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UPSC General Knowledge - General Science Question Paper 1

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

Which part of the body is connected with the sense of touch?

(a)
Nose
(b)
Skin
(c)
Ear
(d)
Eyes

2 )

Which bird is the national bird of India?

(a)
Pigeon
(b)
Parrot
(c)
Peacock
(d)
Sparrow

3 )

Identify the metal which is not toxic in nature

(a)
Chromium
(b)
Gold
(c)
Cadmimum
(d)
Cobalt

4 )

Chlorea bacillus was discovered

(a)
Louis pasteur
(b)
Ronald Ross
(c)
Robert Koch
(d)
Joseph Lister

5 )

Which was the first Indian built communication satellite?

(a)
APPLE
(b)
INSAT 1A
(c)
Aryabhata
(d)
Apollo

6 )

Carbonisation is

(a)
Slow conversion of dead vegetation into coal
(b)
Deposition of soil
(c)
falling of trees
(d)
None of these

7 )

When heated in air produces

(a)
Carbon monoxide
(b)
Coal tar
(c)
Coal gas
(d)
All of these

8 )

Coal is produced in industry to get

(a)
Coke
(b)
Coal tar
(c)
Coal gas
(d)
All of these

9 )

Which nutrients are most likely to be affected by food processing and storage?

(a)
Carbihydrates
(b)
Fats
(c)
Proteins
(d)
Vitamins

10 )

Which animal is considered to be the most cunning of all animals?

(a)
Zebra
(b)
Dog
(c)
Cat
(d)
Fox

11 )

If a proton of mass m is moving with velocity of light, its mass will be:

(a)
unchanged
(b)
large but finite
(c)
infinite
(d)
zero

12 )

which of the following disease is not caused by viruses?

(a)
Cholera
(b)
Chicken pox
(c)
Hepatitis
(d)
Measles

13 )

The improper function of which of the following results in condition "Myxedema" in human beings?

(a)
Adrenal gland
(b)
Pancreas
(c)
Liver
(d)
Thyroid gland

14 )

Which is/are the important raw material(s) required in cement industry?

(a)
Limestone
(b)
Gypsum and clay
(c)
Clay
(d)
Limestone and clay

15 )

What do we call frozen raindrops?

(a)
Vapour
(b)
Snow
(c)
Ice
(d)
Hail

16 )

Which of the following birds cannot fly?

(a)
Emu
(b)
Rheas
(c)
Ostrich
(d)
All of these

17 )

Dead organisms are transformed into petroleum & natural gas in

(a)
Absence of air
(b)
Presence of air
(c)
Presence of sun light
(d)
None of these

18 )

Which of them is used as solvent for dry cleaning?

(a)
Diesel
(b)
Kerosene
(c)
Petrol
(d)
Paraffin wax

19 )

The compound used in anti-malarial drug is:

(a)
aspirin
(b)
neoprene
(c)
isoprene
(d)
chloroquin

20 )

The Golden Eagle is which type of an eagle?

(a)
Snake eagle
(b)
Buzzard-like eagle
(c)
Booted eagle
(d)
Sea eagle

21 )

Cultivation of trees and vegetables is dealt by

(a)
Neurology
(b)
Neuropathology
(c)
Numerology
(d)
Arboriculture

22 )

Who developed the first vaccine?

(a)
A. Volta
(b)
Louis pasteur
(c)
Galileo
(d)
Edward Jenner

23 )

Where in India is Nek Chand's Rock Garden located?

(a)
Nashik
(b)
Chandigarh
(c)
New Delhi
(d)
Pune

24 )

Science of extracting metals from ores is dealt by

(a)
Microbiology
(b)
Mycology
(c)
Topography
(d)
Metallurgy

25 )

Arrange the following metals in the decreasing order of their relative abundance in earth's crust after aluminium:
1.Calcium
2. Iron
3. Sodium
4. Magnesium

(a)
1,4,2,3
(b)
1,2,4,3
(c)
2,1,3,4
(d)
2,1,4,3

26 )

A plant leaf appear to green because it

(a)
absorbs green light
(b)
reflects all but yellow and green light
(c)
reflect green light
(d)
absorbs red yellow light

27 )

When light passes form air into glass it experiences change in:

(a)
frequency and wavelength
(b)
frequency and speed
(c)
wave length and speed
(d)
frequency, wavelength and speed

28 )

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