Latest General Science GK Questions

Latest General Science GK Questions

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Q1:  The term “Heavy water” refers to:

(A) Ice

(B) Deuterium oxide

(C) Re-distilled water

(D) Water at 4°C

Correct Answer : B

Correct Answer : C

Q2:  Why does a Blackboard appear black in colour? 

(A) It reflects black colour

(B) It absorbs black colour

(C) It reflects all colour

(D) It absorbs all colour

Correct Answer : D

Q3:  The important metal used with iron to make it rust-free – 

(A) Aluminum

(B) Carbon

(C) Chromium

(D) Tin

Correct Answer : C

Q4 :  Accumulation of which one of the following in the muscle leads to fatigue? 

(A) Lactic acid

(B) Pyruvic acid

(C) Benzoic acid

(D) Uric acid

Correct Answer : A

Q5:  Who among the following discovered laws of planetary motion?

(A) J. Kepler

(B) Albert Einstein

(C) N. Copernicus

(D) Otto Blathy

Correct Answer : A

Q6:  A steam engine converts the heat energy of steam into ______.

(A) Electrical energy

(B) Chemical energy

(C) Mechanical energy

(D) Thermal energy

Correct Answer : C

Q7 :  Gravitational force is maximum at which of the following place? 

(A) At equator

(B) At tropic of cancer

(C) At tropic of Capricorn

(D) At poles

Correct Answer : A

Q8 :  DPT is a vaccine for 

(A) Diarrhoea, polio and typhoid

(B) diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus

(C) diarrhoea, polio and tetanus

(D) diphtheria, whooping cough and typhoid

Correct Answer : B

Q9 :  Which is the second most abundant element in the universe? 

(A) Hydrogen

(B) Helium

(C) Nitrogen

(D) Iron

Correct Answer : B

Q10 :  If an electron and a photon have the same wavelength, then they will have the same 

(A) velocity

(B) Linear momentum

(C) Angular momentum

(D) Energy

Correct Answer : B