General Science Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which of the following is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors?
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606c2375c476de27c7b19925- 1calciumfalse
- 2Graphitefalse
- 3Heavy watertrue
- 4Cadmiumfalse
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Answer : 3. "Heavy water"
Q: The major component of Honey is?
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61d6b6af0499556d96b4f22f- 1Fructosetrue
- 2Sucrosefalse
- 3Glucosefalse
- 4Maltosefalse
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Answer : 1. "Fructose"
Q: Who used the word histology for the first time?
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63b6a5c53d35cd0deea0c778- 1Memonfalse
- 2schleidenfalse
- 3robert hookfalse
- 4Mayortrue
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Answer : 4. "Mayor"
Explanation :
The term "histology" was first used by the French physician Marie François Xavier Bichat, but it was popularized and introduced into English by the Swiss anatomist Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli in the early 19th century.
Q: The rusting of the iron is the example of:
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6023e27cad295556282f7dbb- 1Polymerisationfalse
- 2D.Galvanizationfalse
- 3Oxidationtrue
- 4Reductionfalse
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Answer : 3. "Oxidation"
Q: Virus contains –
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6310f4de4e3bf85cbe82febf- 1Lipid and carbohydratefalse
- 2Protein and lipidfalse
- 3Nucleic acid and proteintrue
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "Nucleic acid and protein "
Explanation :
1. Viruses do not find a place in classification because they are not actually considered 'living'.
2. Viruses are non-cellular organisms.
3. The name virus which means poison or poisonous fluid was given by Dmitry Ivanovsky.
4. Viruses cause diseases like mumps, smallpox, shingles and influenza.
Q: What is the name of the Light Combat Aircraft developed by India indigenously?
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651eb076e1bf7bf087f00fc3- 1Brahmosfalse
- 2Chetakfalse
- 3Astrafalse
- 4Tejastrue
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Answer : 4. "Tejas "
Explanation :
The HAL Tejas is a lightweight multirole fighter developed by India. It is a tailless, compound delta wing design powered by a single engine. It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India’s against MiG-21 fighters. Later the LCA was officially named ‘Tejas’, meaning ‘Radiance’ by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Q: A yellow dust appears on the fingers, whenever we touch the middle of a flower. These tiny yellow grains are one of the most precious substances in nature because they contain the secret of plant life. What is this dust called?
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609a73478ea85b24910189db- 1Sporefalse
- 2Sporocystfalse
- 3Pollentrue
- 4Spermfalse
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Answer : 3. "Pollen"
Q: The junction between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of the next is called
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63cfba700d9e560db8e68062- 1A jointfalse
- 2A synapsetrue
- 3Constant bridgefalse
- 4Junction pointfalse
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Answer : 2. "A synapse"
Explanation :
The junction between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite (or cell body) of the next neuron is called a synapse. At the synapse, electrical or chemical signals are transmitted from one neuron to another or to an effector cell, such as a muscle cell or gland cell. Synapses play a crucial role in the transmission of nerve impulses within the nervous system.

