1. The following substances are matter EXCEPT
A. Air
C. nothing
2. Which of the following groups are states of matter?
A. gaseous and liquid only
C. gaseous, liquid and solid
3. Growth is limited only in……………….
A. mango
C. animals
4. Which of the following organs enable fish to swim?
A. fins and tail
A. fins and tail
5. The ability to do work is………………..
A. heat
C. energy
6. Which of the following is not a natural source of energy?
A. the sun
C. stove
7. Which of the following substances is not a form of energy?
A. heat
C. sun
8. The energy reaching us from the sun is in the form of light and…………………….
A. ray
B. heat
9. When a body is in motion, which energy is converted to kinetic energy?
A. potential
A. potential
10. These are man-made sources of energy EXCEPT
A. car batteries
C. sun
11. An electric pressing iron converts electrical energy to …………………… energy?
A. mechanical
C. heat
12. Striking a match, chemical energy is converted to…………….
A. light and heat
A. light and heat
13. Which of the following is not a method of drug abuse use?
A. inhaling
D. vomiting
14. The kind of place where plants and animals live is called…………………..
A. ecosystem
B. habitat
15. ………………………is the number of a group of organisms of the same kind living in the same place.
A. population
A. population
16. ………………………is equal to the size of the population divided by the area of land
A. community
D. population density
17. The following are abiotic factors in a pond EXCEPT
A. temperature
B. spirogyra
18. Animals that feed only on other animals are called…………………..
A. herbivores
B. carnivores
19. A group of different organisms living and interacting in the same place is……………….
A. density
D. ecosystem
20. The instrument used to determine population density is called……………….
A. quadrat
A. quadrat
21. Growth can be defined as………………….
A. decrease in height
C. increase in size
22. Developmental changes in living things are temporary and…………………
A. good
D. permanent
23. Which of the following groups are developmental stages in human beings?
A. infancy and adulthood
B. infancy, adolescence and adulthood
24. Sunlight is used by …………………… to prepare food?
A. plants
A. plants
25. The best infant’s milk is……………………..
A. tin milk
B. breast milk
26. The primary source of Earth’s energy is………………………..
A. plant
B. sun
27. Sewage is a waste material in …………form?
A. gaseous
D. liquid
28. The best way of disposing of sewage is…………………….
A. water closet
D. pit toilet
29. The following diseases are water-borne EXCEPT
A. cholera
D. malaria
30. Tse-tsefly is a vector of which of these diseases?
A. night blindness
C. sleeping sickness
31. The bony framework which gives support or rigidity to vertebrate animals is called……..
A. the skull
C. the skeleton
32. The flexible connective tissue found between one vertebra and the other is known as ………
A. Tendons
B. cartilage
33. The type of joint that allows gliding or sliding of bones over one another is called………….
A. pivot joint
D. gliding or sliding joints
34. Ball and socket joints are found in ………..
A. wrist and ankle
C. shoulder and hip
35. Muscles are attached to the bones by ……….
A. ligaments
C. tendons
36. Which of these bones protects the brain?
A. rib
B. skull
37. ……… serves as a lubricant in joints during movement?
A. synovial fluid
A. synovial fluid
38. Which of the following is not involved in breathing?
A. nose
D. liver
39. During the process of respiration which of these gases is used to oxidize food to produce energy
A. oxygen gas
A. oxygen gas
40. The following problems are connected with breathing EXCEPT?
A. asthma
C. scurvy
41. The main respiratory organ of human beings is the ………..
A. lungs
A. lungs
42. The mechanism of respiration involves inspiration and ……… of air.
A. excretion
C. expiration
43. Our rooms and houses must be well ventilated to avoid ……….
A. smoke
C. suffocation
44. The process by which dissolved and absorbed food materials are carried to all parts of the body is termed as ……….
A. respiration
B. circulation
45. Which of the following is not a constituent of blood?
A. red blood cell
D. vein
46. These are materials which are transported by living organisms EXCEPT
A. brain
A. brain
47. The blood vessels and the heart make up the ………
A. digestive system
C. circulatory system
48. The liquid part of the blood is called………
A. red blood cells
B. the plasma
49. The red blood cell contains………….which carries oxygen around the body of living organisms.
A. cell
B. haemoglobin
50. Which part of the blood fight against diseases
A. the red blood cell
B. the white blood cell
51. Which of these constituents of blood is manufactured in the bone marrow?
A. plasma
D. red blood cells
52. Which of the following is not a blood group?
A. group O
B. group AO
53. Alimentary canal parts, through which food must pass before going out of the body include the following except
A. the liver
B. group AO
54. The process of breaking down food materials into smaller particles which can be absorbed into the body is termed as……………..
A. ingestion
D. Digestion
55. One of these enzymes contained in saliva is called…………..
A. amylase
A. amylase
56. Which of these groups Are the most important enzymes contained in pancreatic juice?
A. maltose, Amylopsin and trypsin
D. lipase, trypsin and amylopsin
57. The process of passing out undigested and unabsorbed food material from the alimentary canal through the anus as a solid is called…………….
A. circulation
C. egestion
58. The kidney as an excretory organ removes……………… from the body.
A. salt
C. urine
59. Lungs as an excretory organ excretes…………….
A. urine
C. carbon(IV)oxide
60. If a person’s urine contains much sugar, the person is likely to be suffering from
A. headache
B. diabetes
61. The study of charged particles at rest is called
A. Electrostatics
A. Electrostatics
62. The process of leveling valleys and filling up hills is called
A. Stumping
B. Grading
63. Electricity is transmitted at a frequency of
A. 60 Hertz
C. 50 Hertz
64. The process of removal of the remaining tree stump as well as the root is known as
A. Digging
D. Stumping
65. After generation, electricity is fed into a step-up transformer to raise the voltage to
A. 11000v
D. 330000v
66. Electricity-generating stations are otherwise known as
A. Substation
C. Power plants
67. Long-distance transmission requires
A. Low voltage and high current
B. High voltage and low current
68. Which of the following is not a setting-out material?
A. Hoe
A. Hoe
69. All the following are the requirements to be considered in sorting for high-voltage transmission cables except
A. They should have high electrical resistivity
A. They should have high electrical resistivity
70. The two types of electricity are
A. Static and current electricity
A. Static and current electricity
71. The output voltage of an alternating current is in ………
A. Negative waveform
B. Sine waveform
72. C.R.O means
A. Cation Ray Oscillator
B. Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
73. All the following are cooling appliances except
A. Refrigerator
C. Gas cooker
74. Electricity is stepped down at the substations to about
A. 220v
A. 220v
75. The topsoil is otherwise called
A. levelling soil
D. Vegetable soil
76. The procedure by which the foundation plan of the building expressed on the drawing paper is laid out on the ground is known as
A. Site preparation
D. Setting out techniques
77. All the following are mechanical plants used for site preparation except
A. Bulldozer
D. Machete
78. Electric charges are measured in
A. Volts
C. Coulomb
79. A law that relates the voltage, current and resistances present in a circuit is known as
A. Hooke’s law
B. Ohm’s law
80. A device which converts alternating current to direct current is called
A. Rectifier
A. Rectifier
81. Which of the following is not a hand tool used for site preparation?
A. Chain saw
D. Grader
82. A person who designs a building to specification is referred to as
A. A contractor
C. An architect
83. Frequency modulation (FM) has a broadcast frequency ranging from
A. 174 to 216 MHz
B. 88 to 108MHz
84. Which of the following is not a simple maintenance method?
A. Breaking
A. Breaking
85. Electric current is measured in
A. Ampere
A. Ampere
86. E.m.f means
A. Electrostatic force
B. Electromotive force
87. A component that offers resistance is known as
A. Capacitor
C. Resistor
88. The process by which electricity is passed from the power station to the substation is known as electricity
A. Generation
D. Transmission
89. A person who wants to own a house is known as
A. An architect
D. A client
90. The formal study of charged particles at rest is known as
A. Electrodynamics
C. Electrostatics
