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. Filariasis is not transmitted by ____:
[A] Anopheles mosquito
[B] Aedes mosquito
[C] Culex mosquito
[D] Swamp mosquito

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2. In coriander, the useful parts are
____:
[A] Leaves & flowers
[B] Flowers & dried fruits
[C] Roots & leaves
[D] Leaves & dried fruits

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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. The biological process in which both aerobes and anaerobes degrade organic matter is ____:
[A] Digesting
[B] Composting
[C] Manuring
[D] Nutrifying

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5. Which of the following brings back deoxygenated blood from different parts of human body to heart?
[A] Veins
[B] Arteries
[C] Nerves
[D] Lungs

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6. Consider the following statements about how plants absorb nitrogen:

  1. Plants absorb nitrogen in the form of inorganic nitrates or nitrites.
  2. Plants take in nitrogen in the form of organic compounds.
  3. Nitrogen is directly taken up by the plants from the atmosphere.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

[A] Only 1 and 2
[B] Only 1 and 3
[C] Only 2 and 3
[D] All of these

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7. If in any water Body, there is high BOD value then it is generally ____:
[A] Very clean
[B] Highly productive
[C] Very polluted
[D] Highly unproductive

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8. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as ____:
[A] Jhum
[B] Agro forestry
[C] Social forestry
[D] Taungya system

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9. The deficiency of which nutrient causes night blindness?
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin C
[C] Vitamin K
[D] Proteins

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10. Commonest mammal is ____:
[A] Elephant
[B] Lion
[C] Human
[D] Panther

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