These are 50 General Science Quiz questions Useful for any person.

1. 1. The instrument used to measure the concentration
of salt water is the
A. Barometer B. Salinometer
C. Seismometer D. Thermometer.

2. B. Salinometer

3. 2. In which form the chemical compound RDX is used?
A. As an composition
B. As an reactor
C. As an explosive
D. As an nuclear weapon

4. C.As an explosive

5. 3.Chemistry is a branch of science which can be used
for providing the services to mankind. Comment on the
statement.
A. True C. May Be
B. False D. Strongly not

6. D. Strongly not

7. 4. Bio-chemical compounds are used as....
A. Skin Treatments C. Cooking Oils
B. Food preservatives D. All of the above

8. D. All of the above

9. 5. Detergent is defined as.....
A. A liquid surfactant C. A liquid sovent
B. A liquid soluble D. A liquid solution

10. A. A liquid surfactant

11. 6. Define toxicity?
A. A chemical reaction
B. A process used in the manufacturing of detergents
C. A harmful effect of soaps and detergents required to measure the effectiveness.
D. A process used in the manufacturing of soaps

12. C. A harmful effect of soaps and detergents required to measure the effectiveness.

13. 7. In photosynthesis dark reaction, is called so because-
A. It occurs in dark.
B. It does not require light energy.
C. It cannot occur during daytime.
D. It occurs more rapidly at night.

14. B. It does not require light energy.

15. 8.Which one is not the form of Biocides?
A. Salt
B. Iodine
C. Sugar
D. Bleech

16. D. Bleech

17. 9.Which acid is present in lemon?
A. marlic acid
B. citric acid
C. lactic acid
D. tartaric acid

18. B. citric acid

19. 10. Which of the following is not a type of elements?
A. Metals
B. Non Metals
C. Metalloids
D. Gases

20. D. Gases

21. 11. When Lunar Eclipse occur?
A. When Sun is between Earth and Moon
B. When Earth is between Sun and Moon
C. When Moon is between Earth and Sun
D. When Earth is between Sun and other celestial bodies

22. B. When Earth is between Sun and Moon

23. 12. Which of the following diseases are caused due to a
virus?
A. Ebola
B. AIDS
C. SARS
D. All the above

24. D. All the above

25. 13. Name the most common type of Cancer that kills
men in the world?
A. Lung Cancer
B. Prostate Cancer
C. Liver Cancer
D. Colon and Rectum Cancer

26. A. Lung Cancer

27. 14. What is Boron?
A. Non metal
B. metal
C. Compound
D. Metalloid

28. D. Metalloid

29. 15. Which of the following is a large blood vessel that
carries blood away from the heart?
A. Vein
B. Artery
C. Capillary
D. Nerve

30. B. Artery

31. 16. Eating tobacco and throwing on the road can
produce______pollutant.
A. Air
B. Soil
C. Noise
D. Water

32. B. Soil

33. 17.The pH value of milk is …
A)6
B)8
C)6.6
D)3.8

34. C)6.6

35. 18. Which among the following is used in killing rats?
A - Zinc phosphide
B - Zinc phosphate
C - Zinc chloride
D - Zinc nitrate

36. A - Zinc phosphide

37. 19. A mixture of salt and sugar is known as
A. Homogeneous mixture
B. Heterogeneous mixture
C. Mixture of Components
D. None of the above

38. B. Heterogeneous mixture

39. 20. Regular coffee, tea, and cola all contain which
stimulant?
A)Caffeine
B)Sucrose
C)Theobromine
D)Theophylline

40. A)Caffeine

41. 21. Fungi are plants that lack
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Chlorophyll
D. None of these

42. C. Chlorophyll

43. 22. Which of the following is not green house gas?
A. CO
B. O3
C. CH4
D. H2O Vapour

44. A. CO

45. 23. Which type of fuel is used by GSLV in its
operations?
(a) Only solid fuel
(b) Only liquid fuel
(c) Liquid in first stage and solid in second stage
(d) Solid in first stage and liquid in second stage

46. (d) Solid in first stage and liquid in second stage

47. 24. By which process can sea water be purified?
A. Evaporation
B. Fractional Distillation
C. Filtration
D. Distillation

48. D. Distillation

49. 25. What makes a reptile a reptile?
A. Cold blooded
B. Warm Blooded
C. Non-Hearing
D. Egg-laying

50. D. Egg-laying

51. 26. Atom is electrically:
(a) Positive (b) negative
(c) bipositive (d) neutral

52. (d) neutral

53. 27. The stellar and solar source of energy is:
A. Nuclear fusion
B. Nuclear fission
C. Electromagnetic induction
D. Electromotive force

54. A. Nuclear fusion

55. 28. Which technology is used to squeeze water from
the soaked clothes in the washing machine?
A. Evaporation
B. Decantation
C. Centrifugation
D. Sedimentation

56. C. Centrifugation

57. 29. A yellow dust appears on the fingers, whenever we
touch the middle of a flower. These tiny yellow grains
are one of the most precious substances in nature
because they contain the secret of plant life. What is
this dust called?
A. Pollen
B. Sperm
C. Spore
D. Sporocyst

58. A. Pollen

59. 30. Which one of the following stars is the nearest star
from the earth?
A. Pole Star
B. Comet
C. Sun
D. Asteroid

60. C. Sun

61. 31. For the installation of aluminium plants in India,
the minimum required parameter other than bauxite is:
A. Coke
B. Electricity
C. Labour
D. Market

62. B. Electricity

63. 32. Which organ of the body produces the fluid known
as bile?
A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Gall bladder
D. Kidney

64. A. Liver

65. 33. What will be the change when iron get rusted?
A. Its weight is increased
B. Its weight is decreased
C. No changes take place
D. Its weight change

66. A. Its weight is increased

67. 34. Which of the following metal is the best conductor
of the electricity?
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Copper
D. Zinc

68. B. Silver

69. 35. Name a fossil bird which looks like a bird but has
many other features found in reptiles?
A. Dodo
B. Archaeopteryx
C. Flamingos
D. Mouse Bird

70. B. Archaeopteryx

71. 36. The substance which is useful for the photography:
A. Silver Nitrate
B. Silver bromide
C. Sulphuric acid
D. Citric acid

72. B. Silver bromide

73. 37. Which of the following is the lightest element?
A. Hydrogen
B. Helium
C. Mercury
D. Platinum

74. A. Hydrogen

75. 38. Quartz is composed of:
A. Calcium sulphate
B. Calcium silicate
C. Sodium sulphate
D. Sodium silicate

76. B. Calcium silicate

77. 39. The laughing gas utilized in the form of anaesthesia
by the doctors is:
A. Nitrogen
B. Nitrogen oxide
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Nitrogen dioxide

78. C. Nitrous oxide

79. 40. The chemical substance which is easily soluble in
water:
A. Carbon
B. Nitrogen
C. Ammonia
D. Iodine

80. C. Ammonia

81. 41. Name the outer most boundary of the cell?
a) Plasma membrane
b) Cytoplasm
c) Nuclear membrane
d) None of the above

82. a) Plasma membrane

83. 42. Usually the coolant which is used as domestic
coolant:
A. Neon
B. Ammonia
C. Nitrogen
D. Freon

84. B. Ammonia

85. 43. Which of the following is a current-detecting
instrument?
A. Voltmeter
B. Ammeter
C. Magnetometer
D. Galvanometer

86. D. Galvanometer

87. 44. Tear gas is:
A. Ammonia
B. Chlorine
C. Hydrogen chloride
D. Hydrogen sulphide

88. B. Chlorine

89. 45. The law which gives relationship between current
and potential difference is called:
A. Ohm’s law
B. Ampere’s law
C. Biot-Savart law
D. Coulomb’s law

90. A. Ohm’s law

91. 46. 0xygen and Ozone are:
A. Allotropes
B. Isotopes
C. Isomers
D. Isobars

92. A. Allotropes

93. 47. Blue green Algae are:
A) Prokaryotes
B) Eukaryotes
C) Both a) and b)
D) Neither a) nor b)

94. A) Prokaryotes

95. 48. Which of the following gas is directly respondent
for the depletion of ozone layer?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

96. D. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

97. 49. Current is inversely proportional to:
A. Potential difference
B. Resistance
C. Voltage
D. Electric power

98. B. Resistance

99. 50. The changing of a solid directly into vapours on
heating, and of vapours into solid on cooling is called:
A. Diffusion
B. Condensation
C. Vaporisation
D. Sublimation

100. D. Sublimation