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

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                  1.       The hormone which stimulates milk production in mammal is known as:

a.       Glucagon

b.      Prolactin

c.       Progesterone

d.      Estrogen

                  2.       Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by:

a.       Fungal Infection

b.       Bactreial Infection

c.        Protozoa

d.       Virus

                  3.       Which of the following processes does not increase the amount of carbon dioxide in air?

a.       Breathing

b.      Photosynthesis

c.       Burning of petrol

d.      Aerobic decay of vegetation

                  4.       Which of the following is called the ‘powerhouse’ of the cell?

a.       Nucleus

b.      Lysosome

c.       Chromosome

d.      Mitochondrion

                  5.       Heat stored in water vapor is:

a.       Specific heat

b.      Latent heat

c.       Absolute heat

d.      Relative heat

                  6.       One Fathom is equal to :

a.       6 feet

b.      6 meter

c.       6 centimeter

d.      6 yards

                  7.       Which of the following is a water soluble vitamin?

a.       Vitamin A

b.      Vitamin B

c.       Vitamin C

d.      Vitamin D

                  8.       Silk is produced by:

a.       Egg of silkworm

b.      Pupa of silkworm

c.       Larva of silkworm

d.      None of these

                  9.       The gas usually responsible for the explosions in coal mines is:

a.       Hydrogen

b.      Carbon monoxide

c.       Air

d.      Methane

                  10.   Liquefied Petroleum Gas contains:

a.       Butane and propane

b.      Ethane and nitrogen

c.       Ethane and hexane

d.      None of these

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1. The study of rearing fine and intelligent human beings through genetics is called ........................
a) Eugenics
b) Biotechnology
c) Cloning
d) Genealogy

2. Branch of mathematics dealing with measurement of surface of earth is called .....................
a) Geology
b) Topology
c) Geo mathematics
d) Geodesy

3. Use of Sun bath for the treatment of diseases is called .......................
a) Sun therapy
b) Solar therapy
c) Heliotherapy
d) Radiation therapy

4. Scientific cultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers and shrubs is called ....................
a) Agronomy
b) Botany
c) Horticulture
d) Entomology

5. Scientific study of birds is called .............................
a) Ornithology
b) Avian biology
c) Poultry science
d) Zoology

6. Pulsar is a neutron star which produces regular pulses of ....................... radiation.
a) Gamma
b) Electromagnetic 
c) Microwave
d) Ultraviolet

7. Globular clusters of the stars contain ------------------ stars.
a) Few hundred
b) Several thousand
c) more than one million
d) ten millions

8. Largest unit of the universe is believed to be ..........................
a) Galaxy
b) Stars
c) Super clusters
d) Solar system

9. Lunar eclipses are of ------------ types.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) None of the above

10. Solar eclipse can occur only at -----------------.
a) Full moon
b) New moon
c) Summer season
d) None of the above

11. Rough endoplasmic reticulum is concerned with …………………………..
a) Energy production
b) Protein synthesis
c) Removal of wastes
d) None of the above

12. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is concerned with …………………………
a) Protein synthesis
b) Energy production
c) Lipids synthesis
d) None of the above

13. ---------------------- are the power houses of the cell.
a) Golgi apparatus
b) Lysosomes
c) Nucleus
d) Mitochondria

14. Fundamental unit of heredity is --------------------
a) DNA
b) Chromosome
c) Gene
d) Cell

15. The name gene was introduced by ---------------------- in 1909.
a) Robert hooke
b) Watson & Crick
c) Waldyer
d) Johannsen

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1. --------------------------- are the vertices of the triangle:
a) Hypothesis, theory, law
b) Hypothesis, experiment, procedure
c) Theory, principle, law
d) Law, experiment, observation.

2.  Pythagoras regarded sun,earth,& moon as ------------.
a) Traingles
b) Squares
c) Spheres
d) Oval

3. Calculus was invented by …………
a) Fathom
b) Pythagoras
c) Isaac Newton
d) Sholes

4. Dispersion of white light into seven different colors was showed by ---------
a) Galileo Galilei
b) Issac newton
c) Einstein
d) C.V.Raman

5. Who for the first time point out that the path of a projectile would a parabola :
a) Issac Newton
b) Thomas Edison
c) Homi Bhabha
d) Galileo

6. The branch of science which deals with the nature of sound, its production, transmission and effects is called ...................
a) Acoustics
b) Aeronautics
c) Mechanics
d) Physics

7. The science of motion and propulsion of rockets, missiles and projectiles is called ..........................
a) Acoustics
b) Ballistics
c) Thermodynamics
d) Histology

8. Study of energy production in living bodies is called .........................
a) Biology
b) Biomechanics
c) Bioenergetics
d) Aerodynamics

9. The study of Deterioration of environment by activity of living things is called .........................
a) Biofouling
b) Bioremediation
c) Biomechanics
d) Physics

10. The science of getting exact copies of desired living organisms, organs, genes or molecules is known as .....................
a) Copying
b) Reproduction
c) Cloning
d) Biocopying

11. The study of creation of the Universe is called ...................
a) Astronomy
b) Cosmogony
c) Geology
d) Geophysics

12. The study of genetics of cell is called ....................
a) Cytogenetic
b) Genetic engineering
c) Cytology
d) Cellular biology

13. ........................ showed that the space between galaxies is increasing and the universe is expanding.
a) Issac newton
b) A. Einstein
c) Plato
d) Edwin Hubble

14. According to big Bang theory, Universe came into existence about ........... years ago.
a) 15-20 billion
b) 5-6 billion
c) 15-20 million
d) 50-60 billion

15. Our galaxy is ----------------------- in shape.
a) Spherical
b) Elliptical
c) Spiral
d) irregular

Himachal Pradesh General Knowledge-44

Ministries Detail of Himachal Pradesh:-

The Chief.Minister of  Himachal Pradesh State is Shri Virbhadra Singh

The Irrigation & Public Health Minister of  Himachal Pradesh Smt. Vidya Stokes

The Governor (राज्यपाल) of Himachal Pradesh is Smt. Urmila Singh.

The Speaker of Vidhan Sabha is Shri Brij Behari Lal Butail .

The Dupty Speaker of Vidhan Sabha is Sh. Rikhi Ram Kundel.

The  Health & Family Welfare Minister is Shri Kaul Singh Thakur

The  Education Minister is Shri Virbhadra Singh

The Industary Labour &Sainik Welfare Minister is Shri Mukesh Agnihotri

The Technical Education and Horticulture Minister is Smt. Vidya Stokes

The Civil supply and consumer protection Minister is Shri G. S. Bali

The Forest Minister is Shri Rajesh Dharmani .

The Social well Fare and Justice Minister is Shri Dhani Ram Shandil

Himachal Pradesh 2011 census

Total Population                                                - 68, 56, 509

Males                                                                 -34, 73, 892

Females                                                             - 33, 82, 617

Decadal Growth                                                -7, 78, 609

Total Literacy Rate                                           -83.78%

Male Literacy                                                    -90.83%

Female Literacy rate                                         - 76.60%

Sex Ratio (per 1000 males)                               -974

Highest Literate District                                   -Hamirpur (89.01%)

Lowest Literate District                                    -Chamba (73.19%)

Biggest District (Area wise)                             -Lahaul-Spiti

Smallest District (Area wise)                            -Hamirpur

Highest Populated District                                -Hamirpur

Lowest Populated District                                 -Lahaul-Spiti

  Himachal Pradesh literacy Rate and Sex Ratio  2011

                                          Sex Ratio               Literacy Rate                         

Himachal Pradesh                    974                            83.77

 District Wise literacy Rate and Sex Ratio:

District                                   Sex Ratio               Literacy Rate                         

Kangra                                    1013                            86.49

Mandi                                      1012                           82.81

Shimla                                     916                             84.55

Solan                                       884                             85.02

Sirmour                                   915                             79.98

Una                                          977                             87.23

Chamba                                   989                             73.19

Hamirpur                                 1096                           89.01

Kullu                                        950                            80.14

Bilaspur                                    981                            85.67              

Kinnaur                                    818                            80.77

Lahaul-Spiti                             915                            77.24

Highlights of Himachal Pradesh’s Population Census 2011

Himachal Pradesh has a total population of 68, 56, 509 which is only 0.57% of India’s population, placing the state 21st Position and recorded a growth of 12.81%.

The state also recorded Improved Literacy of  83.78% and Gender ratio at 974/1000.

2011 census put Himachal Pradesh 21st on the population chart Followed by Tripura on 22nd place.

Lahaul-Spiti Recorded a decline in the grow rate by minus.

10% while highest jump in the sex ratio was seen of 114 points against 802 in 2001, now up at 916 points. The decline in population tribal district is attributed to large scale migration.