General Knowledge - General Science
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Hoe many sense organs are there in human body?
- (a)
3
- (b)
4
- (c)
5
- (d)
7
Which are tiny bumps on the tongue called?
- (a)
Pores
- (b)
Taste buds
- (c)
Follicles
- (d)
Holes
Which of the following causes the rusting of iron?
- (a)
Oxidation
- (b)
Reduction
- (c)
Chemical reaction with oxygen
- (d)
Chemical reaction with H2O
Which gas we must breathe in order to live?
- (a)
Nitrogen
- (b)
Hydrogen
- (c)
Oxygen
- (d)
Neon
Hoe many colours are there in a rainbow?
- (a)
6
- (b)
7
- (c)
8
- (d)
9
What do hummingbirds feed on?
- (a)
Nectar from flowers
- (b)
Worms
- (c)
Meat
- (d)
Grains
Which is the world's largest eagle?
- (a)
Bald
- (b)
Golden
- (c)
Harpy
- (d)
Buzzard
An element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially is:
- (a)
thorium
- (b)
radium
- (c)
plutonium
- (d)
uranium
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- (a)
Mineral Industrial use Zircon Nuclear reactors - (b)
Mineral Industrial use Manganese Dry battery - (c)
Mineral Industrial use Mica Bleaching powder - (d)
Mineral Industrial use Bauxite Tanning
The high-temperature superconductors are:
- (a)
metal alloys
- (b)
ceramic oxides
- (c)
inorganic polymers
- (d)
pure rare earth metals
'No two electrons in an atom can have the same set four quantum number' is:
- (a)
Bohr's law
- (b)
Aufbau principle
- (c)
Newton's law
- (d)
Pauli's exclusion principles
In which of the following process light energy is converted into chemical energy?
- (a)
Respiration
- (b)
Fermentation
- (c)
Photosynthesis
- (d)
Photorespiration
The quantum theory was first enunciated by:
- (a)
Niel Bohr
- (b)
Albert Eintein
- (c)
Max Planck
- (d)
Max Born
In India, vast reserves of natural gas are found in
- (a)
Tripura
- (b)
Rajasthan
- (c)
Maharastra
- (d)
All of these
Wright brothers are inventors of the
- (a)
Balloon
- (b)
Bicycle
- (c)
Aeroplane
- (d)
Television
Which among the following is the richest source of ascorbic acid?
- (a)
Apple
- (b)
Bean
- (c)
Carrot
- (d)
Guava
Which is/are the important raw material(s) required in cement industry?
- (a)
Limestone
- (b)
Gypsum and clay
- (c)
Clay
- (d)
Limestone and clay
Which light is not seen from the earth?
- (a)
Earth light
- (b)
Moonlight
- (c)
Aurora Boarealis
- (d)
Sirius light
Which one of the following plants is used for green manuring in India?
- (a)
Wheat
- (b)
Sunhemp
- (c)
Cotton
- (d)
Rice
Which of the following vitamins is synthesised in the body by intestinal bacteria?
- (a)
Vitamin B1
- (b)
Vitamin B4
- (c)
Vitamin D
- (d)
Vitamin K
The electricity generated from tidal water is known as
- (a)
Tidal electricity
- (b)
Geothermal electricity
- (c)
Hydel electricity
- (d)
None of these
In 2006, which planet was reclassified as a dwarf planet?
- (a)
Neptune
- (b)
Pluto
- (c)
Saturn
- (d)
Jupiter
Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of:
- (a)
tin
- (b)
lead
- (c)
zinc
- (d)
chromium
The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
- (a)
Copernicus
- (b)
Newton
- (c)
Edison
- (d)
James Walt
Dental carries are due to
- (a)
Viral infection
- (b)
Contaminated Water
- (c)
Bacterial infection
- (d)
Hereditary causes
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
- (a)
Madam Curie-X-ray
- (b)
Albert Einstein-Photoelectric effect
- (c)
Linus pauling-Electron
- (d)
C.V.Raman-Stock effect
A mixure of solid AI203 and Fe203 can be separated by the method of
- (a)
Forth floatation
- (b)
Magnetic separation
- (c)
Gravity separation
- (d)
Dissolving in water
Sunlight is ____ natural resource
- (a)
Inexhaustible
- (b)
Exhaustible
- (c)
Both (a) & (b)
- (d)
None of these
Every object at a temperature above absolute zero:
- (a)
radiate energy
- (b)
occupies less space than it would at absolute zero
- (c)
is a good heat insulator
- (d)
must receive heat by convection
Which of the following is the correct sequence of the regions of the sun as one moves from its core to the surface?
1. photosphere
2. Chromosphere
3. Convection zone
4. Cprona
- (a)
1,2,3,4
- (b)
1,3,4,2
- (c)
2,3,4,1
- (d)
2,1,3,4
