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. Which among the following is known as White Vitriol?
[A] Zinc Sulphate
[B] Zinc Chloride
[C] Zinc Phosphate
[D] Zinc oxide

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2. Which of these elements do not belong to the same group?
[A] Nickel
[B] Platinum
[C] Darmstadtium
[D] Roentgenium

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3. Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the cells lining the
____:
[A] Stomach
[B] Ileum
[C] Oral cavity
[D] Colon

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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. In the grass lands, trees do not replace the grasses as a part of an ecological succession because of ____:
[A] Limited sun light and paucity of nutrients
[B] Insect and fungi
[C] Water limits and fire
[D] None of the above

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6. Which word is common in the botanical names of trees like Ashoka, Tamarind or Coral?
[A] Terminalia
[B] Indica
[C] Salix
[D] Acacia

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7. Which of the following is/are agent(s) of infection?

[A] Physical contact
[B] Water
[C] Vectors
[D] All of the above

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8. Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
[A] Nostoc
[B] Utricularia
[C] Bryophyta
[D] Sequoia Gigantia

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

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