is 1 Norman Borlaug 2 V.R. Rao 3 J.C. Bose 4 S.S. Bhatnagar Ans: 1 Q. The first-ever robot spacecraft to probe planet Venus was named 1 Magellan 2 Galileo 3 challenger 4 Newton Ans: 1 Q. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan was jointly awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the year 2009 for the: 1 studies of the structure and function of the ribosome 2 theory of election transfer.

3 palladium catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis. 4 work in the area of ole fin metathesis. Ans: 1 Q. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries? 1 Pharma Industry 2 Paper Industry 3 Nuclear Power generation plants 4 Sugar plants Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following is a spacecraft? 1 Spitzer 2 Cassini 3 Apophis 4 TecSar Ans: 2 Q. Norman Ernest Borlaug, who is regarded as the father of the Green revolution in India, is from which country? 1 New Zealand 2 USA 3 Mexico 4 Australia Ans: 2 Q. World Environment Day is Celebrated Every Year on 1 January 15 2 August 26 3 June 5 4 July 10 Ans: 3 Q. RDX is a 1 An instrument to measure blood pressure 2 A gene 3 A chemical used in the manufacture of fertilizers

4 An explosive Ans: 4 Q. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting is located at 1 Bengaluru 2 New Delhi 3 Pune 4 Hyderabad Ans: 4 Q. NASA's new space telescope is1 Wise 2 Rise 3 Barack 4 Telle Ans: 1 Q. The Idea of motion pictures was propounded by1 N.R. Finsen 2 T. A. Edison 3 J.L. Baird 4 Berliner Ans: 3 Q. The device used for locating submerged object sunder sea is1 Sonar 2 Radar 3 Laser 4 Maser Ans: 1 Q. The branch of study dealing with old age and aging is called1 Oncology 2 Gerentology 3 Teratology 4 Ornithology Ans: 2

Q. In July 2010' ISRO used the vehicle for Launching 5 Satellites1 GSLV 2 PSLV 3 ESLV 4 SLV Ans: 2 Q. "Green House Effect" means 1 Pollution in houses in tropical regions 2 Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen 3 Trapping of Solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide 4 Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following scientists has carried out researches both in the field of biology and physics? 1 Jagdish Chandra Bose 2 Har Govind Khorana 3 C. V. Raman 4 Homi J. Bhabha Ans: 1 Q. 2, 4-d is1 an insecticide 2 an explosive 3 a fungicide 4 a herbicide Ans: 4 Q. Nobel Alfred Bernhard after whom Nobe prizes are given was 1 Engineer 2 Chemist 3 Both (A) & (B) 4 Doctor Ans: 3 Q. India's first remote sensing satellite (IRS 1A) was launched from

1 Baikonour 2 Cape Kennedy 3 French Guiana 4 Sri Harikota Ans: 1 Q. Theorphrastus is called the father of 1 Botany 2 Zoology 3 Anatomy 4 Astrology Ans: 1 Q. Uranium Corporation of India is located in 1 Mumbai 2 Delhi 3 Thiruvananthapuram 4 Jadugoda Ans: 1 Q. The resources which can be used continuously, year-after-year are called 1 Biotic 2 Abiotic 3 Non-renewable 4 Renewable Ans: 4 Q. Television broadcast for rural development programmes in India started in1 1947 2 1957 3 1967 4 1977 Ans: 4 Q. Radioactive element which has been found to have large reserves in India is 1 Uranium 2 Thorium

3 Radium 4 Plutonium Ans: 2 Q. "Astra" which was in news in recent past is the name of a newly developed1 Air-to-air Missile 2 Battle Tank 3 Spy Rocket 4 Submarine Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is the short from of the name of the Indian Space Shuttle which puts various satellites into orbit? 1 RISAT 2 PSLV 3 ANUSAT 4 ISRO Ans: 2 Q. The study which deals with secret writing is known as 1 Cryptography 2 Secretology 3 Cytography 4 Cryptology Ans: 4 Q. Acupuncture is widely practised in 1 India 2 America 3 China 4 Germany Ans: 3 Q. Non-conventional source of energy best suited for India is 1 Solar energy 2 Wind energy 3 Tidal wave energy

4 Nuclear energy Ans: 1 Q. The magnetic effect of electric current was first observed by 1 Henry 2 Oersted 3 Faraday 4 Volta Ans: 2 Q. In 2010, China became the third country in the world to possess an anti satellite weapon system. The other two countries are 1 Germany and Russia 2 France and the USA 3 The USA and Germany 4 The USA and Russia Ans: 4 Q. The acronym STD written on Telephone booth stands for 1 Straight Telephone Dial 2 Switch Telephone Dial 3 Subscriber Telephone Dialing 4 Save Telephone Dialing Ans: 3 Q. Humidity is measured by which of the following instrument? 1 Barometer 2 Thermometer 3 Hygrometer 4 Hydrometer Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is not a missile tested in Indian Missile Programme? 1 Agni 2 Trishul 3 Prithvi 4 Arjun

Ans: 4 Q. Refrigerators keep food unspoiled because 1 At its low temperature, bacteria and moulds are inactive 2 At its low temperature, the germs are killed 3 At its low temperature, the germs are frozen 4 It sterilises the food Ans: 1 Q. Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because 1 It is cold on the hills 2 There is less carbon dioxide on the hills 3 There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills 4 there is less oxygen Ans: 3 Q. The resources which can be used continuously, year-after-year are called 1 Biotic 2 Abiotic 3 Non-renewable 4 renewable Ans: 4 Q. Who Gave the First Evidence of the Big-Bang Theory? 1 Edwin Hubble 2 Albert Einstein 3 S. Chandrashekhar 4 Stephen Hawking Ans: 1 Q. With reference to Indian Defence. Which of the statements is NOT correct? 1 With the induction of Prithvi-II, the IAF is the only air force in the world with surface-tosurface ballistic missiles under its command

2 Sukhoi-30 MKI jet fighters can launch air-to-air and air-to-surface precision missiles 3 Trishul is a supersonic surface-to-air missile with a range of 30 km 4 The indigenously built INS Prabal can launch surface-to-surface missiles Ans: 4 Q. An oil tanker is partially filled with oil and moves forward on a level road with uniform

1 Remains horizontal 2 Is inclined to the horizontal with smaller depth at the rear end 3 is inclined to the horizontal with larger depth at the rear end 4 Assumes parabolic curve Ans: 3 Q. Consider the following statement: 1. India launched its first full fledged meteorological satellite (METSAT) in September 2002. 2. For the first time, the space vehicle PSLV-C4 carried a payload of more than 1000kg into a geosynchronous orbit. Which of these statement is/are correct? 1 Only 1. 2 Only 2. 3 Both 1 & 2 4 Neither 1 nor 2 Ans: 3 Q. Pokharan II took place on 1 May 9, 1998 2 May 10, 1998 3 May 11, 1998 4 May 12, 1998 Ans: 3 Q. The deepest location on the earth's surface on record is about 11.034 km beneath the sea level. It is located in 1 Izu Ogasawara Trench, West Pacific Ocean 2 Yap trench, Pacific Ocean 3 Mid Oceanic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean 4 Marina Trench, west Pacific Ocean Ans: 4 Q. The smallest functional and structural unit of kidney is called as 1 Neuron 2 Nephron 3 Granulocyte 4 Reticulocyte Ans: 2

Q. Ozone hole was first been discovered in 1980s, by the British scientist over 1 Artic region 2 Polar region 3 Antarctica 4 Tropical region Ans: 3 Q. The scientific name of Indian Tiger is 1 Panthera tigris 2 Panthera pardus 3 Felis tigris 4 Felis chaus Ans: 1 Q. German Silver is an alloy of 1 Silver, Copper and Carbon 2 Copper, Zinc and Nickel 3 Silver, Zinc and Cobalt 4 Aluminium, Zinc and Nickel Ans: 2 Q. Chinese researches have recently discovered the fossils of a flying dinosaur with four wings, which can be an important missing link in the evolution of dinosaurs. It is named as1 Tyrannosaurus rex 2 Tyrannosaurus knowlesi 3 Archeopteryx 4 Anchiornis huxleyi Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following antibiotic drug used extensively to treat cattle in India is found to be the main culprint of vanishing 99% population of India vultures 1 Diclofenac 2 Penicillin 3 Streptomycin 4 Tetracycline Ans: 1 Q. Recently British scientists have identified the enzyme that plays crucial role in clogging

1 Peroxidase 2 Matrix metalloproteinase - 8 3 Succinic dehydragenase 4 Elastase - 1 Ans: 2 Q. What is clickjacking? 1 A malicious techique of tricking web users into revealing confidential information 2 A device that sends and receivers data in a bit second 3 A form of computer engineering 4 A digital process that in used to display an image on the monitor Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following diseases is caused by the consumption of nitrate contaminated food and water? 1 Minamata disease 2 Osteoporosis 3 Asbestosis 4 Blue baby syndrome Ans: 4 Q. Grantham Prize is constituted to felicitate the journalists working in the area of 1 Physics 2 Information Technology 3 Environment 4 Medicine Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following falls in the category of endangered species under the Red Data list of IUCN? 1 Albatross 2 Crowned solitary eagle 3 Snow Leopard 4 All of the above Ans: 4 Q. PSLV-C14 in its latest space quest had carried Oceasat-2 with how many foreign nano satellites

1 9 2 7 3 6 4 5 Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following subtype of Ultraviolet (UV) rays is 100% penetrable through the Ozone Layer? 1 UV-A 2 UV-B 3 UV-C 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following indigenously built payload carried on board with Chandrayaan - I helped NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) to detect water on moon surface is 1 Hyper Spectral Imager (HySI) 2 X-Ray spectrometer 3 Sus-KeV atom reflecting analyser 4 Radiation Dose Monitor Ans: 1 Q. The most commonly used chemicals for the "artificial rainmaking' or clod seeding are 1 Silver Iodine (AgI) 2 Sodium Cloride (NaCl) 3 Dry Ice (Frozen CO2) 4 All of the above Ans: 4 Q. International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is presently headed by 1 Helene Pelosse 2 G. Vishwanathan 3 Lars Rasmussen 4 Peter Roebuck Ans: 1 Q. What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite? 1 A mini nuclear reactor

2 A dynamo 3 A thermopile 4 Solar cells Ans: 4 Q. In which district of Uttar Pradesh has solar energy plant been started? 1 Agra 2 Aligarh 3 Mathura 4 Etah Ans: 2 Q. In which city is the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) located ? 1 Mumbai 2 Bengaluru 3 Chennai 4 Hyderabad Ans: 4 Q. Which one of the following scientists was not associated with the wheat hybridization programme in India? 1 M. S. Swaminathan 2 Panchanan Maheshwari 3 Choudhary Ram Dhan Singh 4 Norman E. Borlaug Ans: 4 Q. Who of the following won the Nobel Prize for his work on Photoelectric effect 1 Albert Einstein 2 Werner Heisenberg 3 Steven Weinberg 4 Max Planck Ans: 1 Q. 'Rosatom' is the atomic energy agency of 1 Canada 2 France

3 Britain 4 Germany Ans: 4 Q. Solar-B satellite to study the sun has been launched by 1 Japan 2 China 3 Russia 4 America Ans: 1 Q. The Multi-Lingual Natural Disaster Information System (NDIS) has been developed by 1 Geneva Software Technologies Ltd. (GSTL) 2 Infosys 3 Wipro 4 Microsoft Ans: 1 Q. The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with heart is known as 1 Cytogenetics 2 Geriatrics 3 Haematology 4 Cardiology Ans: 4 Q. When a green leaf is seen in red light, its colour will be 1 Green 2 Red 3 Black 4 Brown Ans: 3 Q. Study of life in outer space is 1 Endobiology 2 Entrobiology 3 Neobiology 4 Exobiology

Ans: 4 Q. Which one of the following was to be discovered first in the chromosphere of the sun 1 Helium 2 Neon 3 Xenon 4 Krypton Ans: 1 Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched 1 X-Ray : Roentgen 2 Mass energy relation : Faraday 3 Microscope : Galilio 4 Law of electrolysis : Edward Jenner Ans: 1 Q. When a magnetic needle is placed at a neutral point, it turns 1 Vertical 2 Horizontal 3 At an angle greater than 900 4 At an angle smaller than 900 Ans: 1 Q. If a cloth is coated with a resin then the angle of contact between the cloth and water 1 Increases 2 Decreases 3 Remains same 4 Becomes zero Ans: 1 Q. The best colours for a Sun umbrella will be 1 white on top and black on inside 2 red on top and black on inside 3 black on top and white on inside 4 black on top and red on inside Ans: 1 Q. Before X-ray examination (coloured X-ray) of the stomach, patients are given suitable

salt of barium because 1 barium is a good absorber of X-rays and helps stomach to appear clearly 2 barium salts are white in colour and this helps stomach to appear clearly 3 barium allows X-rays to pass through the stomach 4 barium salts are easily available Ans: 1 Q. In SONAR, we use 1 radio waves 2 audible sound waves 3 infrasonic waves 4 ultrasonic waves Ans: 4 Q. A liquid is kept in a regular cylindrical vessel up to a certain height. If this vessel is replaced by another cylindrical vessel having half the area of cross-section of the bottom, the pressure on the bottom will 1 be increased to twice the earlier pressure 2 be reduced to one-fourth the earlier pressure 3 remain unaffected 4 be reduced to half the earlier pressure Ans: 1 Q. The time period of a simple pendulum having a spherical wooden bob is 2 second. If the bob is replaced by a metallic one twice as heavy, the time period will be 1 more than 2 second 2 1 second 3 2 second 4 less than 1 second Ans: 3 Q. Which one among the following statements about an atom is not correct? 1 Atoms are the basic units from which molecules and ions are formed 2 Atoms always combine to form molecules 3 Atoms aggregate in large numbers to form the matter that we can see, feel and touch 4 Atoms are always neutral in nature Ans: 3

Q. The working principle of a washing machine is 1 Dialysis 2 Centrifugation 3 Reverse osmosis 4 Diffusion Ans: 2 Q. A spherical ball made of steel when dropped in mercury container will 1 sink in mercury 2 will be on the surface of mercury 3 will be partly immersed in mercury 4 will dissolve in mercury Ans: 3 Q. The sounds having a frequency of 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz are known as 1 Ultrasonics 2 Audible sounds 3 Infrasonics 4 Megasonics Ans: 2 Q. Pure water is bad conductor of electricity because it is 1 not volatile 2 feebly ionized 3 a non-polar solvent 4 a very good solvent Ans: 2 Q. The metals commonly used for electroplating are 1 Gold, Sodium & Chromium 2 Chromium, Copper & Nickel 3 Nickel, Lead & Chromium 4 Gold, Sodium & Potassium Ans: 2 Q. Gamma rays have greatest similarity with 1 a-rays

2 b-rays 3 X-rays 4 U.V.rays Ans: 3 Q. Two 220 V, 60 W bulbs are used for 5 hours a day for 10 days. If each unit (1 kilowatt hour) costs Rs. 3.50, find the total expense for it 1 Rs. 10.50 2 Rs. 38.50 3 Rs. 77.00 4 Rs. 21.00 Ans: 4 Q. There are four statements gives below explaining why mercury is chosen as a thermometric liquid. which of these statements is wrong? 1 Volume of mercury increases equally for equal rises of temperature 2 Mercury is a good conductor of heat 3 Mercury does not stick to glass 4 Mercury has a large specific heat Ans: 1 Q. The internal energy of a body means 1 Sum total of its kinetic and potential energy of its constituent molecules. 2 its kinetic energy 3 Total kinetic energy of its constituent moleules 4 Sum total of its kinetic and potential energy Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is a dimensionless quantity? 1 Acceleration 2 Volume 3 Refractive Index 4 Kinetic energy Ans: 3 Q. Four wires of same material and different dimensions are stretched under the equal weight, which one will suffer greater elongation? The dimensions are given below 1 Length 100 cm, diameter 1 mm

2 Length 200 cm, diameter 2 mm 3 Length 300 cm, diameter 3 mm 4 Length 400 cm, diameter 0.5 mm Ans: 4 Q. Water is used in hot water bags because 1 it is easily obtained 2 it has high specific heat 3 it is cheaper and is not harmful 4 it is easy to heat water Ans: 2 Q. Water drops cannot stick to the oily surface due to 1 surface tension 2 lack of adhesive force 3 water is lighter than oil 4 cannot mix each other Ans: 2 Q. Energy in reflected light 1 does not depends on the angle of incidence 2 decreases with the increase in angle of incidence 3 increases with the increase in angle of incidence 4 becomes maximum for angle of incidence equal to 45 degree Ans: 1 Q. The unit of power is called 1 Watt 2 Dyne 3 Erg 4 Ohm Ans: 1 Q. The sound produced by a bat is 1 Ultrasonic 2 Infrasonic 3 Audible

4 Subsonic Ans: 1 Q. When a bar magnet is cut into two equal halves, the pole strength of each piece 1 Becomes zero 2 Remains the same 3 Becomes Half 4 Becomes Double Ans: 2 Q. In a refrigerator, cooling is produced by 1 the evaporation of a volatile liquid 2 the sudden expansion of a compressed gas 3 the ice which deposits on the freezer 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Which principle states that when a body is partially or totally immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of fluid displaced by it: 1 Archimedes' 2 Hooke's 3 Pascal's 4 Newton's Ans: 1 Q. Cream gets separated from milk when it is churned because of: 1 Gravitational force 2 Centrifugal force 3 Frictional force 4 Cohesive force Ans: 2 Q. Speed of sound is maximum in: 1 Gas 2 Same in all cases 3 Liquid 4 Solid

Ans: 4 Q. Newton is a unit of: 1 Force 2 Acceleration 3 Work 4 Energy Ans: 1 Q. The mass of a body at the centre of earth is: 1 Zero 2 Remains constant 3 More than at the surface 4 Less than at the surface Ans: 2 Q. 1 Joule is equivalent to 1 103ergs 2 105 ergs 3 107ergs 4 1011 Ans: 3 Q. The coating of a thin layer of zinc on steel or iron objects is known as 1 Galvanising 2 Hot dipping 3 Tinning 4 Electroplating Ans: 1 Q. Electric current in a metal wire is due to the flow of 1 Protons 2 Electrons 3 Ions 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. Optic fibres are mainly used for

1 Weaving 2 Communication 3 Musical instruments 4 Food industry Ans: 2 Q. Which among the following is a chemical change? 1 A wet towel dries in the sun 2 Lemon juice added to tea causing its colour to change 3 Coffee is brewed by passing steam through ground coffee 4 Hot air rises over a radiator Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is a vector quantity? 1 Force 2 Temperature 3 Energy 4 Momentum Ans: 1 Q. At what point the Centigrade and the Fahrenheit temperatures are the same? 1 10 degree 2 0 degree 3 -10 degree 4 -40 degree Ans: 4 Q. Which among the following is an element? 1 Alumina 2 Brass 3 Graphite 4 Silica Ans: 3 Q. In lathe machine, taper turning can be done by 1 Set over arrangement 2 Taper turning attachment

3 Swiveling compound rest 4 All of the above Ans: 4 Q. In electro discharge machining, cutting tools are usually made of 1 High speed steel 2 Tool steel 3 Carbide-tipped tool 4 Graphite Ans: 4 Q. Glass is made of 1 Sand & Silicate 2 Quartz & Mica 3 Sand & Silt 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is called strategic metal? 1 Silicon 2 Titanium 3 Uranium 4 Germanium Ans: 3 Q. Heavy water is 1 Sea water(H2O + salt) 2 D2O2 3 H2O2 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. The operation of threading a drilled hole is called 1 Tapping 2 Broaching 3 Lapping 4 Reaming

Ans: 1 Q. The first symbol in a grinding wheel code is the 1 Bond Type 2 Grain size 3 Structure 4 Abrasive Type Ans: 4 Q. Thermit welding is a form of 1 Gas welding 2 Fusion welding 3 Resistance welding 4 Arc welding Ans: 2 Q. Electrode gets consumed in which type of welding process? 1 Arc 2 Thermit 3 T.I.G. 4 Gas Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following metals can be easily drawn into the wire? 1 Lead 2 Copper 3 Tin 4 Zinc Ans: 2 Q. Base of a transistor is 1 Heavily doped 2 Moderately doped 3 Lightly doped 4 None of the above Ans: 4 Q. Lube oil is used in diesel engines

1 To ignite 2 To cool the engine 3 To reduce friction 4 2 and 3 both Ans: 4 Q. Air is charged in the cylinder of diesel engine by 1 Exhaust valve 2 Inlet valve 3 Injector 4 Air Box Ans: 2 Q. Type of filter fitted in a tractor is 1 Paper Type 2 Cotton Type 3 Oil-bath Type 4 Wire Mesh Type Ans: 1 Q. Nichrome is commonly used for 1 Transformer windings 2 Battery connetions 3 Lamp filament 4 Heater coils Ans: 4 Q. For a flexible cable, most suitable insulation is 1 Glass fibre 2 Magnesium oxide 3 Polyvenyl chloride 4 Insulating tape Ans: 3 Q. Function of a carburator is 1 To mix petrol with air 2 To supply petrol to the engine

3 To purify the air 4 To purify the petrol Ans: 1 Q. The supply which cannot pass through condensor 1 Is DC supply 2 Is 12 volt AC 3 Is AC supply 4 Depends on the type of circuit Ans: 3 Q. The terminal impedance of folded dipole television antenna is kept 1 300 ohms 2 75 ohms 3 0 ohm 4 100 ohms Ans: 2 Q. The efficiency of an air-conditioning plant is expressed by 1 Percentage 2 Temperature 3 C.P.O. 4 Tonnes Ans: 4 Q. A plug guage is used to measure the 1 Pitch of thread 2 Bores of cyclinders 3 Angles 4 Flatness Ans: 2 Q. An optical gauge works on the principle of 1 Interference of light 2 Reflection 3 Dispersion 4 Polarisation

Ans: 1 Q. A fluorescent tube contains 1 Argon 2 Nitrogen 3 Neon 4 Oxygen Ans: 3 Q. The feeding of a job in planner is done by 1 Table movement 2 Tool movement 3 Ram movement 4 Movement of a clapper box Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following machines utilises fly cutters? 1 Planner 2 Milling machine 3 Lathe machine 4 Shaper Ans: 2 Q. Crater wear takes place in single point cutting tool at 1 Flank 2 Rake 3 Side 4 Both Flank & Rake Ans: 4 Q. It is difficult to magnetise steel because of its 1 Low permeability 2 High retentivity 3 High permeability 4 High density Ans: 1 Q. In electric machines, laminated cores are used with a view to reduce the

1 Friction loss 2 Copper loss 3 Eddy current loss 4 Hysteresis loss Ans: 3 Q. In DC generators, the brushes are always placed 1 Along the Geometric Neutral Axis (GNA) 2 Along the Magnetic Neutral Axis (MNA) 3 Perpendicular to MNA 4 Perpendicular to GNA Ans: 2 Q. Critical resistance of a DC generator RC is 1 Inversely proportional to speed 2 Proportional to speed 3 Inversely proportional to the square of speed 4 Proportional to the square of speed Ans: 1 Q. If the current and the voltage are out of phase by 90 degree, then the power is 1 Minimum 2 Maximum 3 1.1 VI 4 Zero Ans: 4 Q. Megger is an instrument to measure 1 Very low resistance 2 Insulation resistance 3 Q of a coil 4 Inductance of a coil Ans: 2 Q. The forward resistance of a diode is 1 Zero 2 Infinity

3 Very small 4 Very large Ans: 1 Q. For lubricating roller bearing, lubricant generally required is 1 Semi-solid 2 Solid 3 Liquid 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Which type of reaction produces the most harmful radiation? 1 Fusion reaction 2 Chemical reaction 3 Fission reaction 4 Photo-Chemical reaction Ans: 3 Q. The velocity of sound is maximum in 1 Vacuum 2 Metal 3 Liquid 4 Air Ans: 2 Q. When you pull out the plug connected to an electrical appliance, you often observe a spark. To which property of the appliance, is this related? 1 Capacitance 2 Resistance 3 Inductance 4 Wattage Ans: 1 Q. The focal length of a convex lens is 1 shorter for blue light than for red 2 the same for all colours 3 shorter for red light than for blue

4 maximum for yellow light Ans: 1 Q. When a ball drops on to the floor it bounces. Why does it bounce? 1 The floor heats up on impact 2 Newton's third law implies that for every action there is a reaction 3 File floor exerts a force on the ball during the impact 4 The floor is perfectly rigid Ans: 2 Q. A body has a mass of 6 kg on the Earth; when measured on the Moon, its mass would be 1 nearly 1 kg 2 6 kg 3 less than 1 kg 4 less than 6 kg Ans: 2 Q. Transformer is a kind of appliance that can 1. increase power 2. increase voltage 3. decrease voltage 4. measure current and voltage Select the correct answer using the code given below: 1 2 and 3 only 2 1 and 4 3 4 only 4 2, 3 and 4 Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is used for correcting myopic eyes? 1 Convex Lens 2 Concave Lens 3 Cylindrical Lens 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. The sky appears blue due to1 Scattering of light 2 Reflection of light 3 Refraction of light

4 Diffraction of light Ans: 1 Q. Decibel unit is used to measure1 Light intensity 2 Sound intensity 3 Magnitude of Earthquake 4 None of the above Ans: 2 Q. What does an air conditioner installed in a room control? 1 Humidity and temperature only 2 Temperature only 3 Pressure and temperature only 4 Humidity, pressure and temperature Ans: 1 Q. The minimum height of a plane mirror to see the full image of a person is equal to1 the height of the person 2 half the height of the person 3 one-fourth the height of the person 4 double the height of the person Ans: 2 Q. Which one among the following will you put in to pure water in order to pass electric current through it? 1 Mustard oil 2 Sugar 3 Lemon Juice 4 Kerosene Ans: 3 Q. In the case of nuclear disaster, which of the following options for cooling the nuclear reactors may be adopted? 1. Pumping of water to the reactors. 2. Use of boric acid. 3. Taking out the fuel rods and keeping them in a cooling pond. Select the correct answer using the code given below: 1 1 and 2 only

2 1, 2 and 3 3 1 and 3 only 4 3 only Ans: 1 Q. A close bottle containing water at room temperature is taken to the Moon and than the lid is opened. The water will 1 boil 2 freeze 3 decompose into oxygen and hydrogen 4 not change at all Ans: 1 Q. The blackboard seems black because it 1 does not reflect any colour 2 reflects every colour 3 absorbs black colour 4 reflects black colour Ans: 1 Q. A body is charged negatively. It implies that 1 it has lost some of its protons 2 it has lost some of its electrons 3 it has acquired some electrons from outside 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. A devastating Cloud Burst swept over Leh in August 2010. Which one of the following statements with regard to cloud Burst is not correct? 1 There is no satisfactory technique till now for predicting Cloud Burst 2 3 Cloud Burst is a localised weather phenomenon representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area in a short duration of time Cloud Burst occurs due to upward movement of moistureladen air with sufficient rapidity to form cumulonimbus clouds Ans: 1 Q. In scuba-diving, while ascending towards the water surface, there is a danger of

4 Cloud Burst occurs only in hilly areas

bursting the lungs. It is because of 1 Boyle's law 2 Archimedes' principle 3 Gay-Lussac's law of combining volumes 4 Gram's law of diffusion Ans: 1 Q. Most of the communication satellites today are placed in a geostationary orbit. In order to stay over the same spot on the Earth, a geostationary satellite has to be directly above the 1 Equator 2 Tropic of Cancer 3 either North or South Pole 4 Tropic of Capricorn Ans: 1 Q. Viewfinders, used in automobiles to locate the position of the vehicles behind, are made of 1 convex mirror 2 plane mirror 3 concave mirror 4 parabolic mirror Ans: 1 Q. Why do you feel cool under a tree but not so under a tin shed on a sunny day? 1 The leaves give out water which vapourises absorbing some heat as latent heat 2 The greenness of the tree gives the cool feeling 3 Photosynthesis absorbs heat 4 The leaves convert water vapours into water which is a heat-absorbing process Ans: 1 Q. Which one among the following would expand the most on being heated? 1 Air 2 Water 3 Alcohol 4 Glass Ans: 1

Q. If a ship moves from freshwater into seawater, it will 1 rise a little higher 2 sink completely 3 sink a little bit 4 remain unaffected Ans: 1 Q. Mr.X was advised by an architect to make outer walls of his house with hollow bricks. The correct reason is that such walls 1 help keeping inside cooler in summer and warmer in winter 2 make the building stronger 3 prevent seepage of moisture from outside 4 protect the building from lightning Ans: 1 Q. Water is a good coolant and is used to cool the engines of cars, buses, trucks, etc. It is because water has a 1 high specific heat 2 low surface tension 3 high boiling point 4 low expansivity Ans: 1 Q. Half portion of a rectangular piece of ice is wrapped with a whit piece of cloth while the other half with a black one. In this context, which one among the following statements is correct? 1 Ice melts more easily under black wrap 2 Ice melts more easily under white wrap 3 No ice melts at all under the black wrap 4 No ice melts at all under white wrap Ans: 1 Q. Which one among the following statements is correct? 1 Concave mirrors are used as reflectors 2 Convex mirrors are used by doctors to examine oral cavity 3 Convex mirrors are used as reflectors 4 Convex mirrors should be used as shaving Ans: 1

Q. Which one among the following is the major cause of blurring and unsharp images of objects observed through very large telescope at the extreme limit of magnification? 1 Air turbulence of earth's atmosphere 2 Poor optical polish achievable on large mirrors 3 Poor tracking capacities of telescopes 4 Varying density of air in the Earth's atmosphere Ans: 1 Q. The material used for electric fuse is an alloy of tin and lead. This alloy should have: 1 high specific resistance and low melting point. 2 low specific resistance and high melting point. 3 low specific resistance and low melting point. 4 high specific resistance resistance and high melting point Ans: 1 Q. Light travels slower in glass than in air because: 1 refractive index of air is less than that of glass. 2 refractive index of air is greater than that of glass. 3 density of glass is less than that of air 4 density of glass is greater than that of air. Ans: 1 Q. A Jet engine works on the principle of Conservation of: 1 linear momentum 2 angular momentum 3 energy 4 mass Ans: 1 Q. A spherical air bubble is embedded in a piece of glass. For a ray of light passing through the bubble, it behaves like a : 1 converging lens 2 diverging lens 3 piano-converging lens 4 piano-diverging lens Ans: 2 Q. In a pressure cooker cooking is faster because the increase in vapour pressure:

1 increase the boiling point. 2 increase the specific heat. 3 decrease the specific heat. 4 decrease the boiling point. Ans: 1 Q. Magnets attract magnetic substances such as iron, nickel, cobalt etc. They can also repel: 1 paramagnetic substances 2 ferromagnetic substances 3 diamagnetic substances 4 non-magnetic substances Ans: 3 Q. Which of the statements about glass are correct? 1. Glass is a super-cooled liquid having infinite viscosity 2. Violet coloured glass is obtained by adding MnO2 3. Glass is a man-made silicate 4. Glass is a crystalline substance Select the correct answer using the code given below: 1 1, 2 and 3 2 1, 2 and 4 3 2, 3 and 4 4 1 and 3 only Ans: 1 Q. Sacrificial anode protects iron of ships, underground pipelines etc., from rusting, a process known as cathodic protection. Which one of the following metals cannot be used as a sacrificial anode? 1 Tin 2 Zinc 3 Magnesium 4 Aluminium Ans: 1 Q. Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus? 1 Infra-red waves 2 Radio waves 3 Microwaves

4 None of these Ans: 1 Q. When a light wave is reflected from a mirrior, there is a change in its 1 velocity 2 frequency 3 wavelength 4 amplitude Ans: 4 Q. In AC circuits, AC meters measure 1 mean values 2 peak values 3 mean square values 4 rms values Ans: 4 Q. Effect of increasing temperature on resistance of semiconductor is 1 Increasing 2 No change 3 Decreasing 4 First increasing then decreasing Ans: 3 Q. If mass is increased by 2 times and velocity is increased by 3 times of a body then its momentum will be increased by 1 2 times 2 3/2 times 3 3 times 4 6 times Ans: 4 Q. For what colour of light refractive index of glass is minimum? 1 Yellow 2 Red 3 Blue 4 Violet

Ans: 2 Q. Newtons laws of motion are valid in 1 Rotating frame of reference 2 In all frame of reference 3 Non-inertial frame of reference 4 Inertial frame of reference Ans: 4 Q. Many elements have non-integral atomic masses because 1 Their isotopes have non-integral masses 2 They have isotopes 3 Their isotopes have different masses 4 The constituents neutrons, protons and electrons combine to give fractional masses Ans: 1 Q. In which of the following processes of transmission of heat material medium is not required 1 Radiation 2 Conduction 3 Convection 4 Conduction and convection Ans: 1 Q. At 4 degree C, volume of a certain mass of water is 1 Minimum 2 Increased by 1/12th part of its volume at 0 C 3 Maximum 4 Remains same as the volume at 0 C Ans: 1 Q. Mach number is the ratio of 1 Velocity of sound and velocity of a body 2 Velocity of two particles 3 Velocity of a body and velocity of sound 4 Frequency of two vibrating bodies Ans: 1

Q. X-ray is 1 Electromagnetic wave 2 The flow of positive charge 3 The flow of neutral practices 4 The flow of electron Ans: 1 Q. The direction of vibration of practices with respect to wave direction in transverse wave is 1 30 degree 2 45 degree 3 Right angle 4 Parallel Ans: 1 Q. The minimum distance between an object and its real image in a convex lens is 1 Less than 4f 2 Equal to 2f 3 Equal to 4f 4 More than 4f Ans: 2 Q. Two copper wires A and B have the same weight and the radius of B is half that of A. The ratio Ra/Rb of their resistances is 1 1/8 2 1/2 3 1/16 4 1/4 Ans: 4 Q. A piece of metal plate with a circular hole is heated. If the metal plate expands on heating, the diameter of the hole will 1 Decrease 2 Increase or decrease depending on the diameter of the hole 3 Increase or decrease depending upon the material of the plate 4 Increase Ans: 4

Q. The Phillips Curve shows the relation between 1 Income and price level 2 Income and investment 3 Inflation and unemployment 4 Income and consumption Ans: 2 Q. Which metal is extracted from sea water? 1 Magnesium 2 Potassium 3 Beryllium 4 Aluminium Ans: 1 Q. The freezer in a refrigerator is fitted near the top 1 it facilities convection currents 2 to keep it away from hot compressor which is nearer to the bottom 3 because of convenience 4 to minimize power consumption Ans: 1 Q. The swing of a spinning cricket ball in air can be explained on the basis of 1 Turbulence caused by wind 2 sudden change in wind direction. 3 Buoyancy of air. 4 Bernoulli's theorem. Ans: 1 Q. When a person walking in bright sunlight enters a dark room, he is not able to see clearly for a little while because 1 the retina retains the bright images for sometimes and becomes momentarily insensitive. 2 the eye muscles cannot immediately adjust the focal length of the eye lens. 3 the iris is unable to dilate the pupil immediately 4 the iris is unable to contract the pupil immediately Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is most elastic?

1 Wet clay 2 steel 3 Plastic 4 Rubber Ans: 2 Q. Which of the statements about glass are correct? 1. glass is a super-cooled liquid having infinite viscosity 2. violet coloured glass is obtained by adding MnO2 3. glass is a manmade silicate 4. glass is a crystalline substance select the correct answer using the code given below: 1 1,2 and 3 2 1,2 and 4 3 2, 3 and 4 4 1 and 3 only Ans: 1 Q. Which one among the following methods is not affective in removing arsenic from contaminated ground water? 1 Reverse osmosis 2 Boiling 3 Ion exchange 4 coagulation-adsorption Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following statements about diamond are correct? 1. It is used as a gem in jewellery because of its ability to reflect light 2. It is a good conductor of electricity 3. It is used for cutting glass, marble stones and other hard materials 4. It is used for drilling of rocks select the correct answer using the code given below: 1 2 and 4 only 2 1, 2 and 3 3 2, 3 and 4 4 1,3 and 4 Ans: 4 Q. Which of the statements given below is/are correct? Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of soluble: 1. chloride of calcium 2. bicarbonate of calcium 3. sulphate of magnesium 4. bicarbonate of magnesium select the correct answer using the code given below: 1 1 and 3 only

2 1, 2and 3 3 2 and 4 4 1 only Ans: 1 Q. Silver ware turns black after a period of time due to formation of: 1 nitrate coating on silver 2 oxide coating on silver 3 chloride coating on silver 4 sulphide coating on silver Ans: 4 Q. A student by chance mixed acetone with alcohol. This mixture of acetone and alcohol can be separated by: 1 fractional distillation 2 filtration 3 separating funnel 4 fractional crystallisation Ans: 1 Q. Iron nails are dipped into blue copper sulphate solution. After some time iron nails are: 1 dissolved and blue colour is discharged 2 not dissolved but blue colour is discharged 3 dissolved but blue colour is not discharged 4 not dissolved and blue colour is not discharged~ Ans: 2 Q. A student heated some sulphur in a spatula and collected the gas 'X'. Which one among the following is correct about 'X'? 1 X is SO2 and it turns moist litmus to red 2 X is SO3 and it turns dry litmus to blue 3 X is SO3 and it turns moist litmus to red 4 X is SO2 and it turns moist litmus to blue Ans: 1 Q. Solutions in test tubes containing H2O and aqueous NaOH can be differentiated with the help of: 1 blue litmus

2 red litmus 3 Na2CO3 4 HCl (aqueous) Ans: 2 Q. Glass is actually: 1 a crystalline solid. 2 an ionic solid 3 a vitrified liquid 4 an elastic solid Ans: 3 Q. Which one among the following is the main ingredient in cement? 1 Lime stone 2 Gypsum 3 Clay 4 Ash Ans: 2 Q. When a ray of light is going from one medium to another, its: 1 frequency remains same 2 frequency increases 3 wavelength increases 4 wavelength remains same Ans: 1 Q. Magnets attract magnetic substances such as iron, nickel, cobalt etc. They can also repel: 1 diamagnetic substances 2 ferromagnetic substances 3 paramagnetic substances 4 non magnetic substances Ans: 1 Q. Mass of B is four times that of A. B moves with a velocity half that of A. Then B has: 1 kinetic energy equal to that of A. 2 half the kinetic energy of A.

3 twice the kinetic energy of A. 4 kinetic energy one-fourth of A Ans: 1 Q. A liquid rises to a certain length in a capillary tube. The tube is inclined to an angle of 45. The length of the liquid column will: 1 decrease 2 increase 3 first decrease and than increase 4 remain unchanged Ans: 2 Q. Which one among the following is not a source of renewable energy? 1 Fuel cell 2 Solar energy 3 Hydroelectricity 4 Wind energy Ans: 1 Q. 'The stars seem to be higher on the sky than they actually are'. This can be explained by: 1 diffraction of light 2 atmospheric refraction 3 total internal reflection 4 dispersion of light Ans: 2 Q. If the electrical resistance of a typical substance suddenly drops to zero, then the substance is called: 1 semiconductor 2 super conductor 3 conductor 4 insulator Ans: 2 Q. The surface temperature of the Sun is nearly: 1 2000K 2 6000 K

3 8000 K 4 4000 K Ans: 2 Q. A Jet engine works on the principle of conversation of: 1 linear momentum 2 enrgy 3 angular momentum 4 mass Ans: 1 Q. The lines of force of a uniform magnetic field: 1 must be divergent 2 must be convergent 3 must be parallel to teach other 4 intersect Ans: 1 Q. Light travels slower in glass than in air because: 1 density of glass is less than that of air 2 density of glass is greater than that of air. 3 refractive index of air is greater than that of glass. 4 refractive index of air is less than that of glass. Ans: 4 Q. Suppose you are standing 1 m in front of a plane mirror. What should be the minimum vertical size of the mirror so that you can see your full image in it? 1 twice your height 2 2m 3 0.50 m 4 half of your height Ans: 4 Q. The material used for electric fuse is an alloy of tin and lead. This alloy should have: 1 high specific resistance and high melting point 2 low specific resistance and low melting point 3 low specific resistance and high melting point

4 high specific resistance and low melting point Ans: 4 Q. When a moving bus suddenly applies brakes, the passengers sitting in it fall in the forward direction. This can be explained by: 1 the theory of relativity 2 Newton's third law 3 Newton's second law 4 Newton's first law Ans: 4 Q. Bats can ascertain distances, directions, nature and size of the obstacles at night. This is possible by reflection of the emitted: 1 supersonic waves from the distant object 2 supersonic waves from the bat 3 ultrasonic waves from the distant objects 4 ultrasonic waves from the bat Ans: 4 Q. Which one among the following is the major cause of blurring and unsharp images of objects observed through very large telescope at the extreme limit of magnification? 1 varying density of air in the Earth's atmosphere 2 poor tracking capacities of telescopes 3 poor optical polish achievable on large mirrors 4 Air turbulence of earth's atmosphere Ans: 4 Q. A man is at rest in the middle of a horizontal plane of perfectly smooth surface of ice. He can move himself to the shore by making use of Newton's: 1 Third law of motion 2 First law of motion 3 Second law of motion 4 First, second and third laws of motion. Ans: 1 Q. Light travels in optical fiber irrespective of its shape because it is a device by which signals can be transferred from one location to another. It is based on the phenomenon of: 1 total internal reflection of light

2 diffraction of light 3 polarization of light 4 refraction of light Ans: 1 Q. Which one among the following statements is correct? 1 Concave mirrors are used as reflectors 2 Convex mirrors are used by doctors to examine oral cavity 3 Convex mirrors are used as reflactors 4 Convex mirrors should be used for shaving Ans: 1 Q. A jet plane files through air with a velocity of 2 Mach. While the velocity of sound is 332 m/s the air speed of the plane is: 1 66.4 km/s 2 166 m/s 3 664 m/s 4 332 m/s Ans: 3 Q. When milk is churned, the cream separates from it due to: 1 Centrifugal forcce 2 Frictional force 3 Gravitational force 4 Viscous forces Ans: 1 Q. The S.I.unit of electric charge is: 1 coulomb 2 ampere 3 e.s.u 4 kelvin Ans: 1 Q. Light beam which is highly directional is called: 1 laser 2 eraser

3 maser 4 grazer Ans: 1 Q. Moving electric charge produces: 1 heat waves 2 magnetic field 3 light rays 4 sound waves Ans: 2 Q. The blue colour of the water in the sea is due to 1 Refraction of the blue light by the impurities in sea water. 2 Reflection of blue sky by the sea water. 3 Absorption of other colours except the blue colour by water molecules 4 Scattering of blue light by water molecules Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is not a unit of time? 1 Light Year 2 Nano Second 3 Micro Second 4 Second Ans: 1 Q. The device used to rectify farsightedness is 1 Concave Lens 2 Convex Lens 3 Spherical Lens 4 Plane Glass Ans: 2 Q. A glass tumbler containing ice shows droplets of water on the outer surface because 1 The outer surface of the tumbler shows hygroscopic effect 2 The moisture in the air on coming in contact with the cold surface of the tumbler condenses in the form of droplets of water

3 Water from inside oozes out through minute porous wall of the tumbler

4 Both (A)and (C) Ans: 2 Q. Solar Cell Converts 1 Light energy into heat energy 2 Solar energy into electrical energy 3 Solar energy into sound energy 4 Osteology is the study of Ans: 2 Q. A pond of clear water appears less deep than it really is. This is due to 1 Refraction 2 Reflection 3 The transparency of water 4 Dispersion Ans: 1 Q. Dry Ice is 1 Liquid Nitrogen 2 Water Ice 3 Solid Carbon dioxide 4 Frozen Ethanol Ans: 3 Q. 'Raman effect' was used to develop1 Cooling Glasses 2 Space Craft 3 Atom Bomb 4 Detecting Scanners Ans: 1 Q. Ozone Layer Protects earth from1 Meteriorites 2 Cosmic and other radiations 3 Harmful Gases 4 Space Debris Ans: 2

Q. Lens System used in a microscope1 Convex 2 Concave 3 Concave,Convex 4 Plain lens Ans: 1 Q. Leaves look green, Because1 Reflect All colours 2 Absorb all Colours reflect Green 3 No effect of light on leaves 4 Absorb only green Ans: 2 Q. Ice Floats on Water Because1 Ice is Filled With Air 2 Ice less dense than Water 3 Waters depth more than ice 4 Ice more than water Ans: 2 Q. A Horizontal Demand curve is 1 Relatively Elastic 2 Perfectly Inelastic 3 Perfectly Inelastic 4 Of Unitary Elasticity Ans: 4 Q. The best material for the core of a transformer is 1 stainless steel 2 mild steel 3 hard steel 4 soft iron Ans: 4 Q. Which colour of light shows maximum deviation when passed through a prism? 1 Red

2 White 3 Violet 4 Green Ans: 3 Q. Food is readily cooked in a pressure cooker because 1 Boiling occurs at high temperature 2 Boiling occurs at low temperature 3 Pressure remains constant 4 The cooking material cannot come out Ans: 1 Q. Hydrogen has the tendency to gain one electron to acquire helium configuration. In this tendency, it resembles 1 Alkali metals 2 Inert gases 3 Alkaline earth metals 4 Halogens Ans: 4 Q. The ore of aluminium metal is 1 Cuprite 2 Galena 3 Bauxite 4 Zirconite Ans: 3 Q. Carbonmonoxide reacts with H2 at 300$dGC to form 1 Ethane 2 Methane 3 Propane 4 Ethylene Ans: 2 Q. The required DC voltage for arc welding is 1 6 to 9 V 2 50 to 60 V

3 200 to 250 V 4 90 to 100 V Ans: 3 Q. For a body floating in water, the apparent weight is equal to 1 Actual weight of the body 2 Zero 3 Weight of the body minus weight of the liquid 4 Weight of the body plus upward thrust Ans: 3 Q. Transfer of heat through horizontal movement of air is called 1 Convection 2 Advection 3 Radiation 4 Conduction Ans: 2 Q. Which metal is not used as electromagnet? 1 Copper 2 Iron 3 Nickel 4 Cobalt Ans: 1 Q. The primary colours are 1 blue, green and red 2 blue, yellow and red 3 yellow, orange and red 4 none of these Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is the hardest metal? 1 Gold 2 Iron 3 Platinum 4 Tungsten

Ans: 2 Q. Ice cubes are added to a glass of pure water and a glass of pure alcohol. The ice would be 1 At a higher level in water 2 At a higher level in alcohol 3 At the same level in both 4 Floating in water and sinking in alcohol Ans: 4 Q. After long periods of use, a gray spot develops on the inside of a bulb. This is because 1 The tungsten filament evaporates and collects there 2 The heat of the bulb scorches the glass at the top 3 Dust inside the bulb condenses on the top 4 Glass undergoes a change due to the heat Ans: 1 Q. The temperature which has the same reading on both Fahrenheit and Celsius scales is 1 40 2 -40 3 -34 4 -140 Ans: 2 Q. Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because 1 it is cold on the hills 2 there is less carbon dioxide on the hills 3 there is a decrease in air pressure on the hills 4 there is less oxygen Ans: 3 Q. An air-conditioning system regulates 1 Temperature 2 Humidity 3 Air velocity 4 All of these Ans: 3

Q. The force that causes a spring to eventually return to its normal length is called 1 Potential force 2 Gravitational force 3 Spring force 4 Restoring force Ans: 4 Q. Echoes are due to 1 Refraction of sound waves 2 Polarisation of sound waves 3 Diffraction of sound waves 4 Reflection of sound waves Ans: 4 Q. Two resistance of 3 and 6 respectively are connected to a battery of 18V in series. The current passing through the circuit is 1 2A 2 3A 3 6A 4 9A Ans: 1 Q. When the length of a pendulum in a clock is increased, then 1 The period increases and the clock loses time 2 The period increases and the clock gains time 3 The period decreases and the clock gains time 4 The period remains constant and the clock maintains correct time. Ans: 1 Q. Solder is an alloy of 1 Brass and Copper 2 Aluminum and Brass 3 Aluminum and Zinc 4 Tin and Lead Ans: 4 Q. 60 is equal to

1 /3 radians 2 2/3 radians 3 3/ radians 4 3/2 radians Ans: 1 Q. The velocity ratio of a screw jack is 1 2l/p 2 2p/l 3 2pl 4 2/pl Ans: 1 Q. One complete set of positive and negative values of an alternating quantity is known as a 1 Phase 2 Time Period 3 Frequency 4 Cycle Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is an example of class - I Lever? 1 Pliers 2 Nut Cracker 3 Tongs 4 All of the Above Ans: 1 Q. The special filters used to reduce pollutants from the exhaust of a car are called 1 Water Jacket 2 Exhaust Manifold 3 Baffle plate 4 Catalytic Converter Ans: 4 Q. If two electrically charged bodies are connected by a wire, then the electric current will not flow if 1 Both have the same capacity

2 Both have the same temperature 3 Both have the same potential 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. The colour of light which travels through glass with the minimum speed is 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Green 4 Violet Ans: 2 Q. The device used for converting A. C. from higher voltage to lower voltage or vice versa is called 1 Transmitter 2 Commutator 3 Transformer 4 Generator Ans: 3 Q. If the linear momentum of a particle is doubled, then its kinetic energy will be 1 Doubled 2 Quadrupled 3 Halved 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. Watt-hour is the unit of 1 Energy 2 Power 3 Potential 4 Current Ans: 1 Q. Which device mixes air and petrol (gas) for the internal combination engine? 1 Carburetor 2 Choke

3 Crankshaft 4 Cylinder Ans: 4 Q. The black hole theory was discovered by 1 S. Chandrashekhar 2 Har Gobind Khorana 3 C. V. Raman 4 S. Ramanujan Ans: 1 Q. Transistors used in electronic equipments are mostly made of 1 Silver 2 Copper 3 Silicon 4 Carbon Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is a unit of angle measurement? 1 Hour 2 Second 3 Millimeter 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. Find the incorrect one 1 Hertz is used to measure frequency. 2 Kelvin is used to measure temperature. 3 Bel is used to measure atmospheric pressure. 4 ohm is used to measure electrical resistance. Ans: 3 Q. If the radius of the earth were to shrink by 1 %, its mass remaining the same, the value of 'g' on the earth's surface would 1 increase by 0.5% 2 increase by 2% 3 decrease by 0.5%

4 decrease by 2% Ans: 2 Q. Which of the statements is NOT correct? 1 The velocity of sound in air increases with the increase of temperature 2 The velocity of sound in air is independent of pressure 3 The velocity of sound in air decreased as humidity increases 4 The velocity of sound in air is not affected by the change in amplitude and frequency Ans: 3 Q. Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due to 1 Carbon dioxide 2 Dust particles 3 Helium 4 Water vapours Ans: 2 Q. Consider the following statements: A 4-wheel vehicle moving a sharp circular path at high speed will 1. Overturn about its outer wheels 2. Overturn about its inner wheels 3. Skid outwards 4. Skid inwards Which of these statements are correct? 1 1&3 2 2&4 3 2&3 4 1&4 Ans: 3 Q. The power of lens is - 2D. What is its focal length? 1 2m 2 0.5m 3 1.0m 4 0.5m Ans: 4 Q. X-rays comprise of: 1 Electrons only 2 Protons only 3 Neutrons only 4 Electromagnetic radiations

Ans: 4 Q. Which one of the following is a vector? 1 Kinetic energy 2 Pressure 3 Rate of change of momentum 4 Density Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following allotropes of carbon is used for cutting and drilling? 1 Diamond 2 Graphite 3 Activated carbon 4 Carbon black Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is used in semi-conductors? 1 Aluminium 2 Copper 3 Silicon 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. The blue colour of the clear sky is due to 1 Diffraction of light 2 Dispersion of light 3 Reflection of light 4 Refraction of light Ans: 2 Q. In amplitude modulation 1 Amplitude of the carrier is kept constant 2 Change occurs in carrier frequency 3 Amplitude is varied according to the instaneous value of modelling wave 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. While checked with a multimeter, an open resistor reads -

1 Zero 2 Infinite 3 High but within tolerance. 4 Low but not zero Ans: 2 Q. 1 Cylindrical pair 2 Turning pair 3 Rolling pair 4 Sliding pair Ans: 1 Q. Minority carrier in P-type semiconductor is 1 Free electrons 2 Free holes 3 Holes and electrons both 4 Holes minus electrons Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following can be used to control the speed of a D. C. motor? 1 Thermistor 2 Thyristor 3 Thyratron 4 Transistor Ans: 2 Q. To convert moving coil galvanometer into an ammeter, which of the following methods is used? 1 Small resistance in series 2 Small resistance in parallel 3 High resistance in series 4 High resistance in parallel Ans: 2 Q. When the load is above ....., a synchronous motor is found to be more economical. 1 2 KW Pulley in a belt drive acts as -

2 20 KW 3 50 KW 4 100 KW Ans: 3 Q. In resistance heating, highest working temperature is obtained from heating elements made of... 1 Nickel and copper 2 Nichrome 3 Silicon carbide 4 Silver Ans: 2 Q. Among the following statement which is the false? 1 Only minority impurities are added in a junction diode 2 Higher temperature increases the leakage current of diode 3 A simple zener diode works when connected between anode to cathode 4 Zener is mostly used in voltage regulator Ans: 1 Q. In steam turbine the action of steam is 1 Stable 2 Dynamic 3 Stable and dynamic 4 Neither stable nor dynamic Ans: 2 Q. Protein is not available in which of the following? 1 Meat 2 Milk 3 Rice 4 Pulse Ans: 3 Q. Lever functions on which of the following principles? 1 Crank-shaft 2 Joining rod

3 Crank pin 4 Cross head Ans: 1 Q. What would be the expenditure in 30 days at the rate of 50 paise per unit, if a bulb of 100 W is used five hours per day? 1 Rs. 10.50 2 Rs. 8.50 3 Rs. 7.50 4 Rs. 9.50 Ans: 3 Q. What is the frequency of the receiver? 1 488 kHz 2 445 kHz 3 455 kHz 4 456 kHz Ans: 4 Q. A diode.... 1 Functions only in one direction 2 Functions in both the directions 3 Does not function at all 4 It gets damaged, when voltage is applied Ans: 1 Q. What is the unit of electrical energy? 1 Ampere 2 Volt 3 Watt 4 Kilowatt-hour Ans: 4 Q. How will a red flower appear, if it is seen through a green glass? 1 Red 2 Brown 3 White

4 Green Ans: 2 Q. What are Ferrites? 1 Magnetic but have low resistance 2 Magnetic but have high resistance 3 Non-magnetic with low resistance 4 Non-magnetic with high resistance Ans: 2 Q. An electronics circuits in which different components such as Diode, Resistor and Capacitor etc. are connected separately is called 1 Chassis 2 Printed board 3 Integrated circuit 4 Discrete circuit Ans: 3 Q. Selectivity of the receiver can be increased by which of the following? 1 By using more tuned circuit 2 By decreasing number of tuned circuit 3 By using loudspeaker 4 By increasing gain of the receiver Ans: 4 Q. In case of ball bearings, which part is made harder than others 1 Ball 2 Outer race 3 Inner race 4 All are made equally hard Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following motors is preferred when quick speed reversal is the main consideration? 1 Squirrel cage induction motor 2 Wound rotor induction motor 3 Synchronous motor 4 D. C. motor

Ans: 4 Q. Motor-generator set for D. C. arc welding has generator of 1 Series type 2 Shunt type 3 Differentially compound type 4 Level compound type Ans: 3 Q. ...signal will become zero when the feedback signal and reference signs are equal. 1 Input 2 Actuating 3 Feedback 4 Reference Ans: 2 Q. The capacitance, in force-current analogy, is analogous to 1 Momentum 2 Velocity 3 Displacement 4 Mass Ans: 4 Q. Co-efficient of velocity as compared to the coefficient of discharge is 1 Less 2 More 3 Equal 4 Less or more depending on flow Ans: 2 Q. A. C. servomotor is basically a/an ... 1 Universal motor 2 Single phase induction motor 3 Two phase induction motor 4 Three phase induction motor Ans: 3 Q. For generating large currents on D.C. generators which winding is generally preferred?

1 Progressive wave winding 2 Lap winding 3 Retrogressive wave winding 4 Current depends on design Ans: 2 Q. Calorie value is the least of the following materials 1 Coal gas 2 Producer gas 3 Steam fiery gas 4 Oil gas Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is not a property of difference amplifier? 1 Capacitor is used in it 2 It is used to compare two signals 3 Difference amplifier yields more than the direct couple ampliier 4 Frequency of difference amplifier remains flat from zero to high frequency Ans: 1 Q. Germanium possesses 1 Two valence electrons 2 Three valence electrons 3 Four valence electrons 4 Five valence electrons Ans: 3 Q. Moisture can be removed from lubricating oil using 1 Tubular centrifugal 2 Clarifier 3 Sparkler filter 4 Vacuum leaf filter Ans: 1 Q. The information is sent by CW transmitter by 1 Changing the audio frequency 2 Interrupting radio signal

3 Using microphone 4 Using camera Ans: 1 Q. If one cylinder of a diesel engine receives more fuel than the others, then for that cylinder the -1 Exhaust will be smokey 2 Piston rings would stik into piston grooves 3 Scavenging occurs 4 Engine starts overheating Ans: 1 Q. What is the proper use of signal generator? 1 Designing 2 Testing 3 Repairing 4 All of the Above Ans: 4 Q. Which type of oscillator is most stable in simple circuit? 1 Crystalline oscillators 2 Clapp oscillators 3 Colepitts oscillator 4 Armstong oscillator Ans: 1 Q. What is the S. I. unit of magnetic flux density? 1 Gauss 2 Tesla 3 Oersted 4 Weber Ans: 2 Q. What is the power factor of a pure resistor circuit? 1 One 2 Zero 3 Leading

4 Lagging Ans: 1 Q. A transformer mainly transforms 1 Current 2 Voltage 3 Frequency 4 Power Ans: 2 Q. There is 20 volt accross the inductor and 15 volt across the resistance in the a.c. supplied series R-L circuit. What would be the supply voltage? 1 20 volt 2 15 volt 3 25 volt 4 17.5 volt Ans: 3 Q. What is the value of knee voltage of silicon diode? 1 0.3V 2 0.33V 3 0.7V 4 1.1V Ans: 3 Q. Estimated time period of a pendulum of length 0.2m is closer to is 1 .5 sec 2 1 sec 3 2 sec 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following light waves is outside the visible spectrum? 1 Violet 2 Blue 3 Yellow 4 Ultraviolet

Ans: 4 Q. A periscope works by the principle of 1 Refraction 2 Total Internal reflection 3 Diffraction 4 Reflection and refraction Ans: 2 Q. A falling drop of rain water acquires the spherical shape due to 1 Surface Tension 2 Gravitational force 3 Atmospheric pressure 4 Viscosity Ans: 1 Q. Each of 3 capacitors of capacity C are connected together in series. This combination is added in paralled to a capacitor of capacity C. Resultant capacity will be 1 C 2 3C 3 4C 4 4C/3 Ans: 4 Q. A boy has five resistance of 1/5 ohm each. The maximum resistance that can be formed with them is 1 0.5 ohm 2 1 ohm 3 1/25 ohm 4 1/5 ohm Ans: 2 Q. In a telescope of magnification power 10, the focal length of the objective lens is 60 cm, what will be the total length of eyepiece 1 6 cm 2 25 cm 3 30 cm 4 50 cm

Ans: 1 Q. A hollow cylindrical rod is filled with air, to make it a resonance column. To produce a wave of length 48 cm the minimum length of rod should be 1 12 cm 2 24 cm 3 48 cm 4 96 cm Ans: 2 Q. An object is placed between the pole of concave mirror and the focus of the mirror, the image formed will be 1 Behind the mirror, virtual, erect and magnified 2 At infinity, real inverted and highly enlarged 3 Byond centre of curvature, real inverted and enlarged 4 Beyond 2F, real inverted and enlarged Ans: 1 Q. When 1 litre of water freezes, the volume of ice formed will be 1 0.9 litre 2 1.0 litre 3 1.11 litre 4 1.5 litre Ans: 3 Q. A body is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 100 m/sec. While coming back on ground, its speed at starting point will be 1 100 m/sec 2 1000 m/sec 3 50 m/sec 4 200 m/sec Ans: 1 Q. Which one of the following is not a radioactive element? 1 Uranium 2 Radium 3 Thorium 4 Cadmium

Ans: 4 Q. Superconductors are those materials 1 Which become non-conductors at transition point 2 Which looses all electrical resistance when cooled below a certain temperature 3 In which resistance rises to infinity below certain temperature 4 Which conducts electricity in extra widths Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is a physical change? 1 Boiling of Water 2 Rusting of Iron 3 Boiling of an Egg 4 Burning of Candle Ans: 1 Q. In an atom no two electrons have all the four quantum numbers identical. This is known as 1 Paulis Exclusion principle 2 Hunds Rule 3 Aufbau Principle 4 Avogadros Law Ans: 1 Q. The elements of a group in the periodic table1 are isobars 2 have consecutive atomic numbers 3 have similar chemical properties 4 are isotopes Ans: 3 Q. The pH of fresh groundwater slightly decreases upon exposure to air because 1 carbon dioxide from air is dissolved in the water 2 oxygen from air is dissolved in the water 3 the dissolved oxygen of the groundwater escapes into air 4 the dissolved carbon dioxide of the groundwater escapes into air Ans: 4 Q. Which one among the following nontoxic gases helps in formation of enzymes which

1 Methane 2 Acetylene 3 Ethane 4 Carbon dioxide Ans: 2 Q. Age of fossil may be found out by determining the ratio of two isotopes of carbon. The isotopes are 1 C-12 and C-13 2 C-13 and C-14 3 C-12 and C-14 4 C-12 and carbon black Ans: 3 Q. Which one among the following statements is correct? 1 All bases are alkalis 2 None of the bases is alkali 3 There are no more bases except the alkalis 4 All alkalis are bases but all bases are not alkalis Ans: 4 Q. Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of the energy radiation from the Sun? 1 Diffusion reaction 2 Chemical reaction 3 Fission reaction 4 Fusion reaction Ans: 4 Q. Which was mainly responsible for the Bhopal Mishap in 1984? 1 Methyl Isocyanate 2 Carbon dioxide 3 Amonia 4 Carbon mono-oxide Ans: 1 Q. The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol is 1 Bagasse

2 Paper-pulp 3 Molasses 4 Khandasari Ans: 3 Q. Bleaching powder is used in drinking water as a/an 1 antibiotic 2 disinfectant 3 antiseptic 4 coagulant Ans: 2 Q. Which one of the following is the softest? 1 Aluminium 2 Sodium 3 Lithium 4 Iron Ans: 2 Q. The compound which contains both ionic and covalent bonds is 1 CH4 2 H2 3 NaCl 4 KCN Ans: 4 Q. Number of different oxides formed by nitrogen is 1 four 2 two 3 four 4 three Ans: 2 Q. The element which form amphoteric oxides is 1 antimony 2 bismuth 3 sodium

4 phosphorous Ans: 1 Q. The single acid which dissolves gold is 1 Nitric acid 2 Hydrochloric acid 3 Selenic acid 4 Aqua regia Ans: 4 Q. Rectified spirit is a 1 mixture of 95%, ethanol + 5% methanol 2 mixture of 95% ethanol + 5% H2O 3 mixture of 95% ethanol + 5% pyridine 4 100% ethanol Ans: 4 Q. One of these substance contains no oxygen. which one? 1 cryolite 2 bauxite 3 dolomite 4 epsom salt Ans: 1 Q. Electrostatic precipitator is used to control 1 Chemical Pollutants 2 Radio-active Pollutants 3 Water Pollutants 4 Air Pollutants Ans: 4 Q. Alcoholic (-OH) group can be identified by: 1 Tollen's Readent Test 2 FeCl3 Test 3 Ozonolysis Reaction 4 Esterification Test Ans: 2

Q. Which gas is used for converting vegetable oils into saturated fats? 1 H2 2 O2 3 Cl2 4 SO2 Ans: 1 Q. Which one of the following is used in the preparation of antiseptic solution? 1 Iodine 2 Iodine Chloride 3 Potassium Chloride 4 Potassium nitrate Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following can be used to absorb neutrons to control the chain reaction during nuclear fission? 1 Uranium 2 Plutonium 3 Boron 4 Heavy water Ans: 3 Q. Glycol is added to aviation gasoline because it 1 prevents freezing of petrol 2 reduces consumption of petrol 3 reduces evaporation of petrol 4 increase efficiency of petrol Ans: 1 Q. Sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) solution is used in photography to 1 remove undecomposed AgBr as a soluble silver thiosulfate complex 2 remove reduced silver 3 reduce silver bromide (AgBr) grain to silver 4 convert the metallic silver to silver salt Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following substance is not used in the alloy of stainless steel?

1 Carbon 2 Chromium 3 Manganese 4 Molybdenum Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is not a chemical fertilizer? 1 Urea 2 Sodium sulphate 3 Super phosphate 4 Potassium nitrate Ans: 2 Q. The venom of Cobra is 1 Neurotoxic 2 Haemotoxic 3 Both (A) and (B) 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Which gas is filled in refrigerators? 1 Acetylene 2 Methane 3 Mafron 4 Chlorofluorocarbon Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity ? 1 Saline water 2 Warm water 3 Cold water 4 Distilled water Ans: 1 Q. Which one of the following is used as a moderator in a nuclear reactor? 1 Radium 2 Ordinary water

3 Thorium 4 Heavy water Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is used as laughing gas? 1 Nitrogen trioxide 2 Nitrogen dioxide 3 Nitrous oxide 4 Nitrogen tetraoxide Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following Chemicals is used for fruit ripening? 1 Calcium carbide 2 Sodium chloride 3 Potassium chloride 4 None of the above Ans: 1 Q. Which one of the following is an air pollutant gas and is released by burning of fossil fuel? 1 Nitrogen 2 Hydrogen 3 Oxygen 4 Sulphur dioxide Ans: 4 Q. What is the main constituent of a Pearl? 1 Calcium carbonate only 2 Calcium sulphate only 3 Calcium oxide and calcium sulphate 4 Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate Ans: 4 Q. Gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) is added to clinker during cement manufacturing to 1 a decrease the rate of setting of cement 2 bind the particles of calcium silicate 3 facilitate the formation of colloidal gel

4 impart strength to cement Ans: 1 Q. Which one among the following elements/ions is essential in small quantities for development of healthy teeth butt causes mottling of the teeth if consumed in higher quantities? 1 Fluoride 2 Iron 3 Chloride 4 Potassium Ans: 1 Q. Contact lenses are made from 1 Teflon 2 Polyvinyl chloride 3 polystyrene 4 Lucite Ans: 2 Q. Which one among the following metals is used for making boats because it does no corrode by seawater? 1 Nickel 2 Tungsten 3 Antimony 4 Titanium Ans: 1 Q. Which one among the following is a strong smelling agent added to LPG cylinder to help in the detection of gas leakage? 1 Thioethanol 2 Ethanol 3 Methane 4 Chloroform Ans: 1 Q. Which one among the following substances evolves heat when dissolved in water? 1 Calcium oxide 2 Potassium nitrate

3 Sodium chloride 4 Glucose Ans: 1 Q. Photochemical smog occurs in 1 warm, dry and sunny climate 2 cool and humid climate 3 cool, dry and sunny climate 4 warm and humid climate Ans: 1 Q. Heavy water implies 1 deuterated water 2 water which is used in heavy industries such as thermal power 3 water which contains SO2-4 and CI- od calcium and magnesium 4 water which has maximum density Ans: 1 Q. Dead organs are generally stored in formalin. Formalin is 1 aqueous formaldehyde 2 aqueous ferrous sulphate 3 aqueous formic acid 4 aqueous ferric alum Ans: 1 Q. When items of jewellery made of metals such as copper or nickel are placed in a solution having a salt of gold, a thin film of gold is deposited by 1 passing an electric current 2 cooling to below 0 degree C 3 heating above 100 degree C 4 just keeping it for 10 minutes Ans: 1 Q. Rainwater collected after 30 to 40 minutes of raining is not suitable for drinking because it 1 contains dissolved toxic chemicals 2 contains bacteria and dirt 3 is deficient in minerals

4 is acidic Ans: 1 Q. Glass is actually: 1 a vitrifies liquid 2 a crystalline solid 3 an ionic solid 4 an elastic solid Ans: 1 Q. Solutions in test tubes containing H2O and aqueous NaOH can be differentiated with the help of: 1 red litmus 2 blue litmus 3 Na2CO3 4 HCl (aqueous) Ans: 1 Q. A student heated some sulphur in a spatula and collected the gas 'X'. Which one among the following is correct about 'X'? 1 X is SO2 and it turns moist litmus to blue 2 X is SO3 and it turns moist litmus to red 3 X is SO2 and it turns moist litmus to red 4 X is SO3 and it turns dry litmus to blue Ans: 3 Q. When concentrated H2SO4 spills on the surface, it should be immediately cleaned: 1 with a piece of cloth 2 by adding cold water 3 by adding solid Na2Co3 4 by adding solid BaCl2 Ans: 3 Q. Which of the statements given below is/are correct? 1. chloride of calcium 2. bicarbonate of calcium 3. sulphate of magnesium 4. bicarbonate of magnesium Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1 1 and 3 only 2 1 only 3 2 and 4 4 1, 2 and 3 Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following statements about diamond are correct? 1. It is used as a gem in jewellery because of its ability to reflect light. 2. It is a good conductor of electricity 3. It is used for cutting glass, marble stones and other hard materials 4. It is used for drilling of rocks Select the correct answer using the code given below: 1 1, 3 and 4 2 2, 3 and 4 3 1, 2 and 3 4 2 and 4 only Ans: 1 Q. Which one among the following methods is not effective in removing arsenic from contaminated ground water? 1 Boiling 2 Reverse osmosis 3 Ton exchange 4 Coagulation-adsorption Ans: 1 Q. Bronze is often used to make statues and medals whereas brass is used in making utensils, scientific apparatus and cartridges. Both brass and bronze are copper containing alloys, yet they differ in their chemical composition for additionally containing: 1 Zinc in brass and tin in bronze 2 Chromium in brass and nickel in bronze 3 Nickel in brass and tin in bronze 4 Iron in brass and nickel in bronze Ans: 1 Q. Sodium thiosulphate (Na2S2O3) solution is used in photography to 1 remove undecomposed (AgBr) as a soluble silver thiosulphate complex. 2 remove reduced silver

3 reduce silver bromide (AgBr) grain to silver 4 convert the metallic silver to silver salt Ans: 1 Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the listsList-I List-II (a) Lactic acid 1. Tamarind (b) Tartaric acid 2. Orange (c) Oxalic acid 3. Tomato (d)Citric acid 4. Citric acid Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 3 1 4 (B) 2 1 3 4 (C) 4 3 1 2 (D) 4 1 1 (D) 2 (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) Ans: 1 Q. Which one of the following is used as an explosive? 1 Nitroglycerine 2 Phosphorus trichloride 3 Graphite 4 Mercuric oxide Ans: 1 Q. Acute lead poisoning is also known as 1 Byssinosis 2 Neuralgia 3 Itai-itai 4 Plumbism Ans: 4 Q. KMnO4 can be used as a/an 1 fertiliser 2 insecticide

3 disinfectant 4 pesticide Ans: 3 Q. The major component in the LPG is 1 butane 2 methane 3 propane 4 ethane Ans: 3 Q. The most reactive among the halogens is 1 Bromine 2 Chlorine 3 Iodine 4 Fluorine Ans: 4 Q. The electronic configuration of an atom having atomic number '20' is 1 2, 8, 10 2 2, 8, 8, 2 3 2, 6, 8, 4 4 2, 10, 8 Ans: 2 Q. When water itself combines chemically with some element or mineral it is called 1 Carbonation 2 Oxidation 3 Desilication 4 Hydration Ans: 4 Q. A solution of zinc chloride cannot be stored in a vessel made of 1 Lead 2 Aluminium 3 Silver 4 Gold

Ans: 3 Q. Concentrated, HNO3 can be stored in container made up of 1 Cu 2 Al 3 Sn 4 Zn Ans: 2 Q. The source of hydrogen for carbon assimilation 1 FADH2 2 NADPH2 3 H2O 4 RuBP Ans: 2 Q. An important ancillary product used in the petrochemicals industry is 1 Naphtha 2 Petrol 3 Kerosene 4 Mobil Ans: 1 Q. Coke is obtained by burning 1 Iron 2 Benzol 3 Naphthalene 4 Coal Ans: 4 Q. Which has the maximum number of atoms? 1 108 g of Ag 2 24 g of C 3 56 g of Fe 4 26 g of AI Ans: 2 Q. ____ is extracted from Bauxite.

1 Mica 2 Copper 3 Aluminium 4 Tin Ans: 3 Q. The main constituent gas of LPG is 1 Benzene 2 Ethane 3 Methane 4 Butane Ans: 4 Q. Brass is an alloy of 1 Copper and Zinc 2 Copper and Aluminium 3 Copper and Tin 4 Iron and Copper Ans: 1 Q. Percentage of lead pencils is 1 31-66 2 0 3 40 4 80 Ans: 2 Q. The most abundant inert gas in the atmosphere is 1 Argon 2 Helium 3 Neon 4 Krypton Ans: 1 Q. The metal, which is a constituent of Vitamin B12, is 1 Cobalt 2 Iron

3 Zinc 4 Magnesium Ans: 1 Q. Denatured spirit is ethanol mixed with 1 Pyridine 2 Kerosene 3 Petrol 4 Water Ans: 1 Q. To chemical name of 'Commom salt' is 1 Sodium chloride 2 Sodium nitrate 3 Ammonium chloride 4 Calcium chloride Ans: 1 Q. Which mineral is the ore of aluminium? 1 Bauxite 2 Haematite 3 Siderite 4 Magnetite Ans: 1 Q. Chemical name of bleaching powder is: 1 Calcium Chlorate 2 Calcium Chloro hypochlorite 3 Calcium hypochlorite 4 Calcium bi Chloride Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas? 1 Xenon 2 Argon 3 Neon 4 Nitrous oxide

Ans: 1 Q. Which among the following elements (metals) pollutes the air of a city having large number of automobiles? 1 Cadmium 2 Chromium 3 Lead 4 Nickel Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is likely to reach our body via the food chain in the event of an atomic bomb explosion? 1 U-235 2 Sr-90 3 K-40 4 H-3 Ans: 2 Q. Why is phosphorus kept under water ? 1 to make it durable 2 to make it wet 3 to save it from catching fire when exposed to dry air 4 water forms a protective coating on it Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is widely used as an anaesthetic? 1 methane 2 ammonia 3 chlorine 4 chloroform Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is not a compound of calcium? 1 gypsum 2 marble 3 chalk 4 silicon Ans: 2

Q. Which of the following is not a chemical action? 1 burning of coal 2 conversation of water into steam 3 digestion of food 4 burning of paper Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is incorrect? 1 Mercury: Hg 2 Silver: Ag 3 Sodium: Na 4 Potassium: Ka Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is a protein ? 1 rayon 2 terry cotton 3 natural silk 4 nylon Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is a preservative for fruit juices? 1 CHsCOONa 2 HCOONa 3 CoHsCOONa 4 C2H5ONa Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following is a non-ferrous metal? 1 cobalt 2 aluminium 3 nickel 4 iron Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is a mixture? 1 gunpowder

2 iron sulphate 3 brass 4 dry ice Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is a fertilizer? 1 Sodium nitrate 2 Sodium carbonate 3 Sodium peroxide 4 Sodium thiosulphate Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following is a chemical change? 1 evaporation of water 2 burning of candle 3 glowing of an electric bulb 4 liquefaction of air Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following has the same atomic number and atomic weight? 1 hydrogen 2 helium 3 oxygen 4 nitrogen Ans: 1 Q. Which of the following has a pH less than 7? 1 blood 2 tears 3 pure water 4 saliva Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following gases is used in the cigarette lighters? 1 butane 2 methane 3 propane

4 radon Ans: 1 Q. which of the following gases is the most toxic? 1 Carbon dioxide 2 Carbon monoxide 3 Sulphur dioxide 4 Acetic acid Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following elements is found in all organic compounds? 1 Calcium 2 Carbon 3 Nitrogen 4 Oxygen Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following elements behave chemically.both as a metal and a non metal? 1 argon 2 carbon 3 xenon 4 boron Ans: 4 Q. What is the chemical name of bleaching Powder? 1 Calcium Carbonate 2 Calcium hydrochloride 3 calcium phosphate 4 Calcium cynamide Ans: 2 Q. What is commonly called limestone is 1 CaO 2 CaC2 3 CaSO4 4 CaCO3 Ans: 4 Q. Until the nineteenth Century, aluminium was almost as expensive as gold. The

1 Goldschmidt 2 Mond 3 Charles-Martin Hall 4 Parkes Ans: 3 Q. The two elements that exist as liquids at 25C are 1 mercury and lithium 2 mercury and Caesium 3 bromine and mercury 4 mercury and argon Ans: 3 Q. The term 'Carat' is used to express the purity of gold. The purest form of gold is 1 18 carats 2 20 carats 3 22 carats 4 24 carats Ans: 4 Q. The sulphide ores of metals are concentrated by 1 cupellation 2 electrolysis 3 froth floatation 4 calcinations Ans: 3 Q. The substance that is least prone to catch and spread fire is 1 Nylon 2 Terycot 3 Cotton 4 Polyester Ans: 3 Q. The substance that contains the maximum amount of nitrogen is 1 Urea 2 Ammonium Sulphate

3 Ammonium Nitrate 4 Ammonium Chloride Ans: 1 Q. The purest form of iron is 1 pig iron 2 cast iron 3 wrought iron 4 stainless steel Ans: 3 Q. The nucleus of a hydrogen atom consists of 1 One Proton + One Neutron 2 One Protons + Two Neurons 3 One Neutron Only 4 One Electron Only Ans: 2 Q. The nuclear particles that are assumed to hold nucleons together are 1 Electrons 2 Positrons 3 Neutrons 4 Mesons Ans: 4 Q. The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in 1 New Delhi 2 Bangalore 3 Pune 4 Patna Ans: 3 Q. The names of the scientists, Newlands, Mandeleev and Meyer are associated with the development of 1 atomic structure 2 metallurgy 3 periodic table of elements

4 discovery of elements Ans: 3 Q. The most malleable metal is 1 platinum 2 silver 3 iron 4 gold Ans: 4 Q. The most inexpensive and commonly used variety of glass is called soda glass. it is called so because it 1 was used initially for making bottles for soda(Carbonated drink) 2 is made using soda(Sodium carbonate) 3 was initially used for storing sodium carbonate 4 is made using soda lime Ans: 2 Q. The most important ore of aluminium is 1 bauxite 2 magnetite 3 haematite 4 monazite Ans: 1 Q. The most electropositive elements among the following is 1 Na 2 Ca 3 K 4 Cs Ans: 4 Q. The most electronegative element among sodium, bromium, fluorine and oxygen is 1 sodium 2 bromium 3 fluorine 4 oxygen

Ans: 3 Q. The most commonly used bleaching agent is 1 alcohol 2 carbon dioxide 3 chlorine 4 sodium chloride Ans: 3 Q. The molecular formula of phosphorus is 1 p1 2 p2 3 p3 4 p4 Ans: 2 Q. The method that cannot be used for removing permanent hardness of water is 1 adding sodium carbonate 2 distillation 3 adding caustic soda 4 boiling Ans: 4 Q. The method of concentrating the ore which makes use of the difference in density between ore and impurities is called 1 Liquation 2 Leaching 3 Levigation 4 Magnetic Separation Ans: 3 Q. The metal that is usually extracted from sea water is 1 Ca 2 Na 3 K 4 Mg Ans: 4

Q. The metal that is used as a catalyst in the hydrogenation of oils is 1 Ni 2 Pb 3 Cu 4 Pt Ans: 1 Q. The metal does not give H2 on treatment with dilute HCL is 1 Zn 2 Fe 3 Ag 4 Ca Ans: 3 Q. The members of a homologous series have 1 the same physical properties 2 different functional groups 3 same chemical properties 4 different methods of preparation Ans: 3 Q. The melting point of copper is 1 1083C 2 732C 3 327C 4 1835C Ans: 1 Q. The melting and boiling points of ionic solids are 1 high 2 low 3 very low 4 of intermediate range Ans: 1 Q. The maximum number of covalent bonds formed by nitrogen is 1 1

2 2 3 3 4 4 Ans: 4 Q. The maximum capacity of any orbital is 1 2 2 6 3 14 4 cannot be determined unless the principal quantum number is known Ans: 1 Q. The material that can be permanently deformed by heat and pressure is called a 1 thermoplastic 2 thermoset 3 chemical compound 4 polymer Ans: 1 Q. The mass of one Avogadro number of helium atom is 1 1.00 g 2 4.00 g 3 8.00 g 4 4*6.02*10 raised to power 23 g Ans: 2 Q. The mass number of an atom is equal to 1 the number of protons 2 the number of protons and electrons 3 the number of nucleons 4 the number of neutrons Ans: 3 Q. The mass number of a nucleus is 1 always less than its atomic number 2 the sum of the number of protons and neutrons present in the nucleus 3 always more than the atomic weight

4 a fraction Ans: 2 Q. The major constituent of air is 1 Nitrogen 2 Carbon dioxide 3 Oxygen 4 Hydrogen Ans: 1 Q. The main use of salt in the diet is to 1 make the taste of food better 2 produce hydrochloric acid in small amounts for the digestion of food 3 ease the process of cooking 4 increase the solubility of food particles in water Ans: 4 Q. The hydrogen ion 1 H+ 2 HO3 H2+ 4 H3o+ Ans: 2 Q. The high reactivity of fluorine is due to 1 Its high electronegativity 2 Small size of flourine atom 3 Availability of d-orbitals 4 Strong f-f bond Ans: 1 Q. The hardest form of carbon is 1 Coke 2 Graphite 3 Diamond 4 Charcol Ans: 3

Q. The gas used in the manufacture of vanaspati from vegetable oil is 1 Hydrogen 2 Oxygen 3 Nitrogen 4 Carbon dioxide Ans: 1 Q. The following are the half lives of four active isotopes. Which one of the following is the most dangerous to handle? 1 3 billion years 2 100 years 3 0.01 minute 4 13 days Ans: 3 Q. The first metal to be used by man was 1 Aluminium 2 Copper 3 Silver 4 Iron Ans: 2 Q. The enzyme that splits polysaccharides in the month is 1 Zymase 2 Invertase 3 Sucrose 4 Amylase Ans: 2