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Questions
Answ ers
1.
Whenagasturnsintoaliquid,theprocessiscalled
(a)condensation
(b)evaporation
(c)deposition
(d)sublimation
Answer:(a)
2.
Whichofthefollowingelementsisametal?
(a)S
(b)Se
(c)I
(d)Ga
Answer:(d)
3.
Orangesarerichsourceof
(a)Carbohydrates
(b)Fats
(c)Proteins
(d)Vitamins
Answer:(d)
4.
Mostplantandanimalcellsaresimilarinsomerespectssincetheybothhavein
common
(a)Cytoplasmandcellulose
(b)Cytoplasmandcontractilevacuole
(c)Cytoplasmandnucleus
(d)Membraneandcellwall
Answer:(c)
5.
Lamarck'stheoryofinheritanceofacquiredcharacterswaschallengedby
(a)AugustWeismann
(b)HugoDeVries
(c)HerbertSpencer
(d)CarlLinnaeus
Answer:(a)
6.
Iodisedsaltisusefulformenbecauseit
(a)Improvesdigestion
(b)Increasesresistancetodiseases
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(c)Controlsthethyroidgland
(d)Slowsdownageingprocess
7.
Inwhichlayeroftheatmospheredomostweatherphenomenaoccur?
(a)Exosphere
(b)Stratosphere
(c)Ionosphere
(d)Troposphere
Answer:(d)
8.
IntheHINIViruswhatdoesthealphabetHandNstandsfor:IHstandsfor
haemagglutininIINstandsforneuraminidase
(a)OnlyIiscorrect
(b)OnlyIIiscorrect
(c)Botharecorrect
(d)Bothareincorrect
Answer:(c)
9.
Inthecontextofgeneticdisorders,considerthefollowing:
Awomansuffersfromcolourblindnesswhileherhusbanddoesnotsufferfromit.
Theyhaveasonandadaughter.Inthiscontext,whichoneofthefollowing
Answer:(d)
statementsismostprobablycorrect?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
(a)Bothchildrensufferfromcolourblindness.
(b)Daughtersuffersfromcolourblindnesswhilesondoesnotsufferfromit.
(c)Bothchildrendonotsufferfromcolourblindness.
(d)Sonsuffersfromcolourblindnesswhiledaughterdoesnotsufferfromit.
10.
InthecontextofCO2emissionandGlobalWarming,whatisthenameofamarket
Answer:(b)
drivendeviceundertheUNFCCthatallowsdevelopingcountriestoget
funds/incentivesfromthedevelopedcountriestoadopt,bettertechnologiesthat
reducegreenhousegasemissions?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
(a)CarbonFootprint
(b)CarbonCreditRating
(c)CleanDevelopmentMechanism
(d)EmissionReductionNorm
11.
Inthecontextofalternativesourcesofenergy,ethanolasaviablebiofuelcanbe
Answer:(c)
obtainedfrom[UPSC2009(CSP)]
(a)Potato
(b)Rice
(c)Sugarcane
(d)Wheat
12.
Inmakingthesaffronspice,whichoneofthefollowingpartsoftheplantis
Answer:(d)
used?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
(a)Leaf
(b)Petal
(c)Sepal
(d)Stigma
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Inhigherpair,therelativemotionis
Answer:(d)
(a)Purelyturning
(b)Purelysliding
(c)Purelyrotary
(d)Combinationofslidingandturning
14.
Inanatomnotwoelectronshaveallthefourquantumnumbersidentical.Thisis
knownas
Answer:(a)
(a)PaulisExclusionprinciple
(b)HundsRule
(c)AufbauPrinciple
(d)AvogadrosLaw
15.
Inadrycell(battery),whichofthefollowingareusedaselectrolytes?[UPSC
Answer:(a)
2009(CSP)]
(a)AmmoniumchlorideandZincchloride
(b)SodiumChlorideandCalciumchloride
(c)MagnesiumchlorideandZincchloride
(d)AmmoniumchlorideandCalciumchloride
16.
Iftheradiusoftheearthweretoshrinkby1%,itsmassremainingthesame,the
valueof'g'ontheearth'ssurfacewould
Answer:(b)
(a)increaseby0.5%
(b)increaseby2%
(c)decreaseby0.5%
(d)decreaseby2%
17.
GalvanisedIronsheetshaveacoatingof
(a)Tin
Answer:(c)
(b)Lead
(c)Zinc
(d)Chromium
18.
Fruitmostsuitableformakingjellyis________.
Answer:(c)
(a)Papaya
(b)Karunda
(c)Mango
(d)Banana
19.
Epicenterofanearthquakeisapointassociatedwiththe
Answer:(c)
(a)placewhereearthquakeisfelt
(b)placeoforiginofearthquakeintheinteriorofearth
(c)pointontheearth'ssurfacejustaboveseismicfocus
(d)pointovertheearth'ssurfacewherefirstshockisfelt
20.
Endoplasmicreticulumisboundby
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(a)Cellulosewall
(b)Membranes
(c)Sclerotisedlayer
(d)Chitinisedwall
21.
Electriccurrentismeasuredby
Answer:(d)
(a)Voltmeter
(b)Anemometer
(c)Commutator
(d)Ammeter
22.
Dimvisionintheeveningandnightresultsfromthedeficiencyofwhichoneofthe
following?
Answer:(a)
(a)VitaminA
(b)VitaminE
(c)VitaminB12
(d)VitaminC
23.
Diffusionoflightintheatmospheretakesplacedueto
(a)Carbondioxide
Answer:(b)
(b)Dustparticles
(c)Helium
(d)Watervapours
24.
Dentalcariesaredueto
Answer:(c)
(a)Viralinfection
(b)Contaminatedwater
(c)Bacterialinfection
(d)Hereditarycauses
25.
Considerthefollowingstatements:
Answer:(a)
1.DinosaursroamedtheearthduringtheMesozoicera.
2.AllDinosaurusandotherreptilessuchasIchthyosaurusandPterosaurus.
becameextinctduetounknownreasonsinTriassicperiod.
Whichofthestatementsabovegivenis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
26.
Considerthefollowingstatements:
Ans(c)
1.Cigarettesmokingexposesapersontobenzene.
2.Benzeneisknowncarcinogen.
Whichofthestatementsgivenaboveis/arecorrect?
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)Neither1nor2
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Considerthefollowingstatements:
Answer:(c)
1.Sweetorangeplantispropagatedbygraftingtechnique.
2.Jasmineplantispropagatedbylayeringtechnique.
Whichofthestatementsgivenaboveis/arecorrect?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
(a)1only
(b)2only
(c)Both1and2
(d)neither1nor2
28.
Considerthefollowing:
Answer:(d)
1.Camphor
2.Chicory
3.Vanilla
Whichoftheaboveis/areplantproduct(s)?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
(a)1and2only
(b)3only
(c)1and3only
(d)1,2and3
29.
'Bottleneckinflation'means
Answer:(b)
(a)Noriseinpricesdespiteincreaseinaggregatedemand
(b)Riseinpriceswithoutincreaseintheaggregatedemand
(c)Declineinpricesduetoincreaseinaggregatedemand
(d)Noneofthese
30.
BiologicalOxygenDemand(BOD)isusedasastandardmeasureof________.
Answer:(c)
(a)Oxygenlevelinforestsystem
(b)Oxygenlevelinanimals
(c)Oxygenlevelinwatersystem
(d)Oxygenlevelinatmosphere
31.
AneclipseoftheSuntakesplace
(a)Onceineveryyear
Answer:(c)
(b)Whenthemoonisfull
(c)Whenthemoonpassesbetweenthesunandtheearth
(d)Whenearthcomesbetweenthesunandthemoon
32.
Amongthefollowing,therichestsourceofproteinis
Answer:(a)
(a)GroundNut
(b)Rice
(c)Potato
(d)Apple
33.
Allelectioneeringcampaignsduringthetimeofelectionsarestopped.
Answer:(d)
(a)48hoursbeforetheappointedtimeofelectionresults
(b)48hoursbeforetheactualpoll
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(c)24hoursbeforetheactualpoll
(d)36hoursbeforetheactualpoll
34.
AIDSstandsfor
(a)AcquiredImmuneDiseaseSyndrome
Answer:(c)
(b)AcquiredImmunityDeficientSyndrome
(c)AcquiredImmuneDeficiency
(d)AcquiredInfectionDeficiencySyndrome
35.
Activityofbrainisrecordedby
Answer:(b)
(a)ECG
(b)EEG
(c)MET
(d)CT
36.
AcquiredImmuneDeeiciencySyndrome(AIDS)iscausedby
Answer:(d)
(a)bacterium
(b)protozoa
(c)fungus
(d)virus
37.
Atermassociatedwiththecomparisonofprocessingspeedis
Answer:(c)
(a)FFTS
(b)MPG
(c)MIPS
(d)CPS
38.
Aplantleafappeartogreenbecauseit
Answer:(c)
(a)absorbsgreenlight
(b)relfectsallbutyellowandgreenlight
(c)reflectgreenlight
(d)absorbsredandyellowlight
39.
Aperiscopeworksbytheprincipleof
(a)Refraction
Answer:(b)
(b)TotalInternalreflection
(c)Diffraction
(d)Reflectionandrefraction
40.
AmixureofsolidAl2O3andFe2O3canbeseparatedbythemethodof
(a)Forthfloatation
(b)Magneticseparation
Answer:(b)
(c)Gravityseparation
(d)DissolvinginWater
41.
Ahollowcylindricalrodisfilledwithair,tomakeitaresonancecolumn.Toproduce
Answer:(b)
awaveoflength48cmtheminimumlengthofrodshouldbe
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(a)12cm
(b)24cm
(c)48cm
(d)96cm
42.
Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytocauseariseintheaveragetemperatureof
theEarthinthefuture?
Answer:(b)
(a)Atomicwarfare
(b)CO2fromfossilfuels
(c)Dustcloudsfromvolcanoes
(d)DepletionoftheEarthsOzonelayer
43.
Ahealthyfreshwaterfishisplacedinsaltwater.Theexpectedconsequenceofthis
wouldbethat
Answer:(a)
(a)thefishbecomesdehydratedanddies
(b)thefishbecomesbloatedanddies
(c)thefishsuffersfromfungalorbacterialdiseaseanddies
(d)therisnoobservableeffectonthefishprovidedthereissufficientfood
44.
Adifferenceof1degreeinlongitudeattheEquatorisequivalenttonearly
(a)101km
(b)111km
Answer:(b)
(c)121km
(d)125km
45.
Acellcycleconsistsof
Answer:(d)
(a)mitosisandmeiosis
(b)G1,theSphase,andG2
(c)Prophase,metaphase,anaphaseandtelophase
(d)Interphaseandmitosis
46.
Whichofthefollowingposesthegreatestsafetyriskwhenheatedinlaboratory?
(a)Amixtureofironandsulfur
Answer:(b)
(b)mercury(II)oxide
(c)Sodiumchloride
(d)Copper(II)sulfatehydrate
47.
Aboyhasfiveresistanceof1/5ohmeach.Themaximumresistancethatcanbe
formedwiththemis
(a)0.5ohm
Answer:(b)
(b)1ohm
(c)1/25ohm
(d)1/5ohm
48.
Abatis
(a)amammal
(b)areptile
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(c)anamphibian
(d)anavian
49.
A"clinicaldeath"takeplacewhen
Answer:(d)
(a)thereisnopulse
(b)thereisnoheartbeat
(c)pupilsarefixedanddilated,andthereisnoreactiontolight
(d)allthethreeconditionsarepresenttogether
50.
______basedInstituteofGenomicsandINtegrativeBiology,onDecember8,2009,
announcedtohavesucceededincompletelysequencingthegenomeofan
Answer:(d)
individual.
(a)Hyderabad
(b)Nasik
(c)Jaipur
(d)NewDelhi
Sr.No.
Questions
Answers
1.
Vacuolesareboundbyadefinitemembraneinplantcellscalled
Answer:(b)
(a)Plasmamembrane
(b)Tonoplast
(c)Cellwall
(d)Noneoftheabove
2.
Titanisthelargestnaturalsatelliteofplanet
(a)Mercury
Answer:(c)
(b)Venus
(c)Saturn
(d)Neptune
3.
Thermometerisrelatedtodegreeinthesamewayasclockisrelatedto
(a)Wall
(b)Tower
Answer:(c)
(c)Hour
(d)Cock
4.
Thereareringsaroundwhichofthefollowing?
Answer:(d)
(a)Uranus
(b)Mars
(c)Jupiter
(d)Saturn
5.
TherearehowmanystrainsofH&NproteinsthatcumulativelymakeuptheHN
breedoffluvirus(eg.beingthepresentlyfamousH1N1virus)
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(a)16&9respectively
(b)9&16respectively
(c)16&16respectively
(d)9&9respectively
6.
Thewonderpigmentchlorophyllispresentin
Answer:(c)
(a)Mitochondria
(b)Centrosomes
(c)Quantosomes
(d)Lysosomes
7.
Thevestigesofhindlimbsarepresentin
(a)Cobra
Answer:(d)
(b)Seasnake
(c)Krait
(d)Python
8.
Theuseofwhichofthefollowingdeviceshasgiventhemodernbiologistabetter
Answer:(b)
insightintotheinternalstructureofcells
(a)Computer
(b)Electronmicroscope
(c)Spectrophotometer
(d)Ultracentrifuge
9.
ThetwodiseasesthatmostoftenkillAIDSvictimsare
Answer:(c)
1.Kaposi'ssarcoma
2.Lymphangioma
3.Pneumocystiscariniipneumonia
4.SystemicLupuserythromatosus
(a)1and2
(b)2and3
(c)1and3
(d)3and4
10.
Thetheorywhichadvocatesthatlivingbeingscanariseonlyfromotherlivingbeings
Answer:(a)
istermed
(a)Biogenesis
(b)Abiogenesis
(c)Catastrophism
(d)Cosmozoic
11.
Thetheorythatallanimalsandplantsaremadeupofcellsandtheycouldariseonly
Answer:(b)
frompreexistingcellswaspropoundedby
(a)RobertHooke
(b)MatthiasSchleidenandTheodoreSchwann
(c)Purkinje
(d)Leuwenhoek
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Thetheoryofuseanddisusewasusedtoexplainevolutionby
(a)Lamarck
Answer:(a)
(b)Darwin
(c)DeVries
(d)Wallace
13.
ThetermsLubbandDubbrelatetowhichoneofthefollowing?
(a)Heart
Answer:(a)
(b)Eyes
(c)Teeth
(d)Lungs
14.
Theterm'epicentre'isassociatedwith
(a)Earthquakes
(b)Tornadoes
Answer:(a)
(c)Cyclones
(d)Earth'sinterior
15.
Thespeedoflightwiththeriseinthetemperatureofthemedium
Answer:(c)
(a)Increases
(b)Decreases
(c)Remainsunaltered
(d)Dropssharply
16.
ThesolenocytesofPlatyhelminthes,thenephridiumofAnnelids,andthekidneysof
Vertebratesallhaveasimilarfunctionofexcretionbydifferinorigin.Theyaresaid
Answer:(a)
tobe
(a)Analogous
(b)Homologous
(c)Adaptational
(d)Vestigeal
17.
Thesolareclipseoccurswhen
Answer:(c)
(a)thesuncomesinbetweenthemoonandtheearth
(b)theearthcomesinthebetweenthesunandthemoon
(c)themooncomesinbetweenthesunandtheearth
(d)Noneofthese
18.
Thesmallestfunctionalandstructuralunitofkidneyiscalledas
(a)Neuron
Answer:(b)
(b)Nephron
(c)Granulocyte
(d)Reticulocyte
19.
Theremovaloftopsoilbywaterorwindiscalled
(a)Soilwash
(b)Soilerosion
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(c)Soilcreep
(d)Siltingofsoil
20.
Thepoweroflensis2D.Whatisitsfocallength?
(a)2m
Answer:(d)
(b)0.5m
(c)1.0m
(d)0.5m
21.
ThePandabelongstothesamefamilyasthatof[UPSC2009(CSP)]
Answer:(a)
(a)Bear
(b)Cat
(c)Dog
(d)Rabbit
22.
TheoxideofNitrogenusedinmedicineasanaestheticis
(a)Nitrogendioxide
Answer:(d)
(b)Nitricoxide
(c)Nitrousoxide
(d)Nitrogenpentoxide
23.
Themodernsynthetictheoryoforganicevolutionisasynthesisoftheoriesproposed Answer:(c)
by
(a)LamarckandDarwin
(b)LamarckandDeVries
(c)DarwinandDeVries
(d)Noneoftheabove
24.
Themarineanimalcalleddugongwhichisvulnerabletoextinctionisa/an[UPSC
2009(CSP)]
(a)Amphibian
Answer:(d)
(b)Bonyfish
(c)Shark
(d)Mammal
25.
Theleafblightofpaddyiscausedby
(a)Bacteria
(b)Virus
Answer:(a)
(c)Nematodes
(d)Fungus
26.
TheintencityofEarthquakesismeasuredon
Answer:(a)
(a)Richterscale
(b)Secantscale
(c)Mercalliscale
(d)Beaufortscale
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Theinjectionofantitoxinisgiventoprevent
Answer:(a)
(a)Tetanus
(b)Tuberculosis
(c)Typhoid
(d)Filariasis
28.
Thehardestsubstanceavailableonearthis
Answer:(a)
(a)Platinum
(b)Diamond
(c)Quartz
(d)gold
29.
ThegeneraldirectflowofsummermonsooninIndiais________.
(a)FromSouthtoNorth
(b)FromSouthWesttoSouthEast
(c)FromSouthEasttoSouthWest
Answer:(b)
(d)FromSouthWesttoNorthEast
30.
Thegaspredominantlyresponsibleforglobalwarningis
(a)Carbondioxide
Answer:(a)
(b)Carbonmonoxide
(c)Nitrousoxide
(d)Nitrogenperoxide
31.
Thedynamoisadeviceforconverting
Answer:(b)
(a)Heatenergyintoelectricalenergy
(b)Mechanicalenergyintoelectricalenergy
(c)Magneticenergyintoelectricalenergy
(d)Noneofthese
32.
Thediseasediphtheriaaffects
(a)Lungs
(b)Intestine
(c)Throat
Answer:(c)
(d)Bodyjoints
33.
Theconceptofcarboncreditoriginatedfromwhichoneofthefollowing?
(a)EarthSummit,RiodeJaneiro
(b)KyotoProtocol
Answer:(b)
(c)MontrealProtocol
(d)G8Summit,Hciligendamm
34.
Thecellthatlacksanucleusis
Answer:(c)
(a)Flamecell
(b)Spermatozoan
(c)Redbloodcorpusclesinman
(d)Whitebloodcorpuscles
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Thebluecolouroftheclearskyisdueto
(a)Diffractionoflight
(b)Dispersionoflight
(c)Reflectionoflight
Answer:(b)
(d)Refractionoflight
36.
Theanimalwhichusessoundsasits'eyes'is
(a)Dog
(b)Cat
Answer:(d)
(c)Snake
(d)Bat
37.
Thalassaemiaisahereditarydiseaseaffecting________.
Answer:(a)
(a)Blood
(b)Lungs
(c)Heart
(d)Kidney
38.
Stemcuttingsarecommonlyusedforregrowing
(a)Cotton
(b)Banana
(c)Jute
(d)SugarCane
Answer:(d)
39.
Stainlesssteelisanexampleof
(a)Ametalliccompound
(b)Ahomogeneousmixture
Answer:(a)
(c)Aheterogeneousmixture
(d)Aninorganiccompound
40.
Spontaneousgenerationsignifyingthedevelopmentoflivingorganismsfrom
nonlivinghasbeentermed
Answer:(b)
(a)Biogenesis
(b)Abiogenesis
(c)Cosmozoic
(d)Catastrophism
41.
Spinachleavesarerichsourceof
(a)VitaminA
(b)Iron
(c)Carotene
Answer:(b)
(d)VitaminE
42.
Smallpoxiscausedby
(a)Bacteria
(b)Fungus
Answer:(c)
(c)Virus
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(d)Algae
43.
Silkisproducedby
(a)Eggofsilkworm
(b)Pupaofsilkworm
Answer:(c)
(c)Larvaofsilkworm
(d)Insectitself
44.
Selecttheonewhichisnotamixture
(a)Air
Answer:(d)
(b)Gasoline
(c)LPG
(d)Distilledwater
45.
ResearchersfromColumbiaInitiativeinSystemsBiologyrecentlydiscoveredtwo
genes,C/EPBandStat3,responsibleforthemostaggressiveformsofhuman
_______.
(a)HepatitisB
(b)AIDS
Answer:(d)
(c)BloodCancer
(d)Braincancer
46.
Regardingtheatomofachemicalelement,themagneticquantumnumberrefersto
(a)orientation
Answer:(a)
(b)shape
(c)size
(d)spin
47.
'Ratti'usedbyjewellersisobtainedfromseedofa
(a)Gymnospermousplant
(b)Angiospermousplant
(c)Algae
(d)Fungi
Answer:(b)
48.
Polytheneisindustriallypreparedbythepolymerisationof________.
(a)Methane
(b)Styrene
(c)Acetylene
Answer:(d)
(d)Ethylene
49.
Plantcellscanusuallybedistinguishedbecauseonlyplantcellspossess
(a)Cellwallsandmitochondria
Answer:(c)
(b)Golgibodiesandcentralvacuoles
(c)Cellwallsandcentralvacuoles
(d)Chromosomesandmitochondria
50.
Personswithwhichbloodgrouparecalleduniversaldonors?
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(a)AB
(b)A
(c)O
(d)B
Sr.No.
Questions
Answers
1.
Workersofpaintindustryareexposedtowhichoneofthefollowinghazards?
(a)Nickelpollution
(b)Cadmiumpollution
(c)Strontiumpollution
(d)Leadpollution
Answer:(d)
2.
Withreferencetotheworkofhumankidney,considerthefollowingstatement:
1.Afterthewasteisremoveinthekidney,theclearbloodissentbackthroughrenal
artery.
Answer:(d)
2.FromBowman'scapsule,thefilteredliquidpassesthroughtinytubeswheremuch
oftheglucloseisreabsorbedandsentbacktothebloodintherenalvein.Whichof
thefollowingis/arecorrect?
(a)Only1.
(b)Only2.
(c)Both1&2
(d)Neither1nor2
3.
Withreferencetotheevolutionoflivingorganisms,whichoneofthefollowing
sequencesiscorrect?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
Answer:(c)
(a)OctopusDolphinShark
(b)PangolinTortoiseHawk
(c)SalamanderPythonKangaroo
(d)FrogCrabPrawn
4.
Withreferencetonormalhumanbeingsconsiderthefollowingstatements:
1.InresponsetothepresenceofHCL,secretinisproducedfromtheduodenum.
2.Enterogastroneisproducedinthesmallintestineinresponsetothepresenceof
fattyacids.
Answer:(c)
Whichofthestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)Only1
(b)Only2
(c)Both1&2
(d)Neither1nor2
5.
Windsandaircurrentsdifferintheaspectthat
(a)aircurrentsblowmuchfasterthanwinds
(b)aircurrentsarealwaysmoistureladenwhilewindsareusuallydry
(c)thewindsblowonlandswhileaircurrentsblowoverseasandoceans
Answer:(d)
(d)windsarehorizontalmovementsofairwhileaircurrentsarethevertical
movementsofair
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6.
WiMAXisrelatedtowhichoneofthefollowing?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
(a)Biotechnology
(b)Spacetechnology
(c)Missiletechnology
(d)Communicationtechnology
Answer:(d)
7.
Whyisitdifficulttoseethroughfog?
(a)Raysoflightsuffertotalinternalreflectionfromthefogdroplets
(b)Raysoflightarescatteredbythefogdroplets
(c)Fogdropletsabsorblight
(d)TherefractiveindexoffogisextremelyHigh
Answer:(b)
8.
Whowasthefirstscientisttouseaninstrumentforbiologicalstudiesin1665?
(a)RobertHooke
(b)Schwann
(c)Schleiden
Answer:(a)
(d)Noneoftheabove
9.
Whoofthefollowingscientistsprovedthatthestarswithmasslessthan1.44times
themassoftheSunendupasWhiteDwarfswhentheydie?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
Answer:(b)
(a)EdwinHubble
(b)S.Chandrashekhar
(c)StephenHawking
(d)StevenWeinberg
10.
WhogavethefirstevidenceoftheBigBangtheory?
(a)EdwinHubble
(b)AlbertEinstein
(c)S.Chandrasekhar
(d)StephenHawking
Answer:(a)
11.
Whichonrthefollowingisthemosteffectivecarrierforcommunications?
(a)Cables
(b)Microwaves
Answer:(b)
(c)Opticalfibres
(d)Radiowaves
12.
Whichoneofthefollowingtypesofwavesareusedinanightvisionapparatus?
Answer:(c)
[UPSC2009(CSP)]
(a)Radiowaves
(b)Microwaves
(c)Infraredwaves
(d)Noneoftheabove
13.
WhichoneofthefollowingstatementisNOTcorrect?
(a)MilkcontainsnoneoftheBvitamins
(b)VitaminA(retinal)deficiencyleadstodryandscalyskin
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(c)Oneofthesymptomsofscurvyispaininthejoints
(d)VitaminB,(thiamine)deficiencycanleadtoheartfailure
14.
Whichoneofthefollowingplanetshaslargestnumberofnaturalsatellitesor
moons?
(a)Jupiter
Answer:(a)
(b)Mars
(c)Saturn
(d)Venus
15.
Whichoneofthefollowingisusedasanexplosive?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
Answer:(d)
(a)Phosphorustrichloride
(b)Mercuricoxide
(c)Graphite
(d)Nitroglycerine
16.
Whichoneofthefollowingisresponsibleforbluebabysyndrome?
(a)Fluoride
(b)Nitrate
(c)Arsenic
Answer:(b)
(d)Lead
17.
Whichoneofthefollowingisnotaradioactiveelement?
(a)Uranium
(b)Radium
Answer:(d)
(c)Thorium
(d)Cadmium
18.
Whichoneofthefollowingiscorrect?
Answer:(d)
Aconcretewallgenerally,
(a)onlyreflectssound
(b)onlyabsorbssound
(c)onlytransmitssound
(d)absorbsandtransmitssound
19.
Whichoneofthefollowingisconsideredastheeasilydigestiblesourceofprotein?
(a)Eggalbumin
(b)Soybean
(c)Fishflesh
Answer:(b)
(d)Redmeat
20.
Whichoneofthefollowingisawatersolublevitamin?
(a)VitaminA
Answer:(b)
(b)VitaminC
(c)VitaminD
(d)VitaminK
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Whichoneofthefollowingisaviraldiseasetransmittedtomanbythebiteorrabid
animalsparticularlydogs?
(a)Cholera
(b)Plague
Answer:(d)
(c)Malaria
(d)Rabies
22.
Whichoneofthefollowinggroupsofanimalsareprimates?
(a)GiraffesandZebras
Answer:(c)
(b)KangaroosandKoalas
(c)LemursandLorises
(d)RabbitsandHares
23.
WhichoneofthefollowingglandsproducestheGrowthHormone(Somatotropin)?
(a)Adrenal
(b)Pancreas
(c)Pituitary
(d)Thyroid
Answer:(c)
24.
Whichoneofthefollowinggasesispredominantintheatmosphere?
(a)Argon
(b)Nitrogen
(c)CarbonDioxide
Answer:(b)
(d)Oxygen
25.
Whichoneofthefollowingdiagramsshowsthedirectionanddurationofwind?
(a)Cartogram
Answer:(d)
(b)Climognim
(c)Ergograph
(d)Stardiagram
26.
Whichoneamongthefollowingkindsoforganismsresidesintherootsofpulse
Plantstodonitrogenfixation?.
(a)Bacteria
(b)Fungi
(c)Protozoa
(d)Virus
Answer:(a)
27.
Whichoneamongthefollowinghasthehighestenergy?[UPSC2009(CSP)]
(a)Bluelight
(b)Greenlight
Answer:(a)
(c)Redlight
(d)Yellowlight
28.
Whichoftheseisnotamosquitobornedisease?
Answer:(d)
(a)Denguefever
(b)Malaria
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(c)Filariasis
(d)Goitre
29.
Whichofthefollowingvitaminshelpsintheabsorptionofcalcium?
(a)VitaminA
Answer:(d)
(b)VitaminB
(c)VitaminC
(d)VitaminD
30.
WhichofthefollowingusesnonconventionalSourceofEnergy?
Answer:(c)
(a)Kerosenelamp
(b)Waxcandle
(c)Solarlantern
(d)Torch
31.
Whichofthefollowingplantdiseasesiscausedbyavirus?
(a)Asteryellows
(b)Barleyyellowdwarf
(c)Curlytopofsugarbeets
Answer:(d)
(d)Alloftheabove
.32.
Whichofthefollowingplanetsrotatesclockwise?
(a)Pluto
(b)Jupiter
Answer:(c)
(c)Venus
(d)Mercury
33.
Whichofthefollowingorderisgiventotheplantesofsolarsystemonthebasisof
Answer:(a)
theirsizes?
(a)Jupiter,Saturn,Earth,Mercury
(b)Saturn,Jupiter,Mercury,Earth
(c)Mercury,Earth,Jupiter,Saturn
(d)Earth,Mercury,Saturn,Jupiter
34.
Whichofthefollowingissuitableforgrowingcotton?
(a)Sandysoil
(b)Clayeysoil
(c)Blacksoil
Answer:(c)
(d)Alluvialsoil
35.
Whichofthefollowingisnotanaturalfibre
(a)Silk
Answer:(d)
(b)Jute
(c)Coir
(d)Rayon
36.
Whichofthefollowingisawaterbornediseases?
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(a)ViralhepatitisB
(b)Cholera
(c)Dengu
(d)Influenza
37.
Whichofthefollowinghasbeenfoundusefulinkeepingcholesterolleveldown
(a)Tulsi
(b)Serpentina
Answer:(d)
(c)Turmeric
(d)Garlic
38.
WhichofthefollowingcropsisofKharifseason?
Answer:(a)
(a)Soyabean
(b)Linseed
(c)Lentil
(d)Mustard
39.
WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtocontrolthespeedofaD.C.motor?
(a)Thermistor
(b)Thyristor
(c)Thyratron
(d)Transistor
Answer:(b)
40.
Whichacidisproducedwhenmilkgetssour?
(a)Tartaricacid
(b)Butyricacid
Answer:(c)
(c)Lacticacid
(d)Aceticacid
41.
Whentheearthwasformedithadanatmospherewith
Answer:(d)
(a)Hydrogen,OxygenandNitrogen
(b)Watervapour,HydrogenandOxygen
(c)Oxygen,CarbondioxideandNitrogen
(d)Watervapour,AmmoniaandMethane.
42.
Whenanantbitesaperson,whichirritatingchemicalit(ant)injectsintohis(person)
body?
(a)Aceticacid
(b)Citricacid
(c)Tartaricacid
Answer:(d)
(d)Formicacid
43.
When1litreofwaterfreezes,thevolumeoficeformedwillbe
(a)0.9litre
Answer:(c)
(b)1.0litre
(c)1.11litre
(d)1.5litre
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44.
Whatwouldbethebestchoiceforwindowmaterialtokeeptheoutsideheataway?
(a)Singlepaneglass
(b)Doublepaneglasswithoutagapinbetween
(c)Doublepaneglasswithwaterfilledinbetween
(d)Doublepaneglasswithairinbetween
Answer:(d)
45.
Whatisthebacterialdiseaseinlimefruits?
(a)Phytophthora
(b)Whiterust
(c)Citruscanker
Answer:(c)
(d)Smutdisease
46.
Waterboilsatalowertemperatureonthehillsbecause
(a)Itiscoldonthehills
(b)Thereislesscarbondioxideonthehills
Answer:(c)
(c)Thereisadecreaseinairpressureonthehills
(d)thereislessoxygen
47.
Washingsodaisthecommonnamefor
Answer:(c)
(a)Calciumcarbonate
(b)Calciumbicarbonate
(c)Sodiumcarbonate
(d)Sodiumbicarbonate
48.
Vitaminconcernedwithvisionis
(a)VitaminA
(b)VitaminB1
(c)VitaminB2
(d)VitaminB6
Answer:(a)
49.
Vestigealpelvicgirdleandbonesofhindlimbsarecharacteristicof
(a)Whales
(b)Dolphins
Answer:(a)
(c)Seals
(d)Sharks
50.
Vestigealorgansarethosewhichare
Answer:(c)
(a)Fullyformedandfunctional
(b)Muchreducedbutfunctional
(c)Muchreducedandfunctionless
(d)Fullyformedbutfunctionless
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1.
Thescientistwhoisknownasfatherofmodernbiologyis
(a)B.F.Skinner
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(b)Aristotle
(c)WilhelmWundt
(d)Archimedes
2.
Thescienceofweightsandmeasuresiscalled:
(a)metrology
(b)meteorology
Answer:(a)
(c)mineralogy
(d)morphology
3.
Thepointatwhichsolid,liquidandgaseousformsofasubstancecoexistiscalled
Answer:(c)
(a)sublimationpoint
(b)distillationpoint
(c)triplepoint
(d)meltingpoint
4.
Thepersonsworkingintextilefactoriessuchascarpetweaversareexposedto
whichofthefollowingoccupationaldisease?
(a)Asbestosis
(b)AsthmaandTuberculosis
(c)Silicosis
Answer:(b)
(d)Siderosis
5.
Theparachutewasusedforthefirsttimeby
(a)MaxBorn
Answer:(c)
(b)FrancisCrick
(c)J.P.Blanchard
(d)EnricoFermi
6.
Theonlyspeciesofcatthatlivesandhuntsingroupsis
(a)lion
(b)leopard
(c)jaguar
(d)cougar
Answer:(a)
7.
ThemostabundantorganicmoleculeonthesurfaceoftheEarthis:
(a)cellulose
(b)chitin
(c)DNA
Answer:(a)
(d)hemoglobin
8.
Thelawofgravitationwaspropoundedby
(a)AlfredBinet
Answer:(c)
(b)AlfredKinsey
(c)SirIsaacNewton
(d)AlexanderFleming
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ThelaunchofthefirstLIQUIDfueledrocketintheworldisattributedto:
(a)China
(b)Russia
(c)UnitedStates
Answer:(c)
(d)Germany
10.
Theinstrumentusedtomeasuretherelativehumidityofairis
(a)Hygrometer
(b)Salinometer
Answer:(a)
(c)Calorimeter
(d)Hydrometer
11.
Theinstrumentusedtomeasurethepressureofgasesisthe
Answer:(b)
(a)Barometer
(b)Monometer
(c)Psychrometer
(d)Spectrophotometer
12.
Theinstrumentusedtomeasuretheconcentrationofsaltwateristhe
(a)Galvanometer
(b)Salinometer
(c)Altimeter
(d)Hygrometer
Answer:(b)
13.
TheGermanphysicistwhofirstdemonstratedtheexistenceofRadiowaveswas
(a)ArthurEddington
(b)HenrichHertz
(c)WilliamHarvey
(d)MarcelloMalpighi
Answer:(b)
14.
Thefirstpersontoseeacellundermicroscopewas
(a)MaxvonLaue
(b)GustavKirchhoff
(c)RobertHooke
Answer:(c)
(d)HansBethe
15.
Thefastestrunningterrestrialanimalis
(a)cheetah
Answer:(a)
(b)lion
(c)man
(d)jaguar
16.
Thedensityofmilkismeasuredbya
Answer:(c)
(a)Monometer
(b)Hygrometer
(c)Lactometer
(d)Anemometer
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17.
ThecharacteristicodourofGarlicisduetowhichoneofthefollowing?
(a)Chlorinecontainingcompounds
(b)Fluorinecontainingcompounds
(c)Nitrogencontainingcompounds
(d)Sulphurcontainingcompounds
Answer:(d)
18.
Thebranchofmedicalsciencewhichisconcernedwiththestudyofdiseaseasit
affectsacommunityofpeopleiscalled
(a)epidemiology
(b)oncology
(c)paleontogy
(d)pathology
Answer:(a)
19.
Theanglebetweenthegeographicalmeridianandmagneticmeridianiscalled
(a)Angleofdip
(b)Angleofdeclination
(c)Angleofinclination
(d)Noneoftheabove
Answer:(b)
20.
Superconductivityisamaterialpropertyassociatedwith
(a)coolingasubstancewithoutaphasechange
(b)frictionlessliquidflow
(c)alossofthermalresistance
Answer:(d)
(d)alossofelectricalresistance
21.
Pollinationbybirdsiscalled
(a)autogamy
Answer:(b)
(b)ornithophily
(c)entomophily
(d)anemophily
22.
Mistiscausedby
a)Dryice
b)Iceatlowtemperature
c)Watervapoursatlowtemperature
d)Carbonmonoxideinsolidform
23.
MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowthe Answer:(d)
Lists:
ListIListII
CelestialBody)(RomanGod)
A.Mercury1.GodoftheUnderworldandDeath
B.Pluto2.GodofCommerce,EloquenceandSkill
C.Mars3.GodoftheSea
D.Neptune4.GodofWar
Code:
(a)ABCD
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3142
(b)ABCD
2413
(c)ABCD
3412
(d)ABCD
2143
24.
Inthehumanbody,Cowpersglandsformapartofwhichoneofthefollowing?
(a)Digestivesystem
Answer:(c)
(b)Endocrinesystem
(c)Reproductivesystem
(d)Nervoussystem.
25.
Innormaladulthuman,whatistherateofheartbeatperminute?
Answer:(a)
(a)7280
(b)7075
(c)8097
(d)8287
26.
Inhumanbody,whatisthenumberofcervicalvertebrae?
(a)5
(b)7
(c)8
(d)12
Answer:(b)
27.
Indaylightthehumaneyeismostsensitivetowhichcolor?
(a)Green
(b)Red
(c)Blue
(d)Orange
Answer:(a)
28.
Ifametalcanbedrawnintowiresrelativelyeasilyitiscalled
(a)malleable
(b)ductile
(c)extractive
(d)tactile
Answer:(b)
29.
Evaporationfromwatersurfacesexposedtoairisnotdependentofthe:
(a)velocityofthewind
(b)humidity
(c)temperature
(d)depthofthewater
Answer:(d)
30.
Earthquakewavestravelfastestin
(a)Soil
(b)Moltenrock
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(c)Water
(d)Flexiblerock
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1.
Yeast,usedinmakingbreadisa:
(a)plant
(b)fungus
(c)bacteria
(d)seed
Answer:(b)
2.
WhowasthemarinebiologistandauthorofSilentSpringwhowasoneofthefirst
peopletowarnofthedangersofpesticideslikeDDT?
(a)JacquesCousteau
(b)RachelCarson
(c)CharlesDarwin
Answer:(b)
(d)MarlinPerkins
3.
Whowasthefirstscientistcreditedwithpointingoutthatcertaingasescouldcause
agreenhouseeffect?
Answer:(a)
(a)JohnTyndall
(b)CharlesDarwin
(c)RogerToryPeterson
(d)StephenJayGould
4.
WhoisknownastheFatheroftheAtomicBomb?
(a)AlbertEinstein
(b)J.RobertOppenheimer
(c)GeneralLeslieGroves
(d)EdwardTeller
Answer:(b)
5.
WhoiscalledtheFatheroftheNuclearNavy?
(a)EdwardTeller
(b)RobertOppenheimer
(c)HymenRickover
(d)ChesterNimitz
Answer:(c)
6.
Whichofthefollowingseedswillnormalizebloodsugarlevel?
(a)Coriander
(b)Mustard
(c)Cumin
(d)Fenugreek
Answer:(d)
7.
Whichofthefollowingplantsisnotcapableofmanufacturingownfood?
(a)Algae
(b)Mushroom
(c)Carrot
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(d)Cabbage
8.
Whichofthefollowingnutrientsisnotastructuralcomponentoftheplant?
(a)Nitrogen
Answer:(b)
(b)Calcium
(c)Phosphorus
(d)Potassium
9.
Whichofthefollowingisprimarilycomposedofcalciumcarbonate?
(a)Fishscales
(b)Sharkteeth
(c)OysterShells
(d)Whalebones
Answer:(c)
10.
Whichofthefollowingisnotapropertyofdifferenceamplifier?
(a)Capacitorisusedinit
(b)Itisusedtocomparetwosignals
(c)Differenceamplifieryieldsmorethanthedirectcoupleampliier
(d)Frequencyofdifferenceamplifierremainsflatfromzerotohighfrequency
Answer:(a)
11.
Whichofthefollowingisarichsourceofenergy?
(a)Protein
{b)Lipid
(c)Carbohydrate
(d)Vitamin
Answer:(b)
12.
Whichofthefollowingisacellulosefiber?
(a)Cotton
(b)Wool
(c)Rayon
(d)Polyester
Answer:(a)
13.
Whichofthefollowinggasesisreleasedfromricefieldsinthemostprominent
quantities?
(a)Carbondioxide
(b)Methane
Answer:(b)
(c)Carbonmonoxide
(d)Sulphurdioxide
14.
Whichcolourofheatradiationrepresentsthehighesttemperature?
(a)Bloodred
Answer:(d)
(b)Darkcherry
(c)Salmon
(d)White
15.
Whichamongthefollowingsubstancesisusedasalubricant?
(a)Quartz
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(b)Silica
(c)Graphite
(d)Nickel
16.
Whatpowercycleisusedinjetengines?
(a)Stirling
(b)Rankine
(c)Otto
(d)Brayton
Answer:(d)
17.
WhatisthepHvalueofpurewater?
(a)1
(b)6
(c)7
(d)10
Answer:(c)
18.
WhatisJewellersrouge?
(a)Ferricoxide
(b)Ferrousoxide
(c)Ferrouscarbonate
Answer:(a)
(d)Ferriccarbonate
19.
WhatisH5N1aterm,whichwasverymuchinnewsrecently?
(a)ItisacategoryofVisaprovidedbytheUSAfORSTUDENTS.
(b)ItisthenameoftheviruswhichcauseBirdflu
Answer:(b)
(c)ItisthecodenameofIndiasspaceMission2010.
(d)ItwasthenameofthemilitaryoperationlaunchedbySriLankaagainstLTTE.
20.
WhatformofradiationmostcloselyresemblesXrays?
Answer:(c)
(a)alpha
(b)beta
(c)gamma
(d)neutron
21.
Whatdoesairbag,usedforsafetyofcardriver,contain?
(a)Sodiumbicarbonate
(b)Sodiumazide
(c)Sodiumnitrite
(d)Sodiumperoxide
Answer:(b)
22.
Waterflowsthroughahorizontalpipeataconstantvolumetricrate.
Atalocationwherethecrosssectionalareadecreases,thevelocityofthefluid:
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)staysthesame
Answer:(a)
23.
ThewordatomisfromaGreekwordmeaning:
Answer:(b)
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(a)small
(b)indivisible
(c)unseen
(d)visible
24.
Theweightofanobjectwillbeminimumwhenitisplacedat
(a)TheNorthPole
(b)TheSouthPole
Answer:(d)
(c)TheEquator
(d)ThecenteroftheEarth
25.
Theuraniumfuelusedworldwideismainlyintheformof:
(a)U3O8
Answer:(b)
(b)UO2
(c)UF6
(d)Umetal
26.
ThetimetakenbytheSuntorevolvearoundthecenterofourgalaxyis
(1)50mnyears
(2)100mnyears
(3)250mnyears
(4)365mnyears
Answer:(c)
27.
Thetheoryofrelativitywasbroughtforwardby
(a)LouisVictordeBroglie
(b)AlbertEinstein
(c)CarlLinnaeus
(d)JeanPiaget
Answer:(b)
28.
Thestudyofphenomenaatverylowtemperaturesiscalled
(a)heattransfer
(b)morphology
(c)crystallography
(d)cryogenics
Answer:(d)
29.
Thestudyofhowpeopleusetoolstoperformworkandhowpeoplephysicallyrelate
totheirworkingenvironmentiscalled
(a)engineering
(b)ergonomics
(c)agronomy
(d)physiology
Answer:(b)
30.
TheStatueofLibertyisgreenbecauseof:
(a)greenstone
(b)oxidizedbrass
Answer:(d)
(c)steelpaintedgreen
(d)oxidizedcopper
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Whoinventedthetelephone?
Answer:(c)
(a)ThomasAlvaEdison
(b)Galileo
(c)AlexanderGrahamBell
(d)G.Marconi
2.
Whoinventedtherailwayengine?
(a)CharlesBabbage
(b)IsaacNewton
(c)JamesWatt
(d)GeorgeStephenson
Answer:(d)
3.
WhoinventedRadar?
(a)HenreyBackquerel
(b)MaxPlanck
(c)RobertWatsonWatt
(d)HumphreyDavy
Answer:(c)
4.
Whoinventedpoliovaccine(oral)?
(a)AlbertSabin
(b)Burkholder
(c)LuisePasture
(d)JonasSalk
Answer:(a)
5.
Whodevelopedthesmallpoxvaccination?
(a)EduardJenner
(b)AlexanderFleming
(c)AlbertEinstein
(d)Noneofthese
Answer:(a)
6.
Whichoneofthefollowingwastobediscoveredfirstinthechromosphereofthe
sun
(a)Helium
(b)Neon
Answer:(a)
(c)Xenon
(d)Krypton
7.
Whichfamousinventorrankssecondinthenumberofpatentsregistered?
Answer:(d)
(a)ThomasAlvaEdison
(b)JamesWatt
(c)AlbertEinstein
(d)EdwinLand
8.
WhatfamousscientistandinventorparticipatedintheinventionoftheAquaLung?
(a)ThomasEdison
(b)IsaacNewton
(c)LeonardodaVinci
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(d)JacquesCousteau
9.
Vulcanisedrubberwasinventedby
(a)CharlesGoodyear
(b)WilliamStockes
(c)J.E.Lundstrom
(d)SirJosephSwann
Answer:(A)
10.
Thesystemforwritingbyblindpeoplewasinventedby
(a)LouisBraille
(b)HenryBacquerel
(c)SirJ.A.Fleming
(d)Dr.CharlesH.Townes
Answer:(a)
11.
Thesteamenginewasinventedby
(a)WilliamStockes
(b)J.E.Lundstrom
(c)SirJosephSwann
(d)JamesWatt
Answer:(D)
12.
Thesteamenginewasinventedby
(a)JamesWatt
(b)JamesPrescottJoule
(c)NewCommen
(d)IsaacNewton
Answer:(a)
13.
Therevolverwasinventedby
(a)EduardJenner
(b)AlexanderFleming
(c)AlbertEinstein
Answer:(d)
(d)SamuelColt
14.
Therefrigeratorwasinventedby
(a)J.Perkins
Answer:(a)
(b)AlexanderFleming
(c)AlbertEinstein
(d)BenjaminFranklin
15.
Thenuclearreactorwasinventedby
Answer:(a)
(a)EnricoFerni
(b)EduardJenner
(c)AlexanderFleming
(d)AlbertEinsteinTorricelli
16.
Thelawsoffloatingbodieswasdiscoveredby
(a)PierreSimondeLaplace
(b)Archimedes
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(c)EdwinHubble
(d)JosephJ.Thomson
17.
Thefourbloodgroupswerediscoveredby
(a)RichardFeynman
(b)KarlLandsteiner
(c)AlfredWegener
(d)StephenHawking
Answer:(b)
18.
Theexistenceofisotopeswasdiscoveredby
(a)EmilKraepelin
(b)TrofimLysenko
(c)FrederickSoddy
(d)FrancisGalton
Answer:(c)
19.
Theelectrocardiographwasinventedby
(a)B.F.Goodrich
(b)GottliebDaimler
Answer:(d)
(c)KarlBenz
(d)WilliamEinthoven
20.
Stethoscopewasinventedby
(a)WilliamShockley
Answer:(d)
(b)TimBernersLee
(c)ChesterCarlson
(d)WilliamStockes
21.
Spinningframewasinventedby
(a)CharlesMacintosh
(b)AntoineJosephSax
(c)SamuelMorse
(d)SirRichardArkwright
Answer:(d)
22.
Sodiumwasdiscoveredby
(a)SirHumphryDavy
(b)JamesWatson
(c)JohnBardeen
(d)JohnvonNeumann
Answer:(a)
23.
Safetymatcheswasinventedby
(a)LeviStrauss
(b)BenjaminFranklin
(c)PeterGoldmark
(d)J.E.Lundstrom
Answer:(d)
24.
Rayonwasinventedby
(a)SirJosephSwann
Answer:(a)
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(b)AdolphRickenbacker
(c)DavidBrewster
(d)ChristopherCockerell
25.
Radiumwasdiscoveredby
(a)WillardLibby
Answer:(d)
(b)EdwardTeller
(c)ErnstHaeckel
(d)MarieandPierrieCurie
26.
Radioactivitywasdiscoveredby
Answer:(c)
(a)KarlLandsteiner
(b)KonradLorenz
(c)HenryBacquerel
(d)EdwardO.Wilson
27.
Radiovalvewasinventedby
(a)SirJ.A.Fleming
(b)GeorgeEastman
(c)WilliamBurroughs
(d)MichaelFaraday
Answer:(a)
28.
Nylonwasinventedby
(a)Dr.WallaceH.Carothers
(b)AdolphRickenbacker
(c)DavidBrewster
(d)ChristopherCockerell
Answer:(a)
29.
Microscopewasinventedby
(a)AatonVanLeewenHock
(b)RobertRecorde
(c)WilliamOughtred
(d)HermannFottinger
Answer:(a)
30.
Laserwasinventedby
(a)Dr.CharlesH.Townes
(b)EdwinHubble
(c)AlbertEinstein
(d)S.Chandrasekhar
Answer:(a)
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