HDFC Uses questions MCQ from this page for its Meritus scholarship exam

HDF Meritus answers to questions

1. The only planet that has a day longer than its year is ...

Pluto
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter

2. The naturalist responsible for "The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection" is which one of the following? Albert Einstein Johannes Kepler Isaac Newton Charles Darwin

3. The North Star is which one of the following? Polaris Orion Rigal Alpha Centauri

4. All land-dwelling living things depend upon which of the following as the initial source of energy? sunlight chlorophyll green plants producers

5. Which one of the following is a nocturnal animal? bat flea crow sparrow

6. A honey bee getting nectar or pollen from a flower is an example of which type of association? scavenger and its food mutualism parasitism commensalism

7. The standard unit of measurement used for measuring force is which of the following? Kilogram Watt Mile Newton

8. Which of the following is the hottest planet? Mercury Mars Venus Uranus

9. What is the name of the igneous rock that is light enough to float? pumice granite basalt obsidian

10. Who was the first American to orbit the earth? John Glenn Neil Armstrong Jim Lovell Buzz Aldrin