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14. Biodegradable wastes can usually be converted into useful substances with the help of
(a Bactena (b) Nuclear proteins

(c) Radioactive substances (d) None of these

15. Which of the following gases is not found free in air?

(a) Nilrogen (6)

Hydrogen (e) Oxygen (d) Carbon dioxide

16. Nitrogen fixation is done by:

(a) Red algae (b) Blue green algae (c) Brown algae (d) None of these

A microscopic organism playing a role

17 vital in
nitrogen cycle is:

(a) Vinus (b) Bacteria (c) Protozoa (d) Red algae

18. Which of the following fuels causes minimum environmental pollution?
a) Diesel (b) Kerosene () Hydrogen (d) Coal

19. The crop most susceptible to frost is:

(a) Wheat (b) Cotton (c) Red gram (d) Black gram

20. The main factor which determines the balance of nature is:

(a) Human activities

(b) Habit and habitat
(c) Environmental pollution (d) Availability of food

21. Which of the following is usualy not an air pollutant?

(a) Hydrocarbons (b) Nitrous oxide (c) 3ulphur oxide (d) Carbon dioxide

22. The maximum biological magnilication of DDT through food web is seen in:

(a) Algae (b) Bacteria (c) Man (d) Higher plants

23. Organisms at the base of the food chain are:

(a) Photosynthetie plants (b) Decomposers

(c) Camivores (d) Herbivores

ANSWERS

1.b 2.a 3. 5. 6. b
8. b 9. a 10.
12. 13. C 14
15.b 16. b 7. b 18. 19. 20. a 21. b
22. c 23.a
BRANCHES OF SCIENCE
1. The science of celestial bodies is known a

(a) Carpology (b) Agror:omy (c) Radioastronomy Astronomy

What is Acaustics?

(a) Science of waves Science of sound

(c) Science of light (d) Science of radiography

3. Name of physics fhat studies the forces exerted by air or other gases in motion.
the branch

Aerodynamics (c) Aeronautics (d) None of these

(a) Aero engineering
deals with the of field, crops and
4. Which branch of agricultural science production

of the soil?
management
Agronomy ()Histology (d) Agro-technology
(a) Acrodynamics
is
What Astrophysies?
galaxies,and
Study of physical nature of stars, universe.
 (b) Shudy of universe

(c) Studyof carth (d) Study of astrology

6. Mention the science of the
chemistry of life which studies animals and plants
chemicals by lookine
they contain.
(a) Biology (b) Chemistry
Biochemistry (d) Histology
Which branch of science deals with the relationsiip belween quantities of
during chemical reaction? substance

(a) Chemistry
(b) Microbiology
igStoichiometry (d) Solid State Physics
What is
Agrostology?
(a)Studyofforests &Studyofgrasses
(c)Study of plants (d) Studyofagriculture
9. What is
Bio-engineering?
(a) Science ofmedicine
(b) Science of life

Application to biology and medicine None of these

(d)
10. Which branch of science includes all life
sciences, e.g. anatomy, physiology, cytology,
zoolpgy, ecology, etc?
eBiology (b) Biotechnology (c) Histology (d) Biography
11 Botapy is the:

Study of plants (b) Studyof herbs (c) Study of herbs (d) Study of forest
12. Point out the science of of heart and breathing?
heartincluding the study beat
(a) Heartology Cardiology (c) Cardiography (d) None of these
13. The study of the of substances
composition is
knowas:
(a) Statistics
(b) Physics Chemistry (d) Biology
14. What is Cosmology?
(a) Study of stars
Study of universe () Study of sky (d) Study of satellites
15. What is meant by Horticulture?
(a) Science of flowers Scientific cultivations

(c) Science of agriculture (d) rural

study
16.
ZoogY is the branch of biology concerned with the study of:
Animals (b) Plants (c) Pets (d) Humans
17. the study of
Opties is light with which study of seciencgit
belongs?
(a) Biology (b) Chemistry Physics (d) None of these
18. What is organic Chemistry?
(a) Study of living things bStudy of carbon compounds
(c) Studyoforgans (d) Study of minerals
19. How is known the study of apmals and plants that had lived on earth in the past?

(a) Histology (oyPalaeontology (c) Hysteria (d) History

20.
Whars the function of the branch of medicine, Psychiatry?
pue
ofmental sp
Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder (b) Diagnosis and treatment

(c)Diagnosis and treatment (d) Study of heart

ofbrain
21. following and measurement of beha/lour?
Which ofthe is thesclentific study
(a) Psychiatry Psychology ()Telepathy (d)
Psychoanalysis
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the branch of science which deals with the laws which govern the structure of the

aniverse,
and forms ol
nater and energy and their interactions.
the

Physics (C) Cosmology (d) Biology

(a) Chemistry
The branch of chemistry
of
that

substances
is concerned with examining the relationships between the
and the physical productions which they display, is
chemical composition
known as:

Physical chemistry
(a) Chemical physics
(d) None of these
Solid State Physics
(c)

of and variations is called:

24 The study heredity resulting

(hGenetics (c) Heredity Science (d) None of these

(a) Genctic Engireening
What the use of forensic medicine and science
25 is

(a) Post-mortem
Use of scientific techniques to solve criminal cases

matters (d) For police

()For legal

maps and the features of universe?

26. Which science describes

(a) Cosmology Cosmography

(c) Cosmo-physics (d) Physical cosmography

27. WhatisBiometry?
Aplication of mathematics to living things (b) Application of biology to living things

(C) Science of apparatuses for biology (d) None of these

28. Whais Pedagogy?

aScience of teaching (b) Science of leaming

(c)Science of seeing (d) Science of behaving

29 Which branch of science is concerned with making machines, building, roads and many
other things?

(a) Physics Engineering

() Architecture (d) Physical Engineering

30. Science that uses electrons known is as:

(a) Atomic science Electronics (c) Electrology (d) Electrolysis

31.
Name
the
study of plants and animals in relation to their natural surroundings and in

relatiopto each other

Ecology b) Biology (c) Histology (d) Environmentology

32.
Whichofthe following is the prevention and treatment of tooth and gum disorders?

a Dentistry (b) Dental surgery (c)Dentology (d) Mouth surgery

33. the
study of:
is
Crystallography
Crystals (b) Waves (c) Light (d) Water
34. What is called the study of
stpucture of earth?
(a) Geography
Geology (c) Geo-engineering (d) Earth sciences
3.Which field
of study is concerned with tee of water and other
and with the
utilising properties liquids
application of these properties in
engineering?
(a) Kinetics
Hydraulics (C) Hydrology (d) None of these
30. the branch of
Mention dynamics which deals with the action of
produces or
forces that
the motion of a
changes
(a) Physics
body?
37, Kinetics (0) Physiology (d) Hydraulics
Whatis
called a form of
mathomatics that deals with numbers?
)Statictics
Anthmetics () Algebra (d) Tngonometry
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38. Name the branch of physics that deals

with the motion of bodies and those forces which
causes these motions.

(a) Motionolgy
39 Neurology is the medical
Mechanics (0) Anithmetic (d) None thesef
specialty that is concerned
study and treatment
with the
disorders of: o
(a) Brain
(b) Spinal cord
40. Which is the science of erPenpheralnerves (d) All of these
spaceravel?
a) Aeroneutics
41. Which Astronautics (c) Travelogue
of the (d) Travellogy
following is the study of
organisms such as micro-organisms, mostly viruses and single called
bacteria, yeasts and
(a) Microscopy protozoa?
42. Science and Microbiology (C) MicrologEY
(d) Histopathology
technology of producing
is called: metals, including extraction, alloying and
hardening
(a) Engineering
Metallurgy (c) Chemistry None
(d) of these

1d2 15.
8. b

16.
c
3.
10.
17.
ANSWERS

ba
a
b
6.C
13. C
22. 23. 24.
8.
25.
19. b
20.
29 b 30. b 26. b 27.
28.
31.
36. b37. b 38.b 39.
32. a 33. a 34. 5.

c40.b41.b42.
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

.3.
1. Which
a) Barometer
Thermometer
aMeasure
instrument

Whigh instrumentis
is used
is used for

b
to:

temperature (b) Measure

used
estimating

to
Altimeter

heat
the

receive radio waves

height of
(c)

(c) Measure
an aircraft
Compass meter

from objects in
illness
above sea level?

(d) Polo meter

(d) Measure coldness

(aRadio telescope space?

(b) Radiograph
(c) Seismograph
4. Mention the instrument that (d) Atomic telescope
is used to into
split light its
(a) Split meter spectrum?
Spectroscope () Spectrograplh (d) Electromeier
5. Why ammeter is is used?
(a) To measure acidity of water
(c) To measure
(bTo measure electric
curent
pollution
(d) None of these
6. Which instrument is used to
measure the pressure of air?
(a) Radio telescope
Barometer c) Compass
1. For (d) Electrometer
which
purpose instrument Centrifuge is used?
(a) To separate liquids
(c) To separate solids bTo separatemixtures of chenicals
(d) None of these
8. Who invented chronometer?
aTohn Harnison (b) Marconi () Dalton (d) None ofthese
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Sators and other travellers used a devlee to ind close to the North And Nouth geographie
poles. How is knovn the dev jee?

()Magnet CoyN488 (e) P'ole meter (d) None of theae

10 Which instrument is used to neasure minute eleetrieul currents?
(a) Electrometer A Galvanometer ()
Electrie meter (d) None of these
11. Hydrometer is the device that measurest
(a) The acidity of water The specifie gravity ofa liquid
(c) The gravity of milk d) None of theso
12. Name the device that is used to measure the humidity.
(a) Hydrometer Hygrometer Galvanomoter
(c) (d) Hoxameter
13. A light microscope uses lenses to nmake the objeets look much bigger. What this lnerease in
size called?

Magnification (b) Megatying Both of these

(c) (d) None of these
14. For which purpose is used7
seismograph
(a) For predicting earthquakes
(b) For rocording carthquakes
For detecting and measuring
earthquakes (d) All of these

ANSWERS
1.b 9
8.
3.
10.b 11.b b5.b6.b7.
a14. 12 b
13.