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1. WHICH IS THE OUTERMOST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
A. MERCURY
B. PLUTO
C. NEPTUNE
D. URANUS

2. SEVERE DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN D RESULTS IN __________.

A. SCURVY
B. RICKETS
C. NIGHT BLINDNESS
D. OSTEOMALACIA

3. MILK CONTAINS WATER

A. 70%
B. 75%
C. 80%
D. 90%

4. THE SI UNIT OF CHARGE IS __________?

A. AMPERE
B. COULOMB
C. OHM
D. VOLT

5. VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) HAVE __________ WAVELENGTHS?

A. SHORTER
B. SHORTEST
C. LONGER
D. LONGEST

6. LONG-SIGHT DEFECT COULD BE CORRECTED BY USING __________ LENS?

A. CONCAVE
B. CONVEX
C. DIVERGING
D. NONE OF THESE

7. DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN-RESULTS IN __________?

A. NIGHT BLINDNESS
B. RICKETS
C. SCURVY
D. HAIR FALL

8. FOR A FIXED MASS OF GASS AT CONSTANT TEMPERATURE, IF WE DECREASE VOLUME, THE PRESSURE
WILL _________?
A. ALSO DECREASE
B. INCREASE
C. REMAINS CONSTANT
D. NONE OF THESE
9. THE LIFESPAN OF RED BLOOD CELLS IS __________ DAYS?
A. 60
B. 120
C. 180
D. 240

10. THE DENSITY OF WATER IS __________?

A. 1 G/CM3
B. 1.5 G/CM3
C. 2 G/CM3
D. NONE OF THESE

11. RADIOACTIVITY WAS DISCOVERED BY __________?

A. KELVIN
B. THOMSON
C. RUTHERFORD
D. BACQUEREL

12. A DEVICE WHICH CONVERTS CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY IS CALLED __________?
A. MOTOR
B. GENERATOR
C. MOVING-COIL METER
D. BATTERY

13. THE SUN IS A __________?

A. STAR
B. PLANET
C. ASTEROID
D. METEOR

14. THE GAS USED IN A REFRIGERATOR TO COOL WATER IS___________?

A. NITROGEN
B. CARBON DIOXIDE
C. METHANE
D. AMMONIA

15. THE AVERAGE ADULT HAS A BLOOD VOLUME OF ABOUT __________ LITERS.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

16. THE MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THE UNIVERSE IS __________.

A. OXYGEN
B. HYDROGEN
C. CARBON DIOXIDE
D. SILICON

17. THE MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THE EARTH’S CRUST IS __________?

A. OXYGEN
 B. HYDROGEN
C. CARBON DIOXIDE
D. SILICON

18. EACH DAY HUMAN BODY BREATHE IN __________ LITERS OF AIR.

A. 5,000 TO 10,000
B. 10,000 TO 15,000
C. 15,000 TO 20,000
D. 20,000 TO 25,000

19. DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN-D RESULTS IN __________?

A. NIGHT BLINDNESS
B. RICKETS
C. SCURVY
D. HAIR FALL

20. THE SI UNIT OF ‚PRESSURE‛ IS _________.

A. PASCAL
B. JOULE
C. TESLA
D. HENRY

21. THE DENSEST SUBSTANCE ON THE EARTH IS __________.

A. PLATINUM
B. COPPER
C. STEEL
D. OSMIUM

22. A CAMERA USES A __________ TO FORM AN IMAGE.

A. CONVEX LENS
B. CONCAVE LENS
C. CONDENSER LENS
D. NONE OF THESE

23. WHICH FROM THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CONDUCTOR?

A. ALUMINIUM
B. SILICON
C. GRAPHITE
D. ALL ARE CONDUCTORS

24. CNG STANDS FOR?

A. CONVERTED NATURAL GAS
B. CONDUCED NATURAL GAS
C. CONDUCTED NATURAL GAS
D. COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS

25. WHICH FROM THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE FOR ‚SOUND‛?

A. SOUND CANNOT TRAVEL THROUGH A VACUUM
B. SOUND CANNOT TRAVEL THROUGH GASES
C. SOUND CANNOT TRAVEL THROUGH LIQUIDS
D. SOUND CANNOT TRAVEL THROUGH SOLIDS

26. WHEN WHITE LIGHT IS PASSED THROUGH A PRISM, IT SPLITS INTO __________ COLOURS.
 A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

27. 1 NANOMETER =?
A. 10-3 METER
B. 10-6 METER
C. 10-9 METER
D. 10-12 METER

28. INSTRUMENT USED FOR MEASURING VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE IS __________?

A. PYROSCOPE
B. PYROMETER
C. SEISMOGRAPH
D. XYLOMETER

29. SOUND WAVES ARE _________ WAVES.

A. TRANSVERSE
B. ELECTROMAGNETIC
C. LONGITUDINAL
D. NONE OF THESE

30. THE LIFESPAN OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS IS __________ DAY(S)?

A. 1 – 5 DAYS
B. 3 – 7 DAYS
C. 4 – 8 DAYS
D. 5 – 21 DAYS

31. THE FLUID PART OF BLOOD IS KNOWN AS __________?

A. PLASMA
B. PLATELETS
C. BLOOD CELLS
D. NONE OF THESE

32. DURING WINTER IN COLD COUNTRIES, THE __________ IS MIXED TO MELT THE ICE ON THE ICY ROADS.
A. SALT
B. CHLORINE
C. CARBON DIOXIDE
D. WATER

33. IN A VERY LOW TEMPERATURE WHICH FROM THE FOLLOWING WILL FREEZE AT LAST?
A. RIVER WATER
B. CANAL WATER
C. SEA WATER
D. WATER IN A LAKE

34. THE NEAREST PLANET TO THE EARTH IS _________?

A. VENUS
B. MERCURY
 C. MARS
D. MOON

35. THE PLANET THAT MOVES ROUND THE SUN AT THE HIGHEST SPEED IS?
A. JUPITER
B. VENUS
C. MARS
D. MERCURY

36. IN GENERAL, COMETS HAVE __________ ORBITS

A. ELLIPTICAL
B. HIGHLY ELLIPTICAL
C. CIRCULAR
D. PARABOLIC

37. GPS IS AN ABBREVIATION FOR?

A. GLOBAL POLES SYSTEM
B. GLOBAL POLYSILICONIUM STORE
C. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
D. GLOBAL POSITION STRUCTURE

38. OXIDATION IS A CHEMICAL REACTION INVOLVING THE __________?

A. GAIN OF ELECTRONS
B. LOSS OF ELECTRONS
C. GAIN OF PROTONS
D. LOSS OF PROTONS

39. AT NIGHT, PLANTS INTAKE __________ AND RELEASE __________?

A. OXYGEN – CARBON DIOXIDE
B. CARBON DIOXIDE – OXYGEN
C. OXYGEN – CARBON MONOXIDE
D. CARBON MONOXIDE – OXYGEN

40. URINE IS PRODUCED IN __________?

A. KIDNEYS
B. LUNGS
C. LARGE INTESTINE
D. LIVER

41. BLOOD IS CLEANED BY __________?

A. LUNGS
B. LIVER
C. HEART
D. KIDNEYS

42. THE POSITION OF AN ELEMENT IN THE PERIODIC TABLE IS DETERMINED BY ITS __________ NUMBER?
A. ELECTRON
B. PROTON
C. NEUTRON
D. POSITRON

43. THE SALINITY OF SEA WATER IS DETERMINED BY THE AMOUNT OF COMMON SALT (SODIUM CHLORIDE) IN
__________ OF SEA WATER.
 A. 1 GRAM
B. 10 GRAMS
C. 1 KG
D. 10 KG

44. THE PLANET WHICH IS EASILY VISIBLE FROM THE EARTH IS?
A. MERCURY
B. VENUS
C. MARS
D. JUPITER

45. THE GREAT SPOT IS ON THE PLANET __________?

A. SATURN
B. VENUS
C. MARS
D. JUPITER

46. 1 LIGHT YEAR =?

A. 9.5×106 KM
B. 9.5×109 KM
C. 9.5×1012 KM
D. 9.5×1018 KM

47. THE BODYGUARD OF THE EARTH IS __________ THAT SAVE THE EARTH FROM MANY COMETS AND
ASTEROIDS.
A. MARS
B. SATURN
C. URANUS
D. JUPITER

48. THE PLANETS VISIBLE TO US WITHOUT USING A TELESCOPE ARE __________?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

49. ACCORDING TO BIG BANG THEORY, THE UNIVERSE BEGAN ABOUT __________ BILLION YEARS AGO.
A. 10 – 20
B. 20 – 30
C. 30 – 40
D. 40 – 50

50. BIOSENSOR IS USED TO MEASURE?

A. BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL
B. THE BODY PH VALUE
C. AMOUNT OF HEMOGLOBIN
D. SALINITY IN URINE

51. EINSTEIN’S FAMOUS EQUATION WHICH STATES THAT MASS AND ENERGY ARE INTERCHANGEABLE IS?
A. E = MC2
B. E = CM2
C. M = EC2
D. M = CE2
52. THE SI UNIT OF ELECTRIC CURRENT IS?
A. COULOMB
B. AMPERE
C. VOLT
D. WATT

53. THE PRINCIPAL CONSTITUENT OF THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE EARTH IS?

A. OXYGEN
B. CARBON
C. HYDROGEN
D. NITROGEN

54. WHAT IS DRY ICE?

A. SOLID OXYGEN
B. SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE
C. SOLID HYDROGEN
D. SOLID NITROGEN

55. WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY COLORS?

A. WHITE, BLACK, BLUE
B. RED, YELLOW, BLUE
C. RED, ORANGE, BLUE
D. RED, GREEN, BLUE

56. DIGESTION OF FOOD IS COMPLETED IN THE __________?

A. SMALL INTESTINE
B. LARGE INTESTINE
C. STOMACH
D. LIVER

57. CARROT IS GOOD SOURCE OF VITAMIN _______?

A. VITAMIN A
B. VITAMIN B
C. VITAMIN C
D. VITAMIN D

58. FOR PROPER FORMATION OF TEETH, __________ IS ESSENTIAL?

A. IODINE
B. COPPER
C. FLUORINE
D. IRON

59. DEFICIENCY OF __________ CAUSES LOSS OF APPETITE AND POOR GROWTH?

A. ZINC
B. IODINE
C. COPPER
D. IRON

60. METEOROLOGY IS THE STUDY OF?

A. SEASONS
B. ATMOSPHERE
C. AIR AND SOUNDS
 D. WINDS AND CLOUDS

61. THE CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE, BY VOLUME, IS_______?

A. 0.039%
B. 3.9%
C. 13%
D. 30%

62. DIAMOND IS AN ALLOTROPIC FORM OF_______?

A. CARBON
B. HYDROGEN
C. NITROGEN
D. SILICON

63. THE SI UNIT OF HEAT IS________?

A. WATT
B. VOLT
C. JOULE
D. NEWTON

64. THE GOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN-A ARE?

A. GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES
B. SEEDS
C. FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
D. SEA FOODS

65. THE GOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN-B COMPLEX ARE?

A. GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES
B. SEEDS
C. FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
D. SEA FOODS

66. THE GOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN-C ARE________?

A. GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES
B. SEEDS
C. FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
D. SEA FOODS

67. THE GOOD SOURCES OF IODINE ARE_______?

A. GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES
B. SEEDS
C. FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
D. SEA FOODS

68. THE GAS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS ‚LAUGHING GAS‛, IS

A. CARBON DIOXIDE
B. SULFUR DIOXIDE
C. NITROUS OXIDE
D. SODIUM OXIDE

69. THE SOURCE OF OXYGEN IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS IS

 A. WATER
B. SALTS
C. MINERALS
D. GLUCOSE

70. THE INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE WIND SPEED IS?

A. ANEMOMETER
B. BAROMETER
C. HYDROMETER
D. HYGROMETER

71. THE NATURAL FATS AND OILS ARE COMPOSED OF_________?

A. CARBON, HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN
B. CARBON, HYDROGEN AND NITROGEN
C. CARBON, OXYGEN AND NITROGEN
D. HYDROGEN, OXYGEN AND NITROGEN

72. THE ENERGY VALUE OF FOOD IS MEASURED IN_______?

A. JOULE
B. CALORIES
C. TESLA
D. PROTEINS

73. WIND ENERGY IS THE __________ ENERGY.

A. POTENTIAL
B. TRANSVERSE
C. KINETIC
D. MECHANICAL

74. WHO IS CONSIDERED THE FOUNDER OF METEOROLOGY?

A. ARISTOTLE
B. PLATO
C. EINSTEIN
D. NEWTON

75. WATER COVERS __________ OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE?

A. 60%
B. 65%
C. 70%
D. 75%

76. IN GENERAL, WIND SPEED OF 105–137 CAUSED_______?

A. MINOR OR NO DAMAGE
B. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
C. SEVERE DAMAGE
D. EXTREME DAMAGE

77. ACID RAIN IS MAINLY CAUSED BY EMISSIONS OF __________ IN THE ATMOSPHERE?

A. SULFUR DIOXIDE AND POTASSIUM NITRATE
B. SULFUR AND CHARCOAL
C. NITROGEN OXIDE AND POTASSIUM NITRATE
D. SULFUR DIOXIDE AND NITROGEN OXIDE

78. ABOUT 50% OF THE EARTH’S CRUST, INCLUDING THE WATERS ON THE EARTH AND ATMOSPHERE, IS?
 A. OXYGEN
B. CABON DIOXIDE
C. SILICON
D. CLAY

79. THE FOURTH STATE OF MATTER IS?

A. WATER
B. SALTS
C. VAPOURS
D. PLASMA

80. THE DEVICE USED TO CONVERT ALTERNATE CURRENT INTO DIRECT CURRENT IS CALLED?
A. ANEMOMETER
B. BATTERY
C. GALVANOMETER
D. RECTIFIER

81. IN NIGHT, WHEN PHOTOSYNTHESIS IS STOPPED, PLANTS__________?

A. TAKE IN CARBON DIOXIDE
B. TAKE IN OXYGEN
C. GIVE OFF CARBON DIOXIDE
D. GIVE OFF OXYGEN

82. __________ ARE CALLED THE POWERHOUSES OF THE CELL?

A. MITOCHONDRIA
B. VESICLES
C. LUNGS
D. LIVER

83. ONE OF THE COUNTRIES THROUGH WHICH EQUATOR PASSES IS___________?

A. KENYA
B. MALAYSIA
C. MALTA
D. PAKISTAN

84. COPPER CAN BE CONVERTED INTO GOLD BY?

A. ARTIFICIAL RADIOACTIVITY
B. HEATING
C. ELECTROPLATING
D. CHEMICAL REACTION

85. THE THREE ELEMENTS NEEDED FOR HEALTHY GROWTH OF PLANTS ARE __________?
A. N, P, K
B. N, C, P
C. N, K,
D. N, S, P

86. CLOCKS, WHICH MOVES WITH THE VELOCITIES COMPARABLE WITH THE VELOCITY OF LIGHT, RUN?
 A. FAST
B. SLOW
C. EQUAL TO THE VELOCITY OF LIGHT
D. WITH ZERO VELOCITY

87. MAX PLANCK RECEIVED THE NOBLE PRIZE IN PHYSICS IN 1918 FOR HIS DISCOVERY OF?
A. ELECTRON
B. ENERGY QUANTA
C. PHOTON
D. POSITRON

88. BRONZE MEDAL IS MADE UP OF METALS?

A. COPPER, NICKEL
B. COPPER, TIN
C. COPPER, SILVER
D. COPPER, ZINC

89. ADDISON’S DISEASE IS CAUSED BY THE EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF?

A. ANTIDURETIC HARMONE
B. LUTEINISING HARMONE
C. MELANOPHORE STIMULATING HARMONE
D. ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC HARMONE

90. HUMMING BIRD BELONGS TO A CATEGORY CALLED?

A. ECTOTHERM
B. ENDOTHERM
C. EXOTHERM
D. HETEROTHERM.

91. RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE OF URANIUM USED IN NUCLEAR BOMB IS?

A. 92 U 235
B. 92 U 234
C. 92 U 233
D. 92 U 238

92. HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH IS GREATEST IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BECAUSE?

A. THE BIRTH RATE IS HIGH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
B. THE DEATH RATE IS HIGH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
C. MUCH OF THE POPULATION HAS ALREADY REACHED THE CHILD BEARING AGE.
D. MOST OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION LIVES IN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES.

93. WHICH WOODY RAW MATERIAL IS USED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER PULP?
 A. COTTON
B. POPLAR
C. BAGASSE
D. RICE STRAW

94. RECTIFIED SPIRIT CONTAINS ALCOHOL ABOUT?

A. 80%
B. 95%
C. 70%
D. 85%
95. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IS NOT PRESENT ABUNDANTLY IN EARTH’S CRUST?
A. SILICON
B. RADIUM
C. ALUMINUM
D. CARBON

96. THE FAMOUS BOOK; AL – QANUN WAS WRITTEN BY THE MUSLIM SCIENTIST?
A. JABAR BIN HAYYAN
B. ZAKARIYA AL – RAZI
C. ABU ALI SINA
D. ABDUL QASIM MAJREETI

97. BASIC METALS CAN BE CONVERTED INTO GOLD BY?

A. HEATING
B. BEATING
C. ARTIFICIAL NUCLEAR RADIOACTIVITY
D. CHEMICAL REACTION

98. A LIGHT YEAR IS A UNIT OF?

A. TIME
B. ENERGY
C. LENGTH
D. MASS

99. ONE OF THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE EARTH’S OZONE LAYER IS TO?
A. PREVENT GLOBAL WARMING
B. FILTER OUT ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
C. ABSORB POLLUTION
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

100. PERSON WITH FOLLOWING BLOOD GROUP ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNIVERSAL RECIPIENT?
A. A+
B. B+
C. AB+
 D. O+
E. NONE OF THESE

101. STUDY OF LIFE IN OUTER SPACE IS KNOWN AS?

A. ENDOBIOLOGY
B. EXOBIOLOGY
C. ENTEROBIOLOGY
D. NEOBIOLOGY
E. MICRO BIOLOGY

102. THE NAME OF THE COMMON MINERAL SALT PRESENT IN SWEAT IS?
A. CALCIUM OXALATE
B. POTASSIUM SULPHATE
C. SODIUM CHLORIDE
D. IRON SULPHATE
E. NONE OF THESE

103. SENSITIVE LAYER OF THE EYE IS?

A. CHORIODS
B. SCLEROTIC
C. RETINA
D. CORNEA
E. NONE OF THESE

104. LAUGHING GAS HAS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FOLLOWING TWO ELEMENTS?

A. NITROGEN + HYDROGEN
B. NITROGEN + CARBON
C. NITROGEN + OXYGEN
D. OXYGEN + CARBON
E. NONE OF THESE

105. DR. ABDUS SALAM OF PAKISTAN WAS ONE OF THE CONTRIBUTORS OF THE UNIFICATION OF __________?
A. ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE AND GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
B. ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE AND WEAK NUCLEAR FORCE
C. GRAVITATIONAL FORCE AND WEAK NUCLEAR FORCE
D. WEAK NUCLEAR FORCE AND STRONG NUCLEAR FORCE
E. NONE OF THESE

106. WHICH TRIPLET IN DNA CODES FOR VALINE?

A. CTT
B. AGU
C. CAT
D. AAT
E. NONE OF THESE
107. WHAT IS THE CHANCE OF DIABETIC BABY BORN TO PARENTS BOTH HETEROGENEOUS NORMAL?
A. ZERO
B. ¼
C. ½
D. ¾
E. NONE OF THESE

108. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PART OF DARWINISM?

A. OVER PRODUCTION
B. NATURAL SELECTION
C. INHERITANCE FOR ACQUIRED CHARACTERS
D. COMPETITION FOR SURVIVAL
E. NONE OF THESE

109. ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD BASED ON ___________?

A. DECOMPOSITION
B. RESPIRATION
C. DIGESTION
D. FERMENTATION
E. NONE OF THESE

110. WHICH FORM OF DRUG ABUSE INVOLVES MOST RISK OF INFECTION WITH THE HIV (AIDS) VIRUS?
A. CIGARETTE SMOKING
B. USING ALCHOLO
C. INJECTION OF HEROINE
D. TAKING TOO MUCH ASPIRIN
E. NONE OF THESE

111. FOUNDER OF MODERN ASTRONOMY WAS _________________?

A. ARCHIMEDES
B. WILLIAM GILBERT
C. NICOLAS COPERNICUS
D. MICHAEL FARADAY
E. NONE OF THESE

112. THE INSTRUMENT WHICH MEASURES VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE IS____________?

A. MANOMETER
B. THERMOSTAT
C. CHRONOMETER
D. PYROMETER
E. NONE OF THESE
113. THE SCIENCE WHICH DEALS WITH STUDY OF MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF PEOPLE IS?
A. ETHNOLOGY
B. MORPHOLOGY
C. ETHICS
D. GENETICS
E. NONE OF THESE

114. CHEMICAL USED TO KILL RATS AND MICE ARE?

A. INSECTICIDES
B. RODENTICIDES
C. FUNGICIDES
D. HERBICIDES
E. NONE OF THESE

115. DRY ICE IS ___________?

A. METHANE HYDRATE
B. LIQUID NITROGEN
C. SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE
D. FROZEN WATER
E. NONE OF THESE

116. CHEMICAL NAME OF VINEGAR IS _____________?

A. SODIUM NITRATE
B. DILUTE ACETIC ACID
C. CHLORIDE OF LIME
D. CALCIUM
E. NONE OF THESE

117. DEFECIENCY OF FOLLOWING VITAMIN DECREASES HEMOGLOBIN PRODUCTION?

A. BIOTIN
B. THIAMINE
C. NIACIN
D. PYRIDOXINE
E. NONE OF THESE

118. HYGROMETER IS USED FOR MEASURING THE ____________?

A. SPEED OF SOUND
B. DENSITY OF MILK
C. HUMIDITY OF AIR
D. SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF LIQUIDS
E. NONE OF THESE

119. BRONZE IS AN ALLOY OF ____________?

 A. COPPER AND ZINC
B. TIN AND ZINC
C. COPPER AND TIN
D. IRON AND ZINC
E. NONE OF THESE

120. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS MOST ELASTIC?

A. STEEL
B. RUBBER
C. GLASS
D. SPONGE
E. NONE OF THESE

121. ORBITAL PERIOD OF THE PLANET MERCURY AROUND THE SUN IS _____________?
A. 88 DAYS
B. 365 DAYS
C. 2 YEARS
D. 98 DAYS
E. NONE OF THESE

122. THE MOST SPLENDID AND THE MOST MAGNIFICENT CONSTELLATION ON THE SKY IS?
A. ORION
B. COLUMBIA
C. CANIS MAJOR
D. TAURUS
E. NONE OF THESE

123. EUGENICS IS THE STUDY OF___________________?

A. ALTERING HUMAN BEINGS BY CHANGING THEIR GENETIC COMPONENTS
B. PEOPLE OF EUROPEAN REGION
C. DIFFERENT RACES OF MANKIND
D. GENETIC OF PLANTS
E. NONE OF THESE

124. THE POSITION OF EARTH IN ITS ORBIT, WHEN IT IS AT ITS GREATEST DISTANCE FROM THE SUN CAUSING
NORTHERN SUMMER IS CALLED ___________?
A. APHELION
B. PERIHELION
C. PERIGEE
D. APOGEE
E. NONE OF THESE

125. DIAMOND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ORNAMENT. IT IS COMPOSED OF A SINGLE ELEMENT ___________?

 A. CARBON
B. GOLD
C. SILVER
D. PLATINUM
E. NONE OF THESE

126. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LAYERS MAKE RADIO TRANSMISSION POSSIBLE?

A. TROPOSPHERE
B. IONOSPHERE
C. MESOSPHERE
D. STRATOSPHERE
E. NONE OF THESE

127. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXPLAINS THE REASON WHY THERE IS NO TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN?
A. SIZE OF THE EARTH IN RELATION TO THAT OF MOON
B. ORBIT OF MOON AROUND EARTH
C. DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF EARTH AROUND SUN
D. AREA OF THE SUN COVERED BY THE MOON
E. NONE OF THESE

128. TELEVISION SIGNALS ARE CONVERTED INTO LIGHT SIGNALS BY___________?

A. OPTICAL FIBER
B. TRANSISTOR
C. DECODER
D. PHOTO DIODE
E. NONE OF THESE

129. WHERE DO MOST OF ASTEROIDS LIE?

A. IN ASTEROID BELT BETWEEN THE ORBITS OF MARS AND JUPITER
B. IN ASTEROID BELT BETWEEN THE ORBITS OF MARS AND VENUS
C. IN ASTEROID BELT BETWEEN THE ORBITS OF JUPITER AND VENUS
D. EVERYWHERE IN THE SKY
E. NONE OF THESE

130. THE NUMBER OF SPARK PLUGS NEEDED IN A DIESEL ENGINE IS__________?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 0
D. 4
E. NONE OF THESE

131. THE HALF LIFE OF A RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT IS 8-DAYS. HOW LONG IT TAKE TO REDUCE IT FROM 10 MG TO
5 MG?
 A. 4 DAYS
B. 12 DAYS
C. 16 DAYS
D. 8 DAYS
E. NONE OF THESE

132. THE TERM ‘BLUE SHIFT’ IS USED TO INDICATE?

A. DOPPLER EFFECT IN WHICH AN OBJECT APPEARS BLUER WHEN IT IS MOVING TOWARDS THE
OBSERVER OR OBSERVER IS MOVING TOWARDS THE OBJECT.
B. TURNING A STAR FROM WHITE TO BLUE
C. IN FUTURE SUN WOULD BECOME BLUE
D. BLACK HOLE WAS BLUE AT ITS START
E. NONE OF THESE

133. KILOWATT-HOUR IS A UNIT OF____________?

A. POWER
B. ELECTRIC CURRENT
C. ENERGY
D. TIME
E. NONE OF THESE

134. FUEL USED IN A FAST BREEDER REACTOR IS _____________?

A. URANIUM OXIDE
B. URANIUM PLUTONIUM CARBIDE
C. URANIUM PLUTONIUM OXIDE
D. URANIUM THORIUM OXIDE
E. NONE OF THESE

135. MONSOON IS CAUSED BY____________________?

A. SEASONAL REVERSAL OF WINDS
B. REVOLUTION OF EARTH
C. MOVEMENT OF CLOUDS
D. RISE IN TEMPERATURE
E. RAIN FORESTS

136. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS HELP IN RADIO COMMUNICATION?

A. EXOSPHERE
B. IONOSPHERE
C. TROPOSPHERE
D. STRATOSPHERE
E. OZONE LAYER

137. A MODERATOR IS USED IN NUCLEAR REACTOR IN ORDER TO?

 A. ACCELERATE THE NEUTRONS
B. SLOW DOWN THE SPEED OF THE NEUTRONS
C. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ELECTIONS
D. DECREASE THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS
E. NONE OF THESE

138. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS ARE__________?

A. POROUS
B. HARD
C. ROUGH
D. BRITTLE
E. VOLCANIC

139. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS A NON-METALLIC MINERAL?

A. MANGANESE
B. MAGNESIUM
C. GYPSUM
D. BAUXITE
E. NONE OF THESE

140. OZONE LAYER PREVENTS ______________ RADIATION FROM ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE?
A. INFRA-RED
B. ULTRAVIOLET
C. X-RAYS
D. GAMMA RAYS
E. NONE OF THESE

141. THE PHENOMENON OF AURORA BOREALIS, THE DISPLAY OF RED AND GREEN LIGHTS IN NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE IS DUE TO RADIATIONS FROM____________?
A. IONOSPHERE
B. TROPOSPHERE
C. MESOSPHERE
D. STRATOSPHERE
E. NONE OF THESE

142. YEAST IS USED IN MAKING BREAD BECAUSE IT PRODUCES____________?

A. CARBON DIOXIDE
B. SUGAR
C. BACTERIA
D. OXYGEN
E. NONE OF THESE

143. OASIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH___________?

 A. GLACIERS
B. DESERT
C. ISLANDS
D. VOLCANOES
E. FERTILE LAND

144. QUARTZ CRYSTAL IN QUARTZ WATCHES WORK ON THE PRINCIPLE CALLED?

A. PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
B. STARK EFFECT
C. THERMIONIC EFFECT
D. PIEZO-ELECTRIC EFFECT
E. NONE OF THESE

145. THE FRUITS WITHOUT SEED, LIKE BANANA, ARE CALLED_____________?

A. SEEDLESS FRUITS
B. PARTHENOGENESIS FRUITS
C. PARTHENOCARPIC FRUITS
D. PLACENTAL FRUITS
E. ORGANIC FRUITS

146. ANIMAL WHICH CAPTURES AND READILY KILLS LIVING ANIMALS FOR ITS FOOD IS CALLED___________?
A. PARASITE
B. SCAVENGER
C. PREDATOR
D. MAMMAL
E. NONE OF THESE

147. IN A RAILWAY TRACK, TWO RAILS ARE JOINED END TO END WITH A GAP TIN BETWEEN THEM BECAUSE?
A. STEEL CAN BE SAVED
B. ACCIDENTS DUE TO CONTRACTION IN WINTER CAN BE AVOIDED
C. AIR GAPS ARE NECESSARY FOR BEARING THE WEIGHT OF RUNNING TRAIN
D. ACCIDENTS DUE TO EXPANSION IN SUMMER CAN BE AVOIDED
E. ALL OF THESE

148. NAME THE FAMOUS BOOK OF IBN-SINA IN WHICH HE DISCUSSED HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE?
A. AL-QANUN
B. AL-MASUDI
C. NEW RENAISSANCE
D. TADHKIRA
E. NONE OF THESE

149. WATER IS HEATED IN A KETTLE. THE INSIDE WATER IS HEATED BY CONVECTION. A PERSON SITTING NEAR
THE FIRE RECEIVES HEAT BY ________?
 A. CONDUCTION
B. CONVECTION
C. RADIATION
D. REFLECTION
E. NONE OF THESE

150. IN WINTER AN IRON PIPE FEEL COLDER THAN A WOODEN WINDOW. THIS IS BECAUSE WOOD
IS_______?
A. CONDUCTOR
B. NON-CONDUCTOR
C. SEMI- CONDUCTOR
D. NOT A SOLID WHILE IRON IS A SOLID
E. NONE OF THESE

151. THE ECHO (REFLECTED SOUND. WILL BE DISTINCTLY HEARD ONLY AT ORDINARY TEMPERATURES IF THE
DISTANCE OF THE REFLECTING SURFACES FROM THE SOURCE OF SOUND IS AT LEAST ________?
A. 1120 FT
B. 120 FT
C. 56 FT
D. 100 FT
E. NONE OF THESE

152. IT IS POSSIBLE TO RECOGNIZE A PERSON IN THE DARK BY SIMPLY HEARING HIS UNIQUE VOICE. IT IS
BECAUSE OF THE_______?
A. PITCH
B. FREQUENCY
C. TIME PERIOD
D. QUALITY
E. NONE OF THESE

153. WHEN A RAY OF SUNLIGHT ENTERS A DARK ROOM, ITS STRAIGHT PATH BECOME VISIBLE BECAUSE OF
DUST PARTICLES HANGING IN THE AIR. IT IS BECAUSE LIGHT IS _________?
A. VISIBLE
B. TRANSPARENT
C. INVISIBLE
D. OPAQUE
E. NONE OF THESE

154. A SIX FEET TALL LADY WANTS TO SEE HER FULL IMAGE IN A PLANE MIRROR. THE MINIMUM LENGTH OF THE
MIRROR WILL BE?
A. 6 FEET
B. 12 FEET
C. 4 FEET
D. 3 FEET
E. NONE OF THESE
155. THE PRINCIPLE USED IN RADAR IS THE SAME AS THAT OF SONAR. IN RADAR WE USE RADIO WAVES;
WHEREAS IN SONAR WE USE?
A. RED WAVES
B. INFRARED WAVES
C. ULTRASONIC
D. SUPER SONIC
E. NONE OF THESE

156. IN A FISSION NUCLEAR REACTION, A HEAVY NUCLEUS BREAKS UP INTO SMALLER NUCLEI WHEREAS IN
ANOTHER NUCLEAR REACTION TWO OR MORE THAN TWO POSSIBLY NUCLEI ARE FUSED TO FORM A
HEAVY NUCLEUS THIS NUCLEAR REACTION IS CALLED?
A. CHEMICAL REACTION
B. NUCLEAR REACTION
C. FISSION NUCLEAR REACTION
D. FUSION NUCLEAR REACTION
E. NONE OF THESE

157. PARSEC IS A UNIT OF ___________?

A. ENERGY
B. TIME
C. POWER
D. DISTANCE
E. NONE OF THESE

158. GERMAN SILVER IS AN ALLOY OF___________?

A. ZN + NI
B. CU + ZN
C. CU + NI
D. CU + SN
E. NONE OF THESE

159. THE CONTINENT ANTARCTICA LIES AT THE__________?

A. NORTH POLE
B. SOUTH POLE
C. MIDDLE OF THE EARTH
D. EQUATOR
E. NONE OF THESE

160. THE TEMPERATURE OF THE DEAD BODY IS_______________?

0o
A. C
B. 37 o C
C. ROOM TEMPERATURE
D. TEMPERATURE OF THE PLACE WHERE IT IS KEPT
E. NONE OF THESE
161. LACTOMETER IS A TYPE OF HYDROMETER WHICH IS USED TO MEASURE THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF
_________?
A. HONEY
B. WATER
C. MILK
D. OLIVE OIL
E. NONE OF THESE

162. CUSEC IS A UNIT OF _________?

A. AREA
B. TIME
C. DISTANCE
D. MASS
E. NONE OF THESE

163. THE DEEPEST PLACE ON EARTH IS ____________?

A. TRENCH
B. MARIANA TRENCH
C. MANGROVE
D. GROOVE
E. NONE OF THESE

164. TWINKLING OF STARS IS CAUSED BY?

A. REFLECTION OF LIGHT
B. POLARIZATION OF LIGHT
C. REFRACTION OF LIGHT
D. INTERFERENCE OF LIGHT
E. NONE OF THESE

165. MAGNIFYING POWER OF A SIMPLE MICROSCOPE CAN BE INCREASED BY?

A. INCREASING FOCAL LENGTH OF THE LENS
B. DECREASING FOCAL LENGTH OF THE LENS
C. LENS OF LARGE APERTURE
D. LENS OF SHORT APERTURE
E. NONE OF THESE

166. A NUCLEAR REACTOR IS A DEVICE USED TO CARRY OUT CONTROLLED NUCLEAR REACTION WHEREAS GM
COUNTER IS A DEVICE USED TO DETECT?
A. CURRENT
B. VOLTAGE
C. NUCLEAR RADIATION
D. POWER
E. NONE OF THESE
167. A BODY CAN ESCAPE THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF THE EARTH IF IT IS THROWN UP WITH A VELOCITY OF?
A. 25 MILES PER SEC
B. 60 MILES PER SEC
C. 7 MILES PER SEC
D. 10 MILES PER SEC
E. NONE OF THESE

168. NIGHT VISION IS POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF ___________?

A. RED LIGHT
B. VIOLET LIGHT
C. INFRARED RAYS
D. ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT
E. NONE OF THESE

169. MYOPIA IS A DEFECT OF HUMAN EYE. IT CAN BE CORRECTED BY USING A LENS CALLED?
A. CONVEX LENS
B. CONCAVE LENS
C. CYLINDRICAL LENS
D. PLANO CONVEX LENS
E. NONE OF THESE

170. THE INSTRUMENT WHICH I SPECIALLY DESIGN FOR RECORDING EARTH QUAKE WAVE IS CALLED
SEISMOGRAPH WHICH MEASURE EARTH QUAKE WAVES ON A ____________?
A. DIATONIC SCALE
B. FAHRENHEIT SCALE
C. RICHTER SCALE
D. CELSIUS SCALE
E. NONE OF THESE

171. IN HUMANS, MOST NUTRIENT MOLECULES ARE ABSORBED BY THE?

A. SMALL INTESTINE
B. STOMACH
C. LIVER
D. LARGE INTESTINE
E. NONE OF THESE

172. COBALT IS A MATERIAL WHICH IS?

A. STRONGLY ATTRACTED BY A MAGNET
B. NOT ATTRACTED BY A MAGNET
C. NOT A MAGNET
D. WEAKLY ATTRACTED BY A MAGNET
E. NONE OF THESE
173. WHAT IS THE BODY TEMPERATURE OF A NORMAL MAN?
A. 81.1OC
B. 36.9OC
C. 98.6OC
D. 21.7OC

174. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HELPS IN CLOTTING OF BLOOD?

A. VITAMIN B1
B. VITAMIN B2
C. VITAMIN D
D. VITAMIN K

175. TOTAL VOLUME OF BLOOD IN A NORMAL ADULT HUMAN BEING IS

A. 5-6 LITERS
B. 3-4 LITERS
C. 8-10 LITERS
D. 10-12 LITERS

176. RED BLOOD CORPUSCLES ARE FORMED IN THE____________?

A. LIVER
B. BONE MARROW
C. KIDNEYS
D. HEART

177. HOW MANY BONES ARE THERE IN AN ADULT HUMAN BEING?

A. 210
B. 260
C. 206
D. 300

178. TIBIA IS A BONE FOUND IN THE ____________?

A. SKULL
B. ARM
C. LEG
D. FACE

179. THE LARGEST PART OF THE HUMAN BRAIN IS ___________?

A. MEDULLA OBLONGATA
B. CEREBELLUM
C. CEREBRUM
D. NONE OF THESE

180. WHAT IS THE MAIN COMPONENT OF BONES AND TEETH?

 A. CALCIUM CARBONATE
B. CALCIUM PHOSPHATE
C. CALCIUM SULPHATE
D. CALCIUM NITRATE

181. THE MAIN CONSTITUENT OF HEMOGLOBIN IS___________?

A. CHLORINE
B. IRON
C. CALCIUM
D. NONE OF THESE

182. THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE KIDNEY IS ____________?

A. TO CONTROL BLOOD PRESSURE
B. TO CONTROL BODY TEMPERATURE
C. TO REMOVE WASTE PRODUCT FROM THE BODY
D. TO HELP IN DIGESTION OF FOOD

183. THE FUNCTION OF HEMOGLOBIN IS____________?

A. TRANSPORTATION OF OXYGEN
B. DESTRUCTION OF BACTERIA
C. PREVENTION OF ANEMIA
D. UTILIZATION OF ENERGY

184. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GLANDS SECRETE TEARS?

A. LACHRYMAL
B. PITUITARY
C. THYROID
D. PANCREAS

185. WHICH IS THE LARGEST GLAND IN THE HUMAN BODY?

A. THYROID
B. LIVER
C. PANCREAS
D. NONE OF THESE

186. WHICH IS THE LARGEST ORGAN IN THE HUMAN BODY?

A. LIVER
B. HEART
C. SKIN
D. KIDNEY

187. A PERSON OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BLOOD GROUPS IS CALLED A UNIVERSAL DONOR?
 A. O
B. AB
C. A
D. B

188. WHICH GLAND IN THE HUMAN BODY IS CALLED THE MASTER GLAND?
A. PANCREAS
B. THYROID
C. PITUITARY
D. SPLEEN

189. HOW MANY BONES ARE THERE IN A NEWLY BORN INFANT?

A. 206
B. 230
C. 280
D. 300

190. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE MAXIMUM CALORIFIC VALUE?

A. CARBOHYDRATES
B. FATS
C. PROTEINS
D. VITAMINS

191. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING VITAMINS PROMOTE HEALTHY FUNCTIONING OF EYES IN HUMAN BEINGS?
A. VITAMIN B
B. VITAMIN C
C. VITAMIN A
D. VITAMIN D

192. THE AVERAGE HEARTBEAT PER MINUTE IN A NORMAL MAN IS _________?

A. 50
B. 70
C. 80
D. 100

193. A PERSON WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BLOOD GROUPS CAN RECEIVE BLOOD OF ANY GROUP?
A. A
B. AB
C. B
D. O

194. MALARIA IS A DISEASE WHICH EFFECTS THE____________?

 A. HEART
B. LUNGS
C. SPLEEN
D. KIDNEYS

195. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DISEASES IS CAUSED BY VIRUS?

A. SMALL POX
B. TUBERCULOSIS
C. MALARIA
D. CHOLERA

196. MEDULLA OBLONGATA IS A PART OF HUMAN ___________?

A. HEART
B. BRAIN
C. LIVER
D. SEX ORGAN

197. MYOPIA IS A DISEASE CONNECTED WITH_________?

A. EARS
B. EYES
C. LUNGS
D. BRAIN

198. LEUKEMIA IS A DISEASE OF THE___________?

A. LUNGS
B. BLOOD
C. SKIN
D. NERVES

199. SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS CAN BE CORRECTED BY USING ___________?

A. CONVEX LENS
B. CONCAVE LENS
C. CONVEX-CONCAVE LENS
D. CONCAVE-CONVEX LENS

200. TRACHOMA IS A DISEASE OF THE___________?

A. LIVER
B. EYES
C. LUNGS
D. KIDNEYS

201. ECG IS USED FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ALIMENTS OF?

 A. BRAIN
B. HEART
C. KIDNEYS
D. LUNGS

202. DIALYSIS IS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF__________?

A. KIDNEY FAILURE
B. HEART WEAKNESS
C. BRAIN DISEASES
D. NONE OF THESE

203. THE MOST IMPORTANT STIMULANT IN TEA LEAVES IS?

A. BRUCINE
B. CAFFEINE
C. PHENYLALANINE
D. THEINE

204. DOLLY IS THE NAME OF THE?

A. FIRST CLONED SHEEP
B. FIRST CLONED MONKEY
C. FIRST TEST-TUBE BABY
D. FIRST HUMAN FOSSIL

205. WHICH PART OF THE CAMERA IS ANALOGUE TO THE RETINA IN THE HUMAN EYE?
A. LENS
B. FILM
C. APERTURE
D. SHUTTER

206. WHEN A PERSON ENTERS A DARK ROOM FROM BRIGHT LIGHT HE IS NOT ABLE TO SEE CLEARLY FOR A
LITTLE WHILE BECAUSE THE?
A. EYE IS UNABLE TO ADJUST ITSELF IMMEDIATELY
B. RETINA BECOMES INSENSITIVE MOMENTARILY
C. IRIS IS UNABLE TO DILATE THE PUPIL IMMEDIATELY
D. DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LENS AND RETINA TAKE TIME TO ADJUST

207. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE ADULT PULSE RATE?

A. 140-150
B. 115-125
C. 72-80
D. 60

208. THE BEAUTIFUL COLOR PATTERNS EXHIBITED BY A PEACOCK IN ITS TAIL FEATHERS ARE DUE TO?
 A. SELECTIVE ABSORPTION OF LIGHT
B. SELECTIVE RE ECTION OF LIGHT
C. SINTERFERENCE OF LIGHT
D. NATURAL COLOUR PATTERN OF FEATHERS

209. A LAKE STARTS FREEZING BECAUSE OF THE COLD ATMOSPHERE. IT WILL FIRST FREEZE
A. AT THE BOTTOM
B. LN THE MIDDLE PAN
C. AT THE TOP SURFACE
D. UNIFORMLY THROUGHOUT THE WATER BODY

210. THE SUN APPEARS RED AT SUNRISE AND SUNSET WHILE IT APPEARS WHITE AT NOON, BECAUSE
A. OF REFRACTION
B. IT IS COOLER AT SUNRISE AND AT SUNSET
C. OF DIFFRACTION LEADING TO RED END OF THE SPECTRUM REACHING THE EARTH.
D. OF SCATTERING OF LIGHT DUE TO DUST PARTICLES AND AIR MOLECULES.

211. AN ASTRONAUT INSIDE A SPACECRAFT IS IN A STATE OF WEIGHTLESSNESS. THIS IMPLIES THAT?

A. THE MASS OF THE ASTRONAUT IS REDUCED TO ZERO
B. GRAVITY INSIDE THE SPACECRAFT CEASES TO ACT
C. THE ASTRONAUT IS OUTSIDE THE INFLUENCE OF THE EARTH’S GRAVITATIONAL FORCE
D. THE ASTRONAUT AND THE SPACECRAFT ARE BOTH IN A FREE-FAILING STATE

212. AN ICEBERG IS FLOATING IN SEA. HOW MUCH OF ITS MASS WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE SURFACE OF WATER?
A. ONE TENTH
B. ONE FIFTH
C. ONE FOURTH
D. ONE THIRD

213. MOST OF THE OZONE IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS CONCENTRATED IN THE _____________?

A. MESOSPHERE
B. TROPOSPHERE
C. STRATOSPHERE
D. IONOSPHERE

214. THE COW’S MILK CONTAINS HOW MUCH AMOUNT OF WATER IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE?
A. 60%
B. 65%
C. 72%
D. 80%

215. T.V. TRANSMISSION CANNOT COVER A VERY LARGE AREA BECAUSE

 A. THE STRENGTH OF T.V. WAVES IS VERY LIMITED
B. PICTURE CANNOT BE TRANSMITTED CLEARLY AFTER A SPECIFIC DISTANCE
C. THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH IS SPHERICAL
D. THE AIR IS NOT A GOOD CONDUCTOR OF LIGHT AND SOUND/WAVES

216. THE GREEN HOUSE EFFECT IS CAUSED BY AN EXCESS OF?

A. CARBON DIOXIDE
B. CARBON MONOXIDE
C. CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

217. BATS CAN ALSO FLY IN DARK BECAUSE THEY ARE CAPABLE OF TAKING THE HELP OF _________?
A. ULTRAVIOLET WAVES
B. ULTRASONIC WAVES
C. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
D. SPECIAL RETINA

218. WHAT IS ‘STEALTH TECHNOLOGY‘?

A. A DEVICE WHICH WHEN ATTACHED TO AN AIRCRAFT MAKES IT INVISIBLE ON THE RADAR
B. A COATING WHICH REDUCES THE VISIBILITY OF AN AIRCRAFT ON RADAR
C. A TECHNOLOGY BY WHICH IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE AIRCRAFT’S TO SPY IN THE ENEMY AIR-SPACE
D. A TECHNOLOGY BY USING WHICH PARATROOPERS CAN BE DROPPED STEALTHILY BEHIND THE ENEMY
COLUMNS.

219. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE FEATHERS IN BIRDS IS TO _________?

A. PROVIDE INSULATION FOR PRESERVING BODY HEAT
B. PROVIDE STRIKING SURFACE TO THE WINGS FOR FLYING
C. MAKE THE BODY SURFACE WATERPROOF
D. IMPART COLORATION FOR SPECIES AS WELL AS SEX RECOGNITION

220. THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IS ________?

A. CONCAVE
B. PLANE
C. CONVEX
D. BICONCAVE

221. LEAD BALL FALLS THROUGH WATER MORE SLOWLY THAN THROUGH AIR BECAUSE __________?
A. THE VALUE OF ‘G’ IS LESS IN WATER
B. DENSITY OF AIR IS LESS THAN THAT OF WATER
C. OF THE VISCOUS FORCE IN WATER
D. OF THE SURFACE TENSION OF WATER
222. A FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETER INDICATES A TEMPERATURE OF 14°F. ITS CORRESPONDING READING ON
THE CELSIUS SCALE WILL BE _________?
A. – 2O°C
B. – 10°C
C. + 10°C
D. + 20°C

223. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SETS OF COLOR COMBINATIONS IS ADDED IN COLOR VISION IN TV’?
A. RED, GREEN AND BLUE
B. ORANGE, BACK AND VIOLET
C. WHITE. RED AND YELLOW
D. YELLOW, GREEN AND BLUE

224. A TRAIN GOES PAST A RAILWAY STATION AT A HIGH SPEED. A YOUNG BOY STANDING ON THE EDGE OF
THE PLATFORM IS LIKELY TO __________?
A. REMAIN UNAFFECTED
B. FALL AWAY FROM THE TRAIN
C. FALL TOWARDS THE TRAIN
D. FALL AWAY FROM OR TOWARDS THE TRAIN DEPENDING UPON THE SPEED

225. WATER IS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COOLANT FOR A CAR ENGINE BECAUSE _________?
A. WATER IS GOOD CONDUCTOR OF HEAT
B. WATER HAS VERY HIGH SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY
C. WATER BOILS AT A COMPARATIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURE
D. EVAPORATION OF WATER PRODUCES LOT OF COOLING

226. SCALDING WITH STEAM IS MORE SEVERE THAN SCALDING BY BOILING WATER BECAUSE_______?
A. STEAM CAN PENETRATE THE SKIN
B. STEAM IS AT A HIGHER TEMPERATURE
C. STEAM CONTAINS MORE ENERGY THAN BOILING WATER
D. STEAM IS AT A HIGHER PRESSURE

227. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CORROSION OF IRON PIPES THEY ARE OFTEN COATED WITH A LAYER OF
ZINC. THIS PROCESS IS TERMED AS____________?
A. ELECTROPLATING
B. ANNEALING
C. GALVANIZATION
D. VULCANIZATION

228. THE CRACKING SOUND HEARD WHEN DRY HAIR IS COMBED WITH A HARD RUBBER COMB IS DUE
TO_________?
A. THE HAIR BARGING AGAINST THE CHARGED COMB
B. SMALL ELECTRIC SPARKS
C. THE RUBBING OF THE COMB WITH THE HAIR
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
229. DETERGENTS DISSOLVED IN WATER HELP IN CLEANING CLOTHES BY_________?
A. INCREASING THE TEMPERATURE OF WATER
B. REACTING CHEMICALLY WITH DIRT
C. REDUCING THE SURFACE TENSION OF WATER
D. DISSOLVING DIRT

230. THE ABSORPTION OF INK BY BLOTTING PAPER INVOLVES__________?

A. VISCOSITY OF INK
B. CAPILLARY ACTION PHENOMENON
C. DIFFUSION OF INK THROUGH THE BLOTTING
D. SIPHON ACTION

231. MATERIALS FOR RAIN-PROOF COATS AND TENTS OWE THEIR WATER PROOF PROPERTIES TO________?
A. SURFACE TENSION
B. VISCOSITY
C. SPECIFIC GRAVITY
D. ELASTICITY

232. A SATELLITE MOVING ROUND THE EARTH WITH A UNIFORM SPEED HAS____________?
A. AN ACCELERATED MOTION
B. NO ACCELERATION AT ALL
C. UNIFORM ACCELERATION
D. UNEVEN ACCELERATION

233. FOR BEING ABLE TO SEE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PICTURES WE HAVE TO USE_________?

A. A BINOCULAR
B. A CAMERA
C. AN EPIDIASCOPE
D. A STEREOSCOPE

234. WATER HAS MAXIMUM DENSITY AT____________?

A. 0°C
B. 4°C
C. 4° K
D. 4.8°C

235. THE THEORY OF EXPANDING UNIVERSE WAS FIRST PROPOUNDED BY____________?

A. EINSTEIN
B. NEWTON
C. GAHLEO
D. HUBBLE
236. AN INSTRUMENT TO DETECT THE PURITY OF MILK IS____________?
A. LACTOMETER
B. HYGROMETER
C. MANOMETER
D. SONOMETER

237. COULOMB IS THE SCIENTIFIC UNIT TO MEASURE?

A. VELOCITY
B. TEMPERATURE
C. MASS
D. NONE OF THESE

238. WHO PROPOSED THIS CONCEPT ‚ALL MOTION IS RELATIVE‛?

A. ALBERT EINSTEIN
B. JOHN KEPLER
C. GALILEO GALILIE
D. NONE

239. THE FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION OF FAMOUS MUSLIM SCIENTIST ABU USMAN ALJAHIZ WAS?
A. BOTANY
B. ZOOLOGY
C. ASTRONOMY
D. NONE

240. ALBATROS IS__________?

A. A SEA BIRD
B. A BEETLE
C. A FRUIT
D. NONE

241. THE SUNLIGHT CAN REACH A DEPTH OF___________METERS IN THE OCEAN

A. 80
B. 100
C. 120
D. NONE

242. THE BIGGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS___________?

A. VENUS
B. PLUTO
C. JUPITER
D. NONE

243. THE BIGGEST SPECIES OF THE CAT FAMILY IS___________?

 A. TIGER
B. LION
C. LEOPARD
D. NONE

244. WHICH GROUP OF ANIMALS HAS HETEROGAMETIC FEMALES?

A. DOMESTIC FOWL
B. EARTHWORM
C. RABBIT
D. NONE

245. THE DOMINANT PHASE OF LIFE CYCLE IN THESE ORGANISM IS HAPLOID?

A. MOSSES
B. BACTERIA
C. PROTOZOA
D. NONE

246. THE ATMOSPHERE OF MOON CONSISTS OF______________?

A. 90% HYDROGEN, 10% NITROGEN
B. 80%NITROGEN, 20% HYDROGEN
C. 60% NITROGEN, 40%INERT GASES
D. NONE

247. THE CHEMICAL NAME OF QUARTZ IS:

A. SILICON DIOXIDE
B. STANNOUS OXIDE
C. ALUMINIUM OXIDE
D. NONE

248. WHICH MONTH OF CALENDAR YEAR CAN LACK A NEW MOON?

A. DECEMBER
B. FEBRUARY
C. MAY
D. NONE

249. DEUTERIUM DIFFERS FROM HYDROGEN IN HAVING:

A. DIFFERENT ATOMIC NUMBER BUT SAME ATOMIC WEIGHT
B. DIFFERENT ATOMIC NUMBER AND DIFFERENT ATOMIC WEIGHT
C. SAME ATOMIC NUMBER AND DIFFERENT ATOMIC WEIGHT
D. NONE

250. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS A WATER SOLUBLE VITAMIN?

 A. VITAMIN A
B. VITAMIN D
C. VITAMIN K
D. NONE

251. EQUATOR PASSES THROUGH ONE OF THESE COUNTRIES___________?

A. SAUDI ARABIA
B. ITALY
C. JAPAN
D. NONE

252. ANTI DIURETIC HORMONE IS SECRETED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GLANDS?

A. PITUITARY
B. PANCREAS
C. THYROID
D. NONE

253. BASHA DAM IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED ON___________?

A. RIVER SUTLAJ
B. RIVER JHELUM
C. RIVER CHENAB
D. NONE (ON INDUS RIVER IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN)

254. UV LIGHT FALLS IN THE CATEGORY OF___________?

A. IONIZING RADIATIONS
B. NON IONIZING RADIATION
C. VISIBLE LIGHT
D. NONE

255. THE EARTH’S ___________ IS DIVIDED INTO 15 MAJOR PLATES OF VARIOUS SIZES
A. MESOSPHERE
B. STRATOSPHERE
C. LITHOSPHERE
D. NONE

256. ONE OF THESE SCIENTISTS FORMULATED BASIC LAWS OF GEOMETRY?

A. PYTHAGORUS
B. ARCHIMEDES
C. ARISTOTLE
D. NONE

257. PHOSPHORUS IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES:

 A. AMINO ACIDS
B. NUCLEIC ACIDS
C. CARBOHYDRATES
D. NONE

258. HE WAS THE FIRST SCIENTIST TO PROVE THAT PLANTS MOVE AROUND THE SUN?
A. ARCHIMEDES
B. GALILEO GALILEI
C. JOHN KEPLER
D. NONE

259. ATOM IS MADE UP OF____________DIFFERENT KINDS OF SUBATOMIC PARTICLES:

A. THREE
B. TWO
C. FOUR
D. NONE

260. THE ALPHA PARTICLES ARE COMPACT CLUSTERS OF______________?

A. ELECTRON AND PROTON
B. TWO PROTONS AND TWO NEUTRONS
C. THREE PROTONS AND THREE NEUTRONS
D. NONE

261. THE BETA PARTICLES ARE FAST MOVING___________?

A. PROTONS
B. ELECTRONS
C. NEUTRONS
D. NONE

262. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES PRODUCES MAXIMUM ENERGY FROM ATOMIC REACTORS?
A. FRANCE (80% FROM ITS NUCLEAR REACTORS)
B. USA
C. UK
D. NONE

263. THE UNIT TO MEASURE THE QUANTITY OF OZONE IN ATMOSPHERE IS?

A. DOBSON
B. DALTON
C. COULOMB
D. NONE

264. THE SEVERITY OF 2005 EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN ON RICHTER SCALE WAS?

 A. 6.9
B. 7.6
C. 7.1
D. NONE

265. GEIGER-MULLER COUNTER IS USED TO DETECT__________?

A. PROTONS
B. NEUTRONS
C. PHOTONS
D. NONE

266. VACUUM TUBES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY__________?

A. CONDUCTORS
B. DIODES
C. TRANSISTORS
D. NONE OF THESE

267. IT IS A SECONDARY PLANT NUTRIENT?

A. NITROGEN
B. PHOSPHORUS
C. SULPHUR
D. NONE

268. AN AREA OF MICROBIOLOGY THAT IS CONCERNED WITH THE OCCURENCE OF DISEASE IN HUMAN
POPULATION IS?
A. IMMUNOLOGY
B. PARACITOLOGY
C. EPIDEMIOLOGY
D. NONE

269. THE NUMBER OF ELECTRONS OF A NEUTRAL ATOM IS AUTOMATICALLY KNOWN IF ONE KNOWS THE?
A. ATOMIC NUMBER
B. ATOMIC WEIGHT
C. NUMBER OF ORBITALS
D. NONE

270. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN ENZYME?

A. CHEMOTRYPSIN
B. SECRETIN
C. PEPSIN
D. NONE

271. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A TYPE OF O+ BABY TO HAVE A TYPE OF____________MOTHER:

 A. AB-
B. O-
C. O+
D. NONE

272. SERUM IF BLOOD PLASMA MINUS IT’S?

A. CALCIUM IONS
B. CLOTTING PROTEINS
C. GLOBULINS
D. NONE

273. THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM INNERVATES ALL OF THESE EXCEPT?

A. CARDIAC MUSCLES
B. SKELETAL MUSCLES
C. SMOOTH MUSCLES
D. NONE

274. THE DAMAGE TO THE_________NERVE COULD RESULT IN THE DEFECT OF THE EYE MOVEMENT:
A. OPTIC
B. TRIGEMINAL
C. ABDUCENS
D. NONE

275. WHICH OF THESE IS NOT A REGION OF THE SPINAL CORD?

A. THORACIC
B. PELVIC
C. LUMBAR
D. NONE

276. THE SHAPE OF THE EXTERNAL EAR IS DUE TO____________?

A. ELASTIC CARTILAGE
B. FIBROCARTILAGE
C. ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
D. NONE

277. WHEN A PATIENT’S IMMUNE SYSTEM BECOMES REACTIVE TO A DRUG, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF?
A. SUPER INFECTION
B. DRUG RESISTANCE
C. ALLERGY
D. NONE

278. WHAT IS THE SMALLEST UNIT OF HEREDITY?

 A. CHROMOSOMES
B. GENE
C. NUCLEOTIDES
D. NONE

279. THE APPROXIMATE INTENSITY LEVEL OF THE SOUND WHICH CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE EAR DRUM IS?
A. 20 DB
B. 60 DB
C. 100 DB
D. 160 DB

280. FUSE WIRE IS MADE OF_____________?

A. 63% TIN AND 37% LEAD
B. 63% LEAD AND 37% TIN
C. 63% TIN AND 37% ALUMINUM
D. 63% LEAD AND 37% ALUMINUM

281. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MAIN CULPRIT IN THE THINNING OF OZONE LAYER IN THE EARTH’S
STRATOSPHERE?
A. CARBON DIOXIDE
B. CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
C. NITROGEN OXIDES
D. METHANE

282. STEERING OF A CAR INVOLVES?

A. A SINGLE FORCE
B. TWO FORCES ACTING IN THE SAME DIRECTION
C. TWO FORCES ACTING ALONG DIFFERENT LINES AND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
D. A PAIR OF FORCES ACTING ALONG THE SAME LINE AND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION

283. THE PROPERTY BY VIRTUE OF WHICH METALS CAN BE BEATEN INTO THIN SHEETS IS KNOWN AS?
A. DUCTILITY
B. MALLEABILITY
C. CONDUCTIVITY
D. DENSITY

284. THE SKY APPEARS BLUE BECAUSE THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE __________?
A. SCATTERS BLUE LIGHT
B. REFLECTS BLUE LIGHT
C. TRANSMITS BLUE LIGHT
D. HAS ACTUAL BLUE COVER
285. A TIGHT-ROPE WALKER CARRIES A LONG POLE WHICH HE HOLDS ACROSS HIS BODY. THE PURPOSE OF
THIS POLE IS TO__________?
A. PROP HIM UP IF HE FALLS
B. SPREAD OUT HIS WEIGHT AND REDUCE THE PRESSURE ON THE ROPE
C. ADD EXTRA WEIGHT TO KEEP THE ROPE TIGHTLY STRETCHED
D. TO KEEP THE CENTER OF GRAVITY ALWAYS ABOVE VERTICALLY ABOVE THE ROPE

286. WHEN WATER IS FILLED IN A BOTTLE AND IS ALLOWED TO FREEZE, THE BOTTLE BREAKS BECAUSE
A. WATER EXPANDS ON FREEZING
B. BOTTLE CONTRACTS AT FREEZING POINT
C. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THE BOTTLE IS LESS THAN THAT INSIDE THE BOTTLE.
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

287. PEOPLE LIVING IN HIGH ALTITUDES (LIKE MOUNTAINS) USUALLY HAVE A _________?
A. SMALLER NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS
B. LARGER NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS
C. SMALLER NUMBER OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS
D. LARGER NUMBER OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS

288. COPPER IS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF___________?

A. BRICK KILNS
B. CHILDREN TOYS
C. KITCHEN UTILITIES
D. ELECTRIC WIRES

289. THE BLUE COLOUR OF CLEAR SKY IS DUE TO_______________?

A. REFLECTION OF LIGHT
B. REFRACTION OF LIGHT
C. DIFFRACTION OF LIGHT
D. DISPERSION OF LIGHT

290. A DEVICE THAT CONVERTS MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRIC ENERGY IS CALLED_______?
A. MOTOR.
B. TRANSFORMER.
C. COIL.
D. GENERATOR.

291. _________ IS ANYTHING THAT TAKES UP SPACE AND HAS MASS.

A. MATTER
B. GRAVITY
C. ENERGY
D. PLASMA
292. ALL MATTER IS MADE OF ___________?
A. AIR
B. WATER
C. VIBRATIONS
D. ATOMS

293. WHAT ARE CONSIDERED THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER?

A. MOLECULES
B. PROTONS
C. ELEMENTS
D. ATOMS

294. WHAT ARE THE THREE SUBATOMIC PARTICLES OF AN ATOM?

A. PROTONS, NEUTRONS & ELECTRONS
B. PROTONS, NUCLEUS & ELECTRONS
C. PROTONS, NUCLEUS & ELEMENTS.
D. ELEMENTS,NUCLEUS & PROTONS

295. THE PROTONS AND NEUTRONS ARE FOUND IN THE CENTER OF THE ATOM, WHICH IS CALLED THE
_________OF THE ATOM?
A. NUCLEUS
B. HEADQUARTERS
C. HUB
D. NONE OF THESE

296. _____________ ARE POSITIVELY (+) CHARGED PARTICLES?

A. NEUTRONS
B. ELECTRONS
C. PROTONS
D. NONE OF THESE

297. ___________ARE NEGATIVELY (-) CHARGED PARTICLES OF AN ATOM?

A. PROTONS
B. NEUTRONS
C. ELECTRONS
D. NONE OF THESE

298. ____________ HAVE NO CHARGE?

A. NEUTRONS
B. PROTONS
C. ELECTRONS
D. NONE OF THESE
299. ELEMENTS ARE MADE OF _________?
A. ATOMS
B. MOLECULES
C. H2O
D. COMPOUNDS

300. SI UNIT OF TIME IS_________?

A. SECOND
B. KILO GRAM
C. METER
D. VOLT

301. THE SPEED OF LIGHT IS __________?

A. 280,000 KM/S
B. 300,000 KM/S
C. 320,000 KM/S
D. NONE OF THESE

302. THE SOUL OF CHEMISTRY IS DEALING WITH___________?

A. INTERNAL STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN MATTER
B. COMPOSITION OF MATTER
C. PROPERTIES OF MATTER
D. COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER

303. WHICH ONE IS THE MOST COMMON DISEASE?

A. DENTAL
B. LEPROSY
C. HEADACHE
D. MIGRAINE

304. ORANGE BELONGS TO THE FAMILY

A. MALVACEAE
B. ROTACEAE
C. RUTACEAE
D. COMPOSITE

305. VERTEBRAL COLUMN IN HUMAN BEINGS CONSISTS OF HOW MANY VERTEBRAE?

A. 5
B. 10
C. 12
D. 33

306. 2017 NOBEL PRIZE CURRENTLY AWARDED IN PHYSICS IS FOR_________________?

 A. FAR OBSERVATION OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
B. FAR OBSERVATION OF GRAVITATIONAL WEIGHT
C. FIRST OBSERVATION OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
D. FAR OBJECTIVITY OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES

307. DIESEL ENGINE WAS DISCOVERED BY___________?

A. PAUL MULLER
B. FARADAY
C. WALDEYER
D. RUDOLF DIESEL

308. ELECTRON WAS DISCOVERED BY?

A. MICHAEL FARADAY
B. JAMES MAXWELL
C. YURI GAGARIN
D. J.J THOMSON

309. WHICH PLANET IS MUCH BRIGHTER IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

A. EARTH
B. VENUS
C. MERCURY
D. JUPITER

310. THE MAIN FUNCTION OF KIDNEY IS____________?

A. TO CONTROL BLOOD PRESSURE
B. TO CONTROL BODY TEMPERATURE
C. TO REMOVE WASTE FROM BLOOD
D. TO HELP IN DIGESTION OF BADY

311. THE ENERGY STORED IN A DAM IS___________?

A. KINETIC ENERGY
B. ELECTRICAL ENERGY
C. POTENTIAL ENERGY
D. NONE OF THESE

312. MOON LIGHT REACHES TO EARTH IN___________SECONDS?

A. 0.3 SECONDS
B. 1.3 SECONDS
C. 2.3 SECONDS
D. 3.3 SECONDS

313. WHO DEVELOPED THE TELEGRAPH CODE?

 A. ANDRE AMPERE
B. SAMUEL MORSE
C. JOSEPH HENRY
D. JEAN FOURIER

314. HOW MANY NUMBERS OF CHROMOSOMES IN PEA PLANT?

A. 12
B. 14
C. 46
D. 48

315. WHICH OF THESE PLANTS OPEN ITS MOUTH WHEN AN INSECT SITS ON ITS LID?
A. SUNFLOWER
B. PITCHER PLANT
C. BRASSICA PLANT
D. NONE OF THESE

316. THE SPEED OF SOUND IN AIR AT SEA LEVEL IS APPROXIMATELY____________?

A. 300 METER PER SECOND
B. 320 METER PER SECOND
C. 340 METERS PER SECOND
D. 370 METER PER SECOND

317. WHO INVENTED THE SAFETY PIN?

A. CHARLES GOODBYE
B. STEWARD HARSHONE
C. WALTER HUNT
D. A.ROSE

318. ENTOMOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF___________?

A. WORMS
B. INSECTS
C. ANIMALS
D. ALL OF THESE

319. HOW MANY BONES IN OUR BODY?

A. 102
B. 306
C. 206
D. 204

320. SOUND CANNOT TRAVEL THROUGH __________

 A. SOLID
B. LIQUID
C. GASES
D. VACCUM

321. THE DISTANCE OF MERCURY FROM SUN IS__________?

A. 56 MILLION KMs
B. 57.9 MILLION KMs
C. 58.9 MILLION KMs
D. 59.1 MILLION KMs

322. THE STUDY OF GLANDS IS CALLED?

A. CARDIOLOGY
B. NONE OF THESE
C. ENDOCRINOLOGY
D. ENTOMOLOGY

323. THE REPETITION OF PROPERTY AFTER A CERTAIN INTERVAL CALLED ___________?

A. ELECTRON EFINITY
B. ATOMIC RADIUS
C. PERIODICITY OF PROPERTY
D. NONE OF THESE

324. REFLEX ACTIONS IN HEAD REGION ARE UNDER THE CONTROL OF___________?
A. BRAIN
B. SPINAL CORD
C. BOTH A & B
D. NON OF THE ABOVE

325. SHORT-SIGHT DEFECT COULD BE CORRECTED BY A _____________ LENS?

A. CONCAVE LENS
B. CONVEX LENS
C. CONVERGING LENS
D. NONE OF THESE

326. DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN B1 IS CAUSES__________?

A. RICKETS
B. BONE INFECTION
C. BERIBERI
D. MYOPIA

327. THE INNER MOST PART OF THE EARTH IS__________?

 A. CRUST
B. MENTAL
C. CORE
D. NONE OF THESE

328. THE OZONE LAYER IS AT HEIGHT OF________KILOMETERS FROM THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH?
A. 10 TO 20
B. 20 TO 30
C. 30 TO 40
D. 40 TO 50

329. A LITTLE INHALATION IS DONE THROUGH________?

A. CIGARETTES
B. PIPES AND CIGARS
C. BOTH A AND B OFFER LITTLE INHALATION
D. BOTH OFFER EXTREME INHALATION

330. THE HUMAN BRAIN USES__________ PERCENT OF THE TOTAL OXYGEN AND BLOOD IN THE BODY?
A. 20
B. 12
C. 35
D. 48

331. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLANETS HAVE THE LONGEST DAY?

A. JUPITER
B. MERCURY
C. EARTH
D. VENUS

332. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLANETS IS KNOWN AS ‚MORNING STAR‛?

A. MERCURY
B. VENUS
C. MARS
D. SATURN

333. AT WHAT ANGLE ABOVE THE HORIZON MUST THE SUN BE TO CREATE A RAINBOW?
A. 90 DEGREES
B. 60 DEGREES
C. 40 DEGREES
D. 65 DEGREES

334. THE STUDY OF CANCER IS CALLED_____________?

A. ZOOLOGY
B. ECOLOGY
 C. GENOMIC
D. ONCOLOGY

335. SUNLIGHT IS A GREAT SOURCE OF ____________?

A. VITAMIN C
B. VITAMIN D
C. VITAMIN E
D. VITAMIN K

336. WHAT IS THE BREATHING RATE OF HUMAN BEING BODY?

A. 15-11 MINUTES
B. 16-20 MINUTES
C. 25-26 MINUTES
D. 32-35 MINUTES

337. HOW MANY TEETH ARE THERE IN HUMAN MOUTH?

A. 30
B. 33
C. 32
D. 31

338. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF THE VARIOUS LAYERS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE FROM THE EARTH’S SURFACE?
A. IONOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE
B. MESOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE, IONOSPHERE, TROPOSPHERE
C. TROPOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE, IONOSPHERE
D. TROPOSPHERE, IONOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE

339. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CELLS ARE COLOURLESS?

A. RED BLOOD CELLS
B. WHITE BLOOD CELLS
C. MONOCYTES
D. PLATELETS

340. THE LONGEST BONE IN HUMAN BODY IS___________?

A. ULNA
B. TIBIA
C. FEMUR
D. HUMERUS

341. THE SHORTEST (SMALLEST) BONE IN HUMAN BODY IS___________?

A. STAPES
B. TIBIA
 C. FEMUR
D. HUMERUS

342. SODIUM CARBONATE IS PRODUCED BY____________?

A. HABER PROCESS
B. AMONIA SOLVAY PROCESS
C. DECONS PROCESS
D. LEAD CHAMBER PROCESS

343. THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF TEETH IS CALLED____________?

A. ODONTOLOGY
B. ORNITHOLOGY
C. ORTHOEPY
D. PEDAGOGY

344. BLOOD WHICH HEART PUMPS TO LUNGS IS__________?

A. DEOXYGENATED BLOOD
B. LYMPH FLUID
C. ATRIA BLOOD
D. OXYGENATED BLOOD

345. CURRENT STAGE OF STAR ‘SUN’ IS___________?

A. WHITE DWARF
B. RED GIANT
C. YELLOW DWARF
D. ORANGE DWARF

346. IF THE LENGTH OF A HEATER COIL IS REDUCED BY 10% OF ITS ORIGINAL LENGTH, THEN POWER
CONSUMED BY HEATER WILL?
A. INCREASE OVER 10%
B. DECREASE BY 10%
C. DECREASE BY 0.5%
D. INCREASE BY 0.5%

347. SUNLIGHT IS COMPOSED OF___________?

A. THREE COLOURS
B. SIX COLOURS
C. SEVEN COLOURS
D. EIGHT COLOURS

348. WHICH IS LEAST CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY AMONG THE FOLLOWING?

A. WOOD
B. COPPER
 C. IRON
D. WATER

349. WHAT DOES TCM STAND FOR IN MEDICAL TERMS?

A. TECHNO CIRCUIT MODULE
B. TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
C. TETRA CARBON MONO OXIDE
D. TELE COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT

350. WHICH GAS IS USED IN THE PREPARATION OF SOFT DRINKS?

A. OXYGEN
B. CARBON DIOXIDE
C. NITROGEN
D. HALOGEN

351. ______________ IS USED FOR MEASURING VELOCITY?

A. SPEEDOMETER
B. ANEMOMETER
C. ODOMETER
D. HYGROMETER

352. IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BANASPATI GHEE THE GAS USED IS __________?

A. HELIUM
B. HYDROGEN
C. OXYGEN
D. NITROGEN

353. THE CHEMICAL NAME OF LAUGHING GAS IS___________?

A. NITRIC OXIDE
B. NITROGEN DIOXIDE
C. NITROGEN PENTOXIDE
D. NITROUS OXIDE

354. WOOD IS THE MAIN RAW MATERIAL FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ____________?
A. PAINT
B. GUN POWDER
C. PAPER
D. INK

355. THE PANCREAS SECRETS___________?

A. INSULIN
B. VITAMIN A
 C. BILE JUICE
D. NONE OF THESE

356. THE COMMON REFRIGERANT USED IN DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR IS_____________?

A. NEON
B. SPIRIT
C. FREON/AMMONIA
D. METHANE

357. A GLASS CHIMNEY STOPS AN OIL LAMP FROM SMOKING BECAUSE:

A. IT INCREASES THE SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO THE FLAME BY CONVECTION
B. THE HEAT PRODUCED ENSURES COMPLETE
C. BOTH TO THESE
D. NEITHER OF THESE

358. MOST DRUGS ARE EXCRETED THROUGH_____________?

A. KIDNEY
B. SKIN
C. GALLBLADDER
D. LUNGS

359. INSULIN DRUG WAS DISCOVERED BY____________?

A. CHARLES HERBERT BEST
B. PROF JOHN JAMES RICKARD MACLEOD
C. SIR FREDERICK GRANT BANTING
D. LEONARD THOMPSON

360. WHEN OUR SUN REACHES THE END OF ITS RED GIANT PHASE, IT WILL TURN INTO A___________?
A. SUPERNOVA
B. WHITE DWARF
C. BLACK HOLE
D. NEUTRON STAR

361. WHAT SUB-CLASS OF NEUTRON STAR IS KNOWN FOR ITS EXTREMELY HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD?
A. MAGNETAR
B. QUASAR
C. MAGNETO
D. MAGNETTA

362. A PULSAR IS A RAPIDLY SPINNING NEUTRON STAR WHICH EMITS:

A. A BLINDING LIGHT WHEN IT ALIGNS WITH THE PLANETS
B. RADIO WAVES DETECTABLE FROM EARTH
 C. A GRAVITATIONAL PULL WHICH ATTRACTS HIGH ENERGY DUST PARTICLES
D. ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER ITSELF INDEFINITELY

363. IN A TYPICAL H-R DIAGRAM, STARS ARE GRAPHED BY THESE TWO CHARACTERISTICS:
A. TEMPERATURE AND LUMINOSITY
B. LUMINOSITY AND DISTANCE
C. DISTANCE AND TEMPERATURE
D. SIZE AND DISTANCE

364. YOU HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW CELESTIAL BODY. IT HAS A THICK ATMOSPHERE AND IT PRODUCES
POWERFUL COSMIC WINDS AND, WHEN OBSERVED, THE CLOUDS OBSCURE THE BODY. YOU HAVE
DETERMINED IT IS THIS TYPE OF STAR.
A. WOLF-RAYET STAR
B. RED SUPERGIANT
C. STELLAR STORM
D. PULSAR

365. WHEN A STAR BECOMES A SINGULARITY AND HAS ZERO VOLUME AND INFINITE DENSITY, IT IS
CALLED_______________?
A. WHITE DWARF
B. BLUE GIANT
C. WOLF-RAYNET STAR
D. BLACK HOLE

366. PSR J0108-1431 IS THE CLOSEST KNOWN ______________ TO EARTH?

A. BLACK HOLE
B. RED GIANT
C. QUASAR
D. PULSAR

367. PARTICLE CLOUDS FROM WHERE STARS ARE FORMED ARE KNOWN AS____________?
A. STELLAR NURSERIES
B. STAR CLOUDS
C. EVENT HORIZONS
D. SINGULARITIES

368. THIS IN-BETWEEN PHASE OF STELLAR NURSERIES AND STAR FORMATION IN STELLAR EVOLUTION IS WHEN
THE GATHERED DUST IS STILL CONDENSING TO FORM A STAR.
A. ALPHA STAGE
B. STELLAR GENESIS
C. PROTOSTAR
D. STAR OF ADAM

369. ANTARES IS OF THE LARGEST KNOWN ___________?

 A. QUASARS STAR
B. PULSARS STAR
C. WHITE DWARFS STAR
D. RED SUPER-GIANTS STAR

370. THE SUN IS MADE UP OF 99.9% OF ________________ AND ______________?

A. OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN
B. HYDROGEN AND SULFUR
C. CARBON AND SILICON
D. HYDROGEN AND HELIUM

371. THE BIG DIPPER IS PART OF WHICH CONSTELLATION?

A. URSA MAJOR
B. URSA MINOR
C. THE GREAT BEAR
D. A. AND C. ABOVE

372. WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE TWO STARS IN THE BIG DIPPER USED TO LOCATE POLARIS?
A. THE NORTH SEEKERS
B. THE POINTER STARS
C. THE POINTER SISTERS
D. NONE OF THESE

373. WHAT CAUSES THE MOON’S PHASES?

A. THE SUN LIGHTS UP ONLY ONE HALF OF THE MOON AND AS THE MOON ORBITS THE EARTH WE
CAN SOMETIMES SEE THE UNLIT SIDE OF THE MOON.
B. THE SUN LIGHTS UP ONLY ONE HALF OF THE MOON AND AS THE SUN ORBITS THE EARTH WE CAN
SOMETIMES SEE THE UNLIT SIDE OF THE MOON.
C. THE EARTH’S SHADOW FALLS ON THE MOON, BLOCKING THE SUNLIGHT.
D. THE MOON’S SHADOW FALLS ON THE EARTH, BLOCKING THE SUNLIGHT.

374. THE LARGE DARK PATCHES ON THE MOON’S SURFACE ARE KNOWN AS___________?
A. DARK MATTER
B. MARIA, OR SEAS, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO WATER ON THE MOON
C. MARIA, OR SEAS, BECAUSE THEY ARE FILLED WITH WATER
D. MOON SPOTS

375. WHICH ONE IS THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE NIGHT SKY?

A. BETELGEUSE
B. SIRIUS
C. RIGEL
D. POLARIS
376. ORANGES ARE RICH SOURCE OF____________?
A. CARBOHYDRATES
B. FATS
C. PROTEINS
D. VITAMINS

377. THE SI STANDARD OF TIME IS BASED ON_____________?

A. THE DAILY ROTATION OF THE EARTH
B. THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHT EMITTED BY KR86
C. THE YEARLY REVOLUTION OF THE EARTH ABOUT THE SUN
D. A PRECISION PENDULUM CLOCK
E. NONE OF THESE

378. DURING A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE THE RATE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS___________?

A. INCREASE
B. DECREASE
C. REMAIN CONSTANT
D. NONE OF THEM

379. WATER IS A UNIVERSAL SOLVENT FOR WHAT REACTIONS?

A. CHEMICAL
B. BIOCHEMICAL
C. PHYSICAL
D. NUCLEAR

380. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CLOSEST TO A YARD IN LENGTH?

A. 0.01M
B. 0.1M
C. 1M
D. 10M
E. 100M

381. THE SI BASE UNIT FOR MASS IS_____________?

A. GRAM
B. POUND
C. KILOGRAM
D. OUNCE

382. THE AVERAGE SPEED OF A MOVING OBJECT DURING A GIVEN INTERVAL OF TIME IS ALWAYS:
A. THE MAGNITUDE OF ITS AVERAGE VELOCITY OVER THE INTERVAL
B. THE DISTANCE COVERED DURING THE TIME INTERVAL DIVIDED BY THE TIME INTERVAL
C. ONE-HALF ITS SPEED AT THE END OF THE INTERVAL
D. IT’S ACCELERATION MULTIPLIED BY THE TIME INTERVAL
E. ONE-HALF ITS ACCELERATION MULTIPLIED BY THE TIME INTERVAL
383. TWO AUTOMOBILES ARE 150 KILOMETERS APART AND TRAVELING TOWARD EACH OTHER. ONE
AUTOMOBILE IS MOVING AT 60KM/H AND THE OTHER IS MOVING AT 40KM/H MPH. IN HOW MANY HOURS
WILL THEY MEET?
A. 2.5
B. 2.0
C. 1.75
D. 1.5
E. 1.25

384. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE INCORRECT EXCEPT:

A. PRECISION AND ACCURACY SHOULD GO SIDE BY SIDE IN A SCIENTIFIC WORK
B. SCIENTIFIC WORK MUST BE PRECISE, ACCURACY IS NOT ESSENTIAL
C. SCIENTIFIC WORK MUST BE ACCURATE, PRECISION IS NOT ESSENTIAL
D. CALCULATIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE ANY EXPERIMENT

385. AN ATOM IS_____________?

A. SMALLEST INDIVISIBLE PARTICLE IN AN ELEMENT
B. SMALLEST PARTICLE OF AN ELEMENT WHICH CAN UNDERGO A CHEMICAL REACTION
C. BUILDING BLOCK OF AN ELEMENT
D. ALWAYS SMALLER THAN MOLECULE

386. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A SUBSTANCE?

A. SEA WATER
B. BRASS
C. TAPE WATER
D. GRAPHITE
E. SAND

387. SOME SUBSTANCES ARE GOOD CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY IN BOTH THE SOLID AND LIQUID STATES.
THESE SUBSTANCES ARE GENERALLY______________?
A. IONIC SUBSTANCES
B. METALLIC SUBSTANCES
C. MOLECULAR SOLIDS
D. COVALENT NETWORK SOLIDS

388. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES ARE CRYSTALLINE EXCEPT_____________?

A. ICE
B. DIAMOND
C. SUCROSE
D. PLASTIC

389. HONEY CONTAIN GLUCOSE AND FRUCTOSE ALONG WITH SOME OTHER INGREDIENTS, IT HAS GREATER
VISCOSITY DUE TO____________?
A. HYDROGEN BONDING
B. IRREGULAR SHAPE OF THE MOLECULES
 C. IRREGULAR SHAPE OF THE MOLECULES AND STRONG INTER-MOLECULAR FORCES
D. GREATER MOLECULAR SIZE

390. RATE OF EVAPORATION OF PETROL IS GREATER THAN THAT OF WATER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
BECAUSE:
A. PETROL MOLECULES DO NOT HAVE ANY HYDROGEN BOND
B. PETROL IS AN ORGANIC COMPOUND
C. WATER MOLECULES HAVE SMALL SIZE
D. PETROL MOLECULES HAVE GREATER SIZE

391. THE INCREASING VAPOR PRESSURE CAUSED BY HEATING A LIQUID IS DUE TO___________?
A. INCREASE INTER-MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
B. INCREASING POTENTIAL ENERGY OF MOLECULES
C. INCREASING KINETIC ENERGY OF MOLECULES
D. DECREASING SURFACE TENSION

392. COVALENT NETWORK CRYSTALS HAVE_____________?

A. HIGHER MELTING POINT THEN MOLECULAR CRYSTALS
B. LOWER MELTING POINT THEN MOLECULAR CRYSTALS
C. DISCRETE MOLECULES LINKED BY VAN DER WAALS FORCES
D. HYDROGEN BONDING

393. COLOR OF THE GLOW PRODUCED IN THE DISCHARGE TUBE:

A. DEPENDS ON THE PRESSURE IN THE DISCHARGE TUBE
B. DEPENDS ON THE METAL USED AS CATHODE
C. DEPENDS ON THE GAS USED IN THE DISCHARGE TUBE
D. DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE NATURE OF THE GAS USED IN THE DISCHARGE TUBE

394. NUCLEAR RADIATION IS EMITTED BY THOSE ELEMENTS WHOSE:

A. MOLECULES ARE STABLE
B. MOLECULES ARE UNSTABLE
C. NUCLEI ARE STABLE
D. NUCLEI ARE UNSTABLE

395. SECOND IONIZATION ENERGY:

A. IS ALWAYS LESS THAN FIRST IONIZATION ENERGY
B. IS ALWAYS GREATER THAN FIRST IONIZATION ENERGY
C. IS EQUAL TO THE FIRST IONIZATION ENERGY
D. MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THE FIRST IONIZATION ENERGY DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE
ELEMENT

396. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATIONS EXCEPT__________?

 A. RED LIGHT
B. SOUND WAVES
C. X-RAYS
D. PHOTON

397. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS THE HIGHEST ENERGY?

A. GAMMA RAYS
B. X-RAYS
C. ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION
D. RADIO WAVES

398. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS THE LARGEST WAVELENGTH?

A. VISIBLE LIGHT
B. X-RAYS
C. INFRARED LIGHT
D. ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION

399. SELECT THE ARRANGEMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WHICH STARTS WITH THE LOWEST
ENERGY AND INCREASES TO GREATEST ENERGY?
A. RADIO, VISIBLE, INFRARED, ULTRAVIOLET, X-RAY, GAMMA RAY
B. RADIO, INFRARED, VISIBLE, X-RAY, GAMMA RAY, ULTRAVIOLET
C. VISIBLE, RADIO, INFRARED, ULTRAVIOLET, X-RAY, GAMMA RAY
D. RADIO, INFRARED, VISIBLE, ULTRAVIOLET, X-RAY, GAMMA RAY

400. ‚EACH ELECTRON IN AN ATOM MUST HAVE ITS OWN UNIQUE SET OF QUANTUM NUMBERS‛ IS A
STATEMENT OF_______________?
A. AUFBAU PRINCIPLE
B. PAULI EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE
C. HUND’S RULE
D. PERIODIC LAW

401. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE CONCENTRATION OF A SOLUTION DOES NOT
DEPEND ON TEMPERATURE. IT IS__________?
A. MOLARITY
B. MOLALITY
C. NORMALITY
D. FORMALITY

402. A SUBSTANCE WHICH INCREASES THE EFFICIENCY OF A CATALYST IS TERMED AS:

A. PROMOTER
B. ACTIVATOR
C. RETARDER
D. SUPER CATALYST
403. THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY REQUIRED BY THE CHILDREN OF AGE BETWEEN ONE TO THREE YEARS
IS___________?
A. 300 K CALORIES
B. 600 K CALORIES
C. 900 K CALORIES
D. 1200 K CALORIES

404. ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION OF 1 KWH, A 100 WATT BULB CONSUMES ONE UNIT OF ELECTRICITY
IN____________?
A. 1 HOURS
B. 5 HOURS
C. 10 HOURS
D. 15 HOURS

405. IN EYE DONATION, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF DONOR’S EYE IS UTILIZED?
A. IRIS
B. LENS
C. CORNEA
D. RETINA

406. THE ‘STONE’ FORMED IN HUMAN KIDNEY CONSIST MOSTLY OF_____________?

A. CALCIUM OXALATE
B. SODIUM ACETATE
C. MAGNESIUM SULPHATE
D. CALCIUM

407. APPROXIMATELY, HOW MANY TIMES EACH DAY DO OUR HEART VALVES OPEN AND CLOSE NORMALLY?
A. 10,000
B. 1,00,000
C. 1,50,000
D. 2,00,000

408. QUANTITY OF FRESH AIR REQUIRED FOR A MAN IS 1000 CUBIC FEET OF AIR FOR EVERY____________?
A. 5 MINUTES
B. 10 MINUTES
C. 15 MINUTES
D. 20 MINUTES

409. WHAT KIND OF WEATHERING TAKES PLACE ON THE VALLEY SIDE ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GLACIER?
A. PLUCKING
B. ABRASION
C. CHEMICAL WEATHERING
D. FROST SHATTERING
410. RAINFALL RELATED TO MOUNTAINS IS:
A. OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL
B. NORMAL RAINFALL
C. MONSOON RAINS
D. CYCLONIC RAINFALL

411. WHAT IS MEANT BY ‚EQUINOX‛?

A. THE LONGEST DAY
B. THE SHORTEST DAY
C. THE SUN-MONTH LONG DAY
D. EQUAL DURATION OF DAY AND NIGHT

412. THE DISTANCE OF LONGITUDE REPRESENTS HOW MANY MINUTES DIFFERENCE IN TIME?
A. 10 MINUTES
B. 4 MINUTES
C. 15 MINUTES
D. 1 MINUTE

413. THE SEASON CHANGES BECAUSE OF THE ____________?

A. MOON IS REVOLVING ROUND THE EARTH
B. EARTH IS REVOLVING ROUND ITS AXIS
C. EARTH IS REVOLVING ROUND THE SUN
D. PLANET MARS IS ATTRACTING THE SUN

414. THE LARGEST LATITUDE CIRCLE ON EARTH IS ________?

A. ARCTIC CIRCLE
B. TROPIC OF CANCER
C. TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
D. THE EQUATOR

415. THE OLDEST BARRAGE ON THE RIVER INDUS AT SUKKUR WAS BUILT IN_____?
A. 1932
B. 1940
C. 1930
D. 1928

416. AFTERNOON RAINS IN THE EQUATORIAL REGION ARE THE RESULT OF INFLUENCES _______?
A. LAND BREEZE
B. MONSOON
C. FRONTAL
D. CONVECTIONAL

417. WHEN A WARM AIR IS LIFTED OFF THE SURFACE IN TEMPERATURE DEPRESSION IT IS CALLED ________?
 A. AN OCCLUSION
B. A COLD FRONT
C. AN ANTICYCLONE
D. A WARM FRONT

418. WATER VAPOUR TURNS INTO CLOUDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE WHEN:

A. IT RAINS
B. THE TEMPERATURE RISE
C. DEW POINT IS REACHED
D. EVAPORATION TAKES PLACE

419. WEATHER DESCRIBES THE CONDITION OF ______ AT ANY ONE TIME.

A. THE EARTH
B. THE LAND SURFACE
C. THE ATMOSPHERE
D. THE IONOSPHERE

420. THE STEVENSON SCREEN CONTAINS ALL OF THESE EXCEPT:

A. WET BULB THERMOMETER
B. MAXIMUM THERMOMETER
C. ORDINARY THERMOMETER
D. ANEMOMETER

421. A WIND WHICH REVERSES SEASONALLY IS KNOWN AS_____?

A. TRADE
B. CYCLONIC
C. MONSOON
D. POLAR

422. A CANYON IS A LARGE FORM OF ________?

A. DRY VALLEY
B. GORGE
C. PEDIMENT
D. BADIAND

423. WHICH OF THE STATEMENTS TO ABOUT THE TROPOSPHERE IS NOT TRUE?

A. IT CONTAINS 85-90% OF THE ATMOSPHERE’S MASS
B. IT CONTAINS NEARLY ALL THE WATER AND OXYGEN OF THE ATMOSPHERE
C. IT IS THE ZONE WHICH EXHIBITS CHANGES IN CONDITION OF WEATHER
D. IT IS ABOUT 350 KMs THICK

424. WHAT KIND OF WEATHERING TAKES PLACE ON THE VALLEY SIDE ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GLACIER?
 A. PLUCKING
B. ABRASION
C. CHEMICAL WEATHERING
D. FROST SHATTERING

425. THE FINAL PHASE OF A STAR’S EVOLUTION IS DETERMINED BY THE STAR’S:

A. AGE
B. GRAVITATIONAL PULL
C. DENSITY
D. MASS

426. WHICH OF THESE IS NOT A METAMORPHIC ROCK?

A. QUARTZITE
B. SLATE
C. GNEISS
D. SCHIST

427. BORE IS CAUSED BY______?

A. RISING TIDE WHILE MEETING RIVER CURRENTS
B. FRICTION FROM PREVAILING WINDS
C. SPRING TIDE AND STRONG WINDS
D. UNEQUAL HEATING OF OCEANS

428. THE STRENGTH OF WAVE ACTION DEPENDS ON ALL THESE EXCEPT:

A. CURRENTS IN THE SEA
B. WIND STRENGTH
C. DEPTH OF COASTAL WATER
D. HEIGHT OF WAVES

429. THE AREAS AROUND THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES WITHIN THE POLAR CIRCLES IS CALLED
_____________?
A. THE TORRID ZONE
B. THE FRIGID ZONE
C. THE TEMPERATURE ZONE
D. THE HARDINESS ZONE

430. IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE EARTH, ALUMINUM IS _______________?

A. 27.5%
B. 20.3%
C. 14.5%
D. 8.23%
431. ‚RANCIDITY PRODUCED IN BUTTER CAN BE DECREASED BY ADDING QUINOLINE TO THE BUTTER‛. THIS
STATEMENT SHOWS THAT _______________?
A. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
B. QUINOLINE IS AN INHIBITOR
C. QUINOLINE IS A CATALYST
D. QUINOLINE IS AN ACTIVATOR

432. GULF STREAMS ARE CAUSED BY__________.

A. CYCLONES
B. OCEAN PRESSURE
C. TEMPERATURE
D. DIFFERENCE IN WATER LEVEL

433. THE PRODUCTION OF RUBBER TREE IS BETTER ADOPTED TO AREAS WHERE THE CLIMATE IS_________
A. WARM AND HUMID
B. WARM AND DRY
C. COOL AND MOIST
D. COOL AND DRY

434. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF PLATE BOUNDARIES I.E DIVERGENT, CONVERGENT AND____________
A. NORMAL
B. TRANSFORM
C. COMPLEX
D. PLAIN

435. THE SPEED OF LIGHT WITH THE RISE IN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE MEDIUM____________?
A. DECREASE
B. INCREASE
C. REMAIN THE SAME
D. FIRST DECREASE THEN INCREASE

436. AIDS VIRUS IS______________________

A. SINGLE-STRANDED RNA
B. SINGLE-STRANDED DNA
C. DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA
D. C. DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA

437. WHICH VITAMIN GETS DESTROYED ON HEATING?

A. B
B. E
C. K
D. C
438. COW MILK IS A RICH SOURCE OF____________?
A. VITAMIN C
B. VITAMIN B
C. VITAMIN A
D. VITAMIN K

439. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING VITAMINS IS SYNTHESIZED IN THE BODY BY INTESTINAL BACTERIA_______?
A. VITAMINS B1
B. VITAMINS B12
C. VITAMINS E
D. VITAMINS K

440. MERCURY IS ALSO KNOWN AS_________?

A. SHINE SILVER
B. QUICK SILVER
C. SLOW SILVER
D. SLIPPERY SILVER

441. WHAT KIND OF SOIL IS TREATED WITH GYPSUM TO MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR CROPPING______?
A. ALKALINE
B. ACIDIC
C. WATERLOGGED
D. SOIL WITH EXCESSIVE CLAY CONTENT

442. PHOBOS IS THE NATURAL SATELLITE OF WHICH PLANET__________?

A. MARS
B. VENUS
C. SATURN
D. NEPTUNE

443. GALVANISED IRON SHEETS HAVE A COATING OF____________

A. TIN
B. SILVER
C. ZINC
D. CHROMIUM

444. SPINACH LEAVES ARE RICH SOURCE OF________

A. AMINO ACID
B. IRON
C. VITAMIN E
D. CAROTENE

445. WHICH POLLUTANT FROM MOTOR CAR EXHAUST CAUSES MENTAL DISEASE _____?
 A. CARBON DIOXIDE
B. LEAD
C. SULPHER DIOXIDE
D. MERCURY

446. THE RATIO OF PURE GOLD IN 18 CARATS GOLD IS _______________?

A. 0.5
B. 0.9
C. 0.8.5
D. 0.75

447. WHAT IS THE ELEMENT REQUIRED FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION ______?
A. ULTRA PURE CARBON
B. SILICON
C. BERYLLIUM
D. TANTALUM

448. AN ELEMENT THAT DOES NOT OCCUR IN NATURE BUT CAN BE PRODUCED ARTIFICIALLY IS__________?
A. PLUTONIUM
B. URANIUM
C. RADIUM
D. THORIUM

449. MUSCLE FATIGUE IS CAUSED BY THE ACCUMULATION OF___________?

A. URIC ACID
B. LACTIC ACID
C. OXALACETIC ACID
D. FYRUVIE ACID

450. THE TOTAL ENERGY OF REVOLVING ELECTRON IN AN ATOM_____________

A. WILL ALWAYS BE POSITIVE
B. CAN NEVER BE POSITIVE
C. CAN HAVE ANY VALUE ABOVE ZERO
D. CANNOT BE NEGATIVE

451. THE VIRUS OF AIDS AFFECTS THE GROWTH OF_____________?

A. HEMOGLOBIN
B. RBCs IN BLOOD
C. T CELLS IN BLOOD
D. GREY CELLS IN BLOOD

452. THE VITAMIN WHICH IS GENERALLY EXCRETED BY HUMANS IN URINE IS__________?

 A. VITAMIN A
B. VITAMIN B
C. VITAMIN B12
D. VITAMIN C

453. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING METAL OCCURS IN FREE STATE ______________?

A. LEAD
B. IRON
C. MERCURY
D. COPPER

454. MAGNALIUM IS AN ALLOY OF_____________?

A. MAGNESIUM AND LEAD
B. ALUMINIUM AND ZINC
C. ALUMINIUM AND MAGNESIUM
D. ALUMINIUM AND MERCURY

455. BY WHICH PROCESS COPPER IS REFINED ____________?

A. ROASTING
B. OXIDATION
C. ZONE REFINING
D. ELECTROLYSIS

456. IN WHICH PART OF THE EYE LIES THE PIGMENT THAT DECIDES THE COLOUR OF THE EYES OF A
PERSON__ _?
A. RETINA
B. IRIS
C. CORNEA
D. PUPAL

457. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING COLOR OF HUMAN SKIN _ __?
A. INSULIN
B. VITAMIN K
C. MELANIN
D. DNA

458. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE SYNTHESIZED BY LIVER _______?

A. VITAMIN B6
B. VITAMIN B12
C. VITAMIN K
D. VITAMIN E

459. WHAT IS/ARE THE BASIC PURPOSE(S) OF DAMS?

A. STORAGE OF WATER IN A LARGE RESERVOIR
B. GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
 C. CONTROL OF FLOODS
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

460. WHICH ONE IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST MANGROVE FOREST(S)?

A. CHANGA MANGA FOREST
B. AMAZON FOREST
C. SUNDARBANS FOREST
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

461. THE ROCKS FORMED OUT OF LAYERS OF SEDIMENT BONDED TOGETHER ARE KNOWN AS
_______________?
A. METAMORPHIC ROCKS
B. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
C. IGNEOUS ROCKS
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

462. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE EARTH?

A. MANTLE
B. CORE
C. CRUST
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

463. EVAPORATION FROM ICE AND SNOW IS KNOWN AS___________?

A. EVAPORATION
B. SUBLIMATION
C. HYDROGENATION
D. INSOLATION

464. ICE MASS THAT COVERS MORE THAN FIFTY-THOUSAND SQUARE KILOMETERS OF LAND AREA IS
CLASSIFIED AS____________?
A. ICE SHEET
B. ICE FIELD
C. GLACIER EROSIONS
D. ICE CAP

465. PEDOSPHERE IS SUM OF_____________?

A. ORGANISMS
B. SOIL AND WATER
C. AIR
D. ALL OF ABOVE

466. SUM OF ALL ECOSYSTEMS IS CLASSIFIED AS___________?

 A. AERO SPHERE
B. IONOSPHERE
C. BIOSPHERE
D. OZONOSPHERE
467. AVERAGE SALINITY OR RATIO OF SALT AS PER KILOGRAM OF WATER OF OCEAN IS__________?
A. 35 GRAMS
B. 55 GRAMS
C. 32 GRAMS
D. 42 GRAMS

468. THE PROTEIN CONTENT IN WHEAT IS APPROXIMATELY_______________?

A. 6%
B. 9%
C. 12%
D. 15%

469. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN HUMAN BEINGS IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE DEGENERATION OF _______

A. KIDNEY CELLS
B. NERVE CELLS
C. LIVER CELLS
D. SPLEEN CELLS

470. THE PROTEIN CONTENT OF EDIBLE PORTION OF EGG IS___________?

A. 13 %
B. 13.3%
C. 14 %
D. 14.5%

471. VITAMIN A IS FOUND IN THE____________?

A. GREEN VEGETABLES
B. WHITE VEGETABLES
C. YELLOW VEGETABLES
D. RED VEGETABLES

472. ON PASSING THROUGH FOOD STUFF, X-RAY CAN KILL THE___________?

A. FUNGUS
B. VIRUS
C. BACTERIA
D. INSECTS

473. INTRINSIC SEMI-CONDUCTOR IS ALSO KNOWN AS__________?

A. IMPURE-CONDUCTOR
B. PURE-CONDUCTOR
 C. SIMPLE CONDUCTOR
D. NONE OF THESE

474. DIAMETER OF SUN IS_____________?

A. 12 LAKH KMS
B. 13 LAKH KMS
C. 14 LAKH KMS
D. 15 LAKH KMS

475. WHICH IS CORRECT ORDER OF SOLAR SYSTEM STARTING FROM SUN?

A. MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS, JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE
B. MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS, JUPITER, SATURN, NEPTUNE, URANUS
C. MERCURY, VENUS, MARS, EARTH, JUPITER, SATURN, NEPTUNE, URANUS
D. MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, JUPITER, MARS, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE

476. BIG BANG WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED?

A. 10 BILLION YEARS AGO
B. 15 BILLION YEARS AGO
C. 20 BILLION YEARS AGO
D. 25 BILLION YEARS AGO

477. BIG BANG THEORY EXPLAINS_____________?

A. ORIGIN OF UNIVERSE
B. ORIGIN OF SUN
C. LAWS OF PHYSICS
D. NONE OF ABOVE

478. APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY GALAXIES ARE THERE?

A. 10 BILLION GALAXIES
B. 100 BILLION GALAXIES
C. 1000 BILLION GALAXIES
D. 10000 BILLION GALAXIES

479. STUDY OF THE UNIVERSE IS KNOWN AS___________?

A. SOCIOLOGY
B. COSMOLOGY
C. UNIVERSOLOGY
D. PETOLOGY

480. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (H2O2) ______________?

A. HELPS LINE UP CELL PROTEINS
B. IS POISONOUS TO TISSUES
C. IS OFTEN NEEDED AS A CATALYST
D. AIDS IN OXIDATION OF GLUCOSE
481. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A MAMMAL?
A. OSTRICH
B. CROCODILE
C. PLATYPUS
D. DUCK

482. A MAN CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT FOOD FOR ATLEAST?

A. 1 MONTHs
B. 2 MONTHs
C. 3 MONTHs
D. 4 MONTHs

483. PLACES EXPERIENCING EQUAL IMPACT OF AN EARTHQUAKE ARE CALLED_________________?

A. SEISMIC LINES
B. SEISMIC BUILT
C. SEISMIC PLATES
D. SEISMIC WAVES

484. BORDER LINE WHICH SEPARATES OUTER SPACE FROM EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE IS KNOWN AS___________?
A. DURAND LINE
B. SPACE LINE
C. VENUS LINE
D. KARMAN LINE

485. SECOND HIGHEST LAYER OF EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE IS__________?

A. STRATOSPHERE
B. MESOSPHERE
C. TROPOSPHERE
D. THERMOSPHERE

486. WHAT IS THE HEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE LAYER MESOSPHERE?

A. 85 KMs
B. 50 KMs
C. 40 KMs
D. 10 KMs

487. BROMINE IS A___________________?

A. BLACK SOLID
B. RED-BROWN LIQUID
C. COLOURLESS GAS
D. HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE GAS
488. THE VARIETY OF COAL IN WHICH THE DEPOSIT CONTAINS RECOGNIZABLE TRACES OF THE ORIGINAL
PLANT MATERIAL IS____________?
A. BITUMEN
B. ANTHRACITE
C. LIGNITE
D. PEAT

489. THE PROPERTY OF A SUBSTANCE TO ABSORB MOISTURE FROM THE AIR ON EXPOSURE IS
CALLED____________?
A. OSMOSIS
B. DELIQUESCENCE
C. EFFLORESCENCE
D. DESICCATION

490. AN EXTREMELY SMALL PIECE OF SILICON ON WHICH INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ARE IMPLICATED IS CALLED
__________________?
A. CARD READER
B. HOLLERITH CODE
C. FEED
D. CHIP

491. EARTH IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN EVERY YEAR IN EARLY ______________, WHEN IT’S WINTER FOR THE
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. WE’RE FARTHEST AWAY FROM THE SUN IN EARLY __________________,
DURING OUR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SUMMER.
A. JANUARY – JULY
B. JUNE – DECEMBER
C. JULY – JANUARY
D. DECEMBER – JUNE

492. WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN THE EARTH IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN _____________?
A. APHELIO
B. PERIHELION
C. APOAPSIS
D. PERIAPSIS

493. CIRCADIAN RHYTHM REFERS TO _____________?

A. PLANETARY MOVEMENTS
B. FORMATION OF GALAXIES
C. HUMAN BODY CYCLES
D. CALISTHENICS

494. FUZZY LOGIC IS A PART OF_________________?

A. ARISTOTLE’S PHILOSOPHY
B. COMPUTER SCIENCE
 C. EPICURIANISM
D. SOPHISM

495. PERIODONTICS DEALS WITH _____________?

A. SURGERY OF SPINE
B. STOMACH DISORDERS
C. LIGAMENTS RESTORATION
D. DENTISTRY
E. HEART ATTACKS

496. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS RELATED TO SMOKING INVOLVES DAMAGE TO THE ALVEOLI SACS?
A. LUNG CANCER
B. ATHEROSCLEROSIS
C. EMPHYSEMA
D. ASTHMA

497. HOW DOES SMOKING CIGARETTES IMPACT THE RED BLOOD CELLS?
A. DECREASES THEIR ABILITY TO CONGEAL
B. DECREASES THEIR ABILITY TO CARRY OXYGEN
C. DECREASES THEIR ABILITY TO REACH THEIR TYPICAL LIFE DURATION
D. DECREASES THEIR ABILITY TO CLEANSE WOUNDS

498. WHAT IS THE ADDICTIVE DRUG IN TOBACCO ______________?

A. ETHANOL
B. NICOTINE
C. AMMONIA
D. TAR

499. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS IS NOT FOUND IN TOBACCO SMOKE?

A. CHLORINE BLEACH
B. ROCKET FUEL
C. NAIL POLISH REMOVER
D. BARBECUE LIGHTER FLUID

500. THE ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE EFFECT IS PRODUCED MAINLY BY THE __________________?

A. ABSORPTION AND RE-EMISSION OF VISIBLE LIGHT BY THE ATMOSPHERE
B. ABSORPTION AND RE-EMISSION OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION BY THE ATMOSPHERE
C. ABSORPTION AND RE-EMISSION OF INFRARED RADIATION BY THE ATMOSPHERE
D. ABSORPTION AND RE-EMISSION OF VISIBLE LIGHT BY CLOUDS
E. ABSORPTION AND RE-EMISSION OF VISIBLE LIGHT BY THE GROUND

501. AT WHAT TIME OF DAY IS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY NORMALLY AT A MINIMUM ________________?
 A. WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS HIGHEST
B. JUST BEFORE SUNRISE
C. ABOUT MIDNIGHT
D. WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS LOWEST

502. WATER VAPOR IS ______________?

A. A GAS
B. A CLOUD DROPLET
C. A RAIN DROP
D. A SNOWFLAKE

503. ACID DEPOSITION CAUSES ______________________?

A. THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT TO LESSEN
B. LAKES AND FORESTS TO DIE
C. ACID INDIGESTION IN HUMANS
D. ALL THE ABOVE ARE CORRECT

504. SALINIZATION IS ___________?

A. ACCUMULATION OF SALTS IN WATER
B. ACCUMULATION OF SALTS IN SOIL
C. ACCUMULATION OF SALTS IN BODY
D. ACCUMULATION OF SALTS IN ANIMALS

505. THE GRADUAL PHYSIOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT TO SLOWLY CHANGING NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IS
KNOWN AS _____________________?
A. SELECTION
B. INTRODUCTION
C. ACCLIMATIZATION
D. QUARANTINE

506. THE ATMOSPHERE NEAR THE EARTH’S SURFACE IS ‚HEATED FROM BELOW.‛ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS HEATING _____________________?
A. CONDUCTION OF HEAT UPWARD FROM A HOT SURFACE
B. CONVECTION FROM A HOT SURFACE
C. ABSORPTION OF INFRARED ENERGY THAT HAS BEEN RADIATED FROM THE SURFACE
D. HEAT ENERGY FROM THE EARTH’S INTERIOR

507. THE BLUENESS OF THE SKY IS MAINLY DUE TO _____________?

A. THE SCATTERING OF SUNLIGHT BY AIR MOLECULES
B. THE PRESENCE OF WATER VAPOR
C. ABSORPTION OF BLUE LIGHT BY THE AIR
D. EMISSION OF BLUE LIGHT BY THE ATMOSPHERE
508. FATAL DEGENERATIVE LUNG DISEASE CAUSED BY PARTICULATE ASBESTOS IS REFERRED TO AS
_____________?
A. ASBESTOSIS
B. ASTHMA
C. ALLERGY
D. SINUSITIS

509. IN MIDDLE LATITUDES, WHICH CLOUD WILL HAVE THE LOWEST BASE ________________________?
A. CIRROSTRATUS
B. STRATOCUMULUS
C. ALTOCUMULUS
D. CIRRUS

510. THE PYRAMID OF ENERGY IN ANY ECOSYSTEM IS _________?

A. ALWAYS UPRIGHT
B. MAY BE UPRIGHT OR INVENTED
C. ALWAYS INVERTED
D. ALWAYS CIRCLE

511. WHEN OIL AND GAS RESOURCES ARE BURNT THEY KILL MANY FORESTS AND LAKES BY ________________?
A. DEFORESTATION
B. WATER POLLUTION
C. ACID RAIN
D. FOREST FIRE

512. FOG THAT MOST OFTEN FORMS AS WARM RAIN FALLS INTO A COLD LAYER OF SURFACE AIR IS CALLED
______________?
A. RADIATION FOG
B. EVAPORATION (MIXING) FOG
C. ADVECTION FOG
D. UPSLOPE FOG

513. FINE ORGANIC OR INORGANIC PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN AIR IS CALLED _______________?

A. PARTICULATE POLLUTANT
B. GASEOUS POLLUTANT
C. AEROSOL
D. NONE OF THESE

514. BARNACLES GROWING ON THE BACK OF WHALE ARE AN EXAMPLE FOR ________________?
A. MUTUALISM
B. PARASITISM
C. AMENSALISM
D. COMMENSALISM
515. A TERM BIOTYPE MEANS ___________?
A. ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVING SAME PHENOTYPE
B. ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVING SAME GENOTYPE
C. ALL INDIVIDUAL WITH DIFFERENT PHENOTYPE
D. ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT GENOTYPE

516. THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH WATER BOILS DEPENDS MAINLY ON ____________?

A. AIR TEMPERATURE
B. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
C. AIR PRESSURE
D. AIR DENSITY
E. THE SPECIFIC HEAT OF AIR

517. THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE IS DIVIDED INTO LAYERS BASED ON THE VERTICAL PROFILE OF __________?
A. AIR PRESSURE
B. AIR TEMPERATURE
C. AIR DENSITY
D. WIND SPEED

518. MELANOMA (SKIN CANCER) IS ASSOCIATED WITH ______________?

A. OZONE ACCUMULATION
B. OZONE DEPLETION
C. ACID RAIN
D. ALLERGENS

519. IN HUMAN BODY THERE ARE_________________KINDS OF BONES?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

520. TYPES OF BONES IN HUMAN BODY ARE: LONG, SHORT, IRREGULAR AND ____________?
A. FLAT
B. MEDIUM
C. REGULAR
D. ROUGH

521. THERE ARE__________ KINDS OF JOINTS IN HUMAN BODY?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
522. TESLA IS THE UNIT OF_________________________?
A. MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH
B. ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH
C. GRAVITATIONAL FIELD STRENGTH
D. NUCLEAR FIELD STRENGTH

523. SIEMENS IS THE UNIT OF__________________?

A. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE
B. MAGNETIC CONDUCTANCE
C. ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE
D. MAGNETIC CAPACITANCE

524. STERADIAN IS THE UNIT OF_______________?

A. SOLID ANGLE
B. LIQUID ANGLE
C. GAS ANGLE
D. PLAIN ANGLE

525. CANDELA IS THE BASIC UNIT OF_________________?

A. LUMINOUS INTENSITY
B. HEAT PRODUCING VALUE
C. THERMODYNAMIC TEMPERATURE
D. RADIOACTIVE DECAY

526. ‚ELEPHANT‛ LARGE UNIT OF PAPER MEASUREMENT EQUAL TO 28 BY__________

A. 23 INCHES
B. 25 INCHES
C. 28 INCHES
D. 31 INCHES

527. THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF SKIN IS THE__________?

A. ENDODERMIS
B. DERMIS
C. EPIDERMIS
D. HYPODERMIS

528. WHICH ARE THE LARGEST OF THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS?

A. LYMPHOCYTES
B. EOSINOPHILS
C. BASOPHILS
D. MONOCYTES
529. THE INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, AND HUMIDITY AT VARIOUS ALTITUDES IN
THE ATMOSPHERE ___________?
A. BAROGRAPH
B. RADIOSONDE
C. ANEROID BAROMETER
D. ALTIMETER

530. THE SPECIES THAT FLOWER ARE CALLED ______________?

A. GYMNOSPERMS
B. BRYOPHYTES
C. ANGIOSPERMS
D. ALGAE

531. BASIDIOSPORES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A MAJOR SOURCE OF ___________?

A. AIRBORNE ALLERGENS
B. WATER BORNE ALLERGENS
C. ANIMAL FAECES
D. BIO-WEAPON

532. POLLUTANTS THAT ARE INTRODUCED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT BY HUMAN ACTIVITY ARE CALLED AS
___________?
A. QUALITATIVE POLLUTANTS
B. QUANTITATIVE POLLUTANTS
C. ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTANTS
D. ALL OF ABOVE

533. AN EXAMPLE OF AN ABIOTIC COMPONENT __________?

A. PLANTS
B. SOIL
C. ANIMALS
D. BACTERIA

534. WHAT IS THE MASS OF THE SUN?

A. 1.5×1030 KG
B. 1.98×1030 KG
C. 4.5×1030 KG
D. 8×1030 KG

535. WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE AT THE CENTER OF THE SUN?

A. 6 MILLION °C
B. 10 MILLION °C
C. 15 MILLION °C
D. 20 MILLION °C
536. THE TOP ATMOSPHERE OF THE EARTH DIRECTLY REFLECTS BACK INTO SPACE NEARLY WHAT PART OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUN’S ENERGY COMING TO IT?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 50%

537. THE PHASES OF THE MOON ARE PARTIALLY THE RESULT OF THE____________?
A. CHANGES IN THE SHAPE OF THE MOON
B. REVOLUTION OF THE MOON AROUND THE EARTH
C. VARIATIONS IN THE MOON’S GRAVITATION
D. VARIATIONS IN THE SPEED OF ROTATION OF THE MOON

538. ‘BLACK HOLES’ REFERS TO_______________?

A. HOLES OCCURRING IN HEAVENLY BODIES
B. BRIGHT SPOTS ON THE SUN
C. COLLAPSING OBJECT OF HIGH DENSITY
D. COLLAPSING OBJECT OF LOW DENSITY

539. CONSTELLATIONS REFERRED TO AS ZODIAC, ARE__________?

A. IMAGINARY REGIONS THAT ENCOMPASS THE PATH OF THE PLANETS
B. SIGNS OF ROMAN GODS
C. A GROUP OF STARS
D. NONE OF THESE

540. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A UNIT OF DISTANCE?

A. PARSEC
B. ASTRONOMICAL UNIT
C. LIGHT YEAR
D. FOOT CANDLE

541. WHICH ON OF THE FOLLOWING PLANETS ORBITS AROUND THE SUN IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION?
A. EARTH
B. MERCURY
C. JUPITER
D. VENUS

542. ISOBARS ARE THE LINES CONNECTING THE PLACES HAVING SAME ___________?
A. PRESSURE
B. RAINFALL
C. HEIGHT
D. TEMPERATURE

543. SPRING TIDES OCCUR ON NEW MOON AND FULL MOON DAYS BECAUSE ON THESE DAYS_____________?
 A. SUN, MOON AND EARTH ARE IN A STRAIGHT LINE
B. SUN AND EARTH ARE AT RIGHT ANGLES
C. SUN AND MOON ARE AT RIGHT ANGLES
D. EARTH AND MOON ARE AT RIGHT ANGLES

544. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLANETS IS FASTEST ROTATING PLANET?

A. MERCURY
B. MARX
C. JUPITER
D. VENUS

545. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLANETS HAS THE SMALLEST DIAMETERS_____?

A. MERCURY
B. MARX
C. PLUTO
D. VENUS

546. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LARGEST PLANET?

A. NEPTUNE
B. JUPITER
C. SATURN
D. MARS

547. WHO WAS THE FIRST TO MEASURE THE EARTH’S RADIUS

A. GALILEO
B. COPERNICUS
C. PTOLEMY
D. ERATOSTHENES

548. WHICH IS THE NEAREST STAR TO OUR SUN?

A. PROXIMA CENTURAI
B. ALPHA SCORPII
C. BETA ORIONIS
D. VEGA

549. THE LUNAR ECLIPSE OCCURS WHEN:

A. MOON IS B/ W THE EARTH AND THE SUN
B. EARTH IS B/ W THE SUN AND THE MOON
C. SUN IS B/ W THE EARTH AND THE MOON
D. EARTH IS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION OF THE SUN AND THE MOON

550. MOST IMPORTANT EFFECT OF THE MOON ON EARTH IS THAT IT___________?

 A. CAUSES WEATHER CHANGE
B. CAUSES EARTHQUAKES
C. CAUSES SOLAR AND LUNAR ECLIPSE
D. EFFECTS TIDES OF THE OCEAN

551. AMONG THE PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM THE POSITION OF THE EARTH FROM THE SUN IS: _________?
A. SECOND
B. THIRD
C. FOURTH
D. SIXTH

552. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWONG SPACECRSFT ENABLED MAN TO STEP ON THE MOON FIRST?
A. SPUNTNIK I
B. LUNA II
C. VOSTOK I
D. APOLLO XI

553. HAILEY’S COMET IS VISIBLE AFTER EVERY_________?

A. 84 YEARS
B. 76 YEARS
C. 1000 YEARS
D. 365 YEARS

554. THE SETTING SUN OFTEN LOOKS OVAL IN THE SHAPE BECAUSE OF__________?
A. THE FACT THAT SUN REALLY BECOMES OVAL IN THE EVENING
B. REFRACTION OF RAYS OF SUN PASSING THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE
C. OPTICAL ILLUSION
D. DISPERSION

555. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS APPLICABLE TO THE PLANET ‘VENUS’?

A. SMALLEST
B. BRIGHTEST
C. MOST DENSE
D. LARGEST

556. STUDY OF CURRENT AND PAST LANDSCAPES FORMATION IS KNOWN AS____________?

A. MORPHOLOGY
B. AERO LOGY
C. GEO-MORPHOLOGY
D. BIOLOGY

557. CENTRAL COLOR OF RAINBOW IS__________?

 A. BLUE
B. GREEN
C. RED
D. INDIGO

558. WHO INVENTED BULB?

A. PHILIPS
B. ROBERT
C. EDISON
D. WILLIUM

559. GLUCOSE SYRUP IS MADE FROM__________?

A. OAT
B. WHEAT
C. MAIZE
D. RICE

560. BAMBOO IS A__________?

A. HERB
B. GRASS
C. SHURB
D. TREE

561. LACTOMETER IS USED FOR__________?

A. SHIP
B. MILK
C. HONEY
D. NONE

562. X-RAYS WERE DISCOVERED BY __________?

A. WILHELM CONRAD ROENTGEN
B. THOMSON
C. ERNEST RUTHERFORD
D. BACQUEREL

563. THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL AT THE LUNAR SURFACE IS ________ OF EARTH?

A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 1/5
D. 1/6

564. YEAR IS LONGEST ON___________?

 A. JUPITER
B. EARTH
C. MERCURY
D. MARS

565. SEGMENTED WORMS TAKE BREATH THROUGH_________?

A. MOUTH
B. NOSE
C. MOIST SKIN
D. HEAD

566. THE BRIGHTEST PLANET AMONGST THE EIGHT PLANETS?

A. MERCURY
B. JUPITER
C. VENUS
D. NEPTUNE

567. WHO DISCOVERED THE GAMMA RAYS?

A. ALFRED MARSHALL
B. PAUL VILLARD
C. BOHAR
D. JABAR BIN HAYAN

568. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FEMALE MOSQUITO IS THE CAUSE OF DENGUE FEVER?
A. AEDES AEGYPTEIS
B. ANOPHILIES
C. BARINOHILS
D. N.O.A

569. HEPATITIS IS A DISEASE OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGAN?

A. HEART
B. LIVER
C. LUNGS
D. BRAIN

570. INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE PASSES THROUGH WHICH STRAIT?

A. MALACCA STRAIT
B. ADAM STRAIT
C. BERING STRAIT
D. JAVA STRAIT

571. PATHOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF____________?

 A. ETHICS
B. DISEASE
C. FUTURE
D. CANCER

572. WHICH METALLIC ELEMENT IS LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE?

A. ZINC
B. NICKEL
C. LEAD
D. MERCURY

573. 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

574. A LOUDSPEAKER CHANGES _________ ENERGY INTO SOUND ENERGY.

A. CHEMICAL
B. ELECTRICAL
C. LIGHT
D. KINETIC

575. WHICH PLANET HAS PURPLE ROCKS ACCORDING TO NASA?

A. JUPITAR
B. NEPTUNE
C. EARTH
D. MARS

576. BATTERY WAS INVENTED BY__________?

A. NICOLAS LÉONARD SADI CARNOT
B. ALESSANDRO VOLTA
C. MICHAEL FARADAY
D. FRIEDRICH BESSEL

577. THE HORIZONTAL ROWS OF THE PERIODIC TABLE ARE CALLED __ ____?
A. GROUPS
B. PERIODS
C. SETS
D. MATRICES

578. SUN IS MOVING AROUND THE CENTRE OF THE GALAXY AT A VELOCITY OF _______ KM/S?
 A. 205
B. 210
C. 215
D. 220

579. THE SUN IS CONTAINING _______ % MASS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

A. 75.24%
B. 79.36%
C. 89.10%
D. 99.86%

580. SUN IS DIVIDED INTO ______ MAIN LAYERS.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

581. SUN REVOLVES AROUND MILKY WAY IN ABOUT _____ MILLION YEARS.
A. 225
B. 230
C. 245
D. 250

582. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RAYS ARE MORE PENETRATING?

A. BETA RAYS
B. ALPHA RAYS
C. GAMMA RAYS
D. X-RAYS

583. WHICH ELEMENT IS USED AS MODERATOR IN NUCLEAR REACTOR?

A. LIGHT WATER
B. DENSE WATER
C. FRESH WATER
D. HEAVY WATER

584. DENGUE FEVER IS ALSO CALLED___________?

A. BLACK FEVER
B. BREAKBONE FEVER
C. PLASMODIUM FEVER
D. REMITTENT FEVER

585. 1 BTU (BRITISH THERMAL UNIT) IS EQUAL TO___________?

 A. 955 JOULES
B. 990 JOULES
C. 1055 JOULES
D. 1211 JOULES

586. MICROPHONE CONVERTS SOUND ENERGY INTO ___________?

A. MICROWAVES
B. ELECTRICAL SIGNALS
C. OPTICAL SIGNALS
D. HEAT ENERGY

587. HOW LONG DOES THE EARTH TAKE TO COVER 1° LONGITUDE?

A. 2 MINUTES
B. 3 MINUTES
C. 4 MINUTES
D. 5 MINUTES

588. RUSTING OF IRON INVOLVES_______________?

A. REDUCTION
B. OXIDATION
C. DECOMPOSITION
D. DISPLACEMENT

589. GLASS IS MADE OF THE MIXTURE OF______________?

A. QUARTZ AND MICA
B. SAND AND SALT
C. SAND AND SILICATES
D. NONE OF THESE

590. THE MAJOR INGREDIENT OF LEATHER IS__________________?

A. COLLAGEN
B. POLYMER
C. NUCLEIC ACID
D. NONE OF THESE

591. THE PLANET OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM WHICH HAS MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MOONS IS___________?
A. JUPITER
B. VENUS
C. SATURN
D. URANUS

592. BOILING OF AN EGG IS A CHANGE WHICH IS__________?

 A. PHYSICAL
B. CHEMICAL
C. PHYSIOLOGICAL
D. MORPHOLOGICAL

593. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF HEIGHT INCREASE OVER TEMPERATURE?

A. TEMPERATURE INCREASE
B. TEMPERATURE DECREASE
C. REMAINS CONSTANT
D. NONE

594. LACK OF _______ CAUSES DIABETES?

A. VITAMINS
B. SUGAR
C. INSULIN
D. CALCIUM

595. WHICH PLANET IS CALLED EARTH’S SISTER?

A. MERCURY
B. VENUS
C. MARS
D. NEPTUNE

596. WHAT ARE STARS MAINLY MADE OF?

A. BALLS OF GASS
B. ROCK
C. ICE
D. LIGHT

597. JAPAN IS CALLED ‘LAND OF THE RISING SUN’ BECAUSE:

A. SUN RISES THERE AS SOON AS IT SETS
B. SUN ALWAYS REMAINS IN THE EASTERN PAST OF THE SKY THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN JAPAN
C. JAPAN BEING THE EASTERN MOST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, IT HAS THE EARLIEST SUNRISE
D. THE RAYS OF THE SUN GET REFLECTED FROM THE WATERS OF THE SEA AND MAKE THE SUNRISE
BEAUTIFUL IN JAPAN

598. THE VOLUME OF BLOOD IN A HUMAN BODY TO BE APPROXIMATELY ______ ___ OF BODY WEIGHT?
A. 6%
B. 7%
C. 8%
D. 9%

599. CAUSE OF MALARIA IS ________?

 A. DIRTY ENVIRONMENT
B. POLLUTION
C. MOSQUITO
D. NONE OF ABOVE

600. LARGEST GALAXY IN THE UNIVERSE IS_________?

A. ANDROMEDA GALAXY
B. MILKY-WAY
C. SPIRAL GALAXY
D. HORSESHOE GALAXY

601. LARGEST MOON IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS ________?

A. DEIMOS
B. GANYMEDE
C. PHOBOS
D. ARCHE

602. IN WHICH LAYER OF ATMOSPHERE DOES COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFTS USUALLY FLY?

A. STRATOSPHERE
B. TROPOSPHERE
C. MESOSPHERE
D. THERMOSPHERE

603. WHICH GAS WAS DISCOVERED ON THE SUN ABOUT 151 YEARS AGO DURING TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE?
A. HYDROGEN
B. HELIUM
C. NITROGEN
D. FLOURINE

604. APPROXIMATE AGE OF SUN IS _________?

A. 4.4 BILLION YEARS
B. 4.5 BILLION YEARS
C. 4.6 BILLION YEARS
D. 4.7 BILLION YEARS

605. APPROXIMATE AGE OF MOON IS _________?

A. 4.51 BILLION YEARS
B. 4.55 BILLION YEARS
C. 4.53 BILLION YEARS
D. 4.57 BILLION YEARS

606. APPROXIMATE AGE OF EARTH IS ________?

 A. 4.14 BILLION YEARS
B. 4.64 BILLION YEARS
C. 4.54 BILLION YEARS
D. 4.34 BILLION YEARS

607. APPROXIMATE AGE OF MILKY-WAY IS ________?

A. 16.5 BILLION YEARS
B. 15.5 BILLION YEARS
C. 13.5 BILLION YEARS
D. 14.5 BILLION YEARS

608. NEAREST GALAXY TO OUR MILKY WAY IS ________?

A. MESSIER 81
B. ANDROMEDA
C. TRIANGULUM
D. WHIRLPOOL

609. ONE ASTRONOMICAL UNIT IS EQUAL TO HOW MUCH KM IN WHOLE NUMBERS?

A. 160 MILLION KMs
B. 140 MILLION KMs
C. 150 MILLION KMs
D. 130 MILLION KMs

610. THE HARD, SOLID ROCKS, WHOSE COMPOSITION OR TEXTURE HAS BEEN CHANGED BY HEAT OR
PRESSURE IN THE EARTH ARE CALLED____________?
A. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
B. METAMORPHIC ROCKS
C. IGNEOUS ROCKS
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

611. MOST ABUNDANT COLOR IN EARTH IS_________?

A. BLUE
B. GREEN
C. BROWN
D. BLACK