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83.Growth movement in plants can be measured by an instrument called b) Auxenometer a) Photometer c) Clinostat d) Osmoscope 84. The end product of anaerobic respiration in plants is b) Pyruvic acid a) Lactic acid c) Acetyl CoA d) Ethyl alcohol 85. Sulba Sutra is an important contribution of Indian Mathematicians. To which branch of Mathematics does this relate to: b) Positioning of celestial bodies c) Geometry a) Calculus d) Astronomy 86. Which of the following is a fertilizer? b) DDT a) NPK c) IAA d) Gibberellins 87. Which of the following is a property of all electromagnetic waves? a) They are deflected by magnets b) They are positively charged c) They travel at the speed of sound d) They travel through vacuum 88. ã – rays are often used to preserve food. Why can people eat these foods without suffering from the ill-effects of radiation? b) ã – rays do not make the food reactive a) ã – rays carry no electric charge c) ã – rays have very low energy 89. The unit of energy in SI is ………………. b) Joules a) Electron Volts 90. A shaving mirror is a) Convex d) ã – rays have very short half-life c) Irges d) Calorie
Organised by: SCIENCE INDIA FORUM - UAE IN ASSOCIATION WITH NATIONAL SCIENCE MOVEMENT, INDIA (VIJNANA BHARATI)
SASTRA PRATHIBHA MATSARAM 2008
Date: 15 September, 2008
Duration: One & half hour SPC Roll Number: Name of Student :
J
Marks: 100 CATEGORY: Junior
b) Concave mirror producing magnified real image
c) Plane mirror d) Concave mirror & producing magnified Virtual image 91. In a true beam balance used in the lab, the pivot (fulcrum) is ………………. b) In the middle of the beam a) Object in one end of the beam d) Near the pan were the weight is placed c) Can be at any point between the two pans 92. Jupiter has ……………. b) 2 Satellites a) 15 Satellites c) 16 Satellites d) 10 Satellites 93. Name the nuclear fuel in sun b) Helium nuclei a) Hydrogen nuclei c) Charcoal d) Uranium nuclei 94. When one end of an iron rod is heated the other end also gets heated, it is due to ………….. b) Radiation of heat a) Convention of heat c) Conduction of heat d) Joule's effect 95. The frequency of the extracted string is high when b) The tension of the string is high a) The length of the string is long d) The tension of the string is low c) The thickness of the string is more 96. A force 'f' acts on a body of mass 'm' and moves it through a distance 's' along the direction of force. The work done on the body is a) S x S b) S/M x S c) M x S/S d) 0
97. A cone and a sphere have equal radius and volume. Then, the ratio between the height of the cone and diameter of the sphere is:
Please tick the most appropriate answer in the box provided 1. How much of Indian G.N.P is contributed by chemistry and chemical technology? b) 15% c) 20% d) 30% a) 10% 2. Name the ancient invader who got 30 pounds of steel from the Indian king? a) Alexander b) Mohammed Ghasni c) Gori d) Jenghiz Khan 3. Choose the period of Indus valley civilization a) 2900-2200 BC b) 2800-2100 BC c) 1800-800 BC d) 2500-1800 BC 4. The ingredients for the mortar for house building are lime, gypsum and…………. a) Clay b) Mud c) Sand plaster d) Animal fat 5. Which ancient Indian book describes about the preparations of alkali: a) Rigveda b) Susrutha Samhita c) Lilavati d) Prajopanashad 6. Name the book of ancient Indian chemistry that deals in detail with Indian alchemy or 'Rasa Vidya' a) Rasaratna Samuchaya b) Rasa Prayoga c) Rasa Ranjani d) Rasa Prasodhini 7. There were more than …………pieces of apparatus used for chemical and pharmaceutical investigation– known as “Yantras” in ancient Indian Chemistry b) 33 c) 37 d) 32 a) 34 8. Sulphur, because of its property to 'kill' other metals is compared to which animal? a) Cheetah b) Leopard c) Lion d) Tiger 9. What was the name given for the process of transforming base metals into noble metals in Rasa Sastras a) Loha Dhara b) Loha Muktha c) Loha Vedha d) Loha Yuktha 10. What ancient name was given to alum? a) Nethra Shodhini b) Saurastra lavana c) Kapola Santhini d) Saindhava Lavana 11.Which ancient book of medicine gives extensive guidelines for medical discussions and arguments and decorum to be maintained in such fora? b) Aswani Puranam c) Dhanvanthareeyam d) Charaka Samhita a) Chyavana Samhita 12. According to Charaka and Susrutha, human behavior under goes ……….. stages after consumption of alcoholic drinks: a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 13.As per Charaka and Susrutha the formation and consumption of alcoholic beverages in ancient India was for the use of religious ceremonies, social gatherings and…………………………. a) To enjoy and dance c) To make kings happy b) To cure a variety of illness d) To appease the king's officials 14.Sukumara Taila is used as a) a perfume b) an intoxicant c) a balm d) a repellant 15.In 1.6 million acres of land indigo plantation were prevalent till ……… century a) 17th b) 18th c) 19th d) 20th 16. Which country produced the cheaper alternative to indigo from 1897 onwards and killed the indigo industry? a) Germany b) France c) Italy d) England 17. Lac is obtained by the secretion of ……………. a) gall bladder b) pancreas c) a tree d) an insect 18.The five elements according to ancient Indian philosophers are Earth, Water, Wind, Fire and ……………… a) Lightning b) Matter c) Sky d) Air 19. Kanada was the leader of the school of thought (on atoms or tiny particles) called ……….. a) Paramanuvada b) Anuvisphodaka c) Paramanudarshana d) Paramanuvishleshana 20. “The tip of human hair is divided into 100 parts and each part is divided into 100 parts”. Which Upanashad tells about this? a) Mundakopanishad b) Thaithireeya c) Chandogyopanishad d) Shwetaswataropanishad
21.Taittiriyasamhita and ……………….. considered that the ecology of a particular area is determined by the plant community present
a) 1:2
b) 2:1
c) 3:1
d) 1:3
b) 5 cm c) 40 cm2 a) 10 cm2 99. The square root of 4 a2 + 9b2 + 9c2 + 18 bc – 12 ac – 12 ab is b) (- 2a + 3b +3c) a) (- 2a + 3b –3c) c) ( (2a - 3b + 3c) 100. The simplest value of [1 – (1/y)][1 – (1/y+1)] [1 – (1/y+2) ………. [1 – (1/y+y)] : b) 1/2y a) 1/y c) (y – 1)/2y
2
d) 20 cm2 d) (2a – 3b – 3c) d) 2y/(y – 1)
Signature of Candiate
Signature of Invigilator
a) Rig Veda b) Yajur Veda c) Sama Veda d) Atharva Veda 22. Who proposed the term 'Bheshaja Vidya' to denote the branch of plant science and medicinal properties a) Bharadwaja b) Charaka c) Susrutha d) Chyavana 23. When was Vrikashayurveda written? b) Between 110 – 100 BC c) Between 100 –110 AD a) Between BC 100 – AD 100 d) Between 110 –120 AD 24. Which ancient Botanist classified plants on a Scientific basis for the first time? a) Manu b) Parasara c) Charaka d) Susrutha
25. The grafting technique in plant breeding was explained for the first time in detail in AD 505 – by ……………. ? a) Parasaran c) Chyavanan d) Varahamihiran b) Charakan 26. Who is considered the father of modern taxonomy? a) Charaka c) Carl Von Linnaeus d) Varahamihira b) Susrutha 27. Who in ancient India is supposed to be the first Nature Scientist in global history as against the Greek Thales? a) Varahmihira c) Agasthya d) Uddalka Aruni b) Bharadwaja 28. Which British Botanist is known as the father of Indian Botany? a) William Roxberg c) William Steveberg d) William Carlberg b) William Sandberg 29. Who wrote the book Rajani Ghanti? a) Susrutha c) Parasara d) Dhanvantri b) Bhavamisra 30. Which tradition medical practitioner from Kerala contributed details of plants from Kerala to the 'Horthus Malabaricus'? a) Vayaskara Moosathu c) P.Raman Nampoothirippad d) Thaikattu Moosu b) Itty Achuthan 31. Where was the first Botanical Garden in India started? a) Mysore c) Bombay d) Madras b) Calcutta 32. When was the Asiatic Society in Calcutta started? a) 1785 c) 1786 d) 1784 b) 1783 33. When was BNHS (Bombay Natural History Society) founded? a) 1884 c) 1885 d) 1882 b) 1883 34. Who wrote 'Comparative Electrophysiology' in 1938? a) J.C.Bose c) Robert Keal d) William Roseberg b) P.C.Ray 35. How many number of animal species were recognized from Vedic Literature? a) 360 c) 460 d) 160 b) 260 36.In ancient Indian classics a bird is known as 'anyavapa'? a) Peacock c) Parrot d) Indian Koel b) Drongo 37.Which Veda tells about the toxic effect of snake bite and hibernation of snakes a) Rigveda c) Samaveda d) Atharva veda b) Yajurveda 38. Which epic describes that the food we consume is responsible for maintenance of body temperature? a) Bhagavata c) Mahabharatha d) Bhagavad Gita b) Ramayana 39. Which King in his book 'Manasikollasa' describes fishing as a sport a) King Bindusara c) King Veerasekhara d) King Somasekhara b) King Rajasekharan 40. Which Indian book of 13th Century AD- in 1712 version describes Zoology in detail? a) Hastyayurveda c) Gavayurveda d) Marigayurveda b) Mrigapakshisastra 41.How many cheetahs were approximately hunted to extinction by Mughal emperor Akbar? a) 8000 c) 7000 d) 6000 b) 9000 42.Dodo, the extinct Mauritian bird appeared in a painting belonged to the period of Mughal King? a) Jahangir c) Akbar d) Humayun b) Shajahan 43.Who published the first authentic book on the Indian fish fauna? a) Sir Francis Day c) J.G Koening d) Robert Kead b) Linnaeus 44. How many volumes are there in the original reference book to study Indian Ocean crabs written by Lt. Col. Alcock (Materials for a craniological Fauna of India). c) 7 d) 6 a) 8 b) 5 45. Who wrote the Book 'Krishisookthi' on farming details of ancient Indiaa) Kautilya c) Patanjali d) Varahamihira b) Kasyapa 46.How much Geographical area for agricultural activity is used in India? a) 42% c) 43% d) 44% b) 41% 47.What is meant by 'Blue Revolution'? a) Increase in fish Production b) Increase in paint Production Increase in Job Opportunities c) Increase in fresh water bodies Production 48.Woortz or Ukku is the prototype ofa) Chinese Steel c) Persian Steel d) Damascus Steel b) Arabian Steel 49. What is the weight of rust less 'Iron Pillar' near the Qutab Minar at Mehrauli in Delhi a) 8 Tones c) 7 Tones d) 6 Tones b) 5 Tones 50. What is the boiling point of Zinc? a) 907 C c) 917 C d) 817 C b) 807 C 51.Who in 1738 got a patent for producing metallic Zinc in commercial Quantities –the process which was already in vogue in Ancient India? c) William Campion d) Charles Wentworth a) Joseph Bismark b) Robert Carey 52. How far did the first flying machine built by the Wright Brothers successfully fly? a) 37.5 KM c) 36.5 KM d) 39.5 KM b) 38.5 KM
53.When was the Sputnik I launched by the Russians? a) 1959 c) 1958 b) 1956 54.Who wrote 'Vaimanika Prakaranam'? a) Bharadwaja c) Sivakumar Bapuji Thalapathe b) Dayananda Saraswathy 55. When was the Indian National Committee on space Research (INCOSPAR) Setup? a) 1962 c) 1963 b) 1961 56. Which country supplied the Two Stage Rocket Launched From TERLS on November 21, 1963 a) France c) USA b) USSR 57.From where was Aryabhata, the first Indian Satellite Launched? a) Germany c) France b) USA 58. What type of Rocket will put our First Moon Probe Chandrayaan 1 to the Space? a) ASLV c) GSLV b) PSLV 59. How much weight can the bigger version of GSLV called GSLV Mk II carry to the Space? a) 4000 KG c) 300 KG b) 3000 KG a) SARE c) GSRE b) PSRE 61.Antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland a) Cortizone c) Tylin b) ADH 62. A genetic disorder in which skin lacks colouring pigment a) Albinism c) Pigmastosa b) Thrombism 63. The basic building blocks of proteins a) Amino Acids c) Nitrogen b) Genes 64. Pigment responsible for the colour of flowers a) Leucozanthin c) Anthracene b) Anthocynine 65. Branch of science that studies the position of man in the universe a) Cosmology c) Anthropology b) Exobiology 66.A Booker Prize winner who gave support to 'Narmada Bachavo Andolan’ a) Vikram Seth c) Arundhathi Roy b) Vandana Shiva 67. Sorghum Vulgare is the botanical name of ……………….. a) Cotton c) Wheat b) Bajra 68. “The hooded pithohuli” is a poisonous ……………….. a) Snake c) Animal b) Fish 69. Discovery attributed to Karl Landsteiner a) Blood Groups c) DPT Vaccine b) Vaccine for malaria 70. Animal which produces the loudest sound a) Lion c) Orang Uttan b) Blue whale 71. Name the island of dwarfs in Gulliver's Travels. a) Yerewon c) Lilliput b) Yahoo 72. In which country was the first atom bomb dropped in world war 2? a) Germany c) China b) Burma 73. Who won bronze for India in Wrestling in 2008 Olympics? a) Abhinav Bindra c) Sushil Kumar b) Vijender Kumar 74. After which character in Indian epic is the award for the best sports persons named? a) Arjuna c) Dronacharya b) Ekalavya 75. Odissi the dance form is from which Indian state? a) Karnataka c) Andhra Pradesh b) Orissa 76. Who wrote the famous malayalam novel Chemmeen? a) Parappurath c) G. Vivekanandan b) Thakazhy Sivasankara Pillai 77. On the banks of which river is London? a) Avon c) Rhine b) Don
d) 1957 d) Aryabhata d) 1964 d) Germany d) USSR d) RLV d) 400 KG d) SRE d) Pheromone d) Cretinsm d) Diketones d) Chloroplast d) Geriatrics d) Medha Padkar d) Rice d) Bird d) Audiometer d) Elephant d) Probdignag d) Japan d) K.D. Yadav d) Bhishma d) Tamil Nadu d) S.K. Pottekkad d) River Thames
60.What is the name of the experiment conducted in 2007 to facilitate the atmospheric Re-Entry of Space Capsule undertaken by the ISRO?
78. In which State/ union territory is Cellular Jail where famous freedom fighters like Veer Savarkar were imprisoned by the British?
c) Andaman & Nicobar d) Mahe b) Daman-Diu a) Lakshadweep 79. What is the Red Cross known in most Arab countries as? a) Red Crescent c) Red Scar d) Green Crescent b) Green Cross 80. What is a group of lions called? a) Herd c) Pack d) Shoal b) A pride 81.Time taken by Earth to orbit the Sun, according to Bhaskaracharya's [Bhaskara II] works written in 1150 AD is: a) 365 days c) 400 days b) 365.258 756 484 days d) 366 days 82. India's space mission to Moon is named: a) Shashi c) Chandrayaan-1 d) Aryabhata b) Rohini
Organised by: SCIENCE INDIA FORUM - UAE IN ASSOCIATION WITH NATIONAL SCIENCE MOVEMENT, INDIA (VIJNANA BHARATI)
SASTRA PRATHIBHA MATSARAM 2008
Date: 15 September, 2008
Duration: One & half hour SPC Roll Number: Name of Student :
J
Marks: 100 CATEGORY: Junior
b) Concave mirror producing magnified real image
c) Plane mirror d) Concave mirror & producing magnified Virtual image 91. In a true beam balance used in the lab, the pivot (fulcrum) is ………………. b) In the middle of the beam a) Object in one end of the beam d) Near the pan were the weight is placed c) Can be at any point between the two pans 92. Jupiter has ……………. b) 2 Satellites a) 15 Satellites c) 16 Satellites d) 10 Satellites 93. Name the nuclear fuel in sun b) Helium nuclei a) Hydrogen nuclei c) Charcoal d) Uranium nuclei 94. When one end of an iron rod is heated the other end also gets heated, it is due to ………….. b) Radiation of heat a) Convention of heat c) Conduction of heat d) Joule's effect 95. The frequency of the extracted string is high when b) The tension of the string is high a) The length of the string is long d) The tension of the string is low c) The thickness of the string is more 96. A force 'f' acts on a body of mass 'm' and moves it through a distance 's' along the direction of force. The work done on the body is a) S x S b) S/M x S c) M x S/S d) 0
97. A cone and a sphere have equal radius and volume. Then, the ratio between the height of the cone and diameter of the sphere is:
Please tick the most appropriate answer in the box provided 1. How much of Indian G.N.P is contributed by chemistry and chemical technology? b) 15% c) 20% d) 30% a) 10% 2. Name the ancient invader who got 30 pounds of steel from the Indian king? a) Alexander b) Mohammed Ghasni c) Gori d) Jenghiz Khan 3. Choose the period of Indus valley civilization a) 2900-2200 BC b) 2800-2100 BC c) 1800-800 BC d) 2500-1800 BC 4. The ingredients for the mortar for house building are lime, gypsum and…………. a) Clay b) Mud c) Sand plaster d) Animal fat 5. Which ancient Indian book describes about the preparations of alkali: a) Rigveda b) Susrutha Samhita c) Lilavati d) Prajopanashad 6. Name the book of ancient Indian chemistry that deals in detail with Indian alchemy or 'Rasa Vidya' a) Rasaratna Samuchaya b) Rasa Prayoga c) Rasa Ranjani d) Rasa Prasodhini 7. There were more than …………pieces of apparatus used for chemical and pharmaceutical investigation– known as “Yantras” in ancient Indian Chemistry b) 33 c) 37 d) 32 a) 34 8. Sulphur, because of its property to 'kill' other metals is compared to which animal? a) Cheetah b) Leopard c) Lion d) Tiger 9. What was the name given for the process of transforming base metals into noble metals in Rasa Sastras a) Loha Dhara b) Loha Muktha c) Loha Vedha d) Loha Yuktha 10. What ancient name was given to alum? a) Nethra Shodhini b) Saurastra lavana c) Kapola Santhini d) Saindhava Lavana 11.Which ancient book of medicine gives extensive guidelines for medical discussions and arguments and decorum to be maintained in such fora? b) Aswani Puranam c) Dhanvanthareeyam d) Charaka Samhita a) Chyavana Samhita 12. According to Charaka and Susrutha, human behavior under goes ……….. stages after consumption of alcoholic drinks: a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 13.As per Charaka and Susrutha the formation and consumption of alcoholic beverages in ancient India was for the use of religious ceremonies, social gatherings and…………………………. a) To enjoy and dance c) To make kings happy b) To cure a variety of illness d) To appease the king's officials 14.Sukumara Taila is used as a) a perfume b) an intoxicant c) a balm d) a repellant 15.In 1.6 million acres of land indigo plantation were prevalent till ……… century a) 17th b) 18th c) 19th d) 20th 16. Which country produced the cheaper alternative to indigo from 1897 onwards and killed the indigo industry? a) Germany b) France c) Italy d) England 17. Lac is obtained by the secretion of ……………. a) gall bladder b) pancreas c) a tree d) an insect 18.The five elements according to ancient Indian philosophers are Earth, Water, Wind, Fire and ……………… a) Lightning b) Matter c) Sky d) Air 19. Kanada was the leader of the school of thought (on atoms or tiny particles) called ……….. a) Paramanuvada b) Anuvisphodaka c) Paramanudarshana d) Paramanuvishleshana 20. “The tip of human hair is divided into 100 parts and each part is divided into 100 parts”. Which Upanashad tells about this? a) Mundakopanishad b) Thaithireeya c) Chandogyopanishad d) Shwetaswataropanishad
21.Taittiriyasamhita and ……………….. considered that the ecology of a particular area is determined by the plant community present
a) 1:2
b) 2:1
c) 3:1
d) 1:3
b) 5 cm c) 40 cm2 a) 10 cm2 99. The square root of 4 a2 + 9b2 + 9c2 + 18 bc – 12 ac – 12 ab is b) (- 2a + 3b +3c) a) (- 2a + 3b –3c) c) ( (2a - 3b + 3c) 100. The simplest value of [1 – (1/y)][1 – (1/y+1)] [1 – (1/y+2) ………. [1 – (1/y+y)] : b) 1/2y a) 1/y c) (y – 1)/2y
2
d) 20 cm2 d) (2a – 3b – 3c) d) 2y/(y – 1)
Signature of Candiate
Signature of Invigilator
a) Rig Veda b) Yajur Veda c) Sama Veda d) Atharva Veda 22. Who proposed the term 'Bheshaja Vidya' to denote the branch of plant science and medicinal properties a) Bharadwaja b) Charaka c) Susrutha d) Chyavana 23. When was Vrikashayurveda written? b) Between 110 – 100 BC c) Between 100 –110 AD a) Between BC 100 – AD 100 d) Between 110 –120 AD 24. Which ancient Botanist classified plants on a Scientific basis for the first time? a) Manu b) Parasara c) Charaka d) Susrutha
25. The grafting technique in plant breeding was explained for the first time in detail in AD 505 – by ……………. ? a) Parasaran c) Chyavanan d) Varahamihiran b) Charakan 26. Who is considered the father of modern taxonomy? a) Charaka c) Carl Von Linnaeus d) Varahamihira b) Susrutha 27. Who in ancient India is supposed to be the first Nature Scientist in global history as against the Greek Thales? a) Varahmihira c) Agasthya d) Uddalka Aruni b) Bharadwaja 28. Which British Botanist is known as the father of Indian Botany? a) William Roxberg c) William Steveberg d) William Carlberg b) William Sandberg 29. Who wrote the book Rajani Ghanti? a) Susrutha c) Parasara d) Dhanvantri b) Bhavamisra 30. Which tradition medical practitioner from Kerala contributed details of plants from Kerala to the 'Horthus Malabaricus'? a) Vayaskara Moosathu c) P.Raman Nampoothirippad d) Thaikattu Moosu b) Itty Achuthan 31. Where was the first Botanical Garden in India started? a) Mysore c) Bombay d) Madras b) Calcutta 32. When was the Asiatic Society in Calcutta started? a) 1785 c) 1786 d) 1784 b) 1783 33. When was BNHS (Bombay Natural History Society) founded? a) 1884 c) 1885 d) 1882 b) 1883 34. Who wrote 'Comparative Electrophysiology' in 1938? a) J.C.Bose c) Robert Keal d) William Roseberg b) P.C.Ray 35. How many number of animal species were recognized from Vedic Literature? a) 360 c) 460 d) 160 b) 260 36.In ancient Indian classics a bird is known as 'anyavapa'? a) Peacock c) Parrot d) Indian Koel b) Drongo 37.Which Veda tells about the toxic effect of snake bite and hibernation of snakes a) Rigveda c) Samaveda d) Atharva veda b) Yajurveda 38. Which epic describes that the food we consume is responsible for maintenance of body temperature? a) Bhagavata c) Mahabharatha d) Bhagavad Gita b) Ramayana 39. Which King in his book 'Manasikollasa' describes fishing as a sport a) King Bindusara c) King Veerasekhara d) King Somasekhara b) King Rajasekharan 40. Which Indian book of 13th Century AD- in 1712 version describes Zoology in detail? a) Hastyayurveda c) Gavayurveda d) Marigayurveda b) Mrigapakshisastra 41.How many cheetahs were approximately hunted to extinction by Mughal emperor Akbar? a) 8000 c) 7000 d) 6000 b) 9000 42.Dodo, the extinct Mauritian bird appeared in a painting belonged to the period of Mughal King? a) Jahangir c) Akbar d) Humayun b) Shajahan 43.Who published the first authentic book on the Indian fish fauna? a) Sir Francis Day c) J.G Koening d) Robert Kead b) Linnaeus 44. How many volumes are there in the original reference book to study Indian Ocean crabs written by Lt. Col. Alcock (Materials for a craniological Fauna of India). c) 7 d) 6 a) 8 b) 5 45. Who wrote the Book 'Krishisookthi' on farming details of ancient Indiaa) Kautilya c) Patanjali d) Varahamihira b) Kasyapa 46.How much Geographical area for agricultural activity is used in India? a) 42% c) 43% d) 44% b) 41% 47.What is meant by 'Blue Revolution'? a) Increase in fish Production b) Increase in paint Production Increase in Job Opportunities c) Increase in fresh water bodies Production 48.Woortz or Ukku is the prototype ofa) Chinese Steel c) Persian Steel d) Damascus Steel b) Arabian Steel 49. What is the weight of rust less 'Iron Pillar' near the Qutab Minar at Mehrauli in Delhi a) 8 Tones c) 7 Tones d) 6 Tones b) 5 Tones 50. What is the boiling point of Zinc? a) 907 C c) 917 C d) 817 C b) 807 C 51.Who in 1738 got a patent for producing metallic Zinc in commercial Quantities –the process which was already in vogue in Ancient India? c) William Campion d) Charles Wentworth a) Joseph Bismark b) Robert Carey 52. How far did the first flying machine built by the Wright Brothers successfully fly? a) 37.5 KM c) 36.5 KM d) 39.5 KM b) 38.5 KM
53.When was the Sputnik I launched by the Russians? a) 1959 c) 1958 b) 1956 54.Who wrote 'Vaimanika Prakaranam'? a) Bharadwaja c) Sivakumar Bapuji Thalapathe b) Dayananda Saraswathy 55. When was the Indian National Committee on space Research (INCOSPAR) Setup? a) 1962 c) 1963 b) 1961 56. Which country supplied the Two Stage Rocket Launched From TERLS on November 21, 1963 a) France c) USA b) USSR 57.From where was Aryabhata, the first Indian Satellite Launched? a) Germany c) France b) USA 58. What type of Rocket will put our First Moon Probe Chandrayaan 1 to the Space? a) ASLV c) GSLV b) PSLV 59. How much weight can the bigger version of GSLV called GSLV Mk II carry to the Space? a) 4000 KG c) 300 KG b) 3000 KG a) SARE c) GSRE b) PSRE 61.Antidiuretic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland a) Cortizone c) Tylin b) ADH 62. A genetic disorder in which skin lacks colouring pigment a) Albinism c) Pigmastosa b) Thrombism 63. The basic building blocks of proteins a) Amino Acids c) Nitrogen b) Genes 64. Pigment responsible for the colour of flowers a) Leucozanthin c) Anthracene b) Anthocynine 65. Branch of science that studies the position of man in the universe a) Cosmology c) Anthropology b) Exobiology 66.A Booker Prize winner who gave support to 'Narmada Bachavo Andolan’ a) Vikram Seth c) Arundhathi Roy b) Vandana Shiva 67. Sorghum Vulgare is the botanical name of ……………….. a) Cotton c) Wheat b) Bajra 68. “The hooded pithohuli” is a poisonous ……………….. a) Snake c) Animal b) Fish 69. Discovery attributed to Karl Landsteiner a) Blood Groups c) DPT Vaccine b) Vaccine for malaria 70. Animal which produces the loudest sound a) Lion c) Orang Uttan b) Blue whale 71. Name the island of dwarfs in Gulliver's Travels. a) Yerewon c) Lilliput b) Yahoo 72. In which country was the first atom bomb dropped in world war 2? a) Germany c) China b) Burma 73. Who won bronze for India in Wrestling in 2008 Olympics? a) Abhinav Bindra c) Sushil Kumar b) Vijender Kumar 74. After which character in Indian epic is the award for the best sports persons named? a) Arjuna c) Dronacharya b) Ekalavya 75. Odissi the dance form is from which Indian state? a) Karnataka c) Andhra Pradesh b) Orissa 76. Who wrote the famous malayalam novel Chemmeen? a) Parappurath c) G. Vivekanandan b) Thakazhy Sivasankara Pillai 77. On the banks of which river is London? a) Avon c) Rhine b) Don
d) 1957 d) Aryabhata d) 1964 d) Germany d) USSR d) RLV d) 400 KG d) SRE d) Pheromone d) Cretinsm d) Diketones d) Chloroplast d) Geriatrics d) Medha Padkar d) Rice d) Bird d) Audiometer d) Elephant d) Probdignag d) Japan d) K.D. Yadav d) Bhishma d) Tamil Nadu d) S.K. Pottekkad d) River Thames
60.What is the name of the experiment conducted in 2007 to facilitate the atmospheric Re-Entry of Space Capsule undertaken by the ISRO?
78. In which State/ union territory is Cellular Jail where famous freedom fighters like Veer Savarkar were imprisoned by the British?
c) Andaman & Nicobar d) Mahe b) Daman-Diu a) Lakshadweep 79. What is the Red Cross known in most Arab countries as? a) Red Crescent c) Red Scar d) Green Crescent b) Green Cross 80. What is a group of lions called? a) Herd c) Pack d) Shoal b) A pride 81.Time taken by Earth to orbit the Sun, according to Bhaskaracharya's [Bhaskara II] works written in 1150 AD is: a) 365 days c) 400 days b) 365.258 756 484 days d) 366 days 82. India's space mission to Moon is named: a) Shashi c) Chandrayaan-1 d) Aryabhata b) Rohini
