Test-1 || W.B.C.S. Preliminary 2010 || GENERAL SCIENCE

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Rate of radiation of heat from a body is the highest if its surface is
White
Smooth
Smooth but black
Rough but black
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The gene for Haemophilia is
X-linked recessive
X-linked dominant
Y-linked
Located in autosome
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The narrow portion between uterus and vagina of higher mammals is known as
Clitoris
Urethra
Oviduct
Cervix
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The toxic chemical element that caused Minamata disease in Japan was
Uranium
Mercury
Cadmium
Arsenic
5/25
The vegetative body of a dryophyte/moss represents the structure of
Sporophyte
Gametophyte
Sporophyte or gametophyte
Sporophyte and gametophyte
6/25
Enzymes speed up biochemical reactions by
Increasing the activation energy of the reaction
Lowering the temperature of the reaction
Increasing the temperature of the reaction
Lowering the activation energy of the reaction
7/25
Cardiac muscles do not undergo fatigue, because
Interconnection of cells by intercalated disc 
Having numerous mitochondria
Having more actins
Having more myosin
8/25
The minimum number of artificial satellites required for communication throughout the globe is
1
2
3
4
9/25
In photosynthesis, 'Light reaction' takes place in
Cytosol
Grana of Chloroplast
Stroma of chloroplast
Ribosome
10/25
Haversian system is a part of
Kidney
Bone
Heart
Brain
11/25
Which of the following is a good nuclear fuel ?
Uranium 238
Plutonium 239
Neptunium 239
Thorium 236
12/25
Which of the following is not a physical change ?
Dehydrating milk to get milk powder
Sublimation of iodine
Dissolving sugar in tea
Burning of wax in a candle
13/25
Polytene chromosome is found in the cells of
Salivary gland of larvae of flies
Liver of man
Neuron of insects
None of the above
14/25
Presence of sunken stomata in leaves indicates the character of
Hydrophytes
Xerophytes
Halophytes
Mesophytes
15/25
Which Carbohydrate is used commercially in the silvering of mirrors ?
Sucrose
Fructose
Cellulose
Glucose
16/25
Which metal ion is responsible for electron transportation in photosynthesis ?
Sodium
Potassium
Cobalt
Iron
17/25
A tube-well will not work if the depth of water below the ground is
20 ft.
25 ft.
28 ft.
38 ft.
18/25
The technique of 'DNA sequencing' was discovered by
H. G. Khorana
Watson and Crick
Frederick Sanger
E. M. Southern
19/25
A Cladogram depicts the hypothesis of
Evolutionary relationship
Phenatic relationship
Genetic relationship
Taxonomic relationship
20/25
Consider the following statement 
 (1) Definition of force is obtained from Newton's first law of motion. 
 (2) Definition of force is obtained from Newton's second law of motion.
 (3) In a house-hold wiring the appliances are connected in series. 
 (4) The picture-tube of a television is basically a cathode ray tube.
Only 1 is correct
Only 2 is correct
Only 2 and 4 are correct
Only 1 and 4 are correct
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Electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy by a
Thermostat
Motor
Dynamo
Rectifier
22/25
A piece of cotton cloth gets wet if one end of it is dipped in water in a glass. This is due to
Gravitation
Viscosity
Elasticity
Capillarity
23/25
AIDS/HIV virus is a type of
DNA virus
RNA virus
Either DNA or RNA virus
Both DNA and RNA virus
24/25
In respiration, cytosol plays a significant role in
Oxidative phosphorylation
Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid
Krebs cycle
Glycolysis
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Same force is applied to two bodies A and B of masses m and 5 m respectively for the same time. Then
Velocity of A and B will be same
Momentum of A and B will be same
Momentum of A will be greater
Momentum of B will be greater
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