This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 73 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. No light exists here only the light that is made by the creatures in this layer A) Twilight. B) Abyss. C) Trench. D) Midnight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Midnight. 2. The geological process is divided into those that originate externally (.....) A) Exogenic processes. B) Endogenic processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exogenic processes. 3. Select the group of ONLY living things. A) Plant reptilearachnidpaper. B) Pot spoonplatecup. C) Goatcarplanecow. D) Horsefighter fishlobstercrab. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horsefighter fishlobstercrab. 4. Systematic arrangement into groups and subdivisions are..... A) Evidence. B) Classification. C) Microscope. D) Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Classification. 5. A body covering, typically made of chitin, that provides support and protection. A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Endoskeleton. C) Exoskeleton. D) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exoskeleton. 6. Which of the following rivers forms an estuary? A) Mahanadi. B) Krishna. C) Cauvery. D) Narmada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narmada. 7. The wearing of flip flops and other open toed shoes are acceptable during a laboratory investigation during the hot summer months. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What theory proposes that evolution occurs steadily in tiny changes over long periods of time? A) Gradualism. B) Natural selection. C) Relative dating. D) Punctuated equilibria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gradualism. 9. What can you find by working through the statements of a dichotomous key? A) The scientific name of an organism. B) How many animals are birds. C) When a species first appeared on Earth. D) How long a fungus can live. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scientific name of an organism. 10. Which atom has the lowest Electronegativity? A) Na. B) And. C) Cl. D) Ar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ar. 11. If the magnetic declination at a location is 10$^\circ$ East, and your compass reads 45$^\circ$, what is the true bearing? A) 55$^\circ$. B) 45$^\circ$. C) 65$^\circ$. D) 35$^\circ$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 35$^\circ$. 12. Who invaded India seventeen times, which includes plundering of Somnath? A) East. B) Muhammad Saharnaf. C) Ahmad Shah Abdali. D) Muhammad's watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muhammad Saharnaf. 13. Physicists who find the theory of relativity are ..... A) Poincacare. B) Thomas A. Edison. C) Albert Einstein. D) James Watt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Albert Einstein. 14. The variable that is changed in an experiment is called: A) Independent variable. B) Experimental variable. C) Dependent variable. D) Controlled variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent variable. 15. What will happen if earth did not rotate A) Cold conditions on earth's half surface. B) Warm conditions on earth's half surface. C) No life possible in such extreme climatic conditions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. You and your partner think you have come upon a cure for the common cold. You want to let everyone know that you discovered the cure. Before you publish your cure in the local newspaper, which step of the scientific method might you go over again? A) Experiment to test your hypothesis. B) Research about the common cold. C) Evaluate your hypothesis. D) Formulate your hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experiment to test your hypothesis. 17. Also known as fats A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Nucleic Acids. D) Proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lipids. 18. An electron is..... charged A) Negatively. B) Positively. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negatively. 19. The normal temperature of the human is A) 37. B) 35. C) 36. D) 38. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 37. 20. The Olympic record for the high jump is just over 2.6 yards. What is that distance in feet? (3 ft = 1 yd) A) 8.27 ft. B) 0.867 ft. C) 7.8 ft. D) 8.07 ft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7.8 ft. 21. China rose turns..... with acids and..... with base A) Pink, green. B) Green, pink. C) Pink, red. D) Red, pink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pink, green. 22. What is the standard unit force is measured in? A) Pounds. B) Meters. C) Grams. D) Newtons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Newtons. 23. It is a process in water cycle where liquid turns into gas. A) Condensation. B) Precipitation. C) Evaporation. D) Animation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporation. 24. Which of the following can dendrochronology tell us? A) The age of a tree. B) The weather patterns during a tree's lifetime. C) Periods of droughts and floods. D) Fires that occurred during a tree's lifetime. E) All are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All are true. 25. What changes when the pull of gravity changes? A) Mass. B) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weight. 26. Energy is released when water changes A) From ice to liquid. B) From liquid to ice state. C) From vapor to a liquid state. D) Both b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both b and c. 27. What element is found in group 17 period 3? A) F. B) O. C) Cl. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cl. 28. A type of plastic that is biodegradable has been in the news lately. The ingredient that makes it biodegradable is: A) Cornstarch. B) Petroleum. C) Vegetable oil. D) Leather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cornstarch. 29. There are..... mm in 56.7 meters. A) 56700 mm. B) 5670 mm. C) .00567 mm. D) 567 mm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 56700 mm. 30. How many electrons can the second energy level hold? A) 2. B) 8. C) 10. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 31. Salt can be obtained from salt solution by A) Sublimation. B) Fractional distillation. C) Melting. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evaporation. 32. The largest satellite named Triton revolves around which planet? A) Neptune. B) Mars. C) Saturn. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neptune. 33. All of the following are characteristics of metals EXCEPT: A) Ductile. B) Shiny. C) Brittle. D) Good conductors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brittle. 34. Scientist believe that the extinction of the dinosaurs was caused in part by a large meteor strike. What is the most likely sequence of events following the meteor strike? A) Global Warming, Rising Sea Levels, Dinosaurs Drown. B) Earthquakes, ice age, dinosaurs freeze. C) Sun cannot penetrate the atmosphere, photosynthesis stops, dinosaurs starve. D) Hurricanes, flooding, dinosaurs go extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun cannot penetrate the atmosphere, photosynthesis stops, dinosaurs starve. 35. The planet ..... has a prominent ring system around it. A) Saturn. B) Jupiter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saturn. 36. In a wind turbine kinetic energy from the wind is first converted to: A) Potential energy. B) Mechanical energy. C) Radiant energy. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mechanical energy. 37. This scientists wrongly believed in spontaneous generation, and because he was so well-known, it went unquestioned for many years A) Aristotle. B) Imhotep. C) Ptolemy. D) Archimedes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aristotle. 38. Is making salt water to gargle with a physical or chemical change? A) Chemical. B) Physical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical. 39. What is a prokaryote? A) An organism that has nuclei in its cells. B) A heterotroph. C) An autotroph. D) An organism without a nucleus in its cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An organism without a nucleus in its cells. 40. Where does human digestion start from A) In the face. B) Stomach. C) Gastric. D) Acidic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the face. 41. Compounds form when..... A) Molecules of one element are mixed together. B) Atoms of two or more elements bond together. C) Atoms of one element bond together. D) Molecules of two or more elements are mixed together. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atoms of two or more elements bond together. 42. What is effort (input) force? A) The force the machine exerts on a object. B) The force one exerts on a machine. C) The force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object via a simple machine. D) The output work times the input distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The force one exerts on a machine. 43. In which rock Taj mahal made up of? A) Slate. B) Marble. C) Quartzite. D) Gneiss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marble. 44. Ultraviolet waves, gamma rays, and radio waves are all types of visible light. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 45. Choose the most elastic substance from the following A) Gold. B) Rubber. C) Steel. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Steel. 46. It is the fastest healing organ. A) Ears. B) Nose. C) Eyes. D) Tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tongue. 47. Ca(OH)2 $\rightarrow$ CaO + H2O 1. Balance the equation 2. What type reaction is this? A) 1:1:1 Synthesis. B) 1:2:1 Decomposition. C) 1:1:1 Decomposition. D) 1:1:1 Double Replacement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1:1:1 Decomposition. 48. A huge super continent from 200 million years ago A) Pag. B) Tides. C) Tsunamis. D) Light year. E) Comet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pag. 49. (1) Schematic diagrams indicate the location of individual components in the aircraft(2) Schematic diagrams indicate the location of components with respect to each other within the system A) Only 2 is true. B) Only 1 is true. C) Both 1 and 2 are true. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 and 2 are true. 50. Compared to its weight on Earth, how much does a 10 kg object weigh on the moon? A) Less. B) No one knows this. C) The same amount. D) More. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less. 51. Why does air pressure decrease with increasing of the elevation (height)? A) Due to decrease in air temperature. B) Due to increase in air humidity. C) Due to increase in air speed. D) Due to decrease in air density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Due to decrease in air density. 52. The moon is a natural satellite that orbits the Earth. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 53. A change from gas to liquid involves a..... in temperature A) Increase. B) Decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease. 54. What is a condition that may change when a scientist changes the independent variable in an experiment? A) Dependent variable. B) Qualitative data. C) Observation. D) Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent variable. 55. What is listed in the Periodic Table? A) Compounds. B) Gases. C) Metals. D) Elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elements. 56. Plants release what gas into the atmosphere? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Chlorine. C) Oxygen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 57. A piece of wooden beam is cut and split into two parts, this is an example of the process of change ..... A) Biology. B) Mathematics. C) Physics. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physics. 58. What is the sex determination of a child A) From the chromosomes of the mother. B) From father's chromosomes. C) Both. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From father's chromosomes. 59. All echinoderms live in the water A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. All metals exit usually in the solid state except..... A) Zinc. B) Iron. C) Aluminum. D) Mercury. 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