General Awareness Quiz – General Science
General Awareness Quiz Set 10 for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL and Railways exams. General Science Quiz for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, Railways etc.
Topic: General Science
- Which of the following technique is used to detect objects on or under the surface of the water?
A) LEDAR
B) RADAR
C) SONAR
D) Hydrolysis
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Option C
Explanation: Sonar (an acronym for sound navigation ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels.
- Due to which of the following force, the cream separates from milk, when milk is churned?
A) Gravitational Force
B) Frictional Force
C) Tension Force
D) Centrifugal Force
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Option D
Explanation: When Milk is churned vigorously the cream from it is separated out due to Centrifugal Force.
- The phenomenon of Global Warming occurs mainly due to _____?
A) Nitrogen Oxide
B) Ozone
C) Carbon Dioxide
D) Carbon Monoxide
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Option C
Explanation: Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide (CO2) and other air pollutants and greenhouse gases collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that have bounced off the earth’s surface
- Which of the following metal is liquid at normal temperatures and pressure?
A) Iodine
B) Chlorine
C) Mercury
D) Fluorine
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Option C
Explanation: Mercury is the only metal that is a liquid at normal temperatures and pressure.
- What is the freezing point of seawater?
A) 32 F
B) 0 F
C) 28.4 F
D) 35 F
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Option C
Explanation: Ocean water freezes just like freshwater, but at lower temperatures. Fresh water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit but seawater freezes at about 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit , because of the salt in it.
- Which of the following is termed as “Power House of the cell”?
A) Nucleus
B) Plastids
C) Chloroplasts
D) Mitochondria
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Option D
Explanation: Mitochondria play host to one of the most important processes in your body: cellular respiration. Taking in glucose and oxygen, mitochondria produce energy, which they capture and package as energy-rich molecules of ATP.
- Fullerene is a form of?
A) sulphur
B) potasium
C) carbon
D) nitrogen
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Option C
Explanation: a form of carbon having a large spheroidal molecule consisting of a hollow cage of sixty or more atoms, of which buckminsterfullerene was the first known example
- Which of the following metal has the lowest thermal conductivity?
A) Aluminum
B) Lead
C) Mercury
D) Steel
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Option C
Explanation: Mercury has least amongst these metals.
- Which of the following is a type of autotroph?
A) Algae
B) cats
C) mushroom
D) bat
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Option A
Explanation: autotrophs often make their own food by using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to form sugars which they can use for energy.
- In which type of water, iron will get rusted the fastest?
A) Sea Water
B) Rain Water
C) Boiling Water
D) Distilled Water
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Option A
Explanation: Sea Water has is a very good conductor, and there are greater number of electrolysis reactions which accelerates the corrosion process.
