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. After whom is the chemical element with atomic number 102 named?
[A] Charles Darwin
[B] Albert Einstein
[C] Alfred Bernhard Nobel
[D] Isaac Newton

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3. Jellyfish are an example of which type of phylum?

[A] Phylum -Protozoa
[B] Phylum -Porifera
[C] Phylum – Cnidaria
[D] Phylum -Ctenophora

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4. What is Blubber?
[A] A layer of thick fat
[B] A device to trap insects by some aquatic
[C] A milky secretion of rubber plant
[D] Fungal infection of rice plants

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5. Rate of cooling depends on the
____:
[A] Nature of the radiating surface
[B] Area of the radiating surface
[C] Temperature difference between the body and the surroundings
[D] All of the above

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6. What are female gametes called as?

[A] Zygote
[B] Sperms
[C] Embryo
[D] Ova

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7. A molecule in plants comparable to haemoglobin in animals is ____:
[A] Carotene
[B] Chlorophyll
[C] Cellulose
[D] Cytochrome

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8. 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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9. In which of the following animals, is open circulatory system found?
[A] Prawn
[B] Earthworm
[C] Toad
[D] Man

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10. Which among the following disease is NOT caused by viruses?
[A] Polio
[B] Chicken Pox
[C] Typhoid
[D] Influenza

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