This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 228 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 228 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following rivers forms an estuary? A) Narmada. B) Cauvery. C) Krishna. D) Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narmada. 2. 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. 3. What theory proposes that evolution occurs steadily in tiny changes over long periods of time? A) Gradualism. B) Relative dating. C) Natural selection. D) Punctuated equilibria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gradualism. 4. What can you find by working through the statements of a dichotomous key? A) How long a fungus can live. B) When a species first appeared on Earth. C) The scientific name of an organism. D) How many animals are birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientific name of an organism. 5. Which atom has the lowest Electronegativity? A) Na. B) And. C) Cl. D) Ar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ar. 6. If the magnetic declination at a location is 10$^\circ$ East, and your compass reads 45$^\circ$, what is the true bearing? A) 35$^\circ$. B) 45$^\circ$. C) 55$^\circ$. D) 65$^\circ$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35$^\circ$. 7. Who invaded India seventeen times, which includes plundering of Somnath? A) Muhammad's watch. B) Muhammad Saharnaf. C) East. D) Ahmad Shah Abdali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muhammad Saharnaf. 8. Physicists who find the theory of relativity are ..... A) Thomas A. Edison. B) James Watt. C) Poincacare. D) Albert Einstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Albert Einstein. 9. The variable that is changed in an experiment is called: A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Controlled variable. D) Experimental variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 10. 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. 11. 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) Research about the common cold. B) Evaluate your hypothesis. C) Experiment to test your hypothesis. D) Formulate your hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experiment to test your hypothesis. 12. Also known as fats A) Carbohydrates. B) Proteins. C) Lipids. D) Nucleic Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lipids. 13. An electron is..... charged A) Positively. B) Negatively. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negatively. 14. The normal temperature of the human is A) 35. B) 36. C) 37. D) 38. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 37. 15. The Olympic record for the high jump is just over 2.6 yards. What is that distance in feet? (3 ft = 1 yd) A) 0.867 ft. B) 7.8 ft. C) 8.07 ft. D) 8.27 ft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7.8 ft. 16. China rose turns..... with acids and..... with base A) Green, pink. B) Pink, red. C) Pink, green. D) Red, pink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pink, green. 17. What is the standard unit force is measured in? A) Newtons. B) Pounds. C) Grams. D) Meters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newtons. 18. It is a process in water cycle where liquid turns into gas. A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Precipitation. D) Animation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 19. 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. 20. What changes when the pull of gravity changes? A) Weight. B) Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weight. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books