Sets
General Science Set 36
30 questions 1. A wire of length 2 m and area of cross-section 1 × 10⁻⁶ m² has a resistance of 4 Ω. The resistivity of its material is:
2. The gas formed on burning sulphur in air is:
3. Consider the following pairs:
(I) Insulin – Pancreas
(II) Thyroxin – Thyroid gland
(III) Growth hormone – Adrenal gland
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
4. Because of the anomalous behaviour of water, lakes and ponds freeze first at the:
5. In the electrolysis of water, the volume of gas collected at one electrode is double that at the other because water contains hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of atoms:
6. Salim Ali wrote a landmark series on the birds of the Indian Subcontinent comprising how many books?
7. India's first insolation atlas, Solar Radiation Over India, was published by Anna Mani and:
8. The carbon atoms in graphite are arranged in layers of:
9. Which kingdom is characterised by prokaryotic cells with a non-cellulosic cell wall made of polysaccharide and amino acid?
10. Consider the following pairs:
(I) Transparent material – Light passes almost completely through it
(II) Translucent material – Light passes partially through it
(III) Opaque material – Light passes partially through it
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
11. The hormone responsible for puberty changes in males is:
12. Unsaturated hydrocarbons containing one or more double bonds are called:
13. A solar eclipse occurs when the:
14. The single membrane that bounds the vacuole is called:
15. The SI unit of latent heat is:
16. The constituents of a compound can be separated into simpler substances by:
17. A thick cuticle on the epidermis of plants in very dry habitats reduces:
18. The mechanical energy of an object is the:
19. The melting point of urea is:
20. Anything or any event that prompts a living being to respond is called: