This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Overview > General Science – Quiz 260 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books General Science Quiz 260 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is okay to drink water from a beaker if it looks clean. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. How can a scientist, using the periodic table, find an element with properties similar to another element? A) By comparing density. B) By finding its periodic group. C) By comparing malleability. D) By comparing atomic weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By finding its periodic group. 3. The units used by standard system is called A) Physcal unit. B) If units. C) Unit of measurement. D) Magnitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If units. 4. Does not resist forces that act to change its shape, because the molecules are free to move with respect to each other A) Solid. B) Liquid. C) Gas. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liquid. 5. What is the duration of life of red blood cells in humans A) 100 days. B) 120 days. C) 130 days. D) 140 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 120 days. 6. If a historical document fails any of the 3 tests, it has no worth to us. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Magnetic poles that are alike will..... A) Attract. B) Repel. C) Generate electricity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repel. 8. The SI Unit for length is A) Cm. B) Mm. C) M. D) Km. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M. 9. The scientific name for a house cat is Felis catus. What is wrong with how this is written? A) The species should also be capitalized. B) The genus should also be lowercase. C) The genus should be lowercase and the species should be capitalized. D) The whole thing should be italicized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The whole thing should be italicized. 10. Nails consist of modified..... cells A) Epithelial. B) Epidermal. C) Hypodermal. D) Dermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epidermal. 11. Upper horizons of soil are normally composed of..... A) Bedrock. B) Weathered rock. C) Humus/soil. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bedrock. 12. An animal that is hunted and eaten for food A) Predator. B) Prey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prey. 13. Which galaxy is Earth in? A) The Silky Way. B) The Silver Way. C) The Silver River. D) The Milky Way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Milky Way. 14. Works with practical design and application A) Technician. B) Experimental scientist. C) Theoretical scientist. D) Engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Engineer. 15. Select the statement that is NOT true about glow worm. A) It is an insect. B) It is a worm. C) It produces light. D) It is a bioluminescent object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a worm. 16. An apparatus in which controlled nuclear chain reactions generate electricity A) Fission. B) Nuclear reactor. C) Nuclear waste. D) Fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear reactor. 17. Depth of the Sea is measured in which units? A) Dioptre. B) Decibel. C) Hertz. D) Fathom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fathom. 18. This type of rock has the smallest chance of forming fossils. A) Igneous rock. B) Metamorphic rock. C) Sedimentary rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igneous rock. 19. Atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons are called A) Ions. B) Isotope. C) Isomer. D) Radioactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isotope. 20. Which of the following wastes may be suitable for sink or sewer disposal? A) Acetic Acids. B) Benzene. C) Acetone. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acetic Acids. ← 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