General Science Quiz 10

General Science Quiz 10

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1. ‘Gobar gas’ contains mainly which gas?

Methane
Butane
Carbondioxide
Ethylene

2. Gambusia is used for biological control of mosquitoes. What is it?

A Fish
A Plant
A Pesticide
A Device

3. Which is the vitamin that is most readily manufactured in our bodies?

Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
Vitamin D

4. In absence of ribosome in cell which function does not takes place?

Digestion
Respiration
Protein Synthesis
Blood clotting

5. What is term for the natural or artificially induced production of fruits without fertilization of ovules?

Parthenocarpy
Pomology
Schizocarp
Protogyny

6. In the human body, cowper’s glands form a part of which system?

Reproductive System
Digestive System
Respiratory System
Circulatory System

7. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops from the pores of plants called?

Transpiration
Airation
Liquidation
Guttation

8. Which tree is the tallest flowering plant on earth?

Redwood
Eucalyptus
Rafflesia
Bamboo

9. Historia animalium ("History of the Animals"). The first modern zoological work, was written by

Theophrastus
Dioscorides
Conrad Gessner
Galen

10. Name the colorless salt which is the gas-forming component used in the car airbag systems?

Sodium azide
Sodium peroxide
Sodium nitrate
Sodium bicarbonate

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