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

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2. What does Insulin do?
[A] Increases blood sugar
[B] Decreases blood sugar
[C] Constricts blood vessels
[D] Stimulates lactation

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3. The vitamin which is very labile and easily destroyed during cooking as well as storage is vitamin ____:
[A] Vitamin D
[B] Vitamin C
[C] Vitamin K
[D] Vitamin B6

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4. In which of the following multiple epidermis is found?
[A] Boerhaavia
[B] Nerium
[C] Amaranthus
[D] Helianthus

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5. Which among the following has open circulatory system?

I. Cockroach
II. Human
III. Prawn

[A] I and II
[B] I and III
[C] II and III
[D] Only III

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6. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
[A] Budding is not possible in hydra
[B] Hydra have only a sexual reproduction
[C] Most frogs are an oviparous animals
[D] Internal fertilisation takes place in hens

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7. Where does the cabbage store food?
[A] Leaves
[B] Root
[C] Stem
[D] Fruit

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8. Which of the following tissues are responsible for the secondary growth of plants?
[A] Cortex
[B] Xylem
[C] Cambium
[D] Phloem

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9. The cells of sclerenchyma tissue have their walls thickened due to which chemical substance?
[A] Cellulose
[B] Hemicellulose
[C] Lignin
[D] Pectin

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10. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
[A] Vitamin-B : Rickets
[B] Vitamin-A : Scurvy
[C] Vitamin-E : Reproduction
[D] Vitamin-C: Night-blindness

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