R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | General Science General Science MCQ Questions Set -5

The Study of Universe is called

1. Universology
2. Cosmetology
3. Petology
4. Cosmology

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Chemically marble is known as

1. Calcareous rock
2. Siliceous Rock
3. Argillaceous Rock
4. Metamorphic Rock

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What molecule makes the trunk of a tree sturdy?

1. Disaccharide
2. Fructose
3. Cellulose
4. Glucose

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Red data book contains data of which of the following?

1. All plant species
2. All animal species
3. All endangered species
4. All extinct species

✅ Correct Answer: 3

An ideal habitat with unlimited resources is associated with

1. Neither exponential growth nor logistic growth
2. Population crashes
3. Logistic growth
4. Exponential growth

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The term simple carbohydrates refers to

1. polysaccharides
2. monosaccharides and disaccharides
3. starch and glycogen
4. dietary fiber

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following CANNOT be considered a single phase?

1. a heterogeneous mixture
2. a pure solid
3. a pure liquid
4. a homogeneous mixture

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is not a polymer?

1. DNA
2. Glucose
3. Starch
4. Cellulose

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which food item is a rich source of protein?

1. Yogurt
2. Milk
3. Cheese
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following causes tornadoes?

1. condensation
2. dry climates
3. wind shear
4. stationary fronts

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Vehicle skids are most likely to be caused by

1. Air pressure in tires too high
2. Driving too fast on slipping road
3. Too much ice or snow on the road
4. Air pressure in tires too low

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is the main component of biogas and natural gas?

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Butane
3. Hydrogen Sulphide
4. Methane

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The P in DPT stands for

1. Pulmonary
2. Pneumonia
3. Pneumothorax
4. Pertussis

✅ Correct Answer: 4

caffeine is also a what?

1. Psychoactive
2. Barbiturate
3. Narcotic
4. Opioid

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The study of trees is called

1. Histology
2. Andreology
3. Sistology
4. Dendrology

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is an air pollutant?

1. Sulphur dioxide
2. Ozone
3. Water vapour
4. Nitric oxide

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Traveling at high speeds requires

1. requires more steering input
2. involves less vehicle maintenance
3. creates decreased following distances
4. requires greater stopping distances

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Red Data Book contains

1. Rare minerals
2. Vanishing rivers
3. Red pandas
4. Rare plants & animals under threat

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Lines are used in art to indicate

1. shadows and highlights
2. direction and motion
3. boundaries between forms
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Who proved that microorganisms cause disease?

1. van Leeuwenhoek
2. Koch
3. Fleming
4. Pasteur

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Daisy wheel printer is a type of

1. Impact printer
2. Laser printer
3. Manual printer
4. Matrix printer

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of these is a starting point for primary succession?

1. a neglected yard
2. a surface exposed by a retreating glacier
3. an abandoned city
4. abandoned farmland

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Systems biology is mainly an attempt to

1. simplify complex problems by reducing the system into smallerless complex units.
2. understand the behavior of entire biological systems.
3. analyze genomes from different species.
4. speed up the technological application of scientific knowledge.

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following can be a cause of fratricide?

1. Clearance of Fires Error
2. Fatal Navigation Error
3. Failures in the direct fire control plan
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is

1. Hydrogen
2. Oxygen
3. Nitrogen
4. Carbon dioxide

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following processes includes all others?

1. diffusion of a solute across a membrane
2. passive transport
3. osmosis
4. facilitated diffusion

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Bright light is found to emit from photographer s flashgun. This brightness is due to the presence of which one of the following noble gases?

1. Argon
2. Xenon
3. Neon
4. Helium

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The primary colors are-

1. Yellowredblue
2. Greenwhiteblack
3. Bluegreenyellow
4. Redbluegreen

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The source of energy of the sun is

1. Nuclear fusion
2. Photoelectric effect
3. Nuclear fission
4. Chemical reaction

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Alcohol first impairs your

1. hearing skills
2. colour recognition
3. judgement
4. heart

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Lime mortar is generally made with

1. Hydraulic lime
2. Quick lime
3. Fat lime
4. Plain lime

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the first step in Photosynthesis?

1. Formation of ATP
2. Joining of 3-carbon atom to form glucose
3. Ionization of water
4. Excitement of an electron of chlorophyll photon of light

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Elastomers can extend upto

1. ten times their original dimensions
2. seven times their original dimensions
3. five times their original dimensions
4. three times their original dimensions

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How fast do satellites orbit the earth?

1. 28,000 kmph
2. 26,000 kmph
3. 17,500 kmph
4. 22,500 kmph

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Granite is an example of which type of rock?

1. Sedimentary
2. Igneous
3. Metamorphic
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which statement about tobacco use is true?

1. Smoking can lead to emphysema as well as strokes
2. Smokeless tobacco can lead to cancer but is not addictive
3. Smoking relaxes people because it lowers the heart rate
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Archetypes are useful in literature because

1. they are easily recognized and convey a lot of information
2. they help readers categorize a piece of literature
3. readers and viewers expect authors to use them
4. readers like everything longer and more complicated

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of all minerals?

1. Crystalline solids
2. Minerals are inorganic
3. All minerals are formed in a natural process
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Plants wilt due to excess of

1. Photosynthesis
2. Absorption
3. Transpiration
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

When hot water is placed into an empty water bottlethe bottle keeps its shape and does not soften. What type of plastic is the water bottle made from?

1. Thermoplastic
2. PVC
3. Polyurethane
4. Thermosetting

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The closest algal relatives of land plants are

1. charophytes
2. chrysophytes
3. rhodophytes
4. bacillariophytes

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which best describes the fossil record?

1. The fossil record provides evidence of a common ancestor to many species
2. The fossil record is inaccurate because scientists are not able to date fossils
3. The fossil record cannot provide evidence of evolution
4. The fossil record provides evidence that disputes the theory of evolution

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What type of macromolecule is DNA?

1. Proteins
2. Carbohydrates
3. Nucleic acids
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A grouping of stars that resembles a picture

1. Galaxy
2. Asteroid
3. Constellation
4. Milkyway

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What type of bone is a phalanx?

1. Short bones
2. Joints
3. Long bones
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The substance which makes natural rubber more strong and bouncy?

1. Chlorine
2. Sulphur
3. Sponge
4. Polythene

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The brightest color emitted by the sun is

1. yellow-green
2. red-green
3. green-blue
4. red-blue

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Pulses are good source of

1. Proteins
2. Vitamins
3. Carbohydrates
4. Fats

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Pain controlling chemicals in the body are called

1. Endorphins
2. Neural regulators
3. Androgens
4. Histamines

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the study of Moon called?

1. Selenology
2. Cosmology
3. Iridology
4. Planetology

✅ Correct Answer: 1