Chemistry

1. Water has maximum density at .... degree celcius:

     (a) 0        (b) 4
     (c) 25      (d) 100

2. The gas using for filling balloons:

    (a) Nitrogen        (b) Oxygen
    (c) Helium          (d) Argon

3. Beryllium aluminium silicate is known as:

    (a) Alum         (b) Topaz
    (c) Ruby         (d) Emerald

4. The isotope using for radio carbon dating:

      (a) Carbon-14            (b) Cobalt-60
      (c) Uranium-238        (d) None of these

5. Which is not correctly matched?

       (a) Black lead-Graphite                 (b) Solid CO2-Dry ice
       (c) Nitrous oxide- laughing gas     (d) Helium-Chemical sun

6. The best non-metallic conductor of electricity:

          (a) Silicon             (b) Germanium
          (c) Graphite          (d) Boron

7. The first Trans Uranic element:

      (a) Plutonium            (b) Neptunium
      (c) Einsteinium         (d) Fermium

8. Most chemically reactive element?

      (a) Hydrogen          (b) Oxygen
      (c) Carbon              (d) Flourine

9. The colour of sodium vapour lamp:

       (a) Yellow                (b) Blue
       (c) Violet                  (d) Red

10. The essential constituent of chlorophyll:

        (a) Manganese           (b) Sodium
        (c) Potassium             (d) Magnisium

11. The first to isolate aluminium from bauxite:

          (a) Oesterd                             (b) Wohler
          (c) Charles Martin Hall         (d) Henry Bessemer

12. The main constituent of bone:

         (a) Calcium carbonate         (b) Calcium silicate
         (c) Calcium phosphate        (d) None of these

13. Which is used for the vulcanisation of rubber:

           (a) Sulpher             (b) Sodium
           (c) Phospherus       (d) Iron

14. The most abundant inert gas:

       (a) Radon           (b) Xenon
       (c) Krypton        (d) Argon

15. Which is known as the ‘metal of future’?

          (a) Uranium            (b) Platinum
          (c) Tantallum          (d) Titanium

16. Pyrolusite is the ore of:

      (a) Magnisium             (b) Iron
      (c) Copper                   (d) Manganese

17. Second most abundant metal in the earth’s crust:

      (a) Silicon                (b) Iron
      (c) Aluminium         (d) Gold

18. The purest form of Iron:

      (a) Rust                   (b) Pig iron
      (c) Wrought iron     (d) Haematite

19. Which is not a constituent of Alnico?

      (a) Nickel              (b) Cobalt
      (c) Copper             (d) Aluminium

20. Malachite is the ore of:

        (a) Copper              (b) Iron
        (c) Manganese        (d) Aluminium

21. Which is used as a catalyst in hydrogenation?

     (a) Cobalt            (b) Nickel
     (c) Silver             (d) Zinc

22. Basic copper carbonate is the chemical name of:

       (a) Rust                      (b) Corrundum
       (c) Carborandum       (d) Verdigris

23. The first metal used used systematically for making tools:

      (a) Iron          (b) Aluminium
      (c) Copper     (d) Gold

24. Select the correctly matched?
1. Ferrum 2. Cuprum 3. Kalium 4. Natrium
A.Potassium B. Iron C.Copper D. Sodium

     (a) 1D 2C 3A 4 B           (b) 1B 2A 3C 4 D
     (c) 1B 2C 3D 4 A           (d) 1B 2C 3A 4 D

25. Pentlandite is the ore of:

    (a) Iron             (b) Cobalt
    (c) Nickel         (d) Copper

Answers

1 (b) 2(c) 3 (d) 4 (a)
5(d) 6(c) 7(b) 8(d)
9(a) 10(d) 11(c) 12(c)
13(a) 14(d) 15(d) 16(d)
17(b) 18(c) 19(c) 20(a)
21(b) 22(d) 23(c) 24(d)
25(c)

Physics

1. The phenomenon of splitting of light into its constituents:

       (a) Diffraction       (b) Interference
       (c) Refraction        (d) Disperson

2. Which light has the longest wavelength?

       (a) Violet              (b) Green
       (c) Blue                (d) Red

3. Which light has the shortest wavelength?

        (a) Blue              (b) Violet
        (c) Red               (d) Yellow

4. The surface that absorbs all the colours in the spectrum will be seen as:

        (a) White           (b) Black
        (c) Violet           (d) Red

5. The surface that reflects all the colours in the spectrum will be seen as:

      (a) Red            (b) Yellow
      (c) White         (d) Black

6. What is the colour of light used in automobiles during snow fall?

       (a) Red       (b) Green
       (c) Blue      (d) Yellow

7. A red flower in blue light will be seen as:

         (a) Black      (b) Red
         (c) Blue        (d) Violet

8. The speed of light is ...... km/s

     (a) 3 million    (b) 3 lakh
     (c) 3 crore       (d) 30 million

9. In the equation, E=MC2, ‘C’ stands for:

     (a) Velocity of sound       (b) Acceleration due to gravity
     (c) Velocity of light         (d) Refractive index

10. Particles faster than light:

      (a) Tachyons                (b) Photons
      (c) Neutrons                 (d) Protons

11. Speed of light is ...... maximum in:

     (a) Vacuum                   (b) Water
     (c) Steel                        (d) Glass

12. Colour of soap bubble is due to:

     (a) Disperson                 (b) Interference
     (c) Diffraction                (d) Refraction

13. Change of path of light when it enters from one medium to another:

     (a) Interference            (b) Disperson
     (c) Refraction              (d) Diffraction

14. Mirage is due to:

        (a) Refraction         (b) Diffraction
        (c) Disperson         (d) None of these

15. Study of light:

       (a) Accoustics        (b) Optics
       (c) Horology          (d) Orology

16. Which one of the following phenomenonexplaining the phenomenon of rainbow?

     (a) Diffraction        (b) Disperson
     (c) Reflection         (d) Refraction

17. Red+Green gives ...... colour:

      (a) Yellow                  (b) Cyan
      (c) Magenta               (d) Violet

18. Blue+Green gives ..... colour.

        (a) Pink                   (b) Maganta
        (c) Cyan                  (d) Yellow

19. Red+Blue gives ....... colour.

       (a) Cyan                   (b) Yellow
       (c) Magenta              (d) Black

20. The colour of Nitrogen vapour lamp:

       (a) Red            (b) Blue
       (c) Green         (d) Yellow

21. The colour of Sodium vapour lamp:

         (a) Green        (b) Yellow
         (c) Red           (d) Blue

22. ..... is the colour of Neon vapour lamp:

        (a) Red               (b) Blue
        (c) Orange          (d) Green

23. ...... vapour lamp has green colour:

           (a) Nitrogen        (b) Sodium
           (c) Neon              (d) Chlorine

24. The colour of Hydrogen vapour lamp:

         (a) White               (b) Blue
         (c) Yellow             (d) Green

25. The colour of Mercury vapour lamp:

         (a) Blue                (b) Orange
         (c) Red                 (d) White

Answers

1 (d) 2(d) 3 (b) 4 (b)
5(c) 6(d) 7(a) 8(b)
9(c)  10(a) 11(a) 12(b)
13(c) 14(a) 15(b) 16(b)
17(a) 18(c) 19(c) 20(a)
21(b) 22(c) 23(d) 24(b)
25(d)

BIOLOGY

1. A ribozyme is

(a) a protenaceous enzyme
(b) a catalytic RNA
(c) an enzyme that helps in ribose synthesis
(d) an enzyme that joins ribose with adenine.

2. Genes involved in cancer are:

           (a) cancer genes         (b) oncogenes
           (d) tumour genes        (d) regulator genes

3. Which of the following disease is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti?

          (a) Malaria         (b) Filariasis
          (c) Diabetes       (d) None of these

4. The last case of Small Pox was reported in

         (a) 1977          (b)1972
         (c) 1980          (d) 1970

5. Which of the following disease is now considered eradicated from India?

       (a) Small Pox           (b) Mumps
       (c) Chicken Pox       (d) Swine Flu

6. ——— is characterized by hydrophobia.

       (a) Dengue            (b) SARS
       (c) Measles           (d) Rabies

7. OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) was prepared by

        (a) Jonas Salk                   (b) Sabin et al
        (c) Alexander Fleming     (d) Louis Pasteur

8. Which of the following organs does not produce any digestive enzymes?

        (a) Salivary Gland       (b) Pancreas
        (c) Liver                      (d) Stomach

9. Widal Test is done to confirm

      (a) Malaria (b) Typhoid
      (c) Pneumonia (d) Jaundice

10. Theory of inheritance was proposed by

        (a) John Mendel          (b) Charles Darwin
        (c) Louis Pasteur         (d) Francis Crick

11. Human Heart is enclosed by a sac known as the

         (a) Atria                 (b) Chordae Tendineae
         (c) Pericardium      (d) Aorta

12. Acid Rain is produced by

(a) Excess NO2 and SO2 from burning fossil fuels.
(b) Excess production of NH3 by industries
(c) Excess release of CO by incomplete combustion
(d) Excess formation of CO2 by combustion and animal respiration

13. A bone is connected to muscle with the help of

          (a) Ligament          (b) Cartilage
          (c) Tendon             (d) None of these

14. Which of the following blood groups enable a person to give to any person?

          (a) A            (b) B
          (c) AB         (d) O

15. Fluoride pollution mainly affects

        (a) Brain        (b) Heart
        (c) Teeth        (d) Kidney

16. Chernobyl nuclear tragedy occurred in

     (a) April 1986             (b) August 6, 1945
     (c) August 9, 1945      (d) December3, 1984

17. About 70% of the total global carbon is found in

            (a) Oceans            (b) Forests
            (c) Grasslands      (d) agro ecosystems

18. Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?

         (a) Kangaroo       (b) Duck-billed Platypus
         (c) Penguin          (d) Whale

19. Diabetes Insipidus occurs due to the hyposecretion of

           (a) Thymosine      (b) Oxytocin
          (C) Insulin             (d) Vasopressin

20. “The Inheritance of Acquired Characters” was proposed by

           (a) Lamarck          (b) Darwin
           (c) Wallace           (d) Miller

21. The deficiency of Vitamin A causes

         (a) Night Blindness       (b) Cataract
         (c) Rickets                     (d) Pellagra

22. Myopia or Near-sightedness can be corrected by

(a) Biconvex Lens
(b) Cylindrical Lens
(c) Biconcave Lens
(d) Surgical removal

23. Which is the smallest bone in the body?

         (a) Malleus       (b) Incus
         (c) Stapes         (d) Carpal

24. Which of the following is an Ozone depleting chemical?

         (a) CFC       (b) SO2
         (c) CO2       (d) CO

25. The 1992 Earth Summit was held in

        (a) Paris                     (b) New York
        (c) Rio de Janeiro      (d) Kyoto

Key

1.b  2.b  3.b  4.a
5.a  6.d  7.b  8.c
9.b 10.a 11.c 12.a
13.c 14.d 15.c 16.a
17.a 18.b 19.b 20.a
21.a 22.c 23.c 24.a
25.c

Father of the Nation

1. Antonio Agostinho Neto led the freedom movement in:

(a) Cyprus         (b) Angola
(c) Cuba            (d) Ghana

2. Who led the liberation movement in Bangladesh?

(a) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
(b) Sulficker Ali Bhutto
(c) Liaqat Ali Khan
(d) None of these

3. Who proclaimed the People’s Republic of China in 1949?

       (a) Sun Yat Sen        (b) Chiang Kaishek
       (c) Mao Zedong       (d) Deng Xio Ping

4. In which year Fidel Castro overthrew the regime of Fulgencio Batista and became the head of Cuban government?

         (a) 1956       (b) 1957
         (c) 1958       (d) 1959

5. Archbishop Macarios III led the national movement in:

        (a) Cyprus       (b) Ghana
        (c) Kenya        (d) Tanzania

6. Charles de Gaulle related to the liberation movement in:

         (a) Tanzania         (b) France
         (c) Kenya             (d) Ghana

7. Who was the leader of liberation movement in Ghana?

       (a) Jomo Kenyatta              (b) Julius Nyerere
       (c) Kwame Nkrumah          (d) Nelson Mandela

8. Ahmed Sukarno led the national movement in:

       (a) Philippines          (b) Indonesia
       (c) Italy                     (d) Cyprus

9. Guiseppe Garibaldi related to the national movement in:

       (a) Germany       (b) France
       (c) Italy              (d) Spain

10. Jomo Kenyatta led the national movement in:

        (a) Libya           (b) Kenya
        (c) Tanzania      (d) Ghana

11. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for ..... years.

          (a) 27           (b) 30
          (c) 33           (d) 34

12. Who liberated the countries of South America from the Spanish yoke?

        (a) Simon Boliver          (b) George Washington
        (c) Abraham Lincoln     (d) Fidel Castro

13. Saheer Shah is the father of the Nation of:

          (a) Pakistan                (b) Russia
          (c) Afghanistan          (d) China

14. Who led the Bolshevic Revolution (1917) in Russia?

          (a) Kerensky                (b) Karl Marx
          (c) Vladimir Lenin      (d) Stallin

15. The leader of Tanzania’s independence?

         (a) Dr.Julius Nyerere    (b) Patrice Lumumba
         (c) Kenneth Kounda     (d) None of these

16. Who was known as the ‘father of the Turks’?

          (a) Kemal Ataturk         (b) Marshall Tito
          (c) Yaser Arafat             (d) None of these

17. In which year George Washington,became its first president of USA ?

             (a) 1773      (b) 1776
             (c) 1789      (d) 1799

18. Joscip Broz Tito is related to the freedom movement of:
         
        (a) Greece                   (b) Turkey
        (c) Yugoslavia            (d) None of these

19. The father of the nation of USA:

          (a) Abraham Lincoln             (b) George Washington
          (c) Thomas Jefferson             (d) Benjamin Franklin

20. Patrice Lumumba fought for the freedom of:

          (a) Zambia           (b) Tanzania
          (c) Kenya             (d) Congo (Zaire)

21. Who was called ‘African Gandhi’?

          (a) Kenneth Kounda       (b) Nelson Mandela
          (c) Julius Nyerere           (d) Patrice Lumumba

22. D.S.Senanayake is the father of nation of:

         (a) Indonesia           (b) Sri Lanka
         (c) Philippines        (d) Myanmar

23. Ibrahim Rugova who is known as ‘Balkan Gandhi’, fought for the freedom of:

          (a) East Timor         (b) Kosovo
          (c) Macedonia         (d) Montenegro

24. Ho Chi Minh is the father of nation of:

         (a) Philippines       (b) East Timor
         (c) Malaysia          (d) Vietnam

25. Who was known as ‘George Washington’ of South America?

        (a) Simon Boliver         (b) Che Guera
        (c) Fidel Castro             (d) None of these

Answers

1 (b) 2(a) 3 (c) 4 (d)
5(a) 6(b) 7(c) 8(b)
9(c) 10(b) 11(a) 12(a)
13(c) 14(c) 15(a) 16(a)
17(c) 18(c) 19(b) 20(d)
21(a) 22(b) 23(b) 24(d)
25(a)

Sports

1. The ancient Olympics was held for the first time in..... BC

           (a) 394           (b) 776
           (c) 580           (d) 594

2. Who is regarded as the father of modern Olympics?

         (a) Pierre de Coubertin       (b) Father Didon
         (c) Theodosius                    (d) None of these

3. Theodosius banned ancient Olympics in the year:

       (a) BC 394         (b) BC 400
       (c) AD 394         (d) Ad 776

4. The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee:

      (a) London        (b) Dubai
      (c) New York    (d) Laussanne

5. The first modern Olympics was held in:

      (a) 1900          (b) 1896
      (c) 1904          (d) 1894

6. The venue of the first modern Olympics:

            (a) London     (b) Paris
            (c) Athens      (d) Berlin

7. The time gap between two successive Olympics is ....... years:

              (a) 5        (b) 6
              (c) 3        (d) 4

8. The motto of Olympics:

           (a) Stuggle is better than triumph    (b) Ever onward
           (c) Citius, Altius, Fortius                 (d) None of these

9. Number of rings in the Olympic emblem:
       
          (a) 5 (b) 6
          (c) 4 (d) 7

10. Which is not correctly matched?

       (a) Blue ring- Europe     (b) Yellow ring- Asia
       (c)Green ring- America  (d) Black ring- Africa

11. The red ring in the Olympic emblem represents:

          (a) America       (b) Oceania
          (c) Europe          (d) Asia

12. Who designed Olympic flag?

        (a) Father Diddon (b) Pierrre Coubertin
        (c) General Smuts (d) None of these

13. The first Olympic Games in which Olympic flag was h oisted:

         (a) 1912        (b) 1920
         (c) 1924        (d) 1928

14. Who composed Olympic motto?

      (a) Father Diddon          (b) Pierrre Coubertin
      (c) Dimitrius Vikelas     (d) None of these

15. The nationality of Pierrre Coubertin:

        (a)Greece          (b) France
        (c) Belgium       (d) Sweden

16. Who was the first president of the International Olympic Committee:

        (a) Dimitrius Vikelas   (b) Pierrre Coubertin
        (c) Sigfrid Edstrom      (d) Father Diddon

17. The Olympic flame was lit for the first time in:

         (a) 1928      (b) 1932
         (c) 1936      (d) 1948

18. Which symbolises the continuity between ancient Olympics and modern Olympics?

        (a) Olympic motto    (b) Olympic emblem
        (c) Olympic torch     (d) Olympic mascot

19. The practice of torch relay from Olympia to the venue was introduced in:

        (a) 1928           (b) 1932
        (c) 1936           (d) 1924

20. The word ‘Fortius’ means:

      (a) Swifter (b) Higher
(c) Stronger (d) None of these

21. The Olympic mascot was introduced in:

       (a) 1956        (b) 1960
       (c) 1968        (d) 1972

22. The Olympic Order was introduced in:

         (a) 1975       (b) 1973
         (c) 1972       (d) 1971

23. The Olympic Cup was introduced in:

      (a) 1906         (b) 1908
      (c) 1910         (d) 1912

24. Winter Olympics was held for the first time in:

        (a) 1920       (b) 1924
        (c) 1928       (d) 1932

25. The venue of the first Winter Olympics:
   
      (a) Chamonix       (b) St.Mortiz
      (c) St.Placid (d) Oslo

Answers

1 (b) 2(a) 3 (c) 4 (d)
5(b) 6(c) 7(d) 8(c)
9(a) 10(c) 11(a) 12(b)
13(b) 14(a) 15(b) 16(a)
17(a) 18(c) 19(c) 20(c)
21(d) 22(a) 23(a) 24(b)
25(a)

World Organisations

1. The first Indian to become the chairman of the Human Rights Committee of UNO:
(a) I.K.Gujral
(b) Shashi Tarur
(c) K.N.Dixit
(d) P.N.Bhagavati

2. The year of Cairo Conference organized by UNO for the empowerment of woman:
(a) 1994
(b) 1995
(c) 1996
(d) 1997

3. Who is the founder of the World Economic Forum?
(a) Frederic Von Hayek
(b) Klaus Schwab
(c) Joseph Stiglits
(d) Alfred Marshall

4. The organization whose stated aim is “ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity”:
(a) Greenpeace
(b) WWF
(c) WEF
(d) UNESCO

5. Greenpeace was founded in:
(a) 1951
(b) 1961
(c) 1971
(d) 1981

6. The international coordinating body of Greenpeace is in:

      (a) Vancouver      (b) Geneva
      (c) London           (d) Amsterdam

7. The headquarters of World Economic Forum:
     
       (a) Cologny        (b) New York
       (c) Davos            (d) Dubai

8. Which organization owns the ship ‘Rainbow Warrier’?
(a) WMO (b) Red Cross
(c) Amnesty International
(d) Greenpeace

9. Name the international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is “to
conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated.”:
       
         (a) Greenpeace                 (b) Red Cross
         (c) Scouts and Guides     (d) Amnesty International

10. Sir Julian Huxley was the first Director General of:

         (a) UNICEF                          (b) UNESCO
         (c) Amnesty International    (d) Interpol

11. The World Bank started functioning on:

        (a) 1946 June 25              (b) 1946 June 15
        (c) 1946 June 20              (d) 1946 June 24

12. Which organization has the motto ‘It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness’?
         
        (a) Red Cross                        (b) Interpol
        (c) Amnesty International     (d) WWF

13. The founder of Rotary International:

       (a) Melvin Jones                  (b) Henri Dunant
       (c) Paul Harris                     (d) Julian Huxley

14. In which year Rotary International was founded?

       (a) 1905             (b) 1915
       (c) 1925             (d) 1935

15. The headquarters of Rotary International is Evanston in ____
     
       (a) Alabama       (b) Wyoming
       (c) Illinois          (d) California

16. “Service above Self” is the best-known motto of:
 
        (a) Lion’s Club     (b) Red Cross
        (c) Greenpeace     (d) Rotary International

17. In which year Oxfam was established?

          (a) 1954     (b) 1942
          (c) 1924     (d) 1952

18. Where is the headquarters of Oxfam?

         (a) Oxford       (b) Evanston
         (c) London      (d) Geneva

19. World Wide Fund for Nature was started functioning in:

         (a) 1951       (b) 1955
         (c) 1961       (d) 1971

20. The logo of World Wide Fund for Nature:

        (a) Tiger         (b) Lion
        (c) Dove         (d) Panda

21. Which organization has its headquarters in Gland, Switzerland?:

        (a) Oxfam      (b) Greenpeace
        (c)WWF        (d) Amnesty International

22. Where is the headquarters of International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO)?

         (a) London      (b) Geneva
         (c) Paris           (d) New York

23. In which year Organisation of Standardisation was established?

         (a)1947           (b) 1948
         (c) 1949          (d) 1950

24. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) was established in:

          (a) 1944          (b) 1946
          (c) 1947          (d) 1945

25. Where is the headquarters of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)?

         (a) Ottawa         (b) Geneva
         (c) Montreal      (d) London

Answers

1 (d) 2(a) 3 (b) 4 (a)
5(c) 6(d) 7(a) 8(d)
9(d) 10(b) 11(a) 12(c)
13(c) 14(a) 15(c) 16(d)
17(b) 18(a) 19(c) 20(d)
21(c) 22(b) 23(a) 24(d)
25(c)

Zoology

1. The largest vertebrate:
(a) Lion
(b) Elephant
(c) Blue Whale
(d) Giraffe

2. The largest in the cat family:
(a) Tiger
(b) Lion
(c) Leopard
(d) Cheetah

3. The only animal in cat family that is a social animal:
(a) Tiger
(b) Cat
(c) Leopard
(d) Lion

4. The animals lives by eating bamboo leaves only:
(a) Panda
(b) Platypus
(c) Echidna
(d) Emu

5. The only creatures that have flaps around their ears.
(a) Fish
(b) Amphibeans
(c) Birds
(d) Mammals

6. The first animal to up in space:
(a) Cat
(b) Monkey
(c) Dog
(d) Snake

7. Which animal has the most powerful jaw?
(a) Hyena
(b) Lion
(c) Tiger
(d) Cheetah

8. The most intelligent aquatic animal:
(a) Whale
(b) Shark
(c) Dolphin
(d) Tuna

9. Which mammal makes the loudest sound?
(a) Shark
(b) Elephant
(c) Blue Whale
(d) Lion

10. The animal with the highest blood pressure:
(a) Monkey
(b) Hippopotamus
(c) Elephant
(d) Giraffe

11. The animal with the shortest gestation period:
(a) American Opposum
(b) Rat
(c) Goat
(d) Cat

12. Which animal has nails but no fingers:
(a) Lion
(b) Elephant
(c) Whale
(d) Hyena

13. Which animal has the longest neck:
(a) Hippo
(b) Camel
(c) Giraffe
(d) Elephant

14. The largest organism in dog family:
(a) Jackal
(b) Fox
(c) Dog
(d) Wolf

15. Which organism has red sweat?
(a) Giraffe
(b) Elephant
(c) Hippopotamus
(d) Rhinocerus

16. The largest carnivorous animal in the land:
(a) Lion
(b) Polar bear
(c) Tiger
(d) Cheetah

17. Which animal give birth to the largest offspring:
(a) Elephant
(b) Blue Whale
(c) Rhinocerus
(d) Camel

18. The mammal that can fold its four legs in the same direction:
(a) Giraffe
(b) Camel
(c) Elephant
(d) Horse

19. The first animal domesticated by man:
(a) Horse
(b) Cow
(c) Dog
(d) Cat

20. Which of the following has the highest memorypower?
(a) Monkey
(b) Elephant
(c) Cat
(d) Dog

21. Which animal has the milk with the highest fat content?
(a) Cat
(b) Cow
(c) Rabbit
(d) Whale

22. Which is the second largest among the land animals?
(a) Polar Bear
(b) Rhinocerus
(c) Camel
(d) Giraffe

23. The largest mammal in the land:
(a) Asian Elephant
(b) Camel
(c) Giraffe
(d) African Elephant

24. Which has the largest mouth among the vertibrates in the land?
(a) Rhinocerus
(b) Hippopotamus
(c) Asian Elephant
(d) Camel

25. The horn of Rhinocerus is the modification of:
(a) Hair
(b) Teeth
(c) Nose
(d) Gum

Answers

1 (c) 2(a) 3 (d) 4 (a)
5(d) 6(c) 7(a) 8(c)
9(c) 10(d) 11(a) 12(b)
13(c) 14(d) 15(c) 16(b)
17(b) 18(c) 19(c) 20(b)
21(c) 22(b) 23(d) 24(b)
25(a)

Botany

1. Which of the following plants helps nitrogen fixation?
(a) Beans
(b) Wheat
(c) Rice
(d) Tomoto

2. The term associated with the cultivation of grapes:
(a) Aviculture
(b) Viticulture
(c) Floriculture
(d) Epiculture

3. Turpentane is obtained from:
(a) Teak
(b) Ricinus
(c) Pinus
(d) Bamboo

4. Native place of Lady’s finger:
(a) Africa
(b) Australia
(c) India
(d) America

5. The plant associated with biodiesel:
(a) Ricinus
(b) Jetropha
(c) All spice
(d) Pinus

6. The native place of the plants Pepper, Ginger, Turmeric and Cardomom:
(a) Brazil
(b) Mexico
(c) India
(d) Australia

7. The birth place of Eucaliptus:
(a) Australia
(b) Brazil
(c) Mexico
(d) India

8. Oil used in baby soap:
(a) Olive
(b) Palmoil
(c) Neem oil
(d) Seasamum oil

9. What is known as ‘Vegetable gold’?
(a) Grapes
(b) Mango
(c) Tomato
(d) Saffron

10. Gum arabica is obtained from:
(a) Pinus
(b) Jetropha
(c) Acacia
(d) Vanda

11. The most important Khariff crop in India:
(a) Wheat
(b) Paddy
(c) Pea
(d) Mustard

12. The most important Rabi crop in India:
(a) Paddy
(b) Cotton
(c) Wheat
(d) Millet

13. What is known as ‘Timber of Gods’?
(a) Teak
(b) Deodar
(c) Red wood
(d) Palm

14. The first spice used by man:
(a) Saffron
(b) Pepper
(c) Cardomom
(d) Cinnamon

15. Which is a holy tree of Hindus, Jains and Buddhists?
(a) Deodar
(b) Peepal
(c) Pinus
(d) Palm

16. Which is used to make Christmas tree?
(a) Fir
(b) Deodar
(c) Teak
(d) Pinus

17. Quinine is obtained from:
(a) Pinus
(b) Ricinus
(c) Eucalyptus
(d) Cinchona

18. Cork is obtained from:
(a) Oak
(b) Fir
(c) Pinus
(d) Ricinus

19. The wood of which tree is used for making Cricket Bat?
(a) Pinus
(b) Willow
(c) Oak
(d) Fir

20. Which is known as ‘Tree of Peace’?
(a) Oak
(b) Dates
(c) Olive
(d) Pinus

21. Pine apple was brought to India by the:
(a) Dutch
(b) Portuguese
(c) French
(d) British

22. The fastest growing plant:
(a) Eucalyptus
(b) Paddy
(c) Plantain
(d) Cuscuta

23. The medicine ‘Reserpine’ is obtained from:
(a) Rauwolfia
(b) Vinca
(c) Neem
(d) Leucas

24. What is known as ‘the Queen of Flowers’?
(a) Lily
(b) Lotus
(c) Rose
(d) Jasmine

25. The plant without leaf or root:
(a) Cuscuta
(b) Pinus
(c) Vanda
(d) Pandanus

Answers

1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (a)
5(b) 6 (c) 7(a)  8(a)
9(d) 10(c) 11(b) 12(c)
13(b) 14(d) 15(b) 16(a)
17(d) 18(a) 19(b) 20(c)
21(b) 22(a) 23(a) 24(c)
25(a)

International Awards

1. Wolf Prize is given by:
(a) USA
(b) Israel
(c) Japan
(d) Britain

2. Wolf Prize was given for the first time in:
(a) 1978
(b) 1988
(c) 1990
(d) 1970

3. Wolf Prize is awarded in six fields: Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, and .....
(a) Peace
(b) Arts
(c) Economics
(d) Literature

4. Wolf Prize in Arts rotates annually between architecture, music, painting and .....
(a) Sculpture
(b) Cinema
(c) Drama
(d) Acting

5. Until the establishment of the ......, the Wolf Prize was probably the closest equivalent of a “Nobel Prize in Mathematics”, since the more prestigious Fields Medal was only awarded every 4 years to mathematicians under 40.
(a) BAFTA Award
(b) Jerusalem Prize
(c) Lasker Award
(d) Abel Prize

6. Wolf Foundation was founded by Dr. Ricardo Wolf who was born in:
(a) Cuba
(b) Spain
(c) Germany
(d) France

7. The Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to .......
(a) Medical science
(b) Mathematics
(c) Literature
(d) Cinema

8. What is known as ‘America’s Nobel’?
(a) Oscar Award
(b) Grammy Award
(c) Lasker Award
(d) Jerusalem Prize

9. The Award given in International Congress of the International Mathematical Union:
(a) Lasker Award
(b) Fields Medal
(c) Wolf Prize
(d) Abel Prize

10. Founded at the behest of Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields, Fields medal was first awarded in:
(a) 1916
(b) 1926
(c) 1946
(d) 1936

11. Fields Medal has been regularly awarded since :
(a) 1950
(b) 1955
(c) 1960
(d) 1965

12. Which is known as the ‘Mathematician’s Nobel’?
(a) Oscar
(b) BAFTA Award
(c) Pulitzer Prize
(d) Abel Prize

13. Abel Prize was awarded for the first time in:
(a) 2000
(b) 2001
(c) 2002
(d) 2003

14. In which year Arundhathy Roy got Booker Prize?
(a) 1996 (b) 1997
(c) 1998 (d) 1999

15. The book of Arundhathy Roy got Booker Prize:
(a) The Road ahead
(b) The God of Small things
(c) The Greater Common Good
(d) In a Free State

16. Who got Booker of Booker (1983) and Best of Booker Award (2008) for the book
‘Midnight’s Children’?
(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) P.H.Newby
(c) V.S.Naipaul
(d) Ben Okri

17. Aravind Adiga's debut novel, The White Tiger, won the Booker Prize in:
(a) 2005
(b) 2008
(c) 2006
(d) 2007

18. Booker Prizes were started in:
(a) 1960
(b) 1962
(c) 1964
(d) 1968

19. Booker Prizes are given to authors in ...... language:
(a) German
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Russian

20. The first to get Booker Prize:
(a) Arundathy Roy
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) P.H.Newby
(d) V.S.Naipaul

21. The first to get two booker prizes:
(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) Peter Carey
(c) Ben Okri
(d) JM Coetzee

22. Who got Booker Prize and Nobel Literature Prize?
(a) VS Naipaul
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) JM Coetzee
(d) (a) and (c)

23. The first person of Indian orgin to get Booker Prize:
(a) Arundathy Roy
(b) Kiran Desai
(c) V.S.Naipaul
(d) Ben Okri

24. The first Indian to get Booker Prize:
(a) Kiran Desai
(b) Arundathy Roy
(c) Salman Rushdie
(d) None of these

25. The second Indian to get Booker Prize:
(a) Arundathy Roy
(b) Kiran Desai
(c) Jhumpa Lahiri
(d) None of these

Answers

1 (b) 2(a) 3 (b) 4 (a)
5(d) 6(c) 7(a) 8(c)
9(b) 10(d) 11(a) 12(d)
13(d) 14(b) 15(b) 16(a)
17(b) 18(d) 19(b) 20(c)
21(b) 22(d) 23(c) 24(b)
25(b)