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The intencity of Earthquakes is measured on

A. Beaufort scale

B. Secant scale

C. Mercalli scale

D. Richter scale

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D. Richter scale


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The Panda belongs to the same family as that of

A. Cat

B. Bear

C. Rabbit

D. Dog

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The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is

A. Carbon

B. Hydrogen

C. Aluminium

D. Silicon

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In a certain electronic circuit the output is positive if input 1 is positive and input 2 is zero. If both inputs are positive the output is zero. This is

A. an AND circuit

B. an OR circuit

C. a high-pass filter

D. a NOR circuit

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The major ingredient of leather is

A. Nucleic acid

B. Carbohydrate

C. Collagen

D. Polymer

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Which of the following parts of the sun is easily visible only during a total solar eclipse?

A. core

B. photosphere

C. sunspots

D. corona

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The fastest-running terrestrial animal is

A. lion

B. man

C. jaguar

D. cheetah

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The chemial name of Uria is

A. Carbamide

B. Chloroetane

C. Aneurin

D. None of these

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The solar eclipse occurs when

A. the sun comes in between the moon and the earth

B. the moon comes in between the sun and the earth

C. the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon

D. None of the above

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Water has maximum density at

A. 0°C

B. -4°C

C. 100°C

D. 4°C

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According to Daltons atomic theory the smallest particle which can exist independently is

A. An atom

B. A cation

C. A molecule

D. An anion

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The oxide of Nitrogen used in medicine as anaesthetic is

A. Nitric oxide

B. Nitrogen dioxide

C. Nitrogen pentoxide

D. Nitrous oxide

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Polythene is industrially prepared by the polymerisation of

A. styrene

B. methane

C. ethylene

D. acetylene

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Apparatus invented by Archimedes is :

A. Pulley

B. Microscope

C. Thermemoter

D. Barometer

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Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically

A. A mixture of B and C

B. Silicon dioxide

C. Germenium dioxide

D. Sodium Silicate

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Which of the following is most likely to cause a rise in the average temperature of earth's atmosphere in future?

A. Atomic warfare

B. Depletion of earth's ozone layer

C. CO2 from fossil fuels

D. Dust clouds from valcanoes

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One fathom is equal to

A. 6 feet

B. 6 metres

C. 60 cms

D. 60 feet

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Cell membrane is

A. permeable

B. semipermeable

C. selectively permeable

D. impermeable

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Bromine is

A. A Black solid

B. A red liquid

C. A highly inflammable gas

D. colourless gas insoluble in water

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Which of the following elements is obtained from sea weeds ?

A. Argon

B. Vanadium

C. Iodine

D. Sulphur

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Permanent hardness of water, due to sulphates of the metal, can be destroyed by the use of

A. Sulphonates

B. Zeolites

C. Nitrates

D. None of these

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Which of the following is the lightest metal ?

A. Mercury

B. Lithium

C. Lead

D. Silver

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What is the unit for measuring the pitch or frequency of sound ?

A. Coulomb

B. Hum

C. Cycles

D. Decible

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Which of the following elements is a metal

A. S

B. Ga

C. Se

D. I

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Earth's seasons are caused by which of the following?

A. The varying amount of sunspot activity

B. The tilt of the earth's rotation relative to the ecliptic as earth revolves around the sun

C. The earth's orbit around the sun as an exlipse rather than a circle

D. The rotation of during a 24-hour day

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Pollination by birds is called

A. autogamy

B. entomophily

C. anemophily

D. ornithophily

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The removal of top soil by water or wind is called

A. Soil erosion

B. Soil wash

C. Silting of soil

D. Soil creep

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Old-written material, which cannot be read easily can be read by

A. None of these

B. Ultraviolet rays

C. Infra Red rays

D. Cosmic Rays

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Which of the following is commonly called a polyamide ?

A. Orion

B. Terylene

C. Rayon

D. Nylon

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The fastest acting enzyme in the biological kingdom is

A. amylase

B. lipase

C. carboxypeptidase

D. carbonic anhydrase

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The recent atomic weight scale is based on

A. 1H1

B. 1H2

C. 6C12

D. 8O16