GST 201 EXAMS QUESTIONS, 2016 /2017 QUESTIONS

1. In scientific method, analysis precedes

(A) Data interpretation
(B) Data synthesis
(C) Data collection
(D) Experiment.
Answer: A
2. Which of these tool is central in scientific discovery
(A) Questionnaire
(B) Interview
(C) Experimentation
(D) all of these.
Answer: C
3. “Worm infection is responsible for malnutrition in Faculty of Arts”. The statement connotes
(A) Theory
(B) Law
(C) Null hypothesis
(D) Alternative hypothesis
Answer: D
4. Which of these is the first antibiotic discovered in 1928?
(A) Ampiclox
(B) Penicillin
(C) Quinine
(D) Streptomycin
Answer: B
5. Ambivalent mind is a scientific value.
(A)False
(B)True
(C) A-B
(D) All of these.
Answer: B
6. Hepatitis is a disease of?
(A) Kidney
(B) Stomach
(C) Liver
(D) Blood.
Answer: C
7. An example of renewable resource is?
(A) Animals
(B) Gold
(C) Copper
(D) Coal
Answer: A
8. Which of these is not a strain of hepatitis virus?
(A) C
(B) D
(C) A
(D) X
Answer: D
9. One of these is not a symptom of hepatitis?
(A) Dark urine
(B) Yellow skin
(C) Headache
(D) Diarrhea.
Answer: D
10. Prevention of viral hepatitis could not be achieved by
(A) Screening of blood
(B) Medical test before marriage
(C) Avoiding the patient
(D) Determining your status.
Answer: C
11. The use of natural resources for the benefit of man is called conservation of natural resources.
(A)True
(B) False
(C) A & B
(D) all of these
Answer: A
12. Louis Pasteur developed the Quantum Theory.
(A)True
(B) False
(C) True & False
(D) A-C
Answer: B
13. Armstrong and his colleague landed on the moon in?
(A) 1960
(B) 1963
(C) 1966
(D) 1969.
Answer: D
14. Technologies of warfare and public hygiene were the feature of science in
(A) Egypt
(B) Western Europe
(C) Rome
(D) America.
Answer: C
15. In the definition of health, the professionals view health as?
(A) Freedom from medically defined diseases
(B) Physical wellbeing
(C) Social wellbeing
(D) Mental wellbeing
Answer: A
16. Mental health is the ability to make and maintain acceptable interactions with other people.
(A)True
(B) False
(C) A-B
(D) All of these
Answer: B
17. Which of these diseases is not associated with lifestyle/behavior?
(A) Lung cancer
(B) Liver cirrhosis
(C) HIV/AIDS
(D) Sickle cell anaemia
Answer: D
18. Which of these is an infective agent?
(A) Protozoa
(B) Cigarette
(C) Alcohol
(D) Indiscriminate sex
Answer: A
19. Diseases caused by virus, bacteria and fungi are called?
(A) Deficiency disease
(B) Communicable disease
(C) Human induced disease
(D) None of these.
Answer: B
20. Hemophilia is an example of genetic disease.
(A)True
(B) False
(C) A&B
(D) None
Answer: A
21. Which of these diseases is surrounded by stigmatization?
(A) Diabetes
(B) AIDS
(C) Malaria
(D) Tuberculosis.
Answer: B
22. Which of these is not an opportunistic infection associated with AIDS?
(A) Cryptosporidiosis
(B) Lassa fever
(C) Toxoplasmosis
(D) Tuberculosis
Answer: B
23. One of the following diseases causes abortions and still birth among pregnant women? (A)
Typhoid fever
(B) Viral hepatitis
(C) Malaria
(D) Onchocerciasis
Answer: C
24. The high prevalence of malaria in the tropics is not due to?
(A) Climate change
(B) Poor sanitation
(C) Anti-malarial drug resistance
(D) all of these.
Answer: D
25. Which of these is/are means of controlling malaria?
(A) Use of anti malarial drugs
(B) Blood transfusion
(C) Use of mosquito net
(D) A and C
Answer: D
26. Which of these is not a type of cell?
(A) Prokaryotic
(B) Eukaryotic
(C) Germ
(D) Mitochondrion.
Answer: D
27. The cell theory presents ……….. number of ideas?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Answer: C
28. The center for cellular respiration is in?
(A) Mitochondrion
(B) Nucleus
(C) Cell membrane
(D) Ribosome.
Answer: A
29. Which of these is unique to plant cell only?
(A) Endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Lysosomes
(C) Plastids
(D) Nucleus
Answer: C
30. The number of chromosomes in the gametes of human is?
(A) 20
(B) 23
(C) 44
(D) 46
Answer: B
31. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek is credited with discovery of?
(A) Blood
(B) Nucleus
(C) Matter
(D) Chromosomes.
Answer: B
32. A group of tissues that are similar in structure forms are?
(A) Cell
(B) Systems
(C) Organ
(D) Organism.
Answer: C
33. In the theory of divine creation, man originated from?
(A) Sea
(B) Rocks
(C) Dust
(D) Sky
Answer: C
34. Which of these theories was advanced by Jean Lamarck?
(A) Theory of need
(B) Theory of survival
(C) Theory of use and disuse
(D) A and C
Answer: D
35. The concept of Paris (POP) invalidate the theory of use and disuse.
(A) True
(B) False
(C) A + B
(D) None of these.
Answer: B
36. “The origin of species” was advanced by Charles Robert in?
(A) 1809
(B) 1825
(C) 1859
(D) 1860
Answer: C
37. Paleontological evidence of evolution is focused on?
(A) Similarity in chromosomes
(B) Fossil
(C) Structures
(D) Biochemistry.
Answer: B
38. The biochemical nature of man validates?
(A) True origin of man
(B) Theory of divine creation
(C) Theory of organic evolution
(D) A and B.
Answer: B
39. Anthony van Leuwenhoek discovered
(A) Lysosome
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Nucleus
(D) Cell membrane.
Answer: C
40. Science and technology are
(A) Two unrelated entities
(B) Two inseparable but uncertified twins
(C) Two identical twins
(D) Two strange bed fellows.
Answer = C
41. In scientific method, a single conjecture that can be tested is
(A) Puzzle
(B) Hypothesis
(C) Theory
(D) A and B
Answer: B
42. Malaria is caused by
(A) Male Anopheles mosquito
(B) Female Anopheles mosquito
(C) Female Culex mosquito
(D) Plasmodium species.
Answer: D
43. Which of these is not a resource?
(A) Gold
(B) Apparel
(C) Air
(D) Fossil.
Answer: B
44. Which of these is/are prominent schools in Roman dispensation
(A) Aristotle
(B) Stoics
(C) Epicureans
(D) B and C.
Answer: D
45. The scientist that developed the quantum theory was
(A) Robert Hooke
(B) Neils Bohr
(C) Faraday
(D) Max Plank
Answer: D
46. The resource that is replenished after use is called
(A)Renewable
(B) Replaceable
(C) A and B
(D) None of these.
Answer: C
47. The discovery of microscopic germ in the process of fermentation was made by
(A) Einstein
(B) Gregor M
(C) Nelkon Parker
(D) Louis P
Answer: D
48. The theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest was advanced in
(A) 1856
(B) 1857
(C) 1858
(D) 1859
Answer: D
49. The progressive change of living organism through time is called
(A) Revolution
(B) Evolution
(C)Resolution
(D) Evolving
Answer: B
50. Rickets is an example of
(A) Communicable disease
(B) Contagious disease
(C) Deficiency disease
(D) Physiological disease.
Answer: C
51. Which of the following best describes health?
(A) Mental fitness
(B) Psychological fitness
(C) Physical wholeness
(D) A to C.
Answer: D
52. The mode of transmission of HIV is by all of these except
(A) Sexual contact
(B) Mosquito bite
(C) Infected mother to the baby
(D) B and C.
Answer: B
53. Which of these gives an insight on the origin of life?
(A) Abogenesis
(B) Special creation
(C) A-B
(D) Denova
Answer: B
54. Which of these is not an evidence of organic evolution?
(A) Paleontology
(B) Embryology
(C) Cytology
(D) None of these.
Answer = D
55. All these molecules are involved in the process of organic evolution EXCEPT
(A) CH4
(B) H2
(C) C
(D) NH3
Answer: C
56. Science and technology is applied in all the following EXCEPT
(A) Transportation
(B) Medicine
(C) Food science
(D) None of the above
Answer: D
57. The school of De rerum natura was located at
(A) Rome
(B) Italy
(C) Greece
(d) Athens
Answer: A
58. The concept of magnetic force lines, electricity and magnetism were first established by (A)
Newton
(B) Darwin
(C) Faraday
(D) Mendel
Answer: C
59. In 1962, Watson and Crick unraveled the structure of
(B) Metals
(b) Atom
(C) DNA
(D) Nucleus
Answer: C
60. The Scientist who first used Telescope to observed distant object was
(A)Max Plank
(B) Archimedes
(C) Robert Boyle
(D) Galileo
Answer: D
61. The concept of genetic elements contained in all living organism was made by
(A) Gregor M
(B) Neils B
(C) Alex F
(D) None of these
Answer: A
62. Kwashiorkor is due to
(A) Virus
(B) Bacteria
(C) Lack of Balanced diet
(D) Protozoan
Answer: C
63. One of these diseases is associated with physiological disorder
(A) Typhoid fever
(B) Malaria fever
(C) Diabetes
(D) Measles
Answer: C
64. Rickets is an example of
(A) Communicable disease
(B) Contagious disease
(C) Deficiency disease
(D) Physiological disease.
Answer: C
65. Which of these is not an evidence of organic evolution?
(A) Paleontology
(B) Embryology
(C) Cytology
(D) None of these.
Answer: D
66. The first scientist to discover the moon of Jupiter with telescope was
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Archimedes
(C) Galilee Galileo
(D) Max Plank
Answer: C
67. Which of the following scientist is regarded as the greatest in the Greek era?
(A) Socrates
(B) Aristotle
(C) Plato
(D) Alexander the Great
Answer: C
68. The art of writing in ancient Egypt was on
(A) Sheet of paper
(B) Table of stones
(C) Wooden slates
(D) Papyrus
Answer: D
69. Which of the following scientist is regarded as the father of evolution
(A) Michael Faraday
(B) Isaac Newton
(C) Lamarck
(D) Darwin
Answer: D
70. The law of gravity was formulated by
(A) Galilee Galileo
(B) Neil’s Boar
(C) Louis Pasteur
(D) Isaac Newton
Answer: D
71. One of these is not a parasitic disease
(A) Malaria
(B) Trypanosomiasis
(C) Ascariasis
(D) Nephritis
Answer: D
72. Which of these is not source for data
(A) Published document
(B) Unpublished document
(C) Laboratory measurement
(D) None of these.
Answer: D
73. Which of the following is not a fossil fuel
(A) Coal
(B) Kerosene
(C) Wood
(d) Natural gas.
Answer: C
74. Which of the following is the oldest ancestor of man
(A) Homo habiles
(B) Australopithecus
(C) homo erectus
(D) Homo sapiens.
Answer: B
75. The practical application of scientific knowledge to solve human problem is otherwise called
applied techniques.
(A)True
(B) False
(C) A and B.
(D) None of the above.
Answer: B
76. Kwashiorkor is an example of
(A) Communicable disease
(B) Contagious disease
(C) Deficiency disease
(D) Physiological disease.
Answer: C
77. Which of these is not a technique of biotechnology?
(A) Tissue culture
(B) Cell fusion
(C) Embryo transfer
(D) None of these
Answer: D
78. Lamarck’s theory of evolution was invalidated because
(A) Giraffes naturally have long bones
(B) Snakes don’t possess legs
(C) Acquired characters are not inherited
(D) A and C
Answer: C
79. One of these scientist is associated with the cell theory
(A) Robert Hook
(B) Theodore Schwann
(C) Michael Faraday
(D) Mendel.
Answer: B
80. Which of these is not a scientific value?
(A) Honesty
(B) Bravery
(C) Curiosity
(D) Avoidance of dogmatism
Answer: B
81. Which of these is not a resource?
(A) Gold
(B) Mercury
(C) Air
(D) Man.
Answer: D
82. X-ray was discovered by
(A)Einstein
(B)Armstrong Neils
(C)William Rontgen
(D) None of these.
Answer: C
83. In scientific methodology, result are obtained through
(A) Definition of problem
(B) Identification of problem
(C) Experimentation
(D) Hypothesis
Answer: C
84. Which of these is not a determinant of health?
(A) Human biology
(B) Climate
(C) Behaviour
(D) None of these.
Answer: D
85. Which of this is not a strain of hepatitis virus?
(A) A
(B) C
(C) B1
(D) E
Answer: C
86. The Greek word Scientia is synonymous to
(A) Nature
(B) Knowledge
(C) Study
(D) Solving problems.
Answer: B
87. Which of these is not a scientist
(A) Aristotle
(B) Albert Einstein
(C) Neils bohr
(D) None of these
Answer: D
88. Which of these is not a technique of biotechnology?
(A) Tissue culture
(B) Cell fusion
(C) Embryo transfer
(D) None of these
Answer: D
89. Lamarck’s theory of evolution was invalidated because
(A) Giraffes naturally have long bones
(B) Snakes don’t possess legs
(C) Acquired characters are not inherited
(D) A and C
Answer: C
90. One of the reason for prudent Management of resources is to ensure
(A)Availability
(B) Depletion
(C) Continuity
(D) A &C.
Answer: D
91. The first woman in space is called
(A) Hilary Beacon
(B) Valena Kova
(C) Johannes Kepler
(D) Augustina Plank.
Answer: B
92. Malaria is transmitted by a vector called des
(A) Anopheles mosquito
(B) Aedes mosquito
(C) Plasmodium sp
(D) Culex sp
Answer: A
93. The scientist that discovered atomic Nucleus was
(A) Robert Hooke
(B) Neils Bohr
(C) Earnest Rutherford
(D) Max Plank.
Answer: C
94. Which of these is a service offered by internet
(A) Transport
(B) E-mail
(C) Telnet
(D) All of these.
Answer: D
95. Marasmus is an example of
(A) Communicable disease
(B) Contagious disease
(C) Deficiency disease
(D) Physiological disease.
Answer: C
96. Which of the following scientist is not associated with discovery of cell
(A) Schwann
(B) Schleiden
(C) Robert Hook
(D) Isaac Newton
Answer: C
97. Which one of the following is NOT a BIOTIC FACTOR?
(A) Predators
(B) Diseases
(C) Sediment
(D) Food resources
Answer: C
98. The study of the relationships between the organisms and their environments is known as
(A) Ecology
(B) Ecosystem
(C) Food chain
(D) Food web
Answer: A
99. The air pollutant known to responsible for formation of carboxyl haemoglobin in the blood of
humans is
(A) Ammonia
(B) Carbondioxide
(C) Phosphate
(D) Carbonmonoxide
Answer: D
100. One of the gas responsible for the warming of the lower part of the atmosphere
(A) Ammonia
(B) Carbondioxide
(C) Phosphate
(D) Carbonmonoxide
Answer: B
101. Which of the following is NOT A MAJOR CLASS of land pollutant
(A) Heavy metal
(B) Solid wastes
(C) Lead
(D) Fertilizers?
Answer: C
102. A water pollutant said to be responsible for ‘’crushing of bones’’ in humans is
(A) Lead
(B) Mercury
(C) Cadmium
(D) Carbonmonoxide
(E) Carbondioxide
Answer: C
103. Which one of the following is NOT an ABIOTIC FACTOR?
(A) Sunlight
(B) Temperature
(C) Sediment
(D) Food resources
Answer: D
104. A pollutant common to both petroleum refinery and radio nuclear industry is
(A) Metal scraps
(B) Heavy metal
(C) Fertilizer
(D) Dyes
Answer: B
105. The chemical compound responsible for the luxuriant growth of seaweeds in a process
known as eutrophication is
(A) Ammonia
(B) Nitrate
(C) Phosphate
(D) Solid waste
Answer: C
106. A pollutant common to the automobile and canning industries is
(A) Ammonia
(B) Phosphate
(C) Solid waste
(D) Metal scraps
Answer: D
107. The water pollutant known to responsible for a disease (blue baby syndrome) in babies is
(A) Ammonia
(B) Nitrate
(C) Phosphate
(D) Solid waste
Answer: B
108. The phenomenon responsible for the warming of the lower part of the atmosphere is
known as
(A) Eutrophication
(B) Sedimentation
(C) Nitration
(D) Green gas effect
Answer: D
109. Which of the following is NOT A MAJOR CLASS of water pollutant
(A) Heavy metal
(B) Phosphate
(C) Nitrate
(D) Lead?
Answer: D
110. One of the following is NOT a type of pollution
(A) Water
(B) Air
(C) Land
(D) Sewage
Answer: D
111. A water pollutant said to be responsible for early loss of teeth in humans is
(A) Lead
(B) Mercury
(C) Cadmium
(D) Acid rain
Answer: B
112. An environment is the surrounding in which
(A) Animals live
(B) Animals and plants live
(C) Plant live
(D) Humans and plants live
Answer: B
113. Chemicals can be classified into
(A) Solids only
(B) Gases and liquids only
(C) Gases and solids only
(D) Elements, compounds and mixtures.
Answer: D
114. Which of the following is not a characteristic of chemicals
(A) Have no mass
(B) Inert or reactive
(C) Some are capable of undergoing spontaneous changes
(D) None of the above.
Answer: A
115. The word pollution comes from the Latin word …..
(A) Reppoure
(B) Polloure
(C) Pollreour
(D) Polluere.
Answer: D
116. The phenomenon of contaminating the environment is
(A) Pollutant
(B) Desertification
(C) Pollution
(D) Green house effect.
Answer: C
117. Examples of chemicals of organic orgin include the following except
(A) Food
(B) Clothes
(C) Fuels
(D) Metal and metallic salts
Answer: D
118. Chemicals exist naturally or man-made
(A) TRUE
(B) FALSE
(C) None of the above.
(D) All of the above
Answer: A
119. Pollutants originate from activities of man in search for comfortable life through (A)
Politics
(B) Religion
(C) Education
(D) Industrialization.
Answer: D
120. The composition of nitrogen in normal air by volume is
(A) 45 %
(B) 30 %
(C) 21%
(D) 78 %
Answer: D
121. The gas that stimulates coughing in patients suffering from chronic bronchitis is (A)
Carbon IV oxide
(B) Carbon II oxide
(C) Cxygen
(D) Sulpur IV oxide
Answer: D
122. The first Philosopher to raised the question about the origin of the universe was --(A)
Thales
(B) Plato
(C) Aristotle
(D) Hooke
Answer: A
123. When was the first question about the origin of the universe raised?
A. 4th century BC
B. 5th century BC
C. 6th century BC
D. 7th Century BC
Answer: C
124. According to -------------------, what is knowable is what is permanent.
A. Aristotle
B. Thales
C. Plato
D. Anaximene
Answer: C.
125. The prediction that in future there will be a sudden temperature change that will cause all
living things to burn/freeze to death is termed -------------
(A) Big bang
(B) Big Crunch
(C) Big freeze
(D) Big rip
Answer: C
126. Black holes are formed when stars ------------------------
(A) Illuminates
(B) Collapse
(C) Rotates
(D) Expands
Answer: B
127. A modern version of the Big Bang theory was given by -----------
(A) George Henry
(B) George Samow
(C) Weltime George
(D) George Simeon
Answer: B
128. ---------------------------- claimed that the universe was made from pure air.
(A) Thales
(B) Heraclitus
(C) Anaximander
(D) Aristotle
Answer: C
129. Aristotle attributed the origin of the universe to ------------------
(A) A lump of matter
(B) First order unmovable mover
(C) Number
(D) Water
Answer: B
130. In the view of Anaximene, the world was made from -----------
(A) A lump of matter
(B) First order unmovable mover
(C) Number
(D) Water
Answer: A
131. According to -------------------------- the universe was made from the enduring impact of
everlasting fire.
(A) Thales
(B) Heraclitus
(C) Anaximander
(D) Aristotle
Answer: B
132. The big bang model was based on these two assumptions
A. Albert Eintein and Pythagoras principle
B. Albert Eintein and Newton theory
C. Albert Einstein and Cosmological principle
D. George Lemitre and Cosmological principle
Answer: C

133. According to the Big Bang theory, the universe was formed about ------- billion years ago.
 A. 19.7
B. 18.7
C. 15.7
D. 13.7
Answer: D
134. According to --------------- theory, all matter and objects will be pulled together to a centre
point causing a huge explosion
A. Big Bang
B. Big Freeze
C. Big Rip
D. Big Crunch
Answer: D
135. All objects and galaxies will slowly separate from each other, and then a sudden force will
pull all things together. This prediction is known as -----------
A. Big Bang
B. Big Freeze
C. Big Rip
D. Big Crunch
Answer: C
136. The warming of gases for millions of years create ---------------
A. Sun
B. Star
C. Moon
D. Planet
Answer: B

137. ------------- is the type of reaction that gives energy to the sun and star, enabling it to shine
for billions of years.
 (A) Einstein reaction
(B) Nuclear fusion
(C) Electrical energy
(D) Electromagnetic energy
Answer: B
138. The expansion of stars forms -------------------------
A. Red giant
B. White dwarf
C. Super giant
D. Super nova
Answer: A
139. -------------------------- is the sun’s closest neighbor?
(A) Barnards
(B) Alpha Centauri
(C) Spina
(D) Antares
Answer: B
140. The closest star to our planet that is visible to the naked eye is
(A) Barnards
(B) Alpha Centauri
(C) Spina
(D) Antares
Answer: B
141. Antares is about ------------- times larger than the sun.
A. 250
B. 270
C. 290
D. 300
Answer: C
142. Stars are held together in cluster called -------------
A. Galaxy
 B. Nebula
C. Solar system
D. Centauri
Answer: A
143. One of these theories explains the origin of the sun’s energy
(A) Combustion theory
(B) Steady state theory
(C) Big bang theory
(D) Solar heat theory
Answer: A
144. Unequal heating of the earth produces all of the following except -------------------(A)
Thunderstorms
(B) Tornadoes
(C) Hurricanes
(D) Landslides
Answer: D
145. The explosion of the super giant leads to the formation of ----------------
(A) Red giant
(B) Galaxy
(C) Supernova
(D) White dwarf
Answer: C
146. The stars which are destructive and sends out radio signal is called --------------
A. Nebulae
B. Neutron stars
C. Magnetic stars
D. Pulsars
Answer: D

147. ------------- has a powerful gravity that even light cannot escape it
A. Constructive black holes
 B. Destructive black holes
C. Pulsars
D. Neutron stars
Answer: B
148. Which planet is regarded as the Earth’s twin?
(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Mars
(D) Pluto
Answer: B
149. ------------------------ is the planet whose rotation about its axis is retrograde?
(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Mars
(D) Earth
Answer: B
150. The average distance in miles between the moon and the sun is -------------
(A) 90 million
(B) 91 million
(C) 92 million
(D) 93 million
Answer: D
151. How many moons does Jupiter have?
(A) 12
(B) 13
(C) 14
(D) 15
Answer: D
152. If one is driving at a speed of 55 miles per hour, how long will one need to drive round the
sun?
A. 3 years
 B. 3 months
C. 6 years
D. 6 months
Answer: C
153. Driving at a speed of 55 miles per hour will take ------ years to travel to the sun.
A. 194
B.193
C. 192
D. 190
Answer: A
154. Driving at a speed of 55 miles per hour will take ------ days round the earth
A. 7
B. 365
C. 28
D. 19
Answer: D
155. ------------- is not a terrestrial planet
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Pluto
Answer: D
156. The farthest planet from the sun is -------------------
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Pluto
Answer: D
157. The closest planet to the sun is -------------
A. Mercury
B. Venus
 C. Mars
D. Pluto
Answer: A
158. How long does it take mercury to complete a full orbit round the sun?
A. 88 days
B. 24 days
C. 44 days
D. 365 days
Answer: A
159. On the surface of Venus, sunrise occurs in the -----------------
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
Answer: D
160. Which of these is not a layer of the Earth?
A. Core
B. Soil
C. Mantle
D. Crust
Answer: B
161. There is no air in the moon because
A. Its gravitational pull is too small
B. Its gravitational pull is too large
C. It has no gravitational force
D. None of the above
Answer: A

162. The colour of the Martian sky appears -------------

A. Red
B. Blue
 C. Green
D. Brown
Answer: B
163. Mars has --------------- number of moons
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: B
164. Which of these is a name of a moon on Mars?
A. Crater
B. Boulder
C. Deimos
D. Viking
Answer: C
165. Which of the following is not a giant planet?
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Neptune
D. Venus
Answer: D
166. ----------------- is the largest planet
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Neptune
D. Venus
Answer: A

167. Jupiter completes a revolution round the sun in approximately -------------- years
A. 10
B. 12
 C. 15
D. 20
Answer: B
168. The following are the major constituents of Jupiter except ----------------------
A. Carbon
B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Ozone
Answer: D
169. To minimize hazard, commercial jets fly at the top of -------------------- layer of the
atmosphere?
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Thermosphere
Answer: A
170. ------------------ is the ionize zone of the atmosphere which reflects electromagnetic
radiation, used in reflecting radio waves?
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Thermosphere
Answer: D

171. The Mesosphere occur at an altitude of ----

(A) 80 km
(B) 11 km
 (C) 50 km
(D) 100 km
Answer: A
172. --------------- is the coldest planet?
(A) Earth
(B) Mercury
(C) Pluto
(D) Saturn
Answer: C
173. The colour of the Spina star is -----------
(A) Blue
(B) Red
(C) White
(D) Green
Answer: A
174. One of these is not a galaxy
(A) Andromeda
(B) Antares
(C) Hercules
(D) Milky Way
Answer: B
175. ------------------- theory suggests that whenever stars are formed, it is likely that planets
were formed along with them
A. Condensation theory
B. Collision theory
C. Planetary theory
D. Steady state theory
Answer: A
176. Astronomical distances are expressed in units of ------------
(A) Miles
(B) Kilometers
 (C) Light years
(D) Days
Answer: C
177. Which of this is not a part of the sun?
(A) Photosphere
(B) Chromospheres
(C) Corona
(D) Exosphere
Answer: D
178. The outermost part of the sun is -----------------
(A) Photosphere
(B) Chromospheres
(C) Corona
(D) Exosphere
Answer: C
179. If E stands for energy, M for mass and c for the speed of light, what is the mass- energy
relation given by Einstein to explain the source of the sun’s energy?
(A) E = M/C2
(B) E = MC2
(C) E = M - C2
(D) E = M + C2
Answer: B
180. What is the name of the smallest planet?
(A) Pluto
(B) Mars
(C) Mercury
(D) Earth
Answer: B
181. How many satellites does the Earth have?
(A) 1
(B) 2
 (C) 3
(D) 4
Answer: A
182. -------------------------- is an example of the giant planets?
(A) Jupiter
(B) Mars
(C) Mercury
(D) Earth
Answer: A
183. Pieces of rocks and iron with complex physical and chemical history that falls to the earth
are called -----------------
(A) Asteroids
(B) Meteorites
(C) Ceres
(D) Neroid
Answer: B
184. The ozone layer is located in --------------------------- layer of the earth?
A. Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Thermosphere
Answer: B
185. Jupiter has --------------------- number of moons
A. 14
B. 10
C. 12
D. 8
Answer: A
186. Ganymade is a moon in which planet?
A. Neptune
B. Saturn
 C. Jupiter
D. Uranus
Answer: C
187. The equatorial diameter of Saturn is about ---------- times larger than the Earth’s diameter.
A. 10.5
B. 12.6
C. 9.4
D. 8.4
Answer: C
188. The equatorial diameter of the Earth is ---------------------
A. 12, 000 km
B. 13,000 km
C. 14, 000 km
D. 15,000 km
Answer: B
189. The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes --------------------
A. Variation in intensity of heat
B. Formation of rainbow
C. Rainfall
D. Day and night
Answer: D
190. ---------------------- is regarded as the natural insulator of the Earth.
A. Atmosphere
B. Cloud cover
C. Thermosphere
D. Stratosphere
Answer: A
191. --------------------- is not a gas found in Uranus.
A. Hydrogen
B. Helium
C. Oxygen
 D. Methane
Answer: C
192. Industrial pollutant is also commonly referred to as
(A) Industrial effluent only
(B) Industrial waste only
(C) Industrial effluent/waste
(D) None of the above.
Answer: C
193. Domestic waste may constitute the following
(A) Food items
(B) Clothes
(C) Grease
(D) all of the above.
Answer: D
194. The human solid waste deposit as a result of defecation is also known as
(A) Surade
(B) Sullage
(C) Faecal matter
(D) Sullage or faecal matter.
Answer: D
195. The chemical responsible for the luxuriant growth of weeds as a result of disposal of
laundry waste is
(A) Sodium
(B) Potassium
(C) Heavy metal
(D) Phosphorus.
Answer: D

196. Phosphorus is essential for

(A) Healthy growth of plants only
(B) Formation of bones and teeth in animals only
 (C) A and B
(D) None of the above.
Answer: C

197. Wastes from the metallurgical industry include:

(A) Gases only
(B) Solids only
(C) Slag only
(D) A and C.
Answer: D
198. Wastes from the textile industry include:
(A) Unused dyes
(B) Ammonia
(C) Various chemicals
(D) all of the above.
Answer: D
199. The main industrial process in metallurgical industry includes
(A) Smelting
(B) Dyeing
(C) Canning
(D) None of the above.
Answer: A

200. The main pollutant from the steel industry is:

(A) Metal scraps
(B) Gases
(C) Slag
 (D) Food particles.
Answer: A
201. The following processes are common to the agricultural industry except:
(A) Manufacture of fertilizers
(B) Application of fertilizer
(C) Use of herbicides
(D) None of the above.
Answer: D
202. Which of this pollutant is common to the canning and steel industries?
(A) Food particles
(B) Metal scraps
(C) A and B
(D) None of the above.
Answer: B
203. Which industry may likely have these pollutants; spills and pieces of broken bottles
(A) Canning
(B) Petroleum
(C) Bottling
(D) Agriculture
Answer: C
204. The main industrial processes in petroleum industry are:
(A) Fractional distillation only
(B) Cracking
(C) Flaring of unused gases
(D) all of the above.
Answer: D

205. The area polluted by the nuclear industry include

(A) Land
(B) Air
(C) Water
 (D) all of the above.
Answer: D
206. Which of the following processes is/are involved in the production of plastic
(A) Compounding only
(B) Colouring only
(C) A and B
(D) None of the above?
Answer: C
207. Which of these is not a type of pollution?
(A) Land
(B) Water
(C) Air and noise
(D) None of the above.
Answer: D
208. Which of these gases does not constitute the composition of normal air
(A) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Carbon IV oxide
(D) Sulphur IV oxide?
Answer: D
209. Which of these gases does not constitute the composition of polluted air?
(A) Lead chloride
(B) Ozone
(C) Sulphur IV oxide
(D) None of the above.
Answer: D

210. The composition of oxygen in normal air by volume is

(A) 45 %
(B) 30 %
(C) 21%
 (D) 5 %
Answer: C
211. The composition of nitrogen in normal air by volume is
(A) 45 %
(B) 30 %
(C) 21%
(D) 78 %
Answer: D
212. In normal air which of these substances is considered to vary from place to place
(A) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Hydrogen sulphide.
Answer: D
213. The effect of sulphur IV oxide in the environment include
(A) Reduces growth of crops
(B) Causes acid rain
(C) causes leaching
(D) all of the above.
Answer: D
214. The gas that stimulates coughing in patients suffering from chronic bronchitis is
(A) Carbon (IV) oxide
(B) Carbon (II) oxide
(C) Oxygen
(D) Sulphur (IV) oxide.
Answer: D

215. The gas basically responsible for heating up of the environment is

(A) Carbon (IV) oxide
(B) Carbon (II) oxide
(C) Oxygen
 (D) Sulphur (IV) oxide.
Answer: A
216. The gas that depletes the oxygen-content of the blood system is
(A) Carbon (IV) oxide
(B) Carbon (II) oxide
(C) Oxygen
(D) Sulphur (IV) oxide.
Answer: B
217. The gas that causes discomfort and irritation which goes along with headaches and the
dryness of the throat is
(A) Carbon (IV) oxide
(B) Carbon (II) oxide
(C) Ozone
(D) Sulphur (IV) oxide.
Answer: C
218. The commonly used anti-knocking agent in petrol is
(A) Lead tetraethyl
(B) Carbon (II) Oxide
(C) Oxygen
(D) Sulphur (IV) oxide.
Answer: A
219. The substance that mostly causes low visibility is
(A) Smoke only
(B) Fine sooth only
(C) Dust only
(D) All of the above.
Answer: D
220. The gas responsible for uncontrollable laughter in human is
(A) Carbon (IV) oxide
(B) Carbon (II) oxide
(C) Oxygen
 (D) Nitrogen (I) oxide.
Answer: D
221. Two major sources of pollution are:
(A) Domestic and land
(B) Industrial and air
(C) Land, air and water
(D) Domestic and industrial
Answer: D
222. All these molecules involved in the process of organic evolution EXCEPT
(A) CH4
(B) H2
(C) C
(D) NH3
Answer: C
223. The school of De rerum natura was located at
(A) Rome
(B) Italy
(C) Greece
(D) Athens
Answer: A
224. Which of these is not a cellular organelle?
(A) Nucleus
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Centrioles
(D) None of these.
Answer: D