EVERYDAY SCIENCE  ‘Parkinson’ is adisease of Brain.

 The normal pulse beat of a human body is

 Spleen is called the graveyard of Red Blood Cells. between 72—80.
 Oxgen Gas was discovered by Priestly.  An instrument designed for testing the purity of
 Dr. James Waston discovered the structure of milk is called Lactometer.
DNA in 1953.  “Autopsy” is the Post-Mortem examination of a
 Cell for the first time was discovered by Robert body.
Hook.  “Lexicography” is the branch of science which
 “Debugging” is the process of locating and fixing deals with the process of writing dictionaries.
or bypassing bug s (errors) in computer program  Speed of Sound in Air 331 m/s.
code or the engineering of a hardware device.  Red Colour has largest and Blue colour has
 ‘Claustrophobia” is defined as the fear of enclosed shortest Wavelength.
spaces.  “Pomology” is the study and cultivation of fruit.
 “Brass” is an alloy of copper and zinc; the  Logarithm tables were invented by John Napier
proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to  Fish is the Best source of protein.
create a range of brasses with varying properties.
 “Bronze” is a metal alloy consisting primarily of  Most commonly used bleaching agent is chlorine
copper, usually with tin as the main additive.  The chief constituent of gobar gas is methane.
 Vitamin C (also callead Ascorbic Acid) is a powerful  The frequency of which of the following is the
antioxidant, and aids in the production of highest? Radio waves
collagen, and stimulates the immune system.
 “Charles Drew” was the first pioneered the idea
Vitamin C is essential for appetite.
 “Soda Water” serves as a primary remedy for of a blood bank.
upset stomach.
 Kidneys organ of the body purifies the blood.
 Normal arterial blood pH is 7.40, with a range of
 Skin is highly affected by the nuclear radiation
about 7.36-7.44. Blood pH depends on carbon
first.
dioxide (CO2) concentration and bicarbonate
(HCO3) concentration.  Radio waves travel with almost the velocity of
 The main constituent of Sui Gas is Methane. Light.
 Agoraphobia is the fear of open or public places.  Diamond is the hardest mineral.
“Agraphia” is the inability to write. Acrophobia is
the fear of heights. Aerophobia is a fear of flying,  Life history of human malaria parasite in
Apiphobia is a fear of what? Bees. Cyberphobia is Anopheles was first described by Ronald Ross
the fear of computers or working on a computer.  The distance between the earth and the sun is
smallest in the month of January.
 and acrophobia a fear of Heights.
 Green vegetables are a good source of Minerals
 A CPU( cache) is a cache used by the central and Vitamins.
processing unit of a computer to reduce the  One metric ton is equal to 1000 kg, or 2204
average time to access memory. The cache is a pounds.
smaller, faster memory which stores copies of the  One square foot is equal to144 sq inches and 1
data from the most frequently used main meter is equal to 3.28 foot.One nautical mile is
memory locations. equal to 6080.
 “Dry ice” is a Solid Carbon Dioxide.
 “Monometer” is an instrument for measuring
 Chemically diamond is a Pure Carbon.
Gaseous Pressure.
 Gas is use in Fire Cylinders CO2.(CO2 is use for
extinguishing fire)  Atmospheric pressure at sea level is 760 mm
 Sulphuric Acid is use in the car batteries.   The acceleration caused by gravity per second is

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 32 feet.  Kidney disease due to overdose of vitamin c.
 1 Inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters.
 Silicon is called the “Earth maker”.  CPU is an abbreviation of Central Processing Unit.
 When a disease occurs over a large area of earth’s  Cusec is unit of water flow.
surface at one time, it is called Epidemic disease.  ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine.
 The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the  Mirage is an example of refraction of Light.
Trpic of Capricorn, where the sun is vertically  Sound travels fastest in Glass.
overhead at some point of the year is called The  The gravitational force on the body is called as
Torrid zone. Weight.
 Deficiency of Vitamin C causes Scurvy.  Most astronomers believe that origin of the
 What does Angstrom measure? Speed of ships Universe is Big Bang Theory.
 The scientist who first discovered that the earth  Hepatitis and jaundice are the diseases of Liver.
revolves round the sun was Copernicus.  Neon gas is used in decoration lighting.
 Creature having both male and female organs is
 “Digital Computer” was invented by Howard known as Hermaphrodite.
Alken.
 A low area storm with high winds rotating about
 Wood is the least conducter of electricity.
a center of low atmospheric pressure is called
 “Cryptography” deals with the study of secret
Cyclone.
writing.
 The first Muslim scientist who presented the law
 What is laughing gas? Nitrous Oxide
of reflection and refraction is Ibn-ul-Haitham.
 The element common to all acids is Hydrogen.
 Diamond is an allotropic form of Carbon.  The difference in the duration of day and night
 Earth revolves around the sun from? West to east increases as one move from Equator to poles.
 Philately is the science of stamp collection.  Solar system was discovered by Nicolaus
 Hydrometer is used for specific gravity of liquid. Copernicus.
 Which vitamin easily prepared in body? vitamin D  RAM stands for Random Access Memory.
 Which gas is commonly used in balloons? Helium  Richest source of Vitamin D is cod liver oil.
 The most abundant element in earth curst is
Oxygen (O) 46.6% and silican is the second  1sq cm is equal to how many square mm? 100
abudent element of earth and silican is called  1 milligram gold is equal to how many milligrams?
earth maker. 1000
 One horse power is equal to 746 watt.  We are saved from ultraviolet rays of sun
 Which colour phosphorus used in matches? Red through? Ozone Layer
 Oldest known element? Copper
 Which shape of carbon is used in lead pencils?  Vitamin K helps in blood clotting.
Graphite  Iron metabolism in the human body is helpful for
 Artificial silk is called rayon. Haemoglobin and blood is red due to
 Basic component of paper is wood. hemoglobin.
 The bar is a unit of pressure equal to 100  In how many groups the living organisms that
kilopascals and roughly equal to the atmospheric have back bone, are divided? 5 groups
pressure on Earth at sea level.
 Vitamins C not stored in human body and lack of
 Light year is the unit of distance. It is the distance vitamin c create skin disease.
that light can travel in one year. A light year is  Art and science of growing flowers, fruit and
equal to 9.46 trillion kilometers. vegetables is called Horticulture.      
 Largest organ of the body is Skin and largest
gland is Liver.
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 What did Sir Isaac Pitman invent? A form of  Red blood cells have no nucleus
shorthand  Pain in ears when aeroplane goes down because
 “Dactyliography” is the study of finger prints. of High Air pressure.
 “Etymology” is the study of origin and history of  The maximum limit of sound beyond which a
words. person can become deaf is 129 db.
 “Plague” is a disease, which spreads by rat.  Natural gas effect on our lungs because, it is
 “Choreography” is the art of designing sequences harmful for human being. When ever we inhale
of movements in which motion, form, or both are carbon monoxide its poisonous and human body
specified. Choreography may also refer to the feeling illness. Its very dangrous when ever
design itself, which is sometimes expressed by natural gas leak some where repair or block this
means of dance notation. leakage its very harmfull for human body and
 Newton discovered that every applied force has childrens as well.
an equal reaction.  The tiny air sacs in the lungs tissues are called
 When heavy unstable elements split into Aliveoli.
relatively smaller elements along with the release  The quantity of charge that is stored in a
of energy is called fission. condenser is measured in Coulombs and SI unit of
 Protein is present in the highest amount in a pressure is Pascal.
human body.  The deficiency of Viamin E causes sterility in men
 ‘Bicycle’ was invented by Macmillan and women.
 “Amino Acid” is the smallest unit of Protein.  A xerophyte or xerophytic organism is a plant that
 How many pairs of ribs are there in the human has adapted to survive in an environment that
body? 12. lacks water, such as a desert.
 A halophyte is a plant that grows where it is
 A cataract is a clouding that develops in the
affected by salinity in the root area or by salt
crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope (lens
spray, such as in saline semi-deserts, mangrove
capsule), varying in degree from slight to
swamps, marshes and sloughs, and seashores.
complete opacity and obstructing the passage of
 An epiphyte is a plant that normally grows on
light.
another plant for support. It is not parasitic, but
 Ice melting at poles is because of Ozone uses the host plant for support only.
depletion. Afforestation stands for planting of  Anthophobia is the fear of flower. Xenophobia is
new Trees. the dislike or fear of people from other countries.
 “Marie Curie” was a physicist and chemist famous  Photophobia is the extreme sensitivity to light.
for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She  “Herpes” is a disease caused by a herpes virus,
was the first person honored with two Nobel affecting the skin or the nervous system.
Prizes—in physics and chemistry.  “Erythrocyte” is a red blood cell ( typically a
 On boiling egg hardens which indicates the biconcave disc without a nucleus) that contains
presence of Protein. the pigment hemoglobin and transports oxygen
 Abusive drugs damage cells of Brain. and carbindioxide to and from the tissues.
 In modern television Cathode Ray Tube is  “Leucocyte” is a colourless cell which circulates in
replaced with Transistor. the blood and body fluids and is involved in
 Acupuncture is a type of alternative medicine counter acting foreign substances and disease ; a
that treats patients by insertion and manipulation white blood cell.
of solid, generally thin needles in the body.this  “Isobar” a line on a map connecting points having
medical treatment was found in China. the same atmospheric pressure.
 “Stainless Steel” contains chromium, Iron and  “Pneumonia” is a lung infection in which the air-
corban. sacs fill with pus.

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 “Leprosy” is a contagious bacterial disease that  The air we inhale is mixture of gases. Which of
affects the skin, mucous membranes and nerves, the following gases in the mixture is highest in
causing discoloration and humps on the skin and, percentage? Nitrogen
in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities.
 “Lithophytes” are a type of plant that grows in or  The average thickness of the earth's crust is
on rocks. Lithophytes feed off moss, nutrients in 32km.
rain water, litter, and even their own dead tissue.  The substances human body produces to fight
 Gunpowder is a mixture of sulphur, charcoal and against disease germs are called Antibodies.
potassium nitrate (nitre). When water is added to  The distance of place south or north of Equator is
the mixture potassium nitrate dissolves. called Latitude.
 A black hole is a region of spacetime from which  “Aboriculture” is a science of the cultivation,
nothing, not even light, can escape. management, and study of individual trees,
 Rabies (Hydrophobia) is a disease recognized by shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants.
Insane Dog biting. It effect on the Central Nervous  “Vitamin E” is present in egg.
system.  “Y2K” is a computer problem.
 Pneumonia affects the respiratory system.
 Which of the following animals can hear
 “Cooking gas” is a mixture of Butane and Propane.
ultrasonic sound? Bat                  
 Iron articles rust because of the formation of a
mixture of ferrous and ferric hydroxide.  SIM stands for Subscriber identity Module.
 “Chlorination” is the process of adding the  The energy generation in stars is due to Fusion of
element chlorine to water as a method of water light nuclei.
purification to make it fit for human consumption
as drinking water.  Martin Cooper is known for his invention of
 Sulphur is mixed with the rubber to make it more Mobile Phone.
flexible.  The law of floating bodies was discovered by greek
 Dysentery is an intestinal inflammation, especially scientist Archimedes.
in the colon, that can lead to severe diarrhea with  First human heart transplant operation
mucus or blood in the feces. conducted by Dr. Christian Bernard on Louis
 Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped Washkansky, was conducted in 1967
bacterium. Some strains of V. cholerae cause the  Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his
disease cholera. health because the ultraviolet rays convert skin
 “Thanatophobia” is an extreme and irrational fear oil into Vitamin D
of death.  The ozone layer restricts Ultraviolet radiation
 “Psoriasis” is a common skin condition that causes  Eugenics is the study of altering human beings by
skin redness and irritation. changing their genetic components
 “Hippocratic Oath” is an oath historically taken by  Ecology deals with Relation between organisms
physicians and other healthcare professionals and their environment.
swearing to practise medicine ethically. It is  Filaria is caused by Mosquito.
widely believed to have been written by
Hippocrates, often regarded as the father of  If speed of rotation of the earth increases, weight
western medicine, or by one of his students. of the body decreases
 Microphone is used to convert sound waves into  Fathometer is used to measure Ocean depth
 Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was a German Physicist
electrical energy.
; developed the mercury thermometer in 1714 ;
 Penicillin is widely used as an antibiotic
devised temperature scale
 Who discovered penicillin? Alexander Fleming.
 “Entymology” is the study of Insects.
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 In Algebra and mathematics who is credited with the form of strain in rocks, suddenly releases. This
the originating the Binomial Theorem by Omar-i- energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth
Khayyam. by earthquake waves.
 Nitrogen gas is used in electric bulb.
 What is Galaxy? Galaxy, a massive ensemble of
 One US barrel is equal to 159 litres.
hundreds of millions of stars, all gravitationally
 Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by
interacting, and orbiting about a common center.
strongly heating which other material? Chalk.
Astronomers estimate that there are about 125
 What is the name of the milky fluid obtained billion galaxies in the universe. All the stars visible
from trees which is used to produce rubber? to the unaided eye from Earth belong to Earth’s
Latex. galaxy, the Milky Way.
 Which is the only mammal with the power of  What is an anemometer? Anemometer (Greek
active flight? Bat. anemos, “wind”; metron, “measure”), an
instrument that measures wind speed.
 Which lower level of clouds are commonly called
 What is paleontology? Paleontology, study of
‘rain clouds’? Nimbus.
prehistoric animal and plant life through the
 Which medical specialty is concerned with the analysis of fossil remains.
problems and illnesses of children? Pediatrics.  How far is the sun from earth? the average
 What name is given to the stiffening of the body distance from Earth is 150 million km (93 million
after death? Rigor mortis. miles).
 What was the first creature to travel in space?
 The name of which Roman god means 'shining
The Soviet Union also launched the first living
father' in Latin? Jupiter.
creature, a dog named Laika, into space on
 What is the central colour of a rainbow? Green. November 3, 1957.
 What part of the body consists of the duodenum,  What is dry ice? Solid carbon dioxide, known as
the jejunum and the ileum? Small intestine. dry ice, is widely used as a refrigerant. Its cooling
effect is almost twice that of water ice; its special
 What, in internet terminology, does SMTP stand
advantages are that it does not melt as a liquid
for? Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
but turns into gas, and that it produces an inert
 What, in internet terminology, does FTP stand atmosphere that reduces bacterial growth.
for? File Transfer Protocol.  The origin of earth dates back to approximately?
 What is the art of preparing, stuffing and 4.6 billion year
mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike  The dates on which day and night is equal are?
models called? Taxidermy. 21st march and 23rd september
 Haematite is an ore of iron.
 What is the technical name for abnormally high
blood presure? Hypertension.  Earth completes one rotation on its axis in? 23
hours 56 mints and 4.9 sec
 What part of eye is responsible for its color? The  Which of the following gases is most
iris. predominant in the sun? Hydrogen
 What is the second planet from the sun? Venus.  The coldest planet is Neptune.
 Which gas used in advertising signs has the  The Cornea of the eyes is the only part of body
symbol Ne? Neon. without blood supply.
 The Average weight of man’s brain is 4.8 ounces.
 In medicine, which is the most widespread  The Average weight of woman’s brain is 4.4
parasitic infection? Malaria. ounces.
 What causes earthquakes? Earthquakes occur  The most common element in the atmosphere is
when energy stored within the Earth, usually in Nitrogen (N), which is present at 78.08 percent by
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 volume and 75.52 percent by mass.  Who was the inventor of ‘mercury
 The most common element in the universe is thermometer’? Fahrenheit
Hydrogen (H), according for 90 percent of all  Albert Einstein presented ‘theory of relativity’.
known matter in the universe, and 68 percent by  Insulin was invented by F. Banting.
mass in the Solar System.  Who discovered ‘X-rays’? Roentgen
 Radium was discovered by Mario Curie Pierre  Dr. Alfred Bernhard Nobel discovered Dynamite
Curie.
 ‘Law of gravitation’ was introduced by Sir Isaac
 Railway Engine was invented by Stephenson.
Newton
 The largest bone of human body is Thigh Bone.
 ‘Vaccination for smallpox’ was discovered by
 The proportion of water in human body is about
Jenner
85%. (Blood in Human Body 5-6 Liter 10 % of
 Who discovered ‘Oxygen’? Priestley Joseph
total volume )
 Cockroach is considered as the ancient insect of  What is the scientific name of man? Homo
the world. sapiens
 “Rickets” is a disease of the bones ( due to  Polio, AIDS and Measles are caused by Virus
deficiency of Vitamin D ).  T.B., leprosy , whooping cough and diphtheria are
 Sound will travel fastest in Solids. caused by Bacteria
 Lack of oxygen at high altitude produces bleeding.  Lack of vitamin B can cause Beri Beri
 Chronometer is used to measure time while on  Goiter is caused by Deficiency of Iodine
ship.  Man eat both plants and animals so called
 Dental enamel is the hardest thing present in a Omnivore
human body.  Pepsin produced in stomach digests the Proteins
 The density of a liquid is measured by  Bile is secreted by Liver
Hydrometer.  Blood sugar level is controlled by hormone called
 ‘Fathom’ is the unit of measurement of depth. Insulin
 Iron is the most widely used metal.  DNA double helix model was given by Watson
 A human body has 236 joints. (206 bones , new and Crick
baby contains 300). There are 24 ribs in a human  Who gave the theory of evolution? Darwin
body.
 Pituitary glands are located on Brain
 A colour blind person cannot distinguish between
 Tears are produced by Lachrymal glands
Red and Green.
 In human eye image is formed at Retina
 Hippocrates is considered as the father of
Medicine.  Lemon contains vitamin C vitamin
 Platinum is the costliest metal in the world.  What is diploid number of man’s chromosome?
 The main component of a TV is a cathode ray tube. 46
 A man breathes 17 to18 times in a minute.  A patient is put to Dialysis, when he or she suffers
 The breathing rate is controlled by the medulla. from Kidney ailment
 The only metal which is liquid at ordinary  Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is
temperature is Aluminium. infected by Virus
 In the normal composition of human body oxygen  A universal donor has blood group is O
is 64 percent. (reciepter A&B)
 The use of fingerprints for identification purposes  Kangaroo is native animal of Australia
was first proposed by the British scientist Sir  Helium, neon and argon are called Noble Gases
Francis Galton.  Water is made of which two gases? Hydrogen and
 Who invented ‘Printing Press’? Gutenberg Oxygen
 Who invented ‘Television’? John L. Baird  Copper is used in making brass, bronze and
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 German silver.  Which is the hottest planet of our solar system?
 Which atom does not have a neutron? Hydrogen Venus
 The charge present on an electron is Negative  Which planet is closest to the Earth? Venus
 The charge present on a proton is Positive  Which planet is biggest from the Sun? Jupiter
 Water was discovered by Cavendish  Which is the closest planet to the Sun? Mercury
 Most abundant element in human body is Oxygen  During Solar eclipse the moon comes between
 Which of the following is the lightest element of the Earth and the Sun.
the periodic table? Hydrogen  During Lunar eclipse the Earth comes between
 An instrument used for measuring atmospheric the moon and the Sun.
pressure is called Barometer  The greenish planet of solar system is Uranus
 Natural radioactivity was discovered by Becquerel  Which planet of solar system is red in colour?
in 1896 Mars
 Neutron was discovered by Chadwick  Name the blue coloured planet. Neptune
 The circumference of the earth was determined  Formation and change of one season to another
by Al-Beruni is due to Earth Revolution
 Telephone was invented by Graham Bell  The Sun appears to rise from the East and set into
 SI unit of length is Metre, SI unit of force is the West due to Rotation of Earth
Newton, Unit of work in SI units is Joule and Unit  ROM stands for Read Only Memory
of Power in SI unit is Watt.  A byte is a group of 8 bits
 Energy possessed by a body due to its motion is  SIMM stands for Single Inline Memory Module
called Kinetic Energy  Four nibbles are equal to Two Bytes
 Lens which is thinner at the centre and thicker at  Smallest unit of memory is Bit
the edge is called Concave Lens .  1 Megabyte is equal to 1024 Kilobytes
 A lens which is thicker at the centre and thinner  1 Kilobyte is equal to 1024 Bytes
at the edges is called Convex Lens  A condition in which memory lost is called
 The diameter of a lens is called Aperture Amnesia.
 Energy in sun produced by hydrogen nuclei is the  Which planet is known as “Earth’s near twin
result of Fusion planet”? Venus
 Ohm is unit of which quantity? Resistance  Which is the brightest planet in the Solar System?
 Calorie is unit of which quantity? Heat Venus
 Dyne is unit of which quantity? Force  The smallest, fastest and smallest diameter
 Angstrom is unit of which quantity? Length planet is Mercury.
 Becquerel is unit of which quantity? Radioactivity  Which one of the following planets has the
 Who invented printing press? John Guttenberg maximum number of satellites? Jupiter
 A beam of white light passing through a prism  To measure electric current: Ammeter is used
scatters in Seven colours  Which instrument is used to measure blood
 How much time does the sun light take to reach pressure? Sphygmomanometer
the Earth? 8.5 minutes  Which instrument is used to measure minute
 The Sun is made of gases mainly Hydrogen and electrical currents? Galvanometer
Helium  Hydrometer is the device that measures: The
 The outer surface temperature of the Sun is 6000 specific gravity of a liquid
0C  Hygrometer is used to measure: humidity
 In the core of the Sun Nuclear Fusion process is  What is used for detecting and measure
occurring all the times. earthquakes? Seismograph
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 What splits light into its spectrum? Spectroscope  Bauxite is an ore of aluminium
 Thermometer is used to measure: Temperature.  Mica is a nonconductor of electricity
 The science of study of old age is called  Sun is the biggest star in the universe.
Gerontology  The capacity to do work is called energy.
 The function of the thermostat in a refrigerator is  The energy possessed by a body die to its position
To maintain the temperature is called potential energy.
 Blotting paper absorbs ink because The action of  Nucleus usually lies in the centre of an animal cell
capillary  Calcium and phosphorus are the essential
 Name the vaccine that protects against elements of bones.
tuberculosis? BCG (vi) Proteins are formed by combination of amino
bacillus Calmette-Guérin acids.
 Name the disease of the liver that causes a (vii) Rainwater dissolves sulphur dioxide to form
patient to turn yellow? Jaundice sulphuric acid.
 Equinox is the time when the sun appears  The set of instructions given to a computer is
vertically overhead at noon at the equator. called software.
 In the human body, blood-clotting factor is  In a heat engine, heat energy is changed into
produced by the liver mechanical energy
 Human blood is able to carry large amounts of  The smallest unit of measurement of wavelength
oxygen because of the chemical hemoglobin is angstrom
 The living part of a plant cell is composed of a  The chemical generally used in refrigerators is
nucleus and cytoplasm ethylene
 The front of the eye is covered with a tough  Period of famous Muslim scientists is 7th – 13th
transparent material called CORNEA century A.D.
 The smallest branches of an artery lead into tiny  Heat radiation travels at a speed equal to speed
blood vessels called CAPPILARIES of light
 Insulin is produced in the human body by the  Amoeba is a unicellular animal.
Pancreas  Leprosy is a disorder of the nervous system.
 In an animal cell protein is synthesized in the  Quartz is chemically a Silicate.
Ribosome  Solar eclipse occurs in New moon.
 Chemically finger nails are made up of Protein  Centigrade & Fahrenheit scales give same reading
 Muscle stiffness is a symptom caused by the at - 400o
disease Tetanus  Who described protoplasm as the physical basis
 The fat in our food is digested by the enzymes of life? T. H. Huxley
lipase  The scientist who first discovered that the earth
 Sound is a form of energy revolves round the sun was Copernicus
 A fraction of sunlight is refracted as it enters the  Who invented the steam engine? James Watt
earth’s atmosphere.  Who discovered circulation of blood in human
 Electric current is measured by an Ammeter. body? William Harvey
 Light with larger wavelength than that of the red  The credit of inventing the television goes to
colour is called infrared Baird
 Medulla Oblongata connects the small brainwith  The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes
the spinal chord. to Jonas Salk
 Spinach is a good source of vitamin A, B2  The unit of energy in MKS system is Joule
(Riboflavin) and Iron.  The telephone was invented by Alexander
 Femur is a bone of the leg. Graham Bell
 Excessive burning of fossil fuels cause acid rain.  What is the body temperature of a normal man?
 Planet Mars has two moons. 36.9oC
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 The pancreas secretes Insulin  A unit of length equal to the average distance
 Tibia is a bone found in the Leg between the earth and sun is called Astronomical
 The largest part of the human brain is the unit
Cerebrum  The ozone layer is present about 30miles (50km)
 Red blood corpuscles are formed in the Bone in atmosphere above earth. The stratum (layer)
marrow of atmosphere in which ozone layer lies is called
 What is the main component of bones and teeth? as Stratosphere
Calcium sulphate  Which rocks are formed by the alteration of pre-
 The main constituent of hemoglobin is Iron existing rocks by great heat or pressure
 The function of hemoglobin is Prevention of Metamorphic rocks
anemia  The most abundant natural Iron oxides are
 Malaria is a disease which effects the Spleen Hematite and Magnetite
 A person of which of the following blood groups  The most abundant elements in sea water
is called a universal donor? O Sodium and Chlorine
 A person with which of the following blood  The unit of home electricity energy consumption
groups can receive blood of any group? AB is Kilowatt hour
 Which gland in the human body is called the  The speed of sound in dry air at 20 C is about (343
master gland? Pituitary m/s)
 How many bones are there in a newly born  The time light takes from Sun to reach Earth is 8
infant? 300 minutes
 Which of the following diseases is caused by  Light from Sun travels a distance before it reaches
virus? Small pox Earth 150 Million Km
 Medulla oblongata is a part of human Brain  The most suitable thermometer for measuring
 Myopia is a disease connected with Eyes the boiling point of water is Mercury
 Leukemia is a disease of the Blood thermometer
 Short-sightedness can be corrected by using  The density of water is greatest at 4°C
Concave lens  A vacuum can not conduct heat
 Trachoma is a disease of the Eyes  The building blocks of elements are called
 Typhoid and cholera are typical examples of Molecules
Water-borne disease  Boiling of an egg is a change which is Chemical
 Pyorrhea is a disease of the Gums  The usual raw material for ceramics, generally
 Lack of what causes diabetes. Insulin found beneath the top soil is? Clay
 Appendix is appendix is a part of Large intestine  Polyamides are synthetic polymers commonly
 ECG is used for the diagnosis of aliments of Heart known as Nylon
 Biopsy is done on Tissues taken form a living  Telephone was invented in 1876 in America by
body Graham Bell.
 Dialysis is used for the treatment of Kidney  Man belongs to the family Hominidae
failure  To measure the specific gravity of milk, the
 Insulin is injected into the intestines by Pancreas instrument used is Lactometer
 Lock Jaw, i.e., difficulty in opening the mouth is a  one of the fundamental characteristics of living
symptom of Tetanus organisms is Metabolism
 Lungs are situated in the Thoracic cavity  Water is heated in a kettle. The inside water is
 Enzymes help in Digestion of food. Food is heated by convection. A person sitting near the
normally digested in the Small intestines. fire receives heat by Radiation
 The planet of the solar system which has  Three elements needed for the healthy growth of
maximum numbers of Moon is Jupiter (as of plants are N,P,K
2011)  Parsec is a unit of Distance
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 Twinkling of stars is caused by refraction of light  Microscope was invented by Aaton Van
 In humans , most nutrient molecules are Leewen Hock
absorbed by the small intestine  The scientist who is known as father of
 Laughing gas has chemical composition of the modern biology is Aristotle
following two elements which are Nitrogen +  The first person to see a cell under
oxygen microscope was Robert Hooke
 Hepatitis A is transmitted to different individuals  The smallest flowering plant is Worffia
by Water  The four blood groups were discovered by
 The unit that coordinates different devices of the Karl Landsteiner
computer system is Control unit  The atomic number of oxygen is Eight
 Cancer can be treated by Chemotherapy and  The basic building blocks of proteins are
radiotherapy Amino acids
 The name of the common mineral salt present in  The unit of loudness is Phon
sea is Sodium Chloride  An ammeter is used to measure Electric
 Founder of modern astronomy was Nicolas current
Copernicus  Plant that eat insects are called Insectivorous
 The instrument which measures very high plants
temperature is Pyrometer  Fruits that are formed without fertilization
 Chemical used to kill rats and mice are are called Parthenocarpic
Rodenticides  Plants that flower only once in their lifetime
 The position of earth in its orbit, when it is at its are called Mono carpic
greatest distance from the sun causing northern  Penicillin is obtained from Mould
summer is called Aphelion  Herpetology is the study of Reptiles
 Which of the following layers make radio  Osteology is the study of Bones
transmission possible?Ionosphere
 The botanical name for onion is Allium Cepa
 Which of the following explains the reason why
 The study of heavenly bodies is called
there is no total eclipse of the sun?
Astronomy
Size of the earth in relation to that of moon
 Electric Lamp was invented by Thomas alva
 Which one of the following is a non-metallic
Edison
mineral? Gypsum
 The fear of crowd is called Ochlophobia
 Yeast is used in making bread because it produces
 The fear of books is called Bibliophobia
Carbon dioxide
 The fear of going to bed is called Clinophobia
 Oasis is associated with Desert
 Name the famous book of Ibn-Sina in which he  Calcium sulphate is commonly called Plaster
discussed human physiology and medicine? Al- of Paris
Qanoon  Sodium carbonate is commonly called
 Animal which captures and readily kills living Washing Soda
animals for its food is called Predator  Sodium chloride is commonly known as
 An alimeter is used for measuring Altitude Common Salt
 Oology is the study of Birds eggs  The chemical name of Chloroform is
 Radioactivity was discovered by Henry Trichloromethane
Bacquerel  The chemical name of baking powder is
 The metal used in storage batteries is Lead Sodium bicarbonate
 Barometer was invented by Torricelli  The chemical name of bleaching powder is
Calcium hypochlorite
 Dynamo was invented by Michael Faraday
 A fungus which can only survive on other
 Galileo’s first scientific discovery was
living organisms is called Obligate Parasite
Pendulum
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 A plant which lives in the dark is called MORE INFORMATION ABOUT VITAMINS
Scotophyte • Vitamin C is also called Ascorbic Acid it prevents
 Laser was invented by Dr.Charles H.Townes scurvy
 Thermostat is an instrument used for • Vitamin C is also necessary for utilization of iron
regulating Constant temperature • The food which contains largest amount of Vitamin
 The science of organic forms and structures is C is tomato
known as Morphology • Cod liver oil contains Vitamin D
 The fear of women is known as Gynophobia • Collagen is the substance that gives elasticity to
 The fear of men is known as Androphobia skin
 The scientist who developed the Quantum • Vitamin E promotes oxygenation and acts as anti
theory was Max Plonck aging
 The acid used in a car battery is Sulphuric acid • Carbon dioxide we release comes from food we eat
 The system for writing by blind people was • Vitamin B2 has what other name Riboflavin
invented by Louis Braille • Fats are made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
 The parachute was used for the first time by • Vitamin E is called anti-aging agent
J.P.Blanchard • Vitamin E helps in fertility process
 The German physicit who first demonstrated • Vitamin B helps maintain normal appetite and good
the existence of Radio waves was Henrich digestion
Hertz • Water soluble vitamin are B and C and all other are
 Fountain pen was invented by L.E.Waterman fat soluble
 The role of heredity was demonstrated by • Vitamin A is stored as Ester in liver
Mendel • Vitamin A is found in carotene bearing plants
 The instrument used to measure the • Vitamin K helps to form prothrobin (fibro gin) one
concentration of salt water is the Salinometer of the enzymes helpful in blood clotting
• Vitamin E is necessary for iron utilization; normal
 Safety matches was invented by
reproductive function. Vitamin E is for reproduction.
J.E.Lundstrom
• Vitamin A is found in Dairy products
 Dynamics is the study of Movements of
• Deficiency of Vitamin A causes Night blindness.
bodies
• Too much presence of the Potassium salt in human
 Statics is the study of Forces acting on bodies
blood increase the risk of heart attack.
at rest
• The lack of calcium in the diet causes what
 Mechanics is the study of Forces acting on
condition-Rickets
bodies
• Celluloses are carbohydrates.
 The electro-cardiograph was invented by
• Milk contains lactose.
William Einthoven
• Vitamin C is a preventor of infectious disease
 Chronometer was invented by John Harrison
• Vitamin C is also called Skin food
 The study of antiquities is known as
• Vitamin C can easily be lost in cooking and food
Archaeology
storage
 The study of the duration of life is known as • Vitamin D is essential for calcium metabolism.
Chronobiology • Vitamin C hastens healing of wounds
Calcium oxide is commonly known as Quick • Vitamin capable of formation of blood is B12
lime • Riches source of Vitamin D is code liver oil
 A deviation of light passing from one medium • Riches source of Vitamin A is eggs
to another is known as Refraction • Deficiency of Calcium leads to rickets
 An apparatus for generation of atomic • Vitamin B1 is available is yeast.
energy is called a Reactor • Scury, arising due to deficiency of vitamin C, it is
related to Gastro-intestinal disorder.
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• Sodium is necessary of nervous system. • Exobiology is the study of life in outer space
• Vitamin D is essential for calcium metabolism. • Numismatics is the study of coins
• Cheese contains vitamin D. • Eugenics is the study of altering humans by
• Vitamin C can not be stored in human body. changing their genes or it refers to Improvement of
• Scurvy, arising due to deficiency of vitamin C, it is human race
related to Gastro-intestinal disorder. • Ethology is the study of animal behavior
• Sodium is necessary of nervous system. • Anthropology is the study of origin and physical
• Ground nut has maximum protein and cultural development of mankind
• Digestion of fat in intestine is aided by • Carpology is the study of fruits and seeds.
Emulsification • Pathology deals with diseases
• Hair, finger nails, hoofs, etc are all make of protein • Histology deals with organic tissues
• Deficiency of sodium and potassium causes • Pedology is the study of soil
muscular cramps, headache and diahrae • Cryogenics deals with the production, control and
• Milk (contains 80% water)  is a complete food. application of low temperatures
• Cheese contains vitamin D. • Seismology is study of movements inside earth’s
• Vitamin E is for reproduction. crust
• Glucose is the source of energy for human brain. • Ambidextrous is one who can write with both
• Major component of honey is Glucose hands.
• Three main food nutrients are carbohydrates, • Astrophysics is a branch of astronomy which deals
protein and fats. Other are vitamins and minerals with the physical and chemical nature of heavenly
• Meat is rich in iron we need to make blood cells bodies.
• Eating of coconut increases man’s mental faculties • A etiology is the study of causes of disease.
• Food poisoning can result from the eating of too • Cryptology is the study of codes.
much toadstools. • Dendrology is the study of trees.
• Vitamin c is also known as Ascorbic Acid. • Ergonomics is the study of relationships between
• Celluloses are carbohydrates. people and their working environment.
• Milk contains lactose • Graphology is the study of handwriting.
• Ascorbic acid is essential for the formation of bones • Psychological study of life in artificial environment
and teeth. is called biopsy.
• Citric acid is a good substitution for ascorbic acid in • Phycology is the study of Algae.
our nutrition. • Mycology is the study of fungi.
• A guava contains more vitamin C than an orange • The art of compiling dictionary is called
• Vitamin not stored in human body.....C Lexicography.
VARIOUS SCIENCES • Cartography is the art of making maps and charts.
• Taxidermy means stuffing dead animals • Philately is hobby of stamp collecting.
• Stenography means short hand writing • An onomastician studies what - Names
• Psoriasis is a learning disability • Thanatology is the study of what Death
• Paleontology is study of fossils. • The study of human population is called
• Hematology is the study of blood. Demography.
• Geology is the study of earth. • What does an otologist study-The ear and its
• Acoustics is the science of sound diseases
• Cytology is the study of cell • Noologists study what-The Mind
• Entomology is the study of insects. • Semiology is the study of what-Signals
• Apiculture is science of bee keeping • What is silviculture- Forestry
• Ornithology is the science of birds • What is Xylography- Wood Engraving
• Philology is the science of languages • Paleontology is the science of history of life.
• Oncology is the study of cancer • Meteorology is the study of study of weather.
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• Cryptography is the study which deals with the • 1 mega byte = 1048576 bytes
secret writing. • 1 kilo byte = 1024 bytes
• Hydroponics means cultivation of the plants • A combination of 16 bits are called word.
without use of soil.
• A terabyte = 1 trillion bytes
• Hyetology is the study of rainfall.
• Our PC belongs to 4th generation
• Mycology is the study of fungus and fungi diseases.
• Petrology is the study of rocks in the earth’s crust. • Fred Cohen coined the word computer virus
• Amniocentesis is a method for determination of • First computer virus was created in 1970 at Bell
foetal sex. laboratories
• What is Steganography: Invisible ink writing • WORM means Write Once Read Many
• Ichthyologists study what Fish • Power of a super computer is measured in FLOPS
• What does a psephologist study: Voting – Elections
(Floating Point Operations per Second)
• What is studied in Aerology-Planet Mars
• Orthoepy is the study of what-Word pronunciation • WWW/http: (hypertext transfer protocol) was
• A philomath has a love of what- Learning created by Tim Burner Lee in 1992
• What is a nidologist interested in-Birds nests • Intel means Integrated Electronics
• What is philography- Autograph collecting • 1 worksheet contains 256 columns
• Agronomy is the science of soil management • G.W.Basic G.W stands for Gate Way
• The process by which plants take food is • Super Computer was created by J.H.Van Tassel
photosynthesis
• CORBA is Common Object Request Broker
• Reduction is the removal of oxygen atoms
• Oxidation is the combination of oxygen or removal Architecture
of hydrogen • URL is Uniform or Universal Resource Locator
• Horticulture is the cultivation of flowers, fruits and • Intel invented RAM chip
vegetable • Information stored on disk as series of bumps on its
• Pastevurization is the protection of food by heating shiny side.
• If temperature rises gradually up to 40 deg: C, the • DVDs hold more information than CDs. They use
rate of photosynthesis may stop altogether
smaller bumps and have two reflective layers
SCIENTISTS
• Ibn baitar was a Botanist • Recordable CDs do not have bumps. There are
• Kitab al Manazar on optical works was written by patches of color on disk to change the reflected laser
Ibn al Haitham light
• Mamoon observatory was established during the • In 1951 Univac – 1, the world’s first commercial
reign of Caliph Mamoon computer was designed by John Mauchly and J.
• Circulation of blood was described by a muslim Presper Eckert. They built ENIAC, the first electronic
scientist name Nafis Abdul al-Hasan.
computer in 1946
• Al-Khwarizimi was first person who used zero.
• Muslim scientist Ali al Tabari is famous for his work • In 1968 mainframe was built.
on ___ (medical sciences) • In 1976 first supercomputer the Cray-1 was
• Al Beruni discovered that light travels faster than developed
sound. • In 1981 IBM produce the IBM PC.
• In 1998 IBM made quantum computer
Knowledge about COMPUTER
• Super computers uses parallel processing
• Half byte = 1nibble = 4 bits
• In 1974, computer games were introduced.
• Bit means Binary Digit
• PROM is the abbreviation of programmable read
• 1 byte = 8 bits
only memory
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• What was the world’s first high level programming A Chip
language 1957: IBM FORTRAN • In WWW terms what does i.e. mean on a domain
• A JPEG is a picture file format - what does JPEG name-Ireland
stand for: Joint Photographic Experts Group • What company introduced the first commercial
• During World War II, IBM built the computers the minicomputer 65 DEC
Nazis used to manage their death/concentration • Name the first web browser publicly available NCSA
camps Mosaic
• Registers are temporary storage areas within the • The world’s most powerful super computer is called
CPU. ASCI white.
• First apple computer was built in garage. • World Wide Web was invented in 1993 by Tim
• The language of small talk is object oriented. Bareness Lee.
• Shell is an operating environment. • The B-programming language was developed by
• Virtual memory is also known as virtual page. Ken Thompson.
• NOS refer to operating systems for a network. • The 1st commercially produced and sold computer
• In EBCDIC each character is denoted by 8 bits. (1951) was UNIVAC.
• Diodes are used in analog computer circuits as • The transformation from heavy computers to PCs
limiter. was made possible using microprocessors.
• Wetware stands for any organic intelligence. • The first microprocessor was developed in 1971 by
• GIGO stands for garbage in garbage out. Intel.
• Application of flip-flap are counters, shift register • A pentium 4 (P-4) employs roughly 40 million
and transfer register. transistors.
• Bootstrap is associated with computer. • Mark-1, Apple-1, and collossus were initial desktop
• FORTRAN stands for formula translator. computers.
• A group of character that is termed as a single • Binary digits are briefed as bit.
entity is called word. • A collection of bits is called byte.
• Clip art is a computer prepared art. • The first home computer (1977), which was sold in
• Mark sensing is another term for OMR. millions of units was Apple II.
• Authorization to make multiple software copies is • ‘PARAM’ is a supercomputer.
called site licensing. • Father of the Computer.. Charles Babbage
• Antivirus is also known as vaccines. • First artificial satellite was Sputnik-I sent by Soviet
• Free software is also known as public domain Union on October 4, 1957
software.
• What country launched its first space rocket
• In computer DFD stands for Data Flow Diagram.
January 1961-Italy
• Cyber Space is called to Virtual world of the
computer. • First human in space is Yuri Gagrin 1961 on USSR
• What does the sun in SUN Microsystems stand for • First space scientist was Henry Quendish
Stanford University Network
• What does Intel stand for- Integrated Electronics • First woman in space was Valentine Khurachoof in
• All PCs have a BIOS what does bios stand for-Basic 14 June, 1963
Input Output System
• Apollo XI enabled man to step on moon
• What is the common name for an integrated circuit
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 difference.
 The branch of zoology which deals with the study
of insects is called Entomology
 Fuels formed from animal and plant matter that
lived thousands of years ago are known as fossil
fuels
 Generators convert mechanical energy into  Cryptograms is a coded message; a text or
electricity. message that is in code or cipher
Nuclear energy is a cheap source of abundant  Reserve food material is usually stored as starch
electricity. in plants.Reserve food material is usually stored
Why is one’s breath visible in cold but not in hot as glycogen in liver and muscles of animals.
weather? Because the water vapours present in  Purest form of iron is wrought iron
breath condenses while breathing incold weather  Hypo is a solution of sodium thiosulphate
and therefore are visible.  Aorta is an organ of the circulatory system
 Epiphytes is a plant that grows upon another  Circular aperture which appears as a dark spot in
plant. the eye is called pupil
 Joseph Aspdin is the inventor of cement.  Bacteria are parasites
 Neurology is the science of nervous system.  Ruby is an Oxide of Aluminum
 Biochemistry is the application of statistics in the  Visible light energy has the wavelength range of
study of Biology. 400 to 700 Nanometer.
 A sheet of muscles called diaphragm separates  The particles with positive charge but having
the chest from the abdomen. mass equal to that of electron is called Proton.
 The pattern for building protein molecules is  Iron corrodes due to the formation of Iron Oxide.
stored in the messenger RNA  Transistors do not need a warm up period
 Anvil and stirrup are names of bones present in because they have no Filament.
the EAR  The type of radiation hat is unaffected by
 The young plant inside a grain of wheat is called magnetic field is called Alpha.
the embryo plant  The Kelven scale of temperature is called the
 In born behaviour that involve only one part of absolute scale.
the body are called REFLEX ACTION  If we know the mass of an object and the force
 Animals which obtain their food from dead applied on it, it is possible to calculate
organisms are called Scavengers acceleration of the object.
 Riboflavin is not affected by cooking.  Arteries become hard due to deposition of Fats in
 The number of chromosomes in the spermatozoa them.
is twenty-three  What is the source of energy for the human
 The energy possessed by a water fall is kinetic brain? Phosphorous
energy.  How many Ergs are these in 1 Joule? 107
 Rainbows are produced by the reflection of light  The unit of current is Ampere
through raindrops.  Who invented typewriter? Sholes
 Light switches in our homes are connected in  The first attempt in printing was made in England
parallel series. by William Caxton
 Oil bulbs cleaner and is less damaging to the  Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic
environment than coal as a fuel. surgery in 1865? Joseph Lister
 Enzymes are biological catalysts which have  Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?
multiple function in the body. Haechel .
 The difference between electrical charges at the  Who among the following evolved the concept of
two ends of a conductor is called Potential relationship between mass and energy? Einstein
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 Who discovered Uranus? Herschel  Copper can be converted into gold by Artificial
 Which of the following helps in clotting of blood? Radioactivity
Vitamin K (Blood do not clotting due to heparin)  In winter an iron pipe feel colder than a wooden
 Total volume of blood in a normal adult human window . This is because wood is non-Conductor
being is 5-6 liters  The echo (reflected sound) will be distinctly heard
 Which of the following have maximum calorific only at ordinary temperatures if the distance of
value? Carbohydrates the reflecting surfaces from the source of sound
 Which of the following vitamins promote healthy is at least 56fft
functioning of eyes in human beings? Vitamin A  It is possible to recognize a person in the dark by
 Bronchitis is a disease of which of the following simply hearing his unique voice . It is because of
organs? Respiratory tract the pitch
 Barium is used for X-ray of alimentary canal  When a ray of sunlight enters a dark room , its
 Which of the following pairs is incorrect? straight path become visible because of dust
Poliomyelitis-monkey particles hanging in the air. It is because light is
 Which of the following statements is correct Visible
Pulmonary artery carries impure blood  A six feet tall lady wants to see her full image in a
 When sound is reflected from floor, ceiling or a plane mirror . The minimum length of the mirror
wall , it mixes with the original sound and change will be 3 feet
its complexion, it is called as Reverberation  The principle used in radar is the same as that of
 The of light in vacuum is about 300 Million Sonar. In radar we use radio waves ; whereas in
kilometers per second sonar we use Ultrasonic
 Ice can be changed to water by Changing the  In a fission nuclear reaction , a heavy nucleus
motion of the water molecules breaks up into smaller nuclei whereas in another
 The temperature of liquid nitrogen is -196°C nuclear reaction two or more than two possibly
 Information can be sent over long distances in nuclei are fused to form a heavy nucleus This
the form of Light signals through optical fibres nuclear reaction is called Fusion nuclear reaction
 Computers can Add and subtract information  German silver is an alloy of approximately 60%
only. copper, 20% nickle and 20% zinc
 IBM stands for International Business Machines  The Continent Antarctica lies at the South pole
 Chemicals used to kill weeds are called as  The temperature of the dead body is
Herbicides temperature of the place where it is kept
 The cytoplasm consists of several types of Cusec is a volumetric unit for measuring the flow
structures, which are called Organelles of liquids, equal to one cubic foot per second
 The structure of DNA was elaborated by Watson  Magnifying power of a simple microscope can be
and Crick in 1953 increased by increasing focal length of the lens
 In a DNA molecules, the rulefor base pairing is  A very important practical application of
Adenine always bound with thymine and cytosine properties of matter is hoeing or "godi" practiced
with guanine by the farmers. This property of matter is called
 As per eating habit, squirrels are Frugivorous Capillarity
 Water loss from leaves through stomata is called  It is observed that the total pressure exerted by
as Transpiration air on the man of average siz is around 14.7 lb wt.
 Nervous system in human consists of: per square inch. But the man feels quite
Brain, spinal cord and nerves. (central and comfortable,. It is becausemof gravity
peripheral)  A nuclear reactor is a device used to carry out
 In human eye, the light sensitive layer made of controlled nuclear reaction whereas GM counter
specializes nerve cells, rods and cones is called as is a device used to detect nuclear Radiation
The retina.
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 A body can escape the gravitational pull of the  The number of spark plugs needed in a diesel
earth if it is thrown up with a velocity of 7 miles engine is 0
per sec  The half life of a radioactive element is 8-days.
 Night vision is possible with the help of Infrared How long it take to reduce it from 10 mg to 5 mg?
Rays 8 days
 Myopia is a defect of human eye. it can be  The term ‘Blue Shift’ is used to indicate Doppler
corrected by using a lens called Concave lens Effect in which an object appears bluer when it is
 Walnuts can be broken in the hand by squeezing moving towards the observer or observer is
two together but not one. It is because of Work moving towards the object.
done  Kilowatt-hour is a unit of Electric Current
 The planet Mercury completes one rotation  Fuel used in a Fast Breeder Reactor is Uranium
around the sun is 88 days Plutonium Oxide
 Fossils found in the lowest geological strata are  Monsoon is caused by Seasonal reversal of winds
generally most Primitive  Which of the following atmospheric layers help in
 Evolution can be described as A continuing radio communication? Ionosphere
process  A moderator is used in nuclear reactor in order to
 What is the only source of new alleles? Mutation Slow down the speed of the neutrons
 Polygenic characteristic are controlled by  Sedimentary rocks are Porous
Multiple genes  Quartz crystal in quartz watches work on the
 Which of the following , lists the four stages of principle called Piezo-electric effect
food processing in order?ingestion , digestion ,  The fruits without seed, like banana, are called
absorption , elimination parthenocarpic fruits
 The energy needed to fuel essential body
processes is called recommended daily allowance
 Inhaled air passes through which of the following Solved MCQs of EDS 2013
in the last? Bronchiole 1. Who proposed the concept “All motion is
 Cobalt is a material which is Strongly attracted by relative”?
a magnet a. Albert Einstein
 What is the chance of diabetic baby born to
b. John Kepler
parents both heterozygous normal ? ¼
c. Galileo Galilie
 Role of biotechnology in the production of food
based on Fermentation d. None
 Which form of drug abuse involves most risk of 2. The field of specialization of famous Muslim
infection with the HIV (AIDS) virus? Injection of scientist Abu Usman Aljahiz was:
heroine a. Botany
 Chemical name of vinegar is Dilute acetic acid b. Zoology
 Defeciency of following vitamin decreases
c. Astronomy
hemoglobin production Thiamine
d. None
 The most splendid and the most magnificient
constellation on the sky is Orion 3. Albatros is:
 Diamond is a very expensive ornament. It is a. A sea bird
composed of a single element Carbon b. A beetle
 Television signals are converted into light signals c. A fruit
by Photo diode d. None
 Where do most of Asteroids lie?
4. The sunlight can reach a depth of …….. meters in
In asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and
Jupiter the ocean:
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a. 100 d. None
b. 80 12. Deuterium differs from Hydrogen in having:
c. 120 a. Different atomic number but same atomic weight
d. None b. Different atomic number and different atomic
5. The biggest planet in our solar system is: weight
a. Venus c. Same atomic number and different atomic weight
b. Pluto d. None
c. Jupiter 13. One of the following is a water soluble vitamin:
d. None a. Vitamin A
6. The biggest species of the cat family is: b. Vitamin D
a. Tiger c. Vitamin K
b. Lion d. None (Vitamin B and C)
c. Leopard 14. Coulomb is the scientific unit to measure:
d. None a. Velocity
7. Which group of animals has heterogametic b. Temperature
females? c. Mass
a. Domestic fowl d. None
b. Earthworm 15. Equator passes through one of these countries:
c. Rabbit a. Saudi Arabia
d. None b. Italy
8. The dominant phase of life cycle in these organism c. Japan
is haploid: d. None
a. Mosses 16. Anti Diuretic hormone is secreted by one of the
b. Bacteria following glands:
c. Protoza a. Pituitary
d. None b. Pancreas
9. The atmosphere of moon consists of: c. Thyroid
a. 90% Hydrogen, 10% Nitrogen d. None
b. 80%Nitrogen, 20% Hydrogen 17. Basha Dam is to be constructed on:
c. 60% Nitrogen, 40%inert gases a. River Sutlaj
d. None b. River Jhelum
10. The chemical name of quartz is: c. River Chenab
a. Silicon Dioxide d. None (On Indus River)
b. Stannous Oxide 18. UV light falls in the category of:
c. Aluminium Oxide a. Ionizing Radiations
d. None b. Non Ionizing Radiation
11. Which month of calendar year can lack a new c. Visible light
moon? d. None
a. December 19. The earth’s ……………….is divided into 15 major
b. February plates of various sizes:
c. May a. Mesosphere
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b. Stratosphere c. Neutrons
c. Lithosphere d. None
d. None 27. One of the following countries produces
20. One of these scientists formulated basic laws of maximum energy from atomic reactors:
Geometry: a. France (80% from its Nuclear Reactors)
a. Pythagorus b. USA
b. Archimedes c. UK
c. Aristotle d. none
d. None 28. The unit to measure the quantity of Ozone in
21. Phosphorus is an essential component of one of atmosphere is
the following biological molecules: a. Dobson
a. Amino acids b. Dalton
b. Nucleic acids c. Cuolomb
c. Carbohydrates d. none
d. None 29. The severity of 2005 earthquake in Pakistan on
22. He was the first scientist to prove that plants Richter scale was
move around the sun: a. 6.9
a. Archimedes b. 7.6
b. Galileo Galilei c. 7.1
c. John Kepler d. none
d. None 30. Geiger-Muller counter is used to detect:
23. Atom is made up of ........... different kinds of a. Protons
subatomic particles: b. Neutrons
a. Three c. Photons
b. Two d. none
c. Four 31. Vacuum tubes have been replaced by:
d. None a. Conductors
24. Uranium is best used as nuclear fuel in one of the b. Diodes
following forms: c. Transistors
a. U 235 32. Dacron is
b. U 237 a. Polyethylene
c. U 238 b. Epoxy
d. None c. Polyamide
25. The alpha particles are compact clusters of: d. none
a. Electron and Proton 33. It is a secondary plant nutrient:
b. Two Protons and two Neutrons a. Nitrogen
c. Three protons and three Neutrons b. Phosphorus
d. None c. Sulphur
26. The Beta particles are fast moving d. none
a. Protons 34. An area of microbiology that is concerned with
b. Electrons the occurence of disease in human population is
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a. Immunology c. Lumbar
b. Paracitology d. none
c. Epidemiology 42. The shape of the external ear is due to:
d. none a. Elastic cartilage
35. The number of electrons of a neutral atom is b. Fibrocartilage
automatically known if one knows the: c. Articular cartilage
a. Atomic number d. none
b. Atomic weight 43. The external surface of the stomach is covered by
c. Number of orbitals a. Mucosa
d. none b. Serosa
36. Which of the following is not an enzyme? c. Parietal peritoneum
a. Chemotrypsin d. none
b. Secretin 44. Which of the following is not a human organ
c. Pepsin system?
d. none a. Integumentary
37. It is impossible for a type of O+ baby to have a b. Muscular
type of .............. mother: c. Epithelical
a. AB- d. none
b. O- 45. Which of the following does not vary predictably
c. O+ with the depth of the aquatic environment?
d. none a. Salinity
38. Serum if blood plasma minus its: b. Temperature
a. Calcium ions c. Penetration by sunlight
b. Clotting proteins d. none
c. Globulins 46. The quantity of available nutrients .............from
d. none the lower levels of the energy pyramids to the higher
39. The autonomic nervous system innervates all of ones.
these except: a. Increases
a. Cardiac muscles b. decreases
b. Skeletal muscles c. remains stable
c. Smooth muscles d. none
d. none 47. Which of the following is not a major sub division
40. The damage to the .............. nerve could result in of the biosphere?
the defect of the eye movement: a. Hydrosphere
a. Optic b. Stratosphere
b. Trigeminal c. Lithosphere
c. Abducens d. none
d. none 48. Vaccination is synonomyous with ..............
41. Which of these is not a region of the spinal cord? immunity.
a. Thoracic a. Natural active
b. Pelvic b. Artificial passive
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c. Artificial active
d. none
49. When a patient's immune system becomes
reactive to a drug, this is an example of:
a. Super infection
b. Drug resistance
c. Allergy
d. none

50. What is the smallest unit of heredity?

a. Chromosomes
b. Gene
c. Nucleotides

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