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Recent MCQs

First computer was made by

  1. Bill Gates
  2. Bill Clinton
  3. Charles Babbage
  4. Marconi
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Which one of the following is a rich source of iron?

  1. Carrot
  2. Pea
  3. Rice
  4. Spinach
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Which of the following has the largest brain in proportion to its body size?

  1. Ant
  2. Elephant
  3. Dolphin
  4. Human Being
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In which part of the cinchona plant quinine occurs naturally?

  1. Root
  2. Fruit
  3. Seed
  4. Bark
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"Threat of global warming" is increasing due to increasing concentration of

  1. Ozone
  2. Nitrous oxide
  3. Sulphur dioxide
  4. Carbon dioxide
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Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I - List-I

A. Malaria - 1. Bone Marrow
B. Filaria - 2. Brain
C. Encephalitis - 3. Muscle
D. Leukemia - 4. Lymph node
5. Blood cells

Code:
A B C D

  1. 5 3 2 1
  2. 5 4 2 1
  3. 4 3 5 1
  4. 5 4 1 2
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The book 'A Brief History of Time' has been written by whom?

  1. Stephen Hawking
  2. J.V. Narlikar
  3. C.V. Raman
  4. S. Bose
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Which one of the following is a water borne disease?

  1. Small pox
  2. Malaria
  3. Cholera
  4. Tuberculosis
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Which one of the following is a bio-diesel plant?

  1. Java grass
  2. Jatropa
  3. Guggul
  4. Rosha grass
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How many calories are gained by drinking a glass of water?

  1. Zero
  2. 15
  3. 25
  4. 50
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Assertion (A): Some bacteria can synthesise their own food.
Reason (R): These bacteria have green matter called chloroplasts.

Codes:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. A is false but R is true
General science

Consider the following events.

1. First reptiles
2. First insects
3. Shelled animals
4. First mammals

Arrange the above events in Chronological order of their origin on the earth and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

  1. 2 1 3 4
  2. 2 3 1 4
  3. 3 2 1 4
  4. 2 4 1 3
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When water is filled in a bottle and allowed to freeze, the bottle breaks because:

  1. Water expands on freezing
  2. Bottle contracts at freezing point
  3. Temperature outside the bottle is more than inside
  4. Water expands on heating
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Five bulbs each of 100-watt capacity in a tunnel are illuminated continuously for twenty hours. The consumption of electricity will be:

  1. One unit
  2. Ten units
  3. Two units
  4. Twenty units
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Which of the following is concerned with soil?

  1. Edaphic
  2. Climatic
  3. Biotic
  4. Topography
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Saffron is dried mixture of:

  1. leaf and stem
  2. petals and roots
  3. seed forming parts of flower
  4. Seeds and buds
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The gas which is believed to be the main cause of explosion in the coal mines is:

  1. Acetylene
  2. Carbon monoxide
  3. Hydrogen
  4. Methane
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A): Invert sugar is more sweeter than sucrose.
Reason (R) : Invert sugar is obtained by the hydrolysis of sucrose.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true
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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Most of the vitamins are not synthesised in human body.
Reason (R): Human organ synthesise only essential micronutrients.

Select the correct answer form the code given below.

  1. Both (A) & (R) are true & (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) & (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. A) is false, but (R) is true.
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What is the source of electrical energy in an artificial satellite?

  1. Solar cells
  2. Mini nuclear reactor
  3. Dynamo
  4. Thermopile
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Consider the following statements about haemoglobin and select the correct answer from the code even below:

1. It contains iron
2. It imparts red colour to the blood
3. It provides immunity against certain diseases
4. It is a carrier of oxygen in blood

Code:

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 2, 3 and 4
  3. 1, 2 and 4
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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What changes will the volume of water show if the temperature is lowered from 9 °C to 3 °C:

  1. the volume will not change
  2. the volume will first increase and then decrease
  3. the volume will first decrease and than increase
  4. water will freeze
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While lifting a bucket of water from a well, we feel that the bucket:

  1. becomes heavier above the surface of water
  2. becomes lighter above the surface of water
  3. looses stability on coming out of water
  4. has gained mass on coming out of water
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is mainly composed of

  1. Methane
  2. Propane
  3. Ethane
  4. Butane
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