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General Science:
1. If a fast running horse stops suddenly. The rider is thrown ---------------
(a) forward (b) upward
(c) backward (d) remains intact
2. The advantage of single fixed pulley is that:
(a) It provides better M.A.
(b) Its efficiency is greater that 100%
(c) It Largely multiplies the effort used.
(d) It changes the direction of applied force in a more convenient
way.
3. The image formed by a concave lens is
(a) Virtual, erect, magnified (b) Virtual, erect, diminished
(c) Real, inverted, magnified (d) real, inverted, diminished
4. The intensity (dB) of normal conversation is -------------------
(a) 0-10 dB (b) 20-30 dB (c) 50-60 dB (d) 100-120 dB
5. ------------ is an effect and ---------- is the cause.
(a) p.d…e.m.f (b) e.m.f ….p.d. (c) p.d…...p.d. (d) e.m.f….e.m.f
6. Which one of the following statement is not true regarding the value of
acceleration due to gravity?
(a) Decreases with increase in height from earth’s surface
(b) Increases with increase in depth from earth’s surface.
(c) Decreases with increase in depth from earth’s surface.
(d) Both ‘a’ & ‘b’
7. A stone is dropped from the top of a tower of 40m height. At the same
time another stone is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 20ms -1.
at what height from the ground do they meet? g= 10m/s
(a) 20 m (b) 2m (c) 40m (d) 10m
8. The velocity of the satellite moving in the fixed circular path around the
earth is called………..
(a) escape velocity (b) orbital velocity
(c) Satellite velocity (d) circular velocity
9. Which of the following is not the reason for using liquid mercury as a
barometric substance in barometer?
(a) Mercury doesn’t stick to the walls of the glass tube
(b) it can be read easily because of its silver colour.
(c) The mercury forms little vapour of no vapour.
(d) is capable of resisting changes its atmospheric pressure in terms
of its height in glass tube.
10. Which is the pressure exerted by water on the base of a cubical
container of side 2m?
(a) 20000 N/m2 (b) 4000N/m2 (c) 1000 N/m2 (d) can’t determined
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11. Which of the following waves coming from the sun has longest
wavelength and shortest frequency.
(a) ultraviolet rays (b) Visible rays (c) Infrared rays (d) X-rays
12. 1 joule of heat is equivalent to ……….. calorie.
(a) 402 (b) 0.238 (c) 4.18 (d) 0.5
13. The efficiency of filament lamp is …….. And of fluorescent lamp is
………
(a) 30 % ,90% (b) 10%, 30% (c) 30%, 10% (d) 90%, 30%
14. Which of the following is not property of matter
(a) matter occupies space
(b) matter have elasticity
(c) matter offers Resistance to stress
(d) matter is indivisible
15. Moment is the quantity of ………… in a body
(a) mass (b) inertia (c) gravity (d) motion
16. Two equal velocities have a resultant equal to either at what angle are
the inclined to each other?
(a) 0o (b) 90o (c) 60o (d) 120o
17. When equal volumes of two metals are mixed together, the specific
gravity of the alloy is 4. But when equal masses of the same two metals
are mixed together, the specific gravity of the alloy is 3. find the specific
gravity of each.
(a) 3 and 3 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 2 and 6 (d) 4 and 3
18. The unit of specific heat capacity of a substance is
(a) J/kg0c (b) Jkg/0c (c) J/kg m (d) Jm/kg0c
19. The symbol for the element molybdenum is ---------
(a) Mo (b) Mb (c) Ml (d) Mn
20. The molecular formula of mercurous nitrate is
(a)HgNO3 (b) Hg2 (NO3)2 (c) Hg (NO3)2 (d) Hg2 (NO3)
21. The reaction NH4CNO Heat NH4CONH2 is an example of
(a) Polymerisation (b) Hydrolysis (c) Synthesis (d) Isomerism
22. Which of the following statement is not correct for sulphur whose
atomic mass is 32.
(a) 1 atom of sulphur is 32 times heavier than 1/12th of an atom of C-12
(b) Mass of one atom of sulphur is 32 amu.
(c) Absolute mass of one atom of sulphur is 32x1.66x10-24kg.
(d) 32gm = 1gm atom of sulphur.
23. ----C2H2 +---O2  CO2 + ---H2. the co-efficient of the compounds in
balanced condition are -----------------respectively.
(a) 1,2,2,1 (b) 2,4,4,2 (c) 2,5,2,1 (d) 2,5,4,2
24. Atomic mass of an element is ---------
(a) always a whole number (b) always a fraction
(c) can be a fraction or whole number (d) Zero
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25. The shell closest to the nucleus in a atom has ---------energy.
(a) Lowest (b) Highest (c) Intermdiate (d) Zero
26. Which of the following is debatable in the long form of modern periodic
table?
(a) Position of isotopes (b) Position of hydrogen
(c) Position of lanthanides & actinides (d) Position of group VIII elements
27. The ore of zinc, calamine has the chemical formula
(a) Zns (b) Za2ZnO2 (c) ZnO.SO2.4H2O (d) ZnCO3
28. In laboratory, CO2 gas is produced by the use of ------acid
(a) dil. sulphuric (b) dil. Hcl (c)Conc. Sulphuric (d) both ‘a’ & ‘b’
29. The use of manganese dioxide (MnO 2) added to glass imparts coloured
glasses.
(a) Red (b) Yellow (c) Purple (d) Green
30. The three isotopes of hydrogen differ only in the number of --- only
(a) electron (b) Protons (c) Neutrons (d)Both ‘a’ & ‘b’
31. The decomposition of calcium carbonate is ---------------------
(a) Exothermic reaction (b) Endothermic reaction
(c) Exo-endothermic reaction (d) Endo-exothermic reaction
32. The positively charge ion is -------- and negatively charged ion is
(a) Cation, anion (b) cation, cation (c) anion, cation (d) anion, anion
33. Alloy is a ………………..
a) Homogenous mixture (b) Heterogenous mixture
(c) Solution (d) metalloid
34. Positive electrode is ----------- and negative electrode is --------
(a) anode, cathode (b) cathode, cathode
(c) anode, anode (d) cathode, anode
35. Phenolphthalein is ------acidic medium & ---- in basic medium
(a) Pink, colourless (b) colourless, Pink
(c) Colourless yellow (d) yellow colourless
36. Which of the following is used as a fuel in rocket.
(a) Liquid (b) Liquid oxygen (c) Oxy-acetylene (d) Liquid hydrogen
37. The existence of an element, in more than one modification in the same
physical state is called--------.
(a) Isotropy (b) Anisotropy (c) Allotropy (d) Isotony
38. Which among the following is not a noble gas.
(a) Krypton (b) Boron (c) Xenon (d) Radon
39. Zincate is a radical having -------.
(a) 1 unit of negative charge (b) 2 units of negative charge.
(c) 2 units of positive charge (d) 1 unit of positive charge.
40. The technique of studying the pathways of chemical reactions inside the
tissue or cell using radio isotopes is known as ……………………….
(a) Chromatography (b) Molecular biology
(c) Autoradiography (d) Chemiocobilogy
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41. The study of fauna of an area would be a part of
(a) Zoology (b) Botany (c) Taxonomy (d) Geography
42. A prokaryotic cell doesn’t have ……………………………………..
(a) DNA (b) Cell Membrane
(c) Nuclear membrane (d) Ribosome
43. In cell division the nuclear membrane and nucleolus reappear during…
(a) Metaphase (b) Anaphase (c) Telophase (d) None
44. Which of the following animals have complete phylogeny?
(a) Horse (b) Elephant (c) camel (d) All of above
45. Following gives the direct evidence of evolution
(a) Anatomy (b) Palaentology (c)Physiology (d) Biochemistry
46. The name slipper animalecule is given to
(a) Plasmodium (b) Vorticella (c) Paramecium (d) Amoeba
47. The main function of contractile vacuole is
(a) Osmoregulation (b) Digestion
(c) Respiration (d) Reproduction
48. The first true land plants are
(a) Algae (b) bryophytes (c) Pteridophytes (d) Thallophytes
49. The plant body of fern is
(a) Sporophytic (b) Gametophytic (c) Heterophytic (d)
Holophytic
50. Virus contain
(a) Both of nucleic acids (b) non of nucleic acids
(c) Only one nucleic acid (d) 4 Types of nucleic acid
51. Water vascular system is the characteristic feature of
(a) Anthropoda (b) Echinodermata
(c) porifera (d) Mollusca
52. Following is the poikilothermal animal
(a) Fanambulus (b) Rattus (c) Columbia (d) Labeo
53. Assemblage of different types of organization in a particular area is
(a) Succession (b) Community (c) Ecosystem (d) All of the above

English:
54. Because the first pair of pants did not fit property, he asked for……
(a) another pants (b) other pants (c) the others ones (d) another pair
55. The committee has met and-----------
(a) they have reached a decision
(b) it has formulated themselves some opinions
(c) it decision was reached at
(d) It has reached a decision
56. Alfred Adams has not ------
(a) Lived lonelynessly in times previous
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 (b) Never before lived sole
(c) ever lived alone before
(d) Before lived without the company of his friends
57. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class……..
(a) he should study last night
(b) he should have studied last night
(c) he must have studied last night
(d) he must had to study last night
58. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because---------
(a) he must to teach a class
(b) he will be teaching a class
(c) of he will teach a class
(d) he will have teaching a class
59. Having been served lunch……………..
(a) the problem was discussed by the members of the committee
(b) the committee members discussed the problem
(c) it was discussed by committee members the problem
(d) a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the
committee
60. A person who hates women is called _________.
(a) misogamist (b) misogynist (c) masochist (d) misanthrope
(e) gynecologist
61. I shall ____ him if he _____ to me for his misbehavior.
(a) punish…abuses (b) punish…forgives
(c) forgive…apologizes (d) command…obeys
(e) forgive…punishes
62. There has not been a great response to the sale,…………
(a) does there (b) hasn’t there
(c) hasn’t it (d) has there

Mathematics:
63. Find the least no; of five digits which s exactly divisible by 654.
(a) 10464 (b) 10064 (c) 98100 (d) 10664
a 3  b3
64. If a = 2, b = 3, the value of is
a 2  b 2  ab
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) -1 (d) 13
65. The product of first three prime numbers is
(a) 30 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 20
66. The HCF of two numbers is 16 and their LCM is 160. If one of the
numbers is 80, the other number is:
(a) 32 (b) 240 (c) 120 (d) 405

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 1 3
67. What part of is ?
4 16
(a) 3/4 (b) 3/8 (c) 1/4 (d) 2/9
68. Find the average of first five multiples of 2.
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
69. A person lent a certain sum of money at 4% simple interest. If in 8 years
the interest amounted to Rs 340 less than the sum lent, the sum lent was:
(a) Rs 500 (b) Rs 240 (c) Rs 620 (d) Rs 340
70. A can do a piece of work in 5 days, B in 4 days and A, B, C together in 2
days. C alone can finish the work in:
(a) 15 days (b) 20 days (c) 9 days (d) 12 days
71. x2+y2=369; xy = 180 then x-y =?
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
72. The triangle ’ is formed by joining the mid-points of sides of a triangle .
The ratio of areas of  and ’ is:
(a) 6:1 (b) 4:1 (c) 5:1 (d) 2:1
73. From a set of 17 cards numbered 1, 2 … 17, one card is drawn at random.
What is the probability that the card is a multiple of 3 or 7?
(a) 6/17 (b) 7/17 (c) 10/49 (d) 12/17

General Knowledge and IQ

74. In which day did the Nepali congress Supremo, Girija Pd. Koirala die?
(a) chaitra7,2066 (b) chaitra 8,2066 (c) chaitra 9,2066(d) chaitra 5,2066
75. Which country is hosting the World Cup Football 2010?
(a) Brazil (b) South Africa (c) Italy (d) England
76. Who is the present Captain of the Cricket team of India?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Rahul Dravid (c) M.S. Dhoni (d)Yuvraj Singh
77. When is ‘Loktantra Day’ celebrated in Nepal?
(a) Baisakh 11 (b) Baisakh 15 (c) Jestha 11 (d) Jestha 15
78. Who is known as the “Lady with the Lamp”?
(a) Florence Nightingale (b) Elizabeth (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Taradevi
79. If tomorrow is yesterday, what is Saturday?
(a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) Thursday
80. The method of disease treatment in which diseased parts are pierced with
special needless is called …
(a) Allopathy (b) Accupuncture (c) Homeopathy (d)
Ayurvedic

1. Total internal reflection can occur when lights passes from:

(a) a denser to rarer medium  

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(b) a rarer to denser medium  
(c) one medium to another of equal refractive index 
(d) medium to another of equal absorption coefficient

2. Sound energy is converted into electrical energy in a:      

(a) loud speaker           (b) microphone            (c) sonometer      (d) earphone           

3. The numerical value of average velocity to average speed is:       

(a) always less than one    (b) always greater than one    (c) always equal to one     (d) equal or less than one
           
4. Newton’s first law of motion gives the concept of:          
(a) energy            (b) work         (c) inertia         (d) momentum
           
5. The mass of a particle at the centre of the earth is:
(a) zero            (b) slightly more than at the poles         (c) infinite        (d) same as at the poles       

6. The rear view mirror in a car is:      

(a) plane mirror            (b) concave mirror         (c) convex mirror         (d) None      

7. A convex mirror gives an image which is: 

(a) real and inverted       (b) virtual and inverted          (c) virtual and erected             (d) virtual and magnified
           
8. A boat full of scrap iron is floating on water in a lake. If all the iron is dropped into water the water level will:
(a) go up            (b) remain the same      (c) rise very high        (d) fall down
           
9. The velocity of electromagnetic wave is:   
(a) 2 ×108m/s   (b) 3 ×1011cm/s           (c) 332m/s        (d) 3 ×108m/s
           
10. An object is projected upwards with a velocity of 100 m/s. It will strike the ground in about:
(a) 5s         (b) 10s         (c) 20s           (d) 15s
           
11. An iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are released from the same height h in vacuum. The time taken by
both of them to reach the ground are:      
(a) roughly equal       (b) zero          (c) exactly equal      (d) unequal
           
12. When the resultant force on a body is not zero it produces:       
(a) linear acceleration     (b) angular acceleration         (c) constant velocity     (d) inertia
           
13. The most characteristic property of a liquid is:    
(a) elasticity       (b) fluidity     (c) formlessness          (d) volume conservation
           
14. The velocity of sound is largest in:          
(a) air      (b) water       (c) steel rod       (d) kerosene oil
           
15. A bulb is marked 110W-220V. The resistance of the filament is:           
(a) 110 ohm       (b) 220 ohm      (c) 440 ohm     (d) 2 ohm
           
16. A rocket works on the principle of:         
(a) conservation of mass         (b) conservation of energy      (c) conservation of linear momentu   (d) conservation of
angular momentum
           
17. Of the following which is not a scalar quantity? 

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(a) time            (b) momentum            (c) volume         (d) density
           
18. Pressure exerted by a liquid depends upon:        
(a) density       (b) surface tension         (c) viscosity      (d) buoyancy
           
19. Principle of transmission of pressure is stated by:           
(a) Charle’s law           (b) Newton’s law       (c) Pascal’s law          (d) Boyle’s law
           
20. Water reservoirs are made thicker at the bottom rather than at the top because:
(a) water is denser at the bottom
(b) pressure is greater at the bottom
(c) P.E. of water is greater at the bottom       
(d) K.E. of water is greater at the bottom
           
21. Atmospheric pressure is measured by using:       
(a) hydrometer                    (b) thermometer      (c) calorimeter      (d) barometer
           
22. A piece of ice is floating in jar containing water. When the ice melts then the level of (a) water:           (b) rises           
(c) falls            (d) remains unchanged
           
23. Which one of the following would a hydrogen balloon find easiest to lift?       
(a) 1 kg of steel           (b) 1 kg of lightly packed feather         (c) 1 kg of water     (d) all the same
           
24. A conical vessel of vertical height h filled with a liquid of density d rests on its base. If g is the acceleration due of
gravity, the pressure at the point on the base is:
(a) 1/3 dgh         (b) 1/2 dgh       (d) 2/3 dgh       (e) dgh        

25. A wooden cube just floats inside the water when a 200 gm mass is placed on it. When the mass is removed the cube
is 2 cm above the water level. The side of the cube is: 
(a) 5 cm           (b) 10 cm         (c) 15 cm         (d) 20 cm
           
26. The walls of the music concert halls:       
(a) amplify sound        (b) refract sound        (c) produce reverberation        (d) absorb sound
           
27. A body of volume 100 cc immersed completely in water contained in a jar. The weight of water and jar before
immersion of the body was 700 gm. After immersion, the weight of water and jar will be:
(a) 500 gm       (b) 700 gm        (c) 100 gm        (d) 800 gm
           
28. The internal energy of a gas molecule of an ideal gas depends on:         
(a) pressure alone        (b) volume alone         (c) temperature alone      (d) none
           
29. Sound when a tuning fork vibrates the waves produced in the fork are:
(a) longitudinal            (b) transverse      (c) progressive          (d) stationary
           
30. Which one of the following characteristics of the sound is affected by the change in temperature?     
(a) wavelength                  (b) amplitude         (c) intensity       (d) frequency
           
31. A man is standing between the two cliffs. On clapping his hands a series of echoes are heard at the intervals of 1.5
sec. If the speed of sound is 350 m/s the distance between two cliffs is:           
(a) 175 m         (b) 350 m        (c) 525 m        (d) 700 m
           
32. The distinction between the voice of a man and that of woman is possible because of difference between:    

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(a) loudness of two sounds        (b) intensity of two sounds      (c) pitch of two sounds                              (d) quality of two
sounds
           
33. The speed of sound in air is 350 m/s. The frequency of the tuning fork that produces sound wave of wavelength 7x10-
3 m in air is:
(a) 4000 Hz        (b) 4200 Hz      (c) 4500 Hz      (d) 50000 Hz
           
34. The factor that helps to recognize a person by his voice is:         
(a) loudness        (b) pitch          (c) intensity       (d) quality
           
35. Decibel is the unit of:       
(a) light intensity            (b) sound intensity       (c) heat intensity        (d) none of above
           
36. What causes reverberation?         
(a) reflection        (b) refraction             (c) interference          (d) absorption

37. In an empty hall, we hear sounds louder than in a hall packed with people. It is because of:    
(a) less absorption of sound      (b) doppler effect      (c) refraction of sound           (d) change in speed of sound
           
38. The weightlessness is experienced while orbiting the earth in a spaceship is the result of:         
(a) centripetal acceleration      (b) zero acceleration due to gravity     (c) inertia       (d) none
           
39. The escape velocity of a projectile from the earth is approximately:       
(a) 7 km/s        (b) 11.2 km/s     (d) 1.1 km/s     (e) 11.2 m/s  

40. An object is projected upwards with a velocity of 100 m/s. It will strike the ground in about: 
(a) 5s          (b) 10s        (c) 20s           (d) 15s
           
41. A stone dropped from a bridge reaches the bottom in 4s. The height of the bridge is:  
(a) 78.4 m        (b) 64 ft           (c) 2000 cm     (d) 260 m
           
42. A ball drawn vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 19.6 m/s returns in 4s. The maximum height attained by the
ball is:  
(a) 19.6m         (b) 26.7m        (c) 9.8m          (d) none
           
43. Ball pen functions on the principle of:     
(a) viscosity        (b) Boyle’s law         (c) gravitational force      (c) surface tension
           
44.Sound waves in air are:     
(a) transverse wave     (b) longitudinal wave    (b) may be both types          (c) none
           
45. Which is used in measurement of high temperature:       
(a) mercury thermometer         (b) platinum resistance thermometer     (c) thermo electric pyrometers         (d) none
           
46. The thermal capacity of 40gm of aluminum of specific heat 0.2 cal/gm0C is:    
(a) 0.4 cal/oC           (b) 160 cal/oC        (c) 8 cal/oC       (d) 4000 cal/oC
           
47. Mercury thermometer can be used to measure temperature up to:
(a) 360 oC          (b) 500 oC        (c) 212 oC        (c) 100 oC
           
48. When 20 gm of water is heated from 10 oC to 15 oC , the required energy in joule is: 
(a) 420       (b) 22         (c) 44      (d) 1000

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1. Selective accumulation of iodine occurs in:
    a) Intestine     b) Thymus     c) Thyroid     d) Liver
    Ans. 3

2. Sympathetic nervous system is also called as:

    a) Central nervous system
    b) Peripheral nervous system
    c) Autonomous nervous system
    d) None
    Ans. 3

3. Which one of the following diseases results from endocrine

disorder?
    a) Pneumonia      b) Goitre       c) Typhoid      d) Jaundice
     Ans. 2

4. In rabbit, the digestion of cellulose takes place in:

    a) Colon      b) Ileum     c) Caecum      d) Rectum
    Ans. 3

5. The structure which prevents the entry of food into respiratory

tract is:
     a) Larynx     b) Pharynx     c) Glottis     d) Epiglottis
     Ans. 4

6. Fat soluble vitamins are:

    a) A, D, & E
    b) B, C, and D
    c) B and C
    d) A, B and C
    Ans. 1

7. Rickets is a kind of:

     a) Communicable disease
     b) Deficiency disease
     c) Genetic disease
     d) Infective disease
     Ans. 2

8. Liver secretes:
     a) No enzymes       b) Digestive enzymes     c) Hormones      d) Succus
entericus
     Ans. 1

9. Which is the element that hardens the tooth enamel?

   a) Calcium      b) Fluorine     c) Iodine     d) Sodium
    Ans. 2

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10. Which one of the following is regarded as main cellular fuel?
    a) Protein     b) Fat      c) Fructose     d) Glucose
     Ans. 4

11. In man, the bile juice secreted per day is:

    a) 250ml       b) 600ml        c) 1000ml      d) 1500ml
    Ans. 2

12. A vitamin formed in skin upon exposure to UV rays is vitamin:

     a) A     b) B2      c) C      d) D 
     Ans. 4

13. Plants are similar to animals because:

   a) They respire during night
   b) They respire during the day and night
   c) They respire when it is required
   d) They respire during the day only
   Ans. 2

14. Which one of the following acts both as endocrine and exocrine
gland?
    a) Adrenal     b) Pancreas      c) Kidney     d) Liver
    Ans. 2

15. The most abundant substance in protoplasm is:

   a) Protein     b) Fat     c) Carbohydrate      d) Water
   Ans. 4

16. The metal associated with hemoglobin is:

    a) Sodium        b) Iron     c) Magnesium      d) Manganese
    Ans. 2

17. Which gas makes the most stable combination with Hb of RBC?
    a) CO2       b) CO      c) O2     d) N2
    Ans. 2

18. Urea is transported by:

     a) Plasma      b) Blood      c) RBC      d) WBC
     Ans. 1

19. Maximum absorption of water in mammals is in:

     a) Lungs      b) Skin      c) Kidney      d) Spleen
     Ans. 3

20. Which one of the followings, is not the excretory organ:

    a) Kidney     b) Liver      c) Lung      d) Spleen
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1. Tapeworm has no digestive system because:
(a) it is a parasite, (b) it lives in intestine, (c) it doesn?t need food, (d)
it absorbs its food from general body surface, Ans: D
2. Flatworms are devoid of:
(a) Circulatory system, (b) Respiratory system, (c) Skeletal system,
(d) All of the above, Ans: D
3. The space between body wall and alimentary canal of Ascaris is
known as:
(a) Haemocoel, (b) Coelom, (c) Pseudocoel, (d) None,  Ans: C
4. Which of the class of phylum arthropoda has no antennae?
(a) Crustacea, (b)Myriapoda, (c) Insecta, (d) Arachnida, Ans: D
5. Cuticle of Ascaris is an adaptation for:
(a) Parasitism, (b) Growth, (c) Reproduction, (d) Locomotion, Ans: A
6. Blood do not transport oxygen in:
(a) Cockroach, (b) Bird, (c) Earthworm, (d) Rabbit, Ans: A
7. Insects are active because:
(a) They are small
(b) They have open vasculation
(c) They have developed respiratory organs
(d) They are adapted for flight”
Ans: C
8. Vector insects are which:
(a) Spread diseases, (b) Destroy crops, (c) Spoil soil, (d) Act as
Scavengers, Ans: A
9. Kala-azar disease in transmitted by:
(a) House fly, (b) Bed bug, (c) Louse, (d) Sand fly, Ans: D
10. Pupa of butterfly is called as:
(a) Caterpillar, (b) Chrysalis, (c) Imago, (d) Nymph, Ans: B
11. A centipede has:
(a) 50-100 legs
(b) 100 legs
(c) As many legs as body segments
(d) As many pairs of legs as body segment except the a
Ans: D
12. Which disease is caused by a nematode?
(a) Amoebiasis, (b) Filariasis, (c) Tuberculosis, (d) Leprosy, Ans: B
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13. The body of all vertebrates is:
(a) Bilaterally symmetrical
(b) Radially symmetrical
(c) Spherically symmetrical
(d) Asymmetrical”
Ans: A
14. Water vascular system is found in:
(a) Porifera, (b) Annelida, (c) Mollusca, (d) Echinodermata, Ans: D
15. What would you call the study of fishes?
(a) Ichthyology, (b) Herpetology, (C) Ornithology, (d)
Mammalogy, Ans: A
16. In the larva of frog the respiration is carried out by:
(a) Gills, (b) Lungs, (c) Skin, (d) Skin & gills, Ans: D
17. Which one of the following is a virviparous snake?
(a) Bungarus, (b) Naja naja, (c) Natrix, (d) Vipera, Ans: D
18. Snakes lack:
(a) Limbs, (b) Girdles, (c) Eyelids, (d) All of above, Ans: D
19. Which is the common character between all the mammals?
(a) They are viviparous
(b) They are herbivorous
(c) They are carnivorous
(d) They have 7 cervical vertebrae
Ans: D
20. Birds are characterized by the presence of:
(a) Wings, (b) Feathers, (c) Beak, (d) Four chambered heart, Ans: B
21. Octopus belongs to which phylum?
(a) Echinodermata, (b) Arthropoda, (c) Mollusca, (d) Porifera, Ans: C
22. Helix is the name of:
(a) Apple snail, (b) Garden snail, (c) Snail, (d) Slug, Ans: B
23. Anus is situated in the last segment in:
(a) Annelids, (b) Chordates, (c) Non-chordates, (d) Vertebrates, Ans:
A
24. Bones present in our wrist are:
(a) Carpals, (b) Trasals, (c) Humerus, (d) Metacarpals, Ans: A
25. Which of the following is warm blooded animal?
(a) Rabbit, (b) Turtle, (c) Frog, (d) Fish, Ans: A
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26. Science dealing with the study of fishes is known as:
(a) Saurology, (b) Arthrology, (c) Herpetology, (d) Ichthyology, Ans: D
27. Biomes are:
(a) Major ecological groupings of animals and plants
(b) Major ecological grouping of plants
(c) Aquatic vegetation
(d) All of the above
Ans: A
28. Paleontology is the study of:
(a) Birds, (b) Bones, (c) Breasts, (d) Fossils, Ans: D
29. Branch of zoology dealing with study of behaviour of animals
is:
(a) Sociology, (b) Ethology, (c) Ecology, (d) chthyology, Ans: B
30. Relation between malaria and mosquito was discovered by:
(a) Ronald Ross, (b) William Harvey, (c) Pasteur, (d) A. Laveran, Ans:
A
31. Piscivorous fishes feed on:
(a) Jelly fish, (b) Globe fish, (c) Fish, (d) Mollusc, Ans: C
32. Co-worker of Darwin was:
(a) Mendel, (b) Wallace, (c) Bateson, (d) Lamarck, Ans: B
33. Learning is realted to:
(a) Hypothalamus, (b) Cerebellum, (c) Cerebrum, (d) Medulla, Ans: C
34. Number of cramial nerves in man is:
(a) 10, (b) 10 pairs, (c) 12, (d) 12 pairs, Ans: D
35. Largest number of cells are found in:
(a) Brain, (b) Spinal cord, (c) Retina, (d) Tongue, Ans: A
36. The study of interaction between living organisims and their
environment is called:
(a) Phytogeography, (b) Ecology, (c) Phytosociology, (d)
Ecosystem, Ans: B
37. Number of spinal nerves in human beings is:
(a) 12 pairs, (b) 33 pairs, (c) 31 pairs, (d) 37 pairs, Ans: C
38. Growth hormone is produced in:
(a) Thyroid, (b) Adrenal, (c) Gonads, (d) Pituitary, Ans: D
39. Pancreas secretes:
(a) Insulin, (b) Insulin, (c) Insulin, (d) All of these, Ans: D
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40. Clocal aperture is present in one of the following:
(a) Frog, (b) Earthworm, (c) Cockroach, (d) Rabbit, Ans: A
41. Branch of Biology dealing with distribution of plants on earth
surface is called:
(a) Phytogeography, (b) Phytosociology, (c) Ecology, (d)
Phytology, Ans: A
42. A community is:
(a) Autotrophs and heterotrophs
(b) A collection of plants and animals
(c) Organisms living in a habitat
(d) Web of life
Ans: C
43. Autecology refers to:
(a) Effect of soil on vegetation
(b) The ecological study of individual organisms
(c) Effect of precipitation on vegetation
(d) Effect of temperature on vegetation
Ans: B
44. In an aqueous environment microscopic animals and plants are
collectively known as:
(a) Planktons, (b) Commensals, (c) Herbivores, (d) Flora and
fauna, Ans: A
45. Graphic representation of relationship between the producers
and the consumers in an ecosystem is known as:
(a) Ecological niche, (b) Ecological pyramid, (c) Ecological system,
(d) Trophic levels, Ans: B
46. All the living organisms of the earth constitute:
(a) Biosphere, (b) Community, (c) Association, (d) Population, Ans: A
47. Abiotic component of an ecosystem is:
(a) Bacteria, (b) Daphnia, (c) Water, (d) Chlorella, Ans: C
48. With regard to ecological food chain, man is a:
(a) Producer, (b) Consumer, (c) Both producer and consumer, (d)
Producer and decomposer, Ans: B
49. The source of energy in an ecosystem is:
(a) Sunlight, (b) ATP, (c) RNA, (d) DNA, Ans: A

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50. For seeing a Haemocoel which animal you will select:
(a) Earthworm, (b) Hydra, (c) Sponge, (d) Cockroach, Ans: D

1. Bilateral symmetry, metameric segmentation, coelom and open

circulatory system are characteristics of:
(b) Annelida, (b) Arthropoda, (c) Mollusca, (b) Echinodermata, Ans: B
2. The study of cause of disease is known as:
(a) Pathology, (b) Etiology, (c) Ethology, (d) Parasitology, Ans: B
3. For seeing a Haemocoel which animal you will select:
(a) Earthworm, (b) Hydra, (c) Sponge, (d) Cockroach, Ans: D
4. The use of energy entering in an organisms from the outside is
100% efficient in:
(a) All green plants
(b) Some photosynthetic bacteria only
(c) No plants
(d) Unicellular green algae only
Ans: C
5. As a basic character, dorsal tubular nerve cord is present in:
(a) Some chordates, (b) All chordates, (c) Some invertebrates, (d) All
vertebrates, Ans: B
6. Which one of the following features is found in chordates but not
in non-chordates?
(a) Gills, (b) Spiracles, (c) Post anal tail, (d) Chitinous
exoskeleton, Ans: C
7. In which phylum adults have radial symmetry but the larvae have
bilateral symmetry?
(a) Porifera, (b) Coelenterata, (c) Annelida, (d) Echinodermata, Ans:
D
8. Which is common in cockroach and earthworm?
(a) Dorsal nerve cord, (b) Ventral nerve cord, (c) Cocoon, (d)
Ommatidia, Ans: B
9. Contractile vacuole in a protozoan is responsible for:
(a) Ingestion, (b) Digestion, (c) Locomotion, (d)
Osmoregulation, Ans: D

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10. In Hydra, the non-cellular layer is:
(a) epidermis, (b)Hypodermis, (c)Mesodermis, (d) Mesogloea, Ans:
D
11. Hydra can be called:
(a) Coelomate, (b) Pseudocoelomate, (c) Acoelomate, (d)
Haemocoelomate, Ans: C
12. Animals of phylum porifera are characterized by:
(a) Coelenteron, (b) Canal system, (c) Coelom, (d) Haemocoel, Ans:
B
13. Which of the following animals is sedentary as adult but active
as larva?
(a) Frog, (b) Sponge,(c) Sponge, (d) Ratflea, Ans : B
14. Nervous system in sponges is:
(a) Very primitive, (b) Well developed, (c) Without definite brain and
nerves, (d) Absent, Ans : D
15. Asexual reproduction during schizogony of malaria parasite is
a kind of:
(a) Binary fission, (b) Budding, (c) Fragmentation, (d) Multiple
fission, Ans: D
16. Cavity of Ascaris is:
(a) Coelom, (b) Haemocoel, (c) Pseudocoel, (d) Coelenteron, Ans: C
17. Oxytocin hormone is secreted by:
(a) Adrenal, (b) Ovary, (c) Pituitary, (d) Thyroid, Ans: C
18. Hormone involved in the discharge of pancreatic juice in
mammal is:
(a) Secretin, (b) Gastrin, (c) Cholecystokinin, (d) Enterogastrone,
Ans: A
19. Selective accumulation of iodine occurs in:
(a) Liver, (b) Thymus, (c) Thyroid, (d) Liver, Ans: C
20. Sympathetic nervous system is also called as:
(a) Central nervous system, (b) Peripheral nervous system, (c)
Autonomous nervous system, (d) None, Ans: C
21. Which one of the following diseases results from endocrine
disorder?
(a) Pneumonia, (b) Goitre, (b) Typhoid, (c) Jaundice, Ans: B

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22. In rabbit, the digestion of cellulose takes place in:
(a) Colon, (b) Ileum, (c) Caecum, (d) Rectum, Ans: C
23. The structure which prevents the entry of food into respiratory
tract is:
(a) Larynx, (b) Pharynx, (c) Glottis, (c) Epiglottis, Ans: D
24. Fat soluble vitamins are:
(a) A, D, & E, (b) B, C, and D, (c) B and C, (d) A, B and C, Ans A
25. Rickets is a kind of:
(a) Communicable disease, (b) Deficiency disease, (c) Genetic
disease, (d) Infective disease, Ans: B
26. Liver secretes:
(a) No enzymes, (b) Digestive enzymes, (c) Hormones, (d) Succus
entericus, Ans: A
27. Which is the element that hardens the tooth enamel?
(a) Calcium, (b) Fluorine, (c) Iodine, (d) Sodium, Ans: B
28. Which one of the following is regarded as main cellular fuel?
(a) Protein, (b) Fat, (c) Fructose, (d) Glucose, Ans: D
29. In man, the bile juice secreted per day is:
(a) 250ml, (b) 600ml, (c) 1000ml, (d) 1500ml, Ans: B
30. A vitamin formed in skin upon exposure to UV rays is vitamin:
(a) A, (b) B2, (c) C, (d) D, Ans: D
31. Plants are similar to animals because:
(a) They respire during night
(b) They respire during the day and night
(c) They respire when it is required
(d) They respire during the day only
Ans: B
32. Which one of the following acts both as endocrine and exocrine
gland?
(a) Adrenal, (b) Pancreas, (c) Kidney, (d) Liver, Ans: B
33. The most abundant substance in protoplasm is:
(a) Protein, (b) Fat, (c) Carbohydrate, (d) Water, Ans: D
34. The metal associated with haemoglobin is:
(a) Iron, (b) Iron, (c) Magnesium, (d) Manganese, Ans: A
35. Which gas makes the most stable combination with Hb of RBC?
(a) CO2, (b) CO, (c) O2, (d) N2, Ans: B
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36. Urea is transported by:
(a) Plasma, (b) Blood, (c) RBC, (d) WBC, Ans: A
37. Maximum absorption of water in mammals is in:
(a) Lungs, (b) Skin, (c) Kidney, (d) Spleen, Ans: C
38. Which one of the followings, is not the excretory organ:
(a) Kidney, (b) Liver, (c) Lung, (d) Spleen, Ans: D
39. Study of heredity and hereditary characters is known as:
(a) Genetics, (b) Evolution, (c) Eugenics, (d) Euthenics, Ans: A
40. Number of autosomes in human sperm is:
(a) 11, (b) 22, (c) 44, (d) 45, Ans:C
41. A tissue is a group of cells having:
(a) Similar cells with dissimilar function
(b) Similar cells with similar functions
(c) Dissimilar cells with dissimilar function
(d) Dissimilar cells with similar functions
Ans: B
42. One of the following has a doubtful biological status:
(a) Bacteria, (b) Virus, (c) Blue green algae, (d) None, Ans: B
43. Virus vary in size from:
(a) 2nm to 200nm, (b) 2nm to 100nm, (c) 2nm to 300nm, (d) 2nm to
150nm, Ans: C
44. Who for the first discovered virus?
(a) Stakman, (b) Iwanoski, (c) Stanley, (d) Iwanoski, Ans: B
45. The genetic material in viruses can be:
(a) DNA, (b) RNA, (c) DNA or RNA, (d) DNA and RNA, Ans: C
46. Life span of adult silkworm is about:
(a) 10 to 15 days, (b) 5 to 6 days, (c) 20 days, (d) 2 weeks, Ans: B
47. Scientific culture of silkworm is:
(a) Apiculture, (b) Pisciculture, (c) Sericulture, (d) Silkworm farming,
Ans: C
48. Which of the following plants have maximum power of
adaptability?
(a) Pteridophytes, (b) Angiosperms, (c) Gymnosperms, (d)
Bryophytes, Ans: B
49. In which of the following groups would you place a plant, which
produces spores has vascular tissue and lacks seeds?
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(a) Gymnosperms, (b) Algae, (c) Bryophytes, (d) Pteridophytes, Ans:
D
50. Thallophytes having chloroplast are:
(a) Bacteria, (b) Fungi, (c) Algae, (d) Moss, Ans: C

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