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Contents
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1.1 Physical geography
1. What is an archipelago? C. alluvial plain
A. Scattered islands surrounded by an ex- D. coast line
panse of water.
5. Identify the factors that influence CLIMATE
B. An island with water on 3 sides.
A. Equator
C. A supercontinent
B. Wind
D. A subcontinent
C. Latitude
2. Geographically Tamil Nadu is divided into D. Longitude
five E. Ocean Currents
A. Plain region
6. In the savanna of West Africa,
B. Hilly region
A. there is frequent rain year-round.
C. Physical division
B. there is a dry climate year-round.
D. none of above
C. there is little plant or animal life.
3. Which is the highest peak in India. D. there is a wet season and a dry sea-
A. Mt.Everest son.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B 5. C 5. E 6. D 7. B 8. A
1.1 Physical geography 3
D. The Great Valley 15. What are the major food crops of South-
east Asia? Check all that apply.
10. Which of the following are NOT examples A. millet
of movement
B. tea
A. goods moved by railroad C. rice
B. people taking a ferry boat to work D. dates
C. The little chapel and park in Lebanon, 16. Separates Great Britain from France. Is a
Kansas is the geographical center of the busy route for shipping transportation on
contiguous United States it and car and train travel under it
D. Jim from USA explaining to Bob from A. Rhine River
England about the rules of American Foot-
B. Westerlies
ball
C. Alpine Mountains
11. What is the name for a group of islands, D. English Channel
like the many islands that exist in the
Mediterranean Sea? 17. What is another term for absolute loca-
tion?
A. Antilles
A. Specific
B. Archipelago B. General
C. Alps C. Relative
D. Appalachians D. none of above
9. A 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. B 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. C
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A. Something that connects a river and a C. The tidal pull of the moon
mountain D. the distance between Earth and the
B. A natural route across a mountain sun
peak 26. What is the name of the mountain range
C. The name of a Himalayan Glacier on the Eastern side of the United States?
D. None of these A. Rocky Mountains
24. Which term describes an area where fish 30. Which of the following countries is not in-
come to feed in huge numbers? cluded in the Western Uplands?
A. fishery A. Norway
B. archipelago B. Italy
20. D 21. C 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A
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D. drought D. Western
35. Canada’s highest mountain 41. The name Ayers Rock came from where?
A. Canadian Shield A. Australians
B. Mount Logan B. Europeans
C. Rocky Mountains C. French
D. a D. Brazilians
36. Which of the following are not ranges of 42. Which of the following was formed by two
the Himalayas? plates colliding in South Asia?
A. Zazkar Range A. Ganges Delta
B. Dhalua Dhara Range B. Himalaya Mountains
C. Mahakush Range C. Deccan Plateau
D. Bolan Range D. Thar Desert
32. B 33. A 34. B 35. B 36. B 36. C 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A 41. B
42. B 43. A
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ety of crops.
B. yamuna
44. Followers of this religion worship in a C. Godavari
mosque.
D. None of the above
A. Christianity
B. Islam 50. in short supply
C. Judaism A. arid
D. none of above B. sahel
C. cash crop
45. afforestation means de-plantation of tress
A. true D. scarcity
44. B 45. C 46. C 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. D 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. A
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54. North Latitude is also called the 60. is located in the border of Tamil Nadu
A. North Pole and Kerala.
C. Neither A. 2nd
D. Both B. 3rd
56. A way of living in which people herd do- C. 4th
mesticated goats, sheep, and cattle and
D. 5th
live a life on the move to find food and
water
62. What mountain range separates the
A. Hunters and Gatherers Liberian Peninsula from France.
B. Traditional Agriculture
A. Alps Mts.
C. Pastoralism
B. Pyrenees Mts.
D. Nomadic Herding
C. Carpathian Mts.
57. What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?
D. Balkan Mts.
A. The moon’s pull on Earth
B. Solar Flares 63. Evaporation, condensation, and precipita-
C. Plate Movement tion all take place in which of the four
spheres?
D. Earth’s tilt
A. Biosphere
58. Which physical feature is a huge region rich
in minerals, trees, and water but is not B. Lithosphere
good for farming?
C. Hydrosphere
A. The Hudson Bay
D. Hemisphere
B. The St. Lawrence River
C. The Canadian Shield 64. TIRPARAPPU, KAAALIKESAN, ULAKKAI
D. The Rocky Mountains AND VATTAPARAI WATER FALLS ARE
FOUND IN
59. Where is the Thar Desert located?
A. KANYA KUMARI
A. West of the Ganges River
B. MADURAI
B. East of the Indus River
C. West of the Indus River C. TIRPPUR
D. East of the Ganges River D. NAMAKKAL
55. A 56. D 57. C 58. C 59. B 60. B 61. A 62. B 63. C 64. A 65. B
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D. none of above
B. The Game Plan
66. physical barrier like a mountain or river C. The Marshmallow Plan
that separates to places D. The Marshall Plan
A. border
72. What is a plateau?
B. boundary
A. A steep, rugged elevation
C. plain
B. A plain that sits high above sea level
D. monotheistic
C. An upward slope that is less steep and
67. This was created when the earth’s crust rugged
moved millions of years ago. It also cre- D. Low lying area surrounded by moun-
ated the Great Dividing Range. This phys- tains
ical feature is a part of the Pacific Ocean.
What is its name? 73. What type of Government does USA have
A. Coral Sea A. Republic
69. Which term refers to seasonal winds? D. Sediment falls off of a surface on its
own without any outside action
A. Tsunami
75. Located north of Western Europe. Con-
B. Typhoon
tains large oil & natural gas reserves and
C. Monsoon has been significant for trade and fishing.
D. Coriolis Effect A. English Channel
70. Which Physical Subsystem contains all of B. North Sea
Earth’s Water? C. Central Uplands
A. Lithosphere D. Mediterranean Sea
66. B 67. A 68. A 69. C 70. C 71. D 72. B 73. A 74. B 75. B 76. A
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76. Capital of Lithuania 82. What are China’s main waterway sys-
A. Vilnius tems?
77. A 78. A 79. C 80. D 81. A 82. A 83. A 84. B 85. A 86. A 87. D 88. B
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88. You need to look at this in order to know 94. The starting point of Himalayas is outside
what the symbols on a map mean: India from
A. Map scale A. Tajikistan
B. Map Key B. Kashmir
C. Grid C. Afghanistan
D. none of above D. Pakistan
89. A narrow sea between Great Britain and 95. He used direct observations and primary
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France measurements to present some new ideas
concerning geographic knowledge?
A. Mediterranean Sea
A. Strabo
B. Rhine River
B. Ibn Batuta
C. Danube River
C. Varenius
D. English Channel
D. Kant
90. A photo taken from an aircraft or satellite
is called a(n): 96. Air pollution caused by factories. Which
area of geography does this fall under?
A. satellite
A. Physical Geography
B. HD photo
B. Human Geography
C. Aerial Photograph
C. Neither
D. none of above
D. Both
91. Which mountain range includes Mt. Ever-
97. This mountain chain lies in Russia and
est, the highest mountain in the world?
forms a natural dividing line between Eu-
A. Andes Mountains rope and much of Asia.
B. Alps A. The Alps
C. Himalayan Mountains B. The Apennines
D. Ural Mountains C. The Rockies
92. Following World War II, which country ex- D. The Urals
perienced a dramatic change in terms of its 98. Australia is the biggest country of the
political boundaries? world
A. Spain A. 1st
B. Denmark B. 2nd
C. Italy C. 4th
D. Germany D. 6th
93. The capital of India is 99. incapable of being avoided or evaded
A. Islamabad A. feature
B. New Delhi B. inevitable
C. Kabul C. grazing
D. Dhaka D. seismic
89. D 90. C 91. C 92. D 93. B 94. A 95. C 96. D 97. D 98. D 99. B
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100. Identify a rare natural resource located 106. How long is the Russian Plain?
along the Spanish Pyrenees that is useful A. 1, 000 Miles
in the high-tech industry.
100. C 101. B 102. C 103. A 104. C 105. B 106. A 107. B 108. C 109. D 110. C
111. B 112. B
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C. island
island Southeast Asia
D. mesa
A. Thailand
B. Malaysia 119. What issue in SE Asia is shrinking the nat-
C. Brunei ural habitats of many animal species?
A. Movement A. Arctic
B. Place B. Tropical
C. Region C. Humid sub tropical
D. Location D. subarctic
134. What geographical feature is MOST as- 140. Which physical feature is located in East
sociated with the distribution of major Africa?
cities? A. Great Rift Valley
A. Mountains B. Congo Basin
B. Diversity C. Cape of Good Hope
C. Rivers D. Sahara
D. Oceans
141. The landscape of British Columbia is sim-
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135. The areas are the most populated. ilar to that of the United States.
A. Central A. southwestern
B. Desert B. northeastern
C. Underwater C. southeastern
D. Coastal D. northwestern
136. Explain “China’s Sorrow”. 142. What regions best support natural vege-
tation?
A. People dying from environmental is-
sues like air pollution A. Urban regions
146. Which of the following forms a natu- 152. Natural resources that are not changed
ral barrier between East Asia and South by humans
Asia?
147. What is the world’s largest coral reef? 153. The process i n which connections around
A. The great barrier the world increase and cultures become
B. The great reef more alike is called
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C. Iceland
America from the rest of the continent
D. farmland and crops
C. the abundance of fresh water flowing
through that makes abundant life possible 163. The southernmost point of India is
D. has numerous glaciers and is a reliable A. Kanyakumari
source of water in the region B. Indira Point
158. In what Southwest Asian country is C. Lakshadweep
Mount Ararat the highest peak? D. Rockies
A. Afghanistan 164. This river originates in Germany and is
B. Turkey the longest river in Europe.
C. Iran A. The Rhine
D. Israel B. The Rhone
C. The Danube
159. Boot shaped peninsula south of France
and Germany. Also located above the Me- D. The Thames
dierranean Sea
165. The trees of forest shed their leaves
A. France during dry season.
B. Iberian Peninsula A. Tidel
C. Florida B. Deciduous
D. Italy C. Evergreen
170. is a type of large ecosystem with sim- 175. What is the 0◦ line of latitude called?
ilar life forms and climates. A. Prime Parallel
A. Rotation B. Prime Meridian
B. Revolution C. Equator
C. Latitude
D. none of above
D. Biome
176. What tells you the ratio between the dis-
171. What is an atoll? tance on a map and the distance in real
A. a large landmass that is smaller than life?
a continent A. Title
B. fertile farmlands
B. Scale
C. a small collection of islands
C. Legend
D. Island formed by a volcano peak
D. Key
emerging from the ocean. Ring shaped
coral reef 177. the absence of rainfall from an area of
172. Which mountain range is under water? land
A. Mount Everest A. arid
B. Mid-Atlantic Ridge B. drought
C. Blue Ridge Mountain C. harmattan
D. Mariana Trench D. desertification
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C. Germany was split into two regions
C. Eastern
D. Germany was divided into four zones,
D. none of above
each controlled by a different country.
179. Which of the following about Southwest 184. Which of the following is NOT an exam-
Asia’s oil deposits is accurate? ple of physical geography?
199. This is the feature on a map that shows 204. Europe is warmed by wind currents called
you direction: the
A. Map Scale A. mistral
B. May Key B. semiarid
C. Compass Rose C. westerlies
D. none of above D. subarctic
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200. Rocks break and decay over time in a pro- 205. What term refers to people changing the
cess called environment?
A. Erosion A. Adapt
B. Plate Tectonics B. Modify
C. Sedimentation C. Depend
220. What is Africa’s transition zone between 225. A long, narrow band of volcanoes around
desert and rain forest? the Pacific Ocean.
A. Sahel A. Continent
B. Sahara B. Ring of Fire
C. Savanna C. Tsunami
D. Kalahari D. Glacier
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221. What are three natural barriers that have
on the Ganges River?
limited people’s movement in East Asia?
A. They can cause devastating floods.
A. Deserts, high mountains, and rugged
terrain B. They can make the river navigable.
B. Shallow rivers, high mountains, and C. They can cause the river to shrink in
wide plains size.
D. They can make the river dry up.
C. Dense forests, deep rivers, and
rugged terrain 227. What climate zone is found between the
D. Islands, peninsulas, and rugged ter- Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capri-
rain corn?
A. Polar
222. Which agents break down earth materi-
als? B. Temperate
C. Tropics
A. wind only
D. none of above
B. earthquakes and gravity
C. ice and 007 228. Which of the following is an example of
Physical Geography?
D. wind, water, and ice
A. Fishing
223. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, B. Population
and hydrosphere of the earth (or analo-
C. Desert
gous parts of other planets) occupied by
living organisms D. none of above
A. Atmosphere 229. In steppe areas, clearing trees or herding
B. Lithosphere large amounts of livestock can cause
A. Farmers to become angry
C. Hydrosphere
B. Desertification
D. Biosphere
C. Irrigation problems
224. Capital of Austria D. Soil to become compacted
A. Vienna
230. A vast, flat area stretching from France’s
B. Berlin coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia
C. Riga A. Danube River
D. Bern B. Ural Mountains
241. rich soil that is able to grow many plants 247. Oldest and deepest lake in the world?
A. cash crop A. Aral
B. tributary B. Black
C. savanna C. Baikal
D. fertile D. Caspian
242. Which river forms the northeastern bor-
248. What tends to be densely populated due
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der of Germany?
to the Mediterranean Sea?
A. Seine
A. Western and eastern europe
B. Loire
B. North asia
C. Rhine
C. North africa
D. Po
D. North Europe
243. To meet their energy needs the countries
of South Asia rely heavily on 249. Which climate zone do we live in?
A. Imported Coal A. Temperate
B. Hydroelectric power B. Tropical
C. Kerosene C. Polar
D. Imported Oil D. Savannas
244. South Asia is home to what percentage
of the world’s population? 250. Capital of Spain
245. The longest river in Russia is the 251. The air or weather conditions. Which
A. Yenisey area of geography does this fall under?
B. Volga A. Physical Geography
C. Tiber B. Human Geography
D. Euphrates C. Neither
246. Which climate zone is very cold all year, D. Both
and the ground is covered in ice and
snow? 252. Capital of Greece
253. What is a long narrow band of volcanoes 258. Peninsula located in southwest Europe;
around the Pacific? contains Spain and Portugal
264. What type of weather is associated with B. The seas that surround Northern Eu-
a summer monsoon? rope are another important natural re-
A. warm and rainy source.
C. peninsulas enclosed by land
B. cool and dry
D. rivers enclosed by dirt and grass
C. stormy
D. unpredictable 270. Which African river near the equator is
located in the tropical rainforest?
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265. Which region in Russia has the HIGHEST A. Nile
population density
B. Niger
A. the East
C. Congo
B. the West
D. Mekong
C. the North
271. Where do most of the rivers empty into?
D. Asian Russia
A. lakes and oceans
266. Which part of India receives the least B. rivers and streams
rainfall?
C. reservoirs
A. the southern coast
D. none of above
B. the northwestern area
272. this extension of the Atlantic Ocean also
C. the central area
serves as the mouth of the St. Lawrence
D. the southeastern area River
267. How many seasons does much of South A. Gulf of St. Lawrence
Asia experience? B. The Great Lakes
A. One C. St. Lawrence Seaway
B. Two D. the Slave Lake
C. Three 273. Separate Europe from Asia Minor
D. Four (Turkey).
A. English Channel
268. What term describes the increase in
the average temperature of Earth’s atmo- B. Chunnel
sphere? C. The Bosporus and Dardanelles
A. Climate Zone D. Great Britain
B. Global Warming 274. Although the U.S. and Canada are almost
C. Climate Warning the same size, why does Canada have a
smaller population?
D. Global Change
A. Canada is much colder and more
269. what are seas and oceans rugged
A. sea are part of the ocean partially en- B. Most of the USA is closer to the Arctic
closed by land. and colder
C. MLB playoffs start Tuesday 280. What is the center of Earth called?
D. USA has more opportunities to get rich A. Mantle
C. Christianity C. Tropics
D. Lions, Tigers, Bears D. none of above
E. Lake Titicaca
291. Which is a human feature in New York
286. Capital of Norway City?
A. Oslo A. Hudson River
B. Paris B. I.S. 75
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C. Madrid C. Snow in February
D. London D. East River
287. Hazards are 292. Which part of Australia has a tropical cli-
A. A natural event such as an earthquake, mate? (hint, it’s the closest to the equa-
storm, or flood that causes danger to peo- tor)
ple and property. A. Northern
B. All living things like plants and animals B. Southern
and non-living things like water, rocks, air,
light, and soil in a specific area that inter- C. Central
act with one other. D. Kangaroo
C. Natural features formed by rivers, the
293. In what ways have South Asians de-
sea, ice, and volcanoes.
pended on the Ganges, the Indus, and the
D. none of above Brahmaputra Rivers?
288. Evidence of Japan’s location in the Ring A. Freshwater source
of Fire is its B. Trade
A. 50 active volcanoes and frequent C. Transportation
earthquakes.
D. Farming
B. 200-mile-long rivers.
C. sunken river valleys 294. Which of these would fall in the category
of physical geography?
D. warm ocean currentsand subtropical
rain forests A. animals
B. farming
289. What is capital of Vietnam?
A. Hanoi C. cultural traditions
296. Why Physical Subsystem contains all liv- 302. Which of the following choices is an ex-
ing things on Earth? ample of a Non-renewable Resources?
A. Solar energy
297. deposits of soil and rock at the mouth of 303. Name 2 natural resources in Western Eu-
a river rope.
A. alluvial fan A. Natural Gas and Petroleum
B. volcano B. Oil and Fast-flowing Rivers
C. creek C. Oil and Peat
D. canal D. Air and Grass
298. is an area that receives reduced rain- 304. PICHAVARAM MANGROVE FOREST IS
fall because it is on the side of a mountain LOCATED NEAR CHIDAMBARAM IN
facing away from the ocean. DISTRICT
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314. Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all exam-
309. What does it mean that most of South-
ples of
east Asia is located in the tropical zone?
A. evaporation
A. It is located near the North Pole
B. condensation
B. It is located between the tropics and
the polar regions C. accumulation
D. It is located near the South Pole 315. What type of weather is associated with
a winter monsoon?
310. What percent of Earth’s surface is wa-
A. warm and rainy
ter?
B. cool and dry
A. 90%
C. stormy
B. 85%
D. unpredictable
C. 71%
316. Flat, open grasslands
D. 75%
A. mesa
311. How does being located in the Tropics af- B. plains
fect the climate of Central America?
C. lake
A. Central America’s high elevation leads
to cooler temperatures D. tundra
B. Central America has a tropical dry cli- 317. How many tectonic plates shaped the
mate, with an extended dry season North Africa landscape?
C. Central America has high tempera- A. 3
tures and abundant rainfall year-round B. 4
D. Central America has a warm, wet cli- C. 2
mate with many hurricanes
D. 5
312. Which is considered a Palestinian terri- 318. System the Netherlands uses to control
tory? the North Sea and flooding
A. Syria A. Polder
B. jordan B. Balkanization
C. lebanon C. Geothermal Energy
D. all of the given choices D. Feudalism
A. North 326. the cornbelt and the bible belt in the USA
B. East illustrate which theme of Geography
C. South A. Movement
D. West B. Region
321. It is the study of places and relationships C. Place
between people and their environments? D. Human Enviornmental interaction
A. Geography
327. Grains that are grown for food-such as
B. Physical Geography
barley, oats, or wheat-are known as
C. Human Geography
A. fruits
D. World History
B. produce
322. Imports and exports of a country. Which
C. graziers
area of geography does this fall under?
A. Physical Geography D. cereals
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D. The Alliance of Lyon 336. What desert covers most of northern
Africa?
331. Cardamom hills are also known as: A. Sahel
A. Pachaimalai B. Sahara
B. Servarayan C. Savanna
C. Yelamalai D. Kalahari
D. Kalvarayan
337. Which of the following crops is not grown
332. What occurs on or about June 21 in the in the tropical climates of Asia?
Norther Hemisphere? A. jute
A. Summer Solstice B. yams
B. Spring Equinox C. rubber
C. Fall Equinox D. wheat
D. Winter Solstice
338. Source of the Indus River
333. What force has caused the fastest change A. Arabian Sea
in Earth’s environments in the last 50
B. Himalayas
years?
C. Bay of Bengal
A. Weathering
D. none of above
B. Human Action
C. Volcanic Eruptions 339. Which of the following is NOT the name
of a hemisphere
D. Erosion
A. Northern hemisphere
334. On the Iberian peninsula you will find B. Southern hemisphere
which two countries?
C. Equator hemisphere
A. Italy and Greece
D. Western hemisphere
B. Spain and Portugal
C. Denmark and Sweden 340. What province is the capital of Canada
341. Why are many Africa countries promot- 346. What are the imaginary lines that run
ing ecotourism? north and south called?
343. The dividing line between “European” A. in the western interior of the country.
Russia and Siberia is B. in the Himalaya.
A. The Ural Mountains C. in the plains and valleys along its three
B. The Caucus Mountains major rivers.
A. 60oN B. Mongolia
C. 5oN D. Taiwan
B. Bern A. Alps
C. Vilnius B. Andes
D. Kyiv C. Pyrenees
D. Rockies
352. The Namib and the Kalahari are two of
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Africa’s 358. The Apennines are often called the
A. Deserts “spine” of this country.
B. Rainforests A. Italy
C. Highest mountains B. Switzerland
D. Savanna C. Monaco
353. This Ocean lies to the North of Canada D. Germany
A. Atlantic 359. Used to make drills and grinding tools
B. Arctic
A. Sapphires
C. Pacific
B. Diamonds
D. Indian
C. Industrial diamonds
354. The four Atlantic Provinces are D. Succulent
A. Nova Scotia
360. Which of the following best describes
B. New Brunswick how climates and ecosystems of some
C. Prince Edward Island parts of Central America further from the
Equator change with elevation?
D. Newfoundland and Labrador
E. Quebec and Ontario A. The higher the elevation, the wetter
the climate
355. Select the peaks of the Himalayas B. The higher the elevation, the warmer
A. Mandhata the climate
B. Kamet C. The higher the elevation, the colder
the climate
C. Gurla
D. Nanda Devi D. The higher the elevation, the greater
the biodiversity
356. Which river starts in the Czech Republic
then flows through Germany? 361. MUGANUR HAS A HEIGHT OF m
A. Oder A. 1, 280
B. Po B. 1, 277
C. Danube C. 1, 279
D. Elbe D. 1, 635
362. Florida is considered to be what land- 368. A long, narrow & deep inlet of a sea
form? that is created by glaciers cutting through
a mountain, then melting away
366. The Amazon Basin is a giant 372. Places for catching fish and other sea an-
imals is known as:
A. river
A. supercell
B. flat flood plain
B. tributaries
C. rugged plateau C. fisheries
D. flat estuary D. headwaters
367. Which of these is NOT an Australian 373. Where do most people in Hong Kong
State? live?
A. Victoria A. urban areas
B. Queensland B. rural areas
C. New South Wales C. the mountains
D. Australian capital D. on landfill
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375. this region is made up of mountains, deep
valleys, and plateaus, inlets and cliffs on A. Southwest
the coast B. Southeast
A. British Columbia C. Northeast
B. Quebec and Ontario D. Northwest
C. Atlantic Provinces 381. What is the world’s largest inland body
D. none of above of water? (Not one of the Great Lakes)
A. Lake Superior
376. A major renewable energy resource in Ice- B. Caspian Sea
land, as they are able to harness the heat
from inside the earth and convert it to elec- C. Baltic Sea
tricity D. Black Sea
A. Geothermal Energy 382. What is the definition of physical geogra-
B. Wind Power phy?
C. Hydroelectricity A. geography dealing with human-made
features
D. Coal
B. geography dealing with animals only
377. Which best describes the Northern Euro- C. geography dealing with Earth’s natural
pean Plain? features
A. an area of soft rolling hills and flat val- D. the study of mountains
leys
383. These winds blow from west to east and
B. an area of plateaus and dry basins keep most of Western Europe and coastal
C. an area of low plateaus and high moun- Northern Europe warm
tains A. Subarctic
D. an area of relatively flat and low-lying B. Westerlies
land C. Humid Continental
378. Which river starts in Russia and flows D. Siberia
through Belarus and the Ukraine? 384. The largest continent is
A. Danube A. North America
B. Don B. Asia
C. Dneiper C. Africa
D. Volga D. Australia
385. Which of the following countries is not in- A. Because it is the only water passage
cluded in the Northern European Plain? from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediter-
ranean and gives access to most Euro-
C. How do landforms in Europe affect the 399. RESERVED FORESTS IN TAMIL NADUOC-
migration, settlement, population distribu- CUPY AN AREA OF Sq. Km
tion and culture of humans in Europe over
A. 19, 459
time?
B. 19, 469
D. How do humans interact with other hu-
mans in different countries to create cul- C. 19, 479
ture? D. 19, 489
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395. Which river starts in Spain and flows 400. How have avalanches shaped the way
through Portugal? people live in Europe?
A. Shannon A. People live at the top of mountains so
B. Oder the snow doesn’t fall on them
403. land that is surrounded by water on three 409. Most of the land of Africa South of the
sides Sahara consists of
414. Name the mountain range that separates 420. What two large countries border South-
north from south of the subcontinent east Asia to the north and to the west?
A. Vindhya Choose all that apply.
B. Satpura A. Saudi Arabia
C. Mahabharat B. China
D. Pirpanjal C. Kazakhstan
415. A period of time when no rain falls D. India
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A. Drought E. Japan
B. Desertification
421. What process works with weathering to
C. Lowland
change Earth’s surface?
D. Succulent
A. Change in Season
416. What creates waterfalls on many African
B. Gravity
rivers?
A. Volcanoes C. Solar Flares
B. Earthquakes D. Erosion
C. Escarpments
422. Which Russian river flows into the
D. Terminal moraines Caspian Sea?
417. Why are cities warmer than the country- A. Volga
side?
B. Amur
A. There are more parks
C. Lena
B. Cities use more water
D. Yenisey
C. They have more concrete surfaces
D. Cities have lights on often 423. What is the term for a way of life of a
group of people with common values and
418. This region has a humid continental cli-
beliefs?
mate, is covered by highlands, lowlands
and plateaus. A. Culvers
A. Atlantic Provinces B. Cult
B. Quebec and Ontario C. Culture
C. British Columvia D. none of above
D. Northern Lands
424. Who were the first known people of Aus-
419. The Mackenzie River empties into the tralia?
ocean
A. aborigines
A. Arctic
B. Pacific B. convicts
C. Atlantic C. British explorers
D. none of above D. ostrich ranchers
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settle?
C. vertical climate zone
A. Polder
D. hemispehere
B. Chernozem
C. Fjord 441. Of what precious mineral is Mexico the
leading producer of?
D. Topsoil
A. silver
436. Which of the following countries is not in-
cluded in the Central Uplands? B. mercury
A. Germany C. gold
B. France D. none of above
C. Belgium
442. Capital of France
D. Romania
A. Paris
437. China’s rivers provide B. London
A. a good way to travel between the
C. Madrid
deserts.
B. important transportation systems and D. Berlin
support fertile farmlands.
443. What are the two main important re-
C. very little other than drinking water. sources in Southern Europe?
D. little hydroelectric power because they A. The climate and the sea.
are so small.
B. The mountains and the sea
438. Government types. Which area of geog-
C. crops and climate
raphy does this fall under?
A. Physical Geography D. minerals and crops
445. What is the name of the highest point in 451. the third largest tributary of ganga
the Alps? A. Yamuna
449. What is the name given to the regular 455. Most Australians live where?
movement of water? A. In the Outback
A. Rainfall B. At Ayers Rock
B. Water Supply C. Along the coastal areas
C. Condensation D. In Tasmania
D. Water Cycle
456. Music. Which area of geography does
450. Where does the river Indus rise from? this fall under?
A. Himalayan Glacier A. Physical Geography
B. Tibet B. Human (social)
C. Pakistan C. Human (economic)
D. Ladakh D. Human (political)
457. The northern most mountain range is 463. A map showing an area described as Ma-
A. Karakoram rine West Coast would be a map.
B. Himalayas A. Temperature
C. Zaskar mountains B. Physical
D. none of above C. Weather
D. Climate
458. Maps with cities and countries are part
of geography.
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464. a region where tall grasses grow
A. Physical A. savanna
B. Political B. sahel
C. Economic C. sahara
D. Cultural D. rain forest
459. a raised landmass, a mound less than 465. boundary between ocean and landforms
900 feet tall
A. coast
A. hill
B. cliff
B. mountain
C. mountain
C. mesa
D. river
D. butte
466. a strong, dry wind that blows in winter,
460. Which of the following rivers runs south-
carrying clouds of sand and dust
east from central Angola to northern
Botswana and ends inland? A. cash crop
A. Orange B. drought
B. Okavango C. nomad
C. Zambezi D. harmattan
D. Limpopo 467. CLIMATE PREVAILS OVER BLUE
461. Land that is completely surrounded by MOUNTAINS, ANNAMALAI AND KO-
water. DAIKANAL HILLS
A. Island A. MOUNTAIN
B. Plain B. MARITIME
C. River C. HOT WET
D. Valley D. COOL
462. Why has Singapore been such a success- 468. Which of the following natural resources
ful country? are found in Russia?
A. Its location on a major shipping route A. Coal
B. Its great farming industry B. Oil
C. Its location close to the US C. Natural Gas
D. Its tourism industry D. all of these
469. Connects the Atlantic Ocean and the 475. Earth spinning on its axis one time every
Mediterranean Seas. (Also separates Eu- 24 hours is
rope and Africa) A. Revolution
481. The is the area of land that divides 486. A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea be-
the desert from wetter areas. tween high cliffs, as in Norway and Ice-
land, typically formed by submergence of
A. savanna
a glaciated valley
B. Sahara
A. Peninsula
C. Sahel
B. Western Uplands
D. oasis C. Fjord
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482. Oceans. Which area of geography does D. Taiga
this fall under?
487. Why would the U. S. and Canada be con-
A. Physical Geography sidered as one region in the world?
B. Human Geography A. F. single land mass
C. Neither B. G. similar cultural traits
D. Both C. H. similar historic development
D. J. all of the above
483. water on 3 sides
488. Which desert covers nearly the entire
A. island
Arabian Peninsula?
B. peninsula
A. Sahara
C. continent
B. Kalahari
D. border C. Arabian
484. What is another term for relative loca- D. Gobi
tion?
489. What term refers to people relying on the
A. Absolute environment?
B. General A. Depend
C. Specific B. Adapt
D. none of above C. Modify
D. none of above
485. What has increased international trade
in the Antillean regions of the Caribbean 490. On which of the following regions would
Sea? you most likely find good land for grazing
animals such at cattle?
A. the numerous species of marine life
such as manatee, dolphins, and sea tur- A. Atlantic Coastal Plain
tles B. Great Plains
B. the utilization of marine resources and C. Canadian Shield
commercial fishing
D. Rocky Mountains
C. the tourism industry that benefits from
the climate 491. what are farmland and plains
C. fertile farmlands and flat plains 497. What is an area located at the mouth of
a river
D. Change This!!!!
A. Desalination
496. India collided and with 502. In the saying Super Man Helps Every one
what does Man stand for
A. fused, Asia
A. Superior
B. Danny Phantom’d, Africa B. Mississippi
C. Broke apart, Pangea C. Missouri
D. none of above D. Michagan
503. Wide, grassy plains in central Argentina 508. What is the largest river is Russia?
are called A. Rhone
A. Estuary B. Tagus
B. Pampas C. Volga
C. Patagonia D. Po
D. Grassy Plains
509. Any useful material found in the environ-
ment
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504. Capital of Romania
A. Bucharest A. Natural Resources
B. Lisbon B. Non-renewable Resources
C. Budapest C. Renewable Resources
D. Prague D. Organic Resources
505. Mountain range located in western Rus- 510. the rigid outer part of the earth, consist-
sia; forms the boundary between Europe ing of the crust and upper mantle.
and Asia A. The Biosphere
A. Alps Mountains B. The Lithosphere
B. Pyrenees Mountains C. The Atmosphere
C. Ural Mountains D. The asthenosphere
D. Rocky Mountains
511. Where do most people in Australia live?
506. How was the Western Uplands created? A. in the Outback
A. By earthquakes B. In New Zealand
B. By glaciers C. Along the coast
C. By volcanoes D. near the desert
D. By erosion 512. Ecosystem means
507. Why are The Bosporus & The Dardanelles A. A natural event such as an earthquake,
important water forms in Europe? storm, or flood that causes danger to peo-
A. Because they connect the Black Sea to ple and property.
the Aegean Sea and allow ships to travel B. All living things like plants and animals
from Asia all the way through the Mediter- and non-living things like water, rocks, air,
ranean and to the Atlantic light, and soil in a specific area that inter-
B. Because they are mountains that cre- act with one other.
ate barriers and rain shadows causing C. Natural features formed by rivers, the
deserts in Europe sea, ice, and volcanoes.
C. Because they are responsible for cre- D. none of above
ating the Northern European Plain
513. what are effects on glaciers
D. Because they are man-made canals
that would not be there if humans had not A. icelands
created them for ships to pass through B. glaciers and ice
C. crops and ice 519. What kind of climate does the Cape of
D. slow moving sheets of ice Good Hope have?
524. What is the definition of human geogra- C. Austria, Belgium, and Ireland
phy?
D. none of above
A. geography dealing with human-made
features 530. crop grown to be sold on the world mar-
B. geography dealing with animals only ket
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D. the study of mountains C. cash crop
525. The largest country in the world, which D. harmattan
covers all of northern Asia and almost half
of Europe 531. converting of energy coming from run-
ning water to produce electricity de-
A. Russia
scribes which of the following
B. Ukraine
A. Geothermal Energy
C. Poland
B. Natural Energy
D. Switzerland
C. Hydroelectric energy
526. What is a giant ocean wave? D. none of above
A. Ring of Fire
532. Which of the following is the most impor-
B. Erosion
tant river in India?
C. Glacier
A. Ganga
D. Tsunami
B. Yamuna
527. Capital of Portugal C. Brahmaputra
A. Lisbon
D. Indus
B. Paris
C. Budapest 533. The holiest river in South Asia
535. The climate of Mexico is generally 541. This region or peninsula underwent major
than that of the US and Canada because political boundary changes in the the early
it is located closer to the 1990’s due to ethnic conflicts within the
540. KUMBAKKARAI AND SURULI FALLS ARE 545. a fertile place in the desert where there
FOUND IN is water and vegetation
A. THENI A. irrigation
B. THIRUNELVELI B. arable
C. ERODE C. oasis
D. KANYAKUMARI D. tributary
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after WWII. form a when they lift up the land.
A. Benito Mussolini A. Rift Valley
B. Adolf Hitler
B. Drought
C. Harry S. Truman
C. Basin
D. Joseph Stalin
D. Lowland
548. What kind of climate can bamboo grow
best in? 554. relating to or caused by an earthquake
551. which of the landforms was formed by 557. Rocks and Minerals. Which area of geog-
tectonic plates in North Africa? raphy does this fall under?
A. Atlas Mountains A. Physical Characteristics
B. Galapagos Islands B. Human Characteristics
C. Appalchian Mountains C. Neither
D. none of above D. Both
558. Capital of Croatia 564. Which ocean does not border Asia’s
A. Zagreb coasts?
A. Physical A. counties
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B. BLACK
level?
C. ALLUVIAL
A. elevation
D. LATERATE B. topography
571. dams are located at the foothills of C. latitude
Anaimalai. D. longitude
A. Mettur 577. Europe is part of a large landmass called
B. Vaigai
C. Aliyar and Tirumurthy A. Africa
D. none of above B. Russia
C. South America
572. The busiest waterway in Europe. Con-
nects industrial regions to the North Sea D. Eurasia
and runs through the most populated re- 578. The part of the Earth tilted toward the
gion of Europe sun will experience which season?
A. Rivers in Western Europe A. Winter
B. Danube River B. Spring
C. Rhine River C. Summer
D. Tagus River D. Fall
573. What does “indigenous” mean? 579. Which of these is NOT one of the four
spheres?
A. originating:first
A. Stratosphere
B. serve
B. Biosphere
C. top layer
C. Hydrosphere
D. unoriginal
D. Lithosphere
574. which of the following is a range in in- 580. Describing trees that shed their leaves in
dia? the autumn
A. Drakensberg range A. Siberia
B. great dividing range B. Taiga
C. Kilimanjaro range C. Coniferous
D. Gangotri range D. Deciduous
581. All of the following are oceans located on 586. What does elevation describe?
planet Earth except: A. How far above sea level something is
582. what are hills and mountains 587. Europe is the world’s ?
A. rough rocky hills and low mountains A. Largest continent
B. farmland and crops B. smallest continent
C. glaciers and ice C. second to smallest continent
D. energy D. second to largest continent
583. Each of these is statements is a true fact 588. The rivers of Tamil Nadu originates from:
about the rubber tree. Which best ex- A. Western Ghats
plains why rubber is a major export from B. Plateaus
Southeast Asia?
C. River plains
A. The rubber tree can grow 100-130 feet
D. Eastern Ghats
tall.
B. The rubber tree can live up to 100 589. Lake Baikal has
years. A. The biggest freshwater reserve in the
C. The milky white sap, called latex, is world
used to make rubber. B. The biggest saltwater reserve in the
D. The rubber tree grows best in a tropi- world
cal environment. C. The most tourism in the world
584. This region includes Manitoba, D. The most sturgeon and caviar in the
Saskatchewan, and Alberta. the Land is world
covered by plains, that slope from the 590. How long does it take plates to move
west to the east enough to create landforms?
A. Prairie Provinces A. 100 Years
B. British Columbia B. Hundreds of Years
C. Northern Lands C. Thousands of Years
D. none of above D. Millions of Years
585. Desalination is the process of 591. Rich, black topsoil found in the North-
A. removing salt from seawater to make ern European Plain especially in Russia and
it drinkable Ukraine?
B. building hydroelectric dams A. Chernozem
C. drawing water from aquifers B. Nuclear Waste
D. polluting fresh water with chemical C. Radioactivity
fertilizers D. Permafrost
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599. Earth has layers
A. Tributary A. 5
B. River mouth B. 4
C. Gulf C. 3
D. River source D. 2
594. a large plateau that is a large area of flat 600. the Gulf of the St. Lawrence is an impor-
hard rock and a subarctic climate with long tant body of water that connects to the
cold winters and mild summers. Ocean and allows ships to travel into
A. the Canadian Shield Canada’s interior
B. Northern Lands A. Pacific
C. Atlantic Provinces B. Atlantic
D. none of above C. Arctic
595. Canada is divided into 10 provinces, D. none of above
which are similar to
601. The smallest peninsula in Europe, the Jut-
A. counties land, is home to this country.
B. regions A. France
C. cities B. Belgium
D. states . C. The Netherlands
596. This type of map depicts features such as D. Denmark
mountains, plains, and bodies of water.
602. Northern Russia has a climate.
A. Topographic
A. Cold
B. Political
B. Humid
C. Physical
C. Tropical
D. Climate
D. Subartic
597. Oil-producing countries in the Middle East
created OPEC to 603. Australia is both a and a country.
A. lower oil prices A. Territory
B. build oil wells B. City
C. keep oil prices high C. Continent
D. find new sources of energy D. Climate
605. The two main deserts of East Asia are: A. Flat agricultural land
615. What climate type is most of the interior 621. How many islands do people inhabit in
of Australia? the Maldives?
A. Humid Subtropical A. 1, 300
B. Dry areas B. 700
C. Tropical C. 200
D. Mediterranean D. 12
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616. Body of water located by United States 622. Which is the national song of Canada
and Mexico A. Oh, Canada
A. Gulf of Mexico B. Canada has Mooses
B. Gulf of California C. Canada is for Winners, ey!
C. Arctic Ocean D. anything by Justin Beiber
D. Dead Sea
623. IS ONE OF THE 25 GLOBAL
617. The largest desert in Australia is HOTSPOTS OF BIODIVERSITY
A. Great Victoria Desert A. WESTERN GHATS
B. Great Sandy Desert B. EASTERN GHATS
C. Ayers Rock C. NILGIRIS
D. Sahara D. DECCAN PLATEAU
618. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting 624. The Ganga River has originated from
Countries (OPEC) is an example of a A. Karakoram range
A. company B. Gangotri
B. government C. Yamunotri
C. country D. none of above
D. cartel
625. people of Australia with ancient cul-
619. a large area of relatively flat land com- tural heritage
posed of ancient hard rock A. territory
A. shield B. Outback
B. province C. Aborigine
C. archipelago D. Convict
D. none of above
626. The Great Plains region of the United
620. A piece of land almost surrounded by wa- States and Canada is characterized by a
ter or projecting out into a body of water. common
A. Taiga A. political unit.
B. Alpine Mountains B. trade network.
C. Peninsula C. vegetation type.
D. Fjord D. mountain range.
627. Describing evergreen trees that produce 633. This climate that is characterized by av-
cones to hold seeds and that have needles erage temperature that are near or below
instead of leaves freezing
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has served as a trade route
B. Iran and Italy
A. Dead Sea
C. Greece and Portugal
B. Strait of Hormuz
D. Iran and Greece
C. Khyber Pass
D. none of above 646. More than 6 out of every 10 Canadians
live in the provinces of Quebec and
641. Italy is home to the Pope and Catholic
A. Ontario
church leadership. What is the name of the
actual place where these figures live? B. Nunavut
A. Rome C. British Columbia
B. Venice D. Alberta
C. Milan
647. As latitude temperature
D. Vatican City
A. increases, decreases
642. Widespread clearing of land
B. decreases, increases
A. Desertification
C. increases, increases
B. Deforestation
D. decreases, decreases
C. Basin
D. Drought 648. Which climate zone do we live in here in
Texas?
643. This ecosystem is common in northern
A. Polar Climate Zone
China. This is a dry climate which is home
to short shrubs, sheep, goats, and Mon- B. Desert Climate Zone
golian Gerbils. Which of the following
C. Humid Temperate Climate Zone
ecosystems is described in the passage
above? D. High Mountain Climate Zone
A. Tundra 649. The River is the main river of West
B. Highland Africa and an important commercial ship-
C. Mediterranean ping route.
D. Desert A. Benue
B. Niger
644. The exact or relative spot of something
on Earth is the Geographic theme of C. Zambezi
A. Movement D. Nile
662. Southern Mexico is part of a that con- 667. a change from productive land to desert
nects North America and South America. A. deforestation
A. crossroads B. desertification
B. peninsula C. harmattan
C. land bridge D. oasis
D. none of above 668. What food is grown by farmers around
the world. Which area of geography does
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663. Many people living in Canada deal with this fall under?
extreme weather conditions because of
A. Physical Geography
673. This is the largest desert in the World. 679. Located in Africa, what is the longest lake
A. Sahara in the world?
A. Lake Tanganyika
675. The Lempa River is a vital source of 681. UAE can be divided into geographical
zones
A. irrigation
A. 3
B. commercial fish B. 2
C. marine life C. 4
D. hydroelectricity D. 5
676. What is the correct term for Earth’s full 682. The Pyrenees Mountains divide which
trip around the sun? two countries?
A. Orbit A. Portugal and Spain
B. Revolution B. Italy and France
C. Spain and France
C. Rotation
D. Great Britain and Ireland
D. Elliptical
683. Naga, Garo and khasi hills are parts of
677. The Adriatic Sea lies directly to the east
of which European country?
A. Himadri
A. Finland B. Himachal
B. Italy C. Shivalik
C. Spain D. Purvachal
D. United Kingdom 684. this region includes Nunavut, Northwest
Territories, and Yukon Territory and a
678. How many oceans are on Earth?
group of islands called an archipelago
A. 4 A. Northern Lands
B. 5 B. British Columbia
C. 6 C. Canadian Shield
D. 7 D. none of above
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686. River Brahmaputra enters Bay of Bengal B. 36
through..
C. 40
A. Arabian Sea
D. 50
B. Karnataka
692. He hypothesized and scientifically demon-
C. Bangladesh
strated the earth had a spherical shape?
D. Odisha
A. Herodotus
687. How does freezing water cause the B. Aristotle
weathering of rocks?
C. Karl Marx
A. The freezing water keeps the rocks in
place D. Eratosthenes
B. The freezing water makes the rocks 693. What is the least important resource to
last longer the EM?
C. The freezing water expands inside the A. Water
cracks and breaks the rocks B. Lumber
D. The freezing causes rocks to fall in C. Oil
landslides
D. Natural gas
688. Europe has peninsulas.
694. to artificially water crops
A. 5
A. harmattan
B. 7
B. tributary
C. 2
C. oasis
D. 4
D. irrigation
689. North and South Korea are located on
what landform? 695. The country of Panama is on
A. peninsula A. an archipelago
B. valley B. an isthmus
C. island C. an island
D. plateau D. a volcano
690. What country does the Mediterranean 696. Followers of this religion are called Mus-
Sea provide access to? lims.
A. The us A. Christianity
B. It is the air around the earth C. The solid crust of the planet
701. Part of the Rocky Mountains, this sepa- 705. Which ocean has the most earthquakes?
rates water that flows west into the Pa- A. Indian Ocean
cific Ocean and water that flows east and
B. Pacific Ocean
south into the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans
and the Gulf of Mexico is known as the: C. Atlantic Ocean
A. Fall Line D. Arctic Ocean
706. Which of the landforms were formed by 711. Which region in China hosts the majority
tectonic plates? of its farming?
A. Atlas Mountains A. North China Plain
B. Galapagos Islands B. Gobi Desert
C. Appalaichian Mountains C. Taklamakan Basin
D. none of above D. Tibetan Plateau
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707. Who mostly made this quiz?
712. The most important body of water in
A. Women Southern Europe. Stretches from Spain
B. Men to Greece and is almost completely sur-
rounded by land.
C. Both
A. Mediterranean Sea
D. none of above
B. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
708. What are the 3 major climate zones in or-
C. Danube River
der from equator to the poles?
D. Caspian Sea
A. polar, temperate, tropical
B. tropical, temperate, polar 713. What desert is located in southern
C. temperate, polar, tropical Africa?
718. Why is the Northern European Plain an 723. Which of the following is an example of
important place in Europe? a coniferous tree most likely to be found
in a cool, alpine mountain area?
A. It provides mountains for tourism and
rain shadows A. beech
on land that previously had been underwa- 731. Which organization limited the power of
ter early European monarchs?
D. The creation of polders did not have an A. NATO
effect on human settlement in Europe
B. Vassals
726. Landlocked body of water between Israel C. Catholic Church
and Jordan
D. Orthodox Church
A. Dead Sea
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B. Red Sea 732. Which direction do the summer monsoon
winds blow in East Asia?
C. Mediterranean Sea
A. Northwest to Southeast
D. Sea of Galilee
B. Southeast to Northwest
727. Capital of Czech Republic C. Southwest to Northeast
A. Prague
D. Northeast to Southwest
B. Zagreb
733. Process that turns fertile land into land
C. Budapest
that is too dry to support life is called
D. Stockholm
A. Deforestation
728. THE HEIGHT OF KUTTIRAYAN IS m B. Desertification
A. 1, 395 C. Drought
B. 1, 495 D. Canopy
C. 1, 595
734. What is the correct definition of physical
D. 1, 695 geography?
729. what are some primary resources in A. branch of geography dealing with nat-
northern Europe ural features and processes
A. crops, ice, wood B. branch of geography dealing with how
B. wood, soil, crops human activity affects or influences the
Earth’s surface
C. forests and soils, and surrounding
seas. C. the branch of the Earth
730. Which one of these bodies of water is 735. This region of Canada starts in the south
Russia’s most important waterway and at the St. Lawrence River and the Great
also the longest river in Europe? Lakes and extends into northern Canada.
A. Dnieper A. Atlantic Provinces
B. Danube B. Prairie Provinces
C. Volga C. Quebec and Ontario
D. Dniester D. none of above
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C. Europe and Africa
cludes Norway, Sweden & Finland in north- D. Australia and Africa
ern Europe?
A. Jutland Peninsula 753. What are the names of the Earth’s
Oceans?
B. Iberian Peninsula
A. Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, South-
C. Scandinavian Peninsula
ern
D. Balkan Peninsula
B. Celtic, Maverick, Warrior, Cavalier,
748. NILGIRI CHAMPA, WIGHTS LITSEA AND Thunder
ROSE APPLE ARE THE COMMON TREES C. Atlantis, Packer, Freezing, Native,
FOUND IN FORESTS Northern
A. TROPICAL DECIDUOUS D. Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
B. TROPICAL EVERGREEN
754. Which precious resource or resources
C. MONTANE TEMPERATE is/are found in South Africa
D. TROPICAL THORN A. Gold
749. The Great Rift Valley was formed mainly B. Iron
by C. Diamonds
A. Shifting tectonic plates D. Both gold and diamonds
B. Seawater erosion
755. The Tropic of Cancer is located at de-
C. Nile River flooding grees North Latitude.
D. Large meteor A. 23.5
750. The principal export in many Atlantic B. 66.5
coastal countries is C. 0
A. Cacao D. 90
B. Bananas
756. The is one of Mexico’s major rivers
C. Oil and forms part of the border between the
D. Chromium US and Mexico.
751. Which language is not spoken by many A. Rio Bravo (Rio Grande)
people in Canada? B. Sierra Madre
A. English C. Baja California
B. French D. Gulf of Mexico
757. The largest island in Europe is home to 763. What are the imaginary lines that run
which countries? east and west called?
769. determines thickness of soil profile. 775. Which is the largest type of ice mass?
A. Climate A. Glacier
B. Time B. Ice Sheet
C. Wind C. Ice Cap
D. none of above D. Avalanche
770. Monsoons affect the climate depending 776. Which of the following is an example of
on:
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human geography?
A. how hard they blow A. soil
B. the direction they blow
B. rocks and minerals
C. the weather
C. human migration
D. the time of day
D. none of above
771. Which type of landform covers much of
the middle of Mexico? 777. Black topsoil in the plains of the region?
A. plateau A. Chromium
B. mountains B. Chernozem
C. valley C. Pamirs
D. grasslands D. Karakum
772. Fast moving rivers in the region supply 778. Why do places on Earth have daily peri-
A. Hydroelectric power ods of daylight and darkness?
B. Deforestation A. Because of the North & South Pole
C. Desertification B. Because Earth rotates every 24 hours
D. Lowlands C. Because of Earth’s tilt
773. Which of the following is a negative ef- D. Because of Earth’s distance from the
fect of cultural diffusion? sun.
A. Increased conflict 779. What climate does Southern Africa’s
B. Enhanced knowledge base coasts have?
C. Greater tolerance A. subarctic climate
D. Improved people skills B. oceanic climate
781. This physical feature is the largest mono- 786. What climate zone is found between
lith in the world. It’s about 12 stories 23.5◦ and 66.5◦ ?
high and almost 6 miles wide. The Abo-
C. South Equatorial Current 789. Which river starts in the Czech Republic
and empties into the Baltic Sea?
D. The arctic current
A. Don
784. What mountain ranges are located in East
B. Oder
and West India?
C. Elbe
A. Ghats
D. Dnieper
B. Himalayas
790. Which of the following is not a major in-
C. Zagros
dustry of Canada?
D. Atlas
A. Mining
785. Which of the following are examples of B. Fishing
human geography? C. TImber
A. culture D. Growing oranges
B. climate
791. The main source of protein in the
C. animals Japanese diet is:
D. human-made buildings/attractions A. Deer
E. religion B. Cow
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C. India is dry and sometimes has cacti or hardy
D. Sri Lanka wildflowers is referred to as
A. desert
793. Where do most Japanese live? B. humid subtropical
A. urban areas C. tundra
B. rural areas D. sub arctic
C. the mountains 799. How does the Earth’s tilt affect its sea-
D. on landfill sons?
A. The tilt of the Earth toward the sun cre-
794. What is the name of the peninsula that ates mild seasons, like spring and fall.
is made up of Greece at the southern end,
B. The tilt of the Earth toward the sun cre-
and includes other countries of Eastern Eu-
ates extreme seasons like summer and
rope?
winter.
A. Jutland Peninsula
C. Earth’s tilt has no measurable effect
B. Iberian Peninsula on its seasons.
C. Scandinavian Peninsula D. The tilt of the Earth causes equinoxes
on December 21 and June 21.
D. Balkan Peninsula
800. which of the following are regions in
795. THE WATERFALLS CATHERINE AND Canada
PYKARA ARE FOUND IN DISTRICT A. British Columbia
A. NILGIRIS B. Quebec and Ontario
B. SALEM C. Prairie Provinces
C. MADURAI D. Northern Lands
D. COIMBATORE E. Northwest Territories
A. London C. Physical
B. Oslo D. none of above
C. Riga 812. The Yangtze River is the
D. Helsinki A. longest river in East Asia.
807. They are people know to make or produce B. source of yellow-colored soil that it de-
maps? posits along its banks.
A. Map Makers C. longest river in the world.
B. Geographers D. main river of Japan.
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C. Steve Martin D. Lisbon
D. Martin Luther
820. Ganga basin is the in india
814. THERE ARE MEGA CENTRES OF EN- A. Smallest basin
DEMISM IN INDIA
B. biggest basin
A. 4
C. Largest basin
B. 5
D. tiniest basin
C. 3
D. 6 821. What water features have acted as bar-
riers to and from the United States and
815. The topography of the Tamil Nadu State Canada?
slopes towards: A. Lake Murray
A. East B. Hudson Bay
B. West C. Great lakes
C. North D. The Rocky and Appalachian Mountains
D. South
822. A plant with thick, fleshy leaves that can
816. What is melted rock? conserve moisture
A. Magma A. Basin
B. Lava B. Canopy
C. River C. Lowland
D. Minerals D. Succulent
817. What kind of plant is Bamboo? 823. THIRD HEIGHEST PEAK IN EASTERN
A. corn GHATS IS
B. grass A. MAZHAMALAI
D. bean C. URGAMALAI
D. VALSAMALAI
818. The Eiffel Tower is the best tourist attrac-
tion in Paris this statement is an exam- 824. What kind of crops does the coastal and
ple of which theme of geography Mediterranean climate support?
A. movement A. Barley, Oats, and Wheat
B. region B. Beans, Corn, and Oats
C. Corn, Potato, and beans 830. a climate zone that occurs as elevation in-
creases, with its own natural vegetation
D. none of above
and crops
836. Conflict among ethnic groups within a 842. a small stream or river that flows into a
state, a country, or a region is known as larger river
A. Problems A. tributary
B. Ethnic Disruption. B. oasis
C. Balkanization
C. sea
D. none of above
D. bank
837. Select the three plateaus of India
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A. Plato the Philosopher 843. What is the largest ocean by area?
847. Which part of Australia gets the most 853. This area lies in the northern part of Eu-
rain? rope and is responsible for most of Eu-
rope’s agricultural production.
C. Atlantic Provinces C. 11
D. British Columbia D. 19
859. What term refers to areas grouped to- 865. Who are the Aborigines?
gether based on similarities? (ex. South-
west US, Middle East) A. Indigenous people of Australia
A. Place B. voyagers
B. Location C. people sent to Australia
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C. Region D. none of above
D. Movement 866. Why is the population in the Volcanic
860. If I wanted to live where it is warm year Axis dense?
round which climate would I choose? A. There is little volcanic activity
A. temperate B. There are mountains, swamp coast-
B. tropical lands, and rainforests
C. polar C. There is fertile soil, making the high-
lands rich agricultural zones.
D. none of above
D. The elevations of some of the volcanic
861. ‘BCE’ stands for cones are more than 12, 000 feet.
A. Before Common Era
867. What is the name of the peninsula that
B. Common Era
includes Spain & Portugal?
C. None of the above
A. Jutland Peninsula
D. none of above
B. Balkan Peninsula
862. Landforms. Which area of geography C. Iberian Peninsula
does this fall under?
D. Scandinavian Peninsula
A. Physical Characteristics
B. Human Characteristics 868. What mountain range forms the border
between Europe & Asia?
C. Neither
D. Both A. Pyranees Mountains
B. Appalachian Mountains
863. The Biosphere includes all of what?
C. Ural Mountains
A. Air
D. Rocky Mountains
B. Water
C. Land 869. Why was Panama chosen as the site for
D. Living Things the Panama Canal?
A. Narrowest place in Americas
864. how many countries are in Western Eu-
rope B. It goes into both rivers & lakes
A. 9 C. Connects North & South America
B. 10 D. It’s long & narrow
870. Why is the North Atlantic Drift significant 875. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince
to Europe? Edward Island, and Newfoundland and
Labrador are called the
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human activities). Which area of geogra-
States that marks the place where higher
phy does this fall under?
land drops to the lower coastal plain is the:
A. Physical Characteristics A. great plains
B. Human Characteristics B. Rockies
C. Neither C. Great divide
D. Both D. Fall Line
882. Most rivers in Asia flow into the Plateau 887. THE HEIGHT OF SHERVARAYAN TEMPLE
of IS m
A. Tibet A. 1, 623
B. China B. 1, 653
C. 1, 633
C. India
D. 1, 643
D. Pakistan
888. Which words best describes the climate
883. Small river that flows NW of the Alps in Australia’s interior region?
mountain range and flows through Ger-
A. warm and wet
many and France
B. hot and flat
A. Danube River
C. warm and hilly
B. Atlantic Ocean
D. cold and mountainous
C. English Channel
889. Most Australians live along the East-
D. Rhine River
ern and Southeastern coastline because of
884. what does soil provide to forests fresh water, fertile land, and
A. natural resources
A. Forests and soils are two other im-
portant natural resources in Northern Eu- B. family
rope. C. jobs
B. Large areas of timber producing D. nightlife
forests that cross Finland and the Scan-
dinavian Peninsula. 890. Hawaii is made of in the Pacific Ocean
A. volcanoes
C. Soils provide trees with anchorage,
water and nutrients. B. rock
D. Fertile soils provide rich farmland for C. lakes
crops, such as wheat and potatoes. D. none of above
891. What is a strong storm with heavy rains 895. Capital of Germany
AND winds. A. Berlin
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trade. C. East, Deccan Plateau
C. It gives them the ability to farm the D. West, Thar Desert
land.
E. West, Hindu Kush
D. It keeps them isoloated.
9. What is the local name of the wind blow-
4. India is a(n) ing in the northern plains during sum-
A. island mers?
D. oasis C. Loo
D. None of the above
5. Which of the following groups of islands
belonging to the Indian territory lies in the 10. Who build the Taj Mahal?
Arabian Sea?
A. Shah Jahan
A. (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B. Akbar
B. (b) Sri Lanka
C. Aurangazber
C. c) Lakshdweep
D. Mumtaz Mahal
D. d) Maldives
11. What is the SECOND most spoken lan-
6. The largest state in the India guage in India?
A. Madhya Pradesh A. Telugu
B. Uttar Pradesh B. Marathi
C. Punjab C. Bengali
D. Rajasthan D. Tamil
7. Rocks belonging to Dharwar groups are 12. Which place in India experience cool cli-
best developed in mate throughout the year?
A. Garhwal region A. Mumbai
B. Krishna Valley B. Manali
C. Dharwar-Bellang-Mysore C. Agra
D. Rajmahal Hills D. Jaipur
13. Largest tributory of ganga 19. India’s National Anthem was written by
A. Yamuna
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C. The Chenab
25. Highest forest:Madhya Pradesh::The least
D. The Jhelum
forest
A. Haryana 30. Who brought Hinduism into India?
B. Karnataka A. The Chinese
C. Uttar Pradesh B. The Indians
D. West Bengal C. The Aryans
34. In which year did India receive indepen- 40. Black soils are ideal for cultivation of cot-
dence? ton as their colour is black they can retain
moisture they are made of lava they are
C. Kerala C. Andhrapradesh
D. Orissa
D. Karnataka
45. Which of the following cities lies to the
39. Economically exploitable lignite occurs in south of the Tropic of Cancer?
A. Andhra Pradesh A. Guna, Madhya Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu B. Delhi
C. Karnataka C. Jaipur, Rajasthan
D. Kerala D. Kolkata, West Bengal
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47. Because of its large size and its position in C. Retreating Monsoon
relation to large masses of land and water, D. Cold/Winter season
India is called
53. The second largest east flowing river?
A. a plateau
A. Godavari
B. an isthmus
B. Krishna
C. an ecosystem
C. Cauvery
D. a subcontinent.
D. Mahanadi
48. In Indian sub continent monsoon is mainly
caused by 54. Which of the following rivers flows in a
rift valley?
A. Impact of summer temperatures on
the seas A. Ganga
B. Narmada
B. Movement of clouds
C. Chenab
C. Seasonal reversal of winds
D. Kosi
D. Rise in temperature
55. Which of the following rivers makes estu-
49. This fast food commonly eaten in Maha-
ary?
rashtra, resembles a burger.
A. Kauvery
A. Samosa
B. Krishna
B. Kathi roll
C. Narmada
C. Vada Pav
D. Ganga
D. Frankie
56. Which state in India has the largest forest
50. Identify the factors that describe climate cover?
of an area.
A. Madhya Pradesh
A. Soil
B. Kerala
B. Vegetation
C. Meghalaya
C. Altitude
D. Karnataka
D. Distance from sea
57. Mac mohan demarcates boundary be-
51. The sunderbans are found in? tween
A. Luni basin A. India and pakistan
B. Mahanadi delta B. India and china
C. India and nepal 64. Which of the following does the Himalayas
D. India and bangladesh mountain range include?
70. India is one of the most countries in 76. Which of the weathering agents is almost
the world peculiar to the Indian Himalayas?
A. wealthy A. Wind
B. populated B. Glaciers
C. arid C. Snowfall
D. segregated D. Running water
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71. What is India’s position in the world in 77. Which winds give rainfall in India?
terms of size? A. Loo
A. the second B. Winds that blow inland from the sea
B. the fifth C. Winds that blow to sea from land
C. the seventh D. Winds from China
D. Ninth 78. Which island is the administrative head-
72. Deccan Traps are largely made of quarters of Lakshadweep?
82. What is the capital of India? 88. The Pink City of India is
A. New Delhi A. Lucknow
C. Bikaner C. Manager
D. Jodhpur D. Blacksmith
86. Which is the biggest district of India? 92. These forest seen in Himalaya.
87. What mountain separates the subconti- 93. These trees and plants do not shed their
nent of India to the rest of Asia? leaves throughout the year are.
A. Ganges Mountain A. Tropical evergreen forests
B. Western Ghats Mountain B. Tropical deciduous forests
C. Himalayan Mountain Range C. Mountain forests
D. Mount Sinai D. Mangrove forests
94. What state is in the exact middle of In- 100. How many states are there in India?
dia? A. 28
A. Uttar Pradesh B. 50
B. Punjab C. 26
C. Orrissa D. 29
D. Madhya Pradesh
101. What is the current capital of India?
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95. Which of the following does not flow into A. New Delhi
the Arabian Sea
B. Mumbai
A. Tungabhadra
C. Harappa
B. Mandovi
D. Mohenjo-Daro
C. Narmada
D. Sabarmati 102. Which river doesn’t fall in Bay of Bengal
A. Mahanadi
96. Which line divides India into approxi-
mately two equal parts? B. Padma
A. (a) Equator C. Bharatpujha
B. b) Tropic of Cancer D. Cauvery
C. c) Tropic of Capricorn 103. The forests found in Assam and Megha-
D. d) None of these laya are..
A. Tropical evergreen forests
97. The capital of Orissa is
B. Tropical deciduous forests
A. Puri
C. Mountain forests
B. Bhuvneshwar
D. Mangrove forests
C. Vishakhapatnam
D. Katak 104. How are the Indus and Ganges rivers sim-
ilar to the Nile River in Egypt?
98. Thar desert is in state. A. They begin in the same general area
A. Rajasthan B. They carry silt that enriches the soil.
B. Maharashtra C. They flow in the same general direc-
C. Idol tion
D. Bihar D. They have big floods that prevented
early settlement
99. Which of the following is an east flowing
river of the peninsula? 105. Which is the largest desert in India?
A. Tapi A. The White Desert of Kutch
B. Narmada B. The Thar Desert
C. Mahanadi C. Jaisalmer Desert of Rajasthan
D. None of the above D. none of above
106. Which of the following longitudes is the 112. Which of the following geographical term
standard meridian of India? related with the ‘’piece of sub-continental
A. 69◦ 30’E land that is surrounded by water”?
110. India has Union Territories. 116. Which is the smallest(in area)of the fol-
lowing union territories?
A. 7
A. Chandigarh
B. 8
B. Dadra and Nagra Haveli
C. 10
C. Daman and Diu
D. 5
D. Lakshadweep
111. The name of Brahmaputra river in Indian 117. Which of the following cities of the Indus
territory is Valley Civilization is located in India?
A. Mikyang A. Mohenjodaro
B. Sikyanhg B. Mehrgarh
C. Lohit C. Harappa
D. Dihang D. Rakhigarhi
118. Narmada originates from its source situ- 124. Which of the following is suitable defini-
ated in the State of tion of ‘Archipelago’?
A. Maharashtra A. A circular coral reef that encloses a
B. Uttar Pradesh shallow lagoon.
B. A chain or set of islands grouped to-
C. Madhya Pradesh
gether.
D. Andhra Pradesh
C. The plant and animal life on the earth.
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119. In which island India’s only active volcano D. None of the above
is found in Andaman and Nicobar group of
Islands? 125. which river flows through Wular Lake
A. Ravi
A. Barren Island
B. Jhelum
B. Guitar Island
C. Satluz
C. Red Skin Island
D. Bramhaputra
D. Rutland Island
E. Ganga
120. Hampi is in
126. The boundary line between India and Pak-
A. Andhra Pradesh istan
B. Tamil Nadu A. The Durand line
C. Karnataka B. The Radcliff line
D. Sri Lanka C. POK line
D. The Mc Mahon line
121. India gets only of its annual rainfall
during winter. 127. Which of the following state is crossed
A. 3% by the Tropic of Cancer?
B. 5% A. Rajasthan
C. 2% B. Chhattisgarh
C. Odisha
D. 4%
D. Tripura
122. When was India’s FIRST dispute with
China 128. Which wind is dry and hot and it blows
in the summer
A. 1972
A. Loo
B. 1967
B. Trade winds
C. 1968
C. Mountain winds
D. 1996 D. none of above
123. Which place is situated in India? 129. What is the name of India’s desert?
A. New York A. Sahara
B. Wuhan B. Thar
C. Thiruvananthapuram C. Ganges
D. Mississippi D. Khyber
130. The longest river in peninsular India is 136. What is the southernmost state in India?
A. Mahanadi A. Telangana
131. A smaller part of a continent that has dif- 137. Which of these seas/oceans do not have
ferent climate and geography. a coastal boundary with India?
A. region A. Indian Ocean
B. small continent B. Bay of Bengal
C. subcontinent C. Pacific Ocean
D. none of above D. Arabian sea
132. The river tsangpo flows through be- 138. Which of the states has very little allu-
fore entering india? vial soil?
A. China A. Bihar
B. Bangladesh B. Madhyapradesh
C. Tamil nadu
C. Tibet
D. Punjab
D. Nepal
139. Which one of the following mountain
133. India is the largest country in the
peaks in himalayas is not in india..
world
A. Annapurna
A. 6th
B. Nanda devi
B. 7th
C. Mt.kamet
C. 8th
D. Kanchenjunga
D. 5th
140. Which one of the following longitude de-
134. There are states in India. termines the indian standard time?
A. 24 A. 85.5◦ E
B. 26 B. 86.5◦ E
C. 27 C. 84.5◦ E
D. 28 D. 82.5◦ E
135. The latitude which divides almost India 141. Which state is the most populated in In-
into two equal halves is dia?
A. 23 1/2◦ N A. Delhi.
B. 82 1/2◦ N B. Uttar Pradesh
C. 22 1/2◦ N C. Andra Pradesh
D. 12 1/2◦ N D. Gujarat
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shadweep islands?
143. Naharkatiya oilfields are located in
A. Kavaratti island
A. Tripura
B. Agatti island
B. West Bengal C. Pitti island
C. Assam D. Kadmat island
D. Madhya Pradesh
150. Which is the biggest desert of India
144. India lies A. Sehran Desert
A. mainly in the northern hemisphere B. Thar Desert
B. entirely in the northern hemisphere C. Gobi Desert
D. none of above
C. on the Equator
D. more in the southern hemisphere 151. One of two rivers that gets its source
high up in the Himalayas from glaciers and
145. India’s main language{do not cheat}? snow.
A. Hindi A. Indus River
154. The Southern most tip of mainland India 160. What weather event greatly impacts In-
A. Indira col dia?
166. The borders India on its east coast. 172. Which or the following Indian islands lies
A. Arabian Sea between India and Sri Lanka?
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A. Punjab 173. The union territory of India with smallest
area is
B. Hariyana
A. Daman and Diu
C. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Puducherry
D. Uttarakhand
E. Up C. Lakshadweep
D. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
168. Lakshadweep islands are the product of
174. The total area of India is
A. Volcanic activity A. 32, 87, 263 Km2
B. Wave action B. 32, 86, 263 Km2
C. Sea floor expansion C. 34, 87, 263 Km2
D. Reef formation D. 24, 87, 263 Km2
169. India has one land-locked and protected 175. In which season tropical cyclones occur?
port which is at
A. Rainy season
A. Paradeep
B. Winter season
B. Chennai
C. Retreating monsoon season
C. Kolkata
D. Summer season
D. Visakhapatnam
A. Gujrat A. Beautiful
B. Bihar B. Dates
C. Uttarakhand C. Teak
171. The city located on the river Yamuna is 177. The Ocean which is western India is
A. Varanasi A. Arabian Sea
B. Lucknow B. Bay of Bengal
C. Patna C. Indian Ocean
D. Agra D. Pacific Ocean
178. The oldest mountain of India are 184. What are fried onion called?
A. Vindhyas A. Onion rings
179. Where do people in Parsoiya get their 185. What does Good Monsoons mean?
water from? A. Adequate Rain
A. River B. Beautiful Crop
B. Waterfall C. Irritating to all
C. Well D. Heat
D. Rain 186. Considering the locations of mountains in
180. The Standard Meridian of India, 82◦ 30’E India, which one among the following is in
passes through which of the following right sequence from south to north?
places? A. Doddabetta, Kailash, Dhaulagiri, Vind-
A. (a) Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu hyachal
190. Which river is called as the male river in 196. Stilt like root trees are seen in.
India? A. Tropical evergreen forests
A. Godavari
B. tropical deciduous forests
B. Ganga
C. Mountain forests
C. Brahmaputra
D. Mangrove forests
D. Cauvery
197. The river Damodar ends in
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191. When this joins a river, it forms an ar-
A. River ganga
rowhead pointing downstream.
A. tributary B. River hugli
194. The first established national park in In- 200. The northern most tip of India is
dia is. A. Jammu and Kashmir
A. Jimcorbett, Uttarkhand B. Indira Point
B. Yellowstone, USA C. Indira col
C. Kaziranga, Assam D. Kanyakumari
D. Nagara Hole, Karnataka
201. Which is NOT a way the Himalaya af-
195. First shore based integral steel plant com- fected the ancient people of India?
ing up in A. Protected them from invaders
A. Kochi B. Helped them spread their culture
B. Visakhapatnam C. Made trading with others difficult
C. Patna D. Provided water and fertile soil to
D. Orissa rivers
202. What is the largest city of Kerala? 208. Kalbaisakhis or Norwesters originates
in..
A. Cochin
205. Where do people in Parsoiya get their 211. Which racial group is popularly known as
food from? aryan
A. Supermarket A. Mediterranean
B. Buy from city B. Astroloids
C. Donated by government C. Nordics
206. The capital city of India is 212. Which is the capital of Goa?
A. Baga
A. New Delhi
B. Panjim
B. Mumbai
C. Vagator
C. Bangalore
D. Goapur
D. none of above
213. How can a desert hurt a civilization?
207. The City of Lakes
A. It protects them from invaders.
A. Bhopal
B. It encourages trade from within.
B. Hyderabad
C. It doesn’t allow for easy trade with
C. Surat other civilizations.
D. none of above D. They get sand in their eyes.
214. How many countries does India border? 220. The end of a river is called the
A. 6 A. tributary
B. 9 B. mouth
C. 7 C. confluence
D. 8 D. source
215. The distance between two ends is of a 221. Which of the following is a natural topog-
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diameter of a circle is? raphy?
A. 60* A. Roads
B. 100*
B. Bridges
C. 180*
C. River
D. 72*
D. Dam
216. Which river is considered to be the India’s
cleanest river. 222. The smallest state of India is
A. Suwarnrekha A. Bihar
B. Tuirial B. Goa
C. Subansiri C. Jharkhand
D. Umngot D. Manipur
217. How many neighboring countries are in 223. The western disturbances which causes
the north? winter rainfall in india originates from
A. 2 A. Pakistan
B. 5 B. Bay of bengal
C. 4 C. West asia
D. 6 D. Himalayas
218. The total length of India’s Costal line ex- 224. How much percentage of Rajasthani peo-
cluding Islands is ple live in the Thar desert?
A. 6100 Km
A. 35%
B. 7516.5 Km
B. 86%
C. 6200 Km
C. 45%
D. 7100.5 Km
D. 40%
219. The soils of the plains have not been de-
rived 225. Rain in Hindi and, Bengali is called?
A. from the Himalayan rocks A. Hindi-Varsha, Bengali-Borsha
B. from the Peninsular rocks B. Hindi-Barish, Bengali-Varsha
C. only from the rocks existing locally C. Hindi-Pous, Bengali-Rain
D. from material brought by the rivers D. None of the above
226. The highest recorded temperature is 232. Which of the following is not a national
A. Ganganagar, Rajasthan park of Rajasthan?
228. The narmada river originate in.. 234. Most rivers flowing west from the West-
ern Ghats do not Corm deltas because of
A. Vindhyan range
A. lack of eroded material
B. Maikal range
B. the high gradient
C. Satpura range
C. lack of vegetation free area
D. Mahadeo range
D. low velocity
229. Mohan is Going from Bengluru to Delhi by
air, which of the following state will be in 235. Which is the longest river in India?
his rout? A. Ganga
A. Bihar B. Brahmaputra
B. Punjab C. Kaveri
C. Jammu and Kasmir D. Yamuna
D. Madhya Pradesh
236. What is the currency of India?
230. The Mughal painting reached its Zenith A. Yen
(highest point) during the reign of
B. Indian Rupee
A. Aurangzeb
C. Dollar
B. Jahangir
D. Euro
C. Akbar
E. Franc
D. Shahjahan
237. How much area is covered by the Lak-
231. Where was the Khyber Pass? shadweep Islands?
A. In the Himalaya Mts. A. 78 sq km
B. In the Eastern Ghats B. 67 sq km
C. In the Western Ghats C. 32 sq km
D. in the Hindu Kush Mts. D. 45 sq km
238. Here we can see deep root trees. B. Ganges and the Indus
A. Tropical evergreen forests C. Nile and the Indus
B. tropical deciduous forests D. There are no major rivers in India
C. Mountain forests
244. Most urbanized community in india?
D. Desert forests
A. Gujarati
239. The highest temperature recorded in India B. Parsi
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A. 51.0 degrees Celsius in Alwar, Ra- C. Hindus
jasthan
D. Muslim
B. 49.3 degrees Celsius in Rentachintala,
Andhra Pradesh 245. Famous Mukeshawar Temple and Ananta
C. 51.0 degrees Celsius in Rentachintala, Basudeva Temple is located in which
Andhra Pradesh State?
D. 49.3 degrees Celsius in Phalodi, Ra- A. Odisha
jasthan B. Kerala
240. The amount of intensity of monsoon rain- C. Andhra pradesh
fall is determined by the frequency of D. Haryana Famous Mukeshawar Temple
A. Western disturbances and Ananta Basudeva Temple is located in
B. Dust storms which State?
C. Cyclones 246. Which city is served by Diamond Har-
D. Tropical depressions bour?
A. Mumbai
241. Despite having an advanced culture,
Mohenjo-Daro disappeared after 1900 B. Visakhapatnam
B.C. Which of the following are theories C. Kolkata
for its disappearance?
D. Rangoon
A. flood
B. earthquake 247. The right Ganga tributaries of the plain
do not include
C. ground water became salty
A. Alakananda
D. attacked by invaders
B. Yamuna
242. How does roots of Plants help Nature?
C. Son
A. They control soil erosion
D. Tons
B. cause flood
C. Control tsunami 248. In rainy season of the annual rain fall
D. dont know A. 65%
B. 36%
243. The two main rivers in India are the
and the C. 75%
A. Nile and the Ganges D. 16%
249. India has type of climate 255. The tributary of Indus which does not
A. Monsoon season flow through Pakistan is
261. Which of the following states is in Hi- 267. Which statements accurately describe
malayan region? monsoon winds in India? (Choose 2.)
A. Himanchal Pradesh A. They lead to dry, dusty conditions.
B. Madhya Pradesh B. They bring heavy rainfall to India.
C. Uttar Pradesh C. They occur in the summer.
D. Gujrat D. They occur in the winter.
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262. India’s national bird is 268. What mimosa and cassia are equipped
with to prevent moisture loss?
A. Hen
A. Tough bark
B. Vulture
B. Fleshy Bodies
C. Peacock
C. Green leaves
D. Duck
D. none of above
263. Which among the following is not a raw
silk producing state? 269. Ahmadabad is situated in the river bank
of..
A. Bihar
A. Sabarmati
B. Himachal Pradesh
B. Mahi
C. Karnataka
C. Luni
D. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Narmada
264. Highest point in the aravalli range is
270. How many deserts are there in India?
A. Guru shikhar
A. 28
B. Dodabetta B. 14
C. Anaimudi C. 17
D. Panchmarhi D. 19
265. Nine degree channel seperates.. 271. The original home of the gypsies was
A. Car nicobar and great nicobar A. Egypt
B. Lakhshadweep and minicoy B. Russia
C. Little nicobar and car nicobar C. India
D. North andaman and south andaman D. Persia
266. The EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of In- 272. Which time of the day is generally the
dia is hottest period all over India?
A. 12 miles A. Noon
B. 360 km B. 3 pm
C. 140 km C. One cannot say
D. None of these D. 1 pm
273. Describe the winter monsoon. 279. The forests found in Assam and Megha-
A. Warm and wet air laya are types of forests.
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B. Agriculture and Dairy
for fresh water dolphins?
C. Only dairy
A. Indus
D. None of the above
B. Ganga
286. Which mountains form a border between C. Bramhaputra
India and China? D. Godabari
A. Himalayas E. Krishna
B. Hindu Kush
292. Indira Point comes in in islands of In-
C. Khyber Pass dia
D. Appalachian A. Lakshadweep
287. Which of the following rivers divides the B. Andaman and Nicobar
‘Deccan table land’ from central highland C. St. Mary’s Island
in northern india? D. none of above
A. Chambal
293. What are the two rivers that run through
B. Krishna India?
C. Godavari A. Indus and Ganges
D. Narmada B. Ganges and Nile
288. Which of the following factor is charac- C. Indus and Nile
terises by the cold weather season in In- D. Nile and Amazon
dia?
294. What is the most prominent feature of
A. Warm days and warm nights the Indian desert?
B. Warm days and cold nights A. Gold
C. Cool days and cold nights B. Mountain Range
D. Cold days and warm nights C. Desert
296. The river basin which is called “Ruhr of 302. An elevated area in south-central India
India” is used for agriculture and animal grazing.
297. National waterways 1 runs from haldia 303. Which is the smallest state of India in
to prayagraj across 3 river system.. Which terms of area?
river does not belong to that A. Sikkim
A. Branhaputra B. Tripura
B. Ganga C. Nagaland
C. Bhagirathi D. Goa
D. Hoogly
304. In monsoon from where to where wind
298. Narmada and tapi flows into the blows toward land:
A. Gulf of khambat A. Bay of bengal to Arabian Sea
B. Palk strait B. Indus to Ganga
C. Bey of bengal C. Godavri to Kaveri
D. Gulf of kachchh D. Arabian sea to Bay of Bengal
299. The peninsular river which are do not en- 305. Which is the biggest state of India in
tering arabian sea? terms of area?
A. Narmada and tapi A. Rajasthan
B. Narmada and cauvery B. Maharashtra
C. Tapi and luni C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Godavari and krishna D. Uttar Pradesh
300. The winter monsoon is than the sum- 306. Mahtma Gandhi setu is on which river
mer monsoon. A. Ganga
A. wetter B. Indus
B. drier C. Branhaputra
C. more dangerous D. Kaveri
D. deadlier
307. Coir, Copra, Coconut, Cashew are mainly
301. Who Built India Gate exported from
A. Edwin Lutyens A. Mumbai
B. Herbert Baker B. Cochin
C. Gertude Jekyll C. Tuticorin
D. none of above D. Chennai
308. The first range of Himalayas to the north 314. The smallest state in India is
of ganga plains is the.. A. Goa
A. Satpura mountains B. Delhi
B. Shiwaliks C. Kerala
C. Gharo hills D. Assam
D. Khazi hills
315. The land frontier of India is
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309. Which of the following is not a tributary A. 15, 300 Km
of krishna? B. 12, 200 Km
A. Tungabhadra C. 15, 200 Km
B. Malaprabha D. none of above
C. Gataprabha
316. The second largest river system in India,
D. Amravati next to the Ganga system, is that of
320. When was the chariot invented? 326. Lakshadweep Islands are situated in
A. 3200 CE A. Arabian Sea
321. For whom is the camel’s milk good for? 327. Which of the following soils is formed un-
der typical monsoonal conditions?
A. People who don’t like milk
A. Black Soils
B. Lactose intolerant
B. Red Soils
C. People who like sour flavour
C. Laterite Soils
D. none of above D. None of these
322. The source of Brahmaputra is from 328. Which of these cities lies to the western
A. Pindari glacier most longitude
B. A glacier near the Manasarovar lake A. Jaipur
C. Somewhere in Tibet B. Nagpur
D. Punjab C. Bhopal
D. Hyderabad
323. The rainy season also known as
329. How much percentage of the Thar desert
A. The south west monsoon
lies in India?
B. The north east monsoon
A. 15%
C. The western monsoon B. 75%
D. The south east monsoon C. 85%
324. Which one of the following mountains D. 90%
passes form tri-junction of India, China,
and Myanmar 330. What is Radcliffe line?
A. Coastline of Odisha and West Bengal
A. Nathu La
B. Coastline of Gujarat, Maharashtra and
B. Jelep La
Goa
C. Bomdi La C. Boundary between India and Pakistan
D. Diphu La D. Boundary between India and Nepal
325. The famous hill station kodaikanal lies in 331. The capital of Uttar Pradesh is
A. Nilgiri hills A. Agra
B. Palani hills B. Kanpur
C. Cardamom hills C. Lucknow
D. Javadi hills D. Gorakhpur
332. What does Himalaya mean? 338. Where does the winter monsoon come
A. Home of snow from?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Home of ice
B. Himalaya
C. Home of the fwog
C. Indus River
D. Home of the sleeping
D. Ganges River
333. Chandigarh is the capital of which two
339. Gate Way of India is in
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states?
A. Delhi
A. Haryana
B. Mumbai
B. Punjab
C. Hyderabad
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Ahmedabad
D. Uttarakhand
340. Which of these is the tributary of Yamuna
334. In which continent does India located? A. Son
A. Africa B. Betwa
B. Asia C. Bheema
C. North America D. Penganga
D. Europe 341. Other name of Tadka
335. What is the capital of Bihar? A. Talan
A. Panaji B. Sekna
C. Bhunao
B. Patna
D. Baghar
C. Raipur
D. Itanagar 342. Which of the following is NOT a tributary
of Ganga?
336. Which one of the following is not true A. Ghaghara
about a Camel’s hump?
B. Yamuna
A. It stores water
C. Chenab
B. It can shrink and expand D. Son
C. A camel can have two humps
343. Which of the following group of rivers in
D. none of above india are likely to show the least erosional
activity?
337. Which place in India receives world’s
highest rainfall? A. Himalayan rivers
B. Those rising in the great plains of india
A. Jaisalmer
C. The thin streams flows to the arabian
B. Asansol
sea
C. Mumbai D. The eastward flowing peninsular
D. Mawsynram rivers
344. Which of the following is true for the Thar 350. Name of the era on which of the National
Desert? calendar of India was based?
356. Which is not grown in Parsoiya? 362. Arrange the following in chronological or-
der from oldest to youngest1 Aravali2
A. Rice
Eastern Ghats3 Shillong Shelf4 Deccan
B. Maize trap
C. Sugar A. 2, 3, 1, 4
D. Wheat B. 1, 2, 3, 4
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D. 4, 3, 2, 1
A. USA
B. Australia 363. The territorial waters of India extends up
to
C. Canada
A. 5 nautical miles
D. India
B. 12 nautical miles
358. What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh?
C. 15 nautical miles
A. Viskhakapatnam
D. 2 nautical miles
B. Srikakulam
364. Which of the following related to the the
C. Amaravati
state of inactivity adopted by desert an-
D. Hyderabad imals during the hottest and driest sea-
son?
359. The river Damodar ends in
A. Basal metabolism
A. River Ganga
B. Dormancy
B. River Hugli
C. Aestivation
C. The Bay of Bengal
D. Hibernation
D. Salt Lake
365. What body of water separated the Indus
360. Which of the following states does not Valley from other civilizations?
share the border with Myanmar?
A. Arabian Sea
A. Nagaland
B. Ganges River
B. Assam
C. Hindu Kush
C. Mizoram
D. Indus River
D. Manipur
366. The National Geophysical Research Insti-
361. Check all the states in southern India. tute is located in
A. Haryana A. Pilani
B. Karnataka B. Goa
C. Kerala C. Lucknow
D. Andhra Pradhesh D. Hyderabad
367. The highest peak in india? 373. Which of the following months refer to
A. Mt.everest retreating monsoon
372. What oil is characteristically used in the 378. One the the earliest settlements in an-
cooking of South India? cient India was called
A. Olive oil A. Machu Picchu
B. Canola oil B. Shang
C. Pineapple oil C. Mohenjo Daro
D. Coconut oil D. Minoan
379. The walls and floor of small huts in the 385. Where are Barchan mostly found in?
village are made of what? A. Jaisalmer
A. Brick B. Kutch
B. Mud C. None of the above
C. Cement D. none of above
D. Glass
386. The highest waterfall in india is
380. Which of the following does not have in-
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A. Jog falls
fluence over the climate of india? B. Caurtallam falls
A. Nearness to equator C. Beraghat falls
B. Presence of indian ocean D. Ettippotala waterfalls
C. Monsoons
387. ‘Reserved forest’ are forests for..
D. Ocean currents
A. Reserved for hunting
381. Which of the following water bodies sep- B. Reserved for commercial exploitation
arates the Andaman from the Nicobar?
C. Reserved for local use
A. 11◦ Channel
D. Reserved for growing medicinal herbs
B. Gulf of Mannar
388. How is the climate in the Indian desert?
C. 10◦ Channel
A. Arid Climate
D. Andaman Sea
B. Cool Climate whole day
382. India is a C. None of the above
A. Island D. none of above
B. Region
389. India’s biggest and the largest mall is lo-
C. Nation cated at
D. Subcontinent A. Kerala
383. This dish is made of red kidney beans B. New Delhi
with assorted spices. It is a delicacy of C. Maharashtra
North India.
D. Karnataka
A. Rajma
390. What is a subcontinent?
B. Moong dal
A. A small continent inside a larger conti-
C. Chana dal nent
D. Kheer B. A large land mass that is part of a con-
384. Which of the following Railway zones tinent, but is distinct, separated, or differ-
and their Headquarters not correct? ent in some way
A. North-Eastern-Gorakhpur C. A large land mass within another con-
tinent that has the same language
B. South-Central-Hyderabad
D. A land mass larger than a continent
C. Eastern-Kolkata that has more people and more physical
D. Western-Mumbai features
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nomic opportunity in the U.S. and Canada
D. Stockholm
C. the continent’s abundant forests pro-
2. What percentage of water comes from the vide resources for housing
Earth’s oceans?
D. the trade surplus is growing
A. 50%
7. Which of the following are caused by the
B. 97%
rotation of the Earth?
C. 85%
A. seasons
D. 72%
B. day and night
3. How do wind currents affect climate? C. earthquakes
A. by distributing heat D. fault activity
B. by cooling air
8. In the past 250 years Russia has been the
C. by influencing seasons subject of three invasions from the
D. by determining seasons A. North
4. Which physical process was responsible B. South
for the formation of continental islands,
C. East
such as Australia, Zealandia, and New
Guinea? D. West
A. Water erosion 9. the spread of ideas and customs from one
B. Glacial soil building culture to another
C. Growth of coral reefs A. trade
D. Tectonic plate movement B. diffusion
11. What makes the Amazon Rainforest its B. Numerous factories and cars create
own distinct region? harmful pollutants in the air increasing
pollution.
20. If you wanted to travel between count- 25. are characterized by short, mild win-
less islands that all share a similar cultural ters, and nearly year-round rain
background and end your journey on an
A. Humid Subtropical
island continent populated predominantly
with English speakers you would travel B. Tropical Wet and Dry
through-
C. Tropical
A. Russia and the CIS
D. Steppe
B. South America
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C. Sub-Saharan Africa 26. What 20th century innovation led to a
D. Australia and Oceania rapid increase in urban sprawl (urbaniza-
tion)?
21. How does Earth’s relationship to the sun
A. Car
impact climate?
A. Earth’s tilted axis impacts amount of di- B. Cell Phone
rect sunlight throughout the day C. Internet
B. Earth’s journey around the sun, Revo- D. Airplane
lution, impacts the seasons
C. Gases in Earth’s atmosphere traps the 27. Which of the following describes the idea
suns radition, heating Earth that a government can do whatever it
D. ALL CHOICES wants, but rather is constrained by a set
of laws?
22. What are one of the two basic questions
that Geography tries to answer? A. Salutary neglect
41. What climate region do we live in? C. an area connected by feeling or im-
A. Tropical Wet pressions, but not by factual data or spe-
cific qualities
B. Mediterranean
D. a way of looking at human and physical
C. Tundra patterns and their relationships
D. Humid Subtropical
47. On which continent would you find India
42. Which factor helped to form the Atacama and the Himalaya Mountains?
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Desert? A. North America
A. cold ocean currents B. Europe
B. warm air currents C. Asia
C. elevation D. South America
D. landforms 48. Which city is a center of culture and trade
located in Canada?
43. Which region of the world experiences
monsoons? A. Inuvik
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D. Bring down the Taliban and root out
terrorists in Afghanistan A. Tropic of Capricorn
63. How many degrees is the prime meridian? B. Equator
A. 0 degrees latitude C. Prime Meridian
B. 0 degrees longitude D. Tropic of Cancer
C. 180 degrees longitude 68. Which of the following is a benefit of re-
D. 90 degrees latitude source use?
A. Employment opportunities
64. Which mountain chain passes through
seven countries in South America and is the B. Resource depletion
longest chain in the world? C. Environmental degradation
A. Appalachians D. Health problems
B. Rockies
69. Globalization is:
C. Himalayas
A. the introduction of the internet to
D. Andes make us closer to others in the world.
65. The culture of Central America differs from B. the breakdown of traditional barriers
Mexico because it was also influenced by between nations through technology and
transport
A. The Taino and Africans
C. faster travel around the world
B. Other Europeans and Africans
C. the French and Dutch D. the movement of people and ideas
around the world.
D. Native Americans
70. Why does the death rate drop in Stage 2?
66. The features of Urban Sprawl are
A. Heart transplants and other difficult
A. Urban sprawl-High density (Not operations are now available
crowded)-Single dating (Residential or
commercial)-Automatic (difficult to get B. Improved medical care
around) C. Improvements in the quality of food,
B. Urban sprawl-Low density (Not water, and sanitation
crowded)-Single purpose (Residential or D. There is better medical care for babies
commercial)-Auto dependant (difficult to
get around) 71. The primary religious text of Christians
B. weather D. Redwood
C. biosphere 78. In what ways have the people of the
D. hydrosphere Netherlands changed the physical geogra-
phy of their land?
73. Which continent is north of South Amer-
A. They reclaimed land from the sea &
ica?
made a freshwater lake
A. Africa
B. they made a saltwater lake
B. Europe
C. they gave up land
C. North America
D. none of above
D. Antarctica
79. In what country did the Industrial Revolu-
74. The Amazon Rainforest is primarily lo- tion begin?
cated in
A. Germany
A. Asia
B. Belgium
B. Europe
C. Great Britain
C. China
D. none of above
D. Brazil
80. Which of the following geography themes
75. The arrival of a million people to Canada
includes the changes of location of peo-
from Great Britain between 1815 and
ple, goods, ideas, and the effects of these
1844 caused an increase in
changes?
A. French nationalism.
A. region
B. Quebecois.
B. location
C. French-speaking citizens.
C. movement
D. Loyalists.
D. place
76. What branch of Geography that deals with
how humans live in their physical and cul- 81. System of government in which those who
tural environment? rule are regarded as divinely inspired?
A. Human geography A. Theocracy
B. Cultural geography B. Monarchy
C. Physical geography C. Democracy
D. none of above D. Natural Boundary
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88. Which is the best comparison to the geo-
83. How does the North Atlantic Drift influ- graphic term “situation”?
ence climate? A. a socially-important location
A. the easterlies carry heat over europe B. a specific site in a certain time period
warming it
C. a latitude and longitude location
B. the westerlies cool europe down where something happens
C. the westerlies carry heat over europe D. a position relative to other places or
warming it features
D. none of above 89. Religious festival are celebrated in several
84. Which of the following are true? countries, including Mexico, the US, and In-
dia However festivals in individual coun-
A. The continents were pulled apart by tries are characterized by different cos-
tectonic plates over the past 2 centuries. tumes, religions, and foods. This high-
B. The continents are being pushed to- lights that the character of a place is:(5A)
gether over the next millennia. A. Focused on populated areas
C. The continents were once joined in a B. Based on outside influences
single massive super continent.
C. Related to cultural elements
D. The Earth is thousands of years old.
D. Determined by other countries
85. Where are the most important oil fields of 90. Latin America is predominantly Spanish
Europe located, and which countries pump and Portuguese speaking and Roman
oil from them? Catholic as a result of-
A. The Black sea; sweden and italy A. North America’s influence in the re-
B. the atlantic ocean; africa and new york gion.
C. the mediteranean sea; europe B. South America’s experience of Euro-
pean colonization.
D. The North Sea; norway, the nether-
lands, UK, and denmark C. the indigenous populations’ interest in
other cultures.
86. What are latitude lines?
D. an interest in economic development.
A. I don’t know
91. What are steep-walled inlets, reaching
B. Lines Drawn up and down
like fingers of water from the sea into
C. Lines coastal mountains?
D. Lines Drawn East-West A. fjords
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103. Great mineral resources, technological in- D. early 2000s
ventions, and immigrants in need of work
contributed greatly to the 108. A map which shows state/country
boundary lines, names of cities, and wa-
A. industrialization of American cities. terways is a map.
B. growth of small farms A. Political
C. rise of the U.S. as a world power
B. Physical
D. Bill of Rights.
C. Thematic
104. Is a system of recourse management in D. Contour
which decisions about production and dis-
tribution of goods, and services are made 109. Weathering is the process of-
by a central authority (the government
A. Moving sediment from one place to an-
normally).
other
A. Free Enterprise
B. Dropping or leaving sediment in a loca-
B. Capitalism tion
C. Mixed Economy C. Breaking down rocks into sediment
D. Command Economy D. none of above
105. Which statement best describes how
110. Which sentence best describes the rela-
Earth’s position affects temperatures?
tionship between elevation and air temper-
A. Temperature is measured in degrees atures?
on a set scale.
A. LOWER elevation = COLDER tempera-
B. Earth’s axis runs from the North Pole tures
to the South Pole.
B. HIGHER elevation = COLDER temper-
C. Earth’s rotation from west to east cre- atures
ates unpredictable temperatures.
C. HIGHER elevations = WARMER tem-
D. Temperatures vary depending on peratures
which side of the planet is facing the sun.
D. none of above
106. studies how factors such as a coun-
try’s size, location, and resources influ- 111. Eco-tourism is
ence politics. (WG.14A) . A. based on traveling to chemical plants
A. Biophysics in an effort to shut them down
B. Physical Geography B. practice of using renewable resources
121. The theory of continental drift states that 126. Which cultural attraction would you most
the continents once formed a large land likely visit on a tour of Central Asia?
mass called A. Mosque
A. Gulf of Mexico B. Cathedral
B. Central Plateau C. Mountain lodge
C. Katrina D. Ice hockey arena
D. Pangaea 127. Which of the following nations is located
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in Sub-Sahara Africa?
122. Which of these describes one way Eng-
A. South Africa
land changed as a result of the Industrial
Revolution? (6B) B. Egypt
A. The economy became heavily depen- C. Algeria
dent on commercial agriculture. D. Libya
B. Towns near supplies of natural re- 128. Imaginary lines that follow Earth’s curva-
sources were abandoned ture to identify the shortest distance be-
C. Urban areas grew as more jobs be- tween two points are called
came available. A. conical projections.
D. The amount of goods produced in fac- B. geometric meridians.
tories declined C. great circle routes.
D. longitudinal circle lines.
123. Which of the following best describes Hu-
man Geography? 129. The raising of animals for food and other
A. Regional Geography products?
A. Pastoralism
B. Cultural Geography
B. Natural Boundary
C. Statistical Geography
C. Culture Hearths
D. Political Geography
D. Cuneiform
124. Which is the largest continent? 130. Movement of plates along faults has pro-
A. South America duced in the Northeast
B. Africa A. earthquakes
C. Europe B. hurricanes
C. tornados
D. Asia
D. none of above
125. Where would you find the Sahara
131. .... refers to the movement of people
Desert?
from rural areas to cities.
A. Asia A. Suburbanization
B. Antarctica B. Modernization
C. Europe C. Destabilization
D. Africa D. Urbanization
132. Why was the European Union created? 137. Major type of ecological community de-
A. To help rebuild the European economy fined primarily by distinctive plant and an-
imal groups?
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143. Why would U.S. leaders not want Soviet C. Ethnic
Union nuclear missiles placed in Cuba dur-
ing the Cold War? D. Tribe
A. Cuba is too close to the U.S. and any 148. What would be a pull factor to bring
missile fired from there could strike most many Europeans east to west?
of the U.S.
A. Escaping from civil war
B. Cuba was a small country and having
B. Avoiding natural disasters
that much extra weight could sink it
C. Fleeing oppressive government
C. Cuba was a newly formed country and
the U.S. did not want them to get in the D. Seeking economic Opportunities
middle of it
149. Houston is at 45 degrees South latitude
D. Cuba wanted to be friends with the U.S. and 95 degrees West longitude. This de-
and the U.S. did not want the Soviet Union scribes its
to bully them
A. relative location
144. To help provide energy production in B. perceptual location
Canada’s southern provinces, the Cana-
dian government has begun to explore C. absolute location
A. synthetic crude oil conversion. D. vernal equinox
B. hydroelectricity. 150. About how many days does it take the
C. natural gas extraction. Earth to revolve around the Sun?
D. wind and solar power. A. 400
152. What are the 7 continents 157. Which country has the most territory and
A. Africa, Antartica, Australia, Europe, population in all of Latin America?
154. The body of water that flows from the 159. The world’s largest body of water is
Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean,
draining much of Canada’s northern inte- A. Pacific Ocean
rior, is called the B. Atlantic Ocean
A. St. Lawrence River. C. Gulf of Mexico
B. Mackenzie River.
D. Mississippi River
C. Fraser River.
D. Niagara River. 160. Which of the following is not a temperate
climate region in a midlatitude climate?
155. What renewable energy resource for
most of Northern Europe, is produced by A. humid subtropical
rivers formed from melting glaciers? B. marine west coast
A. Wind turbines
C. permafrost
B. geothermals
D. Mediterranean
C. hydro eclectric power
D. none of above 161. Out of the following countries, who
would have the highest standard of liv-
156. All are elements that influence regional ing?
climate patterns except?
A. Mexico
A. proximity to water
B. latitude B. Somalia
C. clothes C. Afghanistan
D. winds D. Japan
B. rivers A. Windward
C. forestland B. Leeward
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D. wetlands C. Rain Shadow
D. Solstice
163. Which statement best explains why na-
tions must trade? 169. climate regions winters are bitterly
A. all nations belong to free trade agree- cold, and summers are short and cool
ments A. Subarctic
B. all nations seek out new production B. Arctic
methods C. Polar
C. no nation has all necessary resources D. Tundra
D. no nation can employ all of its laborers
170. The capital of Russia is
164. The resulting deflection of prevailing A. St. Petersburg
winds caused by the Earth’s rotation?
B. Siberia
A. Current
C. Vladivostok
B. Prevailing Wind
D. Moscow
C. Coriolis Effect
D. Doldrums 171. One way in which wars, religious conflict,
and natural disasters are similar is that
165. What does reggae deal with? these situations may result in
A. Economic problems A. the mass migration of people
B. Social problems B. economic stability
C. Jobs C. an increase in life expectancy
D. Political problems D. global warming
167. What was the name of the Aztec capi- 173. Which country controlled Eastern Europe
tal? in the second half of the 20th century?
A. Yucatan A. People’s Republic of China
B. Quetzalcoatl B. The Republic of Germany
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185. Which two cultures blended together to B. latitude
shape the current culture of Mexico? C. longitude
A. Spanish and Portuguese D. absolute location
B. Native peoples and Spanish
191. Population clusters in Canada and the U.S.
C. Maya and Aztec are located
D. Spanish and African A. in the warmest regions.
186. Which of the following was NOT a major B. in regions with abundant mineral de-
type of geography in Africa? posits.
A. Frozen Tundra C. along the coasts and inland waterways
B. Mountain Range D. along the Great Lakes.
C. Greater Antilles 192. Which is the warmest ocean in the
D. Assimilation world?
195. What is the CAPITAL of the United A. Rural populations are declining as
States? megacities expand
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having certain traditions or values.
are all examples of
C. An area with political borders thatna-
A. Push Factors
tionalities, cultures, and landforms.
B. Pull Factors
D. An area that has certain resources or
produces certain crops or products. C. Emmigration
D. Forced Migration
205. What creates a mild climate for Iceland,
even though it’s near the Arctic Circle? 211. Examples of popular culture include all of
A. fjords the following EXCEPT
B. Gulf Stream A. food
C. Trade Winds B. sports
D. none of above C. diversity
D. movies
206. GPS stands for
A. Global passing systems 212. The equal voting rights for adult citizens
of a country.
B. Globing positioning
A. Universal suffrage
C. Global Positioning System
B. Supranational
D. Geographic Positioning System
C. Geopolitics
207. The United States of America is located D. Democracy
on which continent?
213. In Mexico City, residents have been en-
A. South America
couraged to use bicycles in order to
B. Europe
A. end the obesity epidemic
C. Africa
B. raise money for charity
D. North America
C. reduce air pollution in the city
208. What effect does cool temperature have D. increase highway safety
on air?
214. What is the policy of remaining apart
A. It causes air to sink. from the affairs or interests of other
B. It causes air to blow clockwise. groups, especially the political affairs of
C. It causes air to rise. other countries?
C. Tertiary A. Autocracy
D. Quaternary B. Democracy
C. Nationalism
217. Scientists believe is directly related
to climate change and the rising of Earth’s D. Socialism
temperature.
A. production of hydroelectricity 222. When finding the absolute location what
is the second thing that you need to find?
B. carbon dioxide
A. Latitude
C. mining activity
B. Longitude
D. sustainable logging
C. Direction of the Equator
218. Which statement best describes the
Northern European plain? D. Direction of the Prime Meridian
A. an area of soft rolling hills and flat val- 223. What Physical Feature serparates North
leys Africa and the rest of Africa?
B. an area of low plateaus and high moun- A. A desert
tains
B. Himalayan Mountains
C. an area of relatively flat and low-lying
land C. Sahara Desert
D. none of above D. Amazon River
224. The United States is a capitalist country 229. Which example best describes relative lo-
that has a market economy, which means- cation?
A. Bob has to ask permission to open a A. Sam’s school is located at 6998
shoe store. B. My house is 30◦ N and 10◦ E
B. Bob is told where to open his shoe C. I live south of Fredericksburg
store.
D. Australia is 23.5◦ S and 135◦ E
C. Bob is told how much to charge his
230. Non-Renewable resources are those re-
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shoes.
sources which:
D. Bob can open a shoe store where he
wants and for the price that he wants. A. are exausted after use
B. are not exausted after use
225. Increased educational opportunities, high
C. have unlimited supply
levels of air pollution, and the loss of tra-
ditional beliefs are changes that are asso- D. none of these
ciated with
231. most dramatically influences a place’s
A. urbanization climate.
B. nationalism A. Latitude
C. cultural diffusion B. Humidity
D. colonialism C. Wind velocity
D. Rainfall amount
226. Most people of the United States and
Canada are or their descendants. 232. This theme answers the question, “What
A. immigrants is it like there? ”
B. republicans A. Place
B. Location
C. suburbs
C. Movement
D. native americans.
D. none of above
227. A movement to win political, religious, or
ethnic independence from another group 233. Which city is NOT correctly matched with
its description?
A. Separatism
A. Brasilia:Government Center
B. Equal Rights
B. Mexico City; Polluted by smog
C. Colony
C. Pittsburgh:Ghost town
D. Freedom of Religion D. Richmond:Fall line site
228. Overall weather in an area over a long 234. A natural hot spring that shoots a column
time. of water and steam into the air
A. weather A. Geyser
B. climate B. Lagoon
C. equinox C. Guyot
D. solstice D. Atoll
C. 1791 A. rotation
246. Which of the following is a physical fea- 251. An ordered system for the production,
ture? distribution, and consumption of goods
A. Oceans and services is known as a(n)
B. Deserts A. Economy
C. Rivers B. Nation
D. All of the above C. Law
247. Open land that is open for settlement
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D. Government
A. Annex
B. Reserve 252. European countries that belong to this
world alliance use the same currency.
C. Frontier
A. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
D. Province
tion)
248. Prior to the establishment of the Silk
B. NAFTA (North American Free Trade
Road trading network, how did geography
Agreement)
affect early China’s development?
A. The northwest region of the country C. EU (European Union)
served as its agricultural center due to its D. UN (United Nations)
rich soil.
B. Major river systems that ran through- 253. A narrow strip of land that connects two
out the country protected communities larger land areas
from invasion.
A. Titicaca
C. Foreign trade was severely limited due
to the lack of ports along the country’s B. Sedimentation
eastern coast. C. Panama Canal
D. Vast deserts and mountain ranges in
D. Land Bridge
the western and southwestern regions of
the country slowed the exchange of ideas.
254. What continent do you currently live on?
249. To where does the Amazon River flow A. United States
to?
A. Atlantic Ocean B. California
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B. few industrial activities
is now being threatened with deforesta-
tion? C. high literacy rate
278. The separation of Northern Ireland from 283. The Strait runs for 19 miles before
the Republic of Ireland is an example of- emptying into the Black Sea?
A. immigrants trying to adapt to a new A. Bosporus
government B. Magellan
B. language differences affecting growth C. Dardanelles
in a region D. Caspian
C. all citizens agreeing to a political pro-
cess 284. Which of the terms below is a type of
seaworks?
D. religion as a dividing force in a region
A. polder
279. Which of the following is part of the litho- B. peat
sphere?
C. seaworks
A. rivers
D. terpen
B. oceans
285. Which best explains why we experience
C. ocean basins
four seasons on Earth?
D. lakes
A. the gravitational pull of the moon
280. The European Union was formed to pro- B. the distance between the Earth and
vide: the sun
A. Emergency assistance for Sub- C. the tilt of the earth on its axis as it re-
Saharan countries volves around the sun
B. Economic cooperation between mem- D. the effect of tectonic plate movement
bers on Earth’s oceans
C. Common military defense for mem-
286. Which of the following does not affect cli-
bers
mate?
D. Humanitarian aid A. Elevation above sea level
281. When was the Louisiana Purchase? B. Distance from the equator
A. 1803 C. Latitude
B. 1606 D. Longitude
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D. practice subsistence-level agriculture D. A president
288. Which statement is not true about Sub- 293. Private individuals or groups have the
Saharan Africa? right to own property or businesses and
make a profit with limited government in-
A. low per capita GDP
fluence?
B. low population growth rate
A. Mixed Economy
C. large percentage of population under
B. Market Economy
age 15
C. Command Economy
D. low life expectancy
D. Capitalism
289. Why do some places in highland climate
subregions experience warmer tempera- 294. Which continent has the fewest people
tures than other places? living on it?
297. Flat, treeless lands forming a ring around be found between 15-25 degrees North
the Arctic Ocean are examples of and South. Ex. African Savanna
298. How might a weathered mountain appear 303. Why is western Mexico subject to vol-
different than an unweathered mountain? canic eruptions?
C. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, 312. The Mountains located along the western
Tajikistan edge of South America are the
D. India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, China A. Rocky
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to-
that it cannot provide information about
A. the Middle East.
(WG.20A) .
B. East Asia.
A. Things below the surface
C. Europe.
B. Why humans do things
D. Russia and Central Asia.
C. The impact of industry
308. Which human geographic factor has facili- D. Areas humans cannot safely visit.
tated the growth of the European Union?
314. Lines of Latitude run:
A. Nationalism
A. Parallel to Africa
B. Political stability
B. Parallel to the Equator
C. Cultural divergence
C. Parallel to Latitude
D. Spread of communism
D. Parallel to Longitude
309. What American musical form had its
315. Which of the following is true about
roots in Africa and Europe?
places in high latitudes?
A. Blues
A. Warmer climates
B. Country
B. Has no affect on climate
C. Jazz C. A mix of hot summers and cold winters
D. rap D. The coldest climates on earth
310. The super-continent was once called 316. A person who is always traveling from
what? place to place is known as a
A. Panera A. Illiteracy
B. San Andreas B. Teleporter
C. Everest C. April
D. Pangaea D. Nomad
311. This type of map shows you the physical, 317. Dallas, Texas is located about 230 miles
or natural features of a place from Houston. This describes its
A. Political Map A. functional region
B. Water Map B. absolute location
C. Dirt Map C. relative location
D. Physical Map D. psychological distance
329. Food, language, religion, and art are all 334. In Hinduism, a person’s moral duty,
examples of how modern Mexico is a based on class distinctions, which guides
blend of his or her life
A. Toltec and Mayan influences A. Dowry
B. African and Spanish influences B. Caste System
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335. Thunderstorm cloud
330. A policy in which a nation does not try to
limit imports or exports by enacting tariffs A. Cumulonimbus
(taxes on imports) or subsidies (taxes on B. Nimbostratus
exports). C. Cirrus
A. Free Trade D. Stratus
B. Trade
336. A primary reason that geographers study
C. Goods maps is to-
D. Supply and Demand A. predict changes in government poli-
cies.
331. The way people eat in their country such B. study relationships between people
as with forks, chopsticks or fingers is an and places.
example of:
C. understand the time order in which an
A. cultural trait event took place.
B. ethnic group D. appreciate the value systems of world
C. cultural diffusion cultures.
339. Which of the following is a characteristic 345. El Nino/La Nina can be best described as
of a developed country? A. collision of cold/warm air resulting in
350. Renewable resources are those that 355. What is the correct term for the transfer
A. Are of very little value of plants, animals, people, and diseases
that begun when the Europeans arrived in
B. Can be made usable only through mod- the Western Hemisphere?
ern technology
A. the Great Upheaval
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C. Can be Replaced
B. the Columbian Exchange
D. Can be used up over time
C. the Industrial Revoultion
351. Which two factors have the greatest ef- D. the Technology Transfer
fect on climate?
A. Longitude and vegetation 356. Large natural elevation on the Earth’s
surface; higher than a hill
B. Latitude and distance from water
A. valley
C. Soil type and altitude
B. mountain
D. Mountain barriers and amount of
arable land C. ocean
D. river
352. Which factor posed the greatest chal-
lenge to developing natural resources in 357. The U.S. is made up of the and House
Siberia? of Representatives.
A. Severe drought limited agricultural A. Supreme Court
production on arable land
B. United States President
B. Limited access to water prevented the
C. Senate
establishment of large cities
D. Cabinet
C. The employment of seasonal laborers
reduced annual output quotas 358. Shows where the area on the map lo-
D. The harsh climate hindered the estab- cated within a larger area
lishment of permanent settlements A. Political Map
353. When it is summer in Virginia, what sea- B. Locator Map
son is it in Uruguay? C. Physical Map
A. Winter D. Senate
B. Spring
359. Which of the following is most accu-
C. Fall rately represented on a cylindrical projec-
D. Summer tion map?
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372. Whic physical feature has most limited C. animistic
the movement of people living in North
Africa? D. none of above
A. The Sahel 378. The 4 parts of a map are scale, title, leg-
B. The Nile River end and
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B. alters climate conditions D. uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
C. increases energy usage
399. A geographer could place North Africa
D. affects transportation patterns and Indonesia in the same category be-
cause most of the people living in these
394. By physical land area as well as pop-
regions-
ulation size, the largest continent is
(WG.21B) A. Practice nomadic hunting
A. North America B. Rely on the monsoon season
B. Africa C. Elect their own rulers
C. Australia D. Adhere to the same religion
D. Asia 400. Who is noteworthy for establishing con-
395. Which of these would most likely be sistent content between Europe and the
shown on a chart of a more-developed Americans?
country’s quaternary economic sector? A. Martin Behaim
A. Locations of natural resources B. John Cabot
B. Major universities and research insti- C. Giovanni Caboto
tutions
D. Christopher Columbus
C. Transportation networks
D. Centers of manufacturing and process- 401. Click on all of the countries that are on
ing the continent of Africa
A. Nigeria
396. About 70% of Earth’s surface is part of
the B. South Africa
A. biosphere. C. France
B. lithosphere. D. Thailand
C. hydrosphere. 402. Which of the following countries was at-
D. atmosphere. tacked for harboring Al-Qaeda?
A. Iraq
397. Eagle Rock Rd, Elkton, VA 22827 This is
the location of our high school. B. Israel
A. relative C. Afghanistan
B. topographic D. Iran
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B. Nicobar South
C. Rameshawaram A. Marine West Coast
D. Salsette
B. Tropical Wet and Dry
415. People who share common ancestry, lan- C. Tropical
guage, religion, customs, or place of origin
D. Steppe
A. Population pyramid
B. metropolitan area 420. “The use of mobile devices, such as smart
phones and iPads, has gained in popular-
C. Ethnic group
ity worldwide. Many people use their
D. federal system mobile devices to connect to social media
sites where they can communicate with
416. Define perceptual region.
others both nationally and internationally.
A. an area characterized by a certain uni- “Based on the information above, mobile
fying quality or characteristic devices have become-
B. an area that includes a central place A. an international language.
and the related palces around it
B. a regional distinction.
C. an area connected by feelings or im-
pressions, but not by factual data or spe- C. a cultural element.
cific qualities D. a political unit.
D. a way of looking at human and physical
patterns and their relationships 421. What is the major cause of poverty in
South America?
417. Receive less than ten inches of rain per
year; can be hot or cool/cold A. Inequality of landownership
B. confederacy D. Cuneiform
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435. Belief in one God
D. Location
A. Monotheistic
B. polytheistic 441. AN illustration that depicts the distribu-
tion of a population by age and gender
C. Animistic
A. population pyramid
D. none of above
B. population density
436. The population of a country with a pop- C. ethnic group
ulation pyramid with a wide base and D. metropolitan area
skinny top (triangle shaped) is
442. The seasons of the Earth are due to which
A. remaining stable
of the following?
B. aging rapidly A. The moon’s gravitational pull on the
C. growing rapidly Earth
D. declining rapidly B. The Earth’s revolution around the sun
and tilt
437. Which group of people primarily shaped
C. The Earth’s rotation around its axis
the culture of both Central America and the
and tilt
Caribbean?
D. The movement of the continents and
A. Native peoples, Europeans, Africans relation to the equator
B. Native Peoples, Spanish, Portuguese
443. An economy in which production, invest-
C. Spanish, French, Dutch ment, prices, and incomes are determined
D. Inca, Maya, Spanish centrally by a government is called a
A. Free Enterprise
438. Which of the following is caused directly
by plate tectonics? B. Market Economy
C. Debris from the leveling off of under- 451. What is another name for latitude lines?
water mountains piles up. A. Parallels
D. Erosion moves soil to edges of conti- B. Meridians
nents.
C. ContoursLines
447. The current destruction of rainforests in D. BoundariesLines Drawn East-West
Latin America is primarily due to the-
452. Which continent has highest number of
A. human demand for timber and farm- countries?
land
A. Asia
B. wildfires occurring during the dry sea-
B. Europe
sons
C. North America
C. diseases carried by insects
D. Africa
D. devastation caused by high winds from
tropical storms 453. Northern Mexico has a biome in
which cacti, shrubs, and shrub oak grow.
448. What is the capital of South Korea?
A. Tundra
A. Incheon B. Chaparral
B. Seoul C. Grassland
C. Lome D. Savanna
D. Cairo 454. A system of authoritarian government
headed by a monarch and whose position
449. What is the capital of Brazil?
is usually inherited.
A. Buenos Aires A. Monarchy
B. Brasilia B. Federation
C. Rio De Janeiro C. Authoritarian
D. Iguacu D. Democracy
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nals to reach the reciever
456. An enclosed section of a canal in which a
ship may be raised or lowered by raising D. none of above
or lowering the level of the water in that 461. The Saffir-Simpson scale measures the in-
section tensity of
A. Chunnel A. earthquakes
B. Connection B. hurricanes
C. Lock C. tornadoes
D. Chamber D. volcanoes
457. How would you describe the climate in 462. A phenomenon that causes dry areas to
which we live? develop on the leeward sides of mountain
ranges
A. Marine West Coast
A. Coriolis Effect
B. Humid Continental
B. Rain Shadow
C. Subarctic C. Steppe
D. none of above D. Equinox
458. The states in the area known as the 463. An independent political unit occupying a
“Southwest” of the United States are of- defined, permanently populated territory
ten grouped together because they are and having full control over its internal and
very hot and dry desert-like areas. foreign affairs.
A. Region A. Nation-State
B. Location B. Nation
C. Human Environment Interaction C. Country
D. Movement D. State
464. The three cities that dominate social and
459. The Winter Solstice is the day of the
cultural life in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey are
year.
Istanbul, Baghdad and
A. Longest A. Tehran
B. Shortest B. Mosul
C. Best C. Kabul
D. Worst D. Ankara
465. Southern Mexico is part of a that con- 471. Why are gas giant planets sometimes ref-
nects N. America and S. America. fered to as “mini solar systems”?
469. Which of the LACEMOPS is most impor- A. North Pole (90 degree North)
tant for determining climate of a region? B. Equator (0 degree)
A. ocean currents C. Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degree North)
B. prevailing winds D. Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degree
C. latitude belts South)
D. storm tracks
475. Why did the Dutch build seaworks?
470. The primary religious text of Muslims A. To give up land
A. The Torah B. To remain unharmed by the sea & to
B. The Qur’an get more land
C. The Analects C. sea causes harm to the dutch
D. Holy Bible D. none of above
476. The sun’s rays are least direct 481. The climate in the Sahara desert is really
A. near the poles hot and dry
B. near the equator A. Place
C. at high altitudes B. location
D. far from the ocean C. Human-Environment Interaction
D. Movement
477. Which Middle East country is the world’s
largest oil producer? 482. Which of the following is NOT a body of
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A. Turkey water?
B. Iraq A. Channel
C. Saudi Arabia B. Mesa
D. Israel C. Strait
D. Bay
478. What statement sites an example of cul-
tural diffusion? 483. Who is known as the ‘Father of Geogra-
A. Venezuela has large reserves of oil phy? ’
B. The institution of slavery A. Erasmus
C. students in China learn Chinese in B. Homer
school C. Eratosthenes
D. The spread of Christianity in the Amer- D. none of above
icas
484. How does wind impact climate?
479. Which of the following locational factors A. Helps move the sun’s energy
most directly impacts the climate a person
might live in? B. Winds move rain clouds
A. at what point of LONGITUDE a person C. Winds make the earth warmer
is located. D. Wind brings winter
B. how close to grasslands a person is lo- 485. If there are a variety of cultures in the
cated. same area, people would say that this
C. at what point of LATITUDE a person is area has
located. A. dynamic
D. how near an airport a person is lo- B. interdependence
cated.
C. cultural diffusion
480. The mayor of Mexico City launched pro- D. cultural diversity
grams to reduce pollution in the city by
A. banning the burning of fossil fuels 486. Man has impacted his environment in all
within city limits of the following ways EXCEPT:
B. requiring commuters to carpool, or A. Earthquakes
ride-share B. Deforestation
C. encouraging more use of bicycles C. Polders
D. constructing additional highway lanes D. Terracing
A. religious beliefs C. 6
D. 7
B. political system
C. language 497. What was the sea faring group of traders
that greatly influenced our modern alpha-
D. economic system bet?
492. What industry would be most affected by A. Africans
hybrid cars? B. Americans
A. Water industry C. Phoenicians
B. Solar industry D. Europeans
498. What geographical term describes south- 503. Most people in the United States
ern Mexico (the part that connects North A. would like to emigrate to another coun-
America to South America)? try.
A. Peninsula B. enjoy one of the highest standards of
B. Land bridge living in the world.
C. Crossroads C. are worse off, economically, than most
Europeans.
D. Steppe
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D. have barely enough to eat.
499. The imaginary line that runs through the
504. The Amazon Rainforest is located in a
middle of the earth east and west is
tropical climate region, which indicates
called?
that it is located in latitudes that are-
A. Prime Meridian A. Near the equator
B. Equator B. Considered mid-latitudes
C. Date Line C. farthest from the equator
D. none of above D. closest to the Atlantic Ocean
500. The 5 themes of geography are:Location, 505. The two days of the year on which the
, Region, Movement and Hu- sun’s rays shine directly overhead at noon
man/Environ. Interaction. A. solstice
A. Population B. equinox
B. Sub-Region C. diffusion
C. Place D. tundra
D. Scale 506. What is the process of moving from one
place to another? ? ? ?
501. Due to its large land area, the develop-
ment of Canada’s has been essential A. migration
to the country’s economic growth. B. immigration
A. manufacturing C. Urban
B. tourism D. Culture
A. The amount of sunlight in a seasonal 514. Which statement best describes formal
pattern. regions?
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519. A large number of the early colonists of D. agriculture and tourism
Canada were
A. political refugees from Europe. 524. A map that highlights differences in
height between mountains and lower re-
B. Loyalists who left the American
gions is called (WG.21A)
colonies.
C. Spanish explorers A. political map
528. Cutting down trees to build houses is an 533. A tropical climate can be described as
example of which? A. warm year round
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which of the following? 544. Which Brazilian dance has African influ-
A. Spanish influence in Latin America ence?
B. French colonialism in the Caribbean A. Samba
C. English dominance of South America B. Capoeira
D. Dutch exploration of the Atlantic coast C. Cariocas
539. All life on earth falls into the D. Carnival
A. lithosphere 545. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF KAZAKHSTAN?
B. hydrosphere ?
C. biosphere A. ASTANA
D. atmosphere B. NUR-SULTAN
540. Which of the following factors can affect C. DELHI
the shape of a population pyramid? D. BAKU
A. Migration patterns
546. The largest country in the world by geo-
B. Deaths
graphical area is
C. Births
A. Australia
D. All of these
B. China
541. When the death rate is higher than the
C. USA
birthrate, exists.
D. Russia
A. Double time
B. Population density 547. Windmills are a prominent piece of
C. Negative population growth the cultural landscape in the Netherlands.
What purpose do they primarily serve?
D. Zero population growth
A. Drain water from low lying coastal ar-
542. This climate varies with latitude, eleva- eas to create polders.
tion, other topography, and continental lo-
B. Provide wind relief because of the
cation
Netherlands’ hot arid climate.
A. Highlands
C. Supply power for the prosperous
B. Mediterranean flower industry.
C. Marine West Coast D. Cut wood from the deforestation in the
D. Tundra Tropical Rainforest in the Netherlands.
B. size. B. Subarctic
C. shape. C. Humid Continental
D. lack of carbon dioxide. D. Marine West Coast
558. Individual Canadian provinces have been 563. Which of the following is NOT used to de-
addressing climate change since the na- termine a country’s standard of living?
tional government pulled out of the Kyoto A. Life Expectancy
Protocol after
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B. Infant Mortality Rate
A. recognizing that its role in climate
C. Literacy Rate
change is too low to bother with.
D. Land Size
B. deciding that compliance with the
agreement was too expensive. 564. Mediterranean climate is
C. the government failed to meet its A. cold, snowy winters.
goals.
B. heavy rains
D. the citizens voted down a national en- C. warm, dry summers
vironmental referendum.
D. short growing seasons
559. Geography is the study of human activ-
ity, the natural environment and the 565. Which of these factors most influence the
between the two. climate of Death Valley?
570. Connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean B. India and Pakistan
A. Panama Canal C. India and China
B. Gulf of Mexico D. India and Bangladesh
C. Caribbean Sea
576. Which group of factors influences the dis-
D. none of above tribution of climate regions across the con-
571. The major chains of mountains in South- tinents?
ern Europe include the A. the equator, longitude, tectonic forces,
A. Aennines, Adriatic, and Ionian pollution
B. Black, Pyrenees, and Alpine B. landforms, Earth’s rotation, volcanic
activity, elevation
C. Alps, Pyrennes, and Apennines
D. none of above C. elevation, latitude, wind patterns,
landforms
572. When was the civil war?
D. soil building processes, wind patterns,
A. 1861-1862 longitude, temperature
B. 1863-1865
577. Who are Creoles?
C. 1803-10805
A. Spaniards Born in Spain
D. 1920-1927
B. Born of Spanish parents and Native
573. In a free enterprise economic system, the American Indian parent
decisions about what to produce are made
in response to- C. Born in New Spain of Spanish parents
A. voting patterns D. Native American Indians
578. The North Anatolian Fault extends much B. work primarily in small cottage indus-
of the distance across what country? tries.
A. Turkey C. are politically stable and polytheistic.
B. iran D. organize their society around a King
and Queen.
C. iraq
D. Syria 584. In which region might you come across
doldrums?
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579. Where is it? A. In either the North or the South Pole
A. Place B. South of the Tropic of Capricorn
B. Location C. Near the Equator
C. Movement D. North of the Tropic of Cancer
D. Region
585. We are indeed a nation on wheels and
580. If you were to describe MacArthur’s we cannot permit these wheels to slow
absolute location, you would say that down. Our mass industries must have
MacArthur is located moving supply lines to feed raw materials
into our factories and moving distribution
A. at 2923 MacArthur View
lines to carry the finished product to store
B. near the intersection of MacArthur or home. A national highway system (2B)
View and Nacadoches
A. reduces the use of non-renewable re-
C. beside the Regency Place subdivision sources
D. between loop 410 and Wurzbach Park- B. increases the use of public transporta-
way tion
581. The Andes Mountains line the west coast C. encourages development in city cen-
of ters
588. Knowledge of physical geography would 593. One of the factors that contributed to
be useful to a weather forecaster in the Japan’s industrial growth during much of
south who wanted to the 20th century was that it benefited
592. What best describes a monopoly? 597. WHICH OF THESE IS A DOUBLE LAND-
LOCKED COUNTRY? ?
A. When one company/group makes a
A. UZBEKISTAN
product.
B. INDIA
B. When one company/group wraps a
product. C. AFGANISTAN
C. When one company/group controls a D. TURKEY
product.
598. Which of the following is an advantage
D. When one company/group sells a prod- of an economic union such as the European
uct. Union or NAFTA?
A. Efficient industries allow for cheaper 603. Which of the following is the highest
goods for most people peak of Satpura Range?
B. Countries can protect their own indus- A. Gurushikhar
tries through tariffs B. Panchmarhi
C. Countries can easily coordinate on C. Mahindragiri
trade policies between members
D. Dhupgarh
D. All people from member nations bene-
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fit 604. name the 3 longest rivers in Mexico
A. rio grande
599. Geographers view the world
B. black river
A. narrowly
C. lermasntigo
B. suspiciously D. usamcinta
C. linearly
605. In Hinduism, being reborn repeatedly in
D. spatially different forms, until one has overcome
earthly desires
600. What allows Western Europe to be
warmer than it should be? A. Polytheism
B. Judaism spread to North Africa as a re- 607. Which one is impossible to do on flat
sult of economic interactions. land?
C. The spread of Buddhism followed the A. Slope farming
routes of the Silk Road. B. Terraced farming
D. There is no connection between ec- C. Plantations
nomic and religious systems.
D. Deforestation
602. Who is the World Geography teacher 608. A 3D representation of the earth is?
A. Mrs. Munchanitis A. Sphere
B. Mrs. Roncoroni B. Globe
C. Mr. Rodriguez C. Map
D. Mr. Gonzalez D. none of above
609. Because of its typical climate pattern, 614. The “N” in the ESPN’s of Geography rep-
ranchers who graze cattle on the Northern resents
Plateau anxiously await each year.
613. Which of these are disadvantages of 619. Military forts and missions were built by
tourism? soldiers and clergy from in the 1700s
which led to exploration and mapping of
A. Debts
the region and the building of roads and
B. Reducing income gap ranches.
C. Congestion A. Spain
D. More jobs B. Portugal
C. England C. European
D. France D. Coast
620. Which of the following statements accu- 625. What definition best describes Human &
rately describes the relationship between Environment Interaction?
the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capri- A. an act of changing physical location or
corn? position or of having this changed.
A. The Tropic of Cancer is north of the B. an area or division, especially part
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Tropic of Capricorn. of a country or the world having defin-
B. The Tropic of Cancer is south of the able characteristics but not always fixed
Tropic of Capricorn. boundaries.
C. The Tropic of Cancer is east of the C. a particular place or position.
Tropic of Capricorn. D. interactions between the human social
D. The Tropic of Cancer is west of the system and (the “rest” of) the ecosystem
Tropic of Capricorn.
626. What U.S. state includes areas that have
621. What is an advantage to building a city a subarctic climate that supports a variety
at a confluence site? of wildlife, including grizzly bears, bald ea-
gles, wolves, and bobcats?
A. Decreased regional conflicts
A. Maine
B. improved technological innovations
B. Idaho
C. reduced risk of natural disasters
C. Alaska
D. increased access to trade routes
D. Michigan
622. The climate region found near the tropics
of Cancer and Capricorn is 627. A form of autocracy with a hereditary
king or queen exercising supreme power?
A. Tropical Wet
A. Monarchy
B. Polar Ice Cap
B. Democracy
C. Humid Subtropical
C. Theocracy
D. Sub Polar
D. Autocracy
623. led the Spanish forces that invaded
628. What determines the direction of prevail-
and conquered the in Mexico
ing winds?
A. Hernan Cortes; Inca
A. Rising air near the Equator
B. Francisco Pizarro; Inca
B. Calm areas at the edge of the Tropics
C. Hernan Cortes; Aztec
C. Latitude and the Earth’s movement
D. Francisco Pizarro; Aztec
D. Diagonal movement of air
624. Most people in North Africa live along 629. Which spatial division would nor-
the: mally regulate public bus transportation
A. Rivers routes?
B. East A. election district
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645. A compass helps the reader of a map de-
C. it doesn’t have any ships for trading termine
D. it has nothing to offer other nations in A. Orientation
trade
B. Relief
641. As of 2015, there were over 1.4 million C. Distortion
British Indians living in the United King-
dom, making them the largest minority D. Scale
group in the state. Which of the following 646. The major reason the Mexican Govern-
accounts for the large British Indian popu- ment strongly supported the North Amer-
lation in the United Kingdom? ican Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was
A. The British slave trade that this agreement would?
B. Britain’s colonization of India A. raise tariffs on United States products
C. Britain’s lax immigration laws entering Mexico
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C. Festivus
658. The growing populations in Central Amer-
ican and Caribbean cities adds to the prob- D. none of above
lem of deforestation because
663. Which two continents are located entirely
A. most residents rely on biofuels, such in the Western Hemisphere?
as wood, to heat their homes.
A. Europe and Africa
B. suburbs are being carved out of the
rain forest. B. Asia and Antartica
C. more land is cleared for agriculture to C. North America and Austrillia
feed urban residents. D. North America and South America
D. transportation systems, such as rail-
roads and highways, require large quan- 664. territory surrounded by another political
tities of lumber. unit that it does not belong to
A. enclave
659. A ring shaped reef made largely of coral
A. Geyser B. exclave
B. Lagoon C. hajj
C. Guyot D. none of above
D. Atoll 665. What types of vegetation are found on
the Scandinavian Peninsula?
660. The enslavement of Africans who were
then shipped to the Americas is an ex- A. mosses, litchen, grains, and sugar
ample of cultural change being caused by beets
forced B. mosses, litchen, grains, and potatoes
A. assimilation.
C. sugar beets and peat
B. migration.
D. peat and tulips
C. labor.
D. diffusion. 666. Iraq and what other country are
among the world’s leading producer’s of
661. The average weather in an area. The av- petroleum and natural gas?
erage temperature in a region. The typi-
A. Iran
cal wind conditions that may occur. These
three statements all describe? B. Turkey
A. Weather C. Syria
B. Physical Maps D. Yemen
667. Describes characteristics of people, Cul- 672. The frequent changes in the political or-
ture, Religion, Buildings, Landmarks, Land- ganization of Africa from the early six-
forms, and Climate teenth century to the late nineteenth cen-
676. Advances in motorized farm equipment 681. What is the main reason for the creation
and irrigation have resulted in (19C) of desalination plants?
A. a lower demand for food A. To expand trade exports of excess salt
and brine processing
B. greater production of agricultural
goods by fewer people B. To provide economic stability to unde-
veloped countries
C. an increased number of people in-
volved in agriculture C. To provide freshwater to support hu-
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man activities
D. periodic shortages of food
D. To promote jobs in high-tech industries
677. Which pair of countries shares a common and decrease agricultural careers
Language? 682. The total value of goods and services pro-
A. France and Columbia duced in one year by a country?
B. Germany and Argentina A. Gross Annual Income
C. The outsourcing of service-sector jobs 691. The Panama Canal was placed where
to developing countries it was in Panama mainly because of
Panama’s
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less area near the Equator?
703. How do geographers distinguish be-
A. the prime meridian tween types of dry climates?
B. the doldrums A. The average daily temperatures in
C. the horse latitudes each
D. the midlatitudes B. The proximity of each to the Equator
C. The amount of rainfall and vegetation
698. To measure the distance between two in each
point on a map, you use the
D. The geographical location of each
A. compass rose
704. Which statement is false?
B. map scale
A. the United Kingdom and Ireland are
C. map legend
one single island, but two separate coun-
D. map title tries
699. The Changes in Shape, Size, and Position B. Norway, Sweden, and Finland are the
of features that occur when representing northernmost countries in Europe
the Earth on a flat map take place because C. Portugal is bordered by Spain and the
of Atlantic Ocean
A. Tilt D. none of above
B. Scale 705. Globalization is good because of an in
C. Rotation standard of living, but is bad because there
is a in local cultures and traditions
D. Distortion
A. increase / decrease
700. What is the acronym to remember the
B. decrease / increase
Five Themes of Geography?
C. increase / increase
A. MAD
D. decrease / decrease
B. MRHELP
706. Canada is the world’s third-largest pro-
C. PIG
ducer of , which is an inexpensive
D. COW source of renewable energy.
701. Which layer of Earth includes Earth’s sur- A. synthetic crude oil
face? B. natural gas
A. the mantle C. hydroelectricity
B. the inner core D. wind and solar power
707. The geographic theme of location deals 712. Which of the following are NOT one
with of the biggest challenges facing Northern
Africa?
C. Youtubers telling you what it is 721. Plant roots can grow into crevices in rock
D. You looking outside and guessing and eventually break the rock apart. This
is an example of-(3C)
717. Define a formal region. A. the lithosphere affecting the atmo-
A. an area characterized by a certain uni- sphere through erosion
fying quality or characteristic B. The hydrosphere affecting the bio-
B. an area that includes a central place sphere through tectonic activity
and the related places around it
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C. The biosphere affecting the litho-
C. an area connected by feelings or im- sphere through mechanical weathering
pressions, but not by factual data or spe- D. The atmosphere affecting the hydro-
cific qualities sphere through chemical weathering
D. a way of looking at human and physical
722. What type of feature would you be likely
patterns and their relationships
to find on a physical map?
718. What is population density? A. mountains
A. The number of inhabitants of a place B. deserts
per square kilometer
C. desserts
B. The total number of inhabitants that
D. physical features
live in a town
C. The total number of inhabitants in a 723. What is another basic question that Ge-
country ography tries to answer?
D. Total number of inhabitants of a place A. What is the size of your house
minus the old and the young B. Where is the water fountain
719. A language that has been simplified and C. Where is the medicine cabinet
modified through contact with other lan- D. Why are they there
guages
A. Native Language 724. What are most European economies char-
acterized by?
B. Pidgin Language
A. Primary economic activities
C. Lingua Franca
B. Newly developed industries
D. Bird Call
C. High levels of development
720. What is the difference between GPS and D. Less development
GIS? (WG.20A)
A. GPS uses GIS data 725. What regions of the Earth experience six
months of darkness and six months of day-
B. GIS uses GPS data to determine loca- light
tion
A. the continents that cross the Equator.
C. GPS is the layering of data, whereas
GIS is the gathering of data B. the Tropics
726. How did industrialization (factory cre- 730. Which is the staple agricultural product of
ation) lead to changing uses of Earth’s Southern China?
physical features? (2B)
735. Which of the following is a political bor- A. Religious division between Musims
der? and Hindus
A. The Amazon River B. British Colonial Office demanded it
B. The border between Vermont and Mas- C. Political division between northern
sachusetts and southern India
C. The Himalaya Mountains D. Dispute over the province of Kashmir
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products, and ideas and the impact of that
736. A map that shows man-made features movement on regions
such as boundaries, countries, and cities.
A. movement
A. thematic B. diffusion
B. physical C. erosion
C. political D. ESPN’s of Geography
D. elevation 742. Which BEST describes why latitudes clos-
est to the equator have warmer climates?
737. Falling off or shed seasonally or periodi-
cally, trees such as oak and maple, which A. they are at lower elevations
lose their leaves in autumn B. they receive more solar energy
A. Deciduous C. they are nearer to ocean currents
B. Coniferous D. they get more winds that carry energy
in the form of heat
C. Mixed Forests
D. Prairie 743. What is the most populated country
A. India
738. What causes rivers to swell as they flow
B. China
toward a lake, gulf, sea, or ocean?
C. Indonesia
A. water from tributaries
D. United States of America
B. water from lakes
744. Which factor might attract a transna-
C. water from groundwater
tional corporation to a country?
D. water from aquifers
A. Good tourist attractions
739. Which physical process is most responsi- B. Cheap raw materials
ble for creating the climate pattern in Eu- C. High average monthly wage
rope?
D. none of above
A. Erosion
745. This theme answers the question “How
B. Deforestation are places similar or different? ”
C. Wind currents A. Human-Environment Interaction
D. Mountain barriers B. Movement
740. What was one of the main reason that In- C. Region
dia was divided into Pakistan and India? D. none of above
746. Which physical features are correctly D. the relationships between climate,
paired with the continent in which they are land, water, plants, and animals
located?
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amount of plant and animal life
C. Thames River
D. Warm, humid air with an average daily
D. Yellow River temperature of 80◦
756. What does climate
761. Which continent is in all four hemi-
A. -The state of the atmosphere at a given spheres?
place and time
A. North America
B. -An area containing geographically re-
B. Asia
lated mountains
C. Europe
C. *a dry land with little precipitation and
little to no vegetation D. Africa
D. -Weather conditions over a period of
762. a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions
time
between the ice cap and the tree line
757. Which climate subregion is suitable for A. permafrost
growing rice?
B. desert
A. humid subtropical
C. tundra
B. tundra
D. savannah
C. semiarid
D. humid continental 763. Which country is characterized by peace-
ful relationships between its different eth-
758. To give, to formally transfer land nic groups?
A. Emancipation A. Nigeria
B. Secede B. Cyprus
C. Cede C. Rwanda
D. Annex D. Switzerland
759. What are the 4 cardinal directions? 764. Land that is or can be cultivated
A. North, South, East & West A. Arable Land
B. North East & North West B. Arid
C. South West & South West C. Rural
D. None of the above D. Reserve
765. Maps that indicate special information 770. A cartographer wants to create a gener-
such as land user, roads, and population alized map focused on a country in Africa
are and the surrounding countries that border
A. *a standard unit of value of a country’s 771. Deserts, mountains, and tropical rain
coinage forests have affected the history of many
regions by
B. *the beliefs, customs, and ways of life
shared by groups of people A. Encouraging foreign invasions
C. -A head of state may have executive B. Promoting political reform
powers, or may just hold ceremonial pow- C. Isolating peoples and cultures
ers D. Increasing social mobility
D. *term frequently used to describe the
772. In which of these countries are the high-
highest ranking government official
lands located?
767. Which of the following is not part of the A. Venezuela
grid system? B. Colombia
A. Latitude C. Suriname
B. Longitude D. Argentina
C. Equator 773. What term best fits the definition of self-
D. Location sufficiency farming in which the farmers
focus on growing enough food to feed
768. The way humans interact positively or themselves and their families?
negatively with their environments is A. Mining
A. location B. Cattle Ranching
B. human environment interaction C. Subsistence Agriculture
C. place D. Industrialized or Commercial Agricul-
D. movement ture
774. As air passes over the mountain, it does
769. After and , is considered the
all of the following except what?
third most holy city to Muslims?
A. releases more moisture on the other
A. Mecca, Istanbul, Kabul side
B. Mecca, Medina, Istanbul B. loses its moisture
C. Mecca, Jerusalem, Medina C. becomes dry
D. Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem D. sinks
775. What makes up the human development 780. Cracks in the Earths crust is called
index? A. Plates
A. life expectancy B. Continental Shelves
B. per capita income C. Earthquakes
C. education level and literacy rate D. Faults
D. all of the above
781. A giant core of rock anchoring North
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776. Which of the following statements accu- America and centered on Hudson Bay and
rately defines weather? James Bay is known as the
A. The atmosphere’s condition in one A. Interior Lowlands
place over an extended time period. B. Pacific Ranges
B. A variety of patterns typical for an area C. Canadian Shield
over a long period of time.
D. Great Plains
C. Direct and indirect sunlight falling on
an area. 782. One of two days in which the sun’s rays
strike directly on the Tropic of Cancer or
D. The atmosphere’s condition in one
Tropic of Capricorn, marking the beginning
place during a short time period.
of summer to winter?
777. GIS stands for which of the following? A. Solstice
A. Geographic Intelligence Systems B. Revolution
B. Geologic Information Systems C. Equinox
C. Geographic Information Systems D. Midnight Sun
D. none of above 783. The River Watershed drains a sub-
stantial portion of the United States.
778. What is the center of the U.S. automobile
industry? A. Maine
A. Chicago B. Mississippi
B. Atlanta C. Louisiana
C. Houston D. California
D. Detroit 784. Gifts or payments made to a groom’s
family by a bride’s family
779. What early civilization in Mexico en-
gaged in long-distance trade and built huge A. Dowry
stone cities that had been abandoned by B. Caste System
the time the Spanish arrived?
C. Dharma
A. the Olmec
D. Karma
B. the Actec
785. Canada was not as seriously affected as
C. the Zapotec
the United States by the 2008 global re-
D. the Maya cession largely because
A. the housing market declined but em- 791. After the PRI lost power, who was
ployment rose. elected to be President?
C. MERCOSUR C. Syncretism
D. Treaty of Tordesillas D. Laissez-fair capitalism
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surement in their research? D. Disease spreading
A. observing the landscape of a tundra 803. How do soil regions influence human ac-
B. determining landform sizes from satel- tivities?
lite images A. by determining what vegetation can
C. asking questions of individuals who grow
are part of a group B. by affecting how much rain falls
D. studying age, ethnicity, and gender in C. by affecting where settlements can be
a region built
798. the term for the flat, grassy, mostly tree- D. by determining how much groundwa-
less plains in the tropical grassland region ter is available
807. Which one of the these is NOT one of the C. Aswan High Dam
four major oceans of the world?
D. Hoover Dam
A. a sawmill D. Autocracy
B. a river 814. The primary purpose of the irrigation of
C. a meat packing plant the Colorado River is to-
D. a cinema A. reduce the water supply
809. Which of the following lists of character- B. bring water to dry areas and farms
istics are related to Hinduism? C. create aqueducts
A. Vedas, polytheistic, Indus River Valley, D. increase ocean depths
reincarnation
B. Abraham, Torah, Israel, monotheistic 815. Job opportunities, political and religious
C. polytheistic, worldwide, natural world, freedoms are examples of
shamanism A. pull factors
D. Siddhartha Gautama, Eight Fold Path, B. migration
Meditation, Nepal
C. mortality rate
810. The area most affected by earthquakes? D. push factors
A. east coast of North America
B. east coast of Australia 816. A diagram of a compass showing direc-
tions
C. west coast of Africa
A. Blue Print
D. west coast of South America
B. Compass Rose
811. Which country is in South America?
C. Map Key
A. Mexico
D. Time Zones
B. Spain
C. Brazil 817. What is the name of the line of longi-
tude that divides the world into eastern
D. India
and western hemispheres?
812. What dam was built on the world’s A. Equator
longest river to control it for economic rea-
sons? B. International Date Line
A. Nairobi Dam C. Latitude
B. Brazil Dam D. Prime Meridian
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819. What is location? C. Coriolis effect
A. Tells us where people and places are D. permafrost
B. Tells us what makes an area special 825. Which of the following is when moun-
and what makes it different from every tains block precipitation from falling in an
other area. area?
C. Tells how people, goods, resources, A. Rain Shadow
and ideas move from one place to another.
B. Rain Blockage
C. Mountain Rain
D. none of above
D. Dry Mountain Rain
820. The formula to calculate GDP per Capita
(average annual income per person)? 826. MR HELP, also known as movement, re-
gion, human environment interaction, loca-
A. Total population divided by GDP tion, and place, are collectively known as
B. GDP added to total population A. physical processes
C. Total population subtracted from GDP B. glaciation
D. GDP divided by total population C. ESPN’s of Geography
821. World’s largest island is D. Five Themes of Geography
A. Greenland 827. Referring to vegetation having cones and
B. Iceland needle-shaped leaves, including many ev-
ergreens, that keep their foilage through-
C. Hawaii
out the winter
D. Ireland A. Coniferous
822. What are some effects of the Columbian B. Prairie
Exchange? C. Decidious
A. empathy D. Mixed Forests
B. scarcity
828. All of the following are results of tectonic
C. interdependence activity EXCEPT-
D. world citizenship A. mountains
823. What trade route linked India, China, and B. faults
Europe? C. volcanoes
A. Slippery Roads D. deserts
829. The three Gorges Dam Project did which 834. In which ocean ‘Bermuda triangle ‘region
of the following? is located?
831. A group of special advisers to the Presi- 837. Which of these negative effects is most
dent of the U.S. is likely to occur because of global warm-
A. Cabinet ing?
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841. This is when company relocates a piece B. Solstice
(or all)of its manufacturing operations to C. Equinox
factories in othercountries due to cheaper
resources/labor D. Midnight Sun
A. job shipping 846. The alpine biome has relatively cold cli-
B. outsourcing mate because?
C. resourcing A. of its location in terms of longitude
D. layoffs B. of its extremely high altitudes.
C. it is located near the equator
842. Which of the following is one reason why
the death rate is high in stage 1? D. it is located near the equator
A. Abundance of clean drinking water 847. The uneven distribution of natural re-
B. Women are highly educated sources on the Earth is being balance
through
C. Lack of medical knowledge and how
disease spreads A. Population distribution
D. Knowledge of how disease spreads B. World trade
C. Forced sharing
843. The city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is the
most holy of religious places for Muslims, D. Bartering
but only has historical significance for non-
848. Which is an advantage for a small, de-
Muslims. This statement helps to support
veloping country in joining an economic
the fact that-
union?
A. Mecca is the most holy city in the Mid-
dle East. A. closing of inefficient industries
B. All major religions share the same exct B. access to natural resources with re-
holy sites. strictions
844. The is a new but relatively common 849. A state that assumes primary responsi-
currency adopted by many countries in Eu- bility for social welfare of its citizens is a
rope. A. Democracy
A. Monotheistic B. Republic
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C. hydrosphere vations.
D. lithosphere D. Higher elevations experience varied
temperatures depending on proximity to
861. What is a peninsula?
oceans.
A. an area of high, flat terrain
865. Which resource would one most likely use
B. -Rule by one person
to travel from school to the city park?
C. -An area containing geographically re- A. contour map
lated mountains
B. globe
D. an area of land surrounded by water
on three sides C. mental map
D. vegetation map
862. Which of the following best describes
conditions found in a high-latitude climate 866. The construction of polders in the Nether-
zone? lands is an example of changing the land-
A. mild, rainy winters; warm, dry sum- scape to-
mers A. improve transportation
B. year-round freezing temperatures and B. increase the amount of arable land
limited vegetation C. increase oil production
C. direct sunlight year-round with long D. strengthen foreign relations
summers, but cool temperatures
867. How many continents are located on the
D. cool summers and winters with abun-
Earth?
dant rainfall
A. nine
863. Is a system in which private individuals
B. eight
or groups has the right to own property
or businesses and make a profit with lim- C. seven
ited government interference. D. six
A. Traditional Economy System
868. A body of salt water not as large as an
B. Market Economy System ocean and often surrounded by land is
C. Free Enterprise A. weather
D. Capitalism B. wind
869. Which of the following is an example of 874. Weather and climate are driven by all of
a perceptual region? the following except
880. Which continent MOST impacted culture 885. longitude is called the
in North and South America?
A. Prime Meridian
A. Europe
B. Equator
B. Asia
C. International Date Line
C. Africa
D. Tropic of Cancer
D. Australia
886. Geographers divide the world into
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881. Why are economic systems essential to which are areas that people share common
the development and function of a soci- traditions like language, religion, and val-
ety? ues.
A. They produce and distribute goods and A. Ethnicities
services
B. Nationalities
B. They provide for equal distribution of
wealth among the people C. Cultural Hearths
C. They provide equal opportunity for in- D. Cultural Regions
dividual prosperity
887. Like the neighboring Pacific Ranges, the
D. They ensure that all members of soci- grew as geologic forces heaved slabs
ety have adequate resources of rock upward.
882. Who took over the Aztecs? A. Great Plains
A. Hernando Cortes B. the Appalachian Mountains
B. FranciscoPizarro C. the Rocky Mountains
C. Vasco de Gama D. Canadian Shield
D. Hernando de Soto
888. Among the ocean currents that play a ma-
883. troops also dumped about 250 million jor role in Canada’s climates is the warm,
gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf northward-flowing current known as the
A. Iraqi A. Canadian Shield.
B. Iran B. Labrador Current.
C. Turkey C. Gulf Stream.
D. Syrian D. Alaska Current.
884. When you describe to someone what 889. These countries are where agriculture re-
your community is like, you are referring mains dominate; has the low standard of
to which theme of geography? living and the lowest indicators of socioe-
A. Place conomic development.
B. Movement A. More Developed Country
C. Location B. Newly Industrialized Countries
D. Region C. Less Developed Countries
E. H.E.I. D. none of above
890. Which country gifted the’ statue of Lib- 895. Divides power between the national gov-
erty’ to USA in 1886? ernment and state or provincial govern-
ments
893. Which physical process formed the land- 898. What is the parallell that is 23 and 1/2
form long the northeastern border of In- degrees North of the Equator?
dia? A. Tropic of Cancer
A. The deposition of sediment by floods B. Tropic of Capricorn
B. The eruption of active volcanoes C. Tropic
C. The erosion of surfaces by wind D. Tropic Circle
D. The collision of tectonic plates 899. How do the prevailing westerlies affect
894. Which of the following statements accu- the climate of Europe? Explain which part
rately describes changes in the U.S. econ- of Europe is most affected.
omy since the 1950s? A. They make the climate colder
A. The number of jobs in manufacturing B. They make the climate drop
has declined. C. They make the climate milder &
B. The number of farms has grown. warmer
C. The number of jobs in manufacturing D. The climate does not change
has increased, as has the size of the aver-
age farm. 900. Which of the following countries is on the
Arabian Peninsula?
D. The number of jobs in manufacturing
has declined, as has the size of the aver- A. Sudan
age farm. B. Syria
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B. the Southern states and Pacific coast A. erosion.
states
B. precipitation.
C. the Atlantic coast states and the North-
C. condensation.
eastern states
D. evaporation.
D. the Atlantic coast states and Pacific
coast states 906. What causes a phenomenon known as
midnight sun?
902. What does the expression “This year’s
rain is last year’s snow” refer to? A. The sun hitting the Tropic of Capricorn
once a year.
A. Rain in the spring can sometimes
freeze due to unseasonable tempera- B. The tilt of the Earth’s axis as it revolves
tures. around the sun
C. The sun directly hitting the Equator as
B. Snow consists of water in the frozen
the Earth rotates.
state and this water becomes rain when
subjected to higher temperatures. D. The warming of Earth’s surface due to
radiation.
C. The amount of water on Earth does not
change and is cycled in an unending pro- 907. An example of a primary level economic
cess despite its changing physical state activity wold be-
D. The amount of rain and snow changes A. a processing plant
due to the changing amount of water that
B. manufacturing
cycles through Earth’s atmosphere.
C. fishing
903. Why is water scarcity a growing issue in D. retail trade
Mexico?
908. how many states does Mexico have
A. Is has a large and growing population
and is flaked by large bodies of water to A. 31
the east and west B. 46
B. It has a large and growing population C. 12
and only a few major rivers and lakes.
D. none of above
C. It has mostly rural population and is
flaked by large bodies of water to the east 909. Tradition and custom control all economic
and west activity?
920. Winter darkness and bitter cold last for 925. Which of the following is tropical grass-
months while summer has only limited land?
warming A. Savannah
A. Tundra B. Prairies
B. Polar C. Taiga
C. Subarctic D. Pampas
D. Arctic
926. Which of the following is contributing to
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921. Which Hemisphere do you live in? desertification in northern Mexico?
C. decrease opposition to integrating the D. the Green Energy and Green Economy
armed forces Act (GEGEA)
940. Tariffs regulate international trade 946. The Amazon Rainforest is located in
through which physical region?
A. taxation A. Northern Canada
B. quota systems B. American midwest
C. international law C. Northern South America
D. domestic trading D. Northern Africa
941. How would you know what the subject 947. An Islamic house of worship
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of the map is? A. Minaret
A. The title B. Mosque
B. The map key C. Muezzin
C. Map scale bar D. Fatwa
D. In the dictionary 948. Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah are all part
942. The water that most people drink and use of what region of the United States?
in their homes comes from A. Southwest
A. polar ice caps. B. Midwest
B. rivers and streams. C. West Coast
C. glacial lakes. D. Mountain West
D. groundwater and aquifers. 949. How many continents are there in the
world?
943. How many acres of rainforest is being de-
stroyed every year? A. 4
A. 50 million acres B. 5
B. 40 million acres C. 6
C. 5 million acres D. 7
D. 60 million acres 950. The Chinese philosophical system advo-
cating a simple honest life and noninterfer-
944. Which type of trees lose their leaves af- ence with the course of nature.
ter changing colors in the fall?
A. Polytheism
A. Tropical
B. Taoism
B. Coniferous
C. Shintoism
C. Steppe
D. Confucianism
D. Deciduous
951. Why does Japan have such a high popu-
945. Which of the following is the world’s lation density?
largest desert? A. Food
A. Australian Desert B. Lack of arable land and Mountain
B. Sahara Ranges.
C. Antarctica C. Resturants
D. Arctic D. People
952. Which term refers to the physical charac- B. The Amish of North America continue
ter of a location? (WG.5A) to use horse and wagon as transportation
today.
961. More Developed Countries (MDCs) use 967. Which of the following is most directly
of the worlds energy. responsible for the variation in seasonal
A. 5% weather patterns?
B. 10% A. Phases of the Moon
C. 25% B. Tilt of the Earth’s axis
D. 50% C. Distance from the Sun
962. All of the living organisms on earth, in- D. Rotation of the Earth on its axis
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cluding all plants and animals.
968. Maps cannot represent the exact size or
A. geosphere
shape of earth’s features because of?
B. biosphere
A. scale
C. hydrosphere
B. rotation
D. atmosphere
C. distortion
963. Which latitude are you more likely to get
sun burnt? D. none of above
A. Low Latitude 969. In the quote about Canada, “the crown”
B. Mid Latitude is referring to
C. High Latitude A. France
D. Polar Latitude B. Spain
964. With the invention of the internet, how C. Scotland
has American businesses changed?
D. Great Britain
A. Americanization
B. Globalization 970. Which of the following is an example of a
government that is ruled by one person?
C. Urbanization
D. Gentrification A. Dictatorship
B. Direct Democracy
965. What is the disadvantage of a map com-
pared to a globe? C. Constitutional Republic
A. A map distorts properties like dis- D. Representative Democracy
tance.
B. A map shows little detail. 971. Which continent has the most number of
countries?
C. A map indicates actual distances.
A. Asia
D. A map is very large.
B. Africa
966. Most people in Europe live in:
C. North America
A. Rural areas
B. Urban areas D. Europe has a total of 54 countries,
North america has 23, South America has
C. Highlands 12 and as we saw earlier, Asia has 48
D. Lowlands countries.
972. Which of these is the most likely result 977. During the winter months (Dec Feb) in
of a well-planned national transportation Texas, which hemisphere is tilted toward
network? the sun? (3A)
982. Which of the following is the most com- C. using renewable resources less and in-
mon form of physical weathering at high- stead focusing on the use of nonrenew-
elevations? able resources
A. Wind abrasion of rocks D. getting rid of all of nonrenewable re-
B. Minerals dissolving into solution sources
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ter tion and prices are determined by supply
and demand?
983. The industry provides significant A. Market Economy
wealth to most of the nations in the Mid-
dle East. B. Traditional Economy
991. The ancient religion of Japan character- D. to understand how living and non living
ized by worship of nature spirits and an- things interact
cestors
1001. Only receives about 16 inches of precip- 1006. When finding the absolute location of an
itation per year; summers are hot while area what is the first thing that you have
winters are mild to cold to find?
A. Semiarid A. Latitude
B. Subarctic B. Longitude
C. Ice Cap C. Direction of the equator
D. Desert D. Direction of the Prime Meridian
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1007. How do aqueducts help support Califor-
1002. are a type of thematic map used in
nia’s large population?
cartography to show the movement of ob-
jects between different areas. A. by providing a natural vent for urban
smog
A. Flow-Line Map
B. by bringing freshwater from far away
B. Political Map
C. by increasing the housing supply
C. Cartogram Map
D. by reducing traffic
D. Histogram Map
1008. What was the greatest physical barrier
1003. North America is in the Hemisphere. to the westward migration of the early
A. Northern and Southern American settlers?
1011. A meridian of longitude is an imaginary D. The capital was moved from Sau Paulo
line that runs to Rio de Janeiro to encourage economic
growth.
1021. What are the two main factors that de- B. high-tech industry.
termine the climate of an area?
C. offshore industry.
A. precipitation and humidity
D. automotive industry.
B. temperature and air pressure
C. wind conditions and humidity 1027. A day on which the sun is directly over
the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capri-
D. temperature and precipitation
corn
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1022. Which latitude zone is between 30 de- A. EL Nino
grees south and 30 degrees north?
B. Greenhouse Gas
A. Low
C. Solstice
B. High
D. Greenhouse gas
C. Mid-Latitude
D. none of above 1028. The Prime Meridian is a line of?
1023. Which of the following is the most com- A. Longitude
mon type of map? B. Latitude
A. Mercator Map
C. Equator
B. Robinson Map
D. none of above
C. Algebraic Map
D. none of above 1029. What is an outbreak or spreading of a
disease in only one geographical location?
1024. An increase in greenhouse gases might
be contributing to what? A. Pandemic
1032. Physical weathering is when 1037. Which of the following makes the most
A. Large masses of rock are melded to- use of a series of satellites, tracking sta-
tions, and receivers to determine precise
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mineral resources in Antarctica is an exam-
C. They are used as fuel ple of understanding the need to protect
D. i have no idea A. economic interdependence
B. globalization
1043. Which nation sold to the United States
the largest tract of land west of the Mis- C. the environment
sissippi? D. the scarce population
A. Spain
1048. “Religious festivals are celebrated in
B. England many countries, including Mexico, Brazil,
C. France Hong Kong, the United States, and India.
However different festivals in different
D. Russia
countries are characterized by diffrent cos-
1044. What impact do immigrants have on a tumes, religious ceremonies and foods. “-
society This statement highlights that the charac-
ter of a place is-
A. Immigrants are always welcome into
society A. focused on populated areas.
C. Secondary D. EL Nino
1053. When was Plymouth settled? 1058. In 1849, large deposits of encour-
aged Americans to move west to Califor-
A. 1763 nia.
B. 1620 A. fresh water
C. 1920 B. diamonds
D. 1812
C. avocados
1054. Which example best describes how hu- D. gold
man activity can directly impact the bio-
sphere? 1059. Which of the following countries is in
Asia?
A. Poor farming practices can degrade
the soil and cause erosion. A. China
B. Dumping waste from a factory into a B. Brazil
river can pollute the water supply. C. Ireland
C. Construction activities can release D. Australia
harmful dust and chemicals into the air.
D. Removing too many fish from the 1060. Emissions in the United States can result
ocean can cause a fish species to go ex- in in Canada, threatening timber and
tinct. water resources.
A. cooler air temperatures
1055. A system of government in which a
small group holds power. B. acid rain
A. Monarchy C. industrial accents
B. Oligarchy D. reduced wetlands
1061. In semi-arid regions of Mexico, global 1066. Why is most of Earth’s freshwater sup-
climate change has caused ply not available for consumption?
A. increased cloud cover A. It is in polluted lakes and rivers.
B. more violent thunderstorms B. It is too far underground.
C. more frequent flooding C. It is frozen in glaciers and ice caps.
D. increased desertification D. It is trapped in the water cycle.
1067. The defeat of the Aztec’s by Cortes is
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1062. Spain and Portugal are located on which
peninsula? known as
A. Italian A. The Spanish Conquest
B. Crimean B. The Spanish Inquisition
C. Iberian C. The Spanish-French war
D. Jutland D. none of above
1063. Which is the best example of Geography 1068. To find relative location, first find
of Ecuador base on the theme-Place? A. latitude lines.
A. Ecuador 1.8312◦ S, 78.1834◦ W B. a reference point.
B. Ecuador lies on the Equator, most of C. longitude lines.
the country, except the Sierra, experi- D. a map projection.
ences a humid tropical climate.
1069. All of the following are reasons that
C. Ecuador is located in the northwest
explain why civilizations developed along
part of South America; to the west of
rivers EXCEPT-
Ecuador, is the Pacific Ocean; Columbia
and Peru border this country. A. Trade and transportation
D. none of above B. Fertile soil
C. Fresh water
1064. The Middle East is an example of
which? D. Easy access to railroads
1072. What is the largest body of water on 1077. Russia’s wealth comes from
the planet? A. its service industry
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C. They are partially enclosed by land.
turies ago? D. They are deeper.
A. Brazil
1089. The cultural diversity found throughout
B. Argentina
much of South America, Africa, and South-
C. Mexico east Asia is due in large part to
D. Columbia A. geographic factors
1084. Which of the following terms describes B. political unity
days when the sun’s rays directly hit the C. traditional religious practices
Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capri-
D. a market economy
corn?
A. solstice 1090. A trade agreement that phases out
trade barriers between Canada, Mexico,
B. equinox
and the United States (formally called
C. midnight sun NAFTA)
D. revolution A. NAFTA
1085. Mount Everest is in the B. USMCA
A. Alps C. Mercosur
B. Rocky Mountain D. European Union
C. Himalayas 1091. What political party has dominated
D. Grand Canyon Mexican politics since 1929?
A. the Partido Nacional Revolucionario
1086. On which continent would you find the
(PNR)
Andes Mountains and the Amazon River?
B. the Partido Revolucionario Institu-
A. China
cional (PRI)
B. India
C. the Partido Reformista Social (PRS)
C. South America
D. the Partido Accion Nacional (PAN)
D. Europe
1092. Russia is the
1087. Countries with a economic system
have larger, more developed and more A. happiest country in the world
profitable economies. B. biggest country in the world
A. Traditional C. oldest country in the world
B. Market D. wealthiest country in the world
1104. A change to the U.S. constitution is 1109. How does life in a rural village typically
differ from life in an urban setting?
A. representative
A. Villagers travel more often than urban
B. statue
residents
C. amendment
B. Village residents receive a more for-
D. rule. mal education than people in cities
C. People in rural villages often engage
1105. NAFTA has created environmental is-
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in subsistence agriculture and cottage in-
sues along the Rio Grande by
dustries
A. encouraging rapid industrial growth in D. People in rural villages have greater
the region access to the latest technologies
B. constructing a series of fences along
the border 1110. Political maps tend to change
B. to map the positions and orbits of our 1118. A system of government in which lead-
solar system’s planets around the sun ers rule with the consent of its citizens.
C. Spanish is not the primary language in 1120. Which of the following countries are
either place global leaders in oil exports?
D. both experience devastating hurri- A. Venezuela & China
canes in the summer
B. Australia & Saudi Arabia
1115. Maps that show information such as C. Japan & United States
cities, capitals, states, and countries are
D. Venezuela & Saudi Arabia
known as:
A. Cartogram Maps 1121. People whose ancestry includes both in-
digenous and Spanish heritage are
B. Histogram Maps
C. Topographic Maps A. creoles
C. the surface, the inner core, and the 1129. Which civilisation came 2nd?
outer core. A. Olmecs
D. the core, mantle, and the crust. B. Incans
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B. deforestation
A. Europe
C. desertification
B. Asia
D. increases in electricity costs
C. Africa
1125. The starting point for measuring lati- D. North America
tude is the
1131. Frequently cloudy, foggy, and damp;
A. Tropic of Capricorn precipitation is evenly distributed through-
B. Equator out the year
C. Prime Meridian A. Marine West Coast
D. Tropic of Cancer B. Highlands
C. Mediterranean
1126. New Orleans is located at 90 degrees
D. Tundra
West.
1132. What does a GPS do?
A. west of the Prime Meridian
A. It receives signals from satellites to
B. north of the Equator
help you find your way to your destination.
C. east of the Prime Meridian B. It helps you do your homework.
D. east of the Equator C. It uses a network of satellites to tell
you the news.
1127. ‘Jimmy know the route from his school
all the way home, and he can name all the D. It measures how big things are.
streets. “This is an example of 1133. Which city is sacred to the three
A. absolute location monotheistic religions?
B. thematic mapping A. Istanbul
B. Jerusalem
C. primary source
C. Mecca
D. mental mapping
D. Cairo
1128. a tropical storm, like a hurricane, that
1134. A territory governed as a political divi-
occurs in the western Pacific
sion a country
A. typhoon A. Annex
B. hurricane B. Colony
C. tornado C. Frontier
D. none of above D. Province
1135. On which continent would you find the 1140. What landform causes the rain shadow
Baltic Sea, the Pyrenees Mountains and effect?
the Danube River?
1144. A principle of international relations 1149. Which factor has the greatest effect on
that holds that final authority over social, soil building?
economic, and political matters should rest A. time
with the legitimate rulers of independent
states. B. geology
B. Sovereignty D. climate
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D. Devolution brought India into a golden age through
conquest but tolerance also?
1145. What three areas of Earth work to- A. Kyle
gether so life in the biosphere thrives?
B. David
A. the hydrosphere, mesosphere, and at-
mosphere C. Oscar
1148. & are direct factors of a cli- B. Hot, dry air causes dry areas or
mate’s precipitation and temperature. deserts on the leeward sides of moun-
tains.
A. Latitude & Longitude
C. Rising air cools and releases moisture
B. Weathering & Erosion in the form of precipitation.
C. Convection & Subduction D. Precipitation falls on the windward
D. Proximity to water & Latitude side of the mountain.
1154. Where is the most active area in the ring C. Humid Subtropical
of fire? D. Marine West Coast
B. urbanization D. Buddhism
1165. A strip of land that connects to larger 1170. An example of physical geography is
areas of land is..
A. the importance of human activities in
A. Peninsula relation to their environment.
B. Bridge B. the importance of stabilizing the cli-
mate in the Arctic.
C. Isthmus
C. the importance of water to farmers.
D. Valley
D. the importance of stopping illegal log-
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1166. A deep fracture on the brittle surface of ging.
a glacier
1171. Little variation in temperature over the
A. Glacial Crack
year; always hot, with an average tem-
B. Crevasse perature of 80◦ F
C. Arctic Fracture A. Tropical Wet
D. Tundra Shifting B. Tropical Wet & Dry
B. Tourists who visit the region want to D. The study of earth and its people
shop for European products. 1181. An economic system in which private
C. Many immigrants to the region provide business operates in competition and
labor for work in factories. largely free of state control is called a free
enterprise or market economy. Which of
D. Access to ports and navigable river fa-
the following countries are the farthest
cilitates the distribution of goods.
away from this type of economy?
1176. The United States took what Iraqi A. United States
leader out of power after two wars in
B. England
2003 and 2011?
C. France
A. Saddam Hussein
D. North Korea
B. Osama Bin Laden
C. Donald Trump 1182. One of the most distinctive cultural fea-
tures of culture in Central Asia includes-
D. Ayatollah Khomeini
A. hunting rituals
1177. Agricultural terracing most directly af- B. gender equality
fects which landform?
C. Islamic traditions
A. Mountains
D. speaking Russian
B. Deserts
1183. Forms of unlimited government include
C. Plains
all of the following except
D. Deltas
A. Absolute Monarchy
1178. When was the French and Indian War? B. Representative Democracy
A. 1874 C. Dictatorship
B. 17965 D. Totalitarian
C. 1908 1184. Africa, Asia, and Europe primarily influ-
D. 1763 enced the present population of the U.S. in
that
1179. A system of writing using wedge-
A. these continents led as world powers
shaped symbols that were pressed into
clay tablets? B. these were all places of early industri-
alization
A. Cuneiform
C. major explorers from these continents
B. Heiroglyphics
colonized the U.S.
C. Culture Hearth D. most are descendants of people from
D. Hebrew these continents
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B. Flag
1186. Which people influenced Central Amer-
C. History books
ica?
D. Chanclas
A. Africans
B. Native Americans 1192. La Nina does which of the following?
C. Spanish A. > Generally can reduce the number
D. French of hurricanes experienced during the At-
lantic season.
1187. Where are the llanos? B. Generally increases the number of hur-
A. Argentina and Paraguay ricanes experienced during the Atlantic
B. Colombia and Venezuela hurricane season.
1190. The European Union is a group of coun- B. Decreasing populations reduced the
tries that share similar economic and gov- need for farmland
ernment policies, in addition to all being lo- C. The end of world wars caused eco-
cated near one another and sharing a com- nomic priorities to shift
mon history. D. Demand for jobs for immigrants in the
A. Human Environment Interaction European Union increased
1195. The time when day and night are of 1200. Why is Mexico City considered to be a
equal length primate city?
1196. Which factor determines whether there D. It is the most populous city in North
will be precipitation? America
1205. A tall, slender tower attached to a D. An imaginary line that runs through the
mosque center of the Earth.
A. Minaret 1211. How people or goods move from place
B. Mosque to place?
C. Muezzin A. Region
D. Fatwa B. Place
1206. After 1776 the American colonies ruled C. Movement
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themselves under D. none of above
A. industrialization
1212. Group’s shared culture that may include
B. a dominion religion, history, language, holiday tradi-
C. a republic tions, and special foods.
D. the British monarchy A. ethnic group
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B. Military
C. Economic 1232. Which ethnic group was NOT involved
in the breakup of Yugoslavia?
D. Religious
A. Croats
1227. Geography can help determine the polit-
ical boundaries of countries. What other B. Bosnians
discipline is related here? C. Serbs
A. Politics D. Azerbijanis
B. Political Science
1233. A system of government in which the
C. Political Territory people are invested with the power to
D. none of above choose their leaders and determine govern-
ment policy.
1228. A fixed limit or extent defined along
A. Monarchy
physical geographic features such as moun-
tains and rivers? B. Federation
A. Natural Boundary C. Sovereignty
B. Concentric Boundary D. Democracy
C. Geometric Boundary
1234. What is a desert?
D. Cultural Boundary
A. *an area of land surrounded by water
1229. Which region will have warmer winter on three sides
and cooler summer? B. *Physical geography relates to the nat-
A. continental region ural environment
B. coastal region C. *a dry land with little precipitation and
C. Mountainous region little to no vegetation
1236. The Andes Mountains of Peru were the D. a heavy rain that often leads to severe
cultural hearth for the flooding or mudslides.
1246. a regional ecosystem 1251. What are the two ways to talk about
location?
A. biome
A. Left & Right
B. ecosystem
B. Top & Bottom
C. climate
C. Absolute & Relative
D. weather
D. First & Last
1247. This theme answers the question, “Why
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and how are places related to one an- 1252. What can be found in marine west coast
other? ” climates?
A. Human-Environment Interaction A. Permanently frozen subsoil known as
permafrost.
B. Movement
B. Limited vegetation with short grasses,
C. Region
mosses, and lichens.
D. none of above
C. Primarily dry regions with an occa-
sional oasis.
1248. Maps that show man-made divisions,
borders, states, and cities are D. Mixed forests, which have both conif-
erous and deciduous trees.
A. physical maps
B. political maps 1253. Which of the following describes a sit-
uation that could benefit from use of the
C. thematic maps
Global Positioning System (GPS) (20A)
D. monochromatic maps
A. a local resident would like to view old
roadways and bridges that still exist un-
1249. The system of ethics, education, and
der a manmade lake
statesmanship taught by Confucius and his
disciples, stressing love for humanity, an- B. A real estate broker wants a map of all
cestor worship, reverence for parents, and waterfront parcels in the town to show to
harmony in thought and conduct. a prospective buyer
A. Polytheism C. An environmentalist needs to create a
composite map of groundwater sources,
B. Taoism
roads, and forested areas
C. Shintoism
D. A tour bus driver must make several
D. Confucianism stops along a route that is new to her. She
has limited time to get from one place to
1250. If you are traveling from Japan to Cal- another.
ifornia, which body of water would you
have to cross? 1254. The equator is a line of?
A. Atlantic Ocean A. longitude
B. Gulf of Mexico B. latitude
C. Pacific Ocean C. prime meridian
D. Mississippi River D. none of above
1255. A wind turbine is a source of energy. 1260. In Mexico, many people live with their
A. fossil fuel , which includes different generations
of a family, as well as cousins and other
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C. Humid Continental people have moved from rural villages to
D. Humid Subtropical urban areas to
A. avoid the high cost of living in rural ar-
1266. One criticism of the Reducing Emissions
eas
from Deforestation and Forest Degrada-
tion (REDD+) program has been that it B. escape the poor climates in rural ar-
eas
A. is plagued by political corruption
C. find jobs opportunities in the cities
B. enables companies to buy carbon cred-
its rather than reduce pollution D. live among people of different ethnic
backgrounds in the cities.
C. unduly favors indigenous peoples and
other forest communities 1271. What are the Great Plains of the United
D. fails to provide financial incentives to States?
achieve its goals. A. the flat, desolate area in central
Alaska
1267. Trees that lose (shed) their leaves peri-
odically are called B. the flat area between the Pacific
Ranges and the Rocky Mountains
A. Deciduous
C. the flat region surrounding the Great
B. Coniferous
Lakes
C. Chia pets
D. the flat landscape east of the Rocky
D. Bonsai Mountains
1268. Factories are an example of which eco- 1272. What factors naturally and predictably
nomic activity level? affect Earth’s cycles of cooling and warm-
A. Primary ing?
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1285. Which river is known as the Ganga of
the South? B. the least polluting source of energy.
A. Kaveri C. scarce in the United States.
B. Yamuna D. an inexpensive source of energy.
C. Godavari
1291. Pluto is considered to be a(n)
D. Tapi
A. dwarf planet.
1286. Which country is known as ‘playground
of Europe’? B. gas giant planet.
A. Australia C. terrestrial planet.
B. Holland D. asteroid.
C. Switzerland
1292. Which statement concerning the North
D. Italy American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
1287. What is an example of how a high hu- is a fact than an opinion?
man population density can affect that A. Canada, Mexico, and the United States
population’s health? have benefitted equally from this agree-
A. Diseases are likely to disappear ment
B. Diseases are likely to travel very B. Canada, Mexico and the United States
quickly throughout the population have agreed to remove trade barriers be-
tween their countries
C. Diseases are likely to travel less
quickly throughout the population C. Canada has been hurt the most by this
D. none of above agreement
D. The United States wanted to sign this
1288. Mexico’s location on the Gulf of Mexico
agreement more than Mexico did.
enabled a large industry to develop.
A. Automotive 1293. Which factors have greatest effect on
B. Fishing climate? (4A)
C. Ship-building A. Longitude and vegetation
D. Textile B. Latitude and distance from water
1289. Concerned with or engaged in commerce, C. Soil type and altitude
making or intended to make money. D. Mountain barriers and amount of
A. Politics arable land
1294. What were the Bush administration’s 1299. In Mexico, parents and children often
arguments for going to war with Iraq? share their home with whom?
What are some criticisms of the war?
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D. Slash and burn agriculture
C. Nile River
D. Congo River 1311. A government ruled by a religious group
or leader
1306. Which is the largest continent in the A. Federation
world?
B. Monarchy
A. Asia
C. Theocracy
B. Africa
D. Republic
C. North America
1312. height above a given level best defines
D. Antarctica
what? ?
1307. What are the two hemispheres to the A. latitude
left and right of the Prime Meridian? B. elevation
A. Western & Eastern C. diffusion
B. Northern & Southern D. equinox
C. County & City
1313. The primary language for most of South
D. State & Nation America countries is but in Brazil,
is spoken.
1308. Region of the United States known as
“America’s Breadbasket” because it con- A. Spanish & Portugese
tains some of the most fertile land in the B. English & Spanish
world for farming. C. Spanish & German
A. Mountain West D. Brazilian & Indian
B. Midwest
1314. Which of the following rivers in in
C. Pacific Coast Africa?
D. Northeast A. Nile
B. Amazon
1309. Which of the following countries is in
North America? C. Danube
A. Canada D. Yangtze
B. Chile 1315. Ecuador
C. Greece A. Quito
D. Japan B. Peace
1326. Which group contains areas all classified 1331. Which part of the biosphere provides
as cultural regions? oxygen?
A. Southwest Asia, Pacific Islands, Mis- A. lithosphere
sissippi Delta B. atmosphere
B. Longhorn Nation, St. Lawrence River, C. hydrosphere
rain forests
D. asthenosphere
C. The Middle East, Latin America,
1332. What is the government in Brazil?
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French-Speaking Canada
D. East Asia, the Rust Belt, the Amazon A. Republic
Basin B. Democracy
C. Monarchy
1327. Which of the following is an example
of modifying geography to create a better D. Parliamentary Republic
lifestyle 1333. In which climate area of Europe would
A. erosion you find citrus fruits growing? Explain
B. medical technology why.
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B. droughts
D. none of above
C. floods
D. glaciation 1354. What is the physical geography term for
a narrow waterway that separates two
1349. Oldest mountains in North America land masses?
A. Appalachians
A. Isthmus
B. Andes
B. Strait
C. Alps
C. Tributary
D. Rockies
D. Delta
1350. What is the name of the large grassland
located in Argentina? 1355. A large Australian landholding used for
A. Llanos livestock production
B. Amazon Rainforest A. Station
C. Atacama Desert B. Ranch
D. Pampas C. Outback
1351. A reading of 36 degrees North latitude D. Reserve
and 140 degrees East longitude provides
1356. Which region of the world experiences
A. a global reckoning
Hurricanes?
B. a planar projection
A. American Plains
C. a relative position
B. Caribbean Sea/Islands
D. an absolute location
C. Indian Ocean and surrounding area
1352. The Five Themes of Geography are the
Following: D. Pacific Ocean and surrounding area
A. Place, Region, Interaction, Land- 1357. If you wanted to identify the distance
forms, Movement between two locations on a map, you
B. Place, Region, Interaction, Location, could use the map’s-
Movement A. grid system (latitude and longitude)
C. People, Race, Interaction, Location
B. title
Movement
C. scale
D. Power, Region, Interaction, Location
Movement D. key
1358. Canadian Parliament is made up of the A. A sudden cloudburst cools off a hot
Senate summer day.
B. Warm ocean currents bring warmer
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Berlin Wall during the Cold War? B. A map legend
A. Asia C. A map scale
B. Europe D. A compass rose
C. North America 1375. A river basin shared between countries
D. Africa often gives rise to disputes over upstream
and downstream uses. The Grand Renais-
1370. A(n) is a whole body of salt wa- sance Dam is a source of conflict between
ter that covers nearly three fourths of the Egypt and Ethiopia. Both countries strug-
earth gle for rights to the Nile River.-from World
A. ocean Cultures and GeographyBased on the ex-
B. lake cerpt, which factor of production is the
source of the conflict between Egypt and
C. river Ethiopia?
D. pond A. Labor
1371. The prime meridian is what degree of B. Natural Resources
longitude? (WG.21A) C. Capital
A. 0 degrees D. Entrepreneurs
B. 45 degrees 1376. Why were forests chopped down in Eu-
C. 90 degrees rope?
D. 120 degrees A. for polders
1372. The horizontal lines on the globe run B. for houses and freshwater
from East to West. What are these lines C. for fencing
called? D. for fuel, ships, houses, & charcoal
A. Latitude
1377. Define climate.
B. Longitude
A. the side facing away from the wind and
C. Horizontals toward which the wind blows
D. Verticals B. the side facing into the wind and from
which the wind blows
1373. Though modern geographers use infor-
mation from economics, sociology, history, C. the characteristic pattern of weather
and many other academic disciplines, be- in an area over a long period of time
fore modern computers, geographers re- D. the movement of water, as through an
lied heavily on skills in (WG.21A) ocean or stream
1378. When Was Jamestown established? 1384. England gets oil from-
A. 1620 A. Atlantic Ocean
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C. economic nationalism C. Rocky Mountains
D. fundamentalism D. Amazon River
1390. Which geographic factor most likely con- 1395. Christians, Jews, and Muslims are the
tributed to the pattern of urbanization for three major World Regions.
Latin America? A. Oasis
A. Immigration B. Monotheistic
B. Industrialization C. Polytheistic
C. Natural disasters D. Indo
D. Building national highways
1396. Agreements such as the North American
1391. Vertical climate zones in Mexico are Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and asso-
zones in which ciations such as the European Union (EU)
A. a subtropical climate supports rain reflects a movement toward-
forests A. National policies of protectionism
B. most of the land has become chaparral B. Free trade zones
C. natural vegetation and crops vary by C. A rebirth of command economies
elevation D. A reliance on social welfare policies
D. coastal areas suffer from erosion
1397. Which of the following is NOT included
1392. How did the Zuider Zee become Ljs- in the study of Human geography?
selmeer? A. language
A. The French built dikes around the en- B. religion
trance
C. climate
B. The Italians built dikes around the en-
trance D. economy
1393. This sector of the economy contains the A. homogenous populations exist
highest level of decision makers known as B. rural settlements emerge
“gold collar” professions. C. environmental conservation de-
A. Secondary creases
B. Tertiary D. become magnets for migration
1399. Micronesia and Polynesia are domi- D. Emphasis on the conservation and
nated by low islands that were once vol- preservation of natural resources
canos. These small, low islands form in
1409. What is a monarchy 1413. The largest gold producer in the world
is
A. when citizens vote for representatives
A. China
B. when citizens vote directly on things
B. Canada
C. rule by one person
C. USA
D. When power is held by a monarch
D. South Africa
1410. The average number of people who live
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1414. Based off of the map, which continent’s
in a measurable area, reached by dividing
coastal cities are most warmed by the
the number of inhabitants in an area by the
North Atlantic Current?
amount of land they occupy
A. South America
A. carrying capacity
B. North America
B. GDP
C. Africa
C. population density
D. Europe
D. GNP
1415. How does GIS function as resource for
1411. Why might a place located near water businesses?
be involved in trade? A. A GIS generates several surveys used
A. A place that is located near water to gather data about geographic patterns
might have an economy based on vaca- B. A GIS produces reports about geo-
tion. graphic decisions that have been made be-
B. A place that is located near water fore
might have an economy based on trade or C. A GIS presents data in visual forms
fishing. making it easier to see geographic pat-
C. A place that is located near water terns
might have an economy based social pro- D. A GIS creates a variety of predictions
gramming. about geographic patterns for consumers
D. A place that is located near water 1416. A system of government in which citi-
might have an economy based on shop- zens elect their officials, including the head
ping. of state
B. Other countries balanced their bud- 1422. On which continent would you find the
gets with profits from loaning money to Sahara Desert?
the United States.
1427. Elevation influences temperature by 1432. The primary factor controlling climate
A. Higher elevations experience cooler zones is
temperatures compared to lower eleva- A. latitude
tions B. elevation
B. Higher elevations experience warmer C. season
temperatures compared to lower eleva-
D. longitude
tions
1433. An example of an external force of
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C. Higher elevations experience very lit-
tle temperature variations compared to change is
lower elevations A. weathering.
D. Higher elevations experience varied B. subduction.
temperatures depending on proximity to C. accretion.
oceans.
D. faulting.
1428. Mexico is linked more with Latin Amer- 1434. A government structure in which some
ica than North America because of powers are given to the national govern-
A. Political Regions ment and some powers are reserved for
B. Physical Regions the local governments.
1438. Which of the following is a characteris- 1443. In geography, what is the correct term
tic of Physical Geography for a city that plays an important role in
the global economic system?
1447. Which statement best describes the oro- C. the summer solstice
graphic effect? D. the autumnal equinox
A. The orographic effect causes coastal
flooding during winter storms. 1451. of Earth’s population live in this conti-
nent
B. Air forced up mountains cools and re-
leases moisture on the windward side of A. China
the mountain. B. North America
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C. Warming of the air as it rises over C. Asia
mountaintops creates thunderstorms on
the leeward side of the mountain. D. India
D. The orographic effect is responsible 1452. Which of the following factors signifi-
for the warming of the oceans and melt- cantly contributes to the shrinking of the
ing polar ice caps. Aral Sea?
1448. “When the North Pole tilts away from A. Erosion
the Sun, the most direct rays strike the B. Irrigation
Southern Hemisphere. Now, the South-
C. Pollution
ern Hemisphere receives more solar en-
ergy, experiences longer days, and thus D. Sedimentation
has warmer temperatures.”-(World Geog-
raphy Today, Holt, 2003) Based on the 1453. The Great Plains is an example of?
above description, the Northern Hermi- A. Movement
sphere experiences- B. Region
A. more direct rays striking the surface
C. Place
resulting in a hot and dry climate.
D. none of above
B. less solar energy and has cooler tem-
peratures. 1454. Why do different places on Earth receive
C. an increase in solar energy and mois- different amounts of direct sunlight at the
ture. same time?
D. concentrations of energy that result in A. because the greenhouse effect blocks
extreme temperatures. the sun’s rays
1449. If you hired someone to make a map of B. because earth is tilted on its axis
your town, you would hire a C. because volcanic eruptions cloud the
A. cartographer sky
B. mapographer D. because of climate variations
C. directionologist 1455. This continent is small but most densely
D. compassographer populated in the world
A. Europe
1450. What is the shortest day of the year in
the Northern Hemisphere? B. Russia
A. the winter solstice C. Australia
B. the vernal equinox D. India
1456. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers con- C. There was an increase in the number
verge in , almost touching near the city of areas specifically designated as public
of Baghdad. parks.
D. Regions with high levels of humidity C. Economic policies related to use of re-
sources
1460. How did the development of an inter- D. Social policies to prevent desecration
state highway system change the urban of resources
landscape in the United States? (19A)
A. There was an expansion of economic 1464. A violently rotating column of air ex-
activity away from city centers. tending from a thunderstorm is a
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B. Equator
there?
C. Latitude
A. 6
D. Longitude
B. 9
1466. Select the incorrect match of countries C. 4
and their capitals.
D. 8
A. Austria-Vienna
1472. What was the main goal of the Por-
B. Uzbekistan-Tashkent
tuguese?
C. Antigua and Barbuda-Roseau
A. Land and colonies
D. Chile-Santiago B. Gold and resources
1467. A set of religious beliefs based on a C. Agriculture
strict interpretation of a sacred text D. Cotton
A. Fundamentalism
1473. The fact that Africa is south of Europe is
B. Fatwa an example of which?
C. Fellaheen A. Movement
D. Domestication B. Absolute Location
C. Relative Location
1468. The position North or South of the Equa-
tor. D. Place
1485. North of Venezuela and east of Cuba 1490. What is the scientific theory about how
you will find the island of Hispaniola. It is Earth’s largest physical features are cre-
divided into two countries, Haiti and ated?
A. Dominican Republic A. softening of the mantle
B. Bahamas B. collisions between landmasses
C. Jamaica C. widening of continental shelves
D. Honduras D. erosion from mountain meltwater
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1486. A boundary that follows a geometric
1491. What does a map’s scale compare?
pattern?
A. Distortion of a place animal of body of
A. Geometric Boundary
land
B. Concentric Boundary
B. Distortion of a landform or body of wa-
C. Natural Boundary ter
D. Traditional Boundary C. Distortion on a globe with distortion on
a map
1487. What was a result of the creation of
NAFTA for Mexico? D. Distortion on a map with distortion on
a globe.
A. Mexico’s GDP decreased
B. Markets in the north have opened 1492. Secondary source is
wider and manufacturing has increased
A. A source created by people who were
C. Daily life in Mexico has slowed down. not present at an event.
D. More Americans have moved south to B. A source that was mailed.
Mexico.
C. A source that was rewritten.
1488. What are fjords and where are they D. A source that is copied.
found?
A. they are steep, u-shaped valleys and 1493. How many continents are there on
are found in Norway Earth?
B. they are steep mountains found in A. 5
Africa
B. 7
C. they are instruments used for fishing
C. 9
D. they are steep, u-shaped valleys and
D. 11
are found in Sweden
1489. Which is the highest point in North 1494. Which continent has only one major Cli-
America mate Region?
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C. wetlands
A. Rural
D. none of above
B. Maritime
1513. When working with the time zones and
C. Reserve
time is changing from going from one zone
D. Arid to another what does not change?
1508. Which of the terms are associated with A. Minutes
human-environment interaction? B. Latitude
A. polder, seaworks, terpen, & zuider zee C. Longitude
B. polder & peat D. Equator
C. peat & norway 1514. Which country borders the Yellow Sea,
D. massif central is dominated by plateaus and deserts in
its western region and has the Himalaya
1509. Most of Russia’s expansion since the Mountains on its southern border?
1580’s has been in which direction?
A. China
A. North
B. Peru
B. South C. U.S
C. East D. India
D. West
1515. The study of the interaction between in-
1510. What happens to the Poles on a Robin- ternational political relationships.
son projection? A. Supranational
A. their shape appears to be perfectly B. Geopolitics
maintained C. Federation
B. they appear to be significantly larger D. Democracy
areas
1516. What is a Region
C. they appear to be slightly flattened
A. Tells us ways in which the places in an
D. their distance from the Equator ap-
area are alike
pears longer than it actually is
B. Tells us what makes an area special
1511. Who has the power in a limited govern- and what makes it different from every
ment? other area
A. Monarch (King or Queen) C. Tells us where people and places are
B. Dictator D. none of above
1517. The use of terrace farming by the Inca 1522. Which country benefits most from an
and Japanese cultures is an example of economic alliance with the United States?
1519. Which of the following is a shared belief B. viewed themselves as culturally Rus-
of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? sian
C. wished to avoid a long protracted con-
A. Ancestor worship
flict
B. Papal supremacy
D. desired to be a part of Russia’s eco-
C. Reincarnation nomic markets
D. Monotheism 1524. Brazil has been a famous producer of
what?
1520. Is a system based on free enterprise, in
which businesses are privately owned and A. Rubber and Coffee
production and prices are determined by B. Vegetables and Rubber
supply and demand.
C. Coffee and Gold
A. Traditional Economy System
D. Fish and Cotton
B. Market Economy System
1525. Which country is known as’ the land of
C. Mixed Economy thunderbolt’?
D. Feudalism A. China
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the amount of precipitation high.
D. hover boards
C. The temperatures would be very cold
and the amount of precipitation high. 1533. Which is more specific when discussing
D. The temperatures would be extremely location?
cold and the amount of precipitation low. A. Command
1528. How does Niagara Falls help contribute B. Relative
to Canada’s economy?
C. Scientific
A. by providing a key transportation route
D. Absolute
B. by delivering drinking water to many
homes in the region
1534. Which Mongol leader, invaded Central
C. by depositing coal, iron ore, and other Asia and unified the area in 1200’s AD?
minerals
A. Tamerlane
D. by providing a source of hydroelectric
power B. Babur
C. Genghis Khan
1529. Lines of Latitude measure
A. east to west D. none of above
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A. Is a flow of products, people, services, D. Ocean currents
or information among places in response
1553. How could Glen Canyon be restored to
to localized supply and demand
its natural state?
B. A system designed to capture, store,
A. by removing a dam
manipulate, analyze, manage, and
present all types of geographical data B. by using irrigation
C. The scanning of the Earth by satellite C. by planting a forest
or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain in- D. by replacing topsoil
formation about it
1554. What type of region is based on peoples
D. The scale of a map is the ratio of a dis- feelings and opinions.
tance on the map to the corresponding dis-
tance on the ground A. formal region
B. functional region
1549. A common cultural element that distin-
guishes Latin America includes- C. perceptual region
B. a lack of cultural diversity 1555. Which change is a direct result of the dif-
fusion of popular American chain of restau-
C. the predominance of Roman Catholi-
rants throughout the world?
cism
A. The cultural landscapes of commercial
D. the widespread use of the Portuguese
eras have become increasingly similar
language
B. Local production of fresh produce has
1550. Based on current immigration trends, declined
which world religion is likely to experience
C. The service sectors of developing
growth in Europe?
countries have begun to decline
A. Islam
D. Religious dietary restrictions have
B. Catholic been ignored
C. Protestant
1556. What is the natural vegetation of the
D. Orthodox desert?
1551. A group of Canada’s Native American A. Water
people B. Sun
A. Native Americans C. Scattered shrubs and cacti
B. Native Canadians D. Sand
1567. Which of the following is a type of polit- C. Large numbers of religious minorities
ical conflict that inspires fear and includes were displaced
any violent and destructive acts committed D. English became the official language in
to intimidate a people or a government? both countries
A. Terrorism
1572. Both Hindus and Buddhists believe that
B. Anarchism
C. Syndicalism
A. The soul can be reincarnated
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D. Socialism
B. Faith will lead one to salvation
1568. What is a dictatorship C. social order is based on five key rela-
A. Rule by one person tionships.
B. Power is held by monarch D. daily prayer will allow one to gain en-
C. -Citizens vote on people to represent trance to heaven.
them in government
1573. Which is the best example of weather-
D. -Citizens rule directly or through ing?
elected representatives
A. The cracking of rocks caused by the
1569. Great variety in temperature and pre- freezing and melting of water
cipitation; experience all four seasons, but B. The transportation of sediment in a
the length of seasons depends on the lati- stream
tude
C. the condensation of water vapor into
A. Humid Continental droplets in clouds
B. Tropical Wet D. the formation of a sandbar along the
C. Humid Subtropical side of a stream
D. Tropical Wet & Dry
1574. An area of human settlement with high
1570. Women living in rural areas of Africa are population density and infrastructure of a
generally involved in the economic activity built environment with the characteristic
of- of a city or town.
A. mining A. Environment
B. retail sales B. Company
C. transportation C. Urban area
D. subsistence farming D. Precipitation
1571. Which of the following changes occurred 1575. Which specification is used by the most
as a result of Great Britain’s division of common method to describe climate re-
the Indian subcontinent into the countries gions?
of India and Pakistan in 1947?
A. elevation
A. Regional population growth began to
B. precipitation
slow
B. Both countries began to import huge C. temperature
quantities of raw cotton D. topography
1576. What is the largest body of water? ties with people in New Mexico, California,
A. Pacific Ocean and Arizona due to its
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D. Private sector
D. Rural
6. Which one of the following organisations 12. Find the odd one
lay stress on liberalisation of foreign trade
and foreign investment? A. tourist guide
B. Poverty A. 625
C. Employment B. 425
D. Irrigation C. 525
27. When workers do not utilise their full po- 33. Which sector faced a major downfall dur-
tential in terms of labour efforts then it is ing the reforms?
called A. industrial
A. Underemployment B. agriculture
B. Disguised unemployment C. service
C. Seasonal employment D. none of above
D. All of the above
34. Individuals who come up with a new idea
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28. In India what type of economic system is for a good or service, then they make it a
being followed? reality
A. capitalism A. resource
B. socialism B. human resources
C. Mixed C. consumer
D. Monarchy D. entrepreneur
39. Why was the World Bank established? 45. Decline of handicrafts industries led to:
A. To promote the International Trade A. Export of finished goods
44. The first census data were collected in 50. In which year did india have its highest
during the British rule. growth rate
A. 1881 A. 2007-12
B. 1891 B. 1980-91
C. 1911 C. 2014-15
D. 1921 D. 2012-13
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Sector.
B. Social development
D. 2003-Primary Sector. 1973-Tertiary
Sector. C. Environmental development
D. Educational development
52. The first wholly Indian Bank was set up in
A. 1891 58. Identify the public sector
B. 1894 A. Railways
C. 1921 B. Reliance
D. 1821 C. Jio
53. Life insurance is an activity of the D. Samsung
A. primary sector 59. GDP is the sum of
B. secondary sector
A. All the goods and services produced in
C. service sector a year
D. none of the above B. All the final goods and services pro-
duced in a year
54. Money that is spent to buy assets such as
land, building, machines and other equip- C. All the intermediate goods produced in
ments is called a year
A. Export D. all the services produced in a year
B. Import
60. What is the current rate of service tax in
C. Investment India currently?
D. Infrastructure A. 12.5%
55. When there is a shortage the price will usu- B. 13.5%
ally?
C. 14%
A. rise
D. 14.5%
B. fall
C. remains unaffected 61. What is the type of Indian economy?
62. Our financial system has provided for the 67. Mahalanobis Modal was started in
transfer of resources from the centre to Five year plan.
the states; the important means of re-
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D. Foreign currency deposits of non-
73. When were the railways introduced in In- resident citizens
dia?
78. What was the condition of agricultural sec-
A. 1769
tor growth of India on the eve of indepen-
B. 1825 dence
C. 1850 A. Decreasing
D. 1875 B. Stagnant
74. RTE Act come into force with effect from C. Increasing
which year? D. None of these
A. 2009
B. 2012 79. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in
the year
C. 2005
A. 1950
D. 2010
B. 1948
75. At independence, about of the coun-
C. 1949
try’s population was dependent on agricul-
ture. D. 1947
A. 70%
80. India’s jute industry suffered heavily due
B. 75% to after partition.
C. 65% A. Lack of Raw Material
D. 80% B. Famines
76. When an economy produces more output C. Earthquakes
per capital the economy is said to be hav-
D. None of these
ing
A. Inflation 81. Workers in the sector do not produce
B. Economic growth goods.
93. What was the main channel connecting 99. When did India’s population record a neg-
countries in the past? ative growth rate?
A. Labour A. 1911-21
B. Religion B. 1921-31
C. Technology C. 1941-51
D. Trade D. 1981-91
94. Reforms were introduced during 100. When we produce a good by exploiting
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natural resources it is called ?
A. 1991
A. Tertiary sector
B. 1992
B. Primary sector
C. 1993
C. Service sector
D. 1994
D. Public sector
95. An industry that experienced immense
growth in the 1940s through discovery. 101. Roads linking a state capital with differ-
ent district headquarters are known as
A. oil and gas
A. National highways
B. cattle
B. District roads
C. farming
C. State highways
D. urbanization
D. Other roads
96. On the eve of independence Indian econ-
102. What is the most widely used tool of
omy was considered as
monetary policy?
A. Developed economy
A. Open market operations
B. Developing economy B. Issuing of notes
C. Underdeveloped C. Discount rate
D. All the above D. None of these
97. The rate of growth of per capita output 103. Following was not the risk associated
per year in India during the first half of with use of HYV seeds technology
the twentieth century was:
A. pest attack
A. 0.8
B. excess supply of food grain
B. 1.5
C. widening inequalities between rich
C. 0.5 and small farmers
D. 2.3 D. rich farmers reaping most of the bene-
fits
98. Swachh Bharat Mission launched on Octo-
ber 2, 104. Globalization was stimulated by
A. 2014 A. Money
B. 2015 B. Transportation
C. 2016 C. Population
D. 2017 D. Computers
105. Disinvestments programme was started 111. Which of the following is Maharatna?
in A. BSNL
117. Production of services across countries 123. The concept of five year plan in India was
has been facilitated by introduced by
A. Money A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Machine B. Gandhi Indira
C. Labour C. Jawahar lal Nehru
D. Information and communication tech- D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
nology
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124. Tertiary sector is called the service sector
118. RBI doesn’t consist of as
A. Longevity A. it does not produce goods but provide
services to all the sectors
B. Knowledge
B. it provides the interlink or inter con-
C. Life Expectancy nectivity between all the sectors
D. Standard of living C. it provides the support that is needed
119. How many sectors of economy are by both secondary and primary sector to
there? contribute to the GDP
B. M.Visvesvaraya B. 1542
C. K.N. Rai C. 1601
D. Manmohan Singh D. 1880
139. Assertion (A):The development of agri- 144. The planning commission was set up in
culture and industry leads to the develop- which year in India?
ment of service sector.
A. 5th March 1951
A. Both A and R are true and R is the cor-
B. 25th April 1951
rect explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the C. 20th March 1951
correct explanation of A. D. 15th March 1950
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C. A is true but R is false.
145. Which bank is the first to introduce ATM
D. A is false but R is true in India?
140. Which one of the following sectors is the A. ICICI
largest employer in India?
B. HSBC
A. Primary
C. SBI
B. Secondary
D. UCO BanK
C. Tertiary
D. IT sector 146. If new computers are being installed in
a company and some employees are fired
141. Assertion(A):There are several goods from the job due to lack of computer
and services that the society needs; how- knowledge then what kind of unemploy-
ever, the private sector does not produce ment would it be called?
all of them.
A. Disguised Unemployment
A. Both A and R are true and R is the cor-
rect explanation of A. B. Structural unemployment
B. Both A and R are true and R is not the C. Hidden unemployment
correct explanation of A. D. Frictional unemployment
C. Assertion is true, but reason is false.
D. Assertion is false, but reason is true. 147. When was the planning Commission es-
tablished?
142. What is the Minimum Support Price of A. 1947
mustard for the season 2015-16?
B. 1948
A. RS. 3175/ Q
B. RS. 3100/ Q C. 1950
149. What is the year of India’s 12th 5-year D. payment made by business enter-
plan? prises to factors of production
159. SEZ stands for 165. Choose the correct meaning of organised
A. Special Economic Package sector:
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to D. It provides low salaries.
A. Life Expectancy
166. NO.11 WHEN WAS PLANNING COMMIS-
B. Per Capita Income
SION ESTABLISHED
C. Gross Domestic Product
A. 25 MARCH 1951
D. Education
B. 15 MARCH 1951
161. Investment made by MNCs is called C. 5 MARCH 1951
A. Investment D. 20 MARCH 1951
B. Foreign Trade
167. This quiz is based on chapter no 4 Glob-
C. Foreign Investment alisation and The Indian is prepared by-
D. none of above A. Jagdev Suthar KV NEPA
162. The percentage of indirect taxes in the B. H S Verma KV NEPA
country’s revenue is approximately C. Sandeep Tiwary KV NEPA
A. 75 D. A K Mishra KV NEPA
B. 86
168. Which of the following activities does not
C. 80 belong to the primary sector?
D. 70 A. Fishing
163. Process of integration of different coun- B. Banking
tries is called
C. Mining
A. Liberalization
D. Forestry
B. Privatization
169. Which of the following is the primary ob-
C. Globalization
jective of Economic planning in India?
D. none of above
A. Abolition of poverty
164. Which of the following Acts would not ap- B. Removing unemployment
ply to a company like TISCO?
C. Growth with social justice
A. Minimum Wages Act
D. Reducing Inequalities of Income
B. National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act 170. Which one is the unorganized activity?
C. Factories Act A. A teacher taking class in a school
D. Payment of Gratuity Act B. A doctor in a hospital treating a patient
180. The sectors are classified into public on 186. On which of the following basis the sec-
the basis of: tors are classified into public sector and pri-
A. Employment conditions vate sector?
B. Ownership of enterprises A. Employment conditions
C. The nature of the economic activity B. The nature of the economic activity
D. Number of workers employed in the en- C. Ownership of enterprises
terprise D. Number of workers employed in the en-
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terprise
181. When was the first postage stamp re-
leased in India? 187. Under the all those who are able to,
A. 1830 and are in need of work, in a rural area
are guaranteed 100 days of employment
B. 1840
in a year by the government.
C. 1847
A. Right to work
D. 1852
B. Employment Right Act
182. MTNL is an example of Entrprise C. National Rural Employment Guarantee
A. Public sector Act 2005
B. Private sector D. none of above
C. Both public sector and private sector
188. Who constitutes the Finance Commission
D. Public private partnership in India?
183. Name the Finance Minister of India A. President
A. Arun Jetly B. Finance Minister
B. Nirmala Sitaraman C. Parliament
C. Urjit Patel D. Reserve Bank Governor
D. P.Chidambaram 189. In which year Indian Government an-
184. Which one of these is a central problem nounced New Economic Policy (NEP)
of an Economy? A. 1991
A. What to produce B. 2001
B. How to produce C. 2011
C. For whom to produce D. 1981
D. All of the above
190. Deficit financing implies
185. Production of a commodity, mostly A. printing new currency notes
through the natural process, is an activity
B. replacing new currency with worn out
in sector.
currency
A. primary
C. public expenditure in excess of public
B. secondary revenue
C. tertiary D. public revenue in excess of public ex-
D. information technology penditure
191. Which one of the following is not charac- 196. Where do MNCs choose to set up produc-
teristic of‘ Special Economic Zone’? tion?
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going age group, how many are attending D. all of the above
schools?
208. Which sector has the largest contribution
A. One-fourth
in GDP?
B. Half
A. Agriculture sector
C. Two-thirds B. Industrial sector
D. One-fifth C. Service sector
203. In which sector there is no provision for D. Manufacturing sector
overtime, paid leave, holidays etc.
209. Which of the following is also known as
A. Organised sector disguised employment?
B. Public sector A. Over employment
C. Unorganised sector B. Factory employment
D. Primary sector C. Under employment
204. When was tha Reserve Bank of India D. Unemployment
taken over by the Government?
210. Tax on imports is an example of
A. 1942 A. Investment
B. 1949 B. Disinvestment
C. 1952 C. Trade barrier
D. 1959 D. Privatization
205. disguised employment is a situation 211. All goods which are used as raw mate-
A. when a person does not have a job rial for further production of other goods
or for resale in the same year are called
B. when he is jobless
A. Capital Goods
C. when a person is incapable
B. Intermediate goods
D. when more people r employed then
needed C. final goods
D. none of above
206. Which of the following is the most appro-
priate meaning of underemployment? 212. What percentage of Indian population is
A. Workers are not paid for their work dependent on agriculture?
B. Improve the demand side of the econ- 220. Which one of the following economic ac-
omy tivities is not in the tertiary sector?
C. Activities in which natural products 228. The task of measuring GDP is undertaken
are changed into other forms through by the
ways of manufacturing
A. central government
D. Produce a good by exploiting natural B. state government
resources
C. provincial government
224. Self reliance means D. all of the above
A. Avoiding imports
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229. Which of the following statements is not
B. Produce goods in India which are im- correct?
ported from abroad
A. The first Finance Commission was con-
C. Export promotion stituted in 1955
D. None of these B. Article 281 is related to the recommen-
dations of the Finance Commission
225. Which of the following statement is
C. The recommendations of the Finance
FALSE?
Commission are advisory to the Central
A. The growth of agriculture during re- Government, not binding
forms period decreased.
D. Finance Commission is constituted for
B. The growth of Industry during reforms 5 years
period decreased
230. Since when the service tax is being im-
C. Foreign Direct investment increased posed in India?
D. Growth of GDP decreased A. 1991
226. TISCO and RIL stands for B. 1999
A. Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited, C. 1994
Reliance Industries Limited D. 2001
B. Tata Iron and Soil Company Limited,
231. Who is known as the father of green rev-
Reliance Industries Limited
olution in India?
C. Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited,
A. Dr. Varghese Kurian
Reliance India Limited
B. Dr. M S Swaminathan
D. Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited,
Reliance Indian Limited C. Dr. Manmohan Singh
D. Dr. M S Ahluwalia
227. Choose the meaning of organised sector:
A. It covers those enterprises where the 232. Capitalist Economy is controlled and oper-
terms of employment are regular ated by
233. Distribution of working population 238. Tele communication is sun rise industry in
among different sectors of the economy India.
is called:
237. Which year is known as the”Year of 242. Indian economy at the time of indepen-
Great Divide” dence was a/an economy.
A. 1921 A. Industrial
B. 1951 B. agricultural
C. 1981 C. only (a) and not (b)
D. 1991 D. both (a) and (b)
243. ASSERTION(A):Provision of facilities 247. What is the cost sharing between Centre
like education, electricity, health etc., and States under the Kasturba Gandhi Ba-
is a responsibility of a Private sec- lika Vidyalaya Scheme?
tor.REASON(R):It is the responsibility of A. 90:10
Companies to give funds and provide these
facilities. B. 50:50
C. 75:25
A. Both A and R are true, and R is the cor-
rect explanation of A. D. 25:75
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B. Both A and R are true, but R is not cor- 248. Which year is described as a “Year of
rect explanation of R great divide”?
C. A is true but R is false A. 1931
B. 1921
D. Both A and R are False
C. 1941
244. During the time of Indian independence D. 1911
what was the literacy rate?
249. What type of an economy does India
A. less than 15% have?
B. less than 16% A. Mixed
C. less than 18% B. Market
D. less than 12% C. Command
D. Traditional
245. Which of the following is a direct tax?
250. An Entrepreneur
A. Corporation tax
A. owns his/her own company
B. Custom duty
B. is a teacher
C. Excise duty C. works at Chick Fil A
D. Service tax D. is a NASCAR driver
246. Which was the main factor for the change 251. When was the planning commission set
from primary sector to the secondary sec- up?
tor? A. 1949
A. It was due to the introduction of new B. 1950
methods of manufacturing during indus- C. 1951
trial revolution.
D. 1850
B. It was due to the introduction of new
methods of manufacturing during green 252. Which sector of the indian economy was
revolution. affected the most by Demonetization?
A. Exports
C. It was due to the introduction of new
methods of irrigation during green revolu- B. Tourism
tion. C. Banking
D. none of above D. Labour
253. Which of the following programs was C. Germany has third highest quota in the
launched LAST? IMF
254. Which state become the first ‘Nirmal B. Contractionary fiscal policy
State’in the India? C. Expansionary monetary policy
A. Assam D. Contractionary monetary policy
B. Tripura
260. Industrial policy 1991 was announced in
C. Meghalaya how many stages?
D. Sikkim A. 1
255. First Industrial resolution policy B. 2
A. 1948 C. 3
B. 1956 D. 4
C. 1977 261. Which of the following is not an activity
D. 1991 of organised sector
A. Casual labourer
256. Which is tha following is tha Banker of
Banks? B. Domestic workers
A. IDBI C. Construction workers
B. SBI D. A teacher teaching in a government
school
C. RBI
D. SBI and RBI 262. Which Indian company was bought over
by Cargill Foods-a large American MNC?
257. Which of the following explains the term
A. Amul
economic growth?
B. Britannia
A. Increase in per capita production
C. Agro Tech Foods Ltd.
B. Increase in per capita real income
D. Parakh Foods
C. Structural change in the economy
D. All of the above 263. Who is responsible for the supply of coins
in the India?
258. Which of the following statement is NOT
correct about the quota at the IMF? A. Reserve bank Of India
264. Which sector employs a mojority of peo- 269. The opening of Suez canal served as a di-
ple in India? rect route for ships operating between:
A. Agriculture sector A. India and America
B. Industrial sector B. India and Sri Lanka
C. Services sector C. India and Pakistan
D. all of the above D. India and Britain
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265. Cold weather in Florida has damaged this 270. Whiich Indian company was bought over
year’s orange crop. Farmers have only by Cargill Foods-a large American MNC?
half of the usual amount of oranges to sell. Pick out the name from the alternatives
What will happen to the price of oranges? provided
A. Price will go down A. Amul
B. Price may change B. Fun Foods Ltd.
C. Price will go up C. Agro Tech Foods Ltd.
A. It includes the education and health 279. Which one of the following activities can
network be included in primary sector
C. Activities, by themselves, do not pro- 283. period of 2nd five year policy
duce a good but they are an aid or support A. 1951-56
for the production process.
B. 1956-61
D. Mineral excavation
C. 1961-66
278. In which year did the government decide D. 1966-71
to remove barriers on foreign trade and in-
vestment in India? 284. The tertiary sector is also called
A. 1993 A. Secondary sector
B. 1992 B. Service sector
C. 1991 C. Industrial sector
D. 1990 D. Primary sector
285. Which of the following has played a big 290. Ownership of asset and delivery of ser-
role in organising production across the vices is in the hands of private individuals
country? or companies, known as
A. WTO A. Public sector
B. Domestic companies B. Private sector
C. Organised sector
C. Information technology
D. All of these
D. Consumers
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291. Most number of people or majority pro-
286. Which of the following statements best portions of population of India was in-
describes economic development? volved in which kind of economic activity
A. It always accompanies economic on the eve of independence
growth A. Agriculture
B. It indicates the increase in GDP B. Manufacturing
296. what is the other name of primary sector 302. Which of the below is an example of un-
A. service sector organised sector?
301. What do you mean by Quotas? 306. NO.18 GREEN REVOLUTION RESULTING
FROM
A. The quantity of goods which can be ex-
ported A. NONE
B. The quantity of goods which can be Im- B. TRADITIONAL IRRIGATION FACILI-
ported TIES
C. Both (a) and ((b) C. USE OF MANURES
D. None of these D. HYV SEEDS
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D. Manmohan Singh
year in the history of demography or pop-
ulation growth of India 314. Economic infrastructure includes:
A. 1881 A. communication
B. 1911 B. banking
C. 1921 C. power
D. 1991 D. all of these.
309. We classify economic activities into on or- 315. The FDI limit in the insurance sector in In-
ganised and unorganised sector on the ba- dia is?
sis of A. 100 %
A. nature of activity B. 79%
B. Working conditions C. 49%
C. Ownership D. 26%
D. All of the above 316. what is an economy?
310. National Highway No 1between Delhi A. An Economy is the system of produc-
and Amritsar is also known as- tion, distribution and consumption.
A. Aurangzeb Marg B. An Economy is the system of produc-
tion.
B. Sher Shah Suri Marg
C. An Economy is the system of distribu-
C. Nagarhauli marg
tion.
D. Rohtang Marg
D. An Economy is the system of consump-
311. The Konkan railway has connected places tion.
situated
317. The fiscal crisis faced by the Indian econ-
A. along the east coast of India omy in 1990s was caused primarily by?
B. in the Himalayas A. Widening gap between imports and ex-
C. along the west coast of India port
D. in the north-eastern region of the coun- B. Difference between savings and in-
try vestments
C. Widening gap between government ex-
312. When was Navratna Policy announced penditure and revenue
A. 1992 D. Difference between aggregate de-
B. 1991 mand and aggregate supply
318. Assertion(A):Rakesh is an educated and 322. Conversion of raw material into finished
skilled worker who earns a high monthly products is an activity of
salary as he is employed in a private bank
328. FIND THE ODD ONE OUT 334. What is the base year to calculate the Na-
A. TEACHER tional income in India?
B. DOCTOR A. 2004-05
C. VEGETABLE VENDOR B. 2010-11
D. LAWYER C. 2014-15
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335. Most of the housewives from middle
tee was constituted for the development class families in India put in hard work in
of small-scale industries in doing the domestic chores. In which of the
A. 1950 following categories will you place their
B. 1954 unpaid services?
C. 1955 A. Primary agricultural sector
D. 1956 B. Secondary industrial sector
330. Which one of the following is not the C. Tertiary service sector
means of mass communication? D. None of the above
A. Cards and envelopes
336. Over the 40 years between 1973-74 and
B. Radio 2013-14, while production in all the 3 sec-
C. Newspaper tors has increased, it has increased the
most in(choose the most appropriate op-
D. Films
tion)
331. Which was the last Five years plan in In- A. Tertiary sector
dia
B. Primary sector
A. Eleventh plan
C. Service sector
B. Twelfth plan
D. Tertiary or service sector
C. Thirteenth Plan
D. Fourteenth Plan 337. Removing barriers or restrictions set by
the government is called
332. Small Scale industries face competition
from A. Liberalization
A. Rising prices B. Globalisation
B. Cheap imports C. Privatisation
C. Exports D. Nationalism
D. Subsidy 338. Who presented the 1st 5-year plan of the
333. Green Revolution resulting from: country?
A. Traditional Irrigation facilities A. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Use of manure B. Sardar Ballabh Patel
C. HYV seeds C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. None of these D. None of these
D. clothing A. Forestry
B. Fishing
341. Black revolution is related to the
C. Banking
A. Fish Production
B. Crude Oil Production D. Mining
350. What was the immediate crisis India 355. PRODUCTION OF A COMMODITY,
faced in the beginning of the 1990s MOSTLY THROUGH THE NATURAL PRO-
CESS, IS AN ACTIVITY IN
A. Inflation
A. PRIMARY
B. Debt Trap
B. SECONDARY
C. Foreign exchange crisis
C. TERTIARY
D. All of the above
D. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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351. More than half of India’s foreign trade
356. Which is the primary objective of eco-
during the British rule was restricted to:
nomic planning in India?
A. China A. Reducing Inequalities of income
B. Britain B. Abolition of poverty
C. Korea C. Growth with social justice
D. Sri Lanka D. Removing unemployment
352. Choose one correct statement from the 357. Where are the employment and non-
following:Underemployment occurs- employment figures taken from to study
the data?
A. when people are not willing to work.
A. NITI Aayog
B. when people are working slowly.
B. National Statistical Office (NSO)
C. when people are working less than
what they are capable of doing. C. Real-Time Handbook of Statistics on
Indian Economy.
D. when people are not paid for their jobs
D. Statistics information Bureau
353. Which of the following examples does
358. Pick the odd one out
not fall under unorganized sector?
A. Delhi metro Rail corporation
A. A farmer irrigating his field.
B. Delhi transport Corporation
B. A daily wage labourer working for a
contractor C. Reliance Industries
D. Air India
C. A doctor in a hospital treating a pa-
tient. 359. is also called Tertiary sector.
D. A handloom weaver working on a loom A. Manufacturing sector
in her house.
B. Agriculture sector
354. How much income did tourism generate in C. Services sector
2010 during the commonwealth games? D. Industrial sector
A. $16.9 million
360. In disguised unemployment we see that
B. $1.69 million
C. $16.9 billion A. few people are working
D. $1.69 billion B. labour effort is divided
C. All are working and they are fully em- 366. Which of the following regions is suitable
ployed to construct railway lines?
D. are working less than what they are ca- C. big producers
pable of doing D. small producers
364. World Trade Organisation (WTO) was
369. Which sector has grown by 11 times in
started at the initiative of which one of
recent years
the following group of countries?
A. Developed A. Tertiary Sector
B. Developing B. Primary Sector
C. Under Developed C. Secondary Sector
D. Poor D. none of above
365. Legally stipulated Maximum size beyond
370. Which of the following sector contribute
which no individual farmer can hold any
highest to India’s National Income?
land:
A. Service Sector
A. Tenancy Reform
B. Land consolidation B. Agriculture Sector
C. Abolition of intermediaries C. Secondary Sector
D. Land Ceiling D. Foreign Trade
371. Which one of the following terms is used 376. Most of the workers in sector enjoy
to describe trade between two or more job security.
countries? A. Organised
A. Internal trade B. Private
B. International trade C. Unorganised
C. External trade D. Public
D. Local trade 377. National Income in India is estimated by:-
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372. The MGNREGA implemented in A. Planning Commission
B. Reserve Bank of India
A. 2004
C. Finance Ministry
B. 2005
D. Central Statistical Organization
C. 2006
378. Which steps are treated as trade
D. 2007
barriers-
373. Which organisation support liberalisation A. Decrease in foreign trade
of foreign trade and investment in India? B. Decision regarding what kind of goods
A. International labour organisation imported
(ILO) C. decision regarding How much of goods
B. World Bank imported
D. All of these
C. World Trade organisation
D. International monetary fund 379. Introduction of tariff policy by the
Britishers led to the decay of Indian hand-
374. Who was the Chairman of the Indian’s icraft industries.
First Five Year Plan? A. Zamindari
A. P. C. Mahalanobis B. Modernization
B. Mahatmas Gandhi C. Discriminatory
C. Jawaharlal Nehru D. None of these
D. None of these 380. Under employment occurs when people
A. Dont want to work
375. The full form of NREGP is:
B. Are not paid for their work
A. National Rural Employment Gurrantee
Policy C. Are not skilled
D. Are working less than they are capable
B. National Rural Employment Gurrantee
of
Program
C. National Rural Employer Gurrantee 381. What are the positive impact of Liberali-
Policy sation?
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ways.
D. It employs labour only from its own B. False
country. C. None of these
394. private and public sectors run in which D. none of above
economy system
399. Which one is false?
A. socialist
A. MNCs acquire small companies to ex-
B. mixed pand production
C. capitalist B. MNCs enter into joint venture to enter
D. both socialist and capitalist into foreign markets
395. Gross domestic capital formation is de- C. MNCS offer subsidy to the small scale
fined as industries
A. net addition to stock after depreciation D. MNCs set up own production center in
foreign countries
B. Flow of expenditure devoted to in-
creased or maintaining of the capital 400. d largest economy in the world as per pur-
stock chase power parity
C. expenditure incurred on physical as- A. US
sets only
B. China
D. production exceeding demand
C. Germany
396. Which of the following is not applicable D. India
for a worker, who works in the organised
sector? 401. Which of the following was the main fea-
tures of Indian economy on the eve of in-
A. She gets a regular salary at the end of
dependence?
the month
A. Semi-feudal economy
B. She is not paid for leave
B. Urbanized economy
C. She gets medical allowance
C. Industrial economy
D. She got an appointment letter stating
the terms and conditions of work when D. All of these
she joins work.
402. Which of the following policies may be
397. In which year the MRTP Act has been used to increase money supply and lower
started? interest rates?
A. June 1970 A. Expansionary fiscal policy
B. Contractionary fiscal policy 408. How many sectors are there in an econ-
C. Expansionary monetary policy omy from these-Primary, Secondary and
Tertiary sector
414. Which was the most important infrastruc- B. New pattern of demand
ture developed during the British rule? C. British tariff policy
A. Railways D. all of these
B. Air transport
420. Which state has the highest literacy rates
C. Water transport
in India
D. Roadways.
A. Kerala
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415. In 2013-14, the sector that contributed B. Karnataka
highest to the GDP was
C. Tamil Nadu
A. Primary
D. Andhra Pradesh
B. secondary
C. tertiary 421. Devaluation of a currency means
418. In which year the National Rural Health 423. Which of the following activities are cov-
Mission started in India? ered in the secondary sector?
A. 2002 A. It generates services rather than
B. 2003 goods
424. Which of the following is not included in 430. New Economic Policy was Introduced in
land reforms? the year
436. What is the nature of India ‘s First Five 442. What was the aim of forming Karve Com-
Year Plan? mittee in 1955?
A. State Oriented A. To improve technology
B. Center Oriented B. To develop large scale industries
C. Both (a) and ((b) C. To develop small scale industries
D. None of these D. None of the above
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437. Per Capital Income = 443. GDP is the total value of:
A. National Income A. All goods and services
Population
B. All final goods and services
B. National Income
Population × 100
Gross Domestic Pr oduct
C. All intermediate groups and services
C. National Income
D. All intermediate and final groups and
National Income × 100
GDP
D. services
438. Service is both 444. The motive of Private sector enterprises
A. tangible is:
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459. In terms of GDP the share of tertiary sec-
A. Voluntary unemployment
tor in 2003 is
B. Involuntary unemployment
A. between 20 per cent to 30 per cent
C. Seasonal unemployment
B. between 30 per cent to 40 per cent
D. None of the above
C. between 50 per cent to 60 per cent
465. Which sector is also called as industrial
D. 70 per cent
sector?
460. What is full form of GDP A. Primary sector
A. Government Domestic Product B. Secondary sector
B. Government Direct Production C. Tertiary sector
C. Gross Direct Production D. None of these
D. Gross Domestic Product 466. Which one of the following refers to in-
461. Which article of the Constitution envis- vestment?
ages Budget? A. The money spent on religious cere-
A. Article 280 monies
B. The money spent on social customs
B. Article 110
C. The money spent to buy assets such as
C. Article 360
land
D. Article 112
D. The money spent on household goods
462. Employment figures of a country are 467. Rapid integration and connection be-
based on data collected from 5-yearly sur- tween countries is known as
vey on employment and unemployment.
Which organisation conducts this survey? A. Liberalisation
469. Which options are not the correct ones 474. The apex body for formulating plans and
for the given statement? Industrial or the coordinating research work in agriculture
manufacturing sector is the secondary sec- and allied fields is
480. What is MGNREGA? When was it imple- B. Third Five Year Plan
mented? C. Fourth Five Year Plan
A. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em-
D. Fifth Five Year Plan
ployment Guarantee Act, 2007
B. Mahatma Gandhi National Right Em- 485. What are the advantages of globalisa-
ployment Guarantee Act, 2004 tion?
C. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em- A. Improvement in technology
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ployment Guarantee Act, 2005 B. Competition among producers
D. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em- C. Creation of new job opportunities
ployment Guarantee Association, 2005
D. Availability of international market
481. Who is considered to be the architect of
E. All of these
indian planning?
A. William Digby 486. GDP is the total value of produced
during a particular year
B. P.C. Mahalanobis
C. Dada bhai Naroji A. all intermediate goods and services
489. According to Industrial Policy Resolution, 494. Primary sector is also known as
1956, following industries were part of A. Agriculture Sector
Schedule A:
500. Union Budget of India is presented by 505. According to Abid Hussain committee the
whom and in which house/ houses of the investment limit for tiny enterprises was
Parliament? raised from 2 lakhs to
A. Finance Minister of India; Lok Sabha A. 3 lakhs
B. Prime Minister of India; Rajya Sabha B. 4 lakhs
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D. President of India; in joint session of 506. BMI refers
Parliament
A. Bio Metrics Intelligence
501. when we include intermediate goods in B. Broad Meter Index
the estimation of GDP we face the prob- C. Broad Massive Intelligence
lems like:
D. Body Mass Index
A. Double accounting
507. WTO stands for
B. Unemployment
A. World Tennis Organization
C. Poverty
B. World Trade Office
D. Overestimation of GDP
C. World Trade Organization
502. In India, which one among the following D. World Trade center
formulates the fiscal policy?
508. Who regulates finance market in India?
A. Planning Commission
A. Ministry of finance
B. Finance Commission
B. Reserve bank of India
C. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of trade and commerce
D. The Reserve Bank of India D. SEBI
503. which sector has considerably grown in 509. production of commodity mostly through
recent years natural process is an activity of
A. primary A. information technology sector
B. secondary B. primary sector
C. teritary C. secondary sector
511. In which year was the GDP growth rate 516. How many members are in the Finance
in India at its highest? Commission of India?
A. 3
522. Which of the following provisions makes 527. In the last decade, which one among the
NREGA as the Right To Work following sectors has attracted the high-
est foreign direct investment inflows into
A. Increase in land productivity has been
India?
given the preference
A. Chemicals other than fertilizers
B. This act was passed by the parliament
in 2005 B. Services sector
C. This act has been spread to all districts C. Food processing
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in the country D. Telecommunication
D. If the government fails to provide em- 528. Special Economic Zones are being set up
ployment it will give unemployment al- by and government.
lowance
A. Central
523. Which of the states got success in Land B. Local
Reform? C. State
A. Kerala and West Bengal D. Central, State
B. Punjab and Haryana
529. MNC stands for
C. Rajasthan and Assam A. Multinational Corporation
D. None of these B. Multination Corporation
524. Rapid integration or interconnection be- C. Multinational Cities
tween countries is known as: D. Multinational Council
A. Privatisation 530. India adopted the economic system.
B. Globalisation A. Capitalist
C. Liberalisation B. Mixed
D. Socialisation C. Socialist
D. None of the above
525. Railways are the example of which sec-
tor? 531. What type of economy is followed in In-
A. Private sector dia?
A. Communist
B. Public sector
B. Capitalist
C. Organised sector
C. Mixed Socialist
D. None of these
D. None of these
526. Disguised unemployment can be ob- 532. in which year First five year plan started
served in in India?
A. Rural area A. 1950
B. Urban area B. 1961
C. In both the areas C. 1951
D. None of these D. 1960
543. Assertion (A):Service sector covers activ- 548. Globalisation by connecting countries
ities in which natural products are changed leads to:
into other forms through ways of manufac- A. lesser competition among producers
turing that we associated with.
B. greater competition among producers
A. Both A and R are true and R is the cor-
C. no competition between producers
rect explanation of A.
D. none of these
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the
correct explanation of A. 549. Which one of the following has a lower
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C. A is true but R is false. Nominal GDP per capita more than India?
D. A is false but R is true A. Estwani
B. Kosovo
544. How much public sector was exist in
C. Madagascar
1951?
D. Gabon
A. 5
B. 10 550. scarcity is the root of
C. 29 A. social problems
B. all economic problems
D. 14
C. political problems
545. The rate of growth of real output during
D. all problems
the first half of the 20th century in our
country was 551. The one rupee note nears the signature
A. Less than 1% of:
565. It is a conscious design to shape the socio- 566. Tha number of Banks nationalised since
economic processes in order to achieve an 1969 is
objective
A. 8
A. Economic planning
B. 12
B. Economic development
C. Economic growth C. 14
D. Economic infrastructure D. 20
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1.5 General Economics
1. Which of the following factors influence a D. Beyonce
consumer to buy a good?
5. Scarcity can best be defined as
A. Marketing
A. A Shortage of a product
B. Cost
B. Where demand is greater than supply
C. All of the options are correct
C. Unlimited wants vs Limited resources
D. Convenience
D. Limited wants vs unlimited resources
2. Which type of market structures has many
many producers(companies) that sell iden- 6. Which group has profit maximisation as a
tical products and has no control over goal?
price? A. entrepreneurs
A. perfect competition B. governments
B. monopolistic competition C. savers
C. oligopoly D. workers
D. monopoly
7. Which of the following is NOT included
3. Which of the following is an example of in the decisions that every society must
material living standards? make?
A. Right to vote A. what goods will be produced
B. Free elections B. who will produce goods
C. Nike shoes C. what determines consumer prefer-
ences
D. Low level of crime
D. who will consume the goods
4. Music industry reps told her that she
didn’t have the right look, wasn’t pretty 8. Which one of the following global fac-
enough to be a headline singer, and that tors is most likely to boost Australia’s ex-
none of the songs she’d written would be ports?
hits. A. Urbanisation in Asia
A. Adele B. Strong growth in Europe
B. Lady Gaga C. US Multinational Corporations setting
C. Madonna up factories in Africa
D. Appreciation of the Australian dollar 13. Which of the following is NOT an example
against all major currencies. of a public good?
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who am i? B. Population
A. Justin Timeberlake C. Price
B. Christina Aguilera
D. Consumer expectations
C. Britney Spears
D. Beyonce 25. In the 1950s in the United States, the car
industry was dominated by GM, Ford and
20. Are items that are considered necessities Chrysler. This is an example of:
A. Price-Elastic A. A monopoly
B. Price-Inelastic
B. Monopolistic Competitio
C. Price-flexible
C. Perfect Competitio
D. Price-unflexible
D. An oligopoly
21. This is an illegal act in which companies
agree to set the price of their good or ser- 26. Which activity can a small firm carry out
vice the same. more easily than a large firm?
A. Commodity
A. adapting to changing fashions
B. Commercializatio
B. having specialised managers
C. Barrier to entry
D. Collusion C. raising finance
D. undertaking research and develop-
22. A person who does not pay for a good but
ment
benefits from it anyways is known as a
A. Jerk 27. The formula for calculating elasticity of de-
B. Free rider mand is:
C. Cartel A. The % change in price over the %
D. none of above change in quantity demanded
28. As the price of a good rises in a market, it 32. Which economic concept is defined as the
acts as a signal: measure of how responsive consumers are
to a price change?
A. When the price of one good increases, 36. Both households and societies face many
the demand for the other decreases decisions because
B. When the price of one good increases, A. resources are scarce.
the price of the other increases
B. populations may increase or decrease
C. When the demand of one good in-
over time.
creases, the price of the other decreases
C. wages for households and therefore
D. When the supply of one good in-
society 8uctuate with business cycles.
creases, the demand of that good in-
creases D. people, by nature, tend to disagree.
37. At age 16, he failed to reach the required C. an appreciation of the Australian dol-
standard in the general education part of lar
a school entrance exam and was rejected D. a decrease in average weekly earn-
from the polytechnic school he had hoped ings in Australia
to attend.
A. Elvis Presley 42. Which factor causes the demand curve to
shift in the following situation:Bobby grad-
B. Thomas Edison uated from college and got a good job, so
he decided to buy a new 2016 Passat.
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C. Steven Spielberg
D. Albert Einstein A. income
41. Which of the following could decrease Aus- 46. Economics deals primarily with the concept
tralia’s competitiveness? of
A. a decrease in Australia’s inflation rate A. scarcity.
B. a fall in interest rates in Australia B. poverty.
56. You will still be able to get public broad- 61. A situation in which goods are not fairly
casting whether or not you contribute to distributed
their fundraising campaign. You decide not
A. welfare
to contribute. This is an example of the
B. market failure
A. public good problem.
B. public sector problem. C. cash transfers
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D. free-rider problem. 62. Police protection is an example of a
good and apples are an example of a
57. The market structure likely to have the
good.
lowest prices is:
A. Public; Private
A. Monopoly
B. Private; Public
B. Monopolistic Competition
C. Perfect Competition C. Public; Public
58. What is most likely to cause an increase in 63. Cake By The Ocean
the demand for oranges? A. Major Lazer
A. a decrease in the supply of oranges B. Jonas Brothers
B. a health scare about eating oranges
C. Fifth Harmony
C. an increase in the price of a comple-
D. DNCE
ment
D. an increase in the price of a substitute 64. Which of the following is an example of a
non-material living standard
59. Which country has the Absolute Advan-
tage in producing cars? United States:50 A. Freedom of speech
Cars = 2 Planes Great Britain:40 Cars = 2 B. Owning a car
Planes
C. Variety of good food
A. United States
D. Having shelter
B. Great Britian
C. Neither 65. The United States has decided to spend
more money on military goods and less on
D. Both
education. The opportunity cost for spend-
60. Goods that are provided by the govern- ing more money on military goods would
ment (and paid for through taxation) are be which of the following?
known as: A. the satisfaction of destroying our ene-
A. Private goods mies
B. Public Goods B. the money used to fund the military
C. Cartels C. money to spend on education
D. Commodities D. better paid soldiers
66. Which is part of the factor of production 71. After his manuscript was rejected by 30
land? publishers, he threw it in the trash. His
wife retrieved it and urged him to try one
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A. Thomas Edison
B. There has been an increase in global
B. Bill Gates poverty.
C. Walt Disney C. There has been an increasing trend to-
D. Albert Einstein wards regulation of markets.
D. There has been as increase in the flow
78. In the 1990s, AT & T controlled 80% of
of financial capital.
the phone industry and was the ONLY
provider of long distance phone service. 83. Which market structure only has one com-
This is an example of pany that controls the market? This type
A. A monopoly of market structure is illegal in the United
States
B. Monopolistic Competition
A. Oligopoly
C. Perfect Competition
B. Monopoly
D. Oligopoly
C. Perfect Competition
79. What is a positive externality?
D. Monopolistic Competition
A. a way to generate trade that will bene-
fit people who are from other countries 84. Which of the following is a NEGATIVE ex-
ternality?
B. an economic side effect that generates
unexpected benefits A. Polluition
C. a cash flow that will benefit both the B. Coming to school sick
government and the businesses who inter- C. Blasting loud music outside in the mid-
act with it dle of the night
D. an extra payment to welfare recipients D. All of the above
80. Which of the following is the best example 85. Which of the following is a critical rule for
of a public good? determining whether something is a public
A. highway system good?
B. shopping mall A. The benefit to each individual who
C. country club uses the facility is greater than the cost.
D. The total cost is small for each individ- 91. Interdependence and price leadership are
ual taxpayer. characteristics of firms in what kind of
market structure?
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B. inefficiency
B. The price you pay to buy something
C. Unemployment
C. The benefit you gain by making a deci-
D. Unattainable
sion
D. The amount of money you lose by mak- 103. One possible argument against globalisa-
ing a decision tion is that it may
A. lead to higher rates of domestic infla-
98. The soda market would be which type of
tion.
market structure?
B. create short term structural unemploy-
A. monopoly
ment in less efficient industries.
B. oligopoly C. result in increase deficits in Australia’s
C. perfect competition trade balance.
D. monopolistic competition D. lead to lower rates of economic
growth.
99. This is the most difficult market structure
to enter based on the number of producers 104. An increase in supply or a shift of the sup-
and high barriers to entry ply curve to the right occurs when:
A. Monopoly A. A rise in input costs happens
B. Monopolistic Competition B. If Government pays subsidies for a
good.
C. Perfect Competition
C. If producers expect the price to fall in
D. Oligopoly
the future.
100. How many total dots are there on a pair D. If government regulates a good.
of dice?
105. Julie sells lemonade for $2 a glass but is
A. 6
only earning $20 each week. What could
B. 12 she do to try to make more money?
C. 21 A. Reduce price of her lemonade
D. 42 B. Increase number of lemonade stands
101. Consuming more of one good because of C. Use incentives to attract more cus-
a change in price of another good is known tomers
as the D. All Options are Correct
B. 1870 D. Jayadeva
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B. Social purpose
TEMS OF INDIA?
C. Hygiene purposes
A. KUTUB MINAR
D. none of above
B. TAJ MAHAL
13. Which of these kingdoms didn’t exist in C. STATUE OF LIBERITY
the medieval period? Choose one or more
D. THE ROCK
options:
A. Gupta 19. What led to the end of Indus Valley Civi-
lization?
B. Pallava
A. Invasion of Aryans
C. Maurya
B. Recurrent Floods
D. Chola
C. Earthquakes
E. Tughluq D. All the above
14. Who wrote the book “Babuvivah” 20. India’s most populated city is
A. Raja Rammohan Rai A. New Delhi
B. Padit Rambai B. Mumbai
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar C. Ahmedabad
D. Rabindranath Tagore D. Kochi
15. What was the city of Harappa named af- 21. Out of the nine gems of the court of Akbar,
ter? which was Akbar’s favourite gem?
A. Abul-Fazl
A. The river
B. Raja Todar Mal
B. Indian god
C. Raja Birbal
C. The mountains
D. Tansen
D. The first leader
E. Shaik Faizi
16. who was the ‘Rajguru’ of Hastinapur 22. Identify the term not related to Buddhism
A. Dronacharya A. Stupa
B. Bhisma B. Chaitya
C. Kripacharya C. Nirvana
D. Duryodhan D. Tirthankar
23. When did the britisher’s leave in India. 29. Which of following language used by Bud-
A. 1947 dha
26. When East India Company came into exis- 32. In which year English was made the
tence, England was ruled by medium of instruction in India?
A. Hanovarians A. 1844 A.D
B. Stuarts B. 1835 A.D
C. Normans C. 1833 A.D
D. none of the above D. 1813 A.D
27. Where were the earliest settlements in In- 33. The basic tenets of Hinduism are found
dia? in the religious literature of ancient India
called by what name?
A. Near Vindhayas and Satpura hills
A. Vedas
B. Indus river and Garo hills
B. Sutras
C. Tributary ‘Son’ of river Ganga in king- C. Scrolls of Hinuism
dom of Magadha
D. Buddha’s biography
D. River Narmada
34. Which among the following is considered
28. Who was Akbar? to be the oldest Veda?
A. Mughal Ruler A. Sam Veda
B. Sultanate ruler B. Yajur Veda
C. Koch ruler C. Rig Veda
D. none of the above D. Atharva Veda
35. Satya Shodhak Samaj was founded by 41. When was the First Muslim Invasion hap-
A. Jyotiba Phule pened in India and by whom?
A. 1526 AD ; By Babur
B. Rajaram Mohan Roy
B. 712 AD ; By Mohammad Bin Qasim
C. Nehru
C. 998 AD ; By Mahmud Ghazanavi
D. Mahatma Gandhi
D. 1175 AD ; By Mohammad Ghori
36. Who was the first ruler of the Slave Dy-
42. Seven fire altars are found from which of
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nasty?
these site?
A. Razia Sultana A. Mohanjodaro
B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq B. Rangpur
C. Sikandar Lodhi C. Kalibanga
D. Qutubuddin Aibak D. Amari
37. Who is known as father of Indian atomic 43. When is Republic Day and Independence
bomb? Day Celebrate?
A. M. S. Swaminathan A. 15 August
B. Raja Ramanna B. 26 October
C. Jagadish Chandra Bose C. 26 January
39. How did merchants travel1? 45. Where did British first open their factories
in Eastern part of India?
A. With Caravans
A. Assam
B. Ships
B. Orissa
C. Both (a) and (b)
C. Bihar
D. None of these
D. Sikkim
40. Chinese pilgrims Fa xian had come to India 46. The eighth-century tripartite power strug-
in gle was among which of the following?
A. first century CE A. Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas
B. Fifth century BCE B. Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
C. Fifth century CE C. Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
D. none of these D. Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas
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C. J.A. Hickey
C. Sarijini Naidu
D. Lord William Bentick
D. Bhakti Laxmi Desai
60. the use of kharoshti in ancient indian archi-
tecture is the result of indias contact with 66. Tinkathia System is associated with culti-
A. central asia vation?
B. iran A. wheat
C. greece B. Indigo
D. china C. cotton
61. Which king of India is also known as ‘In- D. sugarcane
dian Nepoleon’?
67. Who said ‘Do or Die’?
A. Samudragupta
B. Chandragupta A. Indira Gandhi
70. which year did reunion of bengal take 76. What helps us ‘ to find out the records of
place in? hunters, fishing folk etc.?
C. 1748 C. 3
D. 6
D. 1764
81. when was Indian national congress
75. Who was India’s first president found?
A. Rajendra Prasad A. 1887
B. Sarvepalli Rashakrishna B. 1672
C. Mahatmagandhi C. 1982
D. A.P.J Abdul kalam D. 1885
82. The Pala King defeated by Rajendra Chola 88. When did Ibn Battuta travel to India?
was A. During the rule of the Tughluqs
A. Mahipala B. During the rule of Aurangzeb
B. Gopala C. During the rule of British
C. Devapala D. none of above
D. Dharma pala 89. Which among the following is known
as the earliest example of Panchayatana
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83. Who was the first ruler of Magadha?
style of temple?
A. Ghatotakacha
A. Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh
B. Bindusara
B. Tempel at Pathari
C. Bimbisara
C. Shatruganeshwar temple at Bhubnesh-
D. Ashoka war
84. They are all rooted Facebook D. Lakshmana temple at Sirpur
94. Who was the architect who designed “Taj 100. The Mahajanapadas were the of an-
Mahal”? cient India.
96. Which among the following Kushana King 102. Mahaveer believed in
adopted epithet Dharma-thida?
A. The world is animated
A. Vima Kadaphises
B. Penance
B. Kudul Kadaphises
C. Celibacy
C. Kanishka the Great
D. all of these
D. Huvishka
97. how many times have india won the world 103. Swami and Friends is a novel written by
cup whom?
A. 11 A. Swami Vivekananda
B. 5 B. Swami Sachidananda
C. 8 C. RK Narayan
D. 2 D. Chetan Bhagat
98. Who among the following was wor- 104. Which of following is not part of Buddhist
shipped during Early Vedic Civilization? teaching
A. Varuna A. world is animated
B. Indra B. Annata
C. Surya C. Anicha
D. All the above
D. Dukha
99. Who is the present Prime Minister of In-
dia? 105. who desined the indian flag
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as
A. Humayun A. Civil Disobedience
B. Akbar B. Sati
C. Babur C. Violence
D. Shah jahan D. Arrogance
108. the theory of economic drain of india dur- 114. Who was the founder of Chaluka dy-
ing british imperialism was propounded by nasty?
A. jawaharlal nehru A. Pulakesin I
B. dadabai naroji B. Kertivarman I
C. r.c dutt
C. Mangalesha
D. m.k gandhi
D. Adithyavarman
109. How many Hymes are there in Rigveda?
115. What was the symbol of first
A. 1014 Teerthankar Rishabhdeva?
B. 1016 A. bull
C. 1028 B. Elephant
D. 1046 C. Blue lotus
110. Where did Shastri die? D. Lion
A. Delhi, India 116. Garuda was adopted as dynastic emblem
B. Karachi, Pakistan after the imperial guptas by ?
C. Tashkent, Uzbekistan A. Rashtrakutas
D. Kathmandu, Nepal B. Western Chalukyas
111. Which is the correct chronolo-gi-cal order C. Shilaharas
of following ‘Acharyas’? D. Chedis
A. Shankara-Ramanuja-Madhav-Chaitanya
117. which river was born from the saliva of
Trishanku?
B. Chaitanya-Ramanuja-Madhav-Shankara
A. Tapti
C. Ramanuja-Shankara-Chaitanya- B. Alkananda
Madhav C. Karmanasa
D. Madhav-Chaitanya-Ramanuja-Shankara D. Mahandi
129. Who led the Great Revolt of 1857 at 135. Proto Shiva seal is found from which site
Awadh? of Indus Valley civilization?
A. Rani Lakshmi Bai A. Mohanjodaro
B. Tantia Tope B. Lothal
C. Begum Hazrat Mahal C. Kalibanga
D. Bahadur Shah Zafar D. Banwali
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130. who found the sea rout to india 136. The territory of pours who offered strong
A. vasco ga dama ressitance to Alexander was situated be-
tween the river of
B. mahatma ghandi
A. Sutlej and beas
C. abraham lincon
B. Jhelum and chenab
D. martil luther king
C. Ravi and chenab
131. Undar Akbar, the mir nakashi was re-
quried to look after D. Ganga and yamuna
141. todar mal was associated with 147. Who made Kannauj(UP) as a capital.
A. music A. Harshavardhan
146. Who is the Captain of Indian Cricket 152. Who were combatants of the 2nd battle
Team? of Panipat?
A. Austen Beiber A. Marathas
B. MS.Dhoni B. Mughals
C. Virat Kholi C. Hemu
D. Rohit Sharma D. Ahoms
153. Which age is called the Golden Age of In- 159. Mughal Empire lasted for years.
dia? A. 6735
A. Maurya
B. 456
B. Gupta
C. 331
C. Chola
D. 311
D. Chanakya
160. who made G.T Road?
154. Commander in chief of the EEIC during
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Battle of Buxar was A. Akbar
A. Colonel Robert Clive B. Indian Govt.
B. Colonel Hector Munro C. British govt.
C. L. Saundiers D. Shersah
D. None of the above 161. Democracy, republic and Equality were
155. The Battle between Alexander and Porus the basic idea of
is known as A. Sangha
A. Battle of Haldighati B. Hinduism
B. Battle of Hydaspes C. Vedas
C. Battle of Kalinga D. All of these
D. Battle of Buxar
162. Who fought the war of Jhelum?
156. Who is the chief architect of the Indian
A. Ghananand and Sikandar
Constitution?
B. Ameer and Sinndar
A. Bhimrao Ambedkar
C. Yodhey and Sikandar
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Abul Kalam Azad D. Porash and Sikandar
165. Which revolutionaries were hanged in the 171. who was Sukapha?
Kakori Train Robbery Case? A. founder of Ahom Kinfdom
168. How did the people of Andaman Islands 174. Garbhagriha is important feature of
get their food? A. Temple
A. By fishing B. Chaitya
B. By hunting C. Mosque
C. By collecting food products from the D. Stupas
forest
D. All of these 175. the language of discourses of gautama
buddha was
169. who has Written “kalpsutra” A. bhojpuri
A. Haribhadra B. magadhi
B. Bhadrabahu C. pali
C. sudharma swami D. sanskrit
D. Nemichandra
176. In what ways was the ancient coin differ-
170. Who attacked India first ent from the ones we use
A. Ghori A. Made of stones
B. Ghazni B. Made of baked clay
C. Akbzr C. Made of bones
D. Asoka D. All of these
177. Who was the founder of Haryark Dy- C. Dr. Rajendra prashad
nasty?
D. Sonia Gandhi
A. Shishupal
B. Bimbsar 183. How many battles are fought in the bat-
tle ground of Panipat
C. Ajatashatru
A. 1
D. Udiyan
B. 2
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178. The Mauryan emperor who once ruled
C. 5
through violence, but then became a peace-
ful Buddhist and helped spread the religion D. 3
was
184. Who is known as the greatest and the
A. Changragupta
most famous Mauryan King?
B. Asoka
A. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Changragupta I
B. Chandragupta I
D. Tamerlane
C. Ashoka
179. Later medieval period is from to D. Bindusara
century CE.
A. 13th-18th 185. Which empire lasted the longest among
the following?
B. 8th-12th
A. The Palas
C. 12th-18th
D. none of above B. The Pratiharas
C. The Rashtrakutas
180. The ruins of Vijayanagar at Hampi were
bought to light in 1800 by D. The Senas
A. Leonardo da Vinci 186. In which year Poorna Swarajya resolu-
B. Colonel Colin Mackenzie tion was adopted by the Indian National
C. Humpty Cogress?
D. Jhon 2 A. 1927
B. 1928
181. The lake near Mahoba was dug by
C. 1929
A. Yashovarman
D. 1930
B. Kirtivarman
C. Vishnu Varman 187. Where did the europeans land for the
D. Rajavarman first time by finding a sea route?
A. Kozhikode (Calicut)
182. who is the first women president in In-
dia? B. Kochi
A. Indira Gandhi C. Bombay (Mumbai)
B. Jawharlal Neheru D. Rann of Kacch
188. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time 194. Golden Age of Ancient India is the period
of Jallianwala Bagh massacre? from
A. 320CE to 550 CE
191. Who was called the Iron Man of India? 197. The period between 8th century CE to
18th century CE is
A. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
A. Ancient period
B. Surrendranath Banerjee
B. Medieval period
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Modern period
D. Bipin Chandra Pal D. none of above
192. Who built the Khanjuraho temples? 198. Gandhi’s teaching of nonviolence based
A. Holkars on compassion for life.
B. Scindias A. Moksha
B. Sati
C. Bundela Rajputs
C. Satyagraha
D. Chandela Rajputs
D. Nationalism
193. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CORRECT
199. Who first translated Bhagvad Gita to En-
A. THE FIRST WAR OF INDEPEN- glish
DENCE:1857 A. William Jones
B. THE CHAMPARAN SATYGRAH:1917 B. Charles Wilkins
C. THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT:1942 C. Alexander Cunningham
D. ALL OF THESE D. John Marshall
200. How many years took make the Taj Ma- 205. When was the Sanchi stupa discovered
hal A. 1818
A. 22 B. 1918
B. 78 C. 1518
C. 100 D. 2018
D. 45
206. The commander of the army of EEIC dur-
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201. Who came to India for the first time? ing The Battle of Plassey was
A. Vasco Da Gama A. Colonel Hector Munro
B. Erik The Red B. Colonel Robert Clive
C. Nicola Tesla C. A.O. Hume
202. People know history on the basis of 207. What was Shivnagar in Muzaffarabad
District renamed as?
A. Sources of history and the people who
pass on information from generation to A. Amazon Nagar
generation B. Snapdeal Nagar
B. They time-travel C. Facebook NAgar
C. They go through books of the past and D. Google Nagar
they can understand through the bodies,
what they did in the past, and through 208. Who led the Revolt of 1857 from Luc-
their body structures, the gender. know
211. Where were the manuscripts written? 217. In 1930, from where Mahatma Gandhi
A. On palm leaf started the Civil Disobedience Move-
ment?
216. Where were the hymns of Rigveda com- 221. Who were the combat-tents of Battle of
posed? Buxar?
A. Punjab A. British
B. Gujarat B. Siraj ud-Daulah
C. Rajasthan C. Mir Jafar
D. Uttar Pradesh D. Shuja-ud-Daula
222. velu thampi led a revolt against the 228. WHO HAS BROKEN SACHIN TEN-
british in state of DULKARS RECORDS
A. travancore A. VIRAT KOHLI
B. baroda B. B.KUMR
C. hyderabad C. K.JADHAV
D. mysore D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
223. Who invaded Goa?
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229. The first east India was constructed in
A. The British
B. The Spanish A. Calcutta
C. The Portuguese B. Jodhpur
D. The Afghans
C. Kochi
224. Which is the Official Calendar used by In- D. Surat
dian Govt. other than Gregorian Calen-
dar? 230. Who gave the symbol for zero
A. Christian Calendar A. Aryabhatta
B. Hijri Calendar B. Shushruta
C. Vikram Samvata C. Varahamihira
D. Saka Samvata D. Bhramagupta
225. From where did the Iranians and the
Greek come? 231. India adopted the Constitution on
226. Which of the pal rulers established the 232. In which year firest fleet of Dutch
matsya nayay? reached in inbdia
A. Dharmpal A. 1498
B. Gopal B. 1510
C. Devpal C. 1550
D. Rampal
D. 1595
227. Which of the following important discov-
eries came under the Gupta Empire? 233. Where did the manuscripts keep safe?
234. Charmavati is the ancient name of which 240. Who was the first Mughal Emperor?
river? A. Babur
236. What was the result of the Aryan migra- 242. What is the other name given to the lon-
tion into India? gitude which passes through Greenwich,
A. The Harappan civilization disappeared England?
C. Kalidasa B. 1983
D. Dhanvantari C. 1987
D. 1994
239. Who was the king of Kalinga during the
Kalinga War? 245. Who is the iron man of India
A. Ashoka A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Ananth B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Anantha C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. None of the above D. Rajendra Prasad
246. Self-rule, or having your own country, is suppressed them. 3. He founded Vikra-
the biggest desire for masila university. Choose the correct op-
A. Nationalists tion from the codes listed below:
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247. The Delhi sultanates were replaced by
the 252. what did sage Atri’s wife, Anusuya give
to sita
A. British empire
A. a magical pot
B. Mughal rulers
B. weapons
C. Turkish rulers
C. clothes and jewels that would never
D. None of the above fade
248. Rulers of the Gupta dynasty were sup- D. blessing
portive of the Hindu system of social
253. During Freeodm Struggale of India, which
order
among the following movemontes started
A. missionary with Dandi
B. social A. Swadeshi movement
C. caste B. Nincooperative movement
D. political C. Civil Disobedience Movement
269. first prime minister of India was C. By seeking foreign help against the
A. NARENDRA MODI British
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B. The Goa Times
his work on medicine during the Gupta pe-
riod? C. The Delhi Post
A. Sushrutha D. The Times of India
B. Saumilla 276. Bajirao I was the Peshwa of what Em-
C. Shudraka pire?
A. Mughal
D. Shaunaka
B. Maratha
271. Where is the tomb of Mughal Emperor Ak-
C. Sikh
bar located?
D. Gujarata
A. Delhi
B. Lahore 277. Tick any three Mughal Emperors
D. Ramapala A. Lion
B. Tiger
283. Who was the main male God worshipped
by Indus people? C. Cow
A. Lord Shiva D. none of above
B. Vishnu
289. Which Indian Scientist is known as
C. Brahma Thomas Alva Edison of India?
D. Indra A. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
284. The Assam State derives its name from B. Verghese Kurien
that of a tribe that conquered the region. C. G. D. Naid
Where did tribesmen come from?
D. none of above
A. Tibet
B. Mongolia 290. In which year Arya Samaj branch was es-
C. Burma (now Myanmar) tablished in Hyderabad?
292. Allaudin Khilji was the ruler of- 298. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come
from?
A. Khilji Dyanasty
A. Morocco
B. Mughal empire
B. Persia
C. Delhi Sultanate
C. Turkey
D. None of these
D. Central Asia
293. Which among the following is not a cor-
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299. Who was Chandragupta II’s father?
rect pair?
A. Ghatotkacha
A. Ellora Caves-Rastrakuta Rulers
B. Samudragupta
B. Mahabalipuram-Pallava Rulers
C. Chandragupta I
C. Khajuraho-Chandellas
D. None of the above
D. Elephanta Caves-Mauyra Era
300. Who was the first Portuguese explorer
294. who is the captain of the indian cricket who went to India?
team A. Sadio lama
A. V.kohli B. Vasco da gama
B. R.sharma C. Nana sahib
C. S.dhawan D. none of above
D. none of the above 301. What city was 400 miles south of
Harappa?
295. Who wrote Ashtadhyayi?
A. Mahonjo-Daro
A. Parni
B. Central Asia
B. yask
C. Arabia
C. Patanjali
D. China
D. bhas
302. Indian Modern history starts after
296. Who was the 11th priminister of India thedeath of
A. Rajiv Gandhi A. Babur
B. Indira Gandhi B. Akbar
304. Rajia Sultana was the daughter of 310. The period from saw the rise and fall
A. Iltumish of the Delhi Sultanate.
A. Prehistory to 700CE
316. Eklavya was punished under Brahminism- D. Holy rivers in India where Hindus are
this detail is found cremated
A. Ramayan Ramayan
322. period of history is continued until
B. Manusmriti manusmriti around the time Christopher Columbus dis-
C. inscription inscription covered the New World.
D. Mahabharata Mahabharata A. Medieval
317. Where is Ellora caves situated. B. Modern
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A. Delhi C. Ancient
B. Aurangabad D. prehistory
C. Rajasthan
323. Along the banks of what river did the ear-
D. Mumbai liest Indian civilization begin?
318. Who called Mahatma Gandhi as Ma- A. Indus River
hatma for the first time?
B. Ganges River
A. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Yellow River
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Vallabhai Patel D. Yangtze
327. Who gave us the slogan-Jai Hind? 333. Which of the following were the causes
A. Mahatma Gandhi for the Tripartite struggle? 1. Kannauj
was the former capital of Harshvardhana’s
337. Which of the following in the world Her- 343. Who was the Governor General of India
itage list? when Vernacular Press Act was introduced
A. Khajuraho in India in 1878 AD?
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338. Who was Siraj-ud-Daulah?
344. Who wrote India’s national song Vande
A. Nawab Of Bengal Mataram?
B. Nawab of Awadh A. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Sultan of Bengal B. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
D. None of the above C. Sarojini Naidu
339. on which day of the war did Karn die D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
A. 23rd 345. Indian history is divided into periods.
B. 16th A. three
C. 9th B. Two
D. 17th C. Four
E. 15th D. none of above
340. The Indian Muslim League was founded 346. British angered
at A. Fighters
A. Aligar B. Actors
B. Lucknow C. Rulers
C. Dacca D. Farmers
D. Delhi 347. The lowest class group (composed of ser-
vants and serfs) in the Indian caste system
341. rote accounting method
was the
A. Kalhan
A. Buddhists
B. Bilhan B. Brahmins / Brahmans
C. Anonymous C. Sudras / Shudras
D. Merutunga D. Aryans
342. Medieval period of India witnessed large 348. Who wrote the first chronological history
scale changes in in India?
A. culture A. Kalhan
B. economy B. Bilhana
C. religion C. Harsha
D. all of the above D. Rajshekhar
349. First English Newspaper in India 355. The last ruler of the Chandela dynasty
A. The Bengal Gazette was defeated by
361. Who is a freedom fighter? 367. Who discovered sea route to India
A. Who always fights with his neighbours A. Vasco da Gama
and friends
B. Galieo Gallili
B. Who wants himself become the king or
C. Cristopher Coloumbus
the queen
D. Ferdinand Mangllen
C. Who wants his people to have own na-
tion and independency 368. What was the name of Goutam Buddha’s
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D. none of above mother?
362. Who was the first to come to India for A. Mahamaya
trade? B. Goutami
A. British C. Yashodhara
B. Arabs D. Chelna
C. French
369. What was the name of the vehicle that
D. Chinese could fly
363. When did India become free? A. Panchajanya
A. 14th August 1948 B. Pushpak viman
B. 14th August 1947 C. Indrasan
C. 12 August 1930 D. Ravanasan
D. none of above
370. Nirmal Hirday was in
364. What happens if the shuttlecock lands on
A. Kolkata
the line?
B. Kerala
A. Counts as being in
C. Mahdya Pradesh
B. Counts as being out
C. Replay D. Maharashtra
373. Gautma Buddha’s mother ‘Mahamaya’ 379. Where is Muslim mosque situated where
belongs to which tribe? a hair of pagamber Mohammad Saheb has
been preserved?
384. Which Mourya Ruler is also known as 390. After the bloodshed caused in the Battle
“Amitraghat”? of , Ashoka vowed to never fight wars.
A. Chandragupta A. Kalinga
B. Ashok B. Plassey
C. Dashrath C. Panipat
D. Bindusar D. Chausa
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385. Who built Brahadeeshwara Temple? 391. The two main sources of history are
A. Raja RajaI A. Physical and abstract
B. Rajendra I B. Literary and archaeological
C. Parantaga I C. Coins and manuscript
396. What’s the national tree? 402. India was firmly under Gupta control un-
A. Ashoka Tree til the late 1400s, when armies in-
vaded India from the northwest.
408. When was the Indian National Congress 414. Gandhi studied in England to become a
formed?
A. 1882 A. engineer
B. 1885 B. doctor
C. 1905 C. scientist
D. 1857 D. lawyer
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409. when did the 1st war of independence of 415. The four classes (varnas) in the caste sys-
India occur tem are:
A. 1864-1867 A. Pharaoh, priests, artisans, slaves
B. 1855-1858 B. Brahman, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
C. 1852-1855 C. King, queen, princes, lords
D. 1846-1849 D. Shogun, samurai, governors, artisans
411. The most prominent trading center of In- 417. ravan was also a skilled
dus valley A. Dancer
A. Harappa B. Musician
B. Mohenjo-Daro C. Painter
C. Kalibangan D. Sculptor
D. Lothal
418. who is known by “iron man of India”?
412. when did Mahatma Gandhi die? A. Raja Rammohan roy
A. 15th of august 1948 B. Sardar ballav bhai patel
B. 26th of january 1956 C. APJ Abdul Kalam
C. 26th of august 1947 D. Lal bahadur sastri
D. 15th of january 1945
419. the first war of independence is also
413. Who is the father of Ayurveda? known as the to the British
A. Charaka A. India’s first revolt
B. Dr Vikram Sarabhai B. Indian mutiny
C. Jagadish Chandra Bose C. Sepoy Mutiny
D. none of above D. Enfield Revolt
420. After the decline of the Palas, which dy- 426. Where did the Buddha deliver the maxi-
nasty established its rule in Bengal? mum number of his semons?
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behavior and states that once a man has C. Karikala Chola
absolutely freed himself from his self- D. none of above
ish cravings, he enter into “nirvana, “
the state of absolute peace and happi- 439. Shivaji had battles between
ness where one loses himself into nothing- A. Akbar
ness? B. Bhadur Shah Zafar
A. Buddhism C. Shah Jhan
B. Hinduism D. Aurganzeb
C. Confucianism 440. In which year was the battle of Panipat
D. Taosim fought?
434. Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer? A. 1530
B. 1526
A. Baba Farid
C. 1600
B. Qutb-din Bakhtiyar Kaki
D. 1525
C. Moinuddin Chisti
D. Khwaja Bahuddin 441. Doctrine of Lapse was adoped by
A. Lord Hastings
435. Which town is famous for having no door
B. William Bentinck
locks?
C. Lord Dalhousie
A. Varanasi
D. Lord Canning
B. Ootacamund
C. Ahmedabad 442. Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar was born in
which country (according to the 21st cen-
D. Shingnapur tury)?
436. The East India Company was set up to do A. India
with India B. Saudi Arabia
A. trade C. Pakistan
B. fights D. Iran
C. war 443. The future Buddha
D. none of above A. Avlokitesvara
437. When did India win its first cricket world B. Amitabha
cup C. Maitreya
A. 1980 D. Vajrapani
444. What is the value of the latitude at the 450. What is the name of the forest lord Ram
equator? was exiled to
A. 0◦
C. Sanskrit C. inoculation
D. Urdu D. metallurgy
448. Which one of the following in NOT a 454. What are the tributaries of the Ganga
Harappan Site? river?
A. Kayatha A. Son
B. Chanhudaro B. Alkananda
C. Kalibanga C. Bhagirathi
D. Lothal D. There are none
449. Which of the following inscriptions men- 455. Delhi was declared as the Capital of India
tions the name of Kalidasa? in which year?
A. Allahabad Pillar Inscription A. 1900
B. Aihole inscription B. 1905
C. Alapadu Grant C. 1911
D. Hanumankoda Inscription D. 1920
456. Which Chalukaya king defeated Har- 461. What is the full form of ASI?
shavardhana A. Architectural Survey of India
A. Pulakesin 1
B. Archeological Survey of India
B. Vikramaditya
C. Ancient Survey of India
C. Kirtivarman
D. Astronomical Survey of India
D. Pulakesin 2
462. What does “Aryan” mean?
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457. Which European traders became most
powerful A. Noble ones
A. British B. Migrants
B. Dutch C. Conquerors
C. French D. Leaders
D. Portuguese 463. Choose the armed revolutionaries
458. Who was the Viceroy of India when the A. Subhash Chandra Bose
Rowlatt Act was passed
B. Aurobindo Ghosh
A. Lord Irwin
C. Bhagat Singh
B. Lord Reading
D. All the above
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Wavell 464. When did the battle of Plassey occur
A. 1745
459. Who was the first Indian to be elected to
the British Parliament? B. 1823
A. Dadabhai Naoroji C. 1757
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale D. 1830
C. Bipin Chandra Pal 465. Who built the Taj Mahal
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
A. Akbar
460. The following questions contain two B. George Washington
statements each, labelled as Assertion (A)
C. Shah Jahan
and Reason (R). Assertion (A):Yajna Sri Sa-
takarni was a lover of trade and naviga- D. Chandragupta Maurya
tion. Reason (R):His love for navigation
and overseas trade is shown by the repre- 466. Rulers of which of the following dynas-
sentation of a s hip on his coins. ties maintained diplomatic relations with
distant countries such as Syria in the
A. A and R are both true and R is the cor-
West?
rect explanation of A.
A. Maurya
B. A and R are both true but R is not the
correct explanation of A B. Gupta
C. A is true, R is false C. Pallava
D. A is false, R is True D. Chola
479. History is derived from the word 485. Which one of the following scripts of an-
A. Historian cient India was written from right to left?
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dia (Arzi Hukumat-i-Hind) was formed by 486. In which part historians have divided In-
Subhash Chandra Bose? dian history?
A. 1941 A. Medieval, Modern, Colonial
B. 1942
B. Ancient, Medieval, Colonial
C. 1943
C. Ancient, Medieval, Modern
D. 1945
D. None of these
481. The Dilwara Temple at Mount Abu in Ra-
jasthan were built by the flowerers of 487. Battle of Plassey was played in year.
A. Buddhism A. 1857
B. Jainism B. 1650
C. Hinduism C. 1757
D. Sikhism D. 1769
482. Who is known as the father of Indian Mis- 488. During which Mughal ruler’s rule, did the
sile Program? Britishers enter India for trading?
A. Raja Ramanna A. Akbar
B. Dr Vikram Sarabhai B. Jahangir
C. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam C. Babur
D. none of above D. Humayun
483. Who is known as the father of white rev- 489. Who was India’s 1st Prime Minister?
olution?
A. Narendra Modi
A. Baba Ramdev
B. Moti Lal
B. Verghese Kurien
C. Jagadish Chandra Bose C. Jawharlal Nehru
484. Where was rice first cultivated? 490. Tripitakas are scared books of
A. Vindhiya hills A. Buddhists
B. Garo hills B. Hindus
C. Indus river C. Jains
D. Son D. None of above
491. The name India came to English usage 497. The land to the east of Indus came to be
from the century onwards. called Hindustan by the
503. Which among the following Kavya of San- 508. Who wrote the book titled Jain yogasas-
skrit, deal with court intrigues & access to tra?
power of Chandragupta Maurya? A. Hemchandra
A. Mrichhakatika B. Banbhatta
B. Ritusamhara C. Panini
C. Kumarasambhava D. Patanjali
D. Mudrarakshahsa
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509. Who was the first Indian Governor Gen-
eral of Independent India?
504. which yug was this story of mahabharat
held in A. C. Rajagopalachari
A. Kalyug B. BR. Ambedkar
B. Duaparyug C. Bhagat Singh
C. The Victoria Company 511. when did jallian walla bagh incident hap-
pen?
D. The Arabian British Company
A. 1923
506. the vijayanagara ruler, krishnadev rayas B. 1919
work amuktamalyada, was in
C. 1823
A. telugu
D. 1654
B. sanskrit
512. Kailashnatha temple is situated in
C. tamil
A. Tamilnadu
D. kannada
B. Kerela
507. Match1. Vinay Pitaka2. Sutta Pitaka3. C. Maharastra
Abhidhamma Pitaka. Religious discourses
D. Bihar
of Buddhab. Buddha’s sayings. Monastic
code 513. Who is the Governer of India?
A. 1-b-s-a A. Shaktikanta Das
B. 1-c2-b3-a B. N.Modi
C. 1-a2-b3-c C. MD.Sharma
D. none of above D. No Governer
525. What’s the national sport? 531. Mandsore inscription is important to un-
A. Kabaddi derstand social mobility in Indian society.
It is found in Mandsor inscription is im-
B. Cricket portant for understanding social mobility -
C. Hockey it is found in
D. Football A. UP Uttar Pradesh
E. None B. Bihar Bihar
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526. What led to the end of IVC? C. Gujarat Gujarat
A. Invasion of Aryans D. MP Madhya Pradesh
B. Recurrent floods
532. Who was the first Indian ruler who had
C. Earthquakes territory outside India?
D. All of the above
A. Ashoka
527. Which king started the organization of B. Chandragupta Maurya
Kumbh fair at Allahabad?
C. Kanishka
A. Harshavardhana
D. Huvishka
B. Dhruvasena Ii
C. Narshimhvarman 533. The famous quote “Tum mujhe khoon do
D. Akabar mai tumhe azaadi doonga”Was said by
whom
528. Which Indian game was originally called
A. Rani Lakshmi Bai
Mokshapat and was created by Saint
Gyandev? B. Subhas chandra bose
A. Chess C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Kho kho D. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Snakes and Ladders
534. iIdentifiy the period when Mahabharat
D. Kabaddi
had been composed
529. Indian plate was once a part of A. 400 BCE to 500 CE
A. Africa B. 500 BCE to 400 CE
B. China
C. 600 BCE to 500 CE
C. Gondwana Land
D. 600 BCE to 600CE
D. Australia
535. The Capital city ‘Daydo’ established by
530. Which is the largest Indian site of Indus
kublai khan is situated at
civilization?
A. Ropar A. Samar qand
B. Lothal B. Beijing
C. Dholaveer C. Ulan Battor
D. Kalibanga D. Alma Atta
536. What can’t you do in badminton? 542. Which among the following is a non-
A. Hit the shuttle out of the play area renewable natural resource?
537. Who introduced English as official lan- 543. Satvahan kings were mainly
guage A. Kshtriya Kshatriya
A. Lord William Bentick B. Bahmins Brahmins
B. Sir Charles Wood C. Shudra
C. Dalhousie D. Vishya
D. Allan Octawain Hume
544. Who Contributed or made donations for
538. what was the name of jatayu’s brother Building Stupas
A. Sampati A. Kings Satvahanans
B. Chitrasen B. Guilds
C. Garud C. Bikkhus and Bhikkhunis
D. vibhadra D. All of these
539. Vallabhi era is identical with which of the 545. The earliest civilization in India was lo-
following era? cated near what river valley?
A. The Vikrama era A. Indus
B. The Gupta era B. Ganges
C. The Harsha era C. Brahmaputra
D. None of the above D. Godvari
540. Who wrote the Danasagara and Adbhuta 546. Who was the first Prime Minister of In-
Sagara? dia?
A. Hemanta Sena A. Charan Singh
B. Vijaya Sena B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Ballal Sena C. Narendra Modi
D. Lakshmana Sena D. Indira Gandhi
541. what principle did king ashoka teached to 547. Allaudin Khilji and who else died while
his subjects? playing polo?
A. ahimsa A. Devendranath Tagore
B. violence B. Lord Cornwallis
C. anger C. Nawab of Pataudi Sr
D. discrimination D. Sarojini NAidu
548. The Mughal painting reaches its/zeinth 554. How do you win points?
during the reign of:
A. Land the shuttlecock on your oppo-
A. Akbar nents floor
B. Jahangir B. Hit the net
C. Shahjahan
C. Land the shuttlecock your opponents
D. Aurangzeb floor
549. The first to establish regular trade with D. Hit the shuttlecock out of opponents
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India was? floor
A. Dutch
555. Identify the wrong matching A. Lumbani
B. Portuguese
Ashoka’s Birth B. Sarnath First
C. French Sermon C. Kushinara Nibbana D. Bodh
D. English Gaya Enlightenment
553. Satwahana kingdom was mainly located 558. Who Was the fourth Mughal Emperor
in
A. Babur
A. Bihar Bihar
B. Punjab Punjab B. Shah Alam II
D. EPL A. Rajgriha
B. Patliputra
563. Sulb Sutra belong to?
C. Kalinga
A. Astrology
D. Avantika
B. Astronomy
C. Mathematics 569. was a strong ruler, the strongest of
D. Chemistry all the Mauryan emperors.
A. Siddhartha Gautama
564. Who among the following ruler was de-
feated by Seleucus? B. Asoka
A. Vikramaditya C. Candra Gupta II
B. Chandra Gupta Maurya D. Hun
570. Who authored the book Indica? 576. who was the first ruler of the mauryan
A. Daimachus empire
B. Megasthenes A. ashoka
C. Dionysus B. akbar
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Medieval Period. 577. The first war of Independence was fought
A. Babur in the year?
B. Ashoka A. 1847
C. Akbar B. 1857
E. Jahangir D. 1877
572. the victories of karikala are well por- 578. When the shuttle goes back and forth it
trayed in is known as a ?
A. palamoli A. rally
B. arunavad B. serve
C. pattinappalai C. point
D. padirrupattu D. match
573. Early medieval history is from 579. Which of these rulers is/are not from the
ancient period? Choose one or more op-
A. 8th-12th century CE tions:
B. 13th-18th century CE A. Ghatotakacha
C. 8th-10th century CE B. Sher Shah Suri
D. 8th-15th century CE C. Bahadur Shah
574. Who was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s D. Prithviraj Chauhan
father? E. Ananga Pala
A. Shahaji
580. Telegraph & modern postal system was
B. Sambhaji introduced in India by:
C. Jijabai A. Lord Dalhousie
D. Bajirao B. Lord Canning
575. When did agriculture start? C. Lord Elgin
A. 4700 years ago D. None of these
B. 2500 years ago 581. who was the first ruler of the haryanka
C. 7500 years ago dynasty in magadha?
D. 8000 years ago A. bimbisara
582. The National Archive of India islocated at 588. Shah Jhan wished to biuld a
A. Black Taj Mahal for him
A. Hyderabad B. green Taj Mahal
B. Mumbai C. Red Fort
C. Delhi D. Qutub Minar
D. none of above 589. Why was Agra so special for the
Mughals?
583. Who invented Crescograph?
A. It was the Mughal capital
A. G. D. Jump B. It was a beautiful city
B. Jagadish Chandra Bose C. It was the Indian capital back then
C. Patanjali D. none of above
D. none of above
590. The Bahmani kingdom was founded by
584. In 1197 AD Nalanda University was de- A. Ahmad Shah I
stroyed by B. Alauddin Hassan
A. Muhammed of Ghor C. Mahmud Gavan
B. Qutb-ud-din D. Firuz Shah Bahmani
C. Bakthiyar Kilji 591. Gautam Buddh’s leaving home is known
D. Alaptigin as
A. Mahaparinirvana
585. wich team did india play in the world cup
2011 final B. Dharmabhishek
A. IND VS AUS C. Mahabhinishkraman
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D. he had seen nishant ji 597. How can Badminton be played?
595. Who propounded Vaishesik Philosophy? A. Dubbles
A. Kapil B. Singles or doubles
B. Jaimini C. Singels
C. Uluk Kanad D. Singels or Dubbles
B. Hindu or Muslim soldier employed by 12. A strong central government with a very
the British East India Company clear hierarchy would have been most an
example of which idea or philosophy?
17. What are the two major rivers of Ancient 22. The mountain range to the north, in India,
India? is the
A. Tigris & Euphrates A. Adirondacks
B. Nile & Blue Nile B. Rockies
C. Indus & Ganges C. Himalayas
D. Huang He & Yangtze D. Alps
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18. The word “philosophy” comes from the 23. What was the main job of a knight?
Greek word meaning A. Defending his lord’s or king’s territory
A. lunch B. Enforcing the law on his lord’s manor
B. love of wisdom C. Going on extreme adventures
C. Sparta D. Competing in tournaments against
D. Zeus other knights
19. Only this group paid taxes in pre- 24. Sumerians who learned to write and held
revolutionary France. high positions in society were called
A. 1st Estate A. scribes
B. 2nd Estate B. artisans
C. 3rd Estate C. head of households
D. 1st and 3rd Estates D. merchants
20. France gets its name from this group of 25. How was the republic of Rome differ-
Germanic invaders who settled there in ent from the direct democracy of ancient
the 400s. Athens?
A. Franks A. The Roman republic allowed all male
B. Frenchers citizens to vote on laws.
27. Which of the following strongly influenced 32. Who conquered most of Europe after the
the Assyrians? fall of the Roman Empire?
38. Which of the following religious denomina- 44. What mountain range is in the northern
tions is NOT considered Protestant? part of India and is also the highest moun-
A. Lutheran tain range in the world?
B. Methodist A. Mount Everest
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C. Catholic B. Himalaya Mountains
D. Baptist C. Hindu Kush
C. Athens A. Homer
D. Sparta B. Plato
C. Athena
40. are long, narrow, flat regions of land
between mountains or hills. D. Alexander the Great
A. Plateaus 46. What activity of the French Monarchy has-
B. Islands tened the Revolution?
C. River valleys A. American Revolution
D. Deltas B. Haitian Revolution
41. The predominant religion of India. C. Extravagant lifestyle of monarchy
A. Buddhism D. the marriage between Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette
B. Islam
C. Christianity 47. What was one invention from Babylon?
D. Hinduism A. Wheel
49. This Classical Era civilization was located B. someone’s religious beliefs
on the Italian peninsula and allowed for
C. training a horse to ride or pull a cart
the rise of Christianity in Europe.
53. The plague is thought to have started here 58. Why was Julius Caesar murdered?
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economy of China?
C. data on weather and climate
A. Established monopolies and paper
money D. a book about the people of ancient
China
B. Implemented new farming policies
C. Gave people tax breaks 66. They invaded western Europe after the fall
D. Institute a series of mining production of Rome looking fro food, room, and lands.
A. Russians
61. Who would most likely study the causes
of a present-day epidemic? B. the French
A. an archaeologist C. Germanic tribes
B. a human geographer D. the Chinese
C. a physical geographer
67. Which of the following helped cause the
D. a historian Renaissance?
62. The 5 Pillars are related to which reli- A. Crusades
gion?
B. Scientific Revolution
A. Judaism
C. Columbus’ voyages
B. Christianity
D. Roman Empire
C. Islam
D. Hindu 68. Who was the rebel leader during the
Haitian revolution?
63. This was one of the first City States which
practiced Democracy A. Napoleon Bonaparte
70. Which of the following staple crops is most 75. Which government was created by the 3rd
associated with the rise of Mesoamerican Estate at that start of the Revolution?
civilizations?
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A. Faith in Allah. C. biodegradable paper
B. Prayer once a day. D. Dewey decimal system
C. Giving to charity. 86. One of the basic features of civilization is
D. Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once.
A. equal rights for women.
82. How did metal plows help to increase B. fewer social divisions and classes.
Mesopotamian trade with civilizations?
C. increased job specialization.
A. Farmers could plant faster, helping
D. simpler religious beliefs.
them plant larger areas and grow surplus
grain for traders to sell. 87. The economy of the Indus civilization was
B. Many farmers who had learned metal based on
working to make plows also made other A. shipbuilding.
metal goods for traders to sell.
B. agriculture and trade.
C. Farmers could plant more quickly, so
they had more time to go to markets and C. only agriculture.
buy things from traders. D. warfare and tribute.
D. Farmers who bought plows from
88. Athens trade.
traders found their new tools so helpful
that they later bought many other goods A. Encouraged
from traders. B. Despised
83. What contributions from India did Western C. Discouraged
Europeans receive via exchanges with the D. Used
Abbasid Caliphate?
A. The spread of Hinduism into Western 89. Which of the following is NOT a proper EX-
Europe PLAIN response from a RACE response?
B. Arabic numerals A. The quote supports my answer be-
cause
C. The adoption of some features of In-
dia’s caste system B. The chart on the population growth ex-
plains why
D. Exotic furs such as sable and mink
C. The picture is evidence that supports
84. The two rivers of Mesopotamia are? my answer because
A. Tigris and Nile D. The evidence is on the 4th line of the
B. Euphrates and Nile paper.
90. A complex society with cities, organized 95. Why did the Aryans create the caste sys-
governments, art, religion, class division, tem?
and
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C. Canada 106. The introduction of the magnetic compass
D. Australlia and paper currency during the Tang and
Song dynasties influenced Chinese society
101. Which pharaoh of Ancient Egypt defied by
tradition and ruled as woman for over A. making trade easier
twenty years in the 1400s BCE?
B. increasing crop yields
A. Cleopatra
C. limiting foreign invaders
B. Thutmose III D. improving government effeciency
C. Hatshepsut
107. What was the domain of Zeus?
D. Ramses the Great
A. King of the gods
102. Fast ripening rice B. god of love
A. caused new wealth in China C. god of war
B. allowed Song leaders to rebuild the D. god of the sea
Great Wall
108. What was the most important factor in
C. increased the population greatly the development of Greek city-states?
D. a and c A. Lack of trade routes
103. Which government is made up of a select B. A single leader that ruled all of Greece
few people. C. Isthmus and strait
A. Oligarchy D. Mountainous geography
B. Theocracy 109. When the people of Paris heard that the
C. Monarchy military was going to stop the revolution
their response was to
D. Republic
A. leave the city
104. On a timeline, B.C.E. is represented B. storm the Bastille
A. on the right side of the timeline C. force the King to come to Paris
B. on the left side of the timeline D. none of the above
C. in the year zero
110. was a commercial and defensive con-
D. B.C.E. is never on a timeline federation of merchant guilds and market
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C. Athens B. She believes that Fibonacci’s contribu-
D. Oracle Bones tions were unoriginal
C. She is impressed by the breadth of Fi-
122. The of a people is the way of life that bonacci’s genius
they follow.
D. She is surprised at the reason that Fi-
A. Culture
bonacci is primarily remembered today.
B. Civilization
128. What was the impact of the fall of Rome
C. Dynasty
on Western Europe?
D. Social Structure
A. It lead to a nationalistic spirit in Euro-
123. How do archaeologists learn about the pean countries.
earliest hunter-gatherer humans? B. It ended the Classical Era of civiliza-
A. Studying their poems and farms. tions.
B. Studying the stories of the past. C. It ended the spread of Christianity in
C. Studying fossils and artifacts. Europe.
131. Who could be citizens in most ancient civ- 136. The Ming emperors built what for them-
ilizations? selves?
132. What was the name of the legislative 137. Caravanserais were found upon several
body in France prior to the Revolution? trade routes, but were best known on the
Silk Road. What are Caravanserais?
A. National Assembly
A. An Open Air Markets
B. National Convention
B. An Oasis
C. Directory
C. A place of rest
D. Estates General
D. A Mosque
133. Why were the Ottomans interested in
138. Shang weapons were especially strong
controlling the area known as the Byzan-
because skilled artisans made these ob-
tine Empire?
jects from
A. they could control all the gold in the
A. iron
world
B. stone
B. it was the center of new inventions and
ideas C. bones
C. they could have a monopoly on the D. bronze
trade between Europe and Asia
139. The Minoan civilization is believed to
D. the could convert all people to Islam have declined due to (multiple answers)
134. A civilization in the Eastern Mediter- A. natural disasters such as earthquakes,
ranean that built structures similar to the volcanic eruptions, and tidal waves
labyrinth of King Minos was the B. the Trojan War
A. Israelite civilization C. the minotaur
B. Egyptian civilization D. an invasion by people from mainland
C. Minoan civilization Greece
D. Phoenicians civilization 140. The idea that reason should guide society
rather than tradition helped cause the rev-
135. What are helots? olution and came from
A. Citizens A. the Declaration of Independence
B. A ruler B. the Scientific Revolution
C. Slaves C. the Enlightenment
D. Soldiers D. all of the above
141. What was the path of invasion through 146. What are the basic tenents of the Islam
the Hindu Kush? faith called?
A. Khyber Pass A. Four Noble Truths
B. Indus River Valley B. Five Pillars
C. Ganges River Valley C. Eightfold path
D. Caste Alley D. Three Wise Sayings
147. People skilled in making tools who de-
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142. What is the time period before a written
language was created? vote their time to such work soon devel-
oped and were called
A. History
A. skilled labor
B. Climate
B. artisans
C. Prehistory
C. craftsmen
D. Environment D. none of above
143. How was the geography of Rome similar 148. The early Jews were the first civilization
to other early civilizations? to be
A. Rome had extensive dry deserts that A. Polytheistic
limited farming and protected the city
B. Monotheistic
from invaders.
C. A Monarchy
B. Rome was centered along a river that
allowed farming and trade to flourish. D. A Democracy
C. Rome was located in between steep 149. A piece of land which is not farmed for a
mountains that made trade and travel im- year to restore the nutrients in the soil
possible. A. Fief
D. Rome was thousands of miles from a B. Vassal
large body of water which prevented at-
C. Fallow
tack by invaders
D. Serf
144. This led to the eventual fall of the Roman
Empire 150. Which of the following features is labeled
“B”?
A. The Size
A. Caribbean Sea
B. Too much Wealth
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Small army
C. Gulf of Mexico
D. Friendly neighbors D. Persian Gulf
145. What are cuneiform and hieroglyphics 151. refer to how a society is organized
both examples of? into groups known as social classes.
A. religion A. Social structure
B. holy books B. Economic system
C. written form of communication C. Religion
D. inventions of the Chinese D. Agricultural practices
152. A series of protective barriers built to B. The Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman
keep out invaders from the north Empire
154. How did intensification effect early civi- 158. Give an example of a religion that spread
lizations? far and wide due to the Silk Road?
A. More people moved away from the A. Judaism
cities.
B. Buddhism
B. Increase in the number of people in a
particular place. C. Socialism
D. It increased the number of Pastoral 159. Which cultural group was MOST highly in-
Peoples. fluenced by the Silk Road?
155. The group to which modern humans be- A. African
long. B. Eurasian
A. Homo erectus C. North American
B. Hominids D. South American
C. Homo sapiens
160. Which government has all people partici-
D. none of above
pating in decision making
156. Which of the following are the states that A. Republic
dominated the Mediterranean trade during
B. Direct Democracy
the sixteenth century?
C. Monarchy
A. Italian city-states and the Ottoman Em-
pire D. Oligarchy
161. What is the system in Europe where lords 165. As per Asoka’s inscriptions, which among
gave land to vassals for service and loy- the following place was declared tax free
alty? and proclaimed only 1/8th part as tax-
able?
A. monarchy
A. Kushinagar
B. chivalry
B. Lumbini
C. monastery
C. Kathmandu
D. feudalism
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D. Sarnath
162. How did the Black Death impact Europe?
166. Which of the following is NOT a reason
A. The Black Death was a horrible war the Renaissance began in Italy?
that killed thousands of Europeans.
A. Italy had city-states while the rest of
B. The Black Death was a horrible plague Europe was mostly rural.
that killed thousands of Europeans.
B. Italy had wealthy merchants that were
C. The Black Death caused thousands of willing to spend their $ on art.
Europeans to lose their homes. C. Italy had a more stable government
D. The Black Death caused thousands of that other European kingdoms.
Europeans to leave Europe. D. People of Italy had an interest in an-
cient Greece and Rome.
163. Which of these best explains the exis-
tence of continuous trade routes across di- 167. What is Hindu’s divine law?
verse faith regions in the 15th century?
A. The book of songs
A. Empires from western Europe to east
B. The Holy Bible
Asia signed agreements to keep the trade
routes open C. Dharma
B. The financial incentives provided by D. Shatara
trade goods outweighed divisions over re-
168. Which of the following characterized The
ligious beliefs
Bronze Age (Era 2 )?
C. Major global trade corporations kept
A. Rise and fall of kingdoms with strong
open all trade routes using private mili-
monarchs
tary forces
B. Powerful militaries and rigid social hi-
D. Superior European technology and im- erarchies
perialist motives dominated Asian and
African trade routes C. Growing Cities and Population
D. Monotheistic religions such as Islam
164. A reform movement within the Catholic
Church was known as 169. Which characteristic of family and village
life shaped Indian society?
A. the Protestant Reformation
A. Each person in society had specific du-
B. the Counter Reformation
ties based on their caste.
C. the Reformation proclamation
B. Daughters lived with their parents af-
D. the 95 Theses ter they were married.
C. Women were equal to men and ran vil- the bull leaping frescoes left behind on the
lage councils. palace walls.
D. The economy rapidly declined at the 184. Who wrote about Communism being the
hands of the Mongol empire superior type of economy in the communist
Manifesto
179. Which of the following is true about the
Magna Carta? A. Adam Smith
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England.
185. Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet
C. It contained 63 clauses and limited the and dry seasons
power of the king. A. typhoon
D. It gave the king more money and B. monsoon
power.
C. hurricane
180. What is a series of military tours D. subcontinent
from Christian Europe to Palestine (Holy
Lands)? 186. a person who holds extreme or fanatical
political or religious views
A. serf
A. fanatic
B. knight
B. extremist
C. Crusades
C. politician
D. Clergy
D. moderate
181. What helped Mesopotamia’s agriculture
thrive? 187. Florence, Milan, Rome were all Italian
during the Renaissance
A. flooding and mild weather
A. Frescos
B. Irrigation and fertile soil
B. Humanisms
C. iron tools and sandy coasts
C. City States
D. bronze tools and canals
D. Architects
182. What was the preeminent symbol of the 188. What is it called when you believe in and
Reign of Terror in France? pray to many different gods?
A. the sword A. Polytheism
B. Hangman’s noose B. Monotheism
C. Guillotine C. Pharaoh
D. Executioners block D. Kings
183. One of the largest settlements of the In- 189. As a result of the collapse of the Roman
dus River Valley? Empire, Western Europe experienced
A. Dehli A. a shift to an urban population
B. Harappa B. innovations in agriculture
C. Indus C. a lack of political unity and stability
D. Mohenjo Daro D. a revival of education and the arts
199. years of “peace” during the Roman pe- 205. Rise of Empires includes these topics ex-
riod cept
A. Roman peace A. Artistic and architectural advances
B. Pax Romana
B. development of trade networks
C. Pax Rome
C. immigration
D. Rome Peace
D. the growth from small kingdoms to
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200. What was the main religion of the Sume-
larger kingdoms
rians?
A. Monotheism 206. Traditions that shape how people live
B. Christianity their identity.
C. Polytheism A. City-State
D. Judaism
B. Democracy
201. What do we call the 200 years of peace
C. Culture
and prosperity during the Roman Empire?
A. Pax Romana D. none of above
B. Augustus Caesar
207. Why are the 5 themes of geography an
C. Pax Caesar important tool in the study of history?
D. Romana di Pizza
A. It helps historians see that there is no
202. Code of laws for the Byzantine Empire connection between geography and the
human history.
A. 10 Commandments
B. Codes of Hammurabi B. It helps historians understand how cli-
mate, landforms, and human activities
C. 12 tables
have shaped past events.
D. Justinian Code
C. It helps people to see how the earth’s
203. A system of people in different lands who geography impacts world religions.
trade goods
D. It helps people to realize there is no
A. trade network relationship between geography and his-
B. merchant tory.
C. imports
208. One of the key factors in the success of
D. exports
the Assyrian army was their use of
204. What sport does Ms. Gonzalez watch in weapons.
Eastside?
A. bronze
A. Football
B. copper
B. Baseball
C. Soccer C. iron
D. Volleyball D. steel
209. How did the spread of Buddhism compare B. A belief in one God.
to the spread of Islam by 1500? C. The use of paper currency for trade
B. common rulers and legal systems 223. India’s earliest civilizations were located
in
C. religious beliefs and heroic legends
A. mountainous areas
D. equality between men and women
B. coastal regions
218. Who developed a theory involving trian- C. river valleys
gles?
D. dry steppes
A. Pythagoras
224. Who wrote ‘The Ninety-five Thesis’ and
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B. Archimedes nailed this work to the church door?
C. Aristotle A. Ulrick Zwingli
D. Herodotus B. John Calvin
C. Sirt Thomas Moore
219. Cave art is not
D. Martin Luther
A. Shelter decoration
225. Which of the following contributed to
B. Hunting ritual
the Chinese government’s decision to stop
C. religious ritual voyages of exploration in the Indian Ocean
D. written language in the early fifteenth century?
A. Armed resistance from Arab navies
220. Why did most worker unions organize in B. Lack of sufficient Chinese goods for
the 19th century? trade
A. to elect officials friendly to labor C. The destruction of the Chinese fleet by
B. to end difficult and strenuous work for typhoons
everyone D. Government concern with domestic
C. to improve pay and working conditions problems and frontier security
E. Fear of the spread of the plague to
D. to return society to a more rural exis-
China
tence
226. Z Henghe
221. Napoleon was finally defeated in which
A. was great Mongol leader
famous battle?
B. was the greatest Ming emperor
A. Battle of St. Petersburg
C. defeated the Mongols in China
B. Battle of Gettysburg
D. was the leader of the Ming Treasure
C. Battle of Waterloo Fleet and a great mariner (sailor)
D. Battle of Tours 227. When a strong country takes over a
weaker country for economic, social or po-
222. Where was Buddhism found?
litical reasons it is called
A. China A. industrialization
B. India B. militarism
C. Japan C. imperialism
D. Pakistan D. nationalism
228. In 1453 the Ottomans took over which B. Batu developed the Golden Horde in
city? what did they name it? parts of Russia
231. What is the title of a Muslim leader? 236. What policy does the Chinese emperor
adopt after the Seven Voyages?
A. sultan
A. Expansionism
B. emperor
B. Expedition
C. king
C. Exploration
D. caliph
D. Isolationism
232. Inquisition refers to
237. Cloth makers, cobblers, and stone ma-
A. the spread of Protestant ideas sons are examples of what?
B. trials of those opposed to Catholic doc- A. Churches
trine
B. Fairs
C. Spanish wealth from the American
colonies C. Crusaders
D. the effects of the Renaissance in Eu- D. Guilds
rope
238. What are TWO reasons that John Green
233. Who was not one of Genghis Kahn’s says that war and disease go together?
grandsons over which kingdom? A. Armies carry diseases with them
A. Kublai Kahn began the Yuan dynasty in B. Food shortages caused by war make
China people more vulnerable to diseases
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244. What was the main group of city-states
C. cultural diffusion called?
D. multiculturalism A. Sumer
240. How did aqueducts help Roman society? B. Temple
A. they could reach places faster C. Egypt
B. they helped protect the city D. Persia
C. by providing water for drinking, baths,
245. Which of the following was a method
fountains, & more
rulers in Eurasia used to legitimize and
D. none of above consolidate their power during the period
1450 C.E. to 1750 C.E.?
241. After the break with Rome, who did
Henry VIII make head of the Anglican A. Developing professional militaries
Church? B. Promoting free trade
A. His son C. Adopting the religious practices of mi-
B. The Archbishop nority groups
C. Himself D. Enacting reforms to decrease eco-
nomic and social inequalities
D. Various Nobles
242. who was the last powerful mughal 246. Which dynasty developed the first
ruler? Bronze Age culture in ancient China?
A. Aurangzeb A. Shang
B. Shah Jahan B. Han
C. Akbar C. Xia
D. Babur D. Qin
243. What is social hierarchy? 247. Select one of the reasons the first civiliza-
A. A rule of conduct or action that is bind- tions developed in river valleys.
ing and enforced by a controlling author- A. Fresh water, flat land and fertile soil
ity.
B. Hot climate
B. A type of civilization that developed
C. an abundance of Salt water
near or around a major river and consid-
ered the earliest known large human civi- D. They hunted and gathered their foods
lizations. from nearby
248. A lesser lord who accepts land from a 254. The highest Caste is called this:
more powerful lord and pledges loyalty A. Vaisya
and service to that lord
253. Who led the slaves in Haiti in a revolt 258. Rich in the materials or nutrients needed
against France? to produce many strong, healthy crops.
A. Miguel Hidalgo A. fertile
B. Simon Bolivar B. common
C. Toussaint L’Ouverture C. irrigate
D. Jose de San Martin D. cultivate
259. The Sumerian writing system was called 264. A greater reliance on weapons and the
reduced importance of knights was caused
A. Cuneiform
by
B. Hieroglyphs
A. The Crusades
C. English B. The Hundred Years War
D. Sargon C. The Black Plague
260. Which of the following historical events D. The Magna Carta
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would fit under the theme of political struc- 265. Who were the earliest humans?
tures
A. Hunter gatherers
A. the overthrow of the French monarchy B. Farmers
B. the writing of the American Constitu- C. Cobblers
tion
D. Bakers
C. the establishment of the German na-
tion 266. When was India’s constitution primarily
amended?
D. the collapse of the Soviet Union
A. 1928
261. As a result of the Tokugawa Shoguns B. 1902
signing treaties with western powers, C. 1951.
A. The Shogun was abolished and over- D. 1933
thrown
267. All of the following were stipulations of
B. The Japanese Emperor was restored the Treaty of Nanjing EXCEPT
to political power
A. China paid 20 million in Silver to Britain
C. The Japanese emperor began a rapid
B. China granted Britain trading rights in
series of modernization reforms in Japan
5 ports
D. All of the above C. The Canton System would continue
262. Nationalist who led his “Red Shirts” to D. China ceded Hong Kong to the British
unify Italy. 268. Ancient mode of transporation
A. Giuseppe Garibaldi A. Wheelbarrow
B. Benito Mussolini B. Car
C. Napoleon Bonaparte C. Wheel
D. Simon Bolivar D. Chariot
269. A nobleman who was trained as a war-
263. Which peoples did not comprise a dias-
rior and lived their live according to a code
poric community from 1200-1450?
of chivalry
A. Chinese A. Samurai
B. Jewish B. Navy
C. Islam C. Vassal
D. Christian D. Knight
270. Which nation/peoples did not develop 275. Humans had begun to use iron as early
ships and did not trade along the Indian as
Ocean, Mediterranean Ocean, or the China
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B. male supremacy
281. What was not a factor of the growth of
cities? C. Monte Alban
283. One important way in which the Silk 288. Confucius believed respect for parents, or
Road and African trade routes were sim- , was very important to the relation-
ilar was that along all of these routes ships.
290. What word means the species of modern 295. What is a peasant farmer in feudal soci-
man? ety?
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help serfs work the land.
301. was based on the idea that a nation’s
power was determined by its wealth. C. Monarchs were not allowed to build
their own manor houses.
A. capitalism
D. The system elevated the serfs to a
B. mercantilism
level equal to lords and knights.
C. manifest destiny
307. A is a form of human culture in which
D. triangular trade
some people live in cities, there is some
302. The Abbasids created a refined and cos- form of writing, and there are people who
mopolitan culture in Baghdad, this was are skilled at using science and technology.
called A. civilization
A. The Golden Age B. religion
B. The Bronze Age C. city
C. The Dark Ages D. social structure
D. The Renaissance 308. What famous Greek philosopher tutored
303. A larger political unit which contains a Alexander the Great?
large area with people who are similar A. Pericles
A. City State B. Augustus
B. Nation C. Aristotle
C. Empire D. Caesar
D. Town State 309. What country borders India to the north-
east?
304. A way to show levels of power
A. Pakistan
A. Chivalry
B. China
B. Manor
C. Sri Lanka
C. Hierarchy
D. Egypt
D. Fiefdom
310. Justinian had a code of made.
305. What is the name for the system of
promises between lords and vassals that A. rulers
governed Europe in the Middle Ages? B. law
A. Christianity C. conduct
B. Feudalism D. faith
311. The 4 Noble Truths are an important char- D. Where did George Washington learn
acteristic of Buddhism. Which of the fol- military skills to lead?
lowing are part of these truths. CHOOSE
314. The French Revolution began in 319. According to the Force Theory, how does
A. 1776 a ruler claim legitimacy to rule?
B. 1789 A. By the social contract
C. 1876 B. By having the most powerful military
D. 1798 C. By divine birth
321. First Mongol ruler; known for his cruelty 326. Identify three of the main reasons for the
and fierce way of conquering civilizations decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
A. Kublai Khan A. Invasions from Germanic tribes
B. Japan B. An earthquake
C. Japanese Fuedalism C. A weakening economy
D. Genghis Khan
D. Political corruption
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322. In the period 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E., mer- E. An increase in trade
chant diaspora communities, such as those
of Muslims in India, Chinese in Southeast 327. The history of which classical civilization
Asia, and Jews in the Mediterranean, had was shaped by the monsoon cycle, the Hi-
which of the following in common? malaya Mountains, and the Indus River?
A. They generally imposed their own lan- A. Maurya Empire
guages on the local communities.
B. ancient Greece
B. They generally became military out-
posts that facilitated the expansion of em- C. Babylonian Empire
pires.
D. ancient Egypt
C. They generally lost touch with their
homelands and merged with the local pop- 328. Europeans feeling of duty to Christianize
ulation. and civilize foreign colonies
D. They generally introduced their own A. White Man’s Burden
cultural practices into the local cultures.
B. Sepoy Rebellion
323. Who founded Buddhism? C. Zulu War
A. Siddhartha Gautama
D. Meiji Restoration
B. The Brahman
C. Ramayana 329. Map Projections:Who uses a polar map?
D. Mahabharata A. by airplane piolots
C. fresh water water and fertile soil 347. Studying history can help us with deci-
D. animals and fertile soil sion making because
A. in the past people made better deci-
342. The idea of filial piety, or a child’s obe- sions.
dience to their parents and ancestors, is a
B. it helps us know ourselves better.
belief of
C. it teaches us about world cultures.
A. Hinduism
D. people can decide to be historians, ar-
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B. Judaism chaeologists, or geographers.
C. Buddhism
348. Started on a path of modernization under
D. Confucianism new ruler.
343. Around 900 B.C., the Chavin people built A. China
a temple surrounded by two pyramids and B. Japan
stone figures depicting different gods in
C. Both
the coastal regions of what is now
D. none of above
A. Brazil
B. Mexico 349. Which of the following is a belief shared
by Buddhists?
C. Central America
A. There is only one God.
D. Peru and Ecuador
B. People should only associate with oth-
344. Who was not one of the travelers who ers of the same caste?
recorded journeys from 1200 to 1450? C. Selfish desires are the main cause of
A. Ibn Battuta human suffering.
B. Marco Polo D. Wealth is usually a sign of divine favor.
C. Margery Kempe 350. The civilization of Nubia is located of
D. Christopher Columbus Egypt.
A. north
345. Who was the fiercest Mongol leader?
B. south
A. Empress Wu
C. east
B. Genghis Khan
D. west
C. Confucius
351. Which statement best describes the role
D. Marco Polo of the Roman Catholic Church in Western
Europe during the Middle Ages?
346. The two main themes of World History
are: A. The church encouraged individuals to
question authority
A. Integration and Diversity
B. Church leaders were limited solely to
B. West and East
spiritual activities
C. Outsourcing and Indexing C. The Church gained influence as the
D. Government and Society world became more secular
355. An immediate result of the fall of the Ro- 360. Which of the following was NOT a result
man Empire was of the Atlantic slave trade?
A. Labor intensive cash crops
A. A renewed interest in the education
and arts B. Decreased gender balance in Africa
B. A period of disorder and weak central C. Haitian Revolution
government D. Environmental degradation
361. Which term can be used to describe some- 366. Which river valley gave rise to the first
thing that is important? ERVC
A. Agriculture A. Mesopotamia
B. Domestication B. China
C. Significant C. Indus
D. Development D. Egypt
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362. Which of the following was a religious 367. When Justinian became emperor, how did
reason for the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857? he help organize the disorganize and con-
fusing laws?
A. British missionaries spreading Chris-
tianity A. The Justinian Code
B. The use of cow and pig fat on rifle car- B. The Byzantine Legal System
tridges used by Sepoys C. The Twelve Tables
C. Harassment of Hindu priests D. The Constitution
D. All of the above
368. Which things were determined based on
363. Which of these events took place FIRST? a person’s caste or place in society?
D. The Qin dynasty set up a professional 376. The Forbidden City was built
bureaucracy while the Zhou dynasty relied A. for the emperor, his family and ser-
on hereditary succession
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B. a political system of local government people create?
that is based around granting loyalty, mil-
itary assistance, and other services in re- A. Printing Press
turn for land. B. Planned Cities
C. a political system of local government C. Paper (from trees)
that is based around granting vassals in D. none of above
return for loyalty, military assistance, and
other services. 387. What religion were ALL Christians before
the Reformation?
D. none of the above
A. Jewish
382. A historian typically begins his work by
B. Christian
A. Contacting a historical society
C. Catholic
B. deciding on an answer to a thesis
D. Baptist
C. formulating a question he hopes to an-
swer 388. The Five Pillars of Islam include all of the
following EXCEPT:
D. making sure his evidence has never
been seen before A. Prayer five times per day
B. Alms giving
383. What effect of the Agricultural Revolu-
tion allowed early humans to make per- C. Pilgrimage to Mecca
manent settlements and begin developing D. Reincarnation
civilizations?
389. Marco Polo described which of the follow-
A. Religion
ing at Kublai Khan’s court that he had not
B. Food surplus encountered in Europe?
C. Government A. The use of spies in foreign nations
D. Division of labor B. The interest of the Khan in the interna-
tional sea trade and European shipbuild-
384. The printing press was important be- ing techniques
cause
C. The use of paper money and coal and
A. ideas reached people faster. the practice of frequent bathing
B. the Church had more control over what D. The attachment of the Khan to the use
people read. of horses for military purposes
C. people could make flyers more quickly E. The austerity of the design of the
D. It slowed down the Reformation Khan’s palace
390. Climate features and natural resources 395. Because of its natural resources of coal
where the early civilizations developed al- and iron ore, and the invention of the
lowed for the intensification of agriculture steam engine, the Industrial Revolution be-
A. Vassal B. map
B. Royalty C. the world
C. Kingdom D. tributary
D. Fief
405. Due to Monsoons, merchants who were
400. All of the following were results of the delayed in foreign ports for lengthy peri-
Protestant Reformation EXCEPT ods of time
A. Became involved in local political af-
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A. it broke the religious unity of Europe
fairs
B. it increased the literacy rate
B. Lost their connection to the culture of
C. it began years of religious wars
their homeland
D. it led to the death of the Catholic
C. Married wives who often converted to
Church
their religion
401. Created thousands of years agoConsists D. Settled in foreign ports and usually
of thousands of godsMahabharata and converted to the local faith
Ramayana are two sacred textsApproxi-
mately 1 billion people follow it todayAll 406. Men who lived in a religious community
of these describe what major religion? who take vows of poverty, chastity, and
A. Buddhism obedience
B. Hinduism A. Manor
C. Islam B. Squire
D. Judaism C. Monk
D. Vassal
402. Which Enlightenment philosopher argued
that people have the right to abolish their 407. What new Christian kingdom was cre-
government and create a new one? ated in a remote interior of East Africa?
A. Montesquire A. Ethiopia
B. Locke B. Arabia
C. Voltaire C. Egypt
D. Rousseau D. Libya
403. In regards to minority religions in Persia, 408. Why did the ideals of Confucianism ap-
Cyrus and other leaders peal to Han rulers?
A. Persecuted them A. They wanted to eliminate superstition
B. Gave them religious freedom in order to modernize Chinese society
C. Forcibly removed them from Persia B. They hoped to advance scientific
D. Taxed them heavily progress in order to promote rapid eco-
nomic growth
404. A 3-dimensional representation of the C. They wanted to promote artistic and
Earth intellectual achievement among the Chi-
A. Globe nese people
D. They hoped to create a well-run sys- 414. (14) The sacred hymns (holy songs)
tem of rule over a large territory and di- brought by the Aryans were called
verse population
411. Which was NOT a cause for the fall of A. Increase in the standard of living for
Rome? most Europeans due to increase of costs
of trade
A. vast empire (empire was too big)
B. Migration of crops, such as champa
B. flooding rice or bananas
C. invaders C. The spread of the Bubonic plague
D. corruption across the Silk Roads
D. Overgrazing of farmland, and the
412. What country is not in Europe? degradation of land, leading to deforesta-
A. England tion and soil erosion
B. Would fight each other for more food D. students had to pass a difficult Confu-
C. Smarter than we thought cian test
D. Could stay in one place instead of wan- 424. The teenage girl who rescued France dur-
dering around ing the Hundred Years’ War was named
419. Muslims who believe that the true suc- A. Catherine of Aragon
cessor of Muhammad could be any good
B. Theodora
Muslim
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C. Eleanor of Aquitaine
A. Sufis
B. Shiites D. Joan of Arc
429. What word means a series of rulers from B. People could read translations of the
the same family? Bible in their language.
439. Which of the following is the period be- A. President Truman wanted to gain the
fore writing was developed? trust of the Soviet Union sothey would de-
clare war against Japan.
A. the Neolithic Age
B. President Truman wanted to use the
B. archaeology
bomb because so much moneyhad been in-
C. ancient times vested in its development.
D. prehistory C. President Truman wanted to end the
war quickly and with as fewAmerican ca-
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440. What are longitude lines? sualties as possible.
A. lines that are long D. President Truman wanted to punish
B. lines that run parallel to the equator the Japanese government andpeople for
their bombing of Pearl Harbor.
C. Lines that run in between the north
and south poles 445. complex societies that have organized
D. they are just lines governments, culture, and writing
A. city-state
441. European were institutions that
loaned money for merchants. B. irrigation
B. Climate change led to longer growing 454. Where did Christopher Columbus think he
season for farming. was after arriving from his first voyage?
452. The Jewish people settled into a land that 457. What was the feudal system?
they believed they were promised by God
A. A system that ancient Romans used to
that was known as Canaan. What is the
protect their people.
name of that country today?
B. A system that did not help Rome after
A. Iraq
the fall of Rome.
B. Israel
C. A system where lords exchange pro-
C. Jordan tection for loyalty and service.
D. Syria D. A system that caused the Black Death
453. Power in the hands of a few to spread across Europe.
A. Tyranny 458. In Ancient Rome, most slaves who were
B. Monarchy newly acquired were
C. Oligarchy A. male children
D. Democracy B. female children
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farms, villages, and settlements. the gods by the Chinese
C. any social structure based on eco- A. prayer
nomic power. B. oracle bones
D. a complex culture in which a large num- C. meditation
ber of humans share elements in common.
D. yoga
460. What was the final outcome of the French
Revolution? 465. Which of the following facts serves as ev-
idence that the Mesopotamians were poly-
A. the declaration of the Edict of Nantes theists?
B. Napoleon naming himself Emperor of A. Mesopotamian government was cen-
France tered within each city state
C. unification of French city states B. Goods in India and Egypt were brought
D. the restoration of Louis XVI to Mesopotamia by traders
C. The Sumerian story about the Great
461. How did technological advances improve
Flood is similar to the Bible story about
the quantity of goods traded from 1200
Noah’s Ark.
to 1450?
D. t he city of Ur had temples dedicated
A. The development of the Lateen Sail to worshiping the goddess Ishtar and the
provided extra mobility along the Atlantic god Enki.
Ocean to the Americas
B. The invention of the astrolabe proved 466. Archaeologists learn about prehistoric
valuable along the Silk Roads people by studying all of the following ex-
cept
C. The system of paper money led to
rapid growth in the Hanseatic League A. Fossils
468. What is economics? 473. Who was the leader of the Mexican rev-
A. the branch of knowledge concerned olution?
C. the branch of knowledge concerned 474. belief that natural order of the world is
with the production, consumption, and most important:live in harmony
transfer of services. A. Legalism
D. the branch of knowledge concerned B. Dharma
with the production, consumption, and
transfer of diseases. C. Confucianism
D. Taoism
469. What important discovery separates the
Mesolithic era from the Neolithic era? 475. Physical features of a land’s surface are
A. Fire A. regions
B. Agriculture B. climate
C. Weapons C. geography
D. Tools D. landforms
470. The largest land empire the world has 476. He believed in ‘Predestination’, he be-
ever known? lieved that God knows who will be saved
before they are born.
A. Ottoman Empire
A. King Henry VIII
B. Tibetan Empire
B. Martin Luther
C. Yong Empire
C. Marcus Welby
D. Mongol Empire
D. John Calvin
471. The took place when the 3rd estate
swore to write a constitution. 477. Which were items transferred between
the Americas and Europe on the Columbian
A. Scorched Earth
Exchange? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.
B. Storming of the Bastillee
A. Disease
C. Estates General
B. Corn
D. Tennis Court Oath C. Cattle
472. When did the French Revolution take D. Tobacco
place?
478. Civilizations in Afro-Eurasia developed
A. July 14, 1789 around rivers. Which of the following is
B. January 14, 1789 NOT one of those rivers?
C. June 14, 1789 A. Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia
D. July 4, 1776 B. The Nile in Egypt
C. The Indus River in modern In- 483. Who was responsible for farming the
dia/Pakistan fields on a manor?
D. The Amazon in Brazil A. knights
479. Why is the U.S. government considered a B. peasants
Representative Democracy (Republic)? C. merchants
A. Because all the citizens vote for gov- D. nobles
ernment issues.
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B. Because all the citizens vote for repre- 484. Who were the citizens of Rome that could
sentatives to make decisions. vote, but did not have much power in the
government?
C. Because all the citizens vote for their
King. A. Patricians
D. Because all the citizens votes are B. Plebeians
based on a majority rules. C. Republicans
480. Main Question Would you like history D. slaves
then how much? ? ? ? ? ? !!!!
485. What is the main concept of the Confucian
A. GOOD
idea of filial piety?
B. V.GOOD
A. Legalist principles should be practiced
C. EXCLLENT
B. Individuals should understnad their
D. FABULOUS duties and responsiblities
481. What factor caused an increase in the In- C. Siblings should earn respect from
dian Ocean trade networks from 1200 to each other
1450?
D. Society should respect the environ-
A. The prevalence of camels which could ment
be used to carry goods
B. The legal limitations on slave trade in 486. Who is most intelligent person in indian
the area, leading to and increase in the history?
demand for labor A. Tenali Rama
C. The increase of demand for special- B. Visalini
ized products such as cotton from India
C. Birbal
and porcelain from China
D. Shivaji Bhosale
D. The spread of Christianity from 1200
to around 1450 in the region, resulting in
487. Which one of these mythological figures
economic growth
was adopted and raised by a king of
482. Greek for “lover of wisdom.” Mithila?
A. Immortals A. Draupadi
B. Philosopher B. Radha
C. Sparta C. Sita
D. Oracle Bones D. Kunti
488. Which of the following did the Mongol 493. How might the development of spoken
armies fail to conquer, and why? language have influenced the religious be-
liefs of Stone Age people?
491. a Mesoamerican civilization that pre- B. It gave women equal treatment in an-
dated the Maya cient societies.
A. Olmec C. It allowed government officials to see
B. Aryans the laws.
C. Ganges D. It allowed Hammurabi to kill whoever
D. none of above he wanted.
492. What was the list of complaints against 496. Define subsidies:
the Church called?
A. joint-stock company
A. 95 Theses
B. colonial trade
B. Peace of Augsburg
C. Magna Carta C. an economic system
D. New Testament D. grants of money
497. How did nomadic people survive once civ- 502. What was the significant aspect of the
ilizations started to emerge? doctrine of John Calvin?
A. They didn’t survive and died out. A. Divinity of the Pope
B. They raised and herded animals, which B. Rejection of the Bible
provided food, transportation, and trade.
C. Requirement for Good Works to earn
C. They created small farms along trade salvation
routes.
D. Predestination
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D. They eventually gave up being nomads
and moved into the news towns and cities. 503. Which of the following best describes
a democracy as practiced in Ancient
498. ) What is a monsoon?
Greece?
A. Periods of large rainfall
A. Rule by a single, powerful ruler
B. Seasonal wind patterns
B. Rule by eligible citizens
C. Times of extreme heat
C. Rule by a small group of wealthy peo-
D. Extreme storms with heavily rain and ple
lightening
D. Rule by priests and religious leaders
499. Who received the majority of new world
silver? 504. How are the collapse of the Han Dynasty
and Roman Empire alike?
A. India
B. China A. strong leaders, famine and over re-
liance on slavery
C. Spain
B. failure to stop invaders, corruption in
D. Great Britain government/ nobles, and over expansion
500. Which one of these achievements was Shi C. weak ideas, over expansion, and
Huangdi responsible for? famine
A. Standardized writing, measurement D. failure to stop invaders, weak ideas,
and currency dissolution of government
B. Built the Great Pyramids
505. Who was the chief of the tribe?
C. Founded Islam
A. Rajan
D. Founded Christianity
B. Purohita
501. What major battle led the Athenians to a
C. Senani
victory over the Persian forces by thinning
their strongest men out along their entire D. Sabha
army enabling them to swarm the left and
right Persian flanks and forcing them to re- 506. Blending of Greek and Asian cultures is
treat into the nearby marshland? known as
A. Battle of Salamis A. Persian
B. Battle of Thermopylae B. Alexandrian
C. Battle of Marathon C. Hellenism
D. Battle of Kalinga D. Egyptian
B. It gave the people of England rights 522. Of the three solas of the Reformation,
and made the king follow the same laws “sola scriptura” means
as the people.
A. only faith
C. It gave the United States a democracy
not England. B. only works
D. It gave the United States several C. only grace
rights that went into our Constitution.
D. only the Bible
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518. Who found Lucy’s remains?
A. Mary Leakey 523. In Ancient Rome, these were the common
B. Donald Johanson people.
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B. The farming allowed them to settle C. The new teachings of Christianity
C. allowed more people to live there promised freedom from Roman rule.
D. Farming was mostly in the Middle East D. Christianity offered a new hope of
spirit to the poor, downtrodden people
539. What is a highly trained mounted war-
rior in the service of a noble in Medieval 544. What city did the Ottoman Empire con-
Europe? quer in 1453 putting an end to the Byzan-
tium Empire?
A. serf
A. Constantinople
B. knight
B. Rome
C. Crusades
C. Athens
D. Clergy
D. Vienna
540. What word means a highly developed so-
545. Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a
ciety?
benefit of this?
A. Society
A. The temperature is warm
B. Civilization B. The sand is soft
C. Homo Sapiens C. Protection
D. City-States D. Easy to navigate
541. What is Ms. Gonzalez’s favorite 546. How did roads help create empires
dessert?
A. Faster communication
A. gummy bears
B. Faster trade
B. cookies n cream ice cream
C. Faster transportation of armies
C. chocolate
D. More invasions
D. cheesecake
547. A form of government led by a king
542. Which of the following is NOT part of the or queen where one leader passes down
Eightfold Path in Buddhism? power to their offspring is called what?
A. Right Views A. Mercenary
B. Right Speech B. Monarchy
C. Right Effort C. Missionary
D. Right Wealth D. Momentum
C. It affected engineers more than other 564. Prussia’s final war for German unifica-
scientists tion was fought against this country in
D. It quickly caused most people’s lives to 1870.
change radically A. Austria
B. Denmark
559. Hinduism believes in which is the pro-
cess of birth, life, death, and rebirth. C. France
A. Karma D. Italy
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B. Reincarnation 565. What force generated by a person’s ac-
tions that determines how the person will
C. heaven
be reborn in the next life known as?
D. the afterlife
A. Yoga
560. Who were the first to invade the Indus B. Karma
Valley Civilization? C. Nirvana
A. The Assyrians D. Reincarnation
B. The Babylonians
566. Why would a writer from the Abbasid
C. The Egyptians Empire comment on features of Indian cul-
D. The Aryans ture and technology?
A. He chronicled Indian culture because
561. A primary source is a record of the past he expected it to disappear once Islam
created by spread across South Asia
A. a historian B. He surmised that Abbasid merchants
B. the only witness to an event were deeply involved in exchanges with In-
dian merchants
C. someone who lived at the time
C. He saw Indian Hindu culture as a vi-
D. the most well-respected scholar of a able alternative to Arab Muslim culture
given subject
D. He hoped to profit from grateful Indian
562. The word “Mesopotamia” means leaders who might read his complimen-
tary comments
A. middle of the fertile crescent
B. land in the middle of the desert 567. What country is not part of North Amer-
ica?
C. land between the rivers
A. Canada
D. land north of the sea
B. The USA
563. Before the Revolution, people were C. Colombia
D. The USA
A. Paleolithic, monsters
568. How did Egyptians get water to their
B. Neolithic, nomads crops?
C. innovations, cultivation A. Plow
D. Neolithic, hunter-gatherers B. Chariot
C. Wagon C. Silk
D. Irrigation D. Number zero
D. Islam D. Monarch
575. Which empire conquered most of Asia
570. Highland, marine, semiarid, and desert
are different types of A. Rome
A. area B. China
B. regions C. Greece
C. climate D. Mongol
572. What important discovery separates the 578. A system of government in which politi-
Paleolithic and Mesolithic eras of the cal power resides with the people.
Stone Age? A. Autocracy
A. Fire B. Democracy
B. Agriculture C. Oligarchy
C. Tools D. none of above
D. Weapons 579. The number of people in a given land area
573. The Chinese invented all of the following A. population density
except: B. IMF
A. Porcelain C. immigration
B. Paper D. emmigration
580. A rapid spread of a disease over a wide 585. The radicals who took over the revolution
area is called a/an were led by
A. Germ A. Louis XVI
B. Flu B. Robespierre
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581. If a person lived in a Maroon community from hunting and gathering to in vari-
there were? ous parts of the world.
A. A native of Haiti A. systematic agriculture
B. A French born plantation owner B. travel
C. an escaped slave C. empire building
D. a French citizen D. none of above
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D. Page
B. Olmec
C. Nile 607. Between 1450 and 1750, empires such
as the Ottoman and Chinese shared which
D. none of above
of the following?
602. The idea that “reason” could be used to A. Dependence on trade as the main ba-
solve all human problems came to be called sis for the economy
the time of B. An elite fighting force made up primar-
A. Enlightenment ily of slaves
B. The Season of Reason C. The use of a large bureaucracy to sup-
C. Let there be light port the government
D. Continual military campaigns against
D. Church of Revolution
European armies
603. are drawings made on a flat surface
608. What is the name of the seasonal winds
that depict the entire Earth, or some of its
that cause wet and dry seasons in India?
parts.
A. Hurricanes
A. Maps
B. Monsoons
B. Coordinates
C. Tsunamis
C. Historical Illustrations
D. Tornadoes
D. none of above
609. The self-sufficient economic system of
604. Who wrote a legal code that covered the Middle Ages was called
most areas of daily life?
A. Mixed Economy
A. Gilgamesh
B. Feudalism
B. Hammarabui
C. Manorialism
C. Nineveh
D. Communism
D. Sargon
610. The race for European countries to claim
605. What instrument revolutionized sailing? land in Africa was called the
A. Peridot A. Scramble for Africa
B. Radar B. African Marathon
C. Magnetic Compass C. Great Competition
D. Chinese flute D. Monopoly
611. Is all of the people who inhabit (live in) a C. Sphere of Influence
certain region. D. Boxer Protocols
B. A single ruler who rules with the opin- 619. Which society lived in small groups con-
ion of all his subjects stantly moving to find food, water, and
shelter?
C. a king/queen who believes their
power comes from God A. Hunter-Gatherer
D. a king/queen who holds all the power B. Early Agriculture
in their country C. Civilization
615. As a result of the Qing Dynasty’s military D. none of above
weakness, European countries were enjoy-
620. Because of this, scientists can only draw
ing their own special privileges in China.
conclusions about the past.
These areas where they enjoyed special
privileges and trading rights were known A. artifacts
as . B. culture
A. Platt Amendments C. limited evidence
B. Sepoy Centers D. none of above
621. The Shang were the first people in China 625. who invented google?
to
A. Kevin Systrom
A. develop a writing system
B. Larry Page
B. use advanced metal tools
C. Martin Cooper
C. hunt with bows and arrows
D. domesticate pigs and sheep D. Charles Frankis Jenkins
622. How did the Silk Road and other ancient 626. Indus River Valley is a river Valley that
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trade routes impact society as a whole? supported Ancient
A. The trade routes made the roads safer A. Egypt
for people to travel across the country by
B. Mesopotamia
foot.
B. The trade routes made it possible for C. India
all ancient societies to do well economi- D. none of above
cally.
C. The trade routes made it harder for 627. Which king broke away from the Catholic
the countries far away from the trade church because he wanted a divorce?
routes to learn about those on the trade A. Henry VI
routes.
B. George I
D. The trade routes made it easier to
transfer cultural practices and religious C. Charles I
ideas. D. Henry VIII
623. What is intensification?
628. It was necessary to develop writing be-
A. An organizing structure where the fore civilization could advance because
main unit has the power, right, and ability
to control smaller units. A. books are a characteristic of civiliza-
tion
B. When people begin to live permanently
in one place instead of moving around to B. kings needed to be able to communi-
find food cate across their kingdoms
C. Getting more resources from a given C. it is a way to keep records and bet-
land area by creating new technologies ter manage complex institutions (commu-
and lifeways. nicate)
D. An order of social classes with produc- D. so people could write letters to each
ers at the bottom and leaders or kings at other
the top.
629. a piece of land surrounded on 3 sides
624. Taking pride in a country’s people and cul- with water
ture is known as-
A. island
A. Nationalism
B. Isolationism B. plebeian
C. Communism C. peninsula
D. Capitalism D. none of above
630. refers to the study of past people and 636. What was responsible for the death of so
cultures through their material remains. many Native Americans?
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642. The island of Hispaniola consists of C. ancient Greek democracy
D. war between China and Japan
A. Santo Domingo and Haiti
B. Cuba and Jamaica 648. Thanks to Europe’s geography, these
kept the people connected and encouraged
C. Puerto Rico and Haiti
trade even after the fall of the Roman Em-
D. Aruba and Curacao pire in 476.
643. The head of the Roman Catholic Church A. mountains
A. Pope B. rivers
B. Priest C. Roman Roads
C. Vassal D. languages
D. Feif 649. the second step in mandate of heaven
644. The Palace of Knossos was first uncov- A. decline:conflict weakens China
ered by whom? B. overthrow:new dynasty emerges
A. Sir Arthur Evans C. losing the mandate of heaven:rebellion
B. King Minos justified
C. Achilles D. new dynasty:strong new dynasty es-
tablished
D. Socrates
650. Which treaty ended the First Opium
645. Climate features and natural resources War?
where the early civilizations developed al-
lowed for what? A. Treaty of Kanagawa
A. Larger groups to live in a single area. B. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
B. Over use of the natural resources forc- C. Treaty of Nanjing
ing people to leave cities. D. Boxer Protocol
C. Pastoral Nomads to stop trading and 651. Which of the following athletes performs
farm. the Produnova in her sport?
D. Living conditions to get worse. A. Deepa Karmakar
646. The priests were part of which caste? B. Deepa Malik
A. Brahmin C. Saina Nehwal
B. Kshatriyas D. Sakshi Malik
652. Why was the Ganges Plain a good region Which of the following would you expect
for settlement? to have the lowest status in Vedic soci-
ety?
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D. OPEC B. King, Noble, Knight, Peasant
662. How did the social structure develop in C. King, Noble, Peasant, Knight
settled farming villages during the Ne- D. Noble, King, Knight, Peasant
olithic Revolution?
667. Most of the people of France belonged to
A. Women formed and supervised a coun- the
cil of elders.
A. 1st Estate
B. Men taught young children survival
B. 2nd Estate
skills.
C. 3rd Estate
C. Women gained prestige as warriors
and leaders. D. 4th Estate
D. Men began dominating social, political, 668. Catholic, Protestants and Lutherans
and economic life. viewed Jews and Muslims as
A. Holy
663. The French devoted nearly all land
in Saint-Domingue (Haiti) to plantations B. Heretics
growing C. Brothers
A. sugar D. Madnats
B. coffee 669. Which of the following had the greatest
C. tobacco influence on the lives of most Europeans
during the Middle Ages?
D. all of these
A. Towns and trade
664. Choose the TWO reasons Constantinople B. The King
was an excellent location.
C. Religion and the Church
A. It was at the cross-roads of trade.
D. Universities
B. It was in the direct path of Germanic
Invasions. 670. What is the ultimate goal of Hindu peo-
ple?
C. It was easy to defend from outside at-
tack. A. To go to heaven after one life on Earth
B. To be reincarnated into a lower caste
D. It was close to the Atlantic Ocean.
C. To merge with Brahman after a series
665. Pope Leo X was selling indulgences be- of reincarnations
cause he D. To reach the highest caste level after
A. needed to pay for a building project. a series of reincarnations
671. The second leg of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 675. The writers and philosophers of the En-
which brought Africans to the Americas to lightenment believed that government de-
be sold as slaves, was called: cisions should be based on
C. The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most 680. What was significant about Ibn Battuta?
of Napoleons army A. He demonstrated the hostile inten-
D. The newly formed United States allied tions of Tran-Saharan Islam
with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons B. He traveled a long way primary to lean
army about Islam, his own religion
C. He explored south Africa, and carried of which of the Five Themes of Geogra-
the Islamic religion to Zimbabwe and the phy?
Swahili states
A. Region/Place.
D. He and his ship travelled to the Strait
B. Human-Environment Interaction.
of Malacca where he converted to Bud-
dhism C. Movement.
D. Location.
681. was first used by the Hittites in their
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weapons, which made them more power- 686. Which dynasty of ancient China was the
ful since it was stronger than bronze. first to justify their right to rule through
A. copper the concept of the Mandate of Heaven?
B. Iron A. Han
C. silver B. Qin
D. steel C. Zhou
682. What was the main reason that early hu- D. Song
mans were nomadic?
687. Which lists the castes in order from high-
A. They became bored very easily est to lowest?
B. The had to constantly run and hide A. Brahmins, Vaisyas, Sudra, Kshatriyas,
from dangerous beasts Dalits
C. The loved adventure B. Sudra, Brahmins, Dalits, Vaisyas,
D. They had to go where the food, water, Kshatriyas
and shelter supplies were C. Vaiyas, Sudra, Brahmins, Kshatriyas,
Dalits
683. The use of metal tools marked the end of
the Neolithic Age and a D. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudra,
Dalits
A. beginning to the Metal Age.
B. movement away from agriculture. 688. Which of the following are types of gov-
ernment that are in Greece?
C. complete abandonment of other tools.
A. Monarchy
D. new level of human control over the en-
vironment and its resources. B. Presidents
C. Persain Wars
684. What architectural structure is seen in
the the US Capitol? D. Greeks
A. Dome 689. European expansion in Afro-Eurasia from
B. Columns 1450-1750 was mostly in the form of
C. Stone construction A. Gunpowder empires
D. Arches B. Trading-post empires
C. Land-intensive colonies
685. Damming of rivers for hydroelectricity
and irrigating land for crops are examples D. City-states
701. The lawyer and politician most responsi- 707. What is the famous river in Egypt?
ble for the Reign of Terror was? A. Tigris
A. Maurice Richard B. Euphrates
B. Jean-Jacques Rousseau C. Nile
C. Guy Le’Fleur D. Hudson
D. Maximllian Robespierre
708. She was the first queen to rule Kush
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702. Which was not a contribution of the Chi- A. Shanakhdakheto
nese?
B. Piankhi
A. Compass
C. Aksum
B. Silk
D. Hatshepsut
C. Gunpowder
709. The Chinese had developed a simple script
D. Lanteen Sale
with a form that was mainly pictographic
703. What is the first known civilization? and ideographic by the time of the
A. Ur A. Xia dynasty
B. Sumer B. Shang dynasty
C. Babylon C. Zhou dynasty
D. Egypt D. Qin dynasty
704. What was found in Ethiopia in 1994? 710. What was an important consequence or
result of the Neolithic Revolution
A. A hominid skeleton
A. People began manufacturing goods in
B. The Fertile Crescent
factories instead of at home
C. Polytheism
B. Stone age cultures learned how to use
D. Immortals tools of wood and stone and how to make
fire.
705. from Europe killed millions of Native
Americans. C. In flood plains with fertile soil, rich har-
vests led to the rise of civilizations.
A. guns
D. People follow animal herds and mi-
B. horses grated across Asia
C. bows and arrows
711. During the Renaissance, a new intel-
D. disease lectual movement known as humanism
706. Which of the following movements hap- evolved. What was the significance of the
pened in Europe that led to the Reforma- humanist movement?
tion? A. Humanists felt formal education was
A. Fall of Rome impractical and unnecessary; therefore,
many schools were closed.
B. Renaissance
B. Humanists spread the teachings of
C. The Black Death Eastern philosophers such as Confucius
D. Mughal Empire throughout Europe.
C. Humanists were very interested in re- 717. What is an Indian Wok called?
ligious studies and sought to increase the A. Caray
influence of the Church.
712. Where did early humans first begin to 718. an official ban on trade or other commer-
settle? cial activity with a particular country.
A. Mountains A. stop
B. Valleys B. embargo
C. Plains C. barr
D. Rivers D. tariff
713. Which concept inspired German unifica- 719. Michelangelo was best known for his
tion? painting of
A. Nationalism A. The Sistine Chapel
B. Decolonization B. The Mona Lisa
C. Industrialization C. The Praise of Folly
D. Imperialism D. David
714. What religion traces its roots to the Per- 720. The idea that a ruler of China was chosen
sia Empire by this “entity” and ruled so long as the
country was profitable and there were no
A. Christianity
problems or corruption.
B. Islam
A. Oracles
C. Zoroastriansm
B. Mandate of Heaven
D. Judiasm
C. Gaijen
715. Which is a chief city of Phoenicia? D. Meiji
A. Tyre
721. A material made from the cocoon of a
B. Babylon caterpillar
C. Ur A. silk
D. Memphis B. cotton
716. John Locke advocated that the govern- C. polyester
ment should provide “natural rights” in- D. canvas
cluding
722. Which religion spread through conflict
A. life, freedom, and independence. and did not mandate conversion of the con-
B. God, gold, and glory. quered people
C. liberty, strength, and equality. A. Islam
D. life, liberty, and property. B. Christianity
C. Hinduism B. Diocletian
D. Judaism C. Justinian
A. are those who interpret facts and 728. Nickname for Robespierre’s period of rule
make them understandable to the rest of that ended when he was executed?
society. A. 100 Days
B. a person who designs buildings and
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B. National Convention
in many cases also supervises their con-
struction. C. Reign of Terror
742. Which of the following stopped European C. Catholic Church’s teachings that even
colonization in America. sinners could go to heaven
A. Adams-Onis Treaty D. decline of nationalism in northern Eu-
B. Monroe Doctrine rope
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743. The knowledge that all thoughts and
B. Is the science that studies the facts
actions result in future consequences is
and processes by which societies go
known as
through as time goes by.
A. darma
C. Studies materials and inscriptions on
B. reincarnation coins and medals from different eras.
C. moksha D. none of above
D. karma 748. preserves the universe, is the embodi-
744. Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire from ment of mercy and goodness
1312-1337. What was 1 effect of his A. Vishnu
rule? B. Shiva
A. The empire moved to South Africa. C. Brahma
B. The poor became more powerful. D. Dharma
C. Democracy was started in his king-
749. A is an organization that sets and en-
dom.
forces rules and laws for a society.
D. Islamic religion spread in the region
A. social structure
745. Imperialism is B. economic system
A. when a powerful nation uses its re- C. government
sources to help a weaker nation
D. religion
B. when a weaker nation invites a power-
ful nation to help it industrialize 750. Because children worked in factories
C. when a powerful nation takes con- A. they had less education
trol of the economy and government of a B. they became sick an injured
weaker nation
C. they worked for less pay
D. when weak nations join together to
D. all of the above
fight a strong nation
751. King Henry VIII founded the Church of
746. One of the main causes of the Reforma- England because?
tion in Europe was the
A. He was an atheist
A. widespread belief that the Catholic
Church was corrupt B. He wanted to find the meaning of life
B. control of the Catholic Church by Eu- C. The Pope wouldn’t grant him a divorce
rope’s kings D. He was Machiavellian
752. What developments led to more fighting 757. This religion had strict communities
between civilizations during the Classical where homes were inspected to see if peo-
Era? ple were obeying the laws and people who
762. Civilization in Mesopotamia developed 766. People who follow herds of animals and
between which two rivers? have no permanent homes are called
A. the Persian Gulf and the Mediter- A. nomads
ranean B. fishermen
B. the Tigris and the Persian Gulf C. merchants
C. the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates D. domestication
D. the Euphrates and the Tigris 767. The Mughal Empire of India practice what
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religion?
763. What were the Christian expeditions to
win back the Holy Lands called? A. Hinduism
B. Both believed in westernization, but 769. The Assyrians built palaces on tall
the Young Turks believed in keeping Islam mounds. What does this tell you about the
front and center in Ottoman society Assyrians?
C. Both believed in modernization, but A. They worshiped the gods.
the Young Turks wanted complete secular- B. They looked up to their leaders.
ism in Ottoman society C. They covered the wall with bas-reliefs.
D. Both believed in protecting the rights D. They designed complex buildings.
of minorities, but the Young Ottomans
believed in keeping Islam as the official 770. Which of the following groups DID NOT
state religion make up the social structure of feudal-
ism?
765. All of the following occurred in India after
A. Knights
the Sepoy Rebellion except
B. King/Queen
A. The British East India Company lost all
its colonial claims in India C. Middle class
D. Serfs
B. India was partitioned into India and
Pakistan. 771. Louis XIV built this palace as a symbol of
C. The Sepoy rebellion was suppressed Frances wealth and power.
782. Which of the following was an important D. It led to greater social equality be-
continuity from the Ming Dynasty to the tween male and female.
Qing dynasty in the seventeenth century?
787. One of the ways that Western imperial
A. The ongoing assimilation of Manchu powers justified imperialism in the 19th
cultural traditions by the imperial elite century was through science. Which of the
B. Maintenance of the Silk Roads to pro- following advocated that it was natural
mote cultural exchanges with the Middle for stronger nations to dominate weaker
East ones?
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C. The use of the examination system and A. Berlin Conference
other Confucian bureaucratic practices B. Social Darwinism
D. Financial support for maritime expedi- C. Sphere of Influence
tions similar to those led by Zheng He
D. White Man’s Burden
783. Which of these statements describes
788. Who built a canal to link the Nile River to
a change brought about by the Renais-
the Red Sea?
sance?
A. Pharaohs
A. Society was dominated by the church.
B. Hyksos
B. Society began to value individualism.
C. Babylonians
C. Society was focused on warfare.
D. Peasants
D. Society was dominated by lords.
789. What did the fall of the Bastille signify?
784. Ancient Egyptians believed in
A. the end of a autocratic rule of the
A. life after death monarch
B. karma B. support for King Louis XVI
C. Eightfold Path C. Support of the American Revolution
D. none of above D. the end of the Estates General
785. One way in which Hinduism differs from 790. Why did the serfs work on the land for
the other major religions is the vassals?
A. it has no single founder. A. to have a place to live
B. it has developed fairly recently. B. in hopes of owning it
C. it has not attracted many followers. C. by force of the lords
D. believers rely on a single sacred book. D. none of above
786. How did the Neolithic Revolution alter 791. Scientists believe that Homo sapiens
the social patterns of humans? sapiens appeared in between 150,
000 and 200, 000 years ago.
A. It led to people becoming nomadic.
A. North America
B. It led to the development of major reli-
gions. B. Asia
C. It led to the creation of settled commu- C. Africa
nities. D. Europe
792. Which among the following Gupta emper- A. The Pottala Palace
ors called himself “Lichchhavi-dauhitra”?
B. The Great Wall
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803. Domesticated animals are significant
component of history because: B. Mandate of Heaven
A. they are wild and people need to hunt C. Earth & Water
them
D. Legalism
B. they made human activities easier and
more efficient 809. One of ancient China’s greatest invention
C. they slowed down human development was the development of They mixed
because they needed training copper and tin to make a stronger alloy.
D. they are not significant A. brass
B. bronze
804. Code of conduct which a knight swore to
uphold C. copper
A. Ethics D. pewter
B. Semper Fi 810. The supreme governing body of Ancient
C. Chivalry Rome was called
D. Tithe A. The Senate
805. The important difference between Pale- B. Tribune
olithic and Neolithic is C. Consul
A. One is old and one is new D. The House of Representatives
B. People started to settle and farm
811. What religion was spread to China on the
C. People started hunting and gathering Silk Road?
D. People formed small groups A. Christianity
806. What river in India is sacred? B. Buddhism
A. Indus C. Islam
B. Ganges D. Hinduism
C. Nile
812. Which of the following events showcased
D. Brahamaputra Japan as a major industrial and global
power?
807. According to the Mandate of Heaven, a
ruler would stay in power as long as he A. Defeating Germany in World War I
? B. Defeating China in the first Sino-
A. Obeys the priests Japanese War
C. Defeating Russia in the Russo- 818. Due to the era of peace and prosperity,
Japanese War the Han Dynasty is called this.
D. The fall of the kingdoms of Poland and 828. As methods of cultural diffusion, what do
Prussia migration, trade, and warfare have in com-
mon?
E. The use of its strong navy to acquire
colonial holdings worldwide A. ideas
B. Customs
823. who was the best king in the world
C. Technology
A. Alexander the Great
D. All of the above
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B. Ashoka
829. Which of the following is NOT true of
C. Rama
Hammurabi’s code?
D. Jarasandha
A. It covered many aspects of Babylonian
life, not just crimes.
824. This was the name for the wars to cap-
ture the Holy land B. t was used by many later civilizations
as a model
A. Crusades
C. It treated all people the same under
B. 100 years war the law.
C. War of the Roses D. It was carved in stone.
D. 30 years war
830. Why did Germans and Italians want to
825. education needed, family relationships, create their own nations?
social order A. They wanted to have their own
colonies in the Americas.
A. Taoism
B. They were unhappy with the Catholic
B. Legalism
Church.
C. Confucianism C. They had no common languages or cus-
D. Dharma toms.
D. They felt a strong sense of national-
826. How did Ghana profit from outsiders? ism.
A. Capturing slaves
831. Due to military failures, Nationalism
B. Finding gold mines movements in the Balkans, and declin-
C. Taxing trade ing economy because of lack of Industri-
alization, the European powers referred
D. Selling fish to The Ottoman Empire as the “Sick Man
of Europe.” In response, the Ottomans
827. Which body of water does the Nile River launched a series of modernization re-
flow into? forms called the
A. Pacific Ocean A. Tanzimat Reforms
B. Indian Ocean B. Self-Strengthening Movement
C. Mediterranean Sea C. Canton System
D. Red Sea D. Meiji Revolution
843. Which of the following describes a ma- B. With mathematics Egyptians and
jor cause of the expansion of the Ottoman Sumerians were able to calculate the di-
Empire in the fifteenth and sixteenth cen- mensions of their advanced building struc-
turies? tures.
A. The Ottoman Empire successfully pur- C. With mathematics Egyptians and
sued mercantilist economic policies. Sumerians were able to figure out their
forms of writing.
B. Ottoman citizens unified by their re-
cent conversion to Islam were strongly D. With mathematics Egyptians and
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motivated to conquer. Sumerians were able to figure out where
to sell their goods.
C. Exploitation of artillery and small arms
gave the Ottomans advantages over many 847. What was a positive impact of the Cru-
of their political rivals. sades?
D. The decentralized federalism of the A. The increased power of kings in Eu-
Ottoman Empire encouraged competition rope
and technological innovation. B. The promotion of freedom of religion
844. Define mercantilism C. Spread of European influence into
Africa
A. a system of trade between nations
without high fees, or tariffs D. Increased trade between Europe and
Asia
B. a military strategy of using surprise at-
tacks by small bands of fighters 848. is made up of the tools and processes
C. the complete control of an empire by that people use to meet their needs.
using regional governors A. Religion
D. an economic system in which nations B. Technology
increase their wealth and power through C. Social structure
colonization.
D. Government
845. The emperor who united China in the clas-
849. Which of these is a fun fact that was men-
sical period was called
tioned in the video?
A. Mao
A. Conditioner was a product that was pri-
B. Hui Di marily made at India
C. Fu Hao B. India was the first to discover water
on the moon
D. Shi Huangdi
C. India uses a lot of tomatoes for their
846. The number system and mathematics recipes
were advanced developments of both D. People who have visited India have al-
Mesopotamia and Egypt. Which of the fol- ways complimented how pretty it is
lowing BEST describes the importance of
these advances? 850. Early river civilizations developed along
A. With mathematics Egyptians and a river valley because the river provided
Sumerians were able to make new mili-
tary advancements. A. fresh water
B. government B. Landform
C. religion C. Archaeologist
D. social structure D. Nomad
855. How did the transition to farming influ- 860. What was the primary purpose of Nobles
ence the development of government? & Lords in the feudal system?
A. Governments were needed to conquer A. Provide knights to fight for the
better farmlands. king/queen.
B. Governments were needed to organize B. The monarchs established guilds to
large community projects. help serfs work the land.
C. Governments were needed to estab- C. Monarchs were not allowed to build
lish distinct social classes. their own manor houses.
D. Governments were needed to protect D. The system elevated the serfs to a
local religions from outside influences. level equal to lords and knights.
861. How did the nomadic peoples affect the 866. Which technology, first developed by the
growing civilizations? Chinese, enabled the Ottoman Empire to
expand militarily into western Asia, Eu-
A. They had no effect on the growing civi-
rope, and northern Africa?
lization.
A. woodblock printing
B. Spreading of diseases.
B. wheelbarrow
C. They spread technology, goods, and
ideas between civilizations. C. gunpowder
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D. Created trading posts so people form D. magnetic compass
the civilizations could travel long dis- 867. Place where monks live and study
tances.
A. Convent
862. Assyrians were known for what? B. Monastery
A. Reading C. Castle
B. Fighting D. Manor
C. Boats 868. The Indus Valley Civilization was one of
D. Laws the first civilizations in the world. What
two cities were at the center of this civi-
863. What is the name of the Aryans’ form of lization?
writing? A. Hormuz and Rome
A. Sanskrit B. Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
B. Cuneiform C. Indus and Brahmaputra
C. Pharaoh D. Ganges and Indus
D. Stone 869. Which literary figure is used as a histori-
cal source for the Greek Dark Ages?
864. Luther wanted the Bible translated into
which language? A. Socrates
B. Pericles
A. German
C. Aristotle
B. French
D. Homer
C. Latin
870. Which Greek city-state stressed military
D. English
training and firm government control?
865. What animal did the Aryan people bring A. Athens
with them that showed how rich a person B. Sparta
was?
C. Thebes
A. Dog
D. Marathon
B. Cow
871. Lower class during the Middle Ages who
C. Horse
worked on a manor in exchange for protec-
D. Pig tion.
B. economic system 880. What are THREE reasons that the rise of
civilizations led to more diseases?
C. social security
A. More people living together (greater
D. caste system
population density) enabled diseases to
spread
875. Also known as “the way” this philosoph-
ical ideal emphasizes the futility of resist- B. Writing led to a more sedentary
ing the natural order, instead one should lifestyle (not moving around), so people
“achieve action, by inaction” became unhealthy
A. Daoism C. Irrigation involves slow-moving and
standing water, where disease-causing
B. Buddhism
organisms multiple
C. Confucianism
D. People got diseases from domesti-
D. Shikism cated animals such as pigs and chickens
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China
fire.
D. the demand for illuminated
manuscripts of the Bible B. Ancient peoples learned how to hunt
and gather food.
882. The Songhai Empire was located on this C. A single culture came to dominate an-
continent cient society.
A. Africa D. Permanent settlements developed in
B. Asia river valleys.
C. Europe 888. Ancient Egypt was isolated because of its
D. North America
A. economy
883. Who was the head of the Byzantine
Church? B. geography
A. The Patriarch C. religion
B. The Pope D. government
C. The Constable 889. Which branch of mathematics was devel-
D. The President oped in the Golden Age of Islam but be-
came universally accepted in the Western
884. The city of was the capital of the East- World?
ern Byzantine Empire.
A. Calculus
A. Alexandria
B. Statistics
B. Rome
C. Algebra
C. Istanbul
D. Geometry
D. Constantinople
890. What is today’s problem with the Harap-
885. The Europeans wanted spices from pan writing system?
A. China A. The Harappan civilization had no writ-
B. Indian ing system.
C. Indonesia B. Scholars have not yet learned to read
it.
D. Vietnam
C. The “Seals” only tell stories about an-
886. What word means a river in imal legends.
Mesopotamia? D. It disappeared with the Harappan civi-
A. Tigris lization.
891. People of India were divided into social 896. The most likely reason Neolithic peoples
classes called the system formed governments was because they
needed to
902. What event was the start of the Protes- D. opening of trade and diplomatic rela-
tant Reformation? tions with Japan
A. Martin Luther creating a competing 907. Constantinople is now known as?
church to the Catholic Church
A. Alexandria
B. Martin Luther taking over the church
at Worms from the Catholic Priest B. Istanbul
C. Martin Luther writing a book condemn- C. Rome
ing the Catholic Church
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D. Venice
D. Martin Luther posting his suggestions 908. Government by the people
for reforms to the church to the door of
the church A. Democracy
B. Polis
903. Which of these was FIRST made possible
by advances in metallurgy? C. Helots
A. Iron age D. Aristocrats
B. Bronze age 909. How did Clovis, the Frankish King, con-
C. Industrial age tribute to the spread of Christianity in the
early Middle Ages?
D. agricultural age
A. His crowning marked the beginning of
904. What religion did the Ottoman Empire the Holy Roman Empire
help spread throughout their empire?
B. His conversion spread Christianity to
A. Islam the Germanic states
B. Christianity C. His missionary journeys brought Chris-
C. Shintoism tianity to the British Isles
D. Buddhism D. His support of the Crusades brought
the Roman Catholic Church more power.
905. Author of the Wealth of Nations fa-
vored the Ideas of Capitalist economies 910. What is the study of the past based on
controlled by supply and demand what people left behind?
A. Adam Smith A. geography
B. Karl Marx B. archaeology
C. Fredirich Engles C. biology
D. Alfred Nobel D. physiology
906. Commodore Matthew Perry’s visits to 911. Why was Emperor Constantine important
Japan in 1853 and 1854 resulted in the to history?
A. colonization of Japan by the United A. He helped spread Islam through the
States Roman Empire.
B. transfer of spheres of influence to B. He helped spread Judaism through the
China Roman Empire.
C. introduction of Christianity to C. He helped spread Christianity through
Japanese society the Roman Empire.
D. He helped spread the Roman religion 917. How many gods and goddesses did the
through the Roman Empire. Aryans worship under the Vedic texts?
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C. Dynastic Change Hittite culture.
D. Mandate of Dynasties D. Mesopotamian ideas were passed to
other civilizations.
923. Feudalism developed after the-
927. What religion is not only practiced today
A. Ottoman Turks invaded the Byzantine but also served as the foundation for both
Empire Christianity and Islam?
B. Rise of the Renaissance A. Buddhism
C. Fall of Rome due to repeated invasions B. Hinduism
D. The death of Justinian C. Judaism
924. Which government has people elected by D. Taoism
the population
928. Polytheistic Religion that believes in the
A. Republic unity of everything, reincarnation, and the
B. Direct Democracy caste system
C. Oligarchy A. Buddhism
D. Monarchy B. Christianity
C. Hinduism
925. Which statement regarding Hinduism is
TRUE? D. Judaism
A. No known founder with many forms of 929. Hammurabi’s Code unified the empire and
one God. was the first laws to ?
B. Founded by Asoka during the Golden A. have not restitution
Age of India.
B. treat all people equally
C. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya,
C. apply to all people
spread along trade routes.
D. exclude women
D. Began in China and spread to India.
930. Jainism is considered to be
926. What would you expect to occur next
in this sequence? In about 1, 500 B.C., A. When a person becomes pure
the Hittites marched from their homeland B. A religion in which everything has a
in Asia Minor to Mesopotamia. After soul
they conquered the region, they adopted
cuneiform writing and abosorbed many C. Multiple religions put together
Babylonian ideas. The Hittites brought D. One of the most important trading city
931. What is the term given to the French gov- B. wider and heavier
ernment prior to the revolution? C. more expensive
941. Rising economic powers, the need for and 945. The making of was one of ancient
desire to control raw materials and mar- China’s biggest secrets. It would be pun-
kets led to the acceleration of colonialism ishable by death if you told anyone!
and: A. silk
A. Imperialism B. glass
B. Capitalism C. the wheel
C. Socialism D. paper
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D. Naitonalism
946. Which of the following items best ex-
942. The Catholic Church in Europe was respon- plains the Crusades’ lasting influence on
sible for building some of the earliest life in Europe?
960. What document gave English nobles the 965. Which form of government was least ef-
right to trial by jury fective and corrupt, it didn’t last long?
A. Magna Carta A. National Assembly
B. English Bill of Rights B. Committee of Public Safety
C. Declaration of Rights of Men C. National Convention
D. Bill of Rights D. Directory
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961. An early natural philosopher known for 966. Collections of hymns and prayers that
rejecting myths as the explanation for the make up the earliest Hindu sacred writ-
order of the universe. Instead he used ings.
deductive reasoning and hypothesis to ex- A. Qu’ran
plain the natural order of things.
B. Torah
A. Pericles
C. Vedas
B. Socrates
D. Bible
C. Aristotle
967. The ultimate source of authority in
D. Thales Lutheranism is:
962. organization working to create global A. The Pope
monetary cooperation and stability, facili- B. The Bible
tate international trade, promote high em-
ployment and reduce poverty around the C. The Cardinals
world. D. The Bishop
A. IMF 968. Which of the following statements about
B. World Bank the Self-Strengthening Movement is NOT
true?
C. NAFTA
A. Many Qing officials resisted the mod-
D. OPEC
ernization policies to avoid losing their
963. What disease is thought to have origi- privilege and status
nated in China? B. Many who ran the factories were not
A. The Flu qualified in running a factory, leading to
poor output and inferior products
B. Common Cold
C. The Qing Dynasty was able to ulti-
C. Bubonic Plague mately resist imperialism by 1900
D. Black spots D. In an attempt to stop western imperi-
alism, the Qing Dynasty launched modern-
964. What are the basic beliefs of the Islam
ization movements in the late 19th Cen-
faith called?
tury
A. Four Noble Truths
969. Hidden underneath archaeologists
B. Five Pillars
found remains of houses, buildings and
C. Eightfold path temples built thousands of years ago!
D. Three Wise Sayings A. the original Indian sea-bed
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981. Which of the following is the correct hier-
his wife).
archy (ranking) of the clergy in the Roman
Catholic church? TOP to BOTTOM A. Henry VIII
A. Pope, Cardinals, Priests, Bishops, B. Elizabeth I
Monks & Nuns C. Bloody Mary
B. Pope, Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, D. Martin Luther
Monks & Nuns
C. Pope, Priests, Cardinals, Bishops, 987. india won its first olympic hockey gold
Monks & Nuns in?
D. Pope, Bishops, Cardinals, Priests, A. 1934
Monks & Nuns B. 1948
982. What famous Babylonian ruler left be- C. 1965
hind a written law or code? D. 1949
A. Hammurabi
988. provide good soil and became china’s
B. King Tutankahman heartland
C. Cleopatra
A. Chang Jiang Basin
D. Sargon
B. South China Plain
983. The world’s first Christian Empire was? C. Harappa
A. Persian D. Great Wall of China
B. Egyptian
989. who was the 45th mughal emperor?
C. Roman
A. Shah Jahan
D. Byzantine
B. Babur
984. The Greek word “demos” means
C. Aurangzeb
A. people
D. Bahadur Shah Zafar II
B. rule
C. government 990. Which statement best describes slavery
in ancient Mesopotamia?
D. president
A. All slaves belonged on one specific eth-
985. The exchange of goods, ideas, and cus- nic group.
toms among different cultures is: B. Only people at the top of the social
A. Cultural immersion pyramid were allowed to own slaves.
C. An individual could become a slave in 995. What was the movement that influenced
several different ways the values of the Renaissance?
1000. This was the reason Britain was not in- B. Elizabeth I
vaded as much as the rest of Europe and
C. James I
the reason it did not experience the awful-
ness the rest of Europe did. D. Charles I
A. the English Channel
1006. Prior to fighting for independence from
B. weather France civil war broke out in Saint-
C. mountains Domingue. This civil war was fought to
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D. rivers A. Determine who would control Saint-
Domingue
1001. Who is the fastest bowler?
B. Gain British support
A. Waseem Akram
B. Irfan Patan C. To overthrow the affranchi’s
1010. Who moved the capital from Rome to 1015. The Himalayan Mountains acted as a
Byzantium? barrier for India. How did this impact the
people in India?
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D. praying five times daily
A. His brother Joseph was not able to
withstand the guerrilla warfare tactics 1025. A large city with surrounding land that
used by Spanish nationalists creates territory.
B. The British navy was too strong for the A. City-State
blockade and France’s economy suffered
as a result B. Democracy
C. The Russians used the scorched-earth C. Culture
policy to eventually starve Napoleons D. none of above
army
D. The blockade successfully restricted 1026. Which of the following did NOT result
British trade and led to fall of Great Britain from the Atlantic Revolutions
A. Mercantilism
1021. A land owner in the Middle Ages who is
in charge of the people on his land and the B. Feminism
lesser lords he gave land to. C. Abolitionism
A. Lord D. Nationalism
B. Squire
1027. What region of the world is Hinduism
C. Page
primarily located?
D. Fief
A. North America
1022. Philosophy that believes in karma and B. South America
achieving nirvana (enlightenment)
C. India
A. Judaism
D. Australia
B. Hinduism
C. Christianity 1028. an important river in India, with a valley
that was cultivated for its rich farmland af-
D. Buddhism
ter the invention of of the iron plow made
1023. Of the three solas of the Reformation, it possible to clear the dense growth along
“sola gratia” means its banks
A. only grace A. Ganges
B. only faith B. Nile
C. only the Bible C. Olmec
D. only works D. none of above
1029. The Crusades (c. 1100-c. 1450) 1034. Which of the following has the broadest
involved the Byzantine Empire, Muslim spacial frame
states and Western Europe in a series of
D. The ancient Greeks felt that literature D. Chinese civilization was brought by no-
was pointless. madic peoples from the Middle East
1039. The concept of cultural diffusion would 1044. Which of the following is an example of
most likely be used by a historian to ex- secondary source?
plain A. photograph
A. the fall of an empire B. personal diary/journal
B. the outbreak of war in a region C. video or audio recording
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C. the growth and spread of a religion D. textbook
D. the establishment of an absolute
monarchy 1045. The practice of disfiguring young girls in
China so that they are reliant on their hus-
1040. Which group was polytheistic? bands is called what?
A. Mesopotamia A. Nagai-Tof
B. Egypt B. Seppuku
C. both C. Foot-binding
D. none of above D. Corsets
1041. Both Count Cavour and Giuseppe 1046. The Hindu belief that one’s actions de-
Garibaldi were- termine one’s fate.
A. German nationalists A. samsara
B. French imperialists B. dharma
C. British industrialists C. karma
D. Italian nationalists D. reincarnation
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Mesopotamia’s social hierarchy? B. Rome
A. Kings C. China
B. Landowners D. India
C. Noblemen
1066. A strong belief in Hinduism is that there
D. Slaves are consequences for how a person lives;
this is called?
1061. An ordinary citizen in the ancient Roman
Republic A. Karma
A. patrician B. Dharma
B. plebian C. Varna
C. counsul D. Reincarnation
D. mercenary 1067. What was the series of battle led by
1062. According to Islam, Muslims are ex- Napoleon against Spain and Portugal for
pected to trading with Britain?
A. live in Makkah. A. Invasion of the Peninsula
B. save all their money. B. Peninsula Compaign
C. fulfill the Five Pillars of Islam. C. Reign of Invasion
D. pray eight times a day. D. Slaughter of the Peninsula
1063. An is how people use their resources 1068. One cause of the French Revolution was
to meet their needs. It is how people the emergence of a new middle class of
make, distribute and use goods and ser- merchants and professionals called the
vices. A. bourgeoisie
A. economic system B. aristocracy
B. government C. sans culottes
C. religion D. denoument
D. agricultural practice
1069. If a historical source shows a point of
1064. How did the Nile River benefit Egyp- view that might distort the information
tians? (select all that apply) presented
A. fresh drinking water A. the source is biased
B. floods destroyed homes and crops B. the source is secondary
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C. It’s harsh eye for an eye punishments. B. it allowed them to sail too far away
D. It’s use of courts in legal issues. ports for trade
C. it allowed them to create a system of
1080. what group of people settled in the In- writing
dian subcontinent
D. it kept mice out of the granaries
A. Indo-Asians
B. Aryans 1085. The Great Schism is best described as
1097. Who was the founder of Buddhism who 1101. Which form of government did Sparta
later became known as Buddha? have?
A. Gandhi A. Democracy
B. Siddhartha Gautama B. Oligarchy
C. Muhammad C. Tyranny
D. Vishnu D. Aristocracy
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1098. Why were the embalming process and 1102. Muslims practice their faith by following
the building of pyramids culturally impor- A. The eightfold path
tant for Egyptians? B. the golden rule
A. Pharaohs were considered unimpor- C. the vedas
tant in the lives of Egyptians and in their
culture. D. the Five Pillars
B. Pharaohs and their families were con- 1103. What occurred during the Neolithic Rev-
sidered to be very special in the history of olution?
Egypt.
A. People moved from being nomads to
C. Pharaohs were considered to be pro- farmers.
tectors of Egypt in the afterlife and above B. People began to use writing to commu-
all others. nicate.
D. Pharaohs were considered to be equal C. People discovered fire.
to the rest of Egyptians and they all re-
ceived that treatment. D. People began inventing stone
weapons.
1099. This philosophy was based on the idea
1104. Prehistory
that people have to be forced to be good
using harsh laws. A. Period after writing was created
A. Buddhism B. Period of time before writing was in-
vented
B. Confucianism
C. Period where weapons were created
C. Legalism
D. Period where technology is used
D. Daoism
1105. What happened to most people who
1100. Which is a similarity between the were infected with the plague?
Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations?
A. Nothing because they got a plague
A. they all developed advanced and com- shot
plex societies
B. Their hair fell out, but then they got bet-
B. they all were conquered by the con- ter
quistadors
C. All of their skin turned black, but then
C. they all did not believe in a strong cen- they got better
tral government
D. They got covered in swollen blisters
D. they all were located in South America (bubose) and died
1106. A sequence of events is called 1111. Formed in the early 1200’s in Mongolia
and China, the Mongol Empire
A. evidence
D. The lords and serfs managed the land A. An early version of the Bible
and provided the king with loyalty and B. Religious stories, myths, poems and
food. hymns
C. An atheistic religion
1110. In the system of feudalism, who farmed
the land? D. Sacred spells
A. monarchs 1115. What is another word for trade?
B. serfs A. commerce
C. lords B. civics
D. knights C. culture
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C. A period in China in which everyone
D. There is still conflict in the Holy Land
practices Buddhism
1117. The main reason for intensified Euro-
D. A period in China in which the entire
pean interest in establishing colonies in
country stops eating meat
Africa during the late 19th Century was
to
1122. Darius contributed to the success of Per-
A. They wanted to help organize African sian civilization by
schools.
B. They wanted to solve tribal disputes. A. buliding the “Great Wall” to protect his
empire from invaders.
C. They wanted to send European mis-
sionaries to Africa. B. introducing a single system of written
characters to represent different spoken
D. They wanted to harvest Africa’s abun-
languages.
dant industrial resources
C. creating provincial assemblies where
1118. In which kingdom is the story of the
nobles could express their grievances
Bahubali series of the films mainly set?
A. Magadh D. building a network of roads and out-
posts to unite his empire.
B. Kalinga
C. Mahishmati 1123. A very large political unit containing
D. Badami several people who are different
1119. Placing events in chronological order of- A. Empire
ten helps historians
B. City State
A. locate events on a map.
C. Nation
B. see patterns over time.
C. take a global viewpoint. D. Town State
D. find encyclopedia articles.
1124. What is the word that means that a soul
1120. Wrote the book, Leviathan, during the is reborn after death?
English Civil War
A. paranormal activity
A. Hobbes
B. spiritualization
B. Rousseau
C. Montesquieu C. reincarnation
D. Locke D. resurrection
D. The city-states focused only on farm- 1139. The desire and attempt to expand a
ing and trade and no longer maintained country’s territory
armies A. patriotism
1134. France was deep in debt because B. expansionism
A. money spent on the American Revolu- C. nationalism
tion D. colonialism
B. Marie Antoinette’s lavish spending
1140. Which of the following contributed the
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C. the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay most to the Ottoman Empire’s successful
taxes expansion in Europe and the Middle East
D. all of the above in the period from 1450 to 1600?
A. The Ottomans’ use of revenues from
1135. What are the names of the two major
transoceanic trade to build a powerful
rivers in China?
army
A. Tigris and Euphrates B. The Ottomans’ use of nomadic tribes
B. Indus and Ganges as cavalry troops
C. Yellow and Yangtze C. The Ottomans’ adoption of the latest
D. Nile and Yellow gunpowder and artillery technology
D. The Ottomans’ exploitation of Muslim
1136. The skills and knowledge used by peo- desire to avenge the crusades
ple to make tools and do work:
1141. Greek philosopher who believed every-
A. Farming
thing could be studied logically and was
B. Baking Plato’s student.
C. Artistic A. Aristotle
D. Technology B. Euclid
1137. Which European nation controlled C. Phidias
Haiti? D. Socrates
A. England 1142. A Dynasty was
B. France A. is the longest river in the world
C. Italy B. a long-lasting, paper-like material
D. Greece made from reeds
C. a series of rulers from the same family
1138. Select any reasons for exploration.
D. none of above
A. Find faster routes to different coun-
tries 1143. A time period of extended peace on the
B. To trade Silk Road..
C. To become famous A. Pax Mongolia
D. To spread religion B. Pax Romana
E. To take over new land and become C. Indian Ocean Pax
more powerful D. Convassarai
1144. Which emperor united China under strict 1149. What is domestication?
laws and harsh punishments for crimes A. the process of changing plants/animals
against the state? to make them more useful to humans
1155. Which of the following did NOT increase B. They all believe in democratic govern-
the human population of a given area? ments.
A. Quipu C. They are all monotheistic world reli-
B. Champa rice gions.
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1156. When the Akkadians conquered the city- through China.
states of Sumer, they created
A. All the noble families had to live in the
A. empire capital city
B. huge city-state B. Land was given to leading families to
C. nation rule over in exchange for loyalty
D. democracy C. Civil service tests were given to deter-
mine who could rule the land
1157. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all hold D. Feudalism believed all people were
the belief that evil and could not be trusted
A. everyone is reincarnated.
1162. What word means an ancient Egyptian
B. worshipping multiple gods king?
C. anyone can be a religious leader A. Pharaoh
D. only one god should be worshipped B. Immortal
1158. What were some significant technolog- C. Homo Sapien
ical advances developed in Afro-Eurasia D. King
during Era 2 .
A. Pottery and Woven Textiles 1163. Legislative group in France prior to the
French Revolution that Louis had to meet
B. Plows and Irrigation with to raise taxes on the 3rd Estate:
C. Steam Ships A. Congress
D. Metallurgy and Bronze B. Estates General
E. Wheels C. National Assembly
1159. What is true about religion during the D. Old Regime
Aryan age?
1164. Early civilizations like Mesopotamia,
A. Christianity began to become popular. Egypt, India and China have one thing in
B. Most areas practiced Buddhism common
C. Most societies were monotheistic A. each civilization flourished despite
harsh desert conditions
D. It was very important to their society
B. we know little about them due to catas-
1160. What is a similarity between Judaism, trophic natural disasters
Christianity, and Islam? C. they were founded along rivers and
A. They are all Roman religions. fertile valleys
D. their coastal locations allowed them to 1170. Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all orig-
trade with the Roman Empire inate in this region of the world.
1168. Which of the following civilizations in- 1174. Which of the following did the Maya and
fluenced the modern American government Aztec NOT share in common as part of their
system? culture?
A. Roman Republic A. The use of llamas for farming
B. Militaristic Sparta B. The use of math skills such as the con-
cept of zero
C. Dynastic China
C. The use of astronomy to create calen-
D. Egyptian Kingdom
dars
1169. What event in Europe helped to spur the D. The building of stone structures in
Haitian Revolution? their society
A. War of the Roses 1175. In what war did Athens and Sparta fight
B. French Revolution one another?
C. English Civil War A. Persian War
D. Russo-Japanese War B. Peloponnesian War
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A. Valuing others’ culture
C. human-environment interaction
B. Imposing your own religion
D. political structures
C. Forcing people to practice your faith
1177. What was one of the goals of the Coun- D. Engaging in movements that debunk
cil of Trent? other’s idea
A. To clarify Calvinist teachings
1182. A book that Montesquieu wrote was en-
B. To correct abuses in the Catholic titled
Church A. The Social Contract
C. To affirm the Lutheran beliefs in pre- B. Two Treatises of Government
destination
C. On the Spirit of the Laws
D. To win people over to Anglican beliefs
D. A Vindication of the Rights of Women
1178. It was believed that the king was the
link between Heaven and Earth during the 1183. What is a woman’s role or position in
an ancient Chinese family?
A. Xia dynasty
A. Head of household
B. Shang dynasty
B. Not argue with their husbands parents
C. Zhou dynasty
C. Monitor the childrens’ education
D. Quin dynasty
D. Be submissive to their husbands
1179. Which river system flows northward to-
1184. Marco Polo traveled along a vast trade
wards the Mediterranean Sea?
network that connected Europe & Asia
A. Tigris River called the:
B. Yellow River A. North American Free Trade Agreement
C. Nile River B. Caravan Route
D. Euphrates River C. Trans-Siberian Partnership
1180. Which of the following does not de- D. Silk Road
scribe the importance of history in our 1185. Which of the following did NOT occur
lives? during the Meiji Era of Japan’s history
A. History provides solutions to the prob- (1868-1905)?
lems in the present society. A. Japan adopted many western ele-
B. History helps us cope with the changes ments into their society such as attire, ar-
that are happening around us today. chitecture, and schools
1195. The first area to undergo major industri- A. To enable state government to balance
alization in the United States (like it was their budgets.
in Britain) was:
B. To help developing nations to enhance
A. Steel their economy.
B. Computers C. Prevented any one nation from becom-
C. Textiles ing too powerful.
D. Railroads D. Prevented one branch of government
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from becoming too powerful.
1196. From the 1400’s-1700’s Europe experi-
enced the 1201. Which item did the British attempt to
A. Age of Imperialism sell in China to avoid losing all their sil-
ver?
B. Age of Exploration
A. Opium
C. Renaissance
B. Cotton
D. Protestant Reformation
C. Diamonds
1197. After the fall of the Western Roman Em-
D. Tobacco
pire, where become the center for Greco-
Roman Christianity?
1202. Which is an accurate comparison of the
A. Athens governments of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
B. Rome A. Both were theocracies.
C. Constantinople B. Both were democratic.
D. Athens C. Both were monarchies.
1198. Which of the following religions did not D. Both were monotheistic.
employ missionaries to spread their reli-
gion? 1203. Which valuable resource did India pos-
A. Islam sess which made it the “Crown Jewel of
the British Empire.”?
B. Christianity
A. Silk
C. Buddhism
B. Gold
D. Hinduism
C. Cotton
1199. What influenced the leaders of Latin
D. Tin
American independence movements?
A. the English Civil War 1204. The split of the church is known as
B. the French and Indian War what?
D. Near the deserts 1214. How did the Industrial Revolution affect
the cities?
1209. Which of the following led to the col- A. Made the crime rate decrease
lapse of the Aztec and Inca civilizations?
B. Led to an increase in farm workers
A. a series of crop failures
C. Make the cities cleaner and safer
B. a lack of military training
D. Led to an increase in population in the
C. disruption of overseas trade networks cities
D. conquest by foreigners 1215. Who were the first people to fight on
1210. What was the theory that said that the horseback?
Earth and all the planets revolve around A. Assyrians
the sun? B. Persians
A. Geocentric C. Egyptians
B. Heliocentric D. Chinese
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C. Martha Stuart
1217. Roman Emperor made Christianity
the main religion of the Roman Empire. D. Marie Antoinette
1227. Which one of these is part of the four C. Spread the teachings of Christ to peo-
noble truths? ple not aware of the religion
1236. Which religion is NOT monotheistic? D. maps that help people study geogra-
A. Christianity phy
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democracy?
C. Social Contract
A. Sparta
D. Divine Right of Kings
B. Athens
C. Corinth 1243. An intellectual movement that focused
on human potential and achievements
D. Delphi
A. Secular
1238. Which religion spread through trade B. Patrons
from India to East Asia and had many
gods? C. Merit
A. Hinduism D. humanism
B. Buddhism 1244. When the priests came from Europe to
C. Christianity the New World they changed the Native
Americans by making an effort to con-
D. Confucianism vert them to Christianity.
1239. Greece developed independent city- A. voyages
states because of its B. clothing
A. Government C. culture
B. Religion D. immunity
C. Geography
1245. In 313 AD, the Roman emperor Constan-
D. Economics tine published the Edict of Milan, which es-
1240. What body of water is located east of tablished
India A. the outlawing of Paganism in the em-
A. Indian Ocean pire
1248. The ancient doctrine that justifies one’s 1253. Venice is an important city because
right to rule in ancient China. It also A. They did a lot of banking
gave justification for one’s rule to be
B. They had a large army
overthrown. Natural disasters and catas-
trophic events were read as signs of a C. They had many traders
forthcoming dynastic shift. D. They started the Black Death
A. Civil-Service Exam
1254. The of India, isolated the Indus
B. Mandate of Heaven River valley and allowed it to develop
C. Earth & Water without interruption.
D. Legalism A. political structure
1249. Which problem contributed most to the B. caste system
construction of the Great Wall during the C. city-states
Qin dynasty?
D. geography
A. Civil War
B. Foreign Invasion 1255. This Indian king expanded his empire by
conquering Kalinga, spread Buddhism, and
C. Trade Competition worked to improve life for his people.
D. High Unemployment
A. Elvis
1250. Which type of government system has B. King Tut
one ruler and the right to rule is inherited?
C. Asoka
A. Monarchy
D. Siddhartha Gautama
B. Oligarchy
C. Tyranny 1256. What did Peter the Great place a tax on
after his tour through Europe.
D. Dictatorship
A. Farms
1251. Who led the Norman invasion at the Bat-
B. Imported chocolate
tle of Hastings in 1066, which eventually
started the modern English monarchy? C. beards
A. Charlemagne D. weapons
1257. Which is not a cause of the fall of Rome Middle Eastern, and East African mer-
A. Military defeats chants.
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cultural diffusion occurs can vary widely
A. governments
C. To give an example of a type of engi-
B. cultures neering that is only possible with the use
C. social systems of zero
D. none of above D. To explain that domes were invented in
Asia but were more popular in Rome
1259. How should a historian handle a source
which may be biased? 1263. What was the document that reestab-
lished the Catholic church in France when
A. hide the source
Napoleon took over?
B. erase the bias from the source
A. Concordant
C. agree with the bias
B. Preamble
D. be aware of the bias
C. Coup d’etat
1260. Which group most heavily influenced Ro- D. Clergy Agreement
man art and architecture?
A. Babylonians 1264. The Bubonic Plague contributed to-
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C. Bureaucracy
D. Democracy C. Assyrians
D. Persians
1278. Why did the Persian Empire attack the
Greek city-states?
1283. Which of the following was the major
A. The Persian Empire wanted to stop contributing factor to the spread of the
democracy from spreading throughout plague to Cairo, Beijing, and Florence in the
the ancient world. fourteenth century?
B. The Persian Empire wanted to stop the A. Indian Ocean trade routes connecting
Greeks from colonizing their territory. South Asia to China, Southeast Asia, and
C. The Greeks wanted to stop dictator- Europe
ships from spreading through the ancient
B. Trade along the Mongol road system
world.
across Central Asia
D. The Greeks wanted to stop the Persian
from spreading their influence throughout C. The collapse of the Abbasid caliphate
the ancient world. D. African trade routes connecting sub-
1279. Who would write and record informa- Saharan Africa with Asia and Europe
tion?
1284. The change that led to all other changes
A. slaves in the Neolithic Revolution was the
B. scribes
A. movement away from eating only
C. farmers fruits and grains to eating meat.
D. craftspeople B. discovery of new technology.
1280. Complex society with cities, organized C. change in the method of obtaining
government and a system of writing. food.
A. cuneiform D. development of social structures.
B. civilization
C. technology 1285. Which group of dates are arranged in
chronological order?
D. city-state
A. 100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC
1281. All four major river civilizations relied
on the water found in the rivers. B. 2010 CE, 2013 CE, 2014 CE, 2017 CE
1296. Which of the following is not monothe- 1301. Dharma was the belief of the following
istic EXCEPT
A. Hinduism A. idea that there could only be one ruler
B. Islam B. live an honorable life
C. Christianity
C. respect others
D. Judaism
D. promote good values
1297. What impact did Alexander the Great
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have on the territory he conquered? 1302. is a signficant trait of a civilization
A. They were taken over by ancient China because it keeps people safe and peaceful.
and were influenced by Chinese culture. A. Laws/Government
B. They were taken over by Egypt and
B. Arts & Culture
were influenced by the Egyptian culture.
C. They quickly forgot Greek legacy, cul- C. War
ture, and ideas. D. Writing
D. They were left with Greek legacy, cul-
ture, and ideas. 1303. The turning point of the America Revo-
lution came with the battle of This vic-
1298. If you come across a cultural practice tory was crucial for the continental army,
you disagree with while studying history, as it convinced the French to join the war
you should on the side of the Patriots.
A. never judge the behavior of others. A. Bull Run
B. disregard universal standards.
B. Saratoga
C. examine the historical context.
C. Yorktown
D. condemn it immediately.
D. Lexington
1299. What is a religion, based on the teach-
ings of an Indian prince that developed 1304. The area in the southern part of
in India in the 500’s BC, taught that all Mesopotamia was first called
suffering was caused by selfishness and
spread rapidly throughout Asia? A. Arabia
A. Buddhism B. Babylon
B. Catholicism C. Persia
C. Judaism D. Sumer
D. Hinduism
1305. The first people in Mesopotamia to build
1300. Which river is known as “the giver and irrigation canals were the
taker of life”?
A. Hittites.
A. Euphrates River
B. Nile River B. Sumerians.
1306. What is an illiad? 1311. Which of the three Classical Chinese dy-
A. The blind poet who wrote two famous nasties do most modern Chinese ethnically
consider themselves?
1307. What type of government is based off 1312. Egypt is on what Continent?
of religion? A. Africa
A. Monarchy B. Asia
B. Theocracy C. Europe
C. Fascism D. South America
D. Democracy
1313. Define “Golden Mean”.
1308. Chinese civil service system is based on A. To find balance in your life
what
B. To overindulge when eating
A. Confucianism
C. To perform for an audience
B. Legalism
D. To write on a daily basis
C. Taoism
D. Dynastic Cycle 1314. Which was NOT a geographic feature of
India?
1309. What was a cause and effect of the A. Hindu Kush
viking invasions between 800-1000 CE?
B. Arabian Sea
A. Their homeland was barren so they
raided the Europeans land for crops and C. Persian Gulf
wealth. D. Khyber Pass
B. They heard that Europe had no strong 1315. What sport does Mr. Mannix officiate
leader so they entered a peace treaty with
them. A. Football
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1318. Why did nations want to be imperialis- asking how did the crusades help end the
tic? fuedalism
A. They wanted prestige among other na- A. trade and commerce increased and
tions the feudal system was strengthened
B. They needed more natural resources
B. trade and commerce declined and the
C. They needed more markets to sell in- feudal system was strengthened
dustrial goods
C. trade and commerce increased and
D. All of the Above the feudal system was weakened
1319. Mesopotamia means “ “. D. trade and commerce declined and the
A. land between two rivers feudal system was weakened
B. dry land that needs water 1324. Which Byzantine Emperor rebuilt the
C. plentiful and rich farmland majority of the Old Roman Empire?
D. HOT, HOT and HOT! A. Justinian
1327. Archaeologists have found two large, 1332. What type of government did ancient
well-planned Indus Valley cities-Harappa Egypt have?
and
C. Cultural blending 1343. How did the plague first spread to hu-
D. Cultural halting mans?
A. Miasma (bad air)
1338. Why did Greece need to create colonies
surrounding the Mediterranean Sea? B. Dirty Water
A. Greeks created colonies because they C. Cat bites
lacked the resources they needed. D. Fleas on rats
B. Greeks created colonies to spread
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their style of government throughout the 1344. Greek for “old”; often considered a
ancient world. transitional period in ancient Greece.
C. Greeks created colonies to spread A. Acropolis
their religious beliefs to other ancient civ- B. Agora
ilizations.
C. Mahajanapada
D. Greeks did not have to create colonies
because they had plenty of resources. D. Archaic
1339. Pick a Chinese invention. 1345. Why did people settle in the Indus River
Valley?
A. School
A. to escape the Aryans
B. Paper
C. Flag B. irrigation, transportation, trade, com-
munication
D. Crackers
C. to see beautiful mountains
1340. What is the major Christian denomina-
D. the Brahman told them to
tion?
A. Protestant 1346. How is the location of Greece on the
Mediterranean Sea beneficial for trade and
B. Orthodox
expansion?
C. Jewish
A. Greece is located in Africa.
D. Roman Catholic
B. Greece’s water travel allowed traders
1341. is the mistaken belief that one cul- to reach many areas.
ture is superior to another.
C. Greece’s islands make it difficult to
A. nationalism travel.
B. global interdependence D. none of above
C. cultural diffusion
1347. How did Confucianism try to prevent
D. ethnocentrism corruption in the government?
1342. Which river did India’s civilization begin A. By giving land to noble families
near?
B. By not allowing anybody related to Qin
A. Ganges in the government
B. Indus C. By giving jobs to family members only
C. Brahamaputra D. Giving government positions to those
D. Mohenjo who earned it
1359. What is one of Geography’s themes? 1365. separates China from the west and pro-
A. Animals vide a natural barrier
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A. Mongolia 1366. who was the most powerful king in in-
dia?
B. China
A. Ashoka Maurya
C. Japan
D. Korea B. Chandra Gupta Maurya
C. Prithviraj Chauhan
1361. Who was the head of the Roman
Catholic Church? D. Shivaji Bhosale
D. Clay A. Cartaz
B. Cannon
1363. A form of government in which citizens
elect their leaders C. Casta
A. legion D. Castanet
B. republic 1369. Why was specialization so important to
C. patricians the development of ancient civilizations?
D. none of above A. It provided a variety of jobs resulted in
a variety of goods for trade.
1364. Who became the first Emperor of China
by uniting warring kingdoms? B. It provided no food for ancient civiliza-
tions.
A. Wudi
C. It was a method of hunting and gather-
B. Shi Huangdi ing.
C. Confucius D. It was a way for all ancient civilizations
D. Han to keep records of the past.
1379. The is the divine right to rule D. Ionian Greece fell to the Persians.
A. Mandate of Heaven 1385. Of the three solas of the Reformation,
B. Dynastic Cycle “sola fides” means
C. Civil Service System A. only the Bible
D. Filial Piety B. only grace
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A. silk
B. tea 1386. The political philosophy that grants
C. porcelain power to the whole rather than the minor-
ity. While not all citizens have the same
D. all of these items rights, no one is left in political obscurity
1381. The social institution that was most due to poverty. Under this system pri-
damaged in the public’s mind because of vate lives are left generally unregulated
the plague was while public life is under scrutiny of the
law which was developed by the majority
A. the government of citizens.
B. the schools A. Democracy
C. the markets B. Legalism
D. the church C. Earth & Water
1382. Which person helped spread Christianity D. Mandate of Heaven
after the death of Jesus.
1387. How did the geography of Greece im-
A. Luke pact settlement and government?
B. John A. The mountains separated the city-
C. Matthew states allowing each to form their own
D. Paul unique culture and form of government.
B. The river valleys brought all of the
1383. North America is a/an: city-states into one region causing conflict
A. Political Region over land.
B. Island C. The mountains pushed all of the city-
C. Country states to form in the center of the Greek
peninsula causing conflict over land.
D. Continent
D. The extensive river valleys allowed all
1384. How did the Persian War affect the of the Greek city-states to form their own
balance of power among the Greek city- unique government and culture.
states?
1388. What is the name of this class?
A. The city-states came away equal in vic-
tory. A. US History
B. Sparta rose as Athens fell in power. B. World History
C. Athens dominated over other city- C. French History
states. D. European History
1389. What two things did the Aryan society 1394. Which factor led to the rise of
focus on? Napoleon?
1390. earliest attempt by the Romans to cre- 1395. Greece influenced Rome in all of the fol-
ate a code of law lowing EXCEPT
A. constitution A. Language
B. the twelve tables B. Christian Religion
C. patriarchal society C. Art/ Architecture
D. none of above D. Philosophy
1391. According to Hinduism, what is the ef-
1396. First Roman Emperor and nephew of
fect of good or bad actions have on the
Julius Caesar
soul called?
A. Ptolemny
A. Dharma
B. Marc Anthony
B. Karma
C. Marcus
C. Nirvana
D. Augustus
D. Ahimsa
1392. The time period in the Islamic faith 1397. What religion studies from the Quran
where believers fast for a month from sun- and the holy teachings of Allah?
up to sun-down is called what? A. Christianity
A. Christmas B. Islam
B. Rosh Hashanah C. Monotheism
C. Ramadan D. Judaism
D. Yom Kippur
1398. Which best describes the influence of
1393. The only city-state of ancient Greece the Church during the Middle Ages?
with a professional army. Military train- A. A child from almost every family be-
ing was mandated for all male citizens. came a monk or nun in the Church
They are also known for ivory carvings
and bronze statuary. B. The Church encouraged people of
other religions to settle in Europe
A. Athens
C. Church officials and kings worked sep-
B. Sparta arately to govern countries
C. Crete
D. Daily life in villages and towns re-
D. Thales volved around the Church
1399. A famous European traveler who went 1404. A person with good Karma will be rein-
to China? carnated into a
A. George Washington A. New Job
B. Kublai Khan B. Lower caste
C. Genghis Khan C. Higher caste
D. Marco Polo D. Unicorn
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1400. The name of the Persian communication 1405. The Great Schism was?
network
A. Break in the Christian Church
A. Royal Roads
B. Break is the Islamic faith
B. Silk Road
C. Break in the Roman Empire
C. Roman Road
D. Break in the Hindu faith
D. Greek Roads
1406. This absolute monarch weakened his no-
1401. What is polytheism? bles by forcing them to live with him and
occupied them with ridiculous tasks.
A. an amphibian with many legs
A. Phillip II
B. the worship of many gods
B. Louis XIV
C. the worship of one god
C. Frederick the Great
D. the worship of no god/gods
D. James II
1402. Who attempted to reestablish educa-
tion, became sole ruler of his kingdom, and 1407. The Roman Catholic Church (Western
was eventually crowned emperor by Pope Church) conducted church services in:
Leo II?
A. Latin
A. Charles de Gaulle
B. Greek
B. Charlie Brown
C. Spanish
C. Charlemagne
D. English
D. Charles Barkley
1408. Which of the following is NOT consid-
1403. The aim of the civil service examination ered one of the 5 characteristics of a Civi-
system in Ancient China was to lization?
A. limit government appointments to the A. Advanced technology to help meet peo-
aristocracy ple’s needs and solve problems
B. open government service to all tal- B. Complex institutions like governments,
ented and able people organized religion, and economic struc-
tures
C. make it possible for women to serve in
the government C. An organized military for protection.
D. make it difficult for anyone to work in D. Writing, or some other form of record-
the government keeping
1409. What was one of the major things that B. Steam Engine
Chandra Gupta accomplished?
C. Astrolabe/ Compass
1412. The world have continents. C. People are born free and equal
1419. The “ten lost tribes” were 1424. What happened at the Storming of the
A. scattered Isralite tribes Bastille?
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A. The belief that one’s soul is reborn into D. Peasants storm a French prison. Be-
the next life based on the actions of your ginning of French Rev.
present life
1425. Which of the following is an example of
B. Your soul is gone forever
a primary source?
C. The reward for your life force
A. textbook
D. The belief that if you do something bad,
B. encyclopedia
you’ll be rewarded
C. photograph
1421. What are TWO reasons that historians
haven’t studied diseases much? Because D. article
A. the monarchy was too powerful A. Both used letters to represent sounds
B. the Catholic Church was failing B. Both began writing as a way to predict
the future
C. people needed protection
C. Both used pictographs
D. King John created it
D. Both began writing as a way to keep
1423. the group that gave up their nomadic track of trade
lifestyle for farming in the process of set-
tling in India 1428. Why did hunter gatherers migrate?
A. Olmec A. To make better tools
B. Aryans B. To explore the river valleys
C. Ganges C. To find food
D. none of above D. To find better shelter
1429. Which is not an invention of the Tang 1434. Which physical feature is to the North of
and Song China and protects them from invaders?
1430. Which accomplishments are associated 1435. The two rivers that flow through
with the Gupta Empire? Mesopotamia are the and rivers.
1433. Farmers grew millet and wheat along 1438. Which Religious Empire saved Ancient
the or yellow river. Greek and Hieroglyphics
A. Hang he A. Christian
B. Gobi B. Hindu
C. Xia C. Islam
D. Artists D. Buddhist
1439. How many years are in a decade? C. There was no protection from inva-
A. 10 sions.
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A. Aryans dinals made into kings
B. Balkans B. the church had control over most of Eu-
C. Ottoman Turks rope’s food supply
D. Etruscans C. the church had an army larger than any
other feudal army
1441. Thr Roman Big Boss
D. the church taught that it had authority
A. Plebian over every person
B. Preiest
1446. What principles from the Roman “rule
C. King of law” do we use in our legal system to-
D. Emperor day?
A. Treat others the way you want to be
1442. Which two innovations did the Romans
treated.
create to advance architecture?
B. Everyone is equal under the law, and
A. Which two innovations did the Romans
is entitled to justice.
create to advance architecture?
C. Treat others nicely only if they are nice
B. Columns and domes
to you.
C. Arches and concrete
D. Everyone is not equal, and some citi-
D. Arches and columns zens are above the law.
1443. The Pax Romana was a period of 1447. What reflects a person’s knowledge, be-
A. war and disorder liefs, customs, and values?
B. peace, unity, & accomplishments that A. Agriculture
lasted nearly 200 years. B. Culture
C. distrust & conflict between emperors C. Domestication
& the Senate.
D. Artifact
D. conquests & fights for control of the
empire. 1448. A is an advanced state of intellec-
tual, cultural, and material development
1444. Which one was NOT a limitation of in human society, marked by progress in
Sumer’s environment? the arts and sciences, the extensive use of
A. Tall mountains kept the Sumerians iso- record keeping, including writing, and the
lated from other cultures. appearance of complex political and social
B. The flooding of rivers was unpredicat- institutions.
ble. A. Dynasty
1459. A city that appeared around 2500 B.C. 1464. The trade of which two products shaped
in the Supe River of Peru, in which stone the early history of North and West
buildings were used for official business, Africa?
as apartment buildings, and as grand resi-
A. ivory and salt
dences, was
A. Caral B. salt and gold
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C. Teotihuacan
D. Monte Alban
1465. Because of intense farming, civilizations
1460. Greek for “gathering place.” A cen- required more people to live in an area,
tral area of the Greek Polis where citizens which of the following developed:
could meet, participate, and discuss public A. Culture
life such as:politics, the economy, culture,
and religion . B. Law
A. Acropolis C. Written Language
B. Agora D. All of these
C. Mahajanapada
1466. Periods of rule in China were known as
D. Archaic
1469. How did Chandragupta’s and Asoka’s 1473. What advantage did Muslim merchants
approaches to ruling differ? have over their European and East Asian
counterparts?
1471. Qing dynasty powerless to keep out for- C. products, ideas, plants, animals and
eigners. diseases
A. China D. buying goods from Africa
B. Japan
1475. The Renaissance refers to the rebirth
C. Both of classical knowledge, that is, knowledge
D. none of above from which two ancient empires?
1472. What is the main reason why Martin A. Mesopotamian and Egyptian
Luther wrote his 95 Theses? B. Greek and Persian
A. He was upset about the split between
C. Roman and Greek
the eastern and western portions of the
Church. D. Roman and Egyptian
B. He was angry about the treatment of
the poor by the Church because he felt 1476. What was the name given to the topics
that they were mostly ignored. of debate with the Catholic Church posted
by Martin Luther?
C. He was angered that lower clergy got
paid so little since they were the ones do- A. 88 Theses
ing most of the hands on work. B. 95 Theses
D. He was angered by the selling of indul-
C. 99 Theses
gences and how it convinced people they
could buy their way to heaven. D. None of the above
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1478. How have the ideas of Confucius im-
A. They all wanted the cities to be identi-
pacted modern Chinese society?
cal
A. Confucianism provided an explanation B. They had difficulity completing task
to life and the universe and gave people a
reason for “being.” C. They were intelligent and talented
B. Confucianism assumed that all people D. They knew how to deal with monsoons.
will not desire to choose good or evil, they 1483. What test performed by archaeologists
must be manipulated for their own good. was used to analyze fossils and artifacts?
C. Confucianism taught duty to family and A. Domestification
his ideas helped open up government jobs
B. Fossilizing
to people with talent.
C. carbon dating
D. Confucianism began in Northern India
and followers believed that they must be D. Endopretodosis
manipulated for their own good. 1484. Many of the traditions of Islam were in-
1479. What does it mean to organize events fluenced by which other religions?
in chronological order? A. Hinduism and Judaism
A. To organize events in a random order. B. Buddhism and Judaism
B. To organize events in time order. C. Christianity and Judaism
C. To organize events according to my D. Zoronastrianism and Judaism
own order.
1485. The Black Death was spread by which
D. To organize events in order of popular- of the following methods?
ity. A. Kissing!
1480. The two major river systems of ancient B. By sharing a cup
Mesopotamia. C. It was air born
A. Tigris & Euphrates D. Fleas on rats
B. Indus & Nile
1486. were wealthy white Spanish resi-
C. Earth & Water dents of Latin America who were born in
D. Crete the Spanish colonies
A. Mulattos
1481. What is the term that means controlling
water for farming? (for example, farmers B. Creoles
dug canals to bring water to crops) C. Mestizo
A. isolation D. Peninsulares
1487. What did Zheng He accomplish? 1492. Acient Mesopotamians traded with
A. He conquered Japan A. India and Egypt
1498. Which of the following societies en- 1503. the incident that sparked the French
gaged in extensive maritime trade well Revolution was
beyond their borders in the fifteenth cen-
A. Bread Riots
tury?
A. Mesoamericans in the Pacific Ocean B. Storming of the Bastille prison by the
Third Estate
B. Bantu peoples in the Indian Ocean
C. economic conditions
C. Chinese in the Indian Ocean
D. execution of Louis XVI
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D. Russians in the Pacific Ocean
1499. The expansion of communication and 1504. Mali rose to power when this leader
trade networks in Afro-Eurasia from 600 was the king:
C.E. to 1450 C.E. resulted in the spread of
A. Tunka Manin
which of the following from South Asia?
A. Military weaponry, such as iron-tipped B. Sundiata
spears and chariots C. Sunni Ali
B. Technological and scientific concepts, D. Askia the Great
such as the decimal and zero
C. Irrigation technologies, such as ce- 1505. One of the most powerful dynasties of
ramic pipes ancient China.
D. Textile manufacturing processes, such A. Shang
as the spinning jenny
B. Xia
1500. What was the Silk Road?
C. Chin
A. Road that led to downtown China
D. Huang He
B. Trading highway in modern day India
C. Trade network between Europe & Asia 1506. Which problem did ancient Mesopotami-
D. Road made of silk fabric ans have to solve first in order to protect
their cities and fields?
1501. Who claimed to have been awakened
and saw the world in a new way? A. how to control flooding
A. Buddhist B. how to prevent wind erosion
B. Catholics C. how to build bricks when they had no
C. Brahmans timber or stone
D. Hindus D. how to defend against attacks from
traders
1502. This was the period in Western Euro-
pean history between the collapse of the 1507. Hominid
Roman Empire and the Renaissance.
A. A tribe of people
A. Byzantine Empire
B. Middle Ages B. Weird species of an animal
1508. How was trade along the Silk Road ef- large wall protected it on the fourth side.
fected under the Mongol Empire? Later, a huge chain was strung across the
city’s harbor for greater protection. Sur-
1511. Which Atlantic Revolution took the B. To isolate your country from the rest of
longest to occur? the world.
C. Cultural Superiority
A. Latin American
D. Nationalism
B. Haitian
C. French 1516. in cricket who is the best keeper in the
world?
D. American
A. Adam Gilchrist
1512. is the concept that nations must de-
B. Ms Dhoni
pend on an cooperate with each other for
survival. C. Kumar Sangakara
A. nationalism D. Rishabh Pant
B. global interdependence 1517. Which civilization is known as the “Fer-
C. cultural diffusion tile Crescent”?
D. multiculturalism A. Mesopotamia
B. Indus Civilization
1513. Constantinople was also easy to defend.
Lying on a peninsula, the city was pro- C. Athens
tected on three sides by the sea, and a D. Mauryan Empire
1518. In the period 900 to 1500 C.E., the Ot- D. China was controlled by religious lead-
tomans and the Aztecs were similar in that ers who chose the emperor
both peoples were
A. isolated from the major Eurasian trade 1520. Which of the following was NOT an
routes achievement under the Guptas during the
golden age in India?
B. nomadic groups that migrated to al-
ready settled regions and conquered A. advances in mathematics, including
them numerals and the decimal system
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C. politically unified by the adoption of a B. collected folk tales and songs
monotheistic religion recorded in the Sanskrit language
D. able to dominate other societies with C. medical advances, including vaccinat-
large horse-mounted armies ing against diseases
1519. Which of these accurate describes the D. creation of a uniform system of writing
political status of China in Marco Polo’s used throughout India
time?
A. China was under foreign influence by 1521. It is the world’s smallest continent.
European commercial interests A. Europe
B. China was experiencing a series of B. Africa
civil wars led by regional warlords
C. Oceania/Australia
C. China was under the control of Mongol
rulers D. Asia
C. Hastinapur A. Rangoli
D. Gurgaon B. Diwali
A. Udaipur D. Pattachitra
B. Kota 16. The birth place of an iconic personality, Am-
C. Ranakpur rita Shergill, is
D. Chittorgarh A. Hungary
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Akshar-dham located? C. 1905
28. It is one of the most beautiful and most 34. Which art is practiced by communities like
pleasing art forms of India. Theyyampadi Nambiars, Theeyadi Nam-
biars, and Kurups?
C. Rangoli B. Kavad
D. Batik C. Aripoma
D. Pattachitra
29. Pick the correct matching of temple to reli-
gion. 35. Movement of Modern Painting was origi-
nated in..?
A. Borobudur-Hinduism
A. Mumbai
B. Angkor Wat-Buddhism, then Hinduism
B. Delhi
C. Angkor Wat-Hinduism, then Buddhism
C. Bengal
D. Borobudur-Buddhism, then Hinduism
D. Rajasthan
30. The first activity introduce us to..
36. Where can we find the Ajanta Caves?
A. Painting in India
A. Maharashtra, India
B. Indian Culture
B. Islamabad, Pakistan
C. Tribes of India
C. Uzbekistan
D. Caves in India
D. Kasakhstan
31. Women create paintings on mud
37. It was built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in mem-
houses as an offer of thanks to the forces
ory of his wife.
of nature
A. Mahabharata
A. Chittara
B. Ramayana
B. Alpana
C. Shiva
C. Cheriyal
D. Taj Majal
D. Sohrai
38. Sarhool festival is mainly associated with
32. Where did the miniature paintings of In- the tribal community of which of the fol-
dian heritage of develop? lowing state?
A. Guler A. Odisha
B. Mewar B. Jharkhand
C. Bundi C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Kishengarh D. Rajasthan
33. Which of these art forms does not belong 39. Which artist created the series of carica-
to any of the states in South India? ture “ Scream Series”
A. Cheriyal A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Chittara B. Gagendranath Tagore
C. Saura C. Abanindranath Tagore
D. Kalamezhuthu D. Nandalal Bose
40. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple 46. Number of figures in Cries Unheard?
dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, dur- A. 2
ing the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty.
B. 12
A. Taj Mahal
C. 3
B. Rangoli
D. 4
C. Ajanta Caves
47. The school laid the foundation of Indian
D. Borobudur Temple
iconography.
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41. Name the festival related to Goddess A. Harappan
Durga or Saraswathi
B. Gandhara
A. Navarathri
C. Mathura
B. Onam D. Kaashi
C. Holi
48. This was the period of evolution from
D. Christmas Vedism and Hinduism and Brahmanism
42. ‘Rath Yatra’ at Puri is celebrated in honour A. Mogul Period
of B. Transitional Period
A. Lord Rama C. Classical Period
B. Lord Shiva D. Ancient Period
C. Lord Jagannath
49. What are the three spheres of the uni-
D. Lord Vishnu verse?
43. Cheriyal scrolls are as long as in length A. Kamadhatu-sphere of desires
A. 60 feet B. Rupadhatu-sphere of forms
B. 45 feet C. Durasdhatu-sphere of enlightenment
C. 50 feet D. Arupadhatu-sphere of formlessness
D. 20 feet 50. We can see common elements like story
telling, colours, Tools, diffrent charecters
44. The traditional form of rangoli made use in the indian art form
of designs and motifs based on
A. No
A. Gods
B. Maybe
B. Rocks
C. Yes
C. Nature
D. None of The Above
D. Humans
51. Which classical dance of the following is
45. New year is celebrated on named after the village it was born from?
A. 1st January A. Mohiniattam
B. 31st December B. Bharatanatyam
C. 1st November C. Kuchipudi
D. 2nd December D. Kathakali
52. Which classical dance is famous in Tamil 57. Name the festival of lights
Nadu? A. Deepavali
63. Which among the following has inscribed 69. Who amidst the following is renowed in
Kumbh Mela on the Representative List the field of sculpture?
of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Human- A. Manjit Bawa
ity?
B. Saroja Vaidyanathan
A. WHO
C. Ram Kinkar
B. UNCTAD
D. Raja Ravi Sharma
C. ADB
70. who is Prabu Deva
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D. UNESCO
A. Writer
64. Where is Borobudur located?
B. Dancer
A. Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia
C. Poet
B. Meru Valley
D. Singer
C. Kedu Valley
71. Who is Tenali Ramakrishna
D. Khmer City
A. Poet
65. Which painting is made on a base of cow
B. Jester
dung, rati or clay, water, and red ochre?
C. Writer
A. Kalamezhuthu
D. Singer
B. Mysore
E. Dancer
C. Tanjore
D. Mandana 72. People of which religion celebrate Eid?
A. Hindus
66. It is also known as Festival of Lights.
B. Sikhs
A. Shiva
C. Jains
B. Lamp
D. Muslims
C. Diwali
D. Rangoli 73. the flag of was adopted as Indian flag
but’Charkha’ in the middle was replaced
67. The statue Triumph Of Labour was created by ‘Chakra’ (wheel) and hence our Na-
by D.P Roy Chaudhary in tional Flag came into being.
A. 1952 A.D. A. 1906
B. 1857 A.D. B. 1931
C. 1954 A.D. C. 1921
D. 1953 A.D. D. 1941
68. The carpenters who make kavads are 74. Which are the two types of Artistic cre-
called ations?
A. Chitrakars A. Audio Arts and Performing Arts
B. Patuas B. Visual Arts and Performing Arts
C. Suthars C. Performing Arts and Literature
D. Bhat D. Music and Cinema
75. Papeti is the festival of 81. Which colours are common in Phad paint-
A. Parsis ings?
A. White, yellow, blue
A. holds the drum which is the first sound 86. Which school in West Bengal was a pre-
heard in the world during creation mier arts institute?
B. holds the fire with which he destroys A. Presidency
C. points up in a reassuring gesture B. Shantiniketan
D. points down to the dwarf in which he C. Bethune College
dances to D. Jadhavpur
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88. Where will be held Kumbh Mela-2018?
C. Kota
A. Ujjain
D. Pahari
B. Haridwar
C. Nasik 94. How old is the Kavad art form?
D. Allahabad A. 500 years
89. Who is the author of the book The Free B. 120 years
Voice:On Democracy, Culture and the Na- C. 300 years
tion?
D. 200 years
A. Ravish Kumar
B. Arnav Goswami 95. is the method of laying a coat of trans-
C. Barkha Dutt parent paint over a dry painting
98. The tradition of narrating stories from Ra- C. National Modern Art Gallery
mayana or Mahabharata with the help of D. Salarjung Museum
wooden puppets and paintings is known as
100. Bhil paintings are traditionally created on 106. Who is Lata Mangeshwar
the A. Artist
A. Floor B. Poet
B. Roof C. Writer
C. Walls D. Singer
D. Pillars 107. A semi-circular structure with a dome
shape roof erected over the sacred relics
101. The Sangai festival is celebrated in
of Budhha is known as
A. Assam A. Stupas
B. Manipur B. Edicts
C. Mizoram C. Pillars
D. Nagaland D. Monoliths
102. Rabindranath Tagore in his painting tried 108. A popular festival celebrated in Thrissur
A. Realism A. Thrissur Pooram
B. Expressionism B. Pongal
C. Abstractionism C. Diwali
D. Perspective D. Holi
103. Which of the following is called the store- 109. A technique of Mural painting executed
house of world-art-colections? upon freshly wet lime plaster is known as
A. National Archives of India A. Fresco painting
B. National Museum B. Wash painting
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B. Francis Newton Souza 116. The statue of Hindu god that symbolizes
reverence for life.
C. M.F.Hussain
A. Ganesha
D. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Buddha statue
111. The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela”, annual C. Vishnu
fair is held in which state of India?
D. none of above
A. Bihar
117. Which of the following places is famous
B. Jharkhand for Chikankari work, which is a traditional
C. Uttar Pradesh art of embroidery?
D. West Bengal A. Hyderabad
B. Jaipur
112. Removing paint when it is wet using a
C. Lucknow
cloth or pointed object to create grass, and
hair is called D. Mysore
A. Blocking 118. Who is Jawrlal Neharu
B. Hatching A. Poet
C. Scratching B. Writer
D. Sgraffito C. Prime Minister
D. none of above
113. The destroyer, cosmic dancer represented
by a four armed figure. 119. In which of the following festivals are
boat races a special feature?
A. Majal
A. Rongali Bihu
B. Shiva
B. Onam
C. Ajanta
C. Pongal
D. Jahan
D. Navratri
114. What do the paintings of Ajanta depict? 120. Gateway of India was built by:
A. Ramayana A. Frank Llyyd Wright
B. Mahabharata B. George Wittet
C. Jatakas C. Frank Gehry
D. Panchatantra D. Zaha Hadid
121. The Court language of the Mughals was 127. Who made posters for Haripura congress
A. Urdu Adhiveshan
A. Amrta Shergil
125. Thia Badhia is a popular motif depicted in 131. What does Shiva hold in first arm?
which art form from Odisha? A. holds the drum which is the first sound
heard in the world during creation
A. Saura
B. holds the fire with which he destroys
B. Pattachitra
C. points up in a reassuring gesture
C. Dhokra
D. points down to the dwarf in which he
D. Brass and Bell carving dances to
126. Which religion is NOT widely practiced in 132. Maithili is primarily spoken in which
South Asia? state?
A. Jainism A. Bihar
B. Shintoism B. Assam
C. Buddhism C. West Bengal
D. Hinduism D. Meghalaya
133. In which of following dialects kabir 139. Which of the following is a famous As-
wrote? samese festival?
A. Avadhi A. Makar Sakranti
B. Bhojpuri B. Yugadi
C. Brijbhasa C. Onam
D. Maithili D. Rongali Bihu
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134. The focus India’s traditional paintings. 140. Bihu is a folk dance of which state?
A. Spiritual beliefs A. Assam
B. Political beliefs B. Maharashtra
C. Philosophical beliefs C. Odisha
D. none of above D. Uttarakhand
135. Which of the following language has been 141. paintings are traditionally black and
given the status of classical language by white?
Central Government A. Warli
A. Gujarati B. Khovar
B. Tamil C. Madhubani
C. Marathi D. Phad
D. Malayalam
142. Which of the following places of Sikh re-
136. Which art form is done by the members ligion heritage is not in india?
of the Suthar community? A. Nanded
A. Kavad B. Keshgarh Saheb
B. Mysore C. Paonta Saheb
C. Bhil D. Nankana Saheb
D. Warli
143. What are the scrolls used in Cheriyal
137. Janmashtami festival is the birth of paintings made of?
which lord? A. Cotton
A. Brahma B. Canvas
B. Shiva C. Khadi
C. Ganesha D. Acrylic
D. Krishna
144. Jallikattu practiced in Tamil Nadu is a part
138. The Flamingo Festival is celebrated in of which festival?
A. Andhra Pradesh A. Onam
B. Karnataka B. Pongal
C. Kerela C. Natuanjali
D. Bihar D. Hampi
145. What was the medium of ‘Haldi 151. Who, amidst the following is a distin-
Grinder’? guished painter?
A. Amrita Shergill
146. The most popular festival in Tamil Nadu 152. Turban or Pagri is usually worn by what
is: type of Hindu people?
A. Gudipadwa A. Politician
B. Onam B. Sikh
C. Bihu C. Guru
D. Pongal D. Police
147. In the flag of India of 1921 the color 153. Who is Jamini Roy
white symbolized A. Poet
A. Truth, peace and purity B. Writer
B. Minority communities C. Dancer
C. Hindus D. Artist
D. Sikhs 154. The Main headquarters of Sahitya
Akademi is located at
148. What is the field in which Pradosh Das-
gupta distinguished himself? A. New Delhi
A. Sculpture B. Mumbai
B. Painting C. Kolkata
C. Instrumental Music D. Chennai
D. Hindustani Music{vocal] 155. Oriental institute for Studying Eastern
Art was established by?
149. On which date Christmas is celebrated ev-
A. E.B. Havel
ery year?
B. Gagendranath Tagore
A. 25th September
C. Nandalal Bose
B. 25th October
D. none of above
C. 25th January
D. 25th December 156. Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’
has been adopted as India’s National An-
150. Name the festival known as “festival of them. How many stanzas of the said song
colours” were adopted?
A. Holi A. Third and Fourth stanza
B. Onam B. The whole song
C. Vishu C. First and Second stanza
D. Eid D. Only the first stanza
157. Artistic creations are of two types:‘ 163. On which day is Onam celebrated?
‘&‘ ‘. A. Thiruvonam
A. Visual Arts B. Navami
B. Performing Arts C. Rohini
C. Folk Art D. Pooram
D. Modern Art
164. Kalamkari is derived from two words,
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158. Pongal is know as festival kalam meaning pen, and kari meaning
A. Harvest A. Carpentry
B. Lights B. Storytelling
C. Colours C. Quilling
D. None D. Craftsmanship
159. Name the most popular festival of Kerala 165. Who introduced the famous persian Fes-
tival of Nauroz?
A. Deepavali
A. Alauddin khalji
B. Onam
B. Iltutmish
C. Pongal
C. Firoz Tughlaq
D. None
D. Balban
160. The Gandhara Art flourished during the
166. The word Khovar comes from ‘Kho’
period of
meaning and ‘Var’ meaning husband
A. Guptas
A. Home
B. Mauryas B. Market
C. Satavahanas C. Mandap
D. Kushans D. Cave
161. Jalikattu is associated with which Indian 167. Who is Abdul Kalam
festival?
A. scientist
A. Onam
B. Astronaut
B. Pongal
C. Poet
C. Bihu
D. Writer
D. Hornbill
168. ‘Chauth’ was
162. Konkani is the official language of
A. Toll tax imposed by shivaji
A. Chandigarh
B. A religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
C. Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbor-
C. Daman and Diu ing states
D. Delhi D. Irrigation tax charged by akbar
D. Kaudi A. 1913
B. 1653
172. The most splendid example is the Taj Ma-
hal built in 1632 by Emperor Shah Jahan C. 1893
in memory of his wife. D. none of above
A. Ancient Period
178. This period contribute enrichment of In-
B. Classical Period dian culture, painting and architecture.
C. Transitional Period A. Mogul Period
D. Mogul Period B. Classical Period
173. Kalamezhuthu is practiced as an offering C. Transitional Period
to the goddess D. Ancient Period
A. Meenakshi
179. Bronze and copper statuettes and
B. Yellama
steatite seals were made in this period,
C. Renuka which shows vigor and concern for surface
D. Bhadrakali texture as characterized in Indian art.
A. Ancient Period
174. Who established Progressive Artists’
Group? B. Classical Period
A. Francis Newton Souza C. Mogul Period
B. Nandalal Bose D. Transitional Period
180. Name the birthday of Lord Ram 186. What makes the Lotus Temple famous?
A. Rama Navami A. Its balanced structure
B. Onam B. It shape of a lotus
C. Vishu C. Its design
D. Diwali D. none of above
181. ‘Panchatantra’ is originally written by 187. In which state of the folk painting “mad-
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hubani” popular?
A. Kalidas A. West Bengal
B. Vishnu Sharma B. Orissa
C. Tulsi Das C. Bihar
D. None of these D. Assam
182. Name the painter of mythological themes 188. People create Sohrai art during
A. Raja Ravi Verma A. Weddings
B. Rabindranath Tagore B. Birthdays
C. Gaganindranath Tagore C. Harvest Season
D. Jamini Roy D. Baby Showers
183. Which Indian Community celebrates the 189. It is located on the right bank of the Ya-
Khordad sal muna River in a vast Mughal garden that
A. Sikh encompasses nearly 17 hectares, in the
Agra District in Uttar Pradesh.
B. Jain
A. Taj Mahal
C. Hindu
B. Borobudur Temple
D. Parsi
C. Ajanta Caves
184. Who are the artists who make Kalighat D. Rangoli
paintings?
A. Patuas 190. What is Tanjore famous for?
C. both roles were vital to a groups sur- 15. Who said, “ Swaraj is my birthright and I
vival shall have it”
D. both had to hunt and fish A. Bhagat Singh
B. Vivekanand
10. Type of home, similar to a wigwam but is
larger and rectangular C. Lala Lajpat Rai
A. potlatch D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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B. wigwam 16. which is your favorite monument
C. teepee A. taj mahal
D. longhouse B. Qutub minar
C. red fort
11. Theories based on spread of Religious be-
lief is D. Sanchi stupa
21. The work Gotama Buddha was published 27. The three main ethnic communities of
in Sikkim are
32. The Classical music of North india is known 38. Kuchipudi Dance is associated with which
as Indian state?
A. Hindustani Music A. Kerala
B. carnatic Music B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
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C. Bengali Music
D. Rajasthani Music D. Andhra pradesh
39. In which state Gujarati language is used?
33. The Upanishads are
A. Bihar
A. A source of Hindu philosophy
B. Uttar Pradesh
B. Books of ancient Hindu laws
C. Gujarati
C. Books on social behavior of man
D. Assam
D. Prayers to God
40. What Foods Did They Eat?
34. The fundamental feature of Indian culture
which makes it unique. A. McChicken
B. Sushi
A. Multiple religions
C. Fufu
B. Multiple languages
D. Berries
C. Diverse population
D. Unity in diversity 41. Festivals express
A. joy and happiness
35. What is, “the way of life of a group of
people? ” B. Hatred and anger
44. introduced Islam into Southeast Asia. 50. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
(Choose all that apply) A. Wind
47. is a large organized group 53. The were great patrons of art
A. Religion A. Mughals
B. Family B. Cholas
C. Cheras
C. Community
D. Pandyas
D. Society
54. is an alternative medicine system with
48. What is the Origin of Warli? historical roots in the Indian subcontinent
A. Mumbai A. Ayurveda
B. Goregaon B. Sleeping
C. Madhya Pradesh C. Yoga
D. Maharashtra D. Meditation
B. women had to make clothing while 61. Amjad Ali Khan is famous for which Musi-
men had to prepare food cal Instrument?
C. men were in charge of family and A. Violin
home while women hunted, fished, and
B. Tabla
protected the community
D. women were in charge of family and C. Flute
home while men hunted, fished, and pro- D. Sarod
tected the community
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62. How did some American Indians spend
56. By 1511, the had conquered the their evenings?
Malacca in Malaysia an other ports on the
Arabian Gulf. A. gathered around an elderly family
member to listen to folktales
A. Sumatras
B. hunting for large animals
B. Indonesians
C. Portuguese C. star gazing
57. Giddha is the folk dance of which state? 63. What is Indenisation? (Choose all that ap-
A. Uttar Pradesh ply)
B. Himachal Pradesh A. The diffusion of Indian Culture in
Southeast Asia.
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Punjab B. The time period in which Indians trav-
elled across Southeast Asia
58. ‘Indian culture, beliefs and practices was
C. Spread of Indian language, philosophy
spread by merchants.’ What is the name
and culture.
of this theory?
D. The period during which Indian trade
A. Kshatriya Theory
was very successful.
B. Vaishya Theory
C. Brahmin Theory 64. The ratio of width of our National flag to
its length is
D. none of above
A. 3:5
59. Domed houses made from blocks of snow
B. 2:3
A. potlatch
C. 2:4
B. teepee
C. igloo D. 3:4
78. How many countries were there in India 84. In terms of population India stands at
A. 5 which rank?
B. 3 A. 3rd
C. 7 B. 4th
D. 6 C. 5th
D. 2nd
79. Islam arrived in Southeast Asia in
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A. 1200 85. what reflects the indian society and culture
B. 1474 A. languages and litreature
C. 1282 B. music and dance
D. 1300 C. languages, letreature, music and
dance
80. What is the total number of people in India
who are sikhs? D. none of above
A. 827, 578, 868 86. What are the five elements (Pancha-
B. 138, 188, 240 bootham)?
C. 24, 080, 016 A. Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Space
D. 19, 215, 730 B. Air, Water, Planet, Metal, Wood
C. Earth, Sun, Air, Wood, Ice
81. Which temple dedicated to the sun-god is
shaped like a chariot? D. Earth, Sun, Moon, Water, Fire
A. Sun Temple, Konark 87. What are three characteristics or traits
B. Lotus Temple, New Delhi that define culture? (select 3 answers)
C. Surya Pahar Temple, Assam A. Hair and skin color
D. Jagannath Temple, Puri B. Types of work
83. How many countries celebrate Diwali? 89. Mughal dynasty was started by
A. 2 A. Akbar
B. 11 B. Humayun
C. 10 C. Babar
D. 6 D. Aurangjeb
90. Where is holi celebrated? 96. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed
A. Pakistan below the base plate of the emblem of In-
dia are taken from
93. The book of Parsis is 99. Dholaveera situated in gujarat is which dis-
trict?
A. Torah
A. Kuchchh
B. Bible
B. Rajkot
C. Zend Avesta
C. Junagadh
D. Gita
D. Surendranagar
94. Which one is not a harvest festival in In-
dia? 100. When did India declare independence?
A. August, 15 1947
A. Onam
B. August, 17 1945
B. Holi
C. January, 1 1901
C. Lohri
D. March, 25 1821
D. Pongal
101. is the responsible for suffering and
95. An Indian writer of the British period is rebirth.
A. Chetan Bhagat A. Karma
B. Munshi Premchand B. Dharma
C. Aravind Adiga C. Religion
D. Rudyard Kipling D. Action
102. What is another name for India? 108. Where did the first rocket launch from
A. Bharata A. Usa
B. Sindhu B. India
C. None of them C. Russia
D. none of above D. none of above
103. Which dance is originated in Orissa dur- 109. In which continent is India in?
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ing second century BC
A. Europe
A. Lota
B. Asia
B. Chau
C. Africa
C. Odissi
D. Other continents
D. Roof
110. Karla, one of the best preserved Buddhist
104. Vikram Seth and RK Narayan are Caves is in which Indian State?
A. Painters A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Singers B. Uttaranchal
C. Writers
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. none of above
D. Maharashtra
105. rearrange the jumbled wordskariklam
111. What is the official language in India?
A. kalamkari
A. English
B. Madhubani
B. Hindi
C. warli
C. Punjabi
D. maharashtra
D. All answer correct
106. The temple is representation of Mount
112. The monument of national importance
Dubdi monastery is located in
A. Mount Everest
A. Nagaland
B. Mount Meru
B. Sikkim
C. Mount Alps
C. Tripura
D. none of above
D. Meghalaya
107. Look at the image on page 72.What kind
of dancers are they? 113. What does the Diwali symbolize?
A. Potlatch A. Victory of light
B. Tlingit B. Candles day
C. American C. Peace
D. Alaskan D. Knowledge over ignorance
114. ‘Indian culture was spread by people 120. Rajasthani and Pahari schools are known
who were trying to spread their religion.’ as
What is the name of this theory?
126. is important for development of civi- 132. Kuchipudi is the dance form of which sta-
lization tex
A. Culture A. Andhrapradesh
B. Law and Order B. Kerela
C. Food and drink C. Bengal
D. Theatre D. Banglore
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127. Who was in charge of hunting for food?
is associated with Gujarat?
A. Everyone
A. Nautanki
B. The older women
B. Garba
C. The men and boys
C. Kathakali
D. No one really knows
D. Bhangra
128. The famous Maruni dance of Sikkim is as-
134. Which monument was built by the
sociated with the festival of
Mughal emperor Akbar?
A. Diwali
A. Qutub Minar
B. Holi
B. Red Fort
C. Lohri C. Charminar
D. Baisakhi D. Fatehpur Sikhri
129. what is the painting of Maharashtra 135. What generalization can be made by com-
A. Madhubani paring the lifestyle of the Inuit of the Arc-
tic to the lifestyle of the Natchez in the
B. gond
Southeast?
C. warli
A. One group adapted better to their en-
D. baul vironment than the other.
130. What are the types of indian classical B. The two societies were similar in orga-
dance? nization and way of life.
A. Bharatanatyam C. Differences in government led to dif-
ferences in culture.
B. Ballet
D. Contrasting environments greatly in-
C. Kathak fluenced their ways of life.
D. Odissi
136. Which of these has an integral part of In-
131. The Prime minister of India credited with dian culture?
ushering in IT revolution in India. A. Dance
A. Narendra Modi B. Art
B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee C. Music
C. Vishwanath Pratap Singh D. All of these
D. Rajiv Gandhi E. None of these
137. What Tribe Was There? 143. How many Union Territories are in In-
A. Africa dia?
D. manni C. Maintain
D. none of above
141. Which of these are theories about Indeni-
sation? (Choose all that apply) 147. With which of the following states of In-
dia is the Garba dance associated
A. Kshatriya Theory
A. Gujrat
B. Hindustan Theory
B. Punjab
C. Brahmin Theory
C. Rajasthan
D. Vaishya Theory
D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Khmer Theory
148. It is one of the oldest stone structures in
142. How many Darshans are astik? India.
A. 6 A. Sanchi Stupa
B. 4 B. Taj Mahal
C. 2 C. Red Fort
D. 3 D. none of above
149. Some parts of China such as to its 155. Which national park harbours the largest
Northeast were under Japanese occupa- number of one-horned Rhinos?
tion as part of their empire A. Periyar National Park
A. Hong Kong
B. Kanha National Park
B. Manchuria
C. Kaziranga National Park
C. Tibet
D. Corbett National Park
D. Quinghai
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156. What Did They Use To Make Clothes?
150. Who gave India Independence?
A. Silk
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhas Chandra Bose B. Cotton
151. Select all the classical dances 157. Kalidasa was a classical writer.
A. Kuchipudi A. Sanskrit
B. Ghoomar B. Tamil
C. Yakshaganam C. English
D. Odissi D. Hindi
E. Gidda
158. The last Mahakumbh of the 20th century
152. Who is known as the Father of the Indian was held at
space program?
A. Allahabad
A. S. Chandra Sekhar
B. Haridwar
B. Vikram Sarabhai
C. Ujjain
C. Both A and B
D. Nasik
D. None of the a
159. Total number of languages spoken in In-
153. how many types of culture are there
dia
A. 5
A. 121
B. 3
B. 22
C. 7
C. 36
D. 10
D. none of above
154. The oldest dance form in India is
A. Bharatnatyam 160. India is covered by how many oceans?
B. Lavani A. 1
C. Changsang Changsang B. 2
D. Garba C. 3
E. Kathakali D. 4
D. 5 C. Lord Krishna
D. Lord Murugan
165. Choose the folk dances of India
171. what is a community
A. Lavani
A. community is a group of people
B. Bharatnatyam
B. people who live in a particular area
C. Kathak
C. none of these
D. Garba
D. all of the above
E. Ghoomar
172. has been passed on from generation
166. which is your favorite dance form? ? ? to generation by word of mouth.
A. Garba A. Bengali Music
B. bhangra B. Folk Music
C. Manipuri C. Hindustani Music
D. Bharatanatyam D. none of above
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180. Around % of Indonesia’s population
A. sanskrit were Muslims in 2017.
B. hindi A. 65-75
C. tamil B. 80-90
D. malayalam
C. 92-99
175. Something built or constructed
D. 72-79
A. descendant
B. structure 181. The Puranas and Upanishads are written
in one of the oldest languages of our coun-
C. igloo
try. This language is
D. potlatch
A. Hindi
176. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas,
was a contemporary of which of the fol- B. Tamil
lowing rulers? C. Devanagri
A. Humayun
D. Sanskrit
B. Shahjahan
C. Akbar 182. When Islam was accepted by the rulers
and elites, Islamic culture influences
D. Sher Shah Suri
spread to and became a part of
177. Portable, cone-shaped homes, favored cultures.
by the plains cultures
A. Cities
A. longhouse
B. Villages
B. wigwam
C. Bedouins
C. teepee
D. igloo D. Empires
178. The map shows that only and 183. in which century humayun tomb was
countries were independent when the war build
Broke out
A. 15
A. Thailand and Republic of China
B. 14
B. Thailand and United Kingdom
C. Republic of China and Philippines C. 16
D. Australia and India D. 18
184. Which Indian mathematician is considered 190. who is the builder of Taj mahal
as the founder of numerical analysis? A. shah Jahan
A. 144 A. 19 th century
B. 16 th century
B. 146
C. 12 th century
C. 18
D. none of above
D. 145
192. Select 2 skills below that belonged to the
186. The language of discourses of Gautama women of American Indian life.
Buddha was
A. plant crops
A. Bhojpuri
B. play games to learn skills
B. Magadhi
C. keep the village safe
C. Pali D. gather seeds, nuts, and fruit
D. Sanskrit
193. who got the first Asian poet to badge no-
187. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hin- bel prize for literature?
duism. Why? A. Vikram Seth
A. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist B. R.K.narayan
king, died.
C. kalidas
B. Shankracharya was born that year. D. Rabindranath Tagor
C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
194. Garba is a form of
D. All Muslim invaders were defeated.
A. Folk Music
188. Which of these are the the official lan- B. Classical Dance
guages of India?
C. Folk Dance
A. Hindi and Tamil D. Classical Music
B. Hindi and Sanskrit
195. As a dwelling, what advantage did the
C. Spanish and Hindi tepee offer to the hunters of the Great
D. Hindi and English Plains?
A. could hold an entire extended family
189. What is meant by Harvest?
B. kept inhabitants warm throughout the
A. Collect
winter
B. Previous C. built to withstand the harsh winds of
C. Obtained the Great Plains
D. Actions D. easily moved from place to place
196. What was the name of the dolls that 202. Which statement accurately compares
were presented to young Puebloan girls? folklore and tradition?
A. Puebloan Doll A. A Tradition involve folklore-the cus-
B. Kachina Doll toms, stories, and beliefs of a people-that
is passed down from one generation to
C. Barbie Doll the next
D. Baby Doll B. Folklore is the system of decision mak-
ing and power sharing for a group that
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197. taj mahal is built on which banks of rivers
wants to change the rules and make new
A. ganga traditions
B. yamuna C. Traditions are more important than
C. narmada folklore because they are passed down
from parents to children
D. indus
D. none of above
198. Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
203. In 1937 armies invaded China
A. Politician
A. French
B. Indian Lawyer
B. Portuguese
C. Social Activist
C. British
D. All answers correct
D. Japanese
199. Which Indian group is least likely to have
a Green Corn Ceremony? 204. To keep something going or continuing
changing is to
A. Inuit
A. Custom
B. Mound Builders
B. Aspect
C. Navajo
C. Maintain
D. none of above
D. none of above
200. This Islamic architecture was built by
Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife. 205. when is independence day celebrated?
Name it. A. 15 august
A. Qutub Minar B. 20 January
B. Red Fort C. 29 February
C. Taj Mahal D. 30 march
D. Fatehpur Sikhri
206. Unity in Diversity is the motto of which
201. rearrange the jumbled words1-valain culture?
A. Lavani A. British
B. Sanskrit B. French
C. Garba C. Arabic
D. ghoomar D. Indian
207. Ok S/N station 213. Under which category does Vaishya The-
A. Writer ory fall under?
C. Architect B. Economic
D. Dancer C. Religious
D. None of the above
208. How did the Hopi people use Kachina
dolls as part of their religion? 214. When did the British came to India?
A. They used them as a reward A. 1757
B. They used them to teach traditions and
B. 1501
customs
C. 1597
C. They were used for discipline
D. none of above D. 1820
209. Which of these board games are made in 215. The Prime Minister of India is
India A. PV Sindhu
A. UNO B. Rani Laksmibai
B. Snakes and ladders C. Narendra Modi
C. Chess D. none of above
D. Monopoly
216. Festival of colors is?
210. Most famous food
A. Pongal
A. Paranthas
B. Diwali
B. Mughlai
C. Baisakhi
C. Chole bhature
D. Ugadi
D. Dosa
217. How many major languages are their in
211. Which one is not a harvest festival in in- India?
dia(A) Onam(B) Lohri(C) Ugadi(D) Holi
A. 15
A. A
B. 24
B. B
C. C C. 32
D. D D. 22
219. Losoong is a festival which is celebrated 225. Which country invented shampoo?
in- A. turkey
A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Thailand
B. Manipur C. India
C. Assam D. USA
D. Sikkim
226. What Country Were They Fighting
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220. Who discovered India? Against?
A. Rajendra Prasad A. Canadian
B. Eugene Dubois B. U.S
C. Julio Cardoso C. French
D. Vasco Da Gama D. Nigeria
221. The Grange is the longest river in 227. The Karma was created by
A. India A. Others
B. Pakistan B. Ourself
C. Bangadesh C. God
D. Assam D. Fate
222. According to Kalidasa yesterday is a 228. When did the Author K.J. Saunder died?
A. Dream A. 1934
B. Vision B. 1935
C. Hope C. 1936
D. none of above D. 1937
223. How many dialects are their in India? 229. Tansen, a great musician of his time, was
A. 750 in the court of
B. 720 A. Akbar
C. 560 B. Shahjahan
231. Who was responsible to abolish Child 237. what population of india is foreign?
Marriage & Sati Pratha A. 7.6 million
243. Which of the following Akademis is re- 249. Which Indian state celebrates Bihu as a
sponsible for fostering the development of folk dance
dance, drama and music in India A. Meghalaya
A. Sangeet Akademi B. Manipur
B. National School of Drama C. Assam
C. Sahitya Akademi D. Sikkim
D. Lalit Kala Akademi
250. Why Lord Ganesha worshipped first?
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244. The schools of Rajasthan and Pahari are A. He is the lord of Muladhara Chakra
B. He is the most powerful god
A. Schools of Art
C. He associated with prosperity, good
B. Schools of Monuments fortune, and wisdom
C. Schools of Dance D. He is the first child of Goddess Parvati
D. Schools of Singing
251. Where is the Sun Temple?
245. According to Hindu scriptures, the law of A. at Konark in Odisha
Karma is
B. At kolam in kerala
A. Universal
C. at tamil nadu
B. Personal
D. none of above
C. Based on Religion
252. Under which category does Kshatriya
D. Based of Action
Theory fall under?
246. In 1724 the state of Hyderabad was A. Political
founded by:
B. Economic
A. Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf-Jah
C. Religious
B. Azim Jah Bahadur
D. None of the above
C. Osman Ali Khan
253. Read the sentence below from the text-
D. Qamaruddin Khan
book.Men’s work also included protect-
247. The Rajasthani and Pahari schools are ing the community when different groups
came into conflict over land.What does the
A. Schools of Art
word conflict mean?
B. Schools of Dance A. agreement
C. Monuments B. disagreement
D. none of above C. solution
248. Gujarat is in D. deal
A. Eastern India 254. Which of the following games were pre-
B. Northern India viously called ‘British Empire Games’?
C. Southern India A. East Asian Games
D. Western India B. Southeast Asian Games
267. are an architectural reflection of In- 273. What is the national sport of India?
dian culture
A. Hockey
A. Dance forms
B. Cricket
B. Paintings
C. Football
C. Monuments
D. Baseball
D. The Vedas
268. According to the research, how many re- 274. What is the name of the elephant which
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ligions are there in this world? serves as the mount of Lord Indra?
A. 1300 A. Tantoratvoto
B. 2300 B. Haithez
C. 3300 C. Airavata
D. 4300 D. Ganethra
269. The Sangai Festival is celebrated in 275. What sport did the Woodland Indians
A. Assam play?
B. Manipur A. Soccer
C. Mizoram B. Basketball
D. Nagaland C. Kickball
270. How many Languages are there in Indian D. Lacrosse
constitution?
276. Which is the national animal of India?
A. 22
A. Lion
B. 23
C. 19 B. Tiger
D. 20 C. Elephant
D. Leopard
271. Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswathi river known
as 277. Which trees are worshiped in India?
A. Goddess
A. Banyan
B. Triveni Sangam
B. Neem
C. Brindavanam
C. Mango
D. Indus River
D. Khajuri
272. Which city is called twin city of India?
A. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh 278. The Red Fort was built by
279. Who wrote:Guru Govind doou khade, 285. The Independence Day of India is on
kake lagoon pay.Balihari Guru apne A. 20th August
Govind diyo batay.
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292. The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is C. Victoria Terminus
at D. Elephanta Caves
A. Mumbai 298. Who is the first President of India?
B. Chennai A. Soekarno
C. New Delhi B. Rajendra Prasad
D. Kolkata C. George Washington
293. Where did Buddha attain enlighten- D. Egbert
ment? 299. Complete the proverb-Unity in
A. Lumbini A. Courage
B. Bodhgaya B. India
C. Sarnath C. Diversity
D. Kushinagar D. Knowledge
294. Who is the author of the poetry “Look to 300. In which part of South India is famous for
this day”? coconut trees
A. K.J. Saunders A. Tamil Nadu
B. Dr. T.N.R B. Lakshadweep
C. Kalidasa C. Kerala
D. K.G.Seshadri D. Telangana
295. Gir National Park is situated in 301. What are the aggresive Warrior called as
a) Himachal Pradeshb) Gujaratc) Ut- A. upanishads
tarakhandd) Madhya Pradesh B. brahmins
A. A C. Kshatriyas
B. B D. none of above
C. C
302. When did the Indus Valley civilization be-
D. D gin
296. The poem Karma is selected from Bud- A. 756 BCE
dhist verse B. 776 BCE
A. Buddha’s way of Verse C. 1500 BCE
B. The Heart of Buddhism D. 2600 BCE
303. What Weapons Did They Use? 309. Kumbh Mela is held in every years
A. Bows A. 12
D. Nuclear Bomb D. 3
310. What is Jantar Mantar?
304. The movie industry of India
A. An Astronomical Observatory
A. Hollywood
B. A Museum
B. MTRCB
C. A Fort
C. Bollywood
D. A Mughal Garden
D. Cans
311. United States joined in using as its
305. Buddhist site Tabo Monastery is located base in Southeast Asia
in which of the following state of India? A. India
A. Arunachal Pradesh B. Australia
B. Himachal Pradesh C. New Zealand
C. Sikkim D. Hawaii
D. Assam 312. Which statement accurately compares
roles in tradition American Indian groups?
306. Who created Mahabharata?
A. Children gathered water and firewood
A. Yudhishthira while women played games
B. Vasudeva B. Children told stories to their parents
C. Alone who made kachina dolls
D. Vedvyas C. Men hunted animals that women pre-
pared and stored
307. Which of the following dances is a solo D. none of above
dance?
313. Warli painting is indigenous to which
A. Yakshagana
State?
B. Kuchipudi A. Gujarat
C. Ottan Thullal B. Rajasthan
D. Odissi C. Odisha
308. Who take cares of the Ellora caves, the D. Maharashtra
UNESCO World Heritage Site? 314. Author K.J. Saunder was born in
A. Government of Maharashtra A. 1881
B. Archaeological Survey of India B. 1882
C. Ministry of Culture C. 1880
D. Ministry of Tourism D. 1883
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cally over the Tropic of Cancer resulting in D. Jammu and Kashmir
high temperature and low pressure is still 322. A great Sanskrit playwright is
sufficiently high over Arabian Sea and Bay
of Bengal? A. Kalidas
B. Kautiliya
A. Winter Monsoon
C. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Summer Monsoon
D. Ashoka
C. Retreating Monsoon
323. The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in an-
D. All of the above
cient Sanskrit texts denoted
317. Kings used to A. Ivory
A. give them a lot of money B. Pepper
B. patronise and encourage them C. A fine variety of Indian muslin
C. support and assist them D. Damsels sent to the Greek court for
dance performance
D. inspire and cheer for them
324. The main language of India is
318. How many lions are in the emblem of In-
dia? A. spanish
B. French
A. 5
C. Chinese
B. 6
D. Hindi
C. 3
325. Who created the Indian National Anthem
D. 4
A. Mahatma Gandhi
319. Diwali is a festival of lights. Which B. Rani Lakshmibhai
month we are celebrating diwali according
to the Tamil calendar? C. Tyeb Mehta
331. Indian Youth Day is celebrated to com- 337. Which of the following best describes a
memorate the birthday of: potlatch?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak A. social gathering
B. Swami Vivekananda B. a cooking pot
C. Subhash Chandra Bose C. religious ceremony
D. Bhagat SIngh D. a culture region
332. Bharatnatyam is the dance form of which 338. By , Malay rulers had become Mus-
state lime
A. Kerela A. 1279
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B. B in india?
C. C A. 14 million
D. D B. 33 million
340. ‘Natya-Shastra’ the main source of C. 39 million
India’s classical dances was written D. none of above
byA.Nara MuniB.Bharat MuniC.Abhinav
GuptD.Tandu Muni 346. Muslim = Al-Quran Christian = Bible In-
dian =?
A. Option A
A. Ramayana
B. Option B
B. PA la ink
C. Option C
D. Option D C. Shiva Purana
D. Bhagavad Gita
341. what is formed by people who live to-
gether in a particular area or place 347. Madhubani art is from
A. neighborhood A. Bihar
B. community B. Karnataka
C. groups C. Madhya Pradesh
D. family D. Tamil Nadu
E. monuments 348. Hindus worship in a place called:
342. A relative who lived in the past is a/an A. Churches
B. Ashrams
A. Ancestor
C. Mosques
B. Folklore
D. Temples
C. Tradition
349. What is animism?
D. none of above
A. a belief that social position is deter-
343. traditional customs, beliefs, and stories mined by age
are
B. a belief that animals and natural
A. Ancestor forces have spirits
B. Folklore C. a custom that marks a young person
C. Tradition passing into adulthood
D. none of above D. none of above
D. Government of India Act, 1935 C. The list of subjects of the central gov-
ernment
2. Who was the Chairman of the drafting D. The list of subjects of both the state
committee of the constitution and Central Government
A. Nehru
5. Who wrote the book “Communist Mani-
B. B R Ambedkar festo”?
C. Gandhi A. Marx
D. Rajendra Prasad B. Hitler
3. Who was the father of the Indian Consti- C. Stalin
tution? D. Lenin
A. Mahatma Gandhi 6. first women chief minister of jammu and
B. Nehru kashmir
C. Ambedkar A. anwara taimur
D. Sardar Patel B. sucheta kripalani
C. nandini sathpathy 12. The Supreme Court of India decides the dis-
putes regarding the election of?
D. mahabooba mufti
A. The Prime Minister
7. The Constitution officially opened on B. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker
A. December 9, 1946 C. The President and Vice-President
B. November 5, 1947 D. All of the above
C. August 15, 1947 13. how many member in lok sabha are elected
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D. October 15, 1945 from states only
A. 525
8. According to the Constitution of India the
B. 530
maximum number of members represent-
ing the Union Territories in the Lok Sabha C. 535
can not exceed? D. 540
A. 10 E. 543
B. 15 14. Which of the following statement is cor-
C. 20 rect?
A. Before imposing Article 352 in Jammu
D. 25
and Kashmir, there is no need to seek per-
mission from the Governor of J & K.
9. Qualifications for The President of india.
Choose incorrect statement B. “Directive principles of State Policy”
are also applicable in J & K.
A. Indian citizens
C. It is compulsory for Parliament to get
B. Eligible to member of Loksabha permission from the State Legislature be-
C. There is no office of profit fore altering the boundary of Jammu and
Kashmir.
D. Min 35years public service
D. CAG and Election commission’s rules
10. Who wrote the book “ Politics”? can be implemented in J & K.
A. Plato 15. Which do you mean by the term pro bono?
B. Socrates A. Without intention
C. Rousseau B. In itself
C. All except one
D. Aritotle
D. Without any charge or free
11. The Constituent Assembly arrived at deci-
16. Longleng and Chiulan are the names of
sions on the various provisions of the Con-
which migratory birds recently mentioned
stitution:
by the Union Environment Ministry?
A. by a majority vote
A. Amur Falcon
B. by a two-thirds majority B. Eurasian hobby
C. by consensus C. Caspian plover
D. unanimously D. Spotted kestrel
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B. president 33. How many members of the Parliament are
C. vice president nominated by the President of India?
D. nota A. 2
37. Since 1930, 26th January was being cele- 42. What was the last working day of the as-
brated as to mark the occasion for the sembly
demand for ‘PoornaSwaraj’.
47. who is got oppertunity to become presi- citizenship.II. Provisions relating to elec-
dent, vice president, jief justice of india tions.III. Provisions relating to provisional
A. k r narayanan Parliament.IV. Fundamental Rights.
A. I and II
B. m hidayathulla
B. I, III and IV
C. pattabhi sitharamayya
C. I, II and III
D. nota
D. None
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48. who will decide that a financial bill will be
a money bill 53. The quorum required to hold meetings of
the legislative chambers is what fraction
A. speaker of lok sabha of the total membership of the House?
B. rajya sabha speaker A. 1/3
C. president B. 1/4
D. vice president C. 1/6
E. none D. 1/10
49. Which Indian state has introduced a 54. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected
scheme to levy COVID-19 cess for diesel, by?
petrol and motor spirit?
A. all the members of Parliament
A. Andhra Pradesh B. the people directly
B. Karnataka C. all the members of Lok Sabha
C. Assam D. the members of the majority party in
D. Nagaland the Lok Sabha
50. Which of the following article deals with 55. Which one is incorrect statement about Lok
the election of the Vice-president? Sabha speaker
A. Article 64 A. Casting vote
B. Article 68 B. Money bill Art110
C. Article 66 C. Joint sitting. Art 108
51. chairman of union constituitional commi- 56. Indian National Congress founded in
tee? A. 1885
A. br ambedkar B. 1980
B. jawaharlal nehru C. 1789
C. john mathai D. 1950
D. annie beasent 57. first indian women become un assembly
president
52. Which of the following provisions of the
Constitution came into force from Novem- A. captain lekshmi
ber 26, 1949? I. Provisions relating to B. vijaya lekshmi pandit
60. Consider the following statements. The In- 65. Which of the following committees does
dian Constitution is:(1) unwritten Consti- not consist of any member from the Rajya
tution.(2) written Constitution.(3) largely Sabha?
based on Government of India Act, 1935. A. Estimates Committee
A. 2 and 1 are correct
B. Public Accounts Committee
B. 2 and 3 are correct
C. Public Grievances Committee
C. 1 and 2 are correct
D. Committee on Public Undertakings
D. 1 and 3 are correct
61. who was chairamn of drafting committee 66. Indian constitution PREAMBLE the word “
of indian constitution We the People “ that word derived from
which country
A. pandit jawahar lal nehru
A. French revolution
B. dr br ambedkar
C. km munshi B. USA
D. dr rajender parsad C. Russian revolution
E. none D. Quba
67. Which term means ‘a representative form 73. What is age criteria for universal adult
of government’? franchise in India?
A. propose A. 18
B. republican B. 16
C. federalism
C. 54
D. execute
D. 20
68. The only President of India who was
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elected unopposed is? 74. The design of the National Flag was
A. V. V. Giri adopted by the Constitutent Assembly of
India in
B. S.Radhakrishnan
C. Zakir Hussain A. July, 1948
D. N. S. Reddy B. July, 1950
78. The Constituent Assembly for undivided In- C. Government of India Act, 1935
dia first met on D. None of the above
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B. 1/4
90. Which of the following is not a basic fea-
C. 1/10
ture of the Indian Constitution?
D. 1/6
A. Parliamentary Government
B. Federal Government 96. Where was the first Municipal Corporation
C. Presidential Government in India set up?
B. vice president 99. Who was the adviser of the drafting com-
C. president mittee
D. chief justice A. B N Rau
B. B R Ambedkar
94. The first session of Constituent Assembly
was held at C. Nehru
A. Bombay D. Jinnah
110. The Constitution of India is designed to 116. Appointment of the members of the Coun-
work as a unitary government? cil of Ministers is made by the President?
A. in normal times A. on the advice of the Prime Minister
B. in times of emergency
B. in his own discretion
C. when the parliament so desires
C. on the advice of the Vice-President
D. at the will of the President
D. on the basis of election results
111. What is the meaning of Solus populi
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suprema est lex?
117. When did the first linguistic state of
A. The voice of the people is the voice of Andhra Pradesh come in to existence?
God
A. January 1, 1953
B. The welfare of the people is the
supreme law B. April 1, 1953
C. Law is law C. October 1, 1953
D. Ignorance of the law excuses no one
D. November 1, 1953
112. What is the maximum number of elected
members in a State Assembly? 118. Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha
A. 350 when first appointed as the Prime Minister
of India?
B. 400
A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. 500
D. 600 B. Morarji Desai
121. Who among the following was the Chair- 126. Which of the following is not true for Ju-
man of the Drafting Committee of the In- dicial Review?
dian Constitution?
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C. II, III and IV
C. Government of India Act, 1935 D. I, II and IV
D. French ideals of Liberty and Fraternity
136. How long did the Constituent Assembly
132. The constitution of jammu and kashmir take to finally pass the Constitution?
came into force on A. about 6 months in 1949
A. 26 jan 1950 B. exactly a year since Nov 26, 1948
B. 26 jan 1947 C. about 2 years since Aug 15, 1947
C. 26 jan 1957 D. about 3 years since Dec 9, 1946
D. 15 august 1947 137. Method of the election of the president
133. Which of the following items is wrongly has been borrowed from
matched? A. ireland
A. December 9, 1947-Constituent As- B. USA
semby’s first meeting C. South Africa
B. November 26, 1949-the people of In- D. Canada
dia adopted, enacted and gave to them-
selves the Constitution 138. mahathma gandhiji started his political
entrance from?
C. January 24, ‘ 1950-the Constitution
was finally signed by the members of the A. sabarmati
Constituent Assembly B. champaran
D. January 26, 1950-the date of com- C. ahmedabad
mencement of the Constitution
D. delhi
134. Under which Article of the Constitution
139. who amongst the following was not the
are the Cultural and Educational Rights
member of the constituent assembly
granted?
A. KM Munshi
A. Article 29 and 31
B. JB Kriplani
B. Article 28 and 31
C. MK Gandhi
C. Article 29 and 30
D. Sardar vallabh bhai patel
D. Article 28 and 30
140. who founded ghadar party?
135. The Indian Constitution establishes a sec-
ular state, meaning:1. the State treats all A. gopala krishna ghokhale
religions equally.2. freedom of faith and B. annie beasant
C. khan abdul gaffar khan 146. The inspiration of ‘Liberty, Equality and
Fraternity’ wasderived from?
D. lala hardayal
B. Kerala temple and places of worship 157. money bill of a state is originated by the
act reccomendation of whom?
C. Kerala hindu places of worship act A. president
D. Keral devosom act B. chief justis
152. Doctrine of prospective overruling was in- C. advocate general
troduced in?
D. governor
A. IC Golaknath v. State of punjab
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B. Minerva Mills v. Union of India 158. emergency provisons in indian constitu-
tion are taken from which country
C. Keshvanand Bharti v. State of Kerala
A. germany
D. AK Gopalan v. State of Madras
B. russia
153. father of indian unrest?
C. ireland
A. bal gangadhar tilak
D. uk
B. lala lajpat ray
E. usa
C. bipin chandra pal
D. mahathma gandhi 159. The Constitution of India was enacted by
a Constituent Assembly set up
154. In which article of Indian constitution pro-
vision for election commission is made A. under the Indian Independence Act,
1947
A. Article 324
B. under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
B. Article 356
C. Article 360 C. through a resolution of the provisional
government
D. Article 247
D. by the Indian National Congress
155. Who presided over the inaugural meeting
of Constituent Assembly 160. Article 21A expresses what?
A. Dr. Sachiddanand Sinha A. Right to liberty
B. P Upendra B. Right to education
C. Dr. rajendra prasad C. Right to equality
D. Dr. BR Ambedkar D. Right to exploitation
156. In the case of a deadlock between the
161. As per 24th Constitution Amendment Act
two Houses of the Parliaent, the joint sit-
1971. The president will be compulsory
ting is presided over by the?
assent for which bill
A. President
A. Ordinary bill
B. Vice-President
B. Money bill Art 110
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha
C. Finance bill 1 Art117(1)
D. Member of the Lok Sabha specifically
elected for the purpose D. Constitutional Bill Art368
A. 1987 C. Rome
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C. The first ten Amendments
173. Which of the following are true? 1) Out
of 299 members of the Constituent Assem- D. All of the Amendments
bly only 284 signed the Constitution.2) 178. When Central Government make law on
The adopted Constitution contained Pream- the subject of state list resolution of rajya
ble, 395 Articles and 8 Schedules.3) The sabha must be passed by majority.
Constitution was adopted and commenced
on November 26, 1949. A. 2/3
B. 1/4
A. 1, 2
C. 1/6
B. 2, 3
D. 2/5
C. 1, 3
D. all 179. the demand for the constituent Assembly
was laid down by the Congress at
174. Which language is not recognised in the
A. Faizpur Session
8th Schedule though it is an official lan-
guage of a state? B. Lahore Session
A. Kashmiri C. Delhi Session
B. Sanskrit D. Pune Session
C. English 180. Constitution refers to
D. Sindhi A. Verbal spoken rules and regulations
175. The Election Commission of India (ECI) B. Written rules and regulation which
has granted permission for holding elec- governs a country
tions to the Legislative Council (MLCs) in C. It is a set of rules and principles that
which state/UT, amid the Covd-19 pan- all persons in a country can agree upon as
demic? the basis of the way in which they want the
A. Jharkhand country to be governed
B. Maharashtra D. Statements of ministers
C. Madhya Pradesh 181. Which among the following is/are the
D. Jammu & Kashmir feature (s) of a Federal State? [NDA
2008]1. The powers of the Central and
176. The provision for Contingency Fund of In- the State (Constituent Unit) Governments
dia as well as for each States has been are clearly laid down2. It has an unwrit-
made under? ten Constitution.
A. Article 267 A. 1 only
B. 2 only C. 1979
C. Both 1 and 2 D. 1980
182. First time electronic voting machine used 187. How many fundamental rights are given
in India in in Indian Constitution
A. 2004 A. 5
B. 2016 B. 6
C. 1952 C. 7
D. 2002 D. None of these
183. Which of the following is/are correctly 188. which of the following has the right to be
matched? I. India’s National Song- audience in all cases of india
Vande MataramII. India s National Flower-
RoseIII. India’s National Animal-TigerIV. A. cji
India’s National Bird-Eagle B. cji of all state high courts
A. I and IV C. law minister of india
B. I, II and III D. attorney genral of india
C. II, III and IV E. none
D. I and III
189. the system of WRITS has been borrowed
184. The time gap between two sessions of from
the Parliament should not exceed? A. UK
A. 2 months B. USA
B. 3 months C. Australia
C. 4 months D. canada
D. 6 months
190. Who was First Deputy Prime Minister of
185. What is the name of the mobile applica- India?
tion launched by the Council of Scientific A. Gandhi
and Industrial Research (CSIR), to connect
farmers to supply chain? B. Nehru
A. Kisan Rath C. Patel
B. Kisan Sabha D. Ambedkar
C. Kisan Suraksha 191. In Indian Constitution there is provision
D. Kisan Samriddhi of how many types of list?
A. Two
186. mandal commission was setup in which
year B. Three
A. 1977 C. Five
B. 1978 D. Only one
192. Which of the following writs is issued by 197. A Parliamentary System of Government
the court in case of illegal detention of a is one in which
person?
A. The Government is responsible to the
A. Mandamus Parliament and can be removed by it
B. Certiorari B. All political parties in the Parliament
C. Habeas Corpus are represented in the Government
D. Quo Warranto C. The Government is elected by the peo-
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ple and can be removed by them
193. compulsory and free education for all the
people of india between the age of 6 to 14 D. The Government is chosen by the Par-
years was added by amendment in act liament but cannot be removed by it be-
2002 fore completion of a fixed term
A. 84 198. Choose incorrectly matched statement
B. 85 about Parliament
C. 86 A. Knesset-israel
D. 87 B. Diet-Japan
E. none
C. Congress-USA
194. The age of retirement of the Judges of D. Panchayat-India
the High Court is?
A. 58 years 199. Who among the following is known as
the Father of the Indian Constitution?
B. 60 years
C. 62 years A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
213. Which branch of the government is re- A. ask the person to be produced
sponsible for interpreting the laws? B. ask to let a person free for a temporary
A. Executive period
B. Judicial C. order to transfer the case from one
C. Legislative court
D. Federal D. direct the Government to do or not to
do a thing
214. Which of the following describes India as
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a Secular State? 216. The Task Force on NIP recently submitted
A. Fundamental Rights their report to the Union Finance Minister.
B. Directive Principles What does ‘I’ stand for, in NIP?
1.11 Physics
1. What is the major disadvantage of solar 4. + N = 8, What is N
energy?
A. 2
A. Requires a big dam to be built
B. 3
B. requires consistent gusts of wind
C. 4
C. It is not always available
D. 5
D. it is non-renewable
5. Which one of this factor does not increase
2. What is speed?
the speed of rotation in an electric motor
A. how far you go
A. increase in current
B. how much distance is covered over a
period of time B. increase the strength of the magnet
C. how fast you accelerate C. decrease the number of turns of wire
in the coil
D. the change in the location of a object
D. increase the number of turns of wire
3. Inertia in the coil
A. is the tendency of an object to resist
change in its motion. 6. Balanced forces exist when
B. is an increase or decrease in an ob- A. There is a one force acting.
ject’s speed. B. There is a pair of forces that are equal
C. is the speed and direction of an ob- and working in the same direction.
ject’s motion. C. There is a pair of forces that are equal
D. none of above and opposite in direction.
A. The body is accelerating non uniformly 13. Plane mirror image characteristics:-
without respect to time A. Inverted
B. The body is retarding B. Same size
C. The velocity is constant C. Laterally inverse
D. There is no displacement D. Virtual
E. The body is accelerating with time E. Real
8. A ray of light is travelling in a direction 14. There are three families of leptons;
perpendicular to the boundary of a paral-
A. electron, muon, and pi.
lel glass slab. The ray of light:
B. electron, muon, and tau.
A. Is refracted towards the normal
C. electron, pi and tau.
B. Is refracted away from the normal
D. electron, pi and neutrino.
C. Is reflected along the same path
D. Does not get refracted 15. The force that one surface exerts on an-
other when the two rub against each other
9. “the car’s speed is 43 m/s” is called a. c. b.. d. .
A. a A. friction.
B. F B. inertia.
C. s C. acceleration
D. v D. gravity
10. As a sample of matter is heated, its parti- 16. What is the SI unit used to measure
cles weight?
A. stop moving A. Grams
B. move more slowly B. Liters
C. move more quickly C. Pounds
D. are unaffected D. Newtons
11. Part of an atom that encircling the nucleus 17. What is .00000005 A in Scientific Nota-
which carry negative charges tion
A. Neutrons A. 50nA
B. Electrons B. 5.0 x 10-7 A
C. Protons C. 5.0 X 10-9 A
D. none of above D. 5.0 x 10-8
18. Formula for kinetic energy 23. What happens when two forces act in the
A. KE = m*g*y same direction?
B. KE = 12 m ∗ v2 A. They cancel each other out.
C. KE = F*d B. The stronger one prevails.
D. KE = W/t C. Their strengths are added.
19. A sample of hydrogen gas is held in a D. Their sum divided by two is the total
sealed container. The internal energy of it force.
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is increased by 800 J. If the net amount 24. Formula for velocity
of work done on the sample by its sur-
roundings was 500 J, how much heat was A. v = d*t
transferred between the gas and its envi- B. v = d/t
ronment?
C. v = m*t
A. 1300 J absorbed
D. v = m/t
B. 300 J absorbed
C. 300 J dissipated 25. Burette is used in
D. 130 J dissipated A. Shops
B. Laboratory
20. In order to know how a force will affect
an object, you must know the C. Both a and b
A. normalcy D. None of these
B. weight 26. Select all the equations that are correct.
C. direction
A. Work done = Energy transferred
D. gravity
B. Work done = Force x Distance
21. A bird flies by flapping its wings down- C. Work done = Force / Distance
ward and backward. What reactive force
causes the bird to fly and what direction D. Work done = Force x Distance2
does it push? 27. Law of reflection state that-The angle of
A. Air pushe the bird downward and for- incidence is to the angle of reflection.
ward.
A. equal
B. Air pushes the bird upward and for-
B. double
ward.
C. half
C. Gravity bird pushes the bird upward
and forward. D. none of above
D. none of above 28. Select all the correct equations.
22. The plant has grown 4 cm since yesterday. A. Wavespeed = frequency x wavelength
A. Qualitative B. Wavespeed = frequency / wave-
B. Quantitative length
C. Both C. Wavespeed = distance / time
D. none of above D. Wavespeed = distance x time
29. Identify at least two areas of physics in- same temperature. Which of the follow-
volved in the following:Judging how hot a ing is true about the internal energy of the
stove is by looking at it. substances?
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A. The number of waves per second in
seconds B. a = t / ( v-u)
D. meters D. a = t*d
43. Ms. McDonald holds a desk perfectly still 48. units for work are
above her head. If she holds the desk at a A. newtons
height of 0.5 meters above her head, and
applis 68 Newtons of force to do so, how B. joules
much work has she done? C. meters
A. 34 Joules D. seconds
B. 0 Joules
C. 68 Joules 49. Choose all of the correct equations
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C. force, weight
A. The study of heat and energy.
D. direction, power B. The study of movement.
62. The distance from Earth to the moon is C. The study of microparticles.
384, 400 km. Express the distance in me- D. none of above
ters using scientific notation
68. A wave carries ?
A. 3.844 x 105 m
A. energy only
B. 3.844 x 108 m B. matter only
C. 3.844 x 102 m C. energy and matter
D. 3.855 x 1011 m D. neither
63. The units of momentum are 69. Identify which of the following quantities
can be described by their magnitude and
A. kg m s direction.
B. kg m s2 A. Time
C. kg m/s B. Force
D. kg m/s2 C. Acceleration
D. Weight
64. Equation for electrical charge
E. Mass
A. current / time
70. Sound produced by a trumpet is caused by
B. current x time the vibration of
C. current + time A. The horn of the instrument
D. current-time B. Vocal cords
C. The reed in the mouthpiece
65. The best definition of Physics is that it is
D. The performers lips
A. the study of matter, energy and the in- 71. A crumpled piece of paper hits the ground
teraction between them before a flat sheet of paper because
82. Resultant force = mass x acceleration. An 87. Rate of change of velocity is known as:
alternative equation is A. acceleration
A. F=change in velocity / time for B. velocity
change
C. Force
B. F = change in speed / time for change
D. speed
C. F = change in momentum / time for
change 88. Which wavelength of visible light has the
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lowest energy?
D. F = change in mass / time for change
A. Red
83. What is the density of water in kg / m3? B. Yellow
A. 1 C. Orange
B. 10 D. Blue
C. 100 89. Which of the following is a result of the
D. 1000 transfer of energy?
A. gravity
84. Road signs like 50 kilometre per hour are
warning to drive in given B. sound
A. Area C. magnetism
103. What is a scientific theory? 108. Why do are protons in particle acceler-
A. an explanation of things or events ated to close to the speed of light in parti-
based on knowledge gained from many ob- cle accelerators?
servations and investigations A. To conserve momentum
B. what you think happened
B. To create mini black holes
C. a statement about what happens and
seems to be true all of the time C. So extra energy is available to create
new mass
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D. Bob
D. Because time slows down close to the
104. alpha particles is a helium nucleus con- speed of light
sists of
A. 2 protons and 2 neutrons 109. What is a vacuum?
B. 4 protons and 2 neutrons A. A space with only air in it
C. 2 protons and 4 neutrons
B. A space with NO matter at all present
D. 2 protons and 4 electrons
C. A machine you use to do your chores
105. It is a branch of Physics that studies the
nature and behavior of light. D. none of above
A. Optics 110. What is 0oC in Kelvin?
B. Nuclear Physics
A. 110 K
C. Thermodynamics
B. 100 K
D. Quantum Mechanics
C. 273 K
106. During an energy transfer process, 1000
J of heat are removed from a gas while D. 210 K
100 J of work is done by the gas. What is
the change in internal energy of the gas? 111. The transfer of energy through the move-
A. +1100 J ment of cold and hot matter
B. +900 J A. radiation
C. -900 J B. convection
D. -1100 J
C. conduction
107. From the same height (and at the same D. solar energy
time), one ball is dropped and another ball
is fired horizontally. Which one will hit the 112. What equations could be used to link
ground first? pressure and volume of an ideal gas at con-
A. the “dropped” ball stant temperature?
B. the “fired” ball A. p/V = constant
C. they both hit at the same time
B. pV = constant
D. it depends on how hard the ball was
fired C. p1/V1 = p2/V2
E. it depends on the initial height D. p1V1 = p2V2
D. wood A. 5
123. what is the most scientific way to refute 128. What is the formula for converting Cel-
a statement that the surface of lake X is sius to Fahrenheit?
round? A. 1.8 Tc + 32
A. tell the person that water cannot have B. (oF-32) x (5/9)
a round shape
C. K-273
B. argue louder than the other person
who made the statement D. oC + 273
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C. dismiss the person who said it as be- 129. The force of gravity acting on an object is
ing uninformed also called its
D. conduct an experiment that provides A. velocity
evidence about the shape of the lake’s sur-
B. speed
face
C. weight
E. take the person to the lake and point
out that it must be flat D. mass
124. The number of wavelengths that pass a 130. A 9 kg blob moving at 5 m/s collides and
point each second sticks to a second blob with a mass of 5
A. frequency kg that was at rest. If the two bobs stick
together, with what velocity will the two
B. wavelength blobs move?
C. pitch A. 3.57 m/s
D. amplitude B. 3.2 m/s
125. Which quantity is derived quantity? C. 10.0 m/s
A. Length D. 9.0 m/s
B. Current
131. Convection cannot happen in solids be-
C. Force cause:
D. Temperature A. the particles are vibrating
126. Area of physics that studies the nature B. because they are fluids
and behaviour of light C. because the particles are bonded to-
A. Plasma Physics gether and cannot flow
B. Acoustics D. Because they have a high melting point
C. Optics 132. A balloon is rubbed against a student’s
D. Solid State Physics hair and then touched to a wall. The bal-
loon sticks to the wall due to
127. What unit do you use to measure Thermal
Energy? A. The balloon is charged neutral, so is
the wall, so it attracts to the wall
A. J/Kg ◦ C
B. The balloon is charged opposite the
B. Kg wall, so it attracts to the wall
C. ◦ C C. The balloon has a charge, so it attracts
D. J the neutral wall
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8000 V. What is the maximum speed of B. 500 J
the electron? [ e =1.6 x 10-19 C and m=
C. 250 J
9 x 10-31 ]
D. 25 J
A. 5.3 x 107 m s-1
B. 4.3 x 106 m s-1 150. Two tyres of a tractor are very wide and
huge because
C. 3.3 x 104 m s-1
A. pressure increase when area in-
D. 2.3 x 103 m s-1
creases
145. There are four main processes in changing B. pressure reduces when area in-
of phase, and they are creases
A. Melting C. none of the above
B. Boiling D. none of above
C. Condensation
151. A ALPHA PARTICLE IS DIVERTED TO-
D. All the above WARD WEST IS DEFLECTED TOWARDS
NORTH BY A FIELD . THE FIELD IS MAG-
146. Units of speed
NETIC . WHAT WILL BE THE DIRECTION OF
A. m FIELD?
B. km A. TOWARD SOUTH
C. m/s B. TOWARD EAST
D. J C. DOWNWARD
147. You drop a package from a plane flying at D. UPWARD
constant speed in a straight line. Without
152. WHAT ARE THE THREE STATES OF MAT-
air resistance, the package will:
TER
A. quickly lag behind the plane while
A. SOLID
falling
B. remain vertically under the plane while B. LIQUID
falling C. ATOMS
C. move ahead of the plane while falling D. GASES
D. not fall at all 153. is directly proportional to work and in-
148. The mass which is lost during the decay versely to time
is called the A. Energy
A. mass B. Power
B. Convex B. 4.4 eV
C. Concave C. 4.7 eV
D. None of these D. 4.9 eV
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A. 100 years D. none of above
B. 500 years
170. As an object’s mass increases, its gravi-
C. Several thousand years tational pull will
D. none of above A. decrease
165. Calculate 0.020 cm x 50 cm x 11.1 cm B. increase
and give your answer with the correct C. stay the same
number of significant figures.
D. get weaker
A. 10 cm3
B. 11.1 cm3 171. uses which prefix?
C. 11 cm3 A. mili
D. 11. cm3 B. cm
C. deci
166. Solve and round accordingly. “730 /
1.89” D. micro
A. 390 172. Kinetic energy is calculated using
B. 386.243 A. m x g x h
C. 386 B. Force x distance
D. 386.24 C. 1/2 mass x velocity
167. What is the base SI unit for measuring D. 1/2 mass x velocity x velocity
electric current?
173. kg = g
A. ampere (A)
A. 285, 000
B. meter (m)
B. 285
C. kilogram (kg)
C. 2, 850
D. liter (l)
D. 28, 500
168. When an object is on an inclined plane
what is the force holding the object from 174. Which is an example of potential en-
sliding down? ergy?
A. gravity A. A girl on a diving board
B. normal B. A boy swimming
C. friction C. A girl hitting a volleyball
D. applied force D. A boy running around the pool
175. An undesired change in air, water or soil B. Moment = force / perpendicular dis-
that adversely affects the health, survival, tance
or activities of humans or other organisms.
B. kinetic energy A. 0
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B. high PE and low KE
B. 2nd law
C. low PE and low KE
C. 2 and 3 law
D. high PE and high KE
D. 3rd law
192. Inertia is
187. In a physics experiment, two carts of
mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each A. The tendency of an object to resist
other. The orange cart has a speed of 2 changes in acceleration
m/s and the blue cart has an unknown ini- B. The tendency of an object to resist
tial speed. The carts stick together when changes in velocity
they collide and move at 0.5 m/s, in the C. The tendency of an object to change its
same direction as the blue cart. Calculate acceleration
the unknown initial speed of the blue cart.
D. Objects in motion stay in motion, ob-
A. 3 m/s jects at rest stay at rest
B. 1.0 m/s
193. How does a scientist reduce the fre-
C. 4.5 m/s quency of human error and minimize a lack
D. 2.33 m/s of accuracy?
A. Take repeated measurements
188. In the wave equation, lambda is:
B. Use the same method of measurement
A. the velocity of the wave
C. maintain instruments in good working
B. the frequency of the wave
order
C. the amplitude of the wave
D. all of the above
D. the wavelength
194. A train traveling 60 mph slows down as
189. Electrical current is: it comes to a stop. This is an example of
A. the flow of neutrons
A. Acceleration
B. the flow of ions
B. Distance
C. the flow of electrons
C. Speed
D. the flow of charge
D. Velocity
190. Temperature is a measure of the
195. If there are two forces going in the
A. total energy in a substance same direction how would you find the net
B. total kinetic energy in a substance force?
199. SI unit for length 204. Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion states
D. All objects are required to have a grav- 210. Branches of physics that deals with the
itational force. bahaviour of objects and systems in re-
sponse to various force
205. A graph is shown below. What does the
A. Acoustics
area of the shaded portion in the graph
represent? B. Mechanics
A. Distance C. Thermodynamics
B. Speed D. Optics
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C. Uniform motion 211. Equation for wave speed
D. Time A. frequency x wavelength
D. Estimate B. 25 W
C. 100 W
218. Indicate which of the following physics
D. 4 W
symbols is NOT considered a variable?
A. C 224. Why is the sky blue?
B. c A. because the atmosphere absorbs blue
light and reflects the other colors
C. t
B. because nitrogen and oxygen
D. T molecules scatter blue light more than
the other colors
219. Equation for work done
C. because the ocean reflects its blue
A. force x distance
color to the sky
B. force / distance D. because nitrogen and oxygen
C. force-distance molecules scatter red and oranges away
D. distance / force during the sunrise leaving blue for the day
time
220. Which of the following physics symbols
225. x M= 20, M =?
denote units?
A. 3
A. t
B. 4
B. c
C. 5
C. J
D. 6
D. y
226. Formula for work
221. at a constant pressure, the of a gas
A. W = F*d
of fixed mass is directly proportional to its
B. W = F/d
A. absolute temperature, specific heat C. W = F*m
capacity D. w = F/m
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mass of liquid to a gas is known as
A. represented by the symbol “c”
A. Specific Latent Heat of Fusion
B. 3.00 X108 m/s
B. Specific Heat Capacity
C. is constant
C. Boiling Energy
D. all answers are correct
D. Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation
229. What electromagnetic wave has the 234. In an experiment, the factor that we mea-
longest wavelengths and lowest frequen- sure is called the
cies? A. Conclusion
A. Microwaves B. independent variable
B. Ultraviolet Rays C. controlled variable
C. Infrared Waves D. dependent variable
D. Radio Waves
235. what is air’s index of refraction?
230. In an experiment, photoelectric effect is A. 2.42
observed in metal A when light with fre-
quency (f ) falls on the metal. If the light B. 1.33
frequency used in this experiment is dou- C. 1.00
bled, the photoelectrons
D. 1.5-1.75
A. Will not be ejected
B. Will be ejected as observed in the pre- 236. What is an hypothesis
vious A. a guess
C. Will be ejected with greater number of B. a testable, possible explanation for a
photoelectrons problem
D. Will be ejected with greater kinetic en- C. an observation
ergy
D. a question
231. What causes a falling object to acceler-
ate? 237. FOR A SPHERICAL MIRROR IS TRUE.
A. weight A. f = 2R
B. starting speed B. R = 2f
C. direction object is falling C. fR = 1/2
D. gravity D. fR = 2
239. In a nuclear reaction, 5.265 x 10-10 J 244. Particles are fixed, but vibrate in place in
of energy is released. What is the mass a
defect of this reaction in kg? A. solid
A. 5.85 x 10-27 B. liquid
B. 4.74 x 107 C. gas
C. 1.76 x 10-18 D. plasma
D. 1.58 x 10-2
245. What is the SI base unit of time?
240. Momentum is A. the mean solar day
A. mass x velocity B. the second
B. mass / velocity C. the rate at which an atom ocillates
C. mass x velocity2 D. none of above
D. velocity / mass
246. if you push a cart with a force of 60 N for
241. How much time would it take for the 2m how much work have you done
sound of thunder to travel at an average A. 120 J
speed of 330 meters per second a distance
of 8000. meters? B. 30 J
A. 24 seconds C. 120 N
B. 24, 000 seconds D. 30 N
C. 0.04 seconds 247. The liquid in a thermometer as the
D. 2.4 seconds temperature increases.
A. expands
242. Ram travels at a speed of 20 km/hr
while going to school. While coming back, B. disappears
he travels at a speed of 30 km/hr(due C. freezes
to less traffic). What his it’s average
speed? D. explodes
249. Which quantity is base quantity? B. It stated that only certain energies
A. Potential difference were allowed for electrons.
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energy source? which area within physics?
A. The Sun is the center of our solar sys- A. mechanics
tem.
B. electromagnetism
B. The Sun provides energy for the water
cycle and plants. C. relativity
259. Which SI base unit would you use to mea- 264. When my velocity triples, my kinetic en-
sure the time it takes to play a CD in your ergy increases by times.
stereo?
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C. can be found all over of the same material twice as thick, deter-
D. provide all the energy we use mine how much heat will be transferred
during the same amount of time t.
270. Which energy transformation below oc-
curs in a blow dryer? A. More than Q
A. electrical → thermal B. Less than Q
B. electrical-→ chemical C. Q
C. chemical-→ thermal D. Can’t tell
D. thermal → electrical
276. Why are convex mirrors used by drivers
271. the energy that must be gained or lost for as rear view mirrors in vehicles?
crystallization or melting to occur
A. They reflect light better than other mir-
A. thermal fusion rors.
B. thermal vaporization
B. They produce images which are
C. thermal equilibrium clearer than those produced by others
D. thermal expansion C. They produce magnified images.
272. The SI base unit used to measure mass is D. They give a wide field of view.
the
A. meter 277. Work done in changing the volume of a
gas at a constant pressure is given by the
B. kilometer equation:
C. gram
A. work done = p∆V
D. kilogram
B. work done = p∆C
273. Hydraulic machines work by applying C. work done work done = p∆T
A. Pascal’s principle
D. none of above
B. Charles’s law
C. Bernoulli’s principle 278. In a velocity-time graph, the slope gives
the
D. Archimedes’ principle
A. distance travelled
274. Which of the following is a reflector of
light? B. the time taken
A. A) The sun C. the velocity (speed)
B. B) The moon D. the acceleration
279. Which Branch of Physics is most impor- 285. THE CHANGE OF FOCAL LENGTH OF AN
tant when studying how air conditioners EYE LENSTO FOCUS THE IMAGE OF OB-
cool your house? JECTS AT VARYING DISTANCE IS DONE BY
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D. Meters
A. 50g/mL
297. Translational, Rotational, and Vibra-
B. 5.0 x 101 g/mL tional
C. 50.0g/mL A. 3 phase changes
D. 50.00g/mL B. differences in latent heat
292. Which of the following is NOT a weak nu- C. 3 types of internal energy
clear force? D. none of above
A. generation of sunlight
298. Which of the following numbers is the
B. generation of magnetic fields SMALLEST?
C. dating of organic materials A. 8.7 x 103
D. energy from plate tectonics B. 3 x 104
293. A hammer striking a nail drives it into a C. 1.3 x 108
surface. What effect does the nail have on D. 9 x 102
the hammer?
A. It has no effect 299. What 2 areas in Physics are involved
when you feel the heat and the glaring
B. It pushes back against the hammer light from the sun?
C. Its increases the acceleration of the A. optics
hammer
B. thermodynamics
D. It has no effect on the hammer, but
moves the nail C. mechanics
D. relativity
294. Energy required to cause a phase change
A. temperature 300. Anything in motion has energy.
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A. 9.80860 m/s2
A. Something still
B. 9.90665 m/s2
B. Something moving
C. 8.80677 m/s2
C. Something resonant
D. 9.00665 m/s2
D. Something concsonant
313. If a green golf ball is dropped from a
height of 7 feet and a yellow golf ball is 318. Rate of change of position (displacement)
dropped from a height of 12 feet, which is known as:
ball has greater potential energy before it A. acceleration
is released?
B. velocity
A. yellow
C. Force
B. green
D. speed
C. Both have the same amount of poten-
tial energy. 319. In the previous problem, which ball has
the greater velocity at ground level?
D. Neither will have more potential en-
ergy than the other. A. the “dropped” ball
B. the “fired” ball
314. The slope of a displacement vs time graph
C. neither-they both have the same veloc-
A. speed
ity on impact
B. velocity
D. it depends on how hard the ball was
C. acceleration thrown
D. none of above
320. Which statement about mass and weight
315. An object is taken from the Earth to the is correct?
Moon. Which of the following statements A. Mass and weight are both forces
about the mass and weight of an object is
correct? B. Neither mass nor weight is a force
A. The mass decreases and the weight C. Only mass is a force
stays the same D. Only weight is a force
B. the mass increases and the weight 321. The unit of Frce is the
stays the same
A. Newton
C. The mass stays the same and the
weight increases B. Pascal
D. The mass stays the same and the C. Joule
weight decreases D. Watt
322. Which of the following is a non- 328. The buoyant force on an object in a fluid
renewable energy source? is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
by the object.
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A. expands D. SOLIDS HAVE NO FREE SURFACE
B. contracts
341. If the mass of an object is 1000kg on
C. solidifies Earth, what is it’s mass on the moon?
D. condenses
A. 10kg
336. Force is directly proportional to: B. 100kg
A. velocity C. 1000kg
B. acceleration D. 10, 000kg
C. displacement
342. Branch of physics that examines the
D. momentum physical properties of solid materials and
337. The instrument installed in a car for mea- also called condense matter Physics
suring the distance travelled by the car is A. Atomic and Nuclear Physics
called: B. Plasma Physics
A. barometer
C. Optics
B. speedometer
D. Solid State Physics
C. anemometer
343. The SI base unit for time is
D. Odometer
A. 1 day
338. When an object moves through a gas or
a liquid. B. 1 hour
345. The Law of Conservation of Energy 350. The unit for mass is
states: A. g or Kg
355. Which of the following colors of visible C. total distance multiplied by total time
light has the longest wavelength? taken
A. Blue D. total distance/2 divided by time taken
B. Green
361. How much work is being done with 200
C. Yellow N of force over 426 meters?
D. Red A. 85, 200 J
E. Violet B. 45, 620 J
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356. Which of the following could be a unit for C. 90, 480 J
density? D. 62, 329 J
A. kgm−1
362. created an equation to treat the electron
B. gm3 as a wave
C. kgm2 A. Planck
D. gcm−3 B. Heisenberg
357. What is energy? C. de Broglie
A. what I have after a Monster drink D. Schrodinger
B. what 6th graders have in abundance 363. A moving car has kinetic energy. If the
C. the ability to do work car moves faster, it will have kinetic
D. none of the above energy.
A. the same
358. the scientific approach to determining a
substance’s specific heat capacity B. less
A. latent heat C. no
B. specific heat capacity D. more
C. calorimetry 364. Your neighbor is riding her bike around
D. phase change the block. When she slows down and
turns a corner, what changes about her?
359. On a roller coaster, where is maximum
A. her velocity
kinetic energy?
B. her friction
A. At the bottom of a big hill.
C. her speed only
B. When going upside.
D. her balance
C. When going around a corner.
D. At the top of a big hill. 365. Peanut ran 50 meters in 10 seconds.
What was Peanut’s average speed?
360. The average speed of an object is:
A. 2 m/s
A. total distance divided by total time
taken B. 5 km/h
366. Energy is lost during this type of collision 371. A rollercoaster travels at a speed of 32.0
m/s. Convert the rollercoaster’s speed
A. elastic
into km/h.
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A. 0.45 m/s N C. Pressure
B. 0.63 m/s N D. Momentum
C. 1.6 m/s S
383. Power of the lens is-40, its focal length
D. 2.2 m/s S is
378. Important physics concepts include a. mo- A. 4m
tion. b. forces. c. energy. d. all of the B. -40m
above
C. -0.25m
A. Motion
D. -25m
B. Forces
C. Energy 384. What is the SI unit for mass?
D. All of the above A. newton
B. kilogramm
379. Which statement is true of a positively
charged object? C. metres
A. Positively charged objects do not con- D. joules
tain any electrons.
385. What is the function of a diode?
B. Positively charged objects do not con-
A. Stores electric charge
tain neutrons or electrons.
B. Acts as a current amplifier
C. There is a lack of electrons on a posi-
tively charged object. C. Acts as an automatic switch
D. The protons and the electrons are both D. Allows the current to pass in one direc-
positively charged on such objects. tion only
380. Matter that has a definite volume but no 386. A plane traveling north at 150 m/s is fly-
definite shape is a ing toward a runway. A cross-wind of 30
A. solid m/s begins to blow from the east. The pi-
lot realizes he is being blown off course.
B. liquid At what angle must he head in order to
C. gas travel directly north?
D. plasma A. 19 degrees east of north
387. Which energy is being described? 393. the mass defect in a nuclear reactions is
Masses that have work done on them to 2 x 1020 kg. What is the energy released
lift them up in a gravitational field in Joule?
398. is the rate at which work is done, or 403. Calculate the amount of heat added to 15
energy is transferred kg gold to change phase from solid to liq-
uid. (The heat of fusion for gold is 64500
A. potential energy
J/kg)
B. kinetic energy
A. 967, 500 calories
C. Power
B. 976, 500 Joules
D. none of above
C. 967, 500 Joules
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399. Calculate the following, and express D. 976, 500 calories
the answer in scientific notation with
the correct number of significant fig- 404. A skateboarder with a mass of 75.0 kg
ures:21.4+15+17.17+4.003 at the top of a 4.50 m ramp will have
how much kinetic energy at the moment
A. 5.7573 x 101 before they reach the bottom of the ramp?
B. 5.757 x 101 (g=9.81m/s2)
C. 5.75 x 101 A. 3.31x103 KJ
D. 5.8 x 101 B. 3.31 J
C. 3310.875 J
400. The amount of energy required to raise
the temperature 1◦ C for every kilogram is D. 3.31 KJ
called ? 405. Physics variable for 56 J
A. Thermal Energy A. W
B. Specific Heat B. KE
C. Temperature C. PE
D. Kinetic Energy D. all of the above
401. Terminal velocity is: 406. If FM is being transmitted at the fre-
A. the maximum speed an object can go. quency of 113.5 Mega Hertz. What is the
frequency of the radio waves in Hz?
B. the maximum velocity an object can fall
A. 1.14 x 105
C. the maximum velocity an object can
fall, given its shape B. 1.14 x 106
C. 1.14 x 107
D. 3.0 x 108 m/s
D. 1.14x 108
402. A CONVERGENT LENS OF POWER 8D
IS COMBINED WITH A DIVERGENT LENS 407. What does a change in amplitude in a me-
OF POWER-10D . CALCULATE THE FOCAL chanical wave also change/create?
LENGTH OF THE COMBINATION . A. Speed
A. -0.5 B. Constructive Interference
B. -1.5 C. Destructive Interference
C. -2 D. Frequency
D. 2 E. None of the above
C. how high or low a sound is 417. Which of the following quantities is con-
D. the loudness or softness of a sound sidered a vector?
A. Temperature
413. The number of times a wave passes a
given point in a certain amount of time. B. Distance
A. Wavelength C. Mass
B. Speed D. Displacement
418. Two factors that determine work are 423. Equation for pressure
A. force A. force x area
B. acceleration B. area / force
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419. A “gas-like” mixture with no definite tensity of the light is then increased.Which
volume or shape that is made up of pos- of the following changes occur?
itively and negatively charged particles is A. Rate of electron emission:increase.Energy
a of electrons:increase.
A. solid B. Rate of electron emission:decrease.Energy
of electrons:no change.
B. liquid
C. Rate of electron emission:decrease.Energy
C. gas
of electrons:increase.
D. plasma D. Rate of electron emission:increase.Energy
of electrons:no change.
420. Which energy transformation below
matches? A book falling? 425. What is the specific latent heat of fu-
A. chemical to sound and heat sion?
A. The amount of energy needed to melt
B. kinetic to sound and heat
1 kg of a substance.
C. electrical to sound and heat B. The amount of energy needed to boil 1
D. none of above kg of a substance.
C. The amount of energy needed to con-
421. Which Branch of Physics is most impor- dense 1 kg of a substance.
tant when studying the results of a car
crash? D. none of above
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B. 18 cm D. S = t x d
449. An object is removed from the ground and 454. Newton’s third law states:for every ac-
placed on a shelf. Which of its properties tion, there is an equal and opposite reac-
would you expect to change? tion. Explain why, then, a cannon does
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A. g cm3 C. 6.743 X 102 mm
B. g cm-3 D. 6.743 X 102 m
C. kg m3
465. The force that acts in the opposite direc-
D. kg m-3 tion of motion when two surfaces come in
contact.
460. What is missing from the following equa-
tion? Change in thermal energy = specific A. Force
heat capacity x mass x ? B. Friction
A. temperature C. Static
B. power D. Kinetic
C. pressure
466. Which Branch of Physics is most impor-
D. change in temperature tant when studying the motion of every-
461. A small cart is rolling at constant velocity day objects like a car or bowling ball?
on a flat track. It fires a ball straight up A. Mechanics
into the air as it moves. After it is fired, B. Optics
what happens to the ball?
C. Thermodynamics
A. it depends on how fast the cart is mov-
ing D. Electromagnetism
B. it falls behind the cart 467. It is the exchange particle for the strong
C. it falls in front of the cart nuclear force:
D. it falls right back into the cart A. Graviton
E. it remains at rest B. Gluon
C. Gamma photon
462. Infrared rays are important for
D. Z boson
A. Warming the Earth
B. Providing visible light for plants 468. A pot of 2400g of water at a tempera-
C. Taking X-rays ture of 25◦ C is heated on a stove until the
water boils (100◦ C). The specific heat of
D. none of above water is 4.18 J/(g◦ C).Determine the heat
463. What quantity does the following equa- energy needed to heat the water in the pot
tion calculate:density x gravitational field to boiling.
strength x depth A. 133.76J
A. water pressure at a given depth B. 43, 062.2J
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D. circular motion
B. orbit
C. centripetal force 486. Velocity is both and
D. gravitation A. speed, direction
502. What is the average speed of a cheetah 507. When travelling home from school on the
that ran 55 meters in 5 minutes? AT train at a constant speed in a straight
line, which statement is true
A. 11 m/mi
A. The driving force of the engine is big-
B. 605 m/mi
ger than friction and air resistance com-
C. 10 m/mi bined
D. none of above B. There are no forces acting on the bus
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503. calculate volume of aluminum with mass C. The driving force of the engine is equal
of 5400kg and a density of 2700kg/m3 to friction and air resistance combined.
521. Physics variable for 198 N 527. A lens of focal length 12 cm forms an
A. W erect image, three times the size of the ob-
ject. The distance between the object and
B. KE image is:
C. m A. 8 cm
D. F B. 16 cm
522. Which field of Physics is concerned with C. 24 cm
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the study of heat and its effects on mat-
D. 36 cm
ter?
A. Optics 528. If all objects are moving as the exact
same speed, which would have the great-
B. Mechanics
est kinetic energy?
C. Electromagnetism
A. tennis ball
D. Thermodynamics
B. football
523. Equation for speed C. notebook
A. distance / time D. box of 20 textbooks
B. distance x time
529. A CONCAVE LENS OF SUITABLE FOCAL
C. time / distance
LENGTH IS USED FOR CORRECTING A:
D. distance + time
A. MYOPIC EYE
524. define the reference point B. HYPERMETROPIC EYE
A. starting point of an object C. BOTH A & B
B. pull or push D. NEITHER A & B
C. object’s distanceand direction
530. In which of the following situations do
D. none of above your arms do work on books?
525. In a distance-time graph, the slope gives A. holding a heavy stack of books while
the standing
A. distance travelled B. carrying a heavy stack of books
B. the time taken C. dropping a stack of books onto a table
C. the velocity (speed) D. picking up a pile of books from the floor
D. the acceleration
531. A bug flies into the windshield of a car
526. which of these seemingly separate top- going the opposite way. Which of the fol-
ics in physics are actually deeply intercon- lowing are true.
nected A. the force of impact is the same for both
A. electricity B. the impulse is the same for both
B. harmonic motion C. the acceleration of the bug is larger
C. magnetism than the truck
D. quantum physics D. A, B, and C are all true
532. A ideal gas has a pressure of 100kPa and 537. Which Branch of Physics is most impor-
a volume of 5m3. If it is compressed to a tant when studying the effects of moving
volume of 2m3, what will the pressure of near the speed of light?
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543. What is the temperature in Kelvin of a C. energy can be both created and de-
material that is-28.0 C stroyed
552. What does the prefix pico stand for? 557. Cole is learning physics vocabulary. He
A. 10-12 knows that displacement means which of
the following?
556. What direction must a boat crew move 561. A hiker walks 5 kilometers due north and
the oars to move the boat forward? then 7 kilometers due east.
A. forward and backward A. 2 km
B. forward B. 8.6 km
C. backward C. 12 km
D. none of above D. 12.6 km
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B. histograms
563. Select all the vector quantities
C. Pie chart
A. Acceleration
D. distance-time graph or line graph
B. Velocity
569. Which type of friction is the strongest?
C. Kinetic Energy
(has the greatest force)
D. Force
A. Kinetic friction (sliding friction)
564. Write-4, 500, 000 in scientific notation. B. Rolling friction
A. 4.5 x 106 C. Static friction
B. 4.5 x 10-6 D. All forms of friction are equal for the
C. -4.5 x 106 same object.
D. -4.5 x 10-7 570. Formula for force
565. Express the following in scientific nota- A. F = m*a
tion:1010.10 B. F = m/a
A. 1.01010 x 103 C. F = d*a
B. 1.01010 x 105 D. F = d/a
C. 1.01010 x 10-3
571. A horizontal, uniform board of weight
D. 1.01010 x 10-5 125 N and length 4 m is supported by ver-
tical chains at each end. A person weighing
566. What law states an object at rest stays
500 N is sitting on the board. The tension
at rest unless acted upon by a net force
in the right chain is 250 N.How far from
or a moving object at a contant speed will
the left end of the board is the person sit-
continue to move in a straight at a con-
ting?
stant speed?
A. 0.4 m
A. First
B. Second B. 1.5 m
C. Third C. 2 m
D. Fourth D. 2.5 m
E. 3 m
567. A resultant force of 500N causes a body
to accelerate at 20m/s2. What is the 572. In a longitudinal wave, the particles
mass of the body? move ?
A. 2.5kg A. back and forth
577. at a constant temperature, the and C. The rod picks up a small piece of pa-
of a gas of fixed mass are inversely per.
proportional D. When freely suspended, the rod points
A. pressure, volume in any direction.
582. It is easier to cut vegetables with sharp D. only objects whose motion is being
end of knife rather than with its blunt end changed
because
587. WHO IS ACHARYA KANADA
A. Smaller area provides more pressure
for the applied force A. AN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHER
B. AN ANCIENT INDIAN PHILOSOPHER
B. smaller area provides less pressure
for the applied force. C. CANADIAN PHILOSOPHER
D. AN ANCIENT CANADIAN PHILOSO-
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C. none of the above
PHER
D. none of above
588. a computer monitor combines the to
583. If an owl has a speed of 50 m/s, and has
create any color in the rainbow
a time of 10 s. What is the distance that
the owl traveled? A. additive primary colors
A. 500 m B. waves
B. 5 m C. subtractive primary colors
C. 10 m D. photovoltaic cells
592. Five darts strike near the center of a tar- 597. Friction is which type of force?
get. The dart thrower is A. Circular force
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B. THE MAGNETIC EFFECT OF THE CUR-
RENT ing a time?
C. THE CHEMICAL EFFECT OF THE CUR- A. time = acceleration / change in veloc-
RENT ity
D. NONE OF THESE B. time = change in velocity x accelera-
tion
604. The half-life of Radon-222 is 4 days. If
the initial mass of radon is 20g, what is C. time = change in velocity / accelera-
the mass decayed after 12 days? tion
A. 2.5g D. none of above
B. 17.5 g
610. What is the definition of “weight”?
C. 15.0g
A. measure of the force of gravity on your
D. 5.0g body
605. Which of the following is a derived quan- B. the time it takes to get on a ride
tity?
C. the amount of matter in an object
A. Mass
D. the size of an object
B. Length
C. Force 611. Which Branch of Physics is most impor-
tant when determining how much voltage
D. Temperature
is produced by a wind turbine?
606. What is internal energy? A. Mechanics
A. The amount of heat an object contains. B. Waves & Wave mechanics
B. The sum of the kinetic and potential en-
C. Relativity
ergy of the particles of a substance.
C. Something we can measure easily. D. Electromagnetism
D. Something that does not exist. 612. Transfer of energy through the move-
ment of heat through electromagnetic
607. It is an area of Physics that studies the
waves, does not need a medium
nature and behavior of light.
A. Optics A. radiation
613. You apply a force of 18 N to a dresser the hill. Ignoring friction, at what height
and move it 3.0 m. How much work did will the bike come to rest?
you do on the dresser?
C. The spring’s magnetic energy store 628. An object will not have any inertia if it is
D. none of above ?
A. Accelerating
623. Physics variable for 74 m/s
B. Moving in a circle
A. d
C. In space
B. v
D. Nonsense! All objects have inertia
C. a
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629. In an experiment, a student measures the
D. t volume of a liquid in a measuring cylin-
der. The student should make sure that
624. A fishing boat with a maximum speed of
her eye is level with the meniscus of the
3 m/s relative to the water is in a river
liquid. This will reduce
that is flowing at 2 m/s. What is the max-
imum speed the boat can obtain relative to A. meniscus error
the shore? B. random error
A. 5 m/s C. zero error
B. 25 m/s D. parallax error
C. 5.8 m/s
630. The temperature at which a liquid turns
D. 7 m/s to a gas is called the point.
C. the fear of doing something or acting 638. When an object is in motion, it’s must
in a certain way change.
643. If an object has more mass, then it will 648. The units of acceleration are
A. weigh more. A. m/s
B. weigh less. B. m s
C. weigh the same as an object with less C. m s2
mass. D. m/s2
D. always have more volume than an ob-
ject with less mass. 649. Power is the
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A. conservation of momentum.
644. The relationship between Work and
Power is B. energy of a moving object.
B. P = t / W D. none of above
C. P = W / t in only units of seconds 650. Which of the following lists includes only
D. P = W x t vector quantities?
A. speed, distance, time
645. -If you wanted to measure the distance
from here to Dubai City, you would use B. speed, displacement, time
654. A woman lifts 20 bricks, each of weight 659. The unit or label for work is
6N.What other information is needed to A. netwons
calculate the useful work done in lifting the
664. If a lion drags his prey 10 meters to his 669. If v2-u2=2as, what is the final velocity
den doing 500 joules of work, how much of a car which has an inital velocity of
force did he use? 8m/s, and then accelerates at 2m/s2 for
20m?
A. 50 Newtons
A. 10 m/s
B. 500 Joules
B. 11 m/s
C. 50, 000 Newtons
C. 12 m/s
D. 10 Newtons
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D. 14 m/s
665. What is the base unit for measuring 670. A BATTERY OF 6V IS CONNECTED IN SE-
mass? RIES WITH RESISTOR OF 0.1 ohm, 0.15
A. grams ohm, 0.2 ohm, 0.25 ohm AND 6 ohm
.HOW MUCH CURRENT WOULD FLOW
B. kilograms THROUGH THE 0.3 ohM RESISTOR?
C. pounds A. 0.895 A
D. jin B. 2.22 A
C. 1 A
666. Why do most of the power plants in the
US burn coal as an energy source? D. NONE OF THESE
A. They haven’t developed the technology 671. The base SI unit of mass is the
to use anything else. A. microgram
B. Mining for coal does not harm any habi- B. milligram
tats or ecosystems.
C. gram
C. Coal is a non-polluting source of en- D. kilogram
ergy.
672. Physics variable for 13 m
D. Coal is a renewable energy source.
A. F
667. The most stable objects have B. W
A. high centre of gravity and narrow base C. h
B. high centre of gravity and wide base D. v
C. low centre of gravity and narrow base 673. SI unit of measrument time
D. low centre of gravity and wide base A. meter
B. day
668. How much energy is required to change
5 kg of ice at 0 ◦ C into water at the C. hour
same temperature? (latent heat of fusion D. Second
is 3.36 X 106 J/kg )
674. increasing speed
A. 16.1 X 106 J A. distance
B. 16.8 X 106 J B. velocity
C. 15.1 X 106 cal C. acceleration
D. 16.8 X 106 cal D. none of above
675. What color can produce white if it is following best describes what is happen-
mixed with red? ing?
D. Distance A. a
B. v
678. What type of friction acts on the tire of
a car? C. F
D. W
A. Sliding friction
B. Static friction 683. Formula for spring constant
C. rolling friction A. k =-F/d
D. fluid friction B. k = F/d
C. k =-F*d
679. Consider the phrase, “The quick brown
fox jumped over the lazy dog.” Which D. k = F*d
details of this situation would a physicist
684. THE AMOUNT OF MATTER CONTAINED IN
who is modeling the path of the fox ig-
AN OBJECT IS CALLED
nore?
A. MATTER
A. The color of the fox
B. MASS
B. The velocity of the fox
C. ATOM
C. The temperament of the dog
D. VOLUME
D. The distance traveled by the fox
685. The base SI unit of mass is the
680. When one end of a cold metal spoon is
placed upright in a cup of hot coffee, the A. microgram
other end gets hotter. Which one of the B. milligram
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C. vibration and wave phenomenon ror?
D. electromagnetism A. It goes through the mirror and bend.
687. On an inclined plane, if gravity over- B. It goes straight through the mirror.
comes friction on an object what will hap- C. It goes around the mirror.
pen?
D. It bounces off the mirror.
A. The box will slide up
B. The box will stay in place 693. Which statement is NOT true about the
nuclear reactor?
C. The box will slide down
A. The moderator is used to speed up the
D. Depends on the problem
neutrons
688. A fuse is:(tick all that apply) B. Uranium core acts as source of energy
A. a resistor C. The control rod is used to absorb the
B. a safety device excess neutrons
C. a part of a plug D. Water acts as coolant to remove the
heat produced from the reactor
D. always of a given current rating, e.g.
13Amps 694. I feel so warm because of the heat of the
sun when I go walking in the park . What
689. It is an area of physics that is concerned
2 areas of Physics are involved?
with nuclear reactions and their applica-
tions. A. Relativity and Thermodynamics
A. Classical Mechanics B. Quantum Mechanics and Relativity
B. Relativity C. Mechanics and Thermodynamics
C. Thermodynamics D. Optics and Relativity
D. Quantum Mechanics
695. What 2 areas of Physics are involved
690. An object that allows light to pass when you watch a movie?
through producing a clear image. A. Thermodynamics, Quantum Mechanics
A. opaque B. Electromagnetism, Relativity
B. translucent C. Vibration and Wave Phenomena, Elec-
C. transparent tromagnetism
D. luminescent D. Thermodynamics and Relativity
696. SI unit for distance mirrors, he finds that the size of his face
A. miles in mirror A goes on increasing but that in
mirror B remains the same:
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C. The amount of energy required to in-
What is its speed in m/s? (1 km = 1000
crease the temperature of 1kgof a mate-
m)
rial by 1◦ C.
A. 250 m/s
D. The amount of friction required to in-
crease the temperature of 1kgof a mate- B. 324 m/s
rial by 1◦ C. C. 1, 500 m/s
707. How would you write 564, 000, 000 in D. 2, 500 m/s
scientific notation?
712. Three resistors connected in parallel have
A. 5.64 x 10-7 individual values of 4.0, 6.0 and 10.0 ohm,
B. 5.64 x 106 respectively. If this combination is con-
C. 5.64 x 108 nected in series with a 12-V battery and
a 2.0-ohm resistor, what is the current in
D. 56.4 x 107 the 10-ohm resistor?
708. A tuning fork starts to vibrate when a A. 0.59 A
certain note is played on the piano, This is B. 1.0 A
an example of
C. 11 A
A. resonance
D. 16 A
B. refraction
C. diffraction 713. If the distance time graph is a curved line:
D. reflection A. A non-uniform speed is maintained by
the object
709. A lack of precision in scientific measure-
B. The object covers unequal distances in
ments typically arises from
equal intervals of time
A. limitations of the measuring instru-
C. Both A and B
ment
D. None of the above
B. human error
C. lack of calibration 714. Convection can NOT occur in which one of
the following substances?
D. too many significant figures
A. Water
710. Which of the following is a valid state-
B. Ice
ment?
A. A measurement that is not precise can C. Steam
be accurate. D. Water Vapour
717. What is 0.000328 rounded to 1 signifi- 722. Final velocity is 5m/s, initial velocity is
cant figure? 1m/s, time taken for change is 2 sec-
onds. Calculate the acceleration, with cor-
A. 0
rect units
B. 0.0003
A. 1m/s
C. 0.00033
D. 0.000328 B. 2m/s
C. 1m/s2
718. The SI units J/g◦ C measures
A. Specific heat D. 2m/s2
B. mass
723. A student is 2.50m away from a convex
C. temperature lens while her image is 1.80m from the
D. heat energy lens, what is the focal length?
725. Newton’s SECOND Law states: 730. According to the law of conservation of
momentum, when two objects collide in
A. an object will go in a straight line
the absence of outside forces,
B. F = ma
A. velocity decreases
C. acceleration is proportional to force
B. velocity increases
and inversely proportional to mass (a =
F/m) C. the objects have the same momentum
before and after they collide.
D. forces are equal and opposite in direc-
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tion D. the objects have more momentum af-
ter they collide than they did before.
726. Which SI base unit would you use to mea-
sure the mass of a sport’s car? 731. Express the following in scientific nota-
tion:.000457
A. m
A. 457 x 106
B. s
B. 457 x 10-6
C. kg
C. 4.57 x104
D. K
D. 4.57 x 10-4
727. Parts of an atom which carry no electric
charge 732. What SI unit is used to measure length?
A. Neutrons A. kilograms
B. Electrons B. liters
C. meters
C. Protons
D. none of above
D. none of above
733. the function of graphite in a nuclear reac-
728. How high or low a sound is; depends on
tor is to
the frequency (greater frequency= higher
pitch) A. slow down neutrons
A. pitch B. acts as a catalyst
B. frequency C. absorb heat produced
C. sound D. conduct electricity
D. medium 734. A black body can emit thermal radiation
depending on its
729. Miguel is lifting a 120 kg mass from the
floor to a height of 2.50 m during gym A. PressureTekanan
class. The gravitational potential energy B. volume I Spadur
of the weight when it is lifted is
C. TemperatureSuhu
A. 30.6 J
D. Light intensity Speed of light
B. 3.00 x 102J
735. An experiment was carried out to inves-
C. 4.70 x 102 J
tigate the relationship between the period
D. 2.94 x 103 J of a simple pendulum and its length. A
739. J of energy is supplied to a toaster with 744. Which friction coefficient would most
an efficiency of 25%. What is the useful likely describe tape sticking to a wood
output of the toaster? wall?
A. 200 J A. 0.050
B. 775 J B. 0.300
C. 1000 J C. 0.600
D. none of above D. 0.900
740. How long will your trip take (in hours) if 745. What is an alternating current?
you travel 350 km at an average speed of A. A current that flows back and forth in
80 km/hr? a wire.
A. 80 hours B. A current that always flows in one di-
B. .22 hours rection.
C. A potential difference that flows back A. The vector’s length should be propor-
and forth in a wire. tional to its magnitude
D. A potential difference that always B. You need a vector diagram to solve all
flows in one direction. physics problems properly
746. A radioactive substance has a half-life of C. A vector is a quantity that has a magni-
8 days. What is the number of days for tude but no direction
the substance to become 25% of the ini- D. All quantities in physics are vectors
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tial value?
751. Two identical wheels, wheel 1 and wheel
A. 8 days 2, initially at rest begin to rotate with con-
B. 12 days stant angular accelerations α . After ro-
C. 16 days tating through the same angular displace-
ment, ∆θ0 , the angular velocity of wheel
D. 24 days 1 is ω1 and the angular velocity of wheel
2 is ω2 = 3ω1 . How does the angular ac-
747. Newton’s Second Law states
celeration of wheel 2, α2 , compare to the
A. that an object in motion, stays in mo- angular acceleration of wheel 1, ∝1 ?
tion; an object at rest stays at rest.
A. α2 = α1
B. For every action there is an equal and α1
B. α2 = 3
opposite reaction.
C. α2 = 3α1
C. that acceleration occurs when a force
acts upon an object. D. α2 = 9α1
D. none of above 752. Characteristics of a image formed by a
plane mirror. Check all that applies.
748. Grounding happens when
A. inverted
A. A neutral object comes into contact
with another neutral object B. same size as the object
B. A charged object is rubbed against an- C. laterally inverted
other charged object D. real
C. A neutral object touches a MASSIVE
conductive object 753. mN stands for:
759. How many significant figures does 764. Units of electrical charge
50.00300 have? A. C (Coulombs)
A. five
B. J (Joules)
B. seven
C. A (amps)
C. two
D. V (volts)
D. three
765. Football A has a greater mass than foot-
760. Rank the four fundamental forces of na- ball B. Which football will have greater ac-
ture in order from weakest to strongest: celeration when both are thrown with the
A. Electromagnetism, Gravitational, same force in the same direction?
Strong Nuclear, Weak Nuclear
A. Football A
B. Weak Nuclear, Gravitational, Electro-
B. Football B
magnetism, Strong Nuclear
C. Gravitational, Weak Nuclear, Electro- C. They will have the same acceleration
magnetism, Strong Nuclear D. Mass has no effect on acceleration
766. What is the mass of a woman of weight 771. The current in a SERIES circuit:
700 N? (g=10 N/kg)
A. Is the same everywhere
A. 70 kg
B. Gets split between the components
B. 700 kg
C. Is measured in volts
C. 7 000 kg
D. Gets stopped by resistors
D. 70 000 kg
772. Which statement would be TRUE about
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767. If a body covers equal distances in equal the particle model motion diagram for an
interval of time, the body is said to be in airplane flying at a constant speed of 758
Km/hr?
A. Uniform motion A. The dots would start close together
B. Non uniform motion and get farther apart as the plane moved
away from the airport
C. Stationary
B. The dots would be far apart at the be-
D. None of the above
ginning and get closer together as the
768. Why do physicists use models? plane moved away from the airport
A. to explain the complex features of sim- C. The dots would form an evenly spaced
ple phenomena pattern
B. to describe all aspects of a phe- D. none of above
nomenon
773. How fast is the 75.0 kg skateboarder
C. to explain the basic features of com- from Question 1 travelling when they
plex phenomena reach the bottom of the 4.50 m ramp?
D. to describe all of reality A. 88.3 m/s
769. Of the main types of radiation emitted B. 9.40 m/s
from naturally radioactive isotopes, which C. 3.31 m/s
is the hardest to block?
D. 33.1 m/s
A. Alpha deca
B. Gamma Decay 774. Physics variable for 3.2 m
C. Beta decay A. v
D. They are all blocked using the same B. a
method C. m
770. The particles of a gas move than the D. d
particles of the same substance in the liq-
uid or solid state. 775. What is velocity?
A. faster A. the quickness of an object
B. slower B. the location of an object
C. same speed C. acceleration
D. none of above D. speed in a specific direction
C. -15 cm D. Volts
D. +15 cm 782. According to the law of reflection the an-
777. Without a force to stop or slow a coast- gle of reflection is
ing object, the object will coast forever in A. equal to the angle of incidence
a line.
B. more than the angle of incidence
A. blue
C. less than the angle of incidence
B. red
D. none of above
C. straight
D. vertical 783. A large box of mass 4 kg slides across a
frictionless surface with a velocity of 12
778. The correct equation to calculate speed is m/s to the right. It collides with a smaller
A. distance/time box of mass 2 kg that is stationary. The
B. time/distance boxes stick together. What is the veloc-
ity of the two combined masses after col-
C. distance x time lision?
D. distance/time2 A. 8 m/s, to the left
779. A 10.0 kg box is accelerated from 2.0 B. 4 m/s, to the left
m/s to 4.0 m/s. What is the amount
C. 8 m/s, to the right
of work in joules needed to accelerate the
box? D. 4 m/s, to the right
A. 50.0
784. What is the energy released when there
B. 60.0 is mass defect of 0.01g?
C. 20.0 A. 9 x 1011 J
D. 45.0
B. 9 x 1014 J
780. If two objects collide or explode, they ex- C. 3 x 106 J
perience
D. 1 x 10-19 J
A. the same force for the same amount of
time. 785. Which of the following in the LARGEST
B. different forces for the same amount number?
of time. A. 9 x 106
C. different forces for different amounts
B. 8 x 1010
of time.
C. 1.3 x 1012
D. the same force for different amounts
of time. D. 5.3 x 103
786. Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation. 792. The Law of Conservation of Energy states
A. 7.07 x 10-6 that
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toelectric effect can occur is called the
stroyed.
A. absolute frequency
793. Two objects have different temperatures.
B. cut off frequency
Object A has a temperature of 42 degrees
C. Lyman frequency and Object B is 37 degrees. Which direc-
D. threshold frequency tion should the energy transfer between
Objects A and B?
788. A runners races in the 100 meter dash.
A. From Object A to Object B
It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is
her average speed? B. From Object B to Object A
A. 10 m/s C. Energy will not transfer
B. 1000 m/s D. Energy will transfer both directions
C. 100 seconds
794. Wind turbines and windmills convert
D. 10 seconds what energy to another?
789. How far is an object pushed if 250 J of A. Kinetic to electric
work is done with a force of 5 N? B. Gravitational potential to electric
A. 1250 m C. Mechanical to potential
B. 50 m D. Thermal to sound
C. 500 m
795. What is 67, 490 rounded to 2 significant
D. 245 m figures?
790. Kinetic Energy is defined as: A. 67 500
A. Energy stored due to its location B. 60 000
B. Energy stored in the bond of molecules C. 68, 000
C. Heat Energy D. 67, 000
D. Energy of motion
796. According to Newton’s third law of mo-
791. Branches of physics that studies the na- tion, the strength of a reaction force is
ture and behaviour of light the strength of the action force.
A. Plasma Physics A. equal to
B. Acoustics B. negative to
C. Optics C. positive to
D. Solid State Physics D. greater than
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808. Two forces act on an object.In which situ- D. weight
ation is it IMPOSSIBLE for the object to be
in equilibrium? 814. David walks 3 km north, and then turns
A. The two forces act in the same direc- east and walks 4 km. What is the dis-
tion tance?
B. The two forces act through the same A. 7 km
point B. 3 km
C. The two forces are of the same type C. 4 km
D. The two forces are the same size D. 1 km
809. How are we able to see the color white? 815. A hypothesis is
A. All colors except red are absorbed A. an educated guess
B. All colors are absorbed B. a reasonable and testable answer or
C. All colors are reflected explanation
D. All colors except red are reflected C. quantitative
D. none of above
810. Which statement describes a vector?
A. It has magnitude but no direction 816. time taken for a sample of a radioactive
nuclei to decay to half of its initial number
B. It has direction but no magnitude
is the definition for
C. It has both direction and magnitude
A. half-life
D. It has constant magnitude but no direc-
B. radioactive decay
tion
C. chain reaction
811. What is the radioisotope used to deter-
D. period of a nucleus
mine the age of a fossil?
A. Carbon-14 817. Now the cart is being pulled along a hori-
zontal track by an external force (a weight
B. Iodine-131
hanging over the table edge) and acceler-
C. Americium-241 ating. It fires a ball straight out of the
D. Uranium-238 cannon as it moves. After it is fired, what
happens to the ball?
812. What is the symbol for Thermal Energy? A. it depends upon how much the track is
A. Q tilted
B. t B. it falls behind the cart
819. When air rushes out of a balloon and 824. The Theory of the Conservation of Energy
it moves upward. This is an example of states-
which Law of Motion. A. Energy can be created, just not de-
A. Newton’s First Law stroyed. It changes its form from one type
to another.
B. Newton’s Second Law
C. Newton’s Third Law B. Energy can never be created nor de-
stroyed. It can only change its form from
D. none of above one type to another.
820. An empty truck and a fully loaded truck C. The total energy in our Universe
are next to each other at a traffic light. changes, as different forms of energies
When the light turns green, the lighter can be transformed from each other un-
truck increases speed more quickly. Which der certain circumstances.
of these best explains this situations
D. Energy transformations do not pas-
A. Newton’s first law sively occur in our lives, rather we actively
B. Newton’s second law make use of energies and transform ener-
gies.
C. Newton’s third law
D. Conservation of momentum 825. What is 78.5 rounded to one significant
figure?
821. Which of the following are areas of
physics? A. 79
A. Mechanics B. 78.5
B. Thermodynamics C. 70
C. Vibrations and wave phenomena D. 80
D. Optics
826. Which of the following has the most ki-
E. Electromagnetism
netic energy?
822. Which color bends the most (greatest re- A. A 20 kg toddler running at 5 m/s
fraction) when entering a transparent ma-
terial. B. A 50 kg toddler running at 30 m/s
A. Red C. A 90 kg toddler running at 30 m/s
B. yellow D. A 100 kg toddler running at 2 m/s
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828. Models in physics B. conduction
A. take into account surroundings not C. radiation
concerned with the system D. none of above
B. simplify phenomena
834. What is the equation for gravitational po-
C. are never pictures tential energy?
D. none of above
A. Ep = 1/2 mg
829. Which one of the following is a time mea- B. Ep = mg/h
suring device:
C. Ep = mgh
A. Odometer
D. Ep = 1/2 mgh
B. Barometer
C. Speedometer 835. The idea that the volume of a gas in-
creases with increasing temperature pro-
D. Sundial vided the pressure does not change is
830. What law describes how acceleration, A. Boyle’s law
mass and net force are related? B. Charles’s law
A. First
C. Bernoulli’s principle
B. Second
D. Archimedes’ principle
C. Third
836. Units for acceleration
D. Fourth
A. s2 / m
831. An object that reflects all light that lands
on it is called a B. m / s2
A. Lens C. s2
B. Mirror D. m + s2
C. Glass 837. What is the saying that can help you
D. Non-luminous remember the order of the visible spec-
trum?
832. How much energy is required to melt
A. ROYGBIV
down a 2000 g of mercury? (latent heat
of fusion is 1.14 x 104 J/kg) B. RYOBIVG
A. 2.55 x 104 J C. ROYBVIG
B. 2.28 x 104 J D. RIBYOVG
839. When you watch the football game you A. It remains the same.
see players running back and forth and you B. It decreases as some energy is trans-
hear the loud cheer from the crowd. What ferred away to different energy stores.
2 areas in Physics are involved? C. It decreases as some energy is de-
A. mechanics stroyed.
B. thermodynamics D. none of above
C. vibration and wave phenomenon 845. According to the Law of Conservation of
D. electromagnetism Energy, energy cannot be or
A. destroyed, destroyed
840. write 0.005 in scientific notation
B. created, saved
A. 5/1000
C. created, destroyed
B. 5x10-3
D. lost, found
C. 5x103
D. 5 millimeters 846. is the mass per unit volume of a sub-
stance or object
841. Makes popcorn pop
A. Area
A. thermal expansion of the water in the
B. Volume
kernel
C. Mass
B. thermal equilibrium of the water and
the kernel D. Density
C. thermal fusion of the water in the ker- 847. On a roller coaster, where is maximum
nel potential energy?
D. none of above A. At the bottom of a big hill
842. If an object has an normal force of 80N B. When going around a corner
what is its mass? C. When going upside down
A. 8.15 kg D. At the top of a big hill
B. 80 kg 848. What is the potential energy done in lift-
C. 784.8 N ing a 50 kg barbell 6 m above the floor?
D. not enough information A. 150 J
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UP OF?
A. A value B. manometer
B. A unit C. hydrometer
C. A value and a unit D. micrometer
D. A unit and direction 856. The periodic time of a simple pendulum
can be increased by
851. What is the end result of charging by con-
tact? A. increasing the length of the cord
B. decreasing the length of the cord
A. Both object have the same charge, so
they will attract one another C. increasing the mass of the bob
B. Both object have the same charge, so D. decreasing the amplitude of oscillation
they will repel one another
857. Acceleration is
C. Both object have the opposite charge,
A. increasing speed
so they will attract one another
B. decreasing speed
D. Both object have the opposite charge,
so they will repel one another C. changing direction
D. all of the above
852. Solve and round accordingly. “7.9 + 9.19
+ 75.351” 858. Which of the following measurements is
A. 92.4 the smallest?
860. EM waves have the same speed but dif- 866. Magenta light is really a mixture of
ferent:
A. red and yellow light.
862. What is the earth’s primary source of 868. Saqib uses a wheelbarrow to move soil
light energy? into his garden. He exerts an average
force of 165 N while pushing the wheel-
A. moon
barrow and does 6.4 J of work during each
B. sun load. How far is he moving the soil during
C. waves each load?
D. fire A. 39 m
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A. electrons release energy as they move A. 200 KJ
to their excited state.
B. 46 KJ
B. electrons absorb energy as they move
to their excited state. C. 870 KJ
C. electrons release energy as they re- D. 4600 KJ
turn to the ground state.
878. On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper
D. electrons absorb energy as they re- the slope
turn to the ground state.
A. the slower the speed
873. How do you write8.317 x 106in stan- B. the faster the speed
dard form?
C. less acceleration
A. 8, 371, 000
D. greater acceleration
B. 83, 170, 000
C. 837, 100 879. Calculate the charge flowing through a
wire in 5 seconds if the current is 3 Amps
D. 8, 317, 000
A. 15
874. Which model of the atom said that elec- B. 15C
trons are allowed to have only certain en-
ergies? C. 8C
A. Bohr model D. 80C
B. Quantum mechanical model 880. Equation for acceleration
C. Not true of either model A. change in velocity / time taken
D. Both Bohr and Quantum mechanical B. change in velocity x time taken
model
C. change in velocity-time taken
875. g = kg D. change in velocity + time taken
A. 70
881. The two ends of a 3.0-ohm resistor are
B. 700 connected to a 9.0-V battery. What is the
C. 7 current through the resistor?
D. 0.07 A. 27 A
882. The to and fro motion of a simple pendu- A. Sand has a higher specific heat than
lum is an example of motion. water.
887. Which of the following best explains why 892. What is the unit of magnetic flux density
the sand at the beach is hotter than the (B)?
water? A. Henry (H)
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C. Atomic or Nuclear Physics
B. 322 g
C. 322.000 g D. Thermodynamics
903. is directly proportional to distance and in- B. The inertia of the head causes it to
versely proportional to time remain in place, while the car and body
move forward
913. Which statement describes best the mo- 918. Protons and neutrons are made up of
tion diagram of an object in motion? which fundamental particle?
A. a graph of the time data on a horizontal A. electrons
axis and the position on a vertical axis B. quarks
B. a series of images showing the posi- C. nutrinos
tions of a moving object at equal time in-
tervals D. none of the above
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C. a diagram in which the object in motion
is replaced by a series of single points into
D. a diagram that tells us the location of A. 1 proton and 1 electron
the zero point of the object in motion and B. 1 proton
the direction in which the object is moving
C. 1 electron
914. Forces can be added together only if they D. a new element
are
A. acting on the same object 920. When something has speed in a certain
direction it is called
B. unaffected by gravity
A. motion
C. balanced forces
B. position
D. substantial
C. velocity
915. These are light, elementary particles that D. speed
are not made up of quarks.
A. Gluons 921. Freezing occurs when matter changes
from a
B. Electrons
A. gas to a solid
C. Leptons
B. solid to a gas
D. Baryon
C. liquid to a gas
916. What two measurements are necessary D. liquid to a solid
for calculating speed?
A. Mass and time 922. A hydroelectric generator shows changes
from energy to energy
B. Mass and distance
A. mechanical energy to light energy
C. Temperature and mass
B. mechanical energy to electrical energy
D. Distance and time
C. electrical energy to mechanical energy
2
917. I f displacement ∝ (time) , then
A. acceleration =0 D. none of above
B. accelaration is constant 923. For a system in simple harmonic motion,
C. accelaration is non uniform which of the following is the number of cy-
D. The body is at rest cles or vibrations in one second?
C. when gravity causes an object to stop 940. Newton’s 1st law is often called the
moving. A. Newton’s 2nd law
D. none of above B. action-reaction law
936. what is a compass C. law of equality
A. an instrument on a vehicle dashboard D. law of inertia
indicating its speed
941. What is the correct SI unit for mass?
B. an instrument for measuring and indi-
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A. kilograms
cating temperature
B. pounds
C. an instrument used for navigation and
orientation that shows direction C. Newtons
C. it falls in front of the cart remains. What is the initial mass of the
D. it falls right back into the cart arsenic?
955. Which position of the object will produce 960. Albert Einstein did a lot of physics work
a magnified virtual image, if a concave mir- in the physics area called
ror of focal length 15 cm is being used? A. Static Mechanics
A. 10 cm B. Gas Law
B. 20 cm C. relativistic mechanics
C. 30 cm D. none of above
D. 35 cm
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961. Fred kicks a ball with a force of 20N
to George, who is 5M away. How much
956. A cube of ice is placed in a foam cup and work was done to the ball?
it begins to melt. The air temperature is
23◦ C. Which one of the following best de- A. 25J
scribes the temperature of the water that B. 100J
is formed? C. 4J
A. less than 0◦ C D. 75J
B. 0◦ C
962. A concave mirror produces a magnifica-
C. room temperature tion of +4. The object is placed:
D. greater than 0◦ C but less than room A. At the focus
temperature B. Between focus and centre of curvature
957. Speed, energy and momentum are C. Between focus and pole
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D. 3600
C. The total momentum before a collision
is less than the total momentum after a 981. If a cat has a initial time of 0s, and an
collision. initial distance of 0s. Later it has a final
D. The total momentum before a collision time of 50 s, and a final distance of 70 m.
is not related to the total momentum after What is the velocity?
a collision. A. 1.4 m/s
976. What is the gain in gravitational poten- B. 0.714 m/s
tial energy of a body of weight 2000N as C. 1.142 m/s
it rises from a height of 20 m to a height
D. none of above
of 25m above the earth’s surface?
A. 400 J 982. Another name for a light source is
B. 1000 J A. Luminous object
C. 10 000 J B. Non-luminous object
D. 20 000 J C. Reflector
D. Opaque
977. SI unit for time
A. seconds 983. Equation for kinetic energy
B. minutes A. 1/2 x mass x speed2
C. hours B. 1/2 / mass x speed2
D. days C. 1/2 x mass x speed3
D. 1/2 / mass x speed3
978. The frequency of the note Middle D is
293Hz. What length of closed pipe (to the 984. the angle between the normal and the
nearest cm / at room temperature) will reflected ray.
play the fundamental?
A. Angle of incidence
A. 3cm
B. Angle of reflection
B. 13cm
C. Angle of coincidence
C. 23cm
D. Angle of direction
D. 43cm
985. Calculate the Kinetic Energy (KE) of a girl
979. A(n) is a push or a pull. whose mass is 50 kg who is moving at 4
A. newton m/s.
B. acceleration A. 200 J
997. Any force that causes an object to move C. All molecules make elastic collisions
in a circle is called a(n) with each other and the walls of the con-
A. balanced force tainer.
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998. Energy of motion is which type of en-
A. v = at
ergy?
B. E = ms2
A. Potential
C. F = ma
B. Kinetic
D. F = mv-ma
C. Sound
D. Gravitational 1004. when using a displacement can what is
the mass of the object in it equal to
999. Convert 0.25 m to mm
A. the change in liquid level in the can
A. 25
B. the amount of liquid collected in the
B. 2.5 second beaker
C. 250
C. the volume of liquid collected in the
D. 0.025 second beaker
1008. Which statement is true about an ob- 1013. Law says that the Induced current
ject that is traveling in uniform circular mo- is proportional to the change of magnetic
tion? flux
1018. Which of the following lists of physical 1023. A motorboat velocity is 20 km/h in still
quantities consists only of scalars? water. If the boat must travel straight to
A. time, mass, velocity the nearest shore in a river whose current
is 12 km/h, What up stream angle must
B. mass, velocity, acceleration the bow boat point at? (hints:you know
C. speed, volume, work the opposite and resultant sides of your
D. velocity, acceleration, force right triangle here).
A. 46 degrees upsteam
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1019. The latent heat of fusion is used to
B. 37 degrees upstream
A. increase the kinetic energy of
molecules. C. 22 degrees upstream
B. do work to break the binding force D. 42 degrees upstream
among the molecules.
1024. The force of exists between any
C. increase the kinetic energy of elec- two objects that have mass.
trons in the molecules.
A. gravity
D. do work against the atmospheric pres-
sure. B. acceleration
C. weight
1020. A bus takes 30 minutes to travel a dis-
tance of 25 kilometers. The speed of the D. free fall
bus in km/h is:
1025. The most appropriate unit for express-
A. 55 km/h ing the speed of a space rocket is:
B. 50 km/h A. km/s
C. 5 km/h B. m/s
D. 75 km/min C. km/h
1021. It is a branch of physics that includes D. km/min
various areas of study based on quantum
theory which deals with matter and elec- 1026. How many zeros would be in this num-
tromagnetic radiation, and the interactions ber if written in standard form? 6.47 x
between them. 1011
A. Optics A. 11
B. Nuclear Physics B. 9
C. Thermodynamics C. 10
D. Quantum Physics D. 12
1022. CALCULATE THE ENERGY CONSUMED 1027. How many Significant Figures in the
BY 120W TOASTER IN 20 MINUTE. number below? 4.56 x 103
A. 44 KJ A. 5
B. 6KJ B. 4
C. 144 KJ C. 6
D. 122 KJ D. 3
1028. What is the passage mainly about? 1033. Energy transformations occur when
A. Why swimmers and cyclists move at A. energy is created through conduction
A. Instantaneous velocity A. S
B. Immediate velocity B. T
C. L
C. Intimidation velocity
D. P
D. Institutional velocity
1035. Equation for efficiency
1030. Density is equal to
A. (useful energy / total energy) x 100%
A. weight / volume
B. (total energy / useful energy) x 100%
B. weight x volume
C. (waste energy / total energy) x 100%
C. mass x volume
D. (useful energy / waste energy) x 100%
D. mass / volume
1036. What area of physics deals with the sub-
1031. What is acceleration? jects of heatand temperature?
A. The speed and direction of an object’s A. mechanics
motion.
B. thermodynamics
B. An increase or decrease in speed, or a C. electrodynamics
change in direction.
D. quantum mechanics
C. The tendency of an object to resist
change in its motion. 1037. In order to be forces, their effects
D. none of above must cancel each other out and not cause
a change in an object’s motion.
1032. De Broglie equation A. balanced
A. relates the momentum of a mass to its B. strong
wavelength
C. weak
B. relates the energy of a mass to its
D. normal
wavelength
C. relates the frequency of a mass to its 1038. Select all possible answers:Common
wavelength topics of physics include:
C. magnetism B. m
D. evolution C. c
1039. It is a branch of physics examines D. ∆T
the structure, properties, and behavior of
molecules. 1044. A thermistor is a device that:
A. Classical Mechanics A. Always has a fixed resistance
B. Electromagnetism
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B. Has a resistance that changes due to
C. Thermodynamics the amount of light acting upon it.
D. Quantum Mechanics C. Has a resistance in one direction only.
E. Molecular Physics D. Has a resistance that changes due to
1040. It is a branch of physics that studies the amount of thermal energy acting upon
about heat and other forms of energy, and it.
of the conversion of energy from one form
to another. 1045. A car accelerates from rest down a high-
way at 6 m/s2 for 5 seconds. What
A. Optics distance did the car travel during acceler-
B. Nuclear Physics ation? The bolded term describes what
C. Thermodynamics physics concept?
D. Quantum Physics A. acceleration
C. 100 cm3 of brass is heavier than 100 1046. An aeroplane is travelling at a constant
cm3 of water speed at an altitude of 1000 m above sea
D. 100 cm3 of water is heavier than 100 level. Which of the following is TRUE?
cm3 of brass
A. Its Kinetic energy is increasing
1042. STRENGTH OF ELECTROMAGNET CAN B. It has kinetic energy only
BE INCREASED BY INTRODUCING A SOFT
IRON CORE . C. It has potential energy only
A. OUTSIDE THE COIL D. It has both kinetic and potential energy
B. INSIDE THE COIL
1047. Energy transferred =
C. ROUND THE COIL
A. work done
D. ABOVE THE COIL
B. work undone
1043. What letter do we use to represent
change in temperature? C. current
A. Q D. voltage
1048. If I have 2 blocks of Aluminium (one of 1053. What is the standard abbreviation for
1kg and one of 10 kg) and heat them up seconds?
with 6, 000 Joules of energy.Which one A. sec
1059. Constant Speed is 1064. With unbalanced forces, the object will
A. the speed of an object calculated by move in the direction of the force.
taking the total distance and how long it A. larger
took that object to move that distance. B. smaller
B. when an object moves at the same C. equal
speed for an extended period of time.
D. cannot be determined
C. the speed and direct an object is mov-
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ing. 1065. A force is the total force felt by an
object.
D. none of above
A. sum
1060. Calculate the energy absorbed by 30 g
B. net
of 100 ◦ C water that is turned into 100
◦C . C. strong
A. 67 800 J D. balanced
B. 6 7800 J 1066. SI unit of Measurements mass?
C. 678 J A. Kilogram
D. 67.8 J B. gram
C. meter
1061. Velocity consists of both
D. second
A. Time & Distance
B. Speed & Direction 1067. The units of spring constant are
C. Time & Direction A. Nm
D. none of above B. N/m
C. Nm2
1062. Divide:(6.9 x 107) / (2.3 x 10-3)
D. N/m2
A. 3 x 1010
B. 3 x 104 1068. The force of gravity between you and
Earth is greater than the force of gravity
C. 3 x 10-4 between you and a car because Earth has
D. 3 x 10-11 more than the car.
A. mass
1063. The length of the mercury column in
a non-calibrated mercury-in-glass ther- B. density
mometer is 20 cm when its bulb is im- C. force
mersed in boiling water. What would the
D. friciton
temperature be if the length of the mer-
cury column is 14 cm? 1069. Si unit for weight
A. 70◦C A. neutons
B. 20◦C B. gramms
C. 14◦C C. kilogramms
D. 30◦C D. newtons
1070. a change in state of matter 1075. According to Newton’s first law of mo-
tion, a moving object that is not acted on
A. latent heat
by an unbalanced force will
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C. 10 cm
A. Always from cold to warm D. 22 cm
B. Always from warm to cold 1086. Speedometer is used to measure of
C. Both warm to cold & cold to warm the vehicle
D. It depends on the temperature A. Distance
B. Density
1082. The force required to move a chair 4 me-
C. Time
ters is 3 newtons how much work is done
D. Speed
A. 10 J
B. 12 J 1087. Choose all of the equations that can be
used to calculate the frequency of a wave
C. 10 N
A. 1/time period
D. 12 N
B. wave speed / wavelength
1083. The rate at which an object’s velocity C. wave speed x wavelength
changes D. wavelength x time period
A. acceleration 1088. SI unit for force
B. speed A. Joules
C. F= MA B. Watts
D. inertia C. Newtons
D. meters
1084. Latent heat is
A. the heat absorbed or released at a boil- 1089. Formula for total mechanical energy
ing process during a change of phase A. TME = Ki-Kf+Ugi-Ugf+Usi-Usf+W
B. the heat absorbed or released at a B. TME = W
constant temperature during a change of C. TME = Ki+Kf+Ugi+Ugf+Usi+Usf+W
phase
C. the heat absorbed or released at a D. TME = Ki-Kf-Ugi-Ugf-Usi-Usf-W
constant temperature during a change of
phase of 1 kg object 1090. Thermal Energy required for a change of
state is given by
D. the heat absorbed or released by an
object to increase or decrease its temper- A. mass / specific latent heat
ature by 1 degree Celcius B. mass x specific latent heat
1092. A scientist is feeling sick and knows that 1097. according to the scientific method, why
if her temperature is a degree or more does a physicist make observations and
above 37.5◦ C she should go home from collect data?
work. But all she has is a thermometer A. to decide which parts of a problem are
graduated in kelvin. What temperature important
does the thermometer need to be?
B. to ask a question
A. 194.5 K
C. to make an interpretation
B. 310.5 K
D. to solve all problems
C. 311.5 K
D. 325.5 K 1098. Whether an object will sink or float in a
fluid is determined by
1093. In a series of reactions, two deuterons
A. Pascal’s principle
combine to form a helium nucleus. What is
the name of this process? B. Charles’s law
A. Chain reaction C. Bernoulli’s principle
B. Nuclear reaction D. Archimedes’ principle
C. Nuclear fission 1099. Which equation will you use if you are
D. Nuclear fusion given the values of u, v and a to find dis-
tance?
1094. What effect does tightning the string of
a guitar have on the sound? A. First eq of motion
A. The frequency is decreased B. Second eq of motion
B. The frequency is increased C. Third eq Motion
C. The amplitude is decreased D. Insufficient data
D. The amplitude is increased 1100. A box takes 40 N to start moving
when the coefficient of static friction is .54.
1095. Precision describes
What is the weight of the box?
A. human error.
A. 81 N
B. the relationship of a measurement to
an accepted standard. B. 18 N
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1102. You drop a 5.00 kg ball from a height of A. The amount of energy transferred
2.00 m. What is its velocity right before when an object is moved over a distance
it hits the ground? by an external force in regards to the di-
rection of the displacement.
A. 40.0 m/s
B. 4.47 m/s B. The rate of energy transferred per sec-
ond
C. 6.32 m/s
C. The amount of energy transferred in
D. 100 m/s
motion
1103. What is the definition of energy? D. The amount of energy an object has at
A. The ability to do work rest / before motion
B. The ability to apply a force
1108. Which formula is used to find average
C. The distance an object moves velocity?
D. How fast an object moves A. Vavg = (rfinal-rinitial)/(tfinal-tinitial)
1104. Black surfaces are: B. Vavg = (rinitial-rfinal )/(tinitial-tfinal )
A. neither good absorbers, nor good emit- C. Vavg = (afinal-ainitial)/(tfinal-tinitial)
ters of infra-red radiation
D. Vavg = (ainitial-afinal)/(tinitial-tfinal)
B. good absorbers, but poor emitters of
infra-red radiation
1109. Mr. Hardens class decides to perform an
C. poor absorbers, but good emitters of experiment to determine how long it takes
infra-red radiation different objects to hit the floor when
D. both good absorbers and emitters of dropped from a desk. The class dropped 3
infra-red radiation balls from a desk, one weighing 2 lbs, one
weighing 4 lbs and 6 lbs. It took them all
1105. A concave mirror gives real, inverted the same amount of time to hit the floor.
and same size image if the object is placed After evaluation these results, you predict
A. At F that a 10 lb ball will take
B. At infinity A. more time to hit the floor
C. At C B. less time to hit the floor
D. Beyond C C. about the same amount of time to hit
the floor
1106. Two vectors of magnitudes 25 and 15
are added together. The minimum magni- D. an unknown amount of time before hit-
tude of the resultant vector is ting
A. relativity B. velocity.
B. quantum mechanics C. acceleration.
C. optics D. inertia.
D. mechanics 1120. A bike travels at a constant speed of 4
m/s for 5 seconds. How far does it go?
1115. Suppose you are conducting an experi-
ment concerning gravities effects on falling A. 4 m
objects, and you want to minimize air B. 10 m
resistance. Which of these would be
the most useful and practical way to do C. 20 m
these? D. 1.5 m
1121. The SI unit of frequency is the 1126. How does light travel
A. meter A. It curves around corners
B. second B. Really slow
C. hertz C. In a straight line
D. meter per second D. In circles
1122. A girl is pedaling her bicycle at a speed 1127. It is a branch of Physics that studies
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of 0.10 km/min. How far will she travel structures, properties, and behavior of
in two hours? (pay attention to units) atom.
A. 20 km A. Atomic Physics
B. .2 km B. Electromagnetism
C. Thermodynamics
C. 3 km
D. Quantum Mechanics
D. 12 km
E. Relativity
1123. Which of the following are used as re-
flectors in street lights to spread the light 1128. An excited state of an atom has an en-
over a wide area? ergy level of 2.5 eV. The ground state of
this atom is at 1.1 eV. Which is the max-
A. Concave mirrors imum energy of a photon emitted then an
B. Plane mirrors electron moves from the excited state to
the ground state?
C. Convex mirrors
A. 1.1 eV
D. Convex lens
B. 1.4 eV
1124. These are the category of hadrons that C. 2.5 eV
contain three quarks. This distinguishes
them from mesons, which contain two (1 D. 3.6 eV
quark and 1 antiquark).
1129. Units of acceleration (a)
A. Gluons
A. m/s
B. Electrons B. kg
C. Leptons C. m/s2
D. Baryons D. N
1125. What is scientific notation? 1130. A graph of two variables that are di-
A. A long way to write really short num- rectly proportional can be fully described
bers as..
1131. What is the name of a system in which 1136. Which of the following requires the
there is no net change in the total energy? most power (assuming all are lifted to the
same height)?
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C. The amount of energy transferred in
motion C. Bernoulli’s principle
D. The amount of energy an object has at D. Archimedes’ principle
rest / before motion
1148. The study of the behavior of light is
1143. The most common state of matter in the called
universe is
A. Physics
A. solid
B. Lightning science
B. liquid
C. Optics
C. gas
D. Lightology
D. plasma
1149. An endangered species is
1144. The law of universal gravitation states
A. One whose numbers are so small that
that any two objects in the uni-verse that
it is at risk of extinction
have mass, without exception,
B. One whose not been spotted after
A. attract each other.
many years.
B. repel each other.
C. One whose numbers are abundant.
C. combine to provide a balanced force.
D. none of above
D. create friction
1150. Find the angle of refraction for a ray
1145. Once in motion, what does an object like of light that enters water (n=1.33) from
soccer ball have a natural tendency to do? glass (n=1.5) at an angle of 25 degrees to
A. It has a natural tendency to keep mov- the normal.
ing A. 22
B. It has a natural tendency to stop B. 28.5
C. It has a natural tendency to change di- C. 57.5
rection
D. 32.8
D. t has a natural tendency to slow down
1151. SI unit for energy
1146. WHAT IS f IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECT 2
M FROM THE CONCAVE MIRROR AND THE A. Joules
IMAGE IS 4 M FROM THE MIRROR. B. Watts
A. 2.0 M C. Newtons
B. 0.67 M D. meters
1152. A transverse wave and a longitudinal 1158. Area of physics that studies the produc-
wave can only be differentiated by tion and properties of sound.
1155. the source of energy from the sun is due A. Wave, Atanglobang, Atom
to B. Wave, LightWave, Light
A. nuclear fusion C. Electron, Particle Electron, Zarah
B. nuclear fission D. Wave, ParticleWave, Particle
C. combustion
1161. It is a branch of physics that studies the
D. radioactive decay earth and its atmosphere and waters by
means of the principles of physics.
1156. Rubbing your hands together is a simple
example of A. Classical Mechanics
A. friction B. Electromagnetism
B. work C. Gephysics
C. potential D. Quantum Mechanics
D. none of above E. Relativity
1157. The speed and the direction of an ob- 1162. How would you write 0.0005 in scien-
ject’s motion is it’s tific notation?
A. inertia. A. 50 x 105
B. acceleration. B. 5 x 10-4
C. velocity. C. 5 x 103
D. none of above D. 0.5 x 103
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has become extinct? D. Pounds
A. fewer members of the species are dy-
1169. A pendulum oscillating near the surface
ing than being born
of the Earth swings with a time period T.
B. more members of the species are dy- What is the time period of the same pen-
ing than being born dulum near the surface of the planet Mer-
C. very few members of a species are cury where the gravitational field strength
alive is 0.4g?
D. all members of a species have died A. 0.2 T
B. 0.6 T
1165. Which of the following methods could
be used to demagnetise a permanent mag- C. 1.2 T
net? D. 1.6 T
A. Cool it to a very low temperature. 1170. Which of the following statements
B. Put it in a coil of wire and pass current about thermodynamics is correct?
through the wire. A. Energy cannot be created, but it can be
C. Stroke it in a single direction with a destroyed
permanent magnet. B. Energy cannot be created or de-
D. Heat it to a high temperature. stroyed, only transferred
C. With every energy transfer, some en-
1166. the arrangement of letters on this page
ergy is released as kinetic energy
and the black dots of ink that comprise
them convey D. With every energy transfer, some en-
ergy is released as potential energy
A. information
B. frequency 1171. While playing pool, the white cue ball
strikes the 8 ball. Before the collision, the
C. waves
cue ball’s velocity was 10 m/s and the 8
D. energy ball was at rest. If both ball’s have a mass
of 0.15 kg and the cue ball’s velocity after
1167. When we stand on a floor tile in bare the collision is 2 m/s in the same direction
feet, then on a piece of carpet in the same as before, what is the 8 ball’s velocity?
room, the floor tile feels much colder than
the carpet. This happens because of the A. 2 m/s
difference in: B. 8 m/s
A. specific heat C. -2 m/s
B. temperature D. 1.5 m/s
D. 1.22 J A. 4
B. 5
1173. a flat sheet of glass that has a smooth,
silver-colored coating on one side C. 6
A. plane mirror D. 7
B. concave mirror
1179. Which of the following represents a sys-
C. convex mirror tem?
D. solid mirror A. flag blowing in the wind
1174. When holding a cup of ice water, your B. ball rolling on the ground
warm hand becomes cold. How does the
C. picture hanging on the wall
heat transfer?
D. all of the above
A. From the cold cup to your hand
B. From the cold cup to the warm air 1180. A measurement of the amount of matter
C. From the ice to your hand in an object.
1.12 Chemistry
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1. Examples of plants used for traditional C. 2.8L
medicine
D. 3.4L
A. ginger
B. cucumber 6. Mendeleev arranged the Periodic Table ac-
cording to?
C. tamarind
D. aloe vera A. name
B. atomic mass
2. Which of the following is not a physical
state of matter? C. atomic number
A. solid D. charge
B. gas
7. Both animal fats and plant oils are made
C. element
up of glycerol and
D. liquid
A. phospholipids.
3. Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of
B. fatty acids.
14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the
density of the rock? C. polar molecules.
A. 7 mL D. saturated fats.
B. 7 g/cm3
C. 28 g/cm3 8. In an exothermic reaction, energy is
A. 1.7L C. an atom
B. 2.24L D. a compound
10. a student mixes apple juice, water, and cin- 15. Which term defines the smallest sample of
namon together. Did a chemical reaction matter that still has the same properties?
occur? This is what makes up everything.
21. Which of the following is a covalent 27. What is the correct formula for aluminum
bond? sulfide?
A. NaCl A. Al3S2
B. HCl B. Al2S
C. NH4Cl C. AlS2
D. ZnCl2 D. Al2S3
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22. Ba 28. A single water molecule is made up of
A. Compound A. one atom of hydrogen and one atom of
B. Element oxygen
26. Malleability and ductility are characteristic 31. What information do you need to write a
of substances with chemical equation?
A. covalent bonds A. reactants
B. ionic bonds B. products
C. Lewis structures C. chemical formulas
D. metallic bonds D. all of the above
32. The molecular formula for Ammonium car- 37. A tiny but very dense, positively charged
bonate is portion of the atom that holds most of the
atomic mass
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43. How does the structure of the cell mem- A. mass
brane help the cell regulate water? B. volume
A. Phospholipid molecules form a double
C. energy
layer of the cell membrane.
B. The heads of one layer face outside, D. weight
the heads of the other face inside the cell.
49. the amount of a particular solute in a given
C. The heads attract water, tails repel amount of solution
water
A. concentration
D. All of the above
B. solubility
44. Calculate the formula mass of KCl .
(Atomic mass of K = 39, Cl = 35.5 ) C. matter
A. 74.5 D. mass
B. 4.5
50. Which subatomic particle identifies an
C. 90 atom of an element?
D. none of above A. proton
45. Any part of a sample with uniform compo- B. neutron
sition and properties is called a phase
C. electron
A. Always True
D. nucleus
B. Sometimes True
C. Never True 51. What are the 6 branches?
D. none of above A. Organic Chemistry, Matter, Basic re-
search, Metalloids, Chemical Symbols and
46. Ca3 P is what type o f bond
Periods
A. polar
B. Periods, Groups, Families, Tables, Mat-
B. ionic ter, and Mass
C. non-polar
C. Elements, Physical Changes, States,
D. metallic Properties, Reactions, and Mixtures
47. Determine whether each material below is D. Organic Chemistry, Inorganic chem-
a pure substance-element, pure substance- istry, Physical Chemistry, Analytical
compound, a homogeneous mixture, or a Chemistry, Biochemistry, Theoretical
heterogeneous mixture.raisin bran cereal Chemistry
A. positive D. volume
B. negative 59. Which of the following does not corrode
C. neutral when exposed to the atmosphere-
D. polyatomic A. Fe
54. Which is the best example of a heteroge- B. Cu
nous mixture? C. Au
A. sugar D. Ag
B. brass
C. salad 60. Which of these is a metallic bond
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A. Physical Chemistry
64. Convert from meters to cm:9 meters B. Organic Chemistry
A. 900 cm
C. Biochemistry
B. 90 cm
D. none of above
C. 0.9 cm
D. 0.09 cm 70. The measurement of how much mass of a
substance is contained in a given volume
65. What is the organic product of the reac- A. Density
tion between 2-chlorobutane and sodium
hydroxide solution? B. volume
A. Butan-1-ol C. Mixture
B. Butan-2-ol D. compound
C. Butanal 71. Which one of the following is a chemical-
D. Butanone property of matter?
74. Which of the following is a synthesis reac- 79. What is the chemical symbol of Oxygen?
tion? A. H
A. 2H2O → 2H2 + O2
A. Inorganic Chemistry B. Ar
B. Biochemistry C. KF
C. Physical Chemistry D. WO
D. none of above 81. is the branch of chemistry that would
focus on chemicals made from carbon-
76. Carbohydrates are made up of three of the
containing building blocks.
six major molecules found in living things.
The general chemical formula for a carbo- A. Inorganic Chemistry
hydrate is CH2O. Which elements combine B. Organic Chemistry
to make a carbohydrate?
C. Biochemistry
A. copper and cobalt
D. Analytical Chemistry
B. chlorine and oxygen
C. carbon, helium, and oxygen 82. Glucose (C6H12O6) and sucrose
(C12H22O11) are both sugars produced
D. carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen by plants and consumed by animals for
77. Which branch of chemistry would NOT be energy. Which best describes glucose and
involved in analyzing the composition of sucrose?
medicines and research how it reacts in the A. They are the same substance.
body. (Select all that apply) B. They are mixtures with the same chem-
A. Analytical Chemistry ical formula.
B. Biochemistry C. They are compounds made up of the
C. Inorganic Chemistry same elements.
D. none of above D. They have the same hydrogen to car-
bon ratio and form a crystalline structure.
78. My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun
and has droplets of water on the outside 83. Which event is describing a chemical
of the glass. What is happening? change?
A. condensation A. a bicycle rusts
B. evaporation B. a soccer ball hits a window
C. melting C. nail polish chips
D. freezing D. you brush your hair
84. Branch of chemistry that is concerned with 89. X (No3 )3 what is the charge of X
the study of structure, composition, and A. 0
chemical reactions of substances in living
B. -1
systems.
C. -3
A. Biochemistry
D. +3
B. Analytical Chemistry
90. He was the Greek philosopher who
C. Physical Chemistry
thought that all matter is composed of wa-
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D. Inorganic Chemistry ter.
A. Empedocles
85. Why is transportation an issue for the tex-
tile industry? B. Aristotle
A. the industry prefers to keep the tex- C. Thales
tiles in refrigerated transportation D. Anaximenes
B. excessive consumption of non- 91. The mass of ethanedioic acid, H2C2O4 in
renewable fuel 250 cm3 of0.25 mol dm-3 solution is
C. Textile production units is generally A. 5.625 g
close to the the consumer point B. 11.250 g
D. none of the above C. 22.500 g
D. 33.750 g
86. Salad is an example of
A. a mixutre 92. In general, metals react by
A. sharing valence electrons
B. an element
B. gaining valence electrons
C. a compound
C. losing valence electrons
D. none of above
D. sometimes gaining and sometimes los-
87. Which of these is a chemical change? ing valence electrons
95. A reaction in which energy is given off or 101. Which of these is NOT the correct way to
released. read the symbol in a chemical equation?
A. (g) = grams
99. Which is the following is NOT a sign of a 105. glucose + oxygen → water + energy +
chemical change? carbon dioxide is an example of
A. Releasing a gas A. Combustion
B. Releasing bubbles B. Cellular Respiration
107. A material with a constant composition. 112. Give the name of this compound
A. substance C3H8
B. mixture A. Propene
C. solution B. Butane
D. heterogeneous C. Butene
D. Propane
108. are things you can observe and de-
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scribe about matter without changing it
113. a characteristic of matter that you can
chemically.
observe or measure without changing the
A. physical changes identity of the matter
B. chemical changes A. physical change
C. physical properties B. physical property
D. chemical properties C. chemical change
109. All chemical reactions need a certain D. chemical property
amount of to get started.
114. Two science studentsare setting up a sci-
A. catalyst
ence experiment to determine the qual-
B. energy ities of an unknownclear liquid. They
C. activation energy gather the necessarymaterials to make
their tests, including blue litmus paper.
D. decomposition Why do they need blue litmus paper?
E. chemical changes
A. Blue litmus paperis used when work-
110. Branch of chemistry that is concerned ing with acid to clean up the spills
with the study of structure, properties, B. To test foracidity, blue litmus paper
composition, and reactions of carbon- turns red in the presence of an acid
containing compounds.
C. Totest for alkalinity, blue litmus paper
A. Biochemistry turns red in the presence of an alkaline
B. Organic Chemistry D. To test forwater, blue litmus paper dis-
C. Inorganic Chemistry solves immediately upon contact with wa-
ter
D. Analytical Chemistry
111. A group of students are testing several 115. is the branch of chemistry that
solutions to determine if they are acidic or would identify enzymes and determine re-
basic. Which piece(s) of laboratory safety action mechanisms for biochemical reac-
equipment should be worn during the in- tions. Pick the ONE that best represents
vestigation? this
A. Goggles A. Organic Chemistry
B. Goggles and gloves B. Biochemistry
C. Goggles and aprons C. Physical Chemistry
D. Goggles, gloves, and aprons D. Analytical Chemistry
C. proteins A. metals
D. nucleic acids B. nonmetals
A. Vaporization D. transformers
B. Freezing 123. What two particles determine the mass
C. Melting number?
D. Evaporation A. Protons and electrons
118. What causes water to have a high spe- B. Electrons and neutrons
cific heat? C. Protons and neutrons
A. Hydrogen Bonding D. none of above
B. Ionic Bonds
C. Nonpolar Covalent Bonds 124. The horizontal rows on the periodic table
are known as
D. Polar Covalent Bonds
A. periods.
119. The type of chemistry involved in finding
B. atoms.
out how much nitrogen is in a sample of
air. C. groups or families.
A. organic D. valence electrons.
B. inorganic
125. What is the formula of Sodium sulphate
C. analytical
A. NaSO2
D. physical
B. Na2SO3
120. to form a solution by mixing evenly
C. Na2SO4
A. solubility
D. None of the above
B. concentration
C. dissolve 126. What is the percentage by mass of oxy-
gen in a formula unit of sodium hydrogen
D. substance
carbonate (NaHCO3)?
121. is the branch of chemistry that would A. 19.05%
identify enzymes and determine reaction
mechanisms for biochemical reactions. B. 28.57%
A. Organic Chemistry C. 38.09%
B. Biochemistry D. 57.14%
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128. The building blocks of are fatty acids, in the reaction?
which contain a carboxyl group and a hy-
A. 2
drocarbon chain.
B. 5
A. carbohydrates
C. 4
B. lipids
D. 10
C. proteins
D. nucleic acids 134. Calculate the molecular mass of H2 O . (
Atomic mass of H = 1, O = 16 )
129. A milk shake is a(n)
A. 17
A. mixture B. 18
B. compound C. 14
C. element D. none of above
D. none of above
135. A is like a recipe for a chemical sub-
130. What is a hypothesis? stance.
A. A hypothesis is the right answer to an A. chemical equation
experiment. B. chemical symbol
B. A hypothesis is the wrong answer to C. chemical formula
an experiment.
D. none of above
C. A hypothesis is an educated guess.
136. A combination of two or more substances
D. none of above
in which the substances retain their dis-
131. Which of the following is the correct ob- tinct identities.
servation when chlorine reacts with wa- A. Mixture
ter?
B. Element
A. Brown solution formed.
C. Compound
B. Hydrochloric acid is produced.
D. Pure Substance
C. Neutral solution formed.
137. What is the definition of a compound?
D. Blue litmus paper turn to red and
bleached to white. A. The smallest part of any substance
which can exist on its own
132. Nowadays, modern medicines produced B. Two or more atoms chemically joined
from together (can be the same or can be dif-
A. plants ferent)
142. Determine whether each material be- 147. Which of the following IS a mixture?
low is a pure substance-element, pure A. air
substance-compound, a homogeneous mix-
ture, or a heterogeneous mixture.C 2H 2 B. hydrogen
A. pure substance, element C. water
B. pure substance, compound D. sugar
148. The amount of space an object takes up 154. Which physical property is the amount of
or the amount of space something contains space something takes up and can be mea-
A. volume sured with a graduated cylinder?
B. weight A. conductivity
C. mass B. relative density
D. force C. thermal energy
D. volume
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149. A chemical equation should be balanced
to:
155. Anions
A. show conservation of energy
A. Gain electrons, has an overall positive
B. show conservation of mass charge
C. to make equation attractive B. Lose electrons, has an overall positive
D. All of the above charge
150. If two covalently bonded atoms are iden- C. Lose electrons, has an overall negative
tical, the bond is charge
A. lipids C. Tin g6 p7
D. none of above
B. proteins
C. nucleic acids 176. Which of the following is a compound?
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D. carbohydrates A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Pizza
171. What are Physical Changes?
C. Gold
A. Changes that do not affect the identity
D. none of above
of the substance
B. A property that depends on the type of 177. is the branch of chemistry that would
matter in a sample, not the amount of mat- measure the energy changes in chemical re-
ter. actions.
C. A property that depends on the amount A. Energetics
of matter in a sample. B. Organic Chemistry
D. When one or more substances are con- C. Biochemistry
verted into different substances D. Kinetics
172. calcium + zinc nitrate goes to 178. Which is a physical change?
A. Calcium + zinc nitrate A. burning coal
B. Zinc + calcium nitrate B. tearing paper
C. there will be no reaction C. digesting food
D. Zinc + calcium chloride D. iron rusting
173. What is the number of signifiant digits 179. Subatomic particles with a positive
present in0.01025 charge
A. 5 A. neutrons
B. 4 B. atomic mass
C. protons
C. 3
D. isotopes
D. 2
180. a mixture in which two or more sub-
174. Which of the following is a possible com- stances are evenly mixed but not bonded
pound formed from Ca2+ and NO3-1? together
A. Ca2NO3 A. heterogeneous mixture
B. Ca(NO3)2 B. physical change
C. Ca3NO2 C. homogeneous mixture
D. CaNO D. chemical change
181. What are chemical reactions that absorb D. Thenumber of atoms for each element
energy? must increase in order for a chemical re-
actionto take place.
191. What is the formula for potassium fluo- 197. Table salt is an example of a
ride?
A. pure element
A. KF2
B. pure compound
B. K2F
C. KF C. heterogeneous mixture
D. K2F2 D. homogeneous mixture
192. The branch of analytical chemistry that
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198. What two types of atoms make a cova-
answers the question what is present?
lent bond?
A. quantitative
A. 2 Nonmetals
B. qualitative
C. quarantine B. 1 Nonmetal and 1 Metal
D. quackitative C. 2 Metals
212. A 14-karat gold ring consists of 14 parts 217. Why is metal rusting a chemical change?
gold and 10 parts copper. This alloy can be A. it isn’t
separated by density when melted. Which
type of matter is the 14-karat gold ring? B. it creates a new substance
A. Compound C. it uses the law of conservation of mass
B. Pure Substance D. it has energy
C. Homogeneous Mixture 218. matter with a composition that is always
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D. Heterogeneous Mixture the same
A. homogeneous mixture
213. All atoms of the same element have the
same B. heterogeneous mixture
A. atomic mass C. substance
B. mass number D. element
C. number of neutrons 219. WHY is burning a campfire a chemical
D. atomic number change?
214. Which of the following is true about a A. It created a new substance with new
molecule of water? properties
A. The oxygen is slightly positive and the B. It changes in size
hydrogen is slightly negative. C. There is a lot of smoke
B. The oxygen and hydrogen sides are D. The logs get smaller
both slightly positive.
220. A substance does not have a fixed com-
C. The oxygen and hydrogen sides are
position.
both slightly negative.
D. The oxygen is slightly negative and the A. Always True
hydrogen is slightly positive. B. Sometimes True
222. Cu is the for copper 228. Which of the following solutions has the
A. formula highest H ion concentration?
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C. Analytical 239. Which of the following statements about
D. Physical atoms is TRUE?
A. An atom is a blob of gelatinous goo.
235. electrons
B. An atom is bigger than a molecule.
A. no charge, nucleus
C. An atom is made of many molecules.
B. positive charge, nucleus D. An atom is a basic piece of matter.
C. negative charge, shells
240. The mass of a lead cube is 64 grams. This
D. negative charge, nucleus is an example of
254. What is the term for combining 2 or more 260. What type of electrons form bonds?
DIFFERENT atoms together? A. Valence Electrons
A. atoms
B. Nucleus Electrons
B. elements
C. Ionic Electrons
C. molecules
D. Covalent Electrons
D. compounds
261. Volume is
255. a scientist uses a computer model to see
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how an enzyme will function A. Mass/Volume
A. organic chemistry B. The amount of matter in an object.
B. analytical chemistry C. The amount of space an object occu-
pies.
C. biochemistry
D. theoretical chemistry D. Anything that has mass and occupies
space.
256. If the atoms that share electrons have an
unequal attraction for the electrons, the 262. Which of the following is the metallic ion
bond is called in scandium (II) chloride?
A. nonpolar A. Sc 2+
B. polar B. Sc 2-
C. ionic C. Cl 2-
D. dipolar D. Cl 2+
257. A particle that moves around the nucleus 263. Vanadium is different from sodium be-
is a(n) cause it
A. Proton A. has more than one oxidation number
B. Neutron B. can conduct electricity
C. Electron C. is not a metal
D. Quark D. none of above
258. An aluminum pie plate is an example of: 264. Air is an example of a(n)
A. mixture of solids
A. element
B. solute
B. compound
C. element
C. heterogenous mixture
D. none of above
D. homogenous mixture
259. Candela is the SI unit of which physical
quantity 265. Amount of matter that an object contains
A. Amount of substance A. Mass
B. Pressure B. Volume
C. Force C. Density
D. Luminous intensity D. Weight
266. is anything that has mass and takes up 271. What are the positively charged particles
volume. in an atom called?
267. A teacher mixes a white powder into a 272. What is the chemical formula for sodium
beaker of water. The powder cannot be sulfate?
seen in the water. The teacher then heats A. NaSO
the mixture until the water evaporates
and the powder can be seen again. Which B. Na2SO4
property of the powder is the teacher C. Na2S2O
demonstrating? (5.5A)
D. Na4SO2
A. solubility
273. This ranges from 0 to 6 on a Ph scale
B. hardness
A. Element
C. density
B. Base
D. mass
C. Neutral
268. Metal T is in Group 1 of the Periodic Ta- D. Acid
ble of Elements. Which formula represents
the oxide of T 274. Which list has the types of mixtures or-
A. TO dered from largest particle size to small-
est?
B. TO2
A. suspension, colloid, and solution
C. T2O
B. solution, suspension, and colloid
D. T2O3
C. colloid, solution, and suspension
269. Short hand representation for the atom D. solution, colloid, and suspension
of a specific element
A. element 275. What type of substance is gold?
277. What did James Chadwick discover? 283. The type of bond that results when elec-
A. Neutron trons are transferred from one atom to an-
other is called
B. Proton
A. an ionic bond
C. Electron
D. Who cares I want to go home! B. a covalent bond
C. a hydrogen bond
278. Which term does not fit with the others
listed? D. none of above
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A. Solid
284. In chemical reactions, what does the prin-
B. Reactant ciple of conservation of mass mean?
C. Gas A. atoms are not created or destroyed
D. Liquid
B. the total mass of the reactants is
279. Which compound can exist as stereoiso- greater than the total mass of the prod-
mers? ucts
A. CH3CH2CHO C. the total mass of the reactants is less
B. CH3CH2COCH3 than the total mass of the products
C. CH3CH(CH3)2 D. matter is not changed
D. CH3CH2CHOHCH3 285. What is the atomic number of calcium
280. Molecules are separated by distances (Ca)?
that are large compared with the size of A. 2
the molecules.
B. 14
A. Gas
C. 18
B. Solid
C. Liquid D. 20
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304. The method and instrument used to mea-
B. 5.5 sure the Melting & Boiling point
C. 7.0 of a substance is studied under
D. 9.8 A. Industrial Chemistry
B. Biochemistry
300. What kind of properties can only be ob-
served when a substance changes into a C. Environmental Chemistry
different substance? D. Analytical Chemistry
A. physical properties 305. What takes place when a solid changes
B. chemical properties to a liquid?
C. liquid properties A. condensation
D. real properties B. freezing
C. melting
301. A displacement reaction will occur when
D. evaporation
A. a more reactive metal displaces a less 306. an oil company scientist tries to design a
reactive metal from its compound. better gasoline
B. A less reactive metal displaces a more A. organic chemistry
reactive metal from its compound B. analytical chemistry
C. Displacement only occurs when two of C. biochemistry
the same metals are reacted
D. theoretical chemistry
D. Displacement reactions will only occur
in metals above iron in the reactivity se- 307. The number in front of a chemical formula
ries that tells how many molecules or atoms
of each reactant takes part in a reaction is
302. Bohr’s Planetary Model represented called a:
what?
A. symbol
A. Electrons spin around the nucleus in a
B. subscript
fixed orbital
C. coefficient
B. Protons spin around the nucleus in
fixed orbitals D. concentration
C. An atom is a round sphere shaped like 308. What is the name of the compound
a planet NiSO4?
D. Every atom is a little planet A. Nickel (II) sulfate
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of material in the sample.
A. chemists are nosy
C. James is incorrect because an inten-
sive property does not depend on the size B. everything is made of matter
or amount of material in the sample. C. chemists are well-paid
D. James is incorrect because an exten- D. ozone depletion is a problem
sive property does not depend on the size
or amount of material in the sample. 326. cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid is
neutralized by 25cm3 of barium hydroxide
320. Mixtures differ from substances because solution. What is the molarity of barium
the composition of a mixture can hydroxide?
A. Vary A. 0.625 mol dm-3
B. Change B. 1.600 mol dm-3
C. Combine C. 0.800 mol dm-3
D. none of above D. 3.500 mol dm-3
321. What two molecules are located inside of 327. The ability of an atom to attract electrons
the nucleus of an atom? when the atom is in a compound.
A. Electrons and Neutrons A. first ionization energy
B. Protons and Electrons B. electronegativity
C. Protons and Neutrons C. atomic radii
D. none of above D. all of the above
322. Unit cell of a crystal is defined by its 328. In a covalent bond, electrons are
A. Dimension A. Gained
B. Lattice points B. Pulled apart
C. End points C. Shared
D. none of above D. In the nucleus
323. Which of the following is not a com- 329. Which of the following is true about am-
pound? monia solution in methylbenzene?
A. HCl A. Has pH value more than 7
B. Cl B. No change on red litmus paper
C. NaCl C. Ionises partially to produce hydroxide
D. CO2 ions
339. Mixtures are separated through 345. What are the four elements that all life
changes. is made up of?
A. mixture A. Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Car-
B. compound bon
C. physical B. Helium, Oxygen, Neon and Carbon
D. none of above C. Hydrogen, Titanium, Carbon, Nitrogen
340. Which substance is a compound? D. Oxygen, Chlorine, Iron, Nitrogen
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A. SiH3 346. A consumer wants to do his or her part
B. SiH3 to reduce the production of waste. Which
C. sih3 one of the following is he or she likely to
do?
D. sih3
A. Buy products that cannot be recycled.
341. The boiling point ofthe water is an exam-
B. Purchase fewer products
ple of which of the following?
A. physical change C. Buy from companies that use only new
raw materials
B. chemical change
D. All of the above
C. physical property
D. chemical property 347. Which of the following terms is an exam-
ple of a solvent?
342. Which of these is NOT a pure substance?
A. salt
A. elements
B. sand
B. compounds
C. mixtures C. water
D. they are all pure substances D. sugar
343. How are mixtures and solutions different 348. What are found in the space surrounding
form each other? the nucleus of an atom?
A. there are no differences A. protons
B. once combines chemically the other B. electrons
combines electronically
C. neutrons
C. they have more than one elements in
them D. ions
D. the mixture combines physically and 349. Which two families are highly reactive?
the solution is not easily separated
A. Transition metals and Noble Gases
344. Homogeneous mixture
B. Alkaline Earth Metals and Nitrogen
A. Solution family
B. Compound C. Alkali Metals and Halogens
C. Pure Substance D. The Rare Earth metals and Oxygen
D. Substance family
350. Which one is a decomposition reaction? 356. Atoms in molecules share pairs of elec-
A. H2O→H2+O trons when they make
363. In a Periodic Table, columns are called 368. As soon as force is acted on the Oobleck,
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for instance rolling it into a ball, it becomes
A. Families a
B. Groups A. leather
C. Periods B. liquid
D. Rows C. gas
364. Whattype of indicator, used in the science D. solid
lab, will turn magenta when it iscombined
with a strong base? 369. During chemical and physical changes,
substances can absorb or give off
A. Blue Litmus Paper
A. Energy
B. Phenolphthalein
B. Light
C. pH paper
C. Gases
D. Red Litmus Paper
D. Particles
365. Turning a gas to a liquid is called
370. Two or more materials that combine
A. evaporation chemically form a(n)
B. condensation A. mixture
C. melting B. compound
D. sublimation C. physical
366. The chemical formula Br2 + Cl2 + 29.4 kJ D. none of above
→ 2BrCl is a
371. The study of the composition, structure,
A. Endothermic and properties of matter and the changes
B. Catalyst it undergoes.
C. Concentration A. Chemistry
D. Exothermic B. Physics
C. Biology
367. Why is the scientific method important?
D. Social Science
A. All of the answers have the correct in-
formation. 372. Which one of the following characteris-
B. to give people/scientists a way to an- tics is not correct for all of the members
swer questions that they have about the of the same homologous series?
world. A. Same general formula
B. Similar chemical properties, i.e. un- 377. A substance that contains only one type
dergo the same reactions of atom is a(n)
383. A student incorrectly wrote the follow- 388. The smallest part of an element is
ing electron configuration for fluorine as: A. proton
1s22s22p4How is this electron configura-
B. atom
tion for fluorine incorrect?
C. compound
A. It is incorrect because in the 1s orbital,
there should be 1 electron instead of 2. D. mixture
B. It is incorrect because in the 2s orbital, 389. What is it called when a solid turns di-
there should be 3 electrons instead of 2. rectly into a gas?
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C. It is incorrect because in the 2p orbital, A. Sublimation
there should be 5 electrons instead of 4. B. Condensation
D. It is incorrect because there should be C. Liquid
an additional 3s level containing 2 elec-
trons. D. none of above
384. The function of antioxidants is to 390. An intensive property that refers to the
appearance of quality of light reflected
A. slow down the oxidation of fats in food from the surface of a mineral.
B. give smooth texture A. Luster
C. thicken liquids B. Color
D. replace the original flavours C. Refraction
385. Chemical reactions involve changes in D. Smoothness
properties and changes in that you can
391. Covalent bonds form between1. Metal-
often observe.
Non-metal 2. Non-metal-Non-metal3.
A. catalyst Metal-Metalloid 4. Non-metal-Metalloid
B. energy A. 1 and 2
C. activation energy B. 2 and 3
D. decomposition C. 3 and 4
E. chemical changes D. 2 and 4
386. A reaction that gives off heat to its sur- 392. which of the folowing concentration term
roundings is is affected by temperature
A. exothermic A. molarity
B. endothermic B. molality
C. endergonic C. molefraction
D. none of these D. none of these
387. Which of the following formulas is correct 393. How many chlorine (Cl) atoms are in
for sodium phosphate? CaCl2?
A. Na2PO3 A. 2
B. NaPO B. 4
C. Na3(PO4)2 C. 1
D. Na3PO4 D. 3
394. You are about to open an iced coffee, and 399. The cells in living things contain four main
notice the label says to “shake well”, the molecules that allow the cells to function.
drink must be a Which of these molecules cannot mix with
404. What are Intensive Properties? D. has properties similar to those of its
A. Pure substances made up of only one elements
kind of atom
409. Where electrons are likely to be found as
B. A property that depends on the type of they travel around the nucleus
matter in a sample, not the amount of mat-
A. Nucleus
ter
C. A property that depends on the amount B. Electron Cloud
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of matter in a sample C. Within a Proton
D. Substance that is made from the atoms D. Within a Neutron
of 2 or more elements that are chemically
bonded/combined 410. Which reaction occurs via a free-radical
mechanism?
405. are pure substances made of one type
of atom. A. C2H6 + Br2 → C2H5Br + HBr
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C. Metallic bond
426. What is H 2 4 made up of?
D. Hydrogen bond
A. 2 hydrogen, 1 sulfur, 4 oxygen
B. 1 hydrogen, 2 sulfur, 4 oxygen 432. What is organic chemistry?
C. 2 hydrogen & 4 sodium A. chemistry relating to biological organ-
isms
D. 1 hydrogen & 6 sodium
B. chemistry involving carbon
427. During lab activities you should always
wear C. chemistry involving micro-organisms
C. Never A. metals
447. A substance composed of atoms of two or 453. The building blocks of are nucleotides.
more elements chemically united in fixed
A. carbohydrates
proportions.
B. lipids
A. Mixture
B. Element C. proteins
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448. Chemistry is the study of and the spend the most time will have a
it undergoes. charge, and the atom around which the
electrons spend the least time will have a
A. Changes charge.
B. Mixture
A. slightly negative, slightly positive
C. Chemicals
B. only positive charge
D. Matter
C. only negative charge
E. Evolution
D. neutral charge
449. The study of matter and the changes it
undergoes. 455. An element with a mass number of 11
A. Biochemistry and an atomic number of 5 has how many
neutrons?
B. Analytical Chemistry
A. 11
C. Chemistry
D. Physical Chemistry B. 5
C. 6
450. Which physical properties are associated
with most metals? D. 16
A. Dull, good insulator, brittle 456. Magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid
B. Dull, good conductors, malleable to produce magnesium chloride and hydro-
C. Shiny, good conductors, malleable gen gas. The reactants in this reactions
are
D. shiny, good insulator, malleable
A. magnesium and magnesium chloride.
451. Saponification is used to make what?
B. hydrochloric acid and hydrogen gas.
A. Lotion
C. magnesium and hydrochloric acid.
B. Perfume
C. Soap D. magnesium chloride and hydrogen
gas.
D. Juice
457. neutrons
452. Water is an example of:
A. compound A. no charge, shells
B. element B. positive charge, nucleus
C. solution C. neutral, no charge, nucleus
D. none of above D. negative charge, shells
458. Substance produced in a reaction. 463. A row across the Periodic Table where
each element has the same number of en-
A. reactant
ergy shells
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are currently exploring in relation to the
prevention and treatment of diseases, and C. Heat
research about potent drugs. D. Hot weather
A. Health and Medicine
476. What’s the difference between a
B. Materials and Technology prokaryotic cells and euykarotic cells?
C. Food and Agriculture A. Only prokaryotic cells have cytoplasm.
D. Energy and Environment B. Only eukaryotic cells have a cell mem-
brane.
471. The following are the physical properties
of Graphene except C. Only prokaryotic cells have genetic ma-
terial.
A. Translucent
D. Only eukaryotic cells have membrane-
B. Bad heat insulator bound organelles.
C. Hard and strong
477. Which branch of chemistry would look at
D. Permeable the efficiency of a medication based on its
472. What is a pure substance that cannot be reactions within a human body?
broken down into any other substance by A. Organic
physical or chemical means. Ex:Gold, Sil- B. Inorganic
ver, Oxygen, & Nitrogen
C. Biochemistry
A. element
D. Physical
B. compound
478. How do gates at an event function in a
C. mixture
similar way to the cell membranes?
D. salad A. Gates charge you to get in.
473. What atom matches this electron config- B. Gates keep everything out.
uration? [Xe] 6s25d9 C. Gates control how people enter and
A. Mercury exit.
B. Gold D. all of the above
C. Platinum 479. Matter with a definite shape and volume
D. Thallium A. Solid
474. The mass of one MOLE of a substance B. Liquid
is called C. Gas
A. atomic mass D. Plasma
481. gallons = hL 487. Water (H2O) and table salt (NaCl) can be
combined to form salt water. How can this
A. 0.19
combination be classified?
B. 0.20
A. as a compound because the water
C. 20. (H2O) and table salt (NaCl) are chemically
D. 1900 combined
B. as a compound because the water
482. Which of the following are NOT signs (H2O) and table salt (NaCl) form a new
that a chemical reaction occured? pure substance
A. the properties changed C. as a mixture because the water (H2O)
B. bubbles of gas formed can be evaporated and physically sepa-
rated from the table salt (NaCl)
C. color stays the same
D. as a mixture because the water (H2O)
D. smells different
is nonpolar and can be chemically sepa-
483. The chemical bond formed when two rated from the table salt (NaCl).
atoms share electrons is called a(n)
488. When iron and oxygen combine to form
A. ionic bond iron oxide,
B. orbital bond A. a physical change occurs
C. Lewis structure B. a change of state occurs
D. covalent bond C. a change in mass occurs
D. a chemical change occurs
484. Which units of measurement are used for
volume? 489. Starting substance in a chemical reaction
A. grams A. Reactant
B. centimeters B. Product
C. grams/milliliter C. Energy
D. milliliter D. Elements
485. What is the simplest form that cannot be 490. Are made from a combination of 2 or
broken down to anything simpler? more elements
A. element A. Molecules
B. solution B. Pure Substances
C. compound C. Compounds
D. none of above D. Elements
491. Which type of element is shiny, ductile 496. Aluminium oxide is able to
and malleable? A. neutralise potassium hydroxide solu-
A. metal tion to form a colourlesssolution
B. nonmetal B. neutralise dilute sulphuric acid to form
C. metalloid a colourlesssolution
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492. Which of the following are sources of D. melt at a low temperature
biomass to replace natural gas as the
feedstock of many industrial processes? 497. Examples of these biomolecules are DNA
(1) Seaweed from large-scale farming (2) and RNA
Waste paper from schools and offices (3) A. Nucleic Acids
Methane gas from landfill sites
B. Carbohydrates
A. and (2) only
C. Lipids
B. and (3) only
D. Proteins
C. and (3) only
498. What is the chemical formula of an alkene
D. , (2) and (3)
that has 3 carbon atoms?
493. mol dm-3 aqueous solution of acid W has A. C3H2
a pH of 4.5. Which of the following state-
B. C3H4
ments is true for acid W?
C. C3H6
A. Acid W has a high degree of dissocia-
tion in water. D. C3H8
B. Acid W has a high melting point. 499. Negatively charged subatomic particles.
C. Aqueous solution of acid W has a low A. protons
concentration ofhydrogen ions
B. quarks
D. Acid W is a diprotic acid
C. neutrons
494. What is made up two or more elements D. electrons
that are chemically combined?
500. Which scientist is credited with discover-
A. Element
ing the negatively charge subatomic parti-
B. Mixture cles in the atom?
C. Compound A. Neils Bohr
D. Solids B. J.J. Thompson
495. The mass exactly equal to 1 C. Ernest Rutherford
12 th the mass
of C − 12 atom is called D. Dalton
A. weight 501. Table Sugar (C12H22O11) has how many
B. atomic mass atoms of hydrogen?
C. relative atomic mass A. 12
D. none of above B. 22
513. An atom has 29 protons, 29 electrons, 518. Sodium fluoride has a high melting and
and 35 neutrons. What is the mass num- boiling point because
ber of the atom?
A. strong van der waals forces between
A. 29 molecules
B. 35 B. weak van der waals forces between
C. 64 molecule
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static forces
514. Al razi was a great physcian, scientist D. hydrogen bond exist in the molcules
and chemist. He discovered many things.
One of them was 519. Phase change from a gas to a liquid.
A. Anaesthesia A. condensation
B. Carbon B. evaporation
C. Water C. melting
D. Nothing. D. deposition
515. Suppose that you experimentally deter-
520. Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room
mine the mass of nylon formed as a re-
temperature and has a density of 13.5
sult of each of several similar chemical pro-
g/cm3. Which of these metals would sink
cesses. What are the measurements of
below the mercury if dropped into a con-
mass called?
tainer of mercury?
A. qualitative data
A. gold (density=19.3 g/cm3)
B. independent variables
B. lead (density=11.4 g/cm3)
C. controls
C. iron (density=7.9g/cm3)
D. quantitative data
D. aluminum (density=2.7g/cm3)
516. all matter is made of what
521. The study of the properties and changes
A. energy in matter and their relation to energy.
B. atoms A. Physical Chemistry
C. electrons B. Biochemistry
D. compounds C. Organic Chemistry
517. is the branch of chemistry that would D. Inorganic Chemistry
study and develop new materials to im-
prove existing products or make new ones 522. Chemistry is the study of the and be-
that in general do no contain carbon. haviors of
A. Organic Chemistry A. size, mass
B. Inorganic Chemistry B. energy, matter
C. Biochemistry C. properties, matter
D. Physical Chemistry D. characteristics, life
523. What is the correct formula for Ammo- 528. How many atoms of magnesium are
nium phosphate? present in 96u of Magnesium
524. What reaction is used to make soaps? 529. What is the name of the compound
P3O5?
A. Condensation
A. Triphosphorus pentaoxide
B. Hydrolysis
B. Phosphorus pentaoxide
C. Esterification
C. Triphosphorus oxide
D. none of above
D. Phosphorus oxide
525. Which type of reaction occurs when
530. Which of the following organic com-
2-iodo-2-methylpropane, C(CH3)3I, re-
pounds is the main source of energy for
acts with aqueous sodium hydroxide,
living things?
NaOH(aq)?
A. carbohydrates
A. Addition
B. lipids
B. Free-radical substitution
C. nucleic acids
C. SN1
D. proteins
D. SN2
531. A group of elements in the periodic table
526. In ionic bonds, electrons are is also called a
A. Gained or lost A. family
B. Shared B. element
C. Mixed randomly C. period
D. Negatively charged D. row
527. Which property is similar for chlorine, 532. g of solid potassium chloride, KCl needs
bromine, iodine and astatine in Group 17 to be dissolved in distilled water to pro-
of the Periodic Table? I Reacts with water duce 0.4 mol dm-3 potassium chloride so-
to form an acidic solution.II Reacts with lution, KCl. What is the volume of distilled
sodium hydroxide solution to form two water needed to dissolve the solid potas-
salts.III Exist as solid at room tempera- sium chloride? [Molar mass of KCL = 74.5
ture.IV All are good bleaching agents. g mol-1]
A. I and II A. 50 cm3
B. I and III B. 200 cm3
C. II and IV C. 500 cm3
D. III and IV D. 2 000 cm3
534. are made up of solutes and solvents. 540. Your bicycle stayed outside during last
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A. Solutions week’srain. Then you noticed rust form-
ing onsome of the shiny metal parts. What
B. Suspension
typeof change has occurred?
C. Colloid
A. Chemical
D. none of above
B. Endothermic
535. What term describes a liquid changing to
a gas? C. Physical
A. Deposition D. Tarnishing
B. Sublimation
541. What is surface tension?
C. Freezing
A. The inward force that maximizes the
D. Evaporation surface area of a liquid
536. kg is equal to B. The outward force that maximizes the
A. .052400 grams surface area of a liquid
B. 54200 grams C. The outward force that minimizes the
C. 54200 mg surface area of a liquid
D. 125 pounds D. The inward force that minimizes the
surface area of a liquid
537. In this equation 2NaF + Br2 →2NaBr
+F2The underline part is a 542. If you change a substance into a new sub-
A. Product stance
B. Reactant A. Partial Change
C. Element B. Physical Change
D. none of above
C. Chemical Change
538. Which of the following substances D. Freezing
are structural isomers of each other?
I. CH3(CH2)3CH3II. (CH3)2CHCH3III. 543. Density
CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH3
A. Physical Intensive Property
A. I and II only
B. I and III only B. Physical Extensive Property
544. Only two sides are equal and all have 549. A chemistry teacher explores the differ-
equal angles (90◦ ) ent uses of Nylon in for the production o
textiles. What type of research is used?
554. Which of the following elements is multi- 560. What is Hydrogenation? & Is it good for
valent? us?
A. Ti A. Hydrogen atoms converting a solid fat
B. He into liquid/NO
C. F B. Hydrogen atoms converting a solid fat
D. P into liquid/YES
C. Hydrogen atoms converting an oil into
555. The study of substances that are com-
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a solid form/ NO
pounds of carbons
A. physical chemistry D. Hydrogen atoms converting an oil into
a solid form/ YES
B. organic chemistry
C. inorganic chemistry 561. Study of chemicals, that in general, do
D. biochemistry not contain carbon is called
E. analytical chemistry A. Organic chemistry
565. The is the sum of the protons and the C. test tube
neutrons in an atom. D. graduated cylinder
576. Is 20 g greater than, less than, or equal 581. This law states that energy cannot be cre-
to 2 kg? ated or destroyed, but it can change form.
A. greater than A. Endothermic reaction
B. less than B. Law of Conservation of EnergyLOCOE
C. equal to C. Exothermic reaction
D. none of above D. Law of Conservation of MatterLOCOM
577. A basketball has more mass than a golf 582. What are the building blocks of MATTER?
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ball because: A. Atoms
A. the basketball takes up more space B. Cells
B. the basketball contains more matter C. Protons
C. the golf ball contains a different kind D. Neutrons
of matter
583. State change is always a
D. the golf ball has an indefinite composi-
tion A. Physical change
B. Physical property
578. What are the three states of matter?
C. Chemical change
A. Solid
D. Chemical property
B. Wet
C. Gas 584. Acetylene is burned in welding torches
according to the following chemical re-
D. Frozen action:2 C2H2 + 5 O2 → 4 CO2 + 2
E. Liquid H2OHow many oxygen (O) atoms are
found in the reactants?
579. A chemical property that refers to the
energy released when a compound under- A. 10
goes burning. B. 5
A. Reactivity C. 8
B. Flammability D. 2
C. Chemical Stability 585. What is the shape of H2O?
D. Heat of Combustion A. linear
580. Physical properties are B. tetrahedral
A. properties that can be observed with- C. bent
out changing the identity of the substance D. trigonal pyramidal
B. properties that describe how a sub- 586. Whichone of the following equations is
stance changes into a completely differ- correctly balanced?
ent substance
A. H2O →3H2 + O2
C. properties that we can only observe
with our eyes B. H2 O → 2H2 + O2
D. properties that we need special tools C. 2H2O →H2 + 4O2
to observe D. 2H2O →2H2 + O2
587. The property that describes how some- 593. Which list does NOT contain compounds
thing looks (e.g. size, mass, texture, found in the same homologous series?
shape) and how it behaves around other
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B. Mass is destroyed in a chemical reac-
599. Elements are found in the (living tion
things).
C. New chemicals formed from a chem-
A. atmosphere ical reaction have a larger overall mass
B. hydrosphere than the original reactants
C. biosphere D. New chemicals formed in a chemical
reactions have the same mass as the orig-
D. lithosphere
inal reactants.
600. During a chemical reaction, if there is a
605. Which is a tertiary halogenoalkane?
release of energy, this type of reaction is
called A. CH3CH2CH2Br
A. Endothermic B. CH3CH2CH(CH3)Cl
B. Exothermic C. C(CH3)3Br
C. Elephant toothpate D. CH3CHClCH2CH3
D. Combustion 606. Which is the best example of a pure sub-
601. Molecules are closest together in a stance?
A. Solid A. peanuts
B. Liquid B. milk
C. Gas C. gold
D. none of above D. air
602. Which of the following is a characteristic 607. CO is the symbol for Carbon Monoxide.
of water? This is a
A. Water has cohesive and adhesive prop- A. compound
erties B. element
B. Water is polar C. mixture
C. Water has a high specific heat D. atom
D. Water has a high rate of evaporation
once boiling is achieved 608. cm3 of nitric acid requires 15.80 cm3 of
0.12 mol dm-3 barium hydroxide solution
603. What is the mass number and name of an for complete neutralisation. The concentra-
element with 8 protons and 8 neutrons? tion of nitric acid is
A. 16-Carbon A. 0.0474 mol dm-3
610. The group B elements located in the mid- 615. What are homogeneous mixtures?
dle of the periodic table. These elements A. The component substances are evenly
are characterized by the presence of elec- distributed throughout the mixture. The
trons in the d sublevel. composition is uniform.
A. Transition Metals B. Changes that do not affect the identity
B. Inner Transition Metals of the substance
C. Representative Elements C. The components are unevenly dis-
tributed with a non-uniform composition.
D. Alkaline Earth Metals
D. When one or more substances are con-
611. A sample of iron receives 50 J of heat verted into different substances
energy that raises the temperature of the
iron 25.0◦ C. If iron has a specific heat of 616. Anything that takes up mass and space
0.10 J/g◦ C, what is the mass of the iron A. Mass
sample?
B. volume
A. 25g
C. Matter
B. 30g
D. Density
C. 20g
D. 50g 617. Which branch of chemistry would study
the sodium-potassium pump?
612. Type of matter that is made from 1 type
A. Organic
of atom.
B. Inorganic
A. element
C. Physical
B. compound
D. Biochemistry
C. heterogeneous mixture
D. homogeneous mixture 618. The chemical symbol for sodium is
A. NA
613. Which of the following is not a separation
technique B. Na
A. Chromatography C. SO
B. Hand Sorting D. So
619. Which compound is produced in the reac- 625. Which of the following will slow down
tion between but-2-ene and steam? the rate of a chemical reaction
A. CH3CHOHCHOHCH3 A. absence of a catalyst
B. CH2OHCH2CH2CH2OH B. the concentration is increased
C. CH3CH2CHOHCH3 C. the temperature is increased
D. CH3CH2CH2CH2OH D. both concentration and temperature is
increased
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620. CO2 would be a
626. What subatomic particles are found in the
A. Compound
nucleus and have a positive charge?
B. Molecule
A. protons
C. Compound AND Molecule
B. electrons
D. Sandwich C. neutrons
621. Example of saturated fatty acids D. none of above
A. oleic acid 627. Which substance is an element?
B. linoleic acid A. Water (H2O)
C. lauric acid B. Ammonia (NH3)
D. palmitic acid C. Chlorine (Cl)
622. State of matter that has a definite shape D. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
and a definite volume.
628. when you have something that does not
A. Gas dissolve it is referred to as being
B. Liquid A. insoluble
C. Solid B. a rock
D. none of above C. a solid
623. Which of the following will have a larger D. a nail
radius than Zinc? 629. What element symbol is represented by
A. Gallium O
B. Aluminum A. Chlorine
C. Magnesium B. Carbon
D. Strontium C. Osmium
D. Oxygen
624. Danny is sitting atthe table and says,
“Please pass the C6H12O6”. His father, 630. a forensic scientist uses chemistry to find
a chemist, smiles and hands Dannywhat? information at the scene of the crime
A. Napkins A. organic chemistry
B. Pepper B. analytical chemistry
C. Salt C. biochemistry
D. Sugar D. theoretical chemistry
631. Which substance is not produced during 636. The building blocks of are amino
the combustion of alkanes? acids.
632. A solid substance that form from a solu- 637. STP (standard temperature and pressure)
tion. A. A reaction that releases energy in the
form of heat
A. sediment
B. the process of burning something
B. fractional crystallization
C. conditions of 0.00◦ C and 1 atm pres-
C. element
sure
D. precipitate D. the study of energy changes that occur
during chemical reactions and changes in
633. Bond energy is the energy
state
A. required to break a chemical bond.
638. The is the substance being dissolved.
B. released when a chemical bond
breaks. A. solute
C. required to form a chemical bond. B. solvent
634. Which among the following is a NOT mat- 639. If an atom has 10 protons, 10 neutrons,
ter? and 10 electrons, what is the mass of the
atom?
A. Air
A. 10
B. Gold
B. 20
C. Water
C. 30
D. Heat
D. none of above
635. What is the definition of an element?
640. Which of the following is an exothermic
A. The smallest part of any substance process
which can exist on its own
A. Evaporation of water
B. Two or more atoms chemically joined B. Reaction of water with quick lime
together (can be the same or can be dif-
ferent) C. Sublimation of camphor
C. A simple substance in which all the D. All of the above
atoms are identical
641. What product is formed when
D. Two or more different elements chem- CH3CH(OH)CH3 is reacted with acidified
ically joined together potassium dichromate(VI)?
A. CH3COOCH3 D. 5
B. CH3CH2CHO 646. How is a gas defined?
C. CH3CH2COOH A. Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
D. CH3COCH3 B. Definite shape, definite volume
642. What is the law of conservation of mat- C. Found in stars
ter? D. Definite volume, indefinite shape
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A. The Law of Conservation of Matter
states that during a reaction matter can 647. State the changes in the methyl orange
be created and destroyed indicator inside the conical flask containing
potassium hydroxide solution, KOH when
B. The Law of Conservation of Matter it reaches end point.
states that during a reaction no matter is
created nor destroyed. A. Yellow to red
C. The Law of Conservation of Matter B. Yellow to orange
states that matter goes through changes C. Red to yellow
called a phase change
D. Pink to colorless
D. none of above
648. Non-crystalline solids are
643. If the mass of H2 O in a glass is 36g
A. Amorphic solids
. then calculate the no. o f moles if the
molar mass of H2 O is 18g . HINT:use B. Amorphorous solids
the following formula:No. o f moles = C. Amorphous solids
Mass in g
Molar mass D. none of above
A. 2 moles
649. Which particles make up the nucleus of an
B. 0.5 moles
atom?
C. 5 moles
A. protons and neutrons
D. none of above
B. electrons and protons
644. Which statement about a homologous se- C. electrons, protons, and neutrons
ries is correct?
D. electrons and neutrons
A. Members of the series differ by CH3.
B. Members of the series have the same 650. The study of carbon containing com-
physical properties. pounds.
B. s electrons A. Homogeneous
C. Lewis electrons B. Heterogeneous
D. valence electrons C. metric system
656. Solid, liquid and gas are examples of? D. Matter
A. phases
662. a change in matter in which the sub-
B. temperature stances that make up the matter change
C. scale into other substances with different chem-
ical and physical properties
D. refute
A. physical change
657. Which of the following statements is
TRUE? B. physical property
A. A molecule is smaller than an atom. C. chemical change
B. A molecule is made of atoms. D. chemical property
663. How many valence electrons do elements 668. All are made up of two or more atoms
in Group 2A have? bonded together.
A. 12 A. atoms
B. 4 B. molecules
C. 1 C. electrons
D. 2 D. elements
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664. The chemical equation shows the reaction 669. Bonds between atoms in a molecule form
between excess sulphuric acid solution as a result of the sharing or exchanging of
with sodium hydroxide solution.2NaOH electrons.
(aq) + H2SO4 (aq) → Na2SO4 (aq) + A. charged
2H2O12.5 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 sulphuric
B. valence
acid solution neutralises 50 cm3 of sodium
hydroxide. Determine the concentration of C. innermost
the sodium hydroxide solution. D. ionic
A. 0.10 mol dm-3
670. Fats are immiscible in water because
B. 0.20 mol dm-3
A. Water is polar and fats are polar
C. 0.25 mol dm-3 B. Water is polar and fats are non polar
D. 0.50 mol dm-3 C. Water is non polar and fats are polar
665. Process from liquid to solid. D. none of above
A. Freezing 671. On the Periodic Table each element in-
B. Deposition creases by one
C. Evaporation A. electron
D. Melting B. proton
C. neutron
666. Mixture, such as mixed nuts or dry soup
mix, in which different materials are un- D. letter
evenly distributed and are easily identi- 672. Unsaturated fats such as oils can be hard-
fied. ened by which type of reaction?
A. suspension A. Addition
B. homogeneous mixture B. Hydrolysis
C. heterogeneous mixture C. Condensation
D. colloid D. none of above
667. Substance formed in a chemical reaction 673. Propanitrile can be prepared by react-
A. Reactant ing bromoethane with potassium cyanide.
Which statement is not correct about the
B. Product
reaction between bromoethane and potas-
C. Compound sium cyanide?
D. Molecule A. The reaction is bi-molecular.
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D. A heterogeneous mixture C. Solid
685. The smallest building block of all matter D. Plasma
in the universe. 691. Group of elements whose ending e-
A. Atom configuration is p5. 7 electrons in outer
B. Matter level, easily gain electrons.
A. Noble gases
C. Proton
B. Halogens
D. Element
C. Chalcogens
686. Which compound has the smallest molar D. Nitrogen Group
mass?
692. The atomic no. of an element is 19 and
A. CO
its mass no. is 39 . What is the no. of
B. CO2 neutrons?
C. H2O A. 19
D. H2O2 B. 39
C. 58
687. Which correctly lists elements?
D. 20
A. S2Fe, Al, Sr, O
693. According to periodic trends, which ele-
B. C, Fe, Al, Sr
ment would have more valence electrons
C. h2o, C, Al, S than oxygen?
D. c, fe, al, sr A. carbon (C)
688. Measure of the space occupied by an ob- B. chlorine (Cl)
ject. C. selenium (Se)
A. volume D. phosphorus (P)
B. mass 694. Elements are found in the
C. matter A. lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere,
D. solid and the atmosphere.
B. lithosphere, elmentsphere, and the
689. What is the correct chemical formula for universe.
strontium acetate?
C. atmosphere, universe, and litho-
A. SrC2H3O2 sphere.
B. Sr2C2H3O2 D. periodic table of elements.
695. What are Chemical Changes? 700. A local water quality standard for a par-
ticular metal is 100 ppm. Which of the fol-
A. Characteristics that can be ob-
lowing describes what 100 ppm means?
705. Argon (proton number =18) is inert to D. endothermic because releasing en-
any chemical reaction because ergy
A. It is light
711. An example of a chemical property is
B. it is located in Group 18
A. Flammability
C. it has achieved stable duplet electron
arrangement B. Change of State
D. it has achieved stable octet electron C. Burning
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arrangement
D. Density
706. What is the charge of S?
712. When bromine water is shaken with a
A. 0 liquid organic compound, it is rapidly de-
B. +1 colourized. What can be determined from
C. -2 this test?
D. -1 A. The compound is an alcohol.
707. a substance that consists of only one type B. The compound is an alkane.
of atom C. The compound is an alkene.
A. mixture D. The compound is an iodoalkane.
B. element
713. Chemistry is (technically) the study of
C. compound
D. solute
A. Chemical solutions and solids
708. Mass percent of Hydrogen in NaOH is
B. Matter and the changes it undergoes
A. 2
C. The world around us
B. 2.5
D. Chemical reactions
C. 3
D. 3.5 714. is everything around us. It takes up
space and has mass.
709. Coordination No. = 6No. of Molecules =
1APF = 0.52Relationship (a to r) = a=2r A. atom
A. Simple Cubic B. chemistry
B. Body Centered Cubic C. matter
C. Face Centered Cubic D. molecules
D. Hexagonal Closed Pack
715. Biochemistry deals with
710. Consider the reaction:2 H2O + energy →
2H2 + O2 A. Chemical changes in non living things
716. Among are the characteristics of Poly- 721. wood + oxygen → carbon dioxide + wa-
crystalline materials except ter +energy ; what are the products
C. vapor C. Radical
D. mixture D. Anion
727. What is the correct name of the com- 733. Bases, like soap, are
pound Mg(NO3)2?
A. sour
A. Magnesium nitride
B. slippery
B. Magnesium dinitrate
C. non-electrical
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C. Monomagnesium dinitrate
D. carbon
D. Magnesium nitrate
728. Propene is converted to propanone in 734. The activation energy needed for a chem-
a two stage process.Propene → X → ical reaction is decreased by a
PropanoneWhat is the formula of com- A. catalyst.
pound X?
B. reactant.
A. CH3CHBrCH3
C. product.
B. CH3CH2CH2Br
D. substrate.
C. CH3CHOHCH3
D. CH3CH2CH2OH 735. What is the value of x Cl −1 X
A. 11 B. 4
B. 22.990 C. 100000000000000000000000000
C. 45.98 D. 1
D. 3 736. An element is made up of only one kind
730. The valency of Chlorine in AlCl3 is of
A. 1 A. isotope
B. 3 B. plastic
C. 2 C. atom
D. none of above D. metal
731. What charge do electrons have? 737. What is the difference between ionic and
A. positive covalent bonding?
B. negative A. Ionic bonds share electrons, covalent
bonds transfer electrons
C. neutral
B. Covalent bonds share electrons, ionic
D. none of above
bonds transfer electrons
732. An electrophile is a Lewis C. Only ionic bonds can make double
A. Base bonds
B. Acid D. Only ionic bonds can be polar
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750. pharmaceutical company examines the C. group
protein on the coating + of a virus
D. all of the above
A. organic chemistry
B. analytical chemistry 756. The attraction between two molecules of
the SAME substance is called
C. biochemistry
A. cohesion
D. theoretical chemistry
B. adhesion
751. What are the raw materials for the Haber
C. capillary action
process?
D. surface tension
A. Hydrogen and Oxygen
B. Hydrogen and Nitrogen 757. In the chemical name copper (II) sulphate
C. Water and Nitrogen the roman numeral is used to show
771. Which statement about stereoisomers is 776. How close a measurement is to the true
correct? value is called..
A. 1, 2-dichloroethane has two geometri- A. Accuracy
cal isomers. B. Precision
B. 1, 2-dichloroethane has two optical iso- C. Significant
mers. D. Estimate
C. 1, 2-dichloroethene has two geometri-
777. Which of the following is not evidence
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cal isomers.
that a chemical reaction has occurred?
D. 1, 2-dichloroethene has two optical iso- A. Sound is given off
mers.
B. Gas bubbles escape
772. Bad effect of food additives when take C. The shape of the object changes
excessively is D. The temperature changes
A. cough
778. Group of elements whose ending e-
B. nothing happened configuration is s1, most reactive metals
C. cancer with the exception of hydrogen. Easily
lose electrons.
D. fever
A. halogens
773. What would you be able to do with a B. alkali metals
filter, magnet, or strainer when thinking C. alkaline earth metals
about a mixture?
D. chalcogens
A. separate them
779. Atoms are the basic units of
B. combine them chemically
A. elements
C. combine them physically
B. pure substances
D. none of above C. the atmosphere
774. Alkane molecules are made of which ele- D. matter
ments? 780. If the density of a liquid is 0.80 g/mL,
A. Carbon and hydrogen what is its specific gravity? ( at Room
Temp.)
B. Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
A. 0.8 ml
C. Carbon and oxygen
B. 0.8 L
D. Carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen
C. 0.8
775. Which of the following is the chemical D. 0.8 g/mL
symbolfor the element hydrogen?
781. The amount of space something takes up
A. 1 A. density
B. 1.008 B. volume
C. H C. mass
D. He D. matter
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C. 14.0
798. What is the unit used to measure ozone
D. 21 in the atmosphere?
A. dobson units
793. What does temperature measure?
B. pascals
A. heat
C. kilometers
B. average kinetic energy
D. degrees Celsius
C. space
799. The only element with no neutrons in its
D. time
nucleus.
794. What subatomic particles found in the nu- A. Oxygen
cleus have no charge? B. Helium
A. protons C. Hydrogen
B. neutrons D. Lithium
C. electrons 800. This causes the mass of the nucleus to in-
D. none of above crease.
A. adding an electron
795. The first four alkanes are listed below.
In which list are they placed in the cor- B. adding a neutron
rect order, i.e. increasing number of car- C. more orbitals
bon atoms? D. adding negatively charged particles
A. methane, ethane, propane, butane
801. Which of the following is an ionic bond?
B. ethane, methane, propane, butane
A. H3N
C. methane, ethane, butane, propane B. CaCl2
D. methane, propane, ethane, butane C. NO2
796. The branch of chemistry that would in- D. SCl
clude testing water to determine how 802. What is the product of the oxidation of
much lead is in it. butan-2-ol?
A. Inorganic Chemistry A. But-2-ene
B. Organic Chemistry B. Butanoic acid
C. Biochemistry C. Butanal
D. Analytical Chemistry D. Butanone
803. The area that deals with the mechanism, 808. A mixture where the solute does not mix
the rate, and the energy transfer that oc- with the solvent and can easily be sep-
curs when matter undergoes a change. arated (example:creates a solid that col-
814. What is the correct name for the com- B. a good conductor
pound LiF? C. bendable
A. Lithium fluoride D. shiny
B. Lithium fluorine
820. When bromine reacts with water. It will
C. monolithium monofluoride produce solution.
D. lithium monofluoride A. Acidic
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815. When writing the chemical formula of a B. Neutral
compound that contains more than one of C. Alkaline
a particular polyatomic ion, must be
used. D. none of above
A. element B. Molecules
C. Compounds
B. compound
D. Stuff
C. mixture
D. water 835. Granite is an igneous rock that contains
the minerals quartz, feldspar, mica and
830. Deals with substances that are chemical others. The exact composition will vary
combinations of elements other than car- from sample to sample. Granite is a(n)
bon. A. element
A. physical chemistry B. compound
B. organic chemistry C. heterogeneous mixture
C. inorganic chemistry D. homogenous mixture/solution
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837. The fact that matter is not created or de- D. London force
stroyed in any chemical or physical change
842. Saltwater is classified as what type of
is called the
matter?
A. Law of Thermodynamics
A. an atom
B. Newton’s Law
B. an element
C. Law of Conservation of Mass C. a compound
D. Law of Superposition D. a mixture
838. A student calculates that they should pro- 843. Which of the following represents an ele-
duce 12.5g of MgO in lab. After the lab, ment?
the weighs the MgO, and finds that he
A. H2O
made 10.8g of MgO. What is his theoreti-
cal yield? B. H
A. 10.8g C. NaCl
B. 12.5g D. CaCO3
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859. Which subatomic particle has a neutral
with new properties
charge.
B. when water is cooled to its boiling
A. Protons
point, it changes from a solid to a liquid
B. Neutrons and has new properties
C. Electrons C. when water is heated to its boiling
D. Nucleus point, it changes from a liquid to a solid
and only changes how it reacts with other
860. What is the IUPAC name for substances
CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH3?
D. when water is heated to its boiling
A. 1, 1-dimethylpropane point, it changes from a liquid to a gas
B. 2-ethylpropane without changing into a new substance
C. 2-methylbutane 865. Compared to ionic compounds, gener-
D. 3-methylbutane ally have lower melting points and boiling
points
861. The study of chemicals that, in general,
A. elemental
do not contain carbon.
B. bonded
A. Biochemistry
C. double-bonded
B. Inorganic chemistry
C. Organic chemistry D. covalent
868. Which property of Group 18 elements in- C. acid rain turning a copper roof green.
creases when going down the Group in the
D. Dissolving red Koolaid in water.
Periodic Table?
C. Solubility in water A. 15
D. Electrical conductivity B. 4
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D. 9.00 x106
880. Provides evidence that a chemical reac-
tion has occurred. 886. Using a lit splint to do the pop test iden-
tifies which gas?
A. dissolving
A. Oxygen
B. melting
B. air
C. formation of a gas
C. hydrogen
D. bending
D. carbon dioxide
881. What is a precipitate? 887. Which of the following is not a chemical
A. a change in color reaction?
B. a change in temperature A. Formation of salt solution
C. a solid formed B. Milk turns sour in hot weather
D. a gas formed C. Burning of match stick
D. Contamination of food
882. Property that carry out changes in the
composition of a substance. 888. What is the formula for barium nitrate?
A. Extensive Property A. BaNO2
B. Chemical Property B. Ba2NO3
C. Physical Property C. Ba(NO3)2
D. Intensive Property D. Ba(NO4)2
883. When two substances were combined to- 889. What is the geometry for CO32-
gether, heatwas given off and the color A. linear
of the combined materials changed. What B. trigonal pyramidal
hashappened?
C. trigonal planar
A. a conversion
D. tetrahedral
B. a fire
890. Which of these is a formula for a covalent
C. a nuclear event
bond? (SELECT 2)
D. a chemical reaction
A. Nonmetal+Nonmetal
884. What is the formula for tin (IV) oxide? B. Metal+Metalloid
A. Tn4O2 C. Nonmetal+Metal
B. SnO2 D. Metalloid+Nonmetal
892. Calculation used to find the number of 897. The Law of Conservation of Matter says
neutrons in an atom
A. Matter can be created, but not de-
A. Atomic Mass-Atomic Number stroyed
B. Atomic Number-Atomic Mass B. matter can be destroyed, but not cre-
ated
C. Atomic Mass-Electrons
C. matter cannot be created or destroyed
D. none of these
895. The type of bond that forms when elec- 900. is the branch of chemistry that would
trons are shared between two atoms is study and develop products that in general
called do no contain carbon.
A. an ionic bond A. Organic Chemistry
B. a covalent bond B. Inorganic Chemistry
C. a hydrogen bond C. Biochemistry
D. none of above D. Physical Chemistry
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A. physical reaction
902. is the branch of chemistry that would B. chemical reaction
identify enzymes and determine reaction
mechanisms for chemical reactions inside C. combustion reaction
organisms. D. something bad
A. Organic Chemistry 908. What type of elements form covalent
B. Biochemistry bonds?
C. Physical Chemistry A. Metals
D. Analytical Chemistry B. Non Metals
B. the distance between one point to an- 909. Find the density of a 2 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm
other cube with a mass of 64 g.
C. how fast something travels A. 6 cm3
D. the amount of gravity pulling on the B. 12 g/cm3
mass of an object C. 128 g/cm3
904. Use the periodic table to determine the D. 8 g/cm3
Chemical symbol for Iron.
910. States that in any physical or chemical
A. Ir reaction, mass is conserved. It can be
B. FE changed from one form to another, but can-
C. Fe not be created or destroyed.
912. During Photosynthesis energy is ab- 918. When two or more elements join to-
sorbed. What kind of reaction is it? gether chemically,
923. An agriculture class intends to find out 928. What kind of substance is composed of
why their garden isn’t cooperating right. two or more elements that are chemically
What type of research is used? combined?
A. Basic research A. element
B. Applied research B. compound
C. mixture
C. Technological development
D. none of above
D. none of above
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929. SN
924. What cannot be broken down into other A. news g14 p5
substances by physical or chemical meth-
B. iron g8 p4
ods?
C. magnesium g2 p3
A. Compound
D. none of above
B. Mixture
930. Atoms of the same element that differ in
C. Solids mass.
D. Element A. electrons
B. molecules
925. Why is carbon able form long chains?
C. isotopes
A. because carbon is an unstable non-
D. quarks
metallic element
B. carbon can form 4 covalent bonds 931. These are types of wastewater except
A. Domestic wastewater
C. carbon is the most abundant element
on the surface of our planet B. Industrial wastewater
C. Stormwater runoff
D. every organic compound contains car-
bon D. Commercial wastewater
932. In a chemical formula, the total positive
926. Which compound could rotate the plane
charge and negative charge must add up to
of polarization of polarized light?
equal
A. (CH3)2CHCH2Cl A. 0
B. CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl B. 1
C. CH3CH2CHClCH3 C. 2
D. (CH3)3CCl D. 3
933. Identifies an unknown substance by de-
927. The study of substances and processes oc-
termining what its made of.
curring in living things.
A. Analytical Chemistry
A. Biochemistry
B. Physical Chemistry
B. organic Chemistry C. Organic Chemistry
C. inorganic Chemistry D. Inorganic Chemistry
D. Applied Chemistry E. Biochemistry
934. What group of biomolecules contain long 940. During a phase change, the temperature
hydrocarbon chains and are considered A. increases
nonpolar?
A. Sublimation A. Organic
B. Theoretical
B. Vaporization
C. Physical
C. Condesation
D. Analytical
D. Deposition
942. The in a formula tells the number of
936. Mg (CN) + (NH4 )Cl How would you atoms of each element present.
rewrite this equation to balnce it.
A. reactant
A. MgCl + (NH4 ) (CN)
B. product
B. MgCl + (NH) (CN)
C. coefficient
C. MgCl + (CN) (NH4 ) D. subscript
D. none of above
943. Ionic Bonding involves
937. A judgment based upon the results of an A. The transfer of protons
experiment is a
B. The transfer of nuetrons
A. hypothesis
C. The transfer of electrons
B. theory D. None Of the above
C. variable
944. The formula of methane is CH4. Which of
D. conclusion these is true?
938. The study of compounds that do not con- A. A molecule of methane contains five
tain carbon. atoms
A. Organic Chemistry B. A molecule of methane contains five
different elements
B. Inorganic Chemistry
C. An atom of methane contains two dif-
C. Biochemistry ferent elements
D. Analytical Chemistry D. Methane contains five molecules
939. A pH of 14 is a 945. An ionic compound has charge.
A. strong acid A. Positive
B. weak acid B. Negative
C. Strong base C. No charge
D. Weak base D. none of above
946. What is the correct name for the follow- 951. What is the study of heat changes that
ing compound? Al2(SO4)3 accompany chemical reactions and phase
changes?
A. Dialuminum trisulfate
A. energy
B. Aluminum sulfate
B. chemistry
C. Aluminum trisulfide
C. work
D. Sulfuric aluminate
D. thermochemistry
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947. a substance containing atoms of two or
more different elements chemically bonded 952. The chemical formulafor table salt is NaCl.
together Which of thefollowing explains what that
means?
A. compound
A. Table salt iscreated when the com-
B. mixture
pound NaCl is separated in a chemical re-
C. atom action.
D. element B. Tablesalt is a chemical compound con-
taining the elements Na (sodium) and
948. How many Elements are in this com- Cl(chlorine).
pound? CuSO4
C. Table salt willhave a chemical reac-
A. 3 tion when it is mixed with elements Na
B. 1 (sodium) or Cl(chlorine).
C. 4 D. Table salt is thesame as the salt found
nature, except it does not contain the ele-
D. 5 ments Na(sodium) or Cl (chlorine).
949. What is Polymer? 953. Combination of two or more substances
A. involves at least two different that are not chemically combined.
monomers A. mixture
B. the long-chain molecule that is made B. solution
from a combination of repeating basic
units C. solvent
items that profoundly improved the qual- C. water is less dense when frozen
ity of our lives.
D. capillary action and surface tension
960. Which property of water is important to B. the stages from when the product is
the survival of aquatic organisms during made until it is disposed of
the winter months? C. the guarantee that the manufacturer
A. cohesion provides
B. adhesion D. how the product is used in its life
966. No sides are equal and all have equal an- B. liquid
gles (90◦ )
C. gas
A. Cubic
D. vapor
B. Tetragonal
C. Orthorhombic 972. Substance that consists of one type of
atom. It is a pure substance. Found on
D. none of above the Periodic Table.
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967. What do we call the rows of the Periodic A. Element
Table
B. Compound
A. Horizontals
C. Mixture
B. Elemental rows
D. I don’t know
C. Periods
D. Halogens 973. How is a solid defined?
A. Indefinite shape and indefinite volume
968. Studies chemicals, matter and its prop-
erties, and atoms in order to understand B. Definite shape and definite volume
how elements join together to form differ-
C. Found in the stars
ent substances.
D. Definite volume, indefinite shape
A. Scientist
B. Chemist 974. All of the following are characteristics of
C. Einstein all living things EXCEPT
D. Inorganic Chemistry A. 60 g + 20 g → 15 g + 30 g
B. P2H5OH → 2P + 6H + O
971. Form of matter that has an indefinite
shape, flows, and yet has a fixed volume. C. N2O + H → H2O + N
A. solid D. 40 g + 3 g → 10 g + 13g
977. In order to convert to Kelvin, you add A. 42.9 % carbon; 57.1% oxygen
to the Celsius measurement. B. 57.1 % carbon; 42.9 % oxygen
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B. protons
A. Fe2(CrO4)3 C. atomic mass
B. Fe(CrO4)2 D. chance
C. FeCrO4
994. No sides and no angles are equal ( 90◦ )
D. Fe2CrO4
A. Monoclinic
989. What is the subscript in 3CaCl2
B. Triclinic
A. 3
C. Rhombohedral
B. Ca
D. none of above
C. 2
995. A f ree radical is
D. Cl
A. positively charged
990. What is the meaning of green technol-
B. negatively charged
ogy?
C. neutral
A. Green colored technology
D. none of above
B. Application developed to minimize the
negative effect of harmful human activi- 996. When atoms share electrons, the electri-
ties cal attraction of an atom for the electrons
C. Technology for green plants is called the atom’s
D. Study on producing substances at A. electron affinity
nanoscale B. electronegativity
991. PVC pipe is an example of which of the C. resonance
following? D. hybridization
A. Polymer
997. Chlorine gas is colour
B. Covalent compound
A. Purplish black
C. Bondings
B. Reddish brown
D. Iconic bonds
C. Greenish yellow
992. A student determined the heat of fusion D. none of above
of water to be 88 calories per gram. If the
accepted value is 80. calories per gram, 998. Subatomic particles with a negative
what is the student’s percent error? charge
A. 5.0% A. Electrons
A. ion D. solvent
B. Flammability B. Combustion
C. Toxicity C. Synthesis
D. Chemical Stability D. Single Replacement
1010. Which is a metalloid 1016. An cannot be broken down into any
A. H other substance.
B. Li A. atom
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C. Si B. ion
D. Zr C. compound
1011. An atom has 13 protons, 15 neutrons D. mixture
and electrons what is its mass num-
ber? 1017. No sides are equal and only two angles
are equal to 90◦
A. 13
A. Monoclinic
B. 26
B. Triclinic
C. 28
C. Rhombohedral
D. 15
D. none of above
1012. An octet is equal to
A. 2 1018. Carbon is considered an element while
carbon dioxide is considered a compound.
B. 4 This is because carbon dioxide is-
C. 6 A. a gas at room temperature.
D. 8
B. made of two different elements.
1013. is stored energy. C. given off by green plants.
A. Potential D. none of above
B. Kinetic
1019. Elements which are shiny, conduct elec-
C. None of the above tricity and heat are called
D. All of the above A. metal
1014. Studying the refining process of metallic B. nonmetal
ores (rocks).
C. metalloid
A. Physical Chemistry
D. nonexistent
B. Inorganic Chemistry
C. Analytical Chemistry 1020. Which is a homogeneous mixture?
D. Biochemistry A. pizza
B. kool-aid
1015. What type of chemical reaction is this
one? Al(OH)3 → Al2O3 + H2O C. soil
A. Decomposition D. tossed salad
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A. 4, 200 B. The formation of a precipitate
B. .0042 C. A change in temperature
C. 4.20 D. All of the above
D. 42, 000
1039. Cations
1034. What are the new substances that are A. Gain electrons, has an overall positive
formed in a chemical reaction called? charge
A. Reactants B. Lose electrons, has an overall positive
B. Atoms charge
1043. Which one of the following Would the 1048. As you and your lab partner mix two
following result in a displacement reac- clearsolutions during a science experiment,
tion? a red solid forms. What is this solid-
B. Beaker A. Groups
B. Families
C. Spring scale
C. Periods
D. Graduated cylinder
D. Columns
1046. The symbol “H” represents which ele-
ment? 1052. A solution with a pH of 3.6 would be
A. Helium
A. Acid
B. Hydrogen
B. Base
C. Hopium
C. Neutral
D. Hexagen D. Acid and Base
1047. What device would you use to measure 1053. Fe is the chemical symbol for the ele-
the mass of an object? ment.
A. none of these A. Iron
B. spring scale B. Flourine
C. bathroom scale C. Lead
D. Balance D. Francium
1054. applies the theories of physics to the 1059. is the branch of chemistry that
study of reactions and properties of mat- would analyze the composition of
ter. medicines and research how it reacts in
the body. (Select all that apply)
A. physical chemistry
A. Analytical Chemistry
B. organic chemistry
B. Organic Chemistry
C. inorganic chemistry
C. Biochemistry
D. biochemistry
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D. Inorganic Chemistry
E. analytical chemistry
1060. What is the correct formula for the com-
1055. A covalent bond forms when pound Phosphorus tribromide?
A. P3Br
A. Valence electrons are shared
B. PBr
B. a sea of mobile electrons surround the
cations C. PBr3
C. Nitrogen C. 3
D. none of above D. 4
1075. The chemical formula of lead sulphate is: 1081. Which of the following is NOT an exam-
A. Pb2SO4 ple of a molecular formula?
B. Pb(SO4)2 A. H2O
C. PbSO4 B. B
D. Pb2(SO4)3 C. NH3
D. O2
1076. How many electrons should Carbon
have around its Lewis dot model? 1082. What type of chemical reaction is this
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one? Ca + MgCl2 → CaCl2 + Mg
A. 1
A. Decomposition
B. 3
B. Combustion
C. 4
C. Synthesis
D. 5
D. Single Replacement
1077. Whenclassifying a solution of KoolAid,
sugar, and water, a student found it to be- 1083. g of sugar is a measure of what?
which of the following? A. gravity
A. An element B. weight
B. A compound C. inertia
C. A homogeneous mixture D. mass
D. A heterogeneous mixture 1084. Which group or family of the periodic ta-
ble will not naturally form compounds with
1078. An electron has a charge.
any atom?
A. negative
A. Halogens
B. positive B. Nobel Gases
C. neutral C. Alkali Metals
D. none of above D. Alkaline Earth Metals
1079. The columns are called families. What 1085. Which molecule exhibits optical iso-
characteristics do chemical families merism?
share?
A. 3-iodopentane
A. Same state of matter
B. 2-iodo-2-methylpropane
B. Same number of valence electrons
C. 1, 3-diiodopropane
C. Same number of neutrons
D. 2-iodobutane
D. Same physical properties
1086. Which branch of Chemistry would study
1080. Which element in period four is a metal- rubbing alcohol (C3H8O) and its reac-
loid? tions?
A. Silicon A. Physical
B. Gallium B. Biochemical
C. Arsenic C. Organic
D. Titanium D. Inorganic
1087. Which does silicon dioxide (SiO2) repre- B. the reactants and products have differ-
sent? ent properties
D. Hydrocarbonates C. electrode
D. isotope
1091. The are either elements or com-
pounds which are present prior to a chem- 1096. State of matter that has no definite
ical reaction. shape and no definite volume
A. products A. Gas
B. reactants B. Liquid
C. metals C. Solid
D. nonmetals D. none of above
1092. Which of the following is not true about 1097. Compounds are different than elements
chemical reactions? because compounds are-
A. the reactants and products contain the A. A combination of two or more ele-
same types of atoms ments.
B. B)not able to be broken down into 1103. What type of element usually has a dul-
parts lappearance and is generally NOT a good
C. made from the same type of atoms conductor of heat or electricity?
A. Metal
D. a pure substance, elements are not
B. Metalloid
1098. Chemicals that act as biological cata- C. Nonmetal
lysts by speeding up reactions in living
things are called D. Solid
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A. inhibitors 1104. anything that has mass and takes up
space
B. enzymes
A. matter
C. fuels
B. substance
D. reactants
C. element
1099. Can be observed without changing into D. mixture
a nother substance
1105. The variable that you measure is the-
A. Physical property
A. Independent Variable
B. Chemical Property
B. Dependent Variable
C. Solubility
C. Constant
D. ooga booga
D. Repeated Trial
1100. What is the formula for calcium carbon- 1106. Matter that flows but has a definite vol-
ate? ume
A. CaCO A. Solid
B. Ca2(CO3)2 B. Liquid
C. CaCO3 C. Gas
D. Ca3CO D. Plasma
1101. How many oxygen (0) atoms are in 1107. The strong forces of attraction be-
Al(NO3)3? tween the positive and negative regions
of molecules are called
A. 13
A. dipole-dipole forces
B. 9
B. London forces
C. 15
C. lattice forces
D. 6
D. orbital forces
1102. The amount of matter or stuff in an ob- 1108. Isotopes are atoms of the same element
ject that have different
A. volume A. masses
B. mass B. # of protons
C. force C. # of electrons
D. matter D. chemical properties
1109. When the temperature of matter de- 1115. The basic unit of all matter is called a(n)
creases the particles A. atom
1120. Which substance is chemically com- 1126. What is the study of the composition,
bined? structure, and properties of MATTER?
A. Element A. Chemistry
B. Compound B. Biology
C. Mixture C. Geology
D. Property D. Physics
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1121. Positively charged subatomic particles.
1127. You should tie back long hair or baggy
A. neutrons clothing
B. protons A. When working with chemicals
C. electrons B. When working with a Bunsen burner
D. isotopes C. When doing dissections
1122. Which word means to be pounded into D. Any time you are working in the lab
sheets?
1128. In a molecule of fluorine, the two shared
A. ductile
electrons give each fluorine atom elec-
B. malleable tron(s) in the outer energy level.
C. dissolvable A. 1
D. ferment B. 3
1123. It is a substance that cannot be sepa- C. 8
rated into simpler substances by chemical
D. 32
means.
A. Compound 1129. Matter is a composition that is always
B. Matter the same is
C. Mixture A. Mixture
D. Element B. Atom
C. Matter
1124. protons
A. negative charge, nucleus D. Substance
1131. What type of elements are generally amount of product obtained was 8.2 g.
found in covalent drawings? Find the percent yield.
1132. Which of the following symbols does 1137. Alters a substance without changing its
not match the element name given/ composition
A. Al, aluminum A. Physical Change
B. Co, copper B. Chemical Change
C. K, potassium C. Chemical Reaction
D. P, phosphorus D. Physical Reaction
1133. Which of the following describes cova- 1138. Which statement is correct about the
lent bonds? enantiomers of a chiral compound?
A. Bonds form because of opposite A. Their physical properties are different.
charges B. All their chemical reactions are identi-
B. Bonds form to fill outer electron shells cal.
C. Electrons are transferred between C. A racemic mixture will rotate the plane
atoms of polarized light.
D. Covalent bonds are magical D. They will rotate the plane of polarized
light in opposite directions.
1134. These are found on the Periodic Table.
1139. Alex wants to mix two substances to-
A. Compounds gether and to find out if a chemical reaction
B. Elements happens. What should he do?
C. Mixtures A. test the solubility before and after mix-
ing
D. none of above
B. measure the volume before and after
1135. Which of the following is not a clue that mixing
a chemical change is taking place?
C. measure the mass before and after
A. rapid release of energy (heat, light, or mixing
sound)
D. test the density of the before sub-
B. phase change stance but not the after substances.
C. formation of bubbles
1140. When biomolecular subunits are joined
D. formation of a precipitate from solu- together, what is produced or is a byprod-
tion uct?
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C. II and III only
C. a watery substance
D. I, II and III
D. non-liquid Seuss substance
1147. Choose the characteristics of synthetic
1142. The number of protons in the nucleus of rubber
an atom
A. hard
A. atomic mass units
B. resistant to heat
B. mass number
C. resistant to chemical
C. atomic number
D. rigid
D. nuclear force
1148. A is a substance made of two or
1143. Which of the following is an example of more DIFFERENT elements chemically com-
Heterogeneous Mixture . bined.
A. oil & water A. mixture
B. salt & water B. compound
1151. If an atom has 10 electrons, how many 1157. What is the density of water?
protons does it have? A. 0 g/ml
1153. What is the part of the chemical equa- 1159. is the branch of chemistry that
tion in green called? Fe + S → FeS would analyze new chemicals made from
A. products carbon-containing building blocks to iden-
tify its properties and use. (Select all that
B. reactants apply.)
C. yield A. Inorganic Chemistry
D. chemical formula B. Organic Chemistry
1154. the mass per unit volume of a substance C. Biochemistry
A. matter D. Analytical Chemistry
B. density 1160. molar mass
C. concentration A. the volume occupied by 1 mole of a
D. mixture gas at standard temperature and pres-
sure (STP); 22.4 L
1155. If an alkane has 20 carbon atoms, how
many hydrogen atoms will it have? B. floating or sinking when compared to
water
A. 20
C. a colorless, odorless, highly
B. 22 flammable gas, the chemical element of
C. 40 atomic number 1.
D. 42 D. the mass of one mole of a pure sub-
stance
1156. What is the octet rule? How many va-
lence electrons can the first three periods 1161. Durning a phase change the tempera-
hold? ture of a substance
A. 8 A. always increases
B. 2 B. always decreases
C. 2 8 8 C. always stays the same
D. 2 8 16 D. varies
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Why are carbohydrates important to cell
1169. While working on an activity to inves-
processes?
tigate chemical reactions, a student mixes
A. They make amino acids. two clear liquids in a beaker. When the
B. They form cell membranes. two liquids mix, the result is a clear liq-
uid and an orange solid precipitate. Which
C. They are a source of energy.
best describes the reactants that the stu-
D. They help chemical processes happen. dent worked with?
1164. Which area of chemistry focuses on the A. The initial two clear liquids
composition of matter? B. The resulting clear liquid and the
A. Organic beaker
B. Inorganic C. The orange solid precipitate
C. Physical D. All of the above
D. 1 D. newtons
1179. An ion with a negative charge.
1174. The substance that is dissolved by the
solvent in a solution is called the A. cation
A. colloid B. anion
C. isotope
B. suspension
D. electrode
C. solution
D. solute 1180. Which element is a poor conductor of
electricity, unmalleable and a non-metal?
1175. The branch of Chemistry which deals A. Calcium (Ca)
with substances containing carbon is B. Iron (Fe)
called
C. Aluminum (Al)
A. Organic
D. Chlorine (Cl)
B. Inorganic
1181. What are the three particles that make
C. Industrial up all atoms?
D. Analytical carbon A. protons, neutrons, and isotopes.
1176. The smallest particle of any particular B. neutrons, isotopes, and electrons
type of matter is known by which of the C. positive, negative, and neutrals
following terms? D. Protons, neutrons, and electrons
A. Compound
1182. Chemistry is the scientific study of ,
B. Atom its properties and reactions to form new
C. Chemical substances.
D. Element A. Substance
B. Elements
1177. Define a Chemical Property
C. Laws
A. A property which depends on the ob- D. Matter
jects size or matter.
1183. the ability or inability of a substance to
B. A property of matter not involving in its
combine with or change into one or more
manifestation a chemical change
new substances
C. A property or behavior of a substance
A. physical change
which undergoes a chemical change or re-
action. B. physical property
D. A property which makes the object C. chemical change
smell or taste different. D. chemical property
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1185. Which kind of pesticide controls
that are found in the human body. What
weeds?
is the most common compound found in the
A. fungicide human body?
B. herbicide A. H2O
C. fungicide B. CO2
D. rodenticide C. Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda)
D. NaCl (table Salt)
1186. Formed when 2 or more different ele-
ments are joined together chemically 1191. Unstable nuclei that emit rays or parti-
cles to become stable are said to? ? ?
A. Element
A. radioactive
B. Mixture
B. react
C. Compound
C. isotopes
D. Mass
D. decay
1187. An ice cube is put into a heated pan.
1192. What is the chemical formula for Nitro-
What will most likely happen to the
gen Trioxide?
molecules in the ice as the ice is heated
A. N3O
A. The molecules will begin to move
slower. B. (NO)3
1198. The branch of chemistry that would D. Changes that do not affect the identity
study and develop new materials that in of the substance
general do not contain carbon is 1203. A compound can be physically separated
A. Organic Chemistry into its elements.
1206. What is the correct name for the follow- 1211. How many sigma bonds are there in
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ing compound? Li2S acetylene molecule?
A. Dilithium monosulfide A. 1
B. Lithium disulfide B. 3
C. Sulfuric lithate C. 2
D. Lithium sulfide D. 5
1216. You place a rock on the electronic bal- B. molecular compounds give or take
ance an it measures a mass of 12.38 g. electrons
The estimated digit is
1227. The atomic number tells you what? the weights of one element that combine
READ THE ANSWERS CAREFULLY with a fixed weight of the other are in a
A. only the number of electrons ratio of small whole numbers
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stroyed, only changed during chemical re-
1228. James observes that a yellow, solid sub-
actions
stance has formed when he mixes two
clear liquids together. He believes that a D. none of above
chemical change has taken place. Which of
1232. Three of the following must contain two
the following statements is true?
more kinds of atoms. Which one does not
A. James is correct because only a mix- contain two or more kinds of atoms?
ture was formed and no new substances.
A. element
B. James is correct because a new sub-
B. compound
stance with new properties was formed.
C. homogeneous mixture
C. James is incorrect because no chemi-
cal reaction occurred. D. heterogenous mixture
D. James is incorrect because it was 1233. What two substance are formed when
a physical change and not a chemical an acid and alkali react together in equal
change. amounts?
1229. is the branch of chemistry that A. Salt and water
would analyze new chemicals made from B. Alkali and water
carbon-containing building blocks. C. Acid and water
A. Inorganic Chemistry D. Acid and alkali
B. Organic Chemistry
1234. He was the Greek philosopher who pop-
C. Biochemistry ularized atomism.
D. Analytical Chemistry A. Democritus
1230. The B-F bond in BF3 (electronegativity B. Melitus
for B is 2.0; electronegativity for F is 4.0) C. Epicurus
is
D. Leucippus
A. polar covalent
1235. a change in the size, shape, form, or
B. ionic
state of matter that does not change the
C. nonpolar covalent matter’s identity
D. pure covalent A. physical change
1231. The Law of Multiple Proportions states B. physical property
A. when two elements combine with each C. chemical change
other to form more than one compound, D. chemical property
A. Evaporation A. Exothermic
B. Condensation B. Chemical
C. Deposition C. physical
D. Sublimation D. Endothermic
1240. What is the formula formed from the 1245. Which of the following solutions exactly
atom U and W. [Proton number of U = 7; neutralises 25.0 cm3 of 0.05 mol dm-3
W = 9] barium hydroxide solution?
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A. Compound
similar properties because they all have
B. Mixture the same number of
C. Element A. protons
D. Substance B. neutrons
C. valence electrons
1248. What kind of charge do electrons have?
D. electrons
A. Positive
1254. Water is important because
B. Negative
A. life processes take place in the cells
C. No charge
B. helps the cells keep their size
D. Explosive C. helps the cells keep their shape
1249. A pure substance made of the same type D. all of the above
of atoms is called a(n) 1255. Molecules are held close together in an
A. atom orderly fashion with little freedom of mo-
tion.
B. molecule
A. Gas
C. compound
B. Solid
D. element
C. Liquid
1250. Applies chemistry to solve problems by D. none of above
developing chemicals for useful purposes.
1256. The energy transferred as a result of a
A. Scientist temperature difference.
B. Chemist A. Sunlight
C. Einstein B. Vapor
C. Joules
D. Chemical Engineer
D. Heat
1251. The amount of space that matter occu-
1257. In which state of matter are the atoms
pies
tightly packed together?
A. Density
A. Gas
B. Volume B. Solid
C. Mass C. Liquid
D. Element D. Plasma
1268. Phase change from a liquid to a solid. 1274. The subatomic particle that determines
A. freezing the identity of an element.
A. neutron
B. sublimation
B. proton
C. condensation
C. electron
D. deposition
D. outer shell
1269. What charge does an atom have when
1275. Phase change from a liquid to a gas.
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it GAINS electrons?
A. Positive A. melting
B. sublimation
B. Negative
C. evaporation
C. Neutral
D. condensation
D. none of above
1276. a research team intends to find out why
1270. A measure of how much matter an ob- a lake remains polluted to try to find a
ject has is way to clean it up
A. weight A. basic research
B. gravity B. applied research
C. mass C. technological research
D. volume D. none of above
1271. Which of these is a property of metals? 1277. Calculating and finding out how much ni-
trogen is in a sample of air is which study
A. It’s malleable
A. organic
B. It can’t conduct electricity
B. inorganic
C. They are used in food
C. analytical
D. It’s very brittle
D. physical
1272. Which state of matter has the highest
amount of kinetic energy? 1278. In the chemical reaction iron plus oxygen
→ iron oxide,
A. solid
A. iron oxide is a reactant
B. liquid
B. iron is a reactant
C. gas C. oxygen is a product
D. none of above D. iron is a product
1273. Studying the process of photosynthesis 1279. When a covalent bond forms are
in plants. shared.
A. biochemistry A. protons
B. inorganic B. nutrons
C. analytical C. valence electrons
D. theoretical chemistry D. quarks
1291. What happens to the pH of a acid during 1296. Why does ice float?
neutralisation?
A. The density gets larger due to the for-
A. It stays the same mation of a crystalline structure
B. It moves up towards pH 7 B. The density get smaller due to the for-
mation of a crystalline structure
C. It moves down to pH 1
D. It lowers C. The liquid water’s force pushes the ice
to the top
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1292. One of Dalton’s conclusions concerning D. The covalents bonds are in random or-
his atomic theory was that all atoms of der causing the density to lower
the same element are-
A. combined 1297. Simple sugars, or monosaccharides,
such as glucose are the building blocks of
B. different
A. carbohydrates
C. reacted
B. lipids
D. the same
C. proteins
1293. What is the definition of an atom? D. nucleic acids
A. The smallest part of any substance
which can exist on its own 1298. The chemistry of living things
1301. Wastes may be produced when: 1307. Which substance is soluble in water?
A. A product is made A. sand
1313. Which chemical equation represents a D. made of substances that are chemi-
neutralisation reaction? cally reactive.
A. Mg + H2SO4 → MgSO4 + H2 1319. what is a liquid?
B. ZnCl2 + 2HNO3 → Zn(NO3)2 + 2HCl
A. a substance that flows freely but is of
C. 2HCl + CaCO3 → CaCl2 + CO2 + constant volume
H2O
B. a substance or matter in a state in
D. NaOH + CH3COOH → CH3COONa + which it will expand freely
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H2O
C. firm and stable in shape
1314. Which salt is not decomposed when D. none of above
heated strongly?
1320. Rows on the period table are called
A. Zinc nitrate
while columns are called
B. Ammonium chloride
A. groups, families
C. Potassium carbonate
B. groups, periods
D. Copper(II) sulphate
C. periods, groups
1315. Who created the periodic table D. families, groups
A. Mendeleev
1321. An intensive property that refers to the
B. Diamond
measure of the resistance of a mineral to
C. Einstein scratching.
D. none of above A. Length
1316. In this type of bond electrons are shared B. Volume
by two non-metals C. Luster
A. ionic D. Hardness
B. covalent
1322. Which is NOT a chemical change?
C. subatomic
A. Leaves changing colors in the fall
D. none of above
B. Iron rusting
1317. Measure of the amount of matter
C. Digesting Lunch
A. mass
D. Ice Melting
B. volume
1323. Which of the following chemical equa-
C. weight
tions represents aneutralisation reac-
D. density tion?
1318. How can mixtures best be described? A. 2HNO3 + PbCO3 → Pb(NO3)2 + CO2
+ H2O
A. made of one element
B. made of different elements that are all B. 4HCl + MnO2 → MnCl2 + Cl2 +
chemically bonded together 2H2O
1324. The molecular formula for Nitric acid 1329. Which of the following elements form
A. HNO3 basic oxides?
1.13 Biology
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nails hurts your brain study of the functions of different parts of
living organisms is called
2. This piece of equipment is used to mix liq-
uids together. A. Histology
12. What term is given to describe the 2 name C. DNA → mRNA → tRNA → amino acid
naming system? → protein
D. DNA → mRNA → tRNA → codon →
C. Mutualism A. Cytology
D. Parasitism B. Ecology
C. Physiology
16. Which of the following gives the most accu-
rate summary of the gene-expression pro- D. Morphology
cess, also known as the Central Dogma of 21. Cross Two Homozygous plants ( RRYY x
Biology? rryy ) R = round seeds, r = wrinkled
A. DNA → tRNA → mRNA → amino acid seeds Y = yellow seeds, y = green seeds
→ protein What percent will have Round and Yellow
B. DNA → anticodon → codon → amino seeds?
acid A. 0%
22. Which type of cell has many lobes to its 28. paleontology is
nucleus A. the study of fossil plant
A. neutrophil B. the scientific study of the behavior,
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B. T cell structure, physiology, classification, and
C. B cell distribution of animals
27. In animal cells a pair of is located at 32. a single leaf blade with a bud at the base
the center of the of the leaf stem
A. centrioles, centrosome A. Simple
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C. When chromosomes move to opposite
D. Tracheary Elements ends of the cell during the first division of
meiosis
43. All the organisms that live and interact in
D. When chromosomes move to opposite
an ecosystem
ends of the cell during the second division
A. Population of meiosis
B. Community
48. It was originally estimated by scientists
C. Habitat that the carrying capacity of humans on
Earth was approximately 1 billion people.
D. Interdependent
The population of Earth is now OVER 7 bil-
44. A relationship in which two organisms are lion people. What is the best EXPLANA-
mutually dependent on each other to sur- TION for this?
vive. A. Humans have greatly exceeded their
A. Mutualism carrying capacity.
B. Humans now consume less resources
B. Commensalism
than they did previously.
C. Parasitism
C. Humans have become more efficient
D. Interdependent Relationship in producing and replenishing food re-
sources.
45. It is the study of morphological, organiza-
D. The Earth has continued to grow at the
tional, biochemical, physiological, genetic,
same rate as the human population.
developmental, pathological and evolu-
tionary aspects of cell and its components. 49. It is the study of internal structure which
A. Cell biology can be observed with unaided eye after
dissection.
B. Histology
A. Morphology
C. Physiology
B. Embryology
D. Ecology
C. Anatomy
46. are the smallest blood vessels. D. Physiology
A. Arteries
50. Use the focuses the image under low
B. Veins power.
C. Capillaries A. revolving nosepiece
D. none of above B. fine adjustment knob
61. Which is the only structure you would ex- B. I and II only
pect to see when examining a prokaryotic C. II and III only
cell with a compound light microscope?
D. I, II and III
A. nucleus
B. chloroplast 67. Circulatory system in cockroach is
C. cell membrane A. Haemocoel
D. mitochondria B. Pseudocoel
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C. Enterocoelom
62. Heart is made up of
D. Eucoelom
A. cardiac muscle
B. smooth muscle 68. During interphase, the DNA is replicated
to create two complete sets of DNA. The
C. skeletal muscle
DNA is copied during which stage of the
D. none of above cell cycle?
63. Maintaining a stable internalenvironment A. G1
is called B. S
A. homeostasis C. G2
B. equilibrium D. M
C. balance
69. Do reptiles have gills?
D. evenness
A. Yes
64. Chordates that have notochord in larval B. No
tail
C. Some do, some do not
A. Balanoglossus
D. none of above
B. Hemichordata
C. Cephalochordata 70. What does Ectothermic mean?
D. Urochordata A. Warm Blooded; Temp stays constant
B. An animal that warms through
65. What does it mean that a cell membrane
metabolism
is semi-permeable?
C. Cold blooded; Changes temp with envi-
A. It allows all substances in
ronment
B. It allows some substances in
D. Type of system describing most mam-
C. It allows nothing in mals
D. none of above
71. How do carbon dioxide and oxygen move
66. Micropropagation can be used to:I. Pro- into and out of a mesophyll cell?
duce many clones of new varieties of A. active transport
plants II. Re-populate endangered plant
speciesIII. Protect plants from viruses and B. diffusion
bacteria found in the natural environment C. respiration
A. I only D. transpiration
72. Which statement below describes the missing in offspring produced by asexual
events during G2 of Interphase? reproduction?
73. Study of PLANTS 78. Which life process involves the removal of
metabolic waste from cells?
A. Zoology
A. Nutrition
B. Ornithology
B. Transport
C. Botany
C. Synthesis & Assimilation
D. Taxonomy
D. Excretion
74. Part of plant that works like a food fac-
tory 79. A group of tissues that perform a similar
function is called (Examples include the
A. Root
heart, lungs or stomach)
B. Stem
A. cells
C. Leaf
B. tissues
D. Flower
C. organs
75. When atria and ventricles relax and blood D. organ system
fills in atria, the period is called
80. TAXONOMIC HIERARCHY MEANS
A. Atrial systole
A. DIVISON-CLASSS-SPECIES-ORDER-
B. Cardiac diastole
PHYLLUM-KINGDOM
C. Ventricular systole
B. SPECIES-KINDOM-FAMILY-GENUS-
D. Cardiac cycle CLASS-PHYLLUM
82. Which biomolecule is made of amino 87. The functional unit of gene called as
acids? A. Citron
A. Nucleic Acid B. Muton
B. Carbohydrate C. Recon
C. Protein D. Gene
D. Lipid
88. What process does a multi-cellular or-
ganism use to replace its damaged body
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83. What is chlorophyll’s main function?
cells?
A. to make the plant a vegetable
A. mitosis
B. to blend into their environment
B. meiosis
C. to capture energy from sunlight for
photosynthesis C. replication
D. to help prevent water loss D. transcription
84. Which statement about Brown algae is cor- 89. Which environmental factor would cause
rect? the greatest decrease in the number of
species of plants and animals living in
A. Reserve food is Floridean starch
some of the lakes in the United States?
B. Two Equal apical flagella present
A. increase in dissolved oxygen levels
C. Cell wall made of cellulose and algin
B. global warming
D. Chlorophyll a and d present
C. ozone destruction
85. Why can someone be grumpy when D. acid rain
sleepy?
90. Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic
A. Melatonin causes sleep and angry hor-
cell?
mones
A. floating around in the cytoplasm
B. Melatonin blocks the entry of
dopamine and oxytocin into receptors due B. in the nucleus
to its size C. in the middle
C. Dopamine refuses to turn up when D. slightly to the right
melatonin is present
91. There are little pores on the bottom of the
D. none of above leaf called
86. What is the function of DNA polymerase A. stem
I? B. root
A. To add appropriate nucleotides in the C. stomata
3’ → 5’ direction
D. palisade mesophyll
B. To remove the RNA primers and re-
place them with DNA 92. What is the pigment in chloroplasts that
C. To join together the Okazaki fragments performs photosynthesis?
A. Lysosomes D. Population
A. Methane from agricultural sources 102. It is the study of tissue organization and
structure as observed through light micro-
B. Ozone from violent thunderstorms
scope.
C. Carbon particles in diesel engine ex-
A. Cell biology
haust
B. Histology
D. Carbon dioxide from active volcanoes
C. Physiology
97. Which substance must a green plant obtain
D. Morphology
from its environment to carry on photosyn-
thesis? 103. where are genetics stored?
A. Glucose and water A. on one or more chromosomes
B. Oxygen and chlorophyll B. nucleus
C. Carbon dioxide and water C. heart
D. Carbon dioxide and oxygen D. brain
104. The three main types of cells are 110. Which of the following is a base that is
A. Plant, Whale, Grass NOT contained in DNA?
A. Adenine
B. Plant, Animal, Bacteria
B. Thymine
C. Human, Dirt, Mountains
C. Uracil
D. Ocean, Sky, Desert
D. Guanine
105. The number of individuals of a species per
111. which features helps birds in flying?
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unit of area
A. Vertebral column
A. population density
B. Crop
B. microscopic
C. Gizzard
C. disruption
D. Pneumatic bones
D. succession
112. Which of the following are true of both
106. What step does every scientific experi- leaf cells and root cells? I. they are un-
ment begin with? differentiatedII. they are genetically iden-
ticalIII. they were formed at the edges of
A. hypothesis
an apical meristem
B. question/problem
A. II only
C. procedures B. III only
D. conclusion C. II and III only
107. Speed up chemical reactions, protects D. I, II and III
against infections, and structural compo- 113. What causes the conversion of Pr to Pfr?
nent of hair, skin, and muscles
A. darkness
A. Carbohydrates
B. red light
B. Lipids
C. far red light
C. Proteins
D. auxin
D. Nucleic Acids
114. The control what enters and leaves
108. A resting state through the winter. the cell.
A. Sleeping A. cell membrane
B. Hibernation B. cell wall
C. Migration C. nucleus
D. cytoplasm
D. Estivation
115. Which blood vessel carries the deoxy-
109. Made of monomers of amino acids genated blood to the right atrium?
A. Carbohydrates A. Vena cava
B. Lipids B. Pulmonary vein
C. Proteins C. Pulmonary artery
D. Nucleic Acids D. All of them
D. anatomy A. Ecology
B. Cytology
119. Which of the following nutrients is taken
by the plants from the soil to synthesise C. Entomology
protein? D. Histology
A. Carbon
125. What do you call it when one species ben-
B. Nitrogen
efits and the other species is not really af-
C. Hydrogen fected in any way?
D. Magnesium A. Predation
120. The circulatory system works with the B. Parasitism
system to obtain energy from nutri-
C. Commensalism
ents that we eat.
D. Mutualism
A. respiratory
B. digestive 126. In a student on ecology of honeybees,
C. skeletal who would be the best reviewer of the
study?
D. nervous
A. a politician that knew about bees
121. The movement of oxygen from the alve-
B. A biologist studying insects
oli to the blood and from the blood to the
tissues is due to the process of C. a university president
A. osmosis D. none of above
127. What are the Two Types of cells that 132. A light microscope
make up every Organism? A. is very old
A. Plasma and Cytoplasm B. uses light and has one or more lenses
B. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic that enlarge an image
C. Ribosomes and Cyoplasm C. has weird buttons
D. Plasma and Nucleus D. takes a long time to warm up
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128. Where does sugar transport begin? 133. The study of plants
A. Roots A. Botany
B. Leaves B. Meteorology
138. If I study herpetology IS study 143. An element that is abundant in the cell.
A. plants A. Carbon
139. A freshwater plant is placed in a con- 144. Which life process involves the pro-
tainer of saltwater, What will most likely duction of complex substances and
happen to the cells of the plant? molecules?
A. They will swell because water will A. Reproduction
move into them. B. Synthesis & assimilation
B. They will swell because salt will move C. Cellular respiration
into them.
D. Nutrition
C. They will shrink because water will
move out of them. 145. What is diffusion
D. They will shrink because salt will move A. active transport
out of them. B. passive transport
140. What is light-dependent? C. cell division
A. Calvin Cycle D. cell mutation
B. Carbon Cycle 146. Crossing over helps promote
C. ETC A. male genotype
D. ATP B. genetic variation
141. Which factor will decrease the rate of C. DNA replication
transpiration? D. mitosis
A. Wind
147. The is a part of a chromosome that
B. Temperature links the sister chromatids or dyads. The
C. Light intensity spindle fibers attach to it during mitosis
D. Humidity is the organelle where all the cell mi-
crotubules get organized.They occur only
142. Which is a step in the process of produc- in animal cells.
ing transgenic bacteria? A. centrosome, centromere
A. A plasmid is used to replace a faulty B. centromere, centrosome
gene in a human cell.
C. centromere, nucleus
B. A chain of bacterial amino acids is in-
serted into human DNA. D. none of above
C. A human gene is inserted into a bacte- 148. Which life process is necessary for the
rial plasmid. survival of the species, but not of an in-
D. A mutation is produced in a bacterial dividual organism?
cell. A. Excretion
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C. xylem A. 10%
D. chloroplast B. 1%
C. 20%
150. A scientist treats a cell with a chemical
that destroys the ribosomes. As a result, D. 15%
which cell process will be stopped?
156. Herbivores are able to eat (Select all
A. Osmosis that apply )
B. Protein Synthesis A. Plants
C. Photosynthesis B. Animals
C. Insects
D. Cellular Respiration
D. Producers
151. Once the sister chromatids separate they E. Primary consumers
are considered to be individual
157. Vascular tissue that transports water
A. chromatids
and minerals UPWARDS from a plant’s
B. chromosomes roots is know as
C. centromeres A. Chlorophyll
D. DNA B. Phloem
C. Stomata
152. Locomotory organs in Nereis
D. Xylem
A. Setae
158. Which types of organisms are Prokary-
B. Parapodia otes?
C. Jointed legs A. Animals
D. Arms B. Plants
C. Fungi
153. The length of small intestine is maximum
in the following animal D. Bacteria
A. Lion 159. Put the following actions in order:DNA
replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell pre-
B. Tiger
pares for mitosis.
C. Human
A. DNA replicates, cell grows, cell pre-
D. Cow pares for mitosis, cell divides
B. cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, 164. Non-living conditions that can influence
DNA replicates, cell divides where plants or animals live e.g. temper-
ature / amount of light
161. How much ATP is generated by complete 166. This is the definition for which word:The
oxidation of Glucose in the presence of movement of water molecules from a high
oxygen? concentration of water to a low concentra-
tion of water across a partially permeable
A. 40
membrane.
B. 38
A. Osmosis
C. 36
B. Diffusion
D. 34
C. Active transport
162. Over generations of time apart on dif- D. Transpiration
ferent islands with different food sources,
the separated populations of Galapagos 167. If a plant is experiencing chlorosis, it
finches accumulated genetic differences un- might be deficient in which of the follow-
til each group had different beaks. This is ing micronutrients?
an example of A. Calcium
A. natural selection B. Copper
B. genetic drift C. Iron
C. adaptation D. Boron
D. speciation
168. What is the cell organelle that contains di-
163. Which of the following is found in eukary- gestive enzymes to break down unwanted
otic cells but NOT prokaryotic cells? material?
A. Cell membrane A. The cytoplasm
B. Mitochondria B. The lysosomes
C. Ribosomes C. The vacuole
D. DNA D. The mitochondria
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A. The cells exposed to the solution will
living organism, it must display of the
burst.
eight characteristics of living things.
A. all B. The cells exposed to the solution will
shrink.
B. some
C. The cells will remain the same size.
C. one
D. The cells exposed to the solution will
D. more than half expand but not burst.
171. Which of the following structures is
176. The role of the guard cell is to
found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells? A. help control the temperature of the
plant
A. mitochondria
B. ribosomes B. control how much water enters the
leaf
C. lysosomes
C. control how much glucose is stored
D. endoplasmic reticulum
D. control the movement of water vapour
172. Which stage of the cell cycle is MOST crit- & gases
ical for ensuring that daughter cells are
identical? 177. It is the study of living organisms is re-
lation to other organism and their environ-
A. G1
ment.
B. S
A. Cytology
C. Prophase
B. Ecology
D. G2
C. Histology
173. A well-written hypothesis D. Physiology
A. Is a statement, not a question
178. Which of the following are involved in
B. Is written in present tense
starting flowering? I. the length of contin-
C. Shows cause and effect uous darknessII. the length of continuous
D. All of the above lightIII. activation of specific genes
A. I and II only
174. Which cells of a leaf undergo the MOST
photosynthesis? B. I and III only
A. Guard cells C. II and III only
B. Palisade cells D. I, II and III
179. Which of the following is NOT a potential 184. What are the most significant green-
problem associated with climate change? house gases?
D. nitrogen A. Genetics
B. Replication
182. What is a characterstic of living things?
C. Nucleotides
A. They remain the same from birth to
adulthood D. none of above
B. they maintain a steady internal env-
187. The pigment known as chlorophyll
iornment
C. they do not respond to other organ- A. reflects green wavelengths of light
isms B. absorbs most wavelengths of light
D. none of above C. puts water vapor into the atmosphere
183. Which list represents the levels of orga- D. both reflects green wavelengths of
nization from simplest to the most com- light AND absorbs most other wave-
plex? lengths of light
A. cell, tissue, organism, organ system, 188. Which life process helps an organism to
organ create energy?
B. organ system, organ, tissue, cell, or- A. Excretion
ganism
B. Reproduction
C. cell, tissue, organ, organ system, or-
ganism C. Cellular respiration
D. none of above D. Growth
189. Which organisms carry out respiration, 194. What are the subunits of DNA and their
growth, movement and excretion? function?
A. all animals and all plants A. nucleotides that store information
B. animals only B. monosaccharides that provide quick
energy for the cell
C. arthropods and flowering plants only
C. lipids that store energy and provide in-
D. plants only
sulation
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190. Carbon dioxide enters plant leaves D. proteins that provide the building
through the blocks for the structural components of or-
A. stomata ganisms
B. RNA polymerase adds nucleotides in 197. Where are haploid sex cells produced in
the 3’ → 5’ direction. a plant?
C. DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides A. ovule and filament
in the 5’ → 3’ direction.
B. ovary and filament
D. DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides
C. ovule and anther
in the 3’ → 5’ direction.
D. ovary and anther
193. What are the basic building blocks of
life? 198. Emission of light in aquatic animals
A. Atoms A. Bioluminescence
B. Cells B. Hot light
C. Tissues C. Thermal radiation
D. Organs D. Cold receptors
199. What makes the endoplasmic reticulum 204. Which sequence of DNA bases would pair
rough? with this partial strandATG TGA CAG
200. How does DNA code for proteins in a 205. What organelle stores waste and water
cell? in both plant and animal cells?
A. by creating a new double helix struc- A. Lysosomes
ture
B. Golgi Complex
B. by using its phosphate and sugar
C. Vacuoles
molecules
D. Endoplasmic Reticulum
C. by adding more hydrogen bonds to its
structure 206. Only 10 percent of the energy stored in
D. by arranging certain nitrogen bases of an organism can be passed on to the next
the cell in a particular order feeding/trophic level. Of the remaining
energy, some is used for the organism’s
201. Limbless amphibian , and the rest is eliminated as heat.
A. Bufo A. reproduction
B. Salamander B. body fat
C. Ichthyophis C. body tissue
D. Rana tigris D. life processes
202. The raccoon has hands and feet. Why 207. If plants are exposed to sunlight, then
would the raccoon need this adaptation? they will grow taller. What part of the
scientific method is this an example of?
A. to fight other raccoons
A. Procedure
B. to help them find and pick up food
B. Hypothesis
C. to easily climb in trees
C. Question
D. to help them pick fruit
D. Results
203. Living things are based on a universal ge-
neticcode. What molecule is responsible 208. All living things do which of the follow-
for that code? ing?
A. RNA A. Chemosynthesis
B. Lipid B. Respiration
C. Protein C. photosynthesis
D. DNA D. all of the answers
209. Why is the Cell Cycle often represented C. All living things maintain homeostasis
as a circle? D. All living things grow
A. Because it is easy to draw
215. What can be passed from one person to
B. Because cell cycles has a distinct be- another during blood transfusion?
ginning and end point
A. cholera B
C. to highlight the checkpoints
B. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. to show that it repeats over and over
(COPD)
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210. Some lizards detach their tails when C. HIV
threatened by a predator.Which character-
D. Scurvy
istic is shown?
A. excretion 216. The correct way to write the scientific
name for a red maple tree is
B. sensitivity
A. ACER RUBRUM
C. growth
B. Red maple
D. reproduction
C. acer rubrum
211. The job of the heart is to
D. Acer rubrum
A. pump blood around the body.
217. Which of the following statements about
B. send food to the small intestines.
viruses is true?
C. break down food.
A. They contain ribosomes
D. give energy to the body.
B. They do not contain genetic material
212. Which organelle is DNA usually found C. They need a host cell to reproduce
in?
D. They have a cell membrane
A. cell membrane
B. vacuole 218. What does this definition refer to:’A diet
that contains the right quantity of food so
C. ribosome that you only eat what you expend’.
D. nucleus A. Nutrition
213. What type of cells may never undergo mi- B. Protein
tosis and make new cells? C. Energy Use
A. blood cells D. A Balanced Diet
B. skin cells
219. The use of natural resources at a level
C. nerve cells that results in the unwanted depletion or
D. stomach cells destruction of the resource
220. Treatment for anorexia is generally done 225. What do bases produce?
using
A. Water (H2O)
230. There are five categories of vertebrates. D. the science study of fish
Which one is not a vertebrate?
236. Which level of classification is the most
A. Mammals specific?
B. Birds A. Domain
C. Arthropods B. Species
D. Reptiles
C. Genus
231. What is a-COOH group called?
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D. Kingdom
A. Amine group
237. What limits the length of a food chain in
B. Hydroxyl an ecosystem?
C. Carboxyl A. The size of the individual organisms
D. Methyl B. Competition between organisms
232. What are the three components of a nu- C. The loss of energy between trophic lev-
cleotide? els
A. sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base D. Natural selection
B. sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base 238. What is the basis for all variation among
C. sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base organisms?
D. sugar, phosphate, protein A. Mutation
233. Select all true statements about type one B. Genetic Drift
and two diabetes C. Migration
A. One is genetic, one isn’t D. Inbreeding
B. One is treatable, the other isn’t 239. The leaves of Cacti are modified into
C. Type one diabetes patients have sweet spines to
urine, type two patients don’t
A. conserve water
D. Both are a result of a lack of a certain
B. trap insects
enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates
C. provide support
234. What do you call the second organism in
D. none of above
a food chain?
A. predator 240. Study of ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR.
B. prey A. Ornithology
C. consumer B. Icthyology
D. producer C. Entomology
C. mitochondria C. Photosynthesis
D. ribosomes D. Biochemistry
247. All of the chemical reactions that occur 253. The giant Redwood tree( Sequoia sem-
within the cell(s) of an organism pervirens) is a / an
A. Metabolism A. Giant fern
B. Transport B. Angiosperm
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D. none of above diagrams below show the skeletons of
two different animal species. How does
255. What best describes an efflux pump with comparing the skeletons of these animals
a correct example? provide support for the scientific theory of
A. Pumps material out of a cell; proton evolution?
pump involved in cell wall acidification A. It provides information about the or-
B. pumps material into a cell; proton ganisms’ habitats.
pump involved in cell wall acidification B. It shows possible common ancestry
C. Pumps material into a cell; formation between organisms.
of cellulose cell wall C. It provides information to determine
D. Pumps material out of a cell; electron the organisms’ ages.
pump involved in thylakoid membrane. D. It shows possible chromosomal simi-
larities between organisms.
256. Where does RNA translation take place?
261. If energy is needed to move materials
A. Nucleus
into or out of a cell, what is most likely
B. Cytoplasm at the ribosome occurring?
C. In the science lab A. active transport
D. Amherst B. passive transport
C. osmosis
257. Which of these tissues also makes the
glandular tissue in animals? D. diffusion
A. Epithelial tissue 262. What do you call ALL the living things in
B. Muscular tissue the same environment?
A. population
C. Nervous tissue
B. community
D. Connective tissue
C. ecosystem
258. A pod of dolphins hunting and feeding on D. biome
a school of fish is an example of
263. A strand of DNA has these bases:AGC
A. an ecosystem interaction.
CAT GTA TAC What is the complementary
B. a population interaction. DNA strand?
C. a community interaction. A. ACG GAT CTA TAG
D. a biome interaction. B. TCG GTA CAT ATG
274. Organisms that perform chemosynthesis D. Plants growing towards light, cells on
can be referred to as (Select all that the light and dark side elongating
apply )
279. What does the lytic cycle result in?
A. Chemotrophs
A. destruction of the infected cell and the
B. Phototrophs membrane
C. Autotrophs B. multiple new cells
D. Heterotrophs C. people going in sane
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275. what does tRNA do? D. none of above
A. carry info from genes to ribosomes 280. Restricted blood flow can cause
B. carry amino acids to ribosomes A. hypertension
C. help with RNA splicing B. atherosclerosis
D. make up ribosomes C. breathing difficulty
D. angina
276. Which human activity would be most
likely to have a negative impact on the en- 281. Scientists are studying how wolves have
vironment? shaped the ecosystem in Yellowstone Na-
A. Planting trees to control soil erosion tional Park in Wyoming. They have found
that an increase in wolf populations af-
B. Limiting the use of chemicals that kill
fects the populations of so many other liv-
weeds.
ing things that the rivers and mountains
C. Stopping the draining of swamps. actually changed as well. In what branch
D. Burning coal and oil to generate elec- of biology do these scientists work?
tric power. A. Ecology
277. Your gums are swollen. How will rinsing B. Botany
with warm salt water help the swelling? C. Cell biology
A. swollen gums will absorb the salt D. Anatomy and Physiology
B. salt lowers the temp 282. The following is found inside the nucleus
C. salt goes against the concentration A. Cytoplasm
gradient
B. DNA
D. water in the gums has diffused out of
C. Mitochondria
the cells
D. Nucleolus
278. Which processes best describe pho-
totrophism? 283. When two or more organisms compete
for the same resources within an ecolog-
A. Plants growing towards light; cells on
ical community
light side elongating
A. abiotic factors
B. Plants growing away from light; cells
on light side elongating B. competition
C. Plants growing toward light; cells on C. adaptation
the dark side elongating D. parasitism
284. What leads to the vast genetic diversity 289. Select the option that will add nitrogen
on our planet? (Select all that apply) to the soil in a field.
294. Which of the following are true of xylem 299. When one species benefits and the other
vessels? I. They have no end wallsII. They species is harmed, what do you call the
have pores (pits) in the outer cell wallIII. species that is HARMED?
They contain lignin A. Parasite
A. I and II only B. Prey
B. I and III only C. Host
C. II and III only D. Predator
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D. I, II and III 300. A large population of cockroaches was
sprayed with an insecticide. A few of the
295. In which part of Interphase are the chro- cockroaches survived and produced a pop-
mosomes replicated? ulation of cockroaches that was resistant
A. G0 to this spray. What can best be inferred
from this example?
B. G1
A. A species will adapt no matter what
C. S the environment.
D. G2 B. The environment has no effect on the
survival of an organism.
296. A sinusoid has a fenestrated endothe- C. Insecticides cause mutations that are
lium.What does this mean? passed on to the next generation.
A. It is lined with endothelial cells D. Individuals with favorable variations
B. Endothelial cells have microvilli on survive and reproduce.
their surface 301. The specific heat capacity of water is
C. There are gaps between endothelial A. 4.186 joule/gram ◦ F
cells
B. 4.186 KJ/gram ◦ C
D. Endothelial cells produce mucus C. 41.86 joule/gram ◦ C
297. Made of glycerol and fatty acids D. 4.186 joule/gram ◦ C
A. Carbohydrates 302. Which adaptation is correct for a polar
bear?
B. Lipids
A. Good hearing to detect predators
C. Proteins
B. large feet to help walk on snow
D. Nucleic Acids
C. long deep roots to absorb water from
298. the thick fluid region of a cell located in- soil
side the cell membrane or between the cell D. sharp claws and teeth for killing prey
membrane and nucleus
303. Select all stages of interphase?
A. cytoplasm
A. G1
B. cell wall B. S
C. organelle C. G2
D. golgi apparatus D. Mitosis
304. Include sugars (ex. glucose) and starches 309. have 2 functions in the cell membrane.
1.) They act like gatekeepers, only let cer-
A. Carbohydrates
tain things in. 2.) Enzyme receptors em-
308. What do records from the twentieth and D. Both short wave radiation and long
twenty-first century show about the con- wave radiation are absorbed upon reach-
centration of carbon dioxide in the atmo- ing earth’s atmosphere
sphere? 312. Study of INSECTS.
A. An upward trend with no annual fluctu- A. Entomology
ations
B. Ichthyology
B. An upward trend with annual fluctua-
C. Ethology
tions
D. Ornithology
C. Annual fluctuations but no overall
trend 313. Viral DNA that is incorporated into a host
D. Random fluctuations and no overall cell’s chromosome is called a
trend A. provirus
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C. They decrease the reaction rate
D. They decrease the substrate binding 320. What is the purpose of cellular respira-
complex tion?
315. Members of this kingdom live in unusual A. to break down food
conditions such as deep ocean trenches or
B. to create energy in the body
volcanoes
A. Eubacteria C. to release energy from food
B. Protista D. there is none; it’s a waste of time
C. Fungi
321. Which organisms listed below are neces-
D. Archaebacteria sary for cycling matter from plants by the
process of decomposition?
316. What is the science of causes and effects
of diseases? A. Producers such as grass & trees
A. Pathology B. Consumers such as cows & deer
B. Mammalogy C. Decomposers such as worms & bacte-
C. Biology ria
D. Paleontology D. Consumers such as wolves & bears
317. What type of relationship is it when ants
322. What is the charge of a hydrogen bonds
live on an acacia tree and protect it from
insects? The acacia tree provides food for A. Positive
the ants.
B. Negative
A. Commensalism
C. Both positive and negative
B. Mutualism
D. Neutral
C. Parasitism
D. Predation 323. The leaf has a shiny, waxy cuticle around
it to
318. Which component of a healthy, balanced
diet helps with constipation? A. increase the rate of photosynthesis
A. Fibre B. attract more light
B. Fats C. control water loss
C. Minerals D. stop carbon dioxide and oxygen gases
D. Protein escaping
324. Each single chromosome contains one 330. A tumor becomes invasive enough to
very lone, linear DNA molecule that carries impair the functions of one or more organs,
several hundred to a few thousand thus an individual with this type of tumor
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trees
336. Made of monomers of nucleotides
B. the distribution of sand on an ocean
A. Carbohydrates floor
B. Lipids C. the chemicals at work in the stomach
C. Proteins D. none of above
D. Nucleic Acids
342. Which process provides the raw materi-
337. During the Calvin Cycle of photosynthesis als needed for tissue repair?
A. excretion
A. energy from sunlight is used to create B. growth
molecules of ATP
C. nutrition
B. electrons are combined to make
chlorophyll D. respiration
C. ATP is used to make sugar 343. If animals eat plants to get energy,
D. hydrogen molecules are being made where do plants get their energy?
A. Soil
338. Why is it important to have a control
group in an experiment? B. Sun
A. Is serves as a comparison C. Water
B. It receives the independent variable D. Wind
C. It’s the group you experiment on 344. A particular forest contains snakes,
D. It’s the only group that has constants lizards, hawks, squirrels, bears, oak trees,
(controls) and several types of plants and mush-
rooms. Together these organisms make up
339. This structure packages, sorts and ships the forest’s
things within or out of the cell.
A. Community
A. golgi apparatus
B. Ecosystem
B. lysosome
C. Habitat
C. ribosome
D. Population
D. none of above
345. What does Protein do for our body?
340. The variable that changes in response to
the independent variable is called the A. Helps us grow taller
variable. B. Makes our bones stronger
C. Repairs muscles and helps them to B. Plants remove carbon dioxide (CO2)
grow from the atmosphere for photosynthesis
C. gerdes A. Lungs
B. Gills
D. MERZANARY
C. Spiracles
347. According to fossil records, the horses
D. none of above
that lived 50 million years ago were much
smaller, weaker and slower than modern 352. Before cells can divide, what must be
horses. Which process is most likely re- copied?
sponsible for the changes that have led to
A. mitochondria
the increased size, strength, and speed in
horses? B. cytoplasm
A. commensalism C. DNA
B. inbreeding D. Cell Wall
C. migration 353. Which of the following methods is how
D. evolution by natural selection primary producers obtain energy?
A. Use the sun to produce energy rich
348. Identify where this occurs:Pairs of sister
compounds
chromatids align at the equator.
B. Produce CO2 through cellular respira-
A. Metaphase I
tion
B. Metaphase II
C. Break down chemicals to produce en-
C. Anaphase I ergy rich compounds
D. Anaphase II D. Consuming other organisms
349. If the convalent bond was broken what 354. The summary at the end of an experiment
is release that explains the results.
A. ergonomic A. conclusion
B. energy B. procedures
C. pollution C. materials
D. water molecules D. hypothesis
350. Why would planting more trees be seen 355. Heterotrophs are also known as:
as a positive impact on the levels of CO2 A. producers
in our atmosphere that have led to climate
change? B. autotrophs
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C. Mitochondria
A. Prophase D. Nucleolus
B. Metaphase 363. Appetite is controlled by a centre in which
C. Interphase part of the brain?
D. Telophase A. the hypothalamus
358. Which cells are alive but lack organelles? B. the cerebellum
C. Companion cells 364. What are not the advantages of cells be-
D. Sieve tube cells ing compartmentalized?
A. Efficiency of metabolism
359. Which of the following correctly lists the
levels of organization from least complex B. Toxic / damaging substances can be
to most complex? isolated
360. The science of heredity B. the branch of science that deals with
microorganisms
A. heredity
C. the branch of biology that deals with
B. genetics the structure and function of the macro-
C. trait molecules essential to life
D. gene D. none of above
361. A is composed of a phosphate and 366. What is the function of the cell wall?
glycerol head and 2 fatty acid chain tails. A. Allows plants and fungi to grow up-
A. phospholipid ward against the force of gravity
B. Carbohydrate B. Keeps energy
371. Reproduction that involves two cells 376. Plants perform photosynthesis through
from different parents unite to produce the this organelle. It captures energy from the
first cell of a new organism. sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.
A. Asexual A. Cytoplasm
B. Sexual B. Chloroplasts
C. Budding C. Cell Wall
D. Division D. Nucleus
377. The MOST important factor influencing 382. Reproduction that only involves one par-
trees losing their leaves is ent and all offspring are identical; for ex-
A. The amount of moisture available to ample, binary fission of bacteria or amoe-
the tree bas.
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D. the genetic or “biological” clock D. Addition
378. At night, moths travel toward light. 383. What is the study of plants called?
Which type of behavior does this de-
A. Biology
scribe?
B. Botany
A. habituation
C. Physiology
B. imprinting
D. Zoology
C. innate behavior
D. learned behavior 384. The cell spends most of it’s life in
A. mitosis
379. Why does the energy needed by a human
increase during the first ten years of life? B. cytokinesis
A. The body is growing C. Interphase
B. The diet is more balanced D. None of the above
C. Energy is needed for gamete forma- 385. The living components of an ecosystem
tion
A. abiotic factors
D. Coordination and responses improve.
B. biotic factors
380. Metabolism is best defined as: C. predator-prey
A. A chemical reaction. D. parasitism
B. The web of all enzyme-catalyzed reac-
tions in a cell or organism. 386. Which statement best compares aerobic
and anaerobic respiration?
C. The web of all chemical reactions in a
cell or organism. A. Less ATP is generated during anaero-
bic respiration than during aerobic respi-
D. The web of all endergonic reactions in ration.
a cell or organism.
B. More water is generated during anaer-
381. Which two parts of the digestive system obic respiration than during aerobic respi-
do food NOT pass through? ration.
A. Oesophagus C. More oxygen is generated during
B. Pancreas anaerobic respiration than during aerobic
respiration.
C. Small intestine
D. less lactic acid is generated during
D. Rectum anaerobic respiration than during aerobic
E. Liver respiration.
397. What are the characteristics of Eukary- 403. Organisms which produce their own food
otes? are called
A. No Nucleus, Complex, Small A. Autotrophs
B. Nucleus, Complex, Large B. Heterotrophs
C. Nucleus, Simple, Small C. Saprotrophs
D. No Nucleus, Simple, Large D. Parasites
404. Stores genetic information and carries
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398. Amino acids are the building blocks of
out protein synthesis
A. DNA
A. Carbohydrates
B. RNA
B. Lipids
C. Atoms
C. Proteins
D. Proteins D. Nucleic Acids
399. Biology is 405. which gas is produced during photosyn-
A. The study of space thesis.
B. The study of life A. carbon dioxide
C. The study of the Earth’s interior B. oxygen
D. The study of physics C. hydrogen
D. nitrogen
400. Conifers have several adaptive features
to reduce water loss. Which one of the 406. A species that kills and eats other organ-
following is incorrect? isms for food
A. Needle like leaves A. predation
B. thick cuticle B. prey
C. sunken stomata C. predator
D. producing pollen grains D. parasitic
401. Which of the following is not a Pterido- 407. Organisms composed of many cells are
phyte? called
A. Prokaryotic
A. Salvinia
B. Eukaryotic
B. Equisitum
C. Unicellular
C. Polytrichum
D. Multicellular
D. Dryopteris
408. How do consumers get their energy to
402. At what temperature are pollen grains survive?
stored in pollen banks?
A. Use sunlight for photosynthesis
A. -78◦ C
B. Consume only producers
B. -186◦ C C. Consume producers and other con-
C. -192◦ C sumers
D. -196◦ C D. Consume only other consumers
409. What generates a nerve impulse on the 414. The scientific name for something living
post-synaptic membrane? is a(an)
413. What 3 letters do enzymes typically end 418. Typically, in carbon compounds, how
in? many bonds does carbon make?
A. -ose A. 3
B. -ase B. 4
C. -ese C. 5
D. -tic D. none of the above
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duplicates the DNA in preparation for cell B. Oxygen
division, each chromosome is in the form a
of along thin fiber C. Glucose
430. Relationships between living organisms with its eggs on another yucca plant. This
and their environment, and how they in- insures the moth larvae will have food and
teract with both living and non-living com- the yucca gets pollinated. What relation-
440. How is a biological addiction formed? 445. What process can cause cells to elon-
A. The body adapts to the substance, gate?
leading you to take more of it to get a sim- A. The movement of protons into the cell
ilar reaction wall; loosening of the cellulose; efflux of
B. The brain automatically gets hooked water
on it B. The movement of protons into the cell
C. Trimethylpurine-2 6 dione converts the wall; loosening of the cellulose; influx of
substance into a specific energy source water
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the brain works best on C. The movement of protons into the cy-
D. none of above toplasm; loosening of the cell wall; influx
of water
441. Holdfast, Stipe and frond are usually D. The movement of protons into the nu-
found in members of cleus; activating genes to loosen the cell
A. Chlorophyceae wall; influx of water
B. Phaeophyceae 446. The enzyme that unzips the DNA to pre-
C. Rhodophyceae pare for replication
D. All algae A. helicase
442. a leaf with more than one blade. B. replicase
A. simple C. polymerase
B. compound D. synthase
C. both 447. What is Mendel’s Law of Independent As-
D. none of above sortment?
A. Just because you get one allele for one
443. Which of the following correctly shows gene, doesn’t mean you’ll get another al-
the organization in an ecosystem, from lele for another gene. The genes are un-
smallest to the largest level linked.
A. Community/ecosystem/organism/ B. All genes come together regardless of
populations where they are or what chromosome they
B. Ecosystem, community, population, or- are on.
ganism C. All alleles are the same for the same
C. Organism/ population/ community/ species.
ecosystem D. Gametes are guaranteed to get spe-
D. Population, community, ecosystem, or- cific alleles on on every single chromo-
ganism. some.
444. Plants need as a reactant for photo- 448. Prevailing weather patterns for a partic-
synthesis. ular region.
A. oxygen A. ice age
B. soil B. global warming
C. carbon dioxide C. climate
D. sugar D. boundaries
459. Plants rely heavily on in the nitrogen 463. make their own food. (Select all that
cycle to incorporate nitrogen into organic apply )
compounds A. Producers
A. bacteria B. Autotrophs
B. viruses C. Heterotrophs
C. fungi D. Phototrophs
D. oxygen E. Chemotrophs
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464. What is biology?
460. Biochemistry
A. study of past
A. Physical and biochemical functions B. study of space
and processes of organisms.
C. study life and living thing
B. The application of biological processes
D. none of above
and living microorganisms in industry.
C. Relationships between living organ- 465. When would you use the diaphragm?
isms and their environment, and how they A. When you wanted to move the stage
interact with both living and non-living B. When you wanted to adjust the light
components in the environment.
C. When you wanted to put the micro-
D. Chemistry of living organisms, espe- scope away
cially the structure and function of their D. When you sneeze
chemical components.
466. Study of ECOSYSTEM.
461. Why is the evaporation of water from A. Zoology
leaves important?
B. Botany
A. It cools leaves and helps move water C. Ecology
up the plant.
D. Genetics
B. It makes the plant wilt
467. Enzymes are an example of
C. It helps the plant to respire
A. Lipids
D. none of above
B. Carbohydrate
462. In decreasing order, which greenhouse C. Protein
gases have the largest warming effect D. Nucleic Acid
within the atmosphere?
468. The carrying capacity is the
A. Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous ox-
A. Maximum sustainable population that
ide, water vapor
a given environment can support.
B. Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, B. Greatest number of different niches
nitrous oxide possible in a given area
C. Methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor, C. Potential growth in the number of
nitrous oxide species in a given area.
D. Nitrous oxide, methane, carbon diox- D. Limitation on numbers of species in a
ide, water vapor community.
469. What is the main role of Kupffer cells in 474. A plants central vacuole is different than
a sinusoid? an animals contractile vacuole because:
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organisms
A. Ecology B. Alecto
C. Species
B. Palaeontology
D. Pteropus
C. Taxonomy
D. Morphology 486. The Venus flytrap is a plant that feeds on
insects. When a fly lands on the leaf, the
481. What controls the flowering process in leaf folds very quickly and traps the fly.
long-day plants? The leaves produce enzymes which digest
A. Pfr is converted by red light to Pr which the fly. Which characteristics of living or-
acts as a promoter of flowering. ganisms are involved?
B. Pr is converted by red light to Pfr which A. excretion, growth, nutrition
acts as an inhibitor of flowering. B. movement, excretion, nutrition
C. Pr is converted by red light to Pfr which C. movement, sensitivity, growth
acts as a promoter of flowering.
D. movement, sensitivity, nutrition
D. Pfr is converted by red light to Pr which
acts as an inhibitor of flowering. 487. What was the result of the Miller-Urey
Experiment?
482. When conditions are right seeds start
A. amino acids
growing to form a new plant.What is this
process called? B. nucleotides
A. fertilisation C. lipids
B. germination D. glucose
C. nutrition 488. Prosthetic groups are
D. pollination A. Required by all enzymes
483. The edge of the leaf blade is called ‘ B. Loosely attached
A. midrib C. Proteins in nature
B. margin D. Tightly bound
C. petiole 489. Veins have valves to
D. leaf base A. prevent the veins from collapse
484. What type of “square” helps us solve ge- B. prevent the back flow of blood
netic problems? C. restrict blood flow
A. carpenter square D. none of above
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502. Study of CLASSIFICATION and NAMING
C. scaly skin
of ORGANISMS.
A. Ornithology D. using lungs for breathing
C. provide rigid support and protection to 519. What will most likely happen if the hu-
the cell. man population continues to grow at cur-
D. make sure each cell can move rent rates?
A. There will be fewer natural resources
514. Which direction does the phloem trans- available for future generations.
port materials?
B. There will be an incresae in nitrogen
A. Up the plant at night and down the levels in the atmosphere.
plant during the day
C. There will be a decrease in water pol-
B. Up and down the plant all the time lution.
C. Up the plant only D. There will be an increase in the num-
D. Down the plant only ber of strong hurricanes.
515. What is the maindifference between 520. Which group to these belong to? sea star,
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? brittle star, sea cucumber, sea urchin
A. Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus and A. Echinoderms
Eukaryotic cells do not B. Sponges
B. Prokaryotic cells are unicellular and C. Fish
Eukaryotic cells are multicellular.
D. Mollusks
C. Prokaryotic cells do not have a nu-
cleus, Eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus. 521. Where are free nucleotides added to a
D. Prokaryotic cells are plant cells and Eu- newly growing strand?
karyotic cells are animal cells. A. to the 5’OH group of the previous de-
oxyribose sugar
516. This is referred to as the energy currency
of the cell B. to the 5’OH group of the previous phos-
phate group
A. ADP
C. to the 3’OH group of the previous de-
B. ATP oxyribose sugar
C. Mitochondria D. to the 3’OH group of the previous phos-
D. Nucleus phate group
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523. Which of the following is a Red alga? D. Inhibiting the hormone auxin
A. Chara
529. Which force directly causes water
B. Laminaria molecules to stick to the xylem wall?
C. Fucus A. tension
D. Polysiphonia B. cohesion
524. What is photosynthesis? C. adhesion
A. Water loss by a plant. D. gravity
B. When a photographer takes a photo. 530. What is the reason for Okazaki frag-
C. To get your pictures from the photo ments being formed during DNA replica-
lab. tion?
533. During which phase of the cell cycle is the B. Because it is polar.
cell growing and preparing for cellular di- C. Because it attracts other water
vision?
544. Which of the following play a role in 548. Which cell structure is found in plant and
stomata closing? animals cells and controls what can come
A. K+ pumped out of guard cell; low lev- into or leave a cell?
els of Abscisic Acid A. cell membrane
B. K+ is pumped out of guard cells; high B. cytoplasm
levels of Abscisic Acid C. nucleus
C. K+ is pumped into guard cells; low lev- D. vacuole
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els of Abscisic Acid
D. K+ is pumped into guard cells; high 549. Protein are enzymes that activate or
levels of Abscisic Acid deactivate other proteins by phosphorylat-
ing them. To be active, each must be
545. What is photoperiodism? attached to a , a protein that gets its
name from its cyclically fluctuating concen-
A. The amount of chlorophyll in plants
tration in the cell
B. The time in which photosynthesis can
A. cyclin, kinases, enzyme
occur
B. enzymes, kinases, cyclin
C. The fertile time for a plant
C. kinases, kinases, cyclin
D. The response of a plant to the length
of night D. none of above
546. When substances enter a cell by going 550. Which part of the plant is needed for re-
against the gradient, it is called production?
A. passive transport A. Flower
B. active transport B. Leaf
C. facilitated diffusion C. Stem
D. isotonic interaction D. Root
547. A field ecologist wants to determine the 551. If guard cells are swollen with water,
interactions of various populations of or- then they are more likely to be
ganisms living in a large grassland field. A. OPEN with stomata
Which method is best for conducting this
B. CLOSED with no stomata
study?
C. Cannot tell-the water amount doesn’t
A. consulting with local farmers about
affect it at all.
the diversity of organisms in the field
D. none of above
B. dividing the field in half, walking over
it, counting organisms, and then doubling 552. Which levels of hierarchy form the scien-
the numbers tific name?
C. walking over the entire field, collecting A. Class and species
the organisms and then compiling a total
B. Order and genus
D. observing the behaviors of different
types of organisms several times during C. Phylum and species
the year D. Genus and species
553. A plant growing towards sunlight would 558. Source or supply from which benefit is
be an example of which characteristic of produced
life? Select the best answer.
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A. It is incorporated into the phloem cells
B. It is incorporated into the minerals in C. Sporogenous tissue
the phloem
D. Megaspore mother cell
C. It is incorporated into the sucrose dur-
ing cellular respiration 570. Plant cells develop turgor pressure when
D. It is incorporated into the sucrose dur- they are placed in solution
ing photosynthesis A. Hypertonic
565. Which best describes the flow of B. Hypotonic
phloem?
C. Isotonic
A. Root to shoot; one direction
D. Mesotonic
B. Source to sink; two directions
C. Source to sink; one direction 571. During respiration in lungs, the exchange
D. Root to shoot; two directions of gases is made by
573. Which of the chambers has the highest 578. Simple squamous cells are found lining
pressure? the alveoli of the lungs due to being small
and flat, what is likely their function?
B. 10% A. Carbon
C. 26% B. Hydrogen
D. 90% C. Oxygen
D. Nitrogen
575. Which gas will enhance the greenhouse
effect if released into the atmosphere? 580. What issues were found with the
A. Hydrogen Davson-danelli model that meant the
Singer-Nicholson model was eventually ac-
B. Oxide of nitrogen cepted?
C. Oxygen A. Electron micrographs showed a light
D. Nitrogen band sandwiched between 2 dark bands
B. Freeze etched electron micrographs
576. What can be used to promote off-season showed globular structures crossing the
flowering in long-day plants? membranes
A. Close blinds at the end of the night to C. Membrane proteins were shown to
delay the start of the light period have hydrophobic sections.
B. Interrupt the day with a period of dark- D. Fluorescent marking of membrane pro-
ness. teins showed they could move around
C. Extend the cycle of light and dark to within the membrane
more than 24 hours. E. There were twice as many phospho-
D. Turn on the lights during the night for lipids in red blood cells than were needed
a brief period. to make a monolayer membrane.
577. What is the function of pulmonary circu- 581. In the reactions of photosynthesis, sim-
lation? ple sugar molecules are manufactured in
the
A. To deliver blood to all parts of the body
A. Chloroplasts
B. To deliver blood to lungs
B. Mitochondria
C. To deliver blood to all parts of the body
except the lungs C. Stomates
D. To deliver blood to body cells D. Vacuoles
582. Which one of the items below is a living C. The making of an mRNA strand from
thing? the DNA template.
A. Plant D. none of above
B. Paper
588. Mode of nutrition in green plants is
C. PS4
A. Heterotrophic
D. Textbook
B. Autotrophic
583. What structure carries that amino acid to
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C. Parasitic
the ribosome?
D. Saprotrophic
A. mRNA
B. rRNA 589. A stimulus is
C. tRNA A. a change in an organisms surround-
ings that causes a reaction
D. DNA
B. process in which organisms grow
584. Tumors may proliferate and form new tu- larger.
mors by entering blood vessels and lymph
C. a reaction to a change in surroundings
vessels, this spread of cancer is called
D. the result of sexual reproduction.
A. benign
B. malignant 590. If the concentration of Greenhouse Gases
C. metastasis rises, then
593. Which of these problems can be caused 598. What macromolecule is made up of
by air pollution? waxes, oils and fats?
C. II and III only 602. Muscular tube that connects the mouth to
the stomach
D. I, II and III
A. Epiglottis
597. Which characteristic do all living organ- B. Peristalsis
isms show?
C. Stomach
A. breathing
D. Esophagus
B. photosynthesis
603. What is a potential consequence of the
C. tropism
rise in global temperatures on the Arctic
D. excretion ecosystem?
A. Decreased success of pest species 608. What is found in dark places, the bottom
B. Increased exposure to UV light of the Oceans, in Ravines, and other places
without Sunlight?
C. Increase in the ice habitat available to
A. Heterotrophs
polar bears
B. Photoautotrophs
D. Increased rate of decomposition of de-
tritus C. Chemoautotrophs
D. Reece Jacob
604. The basic unit of life is called a (n)
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A. atom 609. The main function of chloroplasts is:
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these nutrients. is
A. Nitrogen A. A box
B. Potassium B. A cell
C. Molybdenum C. A cellular component
D. Chlorine D. A battery
625. A type of behavior where animals will go 630. The is all of the material inside of a
in a state of dormancy during very hot and cell.
dry conditions. A. cytoplasm
A. Estivation B. cell membrane
B. Hibernation C. nucleus
C. Sleeping D. cell wall
D. Migration
631. Never use this when on high power.
626. Bella is a girl with blood group AB. She A. Fine adjustment
can donate blood to
B. Diaphragm
A. Jasmine with blood group A
C. Coarse adjustment
B. Danial with blood group O
D. Stage clips
C. Rita with blood group B
632. Which of the following is NOT an exam-
D. James with blood group AB
ple of a consumer?
627. The inheritance of short wings in A. producer
Drosophila fruit flies is an x-linked, reces-
sive trait. Which would most likely result B. herbivore
if a short-winged female mates with a C. carnivore
long-winged male? D. omnivore
A. All offspring will be short-winged.
633. What is the function of autotrophs in the
B. All females will be long-winged, and all carbon cycle?
males will be short-winged.
A. to use oxygen to produce glucose
C. All females will be short-winged, and
all males will be long-winged. B. to take in excess water
D. Half of the males and females will C. to use carbon dioxide to produce glu-
be short-winged, and half will be long- cose
winged. D. to feed on herbivores
634. Which of the following contain unicellular 639. These two kingdoms contain multicellular
organization? heterotrophs.
A. Chlorophyll D. ecosystems
644. A symbiotic relationship where one or- 650. How is the doubling of chromosomes pre-
ganism benefits and the other is harmed. vented in each generation?
A. parasitism A. Meiosis is a halving mechanism
B. mutualism B. Mitosis occurs
C. commensalism C. Body cells combine to form a zygote
D. predation D. All gametes are diploid
645. If you look at a cell under a microscope,
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which phase is it MOST likely to be in? 651. How many chambers does a frog’s heart
have?
A. Cytokinesis
A. 1
B. M phase
B. 2
C. Interphase
D. G1 Phase C. 3
D. 4
646. Pulmonary veins transport
A. red oxygenated blood 652. TT, tt, PP, pp, SS, ss are examples of al-
B. deoxygenated blood from the heart to leles that are?
the lungs A. homozygous
C. oxygenated blood from the lungs to the B. heterozygous
heart
C. different
D. bluish red deoxygenated blood
D. homologous
647. Which of these best describes the correct
sequence in the expression of a trait? 653. The kinases that drive the cell cycle are
actually present at a constant concentra-
A. trait → gene→ enzyme
tion in a growing cell, but much of the time
B. gene→ protein → trait they are inactive. To be active, kinases
C. gene → trait → DNA must be attached to a
D. protein → gene → trait A. centromere
648. Number of chambers in human heart is B. centrosome
A. 2 C. chromosome
B. 3 D. cyclin
C. 4
654. What is trisomy 21?
D. 1
A. Too many chromosomes at Chromo-
649. Which region in the leaf of a green plant some 21 (Down Syndrome)
contains phloem?
B. Too many chromosomes at Chromo-
A. palisade mesophyll some X (Triple X-Syndrome)
B. spongy mesophyll C. A single chromosome at Chromosome
C. upper epidermis 21
D. vascular bundle D. Non-disjunction of Chromosome 56
665. Vitamins A, E, D, K are all 671. Which taxon has the most diversity
A. Neither fat nor water soluble within it group?
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with the chemical and physicochemical pro- 672. What does Endothermic mean?
cesses that occur within living organisms?
A. Warm Blooded; Temp stays constant
A. biology
B. An animal that warms it’s body using
B. botany
the environment
C. Biochemistry
C. Cold blooded; Changes temp with envi-
D. Ecology ronment
667. What is the gas we breath out that plants D. Type of system describing most rep-
use for photosynthesis? tiles
A. sulfur 673. In a chemical reaction, bonds are broken
B. carbon dioxide and new bonds are formed that create new
C. oxygen substances. The bonds that are broken are
called what?
D. hydrogen
A. Reactants
668. Mitosis is the division of the cytoki-
B. Products
nesis is the division of the
C. Atoms
A. cytoplasm, nucleus
D. Catalysts
B. cytoplasm, DNA
C. DNA, nucleus 674. How many total ATP are generated in
D. nucleus, cytoplasm anaerobic respiration?
A. 2
669. Microbiology
B. 4
A. geographical distribution of organisms
C. 30
B. structure and function of cells
D. 36
C. internal structure and organisation of
living organisms E. 40
D. the study of microorganisms
675. Proteins make percent by weight of
670. where does our energy originate from blood plasma
A. Plants A. 0.9
B. Sun B. 90-92
C. Consumers C. 7-9
D. other animals D. 50-60
676. Which list does NOT include biotic fac- 681. What are the products of photosynthe-
tors? sis?
686. what is the most common example of 691. Energy flows through a food chain from
molecules?
A. Ne-neon A. a consumer to one producer
B. H2o-oxygen B. a consumer to one or more producers
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C. Ts-tennessine C. a producer to one or more consumers
D. U-uranium D. producer to producer
687. Which property of a gas means that it is 692. Which of the following is true of the hep-
classed as a greenhouse gas? atic portal vein? I. it carries deoxygenated
bloodII. it delivers nutrients from the gut
A. They trap some of the long-wave radi-
to the liverIII. it takes blood from the heart
ation emitted by the Earth’s surface
to the liver
B. They prevent short-wave radiation
A. I and II only
from reaching the Earth’s surface
B. I and III only
C. They dissolve in rainwater to produce
acid rain C. II and III only
D. They are only produced by human ac- D. I, II and III
tivity
693. parent 1:GgBBparent 2:ggBbFind the ga-
688. Based only on the sex chromosomes in metes for parent 1.
typical human egg and sperm cells at fer- A. GB, GB, gB, gB
tilization, the probability of producing a fe-
B. gB, gb, gB, gb
male is
C. Gg, BB, GB, GB
A. 25%
D. gg, Bb, gB, gb
B. 50%
C. 75% 694. What reason do scientists give for saying
that viruses are not living organisms?
D. 90%
A. they cannot reproduce without the aid
689. Which name is given to a group of individ- of a host
uals that can reproduce to produce fertile
B. they do not metabolize food into en-
offspring?
ergy
A. a genus
C. they do not have organized cells
B. a kingdom
D. all of the above
C. a species
E. none of the above
D. an organ system
695. Which of the following observations
690. What is the purpose of an enzyme? would help to identify a living thing?
A. give permission for the reaction A. It grows
B. raise activation energy B. It feels warm
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707. What does the ETC make B. It had a lot of resistance to disease
A. NADP+ C. It had a few plants that were resistant
B. NADPH to disease
C. H20 D. It had too much genetic variation
717. In what organelle does the food making 722. The process by which the nuclear material
process in plants take place? is divided equally between two new cells
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environment can support
729. What does Mr. Calvin do?
A. keystone species
A. Makes Sugar in the Dark
B. carrying capacity
B. ur mom
C. limiting factors
C. Drink a gallon of Pepto Bismol
D. resilience
D. Photosynthesis
736. What is the outside protective coating of
730. Which organism has open blood circula- a virus made of?
tory system?
A. lipids
A. Frog
B. carbohydrates
B. Fish
C. protein
C. Prawn
D. carbon
D. Human
737. Most of the life cycle of a cell is spent in
731. If abnormal cells remain at the original
in what phase of the cell cycle?
site they are called
A. Mitosis
A. benign tumor
B. malignant tumor B. Interphase
732. The amount of energy that usually trans- 738. Viruses are considered nonliving because
fers from one trophic level to the next of which characteristic
A. 10% A. Presence of DNA
B. 20% B. Parasitic nature
C. 80% C. Presence of protein coat
D. 50% D. Crystalline nature
733. What causes the water in xylem vessels 739. All of the following EXCEPT are pro-
to be under tension? duced by plants and carried in phloem.
A. gravity A. Auxins
B. cohesion B. amino acids
C. adhesion C. minerals
D. evaporation D. hormones
C. Cytokinesis B. nucleotides
C. fatty acids
D. S
D. polysaccharides
744. Color or pattern that helps an animal
blend in with its habitat 750. Which cells are found in xylem?
A. Hibernation A. Tracheids
B. Minicry B. Sieve Tubes
C. Camouflage C. Companion cells
752. Which are Echinoderms? D. New cells are produced from existing
A. Starfish cells.
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plant cells? D. fruits
A. Cell Membrane
759. What is the role of RNA primers, which
B. Cell Wall
are needed to form the lagging strand?
C. Nucleus
A. To allow RNA polymerase to bind
D. Golgi Complex
B. To allow DNA polymerase to bind
754. Which blood vessel carries oxygenated C. To allow DNA primase to bind
blood to the liver?
D. To allow DNA ligase to bind
A. hepatic vein
B. vena cava 760. Zoology is study of what?
C. hepatic artery A. study of animals
D. hepatic portal vein B. study of past
755. What is formed when oxygen combines C. study of plants
with haemoglobin? D. none of above
A. Carbon-haemoglobin
761. Longest stage of mitosis. The centro-
B. Oxy-haemoglobim somes are now at opposite ends of the
C. Oxygen transport compound cells. the chromosomes convene on the
D. Haemoglobin equatorial plate. What phase is this?
A. Telophase
756. If an organism is made entirely of one cell
it is called B. Anaphase
A. Multicellular C. Prophase
B. Prokaryotic D. Metaphase
C. Unicellular
762. is a threadlike protein fibre that
D. Eukaryotic forms a network on the wound surface
to close the wound to prevent excessive
757. What does the Cell Theory state? blood loss.
A. All living things are made up of cells.
A. Fibrin
B. The cell have specific functions and
B. Thrombin
structures.
C. Prothrombin
C. Cells are the basic units of structure
and function in living things. D. Fibrinogen
763. Cytosine always pairs with 768. Which tissue allows plants to develop
A. Adenine wider stems and roots?
767. Fill in the missing word:Nitrogen has to 773. Later in cell division, the two sister chro-
be in the form of? ? ? ? ? for plants to matids of each duplicated chromosome sep-
absorb it. arate and move into two new
A. Phosphates A. nuclei
B. Carbon B. cytoplasms
C. Nitrates C. they don’t move
D. sulphated D. none of above
774. Which most directly controls the rate at 780. What is the purpose of cytology?
which food is broken down to release en-
A. Management and Control
ergy?
A. enzymes B. examines the structure of a cell
B. hormones C. the examination of cells from the body
C. nucleic acids under a microscope
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775. Biology is the study of ? 781. The source of energy plants use to make
A. animals food
B. plants A. photosynthesis
C. bacteria B. air
D. all living things
C. sunlight
776. Which kingdom is multicellular and au-
D. soil
totrophic?
A. Animalia 782. WHAT IS AFTER THE SMALL INTESTINE?
B. Fungi
A. Large intestine
C. Prokaryote
B. nothing
D. Protista
C. liver
777. Who discovered cell from a cork made
from bark of an Oak tree? D. pancreas
A. Robert Brown
783. The shortest stage of mitosis. Begins
B. Robert Hooke with the two sister chromatids of each
C. Carl Watson pair suddenly part. Each chromatid thus
becomes a chromosome. What phase is
D. Charles Darwin
this?
778. It deals with the practical application of
A. Telophase
living organisms to make substances for
the welfare of mankind. B. Anaphase
A. Entomology C. Prophase
B. Immunology D. Metaphase
C. Biotechnology
D. Pharmacology 784. In which stage of the cell cycle do most
cells spend their lives?
779. What charge does water (H2O) have?
A. Prophase
A. Positive
B. Metaphase
B. Negative
C. Neutral C. Interphase
D. Positive and negative D. Telophase
B. an overcast, cloudy day 794. All eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells are
C. a low concentration of oxygen in the surrounded by a
air A. cell wall
D. warm temperatures
B. cell membrane
789. Where are proteins made? C. cell envelope
A. muscles D. loving, supportive family
B. nucleus
795. Who is father of biology
C. outside the nucleus in the cytoplasm
D. none of above A. Aristotle
B. Charles Darwin
790. The information collected during an ex-
periment is called C. William Harvey
A. Observations D. Edward Jenner
796. Where chemical digestion starts. 802. DNA molecule segment is:TTACGCAAG
A. Small intestine The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG.
This is an example of mutation.
B. Oesophagus
A. Substitution
C. Mouth
D. Stomach B. Deletion
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A. Guanine D. Inversion
B. Thymine
803. Which one of these contain the most en-
C. Cytosine
ergy
D. Adenine
A. polymers
798. name the following:seed with two cotyle-
dons B. lipids
807. Which of the following explains why hav- 812. Produces hormones and lipid molecules
ing sunken stomata reduces the rate of for cells
transpiration? A. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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is used to absorb water? C. Decrease of pest species and increase
of permafrost species
A. Root
D. Increase of geographical range of
B. Flower habitats for permafrost species
C. Stem
825. The construction of new coal-burning
D. Leaves power plant would have the greatest im-
820. BASIC UNIT OF CLASSIFICATION pact on which environmental issue?
A. depletion of ozone
A. GENUS
B. production of acid rain
B. FAMILY
C. release of radiation
C. KEY
D. increase in deforestation
D. SPECIES
826. What protects a cell from bursting?
821. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP A. They are strong
A. MYCORRHIZA B. They are too big for pressure to build
up.
B. LICHEN
C. They have a cellulose cell wall.
C. ROOT NODULE WITH Rhizobium
D. They have a strong membrane.
D. Plasmodium in human host
827. It is the study of identification, nomen-
822. Which of the following genotypes is ho- clature and classification of organisms into
mozygous dominant? groups and subgroups.
A. A A. Taxonomy
B. Aa B. Physiology
C. AA C. Palaeotology
D. aa D. Immunology
823. In over 60% angiosperms pollen grains 828. The science of classifying organisms is
are shed at this stage called?
A. 3 celled A. botany
B. 2 celled B. genetics
C. 7 celled 8 nucleate C. taxonomy
D. 8 celled 7 nucleate D. ichthyology
829. Which of the following is the main circu- 835. Mircobiology can be also classified based
latory fluid in our body on , in the cases of bacteriology, mycol-
ogy, protozoology, and phycology
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uum of space ogous pairs
841. Where is energy the highest in the food C. acrosome contains enzymes to digest
chain:grass, rabbit, hawk, bacteria outer portion of egg
A. grass D. midpiece contains mitochondria which
B. rabbit enter egg
C. the branch of science concerned with 856. Common types of carbon compounds in
classification, especially of organisms; living organisms are:
systematics
C. Turning all the lights on when it’s dark 866. is located between left vetricle and
left atrium.
D. Using paper cups instead of glasses
A. Semilunar valve
861. Members of this kingdom are multicellu- B. Bicuspid valve
lar and heterotrophic
C. Tricuspid valve
A. Plantae
D. none of above
B. Protista
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867. What causes acid rain?
C. Animalia
A. High concentrations of sulfuric or ni-
D. Achaebacteria tric acid from pollution
B. Fertilizer use
862. Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an
unknown organism is a: C. Pesticide use
A. dichotomous key D. CFCs
B. binomial nmenclature 868. During which stage of the cell cycle does
the nucleus divide?
C. scientific name
A. interphase
D. binomial key
B. mitosis
863. What do monomers do? C. endocytosis
A. Bonds to make a Polymer D. cytokinesis
B. Creates Protiens 869. RNA contains which sugar?
C. Stores energy A. deoxyribose
D. Splits to make more cells B. Ribose
C. glucose
864. Which technique would most likely be
used by forensic scientists? D. fructose
873. The variables that are kept the same be- 878. A segment of DNA has this sequence:ATA
tween all test groups in an experiment. GCA CAT GTA What is the mRNA sequence
transcribed from this segment?
A. Control Variables
A. TAT CGT GTA CAT
B. Experimental Variables
B. TAT GCT CTA GAT
C. Test Variables
C. UAU CGU GUA CAU
D. Special Variables
D. UAU GCU CUA CAU
874. Which of these is true?
879. Red blood cells contain this to carry oxy-
A. Xylem vessels carry water and dis-
gen
solved minerals up the plant
A. Globulin
B. Phloem tissue carry water and dis-
solved minerals up the plant B. Hamaglobin
C. Xylem vessels carry dissolved sucrose C. Haemoglobin
up and down the plant
D. Haemoglycan
D. none of above
880. Which two mixtures can be made with
875. During digestion, the salivary amylase water?
breaks
A. Elements and compounds
A. Proteins
B. Compounds and suspensions
B. Lipids
C. Solutions and compounds
C. Carbohydrates
D. Solutions and suspensions
D. Vitamins
881. What is the result when a single cell re-
876. How do viruses reproduce? produces by mitosis?
A. They copy their own genetic material A. two cells with genetic material identi-
inside a protein coat. cal to the parent cell
B. They kill a cell and reproduce inside it. B. two cells with half the genetic material
of the parent cell
C. They invade a living cell and use the
cell’s functions to replicate their genetic C. four cells with half the genetic mate-
material. rial to the parent cell
D. They do not reproduce because they D. four cells with genetic material identi-
are not technically living things. cal to the parent cell
882. Bauhinia variegata is the scientific name A. Surface of the earth absorbs short-
of? wave energy from the sun;It then re-emits
A. Onion the energy in the form of long-wave radi-
ation
B. Orchid tree
B. Surface of the earth absorbs long-
C. House Crow wave energy from the sun;It then re-emits
D. Frog the energy in the form of short-wave radi-
ation
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883. Adding nitrogen to a field will make C. Surface of the earth emits short-wave
A. crops yield better energy from the sun;It then absorbs the
B. crops yield worse energy in the form of long-wave radiation
D. Surface of the earth emits long-wave
C. will not effect yield of crops
energy from the sun;It then absorbs the
D. none of above energy in the form of short-wave radiation
884. What is the function of the mitochon- 888. Which of the following are transported in
dria? phloem-and by what process?
A. Structure that manufactures ribo- A. Sucrose, amino acids, minerals-
somes actively by translocation
B. Structures that converts nutrients to B. Sucrose, carbonic acids, hormones-
energy actively by transpiration
C. Stack of membranes that packages C. Sucrose, amino acids, hormones-
chemicals actively by translocation
D. Structure that contains DNA and di- D. Sucrose, amino acids, hormones-
rects the cell passively by translocation
885. Where does the combining of oxygen and 889. Find the total magnification:Eyepiece =
haemoglobin take place? 15X Objective lens = 100X
A. Lungs A. 15x
B. Heart B. 100x
C. Stomach C. 115x
D. Body D. 1500x
886. Study of Chemical Processes and Trans- 890. What is found in both plant and animal
formation in Living Organisms. cells but is much larger in plant cells?
A. Microbiology A. Nucleus
B. Genetics B. Mitochondrion
C. Phycology C. Chloroplast
D. Biochemistry D. Vacuole
887. How is long-wave radiation emitted from 891. What happens during cytokinesis?
earth? A. DNA replicates
902. Proteins are also needed by performers 907. What are Okazaki fragments?
who are in order to repair damaged A. Sections of RNA removed by DNA poly-
tissue merase III and replaced with DNA
A. professional B. Nucleotides added by DNA polymerase
B. bored I in the same direction as the replication
fork
C. Overweight
C. Short sections of DNA formed during
D. recovering from injury DNA replication
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903. What is the main difference between D. Short lengths of RNA primase attached
members of the plant and fungi king- to the DNA during replication
doms?
908. This is the branch of biology that deals
A. fungus are multicellular with the normal functions of living organ-
B. fungus has nucleus isms or bodily part functions
C. fungus are eukaryotic A. Biology
D. fungus have a cell wall B. Zoology
C. Physiology
904. Which one of these is the Secondary Con-
D. none of above
sumer
A. Grass 909. A phenotype that improves an organ-
ism’s chance of survival in their environ-
B. Warthog ment is considered a(n)
C. Insects A. natural selection
D. Lion B. adaption
905. What is the correlation between global C. speciation
temperature and C02 concentrations? D. none of above
A. There is no correlation between the 910. Physical and biochemical functions and
two. processes of organisms.
B. The higher the temperature, the less A. Physiology
c02 is present.
B. Anatomy
C. The higher the temperature, the more
C. Cytology
C02 is present.
D. Morphology
D. The lower the temperature, the more
C02 is present. 911. It is the study of inheritance of charac-
ters or heredity and variations. Heredity
906. Fish can regulate movement in water us- is the study of expression and transmis-
ing which body structure? sion of traits from parents to offspring.
A. Swim Bladder A. Genetics
B. Lungs B. Entomology
C. Gills C. Immunology
D. Dorsal Fins D. Pharmacology
912. During respiration plants take in 918. What do cilia and flagella have in com-
A. Cabondioxide mon?
C. To stimulate cell division 928. What holds atoms, molecules, and com-
pounds together?
D. To prevent dehydration
A. Chemical Bonds
924. Study of Body Parts and Their Location B. Electromagnetism
A. Anatomy C. Magnetism
B. Cytology D. Electricity
C. Ecology 929. After depolarization what happens to re-
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D. Entomology store resting potential?
A. Sodium channels open & sodium ions
925. Why are invasive species such a problem diffuse out of the neuron.
in their new ecosystem?
B. Potassium channels open & potassium
A. The new ecosystem isn’t adapted to ions diffuse into the neuron.
their presence
C. Potassium channels open and potas-
B. The new ecosystem is probably sium ions diffuse into the neuron.
weaker than the native one D. Sodium channels open and sodium
C. They have mutations making them ions diffuse into the neuron.
more adapted to the new ecosystem
930. After examining an experimental proce-
D. They cause mutations in the native dure, Amir noticed that there was an error
species in the experimental design. He should
944. What is TRUE about volvox? 950. Frogs and salamanders are which type of
A. Unicellular prokaryote vertebrate that lay eggs in water?
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which one organism captures and con-
sumes another organism 951. A species is
D. Eubacteria and Fungi 954. How does air pollution effect people?
949. What happen when the ventricles of the A. It can cause people to have difficulty
heart contract? breathing.
A. The semilunar valve close B. It can make sick people even sicker.
B. The semilunar valve open C. Sometimes, air pollution can cause
C. The atrioventricular valve open cancer.
D. none of above D. All of the above
955. A Porcupine has sharp quills. Why would 960. Two people believe they are related.
a porcupine need this adaptation? Which would be the best technique to de-
termine if they are related?
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DNA replication? B. sunlight
A. DNA polymerase I adds nucleotides in C. water
a 5’ → 3’ direction
D. carbon
B. DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides
in a 5’ → 3’ direction 972. Which of these human impacts would
have the greatest negative affect on bio-
C. DNA polymerase I adds nucleotides in
diversity?
a 3’ → 5’ direction
A. clear-cutting
D. DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides
in a 3’ → 5’ direction B. selective cutting
B. help you with homework 973. What is the main function of ribosomes?
C. store energy and are made of one or A. synthesize proteins
more sugar molecules B. destroy worn out organelles
D. take a long time to eat
C. produce DNA
968. In what part of the plant cell does the D. none of above
process of photosynthesis take place?
974. This is the definition for which word:The
A. nucleus
movement of particles down a concentra-
B. mitochondria tion gradient (from a high concentration to
C. chloroplasts a low concentration)
D. vacuoles A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
969. Which of the following is the correct
equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS? C. Active transport
A. CO2 + light + H2O → O2 + Sugar D. Transpiration
B. CO2 + sugar + H2O → O2 + light 975. What does the microsporangia develop
C. O2 + light + H2O → CO2 + Sugar into?
D. CO2 + O2 + H2O → Light+ Sugar A. Pollen grain
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it down to produce energy. C. II and III only
A. chloroplast D. I, II, III and IV
B. nucleus
992. It is the study of the nature, physico-
C. mitochondria chemical organization, synthesis working
D. none of above and interaction of bio-molecules that bring
about and control various activities of the
987. The opening and closing of stomata in protoplasm.
leaves is controlled by
A. Entomology
A. Guard cells
B. Immunology
B. Phloem cells
C. Palaeontology
C. Zylem cells
D. Molecular biology
D. None of the above
993. In facilitated diffusion, molecules will ran-
988. Which of the following are true of the api- domly move through the pores in
cal meristem? I. cells at the edge start
A. Carrier proteins
to differentiateII. rapid mitosis occursIII.
both shoots and roots have a meristem B. Channel proteins
A. I and II only C. Ion pumps
B. I and III only D. All of the above
C. II and III only 994. What type of molecule experiences a
D. I, II and III change in its structure because of the point
mutation?
989. What does reproduce mean?
A. an ATP molecule
A. They grow-get larger
B. the DNA molecule
B. They are living things
C. an RNA molecule
C. Organisms make other organisms
D. a protein molecule
D. none of above
995. Scientific name of Angel fish
990. Which of the following help(s) in support-
ing a terrestrial woody plant? I. Xylem A. Pterophyllum
tissueII. Turgor pressureIII. Phloem tissue B. Betta
A. I only C. Exocoetus
B. I and II only D. Clarias
996. Amphibians breathe through 1001. What keeps the DNA strands apart dur-
A. Lungs ing DNA replication?
B. metabolism B. 100%
C. homeostasis C. 25%
D. synthesis D. 50%
1006. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to 1011. What did Hooke first examine?
A. Scurvy A. Pond water
B. Rickets B. Plant cells
C. PKU C. Cork
D. Anorexia Nervosa D. Animal fat
1007. the study of animals 1012. Which adaptation is correct for a cac-
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tus?
A. Zoology
A. Good hearing to detect predators
B. Biology
B. large feet to help walk on snow
C. Microbiology
C. long deep roots to absorb water from
D. Botany
soil
1008. Consumer D. sharp claws and teeth for killing prey
A. purchase goods and services for per-
1013. Which of the following are true of a
sonal use.
sinusoid? I. it is involved in the ex-
B. a person that eats something change of materials between hepatocytes
C. an organism, typically an animal or and bloodII. Kupffer cells contain microvilli
plant. Part of the food chain. for faster exchangeIII. blood from the hep-
atic artery and hepatic portal vein mixes
D. none of above within it
1009. What is the best explanation for the A. I and II only
continual changes in the classification sys- B. I and III only
tem of organisms?
C. II and III only
A. All organisms struggle for existence
and become extinct. D. I, II and III
B. All organisms compete to be at the top 1014. Ali found that the leaves of his favourite
of the food chain. plant have turned purple . What nutrient
C. Technological advances have allowed is the plant lacking of?
scientists to better compare organisms. A. Phosphorus
D. More species have been discovered, B. Magnesium
but scientists have not analyzed all the
C. Nitrogen
data.
D. Carbon
1010. Which is not a part of cell theory?
1015. What is the study of animals called?
A. All organisms are made of cells
A. Biology
B. All existing cells come from preexist-
ing cells B. Botany
C. All matter is composed of living cells C. Anatomy
D. The cell is the most basic unit of life D. Zoology
1027. Observations made during an experi- 1033. For a neuron with a resting membrane
ment are considered: potential at-70mv, an increase in the
A. data movement of sodium ions into the neuron’s
cytoplasm would result in:
B. problems
A. the depolarization of the neuron.
C. conclusions
B. the repolarization of the neuron
D. questions
C. the replacement of potassium ions
1028. Which organelles are only found in plant
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with sodium ions.
cells?
D. the replacement of potassium ions
A. Cell wall and Chloroplasts with calcium ions.
B. Ribosomes and Golgi Bodies
1034. Decomposers are important in the food
C. Endoplasmic Reticulum and Cell Wall
chain because they
D. Nucleus and Cell membrane
A. Produce their own food using sunlight
1029. Find total magnification for:Eyepiece = from the sun
10X Objective lens = 4X B. Stop the flow of energy from one or-
A. 4x ganism to another
B. 6x C. they are microscopic and other organ-
C. 14x isms cannot consume them
D. 40x D. They break down organisms & recycle
nutrients into the soil
1030. Where does photosynthesis take place
in the cell? 1035. Treatment and prevention of diseases in
A. chloroplast both humans and animals.
B. cytoplasm A. Biomedicine
C. golgi bodies B. Genetics
D. mitochondria C. Biotechnology
E. nucleus D. Medicine and veterinary
1031. Most cellular respiration takes place in 1036. When your body tries to keep it’s inter-
the nal conditions within certain limits that is
A. nucleus called
B. mitochondria A. Homeostasis
C. cytoplasm B. Sleeping
D. Krebs cycle C. Hibernating
1032. Which are not amphibians? D. Running
A. Snakes 1037. strengthens and stabilizes the cell
B. Caecilians membrane.
C. Frogs A. Carbohydrates
D. Salamanders B. Proteins
C. Phospholipids A. Mollusks
D. Cholesterol B. Arthropods
B. Proteins are made up of DNA, which A. It will be unable to carry out respira-
determines the cells that are produced. tion.
C. DNA is made up of proteins, which tell B. It will lose water through osmosis
a cell how to function. C. It will break down the ribosomes in the
D. Cells contain DNA, which controls the cell.
production of proteins. D. It will be unable to photosynthesize.
1040. Each enzyme only has 1 substrate that 1045. A hypothesis is
will fit its active site. What is this called?
A. testable
A. reusable
B. based on facts
B. catalyst
C. based on observations
C. specific
D. a problem to be solved
D. fragile
1046. Cell division results in
1041. It is the study of fertilization, growth,
division and differentiation of the zygote A. genetically non identical cells
into embryo or early development of living B. genetically identical cells
beings before the attainment of structure
C. none of the above
and size of the offspring.
D. none of above
A. Socio-biology
B. Entomology 1047. At which point is a biologist most likely
to use reasoning?
C. Embryology
A. While taking observations
D. Ecology
B. During hypothesis formulation
1042. This group of organisms have an ex-
oskeleton, a segmented body, and pairs of C. During data organization
jointed appendages. D. None of these
1048. What treatment is most likely to lead to 1054. The plant tissue that carries food mate-
germination? rials DOWNWARD from the leaves to the
A. Soaking the seeds in a solution of gib- rest of the pant is the
berellins A. Phloem
B. Increasing CO2 concentration B. Stomata
C. Increasing light intensity C. Chlorophyll
D. Dehydrating the seeds D. Xylem
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1049. Which of the following is NOT occuring 1055. Members of this kingdom never have a
during interphase? cell wall
A. Cell growth
A. Animalia
B. DNA being copied
B. Plantae
C. DNA condensing
C. Archaebacteria
D. Two new cells are made
D. Protista
1050. All of the following are involved in
translocation EXCEPT: 1056. Which environmental concern is most as-
sociated with burning fossil fuels?
A. Living tissue
A. global climate change
B. Thick cellulose
C. companion cells B. pollution of ocean waters
1059. What IS NOT a key component of a 1065. DNA is replicated during the phase
healthy diet? of the cell cycle.
B. reuse B. osmosis
C. recycle C. transpiration
D. none of above D. active transport
1062. Cells on which side of the stem will un- 1068. What is not a basic characteristic of
dergo elongation? life?
A. dark side
A. Responding to the environment
B. light side
B. They grow, reproduce, and expel
C. both sides waste
D. in the middle
C. Hunting other organisms for survival
1063. DEGROWTH HAPPENS WHEN and territory
A. ANABOLISM> CATABOLISM D. They obtain nutrients for energy
B. CATABOLISM>ANABOLISM
1069. Which of the following is/are true of
C. ABABOLISM = CATABOLISM nucleosomes? I. They contain six histone
D. BOTH A & B proteinsII. They control gene expressionIII.
They help in DNA supercoiling
1064. Another term for equilibrium is
A. I only
A. Not enough
B. Too little B. II only
C. Homeostasis C. II and III only
D. Too much D. I, II and III
1070. Plant transports food made in the 1075. In translocation, what directly causes a
leaves to high hydrostatic pressure at the source?
A. roots A. sucrose enters the phloem by active
transport
B. stem
B. water enters the phloem by osmosis
C. flowers
C. sucrose leaves the roots by active
D. all of the above transport
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D. water enters the roots by osmosis
1071. Which of the following structures is
found in plants cells but not in animal 1076. Which structure is not a component of
cells? all cells?
A. mitochondria A. cell wall
B. vacuole B. cell membrane
C. nucleus C. genetic material
D. chloroplast D. ribosomes
1077. In , we study heredity of traits.
1072. Things that have all the characteristics
of life are known as A. Genetics
B. botany
A. Environments
C. zoology
B. Stimulus
D. Biology
C. Species
1078. Living things are made up of units called
D. Organisms
A. DNA
1073. Enzymes are B. Cells
A. Proteins C. Homeostasis
B. Carbohydrates D. Seeds
C. lipids 1079. The leaf is known as the
D. nucleic acids A. photogenic organ
B. Photosynthetic organ
1074. A fungicide is a chemical that kills fungi.
A fungicide dissolved in water was applied C. Photographic organ
to the soil in which a rose plant was grow- D. none of above
ing. It later appeared in the leaves. How
1080. Which is one reason scientists produce
did the fungicide reach the leaves?
transgenic organisms?
A. Transpiration pull in xylem
A. to create new species of organisms
B. Facilitated diffusion B. to control microorganisms in the soil
C. Translocation in phloem C. to prevent habitats from being de-
D. Movement up a water potential gradi- stroyed
ent D. to treat certain types of diseases
1081. What is the study of fossil plants? D. In the winter when days are long and
A. Biology Pfr is high
B. Homeostasis C. Ribosome
C. Growth D. Chloroplast
D. Reproduction
1089. Ribosomes can be found
1084. Which of the following is an adaptation
A. in the cytoplasm
of a xerophyte?
A. reduced roots B. in the nucleus
1092. Which of the following are true of the 1097. A(n) is a pure substance made of a
shoot meristem? I. cells at the edge stop single type of atom and cannot be broken
dividing and instead differentiateII. mito- down.
sis occursIII. it contains undifferentiated
A. Element
cells
A. I and II only B. Compound
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C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
1098. Which adaptation is correct for a rab-
1093. A is a group of organisms that can bit?
reproduce fertile offspring. Failure to re- A. Good hearing to detect predators
produce fertile offspring will cause of
the group. B. large feet to help walk on snow
A. genus, evolution C. long deep roots to absorb water from
soil
B. species, extinction
C. phylum, extinction D. sharp claws and teeth for killing prey
1095. Which domain contains organisms that 1100. The solubility of gases increases as the
are unicellular, prokaryotic, and can cause temperature what?
illness yet also make food such as yogurt. A. Increases
A. Eukarya B. Decreases
B. Archaea
C. Stays the same
C. Bacteria
D. Alter state
D. none of above
1101. An animal that is hunted and killed for
1096. Which of the following are only found in
food by a predator
plant cells? (select all correct answers)
A. Nucleus A. predation
B. amyloplasts B. prey
C. vacuole C. predator
D. Centriole D. parasite
1113. ORDER OF DOG 1119. What is the function of the cell nucleus
found in both plant and animal cells?
A. PRIMATES
A. to produce energy
B. CARNIVORE
B. to control cell activity
C. DIPTERA
C. to remove waste products
D. SAPINDALES D. to allow molecules to enter the cell
1114. Which is not a phase of the cell cycle? 1120. Which is not true about carbohydrates?
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A. Interphase A. They contain oxygen and hydrogen in a
1:2 ratio.
B. Mitosis
B. They contain carbon, oxygen, and hy-
C. Cytokinesis drogen.
D. Duplication C. They have hydroxyl groups.
1115. What are the building blocks of matter D. They have carboxyl groups.
in our universe? 1121. The ‘lub’ sound produced after
A. Atoms A. semilunar valves close
B. Cells B. atria are fully contracted
C. Protons C. ventricles start to relax
D. Neutrons D. bicuspid valve and tricuspid valve sud-
denly close
1116. The first step in the scientific method is 1122. Plants get energy from the sun while an-
imals get energy from
A. To gather additional information A. condensation
B. Form a hypothesis B. eating food
C. Make observations C. photosynthesis
D. Define a problem D. sleeping
1123. The molecular sequence, or blueprint for
1117. Can cause burning of the skin
a protein, is originally carried by which
A. Lead molecule?
B. Particle matter A. ATP
C. Sulfur dioxide B. DNA
1125. Many snakes that belong to the viper 1130. What is a consumer?
family are unusual in that they give birth A. a plant that eats another plant
to live young. This is usually a character-
D. It allows the zygote formed from fertil- 1140. The major locomotor structures in bacte-
ization to have half the original number of ria are
chromosomes of the organism. A. flagella
1135. This is the study of interactions be- B. pili
tween organisms and the interactions that C. fimbriae
organisms have with their environment.
D. cilia
A. Evolution
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1141. Cyanobacteria are classified under
B. Biology
A. Protista
C. Ecology
B. Monera
D. Commensalism
C. Plantae
1136. Decomposers break down detritus, also D. Algae
known as
A. dead organic matter 1142. In human heart, the oxygenated blood
inters into the heart through
B. inorganic matter
A. Aorta
C. living matter
B. Vena cava
D. non-living matter
C. Pulmonary artery
1137. Which of the following organisms are D. Pulmonary vein
LEAST closely related?
1143. What type of organic molecules are en-
A. organisms that share a domain zymes?
B. organisms that share a family A. carbohydrates
C. organisms that share a genus B. lipids
D. organisms that share a species C. nucleic acids
1138. Which molecules do not have charged re- D. proteins
gions?
1144. What is the outside, protein coat on a
A. Water virus called?
B. Hydro A. genetic material
C. Polar B. capsid
D. Non-poar C. envelope
D. tail fibers
1139. The science that is concerned with the
interaction of organisms with each other 1145. A process in which DNA has the unique
and with their environment. ability to make an exact copy of itself.
A. Biodiversity A. Replication
B. Ecology B. Translation
C. Paleontology C. Transcription
D. Biology D. Protein Synthesis
1146. All living things are classified into 3 Do- D. Green algae
mains. Which Domain do WE belong to? E. Angel fish
1157. List THREE (3) organelles that are found C. An attraction between molecules of a
in both plant and animal cells (Check all different substance.
that apply) D. An attraction between molecules of
A. Golgi Bodies the same substance.
B. Mitochondria 1163. Members of this kingdom have cell
C. Nucleus walls made of cellulose
D. Cell Wall A. Eubacteria
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1158. Mammals are animals that B. Protista
1168. Study of PARASITES and their HOSTS. 1174. What is inside the Chloroplast?
A. Ichthyology A. Thylakoid
C. xylem → mesophyll cells → cortex 1184. Traveling done by an animal to find food
cells and water, mates, and better habitat.
D. cortex cells → xylem → mesophyll A. Herding
cells B. Migration
C. Hibernation
1179. The cell membrane is
D. Locomotion
A. a flexible cover
1185. Group of animals having a body divided
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B. a large window
into segments and a digestive tract with
C. a big wall two openings.
D. a rough cover A. Echinoderms
B. Cnidarians
1180. Molecular Biology is the study of
C. Annelids
A. Biological molecules
D. Mollusks
B. Chemical processes in living organ-
isms 1186. Global warming is due to
C. to increase the volume of the cell sap C. In a mixture the compounds and ele-
D. to provide a place for cell nuclei ments are chemically combined.
1200. THE LARGEST BOTANICAL GARDEN LO- B. Chloroplasts and cell wall
CATED IN C. Ribosome and golgi
A. HOWRAH D. Nucleus and cell membrane
B. PUNE
1206. Why do scientists use sampling tech-
C. MOSCOW niques to gather population data rather
D. KEW than counting everything?
A. scientists are lazy
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1201. What is a hydrogen bond?
A. When one substance is dissolved into B. sampling is more efficient and achiev-
another. able
1204. An organism that produces its own food 1209. What kind of cells are made in MEIO-
supply from inorganic compounds is called SIS?
a(an) A. Haploid cells
A. heterotroph B. Diploid Cells
B. consumer C. Skin Cells
C. detritivore D. Liver Cells
D. autotroph 1210. What describes the phase of quick en-
1205. Which pair of structures best shows try of sodium ions into an axon during an
that plant cells have functions different action potential?
from animal cells? A. passive transport
A. Cytoplasm and mitochondria B. depolarization
B. roots → stem → leaves 1217. Place these statements in the correct or-
C. root hairs → leaves → veins der.I. water enters root hairs by osmo-
sisII. the solute concentration inside root
D. stem → roots hairs increasesIII. water enters xylem ves-
1213. Transpiration involves the evaporation sels by osmosisIV. mineral ions enter root
and diffusion of water vapour.What hap- hairs by active transport
pens to the water vapour during transpi- A. I → II → IV → III
ration?
B. I → IV → II → III
A. evaporation from mesophyll cells fol-
C. IV → II → I → III
lowed by diffusion through stomata
B. diffusion from mesophyll cells followed D. IV → I → II → III
by evaporation through stomata 1218. Which of the following best describes an
C. evaporation from stomata followed by ecosystem?
diffusion through mesophyll cells
A. all the living organisms in an area and
D. diffusion from stomata followed by their physical surroundings
evaporation through mesophyll cells
B. a region with a distinct climate
1214. Which of the following cell types is C. all the living organisms of the same
formed by meiosis? species throughout the world
A. muscle cells D. all the living organisms in an area
B. skin cells
1219. What hormone is responsible for the
C. sperm cells
closing of stomata?
D. blood cells
A. Abscisic Acid
1215. Who was the person who used his mi- B. GA (Gibberellin)
croscope to observe a thin slice of cork,
and concluded that the cork was made up C. Auxin
of cells? D. Phytochrome
1.14 Computer
1. A computer game on a pc keeps freezing. B. copyright
What could be the cause of this?
C. computer privacy
A. A virus.
D. hacker
B. Software bug.
C. Insufficient system requirements. 7. is the way that the computer gives us
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information in a way that we can see it,
D. Hardware failure.
hear it, or touch it.
2. Desktop computers are designed: A. Input
A. For mobility B. Output
B. To be placed on a desk C. Processing
C. To be wired to other computers
D. Storage
D. none of above
8. CPU stands for
3. A computer network is connected to-
gether. A. central processing unit
A. One computer B. computer processing unit
B. Two or more C. central protection unit
C. Three or more D. computer protection unit
D. Four or more
9. A device is a program that must be in-
4. A search engine allows you to stalled in order for the peripheral device
A. Print pictures to be able to work with the computer or
laptop.
B. locate information
A. prompter
C. participate in Canvas discussions
B. connector
D. download music
C. driver
5. What is a Desktop?
D. assistor
A. DATA
B. an electronic machine 10. Which of the following is a benefit of using
a cloud storage option?
C. Screen that you can see after log on
windows A. “It protects your computer from
D. none of above viruses”
B. “You don’t need Internet access to re-
6. Keeping a user’s data, including personal
trieve the data”
files and e-mail messages, such that the
data is not accessible by anyone without C. “It provides a backup of your data,
appropriate permission files and photos”
A. encryption D. none of above
11. What should you buy to protect your com- B. hardware device
puter against surges of electricity? C. motherboard device driver
D. Data can only be transmitted at a slow 26. programs that control or maintain the
rate operations of the computer and its devices.
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D. composing an email
27. You have purchased a new wireless
22. What computer was introduced in 1984 printer. What is the first step to getting it
and is made by Apple? to communicate with your laptop?
42. When you sit in front of your computer, 48. Which company produced the BlackBerry
you must? OS?
A. Slouch over the keyboard A. PTA
B. Sleep
B. IBM
C. Sit Upright
C. RIM
D. Cry
D. Apple
43. What is a GUI?
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A. Gradient User Interface 49. Adam creates a maze that uses 10 coding
B. Graphical User Interface blocks in Scratch. Joan creates a maze that
looks exactly the same, but she uses 14
C. Gradual User Increase coding blocks. Infer which basic computer
D. Greater User Interface science concept this example displays.
44. Identify the task that can be accomplished A. Programming requires a plan.
using operating system software?
B. There are multiple solutions to the
A. file management same problem.
B. document creation C. Computer science and math are re-
C. sound recording lated.
D. photo editing D. Computers accomplish tasks through a
45. What type of OS was used by Nokia and set of instructions known as algorithms.
Ericson smartphones before?
50. Which statement best defines what tech-
A. iOS nology is?
B. Belle
A. “Technology is the process by which a
C. Ericson OS machine a receives directions”
D. Symbian
B. “Technology is any invention, including
46. If my computer is frozen, and I cannot tools, machines, techniques, and sources
safely shut it down, the best thing to do of power”
is
C. “Technology is everything that makes
A. Unplug it the world better”
B. Hold in the power button D. “Technology is something that is used
C. Tell the teacher only in electronic devices”
D. Go Crazy!!!!
51. What type of operating system do we use
47. Which of the following is private informa- on our classroom computers?
tion?
A. MAX
A. I like swimming.
B. MAC
B. Cats are my favorite.
C. My address is 2524 Sycamore Lane. C. Microsoft Windows
D. Purple is the best color. D. PC
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puter. He frequently experiences physical
strain by the end of the day because he A. The use or performance of original
does not follow an important rule of er- works in litera ture, art, music, drama or
gonomics with respect to the use of key- any other form of expression
boards. Which of the following actions of B. The use, manufacture or the sale of in-
Dereck could lead to physical strain? ventions, product ideas or technological
A. placing the keyboard exactly in front of development
him while typing C. The use of symbols, phrase, image,
B. keeping hands and wrists straight logo, identity, designs or combination of
while typing any used by firms to identify particular
C. using wrist pads throughout the day products, brands or services.
D. pounding at the keys on the keyboard D. unique and original works such as
while typing ideas, inventions, art, writings, pro-
cesses, company and product names and
E. resting his hands on the keyboard logos
when he is not typing
69. What does the Ethernet port do?
65. A server is a type of computer that does
the following A. Allows the computer to have power
C. Plays an important role in making the D. Allows you to connect to the internet
internet work by a cable
A. IoT B. Motherboard
C. Bluetooth D. CPU
83. It is a web-based tool that enable users 88. What is gaining unauthorised access to a
to locate information on the World Wide computer system also known as?
Web. A. Hacking
A. Link B. Spamming
B. Search Engine C. Phishing
C. Uniform Resource Link D. Logging on
D. Web Browser
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89. This internal computer component is
84. “A computer that was the fastest and the erased every time the computer is turned
most expensive in the world at the time off.
it was constructed. Can tackle tasks that A. hard drive
would not be practical for other computers. B. processor
“This statement refer to:
C. random access memory (RAM)
A. Supercomputer
D. keyboard
B. Workstation
C. Microcomputer 90. Which of the following are related to soft-
ware piracy? I. Internet piracyII. End user
D. High Speed Processor piracyIII. Illegal duplicationIV. Usage of
software
85. Which of the following is not a good way
to protect your computer? A. I, II and III
B. I and IV
A. Install antivirus software
C. II, III and IV
B. Back up important files
D. III and IV
C. Skip operating system updates
D. Plug it into a surge protector 91. Portable digital storage that allows the
user to view and alter documents.
86. What is Microsoft Windows? A. Cloud storage
A. Memory B. Hard Drive
B. Processor C. USB Flash Drive
C. Storage device D. Network Drive
D. Operating System 92. What devices do microprocessors con-
tain?
87. Is a device used to connect a computer or
router to a telephone circuit that has Digi- A. Calculators
tal Subscriber Line service configured B. Transistors
A. Router C. Gears
B. DSL Splitter D. Tubes
C. DSL Modem
93. Which of the following is an advantage of
D. LED algorithmic thinking?
A. Easier to understand & Increases flex- 98. It is any software designed to damage or
ibility to disrupt a system.
95. what is an output? 100. Imagine a car as a computer, and its en-
gine as a program. Which of the following
A. a device that puts data on your com- is an input for the engine program?
puter
A. gas pedal
B. something that stores data B. driver’s seat
C. something that secures data C. steering wheel
D. a device that sends data from one de- D. windshield wipers
vice to another
101. What software application uses the
96. Why should you be careful when using file “.doc” or “.docx” file extension?
sharing sites? A. Microsoft PowerPoint
A. You might be downloading malware. B. Microsoft Publisher
B. The person sharing the file can see C. Paint
your name and address. D. Microsoft Word
C. The person sharing the file will send 102. is used to switch ON and switch OFF
you a bill. the computer.
D. none of above A. Power button
B. Open button
97. “The world’s largest computer network
which connects millions of computer all C. Move button
over the world.” This is the definition for D. none of above
103. Choose the odd one
A. Communication
A. Windows
B. Network B. Solaris
C. Internet C. Linux
D. World Wide Web D. Outlook
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D. none of above
105. Which group of keys on the keyboard are
110. The main circuit board in a computer is
used to move the insertion point up, down,
called the
right and left in a document?
A. RAM
A. Navigation
B. dongle
B. Function
C. motherboard
C. ENTER or RETURN
D. power supply unit
D. Alphanumeric
111. A is a computer that serves up infor-
106. Embedded systems are computers inside mation to other computers on a network.
a larger system examples of this A. Mainstay
A. an aeroplane B. Laptop
B. microwaves C. Desktop
C. traffic lights D. Server
D. dishwashers 112. What software can you use to avoid get-
ting viruses?
107. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) uses
to help the user navigate within the com- A. Disk Cleanup software
puter system. B. Firewall software
A. Windows C. Anti-virus software
B. Videos D. none of above
115. What computer was introduced in 1981 120. Which of these is the correct definition of
and is the most common type of com- a router?
puter?
A. Forwards data packets along a net-
A. Mac work
B. Apple
B. Corrects errors that are found in data
C. PC packets
D. iPhone C. A type of transmission media that pro-
116. What are the two most common OSs (Op- vides the greatest bandwidth
erating Systems)? D. A server within a network
A. Linxus & Mac OS X
121. Which if these terms refers to the max-
B. Mac OS X & Apple imum rate at which data can be trans-
C. Apple & Dell ferred?
D. Mac OS X & Microsoft Windows A. Error detection
117. Which item is considered computer hard- B. Packet switching
ware? C. Bandwidth
A. “Accounting program”
D. Transmission media
B. “Cloud storage”
C. “Motherboard” 122. What Is A Computer?
D. “Operating system” A. A Machine That Shows Stuff On The
Screen.
118. A computer program that propagates it-
self across computers, usually by creating B. An Electronic Device That Is Hand Held
copies of itself in each computer’s memory. And Can Do Many Things.
A worm might duplicate itself in one com- C. An Electronic Device For Storing And
puter so often that it causes the computer Processing Data, Typically In Binary Form,
to crash. According To Instructions Given To It In A
A. worm Variable Program.
B. snake D. None Of The Above.
C. Trojan horse
123. letters and numbers is in the
D. virus
A. Monitor / Monitor
119. Choose the list of different TYPES of com-
B. Mouse
puters?
C. CPU / CPU
A. Laptop, smart phone, tablet, gaming
system D. Keyboard
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B. used punch card as input device
A. Android C. fast processing with less power con-
B. iOS sumption
C. BlackBerry OS D. support high level language in differ-
ent type of computer
D. Windows
131. What is another word for ethics?
126. Which of the following would be consid-
ered an output device? A. Loyal
A. “Keyboard” B. Character
B. “Printer” C. Values
C. “Microsoft Word” D. Honesty
D. “CPU” 132. I am going to share software that I have
127. To navigate through different folders in created, and I do not care about copyright-
Windows, you’ll use ing my work. How would this software
be classified?
A. Windows Easy Transfer
A. shareware
B. Launchpad
B. copyrighted
C. Windows Explorer
C. open source
D. Finder
D. freeware
128. Which option refers to a combination of
the three main services in cloud comput- 133. A is two or more computers linked
ing? together to share files, software, and re-
sources, such as printers.
A. SaaS
A. Laptop
B. XaaS
B. Network or Server
C. IaaS
C. RAM
D. MaaS
D. ROM
E. PaaS
129. when encryption is needed to protect 134. A machine that processes data and per-
valuable passwords and financial transac- forms tasks according to a set of instruc-
tions, this will allow you a safe and secure tions.
connection to the Internet A. Software
A. html B. Hardware
146. What is the program that lets you com- 151. What is an example of hardware?
municate with the computer? ” A. mouse & computer case
A. Software B. Word & Ultra Key
B. Operating Systems C. Word & monitor
C. Applications D. keyboard & Chrome
D. Programming language 152. A programmer is to a computer as a
teacher is to:
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147. arge computer network that spans a
metropolitan area and falls between a LAN A. a desk
and a WAN B. a student
A. LAN C. a library
B. MAN D. a principal
C. WAN 153. The number system that computers un-
D. NET derstand is called
A. Decimal
148. Processing data is
B. Denary
A. data that is used by a computer
C. Boolean
B. data that goes through a process in the
D. Binary
computer
C. data shown to you 154. External hardware used to store and re-
trieve data, such as a disk drive, CD/DVD
D. none of above drive, or flash drive
149. This is copyrighted software that is dis- A. Storage Device
tributed free of charge on a trial basis. A B. Operating System
normal fee is charged if the user decides
C. Computer System
to keep it.
D. Peipherals
A. Share Ware
B. Site License 155. Define Computer hardware
A. the collection of physical parts of a
C. Adware
computer system.
D. Free Ware
B. the color of the computer
150. Which action will not make an individual C. how the computer looks
vulnerable to identity theft? D. none of above
A. Using a computer without updated spy-
156. Jim is in the process of typing a five-page
ware protection
research paper. The keyboard Jim is using
B. Responding to an email from one’s de- represents what type of main computer
pository institution computer?
C. Paying cash for a movie ticket A. Output device
D. Throwing mail in the garbage B. Systems Unit
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C. A written guideline that helps to deter-
B. forgot easily mine whether a specific computer action.
C. thinking machine D. A written guideline that helps to deter-
mine whether a specific computer action
D. none of above
is ethical or unethical.
169. Which of these is the best analogy for the 174. a list of data items that are reclaimed in
control unit in a CPU? a specific order
A. a washing machine A. queues
B. a refrigerator B. ftp
C. a traffic light C. memory
D. a thermometer D. internet protocol
170. A programmable machine can: 175. It is a kind of software that enables you
to locate and view websites on the Inter-
A. Do math faster than a person
net.
B. Perform a number of different tasks A. Link
C. Read multiple computer languages B. Search Engine
D. Display data on a screen C. Uniforn Resource Link
171. Picture Symbols D. Web Browser
188. Which of the following are all basic parts 194. Which of the following is NOT one of the
of a desktop computer? six areas of computer ethics?
A. Computer case, monitor, printer A. Information Systems
B. Keyboard, headphones, monitor
B. Green Computing
C. Mouse, speakers, computer case
C. Codes of Conduct
D. Keyboard, mouse, computer case
D. Information Privacy
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189. Programs or instructions that tell the
computer what to do.
195. In attempts to improve their contribution
A. Operating system
to the environment a company decides to
B. Software adapt green computing. Which of these
C. CPU techniques will contribute to green comput-
ing?
D. Motherboard
A. virtualization
190. is a web browser
A. Internet B. grid computing
B. DIS C. recycling
C. Google D. autonomic computing
D. Google chrome
196. Computer is a set of instructions that
191. Whats the missing word? INPUT? ? ? ?
tells a computer what to do or how to per-
? ? ? OUTPUT
form a task.
A. Downput
A. Hardware
B. Process
C. Offput B. Software
D. Data C. Malware
208. Choose an example of an Input Device? 213. What operating system is on a pc?
A. Speakers A. OS X
B. The Screen B. Vista
C. The Keyboard C. Safari
D. none of above D. Windows
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storage in the list below.
permission
A. megabyte
A. virus
B. kilobyte
B. antivirus
C. bit
C. overwriting virus
D. gigabyte
D. none of above
215. The physical parts of the computer are
210. What happens to data in Main Mem- called
ory/RAM when we switch the power
A. software
off?
B. hardware
A. All data is lost
C. computer parts
B. All data is saved
D. computer case
C. All data is backed up to the Hard Drive
216. Choose which is not an operating system
D. All data is saved to the Processor
software from the collection of software
211. What is a good general rule to follow names below:
when deciding whether to repair or replace A. Linux
a computer? B. Unix
A. If you spent more than $1000, repair C. Microsoft Office
it.
D. Microsoft Windows
B. If you spent more than $1500, repair
it. 217. Someone has told you three reasons why
you shouldn’t let your mobile phone post
C. If it is more than five years old, replace
your location on social networking sites.
it.
Which one is true?
D. If it is more than three years old, re-
A. Your parents will be able to track
place it.
where you’ve been and guess what you’ve
212. Which of the following is an example of been up to.
an output device? B. The local shopping centre will notice
you’re there so often that they will offer
A. “Scanner”
you a job.
B. “Keyboard”
C. Someone might go to your house while
C. “Mouse” you’re out and cause harm
D. “Speakers” D. none of above
218. Which of the following is NOT a form of 223. You want to watch some videos about
technology? new ways to get information into and out
of computers. Which of these titles is most
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physical structure
C. USB Port
229. A computer system is:
D. Portable Storage
A. An electrical device
235. Who is the creator of a computer?
B. An input device
A. Alexander Graham Bell
C. hardware and software working to-
gether B. Charles Babbage
D. input and output working together C. Larry Page
239. The is the computer’s main circuit 244. Which of the following is a question you
board. It’s a thin plate that holds the CPU, should ask yourself before you make a
memory, connectors for the hard drive and move to do something questionable?
248. Which one is NOT an output device? 254. Computer is any physical device used
A. printer in or with your machine.
B. earphones A. Hardware
C. keyboard B. Software
D. speakers C. Malware
D. none of above
249. RAM stands for?
255. What is software?
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A. random access memory
B. read about memory A. any set of instructions that tells the
hardware what to do
C. read access memory
B. the video card on the monitor
D. random about memory
C. the operating system
250. A is a type of input device that can D. the monitor and computer case
record videos and take pictures.
256. what do you put for the string command
A. printer
A. Str
B. webcam
B. int
C. scanner
C. inr
D. cellphone
D. srt
251. The author (owner) will let you download
it, and if you like it and want to use it, you 257. A form of software that collects infor-
are expected to pay a fair price for it mation about the user in order to display
advertisements in the browser based on
A. Software Licence
the information it collects from the user’s
B. Free ware browsing patterns.
C. Shareware A. Adware
D. open source software B. Free ware
252. It is the operation of data as per given C. Share ware
instruction. It is totally internal process of D. Public domain Software
the computer system.
258. Code is to a program and is to
A. INPUT
Snapchat.
B. OUTPUT A. filters
C. PROCESS B. bug
D. STORAGE C. iterate
253. X = 20;Y = 5;Y = X+YX++; D. grandma
A. X = 20, Y = 25 259. Keyboards, mice and microphones are all
B. X = 20, Y = 5 examples of (Select all that apply)
C. X = 21, Y = 25 A. Output Devices
D. X = 20, Y = 26 B. Peripherals
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271. the acronym for hyper text transfer pro-
tocol secure 277. Matt wants to guard his personal infor-
A. https mation. Which personal information is
least likely to be used by scammers?
B. http
A. Phone numbers
C. html
D. pdf B. Credit card numbers
C. Bank account numbers
272. Who invented the computer?
D. Driver’s license numbers
A. Q.R.cowde
B. N.put 278. What software allows the hardware to
interact with the applications?
C. John Mauchly
A. word processing software
D. W.B.Camero
B. operating system software
273. These are the tangible or physical part
C. BIOS system software
that performs the various tasks of the
computer D. web browser software
A. Hard ware 279. This system software manages computer
B. Software hardware, software resources, and pro-
C. Peopleware vides common services for computer pro-
grams. Which of these is being de-
D. none of above scribed?
274. Who owns the Internet? A. Application Software
A. No one B. Operating System
B. the governement C. Security Software
C. Bill Gates D. Software Utility
D. Vint Cerf
280. b Which register is being described?
275. Select the examples of Business Soft- Holds the memory address about to be
ware used by the CPU
A. Inventory Management System A. MAR
B. Antivirus Software B. MDR
C. Payroll System C. Accumulator
D. Financial Accounting D. Program Counter
292. The process of converting data into an un- 297. The art of cracking into a computer to
readable and unusable form. Encryption steal information is called?
is done to prevent unauthorized access of A. Cracking
data, especially during data transmission
over the Internet. B. Malicious intent
C. Stealing
A. encryption
D. Hacking
B. decryption
298. Processed information:
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C. cookie
A. Output
D. backup
B. Storage
293. What is the physical components of com- C. Processing
puter system?
D. Input
A. Hardware
299. A storage device that reads and writes
B. Software data to and from a round rigid disk in the
C. Peopleware computer is called:
D. Malware A. CPU
B. Motherboard
294. A computer uses this to organize all of
C. Hard Disk
the different files and applications it con-
tains D. Soft Disk
A. Folders 300. It is not OK to near the computer
B. Hard drive A. sing
C. Motherboard B. eat
D. Operating system C. take a picture
D. use a light
295. Which of the following is an example of
‘main memory’. 301. If you borrow and copy a friend’s soft-
ware in violation of the licensing agree-
A. Hard Drive ment, what kind of computer ethics that
B. USB Drive you have failed to adhere? (2 answers)
C. RAM A. Information privacy.
D. ROM B. Software piracy.
C. Information accuracy
296. It allows a computer to be connected to
D. Intellectual property right
a network.
A. Graphics And Sound Card 302. Responsible for turning the CPU on and
off, the only way a computer should ever
B. Speakers And Headphones be powered down.
C. LAN Card A. Mouse
D. Memory or RAM B. Monitor
313. What does Lan stand for? 319. What component has a capacity mea-
A. Lame Annoying Nut sured in GB?
B. Laid Area Network A. Hard Disk
C. Length Area Network B. Mouse
D. Local Area Network C. Monitor
314. What is a synonym for “iterating? ” D. Keyboard
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A. Include
320. One benefit of a laptop is
B. Improve
A. More portable than a desktop
C. Introduce
B. Can be easily upgraded
D. Incomplete
C. Generally cheaper than a desktop
315. Which of the following would make a
good password? D. none of above
A. MyPaSWRd82! 321. The central processing unit (CPU), also
B. ABC123 called a , is located inside the computer
C. mypassword case on the motherboard. It is sometimes
called the brain of the computer, and its
D. none of above job is to carry out commands. Whenever
316. An ‘App’ should you press a key, click the mouse, or start
an application, you’re sending instructions
A. solve a problem, use inputs, process
to it.
and store information and produce an out-
put. A. Motherboard
B. be fun and entertaining B. Random Access Memory
C. be non-profit C. Processor
D. help the homeless D. Hard drive
317. Stands of DBMS is
322. Which two parts of the human body can
A. Databased Management System be used for a Biometric reader?
B. Database Management System
A. Hand and Eye
C. Database Manajement System
B. Fingerprint and Retina
D. Databased Managemen System
C. Eye and Retina
318. What are types of computers in the old
D. Hands
gen. which are able to calculate faster
but are very large and usually takes more
323. A computer should not be moved during?
space?
A. A sunny day
A. Mainframe Computer
B. Microcomputer B. On your birthday
C. Gigacomputer C. During a storm
D. Macrocomputer D. Classtime
335. This is a destructive code that bores it 340. An irrelevant and unsolicited e-mail mes-
way through a computer’s files. It can sage sent by an unknown sender. A spam
move from computer to computer, drop- is sent to distribute a message to many re-
ping off segments of itself as it goes. cipients at one time
A. Trojan Horse A. spam
B. Computer Worm B. software piracy
C. Spyware C. slander
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D. Computer Virus
D. secure sockets layer (SSL)
336. It is data that has been processed in such
a way as to be meaningful to the person 341. What is mainframe?
who receives it. A. Powerful desktop computer designed
A. DATA for specialized tasks.
B. INFORMATION B. High capacity machines with thou-
sands of processors that can perform
C. INPUT
more than several trillion calculations per
D. OUTPUT second.
344. If a Windows program has become unre- 350. Which of the following is NOT a true
sponsive, which keys do you press to open statement about using a cloud storage op-
the Task Manager? tion?
B. Distance of the grocery store 351. How would you classify these file exten-
C. Brand of the stove sions:.jpg, .gif, .png, .tiff, .bmp.
D. Number of guests A. document files
346. what is Binary B. photo files
A. 19191911199 C. video files
B. 477474444747 D. system files
C. 00111010110
352. What sort of values can a logical state-
D. 233232232223 ment have?
347. Identify the common network jargon A. Any number
(acronym) for virtual private network
B. Any sentence that makes sense
A. WAN
C. Either true or false
B. VPN
C. LAN D. Either ‘yes’, ‘no’, or ‘don’t know’
355. What might someone do if they steal 360. What should you do to protect (backup)
your identity? your data, documents and photos indefi-
A. Earn lots of money and leave it in your nitely?
bank account. A. “Save them to your computer’s inter-
B. Try to give you all the credit for their nal data storage”
hard work. B. “Nothing, the computer knows what it
needs to do”
C. Try to access your bank account or set
C. “Sync them to the cloud” “Save them
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up a loan in your name.
to your computer’s internal
D. none of above
D. “Email them to yourself so you have a
356. Judy forgot where she saved a certain copy”
file on her computer. Therefore, she
searches for all files with a .jpg file exten- 361. A company that provides Internet connec-
sion. Which type of file is she searching? tivity to individuals, businesses, and orga-
nizations.
A. program files
A. cookie
B. audio files
B. hacker
C. graphic files
C. Internet Service Provider (ISP)
D. document files
D. world wide web
E. video files
362. what number is Binary
357. When using computers you should:(answer
A. 1
more than 1)
B. 2
A. Avoid harming others.
C. 10
B. Protect yourself.
D. 100
C. Harm others
D. Avoid breaking the law. 363. What name would you give to an email
attachment that may harm your com-
E. break the law. puter?
358. Computer Equipment A. Phishing
A. Software B. Spam
B. Hardware C. Malware
C. Default D. none of above
D. Computer 364. Phishing means
359. How does the computer produces the A. Using a phishing pole in the water to
data? ” catch phish.
A. Output B. Someone should have been more care-
ful with spell check.
B. Input
C. Websites and emails created just to
C. Storage trick you so cybercriminals can steal your
D. Process information.
375. Displays information about drivers, net- use software illegally.III. Employees clear
work connections, and other program- their history file when finished browsin-
related details. gIV. Employees fill in necessary informa-
A. System Summary tion on registration formWhich of the ac-
tivities above considered as codes of con-
B. Software environment duct?
C. Hardware Resources A. I only
D. Components B. I and II
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376. The , also called an audio card-is re- C. I and III
sponsible for what you hear in the speak- D. III and IV
ers or headphones.
A. Wireless network card 381. You can use a computer to (check all that
apply)
B. Network card
A. Type Documents
C. Sound card
B. Send Email
D. Video card
C. Play Games
377. The output of a computer is seen on which
D. Browse the web
device?
A. CPU 382. What is the short name of Central Pro-
B. Mouse cessing Unit?
C. Keyboard A. CUP
D. Monitor B. CPU
C. UCP
378. What is hardware?
D. none of above
A. all the ports and buttons of a computer
B. is any part of your computer that has a 383. The following are examples of search en-
physical structure. gine, except
C. is any part of your desktop A. Microsoft bing
D. software B. Yahoo
C. Google
379. Unauthorized copying of copyrighted
software without obtaining the license or D. Google Chrome
permission of its copyright owner.
384. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HARDWARE
A. secure sockets layer (SSL) COMPONENTS WILL YOU USE TO LISTEN
B. software piracy TO THE CD WITHOUT DISTURBING YOUR
CLASS?
C. slander
A. WEBCAM
D. libel
B. SPEAKER
380. I. Employees shall consider the social
impact of programs and systems they C. MICROPHONE
design.II. Employees may not copy or D. HEADPHONES
385. What part of the computer do you use to C. Python defaults to Strings-have to
type? change a String to a number
389. STATE THE AREA OF COMPUTER C. checking in current location in the so-
ETHICS:NOT USING YOUR OFFICE BAND- cial media
WITDH TO PERFORM ONLINE SHOPPING. D. using unlisted phone number
A. GREEN COMPUTING
394. What are two ways you can bring your
B. CODE OF CONDUCT computer files with you almost anywhere
C. INFORMATION PRIVACY you go?
D. none of above A. Save your files to the computer hard
drive
390. Which of the following is NOT true about
Strings? B. Save your files to a flash drive or to the
cloud
A. Lets the user type in letters, numbers
and words C. Burn your files onto a CD
B. Stored in 1 byte of memory D. You can’t
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B. FUNCTION
A. Microsoft C. ALPHANUMERIC
B. Dell D. COMMAND
C. Sony
402. It is the practice of testing a computer
D. Apple system, network or Web application to
397. Which of the following is required for a find vulnerabilities that an attacker could
physical computing system? exploit.
A. The device looks nice for users A. Eavesdropping
B. The system can be connected to the in- B. Hacking
ternet C. Impersonation
C. The components are waterproof D. Penetration testing
D. The system is interactive with its envi-
ronment 403. David has a bachelor’s degree in soft-
ware engineering, but is now looking for
398. The speed of the processor chip is mea- a job as a software developer. Which of
sured in: these certifications will not help enhance
A. Miles per hour his job prospects?
B. Bits A. Cisco Certified Entry Networking Tech-
nician (CCENT)
C. Bytes
D. Hertz B. Cisco Certified Network Associate
(CCNA)
399. which one is a form of ‘output’ C. CompTIA A+
A. speakers, printers, monitor
D. CompTIA Security+
B. printer, monitor, memory
E. .NET
C. speakers, printer, keyboard
D. keyboard 404. TO DRAW LINES AND OTHER SHAPES IN
PAINT, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INPUT
400. Listening to audio through the speakers DEVICES WILL YOU USE:
is an example of input.
A. KEYBOARD
A. Yes, because you’re inserting data into
B. WEB CAM
the computer.
B. No, because you’re not inserting data C. MICROPHONE
into the computer. D. MOUSE
405. an application used to search and find in- 411. I am known as the “brain” of the com-
formation on the Internet puter because I receive information and
carry out commands. I tell other parts of
B. Software D. server
C. Hardware 413. The computer’s memory (ex. thumb
D. Application Manager drives, hard drives, cloud storage:ie.
Dropbox)
408. Machine that runs on Man Power
A. temporary
A. Car
B. internal
B. Sewing Machine
C. external
C. Bus
D. none of above D. important
416. Locating and correcting errors in a com- D. Comments highlight code that needs to
puter program is part of which process? be fixed.
A. sorting 421. this device has many buttons
B. coding A. monitor
C. designing algorithms B. cpu
D. debugging C. keyboard
417. The main advantages of a star network
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D. none of above
are:
422. Which computer device is used to draw
A. Cheap to set up
pictures and play games?
B. Easy to implement
A. CPU
C. Proceses data very fast
B. Mouse
D. A, B
C. Printer
418. Refers to the people involved in the data D. Speaker
processing operations such as the system
administrator, office workers, students 423. The most common example of an input de-
and others. vice is a
A. Hardware A. Monitor
B. Software B. Mouse
C. Peopleware C. Headphones
D. Malware D. Keyboard
419. Electronic components in modern comput- 424. What is a way that information is output
ers are dependable because they have a from a computer?
low failure rate. The high reliability of the A. Typing on a keyboard
components enables the computer to pro-
B. Clicking on a mouse
duce consistent results. Definition about?
C. Speaking into a microphone
A. Reliability
D. Data being displayed on a moniter
B. Diligence
C. All anwers are Incorrect 425. Sabrina sent a video to her friend; Har-
D. Diligence vey. However, he uses the video to
spread false rumours about Sabrina by
420. When creating a program, how does the posted it online.Based on the above situa-
use of comments help a computer scientist tion, what is the code of conduct that Har-
debug problems? vey has violated?
A. Comments show where a bug is lo- A. User may not interfere with others’
cated in the code. computers
B. Comments are opinions from about B. User may not used computers to harm
how well the code works. other people.
C. Comments describe the code, logic, C. User may not use the computers to
and desired outcome. bear false witness.
C. Quieter D. WI-FI
D. Larger 433. Choose the items below that are classi-
fied as software
428. Those works below have been taken to
be copied by one of the famous smart- A. A keyboard
phone company in Malaysia.*logo*the
B. A program for editing images
function of particular smartphone brand-
Based on the statement above, which are C. A mouse
the IP that have been infringed? D. The operating system
A. copyright & patent E. A file containing an image
B. patent & trademark
434. A is used to point at things on the
C. copyright & trademark
monitor
D. trademark
A. CPU
429. Using a source without giving credit to B. MOUSE
the original author is known as
C. PRINTER
A. Plagiarism
D. none of above
B. Cheating
C. Copying/Pasting 435. C P U stand for
D. Paraphrasing A. Computer personally used
430. What is the computer language called? B. Common parts united
A. bination C. Central Processing Unit
B. combinations D. None of the above
436. These are components which allow data 442. Which of the following is an example of
to be stored within a computer system. biased information?
A. PROCESSING DEVICES A. An out-of-date music sales chart
B. STORAGE DEVICES B. A music CD review
C. OUTPUT DEVICES C. A family photograph
D. INPUT DEVICES D. none of above
443. An individual who develops contact with
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437. Which of these is NOT an input device?
Internet users, through chat rooms, online
A. keyboard forums, or e-mail, to exploit them finan-
B. mouse cially or involve them in dangerous rela-
C. blinking light tionships.
A. encryptor
D. microphone
B. online predator
438. These devices take data from the com-
C. firewall
puter system and convert it to a form that
can be interpreted by humans. D. computer security
A. OUTPUT DEVICES 444. An ISP provides access to the infras-
B. STORAGE DEVICES tructure for the users.
A. Internet
C. INPUT DEVICES
B. Protocols
D. PROCESSING DEVICES
C. Router
439. What is an electronic device that MANIP- D. Layers
ULATES INFORMATION or DATA?
A. Computer 445. What does the CPU do?
A. Provides electricity
B. Cellphone
B. Executes Instructions
C. Tablet
C. Stores Files
D. Desktop Computer
D. Connects everything together
440. A does the same thing as a mouse on
the computer. 446. helps in building grid computing systems
A. autonomic computing
A. Track Pad
B. virtualization
B. Floppy Disk
C. screenless displays
C. Hard Disk
D. 3-D printing
D. CPU
447. In the Microsoft MakeCode environment,
441. RAM what are the blocks of code grouped in?
A. Random Allocated Memory A. Drawers
B. Random Alternate Message B. Menus
C. Random Access Memory C. Tab
D. Random Attempt Mode D. Folders
448. If we know how many times we will need 453. is a package of instructions that tell
to repeat a bit of code before running it, the computer what to do also known as an
which is the best form of iteration to use? application or short for app.
449. A is a special software program that 454. Which algorithm would you use to find a
makes the hardware work. specific card in a shuffled deck?
A. Video Card A. Binary
B. Hard Drive B. Merge
C. Driver C. Linear
D. CPU D. 52 Card Pickup
450. Which of the following activities de- 455. One drawback of a tablet
scribes the field of computer science? A. Requires a power source
A. Designing fonts, images, and colors B. May not have as many functions as a
for a website. laptop or desktop
B. Designing and using computational ap- C. Extremely portable
plications and systems.
D. none of above
C. Creating 3-dimensional animations &
movies using computers. 456. Barcode reader is a
D. Developing science experiments on a A. software
computer. B. hardware
451. What type of computer has a main pur- C. battery
pose of serving other computers on a D. mobile phone
LAN?
A. Server 457. Variations of the Linux operating system
commonly referred to as
B. Client
A. Open Source
C. Microcomputer
B. Resource
D. Computer
C. Distro
452. Which of the following is the number of D. 1 and 2 are Correct
instructions that 2 Gigahertz CPU can ex-
ecute in one second? 458. Which one is NOT an input device?
A. 2 thousand A. scanner
B. 2 million B. monitor
C. 2 trillion C. mouse
D. 2 billion D. microphone
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A. Codes of conduct
460. Where do you put a disc or CD into the
computer? B. Information privacy
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482. If you get caught committing a cyber A. Operating systems
crime, you could be punished by
B. Specialized computers
A. Going to prison.
C. Servers computers
B. Getting banned from the internet.
D. Hardware computers
C. Getting fined thousands of dollars.
487. CPU stands for central unit.
D. All of the above.
A. Protection
483. In what year was the computer in-
B. Packet
vented?
C. Plasma
A. 1822
D. Processing
B. 1945
C. 1970 488. What is the use of a mainframe computer
D. 1920 A. are used to control large and small ma-
chines which in the past were controlled
484. You turn on your computer. As soon as by humans.
it’s ready, you open a file containing a doc-
B. They are also in homes, where they
ument and start editing it using a word
are used for things such as listening to
processor.If you take a snapshot of your
music, reading the news, and writing.
system at that point, what will the stor-
age devices contain? C. bulk data processing, such as census,
industry and consumer statistics, enter-
A. All the documents saved on your com-
prise resource planning; and transaction
puter
processing.
B. All the programs installed on your com-
D. bulk data processing, such as census,
puter
industry and consumer statistics, enter-
C. All the data for the document that you prise resource planning; and transaction
are editing processing.
D. All the instructions contained in the
word processing program 489. A hardware device which enables the
computer to accept data is called an
E. All the instructions contained in the op- device.
erating system
A. RAM
485. allows computers, smartphones, or other B. input
devices to connect to the Internet or
communicate with one another wirelessly C. ROM
within a particular area D. output
490. is a type of programming data that 495. Which of the following is NOT an offence
represents text under the Computer Misuse Act?
491. They play an important role in the com- C. copying software and trying to sell it to
puter system, because they are the ones someone for a profit
who USE, BUILD, DESIGN, PROGRAM, and D. writing and distributing a virus
FIX
496. A hardware device which reports com-
A. HARDWARE
puter information in a form we can under-
B. SOFTWARE stand is called an device.
C. DATA A. output
D. PEOPLE B. RAM
494. What controls a computer’s basic opera- 499. In MIT App inventor a component that can
tions? detect clicks is a
A. Operating system A. textbox
B. Motherboard B. sprite
C. RAM C. text to speech
D. Software system D. button
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501. A tool for getting around the desktop. B. Understand Resource Language
A. Keyboard C. Ultimate Resource Locator
B. Monitor
D. Uniform Resource Language
C. Mouse
D. none of above 507. Keyboards, mice and microphones are all
examples of
502. Always shut your computer down by
pressing the which button A. All of these choices
511. Displays general information about your 516. What does Green Computing mean?
computer and the operating system, such
A. economically responsible and eco-
as the computer name and manufacturer,
514. What do you call a PERSON who FIX the 519. A hand-operated device that allows con-
computer? trol of the cursor on a computer screen.
A. Computer Technician A. Mouse
B. Computer Engineers B. Keyboard
C. Computer Teachers C. Printer
D. none of above D. Hardware
515. If your computer won’t connect to the in-
520. Long sessions of typing may cause
ternet, which of these is most likely to be
the problem? A. Repetitive stress injuries to your
A. RAM hands.
521. Found in the computer’s BIOS, what actu- A. World Wide Web
ally is the ‘bootstrap’? B. Internet
A. The program which takes the com- C. ARPANet
puter through steps that lead up to the
loading of the operating system (OS) D. ICANN
B. The program responsible for loading 527. GUIs are sometimes called WIMPs. “M”
the drives for peripheral devices like the in WIMP stand for
keyboard and mouse
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A. Monitor
C. T he computer’s initial start-up pro-
B. Menu
cess
C. Mouse
D. The device used to attach the ROM to
the computer’s motherboard D. Mark
522. Which one is an output peripheral? 528. numbered label that is given to any de-
A. headphones vice in a computer network. It allows for
network identification and local address-
B. mouse ing.
C. keyboard A. ftp
D. microphone B. encryption
523. what does ROM stand for? ? C. internet protocol
A. Range of motion D. url
B. Realistic-only memory
529. Operating systems that can only be run
C. Random-only memory on Apple type computers are:
D. Read-only memory A. Linux
524. A worldwide network of computers? B. Novell
A. CPU C. Unix
B. RAM D. Macintosh
C. Internet 530. To erase redundant text from a message,
D. Network which of the following keys on the key-
board can you use to remove unwanted
525. These devices are used to keep informa-
text. Select two.
tion for later use.
A. PAGE UP & DELETE
A. Input Devices
B. DELETE & BACKSPACE
B. Output Devices
C. SHIFT & ALT
C. Storage Devices
D. BACKSPACE & ALT
D. Processing Devices
526. A worldwide collection of networks that 531. A is a machine that does four basic
connects millions of businesses, govern- things:input, output, processing and stor-
ment agencies, educational institutions, age.
and individuals. A. CPU
543. What is a computer? 548. Do not accept from Internet sites that
A. A persific object with pages made of you don’t know and trust.
paper that has words written on each of A. downloads
them B. e-mails
B. An Animal C. web addresses
C. An electronic object with digital intelli- D. links
gence that is owned by most people in the
549. Which of the following is a storage de-
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world that can afford one
vice?
D. Your next door neighbour
A. Pen drive
544. Behavior in the classroom should
B. SIM card
A. Include running and horseplay C. CD-ROM
B. Not include running and horseplay D. All of the above
C. Be according to students’ preference
550. Which of these are minimum require-
D. none of above ments to run software?
545. ISP A. space, memory, CPU, hard drive
A. internet service protocol B. OS, USB, Keyboard, Mouse
B. internet service provider C. USB, Optical Drive. CPU
C. international service provider D. CPU, ROM, Speakers
D. internet success protocol 551. What is the purpose of inventing the first
computer?
546. What is micro-controller?
A. For live chatting
A. Powerful desktop computer designed
for specialized tasks. B. For GPS
B. High capacity machines with thou- C. For viewing videos and pictures
sands of processors that can perform D. For basic calculations
more than several trillion calculations per
second. 552. Which of the following could protect
against unauthorised access to an ICT sys-
C. Large expensive computer capable of tem?
simultaneously processing data for hun-
dreds or thousands of users. A. anti-virus software
B. a firewall
D. Tiny, specialized microprocessors in-
stalled in smart appliances and automo- C. anti-malware software
biles. D. disk defragger
547. Which of these is the off one out? 553. Check all the examples of Input Units.
A. Binary A. Keyboard
B. Bubble B. Microphone
C. Merge C. Speakers
D. Insert D. Mouse
554. How many different binary codes can be 560. The control unit, arithmetic logic unit and
represented in 2 bits? memory are together called Central Pro-
cessing Unit or CPU.
C. 8 B. No.
D. 16 C. I don’t know.
D. none of above
555. The sound waves that we hear with our
ears are? 561. An example of an URL (website) address
A. Digital is
C. Amplitude B. http://www.eacs.k12.in.us
557. If you commit a crime under Section A B. Security is good-users cannot see
of the Computer Misuse Act you receive other users’ files unlike on stand-alone
? machines.
A. Up to 12 Months in prison and/or a fine C. if the main cable fails or gets damaged
the whole network will fail
B. Life imprisonment
D. Purchasing the network cabling and
C. £1000 Fine file servers can be expensive.
D. none of above
563. Which period is known as the Second Gen-
558. which is an example of an output de- eration of Computer?
vice? A. 1955-1966
A. microphone B. 1956-1965
B. keyboard C. 1955-1964
C. mouse D. 1956-1964
D. none of the above
564. Which part of the computer will perform
559. How does a computer accepts the data? calculations for a budget?
A. Storage A. Monitor
B. Process B. Digital Versatile Disk
C. Output C. CPU
D. Input D. Hard disk
565. Identify the 2 types of Micro computers 570. A small program that gets installed on
from the list below: a computer while browsing the Internet.
The basic function of active content is to
A. laptop and smartphones
provide an interactive Internet experience
B. smartphones and tablets through videos and toolbars. Sometimes,
C. desktop and embedded active content is used to gain unauthorized
access to a computer, and then damage the
D. desktop and laptop data stored on it or install malicious soft-
ware on it.
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566. WHICH HARDWARE COMPONENT
WOULD YOU USE TO RECORD YOUR A. active content
VOICE: B. cache memory
A. SPEAKER C. cookie
B. MICROPHONE D. spam
C. HEADPHONES 571. The four main components of an Operat-
D. SCANNER ing System are, except
A. Input tools and results (collectively
567. Which transmission media is capable of
called I / O)
having a much higher bandwidth?
B. Control Unit
A. Coaxial
C. Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)
B. Twisted pair cable
D. All answers is Correct
C. Plastic
572. Which of the following provides an accu-
D. Fibre optic
rate description of a problem
568. What is the purpose of accessibility fea- A. A difficulty that cannot be solved
tures? B. A difficulty that prevents the accom-
A. To make accessing files easy from any- plishment of some objective
where C. A difficulty that arise from some exist-
B. Tools that help you learn the computer ing dilemma
more easily D. A challenge that hinders progress, that
C. A list of computer shortcuts may have no solution
D. Help people with disabilities use tech- 573. is a needed requirement to make an inter-
nology more easily net connection?
A. Pencil
569. Computer ethics is:
B. Table
A. The act of damaging computer soft-
ware deliberately. C. Modem
B. The rules governing the use of technol- D. Camera
ogy.
574. The Macintosh (Mac) computers are made
C. Using computers without permission by one company,
D. none of above A. Microsoft
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A. Straight
586. Which of the following IS NOT component B. Bent
of computer C. Lying
A. Input device D. none of above
B. Output device
592. A computer processes instructions using
C. protocols two binary digits, and
D. communication device A. 1 and 10
587. Every device has a driver which operates B. 1 and 5
and controls computer program. Based on C. 1 and 0
the statement, which of the following is
being described? D. none of above
606. The act or instance of making a duplicate 610. Which generation of computer can take
copy of a program, a disk, or data. The self decision?
duplicate copy is called a backup. A. First generation of computer
A. cache memory B. Third generation of computer
B. backup C. Fifth generation of computer
C. copyright D. none of above
D. encryption 611. Where are you most likely to find a peer-
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to-per network?
607. Which of these statements is true? A. In a large organisation
A. A client-server network has a central B. In a home
computer that provides services to the
C. In a large office
rest of the network
D. Across several offices in a company
B. A client-server network is cheap and
easy to set up 612. When code tracing, why is it important
to iteratively test parts of the program?
C. A client-server network cannot be
used to share files A. To flowchart the program’s logic
B. To isolate errors in the outcomes of
D. Each computer on a client-server net-
code
work is maintain separately
C. To fix algorithms
608. What is the definition of information ac- D. To change patterns in the code
curacy?
613. This is to protect software against un-
A. An accuracy tool that user uses to get wanted or illegal duplication by writing
information. computer code within the programs that
B. A measure of the reliability of informa- prevents simple copying.
tion held within an IT system. A. Intellectual Property
C. A measure of the reliability of guide- B. Share Ware
lines held within an information technol- C. Copy Protect
ogy system.
D. Trojan Horse
D. none of above
614. Computers are made up of and ?
609. The name by which a user is identified A. Hardware and Software
to a computer system or network. To ac-
B. Bits and Pieces
cess a computer protected by username
and password, a user needs to enter the C. Inputs and Outputs
correct combination of username and pass- D. Plastic and Metal
word.
615. Always go in a to your computer lab.
A. Trojan horse
A. Queue
B. user name B. Run
C. password C. Play
D. spam D. none of above
616. Part of Output Device? 621. The act of copying someone’s work and
A. Speaker using it as if it is your own work, without
mentioning the source.
626. You should secure power cords from out a finite set of arithmetic or logical op-
A. electricity erations. Since a sequence of operations
can be readily changed, the computer can
B. traffic solve more than one kind of problem
C. danger B. A computer can perform tasks very
D. dust fast
C. The high reliability of the components
627. Memory that loses stored data when the
enables the computer to produce consis-
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computer is turned off is called?
tent results
A. Lossy
D. A computer is free from boredom,
B. Unreliable tiredness, lack of concentration
C. Volatile 632. A mouse can connect to the computer
D. Non-volatile with a connection.
636. A software that INFECTS a computer with 641. Advantage of using a laptop
the permission or knowledge of the user is A. Tangible
a
640. www stands for 646. The computer’s memory (ex. mi-
crochips:RAM, ROM)
A. world wide web
A. temporary
B. world wide waver B. important
C. world wide wonder C. internal
D. world wide wan D. external
647. A printer is an device 653. Which OS was developed for PDAs and
A. Output smartphones of Palm?
B. Input A. webOS
C. Processing B. Symbian
D. Storage C. Rim
648. which is an input from these two? D. Android
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A. console controller
654. A machine used by computers to print out
B. hard drive documents on paper in order to have a
C. cheese burger physical copy of text documents, diagrams
or photos.
D. printer
A. monitor
649. used for government sites
B. mouse
A. .edu
B. .gov C. printer
C. .com D. keyboard
D. .net 655. A list of the key components that make
650. What should be the first step taken by a up the computer.
user when s/he receives information from A. Components
the Internet?
B. Software environment
A. Provide proper citations for the origi-
nal author(s) C. Specification
B. Evaluate the value of the web page D. System Summary
C. Share the information with others
656. Which of the following word pairs best
D. Rely on its content without hesitation symbolizes the ones and zeroes in binary
code?
651. Memory is measured in:
A. Hertz A. Sight and sound
B. Tera B. Yes and no
C. Bits C. Red and blue
D. Bytes D. Want and need
652. Displays advance details about your com-
657. What characters does a computer system
puter’s hardware, and is intended for IT
speak with?
professionals.
A. 0 and 1
A. System Summary
B. Software environment B. 1 and 2
C. Hardware Resources C. 0, 1, and 2
D. Components D. Letters and numbers
658. If you were one of the first people to op- C. Wires or Wifi
erate ENIAC, what information would you D. none of above
likely have computed?
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D. Hardware C. Call your classmate
670. Which of the following can technology D. Open the computer yourself
NOT do?
676. The CPU (central Processing Unit):
A. “Give us directions to a destination”
A. sends data to be processed
B. “Help make our lives more comfort-
B. performs arithmetic and logic func-
able”
tions
C. “Make our life problem free”
C. processes raw data into information
D. “Provide us with comforts and conve-
niences” D. does all of the above
671. is a way of repeating code 677. Most common type of computers in the
society. Can be used at your workplace,
A. While at school or on your study desk at home.
B. Expression Definition about?
C. Loop A. Mainframes
D. Lopp B. Microcomputers
672. This is a crucial attribute that is required C. Minicomputers
of all problem solver D. Supercomputers
A. Unbiased
678. Personal computers come in two main
B. Prejudiced styles:
C. Waiting skill A. PC and Mac
D. Listening skill B. Hardware and Software
673. Malicious software is also known as: C. Laptop and Server
A. anti-virus. D. Software and Server
B. malware.
679. One benefit of a desktop computer is
C. copyright.
A. Most components are easily upgraded
D. adware.
B. Portable
674. One thousand Bytes Represent C. Designed to be used in a single loca-
A. Mega bytes tion
B. Giga bytes D. none of above
680. Which of these are expansion cards? 685. STATE THE AREA OF COMPUTER
A. Network card ETHICS:NOT EATING IN A COMPUTER LAB
ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL RULES.
D. One or more program files have been 695. It is the ‘brain’ of the computer and con-
deleted. trols most of the work done.
A. RAM
690. Which is the biggest computer by size?
B. Operating System
A. Super computer
C. Hard Drive
B. Mini computer
D. Processors
C. Micro Computer
696. Which of the following are specialized
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D. Mainframe computer computers. (click all that apply)
691. How can you keep your computer from A. house phone
heating up? B. smartphone
A. Keep all the lights off in the computer C. wearables (fitness trackers, smart-
room watches)
B. Install a giant computer fan D. game consoles
C. turn the AC down to 68 degrees 697. What is the first computer that is used by
D. don’t restrict air flow around the com- our ancestors?
puter A. Analytical Engine
B. Abacus
692. The allows your computer to commu-
nicate over a network and access the In- C. ENIAC
ternet. D. UNIVAC
A. Wireless network card 698. The most popular operating system for
B. Network card personal computers is
C. Sound card A. Mac OS X
D. Video card B. Facebook
C. Microsoft Windows
693. A type of memory where data is lost
D. Ubuntu Linux
when the computer is switched off
A. HDD 699. OSP in Telecom means
A. On the Site Plant
B. USB
B. Outside Plant
C. ROM
C. Open Source Project
D. RAM
D. Operation Service Provider
694. You should not touch the when the
700. Main component used in First genera-
computer is ON.
tion?
A. Wires A. Vaccuum Tube
B. Cover B. Vacuum Tube
C. Clean C. Vaccum Tube
D. none of above D. Vacum Tube
712. All computers do processing by following C. The higher the clock speed the better
a series of instructions in a software pro- the performance.
gram. The computer chip that receives and
D. It will make loading program slower
carries out these instructions is called:the
717. Which of the following is an output de-
A. harddrive vice?
B. monitor A. Monitor/Screen*
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C. processor B. Joystick
D. motherboard C. CD-ROM
713. The process of reconverting the en- D. Microsoft Excel
crypted data into a readable and usable
form. 718. How many bits are there in a byte?
A. copyright A. 1
B. firewall B. 2
C. decryption C. 4
D. computer security
D. 8
714. What is a mini computer?
719. which is an output devices
A. a computer of medium power, more
than a microcomputer but less than a A. Keyboard
mainframe. B. Monitor / Monitor
B. A computer that is mini C. CPU
C. a desktop computer terminal, typically D. All the above
networked and more powerful than a per-
sonal computer. 720. Define ‘input.’
D. none of above
A. A device or component that allows in-
715. Is it required to cover your computer with formation to be given to a computer
cover after using it? B. work a device inputs
A. Yes C. information
B. No D. A device that produces output
C. Cannot say
D. none of above 721. Madison loves to play multi-user games
with very realistic graphics. How much
716. How does clock speed affect computer RAM should she have in her laptop?
performance? A. 4 GB
A. The higher the clock speed the slower
B. 6 GB
the computer will run.
C. 8 GB
B. It improves the amount you can store
on the computer. D. 16 GB
722. Which one is an output peripheral for a 727. The Macintosh computer was introduced
computer? in:
732. These cards are installed inside a PC and C. A computer that does not have any pe-
are responsible for determining the qual- ripherals attached to it
ity of the audio and visuals (graphics and
D. A computer that is only used by one
video) output by the computer.
person
A. Graphics And Sound Card
736. ROM stands for?
B. CD or DVD Drives
A. random only memory
C. Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD
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burner B. read only memory
D. Speakers And Headphones C. recover only memory
734. If you wanted to know how many in- 739. Which of the following is NOT an exam-
structions a computer executes per second, ple of application software?
which of the following numbers would you A. “Windows operating system”
want?
B. “Microsoft PowerPoint presentation
A. CPU power differential software”
B. clock speed C. “Photoshop image editing program”
C. processor rating
D. “Internet Explorer web browser”
D. binary digitization
740. A computer has how many main parts?
735. What is a standalone computer?
A. 3
A. A computer that is not connected to a
B. 4
network
C. 9
B. A computer that is being used as a
server D. 8
C. Has a central point of failure 756. What method of digital communication al-
lows a person to see the facial expres-
D. Easier to perform network wide back-
sions of the person they are communicat-
ups
ing with?
751. This system allows the user to commu- A. Email
nicate with the computer without know-
B. Texting
ing how to speak the computer’s language.
Without this, the computer is useless. C. Video Conferencing
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A. Motherboard D. Instant Messaging
B. requires the computer to be turned on 767. Which task can be accomplished by a com-
in order to retain data puter?
C. Smart phone 769. You are surfing the Internet and an ad-
D. Xbox 360 vertisement for a new movie appears ran-
domly on your screen. This is an example
764. STATE THE AREA OF COMPUTER
of which of the following?
ETHICS:SHARING FOR FREE 30 MOVIES
THAT YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED FROM A. Phishing
THE INTERNET.
B. Darkware
A. INFORMATION ACCURACY
C. Pop-up
B. INFORMATION PRIVACY
C. GREEN COMPUTING D. Cookie
766. Which type of computer is used for 771. Behavior in the classroom should
weather forecasting?
A. Include running and horseplay
A. Super Computers
B. Not include running and horseplay
B. PDA
C. Mainframe Computers C. Be according to students’ preference
D. Wearable Computers D. none of above
772. How was the Apple I different from the 777. If you sit too close to the computer your
computers that came before it? eyes
A. It was designed for use by corpora- A. Hurt
tions.
B. Push
B. It was designed for use in people’s C. Bend
homes.
D. none of above
C. It could perform more complex mathe-
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matical calculations. 778. Check all the characteristics of comput-
D. It allowed users to communicate with ers.
one another online. A. Speed.
775. If somebody is using a laptop at a coffee 780. These are examples of computer parts ex-
shop, how are they likely connected to a cept
network?
A. Keyboard
A. Wired
B. Phone
B. Wi-F
C. Mouse
C. 3G
D. Monitor
D. none of above
781. What does the pre-fix of measurement
776. This type of computer can be worn. “Giga” represent?
A. Embedded A. Hundreds
B. Mini B. Thousands
C. Wearable C. Millions
D. PDA D. Billions
792. Aiming abusive and insulting messages at A. Make a plan to solve the problem
another person online is called B. Understand the problem
A. Targeting C. Carry out the plan
B. Flaming D. Review and reflect
C. Spewing
798. the acronym for hyper text transfer pro-
D. Arguing toco
A. https
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793. Sending or distributing viruses knowingly
is against which section of the Computer B. http
Misuse Act?
C. html
A. Section 1
D. pdf
B. Section 2
799. The ACM/IEEE Software Engineering
C. Section 3 Code of Ethics aims to:
D. Section 3a A. Restrict the use of shareware
794. It is commonly known as programs or ap- B. Encourage the free use of software
plications, consists of all instructions that C. provide professional standards for
tell the hardware how to perform a task. software developers
A. Hardware D. none of above
B. Software
800. What is the operating system for a Mac?
C. Peopleware
A. OS X
D. Malware
B. Windows
795. Ali uses his friend’s computer without his C. Safari
permission.Which of the following area of D. Opera
computer ethics involved in the situation
above? 801. Which of the following is a correct Format
A. Codes of conduct of Email address
803. The performance of which three compo- C. All the data for the document that you
nents is most important in a Gaming com- are editing
puter?
B. amount of RAM 819. Name two things you can do with a com-
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puter
C. hard disk access time
A. Write letters
D. monitor size
B. Surf the web
814. A device that can be slotted into a com- C. Process data
puter to allow the use of audio compo-
D. All of the above
nents for multimedia applications.
A. Speakers 820. A is a mini-program with several
lines that can be called on whenever
B. Video Card needed.
C. Sound Card A. Code
D. Mouse B. Function
C. Bug
815. What is the purpose of an activation
code? D. Loop
A. It registers a software. 821. Selection uses which command?
B. It registers a hardware device. A. While
C. It prevents piracy. B. Repeat Until
D. none of above C. IF
D. x=x+1
816. What operating system do we use in the
lab? 822. Which includes the first generation of
computers is
A. OS X
A. NEC PC
B. Internet Explorer
B. IBM PC
C. Windows 7
C. EDVAC
D. Win Zip
D. Appple II
817. The CPU is often referred to as the of 823. What are the components for the problem
the computer system. solving model?
A. lungs A. define, solve, prepare, run
B. heart B. define, prepare, try, not try
C. backbone C. reflect, define, try, prepare
D. brains D. there is no problem that can be solved
827. is any part of your computer that has 832. Computer memory that temporarily
a physical structure. stores information is called:
A. malware A. Forgetful
B. software B. RAM
C. hardware C. ROM
D. spyware D. none of above
828. is any set of instructions that tells the 833. One drawback of a laptop is
hardware what to do and how to do it. Ex- A. Generally feature a smaller keyboard
amples include web browsers, games, and and no keypad
word processors. B. Less expensive than a desktop
A. Computer C. Portable
B. Hardware D. none of above
C. Software
834. what is indicated when the domain name
D. Server has only two letters like .us, .uk, .au, .mx,
or .ca
829. The CPU fits into the motherboard’s CPU
socket, which is covered by the , an ob- A. invalid domain
ject that absorbs heat from the CPU. B. private domain
A. Heat sink C. secure domain
B. Processor D. country domain
835. What are a few of the most common C. Algorithms provide a sequence of
ports on a desktop computer? steps that will solve a problem
A. USB & audio D. Algorithms are only used for math and
B. Audio & visual computer related problems
C. HPHG & power supply 841. Which statement best describes what
D. hard drive & cables happens to the temporary working mem-
ory (RAM) of a computer when it is shut
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836. The laptop computer is commonly called a down?
A. mobility device A. “It is saved in the users document
B. a persons preferred computer files”
C. laptop B. “It is saved in the computer’s data
D. none of above storage files”
C. “It is deleted”
837. Sound is stored in digital form using
D. “It is synced automatically with the
A. Recording
cloud”
B. Sampling
C. Grabbing 842. What is the “Ctrl + S” shortcut used
for?
D. Capturing
A. Editing your document
838. Which component of a computer controls
B. Saving your document
the entire system and is often called the
brain of the computer? C. Deleting your document
A. “The CPU” D. Renaming your document
B. “The User”
843. The original settings on software pro-
C. “The Monitor” grams (preset condition).
D. “The Software” 4. Which of the follow-
A. Software
ing statements is true?
B. Default
839. What is stored in storage devices?
C. Hardware
A. Hardware components
D. Computer
B. Programs
C. Data 844. A person who uses computer expertise
D. None of the above. The term ‘storage’ to gain unauthorized access to a computer,
is misleading and then misuses or tampers the programs
and data stored on the computer.
840. Which is true about Algorithms? A. hacker
A. Algorithms can easily be converted
B. encrypt
into program codes
C. firewall
B. Algorithms are written in formal nota-
tion D. programmer
855. Which three things do you need to make 860. What are 3D printers being used to
a secure password? make?
A. A mixture of uppercase and lowercase A. Copies of people
letters, a mixture of letters and numbers,
B. Replacement body parts
and a mixture of special characters
C. pictures
B. A mixture of uppercase and lowecase
letters, your dogs name, and your date of D. video games
birth
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861. A computer is
C. Only have 4 characters, a mixture of
special characters, and no letters A. A combination of hardware and soft-
ware
D. none of above
B. Some hardware (only)
856. Which of the following items could be in-
terpreted as a computer? C. Some software (only)
A. A human D. The screen you are looking at
B. A smartphone 862. Green computing involves reducing the
C. A laptop / a calculator electricity and environmental waste while
D. A hat using a computer. Which of the follow-
ing are the practices of green computing?
E. a, b, c I. leave the computer running overnight.II.
857. a person who illegally exploits computer telecommute.III. throw away toner car-
harware or software tridgeIV. use Skype for meetings.
A. host A. I and II
B. hacker B. II and III
C. computer resident C. II and IV
D. none of above D. III and IV
858. Which computer generation Jack Kilby 863. All of the following are input devices ex-
had developed the concept of Integrated cept:
Circuit(IC)?
A. Keyboard
A. First Generation
B. Scanner
B. Second Generation
C. Control Panel
C. Third Generation
D. Printer
D. Fourth Generation
859. In Fifth Generation computer used 864. are battery-powered computers that
technology are more portable.
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B. Keyboard
when a user visits a Web site. A Web site
C. Speaker uses cookies to identify users who visit
D. Projector the site, and also track the preferences of
the users.
877. How Many Megabytes Are in 1 Giga-
byte? A. cache memory
A. 1 B. active content
C. firewall
B. 132
D. cookie
C. 1000
D. 1024 883. A computer program that is designed
to cause malfunctioning of a computer or
878. What is the name of the law that makes damage the data stored on the computer.
hacking illegal? A. worm
A. Data Protection Act B. virus
B. Computer Misuse Act C. Trojan horse
C. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act D. online predator
D. Hacking Act
884. What can you do to get less spam?
879. It is a rectangle at the bottom of the desk- A. Change your email address every six
top. months.
A. menu bar B. Always tick the ‘don’t pass on my de-
B. task bar tails’ box when filling forms in.
C. start button C. Never give your email address to any-
one.
D. wallpaper
D. none of above
880. Modern computers require speakers to
885. What is software piracy?
appreciate movies, music, graphic presen-
tation, and even computer alerts. To which A. Unique and original works such as
hardware component does the speaker be- ideas, inventions, art, writings, pro-
long? cesses, company and product names and
logos.
A. Input Devices
B. A measure of reliability of information
B. Output Device held within an IT system.
C. Peripheral Device C. The unauthorized and illegal duplica-
D. Processing Device tion of copyrighted software.
D. Written guideline that helps to deter- B. Something that shows color on the
mine whether a specific computer action computer
is ethical or unethical.
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A. Local Area Network
C. Getting rid of unnecessary information
B. Local Area Name
D. Creating a step-by-step guide to do
something C. Little Area Network
D. Local Art Network
897. Presenting Data is
A. data that presents something 903. Alex walks into Best Buy and looks at
the new computer systems. The system
B. data that is presented back to you
has a 19” flat panel monitor, 300gb Hard
C. data held on the computer Drive, a Canon Printer and an Intel proces-
D. none of above sor. The above features could be classified
into which of the following groups
898. Daxton is in ECS class, and his computer
monitor just went black. What should Dax- A. Four Essential Gaming Components of
ton do to troubleshoot the monitor issue? a PC
A. Check the monitor’s power cord. B. Four Main Components of a Computer
B. Restart the computer. C. Standard Computer Facts
C. Buy a new VGA card. D. Required Specifications To Sell a Com-
puter
D. Replace the computer’s video card.
904. is telephone or other service
899. Which of the following is computer hard-
providerequipment that is located on the
ware?
customer’s premises (physical location)
A. Microsoft Word ratherthan on the provider’s premises or
B. Adobe Acrobat in between.
C. Keyboard A. CPE
D. Minecraft B. DSL
900. A destructive computer program dis- C. NIC
guised as a game, utility, or software. D. LAN
When run, a Trojan horse does something
harmful to the computer system while ap- 905. Which of the following is an example of
pearing to do something useful. hardware?
A. Trojan horse A. Monitor
B. spyware B. Microsoft Word
C. software piracy C. Malware
D. spam D. Facebook
906. Which of the following can be a problem 911. many businesses use this Wi-Fi technol-
for CPUs? ogy to allow the public an access point to
a wireless network
thief might realistically do with this infor- 920. is known as the brain of a computer.
mation? A. Monitor
A. Rent an apartment under Carson’s B. Keyboard
name
C. CPU
B. Use Carson’s name during an arrest
D. System
C. Make purchases with Carson’s credit
card 921. Choose the items below that are classi-
fied as hardware
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D. Take a college admissions exam in Car-
son’s name A. A keyboard
B. A program for editing images
916. What is the most common type of PC op-
erating system C. A mouse
926. It allows you to play movie using optical 931. Which of the following are the types of
disc. intellectual property? I. PatentII. Trade-
markIII. CopyrightIV. Pattern
927. This is copyrighted software available for 932. This is misusing computer equipment to
purchase. intentionally damage it.
A. Computer bomb
A. Site License
B. Computer Virus
B. Commercial Software
C. Anti Virus Program
C. Share Ware
D. Computer Abuse
D. Adware
933. How could you describe the CPU inside of
928. James wishes to access a certain soft- a computer (central processing unit)?
ware service via different computing sys-
tems over the Internet. What technology A. The power button on the computer
provides software on demand over the In- B. The brain of the computer
ternet? C. The pet of the computer
A. mobile computing D. The part of the computer that plays
B. grid computing sound
C. green computing 934. The fastest and most powerful computer
D. cloud computing system
E. autonomic computing A. Mainframe
B. Super
929. What would be a suitable device to trans-
fer 12 photos from one PC to another? C. Wearable
D. Mini
A. A USB pen drive
B. A DVD-ROM 935. “Used to expand the computer’s input,
output and storage capabilities. “This
C. An internal hard disk drive
statement may refer to:
D. A scanner A. Peripheral Devices
930. Another name for main memory is: B. Storage Devices
A. secondary storage C. Memory
B. primary storage D. Processor (CPU)
B. the part of the computer system you 941. Which of these is classed as personal in-
can see and touch formation?
C. the electrical supply of the computer A. Date of birth
D. does all of the above B. Online nickname
C. Gender
937. Additional components besides the main
D. none of above
parts of the computer such as printers and
scanners are called:
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942. identifies company or commercial sites
A. Peripherals A. .org
B. Output Devices B. .com
C. Input Devices C. .gov
D. Programs D. .edu
938. Which of these is the definition of a while 943. How do you uninstall a software?
loop? A. Delete the main folder.
A. Repeats a process a fixed number of B. Delete each folder and file manually.
times C. Run a specific uninstall program.
B. Repeats the process until a criteria is D. none of above
met
944. Microwaves, washing machine, medical
C. Repeats the process until a criteria is equipment, cameras, toys and airplanes
met, checking first are some of the appliances/ machines
D. Repeats the process until a criteria is which uses the list above.
met, checking last A. Personal Digital Assistants
947. The main circuit board which contains 952. Use this key to type in all capital letters.
sockets and accepts additional boards. A. shift
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B. .com 964. What is the “Windows + E” shortcut
used for?
C. .org
A. Launching Windows Explorer
D. .net
B. Launching Internet Explorer
959. Which of the following can be found on C. Launching Microsoft Word
the motherboard?
D. Saving your documents
A. CPU, RAM, ROM
B. keyboard, mouse, screen 965. Following below are the names of the
application program software used for
C. binary converter, hex converter, chip browsing the internet except
D. audio, video, USB A. Internet Explorer
968. Input devices are best described as: 973. Which scenario is an Internet security con-
cern?
A. Storage
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C. You need to remember your password
D. output
D. none of above 981. A computer has the ability to:
979. All of the following are ways of making A. It has the ability to store, retrieve, and
personal data more private, except process data.
A. clear your history file when you have B. It has the ability to store, retrieve, and
finished browsing. pastas data.
B. fill in only necessary information on C. It has the ability to stage, retrieve, and
warranty and registration form. process data.
C. have unlisted telephone number. D. none of above