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I. Gas used to purify water is,_ _ __ 13. Universal donor blood group is ................ .
(a) Oxygen (b) Ammonia while universal recipient blood group is
(b) Carbon dioxide (d) Chlorine (a) 0 , AB (b) AB, 0 (c) A, B (d) B, A

2. When a compact disc used in audio and video 14.Scientist who discovered blood groups is
system is seen in sun light rain bow like colours (a) T.H. Morgan (b) Darwin
are seen. This can he explained on the (c) William Harvey (d) Karl Landsteiner
phenomenon of
(a) Reflection and Diffraction 15.Scienti~t who discovered blood circulation is
(b) Reflection and transmission (a) T. H. Morgan (b) Darwin
(c) Diffraction and transmission (c) William Harvey (d) Karl Landsteiner
(d) Reflection, Diffraction & Transmission
16.lndane gas is a mixture of
3. What does the 'Green house effect' refer to? (a) Methane and Oxygen
(a) introducing greenery (b) Butane, Methane and Oxygen
(b) heating of earth by increase in amount of (c) Butane and Propane
carbon dioxide present (d) None of the above
(c) rearing plants in a glasshouse (d) None of these
17. First scientist to discover that the earth
4. Triple Antigen treatment for children is to ward revolves around the sun is
of (a) Newton (b) Dalton
(a) whooping Cough (b) tetanus (c) Copernicus (d) Einstein
(c) diphtheria (d) all of the above
18. Speed of light is minimum while passing thro-
5. How does the day time sky appear from a plfil)et (a) Vacuum (b) Air (c) Gold (d) Glass
which has no atmosphere?
(a) white (b) grey (c) blue (d) black 19. Sound travels fastest in
(a) Water (b) Steel (c) Air (d) Vacuum
6. Which is the vitamin found in lemons?
(a) vitamin A (b) vitamin C (c) vitamin F (d) all 20. Sound does not travel in-
(a) Solid (b) Vacuum (c) Liquid (d) Gas.
7. Chemical name of Vitamin A is
(a) Riboflavin (b) Thiamine 21. Dinosaur is a
(c) Cytamen (d) Retinal (a)fish (b)bird (c)reptile (d) mammal

8. Which vitamin is considered to be harmone? 22. Which gland secretes Bile useful in absorption
(a)A (b)B 6 (c)D (d)B, of fats?

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(a) Liver (b) Stomach
9. Healing of wound is accelerated by (c) Pancreas (d) Salivary gland
(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin E (d) Vitamin K 23.Life of a red blood cell is about
(a) 30 days (b) 90 days
I0. Rusting of iron is an example of (c) 120 days (d) 60 days
(a) Absorption (b) Adsorption
(c) Oxidation (d) Reduction 24.Human body is immune to which of the
following diseases?
11. A balanced diet is one in which the ingredients (a) Jaundice (b) Tuberculosis
are (c) Small Pox (d) Diabetes
(a) weighed by a balance
(b) in minimum requirement 25. Among the following the hardest metal is
(c) in correct proportions (a) Iron (b) Gold (c) Tungsten (d) Platinum
(d) in maximum requirements
26. A small pouch containing silica gel is often
12.Hereditary disease in which clotting of blood found in bottles of medicines in tablet or powder
does not take place is known as fonn because silica gel
(a)haemophilia (b) anaemia (a) Kills bacteria
(c) leukaemia (d) xerophthalmia (b) Kills germs and spores
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( c) Absorb moisture
(d) Absorbs all gases present inside the bottle
40. Major component of Honey is :
(a) Glucose (b) Sucrose (c) Maltose (d) Fructose
27. In eye donation, which of the following parts
of donors eye is utilized?
41. Recommended daily intake of proteins for a
(a) Iris (b) Lens (c) Cornea (d) Retina
moderately active women
(a) 30 gms (b) 37 gms (c) 40 gms (d) 46gms
28. One light ~ear is equal to
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(a) 9.46 x 10 km (b) 10.46 x 102 km
(c) 12.46 x IOI km (d) none 42. 'Eco-mark' is given to the Indian product that
are:
29. Gas is the same as- (a) Pure & unadulterated
(a) Diesel (b) Engine oil (b) Rich in proteins
(c) Invert sugar (d) brown sugar (c) Environment Friendly
(d) Economically viable
30. Medical term for sleeplessness is
(a) Nyctinuria (b) Somnambulism 43. A fuse in an electric circuit is used to
(c) Insomnia (d) Hallucination (a) break the circuit when excessive current flows
(b) decrease the flow of current in the circuit
(c) increase the flow of current in the circuit
31. Blood Sugar is the amount of . . . . . . in the
circulating blood. (d) None
(a) Glucose (b) Sucrose
(c) Galactose (d) Lactose 44. Transformers are used in the transmission of
electric power
(a) Because they speed transmission
32. Light year is an astronomical unit of
(b) Because they can conserve electrical energy
(a) distance (b) gravity (c) water (d) gas
(c) Because they can reduce transmission losses
(d) Because they help to distribute electrical
33. Arthritis affects energy efficiently
(a) Lungs (b) Joints _ (c) Skin (d) Eyes
45. Metal used for manufacture of heating
34. Pisciculture is the art of: elements provided in electric presses is
(a) artificial rearing of fish (a) Chromium (b) Nichrome
(b) classical dance of the Dravidians (c) Nickel (d) Tungsten
( c) rearing insects for food (d) none
46. Which of the following instruments is used for
35. Sound of frequency below 20hz are called detecting and measuring small electric currents?
(a) Super Sonics (b) Infra Sonics (a) Ammeter (b) Fluxmeter

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(c) Ultra Sonics (d) Audio Sound (c) Galvanometer (d) Voltmeter

36. Alpha-Keraten is a protein present in: 4 7. Who discovered the law of attraction and
(a) Skin (b) Blood repulsion between electric charges?
(c)Wool (d) Eggs (a) Coulomb (b) Graham Bell
(c) Marconi (d) Reumer
37. Scientific study of Ageing known as:
(a) Osteology (b) Grantology 48. The lightning conductor or rod used for
(c) Etiology (d) Teratology protecting buildings from lightning is made of
(a) aluminum (b) copper
38. Soft drinks such as Colas contains significant ( c) iron (d) All of these
quantities of . .
(a) Caffeine (b) Nicotine (c) Tannin (d) Rennin 49 . What kind of mirror is used for rear view?
(a) Concave (b) Convex
39. Name the technique which can be used to (c) Plane (d) Simple glass
establish Paternity of a child?
(a) Protein Analysis . 50. Who invented the Radio?
(b) Chromosome Coun~mg (a) Graham Bell (b) Marconi
( c )Quantitative Analysis of DNA (c) Newton (d) Otto Hume
(d} DNA Fingerprints.
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51 . Springs of shock absorbers of automobiles and 59. Safety wire used in electrical circuits is made
railway coaches are made of steel and not of of a material having
rubber, because steel is (a) low melting point (b) high resistance
(a) more durable than rubber (c) high melting point (d) low specific heat
(b) less expensive than rubber in the long run
(c) less elastic than rubber 60. The blue colour of the clear sky is due to
(d) more elastic than rubber (a) diffraction of light (b) dispersion oflight
(c) reflection oflight (d) refraction oflight
52. Dehydration in human body is caused due to
the loss of 61. Newton's law of gravitation applies to
(a) Vitamins (b) water (a) small bodies only (b) planets only
(c) minerals (d) proteins (c) both small and big bodies
(d) is valid within the solar system only
53. Why is the metal tungsten used for the
manufacture of the filament of an electric bulb? 62. The sex of a child depends upon
(a) Because it is a good conductor (b) Because it is (a) Chromosome of father
inexpensive (b) Chromosome of grandfather
(c) Because it is malleable (c) Chromosome of both father and mother
(d) Because it has a very high melting point (d) none

e 54. Why does the police use dogs for detective

work?
63. What is the approximate frequency of
Ultrasonic wave?
(a) Because they can run very fast (a) Less than 15,000 Hz
(b) Because they can hear ultrasonic waves (b) Greater than 15,000 Hz
(c) Because they have sharp eye-sight (c) Greater than 20,000 Hz
(d) Because they are easily trainable and remain (d) Less than 20,000 Hz
faithful
64. Which from the following is the best insulator?
55. The sound waves which cannot be heard by a (a) Paper (b) Glass (c) Wood (d) Cloth
human ear are called
(a) extraordinary sounds(b) infrasonic sounds 65. 'Hemophillia' is the disease of. ........ .
(c) ultrasonic sounds (d) both (b) and (c) (a) Liver (b) Blood (c) Brain (d) Bones

56. An ice cube floats on water but it sinks in 66. Pluto has recently been demoted to "dwarf
alcohol because planet" because it does not meet one or more of the
(a) the ice cube is the frozen form of water following criteria of a planet:
(b) water is more transparent than alcohol I. A planet should orbit around the sun.

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(c) ice cube is solid while alcohol is liquid II. A planet should have sufficient mass so that is
(d) the ice cube is lighter than water and heavier assumes a nearly round shape.
than alcohol Ill. A planet must have cleared its neighbourhood
around its orbit
57. An object weighs less at the equator than at the Select the correct answer using the given codes:
poles because (a) I, II and Ill (b) II and Ill only
(a) the force of gravity is more at the equator than (c) II only (d) lil only
at the poles
(b) the force of gravity is less at the equator than at 67. The name of the galaxy in which the Earth is a
the poles planet is
(c) the Earth is almost flat at the equator (a) Ursa Major (b) Ursa Minor
(d) the equatorial radius of the Earth is less than (c) Andromeda (d) Milky Way
the polar radius
68. The deficiency of which one of the following
58. Under normal conditions the velocity of sound vitamins causes increased loss of calcium ion in
in the air is urine?
(a) 33 m/sec. (b) 332 m/sec. (a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B
(c) 600 m/sec. (d) 3,300 m/sec. (c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin D

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d) Decibel
69. Which one of the following is a water-soluble a) Watt b) REMc) Centigrnde
vitamin?
(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin C 8 1. _ _ _ _ is also known as graveyard of
(c) Vitamin D (d) Vitamin K RBC. B M
a) Kidneyb) Gall Bladderc)Spleend) one arrow
70. Why does a stick partly immersed in water
appear to be broken at the junction of water and 82. Red Blood Corpuscle are made by _ _ __
air? This is due to (a) Liver (b) Bone marrow
(a) Scattering of Iight (c) Kidneys (d) Heart
(b) reflection of light
(c) refraction of light 83. The edible potato is the modified form of
(d) both (a) and (b) above part of the plant?
-(a_)_R-oo_t_s(b) Stem(c) Flower (d) None of these
71. Bile which helps in the digestion of food is
secreted by 84. Main constituent of'Gobar gas' is _ _ __
(a) Pituitary (b) Stomach (c) Pancreas (d) Liver (a) Hydrogen (b) Carbon monoxide
(c) Acetylene (d) Methane
72. Bile is stored in the
(a) Lungs (b) Kidneys 85. What is the 'non-stick' substance used in cook
(c) Intestines (d) Gall Bladder wares? •
(a) Polymonochlorotritluoroethylene .,
73. Pencil Iin was discovered by (b) Polymethyl metharcrylate
(a) Alexander Fleming (b) John Austin (c) Polyacrylonitrile
(c) Newton (d) None (d) Poly tetra tluoro ethylene

74. In the human body which structure is the 86. Speed of sound is maximum in
appendix attached to? (a) Vacuum (b) Gases (c) Liquids (d) Solids
(a) The large intestine
(b) The small intestine 87. Deficiency of Vitamin B leads to
(c) The gall bladder (a) Scurvy (b) Beri-beri
(d) The stomach (c) Dennatitis (d) Phynodenna

75. Solid, Liquid, gas and _are four states of 88. Filaria disease is caused by:
matter (a) Worm(b) Bacteria(c) Virus (d) None of these
(a) Plasma (b) Gel (c) Sol (d) Agar
89. Which gas is not a part of atmosphere?
76: Which colour is in the center of Rainbow? (a) Nitrogen (b) Hydrogen (c) Helium (d) Chlorine

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(a) Red (b) Yellow
(c) Green (d) Violet 90. How does the Sun get its energy?
(a) From gravitational pressure
77.Toxicology is the study of (b) From nuclear fission
(a) Poisons (b) Viruses (c) bacteria (d) diseases (c) From nuclear fusion
(d) None of these
78.lnsufficient blood supply in human body is
known as 91. Who invented World Wide Web(WWW)?
(a) Jschemia (b) Hyperemia (a) Steve Jobs (b) Alan Turing
(c) Hemostasis (d) Haemorrhage (c) Tim Bemers Lee (d) Vint Cerf

79. The sky appears blue because:

(a) all colours interfere to produce blue
(b) in white light, the blue component dominates
(c) the atmosphere scatters violetcolour more than
the others
(d) it is actually blue

80. _____ is the unit for measurement of

noise.
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