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Q. 9 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 580)

Light from the sun reaches us in nearly

  • 5 min
  • 4.30 hrs
  • 5.30 hrs
  • 8 min

Ans → (d)8 min

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Directions : (Q.1 - Q.15 Physics part)

Q. 1 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 558)

Galvanized iron is coated with a thin coating of-

  • copper
  • zinc
  • aluminium
  • white lead

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Q. 3 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 563)

 Which of the following is the most viscous medium?

  • Coaltar
  • Water
  • Alcohol
  • Air

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Q. 4 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 564)

A pond of clear water appears less deep than it really is. This is due to-

  • Reflection
  • refraction
  • The transparency of water
  • Dispersion

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Q. 5 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 567)

Conversion of heat into electrical energy can be achieved by using a -

  • ammeter
  • hydromere
  • voltmeter
  • thermocouple

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Q. 6 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 568)

What is the SI unit of pressure ?

  • Pascal
  • Dyne
  • Newton
  • Jule

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Q. 7 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 578)

What is the full form of RADAR ?

  • Radio Detecting and Ranging
  • Radio Detect and Rangs
  • Radio Device and Ranging
  • Region Device and Ranging

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Q. 8 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 579)

Which of the following is the fastest communication channel ?

  • Radio wave
  • All are operating at nearly the same propagation speed
  • Optical fiber
  • Microwave

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Q. 9 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 580)

Light from the sun reaches us in nearly

  • 5 min
  • 4.30 hrs
  • 5.30 hrs
  • 8 min

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Q. 10 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 581)

Which Colour has the Longest Wavelength

  • Violet
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Red

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Q. 11 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 582)

The capacity of communication channel is measured in

  • Band rate
  • Band width
  • Data flow
  • Bit capacity

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Q. 12 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 583)

Which of the following has the highest frequency ?

  • x-rays
  • cosmic rays
  • microwaves
  • radio waves

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Q. 13 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 584)

In a freezer ice cube will be formed more quickly in trays made of

  • rubber
  • plastic
  • aluminium
  • wood

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Q. 14 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 585)

Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth due to

  • gravitational pull
  • rotation of earth
  • revolution of earth
  • uneven heating of earth

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Q. 15 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 586)

Which of the following is vector quantity ?

  • momentum
  • pressure
  • Energy
  • work

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Directions : (Q.16 - Q.30 Chemistry part)

Q. 16 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 587)

Neutrons were discovered by 

  • James Chadwick
  • Ernest Rutherford
  • J. J. Thomson
  • John Dalton

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Q. 17 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 588)

Atomic mass of an element equal to the sum of number of 

  • electrons and protons only
  • protons and neutrons only
  • electrons and neutrons only
  • electrons, protons and neutrons

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Q. 18 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 589)

Which one of the following is the largest composition in biogas ?

  • Carbon dioxide
  • Methane
  • Hydrogen
  • Hydrogen sulphide

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Q. 19 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 590)

The number of maximum electron in N shell is -

  • 2
  • 8
  • 18
  • 32

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Q. 20 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 591)

Vinegar is also known as -

  • ethanoic acid
  • nitric acid
  • sulphuric acid
  • tartaric acid

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Q. 21 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 592)

Which of the following burns by producing a yellow, luminous flame ?

  • coal
  • LPG
  • Wax
  • charcoal

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Q. 22 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 593)

The modern periodic table was prepared by -

  • Dobereiner
  • Newlands
  • Bohr
  • Mendeleev

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Q. 23 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 594)

Plaster of Paris is made up of -

  • Marble
  • Cement
  • Gypsum
  • Limestone

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Q. 24 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 595)

How much amount of urea will be required for supplying 1 kg of nitrogen ?

  • 2.0 kg
  • 2.2 kg
  • 2.5 kg
  • 2.7 kg

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Q. 25 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 596)

Oxygen is absent in - 

  • Kerosene
  • Glass
  • Soil
  • Cement

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Q. 26 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 597)

The pH value of water is

  • 4
  • 7
  • 12
  • 18

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Q. 27 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 598)

Which of the following is also known as laughing gas ?

  • Nitric oxide
  • Nitrous oxide
  • Nitrogen pentoxide
  • Nitrogen

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Q. 28 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 599)

Who is regarded as the father of modern chemistry ?

  • Rutherford
  • Einstein
  • Lavoisier
  • C. V. Raman

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Q. 29 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 600)

The cooking gas LPG mainly consist of

  • Ethene
  • Propene
  • Propane and Butane
  • Ethyne

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Q. 30 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 601)

What is the dominant chemical present in detergent powder ?

  • Hydrochloric acid
  • Sodium carbonate
  • Calcium carbonate
  • Sodium alkyl sulphate

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Directions : (Q. 31 - Q. 45 Biology Part)

Q. 31 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 602)

which one of the following plant tissues has dead cells ?

  • Epidermis
  • Parenchyma
  • Collenchyma
  • Sclerenchyma

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Q. 32 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 603)

Lights enters the eye through a thin membrane called 

  • retina
  • cornea
  • pupil
  • iris

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Q. 33 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 604)

Which of the following is not a Reptile ?

  • Green-turtle
  • Crocodile
  • Salamandra
  • Garden Lizard

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Q. 34 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 605)

which of the following statements is not a micronutrient in plants ?

  • Iron
  • Manganese
  • Copper
  • Magnesium

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Q. 35 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 606)

Red colour of tomato is caused due to the presence of 

  • Vitamin C
  • Lycopene
  • Chromoplasts
  • Leucoplasts

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Q. 36 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 607)

Which acid is produced in human stomach for digestion purpose ?

  • Sulphuric Acid
  • Hydrochloric Acid
  • Acetic Acid
  • Nitric Acid

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Q. 37 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 608)

Chromosome number in any species 

  • increase by age
  • decrease by age
  • is constant
  • increase with the weight

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Q. 38 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 609)

In human body percentage of which element is highest?

  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen
  • Carbon
  • Oxygen

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Q. 40 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 611)

Tulsi plant has medicinal values due to presence of the following 

  • Inorganic acid
  • Organic acid
  • Phenols and Flavonoids
  • None of the above

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Q. 41 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 612)

The exposed skin of our body starts cracking in winter season due to

  • rainy season,
  • high humidity
  • summer season
  • low humidity

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Q. 42 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 613)

AIDS is caused by 

  • Helminth
  • Bacteria
  • Fungus
  • Virus

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Q. 43 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 614)

Which nutrient provides the maximum energy on breakdown?

  • Fibres
  • Proteins
  • Fats
  • Carbohydrates

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Q. 44 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 615)

Which organ in the human body helps to maintain balance ?

  • Heart
  • Liver
  • Ear
  • Brain

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Q. 45 of Quiz-588 (Que-ID : 616)

Hemoglobin is the protein inside red blood cells that carries 

  • Oxygen
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Nitrogen
  • Ozone

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Besides activating the egg another role of a sperm is to carry to egg

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The requirement of micro nutrient are always low if the concentration increases it leads to

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 558)

Galvanized iron is coated with a thin coating of-

  • copper
  • zinc
  • aluminium
  • white lead

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Q. 2 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 951)

On which particular date, does the sun remain at its shortest distance from the earth?

  • 4th July
  • 3rd January
  • 21st March
  • 22nd December

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Q. 13 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2626)

Fructose are transported by which mechanism

  • Passive transport
  • Active transport
  • Diffusion
  • Facilitated diffusion

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Q. 4 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2872)

Hepatitis B is transmitted through

  • blood transfusion
  • intimate physical contact
  • sexual contact
  • all of these

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 713)

Which Is Known As The Power House Of The Cell?

  • Mitochondria
  • Ribosome
  • Nucleus
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Q. 4 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3347)

Major percentage of India’s Gross Domestic Product is constituted by

  • industry
  • agriculture
  • export
  • small scale cottage industry

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Q. 24 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3242)

Flowers in which only one set of essential organs is present are said to be

  • Polygamous
  • Bisexual
  • Dioecious
  • Unisexual

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 954)

Which is the land of morning calm?

  • Thailand
  • Korea
  • Finland
  • Japan

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3073)

The metabolic pathway which produces carbohydrate is

  • Calvin cycle
  • Glycolysis
  • Cyclic electron pathway
  • Krebs cycle

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Q. 12 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3455)

A stage of suspended development is called

  • Diapause
  • Suspend
  • Migrate
  • Aestivation

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Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2961)

How far is each base pair from the next one in DNA double helix model ?

  • 2 nm
  • 3.4 nm
  • 34 nm
  • 0.34 nm

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Q. 22 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3540)

The agents that bring undesirable changes in the environment arc called

  • Pollution
  • Fragments
  • Pollutants
  • None of the above

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Q. 21 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3464)

Water holding capacity is maximum in

  • Clay
  • Sand
  • Slit
  • Gravel

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Q. 3 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2971)

Which among the following is not uricootelic

  • Mammal
  • Reptiles
  • Birds
  • Snails

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Q. 22 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3115)

Biological nitrogen fixation was discovered by

  • Gericke
  • Nehar and Sakmann
  • Liebig
  • Winograndsky

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Q. 6 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3174)

Ciliated epithelium is present in

  • fallopian tubes
  • blood vessels
  • mid brain
  • none of the above

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Q. 19 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3362)

The term ‘apiculture’ refers to

  • tissue culture
  • pisciculture
  • bee-keeping
  • animal-keeping

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Q. 10 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1587)

The process of breakdown of glycogen to blood glucose is … . .

  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Glycogenesis
  • Thermogenesis
  • Glycogenolysis

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Q. 4 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2822)

Meiosis does not occur in

  • asexually reproducing diploid individuals
  • sexually reproducing haploid individuals
  • sexually reproducing diploid individuals
  • all of these.

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Q. 22 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3390)

Process of biogas production is

  • aerobic process
  • anaerobic process
  • active process
  • passive process

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Q. 16 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3484)

Kanha National Park is famous for

  • For Birds
  • For Tendua
  • For Tiger
  • For Crocodile

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Q. 38 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 609)

In human body percentage of which element is highest?

  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen
  • Carbon
  • Oxygen

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Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2631)

Crypts in between bases of villi in intestine are known as

  • Crypts of lieberkuhn
  • Crypts of intestine
  • Crypts of stomach
  • None of the above

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Q. 35 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 606)

Red colour of tomato is caused due to the presence of 

  • Vitamin C
  • Lycopene
  • Chromoplasts
  • Leucoplasts

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Q. 3 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3221)

Exceptional roots of Cuscuta are

  • haustorial
  • coralloid
  • mucorhizal
  • all of the above

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Q. 6 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 996)

कपटी लोग मित्र के धनी होने पर आंखे फेर लेते हैं -

  • पीठ दिखाना
  • अंगूठा दिखाना
  • हाल पतला होना
  • आंखें बदलना

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Q. 9 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 2952)

If the sequence of initrogen bases of the coding strand of DNA in a transcription unit is: 5’ – ATGAATG – 3’, the sequence of bases in its RNA transcript would be

  • 5’ – AUG A AUG – 3’
  • 5’ – UACUU AC – 3’
  • 5’ – CAUUCAU – 3’
  • 5’ – GUAAGUA – 3’.

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 950)

The innermost layer of the earth is known as?

  • Mesosphere
  • Lithosphere
  • Asthenosphere
  • Barysphere

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Q. 14 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 585)

Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth due to

  • gravitational pull
  • rotation of earth
  • revolution of earth
  • uneven heating of earth

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Q. 14 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 86)

The Enzyme found in the salive is :

  • Ptyalin
  • Pepsin
  • Maltose
  • Lipase

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Q. 20 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 3363)

Which of the following plays a role in indigenous system of medicine ?

  • Plant breeding
  • Fisheries
  • Apiculture
  • MOET

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Q. 12 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 962)

Which of the following rivers flows in Germany?

  • Volga
  • Danube
  • Thames
  • Seine

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