TNPSC Exams: Important General Science Question and Answers-Part 16

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1.  Hip and shoulder are examples of _______ joint.
   1.  ball and socket
   2.  hinge
   3.  gliding
   4.  cartilaginous
   
   
2. The __________ is called supra renal gland.
   1.  ovary
   2.  adrenal
   3.  islets of Langerhans
   4.  thyroid
   
   
3. The combining capacity of an element is ___________.
   1.  permeability
   2.  valency
   3.  symbol
   4.  formula
   
   
4. ____________ is one of the old and traditional methods of agriculture.
   1.  Tilling
   2.  Mixing
   3.  Tractor
   4.  Manual Ploughing
   
   
5. Silicon and Germanium are examples of _________.
   1.  non-metals
   2.  metals
   3.  conductors of electricity
   4.  metalloids
   
   
6. Pneumatic bones are found in ________.
   1.  birds
   2.  snakes
   3.  reptiles
   4.  human beings
   
   
7. Baking powder, marble and chalk are the examples of _________.
   1.  organic compounds
   2.  metals
   3.  inorganic compounds
   4.  disinfectants
   
   
8.  Lightening occurs due to ________ between the clouds.
   1.  dust
   2.  thunder
   3.  electric discharge
   4.  collision
   
   
9. ____________ is placed under Horsetails.
   1.  Lycopodium
   2.  Equisetum
   3.  Psilotum
   4.  Nephrolepis
   
   
10. A magnet __________ its magnetism on being heated.
    1.  gains 
    2.  increases
    3.  loses
    4.  remains same
    
    

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