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Recent MCQs

The dengue fever is caused by the bite of which of the following mosquitoes ?

  1. Asian tiger mosquito
  2. Aedes
  3. Culex
  4. Anopheles
General science

In human eye light rays get transformed into neural impulses at:

  1. cornea
  2. pupil
  3. retina
  4. lens
General science

The "universal donor" is a person whose blood-group is:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. AB
  4. O
General science

One kilowatt-hour equals:

  1. 3.6 × 106 J
  2. 3.6 × 103 J
  3. 103 J
  4. 105 J
General science

Brain diseases are diagnosed by

  1. ECG
  2. EEG
  3. EMG
  4. EKG
General science

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List I - List II

A) Kevlar - 1) Explosive
B) Taxol - 2) Synthetic fibre
C) Zink Phosphide - 3) Anticancer drug
D) Nitrocellulose - 4) Rodenticide

  1. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
  2. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  3. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
  4. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
General science

When ice melts, then the

  1. volume increases
  2. volume decreases
  3. mass increases
  4. mass decreases
General science

Enriched uranium are:

  1. Uranium rods kept under special shield
  2. Natural Uranium in which the component of radio active isotope U-235 is artificially increased
  3. Natural Uranium mixed with Thorium
  4. Uranium rods coated with Chromium
General science

The "blue moon" phenomenon occurs:

  1. When two full moons occur in the same month
  2. When four full moons appear in two consecutive months of the same calendar year.
  3. when two full moons appear in the same month thrice in a calendar year
  4. None of the above.
General science

The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called:

  1. Chandrashekhar limit
  2. Eddington limit
  3. Hoyle limit
  4. Fowler limit
General science

2, 4-D is:

  1. an insecticide
  2. an explosive
  3. a fungicide
  4. a herbicide
General science

Pencil lead is:

  1. graphite
  2. charcoal
  3. lamp blac
  4. coal
General science

Heroin is obtained from-

  1. Indian hemp
  2. Opium poppy
  3. Tobacco
  4. Arecanut
General science

Normal temperature of human body is 98.4°F. Its equivalent temperature in °C is:

  1. 40.16
  2. 36.89
  3. 35.72
  4. 32.36
General science

ABC Index announced by the Government of India is associated with which of the following?

  1. Agriculture
  2. Communication
  3. Health
  4. Education
General science

The gas used in artificial ripening of unripe fruit is

  1. Acetylene
  2. Ethane
  3. Hydrogen
  4. Carbon dioxide
General science

Which of the following is not related to the astronomical theories of climate change?

  1. Eccentricity of earth's orbit
  2. Obliquity of earth's rotational axis
  3. Precession of equinoxes
  4. Solar irradiance
General science

Consider the following statements and give the answer with the help of codes given below:

Assertion (A): Only one side of the moon's surface is visible from the earth.
Reason (R): The period of rotation of the moon on its axis is equal to the period of its revolution round the earth.

Code:

  1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is correct but R is wrong.
  4. A is wrong but R is correct.
General science

The best source of Vitamin C is:

  1. Apple
  2. Mango
  3. Amla
  4. Milk
General science

With reference to the electric potential which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a scalar quantity.
2. It is a vector quantity.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
General science

Which of the following is NOT obtained from insects?

  1. Silk
  2. Honey
  3. Lac
  4. Pearl
General science

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. Manometer–Pressure
  2. Carburetor–Internal combustion engine
  3. Cardiograph–Heart movement
  4. Seismometer–Curvature of surface
General science

Which one of the following is not correctly matched:

  1. ginger–rhizome
  2. saffron–seeds
  3. opium–poppy of opium
  4. flax–stem
General science

Methane is present in the atmosphere of

  1. Moon
  2. Sun
  3. Jupiter
  4. Mars
General science