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GK Science

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Digestion of food starts in the

  1. mouth

  2. liver

  3. stomach

  4. intestine


Correct Option: A

Domestic electric meters record the consumption of electricity in

  1. volts

  2. amperes

  3. watts

  4. ohms


Correct Option: C

The most ductile element is

  1. gold

  2. silver

  3. iron

  4. aluminium


Correct Option: A

Vegetables can be cooked quickly in a pressure cooker because

  1. steam can boil vegetables faster than water

  2. boiling point increases with the increase in pressure

  3. high pressure lowers the boiling point

  4. all the above


Correct Option: B

Pasteurization of milk means

  1. heating of milk upto 100°C

  2. heating of milk at 65°C

  3. cooling of milk at 100°C

  4. cooling of milk upto 0°C


Correct Option: B

How do the centripetal forces pull a body?

  1. Upwards

  2. Downwards

  3. Inwards

  4. Outwards


Correct Option: C

The propounder of the Law of Gravitation is

  1. Faraday

  2. Edison

  3. Newton

  4. Archimedes


Correct Option: C

The process of making an object white by destroying its colour is known as

  1. corrosion

  2. bleaching

  3. dehydration

  4. pyrolysis


Correct Option: B

The most likely period when a woman can conceive is

  1. on the 12th day of the menstrual cycle

  2. 5th to 10th day of the menstrual cycle

  3. 15th to 19th day of the menstrual cycle

  4. at any time during the menstrual cycle


Correct Option: C

Arrange the following elements, present in human body, in the descending order of their percentage

  1. Oxygen
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Carbon
  1. 1 and 2 only

  2. 1 and 3 only

  3. 1, 3, 2

  4. 2 and 3 only


Correct Option: C

Ball bearings are used in cycles and scooters to

  1. reduce the area of contact between the two surfaces in contact

  2. reduce friction between wheel and axle

  3. increase friction between wheel and axle

  4. reduce friction between ground and vehicle


Correct Option: B

Malaria and yellow fever germs are carried by

  1. birds

  2. flies

  3. mosquitoes

  4. gnats


Correct Option: C

German silver is an alloy of

  1. iron and tin

  2. brass and bronze

  3. copper, zinc and nickel

  4. copper and silver


Correct Option: C

The scientific principle behind the working of pressure cookers is that the

  1. boiling point depends upon pressure

  2. radiation lowers the temperature

  3. radiation increases the temperature

  4. pressure depends upon the boiling point


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following cannot help remove the permanent hardness of water?

  1. Boiling

  2. Application of caustic soda

  3. Distillation

  4. Adding of soda


Correct Option: B

On cloudy nights very little dew is formed. The reason for this is that

  1. on cloudy nights the radiation occurs very slowly

  2. clouds absorb the falling dew

  3. clouds scatter moisture

  4. all the above


Correct Option: A

What colour does copper turn a flame into?

  1. Red

  2. Green

  3. Yellow

  4. Mauve


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a conventional source of energy?

  1. Hydro

  2. Solar

  3. Geothermal

  4. Wind


Correct Option: A

What is the normal range of heart beat per minute of an adult human?

  1. 50 to 59

  2. 60 to 80

  3. 81 to 90

  4. 91 to 110


Correct Option: B

The conservation of energy principle refers to the fact that

  1. it is essential not to waste natural gas and oil, for these are limited in supply

  2. solar heating makes use of the sun's energy, which would otherwise be wasted

  3. energy can neither be created nor destroyed

  4. nuclear power plants recycle spent fuel


Correct Option: C

How would you make dry ice from carbon dioxide?

  1. By cooling oxygen

  2. By cooling hydrogen

  3. By freezing it

  4. By cooling nitrogen


Correct Option: C
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