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He was a Canadian voyager who is known for his part in experiments on digestion in humans, conducted on him by the American Army physician William Beaumont between 1822 and -1833. Who was he?
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Charles Darwin done
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Alexander Fleming done
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Stephen Jay Gould done
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Alexis St. Martin done
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question_answer2)
Which of the following is an example of exothermic reaction?
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Dissolving ammonium nitrate in water done
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Burning of magnesium ribbon done
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Addition of water to quicklime done
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Both [b] and [c] done
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question_answer3)
Nitrous oxide can be used as an oxidizer in a rocket motor. Which of the following is the advantage of using it?
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It is more stable at room temperature. done
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It is non-toxic. done
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It is relatively safe to carry on a flight. done
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All of these done
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question_answer4)
An instrument used to measure blood pressure is called
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Barometer done
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Stethoscope done
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Sphygmomanometer done
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Otoscope done
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question_answer5)
There are two basic branches of soil science, ____(i)____ is concerned with the influence of soils on living things, particularly plants and ____(ii)____is focused on the formation, morphology and classification of soils in their natural environment. Select the option which correctly fills the blanks.
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question_answer6)
Match the compounds given in column I with their uses given in column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
Column I | Column II |
p. Slaked lime | 1. Cleaning of glass |
q. Calamine lotion | 2. Car batteries |
r. sulphuric acid | 3. White washing |
s. Ammonium hydroxide | 4. Remedy for ant bite |
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p-1, q-3, r-4, s-2 done
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p-3, q-2, r-1, s-4 done
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p-3, q-4, r-2, s-1 done
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p-2, q-1, r-4, s-3 done
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question_answer7)
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2015 was awarded to _____ for "mechanistic studies of DNA repair".
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Tomas Lindahl done
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Paul L. Modrich done
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Aziz Sancar done
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All of these done
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question_answer8)
Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
Column I (Units) | Column II (Quantities) |
(i) Ampere | p. Temperature |
(ii) Nautical mile | q. Electric current |
(iii) Kelvin | r. Distance at sea |
(iv) Ohm | s. Energy |
(v) Joule | t. Resistance |
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(i)-q. (ii)-r. (iii)-p, (iv)-t, (v)-s done
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(i)-p, (ii)-q, (iii)-r, (iv)-s, (v)-t done
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(i)-t, (ii)-s, (iii)-r, (iv)-q, (v)-p done
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(i)-q, (ii)-p, (iii)-s, (iv)-r, (v)-t done
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question_answer9)
Which of these are lines on a map joining those places which have the same atmospheric pressure for a specified period of time?
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Isotherms done
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Isotopes done
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Isobars done
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None of these done
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question_answer10)
He was an Italian scientist who discovered the principle of the pendulum. He observed the movement of the lamp hanging from the ceiling and noticed that its oscillatory movement was constant. Who was he?
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Isaac Newton done
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Galileo Galilei done
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Albert Einstein done
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Max Planck done
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question_answer11)
Trimix is a breathing gas, consisting of three gases and is often used in deep commercial diving. These three gases are
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Hydrogen, oxygen and helium done
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Carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen done
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Oxygen, helium and nitrogen done
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Chlorine, argon and oxygen. done
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question_answer12)
Which of the following was the first search engine in internet?
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question_answer13)
His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of the Anopheles mosquito led to the realisation that malaria was transmitted by Anopheles. He received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria. Who was he?
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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov done
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Robert Koch done
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Ronald Ross done
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Paul Ehrlich done
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question_answer14)
'X' is an acute inflammation of the brain tissues often due to viral infection. The symptoms of it include headache, fever, confusion, drowsiness and fatigue. What is 'X'?
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Encephalitis done
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Epilepsy done
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Concussion done
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Hydrocephalus done
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question_answer15)
The device shown in the picture is used for measuring growth in plants. It was invented in the early twentieth century by Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose. Name the device.
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Electrocardiograph done
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Crescograph done
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Chromatogram done
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Seismograph done
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question_answer16)
Wasp sting is _____ in nature and remedy for this is a/an ______.
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Acidic, alkali done
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Neutral, alkali done
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Alkaline, base done
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Alkaline, acid done
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question_answer17)
Which of the following chemicals is not used in photographic processing?
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Silver halide done
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Ammonium thiosulphate done
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Copper nitrate done
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Both [a] and [b] done
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question_answer18)
Which of the following activities is known as 'flaming' in internet jargon?
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Typing the whole document in lowercase done
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Hostile and insulting interaction between internet users done
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Following someone on the blogging site done
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A word, phrase or topic that is popular on Twitter at a particular moment done
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question_answer19)
Some of the inventions and their inventors are given below. Select the mismatch pairs.
(i) Atomic bomb J Robert Oppenheimer |
(ii) Piano Georges Audemars |
(iii) Steel Henry Bessemer |
(iv) Cinema Cristofori |
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(i) and (ii) done
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(ii) and (iii) done
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(iii) and (iv) done
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(ii) and (iv) done
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question_answer20)
If same amount of current is passed through each of the following then which one will show the strongest magnetic strength?
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Coil of wire done
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Solenoid wound on a wooden core done
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question_answer21)
The Bristol Robotics Laboratory invented a robot which can digest organic matter for fuel and then excretes the waste. What is the name of this robot?
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EcoBot III done
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Robonaut done
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Environment friendly robot done
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Robodigester done
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question_answer22)
USB is a plug-and-play interface that allows a computer to communicate with peripheral and other devices. What does USB stand for?
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Uniform Secondary Bit done
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Ultra Smart B and width done
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Universal Serial Bus done
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Utility Server Broadband done
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question_answer23)
Which of the following statements is false?
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FORTRAN, Visual Basic and Q Basic are kinds of computer languages. done
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The term 'meatspace' refers to the real world. done
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The operating system linux has a penguin character, Tux, as its logo. done
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The file extension pdf stands for Powerful Document Format. done
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question_answer24)
'X' metal is soft and can be easily cut with a knife. It catches fire when exposed to air and water and is also used in street lights. What is 'X'?
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Sodium done
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Mercury done
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Calcium done
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Lithium done
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question_answer25)
It is a disease of the nervous system in which the affected person suffers from muscle rigidity and tremors. It mainly affects the motor neurons of nervous system and causes neuropsychiatric disturbances in the affected person. Name the disease.
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Parkinson's disease done
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Alzheimer's disease done
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Partial amnesia done
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Schizophrenia done
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