This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > General Science – Quiz 214 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 214 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a scientist? A) People who research. give information and make new materials. B) People who do science stuff. C) Anyone who is interested in science. D) Scientists don't exist because science is dumb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People who research. give information and make new materials. 2. A baseball is thrown by an astronaut in deep space. There are no other forces or air resistance. What happens to the ball after leaving the astronaut's hand? A) It speeds up. B) It slows down. C) Its speed remains constant. D) The ball starts to curve downward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its speed remains constant. 3. A mature tropical cyclone that develops in Pacific Ocean A) Typhoon. B) Cyclone. C) Hurricane. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Typhoon. 4. The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by one or more foreshocks, and almost always followed by many aftershocks. A) Foreshock. B) Mainshock. C) Aftershock. D) Magnitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mainshock. 5. Which part of a comet is opposite the Sun A) Coma. B) Head. C) Tail. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tail. 6. Chickens are cold-blooded animals. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. What is not found in sharks? A) Bones. B) Teeth. C) Gills. D) Fins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bones. 8. Pound for pound, your bones are stronger than steel. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which is the largest river in India? A) Ganga. B) Yamuna. C) Narmada. D) Godavari. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganga. 10. Cold air sinks and creates A) Low pressure. B) Medium pressure. C) High pressure. D) Uneven pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High pressure. 11. Resulted to rapid increase in temperature A) Greenhouse. B) Global warming. C) Land pollution. D) Climate System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global warming. 12. Which is the largest cell? A) Nerve cell. B) Wean. C) Skin. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nerve cell. 13. Which observation of weather usually indicates rain? A) The sky has many clouds. B) The wind speed is low. C) The air temperature is high. D) The wind direction is from the north. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sky has many clouds. 14. With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction of the..... force. A) Larger. B) Smaller. C) Equal. D) One of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Larger. 15. Which lens is used in spectacles used for the treatment of a person suffering from myopia?A. Concave lensB. Convex lensC. Bifocal lensD. Flat lens A) Concave lens. B) Convex lens. C) Bifocal lens. D) Flat lens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concave lens. 16. Deficiency of vitamin C causes A) Rickets. B) Scurvy. C) Berry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scurvy. 17. The study of life A) Biology. B) Zoology. C) Chemistry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biology. 18. Aristotle and Ptolemy both reasoned that the celestial bodies must be provided with a source of motion. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which of the following is considered as base quantity? A) Length. B) Speed. C) Area. D) Volume. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Length. 20. A device used to measure temperature is a(n)..... A) Scale. B) Thermometer. C) Balance beam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermometer. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeneral Science Quiz 1General Science Quiz 2General Science Quiz 3General Science Quiz 4General Science Quiz 5General Science Quiz 6General Science Quiz 7General Science Quiz 8General Science Quiz 9General Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books