General Science Questions (MCQs) for Competitive Examinations

General Science Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations. These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App

1. Jhum cultivation refers to ____:
[A] Terrace farming
[B] Jamun cultivation
[C] Step farming
[D] Shifting agriculture

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2. Flowers emit fragrance to ____:
[A] Drive away flies
[B] Purify air
[C] Attract insects
[D] All of the above

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3. What is Blubber?
[A] A layer of thick fat
[B] A device to trap insects by some aquatic
[C] A milky secretion of rubber plant
[D] Fungal infection of rice plants

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4. Which one of the following is commonly known as Pond Silk?
[A] Yeast
[B] Rhizopus
[C] Ulothrix
[D] Spirogyra

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5. Which one of the following elements is associated with teeth disorder?
[A] Chlorine
[B] Bromine
[C] Iodine
[D] Fluorine

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6. Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous wastes in ____:
[A] Frogs
[B] Birds
[C] Fishes
[D] Mankind

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7. Panthera pardus is the scientific name of ____:
[A] Panther
[B] Leopard
[C] Lion
[D] Tiger

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8. An example of false fruit is ___:
[A] Guava
[B] Mango
[C] Tomato
[D] Apple

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9. Which among the following has open circulatory system?

I. Cockroach
II. Human
III. Prawn

[A] I and II
[B] I and III
[C] II and III
[D] Only III

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10. Which type of plants are very tall and have hard and thick brown stem?

[A] Trees
[B] Herbs
[C] Shrubs
[D] None of the above

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