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 among the following metals is the hardest metal?
[A] Platinum
[B] Gold
[C] Iron
[D] Tungsten

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

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3. The ____ is the stem-like part of the leaf that joins the blade to the stem, is known as:

[A] Vein
[B] Petiole
[C] Stipules
[D] Midrib

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4. Epidermal cells of which part of plant often secrete a waxy water resistant layer on their outer surface?
[A] Aerial parts only
[B] Roots only
[C] Both aerial parts and roots
[D] Neither aerial parts nor roots

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5. Chromosome designation of Turner sydrome is ____:
[A] 44A+XO
[B] 44A+XXX
[C] 44A+XXY
[D] 44A+XYY

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6. Which one of the following is commonly known as Pond Silk?
[A] Yeast
[B] Rhizopus
[C] Ulothrix
[D] Spirogyra

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7. Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous wastes in ____:
[A] Frogs
[B] Birds
[C] Fishes
[D] Mankind

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8. Bacteriophage was discovered by ____:
[A] Paul Ehrlich
[B] Burrill and Smith
[C] Felix D’Herelle and Frederick Twort
[D] Kluyver and Niel

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9. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as ____:
[A] Jhum
[B] Agro forestry
[C] Social forestry
[D] Taungya system

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10. How the rate of absorption of water through roots can be increased?
[A] Keeping the plants under the fan
[B] Keeping the plants in the dim light
[C] Keeping the plants in the shade
[D] Covering the plants with a polythene bag

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