CEPTAM Model Paper on General Science for Technician Post
| 1 | Which one of the following are the most widespread inorganic pelagic deposit on the ocean florr?
a) Red clay b) Radiolarian ooze c) Volcanic dust d) Calcareous ooze |
| 2 | How many bones comprise the adult human skeleton?
(a) 204 bones (b) 206 bones (c) 208 bones (d) 214 bones |
| 3 | Rain drops fall from great height. Which among the following statements is true regarding it?
(a) they fall with that ultimate velocity which are different for different droplets (b) they fall with same ultimate velocity (c) their velocity increases and they fall with different velocity on the earth (d) their velocity increases and they fall with same velocity of the earth. |
| 4 | Pneumonia affects (a) Lungs (b) Tongue (c) Liver (d) Kidney |
| 5 | Which of the following is true in an oxidation reaction?
(a) Protons are lost (b) Electrons are lost (c) Neutrons are lost (d) Electrons are gained |
| 6 | Energy is continuously created in the sun due to –
(a) Nuclear fusion (b) Nuclear fission (c) Radioactivity (d) Artificial radioactivity |
| 7 | Who among the following is credited to work for the unification of electricity, magnetism and optics field of Physics?
(a) James Clerk Maxwell (b) Michael Faraday (c) Haris Oersted (d) Isaac Newton |
| 8 | Heart is made up of
(a) Non-striated muscle (b) Cardiac muscle (c) Adipose tissue (d) Striated muscle |
| 9 | Which is a communicable disease?
(a) Asthma (b) Scurvy (c) Measles (d) Diabetes |
| 10 | Electron was discovered by
a) Michael Faraday b) Joseph John Thomson c) Henry Cavendish d) Earnest Ruthar ford |
| 11 | Which one of the following countries was defeated by the Indian Women’s hockey team in the final match, to lift the Asian Champions Trophy 2016?
a) Japan b) Pakistan c) Bangladesh d) China |
| 12 | How are the small lakes in Ireland known as ?
a) Loughs b) Bogs c) Creeks d) Brooks |
| 13 | Sex ratio, in a population, is defined as the number of
a) females for every thousand males b) females for every hundred males c) males for every hundred females d) males for every ten thousand females |
| 14 | Choose the odd one out.
a) Scanner b) Printer c) Mouse d) Keybosrd |
| 15 | Which of the following statements about UNIVAC is/are correct?
1. It was the first general purpose electronic digital computer designed for commercial use. 2. It stands for Unique Automatic Computer. Select the correct answer using the code given below : a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 |
Answer –
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| a | b | a | a | b | a | a | b | c | b | d | a | a | b | a |
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