This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 84 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 84 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you increase the temperature, does a reaction usually go faster or slower? A) Faster. B) Slower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Faster. 2. The magnitude of an earthquake is measured in..... A) Weighing scale. B) Hour glass. C) Both A and B. D) Richer scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richer scale. 3. When a solid is heated and transforms firectly to the gaseus phases, this process is called: A) Diffusion. B) Condensation. C) Sublimation. D) Fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sublimation. 4. This part of the plant captures energy from the Sun. A) Stem. B) Chlorophyll. C) Carbon Dioxide. D) Roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorophyll. 5. ..... is a branch of natural sciences which deals with the study of living beings A) Biology. B) Zoology. C) Botany. D) Both of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biology. 6. In which of the following kingdoms do cells lack nuclei? A) Monera. B) Protista. C) Fungi. D) Plantae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monera. 7. All of the following may create volcanoes, except A) Transform faults. B) Subduction. C) Hot spot. D) Divergent plate boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transform faults. 8. What is represented by the slope of a straight line joining two points on a velocity-time graph? A) Average velocity. B) Instantaneous acceleration. C) Average acceleration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Average acceleration. 9. Protons carry what kind of electrical charge? A) Positive. B) Negative. C) Neutral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive. 10. Mammals..... young. A) Are not. B) Have no. C) Give birth to live. D) Lay eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give birth to live. 11. The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere A) Photosphere. B) Core. C) Crown. D) Chromosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crown. 12. Name the ionic compound SnSe2 A) Tin (IV) Selenide. B) Tin diselenide. C) Tin selenide. D) Tin (II) triselenide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tin (IV) Selenide. 13. When water changes from a liquid to a gas, it..... A) Radiates. B) Evaporates. C) Conducts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporates. 14. How many satellites were placed in the orbit aboard the SSLV D2 launch vehicle of ISRO? A) Three. B) Five. C) Seven. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 15. What is a conclusion in the scientific method? A) Statement which describes what happens but does not explain the cause or occurrence. B) A statement about the result of the experiment. C) A fact that can be explained through observation. D) A hypothesis that can be explained from observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A statement about the result of the experiment. 16. A synthetic fibre. A) Cotton. B) Jute. C) Nylon. D) Wool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nylon. 17. Solids, liquids and gases are three states of..... A) Matter. B) Precipitation. C) Energy. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matter. 18. The image formed by a camera and a simple microscope are respectively A) Real and real. B) Real and virtual. C) Virtual and real. D) Virtual and virtual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Real and virtual. 19. Energy derived from hot spots beneath the earth is called ..... energy. A) Thermal. B) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal. 20. In 2020 is one example of a leap year, therefore in 2020 the number of days in February to ..... A) 28. B) 29. C) 30. D) 31. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 29. 21. An electron path that is incomplete or broken is called a(n)..... A) Magnetic field. B) Open circuit. C) Parallel circuit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open circuit. 22. The part of a nuclear reactor in which the fuel is located is called the..... A) Core. B) Turbine. C) Control rod. D) Heat exchanger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Core. 23. The interaction between electric charges and magnets A) Electromagnetic induction. B) Electromagnetic force. C) Electromagnetism. D) Electromagnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electromagnetism. 24. When the ground beneath you shakes from side to side, it is known as A) The tornado. B) An earthquake. C) A hurricane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An earthquake. 25. The smallest particle of a rich man who can participate in a chemical reaction, A) Deposit. B) Nuclear. C) Federator. D) Element. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear. 26. Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what? A) Pescatarian. B) Herbivores Herbivores. C) Omnivores. D) Carnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivores. 27. Which of the following is most suitable for summer? A) Cotton. B) Nylon. C) Polyester. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cotton. 28. Earth is surrounded by layers of gases collectively called the..... A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 29. Energy in motion A) Conservation. B) Energy. C) Potential. D) Kinetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kinetic. 30. Study of Matter and Energy is what? A) Forensic Science. B) Earth Science. C) Physical Science. D) Life Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physical Science. 31. Mineral A is harder than mineral B if A..... A) Weighs more than B. B) Scratches B. C) Streaks B. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Streaks B. 32. Aristarchus used which branch of Mathematics to calculate the size of the Moon, Sun, and Earth? A) Geometry. B) Algebra. C) Calculus. D) Both a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geometry. 33. Cold air traveling south from Canada is: A) Maritime tropical. B) Continental tropical. C) Continental polar. D) Maritime polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental polar. 34. Take your used paper and turn it into notepads. A) Recycle. B) Reduce. C) Reuse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reuse. 35. An example of a chemical reaction..... A) Chocolate melting. B) Silver tarnishing. C) Sugar dissolving in water. D) Metal bending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silver tarnishing. 36. In the U.S most electrical outlets supply a voltage of..... A) 120 Volts. B) 60 amps. C) 100 watts. D) 240 Volts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 120 Volts. 37. ..... is a change in which the appearance (physical properties) of a substance changes but its chemical properties stay the same. A) Chemical change. B) Chemical bond. C) Ion. D) Energy level. E) Physical change. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Physical change. 38. Which of the following is NOT an ocean basin? A) Southern Ocean. B) Pacific Ocean. C) Indian Ocean. D) Arctic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southern Ocean. 39. How do animals add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere? A) Through transpiration. B) Through breathing. C) Through photosynthesis. D) Through cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through breathing. 40. The branch of science that deals with the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere is A) Geology. B) Meteorology. C) Astronomy. D) Anthropology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astronomy. 41. What is the term "photosynthesis" refer to in plants? A) The process of digestion. B) The process of respiration. C) The process of converting sunlight into chemical energy. D) The process of cell division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The process of converting sunlight into chemical energy. 42. Myoglobulin is a (n)..... A) Soluble molecule. B) Insoluble molecule. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insoluble molecule. 43. Accurate recording of observations should be based on..... A) Ideas. B) Feelings. C) Impressions. D) Honesty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Honesty. 44. Layers of SEDiments that are pressed together and cemented can form..... A) Rock. B) Sedimentary rock. C) Igneous rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sedimentary rock. 45. Milk is a natural A) Mixture. B) Solution. C) Suspension. D) Emulsion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emulsion. 46. Which of the following is an inorganic part A) Sheathing. B) Cells. C) Ribosome. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sheathing. 47. Which law is also called as law of inertia A) Newton's third law. B) Second law. C) First law. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First law. 48. The motion of the earth that rotates on its axis is called ..... A) Rotation. B) Isolation. C) Revolution. D) Evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 49. Roadrunners are birds. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 50. State of matter in which molecules are widely dispersed and freely move. It offers no resistance to change of shape and little resistance to change in volume A) Gas. B) Plasma. C) Liquid. D) Solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gas. 51. Ahmed saw all of these things as he walked to school this morning. Which one is an example of a force pushing downward toward the ground? A) A bird sat on a telephone wire. B) A woman moved her child from one place to another in a wagon. C) A dog tugged on a rope held by a child. D) A man pulled weeds in his garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bird sat on a telephone wire. 52. What scientist developed the equation E=mc2.? A) Thomas Edison. B) Benjamin Franklin. C) Albert Einstein. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Albert Einstein. 53. The atomic number of Magnesium (Mg) is 12; how many electrons will it have in 1st and 3rd shells? A) 2, 2. B) 2, 8. C) 2, 3. D) 4, 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2, 2. 54. Catastrophists believe the earth to be..... years old. A) Millions of. B) Several thousand. C) Billions of. D) Hundreds of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Several thousand. 55. Earth-centric model of the solar system A) Dwarf planet. B) Extrasolar planet. C) Geocentric model. D) Heliocentric model. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geocentric model. 56. Every element is made of the same type of A) Charges. B) Mass. C) Atoms. D) Ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atoms. 57. Friction is a force that acts in an..... direction of movement. A) Similar. B) Opposite. C) Parallel. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposite. 58. Petroleum is separated into gasoline, lubricating oils, and other products through a process called..... A) Nuclear reaction. B) Combustion. C) Condensation. D) Fractional distillation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fractional distillation. 59. Which of the following organism grows on Common Bread? A) Yeast. B) Bacterium. C) Mucor. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mucor. 60. Object that give out light are called A) Non luminous. B) Transparent. C) Luminous. D) Opaque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Luminous. ← 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