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. Who among the following scientists had discovered Radium?
[A] Marie Sklodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie
[B] André-Louis Debierne
[C] Kasimir Fajans
[D] Oswald Helmuth Göhring

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2. 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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3. Which of these elements do not belong to the same group?
[A] Nickel
[B] Platinum
[C] Darmstadtium
[D] Roentgenium

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4. Which of the following would come in use to treat diseased skin surfaces?
[A] Analgesics
[B] Antiseptics
[C] Antihistamines
[D] None of the above

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5. Who discovered electron?
[A] John Dalton
[B] James Chadwik
[C] Ernest Rutherford
[D] J J Thomson

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6. The part of brain which controls emotional reactions in our body is ____:
[A] Hypothalamus
[B] Meninges
[C] Cerebrum
[D] Thalamus

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7. Among the given nutrients, milk is a poor source of which of the following?
[A] Carbohydrate
[B] Calcium
[C] Protein
[D] Vitamin C

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

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9. If in any water Body, there is high BOD value then it is generally ____:
[A] Very clean
[B] Highly productive
[C] Very polluted
[D] Highly unproductive

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10. Penicillin is extracted from ____:
[A] Yeast
[B] Lichen
[C] Algae
[D] Fungus

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