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151. The Earth's internal heat mainly comes from
A. Liquid hydrogen
B. Chemical reactions
C. Radioactive decay
D. Molecular kinetic energy
152. There are different reasons on the Earth because of
A. Rotation of the Earth
B. Revolution of the Earth
C. The Earth's axis is tilted
D. The Earth's distance from the Sun
153. On average, Air contains ___ % of water vapour.
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
154.Earth's troposphere extends from the Earth's surface to an average height of about ____ km.
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 17
155. The science of lightning is called
A. Aerology
B. Meteorology
C. Electeorology
D. Fulminology
156. Ships use _____ to find the depth of the ocean
beneath them.
A. Pictches
B. Echoes
C. Frequencies
D. None of these
157. Molecules with identical molecular formulae but with different structural formulae are called
A. Isomers
B. Isotopes
C. Atomic number
D. Mass number
158. The anode is the electrode connected to the ______ terminal of a battery.
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Neutral
D. Free
159. The unit used to measure humidity is
A. Barometer
B. Hydrometer
C. Hygrometer
D. Galvanometer
160. Laser was invented by
A. Volta
B. Sturgeon
C. Hero
D. Maiman
161. The vernier calipers is used to measure
A. Length
B. Time
C. Temperature
D. Viscority
162. Atomic clock is used to measure ____ intervals
of time.
A. Very short
B. Short
C. Very long
D. Long
163. 1 tonne = _____ kg
A. 100
B. 400
C. 1000
D. 4000
164. An instrument used to measure atmospheric
pressure is
A. Ammeter
B. Manometer
C. Galvanometer
D. Barometer
165. An instrument used to measure gas pressure is
A. Ammeter
B. Manometer
C. Galvanometer
D. Barometer
166. Which electromagnetic wave has the longest
wavelength?
A. Gamma rays
B. X-rays
C. Microwaves
D. Radio waves
167. Which electromagnetic wave has the shortest
wavelength?
A. Gamma rays
B. X-rays
C. Microwaves
D. Radio waves
168. All electromagnetic waves have the same
A. Frequency
B. Amplitude
C. Wavelength in vaccum
D. Speed in vaccum
169. The reflection of sound is called
A. Frequency
B. Vibration
C. Echo
D. Wave
170. An instrument used to measure electric current:
A. Ammeter
B. Barometer
C. Galvanometer
171. The SI unit of thermodynamic temperature is
A. Celsius
B. Fahrenheight
C. Kelvin
D. None of these
172. The shortest distance between crest to crest is:
A. Phare
B. thoughs
C. Amplitude
D. Wavelength
173. The speed of sound is fastest in
A. Solids
B. Liquids
C. Gasses
D. Vaccum
174. The speed of sound is slowest in
A. Solids
B. Liquids
C. Gasses
175. Radioactivity was discovered by
A. Henri Becquerel
B. Pierre Curie
C. Marie Curie
D. Rutherford
176. Which from the following has the greatest ionising
power?
A. Alpha particles
B. Beta particles
C. Gamma rays
D. All three has same ionising power
177. Which from the following has the greatest penetrating power?
A. Alpha particles
B. Beta particles
C. Gamma rays
D. All three have same penetrating power
178. Which from the following has the greatest speed?
A. Alpha
B. Beta
C. Gamma
D. None
179. At night
A. The land cools faster than the water in the sea
B. The water in the sea cools faster than the land
C. The land and the water in sea cools together
D. None of these
180. The chemical name of chalk is
A. Sodium nitrate
B. Zinc sulfate
C. Sulphuric acid
D. Calcium carbonate
181. The branch of science which study the
interaction between matter and radian energy is:
A. Thermochemistry
B. Polymer chemistry
C. Spectroscopy
D. Electrochemistry
182. The horizontal rows of the periodic table are:
A. Groups
B. Periods
C. Sets
D. Matrices
183. The vertical coloumns of the periodic table are:
A. Groups
B. Periods
C. Sets
D. Matrices
184. Which metallic element is liquid at room
temperature?
A. Zinc
B. Nickel
C. Lead
D. Mercury
185. Which non-metallic element is liquid at room temperature?
A. Bromine
B. Flourine
C. Chlorine
D. Phosphorous
186. Battery charger converts electrical energy into ______ energy.
A. Kinetic
B. Potential
C. Chemical
D. Nuclear
187. A loudspeaker changes ______ energy into
sound energy.
A. Chemical
B. Electrical
C. Light
D. Kinetic
188. The strongest part(s) of a magnet is/are
A. North pole
B. South pole
C. North and south pole
D. Median of north and south pole
189. Electromagnetic induction was discovered by
A. Carnot
B. Volta
C. Faraday
D. Bessel
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190. Battery was invented by
A. Carnot
B. Volta
C. Faraday
D. Bessel
191. The most abundant form of matter in the universe is
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Plasma
192. When gas is ionized, ________ forms.
A. Molecule
B. Element
C. Plasma
D. Current
193. Wind is caused by
A. Difference in atmospheric pressure
B. Difference in atmospheric temperature
C. Rotation of the Earth
D. Revolution of the Earth
194. Wind speed is measured by
A. Anemometer
B. Barometer
C. Ceilometer
D. Galvanometer
195. The fact that universe is expanding was discovered by
A. Hahn
B. Hubble
C. Rontgen
D. Rutherford
196. X-rays were discovered by
A. Hahn
B. Hubble
C. Rontgen
D. Rutherford
197. The Nobel prize in physics for the discovery of the law
of photoelectric effect was awarded to
A. Newton
B. Einstein
C. Rontgen
D. Rutherford
198. The symbol of gold is
A. Au
B. Ag
C. Fe
D. Sg
199. Plaster of Paris is produced by heating
A. Graphite
B. Gypsum
C. Zinc
D. Lead
200. Which from the following is NOT true about Helium
gas
A. Colourless
B. Odorless
C. Tasteless
D. Toxic
201. Which is the largest excretory organ of the body
A. lungs
B. skin
C. liver
D. none of these
202. The brain is enclosed in a bony case called
A. diaphragam
B. vertebral column
C. cranium
D. vertebrae
203. Which is the bone that is present in forelimb
A. radius
B. femur
C. ribs
D. sternum
204. Which one is herbivore
A. cat
B. dog
C. cow
D. lion
205. Which structure helps in transport of water in
plants
A. phloem
B. leaf
C. bark
D. xylem
206. The organisms that can make their own food are called
A. producers
B. consumers
C. secondary consumers
D. decomposers
207. Bacteria are
A. eukaryotes
B. prokaryotes
C. non-living
D. none of these
208. Bile juice is secreted by
A. pancreas
B. stomach
C. intestine
D. gall bladder
209. Which part of the blood cells provide immunity
A. RBC
B. WBC
C. platelet
D. blood plasma
210. Which structure prevent water loss in plants
A. cuticle
B. bark
C. mesophyll
D. leaf
211. DNA structure was first described by
A. Pasteur
B. Robert Koch
C. Watson and Crick
D. Carlous Linnaues
212. Pollination is best defined as
A. germination of pollen grains
B. transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
C. formation of pollen grains
D. none of these
213. Movement of cell against concentration gradient is:
A. active transport
B. osmosis
C. diffusion
D. both b and c
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214. One of the following is not a function of bones
A. support
B. production of blood cells
C. protein synthesis
D. muscle attachment
215. Plants absorb most part of water needed by them
through their
A. stem
B. root hairs
C. leaf
D. bark
216. Highly intelligent mammals are
A. rat
B. bat
C. dolphin
D. elephant
217. Process of cell division take place by
A. mitosis
B. fertilization
C. reproduction
218. Prokaryotic cell lack
A. nucleolus
B. nuclear membrane
C. both a and b
D. none of these
219. Pulses are a good source of
A. proteins
B. carbohydrates
C. vitamins
D. minerals
220. Plants that grow in dry habitat are called
A. hydrophytes
B. xerophytes
C. shrubs
D. herbs
221. Oxygen released in the process of photosynthesis comes from
A. water
B. oxygen
C. carbon dioxide
222. Phloem tissue is found in
A. liver
B. placenta
C. plants
D. none of these
223. Plant bends towards the source of light on account of the movement known as
A. geotropism
B. hydrotropism
C. chemotropism
D. phototropism
224. Animal lacks
A. starch
B. cellulose
C. protein
D. lipids
225. On which of the following plants did Gregor Mendal
perform his classical experiment
A. corn
B. mustard
C. pea
D. sunflower
226. Among the biotic components of the ecosystem,
the producer system is
A. carnivores
B. herbivores
C. plants
D. animals
227. Breeding and management of bees is known
A. agriculture
B. sericulture
C. horticulture
D. apiculture
228. Study of fossils is called
A. psychology
B. paleontology
C. biodiversity
D. haematology
229. Which is an example of fungi
A. paramecium
B. euglena
C. penicillium
D. octopus
230. The scientific name of human is
A. Homo sapiens
B. Homo habiscus
C. Oriza sativa
231. Thread like structures in fungi are called
A. mycelium
B. hyphae
C. sporangium
D. spores
232. The smallest bacteria on earth is
A. mycoplasma
B. E.coli
C. salmonella
D. clostridium
233. Vaccine for rabies was developed by
A. Robert Koch
B. Robert Brown
C. Pasteur
D. none of these
234. Malaria is caused by
A. mosquito
B. plasmodium
C. virus
D. bacteria
235. Hepatitis is inflammation of
A. stomach
B. kidney
C. lungs
D. liver
236. Penicillin is obtained from
A. soil
B. bacteria
C. fungi
D. virus
237. Which one is endoparasite
A. lice
B. ticks
C. virus
D. tape worm
238. Fructose is
A. pentose sugar
B. hexose sugar
C. heptose sugar
D. none of these
239. Peptide bond is a
A. C-N link
B. N-H link
C. C-O link
D. N-O link
240. Which is correct about enzymes
A. protein in nature
B. speed up reaction
C. denature at high temperature
D. all of these
241. Which is called power house of the cell
A. golgi complex
B. mitochondria
C. nucleus
D. endoplasmic reticulum
242. The structure that is absent in animal cell
A. cell wall
B. nulcleus
C. centriole
D. mitochondria
243. The non-protein part of enzyme is called
A. co-enzyme
B. activator
C. cofactor
D. substrate
244. Nucleic acid were first isolated by
A. Erwin Chargaff
B. Friedrich Miescher
C. Rosalind Franklin
D. none of these
245. One of the following is not pyrimidine
A. thymine
B. cytosine
C. guanine
D. uracil
246. Fructose is
A. milk sugar
B. cereal sugar
C. aldo sugar
D. keto sugar
247. Group of tissues doing a particular job
A. organ
B. system
C. organelle
D. individual
248. Members of the same species living in the same place
at the same time make
A. population
B. ecosystem
C. community
D. trophic level
249. Which one is a leukocyte
A. red blood cell
B. plasma cell
C. monocyte
D. all of these
250. Which one of the following contain
deoxygenated blood
A. pulmonary artery
B. hepatic artery
C. left atrium
251. In most plants the food is transported in form of
A. fructose
B. sucrose
C. starch
D. glucose
252. How many molecules of carbon dioxide are
formed in one Kreb's cycle
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 1
253. Which enzyme digest carbohydrates
A. lipase
B. proteases
C. amylases
D. none of these
254. The pancreas produce digestive enzymes and
release in the
A. stomach
B. esophagus
C. large intestine
D. small intestine
255. Detail study of internal organs at level of tissue with the help of microscope is called
A. histology
B. anatomy
C. physiology
D. embryology
256. The exchange of chromosal segments i.e.crossing over occurs during
A. first meiotic division
B. mitotic division
C. second meiotic division
D. none of these
257. Many bacteria in our digestive system synthesize vitamins for example vitamin
A. B1
B. B2
C. B12
D. B6
258. It is very serious disease of brain which is caused by fungi
A. ring worm
B. meningitis
C. hepatitis
D. none of these
259. They are widespread as protective coatings on fruits and leaves
A. cholesterol
B. waxes
C. chitin
D. all of these
260. They are present in the underground parts of the plants and stored food
A. leucoplast
B. chromoplast
C. chloroplast
D. stem
261. The simplest amino acid is
A. alanine
B. glycine
C. valine
D. phenylalanine
262. Accumulation of lipid molecules in brain cells lead to
A. paralysis
B. oedema
C. mental retardation
D. all of these
263. The life and activities of a cell is controlled by
A. cytoplasm
B. nucleus
C. vacuole
D. mitochondria
264. Flagella are composed of
A. micro tubules
B. micro filaments
C. intermediate filaments
265. Tobacco mosaic virus was crystallized by
A. Pasteur
B. Chamberland
C. Stanely
266. Non-enveloped naked viruses are known as
A. prions
B. bacteriophages
C. oncoviruses
D. virions
267. Gram +ve bacteria on treatment with crystal violet
dye give colour
A. red
B. green
C. purple
268. Malarial parasite is injected into man as
A. sporozoites
B. merozoites
C. zygote
D. none of these
269. The terms procariotique and eucariotique were proposed by
A. Whittaker
B. Chatton
C. Haeckel
D. Margulis and Schwartz
270. The most common type of asexual reproduction in the fungi is
A. fragmentation
B. spore production
C. budding
D. binary fission
271. Outside the thallus of Marchantia there are special structures called
A. stem tuber
B. rhizoids
C. sporangium
D. none of these
272. The vascular plants are termed as
A. tracheophytes
B. bryophytes
C. pteridophytes
D. all of these
273. In human beings influenza is caused by
A. bacteria
B. protist
C. virus
D. fungi
274. In many which phylum the body of an organisms is usually divided in there regions called head,
thorax and abdomen
A. echinodermata
B. mollusca
C. nematoda
D. Arthropoda
275. Snails belong to
A. gastropods
B. bivalves
C. arthropods
276. Amoeba moves in water with the help of locomotory organs called
A. tube feet
B. cilia
C. pseudopodia
D. flagella
277. Liver fluke is parasite in the liver of
A. cattle
B. sheep
C. goat
D. all of these
278. In all coelentrates endoderm give rise to
A. nervous system
B. digestive system
C. reproductive system
D. circulatory system
279. Higher vascular plants are also called
A. flowering plants
B. seed plants
C. ferns
D. none of these
280. The plants which produce embryo but lack vascular tissues and seeds are placed in
A. bryophytes
B. pteridophytes
C. tracheophytes
D. all of these
281. Which bone is called beauty bone in women
A. sternum
B. clavicle
C. maxilla
D. radius
282. Detachment of myosin head and actin in rigor
mortis occurs due to
A. stored ATP in body
B. hypercalcemia
C. autolysis in body
D. hyperactivity of mitochondria
283. Release of the ovum from ovary is called
A. fertilization
B. ovulation
C. implantation
D. none of these
284. The foetus is protected from the mechanical
damage by the
A. cervix
B. vagina
C. uterus
D. amniotic fluid
285. Rich source of energy in seimen is
A. glucose
B. fructose
C. lactose
D. sacrose
286. Sickle cell anemia was discovered by
A. Vernon Ingram
B. Sanger
C. Miescher
D. none of these
287. Earthworm lives in
A. sea water
B. moist soil
C. fresh water
D. none of these
288. Kangaroo has an abdominal pouch known as
A. placenta
B. guttural pouch
C. marsupial
D. all of these
289. The utilization of the products of digestion is called
A. ingestion
B. absorption
C. assimilation
D. both a and b
290. Parabronchi are present in
A. cockroach
B. frog
C. fish
D. birds
291. The respiratory problem common in smokers is
A. tuberculosis
B. emphysema
C. asthma
D. cancer
292. Water potential of pure water is
A. zero
B. one
C. negative
D. two
293. Bean shaped cells in plants are
A. mesophyll cells
B. xylem cells
C. phloem cells
D. guard cells
294. The normal pH of human blood is
A. 6.4
B. 7.0
C. 7.4
D. 7.5
295. Shrinkage of protoplast due to exosmosis of water is
A. imbibition
B. plasmolysis
C. deplasmolysis
D. adhesion
296. Artherosclerosis is a major condition leading to
A. heart attack
B. hypertension
C. stroke
D. Tumor
297. Villi and microvilli increase
A. digestion
B. assimilation
C. absorption
D. ingestion
298. Splitting of glucose relates to
A. respiration
B. photorespiration
C. glycolysis
D. pyruvic acid
299. Reptiles hibernate during
A. summer
B. winter
C. spring
D. autumn
300. Which of the following plants are called arthrophytes
A. sphenopsids
B. lycopsids
C. psilopsids
D. pteropsids
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