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 antiseptic compounds is present in Dettol?
[A] Iodine
[B] Cresol
[C] Chloroxylenol
[D] Biothional
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Correct Answer: C [ Chloroxylenol ]
Notes:
Chloroxylenol, also known as para-chloro-meta-xylenol, is an antiseptic and disinfectant which is used for skin disinfection and cleaning surgical instruments. It is also used within a number of household disinfectants and wound cleaners.
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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Correct Answer: C [Sublimation]
Notes:
Sublimation describes a phase transition where a substance changes from a solid directly to a gas, bypassing the liquid state. This physical transformation is distinct from chemical changes like oxidation or reduction. Sublimation happens under certain combinations of pressure and temperature. Examples include dry ice (solid CO2), which sublimates at room temperature, and solid water, or ice, which sublimates under low pressure conditions.
3. The best milch breed in the word is ____:
[A] Chittagong
[B] Holstein-Friesian
[C] Deoni
[D] Sindhi
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Correct Answer: B [Holstein-Friesian]
Notes:
Holstein Friesian cows are world’s highest-production dairy animals and dominate the global dairy industry. These cows originated in Dutch provinces of North Holland and Friesland, and Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany. They are known as Holsteins in North America and Friesians in UK and Ireland.
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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Correct Answer: C [Exposing the affected person to fresh oxygen]
Notes:
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be cured by exposing the affected person to fresh oxygen. It is because CO posoning leads to oxygen starvation of body cells. This therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a chamber in which the air pressure is about two to three times higher than normal. This speeds the replacement of carbon monoxide with oxygen in your blood. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be used in cases of severe carbon monoxide poisoning.
5. Which one of the following features is absent in a virus?
[A] Presence of cell wall
[B] Reproduce within host cell
[C] Fully parasitic in nature
[D] Presence of either DNA or RNA
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Correct Answer: A [Presence of cell wall]
Notes:
A virus has a simple structure. It has no internal cellular structure, no cell wall or cell membrane, just the protein coat that holds the string of nucleic acid. It is made only of a nucleic acid + a protein coat. A cell wall is a layer located outside the cell membrane found in plants, fungi, bacteria, algae, and archaea.
6. Which of the following plant hormones are incorrectly paired?
[A] Cytokinins- senescence
[B] Abscisic acid- transpiration
[C] Auxins- apical dominance
[D] Gibberlins- bud and seed dormancy
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Correct Answer: B [Abscisic acid- transpiration]
Notes:
Abscisic acid also called plant stress hormone is responsible for responsible for dormancy of various types. It maintains dormancy in seeds and buds, stimulates the closing of stomata. Gibberellins are responsible for cell division and growth in cell size.
7. Which of the following cell organelle contains DNA apart from nucleus?
[A] Golgi Apparatus
[B] Mitochondria
[C] Cytoplasm
[D] Ribosome
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Correct Answer: B [Mitochondria]
Notes:
The three organelles that contain DNA are the nucleus, mitochondria and chloroplasts. Mitochondria are unlike most organelles (with an exception of plant chloroplasts) in that they have their own set of DNA and genes that encode proteins. They are specialized structures unique to the cells of animals, plants and fungi.
8. To digest protein which of the enzyme is present in pancreatic juice?
[A] Pepsin
[B] Upes
[C] Trypsin
[D] Amaylase
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Correct Answer: C [Trypsin]
Notes:
Trypsin is an enzyme that helps us digest protein. In the small intestine, trypsin breaks down proteins, continuing the process of digestion that began in the stomach. It may also be referred to as a proteolytic enzyme, or proteinase. Trypsin is produced by the pancreas in an inactive form called trypsinogen. The trypsinogen enters the small intestine through the common bile duct and is converted to active trypsin.
9. Which of the following diseased person can still donate eyes?
[A] AIDS patient
[B] Asthma patient
[C] Acute leukaemia patient
[D] Both Asthma and Acute leukaemia patient
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Correct Answer: B [Asthma patient]
Notes:
Persons with AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, Rabies, Septicaemia, Acute leukemia (Blood cancer), Tetanus, Cholera, and infectious diseases like Meningitis and Encephalitis cannot donate eyes. Even people with diabetes, asthma, hypertension, or persons wearing spectacles and who had undergone cataract surgery can also donate eyes.
10. Which vein brings clean blood from the lungs into the heart?
[A] Vena Cava
[B] Pulmonary Vein
[C] Hepatic Vein
[D] Renal Vein
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Correct Answer: B [Pulmonary Vein]
Notes:
The pulmonary veins are a set of veins that deliver clean oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart. It brings oxygen-rich blood to the left atrium. Systemic veins deliver deoxygenated blood to the heart.