General Science Questions (MCQs) for Competitive Examinations

Notes:
Caesium is the least electronegative element in the periodic table and Fluorine is the most electronegative. Electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons.

2. A gene is a functional unit of ___?

[A] Life
[B] Cell
[C] DNA
[D] Chromosomes

Correct Answer: D [Chromosomes]

Notes:
A gene is a functional unit of chromosomes. They are made up of DNA. Some genes also act as instructions to make molecules called proteins. However, not all genes code for proteins.

3. The cultivation of which of the plants on wastelands has a potential to generate biofuel in large quantities?

[A] Jatropha curcas
[B] Copaifera langsdorffii
[C] Camelina sativa
[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: A [Jatropha curcas]

Notes:
The cultivation of Jatropha curcas on wastelands has a potential to generate biofuel in large quantities. It is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family called Euphorbiaceae, that is native to the American tropics, most likely in Mexico and Central America.

4. Which of the following places are main centers of silicosis and silico-tuberculosis diseases affecting the workers in India?

[A] Glass Factories
[B] Stone quarries and stone crushing factories
[C] Fireworks Factories
[D] Brick Kilns

Correct Answer: B [Stone quarries and stone crushing factories]

Notes:
Chronic exposure to silica increases workers risk of tuberculosis infection and aggravates pre-existing pulmonary tuberculosis. Therefore the workers working in the places like Stone quarries and stone crushing factories are mainly prone to silicosis and silico-tuberculosis diseases.

5. What is the angular acceleration of a body moving with constant angular velocity?

[A] equal to the angular velocity
[B] 1
[C] 0
[D] Can’t be determined

Correct Answer: C [0]

Notes:
The angular acceleration of a body moving with constant angular velocity is 0. Angular acceleration of an object in circular motion is defined as the time rate of change of its angular velocity.

6. What is the upward force experienced by a body, when it is immersed in a fluid, known as?

[A] Tangential force
[B] Buoyant force
[C] Centrifugal force
[D] Hydraulic force

Correct Answer: B [Buoyant force]

Notes:
When a body is immersed in a fluid (liquid or gas) it exerts an upward force on that body. This upward force is called up thrust or buoyant force, The whole phenomenon is called as buoyancy.

7. What is the shape of meniscus when angle of contact is greater than 90°?

[A] Concave
[B] Convex
[C] Plane
[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: B [Convex]

Notes:
When angle of contact is greater than 90°, the shape of meniscus is convex. When angle of contact is less than 90°, the shape of meniscus is concave. When angle of contact is equal to 90°, the shape of meniscus is plain.

8. Which of the following about S.H.M is correct?

[A] In S.H.M. acceleration is maximum at extreme position
[B] In S.H.M. velocity is minimum at extreme position
[C] Both a and b
[D] None of the above

Correct Answer: C [Both a and b]

Notes:
In S.H.M: 1. acceleration is maximum at extreme position. 2. velocity is minimum at extreme position. 3. Direction of velocity is either towards or away from mean position depending on the position of particle.

9. What is the S.I unit of the propagation constant?

[A] radian metre
[B] radian per metre
[C] radian per second
[D] radian per centimetre

Correct Answer: B [radian per metre]

Notes:
The SI unit of propagation constant is radian per metre. It is also known as the angular wave number and represented by K.