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Tetraethyl lead (TEL) is added to petrol:

  1. To prevent its freezing
  2. To increase its flash point
  3. To increase anti-knocking rating
  4. To increase its boiling point
General science

Botulism is:

  1. Food borne infection
  2. Food-borne intoxication
  3. Water-borne infection
  4. Water-borne intoxication
General science

'Cerebral palsy' is a brain disorder found generally in:

  1. Old people
  2. Drug addicts
  3. Small children
  4. Only ladies
General science

Which one of the following causes acid rain:

  1. Carbon monoxide
  2. Carbon dioxide
  3. Ozone
  4. Nitrogen oxide
General science

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): Space Based Solar Power (SBSP) is considered to be made a national goal.
Reason (R): Supply of SBSP is 99% uninterrupted throughout the year, besides the enormity of energy availability.

Select the correct answers 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.
General science

Which one of the following chemicals helps in fruit ripening?

  1. Ethephon
  2. Atrazine
  3. Isoproturan
  4. Malathion
General science

Curry-leaf tree, native of India, has the potential of a multibillion dollar production for the pharmaceutical companies, as revealed by the British researches. Cure by curry-leaf is claimed for:

  1. Blood Pressure
  2. Diabetes
  3. Malaria
  4. Tuberculosis
General science

Pendulum clocks become slow in summer because

  1. days in summer are large.
  2. of the friction in the coil
  3. the length of the pendulum increases.
  4. the weight of the pendulum changes
General science

Arteether, a drug to cure malaria is obtained from a

  1. seed plant
  2. fungus
  3. Bacterium
  4. moss
General science

Radar is used mainly for:

  1. detecting objects by using light waves
  2. reflecting sound waves to detect objects
  3. determining the presence and location of objects with radio waves
  4. tracking rain bearing clouds
General science

In human body vitamin A is stored in:

  1. Liver
  2. Pancreas
  3. Spleen
  4. Stomach
General science

When a body is taken from the earth to the moon

  1. Its weight increases
  2. Its weight decreases
  3. Its weight remains unchanged
  4. It becomes completely weightless
General science

The polio virus enters the body through:

  1. Mosquito bites
  2. Contaminated food and water
  3. Saliva
  4. Dog bite
General science

An earth satellite is kept moving in its orbit. It is due to the phenomenon of centripetal force provided by

  1. The rocket engine propelling the satellite
  2. The gravitational attraction of the Earth on the satellite
  3. The gravitational attraction of the Sun on the satellite
  4. The gravitational attraction of satellite on Earth
General science

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List - I - List-II
A. Vitamin B12 - 1. Magnesium
B. Haemoglobin - 2. Cobalt
C. Chlorophyll - 3. Copper
D. Brass - 4. Iron

Codes:
A B C D

  1. 2 4 1 3
  2. 2 1 3 4
  3. 4 1 2 3
  4. 3 4 2 1
General science

Photosynthesis using the invisible part of the sunlight is done by some

  1. Trees
  2. Algae
  3. Bacteria
  4. Fungi
General science

Sleep apnea IS a serious sleep disorder, in which people:

  1. Walk during sleep without knowing what he or she is doing.
  2. Sleep with eyelids half open.
  3. Briefly and repeatedly stop breathing during sleep.
  4. Make loud snoring sound while a sleep.
General science

Assertion (A): Coal based thermal power stations contribute to acid rains.
Reason (R): Oxides of carbon are emitted when coal burns.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:

  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

A Ball thrown outside from an artificial satellite revolving round the Earth will:

  1. Go on the Sun
  2. Go on the Moon
  3. Fall on the Earth
  4. Revolve round the Earth in the same orbit with the same time period as satellite
General science

In Three pin electric plug longest pin should be connected with:

  1. Earth end
  2. Live end
  3. Neutral end
  4. Any end
General science

Thermostat is related with?

  1. Humidity
  2. Temperature
  3. Air
  4. Clouds
General science

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Dry ice:solid carbon dioxide
  2. Mustard gas:poisonous liquid used in chemical warfare
  3. Teflon:polymer containing fluorine
  4. Fullerene:organic compounds containing fluorine
General science

The important metal used with iron to produce stainless steel is:

  1. carbon
  2. tin
  3. chromium
  4. aluminium
General science

Site of gaseous exchange in lungs is:

  1. Tracheoles
  2. Bronchioles
  3. Pulmonary vein
  4. Alveoli
General science