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Take MCQ Science Test1.
Medical waste is disposed by________
Sanitary land fill
Incineration
Composting
Segregation
2.
The Chipko movement originated in_________
Uttar pradesh
Uttarakhand
Arunachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
3.
Multiple files are stored in a ___________.
Script Editor
Paint
Notepad
Folder
4.
The output of any application is commonly known as______
File
Folder
Disk
Output
5.
Sexually abused children show symptoms of ______________
frequent urinary infection
headache
sore head
migraine
6.
______________ is not related to NIDDM.
Insulin administration
Controlled by medicine
Obese
Insulin action impaired
7.
DNA finger printing was developed by
Dr. Ian Wilmut
Alec Jeffrey
Lilly
Dr. Norman
8.
In human beings, _________ of the DNA base sequences are the same and this is called as bulk genomic DNA.
99%
50%
90%
70%
9.
Dwarfism is caused by decreased secretion of ______ in children.
GH
FSH
GTH
ACTH
10.
_____ promotes the ripening of fruits.
Auxin
Abscisic Acid
Ethylene
Cytokinin
11.
_____ is a natural Auxin.
Phenyl Acetic Acid
Indole 3 Butyric Acid
α - Naphthalene Acetic Acid
Indole - 3- Propionic Acid
12.
______ is a growth inhibitor.
Auxin
GA
Cytokinin
Ethylene
13.
Ethanol is used as ______________
a preservative for biological specimen
an antifreeze
an antiseptic
all the above
14.
Chemical formula of acetaldehyde is _________________.
CH3CHO
CH3CH2OH
CH3COOCH3
CH3-O-CH3
15.
Charles Darwin was a great __________.
Chemist
Naturalist
Doctor
Physicist
16.
Radioactive Carbon (C14) dating method was discovered by_________.
W.F.Libby
Niels Bohr
Issac Newton
William Harvey
17.
_________ or sediments fill the hollow depression and forms a cast.
Rocks
Sand
Soil
Minerals
18.
Ancon sheep is an example of _________.
vestigial organ
discontinuous variation
acquired character
natural selection
19.
Biogenesis was speculated by _________.
Oparin
Louis Pasteur
Haldane
All the above
20.
Each neuron can transmit ______ nerve impulses per second.
10
1000
10,000
1,00,000
21.
The cytoplasm has granular body called _______
nissl's granules
nerve fibres
glial cells
nerve cells
22.
23.
Which of the following information is not conveyed by a balanced chemical equation?
Physical states of reactants and products
Symbols and chemicals formula of reactants and products
Number of atoms / molecules of the reactants and products formed
Feasibility of a chemical reaction
24.
Charles's law is also called as ______
the law of temperature
the law of pressure
the law of volume
the law of gas
25.
At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal
40°
-40°
00
100°
26.
_________ are used to control the chain reaction.
Control rods
Moderators
Coolants
Neutron source
27.
In controlled chain reactions, the number of fission producing neutron is ___________
indefinite
finite and a variable
a constant
iodine
28.
Which of the following is a dehydrating agent (absorbs moisture)
sodium hydroxide
anhydrous calcium chloride
sugar
None of these
29.
In exothermic process as the temperature increases, solubility of the salt is _____________
decreases
increases
no change
increase and then remains constant
30.
Simple microscope consists of
Short focal length convex
Large focal length of concave
Short focal length of concave
Large focal length of convex
31.
An object is placed 25 cm from a convex lens whose focal length is 10 cm. The image distance is _______ cm.
50
16.66
6.66
10
32.
Sound travels with a speed of 330 ms-1. What is the wavelength of sound whose frequency is 550 Hz?
0.6 m
0.7 m
0.4 m
0.2 m
33.
Before playing guitar, guitarist adjust the tension and pluck the string. By doing so, he is adjusting.
intensity of sound only
amplitude
frequency
loudness of sound
34.
________is a gene mutation
Deletion
Duplication
Translocation
Ploidy
35.
Choose the correct pair
A ≡ T
G ≡ A
A ≡ C
G ≡ C
36.
Electronegativity values of Na and CI are 0.9 and 3.0 respectively predict the nature of bonding.
Ionic
Covalent
Coordinate
Metallic
37.
Potassium belongs to ________ period
First
Second
Third
Fourth
38.
_______from the posterior pituitary stimulates the uterine contractions
Oxytocin
Insulin
Estrogen
Prolactin
39.
The process of spermatogenesis takes place in the___________
Sertolicel cells
Seminiferous tubules
Leydigcells
Centrioles
40.
_______from anterior pituitary stimulates milk secretion
Oxytocin
Prolactin
Progestrone
Oestrogen
41.
There are_________ polar nuclei in the embryo sac
2
3
4
1
42.
Fragmentation is seen in_________
Spirogyra
Bryophyllum
Yeast
Hydra
43.
The other name of red blood corpuscles is _________
erythrocytes
leucocytes
granulocytes
agranulocytes
44.
45.
PNS is formed of _______pairs of cranial nerves in Rabbit
10
12
14
16
46.
Leeches may grow to a length of________
35 cm
45 cm
25 cm
20 cm
47.
The formula of a chloride of a metal M is MCl3 the formula of the phosphate of metal M will be:
MPO4
M2PO4
M3PO4
2 (PO4)3
48.
Atomicity of Chlorine and Neon is
Mono atomic and mono atomic
Mono atomic and diatomic
Diatomic and diatomic
Diatomic and mono atomic
49.
50.
What happens when ammeter connected in parallel?
Open circuited
Closed Circuited
Short circuited
None of the above
51.
Give the name of components which is designed to oppose the flow of current.
Capacitor
Resistors
Fuse wire
Inductor
52.
The physical quantity which is the measure of inertia is _______
density
weight
force
mass
53.
Common energy source in village is
electricity
coal
biogas
wood and animal dung
54.
An inexhaustible resources is
wind power
soil fertility
wild life
all of the above
55.
56.
Which is used to build scripts?
Script area
Block palette
stage
sprite
57.
Okasaki fragments are joined together by ___________________.
Helicase
DNA polymerase
RNA primer
DNA ligase
58.
The _____________ units form the backbone of the DNA.
5 Carbon sugar
Phosphate
Nitrogenous bases
Sugar phosphate
59.
The hormone which has positive effect on apical dominance is:
Cytokinin
Auxin
Gibberellin
Ethylene
60.
Gibberellins cause:
Shortening of genetically tall plants
Elongation of dwarf plants
Promotion of rooting
Yellowing of young leaves
61.
rDNA is a
vector DNA
circular DNA
recombinant of vector DNA and desired DNA
satellite DNA
62.
63.
The large elongated cells that provide nutrition to developing sperms are
Primary germ cells
Sertoli cells
Leydig cells
Spermatogonia
64.
Male gametes in angiosperms are formed by the division of ___________
Generative cell
Vegetative cell
Microspore mother cell
Microspore
65.
The best way of direct dating fossils of recent origin is by
Radio-carbon method
Uranium lead method
Potassium-argon method
Both (a) and (c)
66.
Biogenetic law states that ___________
Ontogeny and phylogeny go together
Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
Phylogeny recapitulates ontogeny
There is no relationship between phylogeny and ontogeny
67.
Nerve cells do not possess
neurilemma
sarcolemma
axon
dendrites
68.
The neurons which carries impulse from the central nervous system to the muscle fibre.
afferent neurons
association neurons
efferent neurons
unipolar neurons
69.
Cancer of the epithelial cells is called
Leukemia
Sarcoma
Carcinoma
Lipoma
70.
Cancer cells are more easily damaged by radiations than normal cells because they are
Different in structure
Non dividing
Mutated Cells
Undergoing rapid division
71.
Which one of the following shows correct composition of blood?
Plasma - Blood + Lymphocyte
Serum - Blood + Fibrinogen
Lymph - Plasma + RBC + WBC
Blood - Plasma + RBC + WBC + Platelets
72.
‘Heart of Heart’ is called
SA node
AV node
Purkinje fibres
Bundle of His
73.
The body of leech has
23 segments
33 segments
38 segments
30 segments
74.
Pharyngeal ganglion in leech is a part of
Excretory system
Nervous system
Reproductive system
Respiratory system
75.
76.
Photolysis is a decomposition reaction caused by __________
heat
electricity
light
mechanical energy
77.
Which of the following is hygroscopic in nature?
ferric chloride
copper sulphate pentahydrate
silica gel
none of the above
78.
A solution is a __________ mixture.
homogeneous
heterogeneous
homogeneous and heterogeneous
non homogeneous
79.
Which of the following have inert gases 2 electrons in the outermost shell.
He
Ne
Ar
Kr
80.
The process of coating the surface of metal with a thin layer of zinc is called______.
painting
thinning
galvanization
electroplating
81.
The xylem and phloem arranged side by side on same radius is called _________
radial
amphivasal
conjoint
None of these
82.
The endarch condition is the characteristic feature of
root
stem
leaves
flower
83.
In which of the following, no change in mass number of the daughter nuclei takes place
i) \(\alpha\) decay
ii) \(\beta\) decay
iii) \(\gamma \) decay
iv) neutron decay
(i) is correct
(ii) and (iii) are correct
(i) & ( iv) are correct
(ii) & (iv) are correct
84.
Man-made radioactivity is also known as ___________.
Induced radioactivity
Spontaneous radioactivity
Artificial radioactivity
a & c
85.
Which of the following are used as an aesthetics?
Carboxylic acids
Ethers
Esters
Aldehydes
86.
The secondary suffix used in IUPAC nomenclature of an aldehyde is ____
- ol
– oic acid
– al
- one
87.
Velocity of sound in a gaseous medium is 330 ms-1. If the pressure is increased by 4 times without causing a change in the temperature, the velocity of sound in the gas is
330 ms-1
660 ms-1
156 ms-1
990 ms-1
88.
When a sound wave travels through air, the air particles
vibrate along the direction of the wave motion
vibrate but not in any fixed direction
vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave motion
do not vibrate
89.
In the nucleus of 20Ca40, there are
20 protons and 40 neutrons
20 protons and 20 neutrons
20 protons and 40 electrons
40 protons and 20 electrons
90.
Which of the following is a triatomic molecule?
Glucose
Helium
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
91.
SI unit of resistance is
mho
joule
ohm
ohm meter
92.
Which of the following is correct?
Rate of change of charge is electrical power
Rate of change of charge is current.
Rate of change of energy is current.
Rate of change of current is charge.
93.
In the Given diagram, the possible direction of heat energy transformation is

A\(\leftarrow\)B, A\(\leftarrow\)C, B\(\leftarrow\)C
A\(\rightarrow\)B, A\(\rightarrow\)C, B\(\rightarrow\)C
A\(\rightarrow\)B, A\(\leftarrow\)C, B\(\rightarrow\)C
A\(\leftarrow\)B, A\(\rightarrow\)C, B\(\leftarrow\)C
94.
If a substance is heated or cooled, the change in mass of that substance is
positive
negative
zero
none of the above
95.
If VB, VG, VR be the velocity of blue, green and red light respectively in a glass prism, then which of the following statement gives the correct relation?
VB = VG = VR
VB > VG >VR
VB < VG < VR
VB < VG > VR
96.
Magnification of a convex lens is
Positive
negative
either positive or negative
zero
97.
The unit of ‘g’ is m s-2. It can be also expressed as ______.
cms-1
Nkg-1
Nm2kg-1
cm2s-2
98.
Inertia of a body depends on
weight of the object
acceleration due to gravity of the planet
mass of the object
Both a & b
1.
(b)
Incineration
2.
(b)
Uttarakhand
3.
(d)
Folder
4.
(a)
File
5.
(a)
frequent urinary infection
6.
(a)
Insulin administration
7.
(b)
Alec Jeffrey
8.
(a)
99%
9.
(a)
GH
10.
(c)
Ethylene
11.
(a)
Phenyl Acetic Acid
12.
(d)
Ethylene
13.
(d)
all the above
14.
(a)
CH3CHO
15.
(b)
Naturalist
16.
(a)
W.F.Libby
17.
(d)
Minerals
18.
(b)
discontinuous variation
19.
(b)
Louis Pasteur
20.
(b)
1000
21.
(a)
nissl's granules
22.
(b)
23.
(d)
Feasibility of a chemical reaction
24.
(c)
the law of volume
25.
(b)
-40°
26.
(a)
Control rods
27.
(c)
a constant
28.
(b)
anhydrous calcium chloride
29.
(a)
decreases
30.
(a)
Short focal length convex
31.
(b)
16.66
32.
(a)
0.6 m
33.
(c)
frequency
34.
(a)
Deletion
35.
(d)
G ≡ C
36.
(a)
Ionic
37.
(d)
Fourth
38.
(a)
Oxytocin
39.
(b)
Seminiferous tubules
40.
(b)
Prolactin
41.
(a)
2
42.
(a)
Spirogyra
43.
(a)
erythrocytes
44.
(a)
45.
(b)
12
46.
(a)
35 cm
47.
(a)
MPO4
48.
(d)
Diatomic and mono atomic
49.
(a)
50.
(c)
Short circuited
51.
(b)
Resistors
52.
(d)
mass
53.
(d)
wood and animal dung
54.
(d)
all of the above
55.
(a)
56.
(a)
Script area
57.
(d)
DNA ligase
58.
(d)
Sugar phosphate
59.
(b)
Auxin
60.
(b)
Elongation of dwarf plants
61.
(c)
recombinant of vector DNA and desired DNA
62.
(b)
63.
(b)
Sertoli cells
64.
(a)
Generative cell
65.
(a)
Radio-carbon method
66.
(b)
Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
67.
(b)
sarcolemma
68.
(c)
efferent neurons
69.
(c)
Carcinoma
70.
(d)
Undergoing rapid division
71.
(d)
Blood - Plasma + RBC + WBC + Platelets
72.
(a)
SA node
73.
(b)
33 segments
74.
(b)
Nervous system
75.
(b)
76.
(c)
light
77.
(c)
silica gel
78.
(a)
homogeneous
79.
(a)
He
80.
(c)
galvanization
81.
(c)
conjoint
82.
(b)
stem
83.
(b)
(ii) and (iii) are correct
84.
(d)
a & c
85.
(b)
Ethers
86.
(c)
– al
87.
(a)
330 ms-1
88.
(a)
vibrate along the direction of the wave motion
89.
(b)
20 protons and 20 neutrons
90.
(c)
Carbon dioxide
91.
(c)
ohm
92.
(b)
Rate of change of charge is current.
93.
(a)
A\(\leftarrow\)B, A\(\leftarrow\)C, B\(\leftarrow\)C
94.
(c)
zero
95.
(c)
VB < VG < VR
96.
(c)
either positive or negative
97.
(b)
Nkg-1
98.
(c)
mass of the object
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