This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A distance vs. time graph shows an object's A) Frame of reference. B) Speed. C) Favorite food. D) Acceleration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speed. 2. What is the boiling point of water? A) 100$^\circ$C. B) 90$^\circ$C. C) 120$^\circ$C. D) 110$^\circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100$^\circ$C. 3. Methane is a greenhouse gas A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Two people in a car ride past a person sitting on a bench. From the perspective of the person on the bench, the driver is..... A) Not moving. B) Moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving. 5. In weather, it is the measure of the amount of energy an air mass has. A) Wind. B) Atmospheric pressure. C) Temperature. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature. 6. What do we call a theoretical picture in which layers of rock from around the world are mashed together into a single, unbroken record of earth's past? A) Geological column. B) Paraconformity. C) Index fossil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geological column. 7. Conversion of milk into curd takes place due to A) Virus. B) Fungi. C) Protozoa. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bacteria. 8. Liquid water changing slowly into a gas and rising into the atmosphere is called A) Evaporation. B) Typhoon. C) Condensation. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 9. An example of Synthesis A) AB + energy = A + B. B) A+B = AB + energy. C) A + B = AB. D) AB = A + B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A + B = AB. 10. The two groups of bacteria responsible for nitrogen fixation are found in soil and in the roots of..... A) Flowers. B) Grasses. C) Legumes. D) Mushrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legumes. 11. The element silicon is best used for which purpose? A) As a container to keep coffee hot. B) As a semiconductor in computer chips. C) As a material to make airplane frames. D) As a malleable material for coins and jewelry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a semiconductor in computer chips. 12. A testable explanation is: A) An inference. B) A conclusion. C) A hypothesis. D) An observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hypothesis. 13. Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings? A) Alum. B) Chromatography paper. C) A bar magnet. D) Filter paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bar magnet. 14. The Indian school of astronomy was located in A) Patna. B) Bihar. C) Nalanda. D) Ranchi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nalanda. 15. Echinoderms' bodies are designed with a base of how many radiating parts? A) 5. B) 3. C) 1. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 16. Study of the atmosphere A) Stratosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Meteorology. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorology. 17. Which definition describes the following word.Micropyle A) Is a small hole in the testa that allows water to enter the seed. B) Is a scar or mark left by the stalk that attached the seed to the fruit. C) Is the outer coat, which protects the seed from fungi, bacteria and insects. D) Is the part of the seed that will develop into the root of the plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is a small hole in the testa that allows water to enter the seed. 18. Where is the main location for photosynthesis in a plant? A) Leaf. B) Petiole. C) Vein. D) Stem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leaf. 19. What is the most common type of rock found on Earth's surface? A) Igneous. B) Lava rock. C) Sedimentary. D) Metamorphic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedimentary. 20. A spider has..... legs, and an insect has..... legs. A) 6, 8. B) 6, 6. C) 8, 8. D) 8, 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8, 6. 21. What is an abbreviation that represents a compound? A) Atom. B) Subscript. C) Formula. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formula. 22. Non-living things can move on their own. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Single-called algae A) Phytoplankton. B) Kelp. C) Plankton. D) Zooplankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phytoplankton. 24. What is the purpose of World Tsunami Awareness Day? A) To raise awareness about tsunamis and how to stay safe. B) To promote early warning systems and disaster preparedness. C) To share innovative approaches to tsunami risk reduction. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. The subatomic particles that make up neutrons and protons are called..... A) Mendelev. B) Groupons. C) Nucleus. D) Quarks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quarks. 26. An animal with a backbone A) Vertebrates. B) Invertebrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrates. 27. The diffusion of water is known as A) Active Transport. B) Photosynthesis. C) Osmosis. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osmosis. 28. Animals the do not have backbone are called A) Invertebrates. B) Vertebrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invertebrates. 29. What is the process by which plants make their food? A) Photosynthesis. B) Digestion. C) Transpiration. D) Respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 30. Can conduct electricity in water A) Acid. B) Base. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acid. 31. This severe weather involves low temperatures and snow either falling or drifting causing low visibility A) Hurricane. B) Thunderstorm. C) Blizzard. D) Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blizzard. 32. Mechanical devices that only have one or two parts each A) Compound/complex machines. B) Simple machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple machines. 33. Ryan rubs two sticks together quickly. When he stops rubbing the sticks, he notices that they are warm to touch where he rubbed them. Which type of energy has been produced? A) Sound energy. B) Light energy. C) Electrical energy. D) Heat energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heat energy. 34. The student conducted an experiment with circuits. Why was the bulb bright when he closed the switch? A) The switch did not make a difference. B) The switch produced an electric current. C) Closing the switch broke the circuit. D) Closing the switch completed the circuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Closing the switch completed the circuit. 35. In which level of the atmosphere does all weather take place? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 36. Absolute humidity is the actual amount of vapor in the air A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. What should be the first step of the procedure in sketching an aircraft wing skin repair? A) Lay out the repair. B) Draw heavy guidelines. C) Block in the views. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Block in the views. 38. A solid to a gas is called A) Evaporation. B) Melting. C) Sublimation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sublimation. 39. If your lab partner's hair caught fire, you should spray him/her with the fire extinguisher. True or False. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 40. When you push a boat off from the dock, you are demonstrating Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. It simply states that for every action there is an equal and opposite.....? A) Motion. B) Reaction. C) Push. D) Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reaction. 41. How does doing a maze four times affect the time it takes you to do the maze? What is the dependent variable in this experiment? A) The same maze. B) The time it takes you to do the maze. C) Times you do the maze. D) The person doing the maze each time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The time it takes you to do the maze. 42. What does the nucleus of an atom contain? A) Electrons and neutrons. B) Protons and neutrons. C) Electrons and protons. D) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protons and neutrons. 43. Stars can have negative magnitude too. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. What does this describean animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. A) Omnivore. B) Herbivore. C) Dekposer. D) Carnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omnivore. 45. All sounds are made by..... objects. A) Warm. B) Cold. C) Vibrating. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vibrating. 46. Choose the correct past tense verb of the base form. A) Become-becoming. B) Bring-bought. C) Wake-woke. D) Know-known. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wake-woke. 47. Which of the following is the longest river in India? A) Godavari. B) Ganga. C) Yamuna. D) Brahmaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganga. 48. Pick the odd one out. (Location of enzymes in body) A) Lipase. B) Pepsin. C) Carbohydrases. D) Trypsin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pepsin. 49. How long is the day and night cycle of Earth? A) 12 hours. B) 29 hours. C) 24 hours. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 hours. 50. Any force that causes an object to move in a circle is called a(n) A) Unbalanced force. B) Balanced force. C) Centripetal force. D) Gravitational force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centripetal force. 51. The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's..... A) Friction NGSS.MS-PS2-4. B) Mass. C) Weight. D) Matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weight. 52. How many meters are there in 3 kilometres? A) 10000. B) 1000. C) 300. D) 3000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3000. 53. In general, an increase in temperature A) Does not affect reaction rate. B) Decreases reaction rate. C) Increases reaction rate. D) Acts as a catalyst. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increases reaction rate. 54. Which of the following chemicals is NOT naturally found in normal human blood? A) Nicotine. B) Urea. C) Formaldehyde. D) Dihydrogen monoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nicotine. 55. Where is DNA stored? A) Cytoplasm. B) Nucleus. C) Cell membrane. D) Vacuole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleus. 56. Occurs twice a year in March and September, when Earth's rotational axis is perpendicular to a line connecting the center of Earth to the center of the Sun A) Equinox. B) Ecliptic. C) Ellipse. D) Lunar eclipse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equinox. 57. What is the force that causes objects to fall to Earth? A) Air resistance. B) Water resistance. C) Gravity. D) Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gravity. 58. A Universal blood donor has blood type: A) B. B) A. C) O. D) AB. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) O. 59. A year with 366 days is called A) Normal year. B) Leap year. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leap year. 60. Who is constructed in the red bone marrow A) Reddish. B) White blood cell. C) Both. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reddish. Next →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesGeneral Science Quiz 2General Science Quiz 3General Science Quiz 4General Science Quiz 5General Science Quiz 6General Science Quiz 7General Science Quiz 8General Science Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books