General Science General Knowledge Questions and Answers
What do you mean by Blood Moon?
(A) It is a total solar eclipse.
(B) It is partial lunar eclipse with the red glow
(C) It is total lunar eclipse with the deep red glow
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer : C
The solution of one of the following compounds will conduct electricity. This compound is:
(A) $$CCl_4$$
(B) HCL
(C) $$CaCl_2$$
(D) $$CH_3Cl$$
Correct Answer : D
A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by connecting with it a
(A) high resistance in parallel
(B) low resistance on parallel
(C) high resistance on series
(D) low resistance in series
Correct Answer : C
The beach sands of Kerala are rich in
(A) Calcium
(B) Radium
(C) Thorium
(D) Manganese
Correct Answer : C
During which of the following operating conditions of an automobile, carbon monoxide content in exhaust gas is maximum?
(A) Acceleration
(B) Cruising
(C) Idle running
(D) Deacceleration
Correct Answer : C
The largest artery in human body is
(A) Aorta
(B) Capillary
(C) Vena cava
(D) Pulmonary vein
Correct Answer : A
An eudiometer measures
(A) Atmospheric pressure
(B) Time
(C) Volume of gases
(D) Vapour pressure
Correct Answer : C
Trinitrotoluene is
(A) used to melt metals
(B) used to fuse two metals
(C) used as an abrasive
(D) used as an explosive
Correct Answer : D
Nitrification is the biological process of converting
(A) $$N_2$$into nitrate
(B) $$N_2$$into nitrite
(C) Ammonia into nitrite
(D) Ammonia into$$N_2$$
Correct Answer : C
Which are the smallest cells in the human body?
(A) Muscle cells
(B) Nerve cells
(C) Sperm cells
(D) Brain Stem cells
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The sperm cell is the smallest cell in the human body. The volume of these cells is quite tiny. The head of a sperm cell is roughly 4 micrometres long, about the same size as a red blood cell (RBCs). Egg cells are the biggest cells in the human body (ovum).