1. What is the minimum age laid down for a person to seek election to the Lok Sabha ?

(1) 18 years
(2) 21 years
(3) 25 years
(4) 30 years

8. Seedless fruits are developed by the technique of

(1) Tissue culture
(2) Hybridisation
(3) Clonal selection
(4) Pure-line selection

2. The chronological order of the three dynasties that ruled India is

(1) Slave, Khilji, Tughlaq
(2) Tughlaq, Slave, Khilji
(3) Khilji Tughlaq, Slave
(4) Slave, Tughlaq, Khilji

9. Out of the following, the velocity of sound is maximum in

(1) Water
(2) Air
(3) Steel
(4) Wood

3. Human Genome Project endeavours to

(1) Decode DNA
(2) Invent AIDS treatement
(3) Study evolution of humans
(4) Study fingerprints

10. A liquid drop tends to assume a spherical shape because of the

(1) Viscous force
(2) Gravitational force
(3) Elastic force
(4) Surface tension

4. Which sport has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2001 for promoting understanding among nations ?

(1) Basketball
(2) Tennis
(3) Soccer
(4) Hockey

11. The stethoscope used by doctors works on the principle of

(1) Interference of sound
(2) Reflection of sound
(3) Refraction of sound
(4) Superposition of sound

5. In India, what fraction of the members of the State Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishads) are elected by the local bodies ?

(1) One-third
(2) One-fourth
(3) One-sixth
(4) One-twelfth

12. Modern powerful magnets are made from

(1) Iron compounds
(2) Ferromagnetic materials
(3) Alloys containing aluminium, cobalt and nickel
(4) Alloys containing iron, cobalt and nickel

6. The President of the UN General Assemby is elected for a period of

(1) One year
(2) Two years
(3) Three years
(4) Four years

13. When any foreign body enters in the human blood system then the reaction is initiated by
(1) R.B.Cs.
(2) W.B.Cs.
(3) Blood Platelets
(4) Plasma

7. The acid rains usually contain large amounts of

(1) Carbonic acid
(2) Hydrochloric acid
(3) Nitric acid
(4) Sulphuric acid

14. ‘Athlete’s foot’ is caused by

(1) Bacterial infection
(2) Allergy
(3) Virus
(4) Fungus