This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Plants that do not form a seed reproduce by.....? A) Flowers. B) Spores. C) Cones. D) Fruits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spores. 2. When is World Tsunami Awareness Day observed? A) November 15. B) November 10. C) November 5. D) November 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) November 5. 3. Product of mass and velocity is A) Force. B) Momentum. C) Torque. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Momentum. 4. If the voltage stays the same, but the resistance goes up, the current will..... A) Increase (speed up). B) Decrease (slow down). C) Stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease (slow down). 5. Ozone is made up of A) Two hydrogen atoms. B) Four oxygen atoms. C) Three carbon atoms. D) Three oxygen atoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three oxygen atoms. 6. A sheet of paper falls slower than a stone because of..... A) Air resistance. B) Gravity. C) Stone's weight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air resistance. 7. When an atom gives away or takes an extra electron, it has an overall negative or positive charge and is called an..... A) Atom. B) Element. C) Covalent. D) Ion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ion. 8. Which of the following is not a synthetic fibre? A) Rayon. B) Polyester. C) Nylon. D) Jute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jute. 9. Who is known as father of immunology.? A) Edward Jenner. B) Lazy pastures. C) Van Helmont. D) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edward Jenner. 10. This scientist was the one of the first known scientists to look critically at Aristotle's work, and disprove his theories on motion. A) Thomas Bradwardine. B) Rodger Bacon. C) Robert Grosseteste. D) Nicolas of cusa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thomas Bradwardine. 11. A location that is a former historical heritage both in the form of buildings, palaces, palace, goods, etc. is called ..... A) Dolmen. B) Pagan. C) Rite. D) Site. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Site. 12. Who was the first to challenge the geocentric model of the solar system? A) Aristarchus. B) Johann Kepler. C) Ptolemy and Aristotle. D) Nicolas Copernicus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nicolas Copernicus. 13. Which metal was first discovered by early man? A) Iron. B) Gold. C) Copper. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copper. 14. Plants have organs to help them to survive. They have..... to absorb water. A) Flower. B) Stem. C) Leaves. D) Roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roots. 15. An empire consisting of prokaryot A) Protista. B) Mikota. C) Monera. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monera. 16. Study of matter, energy and how they relate A) Zoology. B) Biology. C) Physics. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physics. 17. What type of sugar does the brain need for energy? A) Sucrose. B) Glucose. C) Galactose. D) Maltose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glucose. 18. Friction wears away the treads on a tire after miles of driving. Physical or chemical change? A) Physical change. B) Chemical change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical change. 19. Helium, argon, neon A) Parts of an atom. B) Most reactive elements. C) Noble gases. D) Alkali earth metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noble gases. 20. True or False? If you want to measure the length of an object, the standard unit of measurement is the meter A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What is the net force? 100 N 230 N < ..... $\rightarrow$ A) This is a balanced force. B) 30 N to the right. C) 130 N to the right. D) 230 N to the right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 130 N to the right. 22. The fine detail of Saturn's rings provides evidence that the planet may be: A) Young. B) Millions of years old. C) In a state of growing larger. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Young. 23. Where does most of the digestive process take place? A) Small intestine. B) Stomach. C) Mouth. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mouth. 24. Acceleration is a change in..... A) Velocity. B) Cars. C) School. D) Me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Velocity. 25. ..... is made up small discrete particles A) Atom. B) Liquid. C) Gas. D) Matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Matter. 26. Which blood cells contain hemoglobin? A) White blood cells. B) Blood plasma. C) Blood platelets. D) Red blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red blood cells. 27. Which form of energy is formed when the nucleus of an atom is split? A) Nuclear. B) Radiant. C) Mechanical. D) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear. 28. Science cannot prove anything even if the scientific method is carefully followed. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. A student measures that it takes 7 s for a pendulum bob to swing through 10 complete swings. What is the period of the pendulum? A) 0. B) Sense. C) 70s. D) 0.07s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0. 30. The..... is the variable that changes (what you are testing in an experiment. A) Independent variable. B) Control variable. C) Constant factor. D) Dependent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent variable. 31. A section directly below the Earth's crust that has a major change in density and beneath it is the Earth's mantle A) Moho. B) Lithosphere. C) Outer core. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moho. 32. Oxygenation of blood occurs in the ..... A) Heart. B) Kidneys. C) Lungs. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lungs. 33. A visible light that is found on the top of the rainbow. A) Yellow. B) Red. C) Blue. D) Orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 34. Which Shaheer consists of about 80% of the mass of atmosphere? A) Thermosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 35. The nucleus is just a tiny part of the atom, but it contains virtually all of the atom's..... A) Properties. B) Mass. C) Cations. D) Charge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass. 36. The ozone-containing pollution that results from the reaction between sunlight and vehicular or industrial exhaust A) Photochemical smog. B) Hazardous waste. C) Pollution. D) Pollutant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photochemical smog. 37. Which of the following is used as a lubricant? A) Diamond. B) Silica. C) Iron Oxide. D) Graphite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graphite. 38. What is the study of the Earth's atmosphere and weather called? A) Meteorology. B) Oceanography. C) Astronomy. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteorology. 39. Which form of energy changes water from a liquid to a gas? A) Mechanical. B) Electrical. C) Sound. D) Thermal. E) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermal. 40. Which is the nearest planet to the sun? A) Mars. B) Mercury. C) Venus. D) Earth Solar system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercury. 41. Galileo was the first to invent the telescope. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. What is the total cost of mission Chandrayaan-3? A) 600 crore. B) 800 crore. C) 540 crore. D) 1200 crore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 600 crore. 43. This data is based on a persons personal opinions. A) Subjective. B) Objective. C) Operational science. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjective. 44. The speed of water affects the amount of erosion A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 45. A giant pandas natural habitat is on what continent? A) Australia. B) Africa. C) Asia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 46. What was an source of heat on the early earth? A) Radioactivity. B) Gravitation Pressure. C) Accretion (collisions with other materials). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 47. How does friction help us move from place to place? A) Friction does not help us. B) Friction keeps us from slipping and sliding. C) Friction only helps cats. D) Friction makes us slip and fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friction keeps us from slipping and sliding. 48. Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical change? A) Shrunken clothing. B) Pencil sharpening. C) Sour milk. D) Crumpled paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sour milk. 49. A person has bleeding gums. This could be caused by a lack of which nutrient? A) Calcium. B) Vitamin C. C) Vitamin D. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vitamin C. 50. The study of Earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the Earth. A) Life science. B) Geology. C) Archaeology. D) Paleontology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geology. 51. Where are the capillaries present? A) Near heart. B) Muscular walls. C) In blood. D) The junction of veins and Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The junction of veins and Arteries. 52. The thin mantle sub-layer locateddirectly below the lithosphere A) Mesosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Crust. D) Asthenosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asthenosphere. 53. What is the only marsupial in the Americas? A) Flying Squirrel. B) Opossum. C) Anteater. D) Armadillo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opossum. 54. Which gas helps in the process of combustion? A) Cooking gas. B) Nitrogen gas. C) Oxygen gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen gas. 55. Adding salt to water lowers its freezing point. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 56. Which has more energy, 1.0 g of carbohydrate or 1.0 g of lipid? A) Carbohydrate. B) Lipid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lipid. 57. What is the unit of measurement for force? A) Kilogram. B) Newton. C) Joule. D) Meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newton. 58. Ammonia has a pH of 12. Ammonia is..... A) An acid. B) A metal. C) An element. D) A base. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A base. 59. How many types of teeth? A) 3. B) 4. C) 2. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 60. Which scientist is credited with the discovery of penicillin? A) Marie Curie. B) Alexander Fleming. C) Thomas Edison. D) Louis Pasteur. E) Isaac Newton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander Fleming. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books