General Science and Ability Past Paper 2010

Hereditary diseases carry the largest single block in the General Science and Ability past paper 2010. Q.3 gives ten marks to how such diseases pass from parents to offspring. Q.2 profiles Al-Biruni and Ibn-al-Haitham with their exact life spans and contributions. Q.4 offers brief notes on any five from Plaster of Paris, reflex action, pace maker, swine flu, microwave oven, the internet, and voltage stabilizer. Q.5 asks whether global warming has a sunny side. Q.6 places five animals — blind dolphin, kangaroo, panda, kiwi, penguin — in their regions, and Q.9 ends with the dangers of pesticides.

What this paper contains

  • Part-I (Q.1) — 50 MCQs (50 marks)
  • Part-II — attempt five of the eight questions (Q.2–Q.9); each question carries 10 marks
  • Q.2 — Short notes on Al-Biruni and Ibn-al-Haitham, with life spans and contributions
  • Q.3 — Hereditary diseases and how parents pass them to offspring (10 marks)
  • Q.4 — Brief notes on five of: Plaster of Paris, reflex action, pace maker, swine flu, microwave oven, the internet, voltage stabilizer
  • Q.5 — Global warming and its sunny side; what makes the seasons happen
  • Q.6–Q.7 — Regions and traits of the blind dolphin, kangaroo, panda, kiwi and penguin; parts of the heart and their functions
  • Q.8–Q.9 — Differentiate: hydrometer and hygrometer, isotopes and isomers, flying mammal and bird, vertebrates and invertebrates; dangers of pesticides; scientific abbreviations
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