This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 112 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 112 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is the symbol of the Sodium ' Na'? A) Because of its Latin name. B) Because of its atomic number. C) Because of its Greek name. D) Because of the number of atoms present in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of its Latin name. 2. Geology is branch of A) Technical science. B) Physical Science. C) Chemical Sciences. D) Biological Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical Science. 3. Ibn-E-Nafees Gave the Knowledge of A) Medicinal Plants. B) Optics. C) Circulation of blood in human body. D) Solar and Luna eclipse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circulation of blood in human body. 4. The so-called Almighty solvent ..... A) Gasoline. B) Coconut oil. C) Hydrochrochloric acid. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 5. ..... leads to shortage of food and shelter for wild animals. A) Deforestation. B) Afforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 6. Study of the process of polymerization such as plastics, synthetic fibers, papers etc. A) Polymerize chemistry. B) Non of them. C) Monochrome chemistry. D) Polymeric chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polymeric chemistry. 7. Protective eye wear that is secured to the head to protect the eyes from injury. A) Safety Googles. B) Stopwatch. C) Hand lens. D) Beaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Safety Googles. 8. Soils form in layers, or horizons, and all the layers make up this. A) Soil Texture. B) Soil Composition. C) Soil pH. D) Soil Profile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil Profile. 9. A scientist used a ceramic cup in their fancy cup test and noted that the temperature of the water remained steady for 30 minutes. The water temperature over time is the..... variable A) Quantitative. B) Dependent (responding). C) Qualitative. D) Independent (manipulated). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent (responding). 10. What is your presentation supposed to be about? A) Anything random. B) A topic we have learned in class. C) Stuff I already know about. D) Important science discoveries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A topic we have learned in class. 11. What type of simple machine is found on the cap of a pickle jar? A) Inclined plane. B) Screw. C) Pulley. D) Lever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Screw. 12. Light travels around..... miles per second in a vacuum. A) 186, 000. B) 91. C) 2, 500. D) 42, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 186, 000. 13. People pan for gold by scooping materials from stream beds. they shake the material from in a pan and the gold nuggets can be easily separated from the sand and gravel because of their greater density. materials cooked from the stream bed is an example of a..... A) Mixture. B) Element. C) Solution. D) Acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixture. 14. The explosion that sent the universe flying out is called..... A) The Big Bang. B) The Sun. C) The Solar System. D) The Milky Way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Big Bang. 15. Observation is a basic tool to go froth for elaborating a phenomenon A) Hypothesis. B) Observation. C) Non of them. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observation. 16. The motion of the earth around the sun is called ..... A) Revolution. B) Evolution. C) Isolation. D) Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revolution. 17. Trial idea is called hypothesis A) Theoretical. B) Theory. C) Hypothesis. D) Hypothetical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 18. The location where the earthquakes begins. The ground ruptures at this spot, then seismic waves radiate outward in all directions. A) Epicenter. B) Seismic waves. C) Focus. D) Eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focus. 19. Choose the correct words to complete the statement:..... is a daily or weekly status of the atmosphere while..... is the long term overall physical condition of a region. A) Climate, climate. B) Climate, weather. C) Weather, weather. D) Weather, climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather, climate. 20. Which term refers to the increased build-up of fat in the liver? A) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. B) Steatosis. C) Cerebral palsy. D) Ataxia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steatosis. 21. Measure of how hard it is to stop a moving object A) Momentum. B) Unbalanced forces. C) Mass. D) Centripetal force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Momentum. 22. What are the packet and the pucky? A) Ich-system. B) People. C) Barit patilt. D) Black system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Black system. 23. Over 70 % of the Earth's surface is water. About how much of that water is freshwater (not saltwater)? A) 3%. B) 15%. C) 1%. D) 30%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3%. 24. Which of the following sub-particles in an atom is located on the outside? A) Electrons. B) Protons. C) Neutrons. D) Quarks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrons. 25. The three states of matter are: A) Solid, air, liquid. B) Solid, ice, liquid. C) Gas, solid, water. D) Liquid, gas, solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liquid, gas, solid. 26. Where do volcanoes come from? A) Places where plates move apart. B) Places where plates are moving together. C) Hot Spots. D) All of these options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these options. 27. Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering? A) Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone. B) Frost wedging. C) Paper being burned. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frost wedging. 28. A cell containing 10 chromosomes divides by mitosis. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell contain? A) 10. B) 20. C) 15. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 29. Pure water obtained from ..... A) Distillation. B) Fractional distillation. C) Non of them. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distillation. 30. At room temperature most elements are A) Solid. B) Gas. C) Conductive. D) Liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solid. 31. Which law of motion states that, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction? A) Newton's First Law of Motion. B) Newton's Third Law of Motion. C) Newton's Second Law of Motion. D) The law of reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newton's Third Law of Motion. 32. How many chambers does the heart of a dolphin have? A) 2. B) 1. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 33. How many teeth are there in a adults jaws? A) 32. B) 31. C) 30. D) 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 32. 34. Animal cell has a rectangular or definite shape. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 35. An explanation of why something occurs in the natural world A) Predicition. B) Theory. C) Hypothesis. D) Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 36. Any object that can attract metals, such as iron, is called a(n)..... A) Series circuit. B) Closed circuit. C) Magnet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magnet. 37. If you had a container of air and you were able to heat up the gases, what would happen to the air pressure inside the container? A) It would increase. B) It would decrease. C) There would be no change. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It would increase. 38. Which of the following would be considered most acidic? A) 7. B) 3. C) 13. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. 39. "Poorna Swaraj Day" was observed for first time on A) 26th Jan, 1950. B) 26th Jan, 1930. C) 26th Jan, 1949. D) 26th Jan, 1942. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 26th Jan, 1930. 40. World War 2 is often abbreviated as ..... A) PD-21. B) PD-1. C) PD-12. D) PD-2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PD-2. 41. On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope..... A) Less acceleration. B) Greater acceleration. C) The faster the speed. D) The slower the speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The faster the speed. 42. Which of the following is NOT a type of force:push, pull, or twist? A) Squeeze. B) Lift. C) Twist. D) Rotate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twist. 43. Which state of matter has its own shape A) Gas. B) Solid. C) LIquid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solid. 44. The growing moon A) Full moon. B) Waning moon. C) New moon. D) Waxing moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waxing moon. 45. A fireman turns on his hose & is knocked backwards A) 1st Law. B) And & Lu. C) Show if. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Show if. 46. Name this ionic compound:CuCO3 A) Copper carbonate. B) Copper (I) carbonate. C) Copper (II) carbonate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copper (II) carbonate. 47. This brings impulses from the nerves to the brain. A) From the gall bladder to the brain. B) From the cns to the pns. C) From the veins to the arteries. D) Peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system. 48. What ancient form of paper helped Egyptian doctors easily document information, transport it to other scholars, and store it for future generations? A) Horse-drawn carriage. B) Papyrus. C) Clay tablets. D) Ebers Papyrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Papyrus. 49. Which of the following clouds has little vertical development: A) Y) Cirrus. B) In) Altostratus. C) X) altocumulus. D) Z) nimbostratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Y) Cirrus. 50. What is the unique feature of Chandrayaan-3's landing in comparison to other nation's lunar missions? A) Landing on the dark side of the moon. B) Landing on the Moon's far side. C) Landing on Moon's North pole. D) Landing on Moon's South pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Landing on Moon's South pole. 51. Naturally formed mixture of minerals, rock fragments or volcanic glass, bound together, identified based on composition and texture A) Magma. B) Extrusive igneous rock. C) Rock. D) Intrusive igneous rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rock. 52. What does Scientia mean? A) To hypothesize. B) To know. C) To experiment. D) To observe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To know. 53. A branch of biology that explores organisms living in or around the ocean A) Marine science. B) Marine biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marine biology. 54. What geologic era are we in right now? A) Mesozoic. B) Cenozoic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cenozoic. 55. Which among the following is not a monosaccharide? A) Fructose. B) Glucose. C) Sucrose. D) Lactose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sucrose. 56. Group seventeen of the periodic table contains A) Alkaline metal. B) Noble gases. C) Transition metals. D) Halogens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Halogens. 57. Comets whose orbits are thousands of years long A) Short period comets. B) Long period comets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long period comets. 58. Exposure to sunlight converts cholesterol found in human skin into what vitamin? A) Vitamin D. B) Vitamin A. C) Vitamin C. D) Vitamin B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin D. 59. Which atom has the highest Electronegativity? A) Na. B) And. C) Cl. D) Ar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cl. 60. What is dry ice out of the following? A) Calcium hydroxide. B) Sodium hydroxide. C) Solid carbon-dioxide. D) Mixture of Calcium hydroxide and Sodium hydroxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solid carbon-dioxide. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesGeneral Science Quiz 1General Science Quiz 2General Science Quiz 3General Science Quiz 4General Science Quiz 5General Science Quiz 6General Science Quiz 7General Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books