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. Grey hair is caused due to
____:
[A] Aging of epidermal cells
[B] Death of dermal cells
[C] Loss of sebum in epidermal cells
[D] Loss of melanin in epidermal cells

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2. An Antigen is ____:
[A] The result of Antibody
[B] The stimulus for Antibody formation
[C] The opposite of Antibody
[D] The residue of an Antibody

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3. Cuscuta is a ____:
[A] Complete stem parasite
[B] Partial root parasite
[C] Partial stem parasite
[D] Complete root parasite

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4. Which of the following is not connective tissue?
[A] Bone
[B] Skeletal muscle
[C] Cartilage
[D] Blood

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5. A molecule in plants comparable to haemoglobin in animals is ____:
[A] Carotene
[B] Chlorophyll
[C] Cellulose
[D] Cytochrome

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6. The type of tail found in Shark is ____:
[A] Heterocercal
[B] Homocercal
[C] Protocercal
[D] Diphycercal

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7. Which of the following increases the rate of heart beat?
[A] Peripheral nerves
[B] Parasympathetic nerves
[C] Sympathetic nerves
[D] Cranial nerves

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8. The blotting technique used to identify the isolated protein is _____:
[A] Western blotting
[B] Northern blotting
[C] Southern blotting
[D] Cloning

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9. Oxygenated blood is carried by _____:
[A] Hepatic portal vein
[B] Renal vein
[C] Pulmonary artery
[D] Pulmonary vein

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10. Entomology is the study of ____:
[A] Insects
[B] Birds
[C] Fossils
[D] Fungi

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