General Science Questions (MCQs) for Competitive Examinations

General Science Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App

1. Which iron ore contains the highest percentage of iron content?
[A] Hematite
[B] Siderite
[C] Magnetite
[D] Limonite

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2. After whom is the chemical element with atomic number 102 named?
[A] Charles Darwin
[B] Albert Einstein
[C] Alfred Bernhard Nobel
[D] Isaac Newton

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3. Seaweeds are an important source of which of the following?
[A] Iron
[B] Chlorine
[C] Bromine
[D] Iodine

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4. In coriander, the useful parts are
____:
[A] Leaves & flowers
[B] Flowers & dried fruits
[C] Roots & leaves
[D] Leaves & dried fruits

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5. An eardrum is absent in ____:
[A] Snakes
[B] Toads
[C] Turtles
[D] Tuatara

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6. Saprophytes are the organisms which depend for food on
____:
[A] Inorganic chemical compounds
[B] Living plants
[C] Living animals
[D] Dead and decaying material

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7. The biological process in which both aerobes and anaerobes degrade organic matter is ____:
[A] Digesting
[B] Composting
[C] Manuring
[D] Nutrifying

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8. To digest protein which of the enzyme is present in pancreatic juice?
[A] Pepsin
[B] Upes
[C] Trypsin
[D] Amaylase

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9. Which one of the following is not a true fish?
[A] Jellyfish
[B] Starfish
[C] Cuttlefish
[D] All of the above

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10. Oxygenated blood is carried by _____:
[A] Hepatic portal vein
[B] Renal vein
[C] Pulmonary artery
[D] Pulmonary vein

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