Everyday Science MCQs -1 - PAK QUIZ
Everyday Science Mcqs
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1. As we climb up the mountain, the atmospheric pressure will
(a) Decrease
(b) Increase
(c) Remain the same
(d) None of these
2. Who invented the thermometer
(a) Galileo
(b) Franklin
(c) Edison
(d) Bell
3. What is “Greenhouse Effect”
(a) Pollution in houses in tropical regions
(b) Trapping of solar energy due to atmospheric oxygen
(c) Trapping of Solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
(d) Cultivation in greenhouses so as to check pollution
4. The surface temperature of the Sun is nearly
(a) 2000 K
(b) 6000 K
(c) 8000 K
(d) 4000 K
5. What stored energy is commonly called
(a) Potential energy
(b) Kinetic energy
(c) Chemical energy
(d) Radiant energy
6. The first stethoscope was made of
(a) Rubber
(b) Gold
(c) Wood
(d) Steel
7. What is NOT a greenhouse gas
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Methane
(d) Ozone
8. Who developed the first blood bank and a system for storing blood plasma
(a) Lee Deforest
(b) Charles Drew
(c) Robert Dennard
(d) Joseph Dart
9. The unit for measuring intensity of Noise is called
(a) Knot
(b) Calorie
(c) Ohm
(d) Decibel
10. Who invented disposable-diapers
(a) Sarah Boone
(b) Rachel Brown
(c) Marion Donovan
(d) Mary Anderson
11. Which of the following is found in plant cells but not animal cells
(a) Cytoplasm
(b) Cell Wall
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Ribosomes
12. Which of the followings is used common in storage batteries
(a) Copper
(b) Mercury
(c) Lead
(d) Silicon
13. How many teeth Adults have
(a) 22
(b) 36
(c) 32
(d) 28
14. Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is concentrated in the
(a) Mesosphere
(b) Troposphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Ionosphere
15. Name of scientist who first declared that the earth revolves around the sun
(a) Newton
(b) Galileo
(c) Copernicus
(d) None of these
16. The working of a rocket is based on the principle of
(a) Newton’s law
(b) Flux meter
(c) Flux Rule
(d) Boyle Law
17. Which of the following is not a natural polymer
(a) Cellulose
(b) Plastic
(c) Rubber
(d) Silk
18. Pure gold is
(a) 17 carat
(b) 20 carat
(c) 24 carat
(d) 36 carat
19. Which law is involved in the act of cleaning a carpet by beating it with a stick
(a) First law of motion
(b) Second law of motion
(c) Law of conservation of energy
(d) Law of conservation of mass
20. The sky is blue in color because of
(a) The moisture present in the air
(b) The scattering of light by dust particles or air molecules
(c) Combination of various lights producing blue colour
(d) All of the above
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21. What color of visible light is the longest in wavelength
(a) Violet
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Green
22. The ink of the pen leaks out in an aero-plane because
(a) Atmospheric pressure increases
(b) Pressure of ink inside is more than the ambient pressure
(c) High speed of aeroplane
(d) Temperature difference
23. The gases which are used by divers as an artificial atmosphere are helium and
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon monoxide
(d) Neon
24. Oil rises up the wick in a lamp. The principle involves
(a) The diffusion of oil though the wick
(b) The liquid state of oil
(c) Capillary action phenomenon
(d) Volatility of oil
25. Magnetic field is measured by
(a) Flux meter
(b) Newton’s law
(c) Boyle Law
(d) Flux Rule
26. Acid rain contains high levels of
(a) Oxalic acid,
(b) Acetic acid
(c) Sulphuric and nitric acids
(d) Carbolic acid
27. Which is the largest cell in the human body
(a) Nerve cell
(b) Muscle cell
(c) Liver cell
(d) Kidney cell
28. Which gas is used in the preparation of soft drinks
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Oxygen
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Halogens
29. Plaster of Paris is made from
(a) Gypsum
(b) Iron
(c) Aluminum
(d) Plastics
30. What do you call the positive electrode of an electric cell
(a) Diode
(b) Anode
(c) Grid
(d) Cathode
31. Who invented the first stethoscope
(a) Lewis Latimer
(b) Rene Laennec
(c) Robert Ledley
(d) Irving Langmuir
32. What part of the stamen of a flower bears the pollen grains
(a) Filament
(b) ovary
(c) anthurium
(d) anther
33. Which of the following takes place due to surface tension
(a) Gravitational pull
(b) Capillary action
(c) Viscosity
(d) Radiation
34. Plutonium is used as
(a) Fuel for nuclear fission
(b) Fuel for nuclear fusion
(c) Source of chemical energy
(d) Source of light energy
35. What is white light made from
(a) very small water droplets
(b) intense blue light
(c) just that, white light
(d) a mixture of many other light colors
36. What do you call the negative electrode of an electric cell
(a) Diode
(b) Anode
(c) Grid
(d) Cathode
37. Law of floating bodies was given by
(a) Archimedes
(b) Galileo
(c) Copernicus
(d) Plotly
38. Which acid is used in a car battery
(a) Hydrochloric acid
(b) Carbonic acid
(c) Sulphuric acid
(d) Nitric acid
39. There is no neutron in the atom of
(a) Carbon
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Ozone
40. What do letters CT stand for
(a) Computer tomes
(b) Computerized tomography
(c) Cranial test
(d) Cribriform time
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41. What is the only element that burns with nitrogen
(a) Fluorine
(b) Titanium
(c) Antimony
(d) Manganese
42. What is the meaning of the term ‘Myopia’
(a) Photosensitive
(b) Long-sighted
(c) Short-sighted
(d) Tunnel-vision
43. What is the heaviest metallic element
(a) Lead
(b) uranium
(c) osmium
(d) iridium
44. What organelle is known as the ‘brain’ of the cell
(a) Nucleus
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Chloroplast
(d) Cell membrane
45. One horsepower is equal to
(a) 736 watts
(b) 746 watts
(c) 748 watts
(d) 756 watts
46. Greenhouse effect is due to increase in
(a) Atmospheric CO2 levels
(b) Atmospheric S02 levels
(c) Soil organic content
(d) Soil nitrogen
47. Photosynthesis involves
(a) Reduction of CO2 and oxidation of water
(b) Oxidation of H2O and release of O2
(c) Reduction of CO2, oxidation H2O and release of O2
(d) Reduction of CO2, oxidation of H2O and release of O2
48. What color of visible light is the shortest in wavelength
(a) Violet
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Green
49. The lenses which is used in photography is
(a) Convex lenses
(b) Plastic lenses
(c) Concave lenses
(d) None of these
50. Which one of the following elements is extensively used in electronics
(a) Zirconium
(b) Silicon
(c) Selenium
(d) Sodium
51. An electric bulb produces loud sound when broken because
(a) Air rushes into the partial vacuum in the bulb
(b) The gas inside it explodes
(c) The glass is brittle
(d) The gas inside it suddenly expands
52. What is the chief symptom of the visual disorder known as diplopia
(a) Double vision
(b) Blindness
(c) Seeing red spots
(d) Tired eyes
53. Which is the rarest element in world
(a) Astatine
(b) Uranium
(c) Thorium
(d) Radium
54. Which of the following is the most toxic gas
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Carbon monoxide
(c) Nitrogen dioxide
(d) Carbon & Nitrogen
55. The minimum volume of water is at a temperature of —-degree Celsius
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
56. Convex lenses are used for the correction of
(a) Long-sightedness
(b) Short-sightedness
(c) Cataract
(d) None of these
57. Filtration of wastes from the blood in human body is done by
(a) Kidney
(b) Lungs
(c) Heart
(d) Brain
58. How many yards make a furlong
(a) 220
(b) 440
(c) 100
(d) 200
59. Fat is digested in which part of body
(a) Small intestine
(b) Mouth
(c) Large intestine
(d) Spleen
60. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruits
(a) Acetylene
(b) Methane,
(c) Ethane
(d) Butane
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61. Carbon dioxide is called a “greenhouse” gas because
(a) its concentration is always high in greenhouses
(b) it is involved in photosynthesis
(c) it absorbs infrared radiation
(d) it emits visible radiation
62. Which type of Uranium is used in the fission process
(a) Uranium -234
(b) Uranium -235
(c) Uranium -236
(d) Uranium -237
63. What was the name of the world’s first human test-tube baby
(a) Louise
(b) Sarah
(c) Martha
(d) Heather
64. Which is the largest gland in human body
(a) Liver
(b) Kidney
(c) Lungs
(d) Brain
65. Water has maximum density at
(a) 0°C
(b) 4°C
(c) 4°K
(d) 4.8°C
66. Which of the following is the lightest substance known
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Carbon
67. Among the following food items, which one has the highest amount of carbohydrates
(a) Apple
(b) Banana
(c) Cabbage
(d) Pea
68. Which of the following is not considered a primary color of light
(a) Green
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Yellow
69. The blue color of the water in the sea is due to
(a) Refraction of the blue light by the impurities in seawater.
(b) Reflection of blue sky by the sea water.
(c) Absorption of other colors except the blue color by water molecules
(d) Scattering of blue light by water molecules
70. Acetylsalicylic acid is commonly known as
(a) Aspirin
(b) Despines
(c) Butane
(d) Propane
71. Heat from the sun is received by the earth through
(a) Conduction
(b) Convection
(c) Radiation
(d) None of these
72. A Fahrenheit thermometer indicates a temperature of -40°F. Its corresponding reading on the Celsius scale will be
(a) -20°C
(b) -40°C
(c) +10°C
(d) +40°C
73. What herb is said to help regulate your Blood Pressure
(a) Buckthorn
(b) Cloves
(c) Celery Seed
(d) Garlic
74. What metallic element is also called wolfram
(a) Technetium
(b) Antimony
(c) Tungsten
(d) Astatine
75. The plant which bears fruit only once in its lifetime is
(a) Grapes
(b) Banana
(c) Papaya
(d) Date
76. What is the outermost boundary of plants
(a) Cell membrane
(b) Cytoplasm
(c) Nucleus
(d) Cell wall
77. John Walker invented
(a) Safety match
(b) Safety razor
(c) Safety pin
(d) Safety valve
78. Which of these is NOT a kind of earthquake
(a) Plutonic
(b) Volcanic
(c) Artificially produce
(d) Tectonic
79. The material used for bleaching paper Pulp is
(a) Caustic soda
(b) Sodium
(c) Lime
(d) Alum
80. What anatomical structure connects the stomach and the mouth
(a) Trachea
(b) Spinal column
(c) Hepatic duct
(d) Esophagus
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81. When water boils, its temperature
(a) Begins to increase
(b) Begins b decrease
(c) Remains constant
(d) Fluctuates around a value
82. Who invented logarithm tables
(a) John Napier
(b) H. Moseley
(c) N. Bohr
(d) Chadwick
83. Amnesia is related to
(a) Loss of memory
(b) Loss of hearing
(c) Sleeping sickness
(d) Loss of Teeth
84. In which form is calcium present in our bones
(a) Calcium nitrate
(b) Calcium phosphate
(c) Calcium sulphide
(d) Calcium carbonate
85. The explosion that is said to have begun the universe is called the
(a) Big Bang
(b) Reflection
(c) Prism
(d) None of these
86. Epiphytic and parasitic plants grow on which of the following
(a) Plains
(b) Rocks
(c) Sea
(d) Plants
87. Which is NOT a sedimentary rock
(a) Conglomerate
(b) Obsidian
(c) Shale
(d) Sandstone
88. Light energy is stored in the form of ____due to the activity of Chloroplast
(a) Mechanical energy
(b) Electrical energy
(c) Chemical energy
(d) None of the above
89. The most abundant constituent of atmospheric air is
(a) Carbon
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Oxygen
(d) Nitrogen
90. What is RDX
(a) An instrument
(b) A fertilizers
(c) A gene
(d) An explosive
91. Plants are called the ___ of nature
(a) stomach
(b) liver
(c) heart
(d) lungs
92. Which of the followings tells us how many protons an atom has
(a) Mass
(b) Weight
(c) Atomic number
(d) Charge