Everyday Science Mcqs (1972)

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  • What percentage of earth';s water supply is fresh water___________?
    1. 3%
    2. 5%
    3. 21%
    4. None of these

  • Percentage of water in an apple is__________?
    1. 84%
    2. 90%
    3. 66%
    4. None of these

  • Percentage of water in a tomato is__________?
    1. 94%
    2. 90%
    3. 47%
    4. None of these

  • Where would you find a Eustachian Tube?
    1. In the Brain
    2. In the Lung
    3. In the Ear
    4. In Stomach

  • Vitamin E reduces the requirement of _________ .
    1. Iron
    2. Zinc
    3. Selenium
    4. Magnesium

  • Scurvy is caused due to the deficiency of ___________?
    1. Vitamin A
    2. Vitamin D
    3. Vitamin C
    4. None of these

  • Permissible noise level at Residential area during night time is:
    1. 45 dB
    2. 55 dB
    3. 75 dB
    4. 80 dB

  • The radiant energy having lowest energy is?
    1. gamma rays
    2. UV rays
    3. visible light
    4. Radio waves

  • Who enunciated the laws of planetary motion?
    1. Nicolaus Copernicus
    2. Johannes Kepler
    3. Isaac Newton
    4. Galile

  • Potassium meta-bisulphite is used as a food preservative for?
    1. Squash
    2. Tomato Ketchup
    3. Fruit Juices
    4. Pickles

  • An edible underground stem is?
    1. Ginger
    2. Sweet-potato
    3. Sugarcane
    4. Radish

  • _________ is psychological study of values and moral principles?
    1. Axiology
    2. Sociology
    3. Idiology
    4. Criminology

  • Of the total number of genes inherited by a child:
    1. more are from the father
    2. more are from the mother
    3. there are an equal number from each parent
    4. there is never a constant number from the parents

  • Which of these fruits develop from an inflorescence?
    1. Apple
    2. Guava
    3. Pineapple
    4. Grape

  • The floral part that produces pollen grains is:
    1. Sepal
    2. Petal
    3. Anther
    4. Ovary

  • Which metal is non toxic in nature?
    1. Silver
    2. Iron
    3. Copper
    4. Gold

  • The Structure in a cell which contains the genes is called:
    1. Genetics
    2. Saliva
    3. Marrow
    4. Chromosome

  • In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is ________?
    1. 20 trillion
    2. 25 trillion
    3. 30 trillion

  • For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is ________?
    1. Periscope
    2. Telescope
    3. Kaleidoscope
    4. Spectroscope

  • Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the _______?
    1. Centripetal force due to the earth';s rotation
    2. Earth';s gravitational pull
    3. Pressure of the atmosphere
    4. Moon';s gravitational pull

  • Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for ________?
    1. Physics in 1956 and 1972
    2. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
    3. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
    4. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962

  • Friction can be reduced by changing from _________?
    1. Rolling to sliding
    2. Sliding to rolling
    3. Dynamic to static
    4. Potential energy to kinetic energy

  • Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove ________?
    1. NOx
    2. SOx
    3. CO
    4. Suspended particulate matter

  • Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because ________?
    1. Resistance power increases
    2. The infrared light kills bacteria in the body
    3. The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
    4. The pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan

  • Galileo was an Italian astronomer who _________?
    1. Developed the telescope
    2. Discovered four satellites of Jupiter
    3. Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
    4. All of the above