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- Question
One of the following is not a function of bones.
Options- A. Place for muscle attachment
- B. Protection of vital organs
- C. Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones
- D. Production of blood corpuscles
- Correct Answer
- Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones
- 1. Javagal Srinath took no wicket in his last ODI match.What were his bowling figures in that match? [Format : Overs bowled - Maidens - Runs given - Wickets taken]
Options- A. 7 - 0 - 67 - 0
- B. 10 - 0 - 87 - 0
- C. 10 - 0 - 57 - 0
- D. 7 - 0 - 39 - 0 Discuss
- 2. The period of daylight
Options- A. is nearly constant near the equator
- B. varies with latitude and the season
- C. reaches a maximum of 24 hour in the polar zones in summer
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 3. Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
Options- A. Baba Amte
- B. Shabana Amzi
- C. Mira Nair
- D. Swami Agnivesh Discuss
- 4. The nucleus of a hydrogen atom consists of
Options- A. 1 proton only
- B. 1 proton + 2 neutron
- C. 1 neutron only
- D. 1 electron only Discuss
- 5. The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are
- the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces
- moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores
- raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores
Options- A. I, II
- B. I, III
- C. II, III
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 6. The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called
Options- A. aquifers
- B. aquicludes
- C. perched aquifer
- D. spring Discuss
- 7. Of the following natural phenomena, tell which one known in Sanskrit as 'deer's thirst'?
Options- A. Rainbow
- B. Earthshine
- C. Halo
- D. Mirage Discuss
- 8. The reaction is carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral is called
Options- A. hydrolysis
- B. carbonation
- C. oxidation
- D. solution Discuss
- 9. The headquarters of International Labour Organisation is at
Options- A. Paris
- B. New York
- C. Hague
- D. Geneva Discuss
- 10. The tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of 33 ms are called
Options- A. tropical depressions
- B. tropical storms
- C. hurricane
- D. None of the above Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: 10 - 0 - 87 - 0
Explanation:
Javagal Srinath played his last ODI match against Australia in the World Cup 2003.
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: Swami Agnivesh
Correct Answer: 1 proton only
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: aquicludes
Explanation:
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.
Correct Answer: Mirage
Correct Answer: carbonation
Correct Answer: Geneva
Correct Answer: hurricane
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