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

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2. Which of the following structures are present in the throat to prevent the air passage from collapsing?
[A] Rings of cartilage
[B] Rings of muscle
[C] Rings of bone
[D] Rings of connective tissue

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3. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread?
[A] Typhoid
[B] Malaria
[C] Anaemia
[D] Scurvy

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

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5. 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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6. 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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7. Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous wastes in ____:
[A] Frogs
[B] Birds
[C] Fishes
[D] Mankind

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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. Where is urine stored in human body?

[A] Kidneys
[B] Nephron
[C] Liver
[D] Urinary bladder

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10. Bile is produced by the ____:
[A] Liver
[B] Stomach
[C] Pancreas
[D] Duodenum

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