R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | General Science General Science MCQ Questions Set-3

Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) ?

1. Berlin
2. Spain
3. London
4. New York

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Van Vihar National Park is loacted in which state ?

1. Telangana
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Bihar

✅ Correct Answer: 2

MICR stands for

1. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
2. Magnetic Ink Case Reader
3. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The hardened material available on earth is

1. Gold
2. Diamond
3. Iron
4. Platinum

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Why are viruses considered to be nonliving?

1. Viruses have no metabolic activity.
2. Viruses dont have any cells like living organisms.
3. Viruses cant produce new proteins DNA or RNA.
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Special 3-D photographs which have been taken with laser beams (and which make the objects look real) are called what?

1. Holograms
2. 3D special effects
3. Portraits
4. DVD

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is laughing gas?

1. Nitrous Oxide
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Sulphur dioxide
4. Hydrogen peroxide

✅ Correct Answer: 1

How is the nitrogen taken up by the plants?I. In the form of inorganic nitrates or nitritesII. In the form of organic compoundsIII. Directly taken up from the atmosphere

1. Only I and II
2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III
4. All I II and III

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is true of a scientific theory?

1. It is only accepted after the person who came up with it has died.
2. It is a method or device that applies scientific knowledge for some specific purpose.
3. It generates testable hypotheses is supported by a large body of evidence and is broad in scope.
4. It must demonstrate the effect of one variable by testing control groups and experimental groups.

✅ Correct Answer: 3

With reference to earthquakes which of the following statements are correct?A. Earthquakes largely occur along the converging plate boundaries.B. Point of origin of earthquake in lithosphere is known as focus/hypocenter.C. Intensity of earthquake decreases with distance from the epicenter.D. Epicentre of earthquake always remains over continents only.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 2 and 3
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1 and 4

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which gymnospermic plant cures rheumatism?

1. Ephedra
2. Pinus
3. Araucaria
4. Gnetum

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Where is the DNA located in a eukaryotic cell?

1. Nucleus
2. Chromosomes
3. Mitochondria
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What is the major monosaccharide found in the body?

1. Galactose
2. Sucrose
3. Fructose
4. Glucose

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is not a macronutrient?

1. Carbohydrates
2. Calcium
3. Chlorine
4. Proteins

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Statement I : Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitationed forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. Statement II : The Earth rotates from west to east.

1. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
2. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Most water is lost daily via the

1. skin
2. kidneys
3. mouth
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The antiseptic compound present in dettol is

1. Biothional
2. Cresol
3. Iodine
4. Enloroxylenol

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Ecology deals with the study of

1. Environment
2. Birds
3. Organisms and their Environment
4. Living beings

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Charminar is made up of which rock?

1. Limestone
2. Marble
3. Granite
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What element is used in bright flashing advertising signs?

1. Neon
2. Helium
3. Mercury
4. Radon

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Ozone holes are more pronounced at the

1. Tropic of cancer
2. Poles
3. Equator
4. Tropic of capricorn

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Antibiotics are mostly obtained from

1. Viruses
2. Fungi
3. Bacteria
4. Angiosperms

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Drowsiness affects your senses especially your

1. vision
2. hear
3. smell
4. taste

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Galaxy named after Greek princess

1. Andromeda
2. Whirlpool
3. Messier
4. Cygnus

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Glucose is stored in the human body as

1. Sucrose
2. Glycogen
3. Cellulose
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is the primary purpose of the DSM?

1. Understanding the causes of mental disorders
2. Placement of mental disorders in appropriate cultural context
3. Diagnosis of mental disorders
4. Selection of appropriate psychological therapies for mental disorders

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following statements with regard to cloudburst is/are correct? 1.It is defined as sudden localized very heavy downpour with cloud thunder and lightning. 2.It mostly occurs in the hilly areas. 3.It results into very high intensity of rainfall i.e. 250 mm-300 mm in a couple of hours. 4.It occurs only during daytime. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1 2 and 3
2. 1 3 and 4
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 2 only

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The first stage in the formation of coal is

1. Lignite
2. Bituminous
3. Anthracite
4. Peat

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is not transferred by alveoli?

1. Gases
2. Oxygen
3. Blood
4. Carbondioxide

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Speed of laser printer is measured in

1. PPM
2. CPM
3. LPM
4. DPI

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Carbohydrates lipids and proteins are classified as

1. Macromolecules
2. Biomolecules
3. Macronutrients
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Statement I : Portions of glacial troughs may exhibit remarkably flat floors. Statement II : The flat floor in a glacial trough is produced by uniform glacial erosion.

1. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
2. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Where are the Macronutrients located on a Nutritional Label?

1. On the Top
2. On the Right
3. On the Bottom
4. On the Left

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the principle carbohydrate of milk?

1. Fructose
2. Sucrose
3. Lactose
4. Galactose

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Pencillin which is used as an antibiotic is obtained from

1. Bacteria
2. Fungi
3. Algae
4. Lichens

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Radio Carbon Dating is use to estimate the age of _____ ?

1. Monuments
2. Rocks
3. Soil
4. Fossils

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Study of the sun is called

1. Coronagraphy
2. Seismography
3. Helioseismology
4. Heliography

✅ Correct Answer: 3

mixtures are used for making a glass

1. Quartz and Mica
2. Salt and Quartz
3. Sand and Salt
4. Sand and Silicates

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which planet rotates clockwise?

1. Uranus
2. Saturn
3. Venus
4. Earth

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Statement I : By far the most common topographic form in a Karst terrain is the sinkhole. Statement II : Topographically a sinkhole is a depression that varies in depth from less than a meter to few hundred meters.

1. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
2. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is NOT true about energy balance?

1. Inactive people use more energy so they should consume fewer calories.
2. Energy balance is the balance between the amount of calories consumed and the amount used for energy.
3. Energy balance is influenced by the amount of exercise one gets and their dietary habits.
4. Stored body fat will increase if calorie intake is greater than energy used.

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Metal extracted from seawater

1. Potassium
2. Calcium
3. Magnesium
4. Sodium

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which is not a sediment transporting agent?

1. Stratification
2. Windstorms
3. Glacial Ice
4. Stream water

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Hydroplaning is usually caused by

1. Excessive speed
2. Sudden stops
3. Sudden turns
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which is faster Light or Sound?

1. Light
2. Sound
3. Both are same
4. Cant be determined

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Nobel Prize is established in ?

1. 1931
2. 1911
3. 1901
4. 1951

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Lead caulked joints are used for laying

1. Earthern ware pipes
2. G.I. pipes
3. Stone ware pipes
4. C.I. pipes

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Life originated by chemosynthesis was proved in the laboratory by

1. Miller
2. Pasteur
3. Aristotle
4. Sanger

✅ Correct Answer: 1

How many Teaspoons in a Tablespoon?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 2
4. 3

✅ Correct Answer: 4