01: Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?
a. Oparin
b. Haechel
c. Darwin
d. Lammarck
e. None of them
02: The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to--
a. Selman Waksman
b. John Sleeman
c. Jonas Salk
d. Alb E. Sabin
e. None of them
03: Which food stuff turns blue-black when brought in contact with iodine?
a. Unsaturated fatty acids
b. Starch
c. Proteins
d. Vitamins
e. Fat
04: Which one of the following crops requires continuous semi-aquatic condition for cultivation?
a. sugarcane
b. ground nut
c. wheat
d. rice
e. none
05: Who invented typewriter?
a. Sholes
b. Waterman
c. Shockley
d. Pascal
e. None of them
06: What are metal bearing rocks called?
a. ores
b. bitumen
c. metalloids
d. slag
e. none of these
07: Air is---
a. A Compound
b. An Alloy
c. A Mixture
d. An Element
e. None of these
08: In Y2K, K stands for--
a. Thousand
b. Century
c. Million
d. Hundred
09: Natural hot water springs occuring in New Zealand, Italy and Iceland are known as--
a. old faithfuls
b. fountains
c. geysers
d. hot bubbles
e. none
10: Who discovered Uranus?
a. Copernicus
b. Newton
c. Herschel
d. Ganleo
e. None of them
11: Which of the following is not a part of the human eye?
a. Pubil
b. Iris
c. Retina
d. Radius
e. Cornea
12: Which one of the following has the shortest wave length?
a. Alpha-ray
b. Beta-ray
c. X-ray
d. Gamma-ray
e. UV-ray
13: The length of the days and nights is equal at the--
a. south pole
b. tropic of capricorn
c. equator
d. north pole
e. none of these
14: The telephone was invented by---
a. Thomas More
b. James Watt
c. James Arkwright
d. Alexander Graham Bell
e. None of them
15: Where is the sea of Tranquility?
a. In the pacific ocean
b. In the atlantic ocean
c. On the moon
d. Near the bermuda triangle
e. None of these
Answer: c
16: One liter of water is equivalent to how many kilograms?
a. 1.25 kg
b. 0.90 kg
c. 1.5 kg
d. 1 kg
e. None
17: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by
a. Bacteria
b. Fungus
c. Virus
d. None of the above
18: SMS available in mobile phone stands for--
a. System of Marketing Service
b. System Management
c. Short Message Service
d. Support Management System
e. None of these
Answer: 1. A, 2. C, 03. B, 04. D, 05.A, 06. A, 07. C, 08. A, 09. C, 10. C, 11. D, 12. D, 13. C, 14. D, 15. C, 16. B, 17. C, 18. C