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. RBCs do not perform aerobic respiration because these do not contain _____:
[A] Nucleus
[B] Lysosomes
[C] Mitochondria
[D] Endoplasmic Reticulum

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32. A specific function of light energy in the process of photosynthesis is to ____:
[A] Reduce CO2
[B] Absorb water
[C] Formation of oxygen
[D] Activate chlorophyll

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33. 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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34. Chlorophyll containing autotrophic thallophytes is called as _____:
[A] Algae
[B] Lichens
[C] Fung
[D] Bryophytes

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35. The plants, which grow under water stress conditions of deserts are _____:
[A] Sciophytes
[B] Heliophytes
[C] Epiphytes
[D] Xerophytes

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36. Which of the following is not an endocrine gland?
[A] Pituitary
[B] Thyroid
[C] Adrenal
[D] Spleen

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37. What is the distinctive characteristic of marsupials?
[A] They hibernate in winter
[B] They lay eggs
[C] They migrate from one place to another
[D] They carry young ones in pouches

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38. The five kingdom concept of classification of organisms was given by ____:
[A] Charles Darwin
[B] Carl Woese
[C] William Paley
[D] Robert Whittaker

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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. According to World Wide Fund, which of the following river of India is one of the ten most endangered rivers in the world?
[A] River Jamuna
[B] River Ganges
[C] River Brahamputra
[D] River Godavari

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