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Everyday Science Mcqs

Everyday Science Mcqs for the preparation of NTS, PPSC, SPSC, BPSC, KPSC, FPSC, OTS and other academic entry test and jobs tests.

 

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

 

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