SET- III
Everyday Science MCQs for Exam Preparation FPSC, CSS, PMS, NTS and other Tests
1. The planet of the solar system which has maximum number of Moon
A. Jupiter
B. Venus
C. Saturn
D. Uranus
E. None of these
2. Sun is a:
A. Planet
B. Comet
C. Satellite
D. Aurora
E. None of these
3. The age of the solar sysytem is
A. 4.5 billion years
B. 5.5 billion years
C. 6.5 billion years
D. 7.5 billion years
E. None of these
4. A unit of length equal to the average distance between the earth and the sun is called
A. Light year
B. Astronoical unit
C. Parsec
D. Parallax
E. None of these
5. An eclipse of the sun occurs when
A. The moon is between the sun and the earth
B. The moon is between the earth and the moon
C. The earth is between the sun and the moon
D. The earth casts its shadow on the moon
E. None of these
6. The ozone layer is protects the earth from rays sent by the sun:
A. Ultraviolet rays
B. Infrared rays
C. Gamma rays
D. Radioactive rays
E. None of these
7. The ozone layer is present about 30miles (50km) .In atmosphere above earth.The stratum (layer) of atmosphere in which ozone layer lies is called as:
A. Exophere
B. Mesosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Ionosphere
D. Troposphere
8. Which rocks are formed by the alteration of pre-existing rocks by great heat or pressure.
A. Igneous rocks
B. Sedimentary rocks
C. Metamorphic rocks
D. Acid rocks
E. Basic rocks
9. The most abundant elements in sea water are
A. Magnetic and Pyrite
B. Magnetic and Bauxeit
C. Hematite and pyrite
D. Hematite and Magnetite
E. Hematite and Bauxite
10. The most abundant element in sea water are
A. Sodium and Potassium
B. Sodium and Calcium
C. Sodium and Chlorine
D. Chlorine and Iodine
E. Magnesium and Sulphur
11. An electric current can produce
A. Chemical effect
B. Magnetic effects
C. Heating effects
D. All of these
E. None of these
12. The unit of home electricity energy consumption is:
A. Watt hour
B. Kilowatt hour
C. Joul hour
D. Kilojoule hour
E. None of these
13. The magnet always points in the same direction.If move freely i.e towards north and south poles,because of:
A. Gravitational field
B. A lot of metals deposits on north pole and south pole
C. Due to attraction of north pole and repulsion of Western pole
D. Earth is a huge magnet
E. None of these
14. When a sound is reflected from floor, celling or a wall, it mixes with the original sound and change its complextion, it is called as ?
A. Sound
B. Echo
C. Reverberation
D. Noise
E. Noise of these
15. The speed od sound in dry air at 20oC
A. 130 meter per second
B. 230 meters per second
C. 330 meters per second
D. 430 meters per second
D. none of these
16. The speed of light in vacuum is aboute
A. 330 Million per second
B. 300 Million meters per hour
C. 300 Million kilometers per second
D. 300 Million kilometers per hour
E. None of these
17. The time light takes from Sun to reach Earth is:
A. 8 minutes
B. 25 minutes
C. 45 minutes
D. 60 minutes
E. None of these
18. Light from Sun travel a distance before it reaches Earth:
A. 50 Million Km
B. 100 Million km
C. 150 Million Km
D. 200 Miilion Km
E. none of these
19. The most suitable thermometer for measuring the boiling point of water is:
A. Mercury thermometer
B. Alcohal thermometer
C. Bimetallic thermometer
D. Liquid crystal thermometer
E. None of these
20. The density of water is greatest at:
A. 32oC
B. 0oC
C. 4oC
D. 100oC
D. None of these
21. Which of the following statement is true:
A. Gases do not conduct heat
B. The best conductors are non-metal
C. Conduction current occurs only in liquids
D. A vacuum cannot heat
E. None of these
22. Ice can be changed to water by:
A. Adding more water molecules
B. Changing the motion of the water molecule
C. Re arranging the atoms in water molecules
D. Destroying the atoms in water molecules
E.
None of these
23. The builiding blocks of element are called:
A. Atoms
B. Molecules
C. Compounds
D. Isotops
D. None of these
24. Boiling of an egg is a change which is:
A. Physical
B. Chemical
C. Physiological
D. Morphological
D. None of these
25. The temprature of liquid nitrogen is:
A. -32oC
B. -80oC
C. -100oC
D. -196oC
E. none of these
26. Which of the following is an Alkali?
A. Water
B. vinegar
C. Lemon juice
D. Slaked lime
D. None of these
27. If an Alkali slowly added to an acidic solution ,the pH of the acidic solution will:
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Increase to 7 and then decrease
D. Decrease to 7 and then increase
E. Will remain same
28. The usual raw material for ceramics,generally found beneath the top soil is
A. Sand
B. Slit
C. Clay
D. Plaster of Paris
D. Melamine
29. Polyamides are sythetic polymers commonly known as:
A. Sythetic rubber
B. Nylon
C. Cellulose
D. Proteins
D. None of these
30. Telephone was invented in 1876 in America by:
A. Marconi
B. Galileo
C. John Beard
D. Edison
D. Graham Bell
31. Information can be sent over long distance in the form of :
A. Electrical signals through wire
B. Light signals through optical fibres
C. Radio waves through air
D. Any cobmbination of these three
E. None of these
32. Information can be stored in:
A. Audio and video signal cassettes
B. Floppy and compact discs
C. Hard disks
D.
Laser and optical disks E. All of these four
33. Computer can:
A. Add and subtract information
B. Add subtract and sort information only
C. Add subtarct sort and classify information
D. Add and subtract but cannot sort information
E. Add subtract and sort but cannot classify information
34. IBM stands for:
A. International Business Machine
B. International Big machine
C. Interrelated Business Machines
D. Interrelated Big Machines
D. None of these
35. Chemicals used to kill wooods are called as:
A. Insecticides
B. Fungicides
C. Herbicides
D. Fumigants
D. None of these
36. The cyctoplasm consists of several types of structures,which are called:
A. Protoplasm
B. Nucleus
C. Cytochromes
D. Organelles
D. None of these
37. The structure of DNA was elaborated by Watson and Crick in:
A. 1909
B. 1923
C. 1945
D. 1953
D. None of these
38. In a DNA molecules, the rule for base pairing is:
A. Adenine always bound with thymine and cytosine with guanine
B. Adenine always bound with cytosine and thymine with guanine
C. Adernine always bound with guanine and cytosine with thyamine
D. Adenine always bound with uracil and cytosine with guanine
E. None of these
39. Man belongs to the family:
A. Felidae
B. Hominidae
C. Mammalia
D. Primataceae
D. None of these
40. Deficiency of vitamin C in human body causes a deficiency diseases called:
A. Beneceri
B. Night blindness
C. Rickets
D. Scurvy
D. None of these
41. To measure the specific gravity of ilk, the instrument used is:
A. Hygrometer
B. Barometer
C. Lactometer
D. Hydrometer
D. None of these
42. One of the fundamental characters of living organism is :
A. Photosynthesis
B. Digestion
C. Excretion
D. Metabolism
D. None of these
43. Plants growing on other plants as:
A. Saprophyles
B. Parasites
C. Epiphyles
D. Pathogens
D. None of these
44. As per eating habit,squirrels are:
A. Frugivorous
B. Herbivorous
C. Carnivours
D. Omnivorous
D. Insectivorous
45. Water loss from leaves through stomata is called as:
A. Evaporation
B. Transpiration
C. Evapo-Transpiration
D. Respiration
D. None of these
46. The study of how plants and animals interact one another and with the non-living environment is called as:
A. Ecosystem
B. Socialogy
C. Ecology
D. Habital
D. None of these
47. The number of bones in human body is:
A. 200
B. 202
C. 204
D. 206
D. None of these
48. Nervous system in human consist of:
A. Brain and spinal cord
B. Brain and nerves
C. Spinal card and nerve
D. Brain,spinal cord and nerves
E. None of these
49. The human eye,the light sensitive layer made of specializes nerve cells,rod and cones is called as:
A. The pupil
B. The cornea
C. The sclera
D. The iris
D. The retina
50. Erythrocytes are also called as:
A. Red blood cells
B. white bolld cells
C. Platelets
D. Plasma
D. None of these
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