Some MCQs for Practice

1. Protista is the connecting link between which groups?a. Monera and Fungib. Monera and Animalsc. Monera and plantsd. Monera and virusAns: b2. Which group is known as 'Jewels of Plant Kingdom'?a. Chrysophytesb. Fungic. Protistsd. EuglenoidsAns: a3. Which group has got lipids capable of storing light?a. Protistsb. Sporozoansc. Euglenoidsd. DiatomsAns: d4. Which among the following indicates pertroleum presence?a. dinoflagellatesb. Chrysophytesc. Slime mouldsd. ProtozoansAns: b5. the protein covering in virus is known as?a. capsomereb. capsidc. peplomered. peplidAns: b6. Which of the folowing has double stranded DNA?a. Adenovorusb. Cauliflower M.V.c. Simian virusd. all the aboveAns: d7. Φx174 has which type of genetic material?a. ss-RNAb. ss-DNAc. ds-RNAd. ds-DNAAns: b8. Which among the following...

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GK for AIIMS- 3

This is my third release notes regarding the preparations you should undertake in order to clear the A.I.I.M.S.Here I am featuring some questions regarding Scientists. Many of these were asked in the previous years papers.*A petrol fire cannot be extinguished by throwing water on it because the heat of the petrol fire is so intense that the water thrown on it gets evaporated and decomposes quickly or since the density of water is more than the density of petrol, water sinks below the petrol when it is poured over a petrol fire.*An iron nail floats on mercury but sinks in water because the specific density of iron is lower than that of mercury and higher than that of water.*Ice floats on water but sinks in alcohol, because the specific density of ice is less than that of water and more than...

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GK for AIIMS- 2

This is my second release notes regarding the preparations you should undertake in order to clear the A.I.I.M.S.Here I am featuring some questions regarding Scientists. Many of these were asked in the previous years papers.Guttenberg invented the art of printing. The modern printing press was invented by Caxton.Laws of electrical resistance was discovered by G.S. Ohm.The microphone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell (1876).Thomas Alva Edison is known as the wizard of Menlo Park. He is credited with greatest number of inventions.Nuclear model of the atom was discovered by Rutherford.Miner's safely lamp was invented by Sir Humphry Davy. He also discovered laughing gas (nitrogens oxide).John Logie Baird of Scotland invented television in 1926.Sir Issac Pitman of Britian invented shorthand...

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G.K for AIIMS: 1

This is a general knowledge pack specially prepared for competitive exams like A.I.I.M.S. In this I have given some basic GK regarding the Physics section. I am writing more.A.I.I.M.S. has 20 GK questions out of which 10 are from Science. And out of this most are from Physics section.PHYSICSEcho is due to the reflection or reverberation of sound. For the production of echo there should be a minimum distance of 9 meters between us and the reflecting surface.Bats can fly in the dark because they can generate ultrasonic sound and if there is any hindrance in their way the sound waves get reflected and they can change their direction. They use this method to catch insects also.Since sound waves need a medium to travel they cannot be transmitted through vacuumThe audible frequency of human ear...

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Some Vital Statisctics:

Total students(approx.):2005:50,5002006:53,0002007:45,2002008:47,000*the data is an average collected from various forums. It is an approximation and may vary slightly.Toppers:(1st rank)2005:81%2006:76.33%2007:82.5%2008:75.66%(2nd rank)2005: 76.66%2006: 75.16%2007: 82%Cut-off percentage:(Details of 2008 entrance not known)General:2005: 66.162006: 682007: 72.33SC Cut off:2005: 542006: 57.62007: 58.33ST cut-off:2005: 512006: 56.82007: 58...

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F.A.Q. on Pattern of Paper

General:Time allotted: 3hours 30 minutes.No. of questions: 200Pattern of questions:Physics: 60Chemistry: 60Biology: 60G.K.: 20______________Total: 200Assertion Reason type questions: Out of the 60 questions in PCB, only 20 questions from each are Assertion reason. Rest 40 are normal M.C.Q. with four options. Only one will be correct.Notification of Exam : Released on JanuaryDate of Exam : Usually June 1Results : Usually end of JuneCommencement of Classes: Beginning of AugustMarking Scheme:Correct answer : 1 markWrong answer : -1/3 markUnanswered : 0 markIs there a prescribed syllabus?No.Generally questions from 10+2 topics are asked. But in some cases, questions can be even asked from graduate level. Being one of the most prestigious institution...

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10 Assorted questions on Porifera.

It is a well noted trend that a lot of questions appearing for competitive medical exams are heavily imbibed from very old NCERT textbooks as well as out-of-syllabus. This series of questions are prepared keeping in mind the extra portions and one-words that frequently come up for the A.I.P.M.T. Prelims, Kerala P.M.T., J.I.P.M.E.R. and also for the A.I.I.M.S. Examinations. I hope this helps you to get some additional useful information.Self evaluation M.C.Q. Examination:One question carries 4 marks if correct. If wrong the examinee is awarded -1 marks. There will be no marks for unattempted questions.Maximum Marks:40Pass Marks :20Total time :10 minutes1. Sponges are proifers because their bodies have:a. Spicules in skeletonb. several poresc. canal systemd. all of theseAns: b2. Sycan belongs...

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