Mock Test: Interesting Science and Geography Trivia Facts Quiz

1. Hodophobia is the fear of which of the following?

Sleeping

Travel

Drugs

Cattle

2. Genetic Modification (GM) technique RIDL was in the news. RIDL is being developed for combating which of the following disease?

Swine Flu

Malaria

Cancer

AIDS

3. Which among the following acid is NOT a Vitamin?

Folic Acid

Oleic Acid

Pantothenic Acid

Ascorbic Acid

4. 'Bowman's Capsule' works as a part of the functional unit of which among the following human physiological system?

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Excretory System

Reproductive System

5. Dietary intake of 'Iodine' is essential for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland. Which among the following is considered to be naturally rich in Iodine? 1.Table Salt 2.Sea-food 3.Dairy Products

Only 1

1 and 2

1 and 3

1, 2 and 3

6. The correct group of animals that suffer from the "Foot & Mouth" disease is as follows:

Only Cattle

Cattle & Sheeps

Cattle and Pigs

Cattle, Sheeps and Pigs

7. Turmeric belongs to from which one of the following families of plants?

Radish

Ginger

Onion

Clove

8. For which of the following diseases first successful vaccination was developed (it is caused by Variola virus)?

Cow pox

Chicken pox

Small pox

Polio

9. What fraction of Body's calcium is stored in bones and teeth?

85%

90%

94%

99%

10. The use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as :

Biomagnification

Bioremediation

Biomethanation

Bioreduction

11. The largest number of Tiger Reserves are located in :

Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

West Bengal

12. The Siberian Crane, an endangered migratory bird is a regular visitor of which of the following national park/bird sanctuaries:

Ranganathittu bird sanctuary

Keoladeo national park

Vedanthangal bird sanctuary

Sultanpur bird sanctuary

13. Which of the following Indian States/UT has the maximum percentage of mangrove cover in the country?

Gujarat

West Bengal

Andaman and Nicobar

Orissa

14. In an ecotone, the species which become abundant are called:

Edge species

Keystone species

Endemic species

Foster species

15. Which among the following is NOT a true bast fiber?

Jute

Hemp

Flax

Cotton

16. The metals in which among the following groups are required in maximum quantities in a living organism?

Potassium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Calcium

Potassium, Molybdenum, Copper, Calcium

Pottassium,Sodium, Magnesium, Calcium

Sodium, Magnesium, Copper, Manganese

17. Which among the following helps to determine the character of a cell?

Nucleus

Chromosomes

Genes

Plasma

18. What is the average life of Red Blood cells in our body?

30-40 days

70-80 days

100-120 days

160-180 days

19. Which of the following plant growth hormone was recognized by Japanese scientists?

Auxin

Gibberellins

Abscisic acid

Cytokinin

20. Which among the following does not fall in the category of morbid fear or Phobia?

Claustrophobia

Photophobia

Algophobia

Anthophobia

21. Which among the following is the correct location of the pyloric sphincter in the human body?

Between Oral cavity and esophagus

Between Esophagus and Stomach

Between Stomach and duodenum

Between duodenum and Jejunum

22. In which of the following, the cellular power plants – Mitochondria are absent?

Red algae

Green Algae

Bacteria

Brown Algae

23. When a piece of quicklime is dipped in water, it gives bubbles. This bubbling is due to which of the following?

Oxygen

Carbon Dioxide

Water Vapour

Hydrogen

24. Which among the following acid is used to ascertain, whether pure Ghee has been adulterated with Vanaspati or Margarine?

Sulphuric Acid

Nitric Acid

Hydrochloric Acid

Boric Acid

25. Mizoroki-Heck reaction is catalyzed by which of the following metals?

Rhodium

Sodium

Palladium

Osmium

26. Which among the following is used in preparing windows for X-Ray Tubes ?

Barium

Beryllium

Magnesium

Calcium

27. Which among the following were not discovered by the time , Mendeleev published his periodic table?

Lathanides

Actinides

Noble Gases

Halogens

28. Ekaboron was an element predicted by Mendeleev and he leaved a space for it in his Periodic Table. Later Ekaboron was identified with _____?

Gallium

Scandium

Technitium

Germanium

29. Which among the following allotropes of Oxygen is found in 6 phases under various pressures and temperatures?

Ozone

Tetra oxygen

Octaoxygen

None of them

30. .Which among the following is not a 'heriditary' disease?

Thalessemia

Colour-Blindness

Haemophilia

Leukemia

31. The bacterium 'Escherichia coli' is found mainly in:

Human Intestine

Pteridophytes

Root Nodules of leguminous plants

Paddy fields for nitrogen fixation

32. Which among the followingis/are correctly paired: 1.Ginger:Tuber 2.Potato:Rhizome 3.Onion:Bulb

Only 2

Only 3

1 and 3

1, 2 and 3

33. Consider the following Statements: 1.Spleen is also known as the 'graveyard of RBCs'. 2.The lifespan of RBCs is 90 days. Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

34. Which among the following factors are essential for 'blood coagulation'? 1.Vitamin K 2.Calcium ions (Ca++) 3.Christmas factor

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

35. 'Pancreas' functions as an: 1.Endocrine gland 2.Exocrine gland

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

36. Which among the following have a 'mixed heart' ,that is the heart in which the oxygenated and the deoxygenated blood is mixed?

Birds

Fishes

Reptiles

Nematodes

37. Which among the following indicates Vitamin B12?

Niacin

Pyridoxine

Cobalamine

Thiamine

38. Plants which are adapted to grow in soils containing high concentration of salt are known as:

Xerophytes

Mesophytes

Halophytes

Thallophytes

39. Which of the following Vitamins of the 'B-Complex' are correctly paired with their respective names: 1.Vitamin B2-Riboflavin 2.Vitamin B3-Niacin 3.Vitamin B7-Biotin 4.Vitamin B12-Cyanocobalamine

2 and 4

3 and 4

1, 3 and 4

All of them

40. Buckeyballs are basically the allotropes of _________?

Carbon

Sulfur

Phosphorus

Calcium

41. 'Saffron' is obtained from which among the following parts of the plant?

Stigma

Anther

Stamen

Pollen

42. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a drug used as a :

Steroid

Sedative

Analgesic

Hallucinogen

43. "Pratham" the first animal born in 1990 by the IVF (In-vitro Fertilization) at the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal was a _______ _?

Cow

Buffalo

Sheep

Goat

44. Consider the following plant hormones: 1.Gibberellins-Seed germination 2.Auxins-Apical dominance 3.Cytokinins-Climacteric ripening of fruits Which among the above is/are correctly paired with their respective functions in plant physiology?

Only 1

1 and 2

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

45. Some plants are 'carnivorous' due to their adaptation to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen. In this context, consider the following plants: 1.Utricularia 2.Nepenthes 3.Dionaea Which of the above plant(s) is/are carnivorous?

Only 2

1 and 2

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

46. Which among the following first increases than decreases in a Period of a periodic table?

Metallic property

Chemical Reactiveness

Valency

Electron affinity

47. What name has been given to the fear of crossing roads?

Arthrophobia

Atychiphobia

Aichmophobia

Agyrophobia

48. Which among the following is found in a Bacteriophage?

Only RNA

Only DNA

Both RNA & DNA

Either RNA or DNA

49. What is the number of synthetic elements in periodic Table?

18

22

24

26

50. In which of the following era began the Self-replicating RNA molecules on Earth?

Basin Era

Nectarian Era

Early Imbrian

Cryptic Era

Mock Test: Interesting Science and Geography Trivia Facts Quiz

1. Hodophobia is the fear of which of the following?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Genetic Modification (GM) technique RIDL was in the news. RIDL is being developed for combating which of the following disease?

3. Which among the following acid is NOT a Vitamin?

4. 'Bowman's Capsule' works as a part of the functional unit of which among the following human physiological system?

5. Dietary intake of 'Iodine' is essential for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland. Which among the following is considered to be naturally rich in Iodine? 1.Table Salt 2.Sea-food 3.Dairy Products

6. The correct group of animals that suffer from the "Foot & Mouth" disease is as follows:

7. Turmeric belongs to from which one of the following families of plants?

8. For which of the following diseases first successful vaccination was developed (it is caused by Variola virus)?

9. What fraction of Body's calcium is stored in bones and teeth?

10. The use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as :

11. The largest number of Tiger Reserves are located in :

12. The Siberian Crane, an endangered migratory bird is a regular visitor of which of the following national park/bird sanctuaries:

13. Which of the following Indian States/UT has the maximum percentage of mangrove cover in the country?

14. In an ecotone, the species which become abundant are called:

15. Which among the following is NOT a true bast fiber?

16. The metals in which among the following groups are required in maximum quantities in a living organism?

17. Which among the following helps to determine the character of a cell?

18. What is the average life of Red Blood cells in our body?

19. Which of the following plant growth hormone was recognized by Japanese scientists?

20. Which among the following does not fall in the category of morbid fear or Phobia?

21. Which among the following is the correct location of the pyloric sphincter in the human body?

22. In which of the following, the cellular power plants – Mitochondria are absent?

23. When a piece of quicklime is dipped in water, it gives bubbles. This bubbling is due to which of the following?

24. Which among the following acid is used to ascertain, whether pure Ghee has been adulterated with Vanaspati or Margarine?

25. Mizoroki-Heck reaction is catalyzed by which of the following metals?

26. Which among the following is used in preparing windows for X-Ray Tubes ?

27. Which among the following were not discovered by the time , Mendeleev published his periodic table?

28. Ekaboron was an element predicted by Mendeleev and he leaved a space for it in his Periodic Table. Later Ekaboron was identified with _____?

29. Which among the following allotropes of Oxygen is found in 6 phases under various pressures and temperatures?

30. .Which among the following is not a 'heriditary' disease?

31. The bacterium 'Escherichia coli' is found mainly in:

32. Which among the followingis/are correctly paired: 1.Ginger:Tuber 2.Potato:Rhizome 3.Onion:Bulb

33. Consider the following Statements: 1.Spleen is also known as the 'graveyard of RBCs'. 2.The lifespan of RBCs is 90 days. Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?

34. Which among the following factors are essential for 'blood coagulation'? 1.Vitamin K 2.Calcium ions (Ca++) 3.Christmas factor

35. 'Pancreas' functions as an: 1.Endocrine gland 2.Exocrine gland

36. Which among the following have a 'mixed heart' ,that is the heart in which the oxygenated and the deoxygenated blood is mixed?

37. Which among the following indicates Vitamin B12?

38. Plants which are adapted to grow in soils containing high concentration of salt are known as:

39. Which of the following Vitamins of the 'B-Complex' are correctly paired with their respective names: 1.Vitamin B2-Riboflavin 2.Vitamin B3-Niacin 3.Vitamin B7-Biotin 4.Vitamin B12-Cyanocobalamine

40. Buckeyballs are basically the allotropes of _________?

41. 'Saffron' is obtained from which among the following parts of the plant?

42. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a drug used as a :

43. "Pratham" the first animal born in 1990 by the IVF (In-vitro Fertilization) at the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal was a _______ _?

44. Consider the following plant hormones: 1.Gibberellins-Seed germination 2.Auxins-Apical dominance 3.Cytokinins-Climacteric ripening of fruits Which among the above is/are correctly paired with their respective functions in plant physiology?

45. Some plants are 'carnivorous' due to their adaptation to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen. In this context, consider the following plants: 1.Utricularia 2.Nepenthes 3.Dionaea Which of the above plant(s) is/are carnivorous?

46. Which among the following first increases than decreases in a Period of a periodic table?

47. What name has been given to the fear of crossing roads?

48. Which among the following is found in a Bacteriophage?

49. What is the number of synthetic elements in periodic Table?

50. In which of the following era began the Self-replicating RNA molecules on Earth?