Objective Questions In General Science
Science Objective Type Solved Questions
1. Which one of the following instruments is used to study dispersion of light?
(A) Microscope
(B) Telescope
(C) Spectrometer
(D) Photometer
2. A fountain pen works on the principle of?
(A) Flow of liquids from higher to lower potential
(B) Capillary action
(C) Bernoulli’s principle
(D) Viscosity of liquids
3. The substance most commonly used as a food preservative is?
(A) Sodium carbonate
(B) Tartaric acid
(C) Acetic acid
(D) Sodium salt of benzoic acid
4. Catalyst is a substance which?
(A) Increases the rate of the reaction
(B) Decreases the rate of the reaction
(C) Has no action on the rate of the reaction -
(D) Alters the rate of reaction
5. Which among the following is used in the treatment of tuberculosis?
(A) Streptomycin
(B) Aspirin
(C) Paracetamol
(D) Dettol
6. Which of the following gases is most toxic?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Sulphur dioxide
(D) Chlorine
7. Which part of human body is first highly affected by nuclear radiation?
(A) Eyes
(B) Lungs
(C) Skin
(D) Bone Marrow
8. Sour milk contains ?
(A) Acetic acid
(B) Tartaric acid
(C) Citric acid
(D) Lactic acid
9. The acid used in lead storage cells is?
(A) Phosphoric acid
(B) Hydrochloric acid
(C) Nitric acid
(D) Sulphuric acid
10. Alum stops bleeding in minor cuts because of ?
(A) Solvation
(B) Emulsion
(C) Dialysis
(D) Coagulation
11. Tincture iodine is a solution of iodine in?
(A) Potassium iodide
(B) Ethyl alcohol
(C) Water
(D) Sodium chloride
12. ‘Plaster of Paris’ is made by partial dehydration of?
(A) Epsom salt
(B) Gypsum salt
(C) Blue vitriol
(D) Green vitriol
13. Water can be separated from alcohol-water mixture by?
(A) Decantation
(B) Evaporation
(C) Distillation
(D) Sublimation
14. Pycnometer is an instrument used to measure the?
(A) Density
(B) Intensity of solar radiation
(C) Intensity of earthquake
(D) High temperatures
15. ‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha’s life?
(A) Birth
(B) Great departure
(C) Enlightenment
(D) Mahaparinirvan
16. Who was the Guru of Shivaji?
(A) Namdev
(B) Ramdas
(C) Eknath
(D) Tukaram
17. Ibn Batuta, the famous traveller came from?
(A) Portugal
(B) Morocco
(C) China
(D) Tibet
18. Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan Monarchy under Asoka?
(A) Enlightened despotism
(B) Centralised autocracy
(C) Oriental despotism
(D) Guided democracy
19. Amir Khusrau was a musician and
(A) Sufi saint
(B) Persian and Hindavi writer, and scholar
(C) Historian
(D) All of the above
20. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh’s Political Capital. Which city was
called his Religious Capital?
(A) Amritsar
(B) Anandpur Shahib
(C) Gujranwala
(D) Peshawar
21. ‘Permanent Settlement’, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Daihousie
(C) Lord Hastings
(D) Lord Cornwallis
22. Who was the first woman President of Congress?
(A) Mrs. Annie Besant
(B) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
(C) Mrs. Nellie Sengupta
(D) Aruna Asaf Ali
23. The disputed coastal strip off the Gujarat coast on which India and Pakistan are holding talks is
known as?
(A) Gulf of Cambay
(B) Sir Creek
(C) Gulf of Khambhat
(D) Mouth of Indus
24. The Simon Commission which came to India in February 1928 was boycotted because?
(A) All its members were Englishmen
(B) At that time a large number of nationalist leaders were in prison
(C) The Chairman, Sir John Simon was very unpopular
(D) The Montague-Chemsford Reforms had failed
25. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council?
(A) MA. Jinnah
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) V. P.Menon
26. Herodotus is considerqd as the father of?
(A) History
(B) Geography
(C) Political Science
(D) Philosophy
27. Who has given this statement? “Man is born free but he is always in chain.”
(A) Locke
(B) Rousseau
(C) Bentham
(D) Robert Mill
28. Rousseau was associated with ?
(A) French Revolution
(A) Glorious Revolution
(A) Execution of Charles I
(A) Second World War
29. Who is the author Potter Book Series?
(A) Charles Dickens
(B) Nick Middleton
(C) J. K. Rowling
(D) Edward Klein
30. The Bureaucracy performs?
(A) Only administrative functions
(B) Only judicial functions
(C) Only legislative functions
(D) Administrative as well as quasi-judicial and quasi- legislative functions
31. The President of the Union of India has the same constitutional
authority as the?
(A) British Monarch
(B) President of USA
(C) President of Pakistan
(D) President of France
32. Which organ is the custodian of the National Purse?
(A) Executive
(B) Judiciary
(C) Legislature
(D) Civil Servants
33. Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?
(A) Election Conmtission
(B) Finance Commission
(C) Plarming Commission
(D) Union Public Service Commission
34. A member of the Union Public Service Commission can be
removed by the?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(D) Chairman of the UPSC
35. Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
(A) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(B) Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
(C) Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
(D) Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha
36. Who is the present Secretary General of the United Nations?
(A) Javier Perez de Cuellar
(B) Kofi Annan
(C) U. Thant
(D) None of Thesei
37. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) GB. Pant
(ID) Devi Lal
38. Nuclear Non-ProliferationTreaty (NPT) has not yet been signed
by?
(A) Canada
(B) China
(C) India
(D) United Kingdom
39. The right to vote in elections to a Parliament is a?
(A) Fundamental Right
(B) Political Right
(C) Legal Right
(D) Natural Right
40. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many countries?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D)Four
41. Which one of the following countries is not member of
SAARC?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Singapore
(D) Maldives
42. Which of the following is also known as ‘Eternal City’?
(A) London
(B) Rome
(C) Athens
(D) Berlin
43. The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of?
(A) Norway
(B) North America
(C) Denmark
(D) Canada
44. Who invented the video-tape?
(A) Richard James
(B) Charles Ginsberg
(C) P. T. Farnsworth
(D) Georges de Mestral
45.Asad Ali Khan is Associated with ?
(A)Shahnai
(B)violin
(C)Classical music
(D)Vina
46. Chandigarh’s ‘Rock Garden’ is the creation of?
(A) Kishan Chand
(B) Nek Chand
(C) Gyari Chand
(D) Mool Chand
47. The term ‘Beamer’ is associated with?
(A)Football
(B) Hockey
(C)Cricket
(D) Chess
48.Of which country is bull-fighting the national game?
(A) Spain
(B) Portugal
(C) Hungary
(D) Poland
49. Fibre optics work on the principle of ?
(A) Scattering of light
(B) Total internal absorption
(C) Total internal reflection
(D) Optical rotation
50. A decibel is?
(A) A musical instrument
(B) The wavelength of noise
(C) A musical note
(D) A measure of sound level
Answers:
| 1 | C |
| 2 | B |
| 3 | D |
| 4 | D |
| 5 | A |
| 6 | B |
| 7 | C |
| 8 | D |
| 9 | D |
| 10 | D |
| 11 | B |
| 12 | B |
| 13 | C |
| 14 | A |
| 15 | A |
| 16 | B |
| 17 | B |
| 18 | A |
| 19 | B |
| 20 | A |
| 21 | D |
| 22 | A |
| 23 | B |
| 24 | A |
| 25 | B |
| 26 | A |
| 27 | B |
| 28 | A |
| 29 | C |
| 30 | D |
| 31 | A |
| 32 | C |
| 33 | C |
| 34 | A |
| 35 | D |
| 36 | D |
| 37 | B |
| 38 | C |
| 39 | B |
| 40 | C |
| 41 | C |
| 42 | B |
| 43 | C |
| 44 | B |
| 45 | D |
| 46 | B |
| 47 | C |
| 48 | A |
| 49 | C |
| 50 | D |
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