Where is Satish Dhawan Space Center situated?

(A) Thumba

(B) Sriharikota

(C) Ahmedabad

(D) None of the above

The working of the quartz crystal in the watch is based on the:

[A] Photoelectric Effect
[B] Johnson Effect
[C] Piezo-electric Effect
[D] Edison Effect

If a mouse of over eight times its normal size has been produced by introducing human growth hormone gene, the technique involved is called:

(A) Hybridisation
(B) Genetic Engineering
(C) Mutation Breeding
(D) Hormonal Feeding

Poison glands of snakes are homologous to:
(A) Electric organs of fishes
(B) Stings of rays
(C) Sebaceous glands of mammals
(D) Salivary glands of vertebrates

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I                                    List-II
(Characteristic)                   (Animal)

(a) Wingless insect              1. Kiwi
(b) Flightless bird                 2. Silverfish
(c) Limbless reptile              3. Turtle
(d) Lungless animal             4. Snake
                                              5. Fish

Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A)        1    3    2   5
(B)        2    1    4   5
(C)        2    1    3   4
(D)        3    1    4   2 

Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are:

(A) Acute diarrhoea, cancer and gout
(B) Malaria, acute diarrhoea and schistosomiasis
(C) Onchocerciasis, leukaemia and arthritis
(D) Rheumatism, malaria and AIDS 

Which one of the following is used for dating archaeological specimens in woods, bones and shells?

(A) Uranium-238
(B) Argon isotope
(C) Carbon 14
(D) Strontium 90

The Government of India has totally banned the export of 'Burnt Coal' (Jhama) because it contains recoverable amount of a metal element used in transistors. Which one of the following is that element?

(A) Phosphorus

(B) Germanium

(C) Silicon

(D) Tungsten

Which one of the following approaches comes under the category of biotechnology?

(A) Use of living organisms or substances obtained from them, in industrial processes
(B) Modernizing the commercial industries to produce products for use in biological research
(C) Use of modem technology to investigate biological disorders
(D) Use of industrial technology to increase the biosphere