ASSIGNMENT – Science-1
1. Gas used to purify water is_________ (c) leukaemia (d) xerophthalmia
(a) Oxygen (b) Ammonia (b) Carbon dioxide (d)
Chlorine 13. Universal donor blood group is ……………..
while universal recipient blood group is
2. When a compact disc used in audio and video (a) O, AB (b) AB, O (c) A, B (d) B, A
system is seen in sun light rain bow like colours
are seen. This can he explained on the [Link] who discovered blood groups is
phenomenon of (a) T.H. Morgan (b) Darwin
(a) Reflection and Diffraction (c) William Harvey (d) Karl Landsteiner
(b) Reflection and transmission
(c) Diffraction and transmission [Link] who discovered blood circulation is
(d) Reflection, Diffraction & Transmission (a) T. H. Morgan (b) Darwin
(c) William Harvey (d) Karl Landsteiner
3. What does the ‘Green house effect’ refer to?
(a) introducing greenery [Link] gas is a mixture of
(b) heating of earth by increase in amount of (a) Methane and Oxygen (b) Butane, Methane
carbon dioxide present and Oxygen
(c) rearing plants in a glasshouse (d) None of (c) Butane and Propane (d) None of the above
these
17. First scientist to discover that the earth
4. Triple Antigen treatment for children is to ward revolves around the sun is
of (a) Newton (b) Dalton (c) Copernicus (d)
(a) whooping Cough (b) tetanus Einstein
(c) diphtheria (d) all of the above
18. Speed of light is minimum while passing thro-
5. How does the day time sky appear from a (a) Vacuum (b) Air (c) Gold (d) Glass
planet which has no atmosphere?
(a) white (b) grey (c) blue (d) black 19. Sound travels fastest in
(a) Water (b) Steel (c) Air (d) Vacuum
6. Which is the vitamin found in lemons?
(a) vitamin A (b) vitamin C (c) vitamin F (d) all 20. Sound does not travel in—
(a) Solid (b) Vacuum (c) Liquid (d)
7. Chemical name of Vitamin A is Gas.
(a) Riboflavin (b) Thlamine (c) Cytamen (d) 21. Dinosaur is a
Retinal (a) fish (b) bird (c) reptile (d) mammal
8. Which vitamin is considered to be harmone? 22. Which gland secretes Bile useful in absorption
(a) A (b) B6 (c) D (d) B1 of fats?
(a) Liver (b) Stomach
9. Healing of wound is accelerated by (c) Pancreas (d) Salivary gland
(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin C (c) Vitamin E (d)
Vitamin K [Link] of a red blood cell is about
(a) 30 days (b) 90 days (c) 120 days
10. Rusting of iron is an example of (d) 60 days
(a) Absorption (b) Adsorption
(c) Oxidation (d) Reduction [Link] body is immune to which of the
following diseases?
11. A balanced diet is one in which the ingredients (a) Jaundice (b) Tuberculosis
are (c) Small Pox (d) Diabetes
(a) weighed by a balance (b) in minimum
requirement 25. Among the following the hardest metal is
(c) in correct proportions (d) in maximum (a) Iron (b) Gold (c) Tungsten (d) Platinum
requirements
26. A small pouch containing silica gel is often
[Link] disease in which clotting of blood found in bottles of medicines in tablet or powder
does not take place is known as form because silica gel
(a)haemophilia (b) anaemia
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(a) Kills bacteria (b) Kills germs (c)Quantitative Analysis of DNA (d) DNA
and spores Fingerprints.
(c) Absorb moisture (d) Absorbs all gases
present inside the bottle 40. Major component of Honey is :
(a) Glucose (b) Sucrose (c) Maltose (d) Fructose
27. In eye donation, which of the following parts
of donors eye is utilized? 41. Recommended daily intake of proteins for a
(a) Iris (b) Lens (c) Cornea (d) Retina moderately active women
(a) 30 gms (b) 37 gms (c) 40 gms (d) 46gms
28. One light year is equal to
(a) 9.46 x 1012 km (b) 10.46 x 102 km 42. ‘Eco-mark’ is given to the Indian product that
(c) 12.46 x 101 km (d) none are:
(a) Pure & unadulterated (b) Rich in proteins
29. Gas is the same as— (c) Environment Friendly (d) Economically
(a) Diesel (b) Engine oil viable
(c) Invert sugar (d) brown sugar
43. A fuse in an electric circuit is used to
30. Medical term for sleeplessness is (a) break the circuit when excessive current flows
(a) Nyctinuria (b) Somnambulism (b) decrease the flow of current in the circuit
(c) Insomnia (d) Hallucination (c) increase the flow of current in the circuit
(d) None
31. Blood Sugar is the amount of …… in the
circulating blood. 44. Transformers are used in the transmission of
(a) Glucose (b) Sucrose (c) Galactose (d) electric power
Lactose (a) Because they speed transmission
(b) Because they can conserve electrical energy
32. Light year is an astronomical unit of (c) Because they can reduce transmission losses
(a) distance (b) gravity (c) water (d) gas (d) Because they help to distribute electrical
energy efficiently
33. Arthritis affects
(a) Lungs (b) Joints (c) Skin (d) Eyes 45. Metal used for manufacture of heating
elements provided in electric presses is
34. Pisciculture is the art of: (a) Chromium (b) Nichrome (c) Nickel
(a) artificial rearing of fish (d) Tungsten
(b) classical dance of the Dravidians
(c) rearing insects for food (d) none 46. Which of the following instruments is used for
detecting and measuring small electric currents?
35. Sound of frequency below 20hz are called (a) Ammeter (b) Fluxmeter
(a) Super Sonics (b) Infra Sonics (c) Ultra Sonics (d) (c) Galvanometer (d) Voltmeter
Audio Sound
47. Who discovered the law of attraction and
36. Alpha-Keraten is a protein present in: repulsion between electric charges?
(a) Skin (b) Blood (c)Wool (a) Coulomb (b) Graham Bell (c) Marconi
(d) Eggs (d) Reumer
37. Scientific study of Ageing known as: 48. The lightning conductor or rod used for
(a) Osteology (b) Grantology (c) Etiology protecting buildings from lightning is made of
(d) Teratology (a) aluminum (b) copper (c) iron (d) All of
these
38. Soft drinks such as Colas contains significant
quantities of 49. What kind of mirror is used for rear view?
(a) Caffeine (b) Nicotine (c) Tannin (d) Rennin (a) Concave (b) Convex (c) Plane (d) Simple
39. Name the technique which can be used to glass
establish Paternity of a child?
(a) Protein Analysis (b) Chromosome 50. Who invented the Radio?
Counting (a) Graham Bell (b) Marconi (c) Newton
(d) Otto Hume
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59. Safety wire used in electrical circuits is made
51. Springs of shock absorbers of automobiles and of a material having
railway coaches are made of steel and not of (a) low melting point (b) high resistance
rubber, because steel is (c) high melting point (d) low specific heat
(a) more durable than rubber
(b) less expensive than rubber in the long run 60. The blue colour of the clear sky is due to
(c) less elastic than rubber (d) more elastic (a) diffraction of light (b) dispersion of light
than rubber (c) reflection of light (d) refraction of light
52. Dehydration in human body is caused due to 61. Newton's law of gravitation applies to
the loss of (a) small bodies only (b) planets only
(a) Vitamins (b) water (c) minerals (d) (c) both small and big bodies
proteins (d) is valid within the solar system only
53. Why is the metal tungsten used for the 62. The sex of a child depends upon
manufacture of the filament of an electric bulb? (a) Chromosome of father
(a) Because it is a good conductor (b) Because it is (b) Chromosome of grandfather
inexpensive (c) Chromosome of both father and mother
(c) Because it is malleable (d) none
(d) Because it has a very high melting point
63. What is the approximate frequency of
54. Why does the police use dogs for detective Ultrasonic wave?
work?
(a) Less than 15,000 Hz (b) Greater than
(a) Because they can run very fast
15,000 Hz
(b) Because they can hear ultrasonic waves
(c) Greater than 20,000 Hz (d) Less than 20,000
(c) Because they have sharp eye-sight
Hz
(d) Because they are easily trainable and remain
faithful
64. Which from the following is the best
insulator?
55. The sound waves which cannot be heard by a
(a) Paper (b) Glass (c) Wood (d) Cloth
human ear are called
(a) extraordinary sounds (b) infrasonic sounds
65. ‘Hemophillia’ is the disease of ……….
(c) ultrasonic sounds (d) both (b) and (c)
(a) Liver (b) Blood (c) Brain (d) Bones
56. An ice cube floats on water but it sinks in
66. Pluto has recently been demoted to “dwarf
alcohol because
planet” because it does not meet one or more of
(a) the ice cube is the frozen form of water
the following criteria of a planet:
(b) water is more transparent than alcohol
I. A planet should orbit around the sun.
(c) ice cube is solid while alcohol is liquid
II. A planet should have sufficient mass so that is
(d) the ice cube is lighter than water and heavier
assumes a nearly round shape.
than alcohol
III. A planet must have cleared its neighbourhood
around its orbit
57. An object weighs less at the equator than at
Select the correct answer using the given codes:
the poles because
(a) I, II and III (b) II and III only
(a) the force of gravity is more at the equator than
(c) II only (d) III only
at the poles
(b) the force of gravity is less at the equator than
67. The name of the galaxy in which the Earth is a
at the poles
planet is
(c) the Earth is almost flat at the equator (a) Ursa Major (b) Ursa Minor (c) Andromeda (d)
(d) the equatorial radius of the Earth is less than
Milky Way
the polar radius
68. The deficiency of which one of the following
58. Under normal conditions the velocity of sound
vitamins causes increased loss of calcium ion in
in the air is
urine?
(a) 33 m/sec. (b) 332 m/sec. (c) 600 m/sec.
(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B (c) Vitamin C (d)
(d) 3,300 m/sec.
Vitamin D
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69. Which one of the following is a water-soluble
vitamin?
(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin C (c) Vitamin D (d)
Vitamin K
70. Why does a stick partly immersed in water
appear to be broken at the junction of water and
air? This is due to
(a) Scattering of light (b) reflection of light
(c) refraction of light (d) both (a) and (b)
above
71. Bile which helps in the digestion of food is
secreted by
(a) Pituitary (b) Stomach (c) Pancreas (d) Liver
72. Bile is stored in the
(a) Lungs (b) Kidneys (c) Intestines (d) Gall
Bladder
73. Pencillin was discovered by
(a) Alexander Fleming (b) John Austin
(c) Newton (d) None
74. In the human body which structure is the
appendix attached to?
(a) The large intestine (b) The small
intestine
(c) The gall bladder (d) The stomach
75. Solid, Liquid, gas and ___are four states of
matter
(a) Plasma (b) Gel (c) Sol (d) Agar