General Science-61

1.      Washing soda is the common name of which of the following chemical compounds?

a.     Calcium Carbonate

b.     Calcium Bicarbonate

c.      Sodium Carbonate

d.     Sodium Bicarbonate

     2.     Which of the following materials is used in pencils that are used for writing?

a.     Charcoal

b.     Silicon

c.      Phosphorus

d.     Graphite

     3.     Which type of material is used to coat non stick cooking materials?

a.     Black paint

b.     PVC

c.      Teflon

d.     Polystrene

     4.     Which gas is usually used to extinguish fire?

a.     Neon

b.     Nitrogen

c.      Carbon dioxide

d.     Carbon monoxide

     5.     EEG is used by doctors for diagnosing ailments of a patient in the

a.     Brain

b.     Heart

c.      Kidney

d.     Lungs

     6.     Gas Balloons are generally filled with which gas?

a.     Helium

b.     Oxygen

c.      Nitrogen

d.     Argon

     7.     The galaxies are usually classified on the basis of their:

a.     Mass

b.     Position

c.      Shape

d.     Size

     8.     Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG used for cooking purposes is a mixture of:

a.     Methane and Ethylene

b.     Methane and Ethane

c.      Butane and Propane

d.     Butane and Propylene

     9.     In which one of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Center being setup:

a.     Chennai

b.     Hyderabad

c.      Pune

d.     Gurgaon

     10.                        Who is the president of the Council of Scientific and Industrial research:

a.     President of India

b.     Vice President of India

c.      Prime Minister of India

d.     None of the above

     11.                        In a bisexual flower in androecuim and gynoecium nature at different time the phenomenon is known as:

a.     Dichogamy

b.     Herpogamy

c.      Haterogamy

d.     Monogamy

     12.                        Which allotrope of carbon is rigid three dimensional structure:

a.     Graphite

b.    Fullerence

c.      Diamond

d.     Carbon black

     13.                         Chilgoza is got from

a.     Pinus

b.     Cycus

c.      Brassica

d.     None of the above

     14.                        If the drinking water supply pipeline is damaged and is contaminated with domestic sewage, which one of the following diseases is most likely to occur after drinking such water:

a.     Measles

b.    Typhoid

c.      Tuberculosis

d.     Diphtheria

     15.                        The purpose of genetically modify brinjal and cotton as BT-brinjal and BT-cotton was to make them:

a.     Drought resistant

b.     High yielding

c.      Pest resistant

d.     Short duration crops

     16.                        Generally modified varieties or hybrids of which of the following are now being widely cultivated in the world:

a.     Wheat, coconut and mango

b.    Maize, soyabean and cotton

c.      Gram, brinjal and orange

d.     Olive, mustard and groundnet

     17.                        On the packet of a packaged food product, what is the symbol that indicated that the food is vegetarian:

a.     A green plus mark

b.     A green square in a circle

c.      A green leaf of a plant

d.    A green circular dot in the square

     18.                        A married couple adopted a male child. A few years later, twin boys were born to them. The blood group of the couple is AB+ and O-. the blood groups of the three sons is A+, B+ and O-. the blood group of the adopted  son is:

a.     O+

b.     A+

c.      B+

d.     Cannot be determined on the basis of the given data

     19.                        Which one among the following is not a good source of nutritional calcium

a.     Rice

b.     Ragi

c.      Skimmed milk

d.     Egg

     20.                        In human, which one among the following, with reference to breathing, is correct:

a.     During inhalation, diaphragm relaxes

b.     During exhalation, thorax cavity expands

c.      During inhalation, intrapleural pressure becomes more native

         d.   All are true