1. His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of the Anopheles mosquito led to the realisation that malaria was transmitted by Anopheles. He received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria. Who was he?
(A) Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
(B) Robert Koch
(C) Ronald Ross
(D) Paul Ehrlich
2. Wasp sting is____in nature and remedy for this is a/an____.
(A) Acidic, alkali
(B) Neutral, alkali
(C) Alkaline, base
(D) Alkaline, acid
3. Which of the following chemicals is not used in photographic processing?
(A) Silver halide
(B) Ammonium thiosulphate
(C) Copper nitrate
(D) Both (A) and (B)
4. Which of the following activities is known as ‘flaming’ in internet jargon?
(A) Typing the whole document in lowercase
(B) Hostile and insulting interaction between intRobodigester
(C) Following someone on the blogging site
(D) A word, phrase or topic that is popular on Twitter at a particular moment
5. The Bristol Robotics Laboratory invented a robot which can digest organic matter for fuel and then excretes the waste. What is the name of this robot?
(A) EcoBot III
(B) Robonaut
(C) Environment friendly robot
(D) Robodigester
6. Which of the following gases is known as ‘laughing gas’?
(A) Sulphur dioxide
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Nitrous oxide
(D) Helium
7. ‘X’ metal is soft and can be easily cut with a knife. It catches fire when exposed to air and water and is also used in street lights. What is ‘X’?
(A) Sodium
(B) Mercury
(C) Calcium
(D) Lithium
Answer Key
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. A
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