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. Flowers emit fragrance to ____:
[A] Drive away flies
[B] Purify air
[C] Attract insects
[D] All of the above

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2. Which of the following is not a connective tissue?

[A] Cardiac Muscle
[B] Areolar Tissue
[C] Compact Bone
[D] Adipose Tissue

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3. When we touch leaves of “Touch me not plant”, they close, these movements are called ____:
[A] Seismonastic movements
[B] Photonastic movements
[C] Nyctinastic movements
[D] Chemonastic movements

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4. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as ____:
[A] Jhum
[B] Agro forestry
[C] Social forestry
[D] Taungya system

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5. One of the best solutions to get rid of non-biodegradable wastes is ____:
[A] Burning
[B] Dumping
[C] Burying
[D] Recycling

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6. The part of the stem where a leaf arises is known as ___:
[A] Carpel
[B] Bud
[C] Node
[D] Tuber

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7. Blood pressure is measured by ____:
[A] Hydrometer
[B] Thermometer
[C] Sphygmanometer
[D] Barometer

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8. The blotting technique used to identify the isolated protein is _____:
[A] Western blotting
[B] Northern blotting
[C] Southern blotting
[D] Cloning

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9. Which part of the brain is responsible for triggering actions like thinking, intelligence, memory and ability to learn?
[A] Control
[B] Cerebrum
[C] Hypothalamus
[D] Diencephalon

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10. Yeast is a ____:
[A] Bacteria
[B] Fungi
[C] Algae
[D] Bryophyte

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