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This section includes 1357 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 651. |
The problem of surface mining is that it removes |
| A. | oxygen from air |
| B. | soil for plants |
| C. | moisture from air |
| D. | water for plants |
| Answer» C. moisture from air | |
| 652. |
Another example of fossil fuel could be |
| A. | trees |
| B. | petrol |
| C. | water |
| D. | sun |
| Answer» C. water | |
| 653. |
Acid precipitation includes |
| A. | rain only |
| B. | sleet only |
| C. | snow only |
| D. | all three of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 654. |
Natural resources that humans use to generate energy are known as |
| A. | renewable resources |
| B. | nonrenewable resources |
| C. | energy resources |
| D. | natural resources |
| Answer» D. natural resources | |
| 655. |
In a fuel cell, the energy conversion is from |
| A. | chemical to mechanical |
| B. | electrical to mechanical |
| C. | chemical to electrical |
| D. | potential to kinetic |
| Answer» D. potential to kinetic | |
| 656. |
Neptune was discovered in |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1846 |
| C. | 1746 |
| D. | 1476 |
| Answer» C. 1746 | |
| 657. |
The rotation of earth is regarded as |
| A. | prograde |
| B. | retrograde |
| C. | complex |
| D. | intergrade |
| Answer» B. retrograde | |
| 658. |
Jupiter is mainly made from hydrogen and |
| A. | hydrogen |
| B. | oxygen |
| C. | carbon dioxide |
| D. | helium |
| Answer» E. | |
| 659. |
The value which indicates that object will definitely hit the Earth is |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» D. 16 | |
| 660. |
Hydrogen is liquefied on Jupiter at depth of |
| A. | 10,000 km |
| B. | 12,000 km |
| C. | 14,000 km |
| D. | 20,000 km |
| Answer» B. 12,000 km | |
| 661. |
The forms in which fossil fuels exist are |
| A. | solid and gas |
| B. | solid and liquid |
| C. | solid, liquid and gas |
| D. | solid, gel(semi-solid), liquid and gas |
| Answer» D. solid, gel(semi-solid), liquid and gas | |
| 662. |
The radiations of radioactive waste remain for thousands of years, so they are stored in |
| A. | ditches |
| B. | wells |
| C. | reservoirs |
| D. | isolated tanks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 663. |
Nowadays, coal is generally used for |
| A. | electricity production only |
| B. | heating only |
| C. | steam engines only |
| D. | alloy manufacturing only |
| Answer» C. steam engines only | |
| 664. |
Fossil fuel that is formed underground from the remains of partially decomposed plant material is known as |
| A. | petrol |
| B. | natural gas |
| C. | coal |
| D. | uranium |
| Answer» D. uranium | |
| 665. |
Butane and propane present in the natural gas are separated for |
| A. | outdoor activities |
| B. | transportation |
| C. | electricity generation |
| D. | making alloys |
| Answer» B. transportation | |
| 666. |
Areas with mountains have |
| A. | small relief |
| B. | large relief |
| C. | variable relief |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. variable relief | |
| 667. |
Towns and Housing Societies are represented in |
| A. | green |
| B. | blue |
| C. | pink |
| D. | white |
| Answer» D. white | |
| 668. |
To form images, satellites use |
| A. | energy from sensors |
| B. | energy coming from Earth |
| C. | power from sensors |
| D. | cameras |
| Answer» C. power from sensors | |
| 669. |
The number of features shown by topographic maps is |
| A. | two |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | five |
| Answer» B. three | |
| 670. |
The rate of distortion near the touching point is |
| A. | little |
| B. | huge |
| C. | zero |
| D. | variable |
| Answer» B. huge | |
| 671. |
The most important characteristic of a gemstone is its |
| A. | appearance |
| B. | streak |
| C. | shape |
| D. | color |
| Answer» E. | |
| 672. |
When minerals are located too deep in the ground, the method used for mining is |
| A. | open pit mining |
| B. | quarries |
| C. | surface mining |
| D. | sub-surface mining |
| Answer» E. | |
| 673. |
Quarries are used to extract |
| A. | precious stones |
| B. | building stones and rocks |
| C. | gold |
| D. | fossil fuels |
| Answer» C. gold | |
| 674. |
If a mineral is shiny, it has |
| A. | metallic luster |
| B. | submetallic luster |
| C. | nonmetallic luster |
| D. | polymetallic luster |
| Answer» B. submetallic luster | |
| 675. |
A mineral that is composed of only one element is known as a |
| A. | Single mineral |
| B. | Single element |
| C. | Native mineral |
| D. | Native element |
| Answer» E. | |
| 676. |
A current which flows parallel to shoreline is regarded as |
| A. | surf |
| B. | breaker |
| C. | undertow |
| D. | long shore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 677. |
The surface currents directly influence the climate of land from where they |
| A. | begin |
| B. | flow |
| C. | reach |
| D. | produce |
| Answer» C. reach | |
| 678. |
The relation of moon with tides was first discovered by |
| A. | Pytheas |
| B. | Zeus |
| C. | Protheus |
| D. | Pythagoras |
| Answer» B. Zeus | |
| 679. |
A body of water which rushes through narrow bay during rise of high tide is called |
| A. | tidal average |
| B. | tidal range |
| C. | tidal bore |
| D. | tidal energy |
| Answer» D. tidal energy | |
| 680. |
A group of long ocean waves which have tendency to travel a huge distance is called |
| A. | swell |
| B. | tsunami |
| C. | storm urge |
| D. | whitecap |
| Answer» B. tsunami | |
| 681. |
Earth can be studied very easily if we |
| A. | focus |
| B. | concentrate |
| C. | divide earth into parts |
| D. | think of earth as a cube |
| Answer» D. think of earth as a cube | |
| 682. |
If we divide 1dm into 10 equal parts, each part will be equal to |
| A. | 1mm |
| B. | 1cm |
| C. | 1dm |
| D. | 1 km |
| Answer» C. 1dm | |
| 683. |
The study of whole universe is known as |
| A. | Astrology |
| B. | Astronomy |
| C. | Geology |
| D. | Meteorology |
| Answer» C. Geology | |
| 684. |
The SI unit of volume is |
| A. | cubic yards (yd3) |
| B. | cubic feet (ft3) |
| C. | cubic miles (mi3) |
| D. | cubic meters (m3) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 685. |
Other than explaining observations, a theory can also |
| A. | predict the past |
| B. | change the present |
| C. | predict the future |
| D. | introduce theorems |
| Answer» D. introduce theorems | |
| 686. |
The spacecraft specially built to study Saturn is the |
| A. | Cassini |
| B. | Galileo |
| C. | Sojourner rover |
| D. | Express orbiter |
| Answer» B. Galileo | |
| 687. |
The temperature -200 °C is of |
| A. | Jupiter |
| B. | Saturn |
| C. | Neptune |
| D. | Pluto |
| Answer» D. Pluto | |
| 688. |
The spacecraft which landed on Mars includes |
| A. | Viking 1 |
| B. | Viking 2 |
| C. | Pathfinder |
| D. | all of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 689. |
The outer atmosphere of Jupiter comprises of |
| A. | water |
| B. | methane |
| C. | ammonia |
| D. | all of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 690. |
The event which creates shadow of one body over another is called |
| A. | phase |
| B. | eclipse |
| C. | crescent |
| D. | wane |
| Answer» C. crescent | |
| 691. |
As the earth rotates along its axis the stars rotate along the |
| A. | galaxies |
| B. | axis |
| C. | Polaris |
| D. | earth |
| Answer» D. earth | |
| 692. |
Lines given off by hot gases with certain wavelengths are the |
| A. | spectrum lines |
| B. | emission lines |
| C. | coordinate lines |
| D. | dark emission lines |
| Answer» C. coordinate lines | |
| 693. |
A star spinning rapidly emitting pulses of radio and optical energy is called |
| A. | pulstar |
| B. | neutron star |
| C. | proton star |
| D. | electron star |
| Answer» B. neutron star | |
| 694. |
Black holes do not give |
| A. | heat |
| B. | light |
| C. | mass |
| D. | size |
| Answer» C. mass | |
| 695. |
The absolute magnitude of sun is |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 696. |
Liquid magma is a complex mixture containing many melted |
| A. | rocks |
| B. | grains |
| C. | minerals |
| D. | nutrients |
| Answer» D. nutrients | |
| 697. |
When magma pushes into surrounding rocks below the Earth's surface and cools, the rock that is formed is known as |
| A. | Intrusive Igneous Rock |
| B. | Extrusive Igneous Rock |
| C. | Insidious Igneous Rock |
| D. | Sidious Igneous Rock |
| Answer» B. Extrusive Igneous Rock | |
| 698. |
Compared to quartz sandstone, the quartzite contains |
| A. | small grains |
| B. | large grains |
| C. | segmented grains |
| D. | fragmented grains |
| Answer» C. segmented grains | |
| 699. |
A naturally occurring mixture of minerals and organic matter is known as |
| A. | rock |
| B. | ore |
| C. | core |
| D. | pile |
| Answer» B. ore | |
| 700. |
The size of particle in coarse-grained texture is |
| A. | more than 2mm |
| B. | more than 10mm |
| C. | less than 8mm |
| D. | less than 2mm |
| Answer» B. more than 10mm | |