Condensation is the physical phase change where water vapor (a gas) loses heat and turns back into liquid water.
32. Eating spoiled food causes:
(A) Malaria
(B) food poisoning
(C) Typhoid
(D) Fever
Answer:
(B) food poisoning
Explanation:
Consuming spoiled, expired, or improperly stored food introduces harmful bacteria, viruses, or toxins into the digestive system, resulting in food poisoning.
33. In which season malaria is more common?
(A) Winter Season
(B) Rainy Season
(C) Spring Season
(D) Summer Season
Answer:
(B) Rainy Season
Explanation:
Malaria is spread by mosquitoes, which require stagnant water to lay their eggs and breed. The rainy (monsoon) season provides ideal breeding conditions, leading to a spike in cases.
34. The study of earthquake is known as:
(A) Richter Scale
(B) Seismograph
(C) Seismology
(D) None of these
Answer:
(C) Seismology
Explanation:
Seismology is the specialized branch of geophysics dedicated to the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth.
35. There was an earthquake in Kutch area of Gujrat on:
(A) 26 January 2002
(B) 26 January 2003
(C) 26 January 2001
(D) 26 January 2004
Answer:
(C) 26 January 2001
Explanation:
The devastating Gujarat Earthquake (also known as the Bhuj earthquake) struck the Kutch district on the morning of India’s Republic Day, January 26, 2001.
