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. What is the common name of ‘Ca(ClO)2’?
[A] Baking Soda
[B] Bleaching Powder
[C] Washing Soda
[D] Baking Powder
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Correct Answer: B [Bleaching Powder]
Notes:
Calcium hypochlorite is an inorganic compound with formula Ca(ClO)2. It is the main active ingredient of commercial products called bleaching powder, chlorine powder, or chlorinated lime, used for water treatment and as a bleaching agents.
2. Leptospirosis is a disease caused by ____:
[A] Fungus
[B] Protozoa
[C] Virus
[D] Bacteria
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Correct Answer: D [Bacteria]
Notes:
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease caused by corkscrew-shaped bacteria called Leptospira. Signs and symptoms can range from none to mild such as headaches, muscle pains, and fevers; to severe with bleeding from the lungs or meningitis. If the infection causes the person to turn yellow, have kidney failure and bleeding, it is then known as Weil’s disease.
3. Radioactive materials should be kept in the container made of:
[A] Iron
[B] Aluminum
[C] Steel
[D] Lead
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Correct Answer: C [Steel]
Notes:
Radioactive materials are first encased in resin or concrete and sealed in steel drums. The drums are then packed into concrete casks and placed in concrete trenches up to 18 metres deep.
4. Intensive cultivation refers to ___:
[A] Raising production by intensive use of existing land
[B] Raising production by large scale use of imported inputs
[C] Production with intensive use of labour
[D] Production with intensive use of fertilizer
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Correct Answer: A [Raising production by intensive use of existing land]
Notes:
Intensive farming is an agricultural intensification and mechanization system that aims to maximize yields from available land through various means, such as heavy use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers. It is characterized by a low fallow ratio, higher use of inputs such as capital and labour, and higher crop yields per unit land area.
5. Jellyfish are an example of which type of phylum?
[A] Phylum -Protozoa
[B] Phylum -Porifera
[C] Phylum – Cnidaria
[D] Phylum -Ctenophora
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Correct Answer: C [Phylum – Cnidaria]
Notes:
Cnidarian, also called coelenterate, any member of the phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata), a group made up of more than 9,000 living species. ? Mostly marine animals, the cnidarians include the corals, hydras, jellyfish, Portuguese men-of-war, sea anemones, sea pens, sea whips, and sea fans.
6. Water of coconut is ____:
[A] Liquid nucellus
[B] Liquid endocarp
[C] Degenerated liquid endosperm
[D] Liquid mesocarp
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Correct Answer: C [Degenerated liquid endosperm]
Notes:
Coconut water, the clear liquid inside young green coconuts (fruits of the coconut palm), is liquid endosperm. In early development, it serves as a sus pension for the endosperm of the coconut during their nuclear phase of development. It contains sugars, vitamins, minerals, proteins, free amino acids and growth promoting factors.
7. Which among the following has open circulatory system?
I. Cockroach
II. Human
III. Prawn
[A] I and II
[B] I and III
[C] II and III
[D] Only III
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Correct Answer: B [I and III]
Notes:
Cockroach and prawns have open circulatory system in which the blood is not confined within blood vessels. The blood bathes the organs and tissues directly. Open circulatory systems pump blood into a hemocoel with the blood diffusing back to the circulatory system between cells. Blood is pumped by a heart into the body cavities, where tissues are surrounded by the blood. The open circulatory system is common to molluscs and arthropods.
8. Which of the following is an example of Ball and Socket joint in humans?
[A] Hip Joint
[B] Neck Joint
[C] Wrist Joint
[D] Finger Joint
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Correct Answer: A [Hip Joint]
Notes:
The ball and socket joint (or spheroidal joint) is a type of synovial joint in which the ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone. One of its example is hip joint, in which a partially spherical end lies in a socket, allowing multidirectional movement and rotation.
9. BT seed is associated with ____:
[A] Rice
[B] Cotton
[C] Wheat
[D] Oil seeds
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Correct Answer: B [Cotton]
Notes:
Cotton is the most popular of the BT crops. In BT cotton, BT gene was isolated and transferred from a bacterium Bacillus thurigiensis to American cotton. The American cotton was subsequently crossed with Indian cotton to introduce the gene into native varieties. The BT cotton variety contains a foreign gene obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis. This bacterial gene, introduced genetically into the cotton seeds, protects the plants from bollworm (A. lepidoptora), a major pest of cotton.
10. What is the other name for Vitamin B2?
[A] Dextrose
[B] Riboflavin
[C] Thiamine
[D] Haemoglobin
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Correct Answer: B [Riboflavin]
Notes:
Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2 is an easily absorbed colored micronutrient with a key role in energy metabolism, and for the metabolism of fats, ketone bodies, carbohydrates, and proteins.