General Science Quiz

1. Which instrument is used to measure pressure?
   1. Saccharimeter
   2. Ammeter
   3. Manometer
   4. Lactometer
   
   
   
2. What does Angstrom measure?
   1. Quantity of liquid
   2. Length of light waves
   3. Length of cables
   4. Speed of ships
   
   
   
3. Light year is related to
   1. Energy
   2. Speed
   3. Distance
   4. Intensity
   
   
   
4. 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

   
   
   
5. Which of the following instruments is used to measure pressure of gases?
   1. Barometer
   2. Manometer
   3. Ammeter
   4. None of these
   
   
   
6. Joule is the unit of
   1. Temperature pressure
   2. Energy
   3. Heat
   
   
   
7. How many Dynes are there in one gram weight?
   1. 900
   2. 375
   3. 981
   4. 250
   
   
   
8. How many Ergs are these in 1 Joule?
   1. 102
   2. 104
   3. 106
   4. 107
   
   
   
9. The unit of current is
   1. Ohm
   2. Watt
   3. Ampere
   4. None of these
   
   
   
10. The unit of energy in MKS system is
    1. Volt
    2. Erg
    3. Ohm
    4. Joule
    
    
    
11. The intensity of an earthquake is measured with a
    1. Barometer
    2. Hydrometer
    3. Polygraph
    4. Seismograph
    
    
    
12. Centigrade & Fahrenheit scales give same reading at
    1. - 400o
    2. - 32o
    3. - 273o
    4. - 100o
    
    
    
13. 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

    
    
    
14. 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
    
    
    
15. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was
    1. Newton
    2. Dalton
    3. Copernicus
    4. Einstein
    
    
    
16. Alexander Fleming discovered
    1. Penicillin
    2. X-ray
    3. Streptomycin
    4. Telephone
    
    
    
17. Who among following invented the steam engine?
    1. Marconi
    2. James Watt
    3. Thomas Savery
    4. Wright Brothers
    
    
    
18. Who invented typewriter?
    1. Shockley
    2. Pascal
    3. Sholes
    4. Waterman
    
    
    
19. 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

    
    
    
20. Who discovered circulation of blood in human body?
    1. Edward Jenner
    2. Joseph Lister
    3. William Harvey
    4. Jonon Esals
    
    
    
21. The first attempt in printing was made in England by
    1. James Arkwright
    2. James Watt
    3. William Caxton
    4. Isaac Newton
    
    
    
22. Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?
    1. Edward Jenner
    2. Joseph Lister
    3. Henry William
    4. John Sleeman
    
    
    
23. The credit of inventing the television goes to
    1. Faraday
    2. Baird
    3. Edison
    4. Marconi
    
    
    
24. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to
    1. Jonas Salk
    2. Alb E. Sabin
    3. Selman Waksman
    4. None of these
    
    
    
25. Mark the wrong combination
    1. James Watt: Steam Engine
    2. A.G. Bell: Telephone
    3. J. L. Baird: Television
    4. J. Perkins: Penicillin
    
    
    
26. Choose the correct combination
    1. Typewriter: Remington
    2. Dynamite: Dunlop
    3. Evolution: Darwin
    4. Aeroplane: Harway
    
    
    
27. Who invented the ball point pen?
    1. Waterman
    2. Oscar
    3. Wilson
    4. Lazlo Biro
    
    
    
28. Blaze Pascal is associated with
    1. Calculating machine
    2. Computer
    3. Cinema
    4. None of these
    
    
    
29. Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the
    1. Balloon
    2. Bicycle
    3. Aeroplane
    4. None of these
    
    
    
30. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
    1. Roentgen: X-ray
    2. Newton: Law of gravitation
    3. Faraday: Diffusion of gases
    4. Pasteur: Bacteriology
    
    
    
31. Philology is the
    1. Study of bones
    2. Study of muscles
    3. Study of architecture
    4. Study of languages
    
    
    
32. 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
    
    
    
33. Study of earthquakes is known as
    1. Ecology
    2. Seismology
    3. Numismatics
    4. None of these
    
    
    
34. Ecology deals with
    1. Birds
    2. Cell formation
    3. Relation between Organisms and their environment
    4. Tissues
    
    
    
35. Meteorology is the science of
    1. Weather
    2. Meteors
    3. Metals
    4. Earthquakes
    
    
    
36. Oncology is the study of
    1. Birds
    2. Cancer
    3. Mammals
    4. Soil
    
    
    
37. Study of life in outer space is known as
    1. Endobiology
    2. Exobiology
    3. Enterobiology
    4. Neobiology
    
    
    
38. Numismatics is the study of
    1. Coins
    2. Numbers
    3. Stamps
    4. Space
    
    
    
39. 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
    
    
    
40. Ornithology is the
    1. Study of bones
    2. Study of birds
    3. Study of smells
    4. None of these
    
    
    
41. Who invented the Doctor’s thermometer?
    1. Fahrenheit
    2. Edison
    3. Galileo
    4. None of these
    
    
    
42. The velocity of light was first measured by
    1. Einstein
    2. Newton
    3. Romer
    4. Galileo
    
    
    
43. Who proposed the chemical evolution of life?
    1. Darwin
    2. Lammarck
    3. Oparin
    4. Haechel
    
    
    
44. The telephone was invented by
    1. John Logie Baird
    2. Alexander Graham Bell
    3. Thomas Elva Edison
    4. James Watt
    
    
    
45. Who among the following evolved the concept of relationship between mass and energy?
    1. Einstein
    2. Planck
    3. Dalton
    4. Rutherford
    
    
    
46. 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

    
    
    
47. 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

    
    
    
48. Robert Koch worked on
    1. Tuberculosis
    2. Cholera
    3. Malaria
    4. Diabetes
    
    
    
49. Who discovered Uranus?
    1. Herschel
    2. Ganleo
    3. Copernicus
    4. None of these
    
    
    
50. Who among the following is associated with the invention of computers?
    1. Edison
    2. Babbage
    3. Mac Millen
    4. Rangabhashyam

Answers to General Science 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