General Science-62

    1.     Which one among the following produces seeds but not flowers

a.     Cashew nuts

b.     Coffee

c.      Grape

d.     Pine

    2.     Use of tamarind juice as a part of our meal helps

a.     To prevent tooth decay

b.     To take care of excess fluoride in drinking water

c.      For easy digestion of food

d.     To increase the strength of bones

    3.     Which part of brain controls five movement, maintains balance and equilibrium of the body and muscle tone in a human being

a.     Cerebrum

b.     Thalamus

c.      Cerebellum

d.     Hypothalamus

    4.     Excess fluoride in drinking water can cause the following, except

a.     Deformity of teeth

b.     Hardening of bones

c.      Stiff and painful joints

d.    Diarrhea

    5.     The main thinking part of the brain is

a.     Midbrain

b.     Hypothalamus

c.      Forebrain

d.     Hindbrain

    6.     Mushrooms are actually

a.     Algae

b.    Fungi

c.      Lichens

d.     Parasitic moss plant

    7.     Which of the following is/are produced as a result of photosynthesis in green plant

a.     Carbon dioxide

b.    Oxygen

c.      Water

d.     All the above

    8.     The pH of fresh milk is 6. When it turn sour, the pH

a.     Becomes<6

b.    Remains the same

c.      Becomes>6

d.     Becomes neutral

    9.     Which disease is not transmitted by Aedes aegypti

a.     Chikunguniya

b.     Dengue

c.      Chicken pox

d.     Yellow fever

    10.                        Which is the correct sequence of a food chain

a.     Diatoms : crustaceans :herring

b.     Crustaceans : diatoms :herring

c.      Diatoms :herring :crustaceans

d.     Crustaceans :herring :diatoms

    11.                        In recent times, ‘Sripulina’ is being popularized as a rich source of some nutrients. It is a /an:

a.     Blue green algae

b.     Mushroom

c.      Fern

d.     Flowering plant

    12.                        The excess fertilizer is applied to a plant without water, the plant will:

a.     Be stunted in growth

b.     Develop modification

c.      Die due to plasmolysis

d.     Remain unaffected

    13.                        From which one of the following chambers of human heart is the oxygenated blood pumped into aorta:

a.     Right atrium

b.     Right ventricle

c.      Left atrium

d.    Left ventricle

    14.                        Which one of the glands in human body produces the growth hormones

a.     Adrenal

b.     Pancreas

c.      Pituitary

d.     Thyroid

    15.                        Dual energy x-ray absorption tiometry (DEXA) is used to measure:

a.     Spread of solid tumour

b.    Bone density

c.      Ulcerous growth in stomach

d.     Extent of brain baemorrhage

    16.                        Which on of the following is a vitamin:

a.     Citric acid

b.    Folic acid

c.      Glutamine acid

d.     Linoleic acid

    17.                        Sandal wood tree is considered a:

a.     Total root parasite

b.    Total stem parasite

c.      Stem parasite

d.     Partial root parasite

    18.                        Which of the following disease is not caused by viruses

a.     Cholera

b.     Chickenpox

c.      Hepatitis

d.     Measles

    19.                        In which one of the following antibody formation takes place

a.     RBCs

b.     Blood platelets

c.      Lymphoid organ

d.     Donna’s membrane

    20.                        In which part of the human body is the smallest bone found

a.     Wrist

b.     Palm

c.      Nose

d.    Ear