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. 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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2. Identify the process from the options below, which is a physical change?
[A] Oxidation
[B] Reduction
[C] Sublimation
[D] Decomposition

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3. Identify the noble gas utilized in radiotherapy?
[A] Neon
[B] Argon
[C] Radon
[D] Xenon

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4. Which gas is major contributor to greenhouse effect?

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

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5. Consider the following statements about how plants absorb nitrogen:

  1. Plants absorb nitrogen in the form of inorganic nitrates or nitrites.
  2. Plants take in nitrogen in the form of organic compounds.
  3. Nitrogen is directly taken up by the plants from the atmosphere.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

[A] Only 1 and 2
[B] Only 1 and 3
[C] Only 2 and 3
[D] All of these

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6. Which of the following are warm-blooded animals?
[A] Whales
[B] Draco
[C] Alytes
[D] Whale Sharks

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7. Fat present below the skin surface in our body acts as a barrier against ____:
[A] Loss of heat from the body
[B] Loss of salt from the body
[C] Loss of essential body fluids
[D] Entry of harmful micro-organisms from the environment

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8. The strongest muscle (based on its weight) of the body is the masseter muscle and is located in the ___:
[A] Hand
[B] Jaw
[C] Thigh
[D] Chest

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9. Who among the following scientists used the word Protoplasm first time for living cells?

[A] Purkinje
[B] Robert Hooke
[C] Leeuwenhoek
[D] Robert Brown

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10. Pulses are obtained from the family of ____:
[A] Liliaceae
[B] Fungi
[C] Cycadaceae
[D] Leguminosae

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