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 iron ore contains the highest percentage of iron content?
[A] Hematite
[B] Siderite
[C] Magnetite
[D] Limonite

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

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3. The right pulmonary artery is _____:
[A] Longer than the left
[B] Shorter than the left
[C] Wider than the left
[D] Of same size as the left

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4. Solitary cymose inflorescence is observed in ____:
[A] Rose
[B] Tuberose
[C] Chinarose
[D] Gardenia

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5. Preserved traces of living organisms retained in the form of impressions of the body parts in the soil are called ____:
[A] Specimen
[B] Phylogeny
[C] Fossils
[D] Antique

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6. Which enzyme digests proteins in the stomach?
[A] Salivary amylase
[B] Trypsin
[C] Pepsin
[D] Pancreatic canal

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7. DPT vaccine is categorized as which of the following?
[A] Anti viral vaccine
[B] Anti protozoan vaccine
[C] Anti ricket-sial vaccine
[D] A combined vaccine

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8. ___ is a scientific discipline concerned with the study of plant pollen, spores, and certain microscopic plank-tonci organisms, in both, living and fossil form:
[A] Palynology
[B] Paleobotany
[C] Dendrology
[D] Ethnobotany

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9. Muscle fatigue occurs due to accumulation of ____:
[A] Carbonic Acid
[B] Lactic Acid
[C] ATP
[D] ADP

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10. The vector of disease sleeping sickness is ____:
[A] Sand fly
[B] House fly
[C] Fruit fly
[D] Tsetse fly

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