Basic Science Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: What of the following statements is incorrect?
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5f9130e59e18f97b7040f069- 1Iron sinks in waterfalse
- 2Wood floats on waterfalse
- 3Mercury floats on watertrue
- 4Iron floats in mercuryfalse
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Answer : 3. "Mercury floats on water"
Q: Which of the following is not a fuel gas?
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5f910423891d2b03f20ed925- 1Water gasfalse
- 2Producer gasfalse
- 3Laughing gastrue
- 4Marsh gasfalse
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Answer : 3. "Laughing gas"
Q: Which of the following disease reduces the age of laborers working in coal mine and that disease is called Black Lung disease?
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5f6042c22eed863f3a805d2e- 1Clomgolanosistrue
- 2progressive massive fibrosisfalse
- 3mesotheliomafalse
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 1. "Clomgolanosis"
Explanation :
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), commonly known as "black lung disease," occurs when coal dust is inhaled. Over time, continued exposure to the coal dust causes scarring in the lungs, impairing your ability to breathe. Considered an occupational lung disease, it is most common among coal miners.
Q: The chemical name of Vitamin C is-
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5f87ef5b58d85e164c53e982- 1Nitric acidfalse
- 2Oxalic acidfalse
- 3Citric acidfalse
- 4Ascorbic acidtrue
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Answer : 4. "Ascorbic acid"
Q: Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
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5f604c192e2c892823456971- 1methanefalse
- 2nitrous oxidefalse
- 3Sulfur Hexa Fluoridefalse
- 4carbon monoxidetrue
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Answer : 4. "carbon monoxide"
Q: “Atomic theory of Matter” was given by
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5f0fe07e14ffd1272dcc08a8- 1Avogadrofalse
- 2Daltontrue
- 3Newtonfalse
- 4Pascalfalse
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Answer : 2. "Dalton"
Q: Reading of a barometer going down is an indication of
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5edefe488c4c964f73d38f0f- 1rainfalltrue
- 2snowfalse
- 3stormfalse
- 4intense heatfalse
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Answer : 1. "rainfall"
Explanation :
Low pressure – when reading of the barometer is lower than inHg, this is considered as low air pressure, which is associated with warm air and rainstorm. So, clearly, a falling barometer indicates bad weather is ahead.
Q: In the nitrogen cycle, soil nitrates are converted into free nitrogen by whom?
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5f6046ec80a26b7dab001452- 1nitrifying bacteriafalse
- 2denitrifying bacteriatrue
- 3ammonifying bacteriafalse
- 4None of thesefalse
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