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. What are the products of the reaction when metal carbonate reacts with an acid?
[A] Salt and Hydrogen
[B] Carbon dioxide
[C] Salt, Carbon dioxide and water
[D] Salt, Carbon dioxide and Hydrogen

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2. The ____ is the stem-like part of the leaf that joins the blade to the stem, is known as:

[A] Vein
[B] Petiole
[C] Stipules
[D] Midrib

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3. Carbon monoxide poisoning can be cured by
____:
[A] Drinking lemon-water
[B] Eating butter
[C] Exposing the affected person to fresh oxygen
[D] Consuming multi-vitamin tablet

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4. Among the given nutrients, milk is a poor source of which of the following?
[A] Carbohydrate
[B] Calcium
[C] Protein
[D] Vitamin C

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5. The right pulmonary artery is _____:
[A] Longer than the left
[B] Shorter than the left
[C] Wider than the left
[D] Of same size as the left

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6. 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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7. What is the basis of classifying various plant tissues as meristematic tissue and permanent tissue?

[A] Size
[B] Dividing capacity
[C] Location
[D] None of the above

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8. The edible part of an onion is ____:
[A] Fleshy leaves
[B] Aerial stem
[C] Modified root
[D] Aerial flower

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9. To digest protein which of the enzyme is present in pancreatic juice?
[A] Pepsin
[B] Upes
[C] Trypsin
[D] Amaylase

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10. The largest cells in mammalian blood are ____:
[A] Monocytes
[B] Lymphocytes
[C] Erythrocytes
[D] Basophils

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