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. What is the relation between mass and wavelength of any matter, as per de Broglie’s relation?
[A] Both are directly proportional
[B] Both are inversely proportional
[C] Both are independent of each other
[D] wavelength is twice the square of the mass

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2. Which of the following elements is present in heavy water?
[A] Heavy Oxygen
[B] Heavy Hydrogen
[C] Heavy Chlorine
[D] Heavy Nitrogen

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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. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the cells lining the
____:
[A] Stomach
[B] Ileum
[C] Oral cavity
[D] Colon

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5. What is the ultimate product of Glycolysis?
[A] Pyruvic acid
[B] Carbon dioxide
[C] Glucose
[D] Ethyl alcohol

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6. The suicidal bags of the cell are
____:
[A] Ribosomes
[B] Lysosomes
[C] Phagosomes
[D] Dictyosomes

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7. Chicken Pox is caused by which micro-organism?

[A] Virus
[B] Bacteria
[C] Protozoa
[D] Fungus

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8. Membrane lipids of chillsensitive plants contain ____:
[A] Low proportion of saturated fatty acids
[B] Equal proportion of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
[C] Low proportion of unsaturated fatty acids
[D] High proportion of unsaturated fatty acids

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9. In winter, at the time of hibernation, Toads maintain breathing through ____:
[A] Lungs
[B] Skin
[C] Both by Skin and Lungs
[D] Buccal cavity

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10. _____ is the study of the microanatomy of cells, tissues and organs as seen through a microscope:
[A] Entomology
[B] Paleontology
[C] Histology
[D] Lchthyology

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