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. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread?
[A] Typhoid
[B] Malaria
[C] Anaemia
[D] Scurvy

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2. In winter, at the time of hibernation, Toads maintain breathing through ____:
[A] Lungs
[B] Skin
[C] Both by Skin and Lungs
[D] Buccal cavity

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3. Sleeping sickness disease spreads due to which of the following insect?

[A] Bedbugs
[B] Tsetse fly
[C] Louse
[D] Sand fly

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4. Which of the following is not a connective tissue?

[A] Cardiac Muscle
[B] Areolar Tissue
[C] Compact Bone
[D] Adipose Tissue

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5. The vitamin which is very labile and easily destroyed during cooking as well as storage is vitamin ____:
[A] Vitamin D
[B] Vitamin C
[C] Vitamin K
[D] Vitamin B6

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6. Which organ is the main digester and absorber of food?
[A] Colon
[B] Stomach
[C] Liver
[D] Small intestine

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7. Which of the following are warm-blooded animals?
[A] Whales
[B] Draco
[C] Alytes
[D] Whale Sharks

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8. Which of the following is an endangered species?

[A] Gangetic dolphin
[B] Blue sheep
[C] Black buck
[D] Mithun

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9. Consider the following hormones:

  1. Estrogen
  2. Progesterone
  3. Testosterone

Which of the above is/are classified as female hormones?

[A] (i) and (iii)
[B] (i) and (ii)
[C] (ii) and (iii)
[D] Only (iii)

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10. Production of alcohol from organic compounds by microorganisms is known as ____:
[A] Anaerobic respiration
[B] Aerobic respiration
[C] Combustion
[D] Fermentation

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