General Science

General Science Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions with Answers Author: Administrator Saved From: http://www.knowledgebase-script.com/demo/article-691.html

Column 1 A. Relative B. Anemometer C. Navigation D. Direction of wind

Column 2 1. Pyrometer humidity 2. High temperature 3. Hygrometer 4. Chronometer

Column 1

Column 2 1. To measure underwater depth using A. Anemometer sound B. Aneroid barometer 2. To measure very small distances C. Micrometer 3. Find out wind speed D. Fathometer 4. Find out direction of wind

Column 1 A. Proton B. Neutron C. Charged Electron

Column 2 1. Chadwick 2. Millikan 3. Goldstein

Page 1/7 PDF generated by PHPKB Knowledge Base Script

Column 1 A. Radioactivity B. Periodic Table C. Quantum Theory

Column 2 1. Planck 2. Thomson 3. Rutherford

Column 1 A. Marconi B. Darwin C. Laennec

Column 2 1. Radio 2. Natural selection theory 3. Orthogenesis theory

1. Which instrument is used to measure pressure? a. Saccharimeter b. Ammeter c. Manometer d. Lactometer 2. What does Angstrom measure? a. Quantity of liquid b. Length of light waves c. Length of cables d. Speed of ships 3. Light year is related to a. Energy b. Speed c. Distance d. Intensity 4. Match the following columns 5. Which of the following instruments is used to measure pressure of gases? a. Barometer b. Manometer c. Ammeter d. None of these

Page 2/7 PDF generated by PHPKB Knowledge Base Script

6. Joule is the unit of a. Temperature pressure b. Energy c. Heat 7. How many Dynes are there in one gram weight? a. 900 b. 375 c. 981 d. 250 8. How many Ergs are these in 1 Joule? a. 102 b. 104 c. 106 d. 107 9. The unit of current is a. Ohm b. Watt c. Ampere d. None of these 10. The unit of energy in MKS system is a. Volt b. Erg c. Ohm d. Joule 11. The intensity of an earthquake is measured with a a. Barometer b. Hydrometer c. Polygraph d. Seismograph 12. Centigrade & Fahrenheit scales give same reading at a. - 400o b. - 32o c. - 273o d. - 100o 13. Match the following columns 14. Who among the following described protoplasm as the physical basis of life? a. T. H. Huxley b. Leeuwenhoek c. Rudolf Virchow d. J. C. Bose 15. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was a. Newton b. Dalton c. Copernicus d. Einstein 16. Alexander Fleming discovered a. Penicillin b. X-ray c. Streptomycin d. Telephone 17. Who among following invented the steam engine? a. Marconi

Page 3/7 PDF generated by PHPKB Knowledge Base Script

b. James Watt c. Thomas Savery d. Wright Brothers 18. Who invented typewriter? a. Shockley b. Pascal c. Sholes d. Waterman 19. Match the following columns: 20. Who discovered circulation of blood in human body? a. Edward Jenner b. Joseph Lister c. William Harvey d. Jonon Esals 21. The first attempt in printing was made in England by a. James Arkwright b. James Watt c. William Caxton d. Isaac Newton 22. Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865? a. Edward Jenner b. Joseph Lister c. Henry William d. John Sleeman 23. The credit of inventing the television goes to a. Faraday b. Baird c. Edison d. Marconi 24. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to a. Jonas Salk b. Alb E. Sabin c. Selman Waksman d. None of these 25. Mark the wrong combination a. James Watt: Steam Engine b. A.G. Bell: Telephone c. J. L. Baird: Television d. J. Perkins: Penicillin 26. Choose the correct combination a. Typewriter: Remington b. Dynamite: Dunlop c. Evolution: Darwin d. Aeroplane: Harway 27. Who invented the ball point pen? a. Waterman b. Oscar c. Wilson d. Lazlo Biro 28. Blaze Pascal is associated with a. Calculating machine b. Computer

Page 4/7 PDF generated by PHPKB Knowledge Base Script

c. Cinema d. None of these 29. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the a. Balloon b. Bicycle c. Aeroplane d. None of these 30. Which of the following pairs is incorrect? a. Roentgen: X-ray b. Newton: Law of gravitation c. Faraday: Diffusion of gases d. Pasteur: Bacteriology 31. Philology is the a. Study of bones b. Study of muscles c. Study of architecture d. Study of languages 32. Anatomy is the branch of science which deals with a. Structure of animals and plants b. Functioning of body organs c. Animal behavior d. Cells and tissues 33. Study of earthquakes is known as a. Ecology b. Seismology c. Numismatics d. None of these 34. Ecology deals with a. Birds b. Cell formation c. Relation between Organisms and their environment d. Tissues 35. Meteorology is the science of a. Weather b. Meteors c. Metals d. Earthquakes 36. Oncology is the study of a. Birds b. Cancer c. Mammals d. Soil 37. Study of life in outer space is known as a. Endobiology b. Exobiology c. Enterobiology d. Neobiology 38. Numismatics is the study of a. Coins b. Numbers c. Stamps d. Space 39. Eugenics is the study of

Page 5/7 PDF generated by PHPKB Knowledge Base Script

a. Altering humans beings by changing their genetic components b. People of European origin c. Different races of mankind d. Genetics of plants 40. Ornithology is the a. Study of bones b. Study of birds c. Study of smells d. None of these 41. Who invented the Doctor’s thermometer? a. Fahrenheit b. Edison c. Galileo d. None of these 42. The velocity of light was first measured by a. Einstein b. Newton c. Romer d. Galileo 43. Who proposed the chemical evolution of life? a. Darwin b. Lammarck c. Oparin d. Haechel 44. The telephone was invented by a. John Logie Baird b. Alexander Graham Bell c. Thomas Elva Edison d. James Watt 45. Who among the following evolved the concept of relationship between mass and energy? a. Einstein b. Planck c. Dalton d. Rutherford 46. Match the following columns: 47. Match the following columns: 48. Robert Koch worked on a. Tuberculosis b. Cholera c. Malaria d. Diabetes 49. Who discovered Uranus? a. Herschel b. Ganleo c. Copernicus d. None of these 50. Who among the following is associated with the invention of computers? a. Edison b. Babbage c. Mac Millen d. Rangabhashyam

Page 6/7 PDF generated by PHPKB Knowledge Base Script

Answers to General Science Questions 1. c 6. c 11. d 16. a 21. c 26. c 31. d 36. b 41. a 46. d

2. d 7. c 12. a 17. b 22. b 27. d 32. a 37. b 42. c 47. c

3. c 8. d 13. b 18. c 23. b 28. a 33. b 38. a 43. c 48. a

4. a 9. c 14. a 19. c 24. a 29. c 34. c 39. a 44. b 49. a

5. b 10. d 15. c 20. c 25. d 30. c 35. a 40. b 45. a 50. b

If you like this Quiz, then please feel free to share it with your family and friends. They will thank you for sharing this wonderful informative quiz with them. Knowledge grows when shared! You can either share the URL of this quiz with others or you can invite them to view this by clicking the ‘Send Article to Friend’ link on right side.

Page 7/7 PDF generated by PHPKB Knowledge Base Script