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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

Answer:(a)

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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

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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

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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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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

Answer:(b)

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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

Answer:(c)

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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?
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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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