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Sports
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Terms
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Athletics
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Relay, Track, Lane, Photo
finish, Hurdles, Shotput, Discuss Throw, Hammer Throw, High Jump, Triple Jump
Cross Country.
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Badminton
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Shuttle cock, Service
court, Double fault, Fore hand, Back Hand, Smash, Hit, Drop, Net, Love.
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Baseball
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Pinching, Home run,
Base runner, Perfect game, Throw, Strike, Put out.
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Basketball
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Free throw, Common
foul, Under head, Technical foul, Over head.
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Bridge
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Master point, Gland
slam, Perfect deals, Dummy, Trump.
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Billiards & Snooker
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Pull, Cue, Hit, Object
ball, Scoring, Cushion billiards, Break shot.
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Boxing
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Knock out, Ring
Stoppage, Punch, Round, Upper-cut, Kidney punch, Timing, Foot work.
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Chess
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E. L. O. rating, Grand
master, international master, Gambit, Kings Indian Defence.
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Cycling
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Sprint, Time trial,
Trackrace, Point race.
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Cricket
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Toss, Run, Wicket,
Pitch, Stump, Bails, Crease, Gloves, Wicket Keeper, Over, , Followon, Rubber,
Spin, Ashes, Catch, Bowled, Stump out, Run out, L. B. W; Hit Wicket, Googley,
Not out, No ball, Wide ball, Dead ball, Maiden over, Over Throw, Bye, Leg by,
, Cover drive, Late cut, Hook, Glance, Stroke, Shot, Pull, Sixer,
Followthrough, Turn, , , Bouncer, Hattrick, Round the wicket, Over the
wicket, Seamer, Boundry line, Slip, Square leg, Runner, Cover, Yorker, Gully,
Long on, Silly point, Midwicket, Mid on, Forward short leg, Deep/mid-wicket.
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Football
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Kick, Goal, Head,
Penalty kick, Dribble, Off side, Move, Hattrick, Foul, Left out, Right out,
Stopper, Defender, Sideback, Pass, Baseline, Rebound, Comer bick.
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Gymnastics
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Parellel bar,
Horizontal bar, Push up, Floor exercise, Uneven bar, Sit up.
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Hockey
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Bully, Short corner,
Hattrick, Goal, Penalty Corner, Penalty stroke, Pushin, Cut, Scoop, Dribble,
Centre forward, Half back, Astroturf, Sudden death, Left in, Left
out, Off-side, Tie breaker, Carried, Stick, Striking circle, Under cutting.
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Horse Riding
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Three day Event, Dresses,
Show jumping, Faults.
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Judo
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Cocoa, white, , Blue,
Green belt.
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Polo
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Polo-Bunker, Mallet, Chukker.
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Shooting
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Rapidfire Pistol,
Standard rifle, Free pistol, Air rifle, Range, Bull’s eye.
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Swimming
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Freestyle, Back
stroke, Breast stroke, Butterfly, Lane, Pool, Crawl.
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Table Tennis
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Volley, Late service,
Drive spin, Half volley, Back hand, Chop.
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Tennis
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Service, Grandslam,
Deuce, Advantage, Game Point, Break point, Smash, Shot, Break, Grass Court, ,
Drop shot, Netplay, Baseline.
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Volleyball
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Spikers, Booster,
Deuce, Smash, Sidearm, Panetration.
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Weight Lifting
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Jerk, Snatch.
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Wrestling
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Free style, Point, Hal
Nelson, Heave.
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List of Sports & its related terms
Friday, February 15, 2019
Important Schemes Launched by Modi Government
Important Schemes Launched by Modi Government in pdf file
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Monday, February 11, 2019
General Knowledge Questions( Previous Year Questions)
General Knowledge Questions( Previous Year Questions)
Important Questions for SSC & Punjab Exams.
1. With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High Court rest?
With the Parliament
2. ‘Gobar gas’ contains mainly which gas?
Methane
3. Which is the biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country?
Railways
4. Which rocks is transformed into marble?
Limestone
5. Which ‘Englishmen was fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa?
Polak
6. By which number the quality of gasoline’ sample is determined?
By its octane number
7. Due to bite of mad dog the disease hydrophobia is caused by which virus?
Rabies virus
8. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
President
9. What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks?
Extreme heat and pressure
10. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had”?
Mahatma Gandhi
11. A temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and the centigrade scales have the same value?
-40°
12. With which is the ‘Tennis court oath’ associated?
French Revolution
13. Which is the tax that takes away a higher proportion of one’s income as the income rises?
Progressive tax
14. Where is the Sargasso sea located?
North Atlantic Ocean
15. Who com merited that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank?
Mahatma Gandhi
16. Medicine for epilepsy is obtain from which lichen?
Parmelia
17. Up to howmuch age can the Members of the Union Public Service Commission function?
65 years
18. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?
Quartz glass
19. Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean)?
11,033 m
20. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
Champaran
21. With which country is “Orange’ Revolution” associated?
Ukraine
22. With which field was Pandit Bhimsen Joshi associated?
Music’s
23. What percentage of water is lost during transpiration?
99%
24. Which is the most populous city in the world?
Tokyo
25. By which ruler was the practice of military governorship first introduced in India?
Greeks
26. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world?
USA
27.When temperature is gradually decreased, what is the specific heat of substance?
Decreased
28. What is the mean of Invisible Export?
Export Services
29.Which is the country with the highest density of population in Europe?
Netherlands
30. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor?
Jahangir
31. Who was the first person to cross the Alps with army?
Hannibal
32. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called?
Guttation
33. Who was made the Home Minister when Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Interim Government in 1946?
Sardar Patel
34. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?
Myanmar
35. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?
Aurangzeb
36.Which metal is non toxic in nature?
Gold
37.Which is the latest addition to the list of UNESCO’s world heritage sites in India?
Red Fort
38.Which committee was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector?
Malhotra Committee
39. Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India?
Assam
40. The first railway line in India was opened in which year?
1853
41. What is Study of growth and development of embryo?
Embryology
42. What is the minimum permissible age for employment in any factory or mine?
44 years
43. Angular separation between two colours of the spectrum depends upon which thing?
Angle of deviation
44. Which mountain range stretches from Gujarat in west to Delhi in the north?
Aravallis
45. In which nomad man started settling?
Neolithic Age
46.Where is the headquarter of International atomic Energy Agency is located?
Vienna
47.The book ‘Diplomatic Encounter’ has been written by which author?
Arundhati Roy
48.What is the Study of pulse and arterial blood pressure called?
Sphygmology
49.The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range?
The Great Himalayan Range
50. Rigveda is divided into 10 books. Which books are the oldest?
Second and seventh
51. Who is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian citizenship?
Parliament
52. Which is the element that has the highest first ionization potential?
Nitrogen
53. During which Plan did prices show a decline?
First
54. Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India?
Rajasthan
55. Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras?
Mahavira
56. Who is the author of the book ‘The Rights of Man’?
Thomas Paine
57. What is considered as the easily digestable source of protein?
Soyabean
58. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of which post?
President
59. Which port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan?
Paradeep
60. Which site, where Ashokan pillars exist, has the bull capital?
Rampurva
61. Total internal reflection of light is possible when light enters from which thing?
Water to air
62. The book ‘Worshipping False Gods’s is written by which person?
Arun Shourie
63. When was the Rolling plan designed?
1978-83
64. Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?
Western Ghats
65. During which reign was Kalidasa lived?
Chandragupta II
66. In the human body, cowper’s glands form a part of which system?
Reproductive system
67. The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in which sabha?
Rajya Sabha alone
68. Which transition metal is in liquid state?
Mercury
69. Which type of forest exhibits highest bio-diversity?
Tropical rain forest
70. Which Rashtrakuta ruler established a victory pillar in Rameshwaram?
Krishna III
71. Who directed the famous T.V. serial ‘Tandoori Nights’?
Saeed Jaffrey
72. The UNESCO declared 2011 as which International Year?
International Year of Chemistry
73. In absence of ribosome in cell which function does not takes place?
Protein synthesis
74. Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?
Uttarakhand
75. Who was the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?
Nasir-ud-din-Mahmud
76. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
77. If a bar magnet is cut length wise into 3 parts, what will the total number of poles be?
6
78. Why does the Issue Department of the RBI maintain a against printing of note?
Minimum Reserve System
79. With which river is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
Narmada
80. The ruler which was not invited to join the confederacy to fight against Vijaynagar in the battle of Talikota?
Berar
81. The United Nations declared 2010 as which International Year?
Rapprochemont of Cultures
82. Which tissue take part in healing the wounds?
Epithelium tissue
83. Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution of India?
Supreme Court
84. What is the state the main activity associated with the fold mountain?
Earthquakes
85. Who was the Afghan ruler of India whose administrative system was emulated by the British?
Sher Shah
86. Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of which thing?
Magnesium bicarbonate
87. Regatta is associated with which sports event?
Rowing
88. Rupee was devalued by what percent in July 1991?
20 Percent
89. What is the term as the drainage pattern developed on folded sedimentary rocks?
Trellis
90. Whose tomb is ‘Biwi Ka Maqbara’?
Aurangzeb’s wife
91. Which energy do not have the problem of pollution?
Sun
92. When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu?
1969
93. What is a suitable unit for expressing electric field strength?
N/C
94. Rotation of the earth causes deflection of wind by which force?
Coriolis force
95. Who organised a Maratha confederacy against the English leading to the Third Anglo Maratha War?
The Peshwa
96. Which woman has become the highest individual scorer in an innings in Tests?
Kiran Baloch
97. What is the name of the person that controls a football match?
An umpire
98. Which air pollutant affect the nervous system of man?
Lead
99. Which is the chief characteristics of wet and dry tropics?
Constant heating
100. By whom was Shuddhi movement (conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism) started?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
101. Which Union Territory attained statehood in February, 1987?
Goa
102. Which oxyacid of halogen has maximum acidic nature?
HClO4
103. From when was the Zero Base Budgeting in India first experimented?
April, 1987
104. What is most important reason for dwindling forest resources today?
Over felling
105. “The best and bravest of the military leader of the rebels”- about whom was this said by Sir Hugh Rose?
Rani of Jhansi
106. Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket?
Shane Warne
107. The greatest threat to organisms and biodiversity in which process?
Process of habitat loss
108. Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats?
Article 40
109. How much of earth surface is covered by the forests?
30 percent
110. Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Sarojini Naidu
111. The unidirectional property of a pn-junction is useful for its use as which thing?
Rectifier
112. Who has been awarded the Prem Bhatia Award for the year 2012?
P.R. Ramesh
113. Who was the chairman of 13th Finance Commission?
Vijay Kelkar
114. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer broad?
150 to 400
115. During India’s Freedom Struggle, which led to the first ‘All India Hartal’?
Protest against Rowlatt Act
116. Which animals have a diet mainly consisting of bamboo?
Red pandas
117. Which Amendment of the Constitution of India deals with the issue of strengthening of the Panchayati Raj?
73rd
118. Thermal decomposition of alkanes is known as which name?
Cracking
119. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal?
204
120. In ancient India, at where was the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom?
Rajgir
121. Amarya Sen, the NRI Nobel laureate got the honour for which work?
Poverty and famines
122. Where did India made her debut in Olympic football?
London in 1948
123. Which plant is used for green manuring in India?
Sunhemp
124. Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?
Coimbatore
125. The Government of India has decided to declare river as ‘National River’?
Ganga
126. What does the Preamble of our Constitution contain?
The spirit of the Constitution
127. Which energy of the electron at absolute zero is called?
Fermi energy
128. What is an essential attribute of inflation?
Increase in prices
129. Which city is known for silk wearing industry?
Kanchepuram
130. Which Rajputa king defeated Muhammad Ghori for the first time?
Prithviraj III
131. Where were first Olympic Games held?
776 B.C.
132. What is the characteristic odour of garlic?
A sulphur compound
133. The source of India’s sovereignty lies in which thing?
Preamble to the Constitution
134. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?
7 minutes 40 seconds
135. Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin?
Kashmir
136. Which is the vitamin that is most readily manufactured in our bodies?
Vitamin D
137. The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by which author?
Mario Puzo
138. What is the best means of saving during inflation?
Money
139. What is the total surface area of earth?
510 million sq km
140. Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle?
Plassey
141. In human body, which are the leg bones?
Humerus and Femur
142. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of which post?
President
143. Which of the following is good nuclear fuel?
Plutonium-239
144. All the watches of a country are set according to which time?
Standard time of the country
145. Near the banks of which river excavations have brought to light that Indus Valley Civilization percolated to far south?
Krishna
146. Which book is entitled as ‘Bible of Communism’?
Das Kapital
147. Who is popularly known as ‘Nightingale of India’?
Sarojini Naidu
148. In metabolism, how enzymes act?
As catalyst
149. If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E?
12 Noon on Tuesday
150.The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period, was used in latertirnes, what did it denote?
A coin
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Saturday, February 9, 2019
General Knowledge on Biology (Previous Year Questions)
Q1. Penicillin is extracted from
(a)yeast
(b) algae
(c)fungus
(d) lichen
Q2. Which is the effect of antigen in an ill person ?
(a)It increases the production of W.B.C.
(b)It increases the production of antibiotics
(c)It increases the production of anti-serum against bacteria
(d)It prevents the growth of bacteria
Q3. Which among the following helps in circulation of blood ?
(a)Arithrocytus
(b)Blood platelets
(c)Monocytes
(d)Lymphocytes
Q4. Which among the following elements increases the absorption of water and calcium in plants ?
(a)Manganese
(b)Boron
(c)Copper
(d)Molybdenum
Q5. Which wood will become useless soon after exposing in the open air ?
(a)Softwood
(b)Fibrous wood
(c)Wet wood
(d)Hardwood
Q6. Which among the following is a large spectrum Antibiotic ?
(a)Paracetamol
(b)Pencillin
(c)Ampicillin
(d)Chlormphenicol
Q7. Our bones and teeth are generally made of
(a)Tricalcium phosphate
(b)Fluoropetite
(c)Chloropetite
(d)Hydrolith
Q8. Angora wool is extracted from
(a)rabbit
(b) sheep
(c)fox
(d) goat
Q9. Which of the following diseases affects women easily
than that of men ?
(a)Heart attack
(b)Hepatitis
(c)Joint arthritis
(d)Arthritis
Q10. Pituitary gland is located in
(a)brain
(b)kidney
(c)liver
(d)intestine
Q11. What is the limit of MG/DL of blood sugar in the normal person at the time of fast ?
(a)40-60
(b)120-150
(c)70-100
(d)160-200
Q12. The cross section of a stem of tree has fifty rings . what is the age of the tree ?
(a)50 months
(b) 5 years
(c) 25 years
(d) 50 years
Q13. Onion is a modified form of
(a)leaf
(b) stem
(c)root
(d)None of these
Q14. The pollination of maize takes place by
(a)self-pollination
(b)pollination by insects
(c)pollination by air
(d)pollination by rain
Q15. Why radiologists do not take direct Xray photographs of intestine ?
(a)Intestines are affected by direct exposure to X-rays
(b)X-rays cannot cross intestine
(c)X-rays are not able to capture clear picture
(d)Even short exposure of X-rays causes cancer in
intestine
Q16. Exobiology deals with the study of :
(a)external characters of living organisms
(b)life on the surface of the earth
(c)life in the outer layers of atmosphere
(d)life in other planets and space
Q17. Animals do not have enzyme systems which enable them to make use of the energy from :
(a)fat
(b) water
(c)protein
(d)carbohydrate
Q18. A clone is a colony of:
(a)cells having different shapes
(b)cells having similar shape
(c)cells having similar genetic constitution
(d)cells having different genetic constitutions
Q19. The pollen grains of flowers pollinated by insects are :
(a)smooth and dry
(b)rough and sticky
(c)rough and dry
(d)large and showy
Q20. The disease caused by Asbestos is :
(a) Emphysema
(b) Paralysis
(c) Diarrhea
(d) Dysentery
Q21. In the eye colour vision is effected by the presence of:
(a)Choroid coat
(b)Sclerotic coat
(c) Rods
(d) Cones
Q22. Which of the following is NOT one of the important steps in processing tea leaves?
(a) Rolling
(b) Drying
(c)Fermenting
(d)Withering
Q23. Dehydration in human body is caused due to the loss of:
(a)vitamins
(b)salts
(c)hormones
(d)water
Q24. Which of the following is the largest living bird ?
(a)Eagle
(b)Peacock
(c)Ostrich
(d)Kiwi
Q25. In the case of test tube babies
(a)egg is fertilized in the uterus.
(b)embryo completes its development in a test tube.
(c)embiyo is placed in uterus after 2 months.
(d)egg is fertilized outside mother s body.
Q26. The age Of trees is determined by its :
(a) girth
(b) height
(c)growth rings
(d)general appearance
Q27. Kidney disease in man is caused by the pollutant:
(a) Cadmium
(b) Iron
(c) Cobalt
(d) Carbon
Q28. Fruits of this plant are found underground:
(a) Potato
(b) Carrot
(c) Groundnut
(d) Onion
Q29. A rare and endangered animal in Silent Valley is :
(a)Musk deer
(b)Tiger
(c)Lion-tailed macaque
(d)Rhino sores
Q30. Maximum photosynthetic activity occurs in :
(a)blue and red region of light
(b)green and yellow region of light
(c)blue and orange region of light
(d)violet and orange region of tight-
Q31. AIDS virus has :
(a)single-stranded RNA
(b)double-stranded RNA
(c)single-stranded DNA
(d)double stranded DNA
Q32. A breath test used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses:
(a)potassium dichromate-sulphuric acid
(b)potassium permanganate-sulphuric acid
(c)turmeric on filter paper
(d)silica gel coated with silver nitrate
Q33. AngloNubian is a breed of:
(a) sheep
(b) goat
(c) poultry
(d) cattle
Q34. What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?
(a) Alkaline
(b) Acidic
(c)Water-logged
(d)Soil with excessive clay content
Q35. Typhoid fever is caused by
(a)virus
(b)bacteria
(c)fungus
(d)allergy
Q36. Which of the following blood group is a universal recipient?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) AB
(d) O
Q37. Rod shaped bacteria is called
(a)Bacillus
(b)Spirillum
(c)Coccus
(d)Coma
Q38. The animal which has become extinct recently in India happens to be
(a) Golden cat
(b) Cheetah
(c) Wooly wolf
(d) Rhinoceros
Q39. All the progeny obtained from a single plant by vegetative propagation are called
(a) Clones
(b) Pure line
(c) Indeed line
(d) Pedigree line
Q40. What is a Sponge ?
(a) A fungus
(b) A fossil
(c) A plant
(d) An animal
Q41. Which of the following blood groups may be present in the children of a couple having blood groups A and B respectively?
(a)A and B only
(b)A B and AB
(c)A B AB and O
(d)A B only
Q42. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
(a)Poliomyelitis
(b)Malaria
(c)Whooping cough
(d)Ringworm
Q43. Which of the following is known as Vitamin B1?
(a)Retinol
(b) Thiamin
(c) Riboflavin
(d) Ascorbic Acid
Q44. Which of the following is true ?
(a)DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism
(b)RNA is the genetic material in most viruses and
bacteria
(c)DNA is the genetic material in all the viruses
(d)RNA is the genetic material in all the viruses
Q45. Pathogenic bacteria secrete
(a)Antigens
(b) Antibodies
(c) Hormones
(d) Interferon’s
Q46. Where is the Botanical Survey of India headquartered ?
(a)Lucknow
(b) Darjeeling
(c) Kolkata
(d) Oottaccamund
Q47. Who amongst the following was awarded Nobel Prize for path breaking contributions to develop treatment against Parkinson s disease ?
(a)Arvid Carlsson
(b)Walter Kohn
(c)Robert B. Laughlin
(d)Ferid Murad
Q48. Which of the following food items is rich in iron ?
(a)Rice
(b) Apple
(c) Pulses
(d) Orange
Q49. Who discovered Cholera germs?
(a)Robert Koch
(b)Rene Laennec
(c)Dresser
(d)Hansen
Q50. Sweetex used by the diabetic patients has energy
content of:
(a)Five calories
(b)Ten calorie
(c)Hundred calories
(d)Zero calories
Answers
1 c 2 b 3 d
4 b 5 c 6 c
7 a 8 a 9 a
10 a 11 c 12 d
13 b 14 c 15 c
16 d 17 a 18 c
19 b 20 a 21 d
22 c 23 d 24 c
25 c 26 c 27 a
28 c 29 c 30 a
31 a 32 a 33 b
34 a 35 b 36 c
37 a 38 b 39 a
40 d 41 c 42 a
43 b 44 a 45 a
46 c 47 a 48 b
49 a 50 d
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List of Scientific Instruments & their Usages
Important Scientific Instruments & their Usages
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Instrument
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Usage
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Actinometer
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An instrument for measuring the intensity of
radiation, especially ultraviolet radiation.
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Altimeter
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An
instrument used in aircrafts for measuring altitudes
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Ammeter
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Measures electric current
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Anemometer
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Used
to measure the speed, direction and pressure of the wind.
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Audiometer
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Measures intensity of sound
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Barograph
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Continuous
recording of atmospheric pressure
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Barometer
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Measures atmospheric pressure and conditions.
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Binoculars
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An
optical instrument used for magnified view of distant objects.
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Bolometer
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Measures infra-red (Heat) radiation.
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Callipers
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Measures
diameters of thin cylinder/wire.
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Calorimeter
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Measures quantity of heat
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Carburettor
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Used
for charging air with petrol vapours in an internal combustion engine.
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Cardiogram(ECG)
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Traces movements of the heart ,recorded on a
Cardiograph
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Cathetometer
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Determines
heights and levels
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Chronometer
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Determines longitude of a vessel at sea.
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Cinematograph
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Used
for projecting pictures on the screen.
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Colorimeter
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Compares intensity of colours
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Commutator
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Used
in generators to reverse the direction of electric current.
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Crescograph
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Used for measuring growth in plants.
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Cryometer
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Measurement
of low temperature.
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Cyclotron
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Used for accelerating charged particles in microwave
oscillator
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Dilatometer
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Measures
change in volume of substances
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Dynamo
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Coverts mechanical energy into electrical energy
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Electrometer
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Measures
very small but potential difference in electric currents
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Electrometer
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Used for measuring electrical potential difference.
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Electroscope
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Detects
presence of an electric Charge
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Electron microscope
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Used to obtain a magnifying view of very small objects
(20,000 times).
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Endoscope
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To
examine internal parts of the body
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Fathometer
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Measures depth of the ocean
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Fluxmeter
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Measures
magnetic flux
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Galvanometer
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Measures electric current
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Gramophone
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Used
to reproducing recorded sound.
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Hydrometer
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Measures the relative density of liquids
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Hydrophone
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Measure
sound under water
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Hygrometer
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Used to measure the moisture content or the humidity
of air or any gas.
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Hygroscope
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Shows
the changes in atmospheric humidity
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Hypsometer
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Determines boiling point of liquids.
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Lactometer
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Measures
the relative density of milk.
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Machmeter
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Determines the speed of an aircraft relative to the
speed of sound
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Manometer
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Compares
magnetic movement and fields
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Manometer
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Used to measure atmospheric pressure
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Micrometer
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Coverts
sound waves into electrical vibration
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Microphone
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Converts sound waves into electrical signals.
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Microscope
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Used
to obtain a magnified view of small objects
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Nephetometer
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Measures the scattering of light by particles
suspended in a liquid
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Odometer
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An
instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance
travelled.
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Ohmmeter
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Measures electrical resistance of objects
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Ondometer
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Measures
the frequency of electromagnetic waves(radio waves)
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Optometer
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Used for testing the refractive power of the eye.
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Otoscope
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Used
for visual examination of the eardrum.
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Periscope
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Used to view objects above sea level (Used in
submarines).
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Phonograph
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Used
for reproducing sound.
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Photometer
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Compares the luminous intensity of the two sources of
light
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Polygraph
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It
simultaneously records changed in physiological processes such as heartbeat,
blood pressure & the respiration (used as lie detector)
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Pyrheliometer
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Used for measuring Solar radiation.
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Pyrometer
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Measures
very high temperature.
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Quadrant
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Measures altitudes and angles in navigation and
astronomy
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Radar
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Radio,
Detection and Ranging.
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Rain Gauge
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Measures Rainfall.
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Refractometer
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Measures
salinity of solutions
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Refractometer
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Measures a Refractive Index of a substance.
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Sextant
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Used
by navigators to find the latitude of place by measuring the elevation above
the horizon of the sun or another star; also used to measure the height of
very distant objects
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Sextant
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Used for measuring angular distance between two
objects.
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Siesmograph
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Used
for recording the intensity and origin of earthquakes shocks.
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Spectroscope
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Used for Spectrum analysis.
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Speedometer
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An
instrument used for measuring speed of the vehicle.
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Spherometer
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Measures curvature of spherical objects.
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Sphygmomanometer
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Measures
blood pressure.
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Stethoscope
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Used for hearing and analysing the sound of Heart.
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Tachometer
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To
determine speed, especially the rotational speed of a shaft(rpm)
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Tangent galvanometer
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Measure the amount of direct current(DC)
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Telemeter
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Records
physical happenings at a distant place(space)
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Telescope
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Used for magnified view of distant objects.
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Tensiometer
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an
instrument for measuring the surface tension of liquids
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Thermometer
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Measures Temperature
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Thermostat
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Automatically
regulates temperatures at a constant point.
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Tonometer
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Measures the pitch of a sound
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Transformer
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An
apparatus used for converting high voltage to low and vice-versa without
change in its frequency.
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Transponder
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To receive a signal and transmit a reply immediately
in satellites.
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Venturimeter
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Measures
the rate of flow of liquids
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Vernier
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Measures Small sub-division of scale.
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Viscometer
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Measures
Viscosity of liquid.
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Voltmeter
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Used to measure electric potential difference between
two points
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Wattmeter
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To
measure electric power
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Wavemeter
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To measure the wavelength of a radiowave(high
frequency waves)
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