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Q. A new technology which provides the ability to create an artificial world and have people interact with it is called -
1 Virtual reality
2 Televirtuality
3 Alternate reality
4 3-D reality
Ans: 2
Q. X-rays were discovered by -
1 Roentgen
2 H.Davy
3 Lavoisier
4 Faraday
Ans: 1
Q. Penicillin, an, antibiotic, is obtained from a
1 Fungus
2 Virus
3 Flowering plant
4 Bacterium
Ans: 1
Q. Which among the following elements (metals) pollutes the air of a city having large number of automobiles?
1 Lead
2 Nickel
3 Chromium
4 Cadmium
Ans: 4
Q. Where was India's first computer installed?
1 Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
2 Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
3 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
4 Indian Iron & Steel Co.Ltd., Burnpur
Ans: 1
Q. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
1 uncontrolled fusion reaction
2 controlled fusion reaction
3 uncontrolled fission reaction
4 controlled fission reaction
Ans: 1
Q. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?
1 Fibre glass
2 Quartz glass
3 Flint glass
4 Pyrex glass
Ans: 1
Q. Supersonic Jet causes pollution by thinning of
1 CO2 layer
2 O2 layer
3 O3 layer
4 SO2 layer
Ans: 3
Q. Who invented penicillin?
1 Louis Pasteur
2 Alexander Fleming
3 Dreser
4 Edward Jenner
Ans: 2
Q. The name of the white revolution is associated with
1 Kurien Verghese
2 C.Rangarajan
3 M.S.Swaminathan
4 J.V.Narlikar
[DOUBLEPOST=1357439483][/DOUBLEPOST]Q. Scientists at the Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC) successfully sequenced the genomes of which of the following vegetables?
Ans: 1
1 Brinjal
2 Onion
3 Potato
4 Tomato
Ans: 4
Q. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan was jointly awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the year 2009 for the:
1 theory of electron transfer
2 studies of the structure and function of the ribosome
3 palladium catalysed cross couplings in organic synthesis
4 work in the area of olefin metathesis
Ans: 2
Q. Consider the following statements with regard to the renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Mechanism launched in November 2010 by the Government of India:
1. It enables the obligated entities to meet their renewable purchase obligation.
2. It is one of the pioneering efforts in any developing country for mainstreaming the renewable energy generation through market mechanism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 1 only
2 2 only
3 Both 1 and 2
4 Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 3
Q. Atomic Power Station is located in which of the following places in India?
1 Kalpakkam
2 Allahabad
3 Pune
4 Shimla
Ans: 1
Q. Solar energy is due to
1 fission reactions
2 combustion reactions
3 chemical reactions
4 fusion reactions
Ans: 4
Q. Which of the following branches deals with the interactions of same species of living organisms with their non-living environment?
1 Synecology
2 Ecology
3 Palaeontology
4 Autecology
Ans: 2
Q. A non-conventional source of power is—
1 Solar Power
2 Coal
3 Uranium
4 Petroleum
Ans: 1
Q. India's permanent Research Station 'Dakshin Gongotri' is located at -
1 Indian Ocean
2 Himalayas
3 Arabian Sea
4 Antarctica
Ans: 4
Q. Chittaranjan in West Bengal is well known for its -
1 Iron and Steel Industries
2 Locomotive Works
3 Cement Factory
4 Fertilizer Plant
Ans: 2
Q. Vulcanisation is the process of heating rubber with 3-5% of -
1 Lime
2 Sulphur
3 Naphthalene
4 Potassium permanganate
[DOUBLEPOST=1357439502][/DOUBLEPOST]Q. Watson and Crick are famous for their discovery of -
Ans: 2
1 Antibodies
2 Structure of DNA
3 Vaccinia
4 Life history of Plasmodium Vivax
Ans: 2
Q. Dimension of gravitational constant is -
1 gm cm-3 sec-2
2 cm sec-3 gm-2
3 cm4 sec-1 gm-2
4 cm3 sec-2 gm-1
Ans: 4
Q. The nuclear reaction involved in a nuclear reactor is--
1 Fusion
2 Fission
3 Spallation
4 Neutron absorption
Ans: 1
Q. The scientist associated with the success of Green Revolution is
1 Norman Borlaug
2 V.R. Rao
3 J.C. Bose
4 S.S. Bhatnagar
Ans: 1
Q. The first-ever robot spacecraft to probe planet Venus was named
1 Magellan
2 Galileo
3 challenger
4 Newton
Ans: 1
Q. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan was jointly awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in the year 2009 for the:
1 studies of the structure and function of the ribosome
2 theory of election transfer.
3 palladium catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis.
4 work in the area of ole fin metathesis.
Ans: 1
Q. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries?
1 Pharma Industry
2 Paper Industry
3 Nuclear Power generation plants
4 Sugar plants
Ans: 3
Q. Which one of the following is a spacecraft?
1 Spitzer
2 Cassini
3 Apophis
4 TecSar
Ans: 2
Q. Norman Ernest Borlaug, who is regarded as the father of the Green revolution in India, is from which country?
1 New Zealand
2 USA
3 Mexico
4 Australia
Ans: 2
Q. World Environment Day is Celebrated Every Year on
1 January 15
2 August 26
3 June 5
4 July 10
[DOUBLEPOST=1357439529][/DOUBLEPOST]Q. RDX is a
Ans: 3
1 An instrument to measure blood pressure
2 A gene
3 A chemical used in the manufacture of fertilizers
4 An explosive
Ans: 4
Q. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting is located at
1 Bengaluru
2 New Delhi
3 Pune
4 Hyderabad
Ans: 4
Q. NASA's new space telescope is-
1 Wise
2 Rise
3 Barack
4 Telle
Ans: 1
Q. The Idea of motion pictures was propounded by-
1 N.R. Finsen
2 T. A. Edison
3 J.L. Baird
4 Berliner
Ans: 3
Q. The device used for locating submerged object sunder sea is-
1 Sonar
2 Radar
3 Laser
4 Maser
Ans: 1
Q. The branch of study dealing with old age and aging is called-
1 Oncology
2 Gerentology
3 Teratology
4 Ornithology
Ans: 2
Q. In July 2010' ISRO used the vehicle for Launching 5 Satellites-
1 GSLV
2 PSLV
3 ESLV
4 SLV
Ans: 2
Q. "Green House Effect" means
1 Pollution in houses in tropical regions
2 Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
3 Trapping of Solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
4 Cultivation in green houses so as to check pollution
Ans: 3
Q. Which one of the following scientists has carried out researches both in the field of biology and physics?
1 Jagdish Chandra Bose
2 Har Govind Khorana
3 C. V. Raman
4 Homi J. Bhabha
Ans: 1
Q. 2, 4-d is-
1 an insecticide
2 an explosive
3 a fungicide
4 a herbicide
[DOUBLEPOST=1357439549][/DOUBLEPOST]Q. Nobel Alfred Bernhard after whom Nobe prizes are given was
Ans: 4
1 Engineer
2 Chemist
3 Both (A) & (B)
4 Doctor
Ans: 3
Q. India's first remote sensing satellite (IRS 1A) was launched from
1 Baikonour
2 Cape Kennedy
3 French Guiana
4 Sri Harikota
Ans: 1
Q. Theorphrastus is called the father of
1 Botany
2 Zoology
3 Anatomy
4 Astrology
Ans: 1
Q. Uranium Corporation of India is located in
1 Mumbai
2 Delhi
3 Thiruvananthapuram
4 Jadugoda
Ans: 1
Q. The resources which can be used continuously, year-after-year are called
1 Biotic
2 Abiotic
3 Non-renewable
4 Renewable
Ans: 4
Q. Television broadcast for rural development programmes in India started in-
1 1947
2 1957
3 1967
4 1977
Ans: 4
Q. Radioactive element which has been found to have large reserves in India is
1 Uranium
2 Thorium
3 Radium
4 Plutonium
Ans: 2
Q. "Astra" which was in news in recent past is the name of a newly developed-
1 Air-to-air Missile
2 Battle Tank
3 Spy Rocket
4 Submarine
Ans: 1
Q. Which of the following is the short from of the name of the Indian Space Shuttle which puts various satellites into orbit?
1 RISAT
2 PSLV
3 ANUSAT
4 ISRO
Ans: 2
Q. The study which deals with secret writing is known as
1 Cryptography
2 Secretology
3 Cytography
4 Cryptology
[DOUBLEPOST=1357439568][/DOUBLEPOST]Q. Acupuncture is widely practised in
Ans: 4
1 India
2 America
3 China
4 Germany
Ans: 3
Q. Non-conventional source of energy best suited for India is
1 Solar energy
2 Wind energy
3 Tidal wave energy
4 Nuclear energy
Ans: 1
Q. The magnetic effect of electric current was first observed by
1 Henry
2 Oersted
3 Faraday
4 Volta
Ans: 2
Q. In 2010, China became the third country in the world to possess an anti satellite weapon system. The other two countries are
1 Germany and Russia
2 France and the USA
3 The USA and Germany
4 The USA and Russia
Ans: 4
Q. The acronym STD written on Telephone booth stands for
1 Straight Telephone Dial
2 Switch Telephone Dial
3 Subscriber Telephone Dialing
4 Save Telephone Dialing
Ans: 3
Q. Humidity is measured by which of the following instrument?
1 Barometer
2 Thermometer
3 Hygrometer
4 Hydrometer
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following is not a missile tested in Indian Missile Programme?
1 Agni
2 Trishul
3 Prithvi
4 Arjun
Ans: 4
Q. Refrigerators keep food unspoiled because
1 At its low temperature, bacteria and moulds are inactive
2 At its low temperature, the germs are killed
3 At its low temperature, the germs are frozen
4 It sterilises the food
Ans: 1
Q. Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills because
1 It is cold on the hills
2 There is less carbon dioxide on the hills
3 There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills
4 there is less oxygen
Ans: 3
Q. The resources which can be used continuously, year-after-year are called
1 Biotic
2 Abiotic
3 Non-renewable
4 renewable
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