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. After whom is the chemical element with atomic number 102 named?
[A] Charles Darwin
[B] Albert Einstein
[C] Alfred Bernhard Nobel
[D] Isaac Newton

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2. ____ is the cell organelle, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur:
[A] Ribosomes
[B] Mitochondria
[C] Nucleus
[D] Chloroplast

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3. Water of coconut is ____:
[A] Liquid nucellus
[B] Liquid endocarp
[C] Degenerated liquid endosperm
[D] Liquid mesocarp

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4. Which organ is the main digester and absorber of food?
[A] Colon
[B] Stomach
[C] Liver
[D] Small intestine

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5. What accumulates in the muscles after continuous strenuous physical exercise as a result of temporary anaerobic respiration that causes muscular fatigue?
[A] ATP
[B] Lactic acid
[C] Ethyl alcohol
[D] Carbon dioxide

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6. A spore producing plant is ____:
[A] Rose
[B] Potato
[C] Ginger
[D] Bread mould

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7. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
[A] Budding is not possible in hydra
[B] Hydra have only a sexual reproduction
[C] Most frogs are an oviparous animals
[D] Internal fertilisation takes place in hens

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

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9. What causes the mottling of the dental enamel?
[A] High levels of chlorine in water
[B] High levels of nitrate in the water
[C] High levels of fluorides in the water
[D] High levels of calcium in the water

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10. The connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone is _____:
[A] Cartilage
[B] Ligament
[C] Interstitial fluid
[D] Tendon

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