(11) Which form of drug abuse involves most risk of infection with the HIV (AIDS) virus:
(a) Cigarette smoking (b) Using alcohol (c) Injection of heroine
(d) Taking too much aspirin (e) None of these
(12) Founder of modern astronomy was:
(a) Archimedes (b) William Gilbert (c) Nicolas Copernicus
(d) Michel Faraday (e) None of these
(13) The instrument which measures very high temperature is:
(a) Manometer (b) Thermostat (c) Chronometer (d) Pyrometer (e) None of these
(14) The science which deals with study of manners and customs of peoples is:
(a) Ethnology (b) Morphology (c) Ethics (d) Genetics (e) None of these
(15) Chemicals used to kill rats and mice are:
(a) Insecticides (b) Rodenticides (c) Fungicides (d) Herbicides (e) None of these
(16) Dry ice is:
(a) Methane hydrate (b) Liquid Nitrogen (c) Solid Carbondioxide
(d) Frozen water (e) None of these
(17) Chemical name of vinegar is:
(a) Sodium Nitrate (b) Dilute acetic acid (c) Chloride of lime
(d) Calcium (e) None of these
(18) Deficiency of following vitamin decreases hemoglobin production:
(a) Biotin (b) Thiamine (c) Niacin (d) Pyridoxine (e) None of these
(19) Hygrometer is used for measuring the:
(a) Speed of sound (b) Density of milk (c) Humidity of air
(d) Specific gravity of liquids (e) None of these
(20) Bronze is an alloy of:
(a) Copper and Zinc (b) Tin and Zinc (c) Copper and Tin
(d) Iron and Zinc (e) None of these
(21) Which of the following is most elastic?
(a) Steel (b) Rubber (c) Glass (d) Sponge (e) None of these
(22) Orbital period of the planet Mercury around the sun is:
(a) 88 days (b) 365 days (c) 2 years (d) 98 days (e) None of these
(23) The most splendid and the most magnificent constellation in the sky is:
(a) Orion (b) Columbia (c) Canis Major (d) Taurus (e) None of these
(24) “Black holes” refer to:
(a) Holes occurring in heavenly bodies (b) Bright spots on the sun
(c) Collapsing objects of high density (d) Collapsing objects of low density
(e) None of these
(25) Eugenics is the study of:
(a) Altering human beings by changing their genetic components
(b) People of European origin (c) Different races of mankind
(d) Genetics of plants (e) Eunuchs
Everyday Science Old MCQs Paper of FPSC Examination 2009
02/07/2015