Desert plants are generally known as:
- (A) Bryophytes
- (B) Hydrophytes
- (C) Xerophytes
- (D) None of these
- (C) Xerophytes
The “Theory of Natural Selection” is associated with:
- (A) Dalton
- (B) Darwin
- (C) Mendel
- (D) None of these
- (B) Darwin
Which of the following is NOT allied to Geo-physical Sciences?
- (A) Hydrology
- (B) Meteorology
- (C) Paleontology
- (D) Seismology
- (C) Paleontology
The normal threshold of hearing is around:
- (A) 60-80 dB
- (B) 45-60 dB
- (C) 25-45 dB
- (D) 100-120 dB
- (C) 25-45 dB
What is the unit of Energy in MKS system?
- (A) Erg
- (B) Joule
- (C) Ohm
- (D) None of these
- (B) Joule
The technique of pasteurization of milk is named after:
- (A) Louis Braille
- (B) Louis Pasteur
- (C) Edward Jenner
- (D) None of these
- (B) Louis Pasteur
“Telescope” is an instrument used for viewing:
- (A) Small objects
- (B) Near objects
- (C) Distant objects
- (D) None of these
- (C) Distant objects
“Vitamin B” is most helpful for combating the disease:
- (A) Anemia
- (B) Goiter
- (C) Rickets
- (D) None of these
- (A) Anemia
Who was the first person to fly at great height of about 340 km from the Earth?
- (A) Alexei Leonov
- (B) Yuri Gagarin
- (C) Neil Armstrong
- (D) None of these
- (B) Yuri Gagarin
Which of the following is NOT a contagious disease?
- (A) Mumps
- (B) Smallpox
- (C) Typhoid
- (D) Tuberculosis
- (C) Typhoid