This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 78 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the unit of force? A) Newton. B) Kg. C) Pascal. D) Metre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newton. 2. Suppose you are running at 8 mph for a race but then encounter a nice downhill. Which of the following is a likely instant speed during any part of the downhill portion of the race? A) 7 mph. B) 0 mph. C) 8 mph. D) 9.5 mph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9.5 mph. 3. From which source is the treatment of malaria treatment A) Sinkona tree. B) Sleam tree. C) Meroc tree. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinkona tree. 4. Which of the following does a simple machine do? A) Allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance. B) Reduce the amount of force needed to do work. C) Change the direction of the applied force. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia, and the surrounding oceanic crust. A) African Plate. B) North American Plate. C) South American Plate. D) Tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North American Plate. 6. ..... are big, tall, and strong plants. A) Climber. B) Herbs. C) Shrubs. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees. 7. Saliva in the mouth begins the process of the breaking down A) Starch. B) Vitamins. C) Proteins. D) Fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starch. 8. The maximum lung capacity is..... Air A) 500l. B) 0. C) 50l. D) Vinegar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vinegar. 9. The number that tells you if an ion has lost or gained electrons A) Oxidation number. B) Electron number. C) Atomic number. D) Mass number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxidation number. 10. Blood is a mixture of..... and cells. A) Bacteria. B) Chemicals. C) Air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemicals. 11. Name one type of collision:: A) Inertia. B) Elastic. C) Plastic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elastic. 12. A push or pull on an object A) Force. B) Centripetal force. C) Force pair. D) Unbalanced forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Force. 13. It is the branch of chemistry that deals with the laws and principles governing the combination of atom or molecules. A) Physics. B) Analytical. C) Physical chemistry. D) Non of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physical chemistry. 14. A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called A) Development. B) A response. C) A stimulus. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A stimulus. 15. Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food are..... A) Basal metabolic rate. B) Producers. C) Consumers. D) Greedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consumers. 16. Coal is an example of what type of energy? A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable. 17. What remains constant in a chemical reaction? A) The total mass. B) The total weight. C) The total velocity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The total mass. 18. What do you call an animal that only eats meat? A) Carnivore. B) Omnivore. C) Herbivore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carnivore. 19. Bioluminescence is a strategy used by organisms in the..... ecosystem. A) Deep ocean. B) Sunlight zone. C) Coral reef. D) Intertidal Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep ocean. 20. Choose the correct answer for the following definition. Very dense forest usually found in a tropical region that has very heavy rainfall throughout the year. A) Desert. B) Savanna. C) Rainforest. D) Tundra. E) Jungle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rainforest. 21. Name the type of mirror used as a backview mirror. A) Any of these. B) Concave mirror. C) Convex mirror. D) Plane mirror. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convex mirror. 22. From what source do plants receive energy? A) Sunlight. B) Soil. C) Insects. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 23. A runners races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed? A) 100 seconds. B) 1000 m/s. C) 10 seconds. D) 10 m/s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10 m/s. 24. The center of pressure should be towards the..... A) Center of the rocket. B) In the middle. C) Tail of the rocket. D) Nose of the rocket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tail of the rocket. 25. Which is the ultimate source of Earth's energy? A) Natural Gas. B) L.P.G. C) Coal. D) The Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sun. 26. Choose the correct answer, to make this statement true. Your sense of..... is based in your skin. A) Touch. B) Smell. C) Taste. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Touch. 27. The main constituent of LPG is A) Butane. B) Propane. C) Methane. D) Ethane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Butane. 28. A bruise on your skin is the result of which of the following? A) Overactive sweat glands. B) Excess strain on the muscle. C) Broken capillaries. D) Swelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken capillaries. 29. What is the term for a change in position over time? A) Location. B) Speed. C) Distance. D) Motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motion. 30. Bacteria and fungi are..... A) Decomposersers. B) Producers. C) Carnivores. D) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decomposersers. 31. The major contributor in the production of oxygen. A) Trees. B) Mangroves. C) Moss and algae. D) Planktons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planktons. 32. Which word is a synonym for 'happy'? A) Angry. B) Tired. C) Joyful. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joyful. 33. Objects made by people such as:tools, weapons, containers A) Archaeology. B) Paleontology. C) Artifacts. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artifacts. 34. WHICH TYPE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER IS USED FOR PETROLEUM FIRE? A) POWDER TYPE. B) LIQUID TYPE. C) SODA ACID TYPE. D) FOAM TYPE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) POWDER TYPE. 35. Are spiders insects? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 36. When you measure the volume of sound what are you measuring A) How high or low the sound is. B) How little or big the sound is. C) How long or short the sound is. D) How loud or soft the sound is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How loud or soft the sound is. 37. Elephant, as Keystone Species A) The most important thing to think of in a science classroom. B) The most important thing to think of when interacting with other people. C) Tramples trees to allow sunlight to get to lower plants, feeds soil with manure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tramples trees to allow sunlight to get to lower plants, feeds soil with manure. 38. What type of precipitation will fall if the temperature is 0 degrees celsius, but the precipitation freezes along the way to Earth's surface? A) Rain. B) Sleet. C) Snow. D) Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleet. 39. Who discovered gravitational force? A) Kepler. B) Copernicus. C) Isaac Newton. D) Euclid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isaac Newton. 40. The property of a substance bu which it dissolves in water is A) Hardness. B) Flotation. C) Transparency. D) Solubility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solubility. 41. Transpiration is a process in plants that is responsible for- A) Making water. B) Losing food. C) Making food. D) Losing water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Losing water. 42. How many atoms are in one molecule of CO2? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 43. Fossil fuels contain: A) Electrical energy. B) Chemical energy. C) Thermal energy. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chemical energy. 44. As a pendulum's string gets longer, what happens to the period? A) Doesn't change. B) Decreases. C) Increases. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increases. 45. Rock on a beach is constantly beaten with sand from the wind-chips break off and gets smaller A) Physical weathering. B) Chemical weathering. C) Uncomformity. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical weathering. 46. DETERGENTS USED FOR CLEANING CLOTHES AND UTENSILS CONTAIN? A) SULPHONATES. B) BISMUTHATES. C) NITRATES. D) Bicarbonates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SULPHONATES. 47. A light year is a measure of..... A) Velocity. B) Time. C) Distance. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distance. 48. Plants need water for it to be alive. Asides from water, what else do the roots take from the soil? A) Dirt. B) Nutrients. C) Green leaves. D) Chlorophyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrients. 49. Storm clouds are typically: A) Stratus. B) Nimbus. C) Cirrus. D) Cumulonimbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cumulonimbus. 50. Elements in the periodic table are arranged in order by their..... A) Atomic Number. B) Atomic Mass (Mass Number). C) Metal, nonmetal, or metalloid properties. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atomic Number. 51. The type of reaction that releases energy as heat is called A) Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) Endothermic. D) Exothermic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exothermic. 52. This reaction releases energy A) Endothermic Reaction. B) Decomposition. C) Synthesis. D) Exothermic Reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exothermic Reaction. 53. Formed when one plate moves below another A) Collision. B) Divergence. C) Convergence. D) Trench. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trench. 54. What is the goal of technology? A) To make something better. B) To make a new process or machine that makes life better. C) To learn why something happens the way it does. D) To make money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make a new process or machine that makes life better. 55. What type of drawing line consists of alternating long and short lines? A) Hidden. B) Center. C) Dimension. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Center. 56. Which of the following is NOT a flood control measure? A) Building dams. B) Zoning flood-prone areas. C) Deforestation. D) Flood insurance. E) Constructing levees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flood insurance. 57. Which is the largest epic of the world? A) Upanishad. B) Ramayana. C) Mahabharat. D) Hate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahabharat. 58. The distance an object travels divided by the time it takes the object to travel that distance A) Average Speed. B) Instantaneous Velocity. C) Motion. D) Speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speed. 59. It is the process of plants losing water through their leaves A) Transpiration. B) Environment. C) Ecology. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transpiration. 60. What type of simple machine would you find on the bottom of a car? A) Inclined Plane. B) Pulley. C) Wheel and Axle. D) Wedge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wheel and Axle. ← 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