The country having the highest death rate due to disastrous typhoons and hurricanes is:
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) China
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Japan
The Law of Gravity was discovered by:
(a) Copernicus
(b) Newton
(c) Galileo
(d) None of these
What name is given to inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain, swelling and restriction of movement?
(a) Jaundice
(b) Arthritis
(c) Fracture
(d) Swelling
Which mineral is the main source of mercury?
(a) Copper
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Cinnabar
(d) Nitrogen
Diamond is an allotropic form of:
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Uranium
(d) Carbon
Gobar gas contains mainly:
(a) Oxygen
(b) Methane
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Nitrogen
The most malleable metal is:
(a) Copper
(b) Silver
(c) Gold
(d) Iron
The newly discovered high-temperature superconductors are:
(a) Metal alloys
(b) Pure rare-earth metals
(c) Inorganic polymers
(d) Ceramic oxides
The drugs-caffeine, tannin and nicotine are:
(a) Steroids
(b) Alkaloids
(c) Cortisones
(d) Mild alkalis
The filament of an electric bulb is made of
(a) Tungsten
(b) Nichrome
(c) Graphite
(d) Iron