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. How the Cast Iron is different from Wrought Iron?

  1. Cast iron have higher carbon content than wrought iron 
  2. Cast iron are more ductile compared to wrought iron
  3. Wrought iron is more stable, pure and stronger, compared to cast iron

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] 3 Only
[B] 1 and 3 Only
[C] 2 and 3 Only
[D] 1,2 and 3

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2. Jhum cultivation refers to ____:
[A] Terrace farming
[B] Jamun cultivation
[C] Step farming
[D] Shifting agriculture

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3. The best milch breed in the word is ____:
[A] Chittagong
[B] Holstein-Friesian
[C] Deoni
[D] Sindhi

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4. In which of the following class are the pulse producing plants kept?

[A] Liliaceae
[B] Solanaceae
[C] Malvaceae
[D] Leguminosae

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5. Symbiotic Bacteria responsible for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen are present in ____:
[A] Peas
[B] Oats
[C] Corn
[D] Wheat

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6. Which of the following diseases has been eradicated worldwide?

[A] Smallpox
[B] Plague
[C] Chickenpox
[D] Dracunculiasis

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7. Somatotropin is another name for _____:
[A] Growth hormone
[B] Digestive juice
[C] Tear gas
[D] Laughing gas

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8. The edible part of an onion is ____:
[A] Fleshy leaves
[B] Aerial stem
[C] Modified root
[D] Aerial flower

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9. 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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10. Dumb-bell shaped guard cells are present in
____:
[A] Mango
[B] Wheat
[C] Gram
[D] Groundnut

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