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

31. Seeds can best be preserved in which condition?

[A] Cool and wet conditions
[B] Hot and dry conditions
[C] Cool and dry conditions
[D] Hot and wet conditions

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32. Arrangement of leaves in a plant is called as ____:
[A] Phyllotaxy
[B] Phototaxy
[C] Phytotaxy
[D] Lianataxy

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33. Ringworm is a disease caused by _____:
[A] Virus
[B] Flies
[C] Fungi
[D] Bacteria

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34. Amoeba belongs to which of the following kingdom?

[A] Monera
[B] Fungi
[C] Protista
[D] Animalia

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35. Leaving agricultural land uncultivated for some years known as ____:
[A] Fallowing
[B] Intensive farming
[C] Shifting cultivation
[D] Subsistence farming

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36. The movement of water molecules through the plasma membrane is called ___:
[A] Osmosis
[B] Transpiration
[C] Precipitation
[D] Sedimentation

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37. Normal blood pressure of man is ____:
[A] 80/120 mm Hg
[B] 85/120 mm Hg
[C] 90/140 mm Hg
[D] 120/160 mm Hg

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38. Who among the following was the founder of vaccine for smallpox?
[A] Aristotle
[B] Robin Warren
[C] Barry Marshall
[D] Edward Jenner

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39. Which of the following is not an insectivorous plant?
[A] Nepenthes
[B] Drosera
[C] Utricularia
[D] Cuscuta

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40. Eutrophication of a water body enhances
_____:
[A] Organic matter production
[B] Biological oxygen demand
[C] Both (a) & (b)
[D] None of the above

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