• Potassium meta-bisulphite is used as a food preservative for?
    1. Squash
    2. Tomato Ketchup
    3. Fruit Juices
    4. Pickles

  • An edible underground stem is?
    1. Ginger
    2. Sweet-potato
    3. Sugarcane
    4. Radish

  • _________ is psychological study of values and moral principles?
    1. Axiology
    2. Sociology
    3. Idiology
    4. Criminology

  • Of the total number of genes inherited by a child:
    1. more are from the father
    2. more are from the mother
    3. there are an equal number from each parent
    4. there is never a constant number from the parents

  • Which of these fruits develop from an inflorescence?
    1. Apple
    2. Guava
    3. Pineapple
    4. Grape

  • The floral part that produces pollen grains is:
    1. Sepal
    2. Petal
    3. Anther
    4. Ovary

  • Which metal is non toxic in nature?
    1. Silver
    2. Iron
    3. Copper
    4. Gold

  • The Structure in a cell which contains the genes is called:
    1. Genetics
    2. Saliva
    3. Marrow
    4. Chromosome

  • In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is ________?
    1. 20 trillion
    2. 25 trillion
    3. 30 trillion

  • For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is ________?
    1. Periscope
    2. Telescope
    3. Kaleidoscope
    4. Spectroscope

  • Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the _______?
    1. Centripetal force due to the earth';s rotation
    2. Earth';s gravitational pull
    3. Pressure of the atmosphere
    4. Moon';s gravitational pull

  • Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for ________?
    1. Physics in 1956 and 1972
    2. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
    3. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
    4. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962

  • Friction can be reduced by changing from _________?
    1. Rolling to sliding
    2. Sliding to rolling
    3. Dynamic to static
    4. Potential energy to kinetic energy

  • Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove ________?
    1. NOx
    2. SOx
    3. CO
    4. Suspended particulate matter

  • Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because ________?
    1. Resistance power increases
    2. The infrared light kills bacteria in the body
    3. The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
    4. The pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan

  • Galileo was an Italian astronomer who _________?
    1. Developed the telescope
    2. Discovered four satellites of Jupiter
    3. Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
    4. All of the above

  • ";Father of Optics"; is the title given to__________?
    1. Ibn-al-Haitham
    2. Ibn-e-Sina
    3. Al-Kandi
    4. Al-Biruni

  • What charge card, developed in 1950, was the first to be accepted nationally in the US?
    1. Visa
    2. Discover
    3. MasterCharge
    4. Diner';s Club

  • When were blue jeans invented in _________?
    1. 1900s
    2. 1860s
    3. 1870s
    4. 1850s

  • Which one of the following is not a plant product?
    1. Caffeine
    2. Nicotine
    3. Piperine
    4. Saccharin

  • Saffron is obtained from which among the following parts of the plant ________?
    1. Stamen
    2. Pollen

  • What is the number of known crystalline phases of water ________?
    1. 4
    2. 8
    3. 17
    4. 18

  • Which of the following in human body is involved in controlling blood sugar level?
    1. Pitutary glands
    2. Islets of Langerhans
    3. Hypothalamus
    4. Spleen

  • Which one of the following clouds is found at the highest level in the atmospher?
    1. Stratus
    2. Cumulus
    3. Stratocumulus
    4. Cirrus

  • The most important function of perspiration is?
    1. Get rid of body waste
    2. Regulate body temperature
    3. Regulate body waste
    4. Lubricate the skin