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Which of the following items will be attracted to the north pole of a permanent magnet by a magnet force?

A. A piece of iron that is not a permanent magnet

B. The north pole of another permanent magnet

C. A positively charged glass rod

D. A negatively charged rubber rod

Correct Answer :

A. A piece of iron that is not a permanent magnet


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

A. Carbon

B. Hydrogen

C. Aluminium

D. Silicon

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The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium

A. Increases

B. Remains unaltered

C. Drops sharply

D. Decreases

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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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The accumulation of stress along the boundaries of lithospheric plates results in which of the following?

A. Earthquakes

B. Magnetic reversals

C. Hurricanses

D. Increased deposition of deep-sea sediments

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The smallest functional and structural unit of kidney is called as

A. Granulocyte

B. Neuron

C. Reticulocyte

D. Nephron

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Glass is made from the mixture of

A. Quartz and mica

B. Sand and salt

C. Sand and silicates

D. None of these

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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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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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The colour of Emerald is

A. Deep Green

B. Violet

C. Prussian Blue

D. Yellow

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The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an

A. Amphibian

B. Shark

C. Bony fish

D. Mammal

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The location and energy of an electron in an atom can be specified by

A. Atomic number

B. Atomic mass

C. Quantum numbers

D. None of these

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The hardest substance available on earth is

A. Platinum

B. Quartz

C. gold

D. Diamond

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The metal used in storage batteries

A. Zinc

B. Iron

C. Copper

D. Lead

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The fastest-running terrestrial animal is

A. lion

B. man

C. jaguar

D. cheetah

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The recent atomic weight scale is based on

A. 1H1

B. 1H2

C. 6C12

D. 8O16

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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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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 metallic constituents of hard water are

A. Calcium, magnesium and iron

B. Magnesium, Calcium and tin

C. Magnesium, tin and iron

D. Iron, tin and calcium

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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 major ingredient of leather is

A. Nucleic acid

B. Carbohydrate

C. Collagen

D. Polymer

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In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are held together by

A. Magnetic forces

B. Gravitational forces

C. Coulombic forces

D. Exchange forces

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Apparatus invented by Archimedes is :

A. Pulley

B. Microscope

C. Thermemoter

D. Barometer

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Brass gets discoloured in air due to the presence of which gas in air

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Hydrogen Sulphide

C. Oxygen

D. Nitrogen

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When a gas is turned into a liquid, the process is called

A. evaporation

B. condensation

C. sublimation

D. deposition

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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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Liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) consists of mainly

A. Methane, Butane and Propane

B. Methane, Ethane and Hexane

C. Ethane, Hexane and Nonane

D. Methane, Hexane and Nonane

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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