General Science Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Which organism is popularly referred to as ‘Farmer’s friend’?

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    Cow
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    Earthworm
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    Bullock
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    Dog
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Answer : 2. "Earthworm"

Q:

The term ‘Hot spot’ was given by 

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    Ernst Haeckel
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    A. G. Tansley
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    Walter G. Rosen
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    Norman Myers
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Answer : 4. "Norman Myers "

Q:

Which of the following is the largest endocrine gland in human body?

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    Pancreas
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    Thyroid
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    Pituitary
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    Hypothalamus
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Answer : 2. "Thyroid"
Explanation :

1. The largest endocrine gland in the human body is the thyroid gland. This gland is located in the front and bottom of the neck and produces thyroxine and calcitonin hormones.

2. The thyroxine hormone helps regulate the body's metabolism, while the calcitonin hormone helps regulate calcium levels in the blood.

Q:

Which of the following is the smallest bird in the world?

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    Finch
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    Diamond Firetail
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    Bee Hummingbird
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    Robin
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Answer : 3. "Bee Hummingbird"

Q:

In 1928, who discovered that when a ray of coloured light enters a liquid, a fraction of the light scattered by that liquid is of a different colour?

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    SN Bose
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    Lord Rayleigh
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    CV Raman
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    John Tyndall
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Answer : 3. "CV Raman"
Explanation :

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, discovered on 28 February 1928, that when a beam of coloured light entered a liquid, a fraction of the light scattered was of a different color, dependent on material property. This radiation effect of molecular scattering of light bears the name of ‘Raman Effect’, from which many applications in photonic communications and spectroscopy evolved. The Raman Effect is the process of scattering light particles by molecules of a medium.

Q:

Bronze is an alloy of?

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    Copper & Lead
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    Copper & Tin
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    Copper & Silver
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    Copper & Zinc
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Answer : 2. "Copper & Tin"

Q:

Which one of the following is not an antioxidant? 

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    Vitamin E
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    Selenium
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    Lycopene
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    Aspartame
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Answer : 4. "Aspartame"
Explanation :

All of the following are peroxidases.

(A) Vitamin E

(B) Selenium

(C) Lycopene

Q:

Lac, which is used as sealing wax is produced by

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    stem
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    root
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    insect
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    bird
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Answer : 3. "insect "

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