What does 'GM' stand for in GM food?

• Generally modified
• Genetically modified
• Genetically medicated
• None of these
Correct Option: B  [ Genetically modified ]

Remark:

India's first atomic power station was set up at:

• Surat (Gujarat)
• Tarapur (Maharashtra)
• Trombay (Maharashtra)
• Trombay (Maharashtra)
Correct Option: B  [ Tarapur (Maharashtra) ]

Remark:

Sound-waves from a loud speaker is caused by:

• frequency
• vibrations
• pitch
• amplitude
Correct Option: B  [ vibrations ]

Remark:

The acceleration due to gravity at the equator:

• is less than that at the poles
• is greater than that at the poles
• is equal to that at the poles
• does not depend on the earth's centripetal acceleration
Correct Option: A  [ is less than that at the poles ]

Remark:

In which of the following processes energy is released ?

• respiration
• photosynthesis
• ingestion
• absorption
Correct Option: A  [ respiration ]

Remark:

The Kala-azar disease in man is spread by the bite of a:

• Culex Mosquito
• Phlebotomus sandfly
• Climex bed-bug
• Sarcoptes mites
Correct Option: B  [ Phlebotomus sandfly ]

Remark:

The only snake that builds its nest is:

• Krait
• King cobra
• Chain viper
• Saw scaled viper
Correct Option: B  [ King cobra ]

Remark:

Which pigment gives pale yellow color to urine?

• Erithromycin
• Amoxylin
• Urochronie
• Unicom
Correct Option: C  [ Urochronie ]

Remark:

What is common in AIDS, hepatitis and typhoid fever ?

• All are bacterial disease
• All are water borne diseases
• All are viral disease
• All are spread by human beings
Correct Option: D  [ All are spread by human beings ]

Remark:

What is the name of first Indian Artificial satellite?

• Apollo
• Rohini
• Bhaskara
• Aryabhatta
Correct Option: D  [ Aryabhatta ]

Remark: launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975 and built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)