General Science Quiz Questions with Answers

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General Science Quiz Questions

Which instrument is used to measure pressure?
1. Saccharimeter
2. Ammeter
3. Manometer
4. Lactometer
What does Angstrom measure?
1. Quantity of liquid
2. Length of light waves
3. Length of cables
4. Speed of ships
Light year is related to
1. Energy
2. Speed
3. Distance
4. Intensity
Match the following columns
Column 1 Column 2
A. Relative 1. Pyrometer humidity
B. Anemometer 2. High temperature
C. Navigation 3. Hygrometer
D. Direction of wind 4. Chronometer
1 2 3 4
a. B D A C
b. D B A C
c. A D B C
d. C A D B
Which of the following instruments is used to measure pressure of gases?
1. Barometer
2. Manometer
3. Ammeter
4. None of these
Joule is the unit of
1. Temperature pressure
2. Energy
3. Heat
How many Dynes are there in one gram weight?
1. 900
2. 375
3. 981
4. 250
How many Ergs are these in 1 Joule?
1. 102
2. 104
3. 106
4. 107
The unit of current is
1. Ohm
2. Watt
3. Ampere
4. None of these
The unit of energy in MKS system is
1. Volt
2. Erg
3. Ohm
4. Joule
The intensity of an earthquake is measured with a
1. Barometer
2. Hydrometer
3. Polygraph
4. Seismograph
Centigrade & Fahrenheit scales give same reading at
1. - 40°
2. - 32°
3. - 273°
4. - 100°

Match the following columns

Column 1

Column 2

A. Anemometer

1. To measure underwater depth using sound

B. Aneroid barometer

2. To measure very small distances

C. Micrometer

3. Find out wind speed

D. Fathometer

4. Find out direction of wind

5. Measure atmospheric pressure

	1	2	3	4
a.	A4	B5	C3	D1
b.	A3	B5	C2	D1
c.	A5	B1	C3	D4
d.	A3	B1	C5	D2

Who among the following described protoplasm as the physical basis of life?
1. T. H. Huxley
2. Leeuwenhoek
3. Rudolf Virchow
4. J. C. Bose
The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
1. Newton
2. Dalton
3. Copernicus
4. Einstein
Alexander Fleming discovered
1. Penicillin
2. X-ray
3. Streptomycin
4. Telephone
Who among following invented the steam engine?
1. Marconi
2. James Watt
3. Thomas Savery
4. Wright Brothers
Who invented typewriter?
1. Shockley
2. Pascal
3. Sholes
4. Waterman
Match the following columns:
Column 1 Column 2
A. Proton 1. Chadwick
B. Neutron 2. Millikan
C. Charged Electron 3. Goldstein
D. Shelled nature of atom 4. Rutherford
5. Madam Curie
a. A1 B2 C3 D5
b. A2 B1 C4 D3
c. A2 B3 C1 D4
d. A4 B2 C3 D1
Who discovered circulation of blood in human body?
1. Edward Jenner
2. Joseph Lister
3. William Harvey
4. Jonon Esals
The first attempt in printing was made in England by
1. James Arkwright
2. James Watt
3. William Caxton
4. Isaac Newton
Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?
1. Edward Jenner
2. Joseph Lister
3. Henry William
4. John Sleeman
The credit of inventing the television goes to
1. Faraday
2. Baird
3. Edison
4. Marconi
The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to
1. Jonas Salk
2. Alb E. Sabin
3. Selman Waksman
4. None of these
Mark the wrong combination
1. James Watt: Steam Engine
2. A.G. Bell: Telephone
3. J. L. Baird: Television
4. J. Perkins: Penicillin
Choose the correct combination
1. Typewriter: Remington
2. Dynamite: Dunlop
3. Evolution: Darwin
4. Aeroplane: Harway
Who invented the ball point pen?
1. Waterman
2. Oscar
3. Wilson
4. Lazlo Biro
Blaze Pascal is associated with
1. Calculating machine
2. Computer
3. Cinema
4. None of these
Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the
1. Balloon
2. Bicycle
3. Aeroplane
4. None of these
Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
1. Roentgen: X-ray
2. Newton: Law of gravitation
3. Faraday: Diffusion of gases
4. Pasteur: Bacteriology
Philology is the
1. Study of bones
2. Study of muscles
3. Study of architecture
4. Study of languages
Anatomy is the branch of science which deals with
1. Structure of animals and plants
2. Functioning of body organs
3. Animal behavior
4. Cells and tissues
Study of earthquakes is known as
1. Ecology
2. Seismology
3. Numismatics
4. None of these
Ecology deals with
1. Birds
2. Cell formation
3. Relation between Organisms and their environment
4. Tissues
Meteorology is the science of
1. Weather
2. Meteors
3. Metals
4. Earthquakes
Oncology is the study of
1. Birds
2. Cancer
3. Mammals
4. Soil
Study of life in outer space is known as
1. Endobiology
2. Exobiology
3. Enterobiology
4. Neobiology
Numismatics is the study of
1. Coins
2. Numbers
3. Stamps
4. Space
Eugenics is the study of
1. Altering humans beings by changing their genetic components
2. People of European origin
3. Different races of mankind
4. Genetics of plants
Ornithology is the
1. Study of bones
2. Study of birds
3. Study of smells
4. None of these
Who invented the Doctor’s thermometer?
1. Fahrenheit
2. Edison
3. Galileo
4. None of these
The velocity of light was first measured by
1. Einstein
2. Newton
3. Romer
4. Galileo
Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?
1. Darwin
2. Lammarck
3. Oparin
4. Haechel
The telephone was invented by
1. John Logie Baird
2. Alexander Graham Bell
3. Thomas Elva Edison
4. James Watt
Who among the following evolved the concept of relationship between mass and energy?
1. Einstein
2. Planck
3. Dalton
4. Rutherford
Match the following columns:
Column 1 Column 2
A. Radioactivity 1. Planck
B. Periodic Table 2. Thomson
C. Quantum Theory 3. Rutherford
D. X-Rays 4. Mendeleev
5. Roentgen
6. Becquerel
a. A1 B3 C5 D2
b. A6 B5 C3 D5
c. A3 B2 C1 D5
d. A6 B4 C1 D5
Match the following columns:
Column 1 Column 2
A. Marconi 1. Radio
B. Darwin 2. Natural selection theory
C. Laennec 3. Orthogenesis theory
D. Baird 4. Stethoscope
5. Television
a. A1 B3 C4 D5
b. A5 B4 C3 D2
c. A1 B2 C4 D5
d. A3 B5 C2 D4
Robert Koch worked on
1. Tuberculosis
2. Cholera
3. Malaria
4. Diabetes
Who discovered Uranus?
1. Herschel
2. Ganleo
3. Copernicus
4. None of these
Who among the following is associated with the invention of computers?
1. Edison
2. Babbage
3. Mac Millen
4. Rangabhashyam

Answers to General Science Quiz Questions

1. c	2. d	3. c	4. a	5. b
6. c	7. c	8. d	9. c	10. d
11. d	12. a	13. b	14. a	15. c
16. a	17. b	18. c	19. c	20. c
21. c	22. b	23. b	24. a	25. d
26. c	27. d	28. a	29. c	30. c
31. d	32. a	33. b	34. c	35. a
36. b	37. b	38. a	39. a	40. b
41. a	42. c	43. c	44. b	45. a
46. d	47. c	48. a	49. a	50. b

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