R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | General Science General Science MCQ Questions Set -8

Which of the following is a function of Earth atmosphere?

1. supplies the oxygen and water for life
2. screens out much of the Suns ultraviolet radiation
3. insulates the surface against temperature extremes
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What are good sources of fat for the body?

1. Fish and eggs
2. Nuts
3. Cheese
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Primary productivity is not limited by

1. Time
2. Availability of sunlight
3. Water
4. Nutrients

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Vertebrates and tunicates share

1. a notochord and a dorsalhollow nerve cord
2. the formation of structures from the neural crest.
3. jaws adapted for feeding.
4. an endoskeleton that includes a skull.

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Collisions occur at curves because

1. speed on the approach is too great
2. speed leaving the curve is not enough
3. speed leaving the curve is too great
4. speed on the approach is not enough

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What natural factors contribute to global climate?

1. Forest Fires
2. Solar Activity
3. Melting Permafrost
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Transpiration in plants does helps in which of the following?

1. Absorption and upward movement of water
2. Absorption and upward movement of minerals dissolved in water
3. Temperature regulation
4. All options are correct

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which one of the following statements concerning the natural vegetation of India is not correct?

1. Sal is found in moist deciduous forests.
2. Casuarina is largely found along the coastal region of Tamil Nadu.
3. Deodar is a coniferous species of tree.
4. Shola forests are found mainlyon the upper reaches of Himalaya.

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What is fingerprint powder made of?

1. Rosin
2. Black ferric oxide
3. Lamp black
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

In oil paintinglinseed oil acts as

1. Binder
2. Primer
3. Wet plaster
4. Pasting

✅ Correct Answer: 1

A sheet or web supported by a metal frame is

1. Trampoline
2. Gasoline
3. Colin
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which among the following is a non-biodegradable waste?

1. Plastic
2. Flowers
3. Vegetables
4. Dead animals

✅ Correct Answer: 1

__________ is made up of smoke and fog.

1. Cloud
2. Smog
3. Frost
4. Haze

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Cartography is the science of

1. coins
2. maps
3. cartoons
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The monosaccharides important in nutrition are

1. Glucose
2. Galactose
3. Fructose
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Stretching exercises should ideally be performed

1. within a 5-minute time period
2. 5 to 7 days a week
3. with a swingingbouncing motion
4. to the point of moderate pain

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Major fructose sources include

1. breads and cereals
2. beer and liquor
3. milk and cheese
4. fruits and honey

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which type of doctor specializes in teeth and jaw alignment?

1. Orthodontist
2. Pediatrician
3. Psychiatrist
4. Oncologist

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which molecules prevent cell membranes from dissolving in water?

1. Phospholipids
2. Fattyacids
3. Adenosine triphosphates
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Core of earth is also known as

1. Barysphere
2. Centrosphere
3. Besosphere
4. Lithosphere

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which macronutrient is vital for every function of the body?

1. Water
2. Carbohydrates
3. Water
4. Proteins

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The largest region of the brain is the

1. Cerebellam
2. Cerebrum
3. Medullaoblangata
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Human gametes are produced by

1. Mitosis
2. Meiosis
3. Replication
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Atmospheric conditions are well governed by humidity. Which one among the following may best define humidity?

1. Form of suspended water droplets caused bycondensation
2. Deposition if atmospheric moisture
3. Almost microscopically small drops of water condensed from and suspended in air
4. The moisture content of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which one of the following States of India is not covered by Food Forecasting Stations set up by the Central Water Commission?

1. Rajasthan
2. Jammu and Kashmir
3. Tripura
4. Himachal Pradesh

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which among the following is not a dwarf planet?

1. Mars
2. Makemake
3. Pluto
4. Eris

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Select the correct statement about the process of scientific inquiry.

1. The goal of scientific research is to prove the stated hypothesis.
2. It is possible to test hypothesessuch as those involving historical eventswithout conducting experiments.
3. If the results of an experiment do not support the hypothesis that is testedthe experiment is badly designed.
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The main products of photosynthesis are

1. Oxygen
2. Sugar
3. Both A & B
4. Carbon dioxide

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The basic structural unit of the body is the

1. Organs
2. Cell
3. Nerve
4. Brain

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The plants which flower only once in their lifetime are called

1. Monocots
2. Monocarpic
3. Monogenic
4. Monogamous

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What is Abell 370 whose picture was recently shared by the NASA?

1. Black hole
2. Exoplanet
3. Galaxy Cluster
4. Meteor

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of

1. Aluminium
2. Copper
3. Zinc
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

All of the following are excretory (waste) products of animalsexcept

1. Uric Acid
2. Ammonia
3. Carbohydrates
4. Urea

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What allows a cell to respond to a hormone?

1. hormone response element
2. presence of hormone receptor
3. Adrenocorticotropic
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Medical study of skin and its diseases is called

1. Oncology
2. Tracheology
3. Dermatology
4. Gynecology

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The end products of glycolysis are

1. ATP
2. NADH
3. Pyruvate
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of these is a starting point for primary succession?

1. a surface exposed by a retreating glacier
2. a neglected yard
3. abandoned farmland
4. an abandoned city

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Pedology is the science of:

1. ground water
2. soil
3. childhood illness
4. skin disease

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is a healthy blood pressure level?

1. 120/80 mmHg
2. 140/90 mmHg
3. 90/60 mmHg
4. 120/140 mmHg

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Attribution theory was designed to account for

1. how people explain others behavior
2. the process of revealing intimate aspects of ourselves to others
3. social facilitation and social loafing
4. the loss of self-awareness that occurs in group situations

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Teens who drink are at risk of

1. HIV and other STDs
2. becoming an alcoholic
3. date rape
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which is not a benefit of burning garbage for fuel?

1. It creates more space for farming
2. It produces methane that can be used like natural gas
3. It partially addresses the solid waste disposal problem
4. It provides biomass energy

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the main cause of Tsunami?

1. Tectonism
2. Earthquake on Sea Surface
3. Tidal force
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The wrist is what to the hand?

1. Deep
2. Proximal
3. Lateral
4. Superior

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Term Visible Horizon in astronomy is defined as:-

1. The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays passing through the meridian of the place.
2. The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays not passing through the meridian of the place.
3. The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays passing through the point of observation.
4. The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays not passing through the point of observation.

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Horography is an art of

1. constructing dials
2. reading paintings
3. monumental scenes
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The disease that has been eradicated from the world is

1. small pox
2. poliomyelitis
3. leprosy
4. seizures

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The process of making RNA from DNA is called

1. Replication
2. Translation
3. Transcription
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following is a probe to the Kuiper belt bodies?

1. Voyager
2. Van Allen Probe
3. New Horizon
4. Pioneer 11

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Forest habitat and soil are conserved through

1. selective logging
2. Differencial logs
3. Both A & B
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1