TEAM A

Q1 How many bones do sharks have in their

bodies?
zero
Q2 The fear of what animal is known as
‘arachnophobia’?
Spider
Q3. The liquid used to preserve specimens of
plants and animals is
Formalin
Q4 Which plant makes Aspirin?
White Willow
Q5. Which instrument is used to measure
altitudes in aircraft's ?
Altimeter
Q6. Which instrument is used to measure
depth of ocean ?
Fathometer
Q7 Who was the first scientist to use an
instrument for biological studies in 1665?
Robert Hooke
Q8. The cell that is concerned with
excretion and osmo regulation is
Flame Cell
Q9. Vacuoles in plant cells are bounded by a
definite membrane call as
Tonoplast
Q10. In the plant cells, golgi complex is
scattered in the cytoplasm in the form of the
small units called
Dictyosomes
TEAM B
Q1 Which of the following organelles is
known as ‘power house of the cell?
Mitochondria
Q2 Sudden fall in barometer is indication of
Storm
Q3. Pest-resistant cotton commonly known as ‘Bt-
Cotton’ is genetically engineered by inserting a gene
from ?
Bacterium
Q4 Where in the human body would you find ilium ?
Near the hip
Q5. The time period of a pendulum on moon………..
Increases
Q6 Mobile phones use microwaves to send
information to a transmitter. What type of energy is
used to carry the information from the mobile phone
to a transmitter?
Electromagnetic
Q7 What is the major substance making up the
human body?
Water
Q8 Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills
because…………………
There is a decrease in air pressure on the
hills
Q9 Tears contain which enzymes that kill bacteria?
Lysozyme
Q10. Salivary ,tear, gastric and intestinal glands are
examples of………………
Exocrine gland
TEAM C
Q1.A protostar (a star in early
stage of its life) is formed by the
aggregation of two gases.Name
these two gases.
Ans. Hydrogen & helium
Q2.What is the pressure at the
center of the earth?
Ans.3.7million atmosphere
Q3. Brass gets discolored in air
because of which of the gas in air?
Ans Hydrogen sulphide
Q4. Which is the non metal that
remains liquid at room
temperature?
Ans. Bromine
Q5. Chrophyll is a naturally
occurring chelate compound in
which central metal?
Ans. Magnesium
Q6. Which of the metals form an
amalgam with other metals?
Ans. Mercury
Q7. The life span of red blood cells
is ---- days
Ans 120
Q8. Name the organism which
have highest body temperature.
Ans. Birds
Q9. A device which converts
chemical energy into electrical
energy is
Battery
Q10 Which are the earliest animal ever to possess a
true voice?
Frogs
TEAM D
Q1 Vitamin C is not required by which animal ?
Cat
Q2 Which essential element is found in
haemoglobin, porphyrins and cytochrome?
Iron
Q3. Which common disease is also known as
hydrophobia?
Rabies
Q4.Who was the first person to discover
the existence of male and female
reproductive cells?
Hippocrates
Q5.What is (BOD) Test stands for?
Biochemical Oxygen demand test
Q6. What are biochemical reactions in the
body known as?
Metabolic reactions(anabolic and
catabolic)
Q7.What is the structural and functional unit
of kidney ?
Nephron
Q8. Heaviest satellite(natural) of
our solar system is
Ans. Ganymede
Q9. A pressure gauge for fluids is
called
Manometer
Q40. Calcium carbide
gives……….. with water
Acetylene