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. Heart attack occurs due to
____:
[A] Impairment of hearts working due to unknown reasons
[B] Bacterial attack on the heart
[C] Lack of supply of blood to the heart itself
[D] Stopping of heart beat

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2. Chromosome designation of Turner sydrome is ____:
[A] 44A+XO
[B] 44A+XXX
[C] 44A+XXY
[D] 44A+XYY

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3. The second Green Revolution aims at increasing agricultural output to promote ____:
[A] Development of rural sector
[B] Availability of easy credit to big farmers
[C] Co-operative farming
[D] Inclusive growth

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4. Jaundice is a symptom of disease of
____:
[A] Kidney
[B] Liver
[C] Pancreas
[D] Thyroid

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5. What is the basis of classifying various plant tissues as meristematic tissue and permanent tissue?

[A] Size
[B] Dividing capacity
[C] Location
[D] None of the above

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6. Bacteriophage was discovered by ____:
[A] Paul Ehrlich
[B] Burrill and Smith
[C] Felix D’Herelle and Frederick Twort
[D] Kluyver and Niel

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7. Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
[A] Nostoc
[B] Utricularia
[C] Bryophyta
[D] Sequoia Gigantia

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8. The hydrophilic nature of DNA is due to the presence of ____:
[A] A number of hydrogen bonds
[B] Phosphate group
[C] Thymine base
[D] Deoxyribose sugar

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9. The cells of sclerenchyma tissue have their walls thickened due to which chemical substance?
[A] Cellulose
[B] Hemicellulose
[C] Lignin
[D] Pectin

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10. Which of the following is a form of sexual reproduction?
[A] Fission
[B] Budding
[C] Fragmentation
[D] Haemapheoditism

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