Everyday Science The Most Important MCQs Repeated in PPSC || FPSC || KPSC || BPSC || SPSC Job Tests Set # 5

1 - ________ is a by product of sewage treatment and can be decomposed to produce biogas





Sludge

2 - ________ is a hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.





Insulin

3 - A fertile soil is likely to have a pH of





44719

4 - A gland below the bladder and surrounding the urethra is





Prostate

5 - A man with colour blindness will see red as





Green

6 - A periscope works by the principle of





Total internal reflection

7 - A periscope works on the principle of





Total internal reflection

8 - A polymeric substance used to make parachute is





Viscose

9 - A pungent smell often present near the urinals is due to





Ammonia

10 - A species inhabiting different geographical areas is known as





Allopatric species

11 - A thick paste of cement, sand and water is called





Mortar

12 - Accumulation of which one of the following in the leads to cramp?





Lactic acid

13 - Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by





Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur

14 - Activated Charcoal is used to remove colouring matter from pure substances by





Adsorption

15 - Air moves from the region where the air ________





Pressure is high to the region where the pressure is low

16 - Air shows the property of





Both A and B

17 - Aluminium chloride is





Lewis Acid

18 - Amarbel is an example of





Parasite

19 - Ammonial is a mixture of





Aluminium powder and ammonium nitrate

20 - Amoeba moves in water with the help of locomotory organs called





Pseudopodia

21 - Among the following iron ores, the highest percentage of iron content is found in–





Haemetite

22 - Among the given nutrients, milk is a poor source of





Vitamin C

23 - An emulsion is a colloid of a





Liquid in a liquid

24 - An emulsion is a colloidal solution of





Liquid in liquid

25 - An example of heterocyclic compound is





Furan

26 - An image formed by a plane mirror, that cannot be obtained on a screen is called ________





Virtual image

27 - An important function of fat in the body is to





All of the above

28 - An individual whose blood type is B may in an emergency, donate blood to a person whose blood type is





AB or B

29 - An inert gas mixed with oxygen given to patients suffering from restricted breathing is





Helium

30 - Anaemia is caused because of deficiency of which of the following?





Iron

31 - Antacids are found in drugs that give relief to





Stomach ache

32 - Antigens 'A' and 'B' are absent in persons belong to blood group





'O'

33 - Artocarpus integra is the scientific name of ________ .





Jack fruit

34 - Assertion (A) : Synthetic detergents can lather when in hard water. Reason (R) : Synthetic detergents form soluble calcium and magnesium salts with hard water.





Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

35 - Asthma is caused due to





Spasm in bronchial muscles

36 - Bacteria are (were) considered more as plants than animals because of the presence of





Cell wall

37 - Bakelite is a co-polymer of Phenol and





Formaldehyde

38 - Bauxite is an alloy of which of the following metals ?





Aluminium

39 - Biological complete proteins are found in





Meat, Milk, Egg

40 - Biologists mainly deal with matters relating to





All three a b and c

41 - Blood is





Alkaline

42 - Blood pressure is measured with





Sphygmomanometer

43 - Blood vessel bringing blood into Bowman's capsule is





Afferent arteriole

44 - Bone deformities occur due to the excess intake of





Fluorine

45 - Branch of biology in which we study about relationship between living and their environment.





Ecology

46 - Brass gets discoloured in air due to constant exposure in presence of:





Hydrogen sulphide

47 - Cancer is caused by





Uncontrolled mitosis

48 - Carica papaya is the scientific name of ________ .





Papaya

49 - Catalytic converters are generally made from :





Transition metals

50 - Cellular respiration is best associated with the





Mitochondrion

51 - Cellulose is a





Carbohydrate

52 - Cement is usually a mixture of :





Calcium silicate and calcium aluminate

53 - Chemical name of bleaching powder is :





Calcium hypochlorite

54 - Chemical name of Gammaxane is





Chloro benzene

55 - Chemically ‘Quick Silver' is known as





Mercury

56 - Coating of solid waste with impervious material is known as





Encapsulation

57 - Colloids can be purified by





Dialysis

58 - Compared to land, the open oceans





Are nutrient-poor environments

59 - Concentration of a material which is lethal to 50% animal is called





LD50

60 - Corpus luteum is associated with





Ovary

61 - Cortisol is secreted by





Adrenal gland

62 - Deficiency of 'Thiamine'





Beri-Beri

63 - Detergents clean surfaces on the principle of





Surface tension

64 - Dialysis is used to perform the function of





Kidney

65 - Different forms of genes are called





Allele

66 - Epsom salt is used





As purgative

67 - Excretion is best described as the removal of





Metabolic wastes from a cell

68 - Filtration of blood occur in





Bowmen's capsule

69 - Filtration of blood takes place in





Kidney

70 - Fishes have a ________ chambered heart.





Two

71 - Food wrapped in news paper is likely to get contaminated by





Lead

72 - Froth floatation process to concentrate the minerals is applicable to





Chalcopyrites

73 - Fully mature human RBCs has





No nucleus

74 - Function of heart in human body





Work like pumping machines

75 - Function of hemoglobin is





To transport oxygen

76 - Galena is a mineral of





Lead

77 - Goitre is due to the deficiency of





Iodine

78 - Green pigment is called





Chlorophyll

79 - Grevillea Robusta is the scientific name of ________ .





Silver Oak

80 - Haloarenes are more stable than haloalkanes due to





Resonance effect

81 - Hard steel contains





0.5 to 1.5 per cent carbon

82 - Hardness of the water is commonly measured in terms of





Calcium carbonate equivalents

83 - Heavy metals got their name because compared to other atoms they have





Higher atomic masses

84 - Helium is added to the oxygen supply of deep sea divers because it is





Less soluble in blood than nitrogen at high pressure

85 - Human eye can differentiate between colors due to





Cones

86 - Human heart is made up of





Cardiac muscle

87 - Hydraulic brakes work on the principle of





Pascal's law

88 - Hydrogen is not found in atmosphere because





It is the lightest gas

89 - Identify the metal which is non toxic in nature.





Gold

90 - If the equilibrium constants for the systems H2 + I2 -> 2HI and 2HI -> H2 + I2 are K1 and K2 respectively, the relationship between K1 and K2 is :





K1= 1/K2

91 - If there is one million Mg2+ ions in MgCl2, how many chloride ions are there?





Two million

92 - If you look into a mirror and find that the image (your reflection) is smaller than you, then the type of the mirror is:





Convex mirror

93 - Important component that helps in clotting of the blood is called ________ .





Platelets

94 - In 1610, who made microscope and used it to observe very small animals?





Galilo

95 - In 1910, who proved the idea of W.S.Sutton that genes are located on chromosomes?





T.H.Morgan

96 - In a cell process of respiration takes place in





Mitochondria

97 - In arc welding, Argon is used because of its





Low reactivity with metal

98 - In human beings influenza is caused by





Viruses

99 - In Mammal urinary bladder open into





Urethra

100 - In organic compounds, nitrogen is estimated by





Dumas method

101 - In Photosynthesis





Light energy is converted into chemical energy

102 - In sugar solution,





Sugar is solute, water is solvent

103 - In the cell of animals ,some micro-organisms and lower plants contain





Two centriole

104 - In vulcanisation process, rubber can be hardened by adding





Sulphur

105 - In which body cavities are the lungs located





Thoracic cavity

106 - In which phylum nerve cells are found but nerves are absent ?





Coelenterata

107 - Instrument used to measure blood pressure is





sphygmomanometer

108 - Iodine value is used to estimate





Unsaturation in oil

109 - Iron and manganese present as pollutants in water cannot be removed by________





Chlorination

110 - Iron rusts quickly in





Sea water

111 - Islets of Langerhans are present in





Pancreas

112 - Isobars are lines joining places having equal





Pressure

113 - It is the basic structure found in all membranes such as those of mitochonchondria and chloroplasts.





Unit membrane

114 - Kwashiorkor disease in children is caused by





Sufficient carbohydrates and fats but deficient proteins in diet

115 - Kyoto Protocol is associated with





Climate change

116 - Largest part of human brain is





Cerebrum

117 - Lathyrism is caused by excess consumption of________





Khesari Dal

118 - Lead in water can cause





Kidney damage

119 - Lichen is a composite combination of two organisms.





Algae and Fungi

120 - Light travels fastest in





Air

121 - Light travels slowest in





Glass

122 - Litmus is obtained from





Lichen

123 - Lobsters belong to which one of the following classes of organisms ?





Crustaceans

124 - Loop of henry is related with





Excretory system

125 - Lungs are covered by





Pleura

126 - Lymph carries digested and absorbed fat from ________ .





Intestine

127 - Lysosome is formed from which of the following cell organelles?





Golgi bodies

128 - Main function of white blood corpuscles is





To produce immune system of body

129 - Main nitrogenous product formed in man





Urea

130 - Malathion is a/an





Insecticide

131 - Mark the compound which possess ionic, covalent and coordinate bonds.





NH4Cl

132 - Maximum permissible concentration of copper in drinking water in mg/L is





1

133 - Maximum permissible concentration of total hardness in drinking water is





200

134 - Melvin calvin got Noble Prize for his studies on





Carbon fixation

135 - Membrane bound organelles are not found in the cells of





Prokaryotes

136 - Membrane bound pigment containing bodies present in the cells are called as





Plastids

137 - Mercury is emitted into air by





Burning garbage

138 - Milk is a colloidal system in which:





Fat is dispersed in water

139 - Muscles get tired when there is shortfall of ________ .





ATP

140 - Natural rubber is the polymer of :





Isoprene

141 - Nephrology is the study of





Kidney

142 - Nephron is related to which of the following system of human body?





Excretory system

143 - Nitrogen Fixation is carried out primarily by





Bacteria

144 - Number of which type of WBC is greatest in blood of human





Neutrophils

145 - Of the following ,which of the most fundamental generalization in biology?





Cell theory

146 - One of the following cannot be performed by animals





Photosynthesis

147 - Optical fibres are based on the phenomenon of





Total Internal Reflection

148 - Organisms that depend only on raw plant products are said to be





Herbivorous

149 - Organisms which synthesise their own food are called





Autotrophs

150 - Oxygen crosses a plasma membrane by





Osmosis

151 - Ozone consists of





Oxygen only

152 - Ozone layer is present in





Stratosphere

153 - Ozone layer of atmosphere absorbs:





Ultraviolet rays

154 - Particulates (< 1 µm size) remaining suspended in air indefinitely and transported by wind currents are called





Aerosols

155 - Percentage of lead in lead pencils is





0

156 - Permanent hardness of water may be removed by addition of





Sodium carbonate

157 - Petroleum consists of a mixture of





Hydrocarbons

158 - Petroleum is a mixture of





Hydrocarbons

159 - pH value between 6.5-7.5 makes the soil





None of these

160 - Philosopher's wool is chemically





Zinc oxide

161 - Photosynthesis occurs in





Chloroplast

162 - Photosynthesis takes place in the presence of chlorophyll and ________ .





Sunlight

163 - Physico-chemical characteristics of water in water sources undergo changes due to





Effluents

164 - Pineal gland is situated in





Brain

165 - Piped Natural Gas (PNG) is used for





Cooking

166 - Plants utilise ________ from the atmosphere for photosynthesis





Carbon dioxide

167 - Poison used for killing rats is





Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)

168 - Pollutant from motor car exhaust that causes mental disease is





Lead

169 - Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because________





It is an oxidising agent

170 - Precentage of CO2 found in exhaled air





0.04

171 - Psidium guajava is the scientific name of ________ .





Guava

172 - Pulse rate we get from





Artery

173 - Purification of blood takes place in





Lungs

174 - PVC is obtained by the polymerisation of





Vinyl chloride

175 - Quartz is a crystalline form of





Silica

176 - Rate of transpiration can be measured by





Ganong's potometer

177 - Red colour of blood is due to presence of





Hemoglobin

178 - Removal of carbon particles from air involves the principle of





Electrophoresis

179 - Rh factor is discovered by





Landsteiner and Weiner

180 - Rh factor is related with





Monkey

181 - Ribosomes are produced in





Nucleolus

182 - Sea water is saltier than rain water because





Rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea

183 - Sea weeds are important source of





Iodine

184 - Seaweeds are important source of





Iodine

185 - Sickle-cell anemia is a disease caused due to the abnormality in





Red blood cell

186 - Silica gel is a





Drying agent

187 - Slow oxidative muscle fiber are best suited for





Running a marathon

188 - Snakes receive sound vibrations by





Body

189 - Sodium bicarbonate is commercially known as





Baking soda

190 - Sound cannot pass through





Vacuum

191 - Sound waves cannot travel in





Vacuum

192 - Spiders belong to the phylum





Arthropoda

193 - Spirit in contact with body gives cool sensation because it is :





Highly volatile

194 - Stalactites and Stalagmites form due to the precipitation of :





CaCO3

195 - Study of effect of radiation on plant and animal is





Radiobiology

196 - Study of parasitic organism is called





Parasitology

197 - Submarines move under water. They have engines that run on





Diesel

198 - Sulphur Dioxide pollution is indicated by an excessive growth of which of the following?





Lichens

199 - Sulphur dioxide present in the industrial chimney exhaust causes





All of the above

200 - Sulphuric acid is





Dibasic

201 - Table salt gets moist during rainy season because





Sodium chloride contains hygroscopic impurities like magnesium chloride

202 - Taj Mahal is greatly affected due to :





Acid rain

203 - Tear gas is :





Carbonyl chloride

204 - Tetra ethyle lead (TEL) is





An antiknock compound

205 - The ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen is found in the





Some blue-green algae

206 - The absolute temperature of a gas is doubled and the pressure is reduced to half, the volume of the gas





Will increase four-fold

207 - The amount of chlorine available in water after disinfection is called as





Residual chlorine

208 - The angle between the ________ and the incident ray is called the angle of incidence.





Normal

209 - The animals in which the body cavity is absent are known as ________ .





Acoelomates

210 - The antiseptic compound present in dettol is





chloroxylenol

211 - The artificial kidney is a





Machine

212 - The basic chemical building block of natural rubber obtained from trees is





Isoprene

213 - The basic functional unit of Kidney is





Nephron

214 - The biogas used for cooking is a mixture of which of the following?





Methane and carbon dioxide

215 - The buffer action of blood is due to the presence of





[HCO3]– and H2CO3

216 - The chemical formula of the laughing gas is





N2O

217 - The chemical name of rat poison is





Zinc phosphide

218 - The chemical substance present in bones and teeth is





Calcium phosphate

219 - The chemical substance present in bones and teeth is





Calcium phosphate

220 - The chemical used in developing photographic films is





Silver bromide

221 - The chief source for the production of nitrogeneous fertilizers is :





Ammonia

222 - The chief source of naphthalene is





Coal-tar

223 - The common name for the compound having formal NaOH is





Caustic soda

224 - The compounds formed when hydrogen combines with p-block elements are called





Molecular hydrides

225 - The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber





Sulphur

226 - The energy released by 1 gram of glucose is





4 kcal

227 - The first metal used by man was





copper

228 - The following are the half lives of four active isotopes. Which one of the following is the most dangerous to handle?





0.01 minute

229 - The functional connection between two neurons is a





Synapse

230 - The functional unit of the nervous system is the





Neurons

231 - The gas that usually causes explosions in coal mines is





Methane

232 - The great contributing of Schwan was





How interpreted what he saw

233 - The heat value of combustion of Gasoline is





47000 kJ/kg

234 - The horizonatally growing hyphae of Rhizopus are called





Stolons

235 - The Hydraulic Break works on the principle of ________ .





Pascal's Law

236 - The hydronium ion is





H3O+

237 - The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air used by deep sea divers for breathing, is





Helium

238 - The influence of temperature on reaction rate is predicted by





Arrhenius equation

239 - The inner most membrane that covers the brain is





Pia - mater

240 - The iron ore which contains 72% of iron is :





Magnetite

241 - The longest cells of human body





Neuron cell

242 - The main active constituent of tea and coffee is





caffeine

243 - The main function of the Golgi body is





Secretion

244 - The main source of Naphthalene is





Coal-tar

245 - The main thinking part of the brain is





Forebrain

246 - The major constituent of air is





Nitrogen

247 - The major constituent of gobar gas is





Methane

248 - The major harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicle which causes air pollution is





Carbon Monoxide

249 - The major harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicles which causes air pollution is





Carbon Monoxide

250 - The major use of sulphur is in the manufacture of





H2SO4

251 - The maximum number of isomers for an alkene with molecular formula C4H8 is





4

252 - The metal does not give H2 on treatment with dilute HCL is





Ag

253 - The metal extracted from Bauxite is :





Aluminium

254 - The metallic constituents of hard water are :





Calcium, magnesium and iron

255 - The method that cannot be used for removing permanent hardness of water is





boiling

256 - The Mode of nutrition in which particulate food is devoured is





Holozoic

257 - The molecular mass of a gas is





Twice its vapour pressure

258 - The molecule that is the main source of ATP synthesis





Glucose

259 - The most abundant constituent of atmospheric air is :





Nitrogen

260 - The most common cause of pollution of air is





Sulphur dioxide

261 - The most commonly used chemicals in the artificial rainmaking or cloud seeding are





Silver Iodide (AgI)

262 - The most electropositive elements among the following is





Cs

263 - The most extensive, commercially useful source of thorium as monazite sand occurs in India at





Travancore coast

264 - The most suitable vessel for storing concentrated sulphuric acid is





Glass vessel

265 - The name of plastic polymer from which combs, toys, bowls etc., can be made, is





Polystyrene

266 - The non-vascular land plants are included in the group called





Bryophyta

267 - The number of g-molecule of oxygen in 6.02 x 1024 CO molecules is





5 gram of molecule

268 - The organs of the urinary system are





All of the above

269 - The outer membrane that covers the brain is





Dura mater

270 - The outer white part of the eye which is supporting wall of the eyeball is known as





Sclera

271 - The outermost layer in a plant cell is





Cell wall

272 - The percentage of oxygen in air is approximately





0.21

273 - The pH of human blood is between





7.5-8

274 - The pH of lemon juice is expected to be





Less than 7

275 - The polymer used in making plastic crockery is





Melamine

276 - The polymerisation of which often following is used in manufacturing of polythene in industry ?





Ethylene

277 - The presence of ozone in the stratosphere is responsible for





Checking the penetration of ultraviolet rays to the earth

278 - The process in which energy stored in carbohydrates is released





Respiration

279 - The process of evaporation occurs from





Leaf

280 - The property of hydrogen which distinguishes it from alkali metals is





Its non-metallic character

281 - The quality or tone of a musical sound produced by a stringed instrument depends on





Wave form of the sound

282 - The rate of heartbeat is accelerated by the hormone





Adrenaline

283 - The renal corpuscle is made up of





Both A & B

284 - The scientific study of how organisms interact with their environment is called





Ecology

285 - The scientific study of plants is termed as





Botany

286 - The site of RBC formation in human body is





Bone marrow

287 - The strongest oxidizing agent among the following is:





Fluorine

288 - The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called ________





Ecology

289 - The study of structure and functions of cells is termed as





Cell Biology

290 - The substance that is added to make natural rubber strong and more bouncy is





Sulphur

291 - The theory which states that all animals and plants are composed of cells and cell products is known as





Cell Theory

292 - The thyroid hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism is





Thyroxin

293 - The tip of the match-stick contains





Red phosphorus

294 - The type of mirror used in automobiles to see the traffic on the rear side is





Convex

295 - The unicellular algae used to supply and regulate the oxygen in space programmes is





Chlorella

296 - The unit of ionic product of water (Kw) is :





Mol2 let-2

297 - The unit to measure the flow of water is





Cusecs

298 - The value of gas constant R in Ergs deg–1 mole–1 is





8.314 × 107

299 - The valve present between left auricle and left ventricle is





Mitral

300 - The Vitamin required for the synthesis of nucleic acid is





Folic acid

301 - The Vitamin that is destroyed on heating





"C"

302 - The water readily available to plants for absorption by roots is





Capillary water

303 - The weight of 6.023 × 1023 atoms of carbon is





12 gms

304 - The wire of flash bulb is made of:





Magnesium

305 - They are organic compounds consisting of carbon ,hydrogen and oxygen present in all living organisms.





Carbohydrates

306 - They contain those enzymes which can digest the phagocytosed food particles.





Lysosomes

307 - They play key roles in the contraction of muscles,digestion of food and clotting of blood.





Proteins

308 - Urea is a





Nitrogenous fertilizer

309 - Vinegar is ________ .





Diluted formic acid

310 - Vitamin K is required for





Blood clotting

311 - Vitamin present in guava fruits





Vitamin - C

312 - Vitamins are





Micro nutrients

313 - Vulcanization of rubber is carried out by adding





Sulphur

314 - Water cycle refers to





Constant movement of water from ocean to land and back to ocean once again

315 - What are the components responsible for acid rain?





Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

316 - What is common in both striated and cardiac cell





Striations

317 - What is full form of BOD?





Biological Oxygen Demand

318 - What is scientific name of ""Cotton"" ?





Gossypium Herbaceum

319 - What is the atomic number of Oxygen?





8

320 - What is the first thing that alcohol effects?





Judgement

321 - What is the main purpose of white blood corpuscles?





To combat infection

322 - What is the mass percentage of carbon in carbon dioxide (CO2)?





0.273

323 - What is the most commonly used substance in fluorescent tubes?





Mercury vapour and argon

324 - What is the purpose of the mucus in your nose?





Protects lungs

325 - What is the SI unit of intensity of sound?





Decibel

326 - What organelle carries out photosynthesis?





Chloroplasts

327 - What principle/law explains the working of the hydraulic brakes in automobiles ?





Pascal's law

328 - What three statements make up the cell theory?





All of the above

329 - When a metal is heated in a flame, the electrons absorb energy and jump to higher energy state. On coming back to the lower energy siate, they emit light, which we can observe in





Emission spectra

330 - When more than 20% of the body weight is due to fat, the person is suffering from





Obesity

331 - When water itself combines chemically with some element or mineral it is called





Hydration

332 - When we consume the goat or sheep beef then we are





Secondary consumer

333 - Where does protein synthesis take place?





Ribosomes

334 - Where in the cell are chromosomes located?





Nucleus

335 - Which among the following does not have a cell wall?





Mycoplasma

336 - Which among the following is a Vitamin?





Follic acid

337 - Which among the following is used as a catalyst in the production of high octane fuels?





H2SO4

338 - Which are called the factory of protein synthesis?





Ribosomes

339 - Which cell feature is responsible for storing water ?





Vacuole

340 - Which determines the frequency of a sound wave?





Amplitude

341 - Which gas emitted by power stations causes acid rain?





Sulphur dioxide

342 - Which gas is used for converting vegetable oils into saturated fats ?





H2

343 - Which halide is used in making sensitive emulsion on photograhic film?





Silver bromide

344 - Which is abundant in Gobar gas?





Methane

345 - Which is an example of Phototropism?





Plant bending toward the light

346 - Which is the cause of malaria infection?





Plasmodium

347 - Which is the highest quality of hard coal?





Anthracite

348 - Which is the innermost layer of the heart





Endocardium

349 - Which metal does not undergo corrosion due to the formation of oxide layer?





Aluminium

350 - Which nutrient has forms most of our body weight?





Water

351 - Which of the following are involved directly in pulmonary circulation?





Right ventricle, pulmonary artery, and left atrium

352 - Which of the following blood group is universal donor?





O

353 - Which of the following carries oxygen to various parts of human body?





Red blood cells

354 - Which of the following contains high content of lead?





High octane fuel

355 - Which of the following could be used as fuel in propellant or rockets ?





Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Oxygen

356 - Which of the following elements is obtained from seaweeds ?





Iodine

357 - Which of the following gases will effuse out of football bladder most quickly ?





H2

358 - Which of the following hormones contains Iodine?





Thyroxine

359 - Which of the following is a fish?





Salmon

360 - Which of the following is a good source of protein?





Soyabean

361 - Which of the following is a natural dye ?





Alizarin

362 - Which of the following is a work done by the placenta tissue in humans?





Removes waste matter from the embryo and provide nutrition to the embryo

363 - Which of the following is colourless?





Oxygen

364 - Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas ?





Hydrogen

365 - Which of the following is not a method of preparing oxygen?





Decomposition of manganese dioxide

366 - Which of the following is not a precious/semi-precious stone?





Pearl

367 - Which of the following is not an addition polymer?





Nylon

368 - Which of the following is not an Endocrine Gland?





Spleen

369 - Which of the following is not present in German silver?





Silver

370 - Which of the following is the main nitrogenous waste in humans ?





Uric Acid

371 - Which of the following is true about veins?





Veins have valves; arteries do not

372 - Which of the following is true of osmosis?





All of the above

373 - Which of the following is used to iodise common salt ?





Potassium iodate

374 - Which of the following is very reactive and kept in kerosene?





Sodium

375 - Which of the following organelles of a cell is involved in photosynthesis?





Chloroplast

376 - Which of the following serve as antibodies?





Proteins

377 - Which of the following statements is not true about metabolism?





Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults

378 - Which of the following vitamins acts like hormone?





Vitamin D

379 - Which of the following vitamins are water soluble?





Vit. B & Vit. C

380 - Which of the toxic heavy metals is found in modern tannery industries ?





Chromium

381 - Which one is a soluble salt in H2O?





CaCl2

382 - Which one is a sublime substance?





Iodine

383 - Which one is found in a pair in each Chromosome





Chromatids

384 - Which one is heaviest naturally occurring element of the periodic element?





Uranium

385 - Which one is the most reactive halogen?





Fluorine

386 - Which one of following is known as pace maker of endocrine gland





Thyroxin

387 - Which one of the following completes the given statement correctly ?Cretinism is a human disorder which is due to the under secretion of





Thyroxin hormone

388 - Which one of the following elements exhibits the greatest tendency to lose electrons ?





Lithium

389 - Which one of the following elements is used in the manufacture of safety matches?





Phosphorus

390 - Which one of the following gases has the highest calorific value?





Indane gas

391 - Which one of the following is a rich source of iron?





Spinach

392 - Which one of the following is extensively used for sterilizing water ?





Bleaching powder

393 - Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of alloys?





Homogeneous systems

394 - Which one of the following is not a chordate ?





Starfish

395 - Which one of the following is used as an anti-freeze for the automobile engines ?





Ethylene glycol

396 - Which one of the following metals pollutes the air of a city having large number of automobiles?





Lead

397 - Which one of the following nonmetals shows allotropy in the liquid state?





Sulphur

398 - Which one of the following organisms is dependent on saprophytic mode of nutrition?





Agaricus

399 - Which one of the following parts of human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?





Medulla oblongata

400 - Which one of the following scientists first time saw bacteria through a microscope made by himself ?





Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

401 - Which one of the following statements is not correct? Vulcanisation of rubber makes it





Soft and flexible

402 - Which organ filters blood in human body?





Kidneys

403 - Which organelle is the control center of a cell?





Nucleus

404 - Which organelle performs cellular respiration?





Mitochondria

405 - Which organelles are unique to plant cells?





All of the above

406 - Which parts of the heart receive blood from the lungs?





Left atrium

407 - Which process requires cellular energy?





Active transport

408 - Which statement regarding the mammalian heart is correct?





In the adult heart, blood in the right chambers of the heart cannot enter the left chambers without passing through the lungs

409 - Which substance is used to retard the setting action of cement?





CaSO4.2H2O

410 - Which systems comprise the nervous system?





Both A & B

411 - Which Vitamin is obtained from Sun rays?





Vitamin D

412 - White coal is





None of these

413 - White phosphorus is always kept under





Water

414 - Who first published the periodic table?





Dmitri Mendeleev

415 - Who is called the Father of Taxonomy?





Carolus Linnaeus

416 - Who is known as father of Biology





Aristotle

417 - Who is known as father of Biology?





Aristotle

418 - Who is regarded as father of Plant Tissue Culture





Haberlandt

419 - Why is it difficult to breathe at higher altitudes?





Due to low air pressure

420 - Zinc sulphide is commonly used as





Rodenticide

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