General Science and Ability Past Paper 2009

The Sun gets a data question of its own in the General Science and Ability past paper 2009, the oldest paper in this set. Q.4 asks for the Sun’s distance from Earth, its equatorial diameter, core temperature, solar wind, and the Diamond Ring effect. Q.2 profiles Umer Al Khayam and Zakariya Al Razi. Q.3 offers seven differentiate pairs, including umbra and penumbra, myopia and hyperopia, and X-rays and gamma rays. Q.6 defines genetic engineering and expands SONAR, CNS, PTFE, LDL and SARS. Q.8 asks for the receptor organs of man and gives scientific reasons why dogs pant and manhole covers are round.

What this paper contains

  • Part-I (Q.1) — 50 MCQs (50 marks)
  • Part-II (Subjective) — attempt five of the eight questions (Q.2–Q.9); each question carries 10 marks
  • Q.2 — Short notes on Umer Al Khayam and Zakariya Al Razi, with life spans and contributions
  • Q.3 — Differentiate five pairs: umbra and penumbra, heavy and hard water, smog and smoke, myopia and hyperopia, lava and magma, periscope and perimeter, X-rays and gamma rays
  • Q.4 — Characteristics of the Sun: distance, diameter, core temperature, solar wind, the Diamond Ring effect
  • Q.5 — Brief notes on five of: allotropy, nebula, enrichment of uranium, aqua regia, greenhouse effect, igneous rocks
  • Q.6–Q.7 — Genetic engineering and its applications; abbreviations SONAR, CNS, PTFE, LDL, SARS, GUT, BASIC, BTU; minerals and their properties; short definitions
  • Q.8–Q.9 — Receptor organs in man; scientific reasons (dogs panting, round manhole covers, geostationary satellites, pasteurized milk); animals and plants compared; notes on teleprinter, dengue virus, vacuum cleaner
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