They aren't taking with them,

a. much luggage

b. many luggages

c. much luggages

d. slot of luggages

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

The molecular formula of Marsh gas is:

a. CO₂

b. CH₄

c. NO₂

d. NH₃

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

a. 8

b. 14

c. 18

d. 32

Which of the following produces more severe burns?

a. Boiling water

b. Steam

c. Hot air

d. Sun rays

The word ‘tepid’ means:

a. hot

b. like warm

c. cold

d. none

The plural of ‘cuckoo’ is

a. cuckoos

b. kuckoo

c. cuckooes

d. cuckoose

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

The mean weight of 150 students is 60 Kg. The mean weight of boys is 70 Kg and that of girl is 55 Kg. The number of girls is:

a. 50

b. 25

c. 150

d. 100

Brass is:

a. Cu + Zn

b. Cu + Sn

c. Cu + Zn + Sn

d. Fe + Cu

A finely divided catalyst is more effective because in this state:

a. More energy is stored in the catalyst

b. Colloidal state is formed

c. More active centres are formed

d. More surface area is not available

She does not need to go, ……?

a. does she

b. needn’t she

c. need she

d. both a and b.

Hirudinaria and Pheretima are the representatives of the   phylum:

a. Cnidaria

b. Platyhelminthes

c. Annelida

d. Arthropoda

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

The synonym of 'insolvent' is

a. bankrupt

b. jiffy

c. irrational

d. irredeemable

I'm tired. I'd rather ...... out this evening if you don't mind.

a. hadn't gone

b. don't go

c. haven't gone

d. not go

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

a ab cbc de

a. cbcd

b. ccbc

c. bcbc

d. bbcd

In which city the headquarters of World Bank located?

a. Geneva

b. Washington D.C.

c. Zurich

d. London

 The peripheral nervous system in vertebrates consists of:

a. Cranial nerves alone

b. Cranial & spinal nerves

c. Spinal & sympathetic nerves

d. Sympathetic & parasympathetic nerves

Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T?

a. Father

b. Grandmother

c. Grandfather

d. Grandfather or Grandmother

Choose the odd man out:

a. Bulls bellow

b. camels yelp,

c. Bears: growl

d. eagles: screa

Scientific name of “Lady’s finger” is:

a. Abutilon indicum

b. Atropa belladonna

c. Abelmoschus esculentus

d. Aloe vera

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

a. Adrenal gland

b. Corpus luteum

c. Thymus gland

d. Thyroid gland

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

Complete the proverb: "Dead me" no ……

a. Names

b. Truth

c. Tales

d. Lies

The heating effect of atmosphere is due to:

a. Ultraviolet rays

b. Infrared rays

c. Carbon dioxide

d. Both b & c

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

a. get

b. got

c. gets

d. will get

Chromatin fibres are condensed to chromosome in:

a. Interphase

b. Prophase

c. Metaphase

d. Anaphase

If 2^a-2b = 8 and 8^a+b = 1, then a and b equal to:

a. 1, 1

b. 1, -1

c.-1, -1

d. -1, 1

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.

Short remaining end of a cigarette:

a. filing

b. pinch

c. filament

d. stub

A person of ‘Nepotism’ is

a. Liberation

b. Opposition

c. Impartiality

d. Unpracticed

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 magnitude of the sum of two vectors is equal to the magnitude of their difference. The angle between those      vectors will be:

a. 60⁰

b. 90⁰

c. 120⁰

d. 180⁰

Which number should replace the question mark?

a. 4

b. 6

c. 5

d. 7

A pendulum clock giving correct time on Earth is taken to the     Moon. Then it:

a. Becomes fast

b. Becomes slow

c. Remains unaffected

d. Stops

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

Milk is poured into a cup of tea and mixed with a spoon. It is an example of:

a. Reversible process

b. Irreversible process

c. Adiabatic process

d. Isothermal process

Father of plant physiology is:      

a. M. Calvin

b. Stephan Hales

c. G. Mendel

d. Theophrastus

If α and β are roots of the equation x²  cp (x+1) - c = 0  then (1+θ)(1+β) =

a. 1+p

b. 1-p

c. 1+c

d. 1-c

…… 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 fastest mode of heat transfer is:

a. Conduction

b. Convection

c. Radiation

d. All of the above

A person sold an article at a profit of a. 15% if he had sold it for Rs.81 less, his less would have been 12%. Find cost price of article:

a. Rs. 280

b. Rs. 300

c. Rs. 290

d. Rs. 320

Which of the following molecules does not exist?

a. NCl₅

b. PF₅

c. ClF₅

d. SF₆