Sets
General Science Set 10
30 questions 1. Consider the following pairs:
(I) Hydrosphere – water
(II) Geosphere – solid parts such as rocks, soils and minerals
(III) Biosphere – gases of the air
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
2. During the day, the wind blowing from the sea to the land is called:
3. The Law of Octaves was proposed by:
4. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
5. The relative density of a substance is the ratio of its density to the density of water at:
6. Which pair of metals does not react with oxygen even at high temperatures?
7. A genetically regulated and organised process of selective cell destruction is called:
8. The force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field is the largest when the current is:
9. The atmosphere of Venus is almost entirely made up of:
10. Lothar Meyer plotted melting point, boiling point and which other property against atomic weight to obtain a periodically repeated pattern?
11. Consider the following statements:
(I) The direction of force on a current-carrying conductor reverses when the direction of current is reversed.
(II) The direction of force reverses when the direction of the magnetic field is reversed.
(III) The direction of force is independent of the direction of current and field.
Which of the above is/are correct?
12. Micrographia was published in the year:
13. Limiting the supply of air to saturated hydrocarbons results in:
14. The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of:
15. Consider the following statements:
(I) All children inherit an X chromosome from their mother.
(II) A child who inherits Y from the father is a girl.
(III) Half the children are expected to be boys and half girls.
Which of the above is/are correct?
16. A satellite in a circular orbit around the Earth has a kinetic energy of 4 × 10⁹ J. Its total energy is:
17. The drug AZT (azidothymidine) is used for helping patients suffering from:
18. The rate of breathing in aquatic organisms is faster than in terrestrial organisms because the amount of dissolved oxygen in water is comparatively:
19. A coil of many circular turns of insulated copper wire wrapped closely in the shape of a cylinder is called a:
20. Which of the following is NOT a component of xylem?