1.Which among the following strictly works on the principle of dipole movement of the water molecules?

(A)Refrigerator (B)Microwave Oven (C)Air Conditioner (D)Electric Geyser 2.Which among the following waves are most commonly used in the Night Vision Devices? (A)Microwaves (B)Infra Red Waves (C)Ultra Violet Waves (D)Radio Waves 3.Which among the following waves are used in the gemstone industry to change white topaz into blue topaz? (A)X-Rays (B)Gamma Rays (C)Alpha Radiation (D)Beta Radiation 4.What do we call the part of the "DTH Satellite dish" that converts the signals from electromagnetic or radio waves to electrical signals ? (A)Orthomode transducer (OMT) (B)Low-noise block converter (LNB) (C)Block upconverter (BUC) (D)Parabolic Dish 5.The power we use at Home has a frequency of 60Hz. What would be the period of the sine wave? (A)0.116 seconds (B)0.0116 seconds (C)0.00116 seconds (D)0.0016 Microseconds 6.Consider the following advantages of the Optic Fibers and the Copper wires: 1. Optic Fibers are NOT susceptible to the electrical interference 2. Optic Fibers can be used to transmit more signals that Copper Wires 3. Optic Fibers can carry a signal over a single fiber, unlike the electricity which requires a pair of Copper wires. Which among the above stand correct ? (A)Only 1 is correct (B)Only 1 & 2 are correct (C)All 1, 2 & 3 are correct (D)Only 3 is correct 7.Consider the following: 1. Submarine Communications 2. AM Radio 3. Short Wave Radio 4. Radar Arrange the above in increasing frequency of the waves used in their applications. (A)4 3 2 1 (B)1 2 3 4 (C)2 1 4 3 (D)2 3 4 1 8.Consider the following: 1. Alpha Rays 2. Gamma Rays 3. Beta Rays Which among the above have equal velocity of the light waves? (A)Only 1 & 2

(B)Only 2 & 3 (C)Only 3 (D)Only 2 9.Which among the following correctly represents a Parsec? (A)0.326 Light Years (B)3.261 Light Years (C)32.61 Light Years (D)3.026 Light Years 10."Fermi" is a unit of which among the following? (A)Mass (B)Length (C)Velocity (D)Frequency 11.Which among the following Vitamin is added to the milk in some countries as it is lost during the process of Fat Removal (Skimming)? (A)Vitamin A (B)Vitamin B (C)Vitamin D (D)Vitamin C 12.Which among the following property of the matter is studied in "Rheology"? (A)Gravitation (B)Viscosity (C)Magnetic Properties (D)Entropy 13.Which among the following is "Fool's Gold" ? (A)Copper Sulphate (B)Iron Sulfide (C)Brass (D)Silver Bromide 14.In which country is produced the "Carnauba wax"? (A)Brazil (B)Egypt (C)Japan (D)South Korea 15.Which among the following makes Chile saltpetre different from saltpetre? (A)Nitrate (B)Sodium (C)Magnesium (D)Calcium 1.Out of the 81,000 animal species so far described from India, Invertebrates have a lion's share with about 68,000 organisms and microorganisms. In this context, consider the following: 1. Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 2. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 3. Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Which among the above emphasize(s) upon conservation of the Invertebrates? (A)1 only (B)2 only (C)3 only (D)2 & 3 only

2.Despite the International Whaling Commission (IWC) 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, there is a continuous Whaling in Japan in recent times, creating an international controversy. A few months back the then Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd proposed to bring the issue to International Court of Justice in aim of stopping Japan from whaling. Which among the following statements is correct in this context? (A)Japan has largest stock of whales and the IWC allows Japan to allow limited Whaling (B)Japan allows the Whaling through conducting scientific research, though the meat is sold in the market (C)Japan does not come under the purview of the IWC (D)None of them

3.REDD Plus Programme is concerned with which of the following? (A)Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) (B)Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (C)Millennium Development Goals (MDG) (D)Earth Summit

4.Consider the following statements: 1. National Tiger Conservation Authority is an statutory authority with legal backing to ensure tiger conservation. 2. Project Tiger had no statutory status Which among the above statements is / are correct? (A)1 only (B)2 only (C)Both 1 & 2 (D)Neither 1 nor 2

5.Who among the following heads National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)? (A)Prime Minister (B)Environment Minister (C)Minister of Water Resources (D)Environment Secretary

6.The Supreme Court's Samata judgment (1997) nullified all mining leases granted by the State government of Andhra Pradesh in the Scheduled areas and asked it to stop all mining operations, thus protecting the land of tribal people. Under which is the following schedules of Indian Constitution, Supreme Court protected the land of the tribal people through this judgment? (A)Schedule 4 (B)Schedule 5 (C)Schedule 6 (D)Schedule 9

7.Consider the following statements: 1. Now a Days Travel Companies are running "Human Safari Tours" to enable tourists to glimpse members of a rare and endangered tribe "Jarawa" in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. 2. Human Safari Tours are promoted by the Government Which among the above statements is / are correct? (A)1 only (B)2 only (C)Both 1 & 2 (D)Neither 1 nor 2

8.Which among the following article was inserted in the Indian Constitution by 42nd amendment 1976, in purview of India being a signatory of Stockholm Conference of 1972? (A)Article 45 (B)Article 47A (C)Article 48A

(D)Article 51A

9.Pilgrims to which of the following Hindu lakes used to consider "eaten by crocodiles" as sacred until the British caught the crocodiles and shifted them to nearby reservoir? (A)Nakki Lake (B)Pushkar Lake (C)Suraj Tal (D)Manimahesh Lake

10.Consider the following statements: 1. Asian Brown Cloud is a layer of air pollution that covers parts of northern Indian Ocean, India, and Pakistan 2. Asian Brown Cloud is a permanent phenomena Which among the above statements is / are correct? (A)1 only (B)2 only (C)Both 1 & 2 (D)Neither 1 nor 2

11.Buddha Nullah has been the main source of Pollution of which among the following rivers ? (A)Chambal (B)Sutlej (C)Yamuna (D)Gandak

12.In which state is located the "Kunchikal Falls", highest tiered waterfalls in India? (A)Uttar Pradesh (B)Uttarakhand (C)Karnataka (D)Tamilnadu

13.Mountain Railways of India refer to the railway lines built in the mountains of India in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, during the British Raj, even being run today by the Indian Railways. How many railway lines refer to the Mountain Railways of India ? (A)Three (B)Four (C)Five (D)Six

14.Solar Valley, world's largest solar water heater manufacturer is located in which of the following countries? (A)Australia (B)Japan (C)China (D)Germany

15.Consider the following statements: 1. Biofertilizers supply direct nutrients to the crops 2. Biofertilizers are able to take care of Nitrogen, Potassium & Phosphate to the plants Which among the above statements is / are correct? (A)1 only (B)2 only

(C)Both 1 & 2 (D)Neither 1 nor 2 1.Biologists have been able to demonstrate the hearing and sound sensory mechanism through the acoustico-lateralis system in which of the following vertebrates ? (A)amphibians (B)snakes (C)fishes (D)birds (E)mammals

2.It has been demonstrated by the scientists that, certain wines such as Red Wine posses health benefits because they contain antioxidants, which work in the body as Free Radical Scavengers and slow the oxidation of other molecules by capturing the free radicals. Which among the following is the most common antioxidant found in Red Wine? (A)Catechin (B)Tetrodotoxin (C)Polyphenol (D)Tocopherol (E)Proanthocyanidin

3.Anesthesia which allows patients to undergo surgery without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience, has been practiced by man since ancient times. Which among the following plant is the most ancient source of anesthesia preparations? (A)Opium (poppy) (B)Cannabis (C)Datura (D)Coca (E)None of them

4.Which among the following group represents the most commonly found cancers in the world? (A)Carcinoma (B)Sarcoma (C)Lymphoma (D)Germ cell tumor (E)Blastic tumor

5.Consider the following statements: 1. Most antigens are Proteins or lipids 2. Lipids work as antigens if they combine with Proteins or polysaccharides 3. Most vaccines contain antigens. Which among the above statements are correct? (A)1 only (B)1 & 2 only (C)2 & 3 only (D)all 1, 2 and 3 (E)None of them is correct

6.Which among the following is the smallest Human Chromosome? (A)Chromosome 10 (B)Chromosome 11 (C)Chromosome 16 (D)Chromosome 18 (E)Chromosome 21

7.In which state of India is located the Temi Tea Garden? (A)Meghalaya (B)Assam (C)Sikkim (D)West Bengal (E)Nagaland

8.Which among the following is essential gene material ? (A)Protein (B)Fat (C)DNA (D)RNA (E)None of them

9.In which of the following, the cellular power plants - Mitochondria are absent ? (A)Red algae (B)Green Algae (C)Bacteria (D)Brown Algae (E)Amoeba

10.The "Red Tides" which are found in marine coastal areas such as "Florida red tide" that occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, is considered to be responsible for bioaccumulation and making local filter feeding organisms such as mussels and oysters toxic. Due to which of the following the "Red Tides" Occur? (A)Bacteria (B)Algae (C)Fungi (D)Toxic Wastes of the Industries (E)None of the above

11.Scientists from which of the following country have been able to develop first synthetic living cell in 2010? (A)Britain (B)US (C)UK (D)France (E)Germany

12.Consider the following statements: 1. Oxygen as well as most Carbon dioxide are transported by Red Blood cells 2. Iron is required for transportation of Oxygen as well as Carbon Dioxide 3. Both Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide bind with Hemoglobin Which among the above statements are correct ? (A)1 & 2 (B)2 & 3 (C)1 & 3 (D)1 only (E)3 only

13.Consider the following statements: 1. Both Cochlea and Vestibular system are parts of Internal ear 2. Only Cochlea makes the auditory system of human body 3. None of the malleus, incus, and stapes are found in the internal ear. Which among the above statements are correct ?

(A)1 & 2 (B)2 & 3 (C)1 & 3 (D)all 1,2 & 3 (E)3 only

14.Which among the following is the correct location of pyloric sphincter in human body? (A)between Oral cavity and esophagus (B)between Esophagus and Stomach (C)between Stomach and duodenum (D)between duodenum and Jejunum (E)between Jejunum and Ileum

15.Which among the following are used in Computed tomography (CT) Scan? (A)X-Rays (B)Ultrasound (C)Infrared waves (D)Radio Waves (E)None of them 1.British Scientist JJ Thomson was awarded Nobel prize in Physics in 1906 for discovery of which of the following particle? (A)Proton (B)Electron (C)Neutron (D)Meson (E)None of them

2.Who among the following is known to manufacture first Cyclotron? (A)Ernest Lawrence (B)Niels Bohr (C)Rutherford (D)Max Born (E)John Cockroft

3.When a Radium with Standard atomic weight 226 and atomic number 88 emits an alpha particle, the result element Radon will have the following properties: (A)Atomic Weight-222, Atomic Number - 86 (B)Atomic Weight-224, Atomic Number - 86 (C)Atomic Weight-224, Atomic Number - 88 (D)Atomic Weight-222, Atomic Number - 88 (E)Atomic Weight-226, Atomic Number - 84

4.Which among the following correctly defines Hypoglycemia ? (A)Lower than normal level of thyroxin secretion (B)Lower than normal level of protein (C)Lower than normal secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland (D)Lower than normal level of blood glucose (E)None of them

5.The volume of a gas at a given pressure and temperature is proportional to the number of atoms or molecules regardless of the nature of the gas. This concept is called as___? (A)Avogadro's law (B)Dalton's law

(C)Gay-Lussac's law (D)Henry's law (E)Ideal gas law

6.F block elements in the periodic table which are commonly called Lanthanides have the following atomic numbers: (A)57-70 (B)58-71 (C)59-72 (D)58-70 (E)59-70

7.Fermi-Kurie plot is used for the study of which of the following? (A)Alpha Decay (B)Beta Decay (C)Internal Conversion (D)Cluster Decay (E)Gamma Radiation

8.By which of the following process some stars which are of the size of Sun or smaller convert hydrogen to helium? (A)Triple-alpha process (B)Proton Proton Chain Reaction (C)CNO Cycle (D)R process (E)Rp process

9.Which of the following organism grows on Common Bread? (A)Bacterium (B)Yeast (C)Mucor (D)Virus (E)All of above

10.Consider the following: 1. Cell Wall 2. cell membrane 3. Protoplasm 4. DNA 5. RNA Which among the above are found in Virus? (A)2,3,4,5 (B)3,4,5 (C)4,5 (D)1,4,5 (E)2,4,5

11.Which among the following basic atoms are must in an Alkaloid? (A)Sodium (B)Nitrogen (C)Magnesium (D)Potassium (E)Lithium

12.Bring out the statement which is wrong: (A)Acetone is used as a solvent (B)Adrenaline is used in the event of heart failure

(C)All alkalis don't dissolve in water (D)graphite is an example of allotropy (E)A mixture of a metal and nonmetal can also be an alloy

13.Which among the following will undergo a chemical reactiondepending on the pH of the solution? (A)Calcium Oxide (B)Zinc Oxide (C)Ferric Oxide (D)Ferrous Oxide (E)None of them

14.Which among the following is used as an antidote? (A)Paracetamol (B)Nicotine (C)Thiamine (D)Activated Charcoal (E)Caffeine

15.Which among the following compound of barium is used as radio contrast agent for X-ray imaging and other diagnostic procedures and also commonly called as Barium Food? (A)Barium Carbonate (B)Barium Sulphate (C)Barium Bromide (D)Barium hydroxide (E)Barium Iodide

16.Which among the following is a main component of some alert tablets such as Alert, No Doz, Stay Awake & Vivarin? (A)Thein (B)Caffeine (C)Nicotine (D)catechins (E)None of them

17.Which among the following is not a beverage plant? (A)Camellia sinensis (B)Theobroma cacao (C)Coffea Arabica (D)Zingiber officinale (E)Alonsoa grandiflora

18.Who among the following were awarded Nobel Prize in 1958 for One Gene One Enzyme Concept? (A)Landsteiner & Weiner (B)Avery, Mccleod and mc Carthy (C)Jacob & Wollman (D)George Beadle and Edward Tatum (E)Lederberg and Edward Tatum

19.Who among the following established that genetic code of all organisms is spelled out in three-letter words, each set of three nucleotides codes for a specific amino acid? (A)Hargobind Khorana (B)Barbara McClintock (C)Theodor O. Diener

(D)Joseph L. Goldstein (E)Paul Alfred Weiss

20.Plants growing on marshy areas are commonly called as _____?Read Note (A)Oxylophytes (B)Lithophytes (C)Helophytes (D)Psilophytes (E)Screlophytes 1.Lepidopterology is a branch of biology, which deals with the following? (A)Ferns (B)animals in stagnant waters (C)Lipids and Fats (D)Moths & Butterflies (E)Bats

2.Which among the following is correct about Viruses? (A)They can have DNA only (B)They can have RNA only (C)They can have both DNA & RNA (D)They can have either DNA or RNA (E)They can have neither DNA nor RNA

3.In which of the following Cloaca which is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, reproductive and urinary tracts is present? (A)Aves only (B)Aves & Amphibians (C)Aves, Amphibians and Reptiles (D)Pisces, Aves, Amphibians & Reptiles (E)Amphibians and Reptiles

4.Which among the following Rabi crop can not tolerate frost at any stage of its life? (A)Wheat (B)Mustard (C)Gram (D)Pea (E)Lentil

5.Biological Oxygen Demand is a measure of ________? (A)Metabolism Rate (B)Pollution (C)Concentration of Oxygen in water bodies (D)Rate of Oxygen generation in plant leaves (E)None of them

6.At which of the following places First Global Conference on depletion of Ozone layer was held? (A)Geneva (B)Vienna (C)London (D)Frankfurt (E)Washington

7.In which of the following the ecological pyramid of numbers is broad in center? (A)Grasslands Ecosystem (B)Pond Ecosystem (C)Parasitic Food chain (D)Forest Ecosystem (E)None of them

8.In which of the following temperature conditions the dominant vegetation is Tropical deciduous forests? (A)Megatherms (B)Mesotherms (C)Microtherms (D)Hekistotherms (E)None of them

9.The pneumatophores are negatively geotropic roots which grow upward & meant for gaseous exchange. These are a characteristic of _______? (A)Halophytes (B)Heliophytes (C)Sciophytes (D)Lithophytes (E)Psammophytes

10.Consider the following types of Plants: 1. Calcicoles 2. Calcifuges 3. Calcareous Which among the above plants grow in most acidic soils? (A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)1& 2 (E)2 & 3

11.Which among the below is not a food plant? (A)Allium cepa (B)Allium sativum (C)Asparagus officinalis (D)Atropa belladona (E)Solanum melongena

12.Which among the following bacterial cells are found in cubical packets? (A)Tetracocci (B)Streptococci (C)Staphylococci (D)Sarcinae (E)None of them

13.Which among the following enzyme plays an important role in adding the building blocks to the primer in a sequence determined by the DNA template? (A)Helicase (B)Primase (C)Polymerase (D)Diastase (E)None of them

14.Which among the following is largest animal Phylum? (A)Mollusca (B)Arthropoda (C)Mammalia (D)Annelida (E)Protozoa

15.Which among the following is not a function of Sympathetic nerves in Autonomic nervous system? (A)Enhancing the heart beats (B)constricting the blood vessels (C)dilate pupils (D)contract urinary bladder (E)raise arterial blood pressure

16.Which among the following is correct about Blood Group B ? (A)It has B antigen on its red cells and Anti A antigen in its plasma (B)It has B antigen on its red cells and Anti B antigen in its plasma (C)It has no antigens on its red cells but, anti A antigen in its plasma (D)It has B antigen on its red cells but no antigen in its plasma (E)None of them

17.Which among the following is essential for both activation and action of thrombin ? (A)Na+ (B)Cl(C)Ca2+ (D)Mg2+ (E)Fe+3

18.In which of the following diseases copper accumulates in tissues ? (A)Fabry disease (B)Canavan disease (C)Wilson's disease (D)Gunther disease (E)None of them

19.Any disease which has a name with a suffix encephalitis is a disorder of ______? (A)Nerves (B)Brain (C)Bones (D)Liver (E)Lungs

20.Which among the following is not rightly matched : 9Ailments and affected parts of Body) (A)Cystitis - Caecum (B)Dermatitis - Skin (C)Glossitis - Tongue (D)Peritonitis - Abdomen (E)Myelitis - Spine