Q. On March 29, 2013 a Russian Space Craft established a new record by reaching the International Space Station (ISS) in only 6 hours, while earlier the space craft used to take two to three days to reach the ISS. Which is this space craft ?
1) Sputnik-II
2) Soyuz
3) Zond
4) Venera2
Q. Seismograph is -
1) An instrument for photographing clouds
2) An instrument for recording earthquake tremors
3) An instrument for measuring depths of water in the sea
4) A device for recording changes in the atmospheric pressure
Q. Zoological Survey of India has it headquarter at -
1) Kolkata
2) Chennai
3) Delhi
4) Dehradun
Q. Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because-
1) it is used in photosynthesis
2) its absorbs infrared radiation
3) it emits visible radiation
4) its concentration remains always higher than other gases
Q. What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?
1) Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
2) Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation
3) Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
4) Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight
Q. Name the process of production of energy in the Sun
1) Radioactivity
2) Nuclear fission
3) Ionization
4) Nuclear fusion
Q. Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause cancer?
1) Carbon monoxide
2) Oxides of nitrogen
3) Polyclinic hydrocarbons
4) Lead
Q. Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic?
1) Edward Jenner
2) James Simpson
3) Alexander Fleming
4) Christian Barnard
Q. Which of the following is biodegradable?
1) D.D.T.
2) Paper
3) Plastic
4) Aluminium
Q. Which of the following countries has become first to pass Climate Act?
1) China
2) USA
3) Canada
4) Germany
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