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. Jaundice is a symptom of disease of
____:
[A] Kidney
[B] Liver
[C] Pancreas
[D] Thyroid

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2. Which of the following is a tapeworm?
[A] Enterobius
[B] Fasciola
[C] Taenia
[D] Schistosoma

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3. Which gas is major contributor to greenhouse effect?

[A] Chloroflurocarbon
[B] Nitrogen dioxide
[C] Sulphur dioxide
[D] Carbon dioxide

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4. Wilting of plants occurs due to excessive ____:
[A] Respiration
[B] Glutation
[C] Absorption
[D] Transpiration

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5. Which among the following constitutes the central nervous system in human body?
[A] Only brain
[B] Only blood
[C] Only spinal cord
[D] Both brain and spinal cord

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6. The duration 19-21 days refers to ___:
[A] The period of menstrual cycle soon after menstruation, during which fertilisation is most likely to occur
[B] Incubation period of hens egg
[C] Average life-span of a red blood cell in humans
[D] Period of completion of one schizogony cycle of malarial parasite inside a red blood cell

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7. The disease which has been eradicated ____:
[A] Mumps
[B] Small pox
[C] Measles
[D] Chicken pox

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8. Who among the following gave Theory of Evolution?
[A] Darwin
[B] Mendel
[C] Hooke
[D] Rutherford

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9. Which phenomenon do bats or dolphins use to find prey, predators or obstacles?
[A] Refraction of sound
[B] Echo location
[C] Formation of beats
[D] Scattering of sound

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10. Consider the following functions of bile juice released from the liver:

  1. It makes the food coming from the stomach alkaline
  2. It converts proteins into amino acids
  3. It breaks down fats into smaller globules

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2 and 3
[C] Only 1 and 3
[D] All Are Correct Statements

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