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 among the following is known as White Vitriol?
[A] Zinc Sulphate
[B] Zinc Chloride
[C] Zinc Phosphate
[D] Zinc oxide

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2.   Which of the following increases with increase of highly soluble impurities in water?

  1. Melting point
  2. Boiling point
  3. Surface tension

  Select the correct option from codes given below:

[A] 1 & 2 Only
[B] 3 Only
[C] 2 & 3 Only
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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3. Who discovered electron?
[A] John Dalton
[B] James Chadwik
[C] Ernest Rutherford
[D] J J Thomson

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4. Typhoid fever is caused by ____:
[A] Virus
[B] Bacteria
[C] Fungus
[D] Allergy

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5. _____ 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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6. Which angiosperm is vesselless?
[A] Maize
[B] Trochodendron
[C] Hydrilla
[D] Wheat

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7. Which of the following cell organells are present only in plant cell?
[A] Lysosomes
[B] Plastids
[C] Mitochondria
[D] Cell membrane

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8. The release of which of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling mosquitoes?

[A] Snail
[B] Crab
[C] Dogfish
[D] Gambusia fish

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9. The large carnivores are also called ____:
[A] Tertiary consumers
[B] Primary consumers
[C] Secondary consumers
[D] None of the above

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10. In a humans heart the bicuspid valve is situated between ____:
[A] Right auricle and right ventricle
[B] Postcaval and auricle
[C] Left auricle and left ventricle
[D] Right ventricle and pulmonary aorta

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