Test for Homi Bhabha Exam

Quiz 1: Matter

1. Of the three states of matter, which one has definite volume but no definite shape?
A) Water B) Solid C) Gas D) Liquid
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2. Of the three states of matter, which one has neither definite volume nor definite shape?
A) Air B) Liquid C) Gas D) Solid
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3. Which blood group is known as the 'Universal Donor' ?
A) B B) A C) O D) AB
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4. _______ typically combine together to form molecules
A) Elements B) Protons C) Atoms D) Electrons
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5. A substance which consists of atoms that are alike is called
A) an alloy B) a compound C) a mixture D) an element
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6. _______ is the heaviest natural element
A) Radium B) Uranium C) Mercury D) Lead
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7. How many natural elements are there?
A) 88 B) 92 C) 103 D) 113
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8. Which of the following is an element?
A) Salt B) Water C)Air D) Aluminium
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9. _______ is the lightest element
A) Hydrogen B) Lithium C) Helium D) Neon
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10. Which of the following occurs during evaporation?
A) Steam and oxygen escape from the liquid bulk
B) Molecules escape from the liquid bulk
C) Molecules escape from the liquid surface
D) Steam and oxygen escape from the liquid surface
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Quiz 1: Static Electricity

11. Name the type of electricity produced by friction

A) stagnant electricity B) frictional electricity C) static electricity
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12. Lightning takes place _______ thunder
A) after B) before C) when
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13 .What does the symbol _______| |_______ represent?
A) resistor B) capacitor C) electroscope
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14. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.
A) orbits B) neutrons C) protons
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15.Who discovered Penicillin ?
A) Sir Alexander Fleming B) Joseph Lister C) Edward Jenner D) Robert Koch
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16.When an ebonite rod is rubbed with cat's skin,it gets ..
A) remains neutral B) positively-charged C) negatively-charged
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17.The charge on an electron is _______.
A) neutral B) negative C) positive

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Quiz 2 : Static Electricity  

18.  Static Electricity  

A. is the build up of electrical charges (+) positive & (-) negative on an object.  
B. has not room for fire   C. Waits for no one  
D. sees thru water   E. has icebergs for buildings
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19.  Like charges  

A. like pokemon   B. repel   C. sit down   D. eat sushi   E. wear bikini's
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20.  Unlike charges  
A. make balloons   B. attract   C. heat fans  
D. make breadsticks   E. eat tofu
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21.  what will attract and make the balloon stick to you or the wall  
A. Unlike charges   B. Like charges   C. like minds  
D. Unlike tofu   E. medium fried eggs
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22.   Since like charges __________, every hair on your head is now trying to get away from
every other hair. The best way is to stand straight up. ...  
A. expell   B. mispell   C. do well  
D. repel   E. dingdongbell
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23.  Since __________ charges repel, every hair on your head is now trying to get away from
every other hair. The best way is to stand straight up. ...  
A. Unlike   B. dislike   C. looklike   D. welike   E. Like
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24. What cell component is commonly used for personal identification?
a) RNA b) Amino Acid c) DNA d) Nucleus

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25. Tallest land animal
A) Polar bear B) Elephant C) Giraffe D) Antelope E) Rhinoceros
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26. Heaviest snake
A) Reticulated Python B) Viper C) Anaconda D) King Cobra
E) Boa Constrictor
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27. Largest mammal
A) Elephant B) Rhinoceros C) Blue Whale D) Hippopotamus E) Giraffe
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28. Longest bone in the human body
A) Tibia B) Humerus C) Back bone D) Ulna E) Femur
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29. True or false : CO2 is formed as a waste product during respiration.
A) True B) False
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30. How many teeth does an average human adult have?
A) 31 B) 33 C) 36 D) 32
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31. What is the bony case protecting a mammal’s brain called?
A) Shell B) Radium C) Plate D) Skull
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32. How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach the Earth?
cA) Instantly B) Eight seconds C) Eight Minutes D) Eight hours
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Answers Quiz 1: Matter
1. Of the three states of matter, which one has definite volume but no definite shape?
A) Water B) Solid C) Gas D) Liquid

Solid has definite volume and definite shape. Liquid has definite volume, but no
definite shape (because it takes the shape of the container in which it is placed). Gas has neither
definite volume nor definite shape. Water is not a state of matter
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2. Of the three states of matter, which one has neither definite volume nor definite shape?
A) Air B) Liquid C) Gas D) Solid

Solid has definite volume and definite shape. Liquid has definite volume, but no
definite shape (because it takes the shape of the container in which it is placed). Gas has neither
definite volume nor definite shape. Air is not a state of matter
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3.Which blood group is known as the 'Universal Donor' ?
A) B B) A C) O D) AB

Blood group O is known as the 'Universal Donor' because it can donate blood to all blood
groups (A, B, AB and O).
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4._______ typically combine together to form molecules
A) Elements B) Protons C) Atoms D) Electrons

Atoms typically combine together to form molecules. An atom usually consists of

protons, neutrons and electrons. Substances which consist of atoms that are alike are called
elements.
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5. A substance which consists of atoms that are alike is called
A) an alloy B) a compound C) a mixture D) an element

Elements (113 in number) are systematically arranged in the modern periodic

table
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6. _______ is the heaviest natural element
A) Radium B) Uranium C) Mercury D) Lead

Uranium is the heaviest natural element. Its atomic number is 92 and its atomic
mass is 238.03.
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7. How many natural elements are there?
A) 88 B) 92 C) 103 D) 113

113 elements are systematically arranged in the modern periodic table. Of these, 92 are
natural elements
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8. Which of the following is an element?
A) Salt B) Water C)Air D) Aluminium

Aluminum (Al) is an element. Water (H2O) and Common Salt (NaCl) are compounds.
Air is a mixture
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9. _______ is the lightest element
A) Hydrogen B) Lithium C) Helium D) Neon

Hydrogen is the lightest element. Its atomic number is 1 and its atomic mass is
1.01.
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10. Which of the following occurs during evaporation?
A) Steam and oxygen escape from the liquid bulk
B) Molecules escape from the liquid bulk
C) Molecules escape from the liquid surface
D) Steam and oxygen escape from the liquid surface

During evaporation, molecules of the liquid escape from the surface

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Answers Quiz : Static Electricity

11. Name the type of electricity produced by friction

A) stagnant electricity B) frictional electricity C) static electricity

Static electricity is produced when a suitable combination of substances (e.g., glass rod
and silk; ebonite rod and cat's skin; sealing wax and wool) are rubbed together and get electrified
due to friction
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12. Lightning takes place _______ thunder
A) after B) before C) when

Lightning (a dazzling bluish-white light that is produced in the clouds) is followed by a

loud noise called thunder.
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13. What does the symbol _______| |_______ represent?
A) resistor B) capacitor C) electroscope

The above symbol represents the capacitor.

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14. In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.
B) orbits B) neutrons C) protons

The atom of a normal element is electrically neutral because the number of protons
(having positive charge) and the number of electrons (having negative charge) are equal in an
atom. Hence the charges get canceled and the net charge is zero. Also, the neutrons (having no
charge) do not affect the charge on an atom.

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15. Who discovered Penicillin ?

A) Sir Alexander Fleming B) Joseph Lister C) Edward Jenner D) Robert Koch

Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum in 1928.
Joseph Lister introduced sterilization of surgical instruments.
Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine for smallpox.
Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes anthrax.
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16. When an ebonite rod is rubbed with cat's skin,it gets ..
A) remains neutral B) positively-charged C) negatively-charged

On rubbing an ebonite rod with fur or cat's skin, the electrons from the cat's skin get
transferred to the ebonite rod. The cat's skin now has a deficiency of electrons and so is positively-
charged. On the other hand, the ebonite rod has an excess of electrons and hence is negatively-
charged
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17. The charge on an electron is _______.
A) neutral B) negative C) positive

An atom consists of three sub-atomic particles, namely protons, neutrons and electrons.
Electrons have a negative charge, protons are positively-charged and neutrons have no charge
(neutral).

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Answer Quiz : Static Electricity  
18.  Static Electricity  
A. is the build up of electrical charges (+) positive & (-) negative on an object.  
B. has not room for fire   C. Waits for no one  
D. sees thru water   E. has icebergs for buildings
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19.  Like charges  
A. like pokemon   B. repel   C. sit down   D. eat sushi   E. wear bikini's
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20.  Unlike charges  
A. make balloons   B. attract   C. heat fans  
D. make breadsticks   E. eat tofu
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21.   what will attract and make the balloon stick to you or the wall  
A. Unlike charges   B. Like charges   C. like minds  
D. Unlike tofu   E. medium fried eggs
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22.  Since like charges __________, every hair on your head is now trying to get away from every
other hair. The best way is to stand straight up. ...  
A. expell   B. mispell   C. do well  
D. repel   E. dingdongbell
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23.  Since __________ charges repel, every hair on your head is now trying to get away from
every other hair. The best way is to stand straight up. ...  
A. Unlike   B. dislike   C. looklike   D. welike   E. Like
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24. What cell component is commonly used for personal identification?
a) RNA b) Amino Acid c) DNA d) Nucleus
DNA is the cell component that is commonly used for personal identification.
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ANSWER. QUIZ 8 : General Biology

25. Tallest land animal

A) Polar bear B) Elephant C) Giraffe D) Antelope E) Rhinoceros

Found only in semi-desert areas of Africa, the tallest recorded specimen was a giraffe called
George (at the Chester Zoo). His height was a staggering 20 ft.
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26. Heaviest snake
A) Reticulated Python B) Viper C) Anaconda
D) King Cobra E) Boa Constrictor

Found mainly in tropical jungles of South America, the heaviest anaconda measured so far was
nearly 500 lb.
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27. Largest mammal
A) Elephant B) Rhinoceros C) Blue Whale D) Hippopotamus E) Giraffe

The Blue Whale is also commonly known as the Sulfur Bottom Whale. It is the heaviest and
longest mammal and also the largest mammal ever recorded.
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28. Longest bone in the human body
A) Tibia B) Humerus C) Back bone D) Ulna E) Femur

The adult human body has a total of 206 bones. The longest and strongest one is the thigh bone
also called the femur. It may be about 28% of a person's stature. Often people think the back bone
is the longest. In fact it is not a single bone but a collection of many smaller bones (vertebrae).
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29. True or false : CO2 is formed as a waste product during respiration.
A) True B) False
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30. How many teeth does an average human adult have?
A) 31 B) 33 C) 36 D) 32
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31. What is the bony case protecting a mammal’s brain called?
A) Shell B) Radium C) Plate D) Skull
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32. How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach the Earth?
A) Instantly B) Eight seconds C) Eight Minutes D) Eight hours
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