Top 550+ Solved General Science MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The monocarpic plants produce flowers only ________?
a. Once in a year
b. Once in a season
c. Once in lifetime
d. One flower per plant
Q. Which among the following is the correct meaning of Phyllotaxy?
a. Classification of plants as per the leaves structure
b. The manner of arrangement of leaves in stem or branch
c. The manner the leaves fall from the branches
d. The anatomy of leaves in angiosperms
Q. In which of the following insects, a pigment called luciferin is found?
a. Housefly
b. Firefly
c. Sandfly
d. Fruitfly
Q. A plant belonging to which of the following groups would show least adaptation to marine water?
a. Pteridophytes
b. Gymnosperms
c. Angiosperms
d. Bryophytes
Q. A treatment with which among the following plant hormones would prevent water loss from the plant leaves, by reducing transpiration, in times of low water availability?
a. Ethylene
b. Abscisic Acid
c. Gibberelic Acid
d. Auxin
Q. A tablet of which among the following Vitamins should be advised to be used after purification of water by Iodine as a disinfectant?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin D
Q. Who among the following scientists is known for devising four criteria designed to establisha causal relationship between a causative microbe and a disease?
a. Louis Pasteur
b. Emil Behring
c. Ivan Pavlov
d. Robet Koch
Q. A combination of several medicines called SHREZ is used in the treatment of which amongthe following diseases?
a. HIV/ AIDS
b. Diphtheria
c. Tuberculosis
d. Malaria
Q. The most popular Zero Calorie sugar substitutes in the market are made up of Sucralose, as an artificial sweetner. Why sucralose does not have calories?
a. Because the Sucralose is 600 times more sweet than Sucrose (Natural Sugar) and thus its low quantity gives same taste but zero calories when it is digested in the body.
b. Because the chemical composition of Sucralose is such that its oxidation gives less calories in body compared to the Sucrose.
c. Because Sucralose is not a Carbohydrate
d. Because Sucralose is not digested in the body
Q. As per the WHO definition, within how many days of the termination of pregnancy, the death of a woman is counted in the Maternal Mortality?
a. 36 Days
b. 42 Days
c. 56 Days
d. 60 Days
Q. Consider the following statements:1. For some diseases like Malaria and Denue, techniques of Population suppression of Vectors is favored over the disease resistance techniques2. RIDL is a Population suppression technique.Which among the above statements is / are correct?
a. Only 1 is correct
b. Only 2 is correct
c. Both 1 & 2 are correct
d. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
Q. Which among the following have been found to produce a protein called Defensin-1, whichhas been found potential to develop drugs for antibiotic resistant bacteria?
a. Codfish
b. Cuttle Fish
c. Honey bee
d. Domestic Fly
Q. The Gram Positive Bacteria can be identified by the Gram staining because of the followingreasons?
a. The cell walls have more lipids compared to peptidoglycan
b. The Cells walls have more Peptidoglycan compared to Lipids
c. The Cells membrane has more fatty acids
d. The plasma has Peptidoglycans
Q. The Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is commonly known as _______?
a. Foot & Mouth Disease
b. Mad Cow Disease
c. Fog fever
d. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Q. Consider the following statements about Archaeopteryx:1. Archaeopteryx was the earliest and most primitive bird known, when it was found in Germany in late 19th century2. The discovery of Archaeopteryx put an end to the debate that Birds originated from Dinosaurs or the archosaurian reptiles. Which among the above statements is / are correct?
a. Only 1 is correct
b. Only 2 is correct
c. Both 1 & 2 are correct
d. Neither 1 nor 2 are correct