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NATIONAL LEVEL ONLINE QUIZ ON GENERAL SCIENCE

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 Presence of which among the following minerals in Banana makes them slightly radioactive?

a)

Sodium

b)

Calcium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Pottasium

2.

The energy required to remove an electron from the outermost shell of an atom in its isolated gaseous state is called?

a)

Electron Affinity

b)

Reducing Potential

c)

Ionization Potential

d)

Shell Potential

3.

When a tube light breaks, a cracking sound is produced because ____?

a)

Pressure inside the lamp is less than atmospheric pressure

b)

Pressure inside the lamp is more than atmospheric pressure

c)

The lamp is filled with reactive gases

d)

The lamp is filled with mercury vapour

4.

Maximum number of animals species belong to which among the following groups?

a)

Mammalia

b)

Aves

c)

Pisces

d)

Arthropoda

5.

The edible part of Ginger is actually a ________?

a)

modified root

b)

modified stem

c)

modified leaf

d)

none of the above

6.

Among Sodium, Potassium , Magnesium and Iodine which is / are required for transmission of nerve impulses?

a)

Sodium , Potassium & Magnesium

b)

Sodium & Magnesium only

c)

Sodium only

d)

Magnesium only

7.

Which among the following virus is also called as “Hit & Hide” Virus?

a)

RSV Virus (respiratory syncytial virus )

b)

Dengue virus

c)

Influenza virus

d)

HIV virus

8.

What fraction of Body’s calcium is stored in Bones and teeth?

a)

85%

b)

90%

c)

94%

d)

99%

9.

Which among the following can produce virtual image?

    1.Converging lens

    2.Concave Mirror

    3.Flat Mirror

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

a)

Only 1 & 2

b)

Only 2 & 3

c)

Only 3

d)

1, 2 & 3

10.

What is the relationship between the frequency and the pitch of a sound wave?

a)

Higher the frequency, higher the pitch

b)

Lower the frequency, higher the pitch

c)

Pitch is not dependant on the frequency

d)

None of the above

11.

Dehydration in human body is caused due to the deficiency of which of the following?

a)

Water

b)

Hormones

c)

Vitamin

d)

Salt

12.

Which of the following carries oxygen to various parts of human body?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

Nerves

c)

Plasma

d)

White blood cells

13.

Minamata disease is a nervous disorder caused by eating fish, polluted with which of the following?

a)

Mercury

b)

Nickel

c)

Lead

d)

Iron

14.

Which of the following instruments determines the purity of milk

a)

Thermometer

b)

Stalagmometer

c)

Lactometer

d)

Hydrometer

15.

Which of the following is not an example of Allotrope?

a)

Steel

b)

Graphite

c)

Diamond

d)

Charcoal

16.

Which among the following is a crystalline form of Quartz?

a)

Alumina

b)

Glass

c)

Silica

d)

Limestone

17.

of the following studies deals with muscles?

a)

Sarcology

b)

Syndesmology

c)

Tectology

d)

Kinesiology

18.

Who is the father of Modern Botany?

a)

Carl Linnaeus

b)

Theophrastus

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Krateuas

19.

among the following is the sweetest sugar?

a)

Fructose

b)

Glucose

c)

Lactose

d)

Ribose

20.

Mature females lay eggs and birds develop with the formation of four embryonic membranes known as__

a)

chorion

b)

amnion

c)

allantoin

d)

all of the above

21.

The three major types of muscles in the body are

a)

Smooth muscle, sports muscles, and skeletal muscles

b)

Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle

c)

Smooth muscle, running muscle, and face muscles

d)

Smooth muscle, flexible muscle, and strength muscle

22.

 Bowman’s capsule and tubule together form what in the kidney?

a)

Capillaries

b)

Nephron

c)

Glomerulus

d)

Urine Collecting duct

23.

What is the best long-term solution for kidney failure?

a)

Kidney transplant

b)

Dialysis

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

Neither 1 nor 2

24.

The end of the menstrual cycle is called __.

a)

Menarche

b)

Menopause

c)

Menses

d)

Ovulation

25.

What is the use of Rhizobium?

a)

fix large amounts of atmospheric nitrogen

b)

used as a source of protein

c)

promote plant growth by mechanisms of tolerance of abiotic stresses

d)

None of these

26.

Sugar crops to produce __

a)

biomethane

b)

bioethanol

c)

biobutanol

d)

None of these

27.

Which of the following is an important characteristic of biodiesel?

a)

Biodegradable and Renewable Fuel

b)

Safer to use and has low toxicity

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

None of these

28.

Which of the following are applications of rDNA technology?

a)

Development of Transgenic Plants

b)

Production of Antibiotics

c)

Production of Hormone Insulin

d)

All of the above

29.

Which of the following is a mobile genetic element?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

Transposons

d)

insertion sequence

30.

The upper part of the respiratory tract is provided with small hair-l ike structures called ____:

a)

Bronchi

b)

Cilia

c)

Villi

d)

Alveoli