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. As per the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, which of the following are soft metals?

  1. Gold
  2. Copper
  3. Diamond
  4. Thorium

Select the correct option from codes given below:

[A] 1 & 4 Only
[B] 1, 2 & 4 Only
[C] 2 & 4 Only
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

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

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3. Which one of the following is the smallest endocrine gland in human body?
[A] Pancreas
[B] Thyroid
[C] Pituitary
[D] Adrenal

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4. Carbon monoxide poisoning can be cured by
____:
[A] Drinking lemon-water
[B] Eating butter
[C] Exposing the affected person to fresh oxygen
[D] Consuming multi-vitamin tablet

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5. Where is Stapes bone found in human body?
[A] Fingers
[B] Thumb
[C] Nose
[D] Ears

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6. Which of the following cell organells are present only in plant cell?
[A] Lysosomes
[B] Plastids
[C] Mitochondria
[D] Cell membrane

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7. When we touch leaves of “Touch me not plant”, they close, these movements are called ____:
[A] Seismonastic movements
[B] Photonastic movements
[C] Nyctinastic movements
[D] Chemonastic movements

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8. Panthera pardus is the scientific name of ____:
[A] Panther
[B] Leopard
[C] Lion
[D] Tiger

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

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10. Synapse gap is present between which of the following?
[A] Two Kidneys
[B] Two neurons
[C] Brain and Spinal Cord
[D] None of the above

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