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. What is the common name of ‘Ca(ClO)2’?
[A] Baking Soda
[B] Bleaching Powder
[C] Washing Soda
[D] Baking Powder

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3. Leptospirosis is a disease caused by ____:
[A] Fungus
[B] Protozoa
[C] Virus
[D] Bacteria

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4. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the cells lining the
____:
[A] Stomach
[B] Ileum
[C] Oral cavity
[D] Colon

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5. Filariasis is not transmitted by ____:
[A] Anopheles mosquito
[B] Aedes mosquito
[C] Culex mosquito
[D] Swamp mosquito

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6. In which of the following month festival of forests is celebrated in India?
[A] May
[B] June
[C] July
[D] August

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7. In winter, at the time of hibernation, Toads maintain breathing through ____:
[A] Lungs
[B] Skin
[C] Both by Skin and Lungs
[D] Buccal cavity

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8. 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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9. 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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10. BCG is vaccine meant for protection against which of the following diseases?
[A] Tuberculosis
[B] Mumps
[C] Tetanus
[D] Leprosy

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