Environment Quiz 83

Environment Quiz 77

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1. How many Indian states are situated on the Tropic of Cancer?

6
5
8
9

2. Which prominent star in the constellation Canis Major is known as "Dog Star"?

Arcturus
Vega
Sirius
Betergeuse

3. The Holmgren Wool Test is used to identify which disease?

Colour Blindness
Tuberculosis
Diphtheria
Blood Cancer

4. Which one of the following is NOT a biofuel?

Natural Gas
Methanol
Ethanol
Butanol

5. Which one of the following was used as an automobile coolant antifreeze in the early 1900s?

Diesel
Methanol
Ethylene glycol
Butanol

6. What is the mass of boulders, pebbles, sand, and mud deposited in the form of a long ridge along the front or sides of a glacier called?

Ablation
Moraine
Arete
Calving

7. Which contagious disease is also known as varicella?

Tuberculosis
Cholera
Influenza
Chickenpox

8. The measure of the auto ignition resistance of gasoline (petrol)and other fuels used in spark-ignition internal combustion engines is called

Octane number
Cetane number
Knocking
Combustion power

9. Which one of the following refers to a sunken vessel whose goods float to the surface of the sea, or any floating cargo that is cast overboard?

Flotsam
Jetsam
Lagan
Derelict

10. Do you know the bio-fuel that is called as "wood alcohol"?

Butanol
Biodiesel
Methanol
Ethanol

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