General Science GK Questions for Competitive Exams
Deficiency of which vitamin results in inflammation of skin and eczema along with diarrhoea?
(A) Ascorbic acid
(B) Folic acid
(C) Nicotinic acid
(D) Pantothnic acid
Correct Answer : C
Which one of the following vitamins is essential for coagulation of blood?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B12
(C) Vitamin K
(D) Vitamin D
Correct Answer : C
B stands for BCG Vaccine?
(A) Brown
(B) bacteria
(C) Big
(D) Bacillus
Correct Answer : D
Camel is a desert animal, that can live without water for many days, because
(A) it does not need water
(B) water is formed in the body due to oxidation of fat
(C) it has the water sac in the walls of the lumen of stomach
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer : D
Pregnant women usually become deficient in
(A) Sodium and Calcium
(B) Iron and Sodium
(C) Calcium and Iron
(D) Magnesium and Iron
Correct Answer : C
Desert plants have long roots because?
(A) High soil temperature encourages roots to elongate
(B) Roots are long in search of water
(C) There is no water in the land. Therefore, it hardens and puts pressure on the roots, due to which it becomes elongated.
(D) Roots grow in the opposite direction to the heat of the sun
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
A desert is a terrestrial habitat that is very dry and receives very little rainfall annually. Desert plants have deep long roots to absorb water deep below the surface of the ground.
Do antibiotics affect?
(A) Bacteria
(B) Virus
(C) Viruses
(D) All of them
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following is not an infected disease?
(A) Malaria
(B) Allergies
(C) Influenza
(D) Polia
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Cancer is not an infectious disease. Cancer cannot be passed from one person to another by breathing the same air, sharing a toothbrush, touching. Cancer is a disorder in which cell growth is uncontrolled.
The monkey is placed in which of the following union?
(A) Mamlas
(B) Reptilia
(C) Insecta
(D) pieces
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
A primate is any mammal of the group that includes lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. The order Primates, with its 300 or more species, is the third most diverse order of mammals, after rodents and bats.
What is the unit of genetics?
(A) Gene
(B) Chromosome
(C) DNA
(D) RNA
Correct Answer : A
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