R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | General Science General Science MCQ Questions Set-2

Cyanide is historically found in the following except

1. Teflon
2. Cherries
3. Apricots
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is scientific name of Tulsi ?

1. Gossypium Herbaceum
2. Ocimum Sanctum
3. Zea Mays
4. Cojonus Cgjan

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The outermost layer of the sun is called

1. Corona
2. Chromosphere
3. Radiative Zone
4. Transition Region

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Seawater (i.e. saltwater) freezes at:

1. at a slightly higher temperature than fresh water
2. at a slightly lower temperature than fresh water.
3. the same temperature as fresh water.
4. seawater does not freeze.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following crop is known as Green Gold?

1. Coffee
2. Neem
3. Tea
4. Rice

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Why is Golden Rice pale yellow in color?

1. Rich in Beta-Carotene
2. Rich in Phycobilins
3. Rich in Chlorophyll
4. None

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which statement best describes an O3 molecule?

1. The double bond in ozone switches back and forth between the two outer oxygen atoms
2. An ozone molecule contains one single bond and one double bond
3. Each atom in ozone is connected to another atom by 1.5 bonds.
4. None

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The best colours for a sun umbrella will be

1. Black on top red on inside
2. Red on top white on inside
3. White on top black on inside
4. Black on top white on inside

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following is not a sedimentary structure?

1. graded bedding
2. rock color
3. ripple marks
4. mudcracks

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals ?

1. Mercury
2. Zinc
3. Tin
4. Lead

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the first step in the refining of petroleum?

1. Distillation
2. Cooling
3. Drilling
4. Cracking

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is not a Jovian planet?

1. Jupiter
2. Earth
3. Saturn
4. Neptune

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is one benefit of lifelong physical activity?

1. high blood pressure
2. increase in healthy eating habits
3. high physiological age
4. prevention of weight gain

✅ Correct Answer: 3

One fathom is equal to how many meters ?

1. 1.7699
2. 2.021
3. 1.8288
4. 2.1212

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Heavy water is

1. PH7
2. rain water
3. deuterium oxide
4. tritium oxide

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The cross section of a chisel is usually

1. Octagonal
2. Rectangular
3. Hexagonal
4. Circular

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Water is a compound because it?

1. it contains two different elements joined by chemical bond
2. it contains hydrogen & oxygen
3. it exists as solid, liquid or gas
4. it cannot be split up into simpler substances by chemicals means

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The fastest growing plant is ______ ?

1. Ashoka
2. Banyan
3. Eucalyptus
4. Rose

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which statement fits the Frontier Ethic?

1. Recycle plastic
2. Help those in need
3. He who has more toys wins
4. Walk lightly on Earth

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The blue colour of the clear sky is due to

1. Diffraction of light
2. Dispersion of light
3. Reflection of light
4. Refraction of light

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The power of a lens is measured in:

1. diopters
2. aeon
3. lumen
4. candela

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Heat transfer horizontally within the atmosphere is called

1. Convection
2. Advection
3. Conduction
4. Absorption

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Plants mainly receive their nutrients from

1. Sun light
2. Soil
3. Pesticides
4. Chlorophyll

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Water soluble vitamin include

1. vitamin C
2. niacin
3. riboflavin
4. all of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What is Iron Ore used for?

1. Aluminium
2. Copper
3. Steel
4. Brass

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A Disease which spreads by contact?

1. Infectious
2. Fatal
3. Incurable
4. Contagious

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Clove the commonly used spice is obtained from the

1. stem
2. root
3. flower bud
4. fruit

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who is the father of Tissue Culture ?

1. Gautheret
2. Haberlandt
3. Bonner
4. Laibach

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Rain Shadow Effect is associated with

1. Convectional rainfall
2. Frontal rainfall
3. Cyclonic rainfall
4. Orographic rainfall

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which insect sits on uncovered food?

1. bees
2. flies
3. Both A & B
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What is the main component of bones and teeth?

1. Calcium Phosphate
2. Calcium Carbonate
3. Calcium Nitrate
4. Calcium Sulphate

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Cosmetic powders are prepared from

1. Talc
2. Serpentine
3. Asbestos
4. Gypsum

✅ Correct Answer: 1

A place where bees are kept in called

1. Apiary
2. Hive
3. Sanctuary
4. Mole

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The gas predominantly responsible for global warming is

1. Carbon monoxide
2. Nitrous oxide
3. Nitrogen peroxide
4. Carbondioxide

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Entomology is the science that studies

1. Insects
2. Behaviour of Human beigns
3. Scientific Names
4. Formation of Rocks

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Of the following, which element is common to all acids

1. hydrogen
2. carbon
3. sulphur
4. oxygen

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which two concepts explain how the body moves?

1. Force & Leverage
2. Balance & Leverage
3. Agility and Force
4. Balance & Force

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

1. Diaphragm
2. Liver
3. Lungs
4. Heart

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The saffron colour in the national flag signifies

1. Peace
2. Growth
3. Courage
4. Fertility

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The non green heterotrophic plants of plant kingdom are

1. Algae
2. Fungi
3. Ferns
4. Both B & C

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Tides are primarily a result of the ____ ?

1. Attraction of the Moon
2. Farrels law
3. Ocean Currents
4. Earth pressure system

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Pluto dwells on the inner edge of the

1. Main asteroid belt
2. Oort cloud
3. Kuiper belt
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following statements concerning atmosphere of the Earth are correct? 1. In stratosphere, temperature increases with altitude. 2. In mesosphere, temperature decreases with altitude. 3. The lowest temperature of the atmosphere is recorded in the upper part of mesosphere. 4. Tropopause is an isothermal zone. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1, 2 and 3 only
3. 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What does airbag, used for safety of car driver, contain?

1. Sodium bicarbonate
2. Sodium azide
3. Sodium nitrite
4. Sodium peroxide

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What are the sides of the dna ladder made of

1. nitrates and sugars
2. sugars and hydrates
3. sugars and phosphates
4. phosphates and nitrates

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following is not a sedimentary structure?

1. Magma emplacement
2. Mud cracks
3. Ripple marks
4. Cross beds

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Balloons are filled with

1. oxygen
2. nitrogen
3. argon
4. helium

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What invisible force holds you onto the earth, so that you dont simply fall off?

1. gravity
2. magnetism
3. wind
4. speed

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Persons with which blood group are called universal donors?

1. AB
2. A
3. O
4. B

✅ Correct Answer: 3

As you go down into a well, your weight

1. increases slightly
2. decreases slightly
3. remains exactly the same
4. none of these

✅ Correct Answer: 2