General Science GK Quiz for Competitive Exams
Wisdom teeth is the –
(A) 1st molar teeth
(B) 2nd molar teeth
(C) 3rd molar teeth
(D) 4th molar teeth
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Wisdom teeth are the last adult teeth to come into the mouth (erupt). Most people have four wisdom teeth at the back of the mouth — two on the top, two on the bottom.
Which hormone is secreted by the heart?
(A) MSH
(B) CCK
(C) ANP
(D) PRL
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
An atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is the hormone that is secreted by the human heart. Brain natriuretic peptide is another hormone produced by the heart which is also called a ventricular natriuretic peptide. This is secreted by the human heart when there an increase in ventricular blood volume.
Vocal chords in women are _________ than vocal chords in men.
(A) 5mm shorter
(B) 15mm shorter
(C) 5mm longer
(D) 15mm longer
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
In general, the vocal cords for men are shorter as compared to that of women.
Connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone is?
(A) Cartilage
(B) Ligament
(C) Tendon
(D) Interstitial fluid
Correct Answer : C
Which of these structures are absent in eukaryotes?
(A) Organised nucleus
(B) Membrane bound organelles
(C) Mesosome
(D) Nuclear envelope
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
So, the correct answer is 'Mesosome'.
Name an alkylbenzene widely used as a chemical intermediate in the production of phenol.
(A) Cumene
(B) Furan
(C) Styrene
(D) Toluene
Correct Answer : A
In 1931, who recognised that an aromatic compound must have an odd number of pairs of electrons, which can mathematically be written as 4n+2 (n = 0,1,2,3 etc.)?
(A) Jacob Berzelius
(B) Erich Huckel
(C) Antoine Lavoisier
(D) Auguste Laurent
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following is an organic compound with the formula C6H4Cl2 that is used as a fumigant insecticide to control cloth months?
(A) Paradichlorobenzene
(B) Chlorobenzene
(C) Benzoyl chloride
(D) Ethylbenzene
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following is incorrect with reference to hypophysis?
(A) It lies a bony depression called sell turcica
(B) Connected to hypothalamus through infundibulum
(C) Anatomically divided into adeno-hypophysis and neurohypophysis
(D) Neurohypophysis synthesizes ADH and OT
Correct Answer : D
Electronic configuration of the outer shell of the element Gd with atomic number 64 is
(A) 4f4 5df 6s1
(B) 4f3 5df 6s2
(C) 4f5 5d4 6s1
(D) 4f7 5d1 6s2
Correct Answer : D
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