General Science Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

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    DPT - Vaccine
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    DOTS - Tuberculosis
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    Adrenaline - Hormone
    Correct
    Wrong
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    AB+ Blood group - Universal Donor
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Answer : 4. "AB+ Blood group - Universal Donor "
Explanation :

All of the following are matched. 

(A) DPT - Vaccine

(B) DOTS - Tuberculosis 

(C) Adrenaline - Hormone

Q:

Litmus is obtained from-

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    from bacteria
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    from algae
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    from fungus
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    from lichen
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Answer : 4. "from lichen"
Explanation :

Litmus is obtained from lichens, which are composite organisms formed from a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium. Litmus is a water-soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens, primarily Roccella tinctoria and Roccella fuciformis. It is commonly used as a pH indicator in laboratories to test the acidity or alkalinity of solutions.

Q:

INS Virat serves the Indian Navy. It is a– 

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    Submarine
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    Gunboat
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    Aircraft carrier
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    Freighter
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Answer : 3. "Aircraft carrier "
Explanation :

INS Virat is a Centaur class aircraft carrier currently in service with the Indian Navy. INS Virat is the flagship of the Indian Navy the oldest carrier in service. Virat is currently the second largest ship in the Indian Navy after the INS Jyoti Viraat was completed and commissioned in 1959 as the Royal Navy’s HMS Hermes and was transferred to India in 1987.

Q:

The non-metal used in the vulcanization of rubber is ____________.

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    phosphorus
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    sulphur
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    graphite
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    iodine
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Answer : 2. "sulphur"

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:

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 "

Q:

A satellite is kept moving in its orbit around the Earth due to its?

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    Gravitational Force
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    None of the Above
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    Centrifugal Force
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    Centripetal Force
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Answer : 4. "Centripetal Force"

Q:

By what metabolic process in the kitchen can you make food like curd, paneer and sauerkraut?

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    Pasteurisation
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    Fermentation
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    Condensation
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    Steaming
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Answer : 2. "Fermentation"
Explanation :

Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen.

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