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1. How many teeth does an average human adult have?
• 31
• 33
• 32
• 36
Answer: 32

2. What is the pulse rate of an average healthy human being?
• 16 beats per minute
• 65 beats per minute
• 72 beats per minute
• 100 beats per minute
Answer: 72 beats per minute

3. Which of the following are known as "aves"?
• Reptiles
• Mammals
• Birds
• Fish
Answer: Birds


4. What is the name given to the green pigment in plants?
• Chlorophyll
• Stomata
• Tendrils
• Starch
Answer: Chlorophyll

5. Which of the following animals is not extinct?
• Brontosorus
• Dodo
• Mammoth
• Cheetah
Answer: Cheetah

6. Quinine is obtained from the bark of which tree?
• Cinchona
• Redwood
• Eucalyptus
• Bunyan
Answer: Cinchona

7. How is the age of a tree determined?
• By counting the annual rings in a cut trunk
• By measuring its height
• By measuring its girth
• By counting the number of its branches
Answer: By counting the annual rings in a cut trunk

8. Farmers can keep their soil fertile by
• Repeatedly growing the same crop
• Irrigation
• Regular Tilling
• Crop Rotation
Answer: Crop Rotation

9. What is quinine used for?
• Curing Aids
• Curing Typhoid
• Removing pimples
• Curing Malaria
Answer: Curing Malaria

10. Which of the following are known as "pisces"?
• Fish
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Mammals
Answer: Fish

11. What forms after the flowers have pollinated?
• Leaves
• Thorns
• New Branches
• Fruits
Answer: Fruits

12. Fish breathe through
• Gills
• Fins
• Lungs
• Skin
Answer: Gills

13. What is the everyday name for the plants that are called Gramineae?
• Nuts
• Pulses
• Grasses
• Legumes
Answer: Grasses

14. Bile is secreted by the
• Liver
• Stomach
• Gall Bladder
• Lungs
Answer: Liver

15. Which of the following carries malaria?
• Mosquitoes
• Cockroaches
• Bats
• Earthworms
Answer: Mosquitoes

16. Which of the following helps keep body cool?
• Respiration
• Mastication
• Urination
• Perspiration
Answer: Perspiration

17. The response of plants to light is known as
• Phototropism
• Hydrotropism
• Chemotropism
• Thigmotropism
Answer: Phototropism

18. Which of the following is a parasite?
• Zebra
• Pigs
• Wolves
• Ringworm
Answer: Ringworm

19. Which food stuff turns blue-black when brought in contact with iodine?
• Proteins
• Starch
• Vitamins
• Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Answer: Starch

20. The feathers of birds are good insulators.
• True
• False
Answer: True

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