GENERAL SCIENCE QUIZ

1. Earth received heat from the sun is known as
a. Insolation
b. Infrared heat
c. Solar radiation
d. Thermal radiation

2. Which of the following is not a nucleon ?
a. Proton
b. Neutron
c. Electron
d. Positron

3. What happens to a person who receives the wrong type of blood ?
a. All the arteries constrict
b.All the arteries dialates
c.The RBCs agglutinate
d.The spleen and lymphnodes deteriorate

4. If all bullets could not be removed from gun shot injury of a man,
it may cause poisoning by
a. Mercury
b. Lead
c. Iron
d. Arsenic

5. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is
a. Graphite
b. Lead
c. Carbon
d. Mica

6. Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are
a. Oxidised in air
b. Soluble in hyposolution
c. Reduced by light
d. Totally colourless

7. Ringworm is a .................
disease.
a. Bacterial
b. Protozoan
c. Viral
d. Fungal

8. Pituitary gland is situated in
a. The base of the heart
b. The base of the brain
c. The neck
d. The abdomen

9. Curie point is the temperature at which
a. Matter becomes radioactive
b. A metal loses magnetic
properties
c. A metal loses conductivity
d. Transmutation of metal
occurs

10. Which of the following is called the 'ecological hot spot of
India' ?
a. Western Ghats
b. Eastern Ghats
c. Western Himalayas
d. Eastern Himalayas


ANSWER KEY:
1- (A), 2- (C), 3- (C), 4- (B),
5- (A), 6- (B), 7- (D), 8- (B),
9- (B), 10- (A).