Top 50 General Science GK Questions  

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Q.1 Which animal never drinks water in
its entire life?   Ans .  D
 (A) Kangaroo
Q.5  _________________ is the longest
 (B) Hippopotamus 
cell.
 (C) Rat
 (A) Nerve Cell
 (D) Kangaroo rat
 (B) Skin
 
 (C) Spleen
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 (D) None of the above
 
Ans .  D
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Q.2 What is the physical phase of life
called?  Ans .  A
 (A) Protoplasm
Q.6 What is the name of the cells in the
 (B) Cytoplasm
body that engulf foreign particles like
 (C) Organelles
bacteria?
 (D) None of the above
 (A) Phagocytes
 
 (B) Globulin
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 (C) Fibrinogen
 (D) Albumin
Ans .  A
 
Q.3 The largest cell is ________________ Hide Answer
 (A) Nerve Cell
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 (C) The egg of an Ostrich
Q.7 There are _____ number of muscles
 (D) None of the above
in human.
 
 (A) 638
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 (B) 637
 (C) 639
Ans .  C
 (D) 640
Q.4 Which is the largest human cell?  
 (A) Liver Hide Answer
 (B) Skin
 (C) Spleen Ans .  C
Q.8 What is the life span of RBC? Q.12 Which is the smallest flightless
 (A) 130 days bird?
 (B) 110 days  (A) Kiwi
 (C) 100 days  (B) Penguin
 (D) 120 days  (C) Ostrich
   (D) Rhea
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Ans .  D
Ans .  A
Q.9 What is the life span of WBC?
 (A) 2-15 days Q.13 Saurology is the study of
 (B) 3-15 days ___________.
 (C) 4-15 days  (A) Mosquitoes
 (D) 5-20 days  (B) Snake
   (C) Lizards
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Q.10 Which is the vertebrate that has
Ans .  C
two chambered heart?
 (A) Fish Q.14 Hormones are produced by
 (B) Snake _____________
 (C) Blue Whale  (A) Endocrine glands
 (D) Crocodile  (B) Pituitary glands
   (C) Hypothalamus
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Q.11 The number of ribs in a human
Ans .  A
body is _____.
 (A) 23 Q.15 Which of the following is the
 (B) 24 ‘master gland’?
 (C) 25  (A) Thymus gland
 (D) 22  (B) Pancreas
   (C) Pineal gland
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  (D) Aorta
Ans .  D  
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Q.16 What is the full form of ADH?
 (A) Anti Diuretic Hormone
Ans .  A
 (B) Adhesive Diuretic Hormone
 (C) Acidic Diuretic Hormone Q.20 Who had performed the world’s
 (D) Adenosine Double Hormone first heart transplant?
   (A) Dr. Venugopal
Hide Answer  (B) William Harvey
 (C) Christian Bernard
Ans .  A  (D) None of the above
 
Q.17 What is the normal value of blood
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sugar in the body?
 (A) 80 to 120mg/100 ml of blood
Ans .  C
 (B) 70 to 120mg/100 ml of blood
 (C) 90 to 120mg/100 ml of blood Q.21 Which of the following is not an
 (D) 60 to 120mg/100 ml of blood allotrope of Carbon?
   (A) Diamond
Hide Answer  (B) Graphite
 (C) Fullerenes
Ans .  A  (D) Glass
 
Q.18 Which is the largest blood vessel
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in the body?
 (A) Alveoli
Ans .  D
 (B) Artery
 (C) Aorta Q.22 What is the formula of Sulfuric
 (D) Vein acid?
   (A) H2SO4
Hide Answer  (B) SO2
 (C) Na2SO4
Ans .  C  (D) K2SO4
 
Q.19 Which of the following carries
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impure blood?
 (A) Pulmonary artery
Ans .  A
 (B) Pulmonary vein
 (C) Alveoli Q.23 How are the following elements
arranged in the Periodic table?
 H, He, Li, Be and B
 (A) H, He, Li, Be and B Ans .  D
 (B) H, Li, He, Be and B
Q.27 Mole is defined as the number of
 (C) H, He, Be, Li and B
atoms found in _____ of carbon-12?
 (D) H, Be, He, B and Li
 (A) 11 grams
 
 (B) 14 grams
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 (C) 10 grams
 (D) 12 grams
Ans .  A
 
Q.24 What is the number of periods in Hide Answer
which Periodic table is divided?
 (A) 6 Ans .  D
 (B) 7
Q.28 Which of the following is not a
 (C) 8
mixture?
 (D) 9
 (A) Steel
 
 (B) Aluminium
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 (C) Graphite
 (D) Glass
Ans .  B
 
Q.25 There are ___ Groups in the Hide Answer
Periodic table.
 (A) 18 Ans .  C
 (B) 17
Q.29 Alloys are _______________
 (C) 16
 (A) Harder than the pure metal
 (D) 15
 (B) Harder than the impure metal
 
 (C) Softer than the pure metal
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 (D) Softer than the impure metal
 
Ans .  A
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Q.26 Which one of the following is not
an element of Noble gases? Ans .  A
 (A) Helium
 (B) Neon
 (C) Xenon
 (D) Hydrogen
 
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Q.30 What is the name of that process Q.34 When an acid reacts with a metal
in which oxygen is removed? carbonate, the products formed are
 (A) Oxidation _____________
 (B) Electrolysis  (A) Salt, Water and Carbon dioxide
 (C) Ionization  (B) Salt and Water
 (D) Reduction  (C) Water and Carbon dioxide
   (D) Salt and Carbon dioxide
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Ans .  D
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Q.31 Rusting is an ___________ reaction.
 (A) Ionization Q.35 Which one is an alkaline among
 (B) Oxidation the following?
 (C) Reduction  (A) Vinegar
 (D) None of the above  (B) Saliva
   (C) Ammonia
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Q.32 What is needed for rusting to
Ans .  C
occur?
 (A) Water Q.36 In Periodic table elements are
 (B) Oxygen arranged according to their ___________
 (C) Water and Oxygen  (A) Mass number
 (D) Carbon dioxide  (B) Atomic and Mass number
   (C) Atomic number
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Q.33 All acids are ________________
Ans .  C
 (A) Corrosive when they are strong
 (B) Corrosive when they are weak Q.37 What is an Isotope?
 (C) Irritant when they are strong  (A) Atoms of an element having
 (D) None of the above different mass number
   (B) Atoms of an element having same
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 (C) Atoms of an element having
Ans .  A different atomic number
 (D) Atoms of an element having same Q.41 Which of the following was to be
atomic number discovered first in the chromospheres
  of the sun?
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(A) Krypton
Ans .  A
(B) Xenon
Q.38 Atomic number is represented by
which letter? (C) Neon
 (A) A
 (B) M (D) Helium
 (C) X
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Q.42 Which of the following is in liquid

Ans .  D
form at room temperature?
Q.39 Which science is sometimes
(A) Lithium
called ‘central science’?
 (A) Physics
(B) Sodium
 (B) Chemistry
 (C) Biology
(C) Francium
 (D) Geology
  (D) Cerium
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Q.40 Which acid is used in the body to Ans .   C

help digestion? Q.43 Sodium metal is kept under
 (A) Hydrochloric Acid
 (B) Sulphuric Acid (A) petrol
 (C) Acetic Acid
 (D) Boric Acid (B) alcohol
 
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Ans .  A (D) kerosene

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Ans .   D
Ans .   B
Q.44 Which of the following are the
ingredients ofgunmetall? Q.47 Permanent hardness of water may
be removed by the addition of
(A) Iron, Zinc, Titanium
(A) sodium carbonate
(B) Iron, tin
(B) alum
(C) Iron, Brass, Tin
(C) potassium permanganate
(D) Copper, Tin
(D) lime
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Ans .   D
Ans .   A
Q.45 From which mineral is radium
obtained? Q.48 Soda water contains

(A) Rutile (A) carbonic acid

(B) Haematite (B) sulphuric acid

(C) Limestone (C) carbon dioxide

(D) Pitchblende (D) nitrous acid

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Ans .   D Ans .   C

Q.46 Potassium nitrate is used in Q.49 The most important ore of

aluminum is
(A) medicine
(A) galena
(B) fertilizer
(B) calamine
(C) salt
(C) calcite
(D) glass
(D) bauxite
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Q.50 Most soluble in water is

Ans .   C
(A) camphor Q.53 Sodium metal is kept under

(B) sulfur (A) petrol

(C) common salt (B) alcohol

(D) sugar (C) water

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Q.51 Which of the following was to be

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discovered first in the chromospheres
of the sun? Q.54 Which of the following are the
ingredients of gunmetal?
(A) Krypton
(A) Iron, Zinc, Titanium
(B) Xenon
(B) Iron, tin
(C) Neon
(C) Iron, Brass, Tin
(D) Helium
(D) Copper, Tin
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Q.52 Which of the following is in liquid
form at room temperature? Q.55 From which mineral is radium
obtained?
(A) Lithium
(A) Rutile
(B) Sodium
(B) Haematite
(C) Francium
(C) Limestone
(D) Pitchblende (D) nitrous acid

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Ans .   D[/correctAnswer Ans .   C

Q.56 Potassium nitrate is used in Q.59 The most important ore of

aluminum is
(A) medicine
(A) galena
(B) fertiliser
(B) calamine
(C) salt
(C) calcite
(D) glass
(D) bauxite
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Ans .   B
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Q.57 Permanent hardness of water may
be removed by the addition of Q.60 Most soluble in water is

(A) sodium carbonate (A) camphor

(B) alum (B) sulphur

(C) potassium permanganate (C) common salt

(D) lime (D) sugar

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Ans .   A Ans .   D[/correctAnswer

Q.58 Soda water contains Q.61 Chemical formula for water is

(A) carbonic acid (A) NaAlO2

(B) sulphuric acid (B) H2O

(C) carbon dioxide (C) Al2O3

(D) CaSiO3 (C) a mixture of germanium oxide and
silicon dioxide
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(D) sodium silicate
Ans .   B
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Q.62 The gas usually filled in the
electric bulb is
Ans .   A
(A) nitrogen Q.65 Which of the gas is not known as
greenhouse gas?
(B) hydrogen
(A) Methane
(C) carbon dioxide
(B) Nitrous oxide
(D) oxygen
(C) Carbon dioxide
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(D) Hydrogen
Ans .   A
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Q.63 Washing soda is the common
name for
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(A) Sodium carbonate Q.66 Brass gets discoloured in air
because of the presence of which of the
(B) Calcium bicarbonate following gases in air?

(C) Sodium bicarbonate (A) Oxygen

(D) Calcium carbonate (B) Hydrogen sulphide

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Ans .   A (D) Nitrogen

Q.64 Quartz crystals normally used in
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quartz clocks etc. is chemically

(A) silicon dioxide Ans .   B

(B) germanium oxide

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metal that remains liquid at room
temperature? Ans .   A

(A) Phosphorous Q.70 Which of the following metals

forms an amalgam with other metals?
(B) Bromine
(A) Tin
(C) Chlorine
(B) Mercury
(D) Helium
(C) Lead
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(D) Zinc
Ans .   B
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Q.68 Chlorophyll is a naturally
occurring chelate compound in which Ans .   B
central metal is

(A) copper

(B) magnesium

(C) iron

(D) calcium

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Ans .   B

Q.69 Which of the following is used in

pencils?

(A) Graphite

(B) Silicon

(C) Charcoal

(D) Phosphorous