The poison in the tentacles of Hydra is:

a. Aflatoxin

b. Hypnotoxin

c. Venom

d. Chemotoxin

Fermi is equal to:

a. 10^-12Farad

b. 10-¹²m

c. 10^-15m

d. 10^-15A

Rhizome & rachis of fern are covered with:

a. Hairs

b. Scales

c. Rhizoids

d. Ramenta

The smallest micro-organisms are:

a. Rickettsiae

b. Mycoplasma

c. Virus

d. Toxoplasma

The ratio in which the line joining  (-3, 4) and (2, 6) divided by y-axis is:

a. 1:1

b. 3:2

c. 1:2

d. 4:3

Cell eating is called:

a. Exocytosis

b. Pinocytosis

c. Phagocytosis

d. Osmosis

If A stands for add, B for subtract, C for multiply and D for divide, then for what does 4A 3B 3A 2 stand for?

a. 2

b. 6

c. 4

d. 8

Brass is:

a. Cu + Zn

b. Cu + Sn

c. Cu + Zn + Sn

d. Fe + Cu

The word ‘tepid’ means:

a. hot

b. like warm

c. cold

d. none

Which of the following causes acceleration of heart beat during stress?

a. Adrenal gland

b. Corpus luteum

c. Thymus gland

d. Thyroid gland

The number of elements in 5th period periodic table is:

a. 8

b. 14

c. 18

d. 32

Greek God of war is

a. Venus

b. Zeus

c. Phoebe

d. Mars

Which of the following molecules does not exist?

a. NCl₅

b. PF₅

c. ClF₅

d. SF₆

The population of a town 2 years ago was 40,000 and now is 44,100. What is growth rate?

a. 2%

b. 5%

c. 4%

d. 6%

Sinu-atrial node is found in the:

a. Left ventricle

b. Left atrium

c. Right atrium

d. Right ventricle

Motile, elongated, zygote of Plasmodium is found in:

a. Salivary gland of mosquito

b. Gut of mosquito

c. Human liver

d. Human R.B.C.

a ab cbc de

a. cbcd

b. ccbc

c. bcbc

d. bbcd

The speed of sound in humid air is V₁ and that in dry air is V₂. Then, at the same temperature:

a. V₁ = V₂

b. V₁ > V₂

c. V₁ < V₂

d. None

The theory of continental drift assumes that there long term climatic changes in many areas during the past:

a. must have been

b. must have

c. must be

d. must

On moving from the equator to the poles, the value of ‘g’:

a. Decreases

b. Increases

c. Remains the same

d. Decreases up to latitude 45°

…… the last fortnight, I have noticed that you have been keeping away the English class.

a. During, from

b. In, during

c. Within, in

d. Amid, in

The roots of equation x² - (p+1)x + p = 0  are:

a. Real and rational

b. Imaginary

c. Real and irrational

d. Imaginary and unequal

Lizards deliberately break their tail off to protect      themselves from predators. The phenomenon is called:

a. Morpholaxis

b. Autotomy

c. Regeneration

d. None of these

The molecular formula of Marsh gas is:

a. CO₂

b. CH₄

c. NO₂

d. NH₃

She does not need to go, ……?

a. does she

b. needn’t she

c. need she

d. both a and b.

For any two square matrices A and B, which of the following is not true?

a. (A+B)^T = A^T + B^T

b. A(B+C) = AB + AC

c. (AB)^T - B^TA

d. (A-B)^T = B^T - A^T

The adsorption of hydrogen by the metals is called:

a. Dehydrogenation

b. Hydrogenation

c. Occlusion

d. Adsorption

Chromatin fibres are condensed to chromosome in:

a. Interphase

b. Prophase

c. Metaphase

d. Anaphase

In DABC, if 2 cos A =sin B/sin C, then the D is:

a. Right angled triangle

b. Equilateral triangle

c. Isosceles triangle

d. Scalene triangle

Two thermometers are constructed such that one has a spherical bulb and the other has an elongated cylindrical bulb. Which one will respond more quickly to temperature changes?

a. With cylindrical bulb

b. With spherical bulb

c. Both respond similarly

d. Any one

The number of girls in a class is 5 times that of boys. Which of the following cannot be the total number of students in the class?

a. 35

b. 24

c. 78

d. 42

What does CTRL + X in keyboard of a desktop stand for?

a. copy

b. cut

c. paste

d. undo

The top of a lake is frozen, and the air in contact is at -10⁰ The temperature of the water at the bottom of the lake is:

a. -10⁰C

b. -0⁰C

c. 4⁰C

d. 3⁰C

Hirudinaria and Pheretima are the representatives of the   phylum:

a. Cnidaria

b. Platyhelminthes

c. Annelida

d. Arthropoda

To meet one’s Waterloo (a) to die fighting (b) to die an ignoble death (c) to meet one’s final defeat (d) to meet a strong adversary. Choose the correct spelling

a. evanescent

b. evanescent

c. evanescent

d. evanescent

If  AB = C , then the order of matrices A, B and C are:

a. A_3x3, B_2x3,C_2x3

b. A_3x2, B_2x3,C_3x2

c. A_3x3 ,B_3x3 ,C_3x2

d. A_3x2, B_2x3 ,C_3x3

Which of the following Era is also called “Age of Reptiles”?

a. Mesozoic

b. Coenozoic

c. Palaeozoic

d. All of these

To plough the sand:

a. To make the desert bloom

b. To work in vain

c. To do a difficult work

d. To make the desert fertile

He said to me, “People must obey their country’s laws”:

a. He told me that people must obey their country’s laws.

b. He said to me people must obey their country’s law.

c. He told me that people had to obey their country’s law.

d. He told me that people had to be obeyed their country’s law.

Which of the following has the maximum number of unpaired electrons?

a. Zn

b. Fe⁺⁺

c. Ni3⁺

d. Cu⁺

A car sometimes overturns while taking a turn. When it overturns:

a. Its inner wheels leave the ground first

b. Its outer wheels leave the ground first

c. Both wheels leave the ground simultaneously

d. Either wheel leaves the ground first

The synonym of 'insolvent' is

a. bankrupt

b. jiffy

c. irrational

d. irredeemable

Will Mary be in time if she the ten o’clock bus?

a. get

b. got

c. gets

d. will get

Choose the odd man out:

a. Bulls bellow

b. camels yelp,

c. Bears: growl

d. eagles: screa