General Science : General knowledge questions and answers
1. Which animal never drinks water in its entire life?a. Kangaroo
b. Hippopotamus
c. Rat
d. Kangaroo rat
View Answer / Hide Answer2. What is the physical phase of life called?a. Protoplasm
b. Cytoplasm
c. Organelles
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer3. The largest cell is ________________a. Nerve Cell
b. Ovum
c. The egg of an Ostrich
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. The egg of an Ostrich
a. Liver
b. Skin
c. Spleen
d. Ovum
View Answer / Hide Answer5. _________________ is the longest cell.a. Nerve Cell
b. Skin
c. Spleen
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer6. What is the name of the cells in the body that engulf foreign particles like bacteria?a. Phagocytes
b. Globulin
c. Fibrinogen
d. Albumin
View Answer / Hide Answer7. There are _____ number of muscles in human.a. 638
b. 637
c. 639
d. 640
View Answer / Hide Answer8. What is the life span of RBC?a. 130 days
b. 110 days
c. 100 days
d. 120 days
View Answer / Hide Answer9. What is the life span of WBC?a. 2-15 days
b. 3-15 days
c. 4-15 days
d. 5-20 days
View Answer / Hide Answer10. Which is the vertebrate that has two chambered heart?a. Fish
b. Snake
c. Blue Whale
d. Crocodile
View Answer / Hide Answer11. The number of ribs in a human body is _____.a. 23
b. 24
c. 25
d. 22
View Answer / Hide Answer12. Which is the smallest flightless bird?a. Kiwi
b. Penguin
c. Ostrich
d. Rhea
View Answer / Hide Answer13. Saurology is the study of ___________.a. Mosquitoes
b. Snake
c. Lizards
d. Cockroach
View Answer / Hide Answer14. Hormones are produced by _____________a. Endocrine glands
b. Pituitary glands
c. Hypothalamus
d. Pancreas
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Endocrine glands
a. Thymus gland
b. Pancreas
c. Pineal gland
d. Pituitary gland
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Pituitary gland
a. Anti Diuretic Hormone
b. Adhesive Diuretic Hormone
c. Acidic Diuretic Hormone
d. Adenosine Double Hormone
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Anti Diuretic Hormone
a. 80 to 120mg/100 ml of blood
b. 70 to 120mg/100 ml of blood
c. 90 to 120mg/100 ml of blood
d. 60 to 120mg/100 ml of blood
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. 80 to 120mg/100 ml of blood
a. Alveoli
b. Artery
c. Aorta
d. Vein
View Answer / Hide Answer19. Which of the following carries impure blood?a. Pulmonary artery
b. Pulmonary vein
c. Alveoli
d. Aorta
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Pulmonary artery
a. Dr. Venugopal
b. William Harvey
c. Christian Bernard
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Christian Bernard
a. Diamond
b. Graphite
c. Fullerenes
d. Glass
View Answer / Hide Answer22. What is the formula of Sulfuric acid?a. H
2SO
4b. SO
2c. Na
2SO
4d. K
2SO
4View Answer / Hide Answer23. How are the following elements arranged in the Periodic table?H, He, Li, Be and B
a. H, He, Li, Be and B
b. H, Li, He, Be and B
c. H, He, Be, Li and B
d. H, Be, He, B and Li
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. H, He, Li, Be and B
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9
View Answer / Hide Answer25. There are ___ Groups in the Periodic table.a. 18
b. 17
c. 16
d. 15
View Answer / Hide Answer26. Which one of the following is not an element of Noble gases?a. Helium
b. Neon
c. Xenon
d. Hydrogen
View Answer / Hide Answer27. Mole is defined as the number of atoms found in _____ of carbon-12?a. 11 grams
b. 14 grams
c. 10 grams
d. 12 grams
View Answer / Hide Answer28. Which of the following is not a mixture?a. Steel
b. Aluminium
c. Graphite
d. Glass
View Answer / Hide Answer29. Alloys are _______________a. Harder than the pure metal
b. Harder than the impure metal
c. Softer than the pure metal
d. Softer than the impure metal
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Harder than the pure metal
a. Oxidation
b. Electrolysis
c. Ionization
d. Reduction
View Answer / Hide Answer31. Rusting is an ___________ reaction.a. Ionization
b. Oxidation
c. Reduction
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer32. What is needed for rusting to occur?a. Water
b. Oxygen
c. Water and Oxygen
d. Carbon dioxide
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Water and Oxygen
a. Corrosive when they are strong
b. Corrosive when they are weak
c. Irritant when they are strong
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Corrosive when they are strong
a. Salt, Water and Carbon dioxide
b. Salt and Water
c. Water and Carbon dioxide
d. Salt and Carbon dioxide
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Salt, Water and Carbon dioxide
a. Vinegar
b. Saliva
c. Ammonia
d. Acid rain
View Answer / Hide Answer36. In Periodic table elements are arranged according to their ___________a. Mass number
b. Atomic and Mass number
c. Atomic number
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer37. What is an Isotope?a. Atoms of an element having different mass number
b. Atoms of an element having same mass number
c. Atoms of an element having different atomic number
d. Atoms of an element having same atomic number
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Atoms of an element having different mass number
a. A
b. M
c. X
d. Z
View Answer / Hide Answer39. Which science is sometimes called ‘central science’?a. Physics
b. Chemistry
c. Biology
d. Geology
View Answer / Hide Answer40. Which acid is used in the body to help digestion?a. Hydrochloric Acid
b. Sulphuric Acid
c. Acetic Acid
d. Boric Acid
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Hydrochloric Acid
