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. Which among the following carries impure blood to human heart?
[A] Pulmonary arteries
[B] Pulmonary vein
[C] Vena Cava
[D] Aorta

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32. A plant with 30 cm or more circumference from human chest height is identified as _____:
[A] Herb
[B] Shrub
[C] Tree
[D] Medicinal herbs

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33. Stomatal opening is based on ____:
[A] Decrease in concentration of cell sap
[B] Plasmolysis in guard cells
[C] Exosmosis
[D] Endosmosis

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34. Which one of these animals is jawless?
[A] Sphyrna
[B] Myxine
[C] Trygon
[D] Shark

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35. Micro-organisms act upon the dead plants to produce ____:
[A] Wood
[B] Mushrooms
[C] Sand
[D] Humus

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36. The upper part of the respiratory tract is provided with small hair-l ike structures called ____:
[A] Bronchi
[B] Cilia
[C] Villi
[D] Alveoli

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37. Which of the following disease is generally caused by viruses?
[A] Cholera
[B] Typhoid
[C] Dengue fever
[D] Tuberculosis

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38. Bulbils takes part in ____:
[A] Respiration
[B] Sexual reproduction
[C] Food storage
[D] Vegetative reproduction

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39. Which of the following is not a constituent of phloem?
[A] Tracheids
[B] Sieve tubes
[C] Companion cells
[D] Phloemparenchyma

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40. The deciduous trees will _____:
[A] Shed their leaves every year
[B] Not lose their leaves
[C] Synthesise their own food
[D] Depend on others for their food

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