Q.1

Musa paradisiaca is the scientific name of which plant?

  • mango
  • wheat
  • Corn
  • banana
Q.2

The commonly used thermometric substance is _____.

  • mineral oil
  • Alcohol
  • Mercury
  • Petrol
Q.3

Identify the element that is most prolific in the crust of the earth.

 

  • Iron
  • Silicon
  • Oxygen
  • Hydrogen
Q.4

What is the sound made by seal called?

  • Bark
  • Moo
  • Screech
  • Growl
Q.5

Living things constitute the biotic component of the ___________________.

  • mesosphere
  • biosphere
  • thermosphere
  • heliosphere
Q.6

Fabric made from_________ does not get wrinkled easily.

  • Cotton
  • Flax
  • Silk
  • Polyester
Q.7

Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star ?

  • weight
  • distance
  • temperature
  • size
Q.8

Name the hottest planet.

  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Neptune
  • Mars
Q.9

The Scientists from China have successfully cloned which animal for the first time?

  • Human
  • Dog
  • Monkey
  • Sheep
Q.10

Which of the following layers of the atmosphere makes Radio Communication possible?

  • Troposphere
  • Thermosphere
  • Ionosphere
  • Stratosphere
Q.11

The outermost layer of sun is called

  • Lithosphere
  • Chromosphere
  • Photosphere
  • Corona
Q.12

Which is used as an Air pollution indicator?

  • Algae
  • Fungi
  • Bacteria
  • Lichens
Q.13

Which among the following has the maximum life span

  • Eagle
  • Tortoise
  • Tiger
  • Elephant
Q.14

What is formed when Magnesium is burnt?

  • Baking Soda
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Ash
  • Vinegar
Q.15

According to the distance of planets from the Sun, which of the following order is correct?

  • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
  • Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
  • Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus
  • Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
Q.16

What is 'Planet Nine'?

  • A planet in the Comet Galaxy
  • A planet in Andromeda Galaxy
  • A planet where the 'Star Wars'
  • A large icy planet proposed in the outer Solar System
Q.17

_____________ is the number of deaths in the population during a given period.

  • Natality
  • Mortality
  • Immigration
  • Emigration
Q.18

In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome

  • Loss due to insect pests
  • Decrease in food production
  • Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins
  • Loss due to plant diseases
Q.19

_______ is the study of the physical form and external structure of plants.

  • Physiology
  • Anatomy
  • Phytomorphology
  • Cytology
Q.20

Study of classification of organisms is known as _____.

  • Serpentology
  • Virology
  • Taxonomy
  • Physiology
Q.21

Salination of soil is caused by

  • Pesticides
  • soil erosion
  • excess irrigation
  • crop rotation
Q.22

__________ is a telecommunications network or computer network that extends over a large geographical distance.

  • Uniform Resource Locator
  • Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
  • Wide Area Network
  • JavaScript
Q.23

What causes the mottling of the dental enamel ?

  • High levels of chlorine in water
  • High levels of nitrate in the water
  • High levels of fluorides in the water
  • High levels of calcium in the water
Q.24

Ozone hole is caused by chemicals like _____.

  • Nitrogen Oxide
  • Hydrogen Sulphide
  • Chloro Fluoro Carbon
  • Carbon Monoxide
Q.25

Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because

  • they emit light of a constant intensity
  • their distance from the earth does not change with time
  • they are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light
  • they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
Q.26

Thermal electricity is generated by using which of these ?

  • Coal only
  • Coal and Natural Gas only
  • Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum
  • None of these
Q.27

Asexual reproduction takes place in

  • Plants
  • Higher animals
  • Lower animals
  • Lower animals and plants
Q.28

On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?

  • December 22
  • March 21
  • June 22
  • September 23
Q.29

Ocimum tenuiflorum is the scientific name of ___________.

  • Neem
  • Mango
  • Babul
  • Tulsi
Q.30

The 105th Indian Science Congress meeting was held in ______.

  • IIM, Ahmadabad
  • Manipur University, Imphal
  • IIT, Bombay
  • Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi
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