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This section includes 136 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Meteorology is the science of: |
| A. | Weather |
| B. | Mateors |
| C. | Metals |
| D. | Earthquakes |
| Answer» C. Metals | |
| 2. |
Who invented Helicopter? |
| A. | Copernicus |
| B. | Sikorsky |
| C. | Cockrell |
| D. | Drinker |
| Answer» C. Cockrell | |
| 3. |
Sphygmomanometer measures the blood pressure in the |
| A. | Veins |
| B. | Arteries |
| C. | Eyes |
| D. | Synovial |
| Answer» C. Eyes | |
| 4. |
The study of relation of animals and plants to their surroundings is called ________ |
| A. | Ecology |
| B. | Ethrology |
| C. | Genealogy |
| D. | Iconology |
| Answer» B. Ethrology | |
| 5. |
The instrument used for measuring air pressure is called |
| A. | Anemometer |
| B. | Barometer |
| C. | Hygrometer |
| D. | Thermometer |
| Answer» C. Hygrometer | |
| 6. |
The Beaufort scale is used to measure : |
| A. | Atmospheric pressure |
| B. | Altitudes of mountains |
| C. | Wind velocity |
| D. | Intensity of earthquakes |
| Answer» D. Intensity of earthquakes | |
| 7. |
Agronomy is the practice of raising ______ |
| A. | Plants and Animals |
| B. | Crop plants |
| C. | Agriculture |
| D. | Fruit plants only |
| Answer» C. Agriculture | |
| 8. |
Which of the following is Study of fossils? |
| A. | Ethology |
| B. | Etiology |
| C. | Anthropology |
| D. | Palaeontology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Anemometer is an instrument meant for measuring |
| A. | velocity |
| B. | air masses |
| C. | wind speed |
| D. | temperature |
| Answer» D. temperature | |
| 10. |
Which instrument is used for measuring humidity of atmosphere? |
| A. | Barometer |
| B. | Anemometer |
| C. | Thermometer |
| D. | Hygrometer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following? |
| A. | Gynaecology |
| B. | Navigation |
| C. | Birth control |
| D. | Medical treatment |
| Answer» C. Birth control | |
| 12. |
The growth of bacteria is measured by |
| A. | hemacytometer |
| B. | spectrophotometer |
| C. | calorimeter |
| D. | auxanometer |
| Answer» C. calorimeter | |
| 13. |
Radio activity was discovered by : |
| A. | Becquerel |
| B. | Soddy |
| C. | Rutherford |
| D. | Curie |
| Answer» B. Soddy | |
| 14. |
Planimeter is used to measure: |
| A. | Height of a region |
| B. | Direction |
| C. | Road Distance |
| D. | Areas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Araneology is the study of: |
| A. | Rearing of bees |
| B. | Study of aphids |
| C. | Study of mites |
| D. | Study of spiders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The instrument used to measure pressure |
| A. | Anemometer |
| B. | Aneroid Barometer |
| C. | Hygrometer |
| D. | Thermometer |
| Answer» C. Hygrometer | |
| 17. |
Pick out the person associated with the coining of the term gene . |
| A. | Waldeyer |
| B. | Mendel |
| C. | Johannsen |
| D. | Morgan |
| Answer» D. Morgan | |
| 18. |
Linkage was discovered by |
| A. | Blakeslee |
| B. | Morgan |
| C. | Muller |
| D. | Bateson |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
An eudiometer measures |
| A. | Atmospheric pressure |
| B. | Time |
| C. | Volume of gases |
| D. | Vapour pressure |
| Answer» D. Vapour pressure | |
| 20. |
Who invented aeroplane? |
| A. | Edison |
| B. | Stevenson |
| C. | Hoffman |
| D. | Wright Brothers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Who invented the electric bulb? |
| A. | Thomas More |
| B. | Thomas Alva Edison |
| C. | James Watt |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. James Watt | |
| 22. |
Telephone was invented by |
| A. | Alexander Graham Bell |
| B. | Baird |
| C. | Stevenson |
| D. | Newton |
| Answer» B. Baird | |
| 23. |
Waksman got the Nobel Prize for the discovery of : |
| A. | Streptomycin |
| B. | Chloromycetin |
| C. | Neomycin |
| D. | Penicillin |
| Answer» B. Chloromycetin | |
| 24. |
Who discovered the first antibiotic? |
| A. | W Fleming |
| B. | C Waksman |
| C. | Louis Pasteur |
| D. | A Fleming |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Electric current is measured using which of the following instrument? |
| A. | Ammeter |
| B. | Voltmeter |
| C. | Anemometer |
| D. | Wattmeter |
| Answer» B. Voltmeter | |
| 26. |
Immunization technique was developed by |
| A. | Joseph Lister |
| B. | Louis Pasteur |
| C. | Edward Jenner |
| D. | Robert Koch |
| Answer» C. Edward Jenner | |
| 27. |
Who discovered the link between electricity and magnetism? |
| A. | Volta |
| B. | Maxwell |
| C. | Diesel |
| D. | Michael Faraday |
| Answer» C. Diesel | |
| 28. |
Who invented the battery? |
| A. | Roentgen |
| B. | Volta |
| C. | Faraday |
| D. | Maxwell |
| Answer» C. Faraday | |
| 29. |
Richter Scale is used for measuring : |
| A. | Velocity of wind |
| B. | Density of liquid |
| C. | Intensity of earthquake |
| D. | Humidity of air |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 30. |
Who invented the Safety razor? |
| A. | Gillette |
| B. | Steve Cher |
| C. | Steve Job |
| D. | Lar Strauss |
| Answer» B. Steve Cher | |
| 31. |
Phycology is the study of |
| A. | Bacteria |
| B. | Algae |
| C. | Fungi |
| D. | Lichens |
| Answer» C. Fungi | |
| 32. |
Which of the following is the study of soil? |
| A. | Myrmecology |
| B. | Pedology |
| C. | Glaciology |
| D. | Cosmology |
| Answer» C. Glaciology | |
| 33. |
Venturimeter is used to measure: |
| A. | rate of flow of liquids |
| B. | liquid pressure |
| C. | surface tension |
| D. | liquid density |
| Answer» B. liquid pressure | |
| 34. |
Arboriculture is the study of: |
| A. | Cultivation of trees and vegetables |
| B. | Art of garden cultivation |
| C. | Science of plant life |
| D. | Art of growing crops |
| Answer» B. Art of garden cultivation | |
| 35. |
Gas engine was invented by: |
| A. | Charles |
| B. | Davy |
| C. | Daimler |
| D. | Diesel |
| Answer» D. Diesel | |
| 36. |
An anemometer measures which of the following? |
| A. | Speed of light |
| B. | Speed of wind |
| C. | Speed of water current |
| D. | Speed of satellites |
| Answer» C. Speed of water current | |
| 37. |
Which apparatus is used to measure the intensity of light? |
| A. | Lux meter |
| B. | Calorimeter |
| C. | Anemometer |
| D. | Altimeter |
| Answer» B. Calorimeter | |
| 38. |
What is Myrmecology? |
| A. | Study of flies |
| B. | Study of ants |
| C. | Study of bees |
| D. | Study of spiders |
| Answer» C. Study of bees | |
| 39. |
Which scientist got the particle name for mesotron changed to meson ? |
| A. | Hans Adolf Krebs |
| B. | Carl David Anderson |
| C. | Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha |
| D. | William Buehler |
| Answer» D. William Buehler | |
| 40. |
Who invented the World Wide Web ? |
| A. | Tim Berners-Lee |
| B. | Martin Cooper |
| C. | R. Samuel Tomlinson |
| D. | Charles Babbage |
| Answer» B. Martin Cooper | |
| 41. |
Epigraphy is the study of which of the following? |
| A. | Coins |
| B. | Inscriptions |
| C. | Temples |
| D. | Birds |
| Answer» C. Temples | |
| 42. |
The term Ecosystem was proposed by: |
| A. | Vernadsky |
| B. | S.A. Forbes |
| C. | A.G. Tansley |
| D. | Thienemann |
| Answer» D. Thienemann | |
| 43. |
The lysimeter helps in the estimation of |
| A. | Evapotranspiration |
| B. | Relative humidity |
| C. | Vapour pressure |
| D. | Wind direction |
| Answer» B. Relative humidity | |
| 44. |
Seismography is the science of |
| A. | Rivers |
| B. | Earthquakes |
| C. | Volcanoes |
| D. | Mountains |
| Answer» B. Earthquakes | |
| 45. |
Reserve transcription was discovered by : |
| A. | Beadle & Tatum |
| B. | Waston & Crick |
| C. | Temin & Baltimore |
| D. | Govind Khorana |
| Answer» D. Govind Khorana | |
| 46. |
Who invented the mobile phone? |
| A. | Tim Berners Lee |
| B. | Raymond Samuel Tomlinson |
| C. | Chuck Hull |
| D. | Martin Cooper |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Entomology is the science that studies |
| A. | Behaviour of human beings |
| B. | Formation of rocks |
| C. | Insects |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 48. |
Cryogenics is the study of |
| A. | High temperature |
| B. | Superconductor |
| C. | Production of fuels |
| D. | Low temperature |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Infrared radiations are detected by |
| A. | Pyrometer |
| B. | Nanometer |
| C. | Photometer |
| D. | Spectrometer |
| Answer» D. Spectrometer | |
| 50. |
An anemometer |
| A. | Speed of light |
| B. | Speed of wind |
| C. | Speed of water current |
| D. | Speed of satellites |
| Answer» C. Speed of water current | |