FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2003
EVERYDAY SCIENCE
- Choose the best option/answer
- Enzymes are organic catalysts made up of:
(a) Carbohydrate (b) Proteins (c) Fats (d) Nucleic Acid
- A nanometre is:
(a) 10-3 meters (b) 10-6 meters (c) 10-9 meters (d) 10-12 meter
- The minimum speed of a Pentium II computer is:
(a) 133 Mhz (b) 233 Mhz (c) 333 Mhz (d) 433 Mhz
- According to recent classifications, the living organisms are divided into number of kingdoms:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
- Glycolysis is a process•of:
(a) Photosynthesis (b) Reproduction (c) Transpiration (d) Respiration
- The Unit that coordinates different devices of Computer system is:
(a) ALU (b) Register (c) Control Unit (d) Logical Instruction
- Seed is technically:
(a) Ripened Ovule (b) Carpel
(c) Ripened Ovary (d) Mature pollen grain
- ADH is a hormone secreted by:
(a) Anterior pituitary (b) Posterior pituitary (c) Adrenal Cortex (d) Adrenal Medulla
- The number of natural satellites orbiting around the Mars is:
(a) I (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 14
- Permian Period belongs to:
(a) Palaeozoic era (b) Mesozoic era (c) Cainozoic era (d) Precambrian era
- Name the following:
- The instrument used for the measurement of blood pressure. (Sphygmomanometer)
- A mammal which can fly. (Bat)
- A disease which is more common in men than in women and is hereditary in character. (Colour Blindness)
- One endangered animal species of Pakistan. (Snow leopard/ Blind Dolphin)
- An ore of mercury. (Cinnabar)
- A Cyanobacterium. (Blue green algae)
- A hormone secreted by pancreas. (Insulin)
- The nuclear reaction taking place on the surface of sun (Fusion reaction)
- The scientist who discovered Sulfuric Acid. (Jabir bin Hayan)
- The constituent elements of brass. (Copper and Zinc)
- Fill in the blanks.
- The conversion of non-diffusible substances into diffusible ones by the action of enzymes is called
______ . (Digestion) - Diamond is the purest naturally occurring crystalline form of___ . (Carbon)
- Caustic soda is extensively used for making_____ . (Soap)
- When a person can see nearer objects but not the distant ones he is said to be suffering from . (Nearsightedness)
- Marble is___ (Metamorphic)
- Curie is a unit of . (Radioactivity)
- The brown colour of rust is because of____ . (Oxidation)
- The movement of food through esophagus is by the muscular action known as. (Peristalsis)
- Granite is a form of (Igneous rock)
- is the main chemical substance in the plant cell wall. (Cellulose)
- ___ was first discovered by Robert Brown. (Cell Nucleus)
- Which of the following statements are true and which are false:
- Right kidney in man is slightly lower in position than the left kidney. (True)
- Light is not visible. (False)
- Steel is more elastic than rubber (True)
- Pitch of man’s voice is greater than that of woman. (False)
- Diastolic blood pressure is greater than systolic blood pressure. (False)
- Base metal can be converted into gold by heating. (False)
- Guava contains more vitamins C than orange. (True)
- A light year is a unit of time. (False)
- Mercury is heavier than lead. (True)
- Movement of tectonic plates may cause eruption of a volcano. (True)