Q1. Which of the following is the newest geological era?
(a) Permian
(b) Triassic
(c) Cretaceous
(d) Jurassic
S1. Ans.(c)
Q2. The plant from which cocoa and chocolate are obtained is a
(a) herb
(b) shrub
(c) small tree
(d) very big tree
S2. Ans.(c)
Q3. Who among the following received the Nobel prize twice in different subjects?
(a) Marie Curie
(b) Frederic Sanger
(c) John Bardeen
(d) None of these
S3. Ans.(a)
Q4. Crescograph was invented by
(a) S. N. Bose
(b) P. C. Roy
(c) J. C. Bose
(d) P. C. Mahalanobis
S4. Ans.(c)
Q5. Foramen Magnum is an aperture found in the
(a) Ear
(b) Lung
(c) Girdle
(d) Skull
S5. Ans.(d)
Q6. Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
(a) Hyder Ali
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Mir Jaffar
(d) Nawab of Oudh
S6. Ans.(c)
Q7. ‘Kelp’ is
(a) Sulphide mineral of iron
(b) Partially decomposed vegetation
(c) Sea weed rich in iodine content
(d) An aluminium silicate mineral
S7. Ans.(c)
Q8. Actor Salman Khan on Twitter has announced the launch of his app, ___________ on his 51st birthday (27th December 2016).
(a) Kind Person
(b) Human On Earth
(c) Our Humanity
(d) Being In Touch
S8. Ans.(d)
Q9. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly how many minutes
(a) 8 min
(b) 2 min
(c) 6 min
(d) 4 min
S9. Ans.(a)
Q10. Radar is used to
(a) locate submerged submarines.
(b) receive signal from radio receivers.
(c) detect and locate distant objects.
(d) locate geostationary satellites.
S10. Ans.(c)
